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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Canterbury Provincial District]

Pendarves

Pendarves.

Pendarves is a fine farming district in the Ashburton county. It is within five miles of Chertsey, which is forty-one miles by rail from Christchurch and twelve from Ashburton. The district lies to the south of Kyle; the land towards the sea, being of rather light quality, is devoted chiefly to sheep, although considerable areas, under cultivation, produce fair crops of grain. Only portions of the roads in the district are good for cycling.

Beattie, Robert, Farmer, Pendarves. Mr. Beattie was born in County Monaghan, Ireland, and came to New Zealand by the ship “Waimate” in 1875. His first employer in New Zealand was Mr. Meredith Wilson, and he was afterwards for a considerable time employed on the Acton station, and with Mr. Mulligan, whose property is now owned by Mr. Beattie. On the arrival of his three brothers, in 1878, he and they entered into partnership, and carried on large farming operations until the firm was dissolved in 1895. Mr. Beattie's present property of 800 acres fell to his share in the division of partnership interests. Mr. Beattie has been chairman of the Pendarves school committee.