SHEEP STATION REPRINT
TE WAIMATE: Early Station Life in i Zealand, by E. Cc. Studholmpe; new and revised edition; A. H. and A. W. Reed, 30/-. HIS is a welcome reprint, with what the publishers describe as "a few important and necessary modifications," of what promises to be a classic of pioneering sheep-farming. The farming of the Studholme family stretched from Southland to Raglan, but "Te Waimate," round which the town of Waimate grew, was the main centre of their activities, | industrial and social. In her original | foreword, Mrs. A, E. Woodhouse tells us | it 1s one of the four stations in South Canterbury "that have passed in unbroken succession. from father to son since being taken up by white men." E. C. Studholme, who wrote the book, was the son of the first settler. In her new foreword, Mrs. Woodhouse notes that July, 1954, was the centennial of this famous property, and she pays an obituary tribute to the author. E. C. Studholme’s account of the ardours and endurances of sheepfarming in the early (continued on next page)
BOOKS (continued from previous page) days, the people concerned, the hospitality, the sport, the humour of the life, the natural history of the district is admirable, and is supported by good illustrations in drawing and photograph.
A.
M.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 793, 1 October 1954, Page 13
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217SHEEP STATION REPRINT New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 793, 1 October 1954, Page 13
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