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FOB THE PUBPOBE OF STARTIHO A COLONISATION SCHEME FOR THE CROFTERS AND COTTARS OF THE WESTERN HIGH- LANDS AND ISLANDS OF SCOTLAND; AND RELATIVE CORRESPONDENCE. "J-^Sr 7 Vrmrnt^ tP Bot| m^uttn of tfsvlUmntt ftp eommtMt »t Uttv iMiMnitv. LONDONt PfUNTED FOR HER MAJESTY'S ttfLTIQNERT OFFICE, BT BTBi: AND 8P0TTXBW00DB, PBornuM TO TBE Qinmi'i most ■zoauunr lurasTT. Aad^o^ pttMhaaed, eitter direetiy or tte«ii|^«a]r Boolndler, fnmi RTRB Aim 8P0TTISW00DE, East Hakdiho StMM, Fuht SnoHT, B.C., aad 32, Abihsoom Srnnr, WsBTMimfA, S.W.; or ADAM AMD OHABLIBB BLAOR, 6, Wawa Bwmn^ Muumauaa ; or HODGBS,-FtOOIS A Co., KM^Oa/JTOii 8cnw« DliiuR. [0.>~SiOB.] Pfkil^ :.r ■-•ntaeMfMatumtoMm tll)f. mt ^ /V/f G7S < Orofter and Oottar Oolonisation Scheme. No. 1. The Unoer Sbobetart for Scotland to the Seorbtart to the Trbaburt. Sir, Dover House, Whitehall, April 11, 1888. J AM directed by the Marquis of Lothian to transmit to you, for the consideration of the- Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, the 'enclosed copy of a proposed scheme of colonisation tor the crofters and cottars of the congested districts of the western highlands and* islands of Scotland, and to request that you will be so good as to obtain their Lordships' formal sanction thereto. The Secretary for Scotland will feel obliged by a reply at the earliest moment, because time is of the utmost importance if the scheme is to be put into motion this spring, which is the object thb Secretary for Scotland has in view. I am, &c., R. W. COCHRAN-PATRICK. Enclosure in No. 1. The Govemment are now prepared to recommend Parliament to advance a sum of 10,0002. to start a colonisation scheme for the crofters and cottars of the congested districts of the western highlands and islands upon the condition that 2,0002. is provided by private subscription. It is proposed that in the event of the 2,0002. bemg raised the total sum of 12,0002. should form an emigration fund, and he administered in the following manner : — 1. That three or four Trustees or Commissioners should be appointed as a Board to represent: (1) the Imperial Govemment; (2) the Canadian Govemment ; (3) the private subscribers ; and (4) the important Land Companies, whose gratuitous co-operation and assistance have been promised^ subject only to reimbursement of actual authorised outlay; and that this Board shall be intmsted with the responsibility of carrying out the scheme in accordance with the intention of the Government. 2. That the Board shall be empowered to obtain such clerical or other assistance (possibly two paid emigration agents, one in this count.<«Mid Acts. A MtM. Wt.»tS. ^ 2 J comply with the .ing 1202. shall be n advanced by the ..-..^^^^.^^iiL^^^ ..^■■■-1 ..^.jil^j-,,,-.^;- :.JAY.^:^^.^.L.'... -^,>^.^-. This Aft lias been paHscd by the Caniiilian Legislature. 5. That tbe Board constituted an above will undertake, by means of their agents, to settle the emigrants on the Goverament land, to provide temporarily for their wants, and to collect the instalmentd of capital and interest from them in the manner herein-after mentioned, they having the benefit of the knowledge and experience both of the Canadian Oovemment Land Agents, and of the tfratuitouH co-operatijn of the officers of the Canadian Pacific Railway, tbe Hudson Bay Company, and the Canadian North-West Land Company. 6. That the Canadian Goveminent will give free grant lands of 160 acres to each family, and also render every assistance through the High Com- missioner iu London, and through their Immigration Agents in Canada, in connexion with the selection of the land for the emigrants, and their preliminary settlement. The Canadian Government will require that tho emigrants selected shall be formally approved by an officer on their behalf. 7. That the money grants shall be for a period of twelve years, bearing no interest during the first four years, but the before-mentioned Board will collect the principal and interest from the settlers during the last eight years by an annuity which, on an advance of 120i., would amount to 20/. 17n. 8d. per annum. This is equivalent to an average interest of about 41. 6». per annum during the whole period of twelve years. 8. That the foregoing Board will take, by way of security for the sum of 120/., or lesser sum, so advanced, a mortgage on the 160 acres of free grant lands of tho Dominion Government, including a lien on the chattels, the mortgage being secured in favour of the Board by legal agreement. 