Important Land Sale.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 112, 16 April 1885, Page 3

Important Land Sale.

We (Marton paper) had the pleasure yesterday of paying a flying visit to that portion of the Ranvpitira Block which will be offered at public auction by Messrs Beckett, Hammond and Dick, on Saturday, 25th instnnt, and must admit that we were very much impressed with the quality of the soil, and the "get-nt-ableness" of the land. The roads are m firstrate order, and, with the exception of a small break m the link, are met. Ailed nearly the whole of the way to -Hunter'ville, and contracts are let for a considerable number more chains (nearly two miles, we think) past the township. This gives the block a splendid outlet, an advantage which will be appreciated by all who know what bush roads are like m the winter. The principal trees on the land appear [to be rirau, tawa, and rata, but there are some first-class patches of totara, and on two of the sections, containing about 500 acres, the latter are unusually thick. We expect thAse sections will be keenly competed for by saw-millers, as really good totara is yetting scarce. The undergrowth is unusually light. Unlike the I'araekaretu Block, on the other side of the road, the land is "singularly level, with fine rolling hills here and there, but m no case cannot be said to be broken, indeed, one would have great difficulty m finding a better block of bush land m the colony. Its close proximity to a market — being only about 16 or 18 miles from Marton, on a good road— making it especially attractive. The whole of the la.id on the other side of the road has been settled for years, but this particular bloc*; being Maori land, and being m dispute between the tfgatihouiti »nd Ngatiapa tribes, was lett alone, as few cared to brave the difficulties of the Native Laud Conrt. The land is, however, now under the Land Transfer Act, the title '.being thu»> rendered indisputable. The Huntervilie township extension adjoins the Government township, and must, consequently, Us a great attraction as a centre for commerce. We may add that the Central railway runs through, or near, the whole block. In conclusion, we trust that the vendors will have a first-class *ale on Saturday week. The i«rms fc'r the rural land — £ c tsh and thu U'lhince at 7 per cent. — should make it very popular with all classes. The sections, we Iwlieve, range from 100 to 500 acres, and all have frontages to wellgr.idud roads.