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Timaru Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 3331, 1 June 1885, Page 4

Hall and Meason. SOUTHLAND LAND. IN AGAIN OFFEEING LAND IN SOUTHLAND FOR SALE "WTTTE feel even more confidence m doing so than we did formerly, for tho results to those who have already PURCHASED FROM US ARE BEYOND OUR BEST EXPECTATIONS. In connection therewith we quote the following from the Timaru Herald : — " SETTtfJIENT IN SOUTHLAND.— It 13 ahvavs pleasing to hear of the well-doing of old friends. We reprint from the Jlalaura Eiis^u an interesting account of the farms of a number of settlers formerly resident m South Canterbury. "Our reporter m liis rounds recently visited Titipua Valley nnd the country between the 'litipna nnd Hedgchope streams, n large pnvt of which was somo two and a hall 1 years iigo purchased and Eel tied by Messrs Hall und Meason, of Canterbury. At that time there was not a settler, there was not a fence, there was uot 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 on 100 acres, about 150 of which aro m crop, principally oats, which should run 50 bushels to tho acre all round ; and competent judges say that m some purls the yield will reach 70 bushels per acre. His wheat should go 40, while some 30 acres of turnips are as iine as cne could wish to sec. The next farm is that of Mr Clarke, who has some 150 acres broken np nnd chiefly m oats, also looking well ; while next to him is Mr Allott, with a large block, also principally m oats, but with some wheat, mostly looking well, especially the oats. The most interesting feature ou this farm is a large overshoot wnterwbecl 12ft m diameter, built entii ely by Mr Allott himself for chaffcutting and threshing purposes. Next Mr Allott is Mr Duff ell, who has fenced and broken up a considerable block, nor.- fallow. Behind him is Mr Essery, who has built a good house and broken tip some 150 acres for next year. Behind him again is Mr Moorhead, witli somo 130 acres of oats and more broken up. Mr Allott and Mr Coomer have excellent gardens, which keep them supplied with all ordinary garden produce. Their- potatoes it would be difficult to excel. They have also planted a goodly number of forest trec3, 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 the 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 nnd m other pints of Southland is the almost total extinction of the rabbit 3by systematic poisoning by phosphorised oats. Where formerly oue saw rabbits m every direction, now you do not see half a dozen m a dny's ride. WE NOW HAVE 6300 ACRES, Which we can Disposo of m FARMS of from 150 ACRES and Upwards. PRICE, £3 xo £5 A>~ ACRE. We aro not layiug down any hard and fast terms, but are open to make. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS TO SUIT JPURCHASERS. Ihe WHOLE of the PURCHASE MONEY nwy remain UNPAID (if required) for A Term of Years. INTEREST Will be CHARGED at an EXCEEDINGLY LOW RATE, and if required, an arrangement can be made for NO INTEREST TO BE PAID THE FIRST YEAR. OF THE LAND ITSELF We may say it consists of LOW ROLLING DOWNS, all Plouglmble, with • Permanent Streams m the Valleys, aud is situated four and a half to. ujno miles from three ox 1 , four Railway Stations on tho Main L'ne from Dunedin to Invercargill, so that Produce or Sheep for Freezing can bo sent to either Market . COAL is found almost everywhere, and as a good BUSH (Reserved by Government), is within a milo of most of the Land (a License to Cut can bo obtained for £1 a year), FENOING MATERIAL IS VEEY CHJiAP, as also is BUILDING TIMBER. Wo again wish to impress on Farmers and others, especially Small Farmers and Contractors with Farming Plant, tha 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 better off, and that year by year the value of agricultural land i 3 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 be 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 progresses.' Another important point to consider is that with the price of grain as low ns 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, TIMAEU. ;K. F. GRAY, Teinuka. BIRTH, MARRIAGE AND DEATH NOTICES. 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