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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5343, 29 March 1879, Page 3

\ OF THB • ; ' GLW&k GRANGE -ESTATE AND RAILWAY COMPANY. ; vr'jir;. ■ " [Liauted.] ;' - ■ , " ; ; . Capitals £7.5,000, ::in... 1500 Shares of £150 each. ( ; PKOVISIONAL DIREOTOttS il Jbhtt- l Ghamb.ers, Te' Mata • ' j. N. . ■•■• '•••• Williams, l Esqv, Frimley ; Robert; • : ;: Farmer, 'Esq./ Lpriglands } % Join. "■-■■'•_' • : Harding, Esq. ; ' Mount "Vefndn ; George . '- iS; Burton, Esq.,- Wairoa; Hon.., H... W. ;; '■ Russell, . Waipnkurau • John Bennett, Esq.ji'Omaranui; Hon. Col. Whit- „ „ morej M, R. Miller, : Esq.;., Napier j Jolm, Studholme, Esq. , Christchurch. ; John liiglis, Eeq., Ohristchureh. •,, ■■„,- • , . A(?ENT&— •) 1 . ..'.', John B.,Mudie, Esq. , Dunedin; A. H. Maude, Esq.,. Oamaru; John Inglis, Esq., ,-!;.- Christchurch. . '; , ' ! .; "'■ •"••:'• .. :■. • ' ' ' ' " , ; -.The Union Bank of Australia, •-■-" "•" 'Solicitous— ' • ' ■' J. W, Cfcrlile, ■'• Esq., Napier j" H. A: Cornford, .Esq., Napier. ,;' ' ril ■"' ' ENCtoTEER-^- ."'.'" ' - John M'Gregbr,,'Esq. ' iNTiIIUM SECBETAHY — ; M.R; Miller. ' . npHE progress of the East jCoast districts JL of the North Island, although far from inconsiderable, has undoubtedly been much impeded by the fact that along the whole line of coast from Cook's Straits to Tanranga there is neither navigable river nor sheltered anchorage sufficient for the commercial re- I quirements of a continually increasing population. Large tracts of land unrivalled in fertility and capacity for settlement are thus comparatively unknown, and districts! already, settled have been much prejudiced by their isolation from commercial centres. . It 13 rcertain that; nothing, .would, so greatly 1 facilitate the* advancement of the country in question, a3' the construction, at such a posithe' cpast as. might afford the best "facilities for the completion of,. the scheme, of a safe and commodious harbk*. That such a position exists, and that the scheme contemplated by the promoters: of this Company is eminently practicable, are, facts that have long been known to many of the oldest settlers in Hawke's Bay. For the last twenty years it has been anticipated by many persons, well qualified to form a judgment upon the subject, that the lands n6w known as the Olive Grpnge Estate would at', no distant date become the site of the most flourishing Port and City on the East Coast of New Zealand. A short description of the/ Estate and its surroundings would enable' those unacquainted with the locality to form some idea of the importance of the enterprise now projected. , ' : ' " At the eastern extremity of Hawke's Bayj from a bluff about a quarter of a mile inside Gape Kidnappers,'a reef •;' known as th'eßlaok Reef,.extends in a northerly direction for a distance 'of more than a mile and a half, thus protecting all tho southern portion of the" Bay from southern . and ' southeastern seas. So well known are- the .advantage's of, the .anchorage- thus > formed that in one south-. ! easterly gale no fewer than seventeen vessels' at a time have taken shelter there! ' ' By the construction from Clifton Bluff of a concrete ■wharf of 2500 feef in length a harbor ; >v,Quld !be f .formed,' •' with s a depth at low water t between, the wharf and the Black Reef of from four to nine fathoms, and sufficiently' large to accommodate all .the shipping of the Colony. •i : • The remarkable qualifications as a port of this part pf the Bay so, impressed, Sir John Coode on his recent visit to Hawke's Bay, that he declared. that "nowhere in the North Island are there so good, natural faciJitie^ for a', harbor 'of 'refuge,";and he; Gould only/ express his surprise that hitherto -no advantage had - bedn .taken of them." Mr! Carruthers, "Mr M.'Gregpr,, and other wellknowtt engineers havealsb expressed similar opinions. f .As a further proof of these advantages it should be stated that the .earliest Betters 'in ; the ißay 'were ( .inforwled ' by the natives thatin all weathers the landing place on the beach at the Maraetotara river was ;3afe foiv small boats'; ! In 1853 a laifge' part of the Cliye Grange Estate was, absolutely sold by the Crown as a sea-board township, and realised prices at that time regarded as extremely high. . The surrounding lands, however, ,w,ere acquired and'utilisod for pastoral ,'purposes, and the; township of East Clive has in consequence, up to the present time had little more