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Otago Witness, Issue 2401, 8 March 1900, Page 30

Auctions. IMPORTANT LAND SALE. PORTIONS OF WAIMEA ESTATE. THURSDAY, sth APRIL, 1900, At 1 o'clock. At the Horse Bazaar, Gore. 10,000 ACRES FIRST-CLASS AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL LANDS or? the WAIMEA ESTATE, Subdivided into 4-1 Farms, and including The " Pyramid and West Sandstone Blocks. I WTRIGHT, . STEPHENSON/ & CO. ' * » have received instructions from the 1 New Zealand Agricultural Company, Limited (in liquidation), to sell by public auction, | as above : The under-noted Lands, containing in all 10,099 acres, 2 roods, and 25 poles subdivided into 4-1 farms, ranging in size from 10 to 1162 acres: — PARTICULAPvS OF FARMS AND UPSET PRICES. Upset price Bl.ck. Area. De-cription. per acre. a. n. p. £9 144 0 Jl Tussock-Agri- 60s cultural land. 30 62 232 Do co do 70s 31 92 237 Do do do 70s 32 ]0 1 20 Do Suburban do £12 10s 33 13 0 0 FngHsh grassSuburban land £10 10s 35 40 0 0 Tm&rck-Auri-.culturalland 35s 3(3 07 227 - Do do do 35s i) 7 410 1 18 Engl sh grass— agricultural land 37s 6d 38 184 2 9 _ Gia«.s tussock— agiicultura.l land 40s 39 561 026 Grass, swamp * do do 40s 40 151" 2 2-2 Grass— do do 35s 41 453 1 8 Graf-s, sw'fainp— do do 42s- 6d 42 212 3 25 Do do do do 45s 43 134 0 0 ho and tufsock do do 37s 6d 44 112 0 2-3 Tussock- do do 35s 45 96 1 20 Do do do 32s fid 46 93 218 Do do do 32i 6d 47 47 1 35 Do do do 3 s 6d 4S 160 0 0 Do and swampdo do 303 49 272 0 0 Grass -do do 25s 50 2SO 0 0 Tupsook— do do 30s 51 287 0 0 Do do do 20* 52 233 0 (I Grass- do do 32s 6d 53 180 0 0 'iusfock— do do 20s 54 16) 0 0 Do do do 25^ " 55 214 0 0 JDo, do do 50=i 51 466 3 14 Do do do 22s 61 ■ 57 216 2 0 Do do do 40s 53 203 -0 0 Do do do 40s . 59 276 2 0 Do <lo do 40s GO 275 0 0 Do do do 35s 61 173 0 32 J)o do do 35s C 2 173 0 32 Do do do 35a 6) 225 1 4 ' lio do do 35s 64 310 0 0 Do do do 50s 65 303 0 0 Do do do 30s fi6 285 0 0 Do do do £03 67 339 2 0 Do-Pastoral land 153 68 1,162 0 0 Do- do do 8s 69 67 2 0 Do do do 10s SO 962 0 15 Do do do 9s 10,099 2 28 Areas subject to survey. The whole of the above land is within easy reach of railway communication, only two lots being more than , three miles from the nearest railway station. The Agricultural Farms are almost all level and easily worked. The fact that the upset prices are published shows that business is meant. Tho prices fixed are very reasonable, and anyone going in for the farms cannot fail to do well. Terms : 25 per cent, cash (say 10 per cent. on the fall of tho hammer, balance within 14 days), 15 per cent, in two years, and the balance in five years, interest at 5 per cent. Plans sent out on application. For further information apply to - THE AUCTIONEERS,. Dunedin, Invercargill, and Gore 5 THE COMPANY'S OFFICES, Riversdale ; . THE STATION MANAGER, -- Waimea House. WEDNESDAY, 11th APRDL, At 12 o'clock sharp. At the Homestead, near Fairfax. IMPORTANT CLEARING SALE. COLLIE'S FARM, FAIRFAX. WRIGHT, STEPHENSON, & CO., have received instructions from Mr A R. Hare, who intends leaving for England, to sell by public auction, as above : His FARM near Fairfax, known as COLLIE'S FARM, Being Sections 2, 3, 4. 5, 6, 27, 60, and ! 61, Block X, and Section 39, Block VIII, Jacobs River Hundred, containing in all §20 ACRES splendid agricultural land. The farm is situated within half' a mile of j the Fairfax railway station, and is on the ' banks of the Jacobs River, and in the centre . of one of, the most fertile portions of tho famous Western District of Southland. About p half the property is rich alluvial flat, and the j balance first-class terrace. At present there are 100 acres in turnips, 70 acres in wheat, and the balance is all in English grass. The property is well fenced and subdivided into 14 paddock?. The buildings consist of splendid dwelling , house of 15 rooms, eight-stalled stable, barn, hut, coachhouse, and other necessary outbuildings. Two limekilns have recently been opened near the property, one being one and a-half aftd the other three miles distant. An abundant supply of cheap lime is, therefore, available for agricultural purposes. There is alsoa coalpit on the property. UPSET PRICE, £8 10s. PER ACRE. Terms : 10 per ceTit. cash' on fall of hammer ; balance within a month. Failing a sale at the above price, the pro- i perty will immediately be offered for lease for two years. I Immediately after the land sale the whole of th* Stock and Plant, consisting of 2300 feheep, Horses, Cattle, Furniture, etc., will be sold. Full particulars of these will be given in future issues. , As Mr Hare has determined to leave for England everything is for absolute sale. NOTE HOUR OF STARTING.—A s a big lot will have to be got through the sale will commence at 12 o'clock sharp. lm " — The word Bible means simply book, but it is now confined to the Book of Books. — A peculiar clock, of the time of Charles I, was the lantern, or birdcage, style, which hung from the walls high up, with its works .