TOLL GATES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 55, 25 March 1901, Page 2

TOLL GATES.

AUCTION OF LBABBS.

[t was evident by the acpeot of Mr SewtoH King's auction mart on Saturky that an event of more then usual uterest was trncspiring The mart vhs tbreneed with settlers and otheis, i cansidei-jble number hailing from lowa th« eoiafc. Wliea Mr Stable) Shaw put in an appeirance to conduc* motion of the toll ea»ea it was apps.ren' ihat the crowd had been attracted bi ihat exciting event. Just before tb lale began the long suffering collects! it the Oroata gate was hoisted shoulde: ligb greatly to the' amusement of th< tgitators, but nnt to tbitof the victim during the reading of tho condition, *e auclieneer caured some amusemen >y announcing that the Chairman o ■he 0 uneil was not amongst tho?e ex irapted from paying toll but that th, governor and suif;« wwe. The flrs (ato pus up was the W.iwskaih vhieh wag stated Rt .£4O and even'u .lly talwn by thn present leasee at h* 'ears'rate, T.-.a Mountain Roadga'i »as sfcirted at £5 ai-d parsed in. T:, nglewo.d Soufh gate stavtol at £]\ ml wont up lo ,£24 (Tarry) which wa ■alow tho ifgerre. After th<tßi]»th ;«te takpn by Mr Morris a', elo«i hi the reserve. The June'ion Rom fa'e wns sold under the hammer .Yhon the Puniho gato was put up ( vild chorus of groans went up, thi lidding starting »t .£lO. During f jause for higher bids a setter enquire yhat gate was being sold, and, on th, luctioeeerrepljing "Puniho," the en [uirer, amidst much laughter, sai( here *a3 no gate there. A eale how iver was offee' ed. There was a pai feo mbel of 80«Bds when the Hiennrei ;ate was' put tip—one person callinj lut that ha would givo £1 a month t ;et rid of it. another offering 5s mo > f a councillor were throws in, whil. /et another was willing to plunge stil tiigher if the Ohiirman went with thi gate. No tangible bid being made thi gate was pawed in. The Council wil detl with the unlet gates at the apecia netting jbo-day. The following ia th rpf.uljs of the sale;—

Per month Waiwakdho (Lownsborougb) £52 10Mountain Roid (Passed in) Inglewood South (War. 427 0s JiiDi'tisa Road (Robertson) £2l 10s Piuiho (Turner) 417 0s Heimaaia (Passed in}