AUCTIONS. FRIDAY, H»tk JUNK. f)n the Esplanade. 11. M A U D E II. has received hwtrnctioiia to sell l>y pttidtt; auction, at »Wc time ami place, unit's* a*>M previously, a* jier specifications — " About W>,mi» FEET FIRST-CLASS KAURI TIMBER. A.~H. MAUDE. 33:1 Auctioneer. WEDNESDAY, 21st JUNE, AT A. 11. MAUDE'S STOKES, OAMARL\ At 1.3U p.m. TO CAPITALISTS. FARMERS, ETC. i;KKAT SALE XKAR OAMARU. 4 H. M A u D K h.i.s recftv*'»l mstnwttoHst from Messrs. CtilHos and Strt-et to at-tl hy public auction, at above timu and j)t:wt'. the whole of their MACXI FI C B.\T ESTATE A \V A M O K O. Consisting of ■L4-to ACRES of the Fittest Agricultural Land in New Zealand, subdivided into about 70 SectioiiK, varvtuv' in si/c from 40 t» MO Tht-i Splendid 'Property was one of the eartU'.-'t selections tti tli>: Onmarti district, a.ud i* situated oh the Limestone Terraces Eyin.U' between the Awamoko River and the Upper Waiareka.
It tit abundantly supplied with water trom thy Awamnkr) River, the Awakoura and f'.ohbin Creeks, besides numerous springs. The character of the soil and the lay of the ground renders tiki* property peculiarly exempt from the had effects of either very dry or very wet season.-*. The Crops hitherto grown on this land speak Hn-r themselves* as to the quality of the soil: and it may safely he affirmed that nowhere in the Oatnant district have larger yield.-* Wen obtained, or a better quality of grain produced. The bulk of the land is in its virgin state, and from having been for many years heavily depastured, is covered with a thick sward of About l,i>oo acres have been under crop, the larger portion of which is now in English grass, "for the most part only one crop of grain having been taken from this land, and in iu> ease more than two. The facilities for the transjiort of grain and produee must not be forgotten, as on one side of the property the Awauioko Railway runs within two attd a-half miles, and on the other side the Waiareka Railway is within one and a-hatf miles, no portion of the Estate- being more than three utiles from a railway. The * "artagv to either railway is very easy, and the- Xew ICoad passed by the Waiareka Road I'oKrd. which will be commenced at niife', wiH give an easy access to all that part of the property lying towards the Waiareka Valley, bringing this .vide of the Estate within t-rie ajid a-half mites of the Waiareka KaiErtay. The- money t» ntfke the above road has already Ken handed over to the l«>ard by Messrs. Gillies and Street. A superior COAL MINE is worked on the property, supplying the nctghtxnirhoofl with fuel for household and steam purpose.*, and witt K- as one lot. TTu- u.tiote property is substantially Fenced, ;.il.s,> of the subdivisions. The Term-< will be deferred I'ayments, unusually liberal : One-quarter cash ; balauee wan remain at interest, at the low rate of 7 per cent. Buyers who may prefer it ean make arrangements beforehand as to giving security, instead of the payment of the first fnstalruent. Every facility will be given to buyers at the Sale in the way of allowing them tv take up contiguous sections to those knocked down to them, so as to enable every one to s'ait himself as far ar possible as to the size of the- farm he may wish to purchase. Mans and full particulars, also printed copies of the conditions of sale, may lie obtained from MESSRS. GILLIES &. STREET, WRIGHT. STEPHENSON, & CO., Tfrmedin : or A. H. MAUDE, Auctioneer, Oamaru,
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Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 47, 15 June 1876, Page 3
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