HIGH COUNTRY STATIONS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19376, 14 July 1937, Page 11

HIGH COUNTRY STATIONS

SUBDIVISION PLANNED POLICY OP OOYERNMENT (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, last night. An announcement that it had boon decided to subdivide Wanaka station and Morven Hills station, two pastoral runs in the Otago district, the licenses ot which expire on February 28. 1988, was made to-night by the Minister Of Lands, the Hon. F. Langstone.

The determination of the GovernorGeneral to subdivide the runs, pursuant to the provisions of the Land Act, had already been made, Mr. Langstone

said. Wanaka Station comprised 21,711 acres, and it was proposed to subdivide this run into three lots, containing approximately 12,G00 acres, 4439 acres, and 4750 acres. Morven Hills Station contained 37,400 acres, and here also there would be three subdivisions, containing 9705 acres, 15,600 acres, and 12,100 acres respectively. In each case the present licensee had the right to select one subdivision, leaving the others available for disposal to the public. “The subdivision of high-country runs.” said the Minister, “presents trianv difficult'™ one tb" T "™ + ’ ” portant of which is to ensure that 'he new areas are not too small and 'lave sufficient area of winter country to make the farming of the runs economic propositions. It is the winter carrying capacity wm>h h Ml important in the farming of this class of land. As a matter of policy, the Government will give special attention to the question of providing for

larger human carrying capacity in the high country districts, and With that object in view the Department of Lands and Survey is endeavouring to arrange, where possible, for the leases of several runs to expire simultaneously, and thus facilitate subdivision on an economic basis.”