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Eaiiway Notifications NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. DUNEDIN AUTUMN RACES, MARCH 21, 23, and 26, 1900. DEPARTURE OF FOURTH CONTINGENT FROM PORT CHALMERS, March 2-J, 1900. HOLIDAY EXCURSION TICKETS to Dunedin will bo issued as under: — From all stations on Hurunui-Bluff Section. Oamaru, Clinton, and intermediate stations, including branches. Dates issuable: MARCH 19 to 23. On MARCH 2i also. All the above Tickets will be available for RETURN up to and including SATURDAY, March 31. The Return Rares will be: First Class, 2d per mile; Second Class, Id per mile, the minimum being 4s and 2s respectively. BY ORDER. AuctionsTHURSDAY, 29th MARCH. FORTNIGHTLY SALE. Clinton Yardg. rjJIHE FARMERS' AGENCY COMPANY JL (LIMITED) will hold their usual Fortnightly Sale at Clinton Yards on Thursday, the 29th March. Present Entries : 200 four, fcix, said eight-tooth crossbred Ewes 150 forward-conditioned Ewes 300 four, six, and eight-tooth crossbred I'iWes 60 four-looth Wethers 70 two-tooth Wether? and Ewes 120 Lamb*. I Further entries invited up till time of sale I with ' ANGUS M'DONALD, Clinton. FARMERS' AGENCY COMPANY (LIMITED). 22m. Cumberland street, Dunedin. THURSDAY, 29th MARCH, 1900, at 3 p.m. (On arrival of train). At Central Hall, Tapanui. IMPORTANT LAND SALE. BALANCE OF BROOKSDALE ESTATE. 4600 ACRES, _ In one Lot or Subdivided into Twelve Allotments. Exceptional opportunity of securing a j Splendid Property, unexcelled iot Wheat, I Oars, Turnips and Grass Growing. , Specially adapted for Mixed Farming and \ Stock Raising. 1 Well Watered by never-failing streams. I Homestead Unequalled in the Colony. DALGETY & COMPANY (LIMITED) (in conjunction with WILLIAM | QUIN), have received instructions from the j British and Australasian Trust and Loan i Company (Limited) to sell by public aiiction S THURSDAY, 29th MARCH, At 3 p.m. : The Balance of the Brooksdale Estate, comprising 4600 acres of Freehold I Property. The homestead is beautifully situated on the south side of the property, and commands a ' good view of the whole estate. The residence, comprising about 16 rooms, is of modern architecture, built of brick and plaster, fitted with hot and cold baths, and has a neverfailing supply of water laid on throughout. The grounds surrounding are complete with forest and ornamental trees and shrubs and splendid orchard. Well sheltered from the south by a large clump of native bush, while from the front the view looks out on a good-sized lake, well stocked with trout and wild fowl. The station buildings are ample and complete, comprising men's huts,, stables, chaffhouse, granary, woolshed, sheep, and cattle yards, sheep dip, carpenter's shop, etc. The property is subdivided by first-class fences into about thirty paddocks, and is enelosad on two sides by a new rabbit-proof wire netting fence. A regular system of cultivation has been carried on, and at present the wheat, oats, turnips, and young grass are evidence in themselves of the fertility of the land. All the property is sown down with English gra=s. The property as above will be offered in One Lot, and failing the reserve price being reached, it will then be offered for sale at auction immediately after in the following manner: — Lot 1. — About 260 acres Lot 2. — About 275 acres Lot 3. — About 321 acres Lot 4-. — About 326 acres Lot 5. — About 214 acres Lot 6. — About 299 acres Lot 7. — About 163 acres j Lot 8. — About 236 acres ' Lot 9. — About 53 acres \ i Lot 10.— About 379 acres j Lot 11. — About 74- acres Lot 12.— The Homestead. ' About 2000 acres, comprising all sections in the Estate, not enumerated. j Improvements comprise : Residence, 3roomed cottage, shearers' cottage, men's huts, stables, woolshed, chaffhouse, carpenter's shop, dip, sheep and cattle yards, etc. Two hundred and twenty acres are in younggrass, 255 acres in turnips, 50 acres in wheat, and the-balance in English grass, from one to j four years old. Terms in future issue. Possession will be given on May 1, 1900. Plans of the property may be obtained from | Mr QUIN, Tapanui ; DALGETY & COMPANY, Dunedin, Balelutha, and Gore ; Or, Mr HENDRIE, Brooksdale Estate. The correspondent of the Nelson Colonist states that at a recent sitting of the Warden's Court at Collingwood a lease of over 650 acres at Collingwood was granted to Messrs Buxton and Sinclair. It is understood that these gentlemen intend leaving for London early, with a view to arranging for the work,inp(, oj tka. rip.h danosite at Para^ai-a.