SEATON ESTATE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1372, 24 February 1912, Page 15

SEATON ESTATE.

MORE-EXCELLENT APPLE LANDS,

A FAVOURED SPOT.

ANOTHER MOUTERE SECTION.

With'tho space at disposal one can hardly hope to deal very exhaustively with tho district of Moutere as a fruitproducing centre. That this district is eminently adapted for tho growth oi a largo variety of fruits, extensive experiments hav3 proved in an entirely satisfactory manner and point to tho possibility of a large and important fruit trado being established in this favoured district in the near future. The district lying to tho north-west, and distant somo .'0 miles from tho city of Nelson is an old and well-established settlement reached by woll-defined roads. Tho country is fertile, some of it exceedingly so, and to those who have no desiro for the harsher conditions of tho "back blocks this district offers great advantages and a. sound investment. On tho Seaton Estate alone, winch contains, roughly, 1000 acres, thoro is a rich swamp of 120 acres partly drained, 300 acres are low slopes, and tho balance may generally be described as undulating, the situation is delightful, the climate being almost subtropical, and strawberries, early peas, and tomatoes develop rapidly and vigorously. The prospects of this area are decidedly promising, and aro highly thought of by competent judges.' The land is . woll watered by numerous creeks; there are no excesses of heat nor cold, and the rainfall is sufficiently large to give, abuudaiico of moisture.

The Seaton Estate is subdivided, and is now being ottered to purchasers in suitable divisions ut prices which have tempted quite a.few local fruit-growers to invest iu areas suitable to their requirements. This land has proved itself l'.ighclass fruit, country, especially tor apples. There is a steady demand for the sections, settlement is advancing rapidly, and it is mt unlikely that all the land under offer in this favoured spot will soon be taken up. An additional and important advantage is- the expanse of Hat ground, some 50 acres, in extent alongside the present jetty at the western entrance, and which embraces the whole of the deep-water frontage in that locality, and which in time will serve as an ideal and excellent site for a township. In other words, the Seaton Estate, has all the elements of a possible and well-ordered township, and one day, no. doubt, tno will arrive to find schools, churches, and all the necessary public buildings and offices of an up-to-date community. Under the most ordinary circumstances the best results can be 'most hopefully looked for. This country as a fruit-culti-vating centre is past the experimental stage, and the proof is conclusive that in this district there is land in every way suited for the production of a high-class article. Trees planted years ago are now producing a beautifully-coloured, shapely, and well-flavoured apple, which will compare and grade favouvably with the same class or variety grown elsewhere in the Domin.i3n. In. every district there' are localities of exceptional conditions, and the Sca'on Estate appears to be one of them. It possesses what is almost a natural harbour; it will form a cheap and direct means of transit to all centres, Xel.son, Wellington, and further afield. This property has just been, placed on.the market, anil amongst tho first purchasers is Mr. E. T. Ledger, surveyor, Kelson, who has bought 200 acres for friiit-UTOwing purposes. A large nunntily of information has been collected bv. the agents for tho Seaton Estate (Messrs. V. and J). Edwards, Trafalgar Street, Kelson), and who will be pleased to. advise or to show visitors over tho estate and ether parti of the district.