Crown Lands Sale at Gore.

Otago Witness, Issue 1500, 14 August 1880, Page 14

Crown Lands Sale at Gore.

Mr Martin, Government auctioneer, opened, the sale of Crown Lands at Gl-ore at l'p.m,, on the sth and continued till 3.30. There was then, an adjournment of half aa hoar, after which he, f reßumed| taking deposits of the purchase-money-of the sections sold. There was a very good.' attendance of bona fide purchasers. The sale] throughout was conducted in the order adver-j tised in your columns, commencing with the'j sale of the leases of the educational reserves] under the "Otogo and Southland Reserves* Leading Act, 1878 " Contrary to expectation,-, there was not much competition for the above.; The land offered consisted of 13 .sections, situate in the Waikaia survey district,. comprising in all about 4000 acres, being part of Kun 326. '', _ ' . ' ! EDUCATIONAL 'RESERVES. ' ' t Section 3, block X— Sold to W C Turnbull at upset,, 2s per acre. , Section 13, block X— Sold to James Gall at upset[ price, 2s per acre. , ' ' » Sections 1, 2, and 4 to 12 inclusive, were passed— no" buyers. * CROOKSTON (RURAL LANDS)., , Section 2, block X, containing, 352 acres— Sold at 255; per acre to D M'Kellar (by his attorney.'EJ Spence).; Section 10, block XVI-Passed. , BLOrEDOWN DISTRICT. ; ,' ( Sections 12, 14, and 15, block ll— all passed. ;- TOI-TOIS (RURAL). . , ! Section 31, block I— Sold to E. Attwood, 1 farmer,? Fortrose, at £2 per acre. ' , . ... J Sections 40 to 49, block JV ; section 3, block VI ; sections 9to 20, block VII— All passed. , j TUTURAU (RUKAL). ( S Section 46, block IV, 10 acres— Sold to' A. andT.; Brown, Tuturau, at upset price, £A per acre. , \ Section 70a— Sold to David Kay, at £3 10s .per acre. J Section 71— Sold to Allah Gait, at £3 per acre 1 . , » Section 72— Sold, to William Young, at £.3 per acre. ) . Sections 79 and 80— To Allan Gait, at £3 pe.r.a'c,re. , j Sections 81, 82, 83, 84) 85, and 86, containing 6 ii> 7 acres each', were sold to John Strachan, at £4 ss, £5,; £8, £5 ss, £5 10s, and £6 per acre respectively. J ; Sections ;87 and 88, each containing 10 acres, were' sold to A. and T. Brown, at £4 per acre. . ' Section 89, containing 14 acres, to the same purchaser, at £4 per acre. ' , The remaining sections in this district were passed. •' waikaka. ' ' ( All the sections in this district were passed, there being no buyers. - - , ' BAST GORE (SUBURBAN). Sections 3, 4, and 5, block XXVII, containing in all 12 acres, were sold to John Ballantync, Burkes Brewery, Dunedin, at the upset price of £10 per acre. | The remaining sections in East Gore were passed. WAIKAKA TOWNSHIP. j All the sections were passed. , j PUKBRAU TOWNSIIIF. Section 37, Mock ll— Sold to W H Purvis at upset,' £7 10s. Section 7, block lll— Sold to D Andrew, jun., at upset, £7 10s. Sections 14 and 15, block lll— Sold to George Johnston at £7 10s each. (This purchaser exercised the right'of an immigrant's scrip in purchasing.) k Section 7, block IV— Sold to D Andrew, jun., at upset, £7 10s. The remaining sections were offered, but found no buyers. KEIiSO TOWNSHIP. Sections 16 and 17, block X, were sold to Hugh Killen, of Tapanui, for £9 each. No offer for the remainder. WAIKAIA TOWNSHIP. All the sections were passed. WAIPAUI TOWNSHIP. All the sections were passed. CMKTON TOWNSHIP. Section 10, block XXV— Sold to Moses Roulston at the upset of £7 30s. . • , The remaining blocks were all passed. WVNDIIAM. Section 24, block Vlll— Sold to Laidlaw and Goldan, at £7 10s. Section 2, block IX— Sold to Robert Allen (John Templeton, agent), at £7 155. Section 3, block IX— Sold to Matthew Monaghan, at £7 10s. Section 4, block IX— Sold to Duncan M'Lennan, at £7 10s. Section 7, block IX— Sold to Robert Irvine, at £7 10s. Section 23, block IX— Sold to Duncan M'Lonnan, at £10. Section 24, block IX— Sold to Matthew Monaghan, at £10. Section 25, block IX— Sold to Robert Cuthbort, at £10. Section % block Xll— Sold to Thomas Pinlayson, at £7 10s. Sections 3 and 4, block Xll— Sold to Thomas Finlayson, at £10 ss. Section 12, block Xll— Sold to James Irvino, at £7 10s. Section 14, block Xll— Sold to Robert Irvine, at £7155. , , , Section 17, block XII -Sold to Sara Mitchell, at £9 ss. Section 18, block Xll— Sold to Sara Mitchell, at £8 10s. Section 19, block Xlll— Sold to John Templcton, at £710 a. Section 20, block Xlll— Sold to Edward Colman. at £9 155. Section 13, block XlV— Sold to Christopher Finlayson, at £10. Section 34, block XlV— Sold to James Shirloy, at £7 10s. WYNDIIAH (SUBURBAN). Section 18, block Vl— Sold to Robert Irvine, at £12 10s per acre. Section 51, block Vl— Sold to Sam Mitchell, at £5 10s per acre. Section 53, b.lock Vl— Sold to Sara Mitchell, at £6 per acre. I Section 54, block Vl— Sold to Sara Mitchell, at £5 per acre. FORTROSE TOWNSHIP. Section 6, block V— Sold to Alexander M'Leod, at £11 ss. I Section 7, block V— Sold to John Cook, at £11 5s. Section 8, block V— Sold to John Mitchell, at £11 ss. Sections 13 and 14, block V — Sold to Benjamin Patton, at £10 10s and £11 10 a. Section 15, block V— Sold to John Cook, at £11 10s. Section 1, block Vll-Sold to Alexander M'iicod, at £10

Sections 2 and 3, bjock Vll— Sold to Edward Colman,' afc £tion C 17, block VH-Sold fo John Boyer, at £10: , Section 18, block Vll— Sold to Alexander M'Leod, 30 and 31, block VH-Sold toHughChishl™ctil£K°bSh VII-Sold to James B. Smith, at 33 and 34, block VH-Sold to John Mitchell, ftt SeddSi?" block VH-Sold to John Christie, at ' FORTROSB (SUBURBAN). Section 6, block IV-Sold to W. Dunlpp, at £6 5s per acre. Block Vllt-Passed. . , As will be seen by the above report, the sections in Tuturau, being bush, and surveyed into small allotments, induced local settlers to buy readily. There was also very keen competition for the sections offered *A the townships of Wyndham and Fortrose, giving ample indication 'of the future prosperity of these townships. ' ' ': rr ..-,.'