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Vol. XT

Weekly Hournal of Lolitics, Diterature, and

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New Series.---No. 18,

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* : New bridge near Webster’s, Lot 19 10 ® 6) and no amount of declamation will cither’strengthe : i i i ’ : 4 Colo nil Parliament, Main western road,from Jepp’stolineof Lot17 10 0 Olenit. Iti eked faen » and th Re n or weak euning the address in answer to His Excellency’s speseh. And course of the enquiry the Commissioners found that the diffe- Sted Ghank ts Bis. Mareett’s Res en it. is an accompli fact; and t e. tight Honorable ope we shall now have that hon. member’s support, as the | rences originated from Colonial Ministers extending indul Bridge at Melntyre’s adians Welk 1 0 0 the Secretary of State for the Colonies having directed it to | Te8olution is to carry out what he appeared to desire. | gence to persons holding over forfeited jands atehiien HOUSE OF a Sade on Gaia Wrelae’ be laid before the Legislature at its earliest meeting, it now} ,. Mr. DOUSE—The hon. member has not answered my ques-| the holders to demand a rent for the wild lands SE OF ASSEMBLY. ridg ge Waite's 6 0 0 oc a tion, whether he considers that all th jet be | ti : , although the Road from Reid’s corner to line of Lot 17 5 0 | remains for hon, members to take such steps as they may|)oud by the Award, Ore ae to be titles had been forfeited over and over again. But as the Resolved, That the moneys appropriated for the service of Causeway, Wilmot Creck 10 9 ©|deem meet. I will now read the resolution whichT submit:} yy eg — : _ _,,| Commissioners had no autbority to say how far such officers eck on, Col. GRAY—I will answer my colleague's question if | had overstepped ther dat i ; | New road from W. Williams’ to Summerside 10 0 0| «Wh he in Sessi in| h it in writing; Ppee oer cuty in granting indulgenoes, or to re- Roads, Bridges and Wharis, be expended agreeably to the yy. most required on Lot 19 7 18.6 7 ereas, : ° —_ of — a reget Sener in « - . in writing ; but I cannot reply to every irttle mat-| commend a remedy at the cost of the Crown for the i. . : accorda i is G ‘ i ‘ ‘ : : . following Seale :— Repairing road from St. Eleanor’s to @. Darby’s 25 0 0 Sensstary “of” Stato, datec = hoceiie Street, hug rth, solf errcaeeer as pth aacenratnanenan ; jn | weeeeeel the ee Vecalea ares x PRINCE COUNTY. Main western road, Lot 17 : 19 19 0) 1860,’’ on the subject of the proposed appointment of a Com-| reference to those proprietors only who had agreed to the ; ewes eA thar ay ios. ag \ : 00 0 ) nce prop y gree @ to the Imperial Government to re th Miscouche road, towards Beairsto’s, and bridge 10 9 ©! mission of Enquiry for the arrangement of the long-pending | Commission. |er servants, herefore,th vrs oldine of their form- Disraxcr No. 1, Road and re from Lot 16, towards St. Elea- disputes between Landlords and Tenants in this Island, did,| “Hon. Mr. COLES—It is difficult, Mr. Chairman, to know | Sehery reserves included by ‘ws veal fr ~~ payee Comprising Townships Nos. 1, 2 and 3. r or 6, OY Rameny se ; 6 0 Ojon the 14th day of April in the same year, agree and bind | what the Government intend to do. By the former Bill which | ters, the Commissioners hel Sh , Ero. Dolonial Miss eo ge and road from Linkletter’s to western road 4 0 0) themselves, on the part of the Tenantry, to concur in the | was passed to confirm the Award, all the proprietors were to | dulgenee, and consequent] sag KA a ps Bridge at Gordon's mills, Lot 3 £2 0 © Ba -_ = last year’s contract towards Summerside Award of the Commissioners to be appointed by Her Majesty,} be bound; the Commissioners when they came here acted | of their rents. Thesefore, it yw eh hoary proprietors Kildare bridge & eso. a 11 0 0} or the majority of them ; and whereas, with that understanding, and last year we were told that that carom ony Save appear- Big Tignish bri i Summerside wharf 26 0 0 : : ae i Ences that the Commissioners recommended a loan to buy s ign aitae ie 2 0 0) Wharf at Roshy Creck “210 Ol ag | Her Majesty was graciously pleased under Her Royal Sign Aet was only hung up to dry. Now, Sir, f would like to ask | the proprietors claims, and proposed arbitrators to value the ~ uw Gres . s Be ote Sent 10 0 0) Jy « Manual, on the 25th Jane, 1860, to issue Her Royal Commis- what good is to be gained by the Award unless all the pro-/ land as between proprietors and tenants. Bat the Imperial idge hear regoire Bernard’s 5 0 0| — as sion, appointing Commissioners, who proceeded to this Island, prietors are to be bound by it; if they are not there will be| Government are under no necessity to adopt such i Black Pond bridge io i 15 0 0! 