SALES OF LANDED PROPERTY.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 764, 22 July 1916, Page 2

SALES OF LANDED PROPERTY.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd. (Christchurch Branch) report a good demand for land of all descriptions during the year ending June 30 last, and quite a number of properties have changed hands through the agency of the company. The most notable sale was that of the St. Helen's Station, comprising 217,534 acres leasehold and 14,541 acres freehold, to Mr F. J. Savill, and is certainly one of the largest transactions put through of recent years. The demand for land is still very keen, and prices show no sign of falling—quite the contrary. The following are some of the sales put through by the company during the period under review:— St. Helen's Station, 217,534 acres leasehold and 14,541 acres freehold, to F. J. Savill. Account of Win. Witte, 1803 acres freehold to estate late W. Pickering. Account Henry Maginness (Methven), 314 acres freehold to W. J. Chambers. Account H. T. Knight (Methven), 179 acres freehold to David Chambers. Account S. E. Rutherford (in conjunction with National Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd.), 3272 acres freehold to Charles Spray. Account Hamish McLean (in conjunction with Dalgcty and Co., Ltd.), 715 acres freehold to R. \V. Wightman. Account Donald \V. McLean (in conjunction with same firm), 514 acres freehold to R. W. Wightman. Account John Davison (Rakaia), 2 roods and house to Conway and Gray. Account John Withell (Rakaia), 2 roods lo same buyers. Account Thomas Miles (Te Pirita), 22G2 acres freehold to Baxter Bros. Account B. H. Tosswill (Methven), 1309 acres freehold and 84 acres leasehold to Millar Bros. Account W. J. Morland (Rakaia), 226 acres freehold to 0. Hooper. Account W. J. Morland, 170 acres freehold to Robert Fleming. Account J. T. Doherty (Methven), quarter-acre section at Methven to Garrick and Co. Account James Scott (Methven) (in conjunction with Lock and McCoy), 609 acres freehold to Dixon Bros. Account Dixon Bros., 5580 acres freehold to James Scott. Account W. J. Campbell (Methven), 242 acres freehold to 11. T. Ayers. Account A. H. Macdonald, four acres freehold and house to F. W. Dutch. Account D. G. Wright, 660 acres freehold to Samuel Nelson. Account Samuel Nelson (Winslow), 160 acres freehold to D. G. Wright. Account David Hampton (Culverden), 2892 acres leasehold to W. J. Campbell. Account Wm. Davison (Lyndhurst), 442 acres freehold to W. Ayers. Account W. G. Polhill (Culverden), (in conjunction with Pyne and Co.) 1500 acres leasehold to Wm. Davison. Account James Whiteside (Lyttelton), 600 acres leasehold to Martin Brophy.—B