Overview
Sat. Aug. 7.
Showers till 9 am + very lowering + threatening all day. Len + I rode up to North Block + worked at east bdy [boundary] fence alongside "1st" (SE side) + "2nd burns". split 125 battens, carried
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out 215 making a track for same in one place + put on about 6 chains. Saw the 11 steers in Mill p[addock] + 19 in Leighton p. Rode to Levin in evening + had another chat with Mr. Whitaker re building materials he gave me samples of asbestos sheeting for lining + outside walls, + ruberoid for roof. Walked into town with Willie W. Deluge of rain + thunderstorm.
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