22 0! and opened their Court; and having discharged the duties greater cause for dissatisfaction and dispute than ever. It) for the settlement of the Land Question ‘Toon Rises et ae on ner aae — Rix's, Peter's creek ri : 0| Districr No. 7. confided to them under Her Majesty’s Commission, did make | “9S a pee a es ee ag of the proprietors sn an end to the indulgence and do justice to all ace meet ri Costain’s mi Pst a iy thetr Award and submi : Hl : a agree he Commission ; but we have nothing to show here | although the Coloni ini : = Weetsra road, Lot 1, 2 and 3 15 0 | i at Township No. 18 and Princetown Royalty. wheres and submit the same to Her Majesty; and that more than four or five will submit to its decision. We haan he 4 expres his ppronal Tieton = eter’s road. Lot 3 0 0 Due Jobn Gillis, for keeping Indian River brid +. ‘ ‘ understood that there were more proprietors’ names than this! th ; i : ee Road from Skinner's pond to Black pond 8 0 0) in repair dias - £1 11 0 His Grace the Secretar ’ of State having forwarded a copy signed to the agreement binding hae to abide by the Award the mors Bettering teens, 0, f lows, viz: ** 1am desirous at Bridge betweea Skinner's pond and Horsehead 5 0 ©) Due John Coughlan for keeping Darnley bridge in os one Amps ae ia Rnoetioney Se oat Go-! but it appears that the document has gone out of the hands able and impertial” Report, wa h he ‘On Sanus Ga Road from Black pond to Richard Moakler’s 600 repair 200 vernor, for the purpose of being laid before the Legislature as | of the Government. farnished—af rt, whic e Commissioners have do Costain’s mills to line of Lot 4 5 0 0 do do for repairs on Hickey’s bridge 6 0 0 oe possible after its meeting. : lion. Mr. LAVILAND —I beg ‘o set the hon. member) from its Sadat aah one tale ect ren na weighs : do W.Haywood’s mill dam to Westernroad 6 0 0 do do for putting new siringers on ‘* THEREFORE ResoLvep, That this House infulfilment of its| right ; it was never in the hands of the Government. I saw/| so complete, tivat i has exhausted ‘he saith ‘e investigation Bridge near Joseph Martin's, Lot 2 me ae Darnley brid 0 © Pledge, do now intreduce a Bill to confirm the Award in all | it in the possession of Mr. Cunard, «wh aini igna-| i ‘ no materials for enquiring Joseph M y bridge 3 0] oe P , who was obtaining signa-| into the facts of the case. The difficulties th Road from Kildare bridge towards Capes 28 0 | Due George Thomson for repairs on Post road 1 0 | its provisions.’’ tures to it. The document I understaiid is in the Colonial Offiee. | those which are inherent in the subject aad whish have for Mew eill’s road ; 3 0 0 Due John Bearisto for repairs on Post road _ 5 15 0 Mr. DOUSE—I should like to ask the hon leader of the| 00. Mr. COLES—I am glad tha: the hon. member has set | a long course of years bafiled every attempt at solution Phe Koad from Donald McIntyre’s, Lot 3, towards sea | Due Donald McLellan for repairs on Indian river : es : me right, fur I thought that the Government had neglected | Coloni ini i ae taaie yre ns al ee P 9 ga Government if be does not think it proper that the minds of| this water. But. Ser it was the incontion of the maivit e yao a admits that for a long course of years the | ze : e : ' utter. , sir, in‘ention of the majori jovernment j isti Road from Sea. Cow pond to North cape 5 © 0| Due James Stewart for keeping winter roads in the people should be satistied as to whether the Award is to| gottle this question; that was what was set forth “er shes ae» eonenn landlord pee penne eee ne ‘To rail Skinner's pond bridge 30 0 repair 100 bind a: the proprietors, or only certain persons who signed | solutions proposed by the hon. member for Belfass. If all the! them, we may rest saieed” th -y 7 he ee Harper's coad, Lot 1 6 0 0} Darnley bridge, to pay for contract already en- their names to a paper. It scems to me a strange proceed-| proprietors, however, are not to be included. the question can- when they are now enabled to atala. the =< 1 loners Road from Kildare bridge to Gordons mill 500 tered iete 35 0 O/|ing if the report of a Commission appointed on account of | But be settled. The Commissioners have passed a very high | ways been of opinion that our differences’ should be have ee. Swaup between Sissame Richard's and Pigbrook 3 0 0) = do for new work 120 @ @|Sir Samuel Cunard and one or two others, should be made | °°™Ppliment on the late Government, by saying that they had the Imperial Government, and