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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4911, 18 December 1876, Page 4

Auctions THURSDAY, 21st DECEMBER, CALEDONIAN. SOCIETY. MR. R. J. DUNCAN has received instructions from the Directors of the Caledonian, Society to sell by public, auction,! on above date, at 2 o’clock,; at his new premises, Panama-street—■ ,i'l' S Lot. : r , ! 1. The grand stand, with bar’foripublicau’s license, with luncheon rooms upstairs , i ! 2-5, 4 licensed booths on the ground ' 6-7. 2 refreshment stalls ■ ; ■ 8. 1 fancy bazaar 9. Cards of the sports. Plans of the- above can be seen at the auctioneer’s office after Monday. THURSDAY, 21st DECEMBER. ; MB. R. J. DUNCAN begs to announce that he ,has been favored with instructions from the Governors of the Wellington College to sell,; and will put up to auction, on Thursday, 21st December, at 2 o'clock, at his new auction rooms, Panama-street \ ' ‘ The Lease for 21 years, renewable for a further , tend of 21 years, of j all ’ that piece of Land now in the occupation of Edward Pearce, Epq., containing '25 perches or , thereabouts, having a frontage of'7pft. to Willis-street, by a depth of 100 ft. ; frontage to Lambton harbor, being part of the land reclaimed from the harbor. 1 Bounded towards .the North by land in the ‘ occupation ■ , of Ed ward. Pearce, Esq.; towards the South by land how in thepccupation of J. F. Margetts, Esq. J Possession of the land, will be given on Jthe 2nd January, 1877. • The rent is to be determined by auction, and the person offering the highest amount above 'the upset price will be, declared the lessee, j i 'The purchaser will have to sign ah agreement to execute the lease, and to pay to the auctioneer the first six months’ rent oh the fall of the hammer. A plan of the property may be seen at the office of the auctioneer. The boundaries of the ground and premises have been pegged off by a surveyor. ; Printed copies of the particulars of the property, terms, and the conditions of sale may be had on application at the office of the auctioneer, ,or from A. de B. Brandon, Esq., solicitor., FRIDAY, sth JANUARY. 1877, ! : ’ At 11 o’clock sharp. , AT COLAO, VICTORIA. | FOURTH ANNUAL SALE . . op , ‘ MESSRS. ROBERTSON PURE SHORTHORNS AND HERE- ' : FORDS. | RICHARD GIBSON and CO. have j the pleasure to announce their intention Mi submitting to public competition, without! the slightest reserve, at Cqlac, on January, 1877,,at 11 o’clock sharp, qn.accquht of the owners of the above well-known FF herd of cattle— : j ' : 300 head of pure Shorthorn and Here- ’ fordi bulls, cows, and heifers; in-, eluding the very best bred animals in their stud herd. • ' \ A guarantee has been given that no private 'sales will be made, and buyers can- with confidence depend' upon the sale being absolutely ■ unreserved... : ■ ’ To meet the convenience ■of buyers, ,the ' owners will undertake to deliver stock purchased at the sale in Melbourne free of ex-, pense, and at their own risk. ' ■ < Catalogues and all particulars can be|oh- : tained from the agents, .66 Queen-street, Melbourne ; or Messrs. Robsrtson Brothers, Colac; or, HENRY DRIVER, j N.Z.L. & M.A. Co., Dunedin.

. TUESDAY, 9th JANUARY, 1877. ANNUAL SALE OP THE NB SHORTHORNS. j ETTBRSHANK, EAGLESTONE, and CO. are favored with instructions from the breeder, the Hon.; Niel Black, to OFPER for SALE by AUCTION, without reserve, at Mount Noorat, near Terang, Victoria, |on Tuesday, 9th January, 1877, at 11 o’clock sharp— i 307 head of bulls, cows, and heifers, selected from his well-known NB herd, as follows: f , ; 10 pedigreed 'bulls, got by ,the Earl ; of Waterloo and King of the Day | 7 do heifers, got by the Earl of Waterloo, Bang of the Day,, and Fishmonger 70 pure bulls, from one to two years old 50 do heifers, from two to three years old 50 do do, from three to four years old \ 40 do cows, from four to five years bid' . 40 do do, from five to six years old \ 40 do do, aged. , - , ; >

307 ; The NB herd was commenced by the preseni owner in 1841 (35 years ago) by the importation of a number . of, pedigreed bulls and heifers of the now famous Bates, blood, to which were added, by purchase in the colony, several pure Bates bulls and heifers, imported by those well-known judges the Messrs. Bolden. Since then continuous importations have been periodically introduced regardless of cost, and none but sires of ,undoubted purity of blood and high lineage have been used in the herd, the result being the production of cattle which for quality, weight, uniformity of type, and early maturity, cannot be excelled. The fat cattle are without exception the best that come into the markets ; the bullocks have been soldiat from three to four years old, and the total sales for the last five years have realise I an average, of £ls 3s. 3d., far exceeding'that obtained for any other brand of similar ages in the colonies, which is the indisputable test of intrinsic value. Bulls from this herd have been uaedjin most of the Australian colonies, and haye.imparted , characteristics to their prpjeny : that make them highly prized wherever they are known; in fact, whether,for stud/purposes jor for the shambles the NB's are acknowledged' by- competent and experienced judges ,tp be the premier herd uf the southern; hemisphere; Mr. Black always .entertained the strongest ’ possible .objection to > breeding frpm overfed I animals,, got, up for in the - show yards, and for the first ( time housed a few. last; year to quieten -them 1 for, cbnyenienceof ita l moval by purchasers, frpia.a distance. -: ; ; , The lots to he offered are, for unreserved sale', have been carefully selected, are grand; specimens of shorthorns, and,i.pannot.;be, surpassed for purity of b100d,,, symmetry,', f and strength of constitution. j - - Inspection by intending purchasers is partb cularly invited. . ,; j ■ Catalogues may be obtained from the auotioueers, j 43, Queen-street, • " i Melbourne. - I Note.—For the convenience of buyers from the neighboring .colonies,! it has been arranged to hold the NB .sale..suhsequent to.the Champion, Eaoes on New Year’s; Bay; and four, days after; the ; celebrated jFF sale, viz., on the 9thof January; 187.7.,-; i; i ";I •

SATURDAY, 6th JANUARY. NEW PLYMOUTH. WM. COURTNEY will sell by auction at hia rooma, New Plymouth, on Saturday, 6th January—- ’ ■■■ • ' The lease ,of the Bridge Hotel, Waitara, having: over, sixteen .years to,run|; doing a good buainosp. It .is seldom such .a,valuable property is in the market, and the auctioneer would recommend ah earlyinapection.