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Timaru Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 3281, 2 April 1885, Page 3

Hall and Meason. j SOUTHLAND LAND. IN AGAIN OFFERING LAND IN SOUTHLAND FOR SALE ~¥717"E feel even more confidence m doing so than we did formerly, for the results to those who have already PURCHASED FROM US ARE BEYOND OUR BEST EXPECTATIONS. J In connection therewith we quote the fol- j lowing from the Timaru Herald : — "Settlement m Southland. — It is always pleasing to hear of the well-doing of old friends. We reprint from the Mataura Ensign an interesting nccount of the farms of a number of settlers formerly resident m South Canterbury. " Our reporter m his rounds recently visited Titipua Valley and the country between the Titipua and Hodgehope streams, a large part of which was some two and a half years ago purchased and settled by Messrs Hall and Meason, of Canterbury. At that time there was not a settler, there was not a fence, there was not a sod turned ; now m the particular part referred to there are upwards of 1200 acres under crop and broken up. Mr Coomer has close ou 400 acres, about 150 of which are m crop, principally oats, which should run 5U bushels to tho acre all round ; and competent judges say that m some parts the yield will reach 70 bushels per acre. His wheat should go 40, while some 30 acres of turnips are as fine as one could wish to sec. The next farm is that of Mr Clarke, who has some 150 acres broken up and chielly m oats, also looking well ; while next to him is Mr Allott, with a large block, ulso principally m oats, but with some wheat, mostly looking well, especially the oats. The most interesting feature on this farm is a large overshoot waterwheel 12ft m diameter, built entirely by Mr Allott himself for chaffcutting and threshing purposes. Next Mr Allott is Mr Duffell, who has fenced and broken up a considerable block, nov. fallow. Behind him is Mr Essery, who has built a good house and broken up some 150 acres for next year. Behind him again is Mr Moorhead, with some 130 acres of oats and more broken up. Mr Allott and Mr Coomer have excellent i gardens, which keep them supplied with all , .unary garden produce. Their potatoes ie would be diilicult to excel. They have also planted a goodly number of forest trees, principally pines, which are doing wonderfully well. All are now busy harvesting, and m the course of a week or two the country — formerly a vast uncultivated waste inhabited by tho rabbit and rabbiter — will present stacks of valuable corn m every direction. The Road Board has lately done some good work m making cuttings' and bridges, which will enable produce to be brought easily to market. Perhaps the most marked effect of settlement both here and m other parts of Southland is the almost total extinction of the rabbits by systematic poisoning by phosphorised oats. Where formerly one saw rabbits m every_ direction, now you do not see half a dozen m a day's ride. WE NOW HAVE 6300 ACRES, Which we can Dispose of m FARMS of from 150 ACRES and . Upwards. PRICE, JE3 to £5 AN ACRE. We are not laying down any hard and fa3t terms, but are open to make SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS TO SUIT PURCHASERS, both as to Principal and Interest. OF THE LAND ITSELF We may say it consists of LOW ROLLING DOWNS, all Plouphable, with Permanent Streams m the Valleys, and is sitnated four and a half to nine miles from three or four Railway Stations on the Main Line from Duuedin to Invereargill, so that Produce or Sheep for Freezing can be sent to either Market. COAL is found almost everywhere, and as a good BUSH (Reserved by Government), is within a mile of most of the Laud (a License to Cut can bo obtained for £1 a year), FENCING MATERIAL IS VERY CHEAP, as also is BUILDING TIMBER. We again wish to impress on Farmers and others, especially Small Farmers and Contractors with Farming Plant, tho following facts : — That on the small holdings they have here all they can make is a bare living, and that year by year they grow older, but no bettor off, and that year by year the value of agricultural land is becoming steadier, and more difficult for people of small means to acquire. Especially has it done so m this district. And whether they would not bo wise to purchase larger farms m Southland, off which they not only can make a better living, but which must increase m value as settlement progreases. Another important point to consider is that with the price of grain as low as it is now, far more is to be made by Stock producing, than by grain ; and that there is no better grass and turnip land than m Southland. HALL & MEASON, TIMARU. J. T. Warren. jTt. warren, FINANCIAL AND GENERAL AGENT, SHARE AND INSURANCE BROKER. OmoKS — Slruthallan street, Opposite Miles, Archer & Co. Loans Arranged on Freehold or Leasehold Securities. ADVANCES MADE ON STOCK, FARM PRODUCE, |AND WOOL, Either for^Sale Locally or for Shipment. ESTATES MANAGED. Audits and Investigations of Accounts Undertaken. 1-1 1671 mo let— I 2 Shops with Residences, Main Road ; Rent low. J. T. WARREN. rT\O~LET— ~ JL 7 •Boomed House, LeCren's Terrace ; Rent 10s a week. Several Town and Suburban Residences. J. T. WARREN. O LET— 200 Acres Maiden Land. J. 'IVWARREN^ FOR. SALE— Country Butchery and Bakery Business. J. T. WARBEN. FOR SALE - 5O Acres, with Good House, Stuble, etc ; two miles from Timiiru. J. T. WARREN. MONEY TO LEND on any good Security. 3-3 3278 J. T. WARREN. '