as I understand the Rey rt san akan oe na of road “ 12 0 ae wharf, to repair injuries by the ice : to effect all proprietors. It must be a source of great satis- eoremees the best scheme that could be devised for settling | despatches they have reserved that duty to ihimeaeon and = ene Seer eens : e ° ‘ni ast fall 2 35 0 0) faction to all parties, Sir, should this land question be now - question. The bon. leader of the Government in this no doubt, will perform it in due time. fo no room for our 4 | Indian River bridge 40 0 O| ccttled i Th ss ath ; ouse regrets that opposition has teen given to the Award | interference with this copy of the Re be | Read feom nutes Slave sead to Felacstewn wend 20 6 eae ave been in the Legislature for 20) outside ; but, Sir, it is known that the greatest amount of j patience to the ole. port beyond recommend £208 © 0| Road to Little Marsh 15 0 | Years, an think I have served my time to this question. | opposition there, came from their own party; and in regard “his. Mr. YEO—I, for one am willing to : To cut down hill on road between Rarasay’s and But whether the decision come to by the Commissioners wil] | to this House, I hold myself free to express my opinion on an : . oes part with Distict No. 2, McKenzie's land Fermoy y 20 0) settle the question or pot remains to be seen. It ap uestion that may as up 1 desi a k y : hether it , prvnneny me becuse ened by the Commissioners, althou oe ) ; : c C . : now whe it 18 | there is no obligati [ Comprising Townships Nos. 4,5 and 6. Road to County line 1 0 ©) me they have taken a very wide range, for they have drawn | intended that the Bill referred to in the resolution will con-| other special hin. Sie cee — ‘o oan Bridge at Long Creek, Mill river £20 0 0| aoe wood road, from Cross roads 1 0 | in parties who have had nothing at all to do with the Com- ve the Loan part of the Award, of arbitration, first, we should pass this ill, and then, if the To ruil bridge near Louis’ ferry, over Mill river, ine — ee through Lot 18 1 © ©) mission, I have often heard the quit rent question and the at or Ones —Uertainly ; asthe hon. member for Car-| people choose, they may try to obtain it by a separate mea- and copnising and ctraightening read from caid i own roa e*.. 69 | eechent question discussed, and resolutions passed: respéstin; igan oi 20 other day, the Award, the whole Award, and )sure. J am willing, and have told my tenants that [ am pre- brides tewarde the deck Road toward Henderson's mill 110 P I nothing but the Award. ' nared. to sell at 16 oe z° ar e dec 40 0 ee = ‘them, but to use my own adage they have “all ended in® Lon. Mr. COLES—This is differen; P , to sell at 16s per acre, and allow a reasonable time for O'Leary's roed 15 0 0 Town road, through Lot 18 2 0 a 3 Gage they alt in” on. Mr. COLES—This is differen; from what some of the | payment. I have reason to believe that the propri { Lot Ween send, Wald. Caakt 15 9 0 Road from McLewn’s to Bernard's creck, Prince- smoke.” And, Sir, the decision of the Commissioners does| party have expressed on other occ:sions; but I still doubt| 16 will sei! out, and I would buy the estate if Fea be Road from Dogherty's bridge to Western road $0 0 town Royalty 1 10 @/ Ot give satisfaction. I agree with the Duke of Newcastle, | whether they intend to agree to th» loan. I must remind! on such terms as will enable it to be resold to imedaoenl t Bridge ecar Dugherty’s, Lot 6 6 0 Road trom Ellison's to Big bank - 1 © | that the arbitration clause must cause endless agitation. I) hon. members that the Duke of New astle in the despatch be- | reasonable rates, and I think Lot 9 could be got im the mo Road from Western road to Halloran’s 12 0 ee ee ee required = ; 110 0 do not wonder at the tenantry endeavouring to get the op- papper 8 YH Sera hod ms Pear eae a manner. Unless some hon. members merely desire to keep do _ Western rowd at head of Dock road age thine yster cove roads, where most | portunity to purchase their lands on easy terms; I must say eae i ee eee i anne ry can eel for their own purposes, they wili support the eee MeDougall's and W. McKendrick’s ° | For senkied on Darnicy bridge 6 : : | that I myself would never pay rent if I could help it. (Laugh- the seats of slitediaametie "a Comanieiiiie’ oh a POPE—I ini Sort Road fr =e Hall iat ee . : oT ter). Bat we need never expect to acquire property in any however, anything can be made out cf the arbitration clause, tte susiain dinied sake anes ™~ House bridge near William Hardy's 5 0 Oo} £276 0 Q| Cer Way than by our own industry—at least that is the | and the the loan is to be available, the