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Extracts From the Immigration Report of 1887 Pretaining to Settlement in the West

In the Sessional Papers of 51 Victoria (4) 1888 pp. 156-158 from the annual Immigration Report from the various Agents. These are extractions from that report of the German Settlers.

German Colony

# Name Family on Land Land Taken Description of House Description of Stable Stock Implements Tons Hay Acres Fenced Acres of Land in Crop Breaking Total Land Prepared Remarks
Horses Bulls Working Oxen Cows Young Stock Poultry Pigs Waggons Ploughs Harrows Buckboards Sleighs Mowers Rakes Harvesters Wheat Barley Oats Potatoes Garden Total
1 Paul Ulrich - E ½ 21 31 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - - 4 5 9 -
2 F.C. Hinck - W ½ 21 21 31 Logs, shingled, 26x16 - - - 2 1 6 15 - 2 1 1 - - - - - - 50 1 1/8 2 2¼ 1¼ - 6 5/8 5 ¾ 1 3/8 Good well
3 David Berger Yes S E 28 21 31 Logs, shingled, 24x16 Poles & turf - - 2 1 - 21 - 1 1 1 - - - - - - 40 - 3 2 3 - 8 3 11 -
4 Fred. Doering - N W 22 21 30 Logs, and turf, 18x14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 -
5 H. Lopthein Yes E ½ 28 21 30 Logs, and turf, 18x14 Poles & turf - - 3 1 1 9 - 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 - - 25 - - - 1 - 1 4 5 Good well
6 Aug. Welke Yes S W 14 21 31 Lumber, shingled, 16x14 - - - 2 2 1 25 - 1 1 1 - - - - - - 27 2½ ¾ 3½ 1 ½ 8¼ 5 13¼ Good well
7 Johann Kieper Yes S E 14 21 31 Lumber, 18x13 Logs & turf - - 2 1 1 18 3 1 1 1 - - - - - - 20 5 ½ 4¾ 1 - 10¼ 6¾ 18 Good well
8 C. Kietz - N E 32 21 31 Lumber and turf, 25x25 Poles & turf - - 2 1 1 6 - 1 1 1 - - - - - - 15 1½ - 5 ½ - 7 9 16 Good well
10 Emil Peohler Yes N E 20 21 31 Lumber, 15x12 Poles & turf - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 - - - ¼ ¼ ½ 2 2½ -
11 Robt. Lippold Yes S E 20 21 31 Lumber, 15x12 Poles & turf - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - ¾ ½ 1 - 1 -
12 Johann Spaudier - N E 24 21 31 Lumber, 16x12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 - - - - - - - - -
13 Fred. Thener, jun. Yes N E 28 21 31 Lumber, 12x12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 4 -
14 H. Schwegart Yes S ½ 36 21 31 Lumber, shingled, 25x15 Poles & turf - - 2 3 3 12 9 1 2 1 - - 1 1 - - 30 - ½ ½ - 1¼ 3¼ 2 5¼ -
15 Julius Schultz Yes N E 26 21 31 Lumber, shingled, 20x14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 - - - - - - ¾ ¾ -
16 Otto Berger - S W 28 21 31 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 -
18 Vald v Suszewski - S W 16 21 31 Poles, turfed, 12x8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ½ - ½ 4½ 5 -
20 Jacob Sinkbeil Yes W ½ 24 21 31 Lumber, shingled, 12x20 Poles & turf - - 2 2 2 12 2 1 1 1 - 1 - - - - 25 ½ - 2½ ½ ½ 4 11 15 Implement shed.
22 Fred. Thener, sen. Yes N W 28 21 31 Lumber, shingled, 26x18 - - - 2 1 3 17 - 1 1 1 - - 1 - - - 50 - - - - - - - - -
23 Eug. Schwegart - N ½ 36 21 31 Lumber, 12x12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 -
24 J. Hertlein - S W 22 21 31 Lumber, 12x12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 4 5 -
28 F Olsehewski Yes N W 18 21 30 Lumber, 23x15 Poles & turf - - 2 - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - 20 - - - 1 - 1 - 1 -
33 F. Hildebrandt Yes W ½ 12 21 31 Lumber, shingled, 23x15 - - - 2 - - 6 - 1 1 1 - 1 - - - - 20 - - - ½ - ½ 19½ 20 -
35 J. Koslowski - SW 18 21 30 Lumber, 12x16 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - 1 -
26
[sic]		 W. Hinck - S ½ 32 21 31 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 8 -
39 M. Hubaner - S E 20 21 31 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 3 -
40 Jos Wirl - S W 30 21 31 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2½ 2½ -
45 Gus. Schönemann - N W 20 21 31 Lumber, 17x14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ½ - ½ - ½ -
46 D.W. Riedle Yes W ½ 34 21 31 Lumber, 12x12 Poles & turf 1 - 2 2 5 40 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - 40 - - - ½ - ½ 5 5½ -

German Colony

# Name Family on Land Land Taken Description of House Description of Stable Stock Implements Acres fenced Tons Hay Acres of Land in Crop Breaking Total Land Prepared
  Township Range Section Horses Bulls Working Oxen Cows Young Stock Poultry Pigs Waggons Ploughs Harrows Buckboards Sleighs Mowers Rakes Harvesters Wheat Barley Oats Potatoes Garden Total
1 Paul Ulrich - E ½ 21 21 31 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2 F.C. Hinck - W ¼
[sic]		 21 21 31 Logs, and straw, 22x16 Building - - 2 - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - - 8 - - - - - - - -
3 David Beryer - S E 28 21 31 Poles and straw - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - - - -
4 Fred. Dyering - N W 22 21 30 Logs, thatched, 12x15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
5 H. Lopthein - E ½ 28 21 30 Logs and turf, 14x18 Will build - - 2 1 - - - 1 1 - - - 1 - - - 12 - - - - - - - -
6 August Welke Yes S W 14 21 31 Building - - - 2 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
7 John Kieper Yes S E 14 21 31 Building - - - 2 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
8 C. Kietz - N W 32 21 31 Building - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 - - - - - - - -
14 H. Schwezart - S ½ 36 21 31 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
18 Waldv Suszewski - S W 16 21 31 Shanty of poles - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
20 Jacob Sinkbeil - W ½ 24 21 31 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 - - - - - - - -

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