GOVERNMENT LAND SALE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1518, 27 November 1886, Page 2

GOVERNMENT LAND SALE.

One of the most successful land sales held in the district for years past took place in the Temuka courthouse last Thursday, when Mr J. H. Baker, Com* missioner of Crown Lands, submitted several sections in the township of Arowhenua and ether parts of the district for sale, There was a large attendance, the courthouse being crowded, and the great desire evinced by those present to secure some land proved how untrue it is te say that the working men do not want to go on the land, and that they cannot be forced to settle on it. Those who make such charges against working men undoubtedly slander them, for if there is one desire stronger than another in a working mao’s breast it is the desire of settling down in a home of bis own. The large number which the liberal administration of the Hon. John Ballance is settling on the land proves this.

• The sale yesterday commenced with ? sections in the township of Arowhenua, j, and all of them were speedily bought at prices ranging from the upset price of £7 10s to £l2. They were all quarterj acre sections, and were put up at the • upset price of £7 10s, the conditions of 1 sale being one fourth of the money at the 3 fall of the hammer, and the balance in 3 two months. In the event of the purchaser failing to pay the balance in two months bis section would be forfeited. ? The following is the result of the sale i—- ? Sec. Purchaser. Price. \ £ e. d. - 83 ... Gy Hobbs 10 10 0 0 297 ... H. Lee 9 0 0 1 298 ... „ ... ... 810 0 i 299 ... „ 810 0 l 300 ... „ 810 0 - 301 ... W. Pulford 8 0 0 1 302 7 10 0 . 441 ... G. McS. Gentlemun... 12 0 0 « 443 ... „ ... ... 910 0 , 444 ... „ ... ... 910 0 446 ... J. Brown 810 0 n 448 .. „ 910 0 450 ... „ 9 10 0 509 ... H. Flannery ... ..., 710 0 8 512 ... 1. Brown 710 0 2 513 .. „ 910 0 L 515 ... „ 910 0 0 516 ... „ 910 0 7 517 ... „ ... ... 1010 0 2 518 ... ' „ ... ... 10 10 0 0 520 ... „ 10 10 0 1 601 ... J. Brown 7 10 0 J 646 ... R. Austin ... ... 710 0 ) 647 ... „ ... ... 710 0 1 648 ... „ ... ... 710 0 ? The next lot put up was 6 acresof land, 2 being part of reserve 1371, adjoining " Cooper’s Creek. It was bought by Mr • A. M. Clark for £45. Forfeited sections in the Arowhenua Village Settlement were next put up, at • the upset price of £l2. The area of each 1 was a quarter of an acre, with the ezcep- • tion of-the section bought by Mr Geo. r Lynch, which is 1 rood 24 perches, and • also the one bought by Mr John Wood--1 man, which is 1 rood 12 perches. The • buyers were]as follow : 3 Sec. Purchaser. Price. £ s. d. I 639 W. Wyatt 12 0 0 3 643 ... J. Spooner 12 0 0 ; 688 ... J. Ounnard 12 0 0 r 699 ... R. Juggins 12 0 0 701 ... B. Prattley ... ... 12 0 0 706 ... R. Mehrtens 12 0 0 716 ... E. Williams ... ... 12 0 0 737 ... G. Lynch ... ... 19 4 0 754 ... J. Woodman ... ...15 12 0 , 818 ... J. Daley ... ... 12 0 0 , 661 ... J. B. Epps 12 0 0 ’ Some forfeited sections in the Orari I Tillage Settlement were next offered. , The result was as follows; , Lot. Area. Purchasers. Price. A, E. P. £ s. d. 5 10 0 J. loach 6 0 0 1 8 10 0 J. Bloomfield 60 0 '7 1 113 W.Vernall 719 9 9 2 0 26 A. Story 3 10 6 12 10 0 P. Buckley 610 0 15 10 0 <T. Harrison 6 0 0 16 10 0 G. Harrison 6 0 0 The folllowing sections in sub-divisipn of Lot 54, Reserve 389, Orari, were also sold: — Upset Lot. Area. Purchaser. Price. Priob« a. r. p. £. s. d. £b. d. 39 9 036 A. Coles 127 0 0 92 5 0 40 8 324 A.Palmer 167 0 0 89 0 0 The sale realised altogether £737 7s 3d. The high price given by Messrs Coles and Palmer for the pieces of land they bought show how desirous men are of securing it. Mr J. H. Baker proceeded in the afternoon to Fairlie Creek, where he held a sale yesterday.