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All other original copiea are filmed beginning on the firat page with a printed or iiluatrated imprea- aion, and ending on the laat paga with a prlnt *■:■ '.g.T.Tt WtjT or CCf.'Wi.ll r\u\\sz';H. c'jrrM •, LANDS IN THE HUllON DISTRICT. Tm; followinjj lloplios to tho usual F,ii(|uirii's of Kmifrraiits ahout to ])ur(lias<' Lands in tlic Huron District, have been kindly furnislu'd to tho (.'onnuissioncrs of tlie Canada Conip.my by Dr. Drxi.oi', who represents that County in the Lejrisiative Assenil)iy of Canada, and is the well- knovni author of "The Backwoodsman," and other ConinMUiications, scttiiiy; fortli the advantaijes which Canada West, and more especially the Canada Company's Lands in tho Huron District, offer to the industrious Settler. Compnnif^x Ltnids — Facififirs of ComDiiinirafitiii iritit otfirr parts — Uotnfs — drist mid Sinr Mills, ^t. The District (if Iliiroii, (if wliicli liy far llio (frtator |iart is the iiropcrty of^'l'ni; Canada Cumi'ANY, is a triaii|;lc, slightly irrcfrulur, tho hase (if uhiili, (iO inilcs in k'li^tli, rests (iti Lake Iltinin, ami tli(^ apex, wliich is alioiit 54 miles distant from tlir Lake, on tlie District of VVellinirtdii. On the soulli it is iMiiiiided liy the London and Western Districts, and on the north liy unsurveyed Lands of the Crown. It is interseeted from east to west liy u 'I'urnpiked iloud, whicli, at a distance of 00 miles, connects Lake Huron at (ioderich with Lake Ontiiriii at Diii^las. 'I'lie part of this Road within the Flaion District, and constiiuted liy the Canada Comjiany, is almut ')^ miles in length. It is also crossed from north to south liy iitioilur Tiirnpikcd lliiad, .S;) miles ol which is within the District of llnron, which communicates with Lake Krie thrii;i;rli London and St. Thomas. These are the irreat leadilii^ arteries of commuiMcatioii into which the Concessions and .Side lloads fall, mure or less well ujiened, accur(lin^ to the number of the settlers, who may be planted ulonp; them. lint another jjreat means of communication is throu;;h Lake Huron to Lnko Kric, and so down throujfh the line of iiavigntlon now cut, or about to be eut to the ocean. The Harbour of (ioderich is already capable of contaiiiin)r any vosseJ!! that can n»vi>rate these Lakes. Another, upon a smaller scale, is proposed to be erected 10 miles to the north of Goderich at Port Albert. A similar one is proposed to be erected on the nayti(dd, l.'l tr'les to the south of f ioderich. The Sables at present forms a f;oiid harbimr nf times, but not hein<{ j;unrd( d by piers, is liable to be filled up by a bar at th« mouth, aft*r heavy ijales from the north-west. The whole District is well fundshed with jtood (Jrist Mills, at such distances from each other as to render communication \»ith ihem cany. Shw Mills are abundant, and an nidimited number more nii({ht be set a-|{oin^ when tl .'CCMitlcsof the population reijuiro it, as there is abundance of water power in every part of the District. PnW of Lnnd* — Cost of Clearing — Prirc of Produce, Sfv. Tho price of Land nccewarily varies, but more nccordin^j to siluatimi than cpiality. Lots, in the immediate nei|;hb(nir- IukmI of a Town or Milage, the main Iload, or the Lake, brin(f a much higher price than those at a distance, ami this is neccsxirily advanta){cous to the older »ettlers, as after a time they can sell their Land and Impro\cmenta for a mucii 2 Itceatcr mnn tluiii tliev cost Hut thi« advantage U proj^nWivc, as tlie new gcttler, in the course of a few years, will ho iilncfil ill the name rrLitivf p«itiun with re^p^l•t t« «I.iil l.e va^s wlirii ]\c fir:,t se'.ilcH m tlie rll bfttW is at present I'lie principle, u)Nin which Mh llie Crown and Company wll thrir Ij«nd«, is the homely oiie of " first come, first served;" and it would be well, therefore, f<>r new settler™ to'clioose the richest and ImwI I^nds, irrespective of adventitioai^ advantoircs, wliith the ciMir«e «if ivcnU will necessarily hriug round. I'lie cost -if Wihl I^nds viiries fr< in ««. to ',m. pe(r Acre. (JlPariiijt can Ih' done at iVoin £4 to £'i; but, \ii'ro a man to ipaniifMotum his ashes into pot-«shes or binck iMWj it would nearly pay for the cost of clearing, at uU tlie timber nearly i>i the Pisfrict is adapted to this manufacture. _ . There !s nothini; more variahle than the price of a;(ricultural iiioduce. In (tifTerent years and under different circum- stances it often varies several hundreds j)er cent ; and even in the same yenr, from circumstances, of which we have no previous kiiowledi;e, and, if we had, over which wp rnn have no crtitrciil., will mBhe a difference of 100 per cent, or more. This bus Iwen fully "Xt-mplified in the Diittrict of Huron. Some years ajjo, when the crops in the United States failed, people ciime to cmr burn diK)rs uiid bought wlii-at ureedily ut 7s. 6rf. pir biisliel. I.4»»t winter, when there was no demand eiiher in the Suites or in Hrituin, the best wheat was sold for distillation at 2«. Dcr buohel. Now, in the month of Jiilv, it huH liseii to J!