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measures to be beneficial had long passed: whatever had originally been the motives ofthe Government he could not say, but, it was now evident from the tenor of the espalCl’l before them, that this very fa- vorite measure could, it'carried into effect, never add to the comforts or advantages ofthe laboring classes, as it was evident His Majesty’s Government did not now in— mum grams, whilst its direct tendency must he, to burden us with the payment of ourCivil List, (which His Ma'esty was heretofore graciously pleased to defray for us", and thereby place on the tenants and holdsrs oflantl, taxes which it on all han:ls was admitted under present circumstances they were not able to pay ; could a mode be devised, by which the absent pr0prie- tors could be taxed ; it should have his full support.

Mr. Willock expressed his sunprise that he should find the llon.Mernber for George Town, the constant fri 'nd of proprietors, and was at a. loss to reconcile this with o- ther parts of his conduct : for himself, he would support the Resolutions to their full extent.

Mr. Owen also supported the resolutions, and said that it was m0st important that the address to be founded on them to his Majesty, should state in the strongest man— ner the disadvantages this Colony has so long labored under, from the absence (a- mong other things,) of Courts, similar to those existing in the other ('olonies. He also moved an addition to the Eighth Re- solution, declaratory of the bad state of the tenantry, from the circumstance of most of them having taken their leases in sterling mouey, which being very scarce in the Country, placed them at the complete mercy of proprietors, who at any time could thus dispossess them by insisting on the fulfilment ofthe conditions of their a- greements He said it came to his know- ledge, that an agent availing himselfofthis enforced 20 per cent premium on this cur- rency, to indemnify the proprietor for the expence of remitting his receipts to his principal.

Mr. Dalrmyple supported this Resolution, and adduced the case of Able, who demand- ingsterling money and having seized, and attempted to bring away a beast from the tenant, though he tendered him the full a- mount in the turrent coin of the Country, paid the forfeit of his life for the attempt. Mr. Brenan opposed the motion, and said that he yielded to no man in his wish for the benefit of the country. On this account he wishe I this question settled, and should vote for the. resolutiOns; but he could not allow any to pass whose direct gendency must be to make them appear ri- tculous or worse ; whatevvr had been the ontracts between the Landlords and Ten- they had no right to interfere, no on than in any other description of pri- ale property, as such contracts were

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made wnth the full consent of both parties He wished the measure to rest on its own merits, and not to be burdened ’with ex- traneous and irrevalent matter which could only gratify the ignorant or be made the base of popularity, (such as it was.) He also expreSsed his dissent from the as- sertion in Lord Goderich’s despntch rela tive t ) settlers leaving the lands of propri- etors, except as stated in the resolution.— He knew a proprietor, who indeed brought out emigrants, but burdened his leases with so many conditions that no person could fulfil. Could it then he asked, be expect- ed that persons would stay on his lanls when so much better terms could be ob- tained ? Many proprietors had passengers come out it their vessels ; but did they not pay for their accommodations, and how then could they be said to have brought them out? He contended that. the emigrants themselves had in these in- stances come on their own resources, and were under no compliment to proprietors.

There were one or two instances. how- ever, which fell under his knowledge, and he therefore moved that this should be in— serted in the resolution. This was carried. —Mr OWen also withdrew his motion.

Mr. Brecken, Mr. Pope, and some 0- thers spoke in favor of the Resolutions, but nearly to the same purpose. We un- derstand that the Committee had leave to sit again.

An Act was also passed. authorising the further issue of’I‘reasury Notes, to the a- mount of 50):”. to be yearly redeemed and cancelled by the proceeds ofthe Land Tax, in order that the public buildings may he proceeded with directly.

