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Wellington Independent, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3719, 3 February 1873, Page 3

• TH I S DA V, MONDAY, 3rd FEBRUARY. GEORGE THOMAS has received instructions from Walter Turnbull, Esq, to sell by auction, on Monday, 3rd February, The whole of those buildings fronting Government House, formerly occupied by the Superintendent of the Provincial Council ' Consisting of 6 room?, 2 register grates, ■ 2 chimney pieces, 6 panel doors, 3 chimneys, brick, new shingle ' roof, and a capital dresser, which 1 will be sold separate. 1 Ample time allowed the purchaser for re* 1 moving the buildings, not to exceed three 1 weeks. No reserve. Term 8 cash. Sale to take place at 2 o'clock. MONDAY, 17th FFBRUARY. PUBLIO SALEj MESSRS BETHUNE AND HUNTEB will sell by public auction, at their now offices, Custom House Quay, on Monday, the 17th February, at two o'clock— Those valuable FREEHOLD PREMISES belonging to the Wellington Mutual Investment Society situated on Lambton Quay, having a frontage of 29 feet by a depth of 60 feet, and now in the occupation of the Society. The building is strongly and substantially built, and roofed with slates. It contains four large rooms, with the necessary office filtinge, and there is an excellent fire-proof safe. The premises may be inspected during office hours on any day after the 3mJ February. Tbbms op Payment: Deposit of ten per cent, when the property is sold ; balance in cash o*i the Ist June, 1873, on which date delivery of the premise* will be given. Wellington, 21st January, 1873. . WEEKLY SALE. WOOL, FLAX, TALLOW. AND OTHER PRODUCE. * MESSRS BETHUNE & HUNTEB, beg to inform the merchants of Wellington and owners of Wbol, Flax, Tallow/ Hides, and other Produce, that it is their intention to hold a publio sale during the wool season every Wednesday, at 12 o'clock noon, at their old premises, the Exchange, at the Head of he Bay. Storage can be provided for 1000 to 1500 bales of Wool, with ample convenience for showing and selling to advantage. The lots will be put up in the order they are received into store, and wool will be lotted and, placed on show for examination one or more/ days prior to the date of sale. • „ , ,v. In the event of a satisfactory price not being obtained by auction, arrangements can be made for granting an. advance, and shipping wool or other produce to London on account of the owner. . r '.. ~ If notice is given iv proper time, wool can be insured against risk of loss . by. fire from the moment it is taken off the eheepß back until it has been sold or shipped«^«j Wool or other Produce will be received into store at any time, and retained until the owner comes into town, or sends instructions, and while there can be insured, if desired, against risk of loss by fire. It- is scarcely necessary to state that the practice of selling wool by publio auction has been followed with great success in,lhe neighbouring colonies of New South' Wales and Victoria, and in the adjoining Provinces of Dunedin, Caster bury, and Auckland, and frequently results in the growerf obtaining far higher prices than if thay had sold by private contract, or shipped on their own account. Wellington, 12th September, 1872. WEEKLY SALE. HORSES, CATTLE, AND SHEEP. MESSRS BETHUNE & HUNTER beg to intimate that it is their intention to hold a Weekly Sale of Horses, Cattle, and Sheep, at their Stock Yard, Manners street, every Thursday, at one o'clock. Parties wishing stock specially advertised will require to give sufficient noticeArrangements can be made for providing paddocks, and taking charge of stock intended for sale, brought into town prior to the day of sale. The yards will be open for the reception at stock at 8 o'elook a.m. Stock will be offered for sale according to the order in which instructions are received, and entered at the auctioneers' office previous to the day of sale. Wellington, 12lh September, 1872. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6tb. RAM FAIR, Havelock, Hawke's Bay T> OUTLEDGE, KENNEDY, AND CO. -lA> will hold an auction Bale of Rams, at Mr Reynolds' Sole Yards, Havelook, on the above date, when will be offered about 700 rams, long wool, consisting of lambs and 2 and 4- tooth rams, from the celebrated stocks of Messrs Nelson, banner, Rhodes, Williams, Heslop, and Davis. Also, 100 merino rams The Earns will be sold in lots of 10, and upwards. Rams will be Penned and on View at 11 a.m. on day of sale. Sale to commence at 2 p.m. Terms at sale* ROUTLEDGE, KENNEDY & CO, Auctioneers. Napier, Ja vary 8, 1873. /Canterbury ram FaTr Kj — A FAIR for the sale and lotting of RAMS will be held at the Agricultural and Pastoral Association's Grounds, Christchurcb, on THURSDAY and FRIDAY, the 27th and 28th February. Committee of Management: Messrs H. F. Gray, C. 0. Aikman, 0: Newton, J. T. Ford, H. Waahbourne, sen., J. T. Matson, E. Mitchell, J. H, Bennett. Any communications will be attended to by Entries will close on Monday, 24tb Feb., at 4 o'clock p.m., but will be received up to noon of the following day by paying double entrance fees. J. C. PEARSE, Hon. See. Tattersall's, Chriatohurcb. — — - - - Impounded in Lower Hutt Publio Pound, one Brown Steer, branded KB off rump. If not released, will be sold on the 4th day of February, 1873. BLAKHS BTJTLEB, Act in g-Poundkaeper. CJ H E E P FOR SAL E. 750 good strong sheep, principally full mouthed ewes, now running at Oringi, Seventy-mile Bush, twenty/ miles from Palmerston, Manawatu. Apply to ' ■ i LEVIN & GO. A: