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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5419, 9 August 1878, Page 4

Auctions SATURDAY,'IOtk AUGUST, At 1.30 p.m..- ‘ GUEAT BOOK SALE. FOR ABSOLUTE AND POSITIVE SALE, Laery & Campbell, late Beauchamp, Campbell, & co. have received iuitruotions to sell by public auction, on Saturday, August 10, at 1.30 p.m., at their rooms, Lambton-quay, The Largest Collection of Books ever * offered at one sale in the City of Wellington, WITHOUT THE SLIGHTEST RESERVE - Over 1000 Volumes, comprising the very latest works in every department ■ of literature. The following may be quoted as a specimen of the class of books to be sold, complete catalogues of which are now ready for delivery at the rooms of the Auctioneers,: — Captain Fred. Burnaby’s On Horseback through Asia Minor (2 vols.), Maudsley’s Physiology and Pathology of the Mind, Cairnes Political Economy, John Stuart Mill’s Three Essays on Religion, Galfcon’s English Men of Science, Alfred Domett's Poems Flotsam and Jetsam, Anstead’s Physical Geography, Hubner’a Travels Round the World (2 vols.),' Davies’ Orthodox, Unorthodox, and Heterodox London (3 vols.), Theological Translation Fund Library (various volumes), Self Help, Thrift, and Character, by Sand. Smiles, The Wandering Jew (illustrated by Gustave Dore), Tennyson’s Harold (a. drama), Rowe’s Supernatural iu the New Testament, MacMillan s Science Primers (nearly all the vols. published), ■ International Scientific Series (a large number of vols.), the Nature Series (various vols.), Ancient Classics for English Readers (various vols.), Lord Macaulay’s Essays, Templetons Engineer’s Pocket 'Book, Page’s Geology, Nicholson’s Zoology, Tyndall’s Electricity, Huxley’s Physiology, Picton’s New Theories of the Old 'Faith, Morell’s Authority and Conscience, Thos. Carlyle’s Works (various volumes .of the cabinet edition), Beale s Life Theories, Dickens’ Pickwick Papers (illustrated library.edition, with original plates), Farjeon’s Novels and Christmas Stories, Scott's Waverley Novels (cheap editions), Staunton’s Handbook of Chess and Chess Praxis (2 vols.), Louis Figuiere's Works, viz., Ocean World, Insect World, Vegetable World, Mammalia, Human Race, Reptiles and Birds, &c., &c.; Sir Bartla Frere’s Africa, Cobbe’s Broken Lights, Draper’s .Intellectual Developmentof Europe (2 vols.), &c., &c., &o. The books will be on view on Thursday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and from 7.30 to 9.30 in the evening, and inspection is invited. We would draw attention to the time of the sale, viz., 1.30. and as there are over 300 lots, the sale will commence punctually, to allow us to get through the catalogue before dark. Laery and Campbell, lato BEAUCHAMP, CAMPBELL, & CO., Auctioneers. NOTICE. In consequence of the above sale taking place at 1,30, our usual weekly horse sale will commence at 12 noon, instead of 2 o’clock, as usual. Horse sale Nag’s Head Yard, at 12 o’clock. Laery and Campbell, late BEAUCHAMP, CAMPBELL, & CO., Auctioneers. THURSDAY, 15 th AUGUST, At 2 o’clock. On Board the Ship. SALE OF THE BARQUE MALAY, Now lying in Lyttelton Harbor. THE Trustees have received instructions to have sold by auction the clipper barque Malay, 328 tons register, built in Dundee, Scotland. This vessel has just landed 500 tons of coal from Newcastle ; is a very fast sailer, thoroughly coppered and fastened, and is exceedingly well found. Is well adapted for the Mauritius or China trade. Terms at sale. For further particulars apply either to F. A. ICrull or George Thomas, trustees in the estate of Beck and Tonks. 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,-qnay, those splendid freehold premises contained in Lot No. 1— No. 1 Lor. . 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, SOtt. or thereabouts. Ground floor approached from Mannersstreet ; second floor approached from Willisstrect, being on a level with the approach from Willis-street ; third ffloor is also approached from Willis-atreet, 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-atreet. No. 2 Lot Contains 64ft. frontage to Willis-street by ' a depth of 06ft. 7iu., 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 deptli 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 Ssft. 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 rear. Adjoining tho lean-to, at the back of the building, the framework of a large two-storoy 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 K W. Mills, Esq,, capable of supplying a 12 horso-power engine ; two, corn crushers, and two oats do.; one chaff-cutter (workbysteam), one bone-mill (do.); one , powerful steam winch. The whole of tho machinery is in thorough working order. , , ■ Plans 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 promises are decidedly tho most eligible for carrying on a large busiuees (having every facility, as well as being situated iu 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, . : JNUINE NEVA STEARINE CANDLES, in Chests, each containing es. For Hardness, Brilliancy of Flame, oneral Finish these well-known Candles, surpassed. Orders booked: through Mel- ) houses. R,, JOHNSTON, 1, QucenMelbournc, agent for Nova Stearine t.. Petersburg. ,