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SALE.

Townssips Nos. 57, 58, and 62.

Improved Farms for Sale.

ppruk Commissioner of Public Landg will

submit to PUBLIC COMPETITION, at Mr. KENNEDY'S, Wood Islands, Lot 62, on FRIDAY, the 24th day of JUNE next, at 12 o'clock, a. m., IMPROVED FARMS, situate on Townships Nos. o7, S38 and 62, in Queeu's County, as hereunder des- eribed : f

50 aeres of Land, situate on the Pinette Road, near Dixon's Mills, Lot 57, now or late in the oe eupation of Donald Fraser.

32 ueres of Laud, situate on the Newton River, Lot 57, adjoming land held by Alex. Smith, now or lute in the oceupation of A“& J. MeDougall

72 acres of Land, sitnate on the Upper Wood Is- land Road, Lot 58. having a front thereon of 13 chains, adjoining land held by Jno. MeDonald, now or late in the oceupation of James Ross.

SY acres of Land, sitnute on the shore of North umberland Straits, Lot 62, having a front thereon of about 16 chains, adjoining land now held by Alex. MePherson, uow vr late in the occupation of Alex. Martin.

70 weres cf Land, situate on the shore of North- umberland Straits, Lot 62, having a front thereon of about 12 chains, adjoining land held by Angus Pauting, now or late in the occupation of Alex. Martin, previously in occupation of James Heuder- Bon.

_ 90 acres of Land, known as Wood Islands, Lot 62, now or late in the occupation of Thomas Me Mahon.

88 acres of Land, sitnate on the Pleasant Valley Road, Lot 62, having a front thereon of about IL chains and oO luke, udjoining land held by James MeMillan, now or late in the occupation of Neil Blue

84 acres of Land, situate on the Pleasant Valley Road, Lot 62, having a front thereon of about Il chains and 50 links, adjoining land held by John Bayne, now or late in the vecupation of Magh Gillis.

&> neres of Land, situate on the Pleasant Valley Road, Lot 62, having a front thereon of abont I chains and 90 links, adjoining land held by Neil Blue, now or late in the oceupution of John Me- Donald

The above properties are submitted for sale in accordance with the 33th section, 16 Vie., cap. 18. _ JOEN ALDOUS, Commissioner, Land Office, 30th May, 1864. din

SALE. Townships Nos, 42, 53 and 54. Improved Farms for Sale.

= Commissioner of Public Lands will subimt te PUBLIC COMPETITION, at the COURT HOUSE in GEORGETOWN, on WEDNESDAY, the 22d day of JUNE next, at 12 o'clock, a. m., IMPROVED FARMS, situate ou Townships Nos, 42, 53 aud 54, 1 King’s Coun- ty, as hereunder described :

SU acres ot Land, situate on the Gulf of St. Lawrence, having a front thereon of 5 chains, adjoining the division line of Townshi;s 42 and 43, new or late in the occupation of James MeDoenald.

100 acres of land, situate on the Gulf of St. Lawrence, having a trent thereen of 10 chains, adjoining land held by Jolin McDonald, now or jate in the eccupation of Angus MeGilvray.

100 aeres of Land, situate on the Guli of St. Lawrence, having a frout thereon of about Ju chaimes, adjoining land held by Hugh MeDonald, now or late ir the eceupation of Donald Mc Dou- ald.

100 acres of Land, situate at the Big Mareh, adjeining land held by Archibald McPhee. vow vr late in the occupation of Angus McCormack.

100 acres @ Laud, aituate at the Big Marsh, arjoining the former described land, now or late in the occupation of Alex McCormack.

JuC acres of Land, situate atthe Big adjoining the former described land, now in the occupation of James Medunis.

100 acres of Land, situate at the Big Marsh, adjeming the former described land, uow or late in the vecupation of Donald Meluuis.

120 acres of land, situate on the Big Marsh Read, having a frout thereon of 12 chains, ad- jeining land held by the Hon. games Dingwell, new or late in the eccupadon of James Me Douaild.

50 acres of Land, situate on the Gull St. Law- renee, having a front thereon of 5 chains, adjein- ing land held by Angus MeDonald, vow or late in the eccupztion of the said Angus McDonald, Fox River. °

50 acres of Land, situate on the Gulf of St. Lawrener, having a front thereon of about 4 chains, adjeining land held by Angus McCormack, now or late in the ovcupatiou of Michae) sleCormack, Fox River.

