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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Te Horo Sheep Station

Te Horo Sheep Station adjoins the Wellington-Manawatu Company's line, the Te Horo Railway Station being very near to the homestead, which appears in the engraving herewith. This fine estate, which belongs to Mr. James Gear—wellknown as one of the pioneer butchers of Wellington, and whose name is prominent in connection with the frozen meat industry—was originally mostly a huge swamp. This has been thoroughly drained. The main drain, which is two miles in length, extends to the beach: it measures twenty-five feet at the top and eleven feet at the bottom, and has admirably served the purpose intended. A considerable portion of the farm has been ploughed, sown down in English grasses, and sub-divided into convenient sized paddocks. About 10,000 sheep are depastured on the property, special attention being given to breeding and fattening for the London and local markets. The stock are sent to the Gear Co.'s freezing works at Petone, which are fully described on pages 826 and 827 of this volume.