JONES M'CROSTIE COMPANY LTD.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18233, 18 November 1924, Page 11

JONES M'CROSTIE COMPANY LTD.

i PROPERTY AND GENERAL AUCTIONEERS, : LAND and estate agents, valuers, I ARBITRATORS, i"- ■ 1 ■ j CHIEF AGENTS FOR THE NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE CO,, ! CORNER OF CASHEL AND MANCHESTER STREETS, w g REPORT THE FOLLOWING MAIN BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS SINCE OUR LAST REPORT 1 TOTAL REALISATION—£I9I,SO3.

i jaVING SOLD BY PUBLIC

and section of 1 rood 15 perches, situate No. 22 Bamford street, Woolston, to a client; on account of the owner, seini-bungalow of 5 rooms. together with 20 porches of lnnd. situat-o No. 294 Bealey avenue, to Mr H. J. Brown; on account of Dr. C. Morton Anderson, that valuable city property beins: No. 142 Worcester street, just East of Manchester street, comprising full quarteracre of land, together with the 2-storey residence and other improvements thereon, to a client; on account of Mr A. J[. Olouston. tho 2-storev residence and full quarter-acre of land, situate No. 11 Holly road, St. Albans, to Mrs Watkins and Miss Le© ; on account of tho Trustees in the Estate of the late Hermann Ellmers. the property situate No. 58 Tankerville street-, Spreydon, comprising residence of o rooms, together with 4 acres and 9 perches of land, with numerous outbuildings thereon, to Mr H. E. Mehrtens; on account of Mrs M. A. Macdonald (in conjunction with Messrs J. G. Macdonald and Cto.), the 2-storey art bungalow of 7 rooms, together with 1 rood 4 perches of land, situate Desmond street, just off Helmore's road, Fendalton, to'Mr T. Tansey ; on account of the Public Trustee in the es-

i On account of Captain Irwin (in injunction with Mr L. C. Knight) the woperty situate at No. 29 Dyer's Pass Ld, Cashmere Hills, comprising resiJrtee of 7 rooms, together with -acre d land, to Mr C. F. Inwood; on actoant of Mrs Elwood, the 5-roomed ' Skdence and 1 rood 9 perches of land, No. 128 Cranford street, St. Albans, to Mr Dale; on account of Mr W Wo'oldridge, the property situate at k£;-'2B; Wooldridge road, Harewood, : eoiaprwing 11 acres, together with the ; jiadeace and outbuildings thereon, to Jlr H. A. Parish; on account of Mr J. bungalow and 26 perches of land situate No. 168 Cranford street,

« Albans, to Mr J. H. Barrie; on : jtjomit of the owner, residence of 4 ic«m, together with about three-quar- ; tiirj of an acre of land, situate No. 58 jfatbeson's road, Linwood, to Mr R. ; Pepperill; on account of the New Zeailad, an<l Rubber Ltd., the and compo building,' ;sriSpisetey brick building adjoining, 8; and 10 Bedford Bow, havj jag a' frontage,.altogether of/92 links •< to Bedford' % Bow, by a depth of 63 * links, to Messrs Jones Bros., Ltd.-; on ofi Henry Forwood, Esq., the property situate No. 117 Lonsdale fJjjMt, New Brighton, comprising:resi- , Ijenwof 6 rooms, together with }-acre I of'laid,'to Mra L. Palk; section adt joining, containing J-acre, to Mrs R. itow' No. 1 13 Lonsdale street, known is "Kaitoke,". comprising 6-roomadl ' npdejee, together with quarter : acro ■of land, to Mr W. T. Hill; section of ,30 perches, situate on. the east side and'adjoining No. 113, to Mrs S. H. ißlnnt; section of 30 perches adjoin•j to Mr G. Yole; smaller sectionadjoining, to Mrs S. H. Blunt, and seclfe of ,30 perches, with deep , well (rtwyn. tn Mr A. P.'Hopkins; on :aclly^he"'vendor, the property :situ- | Conway.' street, Spreydon, 1 acre 1 rood 34 perches ! •together with residence of 4 i'fwinfli' tp Mr P. Campbell; on account i ef Mr Pugh, section situate in St. sheet, Papanui, comprising about I ! pereheg,>to : Mr L,; Sisson; also rsec- • ! i tion :in * CSiurcii* street, containing . 32 il^diif/" f t 6 -the same buyer; 'on acj tonit of the owner, 2-storey residence l yrith just over an eighth-acre of land, ' ntiale No. 136 Peterborough street, to ltifcY. Reiter; on account of Mr the aTt bungalow of 6 iiTwau, together with full J-acre of iltai,ritnate'No. 72Knowles street, "St. ii Albans, to Mr H. Wyatt; on account \ 1 ! Official Assignee, the Bemi-'2-. ' liimgalow of 4 rooms and offices, F-|fcg«jieifwith 27j perches of land, situ- ' 243 Esplanade,> New' Brighton, jjtoJTr A. F. Webb; on account of the IjDiitrict Public Trustee, in the .Estate , ]j of Charles John Innes, deed., residence jjof 4 ropjna, together witfy 1 rood 2 Inches, wjland, situate ggerald street, St. Albans, \ to ' A. i?|Kielier; pi' account of the Executors i-Sis the Estate of the late D. Cant, the ■§ perches of land, situate No, 135- StanaKorerroar Linwood, to ,Mr P. An|drews; oa-'account' of the Public Trusaa Tmtee; of, Hannah, and Charles, t|Btakesj: the property situate 'Halswell | junction road, comprising lacre-'l rood ' perches, to Mr Thompson; and pro-