9. That, if thought desirable, the Canadian Legislature will be requested to facilitate the passing of an Act in connexion with the constitution, powers, and duties of the aforesaid Board. (Signed) Lothian. Dover House, Whitehall, April 1888. No. 2. The TJndbb Secretabt fob Scotland to the IJnbeb Secbetart op State FOB THE Colonies. Sib, Dover House, Whitehall, April 11, 1888. I AM directed by the Marquis of Lothian to transmit to you, for the consideration of tho Secretary of State for tho Colonies, the enclosed copies* of a scheme of colonisation for the crofters and cottars o^ the congested districts of the western highlands and islands of Scotland, and to request th at you will move his Lordship to be so good as to cause the necessary steps to be taken at the earliest possible moment to obtain, if possible, the con- currence of the Government of Canada, so far as it concerns that Gk>Temment, to the proposals contained therein. I am at the same time to acquaint you for his Lordships' information, that the formal sanction of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury has been obtained to the terms of the aforesaid scheme. In the event of the Canadian Government declining to put a Com- missioner on the proposed Board, the Secretary for Scotland trusts that the scheme may still be carried out if that Government agrees to the other arrangements. I am, &c., R. W. OOCHRAN-PATRIOK. * See Knclosure to No. 1. 8 of tvide and the nent the >diaii icres jom- tada, their ) the f. iring ioard »ght it to bout Hum free ttelB, 9Bted nrers, r tho pies'*' ested quest BtepB con- nent, that ksury !)om- t the Dther IK. No. 3. The SiORXTABT TO THB Triaburt to the Under Siorktart roR Scotland. Sir, Treasury Chambers, April 12, 1888. Thk Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury have had before them the proposals for a scheme of colonisation for the crofters and cottars of the congested districts of the western highlands and islands, as set forth in the memorandum which accompanied your letter of yesterday's date, and they desire mo to signify their assent thereto, subject to the condition that Parliament shall be asked to vote the proposed advance of 10,0002. I have, &o., W. L. JACKSON. No. 4. The Undbr Sbcrrtart of Statk for thk Colokibs to the Undir Sbobktart FOR Scotland. Sir, Downing Street, April 16, 1888. I AH directed by Lord Knutsford to aokno^edire the receipt of your letter of the 11th instant, transmitting three copies of a scheme of coloni- sation for the crofters and cottars of the congested districts of the western highlands and islands of Scotland, and requestmg that his Lordship should obtain, if possible, the concurrence of the Qovemment of Canada in the proposals contained in the scheme. In reply I am to forward to you, for the information Lothian, the accompanying copy of a Despatch which has the Qovemor*General of (^ada on the subieot. I am, &o., EDWARD WINGFIBLD. of the Marquis of been addresised to Enclosure in No. 4. •<)'M, Lord Knutsford to the Marquis of Lansdowni. (Canada.) (No. 106.) Mt Lord, Downing Street, April 11, 1888. I HAVE the honour to enclose, for the consideration of your Ministers, a copy of a colonisation scheme which has been approved by Her Majesty's Government. The matter is one to which Her Majesty's Government attach great importance, as it is very desirable, and indeed necessary, that some plan should be speedily carried into effect for relieving the congested districts of the western highlands. 2. It will be observed that every assistance has been promised by the principal land companies and by the officers of die Canadian Pacific Bailwav ; and I earnestly hope that your Government will give their sanction to the scheme, and agree (1) to appoint one m^nber of the proposed board as suggested in paragraph 2 ; (2) to give the free grants of land as suggested in paragraph 6, and to render such assistance as is also there referred to, through the High Commissioner in London and through their emigpnttion agents in Canada ; and (3) to procure such legislation as may be neodssary to constitute the board a corporation capable of suing and being sued, and to vest in it such other powers as may be necessary to enable it to give full working effect to the scheme. 3. It will be seen that no pecuniary liability will attach to the Canadian Government, and that the duty of ooueoting the instiJments of capital and interest will rest on the proposed board and not on the Dominion officers, and I trust therefore 'uhst your GK)T«niment will not see sny objection to A WHS. A8 tiominating, an propoaod, a represontAtive on the board ; but in any case, even if they should decline to nominate to the board, I feel a strong hope that they will toderato outlay by way of remuneration and expenses which may be nee ^ssary to enable such person to carry out the work entrusted to him. The Colonial Office arc at present considering in what manner the Board contemplated under the scheme shall be ratified l)y the Canadian Legislature, and it appears, therefore, to the Secretary for Scotland that possibly some ratification by Act, warrant, or otherwiL., may be required on the part of the Imperial Government. This is a point, unless thpir Lordships otherwise direct, which perhaps rests more properly between the Treasury and the (Jolonial Office, but the Secretary for Scotland will at the same time be glad to learn their Lordships' views thereon. In the meantime, if the colonisation scheme is to go forward at all this spring, some person must be at once appointed to do the practical work, and in order to enable him to do this his necessary expenses must be paid, and. the funds required for assisting the transit of emigrants to Canada, and with a view to preparing their homesteads there, will have to be placed at his disposal. 