Sales by Auction. WEDNESDAY, 19th INST., At 2 o'clock. NEW AND SECOND-HAND FURNITURE, PIANOS, ORGAN, SEWING MACHINES, Etc. DM. SPED DI N .<_- • is instructed by Mrs Wm. Dowme Stewart and other vendors, to sell by auction, in his UPPER ROOM, on Wednesday first: 2 valuable hand-carved MANTELPIECES, ancient carved oak and Elizabethan chairs, bay window and cosy corner cushions, two voluablo pianos, superior organ, sewing machines, massive oak dining room suite, massive sideboard, bookcase and secretaire, oak and walnut overmantels, drawing room suite and drawing room furniture, brass-mounted bedsteads, mattresses, feather beds and pillows, superior blankets, chests of drawers, handsome mahogany duchesse pairs, superior table cutlery, extra quality plated ware, spoonß, forks, etc., brass fenders and hearth kerbs, time-pieces, fancy ornaments, books, kitchen and' garden utensils, perambulator, lawn mower, etc., etc. On view on Monday. Catalogues on Application. 15ap THISDAY. " MONDAY, the 17th day of APRIL/ -1899. TO CAPITALISTS,"INVESTORS, SPECULATORS, AND OTHERS. * THE FAMOUS "CAMP ESTATE," OTAGO, NEW ZEALAND. mHE PERPETUAL" TRUSTEES. ES-I-Li TATE.. AND AGENCY COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. LIMITED, In Conjunction With MESSRS SIEVWRIGHT BROS. AND CO., Have received instructions from the Trustees to soli by auction, on the 17th day of April, 1899, at 2.30 p.m., at the Rooms of Messrs Sievwright Bros, and Co., High street, DunThe well-known ESTATE and MANSION of the late Hon. W. J. M. Larnach, C.M.G., known aB "The . , Camp," Otago Peninsula, with the . whole of the costly furniture specially made from various foreign and New Zealand woodß, the magnificent library, collected at great expense, and containing priceless works, too various to be enumerated; also with the farm implements, carriages, harness, etc., etc., in the estate, IN ONE LOT. The Estate is situate within nine miles of Dunedin, and consists of 900 acres of the riohc-t description of land near the city, subdivided into farms, with farm buildings, and leased to suitable' tenants at satisfactory rents, the whole-producing a good rent-roll, which could be quadrupled under a more By.'tematib' _.rid' smaller subdivision and the expenditure of a moderate outlay on further farm buildings. . The panoramic.view: from "Tho Camp, is one of unsurpassable beauty and grandeur, commanding aa it does an uninterrupted view of the' Pacific Ocean, with miles of coast north and south as far as the eye can reach on the one side, and Dunedin Harbour, , with Dunedin city, Port Chalmers, and' the Saddle Hill. Maungatua, and the Silver Teaks towering in the background on the other. The site is recognised as the choicest in pioturegque New Zealand, and may without exaggeration be said to be unsurpassed in the Southern Hemisphere as a position for a magnate s rei The Mansion was erected regardless of cost, and is replete with every luxury qnd convenience. It contains 25 rooms, including a magnificent ball room (90ft by 30ft), a lofty and spaciouß billiard room, a noble entrance hall richly decorated with superb wood carvings and with tessellated pavements, the lower hall similarly carved and paved, besides underground cellars, 2 kitchens,. pantries,_. linenpresses, cupboards, etc., etc., etc. The ceilings and walls throughout the many rooms are covered with very rich carvings, representing still life—the 10 years' labour of the celebrated carver in wood, Godfrey. The upper and lower verandahs (14ft wide), which entirely encircle the Mansion, are completely glassed in, and afford a noble promenade in all weathers. The Mansion is surrounded With' beautifully-cultivated gardens, groves, and trellis walks, and besides vineries, hothouses, and conservatories, there are