The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 72
Sections 7 and 8, Block XII.; 210 acres; half-yearly rental, £19 5s
Sections 7 and 8, Block XII.; 210 acres; half-yearly rental, £19 5s.
These sections are situate in the northernmost corner of the estate, the eastern boundary of Section 8 being the ocean. The altitude ranges from 20ft. to 350ft. There are about 113 acres of open pastoral country, steep and broken in places. The remainder is open table-land, with soil of good quality, ploughable and well-watered, there being a large frontage to Blind River. The distance from Blenheim is about 30 miles, 25 miles of which are along the Main South Road, Kaikoura to Blenheim.