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compensating small farmers for the damage sustained 

 by them. He said he knew certain men who were 

 occupying from thirty to forty acres apiece to suffer 

 annually to the extent of about ^10. They received 

 nothing in return, and he rather feared that unless 

 something were done for them they would not feel 

 inclined to put up with the loss for very much longer, 

 in which event wire might be found throughout the 

 district. 



At this same meeting Mr. Praed proposed a vote of 

 thanks to Mr. Coupland for his long and valuable ser- 

 vices as master of the Ouorn, a proposition which, it is 

 needless to say, was carried unanimously, for Mr. Coup- 

 land had shown excellent sport, and was most popular 

 with all classes. In the spring of this same year (1884) 

 the ex-master's horses were sold by Messrs. Warner, 

 Shephard, & Wade at Leicester, when twenty-five were 

 sold at an average of £80, 14s. 



