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HE Executive Council^ to which the afling furveyor- general's report respecting the townships, and other appropriated trafts* in this province was referred, begs leave to submit to your Ho-' nor what has occurred to it on that important and interesting subjea,. ' V , ;.. i The first objeft to which the board direfted its attcntioot v was to discover, if possible, the original purpose of those ap» propriations^ and to ascertain the principles pn which they were made. "•THg necessity of this efjquiry wa*^^ suggested by observing^ that tht nominees of the appropriation* seetned» in general^ deeply iittprttsed with ideas, to' the jostnets of which th« bWrit'coiiM «iQt aticede without the fulksl and otost satiafa^^ ly -evidence* ' ':^il:i^;».?f «»¥j^J' >. •. tv ''-^ ■ ■■■-■:■ ^ H}miZ!\ ■ s^itf sfi* ^m l;i*i' n.;.. #i4J i^ii'^, „ ^^r^^cli ■ . . ■ ,'V-;. '!»■■ ni.?^^?^v Of Tri^: |;x£CUTlVK couNca. 5aME of iheni Iiave entertained an ey.pe?^! itloii tlut after StS lino (ort)' families in a lownsl)ip,oii lots of two hundred ai rf« lor each tamily, ihe rciuainder of the township was to be thtir own. Others have lhouj;ht, that though they were obliged in settle two hundred Ijiiiihcs in a township, on' lots of two hun- clrdd acres tor each farliily, yet they were at Jiberty to sell tlieir locations. Others, agnin, w°re conscious that by t!\e terms of their un» dcrtaking, they weie obliged to place not less than two hnrd- rea fa-mlies in each township, on lots of two hundred 3cres for each f.'.milv, without sul.jf6iir.g the sellers to any other cxpence than the tees of oliice on their respective grants ; yet they have seemed to entertain an expectation that in return for the trou- ble and expenre to which such an undertalcin?; would sul jcA. th?m, they were in some manner, direft, or indire^l:, to be gr;> tifif^d with a grant of waste lands of the crown, to an extent very considerably beyond twelve hundred acres. .•-.■i^vai, On the most mature deliberaiion, the' oard is peifeftl)'' satis- fied, that there i?not a shadow of foundation for any of these ideas, or expe-'^tations ,* orvthetdfitraTy, it is cnnvinced that in' all appropriations which have been made, either of townships,^ qr otKer trafts, the intention of this governi?ieat was, that no oominee should, |n any manner, or by any coutrivance whaite-: Tei^, derive any greater,, or any other advar»Jage oe enjolum^ti^i, ^m\ I gnnt of twelve h^o|Jr-.. .(.'"■;t. -^, '' '.WtafflRJiJ-:** ,; •^ y . REPORT OK THE EXECUTIVL COUhTClL. I on of government in 'miking these, pproprKition*;, is manifest in whatever point of view the sul^je^'t is consideitd. In the first place, had it been the intention of this govern- ment to appropriate townships on any of the prin- iples jssert- cd by thedjfFerent classes of nominees, it is reasonable to sup- pose that such advantages as would resuh from any of these systems would have been reserved for chara^^ers very diflerent from those who, generally speak'ni^, have been seltrtcd for the purpose of heading sctiers into the province. It is hi;My pr-bib!e that government would have f>lad!y availed itseif of. so favorable an oppoitnnify of making some amends to those highly meritorious charai^ers, whose steady alt,K.hment to the British constitution indured them, after rnakinc; evfiy efloik in support of it during the contest with the late c<;ionie.'-:, fo renoun-e tb.eir property and connt\'^"tion<', and to retreat to this province, ralher than submit to an autlicr fy which ihcir consciences would not allow them (o approve ; nor is it !ii:e!y tint in thus liyinga foundation of a future ar:s*;> -racy, by \he unequal distribution of property whicli wuuld naturally fol- low, from even the most moderate of those sys:fms, persons •of so much mciit, and who had mi^de such sacrifices, would have been forgotten, f It is no small confirmation of the inference which this ob- servation affords, that tliC nominees who have been called up- on by the board to disclose the grounds on which they had founded their expeclations.were wholly unable to state any that could give the smallest S3tisfa(f^ion to a reasonable niind. Ge- neral report, and vague expressions, are all th.'t h.'S been ci- ted in support of claims ot such extent and majgiitude, as to / m-- '' A V.'.- RI^FOUT OF Tf\«: EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. i make it utterly impossible to believe that this governnient would have omited to authenticate them by the most soleuiB evidence. But, on referring to the original petitions, and the orders of Counci!,- by which the appropriations were made, the board . concieves that both the principles and the conditions of those appropriations arc manifest beyond, the possibility of doubt. Almost ail the earlier petitions, and a great many of the later, refer to the proclamation of February 179a, for the terms on which the appropriations were prayed for ; and whenever the petitioners have offered other terms, there is no instance, whatever, in wliich tliose terms h^ve been accepted, though there are many in which they have been distinftly refused. The result of the whole enquiry has been to