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Jast the said Charles Worre! did enter into an agreement in writing with William Henry Pepe far the sale to him of all his Real and Personal Estates ia Prince Edward Island, part of which were the Judgment and other Debts and'suniy of money formerly owing to him as aforesaid, and so by hin assigned snd conveyed to the said Janes’ D’eake, Charles

ae ae wT. “7 — Headeet Joe Mp oy ‘ ie | Motton, who have @ontracted and agreed to assign, and * ’ 2 ’ a ee re hs |

and Theophilus Desbrjsiy, in pursaance of the said Agice- ment, so made by the said Charles Worrel with the said William Henry Pope, and in order go far ag in them lay to give effect to abe same; did, by Indenture of Assignnient, dated the sixtcenth day of August last, and made between them, the said James Peake, Charles Hensley, John Myre Holl, aud ilus Desbrisay, of the first part, the said

William Beary Pope, of the second part, and the said John | Flamijton Gray, of the third part, in exercise of the trusts |

reposted InJenture of Assighment, of the sevenjecnth day of June, | _ops thousand @¢ight hundred and fifty, and of a certain:

&udenture of se of Lands and Real Hstate made to thew | by the said Charles Worrel, of even date with the last men- |

tioned Indenture of Assignment, respectively, and of every of say Other trust or authority, esabling them in that behalf’ with the license and consent of the said John Hamilton Gray, | ng testified by his execution of the Indenture now in recital, ‘bargain, sell, assign, transfer and set over unto the said ‘William Henry Pope, his exeentors, administrators ‘and; nasigns, all and singular the Interest, Estate, Right or Title, which they or either of them had, as Trustees, as aforesaid, | jin and to’ all the said oe entered up of record in|

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in | Her Majesty’s Supreme Coart of Judicature of Prince | Edward Island, at the suit of the said Charles Worrel, or of | them thé said James Peake, Charles Hensley, John A yric | Holl, and Theophilus Desbrisay, jointly as such Trustees as | aforesaid, against various rties, as specified and enumerated | in the Schedule to the Indenture now “in recital annexed. | And also their right to, or interest in all sum or sums of)

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money thereby seeured and duc, or to become due and unpaid, | and all benefit and advantage to be had and gotten, made and | obtained yponor by virtue ‘thereof. — And also all their right, | estate, title, and interest on alf and singular the balances | remaining due and unpaid of all such sums of money as. were due aud owing to the said Charles Worrel, in Prince | Edward Island, on the seventeenth day of June, one thousand | eight hundred and fifty, and assigned by the said Indenture | of that date, and secured by bond, mortgage, lease, deed, | speciality, or by simple contract, and which had not since been | discharged or received by them, the said Trustees, 01 the said | Charles Worrel, to hold the same to the said William Henry | Pope, his executors, administrators ana assigns, his and their | own property for ever, subject, nevertheless, to the said | Indenture of Assignment, by way of mortgage, of the first | day of February one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three, | of the said Judguient, securities and other premises to the | said John Hamilton Gray, and the said James Peake, Char- | les Hensley, John Myrie Holl, and Theophilus Desbriga y, | did, by the Indenture of Assignment new in recital give and | grant unto the said William Henry Pope, his exgutor, administrators and assigns, all such powers as they had, or |

might, or eould have under the assignment to them, from the |

id Che ! jeeted to and controlled b a ir said Charles Worrel, as subj : pemnes Sy ts sixteenth day of Atigust last; and also all such sum or suis

said mort to the said John Hamilton Gray, and which | they ae Saee for receiving ali and every the sum and |

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sums of money thereby secured, or by the Indenture now in| recital assigned or intended so'to be, after payment to the | said John Tamilton Gray of the amount of principal and | interest, seeured by his said mortzage, end to release and! discharge the same, or either of them, and either in the, name of them the said James Peake, Charles Hensley, John | Myrie Holl, arid Theophilas Desbrisay, or of the survivor of them, or of the said Charles Worrel, or otherwise as need be, | lb us full, large and bcpviviel @ thaueew to gli invents aud purposes whatsoever, as they, the said James Peake, Charles Hewsley, John Myrie Holl and Theophilus Desbrisay might have had if the said Indenture of Assignment, now in recital, | had not been made, And whereas the said William Henry. Pope, by a certain Deed of Assignment, dated the sixteenth | day of August last, did, for the consideration therein men- | tioned, bargaia, sell, assign, transfer, and set over to George | Elkana Morton, of Halifax, in the Province of Nova Scotia, |

