AN ESTATE ACQUIRED.
ASHBURTON, Wednesday. The Government has purchased from Mr George Palmer the Kuapuna Estate, containing 4431 acres, for closer settlement purposes. The land, which is about -0 miles from Ashburton, is well known for its fertile qualities. It is fine grazing country, and produces splendid crops of turnips, rape, and oats. It should be capable of subdivision into nine farms of about 500 acres each. The estate belonged to the late Mr. John Ballantyne for many years. Ruapuna is the only estate in the Ashburton County acquired by the Government for closer settlement in the last aozen years, the Highbank Estate, purchased about 189S, being the last one.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 41, 17 February 1910, Page 6
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110AN ESTATE ACQUIRED. Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 41, 17 February 1910, Page 6
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