1 am accordingly to request that you will be so good as to move their Lordships' to sanction the employment of an emigration agent, as indicated above, and to inform the Secretanr for Scotland whether their Lordships are agreeable that the money shall be administered and expended under his authority, subject to any financial control which may hereafter be imposed on the proposed Board, which is not yet practically established. I need not add tha<^ unless the work of selecting the emigrants is begun next week, the scheme must of necessity be abandoned until next year. , I am, &c., R. W. COCHRAN-PATEICK. No. 8. The Secbbtary to the Tbkasdby to the U::i)Eb Sbcbbtaby fob Scotland. Sib, Treasury Chambers, May 2, 1888. I AM directed by the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury to request you to inform the Secretary for Scotland, in reply to your letter of the 28th ultimo, that they are pleased to sanction the appointment of an emigration agent in connexion with the Scheme of Colonisation for the Crofters and Cottars, as indicated by his Lordship. I am to ask on what basis Lord Lothian proposes that the officer to be appointed emigration agent should be remnnerated, and their Lordships would request that the details regarding the proposed Board may be submitted to them as early as convenient. It should be made dear that the emigration agent is to account to the Secretary for Scotland for the money Mvanoed to and the expenditure administered by him. A 4 8 My Lords will bo rondy to mnko BdvnnccH from time to time oa required, jirovidod the proportion between the amount of the advance from public funds und the amount of private BubscriptionB be obBerved. 1 have, ko., R. B. WELBY. No. 9. The Unubk Secretary pob Scotland to the Undbb Skoreiart uf Stati FOR THE Colonies. Sir, Dover House, Whitehall, May 3, 1888. With reference to my letter of the 27th ultimo, on the subject of the Crofter Colonisation Scheme and the legislation which may be required in Canada to give the necessary powers to tne proposed board of administration, I am directed by the Marquis of Lothian to transmit to you herewith the draft of a short enactment which has been prepared in consultation with the Lord Advocate ; and I am to r'xjuest that you will move Lord Knutsford to communicate the same by ca)>ie with the least possible delay to the Canadian Government, as the suggestion of the Le^al Advisers of Her Majesty's Government, subject to such modifications as may be deemed necessary by the Canadian Government. Lord Lothian understands that the Canpdian House of Commons will probably be prorogued about the 18th instant, and it is therefore of urgent importance tnat no time should be lost in the matter. I am, &o,, R. W. OOCHRAW-PATKICK. Enclosure in No. 9. (Draft.) Whereas a fund is in course of being raised to enable a scheme to be inaugurated for the colonisation of crofters and cottars from the west highlands and islands of Scotland in the dominion of Canada : And whereas it is intended to establish a board for the administration of the said fund, consisting of commissioners representing the Imperial Go^'em- ment, the Government of the dominion of Canada, the private subscribers to the said fund, and the land company or companies who may give their co-operation and assistance to the said scheme : Be it enacted that clause 44 of the Dominion Lands Act, chapter 54 of the Revised Statiites of Canada, as amended by 50 and 51 Victoria, chapter 31, shall apply to the said board, and the said hoard shall be deemed to be a " person " within the meaning of the said clause. No. 10. The Assistant Under Secretary for Scotland to the Secretary TO THE Treasury. Sir, Dover House, Whitehall, May 8, 1888. I AM directed by the Marquis of Lothian to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 2nd instant, intimating the sanction of the Lords Com- missioners of Her Majesty's Treasury to the appointment of an emigration agent in connexion with the Croftar and Cottar Colonisation Scheme. As their Lordships are aware, this scheme has, in consequence of the extreme lateness of the season, to be commenced under very disadvantageous circum- stances, the more especially a« its details cannot at present be thoroughly worked out, owing to the fact that neither the " personnel " of the proposed Board has as yet been settled, nor the necessary legislation passed by the Canadian legislature. 