Deugzyist, his executors, administrators and assigns, one-jourth

part of all the Personal Estate of the said Charles Worrel, |:

of whatever nature or kiad in the said Island, whether of rent or of arrears of rent, or of money received or to be! reeeived, under and by virtue of judgments, mortgages, | securities, agreements, leases, with power to purchase, bonds, warrants of attorney, or of promissory notes, or of simple con- | tracts, deeds, or how otherwise, that had come into his hands | or pozséssion since the twenty-first day of February lust up| to that time, or that should thereafter come into his hands

or into the hands of any person or persons whomsoever, on |

thereto. And whereas on the twenty-first day of February | mortgage,

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-assignment of that date assigned by them to the said William

bond, warrant of attorney, or simple contract, together swith all bonds, warrants of attuiucy, bovks, lcuses, ‘notes, deeds,

‘relating to the payment thereof, or ofany of them, and al! bene-

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bond, speciality, or by act had not previous to the raid assignment to the said W iam ublie’ Tpnds," or of his successors in, office, being Grst had Ifenry Pope, been reeeived by the said Charles Hensley; | and obtained in writing for that purpose. re they, the James Peake, Jolin Myrie Holl and ‘Theophilus Desbrisay.) said Will.am Henry Pope and George Elkana Mortop an? as such trustees as aforesaid, or either of them, or by the said ) noir execudor3 and administrators, shall and will, from time Charles Worre’. have become vested in, transferred and to time, and at all time hereafter, upon the request, and at assigned to the said William Henry Pope and George Kikara | ine costs and charges of the said William Swabey, “the

Commissioner of Public Lands,” or. his successors In office, me do and execute, or cause and procure to be made, done

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| Commissioner of Public Lands,” for the said Island, and his and executed, all and every such further acts, dee js, convey- ' snceéssors in office, as amply and’ fully as the said Willian: ances, matters and things whatsoever, for the strengthening | Uenry Pope received the game from the said trustees, and as | oF those presents, and for the farther conveying and assuring ‘they now hold and possess the same, by virtue of the several | the said judgments, debts and gums of money and securities ‘assignmen's aforesaid. Wherefore know all men by these | therefor, hereby assigned or otherwise assured or intended #0 | presents, that we, the said William Hengy Pope and George |i be, or any of them, to the said William Swabey, “ the | Elkana Morton, in pursuance of the said covtract and agree- Commissioner of Pudlic Lands,” and his successors in office, ment so made.by us wiih the Honorable William Swabey, according to the true intent and meaning of these presents, '«the Commissioner of Public Landsy’ in Pringe Hdward | snd in manner as hereinbefore set forth.

In witness whereof, I, the said William Henry Pope have hereunto set my hand and seal, and J, the said George Etkana Morton, by Samuel Prescott Fairbanks, of Halifax, aforesaid, Esquire, my Attorn y for that purpose, duly con- stituted by letter of attorney, dated the twenty-eighth day of Noveinbey last, and duly recorded in the office for the Regis- try of Deeds, in Prince Edward Island, have hereunto set my hand and seal this tweuty-eighth day of December, in the

