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and which is entailed upon the elder son of Mr. Edward Hamersley 

 senior. On his death Pyrton, as the place is called, passed to 

 his son Hugh, who has been engaged in fanning on the Greenough 

 flats of late years ; hence the property has not been kept in the 

 perfect order which used to distinguish it. In Mr. Edward Hamers- 

 ley's time Pyrton was known as the most carefully managed 

 property, and the most highly improved of any to be found on the 

 banks of the Swan. It contains orchard, vineyard, and arable lands, 

 all of which were models of what skill, supervision, and money 

 could do in creating a domain that was fair to look upon and profit- 

 able to own. Above Pyrton is Mr. James B. Roe's location ; 

 here we see a young and flourishing orchard, but hardly yet in 

 bearing, the trees having only been planted within the last year or 

 two. An old vineyard marks the site of the effort of one of the 

 pioneers to replace the flooded gums with luscious fruit. Another 

 vineyard that has fallen into decay is that of the adjacent estate of 

 Mr. \V. Harris. Still following the west side of the river a glance is 

 had at Mr. Lennard's; Messrs. Nanson & Go's (which has 

 already been referred to) ; West Oakover, Mr. W.D. Moore's 

 and Mr. Chester's freeholds. Henley Park, belonging to the 

 Hon. H. J. Saunders, to which the visitor now comes, is a very 

 fine property. A consideiable sum has been, and is being, expended 

 in its development, especially in clearing operations. Mr. Saunders 

 so recently acquired Henley Park that he has not yet had time 

 to bring all his schemes for its improvement to fruition. In time, 

 when his designs are perfected, there will be a large orchard and 

 vineyard stocked with the best and rarest varieties of trees and 

 vines. The soil is a sandy loam on a clay bottom. The merit of 

 the land is that it remains friable when it is broken up. On 

 the east side of the river, at the head of the Swan river 

 flats, and the foot of the Darling range is Belvoir, owned 

 by Mr. W. T. Loton, who for many years represented the elector- 

 ate of the Swan in the Legislative Assembly. He retired when 

 Parliament was prorouged at the beginning of 1897, in consequence 

 of the passing of the Redistribution of Seats Bill, having rendered an 

 appeal to the country necessary tw r o years before the life of the Assem- 

 bly would have expired by effluxion of time. Belvoir is at the head of 

 the Swan, that is to say, a few miles below r the point where the 

 stream emerges from the hills. The estate is not one of the most 

 fertile to be found in the district, a good deal of its area 

 being of a light sandy character. Close to the river good crops are 

 obtained, but most of the estate is devoted to grazing. Some dairy- 

 ing is done there, but only during the winter and spring months ; the 

 milch herd is not artificially fed, nor is ensilage prepared for the 

 summer. The stock comprises choice Ayrshires, to the importing 

 and breeding of which Mr. Loton has devoted much attention. A 

 great deal of clearing has been done at a liberal outlay. On the 

 face of the range, to which the property extends, there are excel- 



