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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Mandeville

Mandeville is entirely a farming district, which is traversed by the Waimea Plains railway. The local railway station is eleven miles from Gore, seven from Riversdale, and twenty-six from Lumsden, and stands 335 feet above the level of the sea. The population of the township, in 1901, was 129, and there were seventy-nine additional at Mandeville road. There is a a large flour and oatmeal mill in the settlement, which has also an hotel, two stores, a butchery, and a blacksmith's shop. The local school has an average attendance of twenty-eight. There is a small Anglican church, which is under the care of the clergyman residing at Gore. The Roman Catholics hold services in the schoolroom.