In view Bedford Truck carrying grain bags, behind which is a passenger bus showing Christchurch on its destination flap.
Historic Information per Cyclopedia of New Zealand 1903 ; But to-day Ashburton itself presents the appearance of a healthy, prosperous, inland town, and that it is the centre of a rich agricultural district can be seen by a glance at the large grain stores situated in the neighbourhood of the railway. The public buildings, and many of the business premises, are handsome and imposing, and the wide and well-formed streets, on market day especially, present a very busy aspect.