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ISLAND. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 13. 1889.
LAND OFFICE COMMISSION
Public Investigation.
| Wepnespay, Dec. 11. AFTERNOON SESSION, Kuquiry resumed at 4 o'clock.
t Nei Hicers, (sworn)—I reside at Lot
u4. | was purchasing out from the Gov- ernment 21 acres of land on Lot 34." On
the i7th September, 1880, I paid, to the best of my kqniowledges-to Mr. “Robert A. Strong, the Assistant Commissioner in the Land Office, $5 on account of the 21 acres. I go®this receipt from him, It is dated Sept. 17, 1880, and is signed by Robert A. Strong. (The receipt.is evideatiy from a form used in the office before 1876, and it is impossible, owing to the absence of a bumber or letter, to trace the counterfoil.) { was also buying out 84 acres on Lot 34, between myself and my mother. “On’ the 17th Sept., 1880, I also paid Mr. Strong $15 on account of this purchase. I got this receipt which is signed by Robert A. Strong, Assistant Commissioner. (Receipt produced and found to be in the same form as the previous one. )
Joun H. Bett, (sworn)— I was making a loan to John Barlow, Lot 16, on 100 acres, i had some correspondence with Mr,
sioner, in reference to the land. Ina letter from Mr. Strong, dated 26th June, 1888, he stated that the amount due the Land
T enclased him a check for that amount,
the anjount, should .be $118.67. The. cheek for $108.67 was returned to me.
29th June, 1888, I sent another cheque to
for $118.67. This cheque 1 now produce. It was cashed inthe bank~on the 2d Aug.,
June, 1888;was drawn.in favor ot Donald }- Ferguson, Commissioner of Public Lands, or order. I think J got areceipt from Mp. \Strong. I got a deed also. 1 gota letter 30:h June, 1888, acknowleding receipt of cheque. I
fert A..Strong, Assistaut Commissioner. .L}
bezzled. I have no personal knowledge of Mr> Ferguson or the auditor having known on 3lst Dec., last that moneys had been embézzled, nothing more than what I have heard’outside. T have niade no eXxashina-| tion of the books, and my knowledge is derived from what I read and hear.
chasing out from the Government 534 acres on Lot 12. On the 19th November, 1887, I paid to Mr. Robert A. Strong at North- am, $10.03, being the balance due on the land. Mr. Strong recejpted the deed in full. (Deed produced, dated Dec. 5, 1887, with receipt in full endorsed.) I. saw Mr. Strong write this receipt and signit. He said there was no occasion for any other kind of receipt. Thomas Sullivan and Henry Folland were present. Mr. Strong was on a collecting tour at the time,
James O’Brien (sworn).—] am a son of Ann O’Brien, of Lot 36. She was buying out from the Government two pieces of la nd, viz., 46 acres and 95 acres on Lot 36, I made payments to the Government for her. I made the last payment on the land on the 29th June, 1888. The- man |] paid it to wanted about $80 and | asked him to knock off 1. He knocked off some, fand I paid him $79 and got this receipt. I did not know the man, but the man I paid gave me this receipt. (Receipt produced signed Robert A. Strong. dated 29th June, 1889, No. 312, A. M. Counterfoil of this receipt shows a different transaction, vid., a search of 9th Heb., 1888, oi James Palmer 15 cents,
Adjourned. a Tuurspay, Dec. 12.
AFTERNGON SESSION,
Enquiry resumed at four.
W. G. Srrone (sworn)—Ii am the Sheriff, of Prince County. I received a number of | precepts against lands from the Land Office and had an account against the Department for fees. I furnished this account. On the 15th March, 1888, ‘I enclosed in a letter my check on the Summerside Bank for $193.38 in favor of Hon. D. Ferguson. The letter was directed to R. A. Strong. This is the check. It was cashed at the Bank of Summerside. I received no re- ceipt for the check.
Adjourned.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR,
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Why Silent Now?
Srr,—Car you inform me how it is that the Patriot made such a bluster about the defalcations in the Land Office previous to the iavestigation? Since the Commission- ers have been investigating the matter there has not been a word pro or con, and they (the Patriot) have not even given its readers any information as to what is going on-in relation tothe charges they made against the Hon. Donald Ferguson or the discrepancies in the Land Office. I am a good Liberal, and have always taken a lively interest in our political party and felt it my-daty to uphold them, but as our organ (the Patriot) has ignored to print the sworn testimony of the investigation, it has caused me great annoyance, as I have been assailed by the Tories on several occasions and I have not been able tocope with them, as our organ has been dumb. Not so with your paper, as it has given daily reports from the investigation of the Com- missioners, which have been received byjall classes with entire satisfaction.