Nove.—The three last above described farms were advertised for sale on the 9th of Novem- ber last, but noe purchaser then offering they will be again submitted to publie competition,

All the above deseribed farms ave situated on Lot 42.

110 aeres of Land on Let 53, situate on the Cardigan Road leading to St. Peter’s Bay, having a trout thereon of about 30 chains, adjoining land held by Alex. McDonald, now or late in the oe- cupation of Wim. Wiliauws.

i934 acres of Laud ou Lot 54, bounded by Car- digau and Mitebell Rivers, and the Launching Road, adjeining land held by Messrs. Green, vow or late in the eccupation of Donald Campbell.

$7 acres of Land on Lot 54, bounded by Mit- ehell River sud the Lavnching Road, adjoining land held by Rebert Winter.

3S acres of Lund on Lot 54, situate on the Launching Road, having a front thereon of about 7 chains und 60 links, adjoming land held by Thomas Sloane, vow or late in the occupation of Augus MeCormack, Black-mith.

SU acres of Land on Lot 54, sittate on the Launching Road, having a front thereon of about 4 chains and 50 links, adjoining land held by Flora Crawtord, now or late in the vecupation of Donald McAskel!

The above preperties are submitted for sale in accordance with the 3ath section, 16th Vie., cap. Ie. JOHN ALDOUS, Commissioner.

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COLONIAL LEGISLATURE, LEGISLATIVE COUNCiL. LAND BILL (continued.) >

Hlon. Mr. HeNpERSON: His honor must sure- ly have been very drowsy when I spoke, or he desires to tura the odiam on me of threatening the people with * bloody bayonets.” I told the people that it was their right to agitate consti- tutionally ; but there is a difference between that and what I was condemning. And com- paring the conduct of the liberal party now with What it was in 1855, when they endeavored to trample out the last embers of agitation, I said it ill became the founders of the * ragged regi- Meut’’ scheme to say that the Leader of the Government was threatening thegspeople con- ditionally with bloody bayunets.

Hon. Mr. Ramsay: I hepe your honors do net intend to take up this question as a party or political question. We are now, L hope. about to settle the land question, and we should approach the subject calmly and cautiously. We sheald not do like a Welsh magistrate, of whom I have read an account, who said he had made up his mind never to hear more than one side of a question, giving as his reason that if he listened to the opposing advocate, he might disturb his judgment. 1 can assure your honors that I would be happy indeed if we could get better terms from the proprietors than those propesed in this Bill; bat if we cannot do so, are we to refuse what we can get? It has been said by some of your honors that this Bill went to confirm the proprieters’ tities. I do pot think it does, and [ believe there are proprictors claiming land on this Islaud who have no titles to coufirm. It has also been said that the Land Commission went to confirm the fishery reserves; but I do not think it confirmed much, though some parties would like to get a good deal con- firmed by it. The proprictors would like to contirm what would benefit themselves, but would not confirm what would be a benefit to the tenants. Lonce knew a man in Princetown who squatted on the Crown land. He lived by a little farming aud a little fishing, and at last was drowned near his own shore. His family remained there till they were bordering on six- ty years in possession, which would give them

