3 of course I could not take them so their the matter ended. Now to other busness. You day that the return of the sheep does not accord with last year's returns. Perhaps you have not been informed of all that has been sold of the station since that. I of course believed that Alex kept you posted up in all those matters and as I did not know what bargains were made in selling them I could not gave a true account but I will gave inclosed an account of all that left the station since last shearing. Sheep shorn 1859 = 5857 including in this number 1498 lambs & 80 rams left the station since shearing January 2nd 1860 Danvers account of wages 20 ewes Hoggs, ... island for mares 08 ewes Brought over 128 ewes Mr Hamlin 100 Do & 2 rams Payment for entire Farmer February 28th J Gorge 105 ewes " F Gascoyne 50 Do " 29th J Carrol 42 Do Young for Mr Morris " " 40 Do Aged Do " J Carrol 82 & 2 rams April 10 Mr D Canning 44 ewes various age August 9th Mr Oliver 100 ewes 2 tooth 691 = six hundred and ninety one ewes Take that from 5857 691 5166 Wethers 591 left station & killed Old sheep left 4575 = then their has Left the station 156 lambs that bought to count in this year's shearing also but they left long before shearing Shorn this year 3397 ewes 1764 wethers 89 rams 5259 old sheep 1017 lamb 6267