Award may be some | our and by every consideration of ood faith, to ey Pre Rood from Cascumpes ross to Gesdon’s mills 10 0 0| asians e's manner in which I obtained mine. I got it honestly, and | advantage ; but the most important sonsideration is whether! Award. The Louse assented to a sabeslatlen’ ono the on tn Wadeunt Chas Gk Deine Sica Hs - 508 > My | have always paid 2@s. to the pound. I am aware of the difli-| all the proprictors are to be bound or not, because if not, it} lonial Minister iad stated that it was necessary that we should do Jas, Forsyth’s to Jno Campbell's 3 0 Comprising Townships Nos. 25 and 26. | culties the Commissioners had to esntend with in bringing j ori be: a very partial nernirey I contend that what the| as representing the tenantry, do so. ‘The question at present do Alexander albenalae, Lot 4, Kildare : wt Wilmot coat idee ai £49 OQ | their investigation to a termination, but L[ consider their de- ene. cued tk: ike nes tharaebenemnmmnabenl A we gbore4 all the oa aro bound to aceept the river towards eea-shy 2 sr repairs on Lurd’s point i 50 | isi fair. kr +1 s who ¢ a? a i es 7 5 wer ey say, * % ara ‘ é oe ward, and a separate Act ft ; ie SeDonald. foo ob Sout Ril See 0 0 For na md Hurd’e i Lavan” r . . eae? or sear aera. cae pe led to believe that the evidence had been collected | the subject of he svisiention If thie Heese ane scow, and ferrying auile last season 6 0 i Ae “between Lots 19 and 25 5 00 nile. 2 think, is-tapation hea cats oo ores ' ea ; 4 _ — “. = ee mes was ripe for decision. | the Award, the proprietors can say that, as the Legislature Caseumpee whari 10 Q@ @)| To rebuild bridge at Taylor's mill ee eS spec haley pay light 0 Se ae a ri ) - | He oe te e - ge re 0 cam: ~ been septs = did not comply with it, they are nut willing to abide by it. r ay McePt on" ferr 2 6 0 Bridg » pent Timothy M; xfeld’ 15 0 = ik - a : a fo yt yl ay neir ¢ ues 0 the! ev idence ac een coilected, upon woaicn any arbitrator cou a The minorit are as much bound as tl ae Bas Boad from Sevmnaneee to the Point s 6 ® do ‘ do aad Silence’ - lv 4 proprietors, while those in arrears are to be let off with three | bave pei agp = ore -” a re se mane, of es - o | sion was the Act of the Legislature, ant we artes GaeuoMtiahe es | de at Clark’s mili, Lot 25 10 0 9 years rect. Some members of the Government, in their | “Pes . the poorest man in the erspire.” This certainly | to accept the Award as any party to a private arbitration. £178 Q ©} do near Malone's do 5 0 ©/| Zeal to set everything right, seem tg me to have made exag- | gnome. Saas they thought the Governiaent had not made that) Jt is consistent with the pal rey e ecedahth. We should | do do John R. Gardiner’s > © 0/ gerated statements f aill sals ih @ datedomir chek | S'| preparation w hich was necessary. The Commissioners no} take it as it stands, and at a future period endeavor to earr Distaict No. 3, | Road from Hugh Montgomery’s to old schoolhouse 3.0 a! peared in the last Islander : paragrapa WAlcd 2p- | doubt considered the loan the best retaedy for the evils of the| out the arbitration and other shaheers eonneitel with the Comprising Townships Nos. 7, 8 and 9. | Wharf at Pope's shore, (balance of contract) 410 0 : Hon. Col. GRAY—Is it proper to read paragraphs from | cnonbe Gots 4 aes re "aes 9 oe pddpiearial Farr preg liee tir thee apd rth, sear sees lydny mary O'Leary's road from Lot 8 to line of Lot 6 £4 0 oj Bridge at George Wright's 700 newspapers in this House ? mat srodeued as nt iiecassive ne af cx tiling the difienicies be | eee tee ne eae aun ane Eeemeeetenen se aia ; . ; Se ie se § | tre an altern: > means of sc ttling the difficulties be- | and deviate from it ourselyes. T : : 7 . 7 oe oat eae Se aad ieet ; 0 0) £185 0 0| Mr. DOUSE—Riere it is. (Laughter.) | tween landlord aed tenant. Though the Commissioners en-| Janded proprietors and ee! tho toad ‘Aan eather do -—sC Brae chasis sec ond 12 ; ; Seven pounds remaining of last year's grant, to be | Hon. Col. GRAY—I have no desire to shirk the matter, | ted into the consideration of the quit rent and other ques-| representatives, are equally under obligations to accept the do West shore to Big Pierre Jacques 7 0 0 expended where vet required within the Mr. DO USE—It was a remark made by an hon. member | ee eee, areas to a — up the cen Award, and, if we tamper with it, we will most probably lose ae a Pierre Jacques to Little Pierre district. Sn of = prone respecting which a question was Le coubintah could obtain he waeina? lacks ob ts Oa “Mt, DAVIES. Tr cass de chudlee 86 the Sofa pi b ae ues ane 500 Disraicr No. 9 