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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]
The Waitiwhiti Estate
The Waitiwhiti Estate is situate some fourteen miles north of Tinui, and adjoins the run of Messrs. Williams and Beetham, known as Annedale. Its area is 6560 acres, mostly good pastoral land, though some portions are still covered with bush, scrub, and toitoi, and there is a large swamp known as Tent Flat, at present useless for stock-carrying, but which, when drained, will provide about a thousand acres of rich agricultural land, than which no better could be found. Notwithstanding that so much of the estate remains in its natural condition, it carries 3500 page 989 sheep, a great increase in its stock-carrying power being recently effected by the prosecution of most rigorous means of exterminating the rabbits. On this estate alone the clearance of the rabbits has enabled the owners to more than double the number of their sheep. The breeds in favour on the Waitiwhiti estate are a cross between the Romney Marsh and Merino and the Romney Marsh and Lincoln. The Waitiwhiti estate is the property of Messrs. Murray, Roberts and Co., of Wellington. The former owner, Mr. James Stewart, met his death by the accidental discharge of a gun carried by a servant in his employ. The estate is managed by Mr. George Galbraith, who has, during his term of management, effected many ind considerable improvements.