TOI TOIS ESTATE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11714, 23 April 1900, Page 4

TOI TOIS ESTATE.

Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report as jollows:—On account of Mi W. Gordon Hich we offered his famous Toi Tois estate near Fortrose, subdivided into four farms, at our sale rooms, the Crescent, Invercargill, on Saturday, 21st inst. There was mi excellent abidance at the sale, and good competition for the different farms, onch one of which rea liscd price? considerably in advance of the upsets, as will be seen from the list subjoined. Mr Kieh s property contains 1819 acres, and. is admittedly one of the finest grazin" jiropcrties in the whole of Southland, besides" behi<* hard to excel for the production of root and gram crops. The snle of the property renders necessary the dispersion of Mr' Rich's magnificent fleck of crossbred shecu, and the he?d of beautifully-bred cattle, together wUh ho'rae« implements etc., and the sale has' been fixeci for Wednesday, 2nd May. The following is a full account of the sale of the property — Lotl: Homestead block, containing about-933 acres, beautifully situated, and one of the best and prettiest properties in Southland. It is subdivided intc 14 paddocks, about 75 acres turnips, -10 acres bush, balance English "ra^s The buildings arc-Homestead of 15 itoms, beautifully situated in a clump of natural mtsn ; woolshed for four shearers, stables, cowshed, coachhouse, etc., etc. Unset nrice "Q ai Per aorc,-To Mr W. R.Baird, Lnchiel,' at £1 t»s pei acre. Lot 2: About 219 acres; about SO acres bush balance English grass. Subdivided into two paddocks. Upset price, M 10s per acre—To Mi- Henry J. Mkldlefon, Fortrose, at £5 ncr acre. hot 3: About 229 acres; about 35 acres turips, balance_ English grass and under cultivation. Subdivided into two paddocks. U"Ret price, U 10s per acre.-To Jfr Henry J. M.dcileton. Fortrose, at £5 per acre. | Lot 4 : About 433 acres; about 35 acres turnips, balance English grass and under cnltiva- | tion. Subdivided into five paddocks. There is a seven-roomod house and stable .on this A?v n pSot price' *- per acl'e-—Io Itr Angus M-ieill, at £4 18s pel acre. DUXEDIN HOUSE SALEYAEDS. Weekly Report. Jo.pssrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. rej-ort as fc.'.^v:— There was a very satisfactory turnout of lif.rse3 for our weekly sale on Satuvda.v, Imcki' ir.d harness horses predominating, iiiid as t-h.-re w:is a full muster of buyers, sjood ■uisin.jss \vas done both under the hammer and privately afterwards. In draughts the following were the principal sales:—A first-class five-ypur-old marc at Jsl ; another at .frtO; two yory heavy six-year-old geldings privately at -':i. and -£4S respectively; and three aoven-yoar-i r.li heavy cart Imrsea at £3S to Ml. ami fseve- ! r*'^ n?cd mares %nH gelflui^s at from £25 to i £3.2. C-ooa .mtoj.-;^ for South Africa wore in