a utle against the Crown, and the Government very quietly notified them that they must re- move; but, your honors, a proprieter can squat on twenty thousand acres of land with no better title than that poor man in Princetown had, aud neither the Government of this day nor the Government of any other day has said, “ You are a squatter, and you must remove.”” Nao, your honors, proprietors appear to be above all law in this colony. It is said that the proprie- tors’ titles, owing to the lapse of time, cannot now be disturbed; but we see thatin Canada, when they were extending their settlements haek and were encroaching on the territory of the Northwest Company. complamts were made about it, and it was brouglit te the notice of the dritish Parliament, when it was contended thats though the Charter was granted to that Com- pauy in the reign of Charles the Seeond, yet if it was found to prevent celonization, it should be broken. Aud has not the granting of this Island to proprictors prevented its settlement aud retarded its presperity?) There was an Act passed in the reign of James the First making all monopolies void; aud a very cele- brated author has said, that all monopolies are opposed to the privileges of the people. And, your howers, is there not a monopoly ef fand in this colony which is opposed to the privileges of the people!) To illustrate what TE say, PT will just refer your honors to Cascumpee. Tn re- turning frou New Brauswick, last July, 1 had occesion te call at that port. where T bad not been for thirty years previously. I conld not help noticing the appearance of the place. There is a fine wharf built by the Government, and a_fine road running back to Alberton, which is about a mile and a half from the wharf, aud where there is a little town springing up. 1 inquired why they did not build their town at the wharf. where there is a beautiful site, but the reason was soon told. It was Sir Samuel Cunard’s property, aud his terme were such t at no person could accept of them. He asks £3 an acre for the land, and will only give a tweuty years’ lease. No man would be xo fool- ish as to accept of those terms, and place pro- perty upon laud of which he had only a twenty years’ lease. The proprietor whe weuld hold land in this way mast be considered an enemy to himself and to the people. But it appears that this Bill is all we can get at present, though it certainly is not all we could desire ; and [ therefore think we had better accept and pass it. [believe that the tenants of this Is- land will yet be made free, and this Bill will be one step towards accomplishing that object. I Was not aware that there was vo suspending clause to the Bill, and [ think it is necessary that there should be one inserted in it.

Hon. Mr. McLaren: His honor says the Bill is not all we could wish; and certainly itis not, but it isall we can get at present. We have reason to beheve that any meagure more favor- able to the tenanutry would not mcet the appro- hation of the British Government. The object af the Government in sending the delegates to England was, te see what we could get, so that we might be no longer trusting to delusions and measures in which we would be disappointed. There is no means of forcing the proprictors te give anything more. There is no doubt bat this Bill makes considerable concessions to the tenants. Striking off the back rents to 1858, it cannet be denied, is a great concession. At one time it would have been considered a very great concession; but the expectations of the tenants have heen raised to an extraordinary height, so that nothing of an ordinary nature will satisfy them. 1 believe that on the estates of Sir Samuel Cunard and Mr. Sulivan £12,000 of back rents will be ewept off, and sarely none of your honors will say that will not be a benefit. The highest price allowed by the award of the Royal Commissioners, which has been eo wuch discussed, and whieh was at last rejeeced, was tyenty years’ purchase; aud if the prices fixed by arbitration woald Lave ranged from that down to ten years’ purchase, which is very probable, then fifteen years’ parchase would be the aver- age, which is the price fixed by this Bill; there- fore, on that ground, it is at least as good as the award, particularly when we consider that there

ill be no need of troublesome or expensive ar-

trations to fix the price. The poorest part of the land ia settled by the poorest people, and it will no doubt be purchased by the Government at a lower rate when the better part is purchas- ed by the people. It would possibly be more

pleasing to some persons outside of this House, and to some members of the Opposition in it, if the Government had introduced some extrayva- gant measure, withholding the fishery reserves aud enforeing the payment of the quit, rents, which we would be sure would not meet the Royal allowance; but we are passing a Bill which we are certain, as far as we can judge, will meet the approbation of the Imperial Gov- ernment and the conearrence of the proprietors.

Hon. Mr. Diggwet.: There is no suspend- ing clause te the Bill.

Hon. Mr. McLaren: His honor knows, or at least onght te know, that there is no necessity for a suspending clause to a Bill of this natare. It is not required by the Royal Tustructions, though it is sometimes inserted in Bills here. They are the true friends of the tenantry who advise them to keep within the bounds of moder- ation, because when they get up an agitation, they will be very apt to go berend bounds he- fore they cease. It is no bad sign of a canse to meet opposition ; neither is it a sound argument, nor does it prove that this isa bad cause, that his hovor the Attorney General did not make a good speech. I presame his honor did not an- ticipate much ovvesitinn to the Mil" snd there-

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fore did not deem it neeessary to make a long speech, or to say ranch about the advantages of it. I believe the day ia not far distant when the proprietors will sce it to be for their own interest to sell their lands to the Government, 80 that the Government can sell them to the ror at a low rate.

Hon. Mr. DixnGweni: I do not think T said that his honor the Attorney General did not make a good speech: but I said he made a good speech considering that he had a bad subject.

