13 CORRESPONDENCE RESPECTING EMIGRATION. Week ending 13 June.— All the emigrants arrived this week were in good health and well provided ; many wealthy settlers from the north of England and from Ireland were among them. The emigrants per Burrell, from Portsmouth, are nearly all from the vicinity of Pet- worth, in Sussex, were provided and aided by the Earl of Egremont. I received 33/. 6 s. 6d. sterling from the master of the ship Severn ( who I reported last week), for account of emigrants brought out by him, but who, from some cause, proceeded to Upper Canada without receiving it. I have adopted the necessary arrangements for having them paid the amount at Toronto. Week ending 4 July.— I anticipate that a considerable number of emigrants will arrive before the end of this month, mostly from Ireland, and of the farm- labouring classes. The greater portion of the emigrants this week came from Ireland, chiefly of the working classes, whose services are greatly wanted, particularly at the St. Lawrence improvements, and throughout every part of Upper Canada. The rate of wages that the farmers in the Eastern townships are disposed to pay, and can afford to hold out to labourers, will not tempt many to proceed thither at present, so long as the high wages and great demand prevails in Upper Canada; 10, 12, 14 and 16 dollars per month is paid in the western part of that province, with board and lodging, to agricultural labourers. At the St. Lawrence Canal 3 s. Gd. a day, or 8 to 10 dollars per month, with board and lodging and medical aid, is the current rate for common labourers, 5,000 of whom are wanted, besides artificers of all denominations. I have caused information to be conveyed to the artificers that have been discharged from the ordnance works in Quebec that if they apply at this office they will obtain orders for imme- diate and continued employment at the St. Lawrence Canal. To prevent inconvenience to any industrious labourers that may be deficient in means to pay their way to Cornwall ( say 10s. Gd.), I intend sending my assistant up to Montreal and Cornwall to make arrangements with the forwarding agent on the route to send on to Cornwall emigrants provided with recommendation for employment from this office to the contractors, who I hope to get to advance the amount of transport, and deduct it from the first earnings of the emigrant. As yet I have discovered but very few emigrants requiring or entitled to such indulgence: they all had got the idea that by paying 5s. head- money they can claim passage up the country; hence much inconvenience and embarrassment to emigration generally, and loss of time to the emigrant, in importuning the charitable society here and in Montreal. Week ending 11 July.— The brig Francis Spright, Captain Gourman, from Limerick, was not sufficiently provided with provisions for the voyage. The officer of the customs at that port in this and other instances has manifested great neglect of duty. I will write the King's agent for emigrants at Limerick on the subject. Week ending 18 July.— The majority of the emigrants lately arrived were of the working classes. I am pleased in being able to report to your Excellency, that in consequence of the great demand for labour and artificers at the St. Lawrence Canal, and in other improvements in Upper Canada ( in addition to the ordinary wants of the country, which is very consider- able), I have found no difficulty so far this season in providing immediate employment for all industrious emigrants requiring it; and by arrangements I lately made with the Transporting Company at Montreal, any industrious emigrant proceeding to the Long Sault improvements to labour, and provided with a ticket from this office, will be taken up from Montreal without delay, and the current rate of passage deducted from the first week's wages. I am glad, however, to state that I have found but very few emigrants actually requiring this indulgence; also numbers stoutly pleading poverty and wasting their time importuning the charitable institutions. Mr. Robinson, from this office, proceeded to Montreal last Monday to report on the situation of that city as regards emigration, and to facilitate the arrangements with the forwarding companies for the transport of labouring emigrants sent up to the public works, with recommendations from this office. Mr. Robinson will visit Cornwall and the St. Lawrence Canal, and examine particularly into the treatment that the emigrants experience, the rate of wages and the mode of payment, and price of provisions, the particulars of which will be noticed in my next week's report. Week ending 25 July.— Mr. Robinson, who proceeded from this office on the 13th instant to Montreal, and the route of the St. Lawrence as far as the Long Sault Canal, for the purpose of ascertaining the state of the emigrant population, and to inquire into the mode pursued at the St. Lawrence works in the employment of emigrants of the working classes, returned to this city on Thursday last, and reports as follows : Montreal unusually free from emigrants, or the least inconvenience attendant on a new and transient population pressing to the Upper Province. Total number of men now employed at the St. Lawrence Canal 3,300, and 2,000 labourers are yet wanted : rate of wages generally paid along the line of the works of the canal is from 14 to 15 dollars per month for common labourers, and for second class carpenters, smiths and masons, 5 s. a day. Excellent board and lodging is furnished to single men at 8 s. per week. Families arriving at the work are furnished with pine boards at a cheap rate to build a shandy, or they will be lodged in a barrack shandy at 5s. per month. Necessaries and pro- visions of all kind in abundance, at moderate rates. Excellent bread, 4lb white loaf, Id., prime pork 6 c?., fresh beef and mutton 3 d., tea from 2s. to 3s. per pound, sugar id., butter 8 d. No spirituous liquors are sold by any of the contractors. A convenient hospital has been erected, and every attention paid to the sick. The only charge for medicine and medical attendance is Is. 3d. per month. The labourers will be employed till the 1st January in each year, and a number of them will be kept employed by Messrs, Harvey & Co., Section No. 1 through the winter. 76. c Forwarding No. 1. LOWER CANADA. Report on Emigration. 12 Dec. 1835.