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Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 628, 8 May 1878, Page 3

BY AUCTION FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING, 10th and 11th MAY. On the Premises, Thames-street. f~\ EOEGE GREENFIELD has received instructions from Mr. J. Cahill, to sell by public auction, on the above dates, the whole of his STOCK-IN-TRADE, Consisting of— First-class Groceries Wines, port and sherry (free and duty paid) Spirits, case and bulk (free and duty paid) Champagne, pints and quarts Ale and Stout „ j China and Glassware Cutler}-, Watertank 1 Mare, Harness, and Spring Cart A Lot of prime Cigars (free and under I bond)

&c, &c, &c. The Auctioneer -would call the attention of Storekeepers, Hotelkeepers, and the public generally to the above first-elass lots, as Mr. Cahill has given instructions that the whole are to be sold without the slightest 1 reserve. G. GREENFIELD, 56G Auctioneer. LAND. 6000 ACRES FOR SALE, County of Waimate, near Makikihi Railway Statiou, to be cut up into FREEHOLD FARMS. "ILES, HASSAL, AND CO. - will offer for sale by public auction, on FRIDAY, 10th MAY, 1878, At Messrs. Miles, Archer, and Co.'s Stores, Timaru. Sale at 11 o'clock— THE SHERWOOD ESTATE, On the Great South Road, close to the Makikihi Railway Station, on the Great South Line, and contiguous to the properties of Messrs. G. F. Lovegrove and C. Bourn, consisting of over 6000 Acres of beautiful Low Downs and Valle3"s of the very best quality of Heavy "Wheat Land, subdivided

Ihe country is so well watered tha almost every Farm will have a portion of : running creek in it. Many of the lots an already in great part enclosed with excellent fences, and each will have a frontage to a public road. The whole of the land is easily worked, and ready for the plough. We visited the Estate on December 20, just before the rain fell, and, notwithstanding the long drought, the grass and crops showed in excellent condition. We can confidently recommend the property to the notice of intending purchasers, as we know of no better block of land in New Zealand, taking climate and position into consideAnyone in want of a really good Farm should inspect this valuable property. The soil is a rich, black mould, on an excellent mellow clay subsoil of great depth. The immense growth of natural grass, and the splendid paddocks of English grass and j;rain crops, speak for the quality of the land.

Plans will shortly be obtainable at our offices ; meantime Mr. Pitman Sherwood will be glad to show intending purchasers a sketch-plan of the divi»ions. Terms : 10 per cent, cash at sale ; 15 per cent, one month from date of sale ; 25 per cent, on Sth November, 1SS0; and the whole nnpaid portion bearing interest at 7 per cent, per annum. Apply to MILES, HASSAL, & CO., Christchurch ; MILES, AKCHER, & CO., 415 Timaru.

P.URAL AND TOWN SECTIONS. LTESSRS. J. T. FORD AND CO. -*- have received instructions from the Hon. Edward Richardson, to sell by public auction, on SATURDAY, the 11th MAY NEXT, At Messrs. Miles, Archer, and Co.'s Stores, at 2 o'clock—--140 -TOWN ALLOTMENTS 140 Immediately adjacent to the Albnry Railway Terminus, and having a frontage on the Main Road to the M'Kenzie Pass. AI3O, 1190 ACRES 1100 Heing the unsold portion of the Albury Estate, withdrawn from last sale on account of the lateness of the honr. Albury being the Terminus of the Railway extending from Timaru towards Burke's Pass, and the centre of a large and rapidly increasing agricultural district, the Township Sections and Farms are submitted to public competition to supply a want long felt of Building Sites for Stores and other places of business; also. Homesteads for carriers, contractors, and others. Plans can be seen at the offices of the undersigned. Terms of payment at sale, easy J. T. FORD AND CO., Auctioneers, Christchnrch; MILES, ARCHER, AND CO., 496 Timaru. HOOTING is strictly PROHIBITED on Corriedale and Elderslie Estates. Trespassers will be prosecuted. JOHN RED), Elderslie 360 BIGHABD OLIVER, Corriedale.