Po ae hereby acknowledge, and of theegocation of 8°9er year of our Lord one thousand eight huidred and fifty four. ot we sreby acknowledge, é ecu! Es dee as . sia tain aaa amuaeiiel the payment of a further sum of W —— to the a wf os Deed by William six thousand and one hundred pounds, made and entered into Henry Pope 7 A a , exten, between us and the said William Swabey as such “ the Com- Josert Hensizyx, Attorney General. missioner of Lublic Lands,” bearing even date herewith, do WM. H. POPE, (L.S.) and each of ys doth, by these presents, grant, bargain, sell, G KORG KE ELKANA MORTON, (L.8.) assign, transfer, and sct over unto the said William Swabey, By Saver Prescorr FAIRBANKS, his Attorney. “the Commissioner of Public Lands,” and his successors in| The several intcrlineations and alterations opposite to office, alland singular the said judgments so - up - — I have set my name in the margin hereof, being for it record in Her Majesty’s Sapreme Court of Judicature of} made, Prince Edward Island, at the a t of the said Charles Worrel, . or of them the said Charles Hensley, James Peake, John Myrie Ho}l and Theophilus Desbrisay, as such Trustees as aforesaid, against various parties which are specified, set forth, and enumerated in the schedule marked (A.), hereunto an- nexed, the same in most instances having been entered to securé the purchase money of Lands heretofore sold by the | said Charles Worrel, or his said trustees, and-arrears of rent due thereon and other debts arising in respeet thereof, toge- ther with interest thereon, and also all sum or sums of money thereby secured and, due and to become due thereon, and unpaid, or which were unpaid thereon at the date of the | assiguivent thereof to the said William Henry Pope, of the sixteenth day of August last, and all benefit and advantage to-be b. J, made, gotten, and obtained upon or by virtue thereof, and also a}] such sum or sums of money which, as aforesaid, were due and owing to the said Ckarles Worrel in Prince Edward Islami, on the seventeenth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty, and were assigned by the suid indenture of assignment of that date, to the said Charles Hensley, James Peake, John Myrie Holl and Theophilus Desbrisay, trustees as aforesaid, and secured by mortgage, bond, lease, deed, speciality, or by simple contract, and which |

|convey the same to the Hovorable William Swabey,

sixteenth year of the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled « An Act for the purchase of Lands on behalf of the Govern- ment of Prince Edward Island, and to regulate the sale and management thereof, and for other purposts therein mention- ed,” and in considevation of the sum of cighteen thousand pounds, of the lawful money of the said Island, paid to us by | the Honorable James Warburton, Treasurer of the said Is-| land, on behalf of the Government thereof, the receipt where-

Josep Hexerey, Attorney General. £18,000. | | Received on the day and year first within written, of and from the flonorable James Warburton, Treasurer of Prince Edward Island, on bebalf of the Government thereof, the sum of Eighteen thousand pounds, being the consideration money within mentioned to be paid to us, Wa. H. Porn, Georar Exxaxa Morton, By Samuel Prescott Fairbanks, his Attorney. Witness, Josern Hensuey, Attorney General.

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(Continued from our last.) W epyespay, February 14.

PURCHASE OF THE WORREL ESTATE.

Mr. McIxvosu. I am inclined to think, Mr. Speaker, that the Government were justified in effecting the purchase. It has been said that Mr. Gox was in too great a hurry to buy

‘assured or intended so to be, without the consent | the Hon. ‘of the said William Swabey as guch oo Commissioner of

Member (Mr. Cooper), although I do not generally | coincide with him in opinion, that the Commissioners should have investigated and reported upon the titles te the lands, | and thus have put a stop to the agitation of that question, ‘Had disin\erested Commissioners reported on the validity or ‘imperfection of the titles, the public mind would have ep _quieted ; but now, Sir, the whole question of Escheat is re- ‘vived. Who could have expected any orher reault fiom the ‘report of snch Commissioners, the mére servants of the ‘'Gavernment, bound by regard to their pecuniary interests to report as Government wished ?. 1 Sis, i ‘the measure will not be self-sustaining, and we find the | Col. Sec’y himself admitting that there may be a deficieney. Hon. Cox, Sucnetary.—Really, Mr. Speaker, I do not ‘remember ever to have scen the Hon, Member for Chae lottetown so good humoured and so fluent.; it must be the result of his sudden agreement with the Hon. Member (Mr, Cooper). But, Sir, with reference to the objections of the Hon. Gentleman, I must inform him that the Aet rendered’ it incumbent on the Government to appoint six gontlemen as Commissioners to report upon the value of the lauds, You, Sir, were one; aud does the Hon. Member mean to attribute interested motives to you ? Messrs. Dingwell and Beaton were equally disinterested. And the law also expressly required the appointment of the Hon. the Commissioner ie Lands and the Surveyor General. Phe Hon. gentle has seen fit tocharacterise Mr. Dingwell as 4 land specolatéry’ and consequently unfit to act on the commission! I deny that

