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has been through a rotation, whereas the 43 acres section has 

 only been once cropped. 



The 82 acres lot was divided into four fields, as follows : — 



No. 1. — 22 acres, 10 acres of which were the solum of a peat 

 moss from which the peat had been cut, with irregular blocks 

 left uncut, about 3 feet high, here and there over it, with 2\ feet 

 of subsoil clay above rock. The other 12 acres were the worst 

 description of waste ground, covered with short heather, having 

 not more than 6 inches of decayed mould above 2h feet of the 

 densest subsoil clay lying on pavement rock. 



No. 2. — 23 acres, 17 acres of which were the same as the 12 

 acres portion of No. 1, and 6 acres formerly in cultivation, but 

 very wet, with 2 feet of soft subsoil clay, impregnated with iron, 

 and lying on rock ; this portion had to be drained at every 15 feet. 



No. 3' — 20 acres, and No. 4. — 17 acres, 15 acres extending 

 across both fields were the same as the 12 acres in No. 1 and 

 17 acres in No. 2. The 22 acres remaining formed a ridge run- 

 ning across the extent of both fields, 10 acres of it covered with 

 stunted heather, having about 3 inches of heath mould above 

 raffy clay, and 12 acres formerly cultivated with same subsoil. 

 The last 22 acres were the only portion naturally dry, and which 

 had not to be drained regularly at every 30 feet. 



The rent paid for the 82 acres is L.8, 10s., or within a fraction 

 of 2s. Id. per acre. 



Expenditure in Reclamation. 



Imperial Chains. 



1586'55 Drains and open Ditches, as per detailed 



statement, .... L.380 13 6 



12-00 Roads of access, as per do. . . . 24 7 



144-00 Flag fences, conduits, and 5 gates, complete, 



per do. .... 



L.400 advanced by proprietor, at 6 per cent., 



60 reporter's capital to be returned during lease, 

 at 10 per cent., 



Money rent payable, .... 

 Interest charge, to pay up principal and interest, 



Yearly rent charge, nearly 9s. 5d. per acre, L.38 10 



Field No. 1 was drained entirely with stones, the others with 

 pipe tiles, 2 inches bore being the smallest used; and most of the 

 leading drains were done with stones, either built or coupled. 



The actual date of entry to the ground was Whitsunday 1860 ; 



