Coniston

Coniston formerly the Ashburton Run which incorporated Runs 98 & 99 which together totalled 27,000 acres was taken up in August 1853 by Henry John Tancred (98) and Sir Thomas Tancred (99). In 1854 H.J. Tancred sold his share to Rev. J.C. Allen. These owners did not farm the Run but had managers or leased it to other Run holders, among them John Hayhurst and T.S. Moorhouse.