Hon. Mr. ANperson: A great deal has al- ready been said about this Bill, and I do not think any object will be gained by saying much wore,—at least I will not trouble your honors with a long speech; but I would jnst remark, that Tam prepaced tosapport the Bull, because, While it will open a door for many of the tenants to escape and beecome frecholders, it will not injure any. And if it did nothing more than to throw off the back rents up to 1858, which, I have been informed by good authority, amount to upwards of £50,000 on the estates of the pro- prietors who assented to the Land Commission, and who will be bound by this Bill, it will be a great boon.

Hon, the Prestpenr: I do wot think it is necessary to discuss the principle of the Bill over and over se often ; but it has been said that it will not be any benefit to the tenanury. Now, I think it will be a very great benefit. True, it is wet such a Bill, nor will it confer as much henefit upon the tenantry, as we eonld wish; bat it is all we can get at present, and why then should we refuse it? 1 beligve it will enable many tenants to become freeholdera; and [ know it will relieve niany who owe from £50 to £100 of back rent, which is a weight upon them and prevents them from improving their farms. Since 1858, I think the tenants have acted on the recommendation of the Commis- sioners and paid up the aceruing rent. If the Bill will strike off £50,000 of back rent, as I believe it will, surely it will be a great boon. It will stop the agitation which has been kept up in this colony for the last filty years, and Which has been a great injury to the country. The price fixed by the Bill,—fifteen years’ pur- chase, — though it ie net as low as we could Wish, is better than twenty, and I believe very few, if any, tenants have the right to buy their farms at less than twenty years’ purchase, and many are not allowed to purchase at any price. It will be a reduction of about £27 on the 100 acres. On Sir Samuel! Cunard’s property, [ believe, the tenants have not the right to pur- chase at any price. i know many inyself who woald gladly pay twenty years’ purchase for their farms ; and surely this Bill will be a boon to them. I look upon it as entering the thia end of the wedge, and when the proprietors find that they have lost their best tenants, they will sce that it will not pay to keep up an ex- pensive statfof agents. ‘They will then be glad to offer their lauds at a moderate price. 1 do not see the wisdom of rejecting this Bill because it is not all we could wish. No. it is the deadly Opposition to every measure that is proposed that las kept the tenants as they are to the pre- went day; and if we had the feeling for the tenantry which we profess te have we would uuite, and try to accompliah semething for them. But no; it is not the benefit of the tenants, it appears, but something else, that some of us are seeking for. I wonld be sorry to see this measure lost, for though it is not all we could wish, it is all we can get, and we should therefore take it. Hon. ArrorNty Gexrrat: T do not wish, your honors, to prolong this debate; but as I moved the second reading of the Bill, it devoly es upon me to take notice of the opposition shown hy some of your honors to the principle of it, and more particularly to its details. It was re- marked by one of your hovers that T made a peor speech at the opening of this debate, —a speech which, it appears, did not meet the ap- probation or admiration of his honor — (Mr. Dingwell), and therefore he did Wot conceive that I had a good cause ; but it was because I thought it was a good measure, aud would not meet mach opposition in this House, where party spirit is vet supposed to prevail so much as in the popular branch of the Legislature, that I did not perhaps evince more zeal on the sub- ject. I thought your honors could not come to any other conclusion than that the measure would be a benefit, and would be acceptable to a great many of the tenants, without doing any harm to avy. and that therefore you would not oppose it. “I find, however, that it is opposed ; aud, your honors, f think that a very heavy re- sponsibility rests npon those who oppose this Bill, more especially if that opposition should prevent it from becoming law. I do not know whether it will de so, bat I believe the award suffered its defeat trom the inveterate opposition that was shown to it, first by the proprietors, and then by those of the people who allowed themselves to be led, or rather misled, by a few designing men. I believe that parties concern- ed went to the Colonial Office and represented that the award was complained of both by the propricters and the tenantry of this Colony, aud I believe they induced the Colonial Minister to set it aside ; and so, if parties wish to have this measure defeated, all they have to do is to go and stir up the people, by representing it as in- jurions to them; persuade them to petition against it, and it is very likely that they will succeed. But they are not the trae friends of the country who would do so, and they take great responsibility upon themselves. They cannot be the true friends of the tenantry. Aud while they are so very anxious to overthrow this Bill, what better measure have they to offer? Is it net their duty to convince the country that there is something better that ought to be devised by the Legislature; and, I ask, what is that something better?) No, there is nothing better,—they have nothing to offer ; nothing but ob ruction, and it leaves me to suppose that there is a moral conviction upon their own minds that nothing better can be ob- tained. And will the country, when they true- ly understand this measure, allow themselves to he prejudiced by those who have nothing better to offer? Its all very well for your honors to rive up and eay that this Bill does not meet the ease of the poor man,—that it affords no reme- dy for the hardship and oppression to which the poorer classes of tenants are subjected, — that the people will not accept of it, and that they have given evidence of their dislike toit. Well, | know that large meetings have been held in the country, aud strong language has becn used and resolations passed at them. It has been impressed apon peeple's minds that this Pill is going to exact sixteen years’ purehase from them for their lands. Ideas of this kind have got into people’s minds. 1 dare say | could make myself as popular as any gentleman with- in the hearing of my voice if I had gone to those meetings and addressed the people, saying, * You are hardly used; the Legielature ought to pass a law te give yon your land at a far less rice; you enght to have it at twelve, at ten, yea, I would advocate your rights and insist on your having it at five shillings amacre.” Yes, ruch talk as this wonld be cheap, and I would be looked upon as the man for the times; bat I conceive that I wonld be doing that which would be misleading the tenantry ; for my ex- perience has shown me that the whole thing de- pends upon the assent of the British Govern- ment, and unless a measure is based on reason- able principles, with a due regard for the rights of the parties concerned, it will not meet their approbation. And when 1 eonsider that the price named in this Bill, fifteen years’ purchase, was fixed by a large majority of the Legislatare, and there are indications of its not being op- osed by the proprietors, and 1 am led to be- ieve that it will meet the approbation of Her Majeaty’s Ministers, J would consider myeelf culpable indeed if I were to raise my voice against it, unless I could demonstrate that some more favorable Measuse was likely to meet the

