The Motoa Estate.

Manawatu Herald, 21 April 1903, Page 2

The Motoa Estate.

; It may surprise many of the .varying titles given to this estate by the Press and by the auctioneers) it being spelt variously “ Motoa/‘and “ Moutoa.” The reason may not bo generally known and it Will be better to put the matter at the start. It was undoubtedly intended that the estate should be known by the name of the district “ Moutoa,” but the original owner misspelt the word so that it got into lesal documents, and the brands of wool as “ Motoa,” and he was forced to adhere, tojbis, manner of spelling, > and as he had the name in the books of the Bank of New Zealand so did the Assets Board take it over and work it, and finally sold it to the present owners. However what does it matter ? as after the sale there will be little left of the Motoa. estate and the district will pass to the name of the other portion * of the district. 14

The lithographed plans of the estate came to hand on Saturday afternoon too late to refer to them. There are only eighteen,; sections grouped together and they hove been very conveniently so placed. The plan proves how advantageously the sections-for sale lie as '’the names of the adjoining settlers all represent men who have been in the district for years. Starting at section 1 and on to 10, they form a group of small sections which have the soil and would be moat useful for small dairying blocks or.market gardens. The Homestead block is to contain 500 acres oip more, and comprises the dwelling house and all necessary buildings. The house has been planted around and the trees have secured a growth which causes the spot to stand out as a capital landmark to those travelling along the Main road. With the broken ground around it the land has all the essentials to be formed into one of the prettiest spots imaginable. At the back of the house is a good orchard stocked with some of the best kinds of apples procurable, many having been obtained from , Australia and Tasmania.

On the north side of the Moutoa road section 60, comprising 800 acres, offers a capital dairy farm, it being bounded by men now engaged in that industry. , , .■>_ The land adjoining the properties of Messrs Gower, Edwards, Smith •and Garter (being sections 18, 19, 21, 22, 23), have been cropped for a few years, and turnips, rape, and oats were the last crop. Those wanting land will no doubt pny attention to this sale, as buyer? will secure their choice of land and though, in some cases, the homesteads are not adjoining the larger area, yet they are not inconvenienced thereby, as with a holding of so many acres there must always be paddocks more distant than others from the home, and this detachment secures the buyer the more suitable site for buildings than could be obtained in the detached blocks, as well as a nearer and handier access to the school and church for the children. The road from Foxton to the Shannon ferry ie metalled, and all the roads in, the Borough will be, as a loan has been seeured for that purpose.