than a nominal existence. But the Estate referred to being now offered for sale, a fitting opportunity occurs for, the ' comme'neement of an undertaking which its promoters feel assured can be completed in a manner , to deyelope the resources of this district,'. increase its exporting and' purchasing, power, and augment its wealth' to an • pxtent almost incalculable.. ■ ".' ..The Ciive Grange. Estate comprises all the level' lands and:downs,.in extent about 4700 acres, on the Coast .between the Maraetotara . and [Tuki'Tuk.i. riyors. Fully 3800 aores consist 9f.JLow r lyiug, arable, lands with rich alluvial soil, and. the greater, portion of this area has been,, ploughed, laid down in grass, fenced and subdivided -into paddocks, many of, which, have live, fences; (.and, are-lwell planted with 'jtr,ees : ; there, are eleven arte- ,^! an , ly^, 0 ", the .estate,; ,and, while any number "of these, wells may- be, sunk' at Wst,' the adjacent Tuki Tuki river is •largely -ayMable ' for \ purposes. , pf -irrigation. •''BeWeon "th'e Ipw., h'ills, near, the. southern boundary of 'the' Estate, is^a^deep' lake of pure water of about .30 acres in extent, a natural reservoir/, from, which, :as wejlas i Wont the neighboring; 'Maraetotara. stream, an unfailing- supply' of' 'water can be obtained,! itibie requii-ements-of- a town of ; considerable, magnitude.- About 3000 acres „of. hill ( .landi ;ad joining- the- Estate on the , Maraetotara ;riyer..are now also under offer, .purchased by the Company at .-the, rate of.. £5 pen acre, upon very eaßy ,t S rms, . „„,. v,.,.- , :,-. •! y. /- Ihe scheme under . consideration may be briefly stated thus :— - 1. It ,iB. to : purchase 'the Olive y,l,\: Grange Estate, with the cattle,, sheep, " arid plant now. thereon, and also such t , adjacent , lands .as , may be. i: considered ' ' '- ■'' , 'desirabje .o f. acquisition. The Estate ' *' |',h4s hitlierto, been well farmed, and the '*' ' stock now consists of about) 200 head: of cattle' and 12,000. sheep (including a, , valuable stud, floc.k> of. Lu\polns)j to-' "■ ygetherwith a large quantity pf. working •y 1 plant. ' ■' "" "'. ■'".",' '^.-The lands so' purchased will b,9, laid off aa :-*.>;:: a' 'township witli Buburban and rural ' sections ; the latter being already sur- "■ ' veyed' for small' farms. The .township ••' ' "is ! .intended 'to be' about 600 acres in extent; tlie 'surrounding Buburban lands will include about 1100 acres (partially bounded by the Maraetotara ■ : 'Stream), and the remainder of the Estate, 3000 'acres, is appropriated for 1 • r ''Smajl i'anns,;: , ; , ■3, Ife'iß iiitended" to' c'ommehce 'operations by constructing a bridge across the Tuki I iTUki river, and forming a branch line of - raiji way about six miles in 1 length "-from; ,-,;,. i the new towjiship'to the' ■ present' rail- 1 way station at K. P.' Williams', Boiling: ".'. '. Down Establishment near This i .^. braaioh,. crossing oiily level cbiintry, can .. r :, bp. constructed! at au estimated cost of £3000 por mile, and tho expense of the . ., projected, bridge for rail and dray traffic ; across- the Tuki Tuki . river may be con- i t " ( sidered ,as -f'ullj covered by the estimate \ " furnished, £10,000. . . i "4. As collateral to, but forming no part of, the company's undertaking, application will be made 'to Parliament for the constitution pf a Harbor Board ; and „/ .'.authority will be sought to enable the Board to raise by debentures the funds necessary fop the 1 ' erection of a railway wharf as mentioned in the earlier part of th'id • pro'spectiis.' Such Board might claim from the Government the present landing reserve -of 11 acres on the JVJaraetotara beach as an endowment ; and considering the importance to the whole colony ot: a port such as contem- ..,_., plated; tliere' can 'be J ltotle dbubb that ample facilities; financial and otherwise, would bo affordod to' the Board by . . Government. According to the estimate already furnished, the cost of the concieLe pier such as required, 2500 feet in length, will be£6o,uoo; this ektimato mukus provision for doublo-line railway, craneway, &c. 5, Tho Company, in applying to Parliament for the necessary authority, under the Public Works Act to construct tho branch line of railway aiready mentioned, will at the same time seek " power to extend a branch from the trunk line near Pakowhai, to Woodtharpe, a distance of about 15 miles. This line would "t"raver«o some.of the ' '• richest alluvial lands' in^he district^ bu