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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Canterbury Provincial District]

St. James's Station

St. James's Station (J. McArthur, proprietor), Hanmer. This station, which comprises 199,000 acres of leasehold and about 4000 acres of freehold, adjoins St. Helen's. It was previously owned by Messrs Jones and Pavitt, and was taken over by Mr McArthur in 1873. It is nearly all pastoral, with only about 2000 acres of good agricultural hand, of which 600 acres have been sown in grass. The property has been well improved by the erection of two homesteads, about sixty miles of fencing, bridges, sheep-yards, and dip, and a woolshed, capable of accommodating sixteen shearers. The station is worked in conjunction with St. Helen's, and runs a flock of 26,000 Merino, and 2000 half-bred sheep, as well as 600 head of cattle, and about 160 horses.