tato of Alex. Clephane, deceased, the residence of 7 rooms, together with 2 roods 5 perches of Ignd, situate No. 344 Manchester street North, adjoining Messrs Archbold Bros., to Mr Evans; on account of Mr Thomas Jones (in conjunction with Bowker's Land Agency), the superior residence of 7 rooms, together with full quarter-acre of land, situate No. . 34 Bristol street, St. Aibans, to a client; HAYING SOLD BY PPIYATE TREATY: On account of Mr W. S. Lamb, the 2-storey residence, situate No. 250 Barbadoes. street, together with 17 perches of land, to Mr Young; on account of Mr E. J. Hatherly, fine building site, containing 1' rood 7 perches, situate Mux-ray-Aynsley's Hill, St. Martin's, to a client; on account of Mr Queree, the bungalow, situate No. 14 Weston road, St. Albans, to Mr. G. W. Wade; on account of Mr P. J. Young, brick cottage and section of 34 perches, situate No. 121 St. Martin's road, St. Martin's, tp Mrs Miles; on account of the owner, 4roomcd residence situate Reserve terrace, Lyttelton, to a client; on account of Mr McGarrigan, residence and section of 30 perches, 3ituate No. 8 Grafton street, Linwood, to Mr G. Asher; on account of' Mrs Newsome, superior residence, together with 1 rood If perches of land, situate No. 16 Aikman's road, Merivale, to Mr A.- W. Macfarlane; on account of Mr W. Dixey, his farm situate in West Oxford, containing 35 acres,

together with the buildings and improvements thereon, to Mr W. H. Wooldridge; on account of J. Rhodes-, Esq., the superior 2-storey residence, together with approximately 1 J,'.acres of land, situate No. 52 Glandovey road, Fendalton, to B. J. Loughnan, Esq.; on account of tho vendor, bungalow and 26 i perches of land, situate No. 5 Everard street, Spreydon, to Mr Dixey; on account of Mr E. Rickerby, business site, containing 14.3 perches, situate Harewood road, Papanui, to Mr _G. W. Mailhire; on account of Mrs Pearce, her residential property,' known as "Waimain," Norton street, North New Brighton, together with the furniture and effects, as contained therein, to Mr E. C. Ellis; on account of the Huntsbury Syndicate, Lot 90 in the Huntsbury Estate, to Mr A. J. Ascott; on account of Mr A. I. Rhode 3, his superior residence of 7 rooms, numerous stables and outbuildings, together with 3 acres 19 perches of land, situate No. 205 (Yaldhurst road, Uppor Eiccarton, to Mr C. Low; on account of the owner, the property situate No. 104 Aldwin's road, Linwood, comprising residence and iacre of land, to a client; on account of Mrs Lawless, superior bungalow residential property, situate No. 26 Stoneyhurst street, St. Albans, to Mr A. H. Glasgow; on account of Mr C. Maddren, the bungalow, with 30 perches of situate No. 27 Maxwell street, Lower Riccarton, to Mr A. C. Woolerton; on account of the Sydenham Baptist Church Trustees, the church and Bible Class rooms, together with 24 perches of land, situate in Elgin street, Sydenham, to the Australian Conference Association; on account ,of Mrs M. Funston, 2storey residence, situate No. bl2 Montreal street, close to Worcester street, West End, to Mr C. Buchanan; on account of Mr I. "Woolf, splendid building site in Merivale lane, having a frontage of 60ft by a depth of 206 links, to Mr G. Rowe; on account of J. A. Frostick, Esq., block of land situate in Watford street, Papanui, having a frontage of 402 links by a depth of 3 chains, to Mr L. W. Pither; on account of Mr R. A. Patrick, two sections situate in Wakefield avenue, Papanui, each containing 28 perches, to Mr A. V. Novis; on account of the vendors, section in Nursery road, Linwood, having a frontage of 200 links by a depth of 200 links, to Mrs A. Saunders; on account of Mr E. M. Cole, fine block of land situate on the northwest corner of Burnside and Ham roads, containing about 2 acres, to Mr _ jS T).Ai' J.

