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

Alma

Alma may be described as a working man's settlement. It originally formed part of the Totara estate, the proprietors of which laid out Alma into sections of from two to thirty acres. The main south road passes through the district, as well as the south line of railway. The post office at Alma is three miles and a half from Oamaru, and the flag station, known as Deborah, two miles. The station is 162 feet above sea level. Agriculture and dairy farming are carried on by the settlers. who send milk to the Totara creamery. The nearest church and school are at Totara. The scenery is somewhat romantic, and a remarkable outcrop of stone on one of the hills, not far from the main road, has been well named the Fortifications. Alma is in the Kakanui riding of the county of Waitaki, and its population at the census of 1901 was 123, to which should be added thirty-four for Deborah and thirty-five for Fortifications, which may fairly be included in the district.