Back o' Beyond

NZ Truth, Issue 1176, 14 June 1928, Page 6

Back o' Beyond

IF you were to leave Christchurch and wander back to the mountains until you came to Rakaia Gorge, you wpuld probably say that it was just about the very end of the earth. But it you were to coiitinae a tittle further until you came to the Double Hill homestead and met "Bill" Pollock, the genial manager, you'd probably want to stay a month. For twelve years Pollock has guided the destinies of Double Hill. You can't teach i him much about sheep. He knows all there is to know about the meek -eyed mutton. His star line, however, is the canine species.. \:Give : him some shrewd collies to work with— and he's at peace wit^i the world. They say up Double Hill way that If anyone could teach a dog to spealtf it would be Pollock. When his duties permit, he seeka a •little relaxation competing at dog trials all over the ■ South Island. In this connection, he brings despair to his fellow-competitors; but they don't mind. . For; before everything, ybur backcountry citizen of New Zealand is a thorough sportsman. Up to the minute in everything, Pollock has installed many improvements at Double Hill. - Not the least of these is a rather hefty wireless with which he listens, with glee, to the rising prices of wool. ' . I — : : '— " . -I