WANGANUI HARBOUR BOARD BLOCK.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 7327, 30 January 1891, Page 2

WANGANUI HARBOUR BOARD BLOCK.

A voij satisfactory sale of tins l.md was held on Thursday at Feilding by Mr Barns, auctioneer. Mr John Notman, Secretary of the Board, was in attendance, abo ilr B;ig»c<t, Receiver of Land Ko venue, on behalf of tho Government. Tho sale nns hold, by tho kindnc» of Messrs P.R Jackson and Co ,in tho spacious auction mart used by that firm. Tho day boing the usual siilo da} ot Messrs &tovens mid Gorton, tho attendance was numerous. Colonel Gorton, with his usual courtesy, announced at tho commencement of the stock balo that (he sale of land, fixed for 2 o'clock, would be adioiunod until 2.30. 80 as to tako plaoo immediately after tbo ordinary salo. Shortly after the time announced Mr Barua got toworlt.andsuccoodi-diudispoßingof eight Sections of tbo aggregate area of IGI7 acres. There is every probability of tho passed sections beiugapphed forshortly. The following list shows tho sales efiecteel . — "a !? ft oho h 3. Purehaßor. -1 V. 281 0 0 20a J. Yilo 5 Y. 'Ml 0 0 27s H Corufoot 17 A r . 231 0 0 23s D.H.Rutherford 1 VL 152 0 0 28s H. Cornfoot 2 VI. 157 0 0 28s 11. Cornfoot 3 VI. 180 3 0 2!)s H. Cornfoot •1 Vt. 147 0 0 2(is T. Harrower 11 V. 188 3 0 253 J. P. Harrison