perfectly; appointed stables, coachhouses; grooms rooms, dairy, laundry, etc., etc. The Mansion (stables, outbuildings, _ etc.), notwithstanding its commanding position and great height above sea level, has a perfect and inexhaustible water supply throughout, drawn from' a private reservoir on the estate one mile from the establishment, and constructed at great cost. Gaspipeß are laid throughout the Mansion. Indeed, nothing that ineenuity .could suggest to make the Estate and Mansion perfect hate been omitted. Bona .fide intending buyers may have cards to view,"and further particulars on application 10 Messrs SIEVWRIGHT & JAMES, ' ■ ■ Solicitors, tit 1. High street, Dunedin. WEDNESDAY, 19th APRIL, 1899, .." At 2.30 o'clock. Auction Rooms, Manse street. , FINE ARTS! FINE ARTS I BEAUTIFUL SPECIMENS. HS. V aITe N T I N E • has received instructions from the holder of the bill of lading, to offer for sale, as above :> A Magnificent collection of Photogravures and Mounted Photographs, the productions of the world-famed Berlin Photographic Company. The sizes range from 30 xl 6 inches to 13 x 10 inches, and comprise a great variety of subjects from the works of famous artists, including— "The Colisseum," Alma Tadema, R.A. "Abu Klea," W. B. Wollen, R.I. "Yes or No," Godward "Captive Andromache," Lord Leighton, PR.A. ''Australia v. England," W. B. Wollen, R.I. On view Wednesday morning. 17ap FRIDAY, 21st APRIL, 1899, At 1 o'clocte. On the Premises, View street, Roslyn. Unreserved Sale. HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND EFFECTS AMERICAN ORGANH' "<_. VALENTINE - has been instructed by Mr Walter Taylor (who is leaving Dunedin), to sell by public auction, as above; His entire Furniture and Effects, without reserve, comprising—American organ (Bridgeport Company's, 9 stops), tapestry suite, dining and occasional tables, occasional chairs, fenders, fire-irons, carpets, linoleum, double and single brass and iron bedsteads, duchesse pair, dressing tables, cedar chest drawers, towel rail, mattresses, mirrorß, Austrian and locking chairs, kitchen utensils, crockery, lawn mower, etc. 17ap TUESDAY, 18th APRIL, At 2 o'clock. On the Premises, Quarry road, Mosgiel. MESSRS DONALD REID & CO. have been instructed by Mr John Wright, to sell, on his premises, Quarry road, Mosgiel, on the above date: 14- Cows (calved, and coming to the calving, first-class milkers), 2 young heifers, 1 four-year-old bullock, 200 fowls in lots to suit purchasers (a splendid lot of young pullets, purebred brown Leghorn roosters, purebred Spanish), 2 fowl-houses, a number of breeding coops, 1 spring cart and horse, milk cans, swing plough, garden plough, hand chaff cutter, 1 back-delivery machine, wooden roller (new), a quantity of black oats, 5 ■ bags peas, oaten chaff in lots to suit purchasers, 700-gallpn tank, 1 stack straw, few bags fowl-feed, 1 chestnut gelding (by Trimolite), four-year-old, broken to single or double harness, 1 D.F. plough (a prize taker). As Mr Wright's lease expires at the end of this month, everything will be sold Without Reserve. , . 13ap THURSDAY, 20th APRIL, At Crown Yards, Balclutha. MA -CLEAN &■C O. will sell for the following owners: — Messrs James' Willocks, Jas. Lamond, W. Willocks, H. T. Stoddart, and others: 150 Wethers, nearly fat 150 4-year-old Ewes 100 Lambs, mostly prime freezers 150 4 and 6-tooth Wethers . 50 fat Sheep 20 Bullocks, 4 years old (fat) Entries to time of sale. 17ap WOOL SALE. THE NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY COMPANY (LIMITED) will hold a sale of Wool, in the Agricultural Buildings, on TUESDAY, the 18th INST., At 2.30 p.m. ANDREW TODD, _7_n Manager.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 11399, 17 April 1899, Page 8
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