and as the people are still buying up land I think the wisest plan is to sell as you will not miss them while you get halfe wooll and part of the increase. If you do not wish to sell then tell them I have them for sale because a great part of the run yet wants buying to make sure north part of the hill is the best of the run and easy made into paddocks. You have this year a thousand lambs besides the thirds of other peoples and in the course of three years you will have more sheep than you will be albe to keep. I allso wrote what is to be done about Domet. I want to hear from you as soon as possibble and let me know how to act in this affair. I dare say you have done so but not yet come to hand. We shall shear about the end of December as it would not do to shear earley on account [fragment. Second half torn off]