SATURDAY’S LAND SALE.

Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 1043, 10 November 1903, Page 4

SATURDAY’S LAND SALE.

SATISFACTORY PRICES REALISED

One of the moat successful land sales ever held in Gisborne took place at the Academy of Music on Saturday, when Messrs Williams and Kottle offered a large number of town, suburban, and country properties. Mr G. R. Wyllie acted as auctioneer, Mr A. F. Kennedy being also in attendance. Competition was remarkably keen throughout, and good business was reported. THE LATE P. McFARLANE’S ESTATE.

Lot 1, 30 acres 1 rood 19 perches, with all buildings, Mr Gibbons, £34 an acre. Lot 2,21 a2r 35p, Mr Maynard, £3l 10a per acre. Lot 3,24 a3r 32p, Mr H. Bayly £3llos. Lot 4, la, Mr A. Knox, £39 ; 5, la, Mr A. Knox, £11; 6, la, Mr J- Robson, £4l; 7, la, Mr A. Knox, £3B ; 8, la, Mr J. W. Nolan, £4l; 9, la, Mr Dixon. £4l; 10, la, Mr Dixon, £42 i 11, la, Mr Dixon, £43 ; 12, la, Mr E. Harris, £45 ; 13, la lr 2p, Mr Maynard, £SB; 14, 3a lr 35p, Mr H. Moore, £4O an aore; 15, 3a lr 21p, Mr W. Jones, £SO an aero. On account of Charles McFarlane: 2 acres, Matawhero township, Mr G. Hay, £94 TE HAPARA SECTIONS.

On account of James Macfarlane a number of sections fronting the main road, Te Hapara, subdivided into building sites, were offored, with tho following resuit Lot 1,2 r, Mr Partington, £49 ; 2, 2r, Mr Williams, £4l; 3,2 r, Mrs Evans, £45 ; 4,2 r, Mr Smith, £45 ; 5,2 r, Miss H. Macfarlane, £45 ; 6,2 c, Mr McDougall, L 43 ; 7,2 r, Miss J. Macfarlane ; 8, 2r, Mr Beets, L46'; 9,2 r, corner section, Mr W. Webb, LB6; 10, 2r, Mr Webb, L 67 ; 11, la, Mr Langford, L7O ; 12, la, Mr T. Chapman, L 81; - 13, la, Mr AGregg, LBS ; 14, la, Mr A. Gregg, LIOO ; 21, la, Mr Gordon, L9l; 22, la, Mr Miller, L 80; 23, la, Mr Stone, L 65 ; 24, la, Mr Sinclair, L7O ; 26, 3a, Mr Oman, L7O per acre ; 27, 3a, Mr Partridge, L 63 per acre ; 28, 4a, Mr Oman, L4l per aore ; 29, 5a lr Bp, Mr Purtridge, L 55; 2,2 r, Mr Yardley, L 45. WAINUI SECTIONS.

Considerable interest was attracted to the sale of the Wainui sections, and there was a great deal of speculation as to what prices would be reached. The result of the sale came somewhat as a surprise to most people, and Mr Coopor is to be heartily congratulated upon the excellent prices obtained. There was keen competition throughout, the following sales being reported:—Lot 1,2 roods, Mr M. H. Strachan, £43; 2,2 r, Mr G. E. Eliott, £4l; 3,2 r, and 4,2 r, Mr Hinton, L 43 each; 5,2 r, and 6,2 r, W. F. Sinclair, L 36 ; 8,2 r, and 9,2 r, Mr W D. S. Macdonald, L 35; 10, 2r, Mr Sinclair, L 35 ; 11, 2r, and 12, 2r, Mr G. Matthewson, L3l; 13, 2r, Mr G. Matthewson, L3l; 14, 2r, and 15. 2r, Mr Colley, L3l; 16 and 17, 2r each, Mr Barker, L 32 ; 18, 2r, Mr Barker, L 34 ; 19, 2r 30p, Mr Eliott, LSO ; 21, 22, and 23, 2r each, Mr H. M. Porter, L 35 each; 24, 2r, Mr H. M. Porter, L 33 ; 35, 2r, Mr lan Simsou, L 35; 26, 2r, Mr Matthewson, L 33; 27, 2r, Mr H. M. Porter, L3l; 28, 2r, Mr H. M. Porter, L 34; 29,'2r, Mr Holden, L 37 ; 30, 2r, Mr H. M. Porter, L 37 ; 31, lr 39p, Mr H. M. Porter, L 33 ; 32, 2r, H. M. Porter, L 3 9; 33,2 r, H. M. Porter, L3l; 34, 2r, Mr A. F. Kennedy, L 32 ; 35, 2r, Mr H. M. Porter, L 33 ; 36, 2r, Mr W. F. Sinclair, L 3 9; 39, 2r, Mr Holden, L4O ; 40, 2r, Mr H. M. Porter, L 32; 41, 2r, Mr H. M. Porter, L 36; 42. 2r, Mr H. M. Porter, L 33 : 43, 2r, Mr H. M. Porter, L 33; 45, 2r, Mr H. M. Porter, L 37. . MISCELLANEOUS.

On account of Mr F. Harris : Section 127, Palmerston road, passed. Kaiti sections, on account of Messrs Wyllie and Mason: Lot 2,20 p, Mr Hinton, £55; 3,20 p, Mr Hinton, £55; 4, lr 20p, passed at £75 ; 5, lr 80p, and §, ?r Ip, Mr W. Gaudin, £l4O. . Motu sections: On behalf of Miss Fraser, section 18, Motu, 1180 a, good bush land, passed at £300 ; section 17, on behalf of Mrs. Fraser, 1000 a, passed at £450, On behalf of Mr Ling, Ormond road, Whataupoko, la lr Up, dwelling, etc.; Passed. Mr H. Telford’s property near Karaka was also passed. » Ten acres at Mangapapa, put up for Mr R. Robb, elicited a bid of £4O an acre, and sections 1 and 2, Goodwin’s property, were also passed, L 25 an acre being offered. Section 141, Gladstone road, lr 2£p, the proporty of Mr G. Hutchinson, M.H.R., was sold to Mr Hall for LB7, and afterwards to Mr Peddle at L4O. On behalf of Mr A. Dewing, part of section 153, Gisborne, lr 15 l-10p, was sold to Mr Miller for L 65. Parts of section 29, 34, and 35, Whataupoko, owned by Mr Reed, was sold to Mr F. Hall for L 135. Mrs M. A. Brown’s Mangapapa sections were passed. Fifty-one pounds per aero was offered for Mr F. Rhodes’' Waikanae proporty, which was passed. Section 336, Gladstone road, l-6fch acre and dwelling, was passed at L 375, and no bid was received for Mr R. Fisher’s Aberdeen road sections. Section 44, Whataupoko, Mr Calcott’s, went for Ll6O, Mr Garrett being the purchaser. Mrs T. Morrison’s Victoria township sections wero passed, and section 124, Kaiti, Mr Dalziell’s, was passed at Ll7O.