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Advert seeks inquiries from buyers for multiple houses in desirable localities at very low prices with easy terms. Also offering farms of all descriptions for purchase by prospective buyers.
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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Mar 01, 1913
Page
4
Advert seeks inquiries from buyers for multiple houses in desirable localities at very low prices with easy terms. Also offering farms of all descriptions for purchase by prospective buyers.
A real estate notice by land and estate agent F W Watt details listings for sale. Properties include a 100 acre Highbank Farm with a 3 room house, dairy, stabling, and shelter. an excellent town residence with 10 rooms. a splendid modern 6 room residence with gas water and drainage. and a comfortable 6 to 6 room house with scullery and bath on about half an acre.
Daily memoranda lists auctions at Ashburton yards and a dense schedule of church services and meetings. It notes His Majesty's Theatre with Hayward's Pictures, multiple churches such as St. Stephen's and St. Andrew's with 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. services, Salvation Army and Baptist listings, plus a Hospital and Charitable Aid Board session at 10.30 a.m. and Borough Council at 7.50 p.m. on Monday.
The notice states Joarmers cannot ship meat to London directly and should consign through the New Zealand Meat and Produce Company Limited, a farmer interests company. It notes past returns show excellent results and lists an agent to handle skins by sale or home shipping, with full details from local agents.
The firm promotes its wide Dominion branches and open pasture register. Buyers and sellers are invited to inspect listings and discuss properties in person. They claim to handle all sizes and have several desirable grazing properties available now with full particulars on request.
In the estate of the late Mrs Kilworth properties for sale include a seven-room house with outbuildings on eleven quarters of land. Subdividable 34 acres frontage on three streets with a six-room house, outbuildings and orchard. A six-acre suburban residence with eight-room house, water, wind mill, stables, lofts, and sheds appeals to retiring farmers seeking cheap property.
ZT offers particulars of two properties including a six room modern home with pantry scullery wash-house and toolhouse and a five acre residence with seven rooms plus outbuildings. Terms can be arranged and inspection invited.
National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand Limited appears in official records as a financial services entity. The entry notes corporate status and geographic base in New Zealand with historical ties to lending and agency functions.
A fragmented note lists multiple Canterbury land parcels for sale including 12 003 acres at Ashburton and 8 000 acres North Canterbury with prices around £4100 and £6190. Additional entries mention 1 900 acres near Rangiora valued at £6190 and other figures.
Tisch announces private treaty sale of a well built six room dwelling on Eton Street facing Grey Street. property includes windmill water, tiled fireplaces, bath, washhouse, pantry, garden, lawn, fowl run and workshop. First class land with fully developed grounds and convenient location five minutes from East Street. Auctioneer and agency details provided for inquiries.
An advertisement touts Regent Cigarettes for purity and quality and invites readers to write for the Free Cutt Catalogue to pent Box 331 Wellington. The note ends with a cryptic closing.
The Prime Minister hints at nominating more Legislative Council members but won’t say how many. A move toward an elective Upper House is urged, with critics noting the risk of needing many new nominees to secure a majority. A year’s delay could allow retirements to shift the balance in favor of reform.
Vital statistics show births deaths and marriages for February 1913 with figures compared to 1912. Estates assessed for stamp duty include Julia Lewis Auckland 30517 and Canterbury figures such as Una F. McLean 24577 and Elizabeth Campbell 11964. News also covers Australian bank charges changes and a Wanganui court case.
A council body was urged to adopt a public duty mindset and pass the measure, which had drawn their approval in the previous year.
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