equal to him besides the ways of the natives round him as well as his neighbours who all respect him. He has plowed a beautiful paddock under the hill above the house and sowed both wheat and oats. He also is plowing a lot of it for to sow grass and potatoes so that the fearful expense of this year will be done away with next year all but tea and sugar which is a heavy return of itself. He has finished a splendid stock yard. It equals is not in the whole country and fenced a good part of our side of the paddock. He has used up all the timber down here. Him and me were up at the bush two days ago seeing what timber there is there. He has got a large quantity split and ready but owing to the heavy rains here it is impossible to get it down for some time. The fencing of the paddock and woolshed will be the first thing we will commence to after we get the timber. The weather has been very unfavourable for lambing but the sheepheard says very few of yours are lost