Springbill Settlement.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXXV, Issue 6163, 10 March 1914, Page 1

Springbill Settlement.

An area of 6211 acres is to be opened for settlement at Waipawa on March 25th. The settlement is to be known as Springhill, and has fifteen sections, the areas ranging from 329 acres to 600 acres. The settlement is situated on tbe south bank of the Waipawa river, and is intersected by the main metalled road from W aipawa via the township of Onga Onga to Blackburn, and also by branch metalled road to Wakarara. The property consists of flat land and terraces, for the most part ptoughable, and of which considerable areas have already been cropped successfully with oats, swedes and rape The formation ranges from light shingly loam to rich loam, resting on clay; large portions have been sown down in English grasses, and the balance is wellgrassed with native grasses, except portions in manuka scrub On some of the areas that have been ploughed Californian thistle is growing but not to any appreciable extent. Elevation ranges from 700 ft to 1500 ft above sea level. The property is fairly well watered, but on some sections water will have to be obtained by sinking or conserved by dams. The outside boundaries of the properties are all fenced, and for the most part interior subdivisional fences are used as section boundaries. Applicants will have to appear before the Land Board, at Waipawa, at 9 a.m., on Thursday, 26th March, to answer questions.