*. Of/, per bunhel ; and if, as is vtry pr-ibiibie, the stock is small, and tlie harvest late, it may rise to iw. before the new crop comex in. Kvery other (fra'.ii i' •.t: t'le same pr:^(!if.irr.;»iit. Parley sold last winter for prfcisely the wiine price ax wheal, the reason bei.i)( liiut but a i..n.i!l qaui.tity was ^ruv.i;, tii.l the brewers had Ui purchase it, cost what it nii^ht Under lliese ciuumsUiiuvs, it i« »|uitc iinpoisible to strike an average; but, haviii<; given the highest and the lowest prices, any body may -strike a mean. Ai'ifrnfif i/ii'lfl of CnijtK. Sfc. ; borne iti mind tliiit the stumps aui 'oiie-fiflli (if the whole (u'ld, niu! tiierefore iilnloeH, O'lO to :5.'i() bi.. '.els. Miit tliis hist is a crop which can be ciilti- vat.d to inliiiitety ;rreiil<'r iidviiiit.'.'ii', iinil will yield a iniifli ^reat.-r r<'tiii-ii, wlieii the Htmiips are exteriniiiuted, than when tliey !«■« present, lKriii>e in ihe forutiT pl:;ie the |ilmi;:li ciin b.- Mibstilntcd for manual labour in the plaiilin)i', tlie ' dressing, nnd llie dijf^iii;; cf iln in : simI i! e ri gnlmily wiih wlich these opoi-ations tun be ]ierfoiiiied may make a difference s of iieiirfy one-third in the pniduii'. C'|, with a brick-backed ehiy chimiicy^.uuJji cellar, ill tlje centrAtJic boards laid rough, and the walls nniiitetl fust with clay iiinl afterwards with lime. v)tlier houses will be more or less expeiibive according to the price of lumber on the spot, and that is always estin'aled by the builder previously to comnieneing. C^uiniiioii Furniture, such as can be niaile by an ordiimry cHrjientor, ciin vary but little tiironghoiit the Province, as his * wa^es vary but little iii any (lart of it, and liiiiiher is so siiiull an item in tlie expense (f its coiistrucliuii. that its being a few shillings higher pr lutvrr per thoustmd feet, cUii make no difference worth counting upon; for tin- same reason, finer furniture of mure expensive woods, made by cabinet makers, can vary as little. A great depreciation has taken place in regard to Stock within the last three years. During the scarcity of fodder this winter, goud cows were sohl as low as £l U.s. Now the pasture is abundant £5 is demanded for a first-rate cow, and cows that have calved early, with their calves, have been sidd as high us £6 10«. Price of Prooisiunn. IVnvishms, of course, vary with the price of grain. This winter, as much wheat, say five bushels, as would give n barrel of Hour ( l!)(i tbs.), imying the miller's toll, could have been hud fur 10«., the person sending it to the mill receiving in addition the hran and tli" shorts. At the present price of wheat the same quantity would cost \%». 9d., and, if mattem go on as 1 anticipate, it will be from 20«. to Hi*, before the next crop comes to the milt. Pork, too, has varied very much in price. In the beginning of winter it lold as low a* 10«. per cwt It is now about 25«. • Price of Farming Implements. AjrriciilturAl Implemcnta are much the same as in other parts of the I*rovince — a plough mounted costs about £2 5«. But if a settler wishes to have a good plough, let him buy the irons, wuich will cost £l IDs., and get a respectable carpenter to mount them, which he will do for l\e. 3d. Stationary thrashing machines, four horse power, cost about £35 ; portable, same power, about £40. But people who understand how to go about it, by getting tl;e castings and irons, and naving them mounted under their own eye, get botli a better and a cheaper implement Climate. Tlie Winter in this country generally set* in about the beginning of December, and leaves us early in March. There arc, however, exceptions to this rule. It last year (1643) set in on the 17th November, and didn't leave us till April. In 1837 it set in on the 10th January, nnd left us before the end of March. But, on a fair average, we