1907
| 15 Jan. | Received notice from H. Ward that he intends to quit the milking in 6 months |
| 10 Apl.(Wed) | Levin 1st Annual Show Agricultural. Fine but dull weather not settled enough for Jen to go as her cold is not better. I went down about dinner time & had an enjoyable afternoon. The Show was most successful - fair entries - good competitions & a big crowd (estimated 3000-4000) |
| 12 April | Home about 5.30 from Adkins. Had party to tea, Mr & Mrs James, Prouse, Miss Sedcole & Nance P. (Prouse?) Misses Bowen Hudson & Vincent C Mr Vincent. This was a record for tea but we managed alright. After tea Les, Clare & Vera Chisholm came over & spent the evening. Had a good time |
| 13 April | Jen's cold not much better so she stayed in bed all day. I sent down for Dr Kennedy to have a look at her. He did not seem to think it very serious but ordered her to stay in bed for a few days. He sent some medicine from Day's |
| 10 May | Mrs Barrow of Feilding & father came up in morning & looked at property |
| 11 May | Went to meeting of Horowhenua County Council re improvements of my road. Council in good mood & granted request. |
| 13 May | Harris brought a Mr Hall (father & son) to look at property |
| 14 May | Jones brought prospective buyer |
| 15 May | Mr Hall & sons came to have another look at property |
| 21 May | Enid had bad night I went to Levin early morning for medicine. Her cough much better tonight |
| 23 May | Jen unwell with neuralgia. Laid up most of the day. Enid slightly better. |
| 28 May | Rain snow on hills could not be a worse day. 1st Day Wngtn Prov: Conference Farmers' Union. Mr Strawbridge & son came for 3rd time to look at the place. They eventually offered Jones £16 cash which I refused. Evening I went to Smoke Concert Farmers Union. -Very successful. Sang 'Hearts of Oak' 'Dinah' Home 12.30am |
| 29 May | Went to Levin listened to Conference for some time in am. pm. went with delegates to State Farm. Saw milking machine at work. |
| 20 June | I drove to the station & got phaeton drove home & took Jen & baby to Levin for drive. We all like the phaeton very much, enjoyed the drive. It is a very neat little vehicle. |
| 24 July | On arrival home found Harris with Mr Dixon of Wellington who had come up to see the place. Seemed pleased though feed v. bare. Mr Dixon decided to send a valuer, Mr Rutherford to look at the place. I went to talk matters over with Mr Adkin after tea. |
| 25 July | Harris came up after dark & I finally decided to offer the property at £16-10-0 spot cash or £17 on terms. £2000 down £3500 on 1st mortgage at 5%. £1640 on 2nd mortgage at 5% for 4 yrs from Sept. 1st 1907 |
| 6 August | Fine, but blowing gale from East. Sale of my dairy cows. Up at daybreak getting things ready. Judd did not arrive until about 9.30 when we numbered the cows & fed out hay. Mr Tom Powles mustered heifers for me C Mr A the bull. Miss Salmon helped Jen with lunch which we served in the trap shed. The crowd that I anticipated did not arrive. There was rather a poor attendance as there is such a tremendous lot of cows at present on the market I felt rather dubious about the prices. However I took £160 for 27 cows, about £6 average the remaining 9 (late calvers - old) being passed in. The top price reached was £10 for "Iris" paid by Alf Anderson who purchased 7 or 8. Those present considered the sale a good one. The pigs realized £3/5/0 38/- 31/- 2/11/- some 24/-. I also sold our gig for Ell. Totara piles passed in. Jen & I were both dead beat so we turned in early. Tom Powles was of very great assistance & was very kind. |
| 29 August | Mackenzie married Miss Bartholomew |
| 1 Sept. | Drove Mother to Adkins where she stayed until after Church. Jen & I drove down to see Billy's hotel in afternoon but Jen couldn't stand the smell of varnish so came home again at once. Jen better in evening. |
| 7-8 Sept. | Fine Round sheep C dug up garden. Afternoon Enid & I drove to Levin for messages. Jen fairly well. In evening she began to get restless so I went to bed as I was rather tired. Jen & Miss McIntyre turned in about 10 o'clock. About midnight Jen woke up & being uneasy I dressed, caught horse, harnessed up I set off for the doctor C nurse about 10 o'clock C arrived back with His Smithson about 2.15am, the doctor following about 10 mins. later. We then found that Jen had given birth to a boy about 2 o'clock & the boy was "roaring lustily". Jen had a very severe time although it was short. The doctor found her fairly well. He had gone home & we all turned in again for a sleep at 4.30am . Baby weighed 11½ lbs a week later. and slept till 8.30. |
| Sun. 8 Sept. | Wet, did not do much. Afternoon I took Miss McInt re home, sent wires to Mother Frank Louie and Alb. Kellow called at Adkins. |
| 26 Oct. | Harris, Sussex sent man to look at the 270 ac. I am offering at £15. I drove to Levin with Jen in afternoon |
| 30 Oct. | Beautiful. We all went to Palmerston to enable Jen to do some shopping. Met Charlie Page in Hannahi boot shop - had not seen him for about 16 or 18 yrs. Successful day very tired |
| 2 Nov. (Sat) | In afternoon at 4 o'clock we all drove to Levin, I registered the baby. Home at dark. |
| 7 Nov. | Afternoon I took Jen & babies down to Levin C they are spending a week at the Hotel Arcadia. I went down after tea again & took Jen to see comedy "Jane" by Amateurs, very good I stayed at Arcadia all night. Browns Temperance Hotel burnt out. (Arcadia owned by Billy Wilson I think) |
| 29 Dec.(Sun) | Fine, we all went to Wesley Church when George Herbert was christened by Mr Wrigley. He behaved exceedingly well. Afternoon we drove to Adkins to see Aunty & Uncle Ralph who are visiting there, Home to tea. |
