LAND FOR GRAZING RUNS.
Christchurch, March 5. The Government has acquired between 2000 and 3000 acres of freehold, and about 50,000 acres of the Mount Peel estate, in South Canterbury, from the trustees of the late Hon. J. B. A. Acland. Most of the country acquired is very safe, is free from snow, and is reported to be eminently suited for subdivision into small grazing runs. Mount Peel is the first hill country run acquired in Canterbury, and has been in the possession of the Acland family since 1856. It is anticipated that the portion acquired by the Govern' ment will be open for selection in February, 1912. It was in the vicinity of Mount Peel station that Samuel Butler is understood to have written his work “Erewhon.” Butler’s creek, named after the author, runs through a portion of the area acquired by the Government.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 963, 7 March 1911, Page 4
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145LAND FOR GRAZING RUNS. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 963, 7 March 1911, Page 4
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