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Otago Witness, Issue 1584, 1 April 1882, Page 16

AUOTIOfIB. limi[)oi'i2;«initt) liaud Sale TO BE HELD IN NAP I BE. PORTION OF THE RISSINGTON ESTATE, IN OOJ«PAOT PASTORAL AND AGRIC'ULTUUAL FBEBIIOIiDS OF ABOUT 330 T0 5400 AOEES ca oh. APRIL 13t?h, 1882, At 11 a.m. BY PUBLIC AUCTION. MR. MILLER • has received instructions from Messrs R. H. Rhodes and ,Co., of Rissiugton, to l»y out into convenient farina, and sell by auction on Thursday, 13th April next, 55 000 Acres of tua>t Eataf;o > bping the ' portion nearest to Napier— care being taken that all existing buildings, fences, and improvements thereon ba i made available, and that eaoh block be well watered aud of eaay access, and taking advantage of natural features and boundaries, to include low lands and downs, soaa to give each individual property every advantage to the purchaser. ! The fencing is all thoroughly substantial, and there are over 3000 acres ploughed on variuus parts of the portion to be i Bold. All has been sown with the exoeption of a few smaller blocks, which will bo ready for sowing this season. The Rissington homestead Mock has many valuable improvements, cultivationpaddocks, &c, a capital country Beat, besides containing Mount M'Neiil, one of the beat grazing hills in Hawko's Bay. Mount Cameron is equally wellknown, being another block. The ArdlußßO Downs are all fit for the plough. Gentle Annie and Smith Giold Downs blocks contain also a large extent of land* ploughed and laid down in gross, but it ie not within the limit of tut advertisement to describe each of the blocks that will be sold. The " cuttlngup " of this estate will be of immense advantage lo this district, tho present owners having consented to this course as a step toward realising on the whole of thi« magnificent property, rendered necessary by the death of one of the partners. Although Ri»Rington Estate is so well-known locally it is not out of place to state tbat it commences about 18 milea west from Napier. The lands, though varied in feature, are rich and on limestone formation, abundantly watered by springs and ever running streams. The whole freehold comprises about 74,000 acres, on which, though large sums have been expended in improvements, instructions are to put Buch a very moderate reserve on tho portions offered (which include the largest improved lands) as inuefc ensure sale. There are about 800 cattle »nd 80.000 sheep now remaking on tho £>Btato (» largo draft of fat weddero having been sold), the grea'er portion of which will be sold after the land sale, aud will enable buyers to stock readily. Of the wool Ate»enj Balrae and Co., broker*, London, report under date, 6th September, 1881 :— " We are glad to ba able to speak in terms of unqualified praise." There i 3 a considerable extent of land fit for the plough, which will grow wbeat, oats, and barky of the finest quality. Hawke'o Bay wheat and barley is considered by millers equal to Adelaide grain. A district branch railway line has for some time been contemplated from the trunk line near Pokowbai to Woodthorpe, a distance of about 15 miles. Woodthorpe is opposite tbe eastern rxtremity of tho estate. From thence to Pnkltitri Bush there is a good road laid off, and £400 lately voted to complete this route to the Government reserve, containing a largo supply oE the fiat'Bt timber in the Colony— totara, rimu, niatai, &c. Tebms : Upset prfco from £1 10 ato £5 per acre, tho latter for the home station block only. 10 per cant, deposit. 15 per cent, in oue month. 25 per cent, in two years, at 6 p<-r ceut. pir iini'uin. Balance may remain for aevon years at 6 per cent, per annum. Plans aire now ready which, with further particulars, can h» obtained from Alfred Bncklaud, o.- F. W. Hickson, Auckland ; Freeman. Jkcbann, Wanganui ; Stevens nnd Gorton, Bulls } M. R. Miller and Potts, Waipawa; Murray, Roberta end Co., Wellington ; R. Will: in uu<l Co., or Miles and Co, Christchurch j Wright, Stephenson, and Co,, Dunedin ; or Carswejl, White and Co., Invercargill ; or at tha tffities of M. R. MILLER, * Stock and Station Agent, Auctioneer. Napior, 4-,h March, 1882. SCHEDULE O?"SUBDIVISION Of the portion of Ksimingfcon Estato to bo sold by auction. S^ 6B S£: No. 1 ... 1 ... Mount St. John 1340 2 ... 2 ... Mount Oatneron 2300 3 ... 3 ... Ardlnssa 2125 4 ... 25 ... Lake Block 1970 5 ... 4 ... Lake Downs 3200 C Homestead, includ ) 6 ... 5 ...< ing Mount M'Neil, V 4060 7 ... 28 ... ttsaitbnsld 1130 8 ... 6 ... PekaPeka 2388 9 ... 9 ... GantloAi.no «00 10 ... 7 ... Maugfihouhou 3300 I-, o (Taylui'fl Hill awl )9n) 9n9 n 11 8 - "( Volley Point )2m) 2m 12 ...10 ... TeKuti, &G. 2450 13 ... 12 ... Domo 2850 f Ptttoka honiesloadi j iucludiug— i 14. -,-, Gretm Hill, iteaton I r j 70 14 ...11 ...-| Pwkf Mangfthina, f j and Sealo'u Kuob, L paddocks J 15 ... 13 ... Sutton'H Hill 3000 10 ...14 ... Cascade Block 1320 17 ... 15 ... Waihau Block 2151) 18 ... 27 ... KmwraM Hill 330 19 ... 1G ... Silvor Stream 570 20 ... 17 ... Incline Block 1350 21. ... IS ... Mpr's Wfttta 24^5 22 ...19 ... Tio-azvQc'ku 1^25 23 ... 2') ... <-!i.rg" 3200 24 ... 2.1 ... F'ov". J-Viiioc.i: 2."»7fi 25 ... 'l-l ... \\vx\>\\ U;U S'.X) 2(5 ... ?3 ... )V:on '. /Jnw,J !>:.O 27 ... U ... }Jl..''i.,'l, 83U • 28 ... 26 ... Litvle Bush 1515