SATURDAY’S LAND SALES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1466, 29 May 1905, Page 2

SATURDAY’S LAND SALES.

Thera was a large attendance at the and salos held on Saturday by Messrs Williams and Kettle, in conjunction with Mr T. G. Lawless, and a considerable amount of business was reported, the total sales amounting to upwnrds of fourtoen hundred pounds. Most of the properties offered wore building sections in different parts of the Borough, and the prices obtained for the latter we re slightly in advance of those ruling at previous salos. The wet weather experienced during the past fortnight no doubt kept many intending purchasers from investing, but all I things considered the vendors must have been well satisfied with the result of the sale. Mr G. B. Wyllio officiated as auctioneer. The first properties offorod wore the sections fronting Gladstone and Desmond Hoads. Bor lot i, a quarter acre, with frontage to Gladstone Boad, there was keen competition, and the section was sold to Mr W. Webb, who was acting on behalf of Mrs Cramp, for £BO. Lot 2, a quarter acre with seven-roomed dwelling, was started at *£3so, and in £lO j bids ran up to £450, being finally knocked down to Mrs Cramp for £465. Tho reserves were not reached for sections 3 and 4, both fronting Gladstone Koad, one being a corner section. Section 5, containing 32 perches, with frontage to Desmond Boad, was sold to Mr T. Holdsworth for £4B, aud section 6, same area, to Mr S. Jones for £SO. Lot 23, comprising 28 porches, with

frontage to Desmond .Road, wont to MrE. Leslie for £4O : whilst lot 22, 32 perches, next section but one to Gladstone Road, was knocked down to Mr Harold Bright for £SO. The remaining lots in Desmond Koad were passed in. The unsold sections in Mildura townBhip were next offered. Section 10, a quarter-acre with frontage to Wainui road, was sold to Mr H. Keid, senr., for £55, but in the cases of the other sections offered the reserves were not reached.

There were no offers for the Mangapapa and Victoria township sections.

A quartor-acro section in Palmerston road with six-roomed dwelling was sold to Mrs Dods for £450.

A quarter aero corner allotment at Te Karaka was sold to Mr Harold Bright for £7O.

I An offer of £2OO was made for a corner I section with frontage to Ormond road and I McLean street, Whataupoko, but this was | not deemed satisfactory. AH information regarding the unsold lots ian be obtained from Mr T. G. Lawless.