Masterton is the most contral and prosper- ous country town in the North Island, con- taining several Churches, Schools, Town Hall and Library, Telegraph and Post-offices, large Stores, Hotels, &c ; and a Daily Coach runs to and from Wellington. Title perfect. Sale at 2 o'clock. Terms exceedingly Liberal. MR J. H. WALLACE, Estate Auc- tioneer, will hold his next extensive Land sale, on THURSDAY, Febrnary 19Lh, immediately after the sale of the Leases of the four Toll-gates already advertised. Par- ties wishing to avail themselves of this sale, will please give immediate notice. ' Wellington, Feb. 7th, 1874. TUESDAY, 17th FEBRUARY. SALE OF TOWNSHIP OF KILBIRNIE. MR J. H. WALLACE, Estate Auctioneer, is favored with instructions from J. C. Crawford, Eeq, R.M., to sell or lease by publio auction, at his Land Mart, Hunter street, on Tuesday, the 17th day of Fobruary. 1874, at half-past 1 o'clock, p.m., The Township of " Kilbirnie," adjoining the city of Wellington, is delight- fully situated in Evans' Bay, laid out in suitable allotments of from a quarter of an acre to eight acres in extent, with many frontage sections to the bay, a careful survey baring been made by Mr Briscoe. " Kil- birnie" possesses all the advantages of both town and country, and can be approached by the Adelaide Road and Constable street on the one side, by tlie recently-mnde road round the shores of the bay on the other, and also by water. Title under the Land Transfer Act. Further particulars can be had, and map inspected, at the offices of the Auctioneer, of the proprietor (J. C. Crawford, Esq, R.M.), or of Messrs Brandon and Quick, solicitors, Wellington. Land and Estate Agency Office, Wellington, January 12, 1874. BALE OF VALUABLeTgrICULTURAL And BUSH LAND AT WAIPAWA. MR JOSEPH TURLEY has received in- structions ftom H". S. Tiffen, Esq. to subdivide into sections, varying in area from three acres to one hundrod acres, and to sub- mit to public auction, early in December, about 2500 acres of the Houiewood Estate, adjoining the township of Waipawa, in the immediate vicinity of the pro- posed Railway Station, on tbo line from Napier to Wellington. Cobb's Coach passes daily to and from Napier The land is of rich quality, admirably adapted for agricultural purposes, and, from its highly favourable situation, must rapidly increase in value. 