I. Ruoltved, Thatiu the year I767 His Ma. jesty King George the Third was graciously pleased to confer on this Island a separate and independent Government from that of Nova SCotia, to which it had been previously annexed, and therein was pleased to grant it acolonial Legislature, upon the express con- dition and stipulation that the Grantees of Lands in this Colony from the Crown should pay the Civil List for a limited period, which appears by a Memorial presented to Go- vernment,. and which forms an appendix to the Royal Instructions to Governor Patterson and also by the l9lh to the QM section of the Instructions both inclusive, copies of which memorial and instructions are as follows:

Copy oftheform ofa Memorial of the_ Pro- prietor: of the Island of Saint John, m the Gulphof Saint Lawrence. North America. pre. untedlo (he Right Honorable and Honorable [he Lords Commissioners of Trade and Planta- lions.

Your Memorialists therefore humbly pray that our Lordships will be pleased to recom- mendy it to his Majestv to issue his royal or. ders, that the Island ofSnintJohn, in the Gulph of Saint Lawrence. North America, may be formed idto . separate Government, on such erms and conditions as may be approved of by your Lonhits; as that for defrsytng the ex.

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penses thereof, His Majesty will be pleased to give his royal orders, that the one half of tho Quit-Rents ofthe lands in the Island of St. John, be payable in five years after Mi- chaelmas next, from the date of their grants, acc0rding to the grants directed by his royal order ofthe 'l'wenty-sixth day of August, One Thousand Seven llundred and Sixty-nine. may be secured and become payable from the first. of May Sxty-nine, and that furthersuch time may be given to the proprietors for payment of the other halt'of the Quit-Rena. as to his Majesty in, his great goodness and wisdom shall appear reasonable. (ROYAL INSTRUCTIONS.)

19th. The having a Revenue competent to all the necessary servicesofGovernment. both fixed and inci- dental. established upou a solid and permanent founda- tion. is essential to every Civil Institution of this na- ture, and ought to he one of t he first objects quegis- lotion; the Establishment already formed, wrll point out what the extent of that Revenue should be. and the nature of the duties and taxrs to be granted to us for this purpose must depend upon Circumstances that can neither be known or judged of here. and upon a full consideration of what has been found mOst bene- ficial in other infant colonies. in the like case; it will. however, be your duty. as soon as a General Assem- bly is formed. to recommend this matter to the consi- deration of the House of Representatives. and require them. in our name, to grant to us Slll‘l] Revenue as may amount to all the ekpences of Government. upon some certain estimate.

20th. In the mean time, and until such Reve- nue can be established, we haVe taken into our Royal Consideration,a proposal made by the principal proprietors of Lots or Townships within Our said lsl.t:t:l ol'St. John, by which they respectively engage to take out fresh Grants for their Lots, under the Seal ofour said Island of St. John, tn exchange for those they have already taken out under the Seal of our Pro- vince of Nova Scotia, upon the following terms and conditions- That is to say, That one inoiet of the Quit Rent, originally reserved n we Lots, and to commence at the expiration of five years, from the date thereof, shall, by the terms of those new Grants, commence and become payable to us, our Heirs and Succes- sors, from and after the first day of -May last. past. That the other moiety, the pay- ment of which was to take place at the expt. ration often years, shall, by the terms of t a said new Grant, not commence and become parable. until the expiration oftwenty years from the date thereof. _ I

2!st. As the proposal has In View to enable us to make provision for the support of Govern- ment within our said Island, until the Inhabi- tants thereof shall be in a condition to provide for that purpose, by a proper Revenue, arlstng out of duties and taxes granted to us by Acts of Legislature. We have thought lit graciously to accept the same. and thereforemur VIII and pleasure is, that you do forthwith. "P00 your arrival in your Government. 05"!" “39 said proposals, the original whereof, in wri- ting, and subscribed by the Proponants, will be herewith delivered to you. to be re rlstered and mtered noon record in the Council Books, and you do forthwith proceed to pass fresh Patents under the Seal of our said Island; for the respective Lots, upon the terms and con- ditions above mentioned, for which patents no fee or reward whatever shall be taken, either by yourselfor by any other person ac— ting- under your authority. . 221. The annual amount of the Quit Rents which will thus become (Inc and payable to us, are as follow~That ts tong, '. 0. ‘. Twentyvsix Lots at Six Shillings per on

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