•iperty :comprising 3 roods 38 perches 'f together with cottage of 4 rooms, situ-. Halswell Junction road, to Mr K. ;|Band3;in,-- conjunction with Messrs |j?(ud'ani Hadfield, on account of Mrs : f property ■ situate corner |J$: Pkrkes streets, North, ! ; residence of 5 FMm i! 9 perches of land, to : a Account of the vendor, seci&ii tttaatp in St, Asaph street, adI joining-; the Kiwi Dairy- Co., containing ■<|.®W;',JiWches, having a frontage of mK feet to St. Asaph street, and 58 ipWl-.tyißfllfast street, to the ChristCouncil; on account .of the f Wstnfct Public Trustee, as administra*4 the Estate of Jane Hossack, ,k Word street, comprising residence rooms, together with 26 perches to Mr C. Colcnso; of Mr L. Ballantyne, the situate No. 135 Richmond teriW*v - ff comprising superFWbtmgalow of 6 rooms, together with of land, to Mr F. AY-edd'; account _ of the Trustees in an 'Essections, each containing J-acre, ffhi ® af^our street, just off Ferry Mr Moir; and section contain|CTfJ?'perches, situate corner Osborne and Lawrence street, I/inwood, to of the owner, resi--8 frontage of 32$ feet, feeing No. EgPi Jvtagerald avenue, to Mrs A. Asp|sU. ®n acoount of the owner (in con|j|sUoa\rith Mr H. E. Lindsay), resiKW? of 4 rooms, together with 18 land, situate Manning place, rr y roa d; on account of Mr Murdoch, the property situate kgv*Lßomme street, St? Albans, comIs? 1 ?" bungalow of 5 rooms, together r'Bmr • of land, to Mr A. account of the owner, cot--4 ?9oms and 33 perches of land,

I P. Morris; on account of Mr Bochlort, residence and an eighth-acre of land, situate No. 419 .Hereford street, Linwood, to Mrs S. Bradwell; on account of Mrs A. A. Sunley, the splendid 2-storey residence, together with about one acre of land, situate No. 23 Eversleigh street, St. Albans, to Mr W. Williamson; on account of Mr L. Denton, bungalow, together with an eighth-acre of land, situate Worcester street, next to the corner of Linwood avenue, to Mr H. W. Mockett; on account of Mrs Daniels, superior residence and 30 perches of land, situate No. 83 Aikman'a road, Merivale, to Mr H. Kochfort; on account of Mr Kane, section of 19 perches, situate Dampier street, Woolston, to Mr T. G. Busing; on account of Mr Novis, bungalow situate No. 103 Bletsoe avenue, Spreydon, to Mr W. T. Elmslie; on account of Mrs Murray., the residen? tial property situate No. 456 Worcester street, Linwood, to Mr H. Stewart; on account of F. M. Warren, Esq., splendid section containing 2 roods 22 perches, situate in Hinau street, off Clyde road, Feudal ton, to Mr IL O. Wiley; on account or Mr Dennis; residential property situate No. 40 Clare raid, St. Albans, to Mrs E. J. Murn-y; on account of Mr Laurie, 2 sections situate in Dampier street, Woolston, containing 62 i

