THE PATUTAHI LAND SALE.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5351, 22 May 1878, Page 2

THE PATUTAHI LAND SALE.

(BT TEKBGIUPH.) (fkOM OUJB OWN COIIUESrONDENT.) Gisbobne, Tuesday. The long talked-of Patutahi land sale took place to-day, and notwithstanding the threatening state of the weather was largely attended. Punctually at noon Mr. Tole ascended the rostrum, and after reading the conditions and stating that his instructions were to ignore all protests, the sale commenced in earnest. The prices realised were simply monstrous, and bidders appeared to be mad. Corner sections in the township—on which, by-the-by, there is not a house—fetched at the rate of £l6O per acre. . Several quarter-acres sold for £3O and £35. The suburban lands also realised fabulous prices. The following are the prices and purchasers ; Township seetiou 2, £32, C. Jury ; 3, £26, M. Mullooiey; 4, £2l, G. Goldsmith ; 5, £2O, J. Bidgood ; 6, £l9, M. Miller; 7, £2l, M. Miller ; 8, £3l, Villers ; 9, £26, M. Miller ; 10, £22, M. Miller ; 11, £2O, M. Miller; 12, £l7, C. Jury; 13, £l6, R. Colebrook; 11, £2O, It. Colebrook ; 15, £l9, S. C. Caul ton ; 16, £2B, S. O. Caulton ; 51, £ls, S. C. Caulton; 52, £2B, S. 0. Caulton ; 53, £2l, S. C. Caulton; 51, £24, S. C. Caulton; 55, £25, Kempthorne ; 56, £27, J. E. Brown ; 57, £37, W. Adair ; 58, £43, W. Adair, 59 ; £3O, S. C. Caulton ; 60, £2B, M. Miller ; 61, £25, J. E. Brown; 52. £2l, S. 0, Caulton; 63, £25, S. 0. Caulton ; 64, £sl, S. O. Caulton ; 83. £42, S. C. Caulton; 89, £37, T. Uren; 90, £26, S. C. Caulton; 91, £27, S. C. Caulton; 92, £26, Carter ; 93, £3l, S. C. Caulton ; 94, £47. S. O. Caulton; 96, £25, Large ; 97, £24, S. C. Caulton ; 98, £24, S. O. Caulton ; 99, £24, J. Carron; 100, £4O, Mclntosh; 101, 56, Caulton; 111, £33, Maynard; 115, £29, Dempsey; 116, £lB, G. Rymer; 117, £22, Bee; 118, £3l, Bee; 119, £3l, Brown ; 120, £2l, Crawford ; 121, £23, Caulton ; 122, £25, Carter ; 123, £36, A. Robb; 125, £B3, J. R. Hurrey ; 126, £57. Lyndon; 127, £sl, Lyndon; 128, £77, J. E. Brown ; 129 and 130, withdrawn for road purposes ; 131, £53, J. Hills ; 132, £42, Lyndon ; 133, £56, Lyndon; 131, 61, Crawford. Suburban sections—ll,: £’o3," Miller ; 12, £lll, Mclntosh ; 13, £l4l, McDevitt ; 14, £144, Bee; 15, £127, E. Sargent; 16, £146, Bee; 17, £l3O, Lyndon; 18, £144, P. Barrie; 19, £125, Lyndon; 20, £l5O, Graham ; 21, £157, Caulton ; 22, £2OO, Caulton ; 23, £134, J. E. Brown; 25, £B6, Maynard ; 26, £Bl, E. P. Joyce ; 27, £9O, Ferris; 28, £IOO, Ferris; 29,..£100, Ferris; 42, £lO3, Locke; 43, £94, Ferris; 44, £IOO, Ferris; 45, £lO6, Ferris; 46 and 47, withdrawn, with a view of being added to the cemetery reserve. Mr. E. F. Harris here read a protest against the sale of sections 1,2, 3, and portions of sections 6 and 7, Turanganui Survey District Block, and also of sections 1 to 10, inclusive, Patutahi Survey District, Tapotoho; also of sections 91 and 92, Patutahi Survey District, second and third class rural lands. Mr. Tole said the sale would proceed, as his instructions were to ignore all protests. Turanganui Survey District Block —Sections 1,2, and 3 were passed, no bids being made; section 6, £BO6, Ferris; 7, £361, Hardy; 8, £250, Hardy; 9, £285, Hardy; 10, £2BO, Hardy; 11, £450, Pitt; 12, £250, Pitt; 24. £290, Caulton ; 27, £330, Pitt ; 28, £285, Pitt ; 29, £375, Pitt ; 30, £6OO, Twigg ; 31, £7lO, Cooper ; 35, £630, Lyndon ; 36, £5lO, J. R. Hurrey ; 37, £6lO, Hurrey ; 38, £SOO, J. R. Hurery ; 39, £5lO, J. R. Hurrey; 40, £430, J. R. Hurrey ; 41, £570, J. R. Hurrey; 43, £7BO, Pitt ; 45, £3BO, J. R. Hurrey ; 47, £350, J. R. Hurrey; 70, £440, King; 73, £320, Bilham. Patutahi Survey District (Tapatoho)—Section 1, £4OO. Jameson ; 2,' £340, Randall Johnson ; 3, £350, Randall Johnson ; 4, £350, Randall Johnson ; 5, £230, Randall Johnson ; 6, £360, Randall Johnson ; 7, £4lO, Randall Johnson ; 8, £330, Randall Johnson ; 9, £420, Randall Johnson ; 10, £420, Randall Johnson.... Patutahi—Section 13, £570, Pitt; 14, £630, Pitt ; 15, £650, Pitt; 16, £7OO, Pitt; 17, £530, Price ; 18, £440, Price ; 19, £350, Pitt; 20, £4OO, I Hardy ; 21, £250, Helyar ; 22, £320, Helyar ; 23, £360, Lyndon ; 48, £480,. Rymer; 49, £6lO, Rymer ; 50,- £3BO, Rymer; 51, £430, Rymer; 52, £560, Burns ; 54, £570, Ferris ; 56, £SOO, Ferris ; 57, £450, Ferris; 58, £SOO, Hardy ; 59, £450, Wall; 60, £470, Hardy ; 61, £370, Lyndon ; 62, £550, Hardy ; 66, £730, Sunderland ; 67, £BOO, Glenuy ; 68, £560, Pitt. Second and third. class rural lands—Section 94, £455, Knowles; 95, £3lO, .Livingston ; 96, £396, Livingston; 102, £4OO, Knowles; 103, £4OO, Knowles ; 105, £192, Miller ; 106, £256, Miller; 108, £225, Bristle ; 109, £3OO, Knowles; 110, £220, Bolton ; 111, £2OO, Knowles; 112, £259, Knowles. Fifteen other sections offered were passed, there - being no bids. . ' ■■ , ,