be borne in mind that the law restricts any one individual from purchasing more than 300 acres; and the Hon. Member (Mr. Dingwell) would be acting in direet opposition to his own

land ; no better arrangement than that entered into could

been made. The Hon. gentieman says that the Commissioners. should have investigated and reported upon the titles. to the land ; that, Sir, was no part of their duties, they were but to estimate the value, and the investigation of the titles was the province of the Hon. Attorney General. It is unfair for tlie. Hon. Member to attribute interested motives to the Com. missioner of Crown Lands, when he well knows that the Law specifies £300 as the amount of his Salary. Why then should he stretch that amount to £500 er £600? His allusions to the preseut Surveyor General are equally mujust and un- founded ; and, Sir, had Mr. Wright been Surveyor General, . I feel sure we should have beard no such int. Bat, Sir, why did not the Government, the then leader: of whieh, Hon. Mr. Holl, was a trustee of the Estate, conclude the purchase ? I for one am quite willing to give the Hon.gen- tleman the benefit of his opivion, and allow him to wait till the closing of the matters of the estate, and I have no fear_ of the result, knowing thaf the Government have acted with — due caution, and that, although the amount be large, the priee is reasonable. Why, Sir, when [ stated that the price would probably be five’shillings sterling per acre, 1 was laughed at fur making so lowan estimate; and now we have purchased at five shillings currency. Jottetown wishes to impugn the conduct of Government in this matter, let him bring it up in Committee on the general state of the Colony, when the Government will be prepared to

justify their conduct.

his land; in my opinion the same remark will apply to the government, they were, I fear, in too great @ hurry also, and will find some difficulty in meking all the land available. Their | first duty, however, was to enquire into the title of those from | whom they purchased, but I trust, Sir, that matter will be quictly settled.

Hon. Mr. Logp. Mr. Speaker, I fee! satisfiel that the | tenantry will soon feel the good effects of the cousse pursued by the Government in this matter. They will no longer be. compelled to take their lands under short leases at the caprice | of Landlords or their agents. I agree, Sir, with the hon. Member, (Mr. Cooper) that the tenants have not hitherto. received justice, but why now stir up old grievances? The | Hon. Member (Mr. Palmer) seeks to make political capital | against the Government by assertions, in making which [ do, not think him sincere, he must know that the Bill will be self) sustaining. Right glad will the people be to obtain their | lands at 5s. or 6s. per acre. And I feel confident, that in 6, or 7 years not more than 1000 acres of the wilderness land | will remain unsold. Why Sir, the timber alone on those lands. will more than pay the price. It will be for the interest of | the proprietors to sel] their lands to the Government at a fuir rate. Mr. Cox, by his haste, has paid some 50 or 60 ‘per cent more than he would have had to pay, ifhe had waited and bought from the Government. I and my col- | leagues in the Government have not the slightest objection | to the correspondence being published in all the papers, although, Sir, if the present position of parties in this House | wece reversed, I doubt whether equal liberality would be manifested.

Hon. Mr. Wicutman. The question before the House, Mr. Speaker, is simply, shall the papers be published or not ? [ think it right that they should appear in all the Newspapers,

had not been received or discharged by them the said trus- tees, or vither of them, or by the said Charles Worrel, on the

of money as were due and owing to the said James Peake, Charles Hensley, John Myrie Holl and Theopilus Desbri- say, as such trustees as aforesaid, in “Prince Edward Island, on account of the real and personal “estates so conveyed to them by the said Charles Worrel, on the said sixteenth day of August last, and which were by the said indenture of

Hlenry Pope, and whether duc on or secured by speciality,

specialities, and writings, evidencing the same, or securing or

fit and advantage to be had, made gotten, and obtained upon or by virtue thereof, or of any process, execution, or execu- tions to be thereupon taken, had, sued out, or prosecuted, to save, hold, receive, take and enjoy the said hereby assigned judgments, aud all and singular other the premises hereinhe- fore mentioned, and hereby assigned or mentioned and intend- ed so to be unto the said William Syabey as such “ the Commissioner of Public Lands,” and his successors in office, trust fur such purposes and subject to such powers, pro-