IjftSl i" 75 Aldwm's road, LinMr Harland; on account of j •%S c^ es * n the Estate of the late idfta tho property situate Tso. [*ih» j^® r sheet, Sydenfiam, conipns39perches, together with residence and convenito Mrs Fass; on account of the Kfcljjj*® 6B in the Estate of the late C. J. gJSjjßlson, the property known as SgjgHipk -Bank, 1 ' situate Middleton ISKWJast off Ricearton road, comj§K a |2 acres 2 roods 38 perches of mh together with the 8-roomed resign thereon, to Mr-G. Duncan; on gjr®®* of Mr H. S. Hobbs, the SrPW? of 5 rooms, together with 1 H5?28 perches of land, situate No. load, St. Albans, to a client; of Mrs Dare, residence of 6 S®®" ancl section of 25 perches, situttL? 0 ' 128 Holly road,' to Sir C. E. jon account of the Trustees in oE the late A. Kennedy (in ftT®r ,on with Messrs H. Matson and |r»V*acres and 14 perches of land, jjgT&Grjfrith tile 5-ro6med residence, Effi® Ko. 115 Rose street, Spreydon, M. Coward; on account of the fine building section situate in street, Merivale, having a K?6* of 50ft by a depth of 142 ft. icS H. C. Reading; on account of igees,. residence of 8 rooms

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perches to Mr Busing; ou .iccount of Mr M. Murphy, section containing 34.9 i>orchcrt, situate in Lyttelton street, fciprevdun. to Mr K. J. Bryan; on account of Mr W. "Williamson. tuperior 2-storey art bungalow together with an

eighth aero of land situr-te No. li Cranmer square.. est-End. to Mr K.. L. Cliarters; on account of the trustees in the os-U; to of the late N. G. W. Hanmer, substantially limit, residence, together with 1 rood 18 perches of land, situate No. 11? Bishop f.troet, St. Albans, 'to Mrs A. Sun Icy ; t on {'orount of the trustees in the estate of the late Oeors;e Ackock, the 2-storey residence, together* with ' half ail aero of land, situate No. 39 Edinburgh street. Sorevdon. to E. B. Eribcr™; on ac'ount of Mr Trunwn. fine section situate in "Weston road. St. Albans, containing 43 perches., to Mr D. J. Doak; on account of Mrs S. G. Gorinsx- residential property situate No. 26 Souther street, just "off Colombo ror.d, Sydenham, to Mr V. E. Esherwood; on account of Mr Orr. superior residential properiv situ" to \*~ k . 15 Ail-Mr.unV. rcn.3. Menvaie. to Mrs E. Lone; on account of the trustees fine section f-ir.unto Deans avenue, Eirearton. containing about \ ;icre, to Mr J. Cowell; on account of Airs M. E. Thompson, bungalow with 20 porches of land, situate No. 152 Esplanade. Now Brighton, tell. M. Nelson: on account of Mr E. Gardinvr, superior bungalow, together with 37 perches of land, situate No. 33 St. Albans btreet. just off Papanui ra.d, to Mr T. N. Broderick; on account of Mr F. Thompson, section of 17 perclies, situate in Rhodes street, Mori vale to Mrs M. L. Bowes; on account of Stmnach Esq., superior 2-storev art bungalow, situate No. 130 Leinster rond. tog-ether with cottage frontine: on Aikman's roa'l. the area, of kmd be'.no; half an acre and 12 perches, to C. E. Gardiner Esq.: on account of Mr R. A. Ambrulgo. superior bungalow, together with 1 rood 4 perches'of land situate No. SI Weston ro:id, St. Albans, to Mr H. I>. L:nvry; on account of til© owner, 2storey resi'denoe, together with about I three-quarters of an aero of land, situ;:.to Lower Riecarton to a client; on account, of Mr Ytv.iug, 2-storev residence situate in Bo.rbadoes street, Citv. to. Mrs McClelland; on account of the Vendor, property comprising residence of 8 rooms and half an_ r.cre of land, to a client: on account of Mrs E. Davics, having leased the .property known as "Ilfracombe," Akaroa. for a j:eriod of five years, and sold the furniture/ as contained therein J'.t