asked by Sir. Doyle. ling an acre. This was the conclusiqu they came to after all si Se aed Coal ry obetl situ hayionl = — eae Nie a ee : : a Comprising Townships Nos. 27 end 28 ~ as a 4 submit that if my colleague is going | the evidence that they had before dea. This rate they seem eee scnecally- malian te Me dea Pr Saad : : w w re ee = | to read the speeches of hon. members, he should do so from | to say the proprietors should receive, and no more. Again|h i it i caasi do Little Pierre Jacques to the Brae 35 @ | For wharf at the west side of Tryon £36. ©: Glu thins Ba , _ : ' ve, no more. Aga as nothing to do with the *‘ insuperable objections ” enter- ; = - ne . ame y iReporter. with respect tu the arrears of rent, if unything is to be gained | tained by the Secre of State, towards the . ae ee autumn in- = 3 pe ae ee 0 coal 7: : 7 Mr. eee I wish to read is the latter part of) = ae oe ne SS — anon the a tration scheme. it is our first duty to nated sane a yy fe Aen Jurgbes to Sntion | diiecthe+: Gitintaaaaeen 5 Sola spec of Hon. Col. Gray's, on the 25th page of the Re- | etors shou > bound; but 1 may say that this Award 1s not) Award, and we can work out details by sabsequent legisia- _ ‘ . ee what the country was led to expect ; nor is it, | think, what! tion. The hon. member 54 ahs : ie mo y 5 00 Net Augustine Cove bridge 15 0 0} —— It is as follows : the majority of this House expected and if all the propri-| the proprietors who Edchesgteneectenaan ae va N i's peiut to Brae, by Donald Me- we Traverect road frum Bedeque road to Cupe ‘* We asked for the tenant an opportunity to purchase on etors are not to be bound by it, we would do well to have no-| affected by the Award Their p ition may be diferent from a ont 3 . / 710 0 ° aan @ ‘ 0 0 | fair terms, and the Commissioners have declared that no pro-| thing to do with the document, fur, Sir, it confirms their titles | that of others, and perhaps aan think it hard treat lot Whare ix’ssettlement, Lot 7, to main road 51 0} whe upe Traverse to Carteton Point 5 0 0) prietor shall demand more than 20s. an acre, even for the| and makes great concessions to them respecting the fishery | that their properties should be aiieeted by it, but th heald most required 20 0 F vere most required on Lot 28 20 0 0 most valuable mill site, though it may be worth £500.”’ reserves, the right of the Crown to which they never dispu-| bear in mind that the report of the Land Aa eakes °y ae £129 0 0} . Tepe te iilligaa’s = ; a} Now, Sir, I know of mill sites worth a great deal more than | ~ I ary oe ‘oa oe Pa or: tenant, | that the domain of the Crown in this Island was treated ae we To build a bridge at John Wright's, Southwest 45 0 / £500, but [ am sure their owners would not part with them an to SaMnA BE bd Gad ate toed ensetans oe “bie ere oe gpa a = oohine CRBoaiay 08 Feed 008 le ’ 2 , | . . j . ‘ . a nD . * . t7 a oe Se Craig's road : 710 0 on such terms. I myself have a mill site worth that sum, | to the quit rents, Mr. Thomson, the ec unsel for the tenantry, | titles, has derided in thelr Seed a tae chaie et pee Comprising Tvwnships Nos. 10, 11 and 12. To be expended where most required on Lot 27 1 0 0 yet 1 would be very sorry to sell it at that rate. But it! and the Commissioners, appear to heve differed in opinion, rents and fishery reserves. I am satisfied has if 1 athe oe work done on 3 bridge on Barlow's road £3 0 0 es may be said that I am not included among those who are | for the former thought they were not remitted. owner of a township, that it would conduce to my interest to ea a i . : . 6 0 0 157 10 0} bound by the Award of the Commissioners. Why, then, | Hon. Col. GRAY—The hon. membcr has asked the inten- | support the Award. Private interests must yield to the ne- e aii ; 3" oho s,Lotl2 29 0 @ Disraict No. 10. were my tenants dragged here, and corrupted I should say, | tion of the Government. I have said t! at I consider the House cossities of the public, and those of the proprietors who ma: Euad from o . Soe = ee a os ferry, inclu- he ot Comprising Townships Nos. 13 end 14 oe apnea were raised in their minds which cannot | is pledged to or the Avast ; and I have also stated that resist the application of provisions of the Awurd to their auad i a : ized? I have provided in all the leases which I have|{ purpose to introduce a Bill to regulate its details, the | estates, need not expect that ameunt of protection they have do MeDonaid’s b Road from Alex: ore P ’ ae peel ta ich wi : ai ne British G y cDonald’s bridge towards Western Ss ae ae —— McArthur's, Egmont Bay, ee given my tenants that they can obtain