leave on the rninds of the boarJ the most perfect conviftion, that tho*\he terms on which townships were appropriated, were not, io ev- ery instance,* specifically declared at the time of making the appropriation, yet, the oiiginal principles and objects of the system were; never abandoned, or even lost sight of. It is extremely well Icnown that this province was set apart by his Majesty for the reception of those, whose adherence to his cause m the late war, had obliged them to leave their form- er settlements, and to seek an assylum elsewhere. These were of course the first and principal objects of th«» roval bounty {— but, beside the^e, it was natural to suppose that there might be many, who, though strongly attached to the cause of Great- Bririin, hid, for various reasoins, forborne to take so aftiv(t a ^art as those of a former descripiioa ; but would gladly avail KEPORT OF THE EXECT'TfVE COUNCIL. themselves ot an opportunity to retire from a counlfry. wVierft their principles were proscribed, and where the notoiieiy of their attachment to these principles might expose them to in- •;. suit, if not to persecution. It wis also hoped that not a lew would be found, who, when the warmth which is always kii d- Icd by opposiiion should subside, would compare their present situation with th 'ir lorrner, and quietly iclurn to their allegi- ance. To offer a retreat to all these, the prochmation of February 1712, was issued, by which it wis announctd that persons wil- liri,; to settle in the province of Upprrr-Canida, would have Ijnds granted to them from two hundred to twelve hundred a- cres, according to thi: merit and s'tuitiv)n of the several appli- cants. This procLim;ition naturally excited attention, and brought forward several persons who either were, or pittended to be, the agents of a great many others, lov the purpose of looking out for convenient settlements for their const ituer.ts. The petitions preser.ted to the executive government by thtse :jgents, all breathe the spirit of loyalty, and of attachment to the British constitution, and are seldom signed by less than IVoni 150 to 200 names : they alrr.ost all refer to the proclama- tion for the terms on whi. h they proposed to settle the lands, and in no one instance do they hint at any expeftation ot the tnture which has been lately suqg^ested by the nominees ; the prayer of them being almost uniformly for an appropriation for the associates, as they were called, who coming from the- aame neighborhood in the states, naturally wished to settle to- gether in ;his province : for the accomcdrticn ol these associ- ates particular ira6ts were set apart in oider that they ujij;hl; i. y ■.*■ .p^ . ,,^' >. '• r «.m0fik mn '■ \:o ■w - ■< RKfORT or rnz exhctttivk corKciL. * choose ll«fir locjtions ; but without the most distant Idea ou either side, that the sellers weie to have more than the lul on which they should settle, unless the executive govcmnicnt fhould think proptr to extend to any individuals among theni its discretionary power of giving more thin two hundred acres to such jti it might deem worthy ol such an indulgence. Whethf.k the .ippllcations on whicli these iippropriations were nude, were rc\illy and bona (Idc the applications of the persons whose names appear subscriiu'd to the petit ons, vaA whether the nou.inees who forbore, :is was the case in many of the later instances, to give in the names of their constituents, and, of course, give no security for the performance of their engagements but their own pen jn;il credit, were really dispo- sed, and if di?po:ied, were really able to perform those engi^c- oijjuts, are questions ot import to the charartcrs of the parties concern'jd, but of none to the present enquiry. Even admit- ling that tlie objeA of every application was to d. ccive this {go- vernment, the ir.c.u:3 chosen for that purp jse plainly s'.ic-v w!ut those wh-} u-.ji tlj,?in thouLjht of it, and completely re- iule the calumny which his been circulated a;;iinst it, that it has treated its enemies better than its friend^-. Xhat it h.is beende-eived, the even', has shewn in almost every instani-o ; but that it was voluntarily deceived,, or that it has deceived olheis, the board apprehends cannot be truly asserted in an)'. Uni>eu these imprcr.sions the board unanimously recom- jpcnds to your Honor, ^ !st. That all appropriations for townships, nnd other traAb oMdnd heretvifore made in this provirice, be immediately re- *<&.■ ■*i. < <• v<^ < " ' \=V^' 41 '3'- «'.:»pRT OF THE EXKCVTIVF rOUNriL. scir.r!;«c!, and th? townships or trattj tliVown open to other ap- plicants. « ad. Thjt all persotis who were really and bona fide loratcd in any township, or trart, by the nominee, before the fust of Jtme, i7)7r and since, (il"|hcr(; be no appearance of fraud) be cuiihrn]L-d in th.it location, to the amount of two hundred a- cres ; but tliat uo rec«m Mcndation in.ide by any nominee for a giTiter (jmntity bo attended to, not precluclin^;, however, thf su'ttkr hunseif \'ioni extrcibing the rii;ht common to all his M jcsty's sul^jea-;, of nia!:ing such applications to tlr* execu- tive gcverniiit'ut |jr an adJiiion as he sIuU think proper. 3u. Th:,-:'*'■