Land Classification




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 13

Pastoral Runs in Canterbury Land District classified.

Department of Lands, Wellington, 26th January, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Commissioners appointed to classify and report upon rural lands in Canterbury Land District have reported to His Excellency the Governor that the lands enumerated in the Schedule hereto have been classified by them as therein noted.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands.

SCHEDULE.

CLASS I.—PASTORAL LANDS, being Lands suitable exclusively for Pasturage, and not capable of being used with Profit in Areas of a Carrying-capacity of less than Five Thousand Sheep.

Run No. Name of Station. County. Area. Description.
20 Rogerson .. Amuri .. Acres. 4,660 Bounded on the north by Pastoral Run 16; on the east by Pastoral Run 17, a reserve, and Section 1, Block I, Lyndon Survey District; on the south by freehold land and forest reserve; and on the west by Pastoral Run 18 and Forest Reserve 3500.
175 Riversdale .. Selwyn .. 22,000 Bounded on the east by the River Poulter; on the north by Crown lands and forest reserves; on the south by the River Waimakariri; and on the west by Reserve 3535: save and except reserves and freehold lands included in the above-described boundaries.
127 Manuka Point .. " .. 33,700 Bounded on the east by the River Mathias; on the north-west by the summit of the Southern Alps; on the west by Ragged Range; and on the south by the River Rakaia to its junction with the River Mathias: save and except all reserves and freehold lands included in the above-described boundaries.
181
221 Mount Algidus
Wilberforce } " .. 101,300 Bounded on the east by the River Wilberforce and Run 180; on the north-west by the summit of the Southern Alps from Browning’s Pass to Mathias Pass; on the west by the River Mathias; and on the south by the River Rakaia: save and except all reserves and freehold lands included in the above-described boundaries.
180 Glenthorne .. " .. 25,000 Bounded on the west by the River Wilberforce and Run 221; on the south by the River Harper; on the west by Reserve 3298 and Black Range; and on the north by Crown lands: save and except reserves and freehold land included within the above-described boundaries.
182 The Spit .. Akaroa .. 2,024 Bounded on the north by Lake Ellesmere, a road, and freehold lands; on the east by freehold lands and Pastoral Run 183; and on the south by the South Pacific Ocean.
183 Waikoka .. " .. 2,550 Bounded on the north by freehold lands and a road; on the east by freehold lands; on the south by the South Pacific Ocean; and on the west by Pastoral Run 182.
103 Springburn .. Ashburton .. 1,800 Bounded on the north by Reserve 3119; on the east by freehold lands; and on the south and west by Reserve 3119.
3 Part of Mount Peel .. Geraldine .. 2,700 Bounded on the north by Lynn Creek; on the east by freehold lands; on the south by forest reserve; and on the west by Pastoral Run 1.
4A Part of Peel Forest .. " .. 2,142 Bounded on the north by Pastoral Run 1; on the east by Pastoral Runs 1 and 4C; on the south by Pastoral Run 4B; and on the west by road reserve along the Orari River.
4B " .. " .. 1,240 Bounded on the north by Pastoral Run 4A; on the east by Pastoral Run 4C, freehold lands, and road; on the south by a road and freehold lands; on the west by the Orari River, and a road reserve along that river.
4C " .. " .. 585 Bounded on the north by road reserve, Pastoral Run 1, and forest reserve; on the east by a reserve and freehold lands; on the south by a road; and on the west by Pastoral Runs 4A and 4B.
68 Black Forest .. Waimate and Mackenzie .. 20,800 Bounded on the north by Pastoral Run 69; on the east by Pastoral Run 70; on the south by Pastoral Runs 66 and 67; and on the west by the River Waitaki: save and except freehold lands included in the above-described boundaries.
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207 | Tasman Islands .. | Mackenzie .. | 4,800 | Being two islands in the River Tasman about two miles north of the confluence of the river with Lake Pukaki; also a parcel of land bounded on the west by the River Tasman, and on the north, south, and east by freehold lands, and situated on the mainland immediately to the east of the above-mentioned islands. |
| 206 and Reserve 2928 | Part of Ben Ohau .. | " .. | 3,716 | Bounded on the north and east by Pastoral Run 87; and on the west by the River Twizel and Fraser’s Creek. |

CLASS II.—PASTORAL-AGRICULTURAL LANDS, being Lands adapted in Part for Pasturage and in Part for Agricultural Purposes, but suitable for Subdivision in Areas not exceeding Five Thousand Acres.

Run No. Name of Station. County. Area. Description.
203 Part of Clent Hills .. Ashburton .. Acres. 1,500 Bounded on the north by Pastoral Run 115 and freehold lands; on the east by Pastoral Run 115 and Maori Lake; and on the south and west by freehold lands, the south branch of Ashburton River, and Pastoral Run 116.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
A. C. PRINGLE,
JOHN ALLAN,
} Classification Commissioners.



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🗺️ Pastoral Runs in Canterbury Land District Classified

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
26 January 1909
Pastoral runs, Land classification, Canterbury Land District, Rural lands, Sheep carrying capacity
  • J. G. Ward, Minister of Lands
  • ERIC C. GOLD SMITH, Classification Commissioner
  • A. C. PRINGLE, Classification Commissioner
  • JOHN ALLAN, Classification Commissioner