valuation, to Mr # T. W. Hart; on account of the \ endor, block of land containing about 3 acres, situat© in Burwood, to a client; on account of the trustees fine section containing about i acre, situate St. John street, Papanui. to Mr A. J. Shore; 011 account of Mr Larcombe, bungalow residential property situate No. 131 St. Andrew's smiare, St. Albans West, to Mr A. I/. Furdie; on account, of Mrs. Arthur, 2-storev art bungalow, together with 1 rood 10 perches of land, situate. No. 32 Patten street. Avonside. to a client; on account of Mr Grogrni, residence of 5 rooms, together with \ aero of land, situate No. 34 Norwich street, Linwood. to Mr A. G. Ward ; on account of Mr C. E. Andrews, r-osi-dence and section of 20 perches, situate N0.'67 Sinclair street. New Brighton, to Mrs Wills: on account of Mr <T. Buckley, bungalow with i acre of land, situate No. 1(36 Cr.niford street, St. Albans, t-o the St. Albans Presbyterian Church Trustees; on account of Mr J. L. Gant. '2-storey residential property situate No. 39 Dyer's Pass road, Cashmere Hills, to Mr E. .Ladd; on account of Mr E. M. Clemens, residence and 20 perches of land, situate No. 6S Georgo street, New Brighton, to Mr A. Ansley: on account of Mr Kinesland, residential property situate No. 58 PicTon avenue, Lower Riccarton, to M. E. Loader; on account of the- trustees, business site in 'Sea View road. New Brighton, to Mr J. E. Rountree; on account of Mr J. C. Gowland, 4 acres of land, together with residence and outbuildings thereon, situate No. 85 Cobhani street, Spreydon, to Mr M. Hampton; on account of Mr Coulter, residence with about an cighth-acre of land, situate No." 167 Qhester street,

City, to Mrs J. Savage;" on account of Mrs Dinsdale, residence, together with about an eighth-acre of land, situate No. 12 Clissold stret, .Merivale, to Mr Hosking; on account of Mr S. McMurray, bungalow residence and section as fenced, situate The Spur, Clifton, to Mr J. S. Wearn; on account of E. E. McGee, the superior residence, together with 43 perches of land, situate No. 27 Bristol street, St. Albans, to Mr C. Netting; on account of Mr Denniston, the superior 2-storey residence, together with 73 perches of land, situate. No. 3 Carlton Mill road, Merivale, to Mr Astiworth; on account of Mr G. Davidson, the bungalow, together with 23 perches of land, situate corner, of Westminster and Mersey streets, St. Albans, to Mr J. Williams; on account of the vendor, residential property situate in Lyttelton, to Mr D. Soderstein; on account of Mr Ludbrook, residential property situate No. 168 Montreal street, to' K. L. Scott; on account of tho owner, fine building section situate Carlton Mill road, having about 75 feet frontage, to Mr EL C. Simpson; on account of Mr B. C. Wacher, superior 7- . roomed, residence, together with half an acre and 2-1 perches of land, situato N0..276 Ferry road, to Mr C. E. Johnson; on account of Mr I. Rhodes,, residential property situate -in Aldwin's road, Linwood, to Mr G. Snook; on account of Mrs Davie, the superior 2storey art bungalow, together with about a quarter-acre of land,. situate No. 28 Chapter street, just off Papanui road, to Mr Heydock;.on account of Mr L. Gregory, that splendid property situate No. 21 Beckford road, St. Martins, comprising 2 residences, 3 glasshouses and outbuildings, together with

Main road, Redcliffs, to Mr C. H. Taylor; on account of Mr McGillivrav, section situate irt tho Church Property Trustee s subdivision, North St. Albans, to Mr Field; on account of ■Mr C. H. Read, section adjoining the former to the same buyer ; on account of the Puolie Trustee in the estate of the late Robert Hamilton, residence, together with 20 perches of land, situate No. IS Alliance* Riccarton, to Mr \\. T. Jackson ; on account of the of the late Z\i. B. Matson. section of ouarter-acre situate St. John street, Papanui, to Mr G. 0. McEwan ; on account of Mr .J. Lang, sen., the property situate No. 70 Harrow street. Linwood. comprising section of 2< perches, toge.her with tho residence thereon, to Mr GriSen.