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views of the British Government. The Bill will secure a remission of the arrears of rent up to 1858. It may be said that there are very few of those persons in circumstances to pay it, aud therefore its remission is of little conse- quence ; but the existence of arrears are a great injury and depression to those people whé owe them, and they put a great power in the hands of the preprietor ; for as long as they exist, he has power to coerce the tenant to this or that measure. He holds a threat over him and can eject him out of his farm; and as leag as his poopy or improvements are worth it the, andlord may recover the full amount of the ar- rears. One instance has come under my own observation on an estate of a proprietor who will be bound by this Bill, The tenant was in debt for rent to the amount of £70 or £80, and proceedings being ingtituted against him, the man absolutely abanfoned his farm and ran away. The proprietor re-entered upon it, and sold the improvements for double the amorht of the rent. If this law were in foree, le could not have done so. Now, your honors, this measure wil] sweep off these back rents without doing any harm in any way to any tenant, and that is enough, I think, to eall forth the appre- bation of every geutleman in this House. I am surprised that any gentleman who is above par- ty feelings would throw obstractions in the way of this Bull. Now, your honors, it is very well for us all to say that the price, fifteen years’ purchase, iz too high, and that a lower price might be fixed but for the inflaence of the pro- prictors at the Colonial Office,—that it is entire- ly owing to their influence that a lower rate is not fixed. T dare say that idea has seized the people's minds, and there is no doubt but they are urging all the influewee they can bring to bear upon that Office to protect their rights; but that ix nothing more than any one of us would do if we were placed in similar cireum- stances. If aman owned a large vessel, aud his right was questioned by another, and if a law were being passed to fix the right in that other person, would he not watch it narrowly and do all in his power to throw obstruction in the way of it and prevent it from passing? And after all, perhaps the obstraction is net se mach in the individuals exerting it as in the principles which it involves. I think it is owing more to the constitutional principle that stands in the way than to the influence of those proprietors. It is frequently said, * if the Colonial Minister will not do us justice, let us go to the Brivish Parliament ;"’ bat if we go there, we will find hat they are tied down by the same constitu- tional principle which protects the rights of pro- perty. Look at the leasehold tenures of Ire- land, which are brought before Parliament from year to "year by the Irish representatives, — men of great ability,—and there they really have some grievance to complain of. The poor wretches who fail in paying their rent are mediately tarned out, and very often even althongh they do pay their rent the landlords will enly give them leases from year to year. They are subject to be dispossessed at six months’ notice, and if they do not vote at clec- tions as they are ordered to do, or otherwise displease their landlords, they get notice, and out they must go, whether their rents are paid up or not. Itis fair to advert to this, because it shows how the ease of this colony, which pos- sesses far less claims for consideration, would be treated if it were brought before the British Parliament. The allasion shows very plainly What the answer would be tons. The declara- tion of Lord Palmerston, in a late discussion in the British Parliament on the question of the Irish tenures, is well worthy of notice ;

