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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Canterbury Provincial District]

[Dorie] — Dorie

Dorie is one of the subdivisions of the South Rakaia district. It lies three miles to the eastward of the town of Rakaia, and extends in an easterly direction from Overdale to the Pacific Ocean and from the river Rakaia to Kyle in a southerly direction. Dorie is a flourishing district, with comparatively large farms. The average yield of grain is from forty to seventy bushels, and large numbers of sheep and lambs are fattened for freezing. The district was formerly a portion of the well known Acton station, one of the earlier runs taken up on the Rakaia. Mr. John McLean, who was one of the early settlers, named the district Dorie, after his native place in Scotland. There are two good schools in the district, a post office, and a handsome Anglican church, the site of which was presented by Mr. H. J. Harrison, one of the leading farmers in the district. The main road through Dorie is very good for cycling for about twelve miles towards the sea. There is good fishing in the Rakaia river, and there are hares throughout the district.