give him at first send me a coppy of all the different returns you had from them. I believe the number you give them at first was small and they have paid you well if you got the average of their flock you got your wether you got all right but they give you the worst ews they could find in the flock. Gollan had no right to send John out of the yard when they were drafting the sheep. The average weight of the flock last year was 3lb and if they only cliped three lb last year they shall do no more this year. You shall shear fourteen hundred or their abouts if you clear one shilling per lb that will only earn £210. John got £80 per annum, his wife and three children. Another man at £50 and his keep you shall have verry