may say that December, January, February, and March arc winter months. The District is on a parallel with the old District of Oore, or what is called the Wellington nnd Gore Districts. But being farther to the west and under the lee of Lake Huron, it is generally earlier by a fortnight or three weeks than either of these, or the Home District Severe ns tne wint«>rs of Canada are, the summers are warmer than those of Britain, and may be considered about equal to those of the south of France, and the banks of the Mediterranean. Cucumbers, melons, tomatoeo, and capticums, come to perfection without the aid of gloss, oi do grapes, apricots and peaches. These are grown easily in the Huron District The whole country is high, being about 720 feet above the level of the sea. There is a natural drainage, therefore, towards the I.akes on every side; — the result is, that it is particularly healthy. Ague and the bilious remitteut fever are here unknown, and disease of every kind is very uncommon, to the great regret of the medical faculty. year*, will ho ' U at present rat come, fintt nfadventitioai in. to 'iM, pel or block Mtf, racture. BTi-rent circiun- L-h we have no cent, or more. 1 States failed, n-oa no demand in the month tc, it ms.y rise T for precisely irchaae it, cost en the highest :iimps and tlie iTtility of such L>il ill the mean IVoin 18 tu 'M ch cai! beciilti- riniiiuted, thiin e plHMtiii)^, the. ike a dilfercace ' he erected for I'Viime Houses |)i)intc(l Frame I be no wiiste. ' trifling, if you leiiiij;, an- llie ; Hut, Much ns , iuid the walls ■ to the price of 'rofiticp, as his that its hvinir a inc rcusoii, finer rcity of fodder t-rate cow, and IS would ffive a e mill receiving and, if matters tried very muck Fartnefif occupation during fVinter. Durii^ tht winter the industrious; (arnier will have sufficient emplmrment His stalled cattle require comidwable attention, and his crops aire then carried to market on the snow ; and if"^ he has been provident enough to underbnuk before the snow tall*, nis time can be profitably employed in clearing more land. fVaget. The Citanty of Huron being the most recently settled in Canada, wages for several years were necessarily high. From 18 to 13 dollars, wns formerly the price per month, wiwh bed, boi^ and washing, demanded by agricultiml labourers; 11 dollars per month is now the maximum, and 10 is much the more common rate. / Taxe*. The Taxes ail over the Province are exceedingly light In fact, in the British sense of the word, it may be swd there arc no taxes at all ; for the small imposts go entirely to the administration of justice within the District, which is to a great extent paid by the General Government and to the maintenance of roads and bridges: for a farm which, with its buildings, implements, and large stock of cattle, may be valued at upwards of £3,000, my assessed taxes rarely exceed 30*. Offices Settlers liable to serve. Tlie Township Offices of Canada, which settlers are liable to serve, are similar to the parish offices in England. But there are many of these offices to which are attached small fees, which compensate for the loss of time they occasion. The constable, the assessor, the collector, and the pound keeper, as well as several others, are in this situation. But, should a person dislike such an office, he can refuse to serve if reelected to that, or elected to any other, after be has served a township office one year. SchooU. Our Schools are at present in a verv unsatisfactory state. A new Bill was introduced for the purpose of remedving the defects of the former Bill But, having been drawn by men who had no practical knowledge of the state of the country, it found us bad, and has left us worse. Government however, stands pledged to amend that bill, and it will be the fault of the representatives of the peop'e if a good and efficient measure is not the result Wild Beasts. With the exception of the wolf, we have no wild animal tliat gives any trouble to the settlers, except a fox occasionally stealing a fowl, or a mink (a species of the pole cat) murdering one and sucking its blood, can be dignified by that appellation. Care, too, may prevent to a great extent the ravages of the wolf. If a farmer will take the trouble of penning up his sheep at night — and they will come to be penned without being driven — he rarely perpetrates mischief during the day, th'.'re being no swamps in our neighbourhood. We never see the