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23 George Moore.. 1,2 IX. Waipori .. 5,000 0 0 The brothers (23 and 24) work their lands together, iand reside on the one block ior other * as necessary for the work On section with family.. House, stable, and woolshed, value £180 Ring-fenced, except roads, his share £350; home paddock £60 Has surfacesown a little All his and brother's sheep M on rump, two holes in ear; shears in his own shed, and sells wool through agent in Dunedin Working sections with his brother. h CC27 George Freeling Welch 1,2,3, 8,9 III. Waipori .. 2,027 2 2 Four-roomed house, value £200 ; stable, value £180 None One acre cultivated about his house The sec'n not beingyet fenced, station sheep and his own horses at present graze over it His own sheep .. Resides at his house, and manages Mr. Fulton's station. po 28 William W.Reid 5,6,7 II. Waipori .. 848 0 30 Occasionally on section, mostly on one of his three other places Iron hut, value £20 Fenced, 380 chains None Shears at shed on Traquair property Looks after freehold on plain, Deep Stream, and this area at Traquair. Was butchering at Havelock; after accident let his business. ',•■ 39 Robert Sutherland 16 XL Table Hill 1,467 0 20 severe accident, has to reside in Lawrence. Three months ago began building and improving On his section House, value £80 or £90 Yards, fenced two sides None His own sheep .. D ; sells his own wool h 14 Alexander Scott 63 Clarendon 983 1 24 Clay house, thatched, value £40 Sod and thatch hut, value £5 About half fenced, value £150 Ring-fenced, except roads, his share £250 18 acres 1,100 sheep, his father's and own All their own sheep (23 and 24) X4 ; sells wool through agent in Dunedin M on rump, two holes in ear; shears on brother's section ; sells wool through agent in Dunedin WE ; top off one ear, fore half off other; shears at Mullochy; sells wool through D. Reid IX. Works on the land. 24 W. R. Moore .. 10 1 VIII. IX. Table Hill 2,859 0 0 Either at his brothers (23), or at his own hut A litlte sur-face-sowing 7 Robinson Webb I. Silver Peak 1,687 1 29 Store at Mullochy, or his own hut Wattle and dab house, 2' rooms, thatched, value £18 Two sheep-yards, value £20; three sides fenced; his share £120 None 1,000 sheep, 20 cattle, horses ; says all his own At Mullochy store, occasionally at' hut. 9 John Watson .. Silver Peak 2,334 0 0 No one at house, possibly for some time Wattle and dab house, thatch, 2 rooms and chimney, value £18; small shed, value £4 ; yard, value £3 or £4, posts, wire, and scrub The old hut built years ago by McGregor, the runholder » IV. 18 William Gibson 2 II. Silver Peak 2,180 2 19 On section, unless extra work at Silver Stream, and three months' absence allowed Half the fence with Francis, £72 per mile None 1,500 sheep, his own, or rather to the Gibson family at Silver Stream His own sheep and horses * ; shears at their farm at Silver Stream ; sells wool through D. Reid. When not on section, is at Silver Stream. 19 Dugald Ewing 1 Silver Peak 1,892 1 6 On his section Two - roomed wooden house, iron roof, cost £80 Sheepyards, val. £5; Gibson's, Webb's, Reid's, and McGregor's boundaries fenced; his share £200 Two sides fenced, value £120 None Has always resided on section. II. 5; a top bit out of each ear 20 Robert Gibson, I. Silver Peak 1,489 1 36 Occasionally resides on section ; generally at Silver Stream Weatherboard house, lined, iron roof, value £40 ; paling 4 - horse stable, value £35 or £40 Wattle and dab house, iron roof, value £70 Half-acre, fenced, in potatoes, £5 Sheep belong to the family * ; shears at his father's farm at Silver Stream ; sells wool through D. Reid Saw sheep on ground, cannot say to whom belonging When not on section is at Silver Stream. 21 William Wilson Francis Silver Peak 4,163 3 20 No one at house South boundary fenced 3 2 IV. V. Saw none .. Cannot say. ■ * Circle with four points. J. P. Maitland, Commissioner, Crown Lands.