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The Property The farm has a total area of 1,610 acres and can be divided into three classes of country. Wide-topped ridges run back behind the buildings to make an area of easy Practical work in the shearing sheds for Chris Albert, the first Maori student sponsored by the Maori and Island Affairs Department rolling country well suited for sheep and mixed cropping. Around the buildings the land is flatter and is particularly suited to cropping, prime lamb farming and dairying. About 150 acres of swamp land has been developed for dairying and beef cattle rearing. Such a property four miles from Balclutha and half a mile from a freezing works is ideally located and suited for the diversified farming necessary for the instruction of students.

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Te Ao Hou, July 1969, Page 29

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The Property Te Ao Hou, July 1969, Page 29

The Property Te Ao Hou, July 1969, Page 29

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