), ▁was ▁veh ement ly ▁opposed ▁to ▁Henry ▁Leonard ' s ▁operations ; ▁thre ats ▁against ▁his ▁punt ▁caused ▁Leonard ▁to ▁stand ▁guard ▁with ▁a ▁loaded ▁gun . ▁An ▁attempt ▁by ▁Jeff ries ▁to ▁pull ▁down ▁Leonard ' s ▁hotel ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁being ▁constructed ▁caused ▁an ▁out c ry ▁from ▁those ▁advoc ating ▁a ▁settlement ▁at ▁the ▁location . ▁In ▁consequence ▁the ▁NS W ▁Government ▁sent ▁a ▁survey or ▁to ▁map ▁out ▁a ▁new ▁town ship . ▁Henry ▁Leonard ▁completed ▁his ▁inn ▁and ▁opened ▁it ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁October ▁ 1 8 5 8 .   ▁ ▁The ▁M urr umb idge e ▁P unt ▁Hotel ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁" large ▁size " ▁weather board ▁building ▁with ▁a ▁sh ing led ▁roof ▁" and ▁a ▁fine ▁ver and ah ▁along ▁the ▁front ". ▁By ▁mid - 1 8 5 9 ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Land s ▁had ▁proc laimed ▁res erv ations ▁on ▁either ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁at ▁Lang ' s ▁Cross ing - place ▁and ▁Henry ▁Sh i ell ▁was ▁appointed ▁Police ▁Mag istr ate . ▁By ▁October ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁the ▁town ship ▁had ▁been ▁named ▁" H ay " ▁after ▁John ▁Hay ▁( l ater ▁Sir ▁John ), ▁a ▁wealth y ▁squ atter ▁from ▁the ▁Upper ▁Murray , ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁NS W ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁and ▁former ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Land s ▁and ▁Works . ▁Later ▁the ▁same ▁month ▁successful ▁land - s ales ▁were ▁held ▁at ▁Hay . ▁ ▁Hay ' s ▁first ▁dec