the fee simple of their | principles of which will be made krown when the proper | hitherto received from the British Government, for under date road a io ' , 0 I fi 90 wom oy time arrives. He says the Government have been censured of the 2nd January, 1861, the Secretary of State writes as do McKay s bridge to McDonald's, incla- | Road trom Higgins’ road towards Alexander Mc- re ? parchase, by the Commissioners for not having evidence collected | follows :— a ding eae aed ol = : | mecthon head? Sheep River u ° ‘ Hon. Col. GRAY—Even mill sites. (Laughter.) |when they arrived. I maintain that it was the duty of the) |“ I — you will im en the Commissioners (if re- | . . od ° : * s . * 3: ° Robt ‘ ; 7. ‘ : 2 | Mr. JISE—I have ah a ae _| Commissioners to have sent timely not-ce when they purposed | quisite) the necessity of avoiding as far as ible any ste do William Ellis’s & Lot 12 point 4 0 6 From Allan McLean's towards Western Road, in- Pager DOUSE—TI have been very jealons about this Com-| to open their court on the Isiand, so that caer ee had | calculated to excite unreasonable meanemaa cnatinatine do Barlow road to McArthur's 3 06 0) eluding McLean's Bridge is e@ qe and am 80 yet. The Messrs. Cunard and Montgo- | rievances might have been pre ared to aa forward : but} agitation ; on the other hand, while assurin. "the roprietors do = western road to Enwore river mill 2 0 © From Allan McLean's to Canada 2 9 9 mery bave a right to do with their property as they please, _— > des poe Nea ore te A. hat the award of th ee amen Read end beides f poe A ecg: , 0 rf ' : P “how could the Government know what was to be brought be-| that the of the Commissioners will not be enforced by = i " rom Lake's to Post road, Lot ll 4 0°0) oe a y ecsoms Lot 13 10 9 o/andsobavel. I will now sit down to hear what my hon. | fore the Commission? It is stated that *‘no ease had been pre-| Her Majesty's Government against any persons who have not, Boal wee _ bomas Ramsay's and Hugh Calla a o| ee meee re ee e 0 0' pra ae has to say in reference to this question, und what pared.’’? What would have been saic had the Government | cither poerey or by their pepresentatives, congentod to re- ‘ — ; 13 and 14, west side 20 0 0 he expects the country to understand when he says that “* no jrepared a case? It is known that th» leader of the Govern- fer their claims to arbitration, I should wish you also to ob- do a wtenesie Melaveed 30 0 ripe : a ee 6 0 0 proprictor snall demand more than 20s. an mail for the ment has a small estate, and had he ind his colleagues pre- | serve to them, that their refusal to coneur frankly in a mea- aid — liae Los 13, at Grigg’s, towards o : on Lot 14 3 Q | most valuable mill site.” I think the hoo. member, Mr. | pared a case, the ery of the Opposition would have been that | sure which was intended to compuse existing differences, and Wharf oa Bia ford harf he dd Reed | a ret , : ys sl 0 0 Doyle put a question to him very properly ‘nh hid T been 2+ Was sof Up by the proprietors. No public documents were | Which, so far as it has yet proceeded, has been assented to by Bridge at Gof «, Los 10 ri =~ 22 | 6 - ame Alex M nen wee Silom" ’ 1 10 | here at the dos I ld b og aos that gent! =. [inane we have boom told) How contd the Govssumens St snege portion f thelr Boag, may materially influence the SB eraanam ob kab ii of _ 100 0 0) Wh ex. MeArthur’sand H.Dymond'’s 2 0 0), €, 4 would bave suppor t gentleman. | what docuraents would be required in the course of the inves- | conduct of Her Majesty’s Government, if called upoa here- W y she Li river a at > ere most required on Lot 13 2 9 | Let us, 1 say, have this matter settled. tigation? But where is the necessity of dwelling on these | after to support them in any future disputes with their here required 110 0 idan (eaten port aus 38 0 0! Hon. Col. GRAY —I did not expect to be called upon so| matters? There is the Award, and there is my resolution ; | tenants.’’ — . eee Sa se soon to answer questions. He first asks whether a// the pro- let hon. members vote against it if they choose. Hon. Mr. WIGHTMAN — While 1 consider that ” ae ° ' . é } : . . i _ we £41 10 0) ame ar = va, are = aye id ‘ 3 0) ay sate bound by the Award, and then objects to Progress was reported, and the House adjourned. bound to accept thy Award as a whole, inasmuch Sale Disrarcr No. 5, een tind . swage selling his land on such terms ae it will fix, as if he imtended ‘ agreed to the resolations on which the Royal Commission tiene ee Nos. 15 end 16 i + Hast to oat Road ; 5 © 0) to have his estate included under its operation. Le has an- Monpay ArrExnoon, March 24. based, I would, however, ly object = some parts of it, A prising Townships Nes. by saan vers to Dona’ McDougall’s 5 0 0 swered the question in regard to mill sites himself, when he} Hon. Col. Gray a a petition from certain inhabi-| put we must take the sol eu the bad. Some good may lansndey Melena, for work performed on south- ~ rom = 8 to the Ferry 2 0 © says that under the Award these may be had for 20 years’ | tants of Lots 50 and 57, ears fraud and imposition be derived from the arbitration clause, but the Seere west bridge last summer . £7 1614 rides taba o oe He : 2 0 @ purchase, with the difference, however, of the reduction of | arising from the use of Fairbank’s latform Seales, used in | of State objects to that and the Loan. ‘The instructions Clement Arsenaux, for work on Sshin road,Lot 63 0 0 ge between Lots i4 and 10, over Trout River 20 0 0) ten per cent for ready money. I need not defend the Award weighing agricultural produce, and praying protection. Laid | (rom the Colonial Olfice are generally complied with, bat T Ceptain Mowbray, for repairing r » Lot 15 ' 15 0 yee: of the Land Commissioners, it speaks for itself; but, Sir, [| on table. am willing to give the matter a fair trial, as [ have consented jatld MeDoweld for work done on Ellis river bridge 115 0 £219 10 © must repudiate such statements, as when the hon. member} Committee on the Award of the Land Commisioners re- | to the reference to arbitration from the first. I must say that wy be oe road, Let 16 8 0 lap /says that his tenants were dragged before the Commission. ‘sumed. I see grave objections to the reservation by a proprietor of Saue . - ae rock, Lot 16 6 0 Mowpay, March 24, | Dves be mean to eay that I did so? Ihave been accused of} Mr, COOPER—The inhabitants from the country are very 1500 acres, as the exereise of such a right, where there are or ~— — or ring river, Lots 14 to 16 ll &G mOUSE IN COMMITTER on ‘ something of the same kind by hon. members on the other side | desirous t») know something of the Award. The case is so several owners, ma save the effect of keeping all the settlers yle, for shing ice from Lot 16 to Cur- 3 THE aWakD, &c. | of the House, so a person would require to be hardened indeed complicated it is difficult for them to understand it, and what- | on an entire towns ip in the position of tenants, even if they “ tie i" and ‘ 14 6) The order of the day was then taken up for the House in | to stand aji the taunts to which he is exposed; but IL deny | ever is said on the subject ought to be to inform and not to | should offer the maximum price mentioned in the Award. T or busking ice from Lot 16 to Beech | Committee on the consideration of the Despatch from the Se- that the tenante of my colleague were dragged before the! mislead them. In the first place, they ought to know that! will support the resolation, but as I do not know the nature point cai _ : 14 6 cretary of Sate to Lieut. Governor Dundas “ ~~ | Commission, either by myself or by the Commissioners. He | ghis is aot the Award. I have given my opinion, on a former of the Bill to be introduced, I shall suspend my opinivn on it do for bush , dated ** Down- | gay : _ | ¥ op 7 ing iee from Gull point to Lot il ing Street, Tth February, 1862,” together with a copy of i ener all = ve he ne eke the tenants the privi-| oecasion, that the evidence is undergoing an investigation by | until I shall have an epportunity of judging of it. zs of a £ 2 lege of obtaining the fee simple of their farms at 20 years’ | officers of the C J ler to prepare a just Award fit t sins i Spe Hon. James Yeo, advance for repairing bridge at the report oF the Commissioners appointed by the Queen to! purchase. This, I presume, he says in regard to Lot 31.” Now | alae oe Ke ah eaamaiaae sbiata ap sa rar that | Ee en ee oe Ramsay's, Lot 16 8 0 inquire into the differences relative to the rights of land. | 1 would ask him if the lands on that estate are not rented « tli oats ies ont have | desi for bali che Stal SE & ADSI, DED Bite Sto Bere Sears Th eame for contract at Ramsay's bridge 29 12 | Owners and tenants; Mr. Sutherland in the chair | British sterling ? vers eee Pe toe wae pamper eg eee eee do not approve of. ‘The amount of arrears still remaining to Kopairing the ends of bridge, svath-west, Lot 16 5 0 0| Hon. Col. GRAY—Mr, Chairs ith resp | 3 sE— ai Te er oe tat Dee baxter beer die Den ne ns aoe ee Bridge at Ellie ri ge, , ah. A hairman, with respect to the. Mr. DOUSE—I am not afraid to answer the hon. member. | tenantry. And the Liberals, when in office, having been dis- A ward I consider to be the suggestion of a Loan of £100,000 ¥ = ig river . 