A VALUABLE ESTATE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue II, 12 November 1889, Page 3

A VALUABLE ESTATE.

In another column is 'a.i adver. tißemenfc of a few inches in 1 ngth, is th' announcement of the s-ile of one of the most yalttable estates in ! "oxton on some day early ntet month The mfcfchod adopted to Jh'ing the particulars of this land before the notice ai the inhabitants of the town is of the most old faahioued style, and if competion on the day of sale is not keen, the fault will lay with the want oi push shovn by the set- \ tiers, The advertisement tttk&s it for granted that the OoiJk > state is a household woi^iia everyone's mouth, but however well known it may be to .the old residents, who are the most unlikely ones to buy, being holders of real estate themselves, conveys no idea of the value of the sites to be sold, to the* large: .dumber of new arivals in our midst, who must be wanting sites. P^opls have been so accustomed to have all information conveyed, toiheni, .that they a c unjrepai-od to take the trouble *P ifp.aad enquire, no matter to ho v little trouble they may be put. We wou'd have had notices on every seofcioa of land notifying ?that it was pvOf-erty.for sale, and we would h&YQ had lithographed plans showered broadcast over the town. Wo are. forced to make these vein&vlrs as Tve look upon the present method of sale, as throwing the property away, and to those who will have a look at the oae map to be seen, they will tactic© that the block divides, tl*e town exactly in two. The sections: in the Main street would alone be a valuable investment, not to mention those sections at the back of Mr liJaston's butchers,, slxpp. Then along Johnson street ther.e are sit s that are us good as any fpiv private dwolings, bejing pleasantly situated aad close, to the wharf. Eurth^r up there are valuable email >fft*ms, and sites for market "gardens. v The explanation would ;be ma^ so, niuch easier *w^ve distinct signSiput, up, so; that those who run could read. .-.- The owners are,anxious to make a sale, and we kn >w that they have not valued it at Jany thing like the sum it is now worth, but we noticd that at present nothing is said 'as to the terms. Wo trust an early announce ment of these wi 1 bs made as we have been asked about them, and it is an important part of the whole sale. We fancy there is some power behind the throno who ties the hands of the auctioneers, as the firm entrusWwith the sale are, not men to starve a ship fora hapoivh oi tar. We have alluded thus fully to "where we thiiik a deficiency of publicity is -wanting, as we look upon the 'bursting" up ».f this, big estate as being a benefit to Foxton, and wo would ike to sco the Town's gain also to be to the gain of tb^e, present holders.'