properly and they will grow now. I took down 350 good cuttings and put them in of willow and Lombard poplar which I hope will grow. Also some very good peach trees and got a few from Sturmer to make up the proper sorts and as it is likely you will have to leace the place as you I supose will be the most of your time in Wellington it will help it to leace. I hope, should you leace it, you will gave it on an improving leace and to keep it in shure repair. I find a number of the blue gum posts are perfectly rotton and I made Wishard put others in their place or allong side of them to keep cattle and horses out which will last now a long time. I now must tell you about things in general. I find that sales could be made of fat wethers at Napier to Neal & Coss. They offered 6/- cash if guerenteed [guaranteed] to go 52 lb. I told them a gaurentee could not be gaven but that they could get the number from the run as good as any in the province but the price was two low. I asked for 8/-. They then said they would gave here the first offer but would wait advice from Auckland for a fortnight longer. I told Condie of it and the chances are they may buy the 1000. I have