SALE OF COACHING PLANT.

Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 30, 29 December 1883, Page 2

SALE OF COACHING PLANT.

On Monday last Mr J, S. Bucklnnl submitted for k,ilc by public auction nt ttu> stab'ei, To Arohn, the coaching plant of U'Hssr- Bradley and (Jo. as engaged I'onn'jrly running between Ap'olm an Thames The sale wus by older oi! Mr Jas. ikn-heli, of Hikubii," and was to sut,Mf\ a fiaiiii. AloHsrs Bradley and (Jn. '.nude great preparations some months Mnce for cvftjing on regular uitd wcllippoiutud ooucii commiinicHtion bfltwetsn \roha, Paei'ou and Tluiuop, and several anies commenced running \vitli the same leMiltin ev^vy instance, vi^., onlig.'d t>> ;i\eit up, tilth ju^h having their ternm land nioii all stutiouyd ulon^ thu rund.

What with the continued wet weathei and the, disgraceful stute of the roads.^ "orcli traffic wtW simply oitt of the uiestion. Of course this condition ol ■ffairs was simply ruinous • a continued licaVy expenditure going* on and no returns, resulting 1 in the bale already referred to. The complete plant, consisting or if horses, 20 sets American 'ianv>u 1 spring and 2 jack coaches wore advertised for sale. Messrs Phillips and | Sop, of Thames, however, prtrohasod In private treaty previously, Ijick coach, b horses and 12 sets of harness. Th<balance was oitVred as follows '. First in | one lot. but the price ottered, JE2IO, was so unsatisfactory it Was Withdrawn and submitted a<? follows ; 1 coach, with nice team of four horses and harness complete, sold to Mr N. Ferguson on behall ■>£ Uividloy and 00. fdr the low figure of £80. Four horses with harness complfto and jack oo.ich \ for this lot onl> £55 being bid, it was passed ; and the horses being put up in paiis were sold 2 \uth harness complete for £17, to Mi Tuinlwll, of MoM-insville ; 2 do., £20, to smie buyer; 2 very smart givys with h.irne^s (leaders) wore next put' up and for £1910^ to Mr Clark, of Wnita». Roan draught mar.-, £9 s^, to List buyer ; handsome blaok in-ire, iirst-ulass hack, (> years old, by " Kinglisher," s.uuu buyer, £11 30* : 'bu-, no buyers, paused; jacK coach, passed t only iiso bid. This concluded the sale of coaching plant, al'tei which several other horses were offered, <ome of whom found purchaser* ; the majority, however, were passed. We may here mention that in spite or! theii great losses Messis Ur.idle)' and Co. still mean Insiness, and purpose running well'ippointad coaches at regular ititci'v.ils daily between Aroha and VVuiorongonuu under the superintendence oL' Mr K. Ferunson, time-table respecting same will be regularly advertised in this paper, and it was for this puipose that the excellent coach and team already rbLVrrud to was purchased by him. Messrs B. and (Jo. will al o Cunt nuo to keep a number oi really first-class saddle hoi'sesand buggies for Jr.iv, and wj hope their'enterprii&e in this lespect will be well rewarded.