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be wanaged and disposed of in such modes as are set forth, declared and contained in the said recited Act, intituled “ An Act for the purchase of Lands on behalf of the Government of Prinee Edward Island, and to regulate the sale and management thereof, and for other purposes therein mention- ed,” of and concerning judgments, debts and securities for debt purchased thereunder, by and ecuveyed to * the Com- missioner of Public Lands” therein mentioned, together with

-Hon. Mr, Patuer supposed the report would be submitted to the opinion of the House be was not prepared to go into debate, but merely wished that all publicity should be afforded at present for the purpose of eliciting the expresion of public opinion. It was the duty of the Government to bring the matter before the House. The reason why the late Goveru- nent did not purchase the property, was that. the trustees. had sold it before that Governmeut was appointed: this), could be proved by a. reference: to dates,

Hon. Mr, Wircas—I rise, Mr. Speaker, in support of the. motion of the Hon. Col. Secretary, that the documents he has laid upon the Table be published, ag [ deem it but right that the widest publicity should be given to them, not only for the information of my constituents who are moreuumediately in- terested in the subject, but of that of the people generally, who are ardently desirous of knowing the terms on which they may obtain Laud under the Act. Sir, L was amused at hearing the Hon. Member for Charlottetown state that the Government should bring the matter before the House in Com- mittee cn the general state of the Colony; in other words, should bring themselves to trial—who ever heard of such a course being suggested ? Let the Hon. Geutleman move such Committee, and [ have vo objection, as a supporter of the Government, to meet him and discuss the matter fully. But the Hon. Member fee!s that be is in a small minority and hopes by his present course to induce some supporter of the Government to move for the Committee. With reference to the

‘observations of the Hon. Gentleman, on the anount of the

Salary of the Commissioner of Public Lands, he knows right well that it is fixed by law at £300, and cannot exceed that sum. He has alluded to the great loss of Land and School tax to the Treasury, during the time the property may remain

Mr. Dingwell is a land speculator, but were be one, it should |

interest, as a speculator, if he put a high valuation on the '

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his behalf during the ee. _ | full and absolute power fur him the said William Swabey,

: And whereas by dced poll of assignment, dated the twenty- i the Commissioner of Public Lands,” and his successors in eighth day of December, in the year of our Lord 7 thousand fie, in the name or names, and as the attorney or attorneys eight hundred and fifty-four, and made from the said John of the said Charles Worrel, or of the said James Peake, sores prod aoe een was Gay | ree | Chailes Hensley, J ” Myrie Holl -~ Theophilus Desbri-

iikana Morton, the sat R : , ~' say, or of the said William Henry Pope, George Elkana sideration of the payment to him, as ee eet of | rn or otherwise as need be, — out and prosoaste or the full amount of principal money and interest due on or 1.6 tg be sued cut and prosecuted any writ or writs of exe-

secured by the said Indentures of Release and Assignment, | cution upon the said judgments or either of them, or to sue by way of mortgage, of the first ‘day of February. one | for, ask, demand, recover, and receive or enter judgment for thousand eight hundred and ea ise did grant, bargain, | any of the other sums, debts, or securities therefor, hereby sell, assign, recouvey, and reassure and set over unto the said assigned, or to do or carry on any Act for putting them in | William Henry Pope . .

and George Elkana Morton, their’ executors, administrators and assigns, all the said several |

force, and also to discharge and release the same on payment,

administ ane _, | in as full, large and beneficiul a manner to all in tents and Sugeno sane ohn 0 regan frets a the ei Wiliam ery Poe an Gorge ’ o~? * | Kana ‘to ig ave | i ; . { 2

tha HOLatan Thecenate. coneaad, snarted (4. ina Morton might have had if these presents had not been

, and also all! . . . Sy }made, or ean bestow under and by virtue of the said ‘ sum or sums of money due and to become due thereon, or 7 y nee

i “ee | assi ts thereof as aforesaid. And the said William secured thereby, and all benefit thereof to be goften or’ ob- a ; = : oa tained. os eet oe eed to hold to them the a William | Henry Pope and George Elkana Morton do hereby jointly

