IMPORTANT LAND SALE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1390, 27 February 1905, Page 3

IMPORTANT LAND SALE.

EAST COAST TRUST PROPERTIES

j Thoro was a large atfcendaooo at His I Majesty’s Theatre on Saturday morning I daring tho sale of the East Coast Native ! J Trust landsi Messrs Dalgety and Co. oonI duoted tho sale, Messrs G. E. Eliott J (manager) and A. S. Waohsmann (auoI tionoer) representing tho firm. The momI members of tho Trust Board, Messrs I Maofarlano, Harding and Shrimpton, .were | introductory remarks, Mr WaohsI maun oxprossod pleasure to boo such a f largo attendance, which showed tho magniI tude of the sale was rooognisod throughout I tho colony. Tho lands wore suitable for j every class of settlor. There was tho I Pakowai estate for tho capitalist, tho Mangatu for men who wished to .go in for a large block; there was Mangaheia for dairying people, and Mahia Poninsula for the small farmer. The leaseholds could be obtained at a very low upset rental, and the terms of the freehold wore remarkably easy. Tho conditions of tho sale wero road. The following are tho results Pakowai (freehold)—Seotion 3 toB, 4618 acres, Mr G. J. Black, Akaroa, £5 17s

I Sd. I Mangaheia 2 D (leasehold) —Section 1, I 1300 aores, J. D. Hyde, 9d ; seotion 2, 627 acres, W. F. Somerville, Is 2d ; seotion 4, I 750 aores, J. Kennedy, Pakarae, 4s 5d ; seotion 5, 500 acres, J. H. Martin, Hauite, 53 7d; seotion 6, 260 aores, containing 1 homestead, J. R. Shaw, Pakarae, 7s 3d; j seotion 7, 360 acres, J. R. Shaw, 9s 8d; seotion 8, 346 aores, J. R. hSaw, 10s 6d; I section 9, 275 acres, J. R- Shaw, 26a; I seotion 10186 aorBH, W. F. Somerville, I 26s ; section 11, 49 aores, W. F. Somer- . I ville, 225. I Mangatu, No 6 (freehold) —20,075 seres land Mangatu, No 5 (freehold) —20.0JJ6 I I aores, did not receive a bid. I Matawhero Bor 5 (freehold) —17 acres | 3 roods 22 perohes, F. Hall, £l6 ; Mata- I whero No 1, lot 5 (freehold) —60 aores 1 | rood 22 perohes, passed at £lO. I I Matawhero No. 1, lot 4 (freehold) —Sec- I tion 1, 10 aores 3 roods 22 perches, T. f Goldsmith, £2O 2s 6d. Section 2, 8 acres, F. Reid, £l9. Seotion 3, 9 acres, F. Reid, I H2O 10s. Seotion 4, 14 aores, F. Reid, £l6 j 15s. Section 5, 14 aores, Captain Tucker, I £ls. Section 6, 14 aores, Captain Tuoker, J Hll 17s 6d. Section 7, 17 aores, Captain I Tucker, £ll 15s. Seotion 8; 26 aores, H. I

H. Wall, £9. Wbaagawehi IB and 1C (freehold under lease for 10 years)—l2ol cores 3 roods 11

I perches. Passed. I Moutoere 2 sub. No. 1 (fsoehold under I lease) —194 aores 3 roods, G. C. Ormond, £2 ss. I Tawapata North, No. 1 A (freehold under lease) —2096 acres, G. C. Ormond, £1 10s. Tawapata North, No. 2, sub. No. 1 (freehold under lease) —1955 aores 27 perohes, Jas. Coop, £1 12s 6d. Tawapata South, No. 1 (freehold) —Passed at £3 10s. Mangapoike (leasehold) —Seotion B, 400 acres, C. J. Parker, 9d. Section 2A, No. 1 3, 500 aores, passed at Bd, and seotion 2D, j 5419 aores, passed at Bd, the upset being 9d. After the sale Matawhero No. 1, (freehold), 67 acres 1 rood 22 perches, was secured by Capiain Tuoker for £9 10s per j aore. .« I