_ Owe Likety To Rar.
Robert A> Strong, the Assistant Commis-| Dyet—«In the Gloaming”’ 4...
Office was $108.67. On-the 27th June, 1888; Recitation—*‘ The Polish Boy”..............
but I feceived a communication from him | Chorus—‘‘ Tara’s Hall” .................... stating that a mistake was made, and that] Recitation—‘ Geraldine’s Sleep”............
OR He pa
Mr. Strong, the Assistant Commissioner, Recitation—“ Lock’ Na Garr”.
1888. . The cheque for $118.67, dated 29th | Solo—‘‘ A Pitcher of Beer”... .. 6... 6. ...005
Ihave nop had time te sok it mp, NN a ik hr
now produce letter. It is signed by Rob-|Chorus—“ Anld Lang Syne”............ eee | . The choruses were conducted by Mr, |4 Share of them.
know his writing. Ihave no personal know-| Norman James McDonald. Miss Maggie |
ledge of Mr. Ferguson having takenany ofthe! Ready and Miss Katie McDonald also ably |
moneys that are alleged ‘to have been em- | assisted in all the choruses.
Tracadie.
The Grand Tracadie Literary Institnte, established at this place a few weeks ago, is now in good working order. It has a membership of over 40, and_ has for its object the intellectual and moral advance- ment of its members. The following are the officers of the Club, viz. -~-
President—John A. McDonald, Esq.
Secretary —Angus McInnis.
John W. McDonald, T. Campbell.
The members meet weekly, where some | good debating may be heard, and they also | give literary and musical entertainments | monthly. Judging from the present active corps of speakers, their literary entertain- ments will not fall short of their predeces- sors. The first entertainment of the season, on Saturday evening last, was in- deed very creditable to those who partici- pated. The following ladies and gentlemen took an active part in the entertainment, viz. :—
Chorus—‘‘ Happy Friendship”...... .......
Reading—‘“ Spartacus to the Gladiators"... ..
Master D. McNab.
Original Essay—‘‘ Ove Lock of Hair”.......
T. Campbell.
Solo—** Pass Under the Rod”..............
Miss Minnie McDonald.
Recitation— Curfew Shall Not Ring
NE ns cect adehak eokes ta > nna os Miss Mary E. McDonald.
Miss Minnie McDonald and Mr. Norman J. McDonald,
Miss Minnie McDonald.
Miss Barbara McAulay.
Master Eddie McAulay. Miss McLaughlin. ~ ~ H. McEwen and Joseph Campbell. Recitatioh—Comic. ............... cece eens Hugh R, McDonald.
Miss Minnie McDonald,
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trict, with many advantages. It is a lively place in summer, from the fact that a large ‘number of fishermen are congregated at ;that place, as well as many tourists.
| The want of shipping facilities at this ‘place is the greatest drawback, as farmers jare obliged to draw their produce a long way to market, whereas if a good break- water wree ouilt at the barbor it would be of immense value to many parts of the coun- try, as briefly stated a few weeks ago by
Business Committee—Michael Ready, | your correspondent. It is to be hoped that \there will be something done in this diree-
tion ere long, as the inhabitants are as justly entitled tv a shareof the public funds as many other places which have been materially assisted. G.
The Zambesi Country.