bear; and the lynx, the panther and the catamount, have never been seen in the District Krpenses of Transportation by the Navigable Waters, and afterwards by Land, to the Company's Settlements. The rates of Passage by Steam-Boats are as follows : — From Mon.revl lo Toronto Cabin, '3 10 " Monnxal 10 Ilnniilion " 3 19 " Toronto to Hamilton " 4 " Kiognlon to Toronto " 1 fl •' Uwhc'stor 'o Toiionto " t " I^iwislon to ToiiHito " 10 And from thence to Goderich, via Gait and I^ndon, there are stages, the fares by which are about 3d. per mile- waggon and pair of horses, for a load, 0}i'. per cwt per mile, or from I2t. Qd. to I5«. per day. GarhraiiU Tottnihip of Co&orne, Steerage £1 10 •' 1 12 " 2 " 10 " 10 " « Huron District, lit Auffutt, 1H43.J W. DUNLOP' t»; - its about £2 5f. t a respectable cost about £35 ; I and irons, and March. There e us till April. may say that old IMstrict of the lee of Lake r«d about equal and capaicuma, y in the Huron lage, therefore, littent fever are • NmaiTi'i. riJH>iis L«t, aomrdlnt to Uialr |inulnill|r to triralM niaSt. IHin lli. M.M Ih. rarrmc; K* wre I and tlipy kd* inoiwjr In cjuli, on uXmg up thu laud, aiid |ie baUiii-b by live rqiul aimtial liiiuluMnta, wttk Inltraat i ur Ubder a IjCMpal thp ^>ll(i«rtiig Rrnti Ad. pvr at-re, lit )i-ar I Ind. por acre, trd ypar I It. 7d. prr acre, IHh jraar I li. Id. per 4< re, 7lll yaar ;d. do. Indyrar | li. U. di>. 4lh ynar | li.9d. do. IK h year I U. >d. do. at h year Tba punctual payiiiaiit uf tbMe HanU entttlea the Leeiee to a Deed In ft^ limiile for the Land, free of all rharge*. The LcMee It Ht lllierty to ronvert hit I^a«e Into a Freehold at any ferlod during In duration, l>y paying the Menta In advance. to tncourage him to riu lo. b. &d. per acre, Mh year ii. U. do. KM year H. lld.ptrlcTe, lllhyear U. «d. «■>. I«ll year A diKount or reductloi .jpon Ik* lenu li allowed, At Uw rommrnrrniFnt ol nnt year, II li rontrmplateil to mae an alteration In ihli plan ofdlipoilng of the Huron I,andi by way of Lieaati. and In lieu thereof to •uhttllute the lyttem in iiH for the Cumuany > Crown HeHirrei , or tcatleied I oti. whkh hu foi'ud great Cirour with Settler! generally throughout the Piorlnee. The rolluwing Kliract flron lh> P'^.|>rctui for thoae f,andi will ■ufllrlently explain the ■yitrm rcfrrred to: — " The Canada Company olllir the Land, menlliiiiiHl hi Ihll IJit. which are In Blnckl containing from 1.000 to g.OOO acfei eai h. iltuated In Ihn Wettrrn DIalrlct. and In icalterpd l^i containing Awn Ml to KiO BL-rea eirh, alluaird In almuil every Townahip In Canada Weal, im terma, It la lielleved, the miiat liberal and adranugeoua that have yet lieen made public. By Ikia new plan, the CoHrinir Diaroal of ruua I.tnoa. av war or Laaai. roe a T»a ir Tan Vaaaa,— ho Munv lltmi aiw laau nowNi— the Henia payabU' annually bring only «|u>l fn the Intereatupon thenn-aent u|iaet value of the l^ii(la,.-tliua for example: aiipp^tae 100 trre*. being nttw worth lOa. |M>riu-re. la £r,i. the Intereat thernon la li ; wlilrh lattpr a)mi, and no more, la the amoimt of Kent to lie p.ild each yo»r.--lult power being reaerred to tho Settler lo piirrhaaK the Freehold, and lake hia Deed for ihe l,and he ociuplea, at any lime during tba Leaae when moat ron-'cnlenl to htmieir, at a ixvii atUanco upon Uip pr.;aent upaet price, and of courae thereby aave all ftitu'o iiayment of HenU Aaauming the value to be aa above ( lOa. pel acre), the advance requlrnl fur Ihe deed would lie la. Id. If paid within Ihe fltal ore yeara from data of Loaae : or la. 8d. per acre, advance. If paid tubaesuently, and piethMl to Iba tiplrallon sf the Leaae. I'pon 100 Acrai, t'nael Prlc* being ii. per acre, the whola Yearly Rml would b* 40 II Si. & : JO l» . Od 41 4 . ta. Od 41 ID . la. M 41 i; . ?•, M 41 > . ha. M 41 It .lOi. Od 41 .Ili.M 4a T .lli. M 4* It .iaa.»t 44 i and no more. a • e • « s ■etUan' Saviafs Baak Aceowit. In ofder to aChrd trrrj aaalaUnre hi Induatrloua and provident Rettlera. the C \nant CoiiraiiT will receive any aum. i o matter how amall the aaaoonl may be, frw which their loeaaat may M< have Immediate want. ON IlKPOfllT-allnwIng Inlrreat. at the rate of IU< per Onl. |ier Annum. Ibr the aame i but It la clearly undrraiood. ihal Che ftiil amount, wllh !'""«• Mcrwad, Bhall at all thnea beat the hodel, Colbome District, Canada West Canada Company's OiricBtt \ Frtderi^Shtst, Thronto, and Ooderiek, 1st May, 184a J Ramnu fe TaeaMoi), Punnt, 161, Kara Snar, TMnmi.