RUAPUNA ESTATE.
.'ASHRURTON, March 4. The Minister of Lands states that the arei of the Ruapuna Estate, which has been purchased by the Government for closer settlement, is 4423 acres. The price paid was £9 an acre, the total purchase money being £39,807. The exact number of sections into which the estate will be subdivided has not been determined, but there will probably be from 15 to 20 sections, alt-hough it may be found possible later on to cut up the estate into even smaller areas.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2921, 9 March 1910, Page 9
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86RUAPUNA ESTATE. Otago Witness, Issue 2921, 9 March 1910, Page 9
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