. An historical and descriptive account of British America [microform] : comprehending Canada Upper and Lower, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, the Bermudas, and the fur countries, their history from the earliest settlement, the statistics and topography of each district, their commerce ... : to which is added a full detail of the principles and best modes of emigration. Hudson's Bay Company; Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson; Natural history; Sciences naturelles. «JJJ» 51 ! I J80 ON EMIGRATION TO THE sures for throwing their property open for settlement; and these l
. An historical and descriptive account of British America [microform] : comprehending Canada Upper and Lower, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, the Bermudas, and the fur countries, their history from the earliest settlement, the statistics and topography of each district, their commerce ... : to which is added a full detail of the principles and best modes of emigration. Hudson's Bay Company; Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson; Natural history; Sciences naturelles. «JJJ» 51 ! I J80 ON EMIGRATION TO THE sures for throwing their property open for settlement; and these last accordingly, in January 1838, submitted to Lord Glenelg the terms on which they were ready to fulfil this object. They are inclined to dispose of the lands either by sale or lease; and in the former case the price would run from 6s. 3d. to 20s., Halifax cur- rency, per acre. The proposed conditions are as follows: —Before entering into possession, the purchaser will be required to pay down 25 per cent., and the remainder, with interest at 5 per cent., in five equal instalments. Upon paying one-half, he is to receive a title-deed in fee simple, and may then even sell to a third party, though the proprietor is to have the option either of him or the new purchaser as his debtor for the balance. The settlers who prefer a lease may have one of sixty-one or ninety- nine years, or for the longest of three lives. No rent is to be paid for the first two years ; in the third, it is to be 3d.; fourth, 6d.; fifth, 9d.; sixth. Is., or £5 for 100 acres, which is never to be exceeded. The payment may, if preferred, be made in marketable produce, de- livered at a shipping port; in some cases it will be accepted in labour; and the tenant shall have the option, at any time during the lease, of purchasing on the foot- ing now detailed. These terms were approved by the Secretary of State, and transmitted with a recommenda- tion to Sir Charles Fitzroy, the governor. It is obvious that the
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