Auctions. Dr THOMAS. D. THOMAS (Late of ifatsoß, Cox and Cα). AUCTIONEER, LAND, INSURANCE. AND ESTATE AGENT, VALUATOR, WOOL AND GRAIN BROKER, ASHBURTON. LOANS NEGOTIATED. WEEKLY SALES of live Stock, Tinwald and Ashburton alternately ' FORTNIGHTLY SALES of Sheepskins, Fat, Hides, &c., on Fridays SALES OF WOOL throughout the Season GRAIN BOUGHT AND SOLD on Commis sion CLEARING SALES as per Arrangement AGENT FOR- Mataon aad Co., Christchurch Mercantile Finance Company, Chriechuroh Colonial Investment Company, Dunedin National Mortgage Company, Chrietchurch Booth, Macdonald and Co., Christchurch Murton and White's Sheep Dip Buckeye Reaper and Binder London and Lancashire Insurance Company Graham's Foot Rot Composition D. THOMAS. Ashburton. GENUINE CLEARING SALE OK MAGNIFICENT FARM OF 412 ACRES AT WAKANUL 240 ACRES FIRST CLASS CROP. ALSO, LIVE & DEAD STOCK OF THE BEST DESCRIPTION. D THOMAS has received instructions from • the Executors of the late S. McLeary *° SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION. OK TH3 FARM, BEACH ROAD, WAKANUL ON THURSDAY, 17th JANUARY^ At 12 o'clock, Ist—All that parcel of land, containing 412 acres (more .or less) so favorably known a3 the property of the late Mr Samuel Mc- Leary. 2nd—l7o acres of growing wheat and 70 acres of oats; first class crop. 3rd—The whole of the live and dead stock upon the property, consisting of 9 really good draught hoises, first class workers, 2 two-year-old fillies and trap horse, 4 milking cows. 5 fat bullocks, i young cattl -, 6 pigs. McCormick wire and Buck eye string binders, D. and S.F. ploughs, 2 drays, tip cart, trap and harness, wooden roller, harrows, d sc harrows, drill, quan iity of harness, mowing machine, grass stripper, large sized chaff cutter, quan tity of sacks, grindstones, portable forge ■ and anvil, 2 saddles and bridles, ■ car penters'and blacksmiths'tools, and sun dries too numerous to particularise. FURNITURE. Note—A large portion of this farm is reckoned the best land in the celebrated Wakanui dis trict, has always been carefully worked, and has produced some of the heaviest yields in the province, and the Auctioneer would point to the crops now growing upon it as an evi dence of its great fertility. Luncheon provided. D. THOMAS, Ashburton. CLEARING SALE OF WAKANUI LANDS. LIVE AND DEAD STOCK AND FURNITURE. D THOMAS has received inductions ■ from David Wilson. 