HAVING HFLD i?CCCESSFUL CLEARING SALES as follows

about an acre of land, to a client; on account of Mr W. E. Donald, residential property situate No. 14 Elizabeth street, Lower Eiccarton, to Mr E. Lang; on account of Mt. Atkinson, the residential property being Nos. 17 and 17a Salisbury street, City West, to Mr C. Curtis; on account of Mr Healey, the residence situate No. 77 Sherbourne street, St. Albans, together with about' a quarter-acre of land, to Mr Ludbrook; on account of the owners, beautiful building section containing 1 rood 6 perches, situate Wairarapa terrace, Fendalton, to K. M. Grieg; on account of . Mr Colonna, bungalow with about threeeighths of an acre, situate No. 161 Deans avenue, Eiccarton, to Captain Walter; on account of the Church Property Trustees, 5 sections situate in the North St. Albans subdivision, to various buyers; on account of Mr J. "Wood, bungalQw residential property situate No. 67a Hackthorne road, Cashmere Hills,, to Mr J. L. Knight; on account of Mr E. Parnham, the bungalow residential property situate No. 124 Leinster road, Merivale, to Mrs J. Hutcheson; on account of S. Irwin, his superior 2-storey art bungalow, together with'3l* perches of land; situate No. 28 St. Albans street, just off Papanui road, to Mr W. C. Bridson; on account of Mr Mcllroy, superior residential property situate No. 23 Worcester street, City West, to Miss E. W. Cox; on account of Mr Grieg, that fine residential property situate No. 73 Carlton Mill j road, Merivale, to the • Presbyterian j

Church Property' Trustees; on account of the Public Trustee, in the estate of the late J. Hossack, residential property situate No. 134 St. Asaph street, to a client; on account of Mr J. Willoughby, bungalow situate No. .38 Barbour street, . Lin-wood, to Mr A. W. Mercer; on account of Mr 3 C. Gardiner (in conjunction with Mr H. E. Lindsay), that splendid brick residence,'together with 1 acre 1 rood 31 perches, situate corner of Clyde road and Hinau street, Biccarton, to Mr 0. W. B. Anderson; on account of Mr Laurie, residence, with about half an acre of land, situate No. 105 Merivale lane, to Mr C. E. Beadel; on account of Mr Addison, superior bungalow, situated. No, _152

carpets; on account of Miss Manhire, on the premises, Francis avenue, St. Albans, upright grand piano and superior furnishings; on account of Mr Davidson (we having sold the property), on the premises, corner ot Westminster and Mersey streets, _ upright grand piano and oak furnishings; on account of Mrs Keys, on the premises, Durham street north, furniture and effects; on account of Mr Hall, on the' premises, Idris road, Fendalton, superior furnishings, gramophone, etc.; on account of Messrs Meltzer Bros., in our rooms, unredeemed pledges, on account of Mr C. H. Poole (in conjunction with Messrs Berry and Glasson), on the premises, >.o. 3S Bnttan street, Avonside, superior oak furnishings, gramophone, also Studebaker motorcar; on account of Mr Heaward, on the premises, Hereford street, Linwood, beautiful furniture, His Master s Voice gramophone, etc.: on account of the Railway Department, mattresses, piping, etc.; in our rooms on account of the owners, oak furnishings, oO Indian carpets and rugs, upright grand piano, new sewing machines, 100 nests aluminium saucepans, etc.; cn account of Mr Lang, on the premises, Harrow street, linwood, furniture and effects,

on account of the Trustees in the Estate of the late Hermann Ellmers, on the premises, Tankervillc street, Spreydou (we having Bold the property"*, furniture and effects; on account of Mr Hawker, on the premises, Xo. 1 9 Hinau street, Riccarton, superior oak furnishings', etc.: on account of the owner,, on the premises, No. 434 Cashel street, Linwood, piano and furnishings; on account of Mrs M. A. Maedonald, on the premises, Desmond street, FendaUon (in conjunction with Messrs J. G. Maedonald and Co.), upright grand piano, lovely carpets, and su P er _ 10r furnishings; on account of the District I'ublic Trustee iu the Estate ot tho late Miss ChoJuioadeley, on the premises, No. 25 Ciissold street, Merivale, furniture and effects.

HAVING SOLD BY PUBLIC AUC TION SEVERAL MOTOR-CAES.

