Early South Canterbury runs.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-313).

Albury -- Ashwick -- Balmoral -- Ben Ohau -- Birch Hill -- Black Forest -- Braemar -- Cannington -- Elephant Hill -- Glenmore -- Glentanner -- Grampain Hills -- Grays hills -- Hakataramea -- Hakataramea Downs -- Haldon -- Hunters Hills -- Irishman Creek -- Lake Ohau -- Lilybank -- Marys Range -- The Mistake -- Mount Cook -- Mount Nessing -- Opawa -- Rhoborough Downs -- Richmond -- Rocky Point -- Rollesby -- Sawdon -- Sherwood Downs -- Simons Pass -- Station Peak -- Tasman Islands -- Te Akatarawa -- Tekapo -- Three Springs -- Waitangi -- Whalesback -- The Wolds.

Complements Acland's 1930 publication "The early Canterbury runs" and provides a history of forty inland and more mountainous South Canterbury runs. Arranged alphabetically, twenty-four of the forty stories are about stations in the Mackenzie Country. Provides a survey of the pastoral and economic history of the area.