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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8345, 30 January 1907, Page 8

kanda tor Sale WHIIHIW & CO. (Late Mackay& Whishaw), stock: and station AGENTS, Masterton & Wellington. MANAGER-W. M. WHISHAW. 8000 Acres, situated barely 4 miles from Tauranga. It is an t attractive property, one can almost drive buggy over the whole of it, and out o£ the 8000> acres fully 6000 acres are ploughable, 3000 acres have bfcen ploughed and / sown down in best of English grasses, and looks Very well, Another 2000 acres have, been burnt and surface sown, 1000 acres still in scrub, manuka, high tutu and fern. The remaining was originally bush countiy, of which 1000 acres is in grand grass. This clearing was felled 16 years ago, and is fattening bullocks, so that it must bo good country to hold the grass bo long. The remaining 1000 acres is a fine piece of standing bush, tawa, rimu, matai," and puketea. This bush couiitry is practically level, and a saw i ; mill is about to be Built on an adjoining blook. The whole place is ring fenced and subdivided into numerous sheep proof paddocks, all fencing in tip-top order. The soil is of a good loam on top of a clay subsoil, has no pumue in it at all, and is well adapted for all kinds of cropping grain or roots. 60 acres were cropped for oats last year,' and a fine yield resulted. 250 acres are now ploughed for turnips. Carrying at present time 8000 odd sheep (4000 were shorn), and 1100 bullocks, and the place is very much understocked, cowgrass and rye grass being a foot high all over place. Fully 1200 cows could be carried on improved portion. Good homestead in glorious position, overlooking harbour. House is a 11 roomed one, built 2 years ago; large up-to-date woolshed fitted with machine?, stable and all buildings complete, also 5 and 6 roomed houses. The land is well adapted for cutting up into dairy farms, as besides having a big j road frontage (property is long and narrow) a graded road htis besn made almost the whole distance of the farm through centre of block. Messrs BrowBras., the local Auctioneers, of sound knowledge and repute, state that if the 300 acres of improved land were put upon the market, and cut up into dairy farms, it wou\d fetch frtom £5 to £7 per acre, and for some of the sections £9 to £lO an acre. Price £4 10s per acre. Mort gage £16,000 for 7 years at 4J per cent. This is the; cheapest property of the day. Or would exchange for a smaller property in Wairarapa district, say to the value of about £20,000. H. J. BAKER, Canvassing Representative., M. DORNEY & Co, Land!, Estat®, and Financial Agents, EKETAHUNA. . i ' . w E have the largest Land, and Business Catalogue printed in the Colony. If you want a property in any particular district we can suit you, any size or price. In land we have some. genuine bargains. Don't purchase before you see us. ' ■ - ■ . Bargains in Farms. QA Acres, Freehold, all grass, 250 acres ploughable, 80 acres has been ploughed. Sandstope and papa land, originally all bush ; 18 paddocks. Large house, woolshed, yards, whare, etc. Several plantations and lake on property. 8J miles from Waverley. . frice £lO 10s per acre, crops extra. £750 cash and £IOO annually. Balance at 5 per cent. TAAA Acres, grass 750, scrub 250. iUUU Title L.I.P. A large portiop was bush land felled and grassed 14 years ago. First-class grazing land of clay and limestone formation. Winters 100(f sheep and 85 oattle on 750 acres. 2-roomed whare and trapshed. Dannevirke 16 miles. Bates about £2O. Bent 4s 3d per acre, payable half-yearly less 10 per cent. Price £I6OO. For further particulars apply to Saunders & Hall, LAND AGENTS, WARD STREET, DANNEVIRKE.