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New Zealand Times, Volume LXXVI, Issue 5213, 1 March 1904, Page 8

TO-MOKEOW TIU3 TOWN OF TRENTHAM (Formerly the Lady Bontinck Estate), HUTT. FOR SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION. IN THE EXCHANGE LAND HART, No. SI, Lam Mon quay, Wellington. ON WEDNESDAY NEXT, March 2nd, 1304. At 2.50 o’clock p.m. Macdonald, wilson and co. arc Secured whh instructions from the I’lopiictors to sell by Public Auction, us above, THE TOWN OF TRBX'IOIAM, HUTT, Consisting of 9 G SECTIO^S 96 Hanging in area from a Quarter Acre to over r iVo Acres each. The town of Troutham is situated oil the U'ollhsjlon-d'i'per Hirtt line of railwav, about eighteen miles from the Citv oi ‘Wellington. Uis opposite the \\ aU laccville ‘Railway Station, and estemts from tho Station to the Main road, immediately ojmosiic McGovern's Hotel. It is ahs'ihitoiy level, ami each section can te built upon wit.li the greatest case. Per the past 50 years it has been "known as absentee laud, it being the H-ate d : the Lady llcntinck in England, but: nnti) 19lK) it had practically been treated as ; ‘a No-man's Land," tho happy huuting- ; ground of any number of jumpers* who | graced ami fanned it at their own sweet ' will. A long protracted series otiJSJI ; proceedings have now vested the Estate ! in the descendants of the original owners; I hone;.’ the present sale. I Tho impossibility for half a century of | obtaining a clear title to the property 1 has naturally kept back settlement. SituI ated tin tiie property is. some halt-way ! between Silvorstream and the Upper Hutt, and with main roads tapping the valleys on either side of tho ranges, it was uie natural centre for a thriving town. With no title it was, however, impossible to lay off and create a town there. That'drawback has now been swept away, ana the new Town of Trentham has been corn. The town of Trentham will not only be rapidly settled, but year by year will see it grow In importance and value. Already great brickmakiug works have been es-tablished-not far from it. The Government have acquired a largo area of land for their Veterinary Department, and havo built an extensive and up-to-date laboratory upon it. Other large buildings are to follow, and within three years it is expected that .fully one thousand people will be residing in and about the town of Trentham, . The town of Trentham. is admirably ; adapted for residential purposes. A i rich loamy soil, resting on a gravelly for- ; matiqn, securer perfect drainage and i sanitation. There exists an abundant ( supply of magnificent artesian water of ; the purest character. The view from every part of the Town is remarkably beautiful. The Muugaroa and Upper Hutt flanges form an amphitheatre of hills circling the valley through which die Rivor Hutt rolls its way to the sea. Ihe air is always clear and delightful, and as a health resort Trentham cannot well bo equalled in the colony. The tourist, fond of New Zealand's wealth of native bush, ferns andf shrubs, will find in the neighbourhood of the Town of Trentham many days of delightful wandering, while tho fisherman, in a walk of a quarter of an hour from Trentham, can have Ins choice of a dozen streams full of the finest trout. Trom the City of Wellington three-quarters of an hour by rail, an hour and a half by .driving, half the time by motor car or bicycle. Splendidly level poads. Good hotel accommodation. What more is required to guarantee settlement and prosperity to th© new Town? The railway authorities are now engaged in thinking 'out the question of speedier ctomimiinication. and arranging special trains for th© benefit of workers. This in itself, when given practical effect to, will enormously enhance the value of all properties in Trentham. The Town of Trentham is tho best of good things as an investment. The Auctioneers suggest an inspection. It will pay the trouble and lead to a satisfactory purchase. The terms of sale give every one an opportunity of securing a section. There can only be ninety-six buyers, because there are only ninety-six sections. These are tho Terms—Ten per/cent. deposit at the sale; ten per cent, in three months; ten per cent, every six months afterwards; or anyone building con arrange for all the money to remain on mortgage at Five peer cent, interest. svery section in the Town, of Trentham H ho “found with its number marked a flag on tho ground. Intending vasi--s to Trentham can go by tram to Wallevillo Station any day from Wellmgn. at 7.16 aim., 10.30 a.m.. 1.13 p.ra.. pm. 4.35 p.m., 9.25 p.m„ the return -e on' Saturdays and Sundays being iv Is GJ, or by road to McGovern s tel. A brake leaves Williams’s Hotel, tone, for Trentham every Sunday at 2 lock p.m. Title—Land Transfer Act. Immediate Transfer on payment of purchase money. Lithographic io plans can he had fre or at the Store, Tren MACDONALD, WILSON ’ AND CO., 84, LAMBTON QUAY. gPECIAL PROPERTIES FOE SALBTARANAIvI STREET—Valuable 6-roorrv ' ed house, bathroom, washhouse, etc.; land 33 x 132 ft. Price, .8750. 147 a TOOK NOON —Splendid investment in cottage property, 16 cottages, showing a return of 1 2) per cent. 1511 HAWKER STREET—Good 6-roomed house, gas, bath, etc.; land, 35ft 6in x I3sft, with another section at back 39ft Gin x 60ft; splendid garden. Price, .£ISOO. 1520 jOHNSONVILLE—Two acres of land, with 6-rooraed house, large shed, - stable, fowlhouses. etc., good garden, well watered and sheltered; would make an A 1 poultry farm. Price, .£7OO. 1510 TAITA —6 Acres of tho best land in tho Taita, with 7-roomed house, cowshed, etc.: good orchard'; will lease for five rears at .£1 per week or will sell. Price £I3OO per. acre. 3333 OTAKI SUBURBAN Five splendid sections for saje, very cheap. 3315 QUEEN STREET—House . of 7 rooms, bathroom, scullery, washhouse, etc.; land. 23 x 112 ft. Price, .£BOO. 102 a For Complete List, see onr "Wellington Landed Property Guide,"