CORRESPONDENCE RESPECTING EMIGRATION. » 25 UPPER CANADA. COPY of a DESPATCH from Sir John Colborne to the Lord Glenelg, dated Toronto, Upper Canada, 25 August 1835. My Lord, I HAVE the honour to transmit to'you the accompanying copies of Reports relative to the arrangements which have been made for the employment of emigrants, and the disposal of those who have been sent out to this country at the expense of societies, or under the superintendence of the agents of Lord Egremont. Your Lordship will perceive, from the annexed statement, that the annual emigration expenditure. has been chiefly incurred in conveying labourers to the townships, in which they were to obtain immediate work, in providing for the sick, and continuing to employ emigrants who arrived late in the season from the Lower Province in clearing land in the townships of Notowasaga and Sunnidale. The labourers that were conveyed to their locations near towns and villages, and allowed to occupy five acres for a certain period, soon found permanent employment. The emigration of settlers with capital is rather less than last year. The decrease may be attributed to the alarm which has been spread in consequence of the detention of emigrants at Grosse Isle, the frequent shipwrecks, and the discussions in the mother country on the state of these colonies, and the mis- representations of unprincipled individuals in this province, and the ignorance or wickedness of others at home. The outlay which I have authorized for the relief of the maimed and desti- tute old soldiers who commuted their pensions, reported in my despatch of the 1st of June, No. 27, will be charged in the half- yearly accounts of the emigra- tion expenditure, till your Lordship may communicate your instructions respecting the measures which I have taken to secure a provision at Penetan- guisnire for those unfortunate persons and their families. I have, & c. ( signed) J. Colborne. No. 1. UPPER CANADA. Despatch from Sir J. Colborne to Lord Glenelg. 25 August 1835. EMIGRATION REPORT for the Year 1834. Sir, No. 1. UPPER CANADA. IN conformity with the Lieutenant- governor's instructions, I have the honour to report, That I have experienced greater difficulty in making up what appears to me a satisfactory estimate of the number of emigrants added to the population of the province in 1834 than I have met with on any former occasion. This difficulty arises partly from my not having Report on Emigra' received any return from Lachine, which may be considered the starting point of all emigrants tion, 1834. destined to this province. — The number of emigrants landed at Quebec during the last season was a trifle under 32,000; but from the returns made by the agents, only 24,500 came to Upper Canada ; viz. Landed at Prescott and Brockville - 16,650 — Bytown ------ 4,500 — by other routes - 3,000 Settled in the Ottawa district - 350 24,500 With regard to their distribution, it would appear from the returns and books of the steam- boats, that upwards of two- fifths landed at Toronto, one- fifth at Hamilton, one- eighth at Niagara, one- sixth at Cobourg and Port Hope, and that the remainder have settled in the Johnstown and Midland district. To the number of settlers who entered this province by Lower Canada the number of emigrants who came by the state of New York must be added. These I estimate at 3,500; making a grand total of 28,000. The only way in which I can account for the difference between the number landed at Quebec and the number returned as having settled in the province, amounting to 7,500 souls, is, that many of them settled in Lower Canada, and that the remainder, with the exception of those who died of the prevailing malady, proceeded to the United States. 76. D 3 Out