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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5412, 1 August 1878, Page 4

Auctions .... . FRIDAY, 2nd AUGUST. SALE OF STOCK, In the ASSIGNED ESTATE OF MESSRS. BECK AND TONKS. THOMAS will sell by public auction, at the stores of Messrs. Beck and Tonks, Manners-street, on Friday, 2nd August, at 11 o’clock— The Entire Stook-in-Trade, Consisting of—• About 30 tons flour, "Victorian and Colo-nial,-various brands Wire nails Oats Blacking Currants ' Raisins • Weighing machine Flour mill Bottled beer and stout Raw linseed oil Tea, in half-chests and boxes Hams and bacon Cheese Soap Genevf, JDKZ Sugar, 1.0. and brewing crystals Vestas, 250’s and plaids Salmon Sardines Also, the Jane’s Cargo from Newcastle, consisting of—--1021 sacks maize 63 tons coals 5000 spokes 46 pairs naves, assorted" 1600 felloes, assorted. Full particulars in future advertisements. Luncheon provided. Terms at sale. THURSDAY, 29th AUGUST, At 2 o'clock. IMPORTANT TO CAPITALISTS. SALE OF FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD PROPERTIES. INXTHE ASSIGNED ESTATE OF BECK AND TONKS, WELLINGTON. GEORGE THOMAS has received instructions from the Trustees to sell by public auction, on Thursday, 29tb August, at 2 o'clock, at his rooms, those splendid freehold premises contained in Lot No, 1— No. 1 Lot. A three-storey warehouse (freehold), erected in 1876; "contractors, Rountree and Russell ; architect, C. Tringham, Esq. The whole of the frame ■ Hobartou hardwood (extra size); front planked and panelled with heart of kauri, as well as flooring ; sides, back, and roof covered with corrugated iron ; size of building, 50ft. frontage to Mannersstreet ; depth, 80ft. or thereabouts. Ground floor approached from Mannersstreet.; second floor approached from VVillisstreet, being on a level with the approach from Willis-street; third floor is als?) approached from Willis-street, thereby only having to lift the goods one story, which is accomplished by on American lift, being a fixture on the third floor. The allotment of land on "which the building is erected is 50ft. to Manners-street, with a depth of "l4oft. Bin., having a -frontage at the rear to a right-of-way of 16ft. leading from Willis-street. No. 2 Lot , Contains 64ft. frontage to Willis-street by a depth of 06ft. 7in., down a right-of-way from Willis-street, and adjoins No. 1 Lot, of 64ft. frontage to the said right-of;way. This section has been occupied as a timber yard. No. 3 Lot * Contains a leasehold properly of 51 links frontage to Manners-street by a "depth of 180 links, leading down Cornhill-street, which is 24 links wide ; depth from Cornhill-street, 120 links. Lease, 15 years to run, from last June. Ground rent, £3O per annum. The store erected on the above land consists of two storeys, is 30ft. frontage to Mannersstreet by 85ft. deep or thereabouts, is built of New Zealand timber (that is, the frame), covered with corrugated-iron,and the front rusticated boards; roof also iron. Also, a lean-to attached to the building at the east side at the fear. Adjoining the lean-to, at the back of the building, the framework of a large two-storey building is erected, covering the whole of the land. Machinery and fixtures consist of a steamengine, 5 horse-power, working up to 8, with a largo Cornish boiler, built by E. W. Mills, Esq,, capable of supplying a 12 horse-power engine; two corn crushers, and two oats do.; one chaff-cutter (workby steam), one bone-mill (do,); one powerful steam winch. The whole of the machinery is in thorough working order. Plana of both properties to bo seen, at the office of the auctioneer, who would beg to remind capitalists, both in Christchurch and Dunedin, that these freehold premises are decidedly the most eligible for carrying on a large business (having every facility, as well ns being situated in the two principal streets) now obtainable in Wellington. Terms liberal, declared at sale, which will be at 2 o'clock. Refreshments provided. For further particulars apply either by post or otherwise to GEORGE THOMAS, Auctioneer and General Merchant. Wellington, July 27th. PRELIMINARY NOTICE. e Most Important and Interesting Auction Sale Advertised for Many Years Past fn the Provincial District of Wellington. /TR. R. J. DUNCAN has been instructed JL by James Gilligan, Esq., to give notice it at the request of a considerable number of tiers ho will offer for sale by auction, within few days after the railway train runs to atherston, which is expected to be in first ek in September— The Township of WARDELL, About nine miles from Masterton, on tho main road to Oaatlepoint Phis township forms a portion of the farmd and well-known property known as botsford, Tauera, really tho only available j for a township between Masterton and stlcpoiuton tho main trunk line of road. Cho township is now being surveyed, and lographed plana are in course of preparas, and will be ready for distribution in a few in. The tertns will be most liberal.