Marks/Inscriptions: R. 89 Reed. Charles (1824 -80) was an Australian squatter who came across to N.Z. He was first heard of as one of 4 squatters - the other 3 were E.C. Minchin , John Geo Shrimpton and Capt Dash wood - who were disputing about the boundaries of their respect ie runs on the flat country between the Wara and the Hurunui . se Gardner, Annie, in 54. The result of the arguments was that Reed accepted 12000 ac on the Hurunui , most of it poor scrubby , stony country and in 5 he had 1015 sheep on it. as it turned out this was the least imp or ant of his Canty spear latins This was later the land on which was planted the Balmoral Forest. J. H. Bryant managed it for him . In Nov. 58 he advertised 1200 clean Ewes on the Wanaka and these were probably the evesham of Warlike. When the Macdonald Brothers decided fo concentrate on Drai they sold Tres liam to charles Reed late in 54 for £200 without the sheep. Acland says that John Carter was Reels manager at Tres llan at first and J.T. Ford managed f rom 59 When the rin was still only half stocked . Ford bs put up a wooden cottage to replace the original sod hut and managed till 64 when Reed sold Tro site n to John Acland; John Brown , Ashburton. LT. 12.1.67 : 16.4.6 2.80 : Gardner , Anini ; Hist. of St. Stephens, Ash.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: Chas tied. 2 R.89 and Joseph Brabazon with 4500 sheep. Acland says Reed named the station but it might Well have ban Ford who was a West Country d aagn. He would not have been the first manager to have named a station. By far the mist important station with which Reed was conced was wes te field of over 40000 acres , all good farming land and bounded on the north by the Ashburton and on the south by the Hinds. He bought it istook ed from John Hall L £2000 in Acland gives the following description of Charles Reed at Westerfield , g en him by a man who had worked there. n When Mr Reed worked in the yards he used to wear a pair of wide White moles kin trousers, a blue Woolen Smock (which used to be called in Victoria a blue shirt) and a cabbage tre hat. The blue shirt and cabbage tree hat were the last Inner saw - the only ones I ever saw in N.Z - though they were both common in Victoria in the early days . His favourite expletives were ' "By Heavens. and "yon dauntless savages" " Mrs Reed never lived on the station. She only visited it once, n J.T. ford managed Westerfield as well as reselling with L.E. Corsbie under him. D. Oliver was the head shep herd and succeeded Corsbie as manager . Reed and Oliver and Corsbie were all good sheep ign and the mario f lock at Westerfield; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: 2 R.89 was high class ; the country also suited them. Reed had the idea, as did Richard Bethell to found An estate on the English model . He did actually establish 4 tenants . In 73 he built a mill which cost him £3000 and which worked until it was burnt down. He laid out a township wto with sites reserved for church and village im His sheep washing plant was superior . He appears to have been Acta ally the L i the fist man to lay out Water races though Duncan Camerons followed e.1 him lovely., James Oliver head shepherd, could well rem ember Drun can + lover Cameron riding, to inspect Reeds water races . Charles Fooks the surveyo laid ont the System for him. He was a grea t tree planter and was fond of oaks and thorn hedges. He gradually replaced his memos with half and 31 bred sheep. .He imported a few l Dartmoor sheep in 64 and he gave the fig mes n their Woo clip . The heaviest clipper shore 21 les and the next 18les; he was a greatly superse d and reported the result to the Lylt Times 9.2.66 He and his family left for Eng. in the Lady Jocelyn 27.2.73 and it was reported that he was present at Giddings sheets sale at Parton, Lines Aug. 74 The Dudding were among the most famous of Lincoln breeders and mary of ther; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: R.89. Chas Reed. 4. shee went to N.Z. This was probably the occasion on which he socnt £1000 on Lincolns , as sported by Acland. He turned trout out in a st ream at Wes te field and was bel raved to have been the first man to take them across the Raka ia . He was chairman of the Ashburton Rd Bd. Dec. 71 .He presided over a meeting called to organise a school at Westerfield and promised to let the school have the use of one of his buildings . Ashburton