Herewith another month from the diary of Augustus Bostock while residing at Grasmere, in the Western District. Sincerely Thelma at Maroochydore. APRIL 1862. Tue 1 - Went to hut to see PARTRIDGE who was ill. MARGETTS (Edward) came. Man from diggings, also from town got apples. Went to see how grubbing was going. Fell a large tree - Blacksmiths. Gathered WALNUTS. DREW (Mr.) securing fence to keep LEICESTER SHEEP in. KEILLAR (John/William) painting....of greenhouse. Weather fine but dull. Wed 2 - WILLIAM KEILLAR putting ridge boards on the kitchen. Went to see how they were getting on with the roadwork. JOHN KEILLAR commenced cutting uptimber. Surveyed piece of HOY'S (A) Farm - run line across middle. MARGETTS (Edw.) came and helped me. Killed cow for beef in the evening. Weather fine but rather warm. Thu 3 - Went over to the road. Drove into Warrnambool in the evening. Weather .fine. Fri 4 Stayed in town all day. Sat 5 - Returned home before breakfast. Went up to play a cricket match. Stayed at BOORTKOI. (Thomas Bostock) Weather cold and showery. Sun 6 - Returned home..Weather close. Mon 7 - Drawing cattle for BALLARAT and getting ready to start. JAMES McROBIE came out (bro/of Annie Young McRobie WARE and now married to J.W.M.Aitkin). Mr.McRobie and some other young ladies drove out. Weather rather cold. Tue 8 - Started with the cattle. It rained all day. Wed 9 - Went as far as MORTLAKE. W. cold. Thu 10 - Got within two miles of the ELEPHANT. (Mount Elephant near Darlington ). Fri 11 - Drove the cattle as far as the WATER HOLES and stayed there all night. Sat 12 - Got as far as PITFIELD (Grenville Shire) Met SWEENEY (Sweeney Brothers) and he made an offer for the cattle. Sun 13 - Drove as far as SMYTHSDALE. Sold cattle to SWEENEY at £4/5/- all round. W.cold. Mon 14 - Delivered the cattle and drove into BALLARAT. Weather rather close. Tue 15 - Went out to cattle yards and went down to Melbourne by RAILWAY. W.cool. Wed 16 - Stayed in MELBOURNE. Went out to MANIFOLDS in afternoon. W. wet/cold. Thu 17 - Stayed in MELBOURNE. Went out to BAYLES (Wm. M.L.A.) in evening. Weather .Very wet and cold. Fri 18 - Returned to BALLARAT. Stayed all night. Weather rather cold and showery. Sat 19 - Got as far as the WATER HOLES (? Brown's Water Holes? ) on the way home. Weather cold and windy. Sun 20 - Got home. Weather fine. Mon 21 - Went over to see how the clearing of the road was getting on. ERNEST (Bostock) came from BOORTKOI (Hexham) W.fine. Tue 22 - Burning off timber on the road. Finished grubbing as far as IDEN'S (Mr.) Weather fine - the first frost. Wed 23 - Went round the cattle. Started with the intentioin of going to MR.CORNEY'S SALE, but went straight to town. Weather fine. Thu 24 - Walked out with ERNEST(Bostock) to see his new home (LIPOOK -with which they must all have been delighted. It is now restored by the Clanceys and is beautiful.) Stayed in gtown all day. Weather fine. Fri 25 - Settled up accounts with AITKIN (James Wm.Manifold Aitkin)about rents. Stayed in town all night. Weather fine. Sat 26 - Went to see how STOCK SOLD at MacGREGOR'S SALE YARDS (Samuel) Weather dull but fine. Sun 27 - Returned home. JIMMY (Bostock) SMITH (Mr.) and WILLIAMS (Mr.) came out with me. Weather fine. Mon 28 - SMITH ? and WILLIAMS ? left. Went over to the road all day. TOM (Bostock) came down and stayed all night. Weather fine. Tue 29 - Drove with TOM (Bostock) to BATEMAN'S SALE (James/Wm.). Went from there to town and got my horse and returned home. Weather fine. Wed 30 - Over at the road all day. TOM (Thomas Bostock) came. HAMILTON(Mr.) brought sheep to get their FEET PARED. Weather fine. Tue 8 -