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Otago Witness, Issue 2811, 29 January 1908, Page 41

\ AUCTIONS. FOR SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION. A FIRST-CLASS SHEEP STATION In the CENTRE OF SOUTHLAND. In Crescent Rooms, INVERCARGILL, On SATURDAY, 15th FEBRUARY, 1908. At 2 p.m. WRTGHT, STEPHENSON, & GO. (LIMITED) have received instruct tions from Thomas Mitchell, Esq., to sell by public auction at above time and place, WARWICK DOWNS STATION, Comprising 10,381 ACRES FREEHOLD 10,381 1,632 ACRES LEASE IN 1,632 PERPETUITY 8,150 ACRES PASTORAL 8.150 LEASEHOLD - With Stock and Plant, \ v As a Going Concern ; Or in Two Lots, as mentioned hereunder. The STOCK consists o£ j ,12,1ir , SHEEP 12,111 ' (of which 5100 are Breeding Ewes and • - 2000' two-tooth Ewes.) 100 CATTLE." 10016 • .HORSES 16 JMPLEMENTS, EUKNITUR,E, Etc-. Of the Freehold! Land, which is all lowlying, about 2000 acres has been_ cultivated, and. at present 470 acres is in turnips, 68 acres in turnips and grass, and 128 acres in oats (sown down with gra&s), the balance being in English pasture. In •addition, the bulk of the remainder can easily be broken -up. . ' Of thee Leasehold, none of whicH is high country, 8150 acres is held under Pastoral Lease, expiring in..about nine years, with the very low annual rental of £51, and 1632 aor&s under Lease in Perpetuity, at the nominal annual rental of £15 (a gift), j The country is well covered with silver tussock and good natural grasses, and on a wide area cocksfoot and clovers, surface sown, have grown splendidly. The property is' exceedingly well sheltered, and. ■fche whole of it is first-rate lambing groundThe fences are all in good order, and subdivisions have been made for the convenient working of the stook. There are two complete Homesteads, the buildings on the Warwick Block consisting of a large new Dwelling-house with modern conveniences, new woblshed and stable, and other buildings, while the buildings on the Dipton Block consist of a 6-roomed Dwel-lingj-woolshed, stable, and other buildings, all in good order. Ifras the Vendor's Intention to sell in one lot as, a going- concern, but failing a reasonable price being offered, the Property will be offered in two lots, which is rendered convenient by the Otapiri Stream running through the middle of the property and making* an excellent division, and, further, by- there being a complete Homestead on each block, as above mentioned. The areas of the two lots will be as- follow: — LOT I.— HOMESTEAD BLOCK. 5283 ACRES FREEHOLD 8150 ACRES PASTORAL LEASE. Homestead distant five miles from Otapiri P.O. and 12 miles from Centre Bush Railway Station. LOT 2.— DIPTON BLOCK. 5098 ACRES FREEHOLD 1632 ACRES LEASE " IN PERPETUITY. Homestead distant thvee miles and a-half from Dipton-P-G., School, and Railway Station. In the event of the Property being sold in two lots, the Stock will not be included, but sold later by auction. As Mr Mitchell has purchased a Property in the North Island, it is his serious intention to sell, and the Auctioneers, with, the knowledge that this Property is one of the best of its kind in Southland, and that it is being offered for GENUINE SALE, strongly recommend those on the look-out for a good and profitable investment to inspect. Fuller particulars on application to THE* AUCTIONEERS, _ At any of their offices ; j Or to- I THOMAS MITCHELL, Esq., llja Warwick Downs, Otapiri P.O. SATURDAY, 22nd FEBRUARY, At 2 p.m. SUBDIVISION OF HAKATARAMEA RUNS. B ALGETY & CO. (LIMITED) (Oamaru), have received instructions from the Board of Governors, Canterbury Agricultural College, to offer at Auction on Saturday, 22nd February, at 2 p.m. THE LEASE FOR 14 YEARS OF RUNS 61, 61a, 62, 62a, In the Hakataramea Survey District, Comprising 37,000 acres (more or less), Now occupied by the New Zealand and Australian Land Company (Ltd.) ; Ateo, The LEASES of the following Properties for 14 years: — RESERVES A, B, C, D, E, Comprising 2828 acres. Note.— Above lands (including leases and reserves) are beinj^ subdivided into areas suitable for small grazing runs. Sufficient low-lying land will be attached to each run for homestead and arable purposes. Also, FOR SALE, the FEE SIMPLE of the following Freehold Properties: — Reserve G—2o4G — 204 acres Reserve H — 27 acres Reserve I—looI — 100 acres Reserve J — 32 acres Reserve X—639K — 639 acres. Plans are now in course of preparation, and shortly will be available at any of Dalgety and Company's (Ltd.) branches. DALGETY. & CO. (LIMITED), 18j$ Auctioneers ,