‘*Gentlemen talk in the easiest way possible of the manner in which owners of land should be ecom- pelled to make such and such arrangements with their teuants, and should receive onty such rent as other people judge them eutitled to I say there doctrines ure communistic doctrines, totally at vuri- anee with the whole fabrie of social organization. to which, in this country, We attach eo much value, and upon which the interests and papery of our country depend.’’ — Hansard’s Debates, Vol. 171 page 1375.

If our case were laid before the British Par- liament, and it is pot near as strong a Case as theirs. may we not expect that it would meet with similar declarations. And could we sup- pose that Her Majesty’s Ministers would refuse such a request with respect to Lreland, and yet greet it to the people of Prince Edward Island ? No; they would not; and not only that, they dare not. As soon as a Bill was passed inter- fering with the rights of property in this Island, the Irish members of the House of Commons would exclaim, ** What! will yen grant to a small colony what you deny to us?” Aud it may be instructive to show how they take notice of and watch for any coucessions made by the British Government. For that purpose 1 wall

just give one sentiment which I find in the

Edinburgh Weekly Review :—

« All Trishmen, of every creed, race, and party are in- vited to join in it for the legislative independence of Ireland. Violent resistance to Euyland isrepudiated ; but itis pointed out that Eugland, when apprehensive of serious foreign difficnities, would dees it prom to yield to just demands, as she has yielded to the deituands for the self government of Canada, the Australian Colonies, and the Cape”’

Now, observe how they seize any example or precedent. So here, if the Ministry of Great Britain should pass av Act interfering with the rights of landlords and tenants in Prince Edward Island, it would be seized directly, and would be coutended for as applicable to the state of Ire- land. They are constantly on the watch, and the British Ministers know it, and therefore they feel that they would compromise themselves if they once yielded to a principle whieh would lead te anch serious consequences. I believe it is net so much the influence of Sir Sanne! Cunard and the other proprietors at the Colonial Office as this constitutional principle which prevents our measures from being carried. It is therefore folly and vain, and it is injurious to the people, to hold ont hopes, when we know that there is no prospect of such measures being carried. Now, one of your honors has said, or rather has vat the words in my mouth, that I was eure the sill would be satealh by the British Government, but I never said so. 1 would not undertake to guarantee that this or any other Bill would pass ; but at the same time I have good reason to believe, from what [ saw aud heard while in London, and what I have heard through His Exeelleney the Lieutenant Governor since my return, that a Bill of this nature will pass. I would be sorry to take so much pains with it if 1 thought it would not pass: but nevertheless, if people petition against it. and if these peti- tiona are numerously signed, the Dill may he defeated. It has been said that the Bill bas been passed without a sincere desire to benefit the people,—that “it is a useful subject for elections.” I know the House of Assembly is an admirable place in which to make speeches for elections, and it may do te get ap a great outery that such and such measures are going to ruin the country; but I never stooped to such dishopest means to gain @ purpose! It has been said that thie Bill is opposed to the principles of Responsible Government I cavnot understand how it is opposed to the principles of Responsible Government io any measure or degree. It has met the sanction of a majority of the ether branch of the Legisla- ture, and L4herefore think it is consonant with lexponaible Government. It is these who op- pose the Bill who ignore Respousible Govern- ment. Then it is said that the Bill goee to confirm the fishery reserves to the proprietors, anda great deal of eympathy is expressed for the * poor fishermen.” I never heard this eympathy expressed except for the party purpore of throwing obetrnction in the way of some measnre. 1 never heard ang complaints of the fishery reserves not being thrown open emanate from the claae of people actually engaged in fishing. I think the Report of the Com- missioners respecting th.se reserves contains good sound reasons why those reserves should be abolished :