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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Canterbury Provincial District]

The Hekeao

The Hekeao settlement, which was bought from the trustees of the late Hon. W. S. Peter, by the Government, contains 2,000 acres of good, level, and undulating agricultural and pastoral land, with a depth of about eight inches of black soil. In March, 1898, the land, which had been divided into nine farms, was balloted for under leases in perpetuity at a rental of five per cent. on its capital value. The rents averaged from two shillings to six shillings and sixpence per acre, and the whole of the land was taken up. It is now well fenced and cultivated. Excellent yields of oats and turnips are common; the settlers are well housed, and the farms are in a prosperous condition owing to careful cultivation. There is a public school at the settlement, which is one mile and a half from Mayfield, and three miles from the Anama railway station.