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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
Charlton
Charlton is in the Hokonui riding of the county of Southland, and in the electorate of Mataura. The flag station of the same name, on the Dunedin-Invercargill line, is four miles from Gore and Mataura, and stands at an elevation of 198 feet above the level of the sea. At the census of 1901, the village had a population of 108, and the local public school has an average attendance of twenty-eight pupils. The post office, which is known as Middle-vale, is conducted at the schoolhouse, and mails are received, and despatched, every day. The country, which is flat, is devoted to agriculture and pasturage, and the district extends from the western bank of the Mataura river to the foot of the hills.