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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Canterbury Provincial District]

Hakataramea — The Hakataramea Estate

Hakataramea.

The Hakataramea Estate is situated fourteen miles from the township of Hakataramea, and is 1650 feet above the sea level. It is the property of the New Zealand and Australian Land Company, which bought it in 1864. The property comprises 30,000 acres of freehold land, and 84,000 acres of leasehold. Of the total area 14,273 acres have been cultivated, and 1500 acres are annually in turnips. Young grass is always put down with rape, upon which a large number of sheep are fattened for the export trade. A Merino stud flock was established on the estate in 1864, with sheep of pure Tasmanian Gibson blood, and the members of the flock have always been successful wherever exhibited in the show-yard. The improvements on the estate include a good dwellinghouse, with a garden, an orchard, and a plantation. There are three woolsheds. The homestead one is built of stone, and it accommodates 2500 sheep, and has floor space for twenty-four shearers, and large storage for wool, etc. There are 180 miles of fencing on the property, and thirty-one miles are rabbit-proof. Early in the year 1900 the Hakataramea Downs estate was bought by the New Zealand and Australian Land Company, and it and the Hakataramea Estate are now managed as one property.