ment of the province in general, is the great necessity which still exists in it for improvement of the St. Lawrence, the very unequal road tax, the great quantity of land held by landholders residing out of the province, and the want of a provincial bank. Could these objects be accomplished, and an emigration of enterprising settlers from home, men of capital and abilities, take place, no doubt rests with us that it would greatly advance prosperity.

3d. THERE are no churches.

The Quakers,

Methodists, and Presbyterians, have meetings at private houses.

8th. One carding machine: 6d. per lb. carding wool.

9th. Clay and loam: surface tolerably level.

10th. Pine, oak, maple, beech, ash, elm, cedar, and basswood.

12th. There is no building stone, except limestone, which can be had at a very trifling expence.

18th. From 8 to 12 dollars per acre, employer finding a team.

25th. Quantity of pasture is small in proportion to the size of the farms; quality tolerably good.

26th. Wheat is always the first crop, both on new lands, and on land broken up from grass. Pease, corn, or oats, the next crop; then wheat again. Manure is seldom used, and only that from the barnyard.

27th. But few farms are let on shares.

28th. At first settlement, about 1s. per acre: there is little wild land for sale here: last sales made from three to five dollars per acre. No sales of improved farms have lately taken place.

30th. State of the roads generally good. The township being situated on the bay of Quinté, is very convenient for water communication.

ORTON HANCOX.

HALLOWELL.

14th Feb. 1818.

At a Meeting of the Justices of the Peace, and principal Inhabitants, held at Eyre's Inn, the Proposals of Mr. Gourlay were considered, and the following Replies agreed to.

HALLOWELL is almost wholly good soil, generally of a loamy nature, yielding excellent winter wheat, and also all other kinds of spring and summer grain, such as pease, oats, Indian corn, barley, potatoes, turnips, &c. Flax, when properly attended, being raised also of an excellent quality. The township being generally level, is cultivated

with ease, and is handsomely proportioned with meadow land. Orchards also begin to thrive.

We have one Methodist, and one Quaker meeting house in the township: preparations are making also for a Presbyterian meeting house. The former is attended by a circuit preacher every two weeks. The latter by a Quaker speaker every Sabbath.

One carding and one fulling machine: carding wool, 6d. per lb.; and 2s. per yard for fulling, colouring, pressing, and shearing cloth.

The timber produced is beech, maple, white and black ash, basswood, birch, white and black oak, iron wood, cedar, and a suitable proportion of white pine for building, and sawing into boards. There are various ridges which abound with limestone, which could be obtained at a very trifling Excellent clay is found in different parts of the township, from which the best of bricks are made; two brick houses being finished in the township.

expence.

The course of cropping upon new lands is generally thus: the owner of the land will find team to do the work, and board the person cropping: they will labour equally, and the cropper will receive one-third of the wheat. On old lands various ways are practised, according to the circumstances of the person wishing to take or rent a farm or piece of land; but generally much to the advantage of the cropper. Old land generally drawing one-third of the produce without any labour of the owner: he finding one-third the seed, and

receives his share, harvested or not, as may be agreed upon in the field. Manure is generally drawn out in the fall upon ground to be planted with Indian corn in the spring, or for other grain, as may be required; farms being let upon shares, or leased from one to three years in general.

Farms of 200 acres, with from 30 to 50 acres cleared, having a comfortable frame dwelling house and barn, are worth from 6001. to 8001.

The roads are good, and yearly improving. Within the limits of this township lie two small lakes, called East and West Lake: the former upwards of 12 miles in circumference, the latter upwards of 16, both communicating with Ontario by outlets, which are navigable for boats, and are settled on all sides by industrious farmers. These waters abound in bass, and other fish, which are taken at pleasure.

Settlers, able to distribute money among us, would be of the greatest benefit to the township and vicinity in general; as also by instructions as to the modes of agriculture at home.

EBENEZER WASHBURN,

Chairman to the Meeting.

THURLOW.

In the first concession of this township, and on the eastern side of the river Moira, is situated the town of Belville, composed of part of a plot

which was originally a reservation to the Missassaga tribe of Indians, for the purposes of encamping and fishing. In the spring of 1816, it was by order of government surveyed and formed into a town-plot, consisting of upwards of 300 lots of half an acre each.

3d. The Gospel is dispensed almost every Sabbath of the year, in different parts of the township, by itinerant preachers of the Methodist and Baptist sects.

8th. There are two carding machines, and two fulling mills. The rate of carding wool, 6d. per lb.; and of fulling and dressing cloth from 7d. to 10d. per yard.

9th. The general quality of the soil is light loam, or marl. The surface, in some few instances, is broken; but generally level, smooth, and even.

10th. The most common timber is maple, and in succession, beech, basswood, oak, pine, elm, birch, iron wood, spruce, fir, and cedar.

11th. No minerals have been discovered; neither does the soil indicate any impregnations; limestone is found in abundance, and can be quarried for 30s. per toise: there are no remarkable springs.

15th. Blacksmiths charge for a plough, £1 17 6

Do.

shoeing a horse, 0 76

25th. Pasture fields are generally composed of white and red clover, herds grass, spear grass, and

blue joint, all considered of good quality. On