. a hee Ge. for themselves and their heirs, executors and administrators, Henry Pope and George Elkana Morton, their exveutors, 444 each of tiem deth hereby severally, for himself, his heirs,

owe . > ad th el Ww 7 me t , o's ° etree gy Boca ee De he cna the ‘executors and administrators, covenant, promise and agrec| % - . ‘ . s a me TWie <4 i an a 1 na c | Masyins ang, teickaee aad have held or enjoyed the'sajne | vith and to the said William Swabey, “ the Commissioner of |

7 : } m°' Public Lands,” and his successors in office, in manner follow: | meee the said Assignment so to him thereof made by way o ing, that is to say, that the said William Henry Pope and|

© as aforesaid, together with all the ewes and | George Kikana Morton now have in themselves, or one of | autho 1es which he, the said Johy Hamilton Uray, bis | thom hath in himseif, good right, full: power and lawful | eXecutors, administrators and assigns, had or might, OF could and absolute authority to grant, bargain, sell, assign, trans-_ shave bad, possessed, or enjoyed by virtue of such Assignment ‘fer aud set over the said judgments and debts and other to him, for the purpose of suing out and prosecuting °° | premises and sums of mouey and securities therefor, causug to be sued out or prosecuted any writ or writs of exe- chereby assigned aud transferred, or otherwise assured | cution upon the said Judgments, or to do any other act for |). intended so to be, in manner aforesaid, and accord-| putting them in force, for recovering and receiving al! SUMS ing to the true intent and meaning of these presents; of money secured thereby, and to release and discharge the and that they, the said William Heary Pope and George same, on payment as by the said several Indentures of Assign-| }yi-a4a Morton, have not, uor has either of them, or any | ment and Release, hereinbefore recited or mentioned, will ‘one with their consent, knowledge or permission ne more fully appear on reference thereto. or executed any assignment, release or discharge of the said |

Aud whereas, by virtue of the said seyeral indeniures of judgments, and other debts ‘aud securities for debts hereby, assignment hereinbefore referred to and recited, all the suid jassigned, or any of them, or of or for any sum of money | jydgments entered up of record in Her Majesty's Supreme thereby secured, or any part tkercof, or received any part)

Court of Judicature of Prince Edward Island, at the syit of thereof, or of the moneys thereby secured, since the date the said Charles Worrel, or of them the said James Peake, the said assignment to the said William Henry Pope Charles Hensley, John Myrie Holl and Theophilus Desbri-| sixteenth day of August last ; and that they, the aa Wil- say, as such trustees aforesaid, against various partigs, as also ,Jiam Henry Pope and George Elkana Morton shall not, nor all sumsof money secured thereby, and also all and singular | will either of thom, at any time or times hereafter, alan

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the balances remaining due and unpaid of all such sums of | commit, or du apy act or thing whatsoever, to discharge or | or any moneys.

money as were due and owing to the said Charles Worre!, release the said judgments, or any of the in Prince Kdward Island, on the seyeuteeuth day of Juve, thereby secured, or any part thereof, or oe execution or one thousaud eight buudred and fifty, and assigned by the other process to be taken thereon, or any of the debis, or

said indenture of assigument, of that date, and secured by|sums of money or securities therefor, hereby assigned, or |

