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Whatis the rate ot proht on farming opera- ^ ^--Jfy >x tions generally? ^7/ ^^ ^_ ^:^_^ZZ //.^ 20. Arc failures of crops common '! ^/*4c ■t7 ^ #1 "*"**■•- .*,-» -^ -t. ^ >/ 21. What is the rate of interest for money lent on mortgage ? 22. What is the expense of erecting a suitable house for a small farmer \ and also of a barn, and stables for three horses ? 23. What is the usual rate of money wages to labourers, by the year, and by the month, or i)y the dav ? 24. Are there any laws peculiar to the Colony, regulating contracts between masters & servants ? /./.*..^ — 25. What is the ordinary price of articles named ^^ in the annexed table ? 2G. Are there places of education for the child- ren of the middle classes ? 27. /i. ,' *• A V^ .^ >. ^. -^ .< >/; ^>if... <^i »« 4 aUESTIONS. 27. Is it cheaper for persons paying their own passage to go to Upper Canada by New York than by Q,uebec 1 ANSWERS. 28. Is it desirable to takeout furniture, clothes beyond those for immediate use, iron-ware, and saddlery of all kinds ] X/ - •><* * *• V ^ 4' \ TABLE OF PRICES OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE AND FARMING STOCK. c, \ Wheat, per bushel,. Barley, do. . Rye, Oats, Maize, Peas, Beans, do. do. do. do. do. , ;^ .-^y/z^'V, Hay, per truss, A good Cart-Horse, A serviceable Riding-Horse, A Yoke of Oxen , , Sheep, per score, , A good Milch Cow, A Breeding Sow, Pigs A Cart, (of the description used by Farmers) ... A Waggon, do. do. A Plough, do. do. ... A Harrow, s. J I A /J / / o / A J JP ^■'-J /C m FOR THE INFORMATION OF EMIGRANTS ^ OF THE LABOVRIIVC} CLASSES. QUESTIONS. 1. Is it desirable for agricultural labourers to take with them any implements, either for their orilinary occupation, or for clearing land ? and, if 8o, what are they 1 ANSWERS. . y >„. 2. Is it desirable for artizans to take with them the tools of their trade \ 15. Should bedding be taken out from England, exclusive of what is necessary for the voyage \ 4. Should cooking utensils and crockery be taken out ? 5. Should warm clothing be provided, or could it be procured more <;heaj)ly in the Colony ? rf"*:! :iv^ -^ ....... vX''- '^ U. Is there any kind of constitution to which the climate may be considered peculiarly hurtful or unsuitable ? ///.,/ ^Wf ^ 7. What class of country labourers is most in demand \ ^■^ 7 ^'t '/- . 8. Do the wives and children of agricultural labourers readily find employment ? UUE.STIONB. 9. Whfit kinds of irieclianics unci aitizans are most in request ' ANSWERS. ^-' 10. What is the best time of year for labourers to arrive at Uucbec ? 11. Arc (liMiiestio scrvtiiils much in (ieinuiid, and vvhal art! iheii wages \ Vi, Is there a cii[>itation tax on emigrants t and what is the amount of it I / '•*^V 13. In what .sha])e, and under what circun.stan- ces, is rchef allbrded to emigrants out of the pro- ceedu of this tax I \ -► V 14. Has every emigrant to go to the quarantine station whether there has been infectious disease on board during the passiage or not? If so, how long is he detained there, and at whose cost is he maintained '! 15. When the emigrant lands from his voyage, does the Government Agent meet him and give him advice, as to his future proceedings, and inform him where he is likely to obtain employ- ment ? 16. At what places are these Government Agents, and what are their names t 17. D ^-. v^-/ ^■^V UUESTIONS, '7. State tlio length and cost of the journey, noting the dilferenco for children, from the usual port of disenibarl A/A^^ -»m /jj^ i t.^-^ C_' ->^. / .C «»^Ij ^ ^^ -.»•< /., /-, .-^'X^ ■■—'' -^'^- ^"^ '4 ^,- « ^ ,^y, A. / ,. -,<,^/^ ^. V. ^„ //.•/c:^ FORM OF RATES OF TllADE OR CALLING. Bread and Biscuit Bakers, . . Butchers Brick-makers, Brick-layers Curriers Carpenters and Joiners,. . . . . Cabinet-makers Coopers, • Carters, ■ Cooks, (Women) Comb-makers Dairy Women Dress-makers and Milliners, Farm Labourers Gardeners, Grooms Mill-wrights Millers Blacksmiths, AVERAGE WAGES PER DIEM. AVERAGE WAGES PER ANNUM. WITHOUT BOARD LODGING. -M ^:^ WITH BOARD LODGING. 1/' «C «^ KV' 3/i/ '// i^ WITH BOARD AND LOIM.ING. -^7/- / ' ) •^i: Salt A.ii'ff^.u., Pepper, ^