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of Spooner, who remains to press the wool. Sent him with 2 pack- 

 horses this morning to Petane for bales. C. H. S. and T. S. mustered 

 Natural Paddock and got about 30 woolly sheep. Cut wild rams 

 this evening. Fine night. Paid Maoris in following cheques : Rare 

 310; Newton 28 8 ; Hemera 2 4 4 ; Winiate 2 5 0; 

 Ne 1110; Neddy 3 0; Tomoana3 4 0; Honie3 6; 

 Napier 200; Jack 100; Mary 170; Mulligan 9/-, 

 making a total of 26 10 6. This afternoon C. H. S. put store 

 in order. T. C. K. put shed in order, sewed bales and pressed. T. S. 

 and Kite assisting at matter. Jim taking the sheep over the Papa 

 Creek. 



MARCH 



1. Saturday. C. H. S., T. S., Kite and Jim went mustering the reserve for 



stragglers. Returned at 1 P.M. with 200 woolly sheep and long- tail 

 lambs. T. C. K. and Spooner pressed 30 bales of wool, and cleaned up 

 shed. Parks arrived from bush about 5 P.M. Reports getting on well. 



2. Sunday. C. H. S. and T. S. came over to Kaikanui at 10.30 A.M. Parkes 



left this morning with 7 bullocks for the bush. G. C. Thompson and 

 John McKinnon arrived at 3 P.M. Thompson started from Napier 

 yesterday but got lost on the road and was out all night Got to 

 Arapawanui this morning at 6 A.M. J. McKinnon left at 6 P.M. 



3. Monday. Maoris didn't arrive as they promised to shear the stragglers. 



C. H. S. and G. C. Thompson went out to the bush about 9 A.M. and 

 returned at 4 P.M. T. S. shepherded sheep in the morning and with 

 Kite made up loads in the afternoon. T. C. K. went out burning the 

 Newton faces and afterwards gathered up loose wool at the shed. 

 Jim left this morning to muster at Tangoio. 



4. Tuesday. C. H. S., Thompson and Kite left with pack-horses at 9 A.M. 



T. S. left for Moeangiangi at 5 P.M. T. C. K. went to Tutira and saw 

 Spooner (presser), at 1.30 P.M., who came by himself, the Maoris not 

 having arrived to shear. T. C. K. left Tutira at 2 P.M. and arrived at 

 Petane at 6 P.M. 



5. Wednesday. T. C. K. and Thompson left Petane for Napier. C. H. S. 



and Kite returned to Tutira with pack-horses taking stores. T. S. 

 shepherding sheep (unshorn). 



6. Thursday. T. C. K. in town. Warm & splendid for the young grass. 



All hands idle on account of weather. 



7. Friday. T. C. K. in town to buy sheep. At the station heavy rain and 



thunderstorm. All hands had to keep indoors. Wet night both in 

 town and at station. 



8. Saturday. T. C. K. in town. Kite and C. H. S. repaired fence at Papa 



Creek and made a gate in the morning, and repaired fence between 

 Natural Padk. and Reserve in afternoon. T. S. shepherding woolly 

 sheep on Reserve. 



9. Sunday. No work done ; all hands taking a rest. 



10. Monday. T. C. K. in town. Docked 8 lambs, making total up to date 

 of 1244. 