school was 10 or 11miles Away. He was chairman of the Upper Ashburton Rd. Bd. Cng. 75. In his early days at Westerfield he used to put up a tarpaulin Shelter in pout of his verandah for church serves. He was elected to the vestry of S r Lukies in Jan 67 ; St Likes parish was then newly formed. He was advertising for 8000 plans shep in Ap. 7. He was one of the people who were giver the rich name sealey because he brought scaly sheep down from Nelson . Acland says that the original "S cabby Reed" was a Victorian squatter who Went broke there , came to Ch.Ch and drove a cab there oo He suffered from barbers et itch. Charles Reed was hard on his men . Two cases were reported in LT. 26.11.70 : 18.12.71 : 12.11.72 : 3.12.74 : 24.8.75 :; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: 5 R.89 the papers , each tinie an employe claim ing damages for urng ful dismissal . In Feb. 57 John Hodg son Wat ling was left in charge of the sheet at War lise when Reed rode away to Ch.Ch. When he returned the sheep were mustered in (teed had arranged to let them in terms to Melding and when counted instead of 1600, there were 30 short. Watling had wo house and Reced said he could not have his own. Watling; wife had had a mis carriage Watling sent to Mathews in charg e of Culverden , for some suitably food for his wife : and finally offered his services to Mathews. The result of the case was not reported LT. 21.2. The second case attracted lot of notice. Red while in Eng. in ha d engaged a Devonshire man called Bovey to come out and manage Wester f ied. The wares fired were £ 100 rising to t 200 in yearly increment of £25 and a bons of L200 at the end of 5 years af he kept the sheep hee of seab . Bovey came straight to N.Z. and to westerfield arriving in June 64. He said Reed did not furnish him with written general inst unclos , but when he wanted particular things done he gave orders in writing. Reed had an elaborate LT. 16.3.69 : 21.2.57,; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: R. 89 chas tied R.89 y stern of book keeping an d it was part of the managers job to keep the books which consisted of a labour day book and a labour log book, a shepherds book , a ledg , a day book, a cash book , a store book, an order book , a quarterly return book and letter books. When Reed ordered that the books should be balanced in Ap. 68 , Bovey got in R.FP. Gleam an accountant, to help him. In the case for wrongful dis missal C.W. Buller, a cadet gave evidence. "Mo Reed is not ich given to Maise. He has not praised ine ; we had several bushes . He has not a reputation for being particularly amiable with his men . Once he was bailed up in his room for Wages. F.F Nixon , manager of Alford next door said that lhe thought Reeds System of book keeping much too elaborate and it was doubt ful f a man could keep up with ib and attend to his out door work. John G rigg gave Similar evidence. The case was freed a special Jury consisting of H.J. Tancred (foreman) Wm. Langdown, Thos. S. Brownell , Mark Stoddart, James Field , Strickland S. Field, Samuel Bealey , William Reeves ) Reginald Cobb , Augustus Red Pavitt, John Studholme .John George Fyfe. This was a purely employers jury. L17v ha d been paid into count The jury awarded in addition to this; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: R. 89. Chas treoda 7. 316. 13 John Grigg 1e- splayed Bovey as soon as he left the Court. Rcd said to Buller , Bowyer Poor Devil . He does his best" - the most damning of all opin ions Reed appeared from this ease to be very able. enterprising, exacting , domineering, sharp toughed, sarcastic. He d. at Malvern House C.Ch : 2.80 ag 56 Sarah Jane Widow d. on board the Somerset shire 17.11.80 son Charles went with her and came out again in 92 to try and buy Westerfield bach but could not Finance it. He returned to Eng. and died soon after. a third of Westerfield was freehold. Reeds executors sold the station with 20000 sheep to Cyl Hawdon for £62000. Hawdon had bought it for him self and the two Strachey Bros. The partners t about selling the land Hawdon kept Westerfield homestead and sold it - 2500 ac to C.H. Dowding + C.F. Tod hunter in '90 Todhunter bought Dowding 's Share and in 1900 sold it to Alec. Roberts who built it up again to 5000 ac. son Charles educ. X's Coll 66 only dau. Sarah Harriet Flaneur died at " The Crescent + Oxford 7.6.75.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer