The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
Becks
Becks , which is also known as the White Horse, is a fine agricultural district on the Lauder Flat in Maniototo county, eleven miles from St. Bathans, and 125 miles from Dunedin. A triweekly coach service connects with Rough Ridge with the trains on the Otago Central railway. The greater portion of the settlement, which is remarkable for good crops, has been brought under cultivation, and returns of fifty bushels of wheat to the acre are not uncommon. The public school is known as the Lauder school; Becks has also a post office and a hotel.