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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5823, 27 November 1879, Page 4

Auctions THIS DAY, THU BSD AY, 27th NOVEMBER, At 3 o’clock p.m. For Positive Sale. Without Reserve. T KENNEDY MACDONALD & CO. , will sell at their rooms, this day, at 3 o’clock p.m. sharp—--1 Winstauley’s open face centre second three - quarter plate gold lever watch ; a magnificent watch, in splendid order, and eminently adapt-d for a physician’s use 1 splendid diamond ring, set with five large diamonds in circle. Also, 1 Chappel’s beat pianoforte, second-hand, but in first-class condition 1 sideboard, and other valuable furniture. TUESDAY, 9th DECEMBER. VALUABLE SAWMILL PROPERTY, Cartzeton, Wairarapa. By order of the Mortgagee, and under conduct of A. S. Allan, Esq., Registrar of the Supreme Court. Under the provisions of the Conveyancing Ordinance Amendment Act, 1860. Messrs, j. h. bethune & co. have been instructed to sell by public auction, at their rooms, corner of Brandon and Featherstou streets, Wellington, on Tuesday, the 9th day of December, 1879, at 2 o’clock— All that valuable property, containing 1145 ACRES OF LAND (more or less), being Sections Nos. 176 238 on the plan of the Taratahi Plain Block, together with Saw Mill, Flour Mill, Dwelling-house, Stable, &c., erected thereon, at present in the occupation of Messrs. Stewart Brothers. The land is of excellent quality, and quite evel, heavily timbered with pines and totara, and being situated within one mile from the township of Carterton, and half a mile from the Railway Station, is admirably adapted for cutting up into allotments. The Auctioneers desire to call special attention to the above splendid opportunity of acquiring a valuable and desirable sawmill property in one of the most flourishing districts of the Wairarapa. For further particulars apply to MESSRS. BRANDON & SON, Solicitors ; or, to J. H, BETHUNE & CO., Auctioneers. FRIDAY, 19th DECEMBER, IMPORTANT SALE OF SMALL FARM ALLOTMENTS, OPAKI PLAINS, MASTERTON. Messrs, j. h. bethune & co. have been favored with instructions from the Executors of the late Henry Bannister, Esq., to sell by public auction, at their rooms, corner of Featherstou and Brandon streets, on Friday, 19th December, at 2 o’clock— THE OPAKI ESTATE, Consisting of 1178 ACEES 0F VALUABLE AGRICULTURAL LAND, Subdivided into 24. SMALL FARM ALLOTMENTS, Varying from 40 to 122 Acres each. This magnificent property, approached by a good metal road, is situated within two miles of the flourishing Township of Masterton, and about one mile from the proposed Railway Station. The laud is of the very best quality, extremely fertile, and laid down in English grass, a large portion being under crop. The homestead on section No. 6 comprises dwelling house, outbuildings, &c., &o. The Auctioneers confidently recommend the above to the attention of capitalists, farmers, aud others desirous of obtaining first-class freeholds in the most flourishing part of the Wairarapa District. Intending purchasers can view the property any day previous to the sale. Lithographed plans are being prepared, and will be issued in a few days. TERMS LIBERAL. SATURDAY, 13th DECEMBER. IMPORTANT SALE OP SAWMILL AND FREEHOLD PROPERTY. Messrs, halcombe & sherwill, under instructions from the mortgagees, will sell at Haloombe, Manawatu, on Saturday, 13th December next— That Valuable Property known as Lash’s Sawmill, situate in the town of Halcombe, within a few chains of the main railway line, with which it is connected by a private siding laid with iron rails. The property consists of—1. Steam sawmill, with engine 14-horse power nominal, planing machine, forge, &c., with all appliances in perfect working order and good condition, and capable of an output of from 4000 to 5000 feet per diem. 2. Fourteen working bullocks, with all necessary gear, for which there is ample paddocking on the property. 3. The right to the timber growing on 160 acres of land adjacent to the mill. 4. Freehold property consisting of 759 acres of land, heavily timbered with totara, matai, and rimu, all in the immediate vicinity of the mill and very easily accessible. The situation of this land, surrounding as it does the town of Halcombe, as well as its excellent quality, will give it a high.value when stripped of the forest. This land is covered by first mortgages to the amount of £1750, having 3 and 4 years to run at 9 and 10 per cent. These mortgages will have to be taken over by the purchaser. The property being a complete and compact whole as a sawmill property, will not be divided, but will be sold altogether. The terms of payment are—so per cent, cash, and the balance in equal instalments in six and twelve months ; or, 30 per cent, cash, and the balance in equal instalments in 4,8, and 12 months, the unpaid balances in either case being represented by bills bearing interest at 8 per cent. N.B.—The auctioneers can confidently recommend this property as a first-class investment. It is without exception the best situated and most compact sawmill property in the whole of the Mauawatii County. Its position as the nearest mill to Wanganui, which is the chief local and export market of the district, gives it an advantage of from 6d. to Is. per 100 feet of timber over any other mill in the county. The greatest care has been exercised in the selection of the land for sawmill purposes, and a very large trade has been done by the present proprietors in firewood and split stuff with Wanganui. As there is no reserve beyond the amount for which the property is mortgaged, an opportunity is offered to the fortunate possessors of a comparatively small sum in cash of securing a magnificent property on remarkably easy terms. Sale to commence at 2 p.m. For further particulars, apply to Messrs. Zohrab, Newman, and Co., Wellington; Messrs. Halcombe and Sherwill, Feilding; , or, to Mr. W. H, Lash, on the property.