The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Canterbury Provincial District]
Springbank Estate
Springbank Estate (Messrs T. Chapman and H. J. Beswick, as trustees in the estate of the late Mr. E. Chapman), Springbank, Moeraki. This estate, as at present constituted, comprises 3,500 acres of freehold. It was originally the homestead of the late Mr. Robert Chapman, and was taken up by that gentleman in conjunction with the late Mr. William Kaye, in 1851, and ultimately became the head centre of a property of 23,000 acres. On the death of Mr Chapman, in 1884, the property was cut up into blocks and divided among his four sons. Springbank estate is under the management of Mr. W. Webb.