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01/06/1847

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8 PAPERS RELATIVE TO EMIGRATION TO CANADA. / / 8 through the intervention of the Government, of such townships as the Association may- require. That, so soon as a fund shall be raised, by the subscription of members or by donations in money and land to warrant the expenditure, transcripts be made of the entries mentioned in the last section, of such lands as may be placed at the disposal of the Association, to be transmitted to the several districts respectively in which the lands may be situate, which books shall remain in the possession of the branch society of the respective district, if any be established, or in the hands of the agent of the Association resident in such districts respectively, and be open to the inspection of the public. That the trustees be authorized to receive deeds of conveyance, in trust for the uses of the Association, from such persons as may be willing to make free grants of land for settlement, upon receiving from the registrar of the county in which such lands are, a certificate that the same are unencumbered. That a draft of such conveyance be prepared and printed for the purpose mentioned in the last section. That such conveyance be made and certificate obtained by the party granting the lands, and be transmitted to the trustees free of all charges whatever. That, for the incidental expenses of the Association, the treasurer be authorized to pay any check signed by the president, or, in his absence, by any one of the vice- presidents, the secretary and any two of the directors other than the secretary or treasurer. That, each person who makes an entry of land for sale, unless he be a member of the Association, pay to the treasurer of the Association at the time of making such entry the sum of 5 s. That, upon a sale being effected for any person, the following sums be paid by the vendor to the treasurer of the Association ; viz.: All sums over £. 1,000, one per cent. That, for the first year, no officer of the Association be paid for any service he may perform for the Association except for actual disbursements in the payment of books, postage, stationery, clerks' wages, fuel, lights, attendance and travelling expenses. SCHEDULE of Lands the property of , placed at the disposal of the Canadian Emigration Association : "— Name of Proprietor Place of abode Addition Numbers of lots and concessions, townships and districts in which lands are situate, with the number of acres in each lot; specifying the state in which each particular lot is, whether uncultivated or otherwise, and if cultivated, the quantity; the buildings thereon; the kind of timber; nature of the soil; how watered, and by what streams; the distance from mills, merchants' shops, villages or towns, naming the same; distance from the district town, naming the same; also, from the principal high road or water communi- cation passing through the district. Price per acre, and the terms of payment; also, whether any portion thereof will be sur- rendered to this Association for settlement, and if so, how much; specifying the particular lots or portion of lots which will be so surrendered. The number of families located in the township in which the lands lie; the number of manufactories, such as flour- mills, saw- mills, merchants' shops, & c.; number of churches and other places of worship ; number of schools, and whether the same are conducted upon a satisfactory system, and presided over by proper and capable persons for the instruction of youth. The state of the roads and bridges, and whether any public works are in progress or in contemplation, specifying the nature of such public works. The number and description of emigrants that couM be employed, classifying the same thus:— Farmers, farm servants, house servants, mechanics, such as carpenters, blacksmiths, shoemakers, masons, coopers, & c. The amount of annual subscription to the funds of the Association. The
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