Auctions Also, . Onctd the BEIT SECTIONS in fclio rapidly risiug Township of WooDViliß, being the section numbered 128 adjacent to the proposed site for the RAILWAY STATION. Full particulars on application at the offices of the auctioneers. IN THE EXCHANGE HAND MART. . ON MONDAY, 12th- AUGUST, 1878,; At 2 o’clock p in. ' Lot 38. Tip KENNEDY MACDONALD & CO. A i are favored with instructions to offer for sale by public auction, on the above date —■ A VALUABLE COTTAGE PROPERTY, Situated in Banks-terrace, being all that piece or parcel of land, having a frontage of 16 feet by a depth of 100 feet, being part of town acre 664, together • with the comfortable THREE-ROOMED COTTAGE ERECTED THEREON. THIS DAY, TUESDAY, 6th AUGUST. At 2.30 p.m. PUBLIC NOTICE. To Merchants, Shipowners, and Others. For Sale, on Tuesday, 6th August, at his Rooms, Lambton-quay, the substantial Brig Jane. GEORGE THOMAS has received instruc- • lions from the Trustees in the estate of Messrs. Beck and Tonks to sell by public auction, on Tuesday, 6th August— The substantial brig JANE, 160 tons register. Carries 300 tons, is Hobarton hnilt, newly sheathed and coppered at a cost of £260, and has just arrived from Newcastle with. 1000 bags ef maize and 100 tons coals, and a quantity of wheelwright’s timber, all of which will be sold To-day (Monday), along with the stock-in-trade of Messrs. Beck and Tonks, as per advertisement. The Jane is insured for £llOO. ■ Terms liberal, declared at sale. N.B. —A full and complete inventory will he prepared for inspection at the office of the Auctioneer the day prior to the sale. For further particulars apply to the captain on hoard, or to GEORGE THOMAS, Auctioneer and General Merchant, Wellington. THURSDAY, 29th AUGUST, At 2 o’clock. IMPORTANT TO CAPITALISTS. SALE OF FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD PROPERTIES. IN'THE ASSIGNED ESTATE OF BECK ■ AND TONKS, WELLINGTON. GEORGE THOMAS has received instructions from the Trustees to sell by public auction, on Thursday, 29th August, at 2 o’clock, at his rooms, Lambton-quay, _ those splendid freehold premises contained in Lot No. 1— . No. 1 Lot. A three-storey warehouse (freehold), erected in 1876; contractors, Rountree and Bussell ; architect, C. Tringham, Esq. The whole of the. frame Hobarton 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 app,.-cached from Mannersstreet ; second floor approached from Willisstreet, being on a level with the approach from Willis-street ; third (floor is also approached from Willis-street, thereby only having to lift the goods one story, which is accomplished by an American lift, being a fixture on the third floor. . _ The allotment of land on which the building is erected is 60ft. to Manners-street, with a depth of 140 ft, Bin., having a frontage at the rear to a right-of-way of 16ft. leading from Willis-street. No. 2 Lot ■ s Contains 64ft. frontage to Willis-street by a depth of 66ft. 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 property 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 laud consists of two storeys, is-30ft. frontage to Mannersstreet by 85ft. deep or thereabouts, is hnilt of New Zealand timber (that is, the frame), covered with corrugated iron, and the front rusticated boards j roof also iron. Also, a lean-to attached to the building at the east side at the rear. Adjoining the lean-to, at the hack 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 large Cornish boiler, built by E. W. Mills, Esq., capable of supplying a 12 horse-power engine ; two com crushers, and twooatsdo.; onechaff-cutter(work-by steam), one hone-mill (do.); one powerful steam winch. The whole of the machinery is in thorough working order. Plans of both properties to be 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 as being situated in the two principal streets) now obtainable in Wellington. Terms liberal, declared at sale, which will bo 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. WEDNESDAY, 7th AUGUST, At 2 o’clock. Positive Clearing Sale. Lot I—Bailiff’s Goods—distraint— Superior Furniture, &c. Lot 2—Oilmen's Stores— Vestas, Anchovies, Mustard Lot 3—5 Trunks Boots, Leggings, &c. Lot 4—16 Kegs butter, 2 cases Fresh Butter Lot s—Mr. Conrad's Furniture, Who has gone to Manawatu. MR. FRANCIS SIDEY will sell by auction, in the Arcade Buildings and. Yard, the above goods, positively Without Reserve. K.B. Any other goods to ho sold without reserve can be entered for this sale up to 12 o’clock on Wednesday. WEDNESDAY, 21st AUGUST. OBESWICK. FIRST-CLASS BUILDING SITES. Messrs, j. h. bbthunb & 00. have been favored with instructions to sell by public auction, at their rooms, corner of Featherston and Brandon streets, on Wednesday, 21st August, at, 2 o’clock--116 SPLENDID BUILDING ALLOTMENT 3, Situ-ated at Orcswick, on the city side of the Karori Bridge. The proposed line of railway will run through this property. Lithographed plans arc being prepared, and will ehortly .be issued.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5416, 6 August 1878, Page 4
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