On account of Mr T. Jones i. m conjunction with Bowkers Land Agency,), on the premises. Bristol street, superior furniture, upright grand piano, beautiful chine, Sheraton. etc. ; on acromifc of Mrs L. Wilson (wo having sold the propertvl, on the premises No. £92 Durham street. Xr-i'th City, t-he, whole of the beautiful furniture, va.u- • ahlo nictures, rhina. and mnhogany lur- j nishings ; on ac-count of _Mr J- " croft, on tho premises, No. 23 street. North Richmond, superior oak furnishings; on account cr Mr L. Hinde. on tho premises. No. 6s Hollj' road. St. Albans, furnishings; on account of the Executor in tho Estate of the late Mrs G. Payling, on the premises. No. 126 Ferdalton road, upright errand ni.'tno hv C'ollard and Collard. and superior fiirm.-iiinc; 5 ; a0 ~ count of Mrs Funston ('we having tola j tho property), on the premises, No. ot- i Montreal street, mahogany furnishings ; on account of Mrs Lhvood (we I having sold the property), on the pre- i rnises, No. 128 Cranford street, furnishings ; on account of Mrs Arthur, on | the nremises, No. 32 Patten street, | Avon side, upright grand piano an< 7l fnriishincrs; in our rooms, important of fireproof safe, oak furnitures, and oman; on account of Mi' Tunn>-

HAHXG LET A LARGE NUMBER. OF FURNISHED HOUSES, also having let a number of unfurnished houses. We have also conducted a number of valuatious for probate purposes and valuations of city, suburban, and rural properties fcr mortgage and other purposes, and several important arbitrations.

WE BEG TO DRAW SPECIAL ATTENTION TO IMPORTANT SALES TO EE HELD IN OUR ROOMS tomorrow (Wednesday), November 19th, at 2.30 p.m., of those valuable city properties, namely, corner of Cashel and Manchester streets, on which is erected the Queen's Hotel; the property on the corner of Oxford terrace and Colombo street, on which is erected the Oxford Hotel; also section, situate in Madras street, adjoining the King George Hotel; and in the evening, at 7.30, 36 sections, in tho well-known Hills Estate, known as Huntsbury, St. Martin's; on Thursday next, November 20th, at II a.m.. in Mr K. England's garage, Bedford ißow, motor truck; and at 1 p.m., on account of Mrs Gardiner, at the residence, corner of Clyde road and Hinau street, Ricearton, the whole of the superior furniture, including practically new three-quarter oak diuingiilliard table by Lutjohann, beautifl|l carpets, etc., etc. On Saturday nest, in our rooms, at 12 noon, important sale of properties; also large number of important sales, for particulars of which see next Saturday's paper.

cliffe. superior oak furnishings, on tho promises, Xo. 50 May lie Id avenue, at. Albans; on account of Mr H. i?oi-v,-ood, on the premises, Lonsdale street, New Brighton, furniture and effects; on account of the owner, on _the> premises. Clarendon terrace. "Woojston, upright grand piano, motor-car, turniture. and effects; on or Mr Khodes, on the premises, laldhuist road, Riccarton, furnishings, pony, etc.; on account of the owner, on the promises. Xo. 76 Aikman's road, bt. Albans, rak furnishings: on account or Mr Push, on the premises, Xo. John street, Pap.amu. contractor's plant and furnishings; on account of Mr Barbour,, on the premises, Xo. o~t Worcester street, Linwood, upright grand piano, -wireless plant, furniture, and effects; in our rooms, water colours, gramophones, cabinetmaker s plant-, etc.; on account of the owner (we having sold the property), on tn© premises, X*o. 136 Peterborough street, superior furnishings; on account of Mr .T Grctt, in our rooms, beautiful fuiv.ishines, Humber motor-car, grandfather's clock, billiard table, china, etc.; on account of Mr H. G. Warburton, at May's road, St. Albans, practically new furnishings; on account or Mr Kennedy,, on the premises, Barbadoes street, piano, furniture, ana effects; on account of Mrs Smyth, on the premises, Xo. 444 "Durham street, Oitv. furniture and effects; on account of the executors in the estate* of the late T). Cant (we having: sold the_ property), on the premises, Xo. 130 Stanmore road, furnitnro and effects; oil:

The above report speaks for itself, and the splendid results must be gratifying to our clients as well as ourselves. No business is too small or too large but that it will engago our absolutely undivided attention.