‘School Assessment lost to the Revenue while Government

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in possession of the Government. Sir, that loss cannot be very serious, when we consider that those taxes were paid up previously to the time of purchase hy the Government, and now, so soon afier the purchase 19,000 or 20,000 eres will Hon. Mr. Patmer.—Mr. Speaker, I did not anticipate | be liable as before, and it is but reasonable tu suppase that that such a discussion would have arisen on the motion before | ere 32, aye, or even 9 months shall have elapsed, a very large the House, and consequently was not prepared for it. J portion will have passed out of the hands of the Goverment, took it for granted that the question would be brought for- and thus have contributed its proportion of Land and Sehool ward in Committee of the whole House, on the general state Tax to the Revenue, as a great desire to purchase from of the Colony. I wish, as I stated betore, that all publicity | Government is felt, not merely by the Tenants on the Estate, on the subject should be afforded to the people, as every in- but by persons residing in Tracadie, and in various parts. of dividual is deeply interested in the matter—we have heard Prince County, because they know that better terms can be it often repeated, Sir, that this Bill would be self-sustaining obtained from Government than from private individuals. —I for oue do not believe it, it is however good policy for the, The hon, gentleman stated that he did nt oppose the Bill : Government and Hon, Members who support thew, to induce true, he did not, but he mever liked it, and only declined the people to think that it will be so; and no doubt we shall | opposition because he knew it would be hopeless; but now see the parrot ery of this measure being “ self-sustaining,” | be secks to paint this Bill, which he never opposed, as injurious emblazoned on their banners at the next General Election, to the best interests of the people of this Island. As soon Time, however, will show how far this Bill is entitled to the as the land purchase bill became law, the Government of that appellation, and when you calculate the amounts of Land and day, which is essentially the saine as the present one, adver- tised their readiness to purchase. The Trustees of the Worret retains the property, the large sums to be disbursed in sa-| property did not make any offer to the Government, though laries to Commissioners, Surveyors and Assisstant Surveyors, they were well aware the owner was anxious to sell. ‘He Wood rangers, and Deputy Wood rangers, the accounts will was in England, and kept univformed of the state of things shew the measure not to be so self-sustaining as its friends in this Island. In February last Mr. Holl’s Government predict it will be. And, Sir, I do not consider the report of ,succeeded the Liberals. He was one of the principal Trus- the Commissioners entitled to much credit. The Government tecs. If he and his party were disposed to put the Isud have made an improper selection of individuals to act as Com- purchase bill in operation, they could have easily done so at missioners ; in saying this, [ mean not to say any thing dis- that time, and have secured the Estate on terms, perhaps, as paraging of them as individuals, but I do say, that men of a advantageous as Mr. Pope obtained, which would have been different stamp, and in other situations should have been ‘a great gain to the people. But they were opposed to the appointed. Ong of them—Mr. Dingwell—is a land spec-| Bill, and they were dcterme! to let it remain as a dead letter ulator and a partigan and warm supporter of the Government | upon the Satnte Book. The hon, member, I must admit, in this House, he has a right to purchase the lands he was’ is consistent in one particular; he intimates that the Govern- employed to survey ; and, Mr. Speaker, I consider the Hon. ment were hasty in effecting the purchase, that they should Captain Swabey a very improper’ person for the Government have waited, taken more time, &c. Why, Sir, that is a to appoint. The offiee of Commissioner of Public Lands, favourite plea with the hon. gentleman. When the intredue- with a salary of two or three, or perhaps hereafter, four or tion of Responsible Government was sought, his ery was five hundred pounds, was before his eyes, at stake on the ‘wait, the time has net yet arrived.’ The error of that © purchase, and he should uot haye been appointed a Com- opinion has been abundantly proved, and his fallacy will be missioner of Pablie Lands untii the lands had been purchased manifested on this matter, Sir, by the provisions of the Bill by the public? Mr. Ball, too, was equally intérested in and the course intended to be pursued by the Government, : obtaining the appointment, It was not to be expected that tenants can become proprietors in eleven years time ; that is he would concur in making a report adverse to his prospects abundantly manifest. With reference to the remarks of the — of putting fat pickings into his own pockets. On grounds hon. member respecting the gentlemen selected to act as Com- such as thes¢, Sir, I say we have not a report entitled to that missioners under the Bull, I can only sey that know not where coufidence which would be reposed in one made by disinterested a better selection could have been made. World he-have the individuals, aud it was the duty of the Government to have Government, in so important a matter, appoint men hostile to appointed as Commissioners, mea who were impartial, and | themselves? As the hon. Colonial Secretary has stated, and tree from the influeaces 1 have meutioued ; and I agree with (as the hon. wember himself well knews, it was necessary that

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as it is but just to the whole people of the Island that they should be informed of the course pursued by the Goverument in this matter, and L say this, approving of their action in the purchase of the Worrel Estate.

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