The Zambesi country, which is now a subject of dispute between England and Portugal, is an area of some 600,000 square miles. It is fourth in the length of its course of the rivers of the continent—the Congo, Nile and Niger alone taking pre- cedence of it. It has a length of at least 1,200 miles. There are three great head
\streams which as yet have been only partly - }explored,
It is divided into the upper and lower Zambesi, of the latter of which an important tributary is the Shire. Like the Nile it has annual inundations. The Vie- toria Fails, one of the most remarkable features of the river, are said to be one of
. the noblest cataracts in the world. Accord-
ing to Livingston these falls are caused by a stupendous rent in the hare black basalt that form the river's bed. This rent or cleft is 360 feet deep and nearly a mile long. Into this chasm, more than twice the depth of Niagara, the river rolls with dead- ening roar, sending up columns of spray visible twenty miles off. The Portuguese have claimed the region of the lower Zam- besi ‘since the middle of the 16th century, but till lately they had done little to ex- plore it. What had been done in that direction was mainly the work of English- men. The Portuguese did once indeed penetrate 500 miles above the Delta, where Pereira, a native of Goa (India,) formed a settlement, well situated for trade with the natives, but it was allowed to go to ruin. The industrial possibilities of this river sys- tem are enormous, and it is not to be won-
The next entertainment, which will be on a grander scale, will be held at Mr. J. J. McDonald’s, where there will also be a Christmas tree. ft will take place about’ the 6th of January, 1890. The coming en- tertainment will be for the benefit of St, Michael’s Church, at Corran Ban Bridge,
Dasiet SULiivaN (sworn).—I was pur- |jand-will, no doubt,{ be largely patronized, |
Eel fishing on the Winter River, a tribu- tary of Bedford Bay, is getting to be quite | an industry for the last few years. There have been ia quantities of eels caught and | shipped to the Boston market from this | place. The business lasts as long as the weather permits. Some of the fishermen! did fairly well last season. They skin the fish and obtain about 3c* per lb. for them, The eels are frozen, boxed, and shipped principally to the Boston market. Mr. Michael Ready and Mr. John J. McDon- ald purchase all they can. obtain. The former shipped last winter about 20 tons, and the latter 30 tons, besides about 10 tons shipped by other parties, making about 60 tons shipped from the Winter tiver alone, not to speak of what was ship- ped from the adjacent waters.
In some rivers and bays within our Is- land are caught large quantities of smelts, and there is good reason to believe that this branch of our winter fisheries could also be profitably prosecuted, were it not for our isolated position. As the season allowed for smelt fishing opens at a time when it is most dangerous to navigation, the risks incurred would be heavy, especial- ly under our present uncertain winter com- munication,
There axe comparatively few of the in- habitants of Grand Tracadie solely depend- ent on fish. They are all, or nearly all, farmers, and comfortably well-to-do, as it is an old settlement. A few, however, make a business of fishing. Among them may be mentioned a young woman of about
dered at that enterprising Englishmen should wish to avail themselves of at least
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“My wife had a distressing cough, with pains in the side and breast. We tried various medicines, but none did her any good until I got a bottle of Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral, which has cured her. A neighbor, Mrs. Glenn, had the measles, alld the cough was relieved by the use of Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. have no hesitation in recommending this
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eighteen summers. She is juite an expert
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from the fishing grounds, when the weather was propitious, save one, when she lost, as she termed it, a “haul.” This young wo- mon, provided with the necessary oil-
clothes and foot-wear, goes out with her|
brother-in-law and fishes all day like a “little man.”
well, if not better, than many men. . She also goes gunning, and often bags some
good game. Both she and her | sister are naturally fond of music, | and are good violinists. They live during the summer months
sandy mountains on the northern extremity of Bedford or Tracadie Bay, which serves as a barrier between the bay and the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the harbor being on the western end of the range. These sand mountains which are, indeed, very pictur- esque, are partly wooded. On parts of them grows a tall blue grass, commonly called ‘*bent”’ hay. This isthe hay which our late esteemed Island bard, Mr. LePage, re- ferred to when he penned the following lines in reference to the Land Question Bill, Escheat, Etc. :—
“Our Highland Chief brought up the rise, |
said he I’m almost mad,
To think the men of yesterday would dare claim what I had
In my possession fifty years, and more if ] would say,
And that they'll now with boat and scow, )
drag of my sand-hill ** hay.” The Highland chief referred to was the late Donald McDonald, of Glenaladale,eom- monly called ** Donald Tracadie.”
Grand T like Lao hay ie vary Qo lacing di
She not only fishes, but! also ‘‘dresses” the tish and sails the boat as |
among the sand hills, an abrupt range of |
Foreman Headlight, Morrillton, Ark,
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“For children afflicted with colds, coughs, sore throat, or croup, I do not know of any remedy which will give more speedy relief than Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. I have found it, also, invalu- able in cases of Whooping Cough.” — Ann Lovejoy, 1257 Washington street, Boston, Mass.
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