The Bemersyde Fund is going strong, and there is no doubt that in a very short time the £53,700 which is required to purchase the estate as a war memorial gift to Earl Haig will be in the coffers the bankers. Bemersyde seems to be an ideal place of residence for a sportsman, The Buccleuch Hunt has its headquarters at St. Boswell's, two miles distant, and the meets of the Lauderdale Hounds are also within easy reach. The wild duck shooting is exceptionally good on Bemersyde Moss, which extends to 55 acres, and also on the nine-acre Moss at Halideanmill, while the fishings on the Tweed have long been celebrated.
If it were not the fact that Earl Haig is relatively a wealthy man, the gift of Bemersyde would have been a source of embarrassment to him. The estate extends to 1,380 acres, but as -the agricultural rental is under £1,400 a year, it is obvious that the owner, if resident on the property, would be unable to make ends meet. [n arriving at the price asked for the estate, the above-mentioned £53,- 700, various other considerations than the amount of the rental were taken into account, such as the value. of the mansion-house and the sporting facilities.
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