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Otago Witness, Issue 1672, 8 December 1883, Page 17

AUCTION 8. AUCKLAND, N.ij. ■\T AILE & DOUGLAS V bava beea inairucred to tell hy auc.on, in January next, that Valuable Proper iy known •m the TAUFARI BJLO€fi£, Containing about 7000 acreß. Titla under Land Transfer Act. The proper* y ia situated on the Weai; Co&sfc i.f the North Inland, and ia bounded on the west by cbe eea, and on tbe bouQi by a riv-;*, #bich bffardß good m^an-i of fH'tii g tbe timber out ot the bueh. la wn hin 22 inilea of Auckland, aad id acceeeiule from three rjilwsy otations by good roaris. • It baa been uurvtyecl into farms of fiom 10 to 500 acre* e«ek to suu, vurious ckw^eu of pnrchaaew. One half of the Liropurty is open, aud has been covered with small mtu, ihx, fere, &j., and is now ready i-jv the plough wifcQ very littl« txyoiiKe. Thw aoil is Btroug b!auk vegetable mould, and i» tieat-rate agrjculiunj land, well suited for t^c iTinvtb of Of^ps, aud thh rearing of Bht^ep and oattle. The utter half of the property ia c.'.mf>jßfcdf >jBfcd of h«bvy k^uri, rirou, toUirtv, puriri, ano Urge titrf, which in allnpccially valnabie owing .o ita clost- proximity to the inarkef. The soil ,f the bush land is also very rich, and when •ieaiced would grow any kind of crop. Thu liaiato is very tine, aud aupvriur to that of the E*st Coi>,ot. The allolmonts aro all well supplied with >viUbr, e,ud all h^va a fcoutago to a road one chain iv width. A reserve for a church and uchool will also be laid tff. The Auctioneers have much pleasure in drawiDg the atteution of intending Bet.tlera fca Uii« birick ( *hich han only lmeJy b'wn acquira'. from tnu Native owners), as it (.ffinds Bpsciul i, cilitfes foif pereon 1 ? wiuliing to obiaiu first rattU»icj for hoouJßli-adb — for which purpose is 5b unequalled — cloaa to Auckiaud. The land is dmibcedly some of tha be*!, ia theN>:r.'hlfl i»ncl, as is evidoncsd ty iho Jac; tf li* vaviog been bo muub used by she Maoria tat oaluva s .i<>». A l«r,;e yjuuiber i.f the lota wiii ot) laid > ff co 33 to hio^udo par!, buiiia aud purr .>! c i laud, wh'o'i will f;ivo the purchasora hi oDea a valuable <jourc9 of revenue and f*cili>ieH i.»r .igrionltuxti winch are not to bo met with every day. Thu Estate beicg part of a pattneralip pro ptn-ty, must be realised. Liberal terms will be flared, and inspectiotv inviied. Dale of ealc will be fix<sd, and plans of ptupu'ty will bt' ready Bhonly. VAILE *; DOUGLIS, Aucioneere, 10a Sb'jrfc)anil street, Auckland. PUBLIC HOTIOB. TO AGENTS AND SUBSCRIBERS. OTAGO TTTITNESS /^IHEISTMAS Ty UMBER Will be published on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22. The Witness has made a name (or itself throughout the whole of tho Colony for the excellence of its Christmas Numbers, both as regards Specially- written Tales and extract matter, aad the coining number will be no exception to the rule. The JeadiDg Tale this year is written by Fabian Bell, a name well known throughout the Colony in connection with works of fiction, the last of which—" The Letter in Cypher"— had a liiosfc favourable reception from the novel-read. iDg public of Otago. Miss E. Hudson, whose name is also familiar to the readers of the Witness Novel Columns, ii the author of the second Tale, ftDd wil] in turn be succeeded by Khoda Broughton and other well-known Home and Colonial writcra, who«e stories have beon purchased Epechilly for tho the Christmas Number of the Witness. Appended ore tho names of the leading Tales : - A CHRISTMAS STORY, By FABIAN BELL; Author of "One Chiistraas Morn," "The Letter in Cypher," "After Long Years," &c , &c. AWAKENING, B/ E. HUDSON ; Author of "Tho Hoir of Thorwe'l Manor," "The Goldies of Goldea Terrace," "Not Proven," "Leal and True," &c. NEABXir PARTED, By MARTE Dk LAOY. BETTY'S VISIONS, By RHODA BROUGHTON ; Author of "Nancy," "Red as a Rose is She," &o (Right of publication in New Zealand specially purchased by the prcpiietors of tho Otago Witness.) Santa Glaus at Home (Illustrated), By PABIAN BELL. *S B0 COLUMNS OP ORIGINAL TALES \* OS AGENTS, IN ORDER TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT, SHOULD LOS)? NO TIME IN ORDERING EXTRA COPIES.