WE SPECIALISE IN AUCTION SALES OF PROPERTIES of every description both in the City and Suburb 3, and also in sales of subdivisions; and the high percentage of results from our offering properties by public auction emphasises the fact that we have the confidence of both seller and buyer. This special branch of our business has been carried on consistently during tho past 15 years, and there is absolutely no better means of obtaining the true value of anything, whether property or goods, than by inviting public competition through tho abovementioned medium.

We hold clearing sales when and where required, - also special sale's to suit clients in our commodious sale rooms.

Our auctioneer has had over 30 years' experience in Christchurch in every brancji of the business. We shall bo pleased to receive particulars of residences, sections, and properties of every description for sale, and clients ringing Telephones No. 238 and 2010 will receive prompt attention, and properties will be inspected promptly. Wo draw attention to our New Brighton Branch, situate at Sea View road, close to the Pier (RESIDENT AGENT, MR A. P. HOPKINS), telephone No. 3587 D. JONES, McCROSTIE COMPANY., LTD., CORNER OF CASHEL AND MANv CHESTER STREETS, ■ CHRISTCHURCH. C. E. JONES, Managing Director and Auctioneer. 6

account of Mrs Sail, on the premises, Xo. 173 Linwood avenue, Linwood, furnishings; in our rooms, gisrantic salo of new china, oak furnishings, gramo-. phones. Persian carpets, water colours, Grandfather's clock, etc.; on account of Mrs Algar Williams, at her residence, Xo. 2 Park lane, Fendalton, period furniture, lovely china, _ etc., etc ; on account of the trustees m the estate of the late X. G. W Hanmer, (we having sold the property) on.the premises, Bishop street, furniture and effects; on-account of the owner, on the premises, Xo. 17 Baretta street, Spreydon, nearly new furnishings; on account of Messrs Beath and Co., Ltd., on the premise's, corner of Colombo and Gloucester street's, shop fittings and fixtures; on account of Mrs Scott, on the premises, Edgeware road, ' St. Albans, furniture and effects; on adcount of Mr Grogan, on the premises, f No. ■ 34 Norwich street, Linwood; nearly new oak furnishings; on account of Mr Bajlantyne (we having sold the property), on the premises No. 135 Richmond terrace, New Brighton, superior, oak furnishings, etc.; on account of Mr Cole, on the premises, No. 23 Worcester street, west, furnishings; on account of Mrs Christie, on the premises, Aylmer street, Spreydon (in conjunction with Messrs Berry and Glasson), English piano and furnishings; on account of Mr Murdoch, on the premises, No. 41 Somme street, St. Albans (we having sold the property), practically new furnishings; in our rooms, on account of the vendors, 1000 gramophone records, new English lawn • mowers, Jacobean furniture, new china, gramophones, etc.; on account of Mr Wicks, on the premises, Pcreival street, Eangiora, furniture and effects; on account of the executors of the late C. Jones, on the premises, Clissold street, upright grand piano by Collard and Collard, Wilton carpets and superior furnishings; on account of Mrs Skerton, at No. 70 Bealey avenue, upright grand piano, furniture, and effects; on account of IVIr "Wacher, on the premises, Xo. 276 Perry road, superior furnishings; on account of Mrs Rogers, at No. 325 Worcester Btrect, upright grand piano and furnishings; on account of the Trustees in the Es-

tate of the late Georgina AVilson, at No. 94 Charles street, Linwood, piano and furnishings; on account of Mrs Sunley, on the premises, No. 23 Evorsleigh "street, St. Albans (wo having sold the property), mahogany furniture, etc.; on account of Mrs , on the premises, Bishop street, St. Albans, furniture and effects; on account of Mrs Dare, on the' premises No. 128 Holly road (we having sold the property), furnituro and effects; on account of Mr Munro (in conjunction with Messrs Murray, Sheppard, Ltd.), on tho premises No. 120 Aikman's road, St. Albans, upright grand piano, furniture, and effects: din account of Mrs A. Stewartj on the premises No. 64 jMatipo street, Ricoar ton, furniture and effects; on account of the N.Z. Railways, unclaimed goods; on account of the owners, in our rooms, motor tyres, oak furnishings, lovely