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Otago Witness, Issue 3398, 30 April 1919, Page 25

Almost £20,000 has been paid by the Wellington City Council to soldier members of tho staff in making up their military pay to what they were receiving in tho service of the corporation.

AUCTIONS. TUESDAY, 6th MAY, At 2 o'clock. At Rooms, corner Bond and Liverpool - streets, Dunedin. A RARE" OPPORTUNITY of acquiring A- SPLENDID MEDIUM-SIZED SHEEP AND CROPPING PROPERTY in one of the best parts of Central Otago, "OHN REID & SONS (LIMITED), ' In conjunction ivitli - ALGETY & CO. (LIMITED), are instructed by Mrs J. H. Mee to offer for sale by auction, as above: LEASE IN PERPETUITY of Section 2, Block XII, Lauder District, containing 7SO acres 1 rood 12 poles._ The land « well fenced and subdivided into 7 paddocks. About 300 acres in grass, 160 acres broken up, and the balance in tussock. BUILDINGS comprise a comparatively now and modern Brick House of 6 rooms, with bathroom (hot and cold water), storeroom, dairy," washhoufe, etc., large chaffhouse, buggy house, men's hut, etc. ! The Property is situated 3 miles from school, 4 miles from Becks Post Office, and 6 miles from Lauder Railway Station by first-class metalled roads. The sale of this property affords ..a splendid chance' to returned soldiers and otherf in search of a really good proposition. This part of Central Otago has a good rainfall, while the water on the property ensures a plentiful supply for stock and domestic purposes. As Mrs Mee has decided to give up farming, the property is for bona fide sale, and persons looking for a good medium-sized place aro* strongly recommended-to make an inspection. Arrangements may be made for a substantial part of Ihe purchase money to remain on mortgage for a term. Further particulars on application to 17ap , THE AUCTIONEERS.

22nd to 25th JULY. MELBOURNE HOUSE PARADE AND SALE (Under the auspices of tho Royal Agricultural Society.) IAMPBELL &. SONS, —' of Kirk's Bazaar, Bourke street, Mel« bourne, beg to inform their numerous clients in New Zealand that their annual parade and sale of Stallions and Draught Mares will be held at the Royal Agricultural Society's Show Grounds, Melbourne, from 22nd to 25th July. Vendors are kindly requested to forward full particulars and pedigrees of stock they wish entered, as all horses are catalogued in the order they are entered. Vendors should obtain the New Zealand Government certificates of soundness for their stallions before shipping, as it save* examination for certificates, in Victoria. Uncertificated stallions are practically unsaleable. 26m

TO CLOSE THE ESTATE OF LATH THOMAS HANCOCK. FRIDAY, 6th JUNE, At 11 o'clock. MAGNIFICENT QUEEN STREET FREEHOLD. FOR ABSOLUTE SALE. I RANFURLY " BUILDINGS, 2-Storeyed Brick Building. TI.MANDENO JACKSON, • instructed by the Trustees in the above Estate, will sell br Publio Auction at their Rooms, Customs street E., Auckland, on abovo date: ALL THAT VALUABLE- FREEHOLD, Situated in busiest part of Queen street, Auckland, having 26ft to QUEEN STREET, 26ft to MILL'S LANE, with a great through depth of 136 ft. Together with the TWO-STOREYED BRICK BUILDING known as "RANFURLY" BUILDINGS. with Yerandah, Cellar, and Convenience*, returning handsome revenue of ££oo. This splendid block of buildings is in tha heart of Queen street, Is let to substantial tenants, will rapidly improve in value, and can be made to produce a -much higher rental at a small further outlay. 30ap