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Masters, upon the understanding that the 

 number and quality of the pack should be 

 maintained. For this purpose a special valua- 

 tion of the pack was made, Mr. W. H. Dunn 

 and Mr. T. C. Garth kindly acting as valuers. 

 The valuation amounted to ^1,400. This 

 arrangement has ever since remained in force, 

 and is equivalent to a very large annual sub- 

 scription on the part of her Ladyship. 



Mr. Van de Weyer engaged as huntsman 

 William Povey, who came to him from Mr. 

 Harvey Combe, in Surrey. Povey had for- 

 merly served with a pack in Cornwall, and had 

 been both whip and huntsman to the Craven. 

 He went from Berkshire to the New Forest, 

 and after some years' service there was found 

 drowned in a pit in the forest. Joe Lawrence 

 remained as first whip ; he had been for a long 

 time with the Old Berks. He then went to 

 the Oakley for a time, but returned to the 

 Old Berks ; after which he returned to the 

 Oakley, of which he is now huntsman. George 

 Roake came as second whip, a son of Dick 

 Roake, for many years huntsman to Mr. John 

 Hargreaves, of the South Berks. After 

 leaving Berkshire Roake went to the Hey- 

 throp. Thence he went to the Savernake 

 Forest Stag Hounds ; from there to the 

 Duhallow ; after which he went to the Craven 



