It then caue about that I rJas offerecl money at
33'-' Engrish nan. rn rurtrilr confcrcnce ,ri.uh or_rr ch
they considereC lhe high rcnt they hacl to pay for o
k:*,_viould. pay for th; intcrest on the borrorrecl no
L'au l was aruost f orcecl- to bring uy id_eas into pra
.- l,-1
L)jb r rom
urcli aen e
rir leased
i'lex : s o
ctice.
fn Lhe firsL pra-cc, rarni had. to be roolied. over and. pickecr,
and bhe f olloiiing poinf,s observed: _
I. 
Land hacl io be good. for farning.
z" l.ia.tcr ha.c1 to be-lourncl(irri"-r thinic r.;as the hard.est
point es iil e:.-araining" ri.re ccr-r1d. not tcll just
rihere to clig a i^iell) . '
3,,. l{:= there t iraber nearby f or build_ing?
4. IJot to be too t.i, from ivhere r,;e coul._L gct rid.
:: ::: il:dy:u(iror. ro_ so 30_5a miles i" -r-a"rricle,
;i 
rr_iJ r,itC CL_:llC l;ith 
Ligl_i.U;S rasS)
rt r'\ias not crear to us that i,re courcr not Eet arr these
po ints ii'r one pra.ce , bi-rt r,ie t ho,ght cf it . roiroi, ins oh r
Brothers Johl. ancl Lastin* a";;-ffi;; i"il., passed. on scme tiue
ere r au r'rriting this) "ia so*e *or" or the eld-er1yr got a
turnorrt to inspeet ilris property,
Aftc'r gcing here and. tilerc for severar d.ayse f.ie .,,.rere
nearly o, our rray back, ai:oui-e srgri"h nires irom I(apr-ind_a,
I'lortlr East, i,rk eie r.;e iou-na not u-rEn-rii points, but most,
land i^;hich r'Ias 
_ invitine. 
--- Ho f ound-;";; rrater pits r.ririch r.rere
encourasinc and gavc us hope to find uu"nli";;"--;;"trris.
There r'ris it"o prenty- or"uooa there . ide rockccl at cne another
and saicl, r:iiere, IeL- us btild.huts;? "
i'ie desi1ed.. to buy this. Ie.no, but as -r lre.s only nerr here
and af::aicL of ilris typc of busine""-'t,,rr.t c1icl not uairt to upset
thin6s, r rcokecl f or- in opportgnity Lo talr< rrith a gcntlemar.l
r,;hc ;'ras irlore experienced.,'ino. i ;";a;; 
for his aclvic;"'"-uuqrr
This gcntlcnarr 6avo ue. the insight hoi,r to go i,t o this
natter, ancl i're hacl uore tallcs ovcr i;. - l,e offerccl to act fcr
Ee r in my narnc anci as 1- ha.d. g::cat trust in hi;, -i-r"t 
"A ni*
to bc ny a'gent. iie sa.icL ii" r*r" l.;irling, for rihich r rater
never had to be sorry, 
'or he rtras tr.iEtrrorthy a.cl cid. his
best for ae"
on rea'ving him, he ad,vised. me Lo bc quiet in ilrc natter
until I heard- from hin again"
After a ferrr neei.:s r hacl r.rorc. from ny e,gent that the
Govcrnme:rt surveyors lief'c busy surveying the three qua.d.rat
miles I aslcecl f or so ilrere trras a lead_ into it.
.after thls vras. clone, the Government r,ras not alloweo to
serl , e:rcept by auction, the d-ate ueing set for 14th Nov. ,Lg55.
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