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Otago Witness, Issue 3829, 2 August 1927, Page 77

Many old boys of Marlborough College) will remember Mr A. C. von Rotter, who is now residing in the Argentine (remarks the Express). At the annual meeting of the College Old Boys’ Association a very interesting letter was read from Mr von Rotter in which he gave some particulars regarding the huge sheep station or estancia on which he is working. This property is the Estancia Leleque, Leleque, Territoro del Chubut Argentina, and it comprises 110 leagues of land, carries 90,000 sheep, 9000 cattle and 2000 horses and mules. The writer remarked that many Australians workec on the estancia, which could be under stood when he said that the most succes ful breed was the Australian merino although further south and on the coas Corriedales were in fair demand.