20 0 @ matter which is now before this hon. committee I have a re- | love sterling, and British sterling, and sterling men too; | appointed in the promised Loan by a change of Ministers, gnder an imperial guarantee. By adopting the Award a ain ens ete estern road S 0 0 solution to ofer; but before doing so permit me,Sir, to make there is no humbug about me. (Laughter.) In regard to were unable to carry out a settlement by the Land Purchase think we shall make it binding on those peupr tébeet who did ba a heh menditee? te 2 00 a few observations. Sir, when | first moved for an inquiry | this matter, I may say that my property is my own; and I] Act ; consequently when the proprietary interest obtained the ant sign the submission, for the Commissioners, on page 10 Bil Weatera ruad vceins edn 40 ‘into the relations between landlord and tenant, [ did so with. oe - ee to — os children of it. If the hon. mem-| Government,they ON a propose a an aa - of their report, say :-— is : : ‘ . ber wishes my estate for the Govermnent, he can have it; I the settlement of that long pending question. Dat, lke a te Road fos - 7 ; : a = aes t that my motion would be supported by both | shall be glad to sell it. I desire to see this question settled. forced work, they commenced with u bad grace. The first) . topes peneene. creamy also to forget that, though the Sc. Niebol ohn MeDougall s to Daly's 310 © Sides of the House; but I have been sorry to observe that This Island has suffered enough by this agitation ; it has been | resolutions, proposing a Commission to settle the question, se =e anes ee been saerediy gaardcd by the law, vad Gis meee Lot — 2 © @ some hon, members consider this a party question. [ re-| pretty well drilled by Col. ‘fais and Uol. That, and Captain could not be entertained ; because the Commissioners were ¥ ee tk the pores uF ubuse of property becomes prejudi- From Egin rlow’s to 15 point 7:66 gret that they have not deemed it their duty to legislate so Couper. ( Laughter.) | not authorised to enquire into the titles or the rights ofeither © to the puduc interests, the rights and prejudices of indi- Ried ont Bay road to Barlow's 210 © as to secure the greatest good for the greatest S b | Hono. Mr. HENSLEY—I desire to obtain a little informa-| party. They were only to negociate with the proprietors for viduals can be constivutionally controlled for the public good. Tm Wan reine Bene pont gO Ol Setar any ag Steet, guod for the grote number. 200 regard tothe romlaton Delos the Commie, Dos mani oC wnae arcs of Fenty and Tosa from thom aie Pramas Rropriaue of Roos Suara Weed eee 4 Simon Perr _—* x cottlomens 2 0 seems to be for the good of th : ‘the Government intend to introduce a Bill to regulate the what price they would sell the freehold to the tenants. Con- — : wana : a reer 7. ry's de ds 40 be good of the country, though introduced . eae ie ee , : oe eee oo eee Be ‘erermiasion. to be bound by such nada, the owners of the encumbered estates ip Ireland, or the faa bwoen 15 point and Egmont Bay 14 8 O)by-s politi! advecsary. While ooveral meubers opposite fener? bonnes the ge ahaa in) we 1500 are | olciotioée, Gould aut be recommended to Ler Majesty” Bus| seve-holders tu the West Indies, Thay. hove nenese Gees: Drains suve road, Lot 15 1 5 bave shown a great amount of hostility to the setilement of on this question : re wen Ress | when the resolutions, with such objections, were sent to the because every ucre they own is held by the geuerous ving the road pear Capt. Mowbray's 1 5 © this question, others bave supported my endeavors on behalf Hon. Col. GRAY—It is not intended that any details should | principal proprietors, they proposed three arbitrators, one for of = ee oe breach ae at 20 0 © of the people ; and to these I must express my gratitude, I be introduced into the proposed Bill; but I may state that [ each separate interest to investigate the case, who were then aisien “at ot Gdeaaodeatde by apesitie perros ae

Koac between Lots

, 15 and 14, towards Higgins’ Miniting road from Ramsay's to Fraser's, ) £ 16, Brig cutting down the bushes

on the ruad frum MacNally’s to back set-

2 15 104 am sorry that efforts have been made to stir up the minds

of the people against the Award, for any share of ingratitude on the part of the tenautry must have the effect of damping

110 0! the zeal of those persons who may be stepping forward to

maintain their cause. But I am happy to testify to the

£173 Q © g00ed conduct of the people wherever appeals have been made

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