9 The details of tho board and the remuneration uf thu oniigrutiun agent, &c. will therefore foim the subject of a lator communication. The following arrangementH have, however, in tho monntimc botni carried out to meet tho wishes of the Govemmont : — The Secretary for Scotland has nl once duspiitohed Mr. McNeill of tho Board of Supervision to the Lews, whoro ho now is, for tho purpose of Bending out 25 families from that district to Canada, if {HissiDle, in the course of next week ; and arrangements have also been made at Glasgow with the emigration officer of the Canadian Govomment and with the Allan line of steamers, acting in conjunction with the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, to render Mr. McNeill every assistance on hir^ arrival there with the emigrants. It has also been arranged with thb ^ xd Provost of Glasgow that tho private subscriptions, which at present ai « nt to 700^, will, on request, be placed with any named banker to the accoun L of the Secretary for Scotland. The Secretary for Scotland is therrioie of opinion, subject to their Lordships' approval, that the best : urso < ould be that tho private Hiib- soriptions should be paid into the acw^ant (in the ^ooks of the " Queen's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer") of the Sf^un tary for Scotland (Crofter and Cottar Colonisation Scheme), and that t^eii Lordships should authorise the money to be advanced by the Treasury to bo paid in a like manner pari pasmi with the private subscriptions. If their Lordships are agreeable to thib arrangement, the Lord Provost will be requested to pay in the 700i. now in his hnnds, the proportion payable by the Treasury bein^ 3,500/. It must of course be borne in mind that th<^ greater portion of this money will ultimately have to be remitted to Canada, because only about one- third of the sum advanced to each family will be required for their passage money and petty advances. The SeoretaiT for Scotland thinks, however, that it may be better to lodge the money in tne manner proposed, and that arrangements can be made to remit the necessary amount to Canada in due course. Ab regards Mr. McNeill's personal ozpenfies, it is necessary that he should have an immediate imprest for, say, lOOZ., in order that he may be able to pay any petty expenses or to make any small advances to the emigrants. The Secretary for Scotland will leave it to their Lordships as to the manner in which this imprest shall be transmitted to Mr. McNeill, whether tlurough this Department or direct to Mr. McNeill (at Lews Hotel, Stomoway). I am to add that Mr. McNeill has been directed to render an account of all his disbursements, whether on account of his personal exjpenses or on account of the advances to the emigrants, diteot to the Secretary tor Scotland, who will, if their Lordships so desire, hold himself responsible for the proper conduct of th<°) business until the proposed board is legally constituted and has got into working order. I am, Ac, WM. 0. DUNBAR. No. 11. The SKOBiTABy to the Trsasoby to the Undsb Seoritart vob Scotland. So, Treasury Chambers, May 10, 1888. WrTH reference tc Mr. Dunbar's letter of the 8th instant, as to the arrangements necessary in connexion with the Crofter and Cottar Colonisation Scheme, I am directed by the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury to acquaint yod, for the information of the Marquis of Lothian, that their Lordships have autL«>riBed an advance of 3,5002. from the Civil Oontingencies Fund to the account (in the books of the Queen's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer) of the Secretary for Scotland ((^fter and Cottar Colonisation Scheme). A 5 1f^ ■BPII^WWP'""""' '""'"WH ' 10 I am to add that thi8 advance is made on condition that the pr>ate Bubscriptions in the hands of the Lord Provoat of Glaagow, to the amount of at least 7001., will be at once placed at the same account, and that the Secretary foi- Scotland will be responsible for the proper application of the money. I am to state that my Lords must leave to Lord Lcthian the arrangements i^ecessary for remitting any portion of the funds to Canada, or to Mr. McNeill ; but they assent to the amount (1002.) as the limit of the imprest to be given to Mr. McNeill. Any unavoidable expenses incurred in connexion with this service should be charged to the general account, and included in the Supplementary estimate which will have to be presented this session for repayment to the Civil Contingencies Fund. My Lords await the promised further communication as to the emigration Board, in connexion with which they have received a letter from the Colonial Office, copy of which is herewith sent for your information. I am, &c., R. B. WBLBT. 'f Enclosure in No. IL The Under Secrbtary of State for the Colonies to the Secretary TO THE Treasury. Sib, Downmg Street, ifiy 4, 1888. I am directed by Lord Knutsfon' tt> acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 2nd instant, relative to the proposed Scheme of Colonisation for the Crofters and Cottars of the western highlands of Scotland, and to state, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, that the Canadian Q-overnment Imve replied by telegraph that they " will co-operate in the scheme in the manner suggested " by Her Majesty's (Government, and as they had before them the full details of the iirrangements as to the appointment of the proposed Board, the words quoted above would appear to constitute an acceptance of these arrangements, which may therefore be taken to be complete in principle. A draft Bill has been prepared l)y the Lord Advocate for enabling the Board to act under the provisions of the Canadian Land Laws, ana was submitted by telegraph on the 3rd instant to the Oovernor-General, w ith a view of its being enacted, subject to any modifications though^ necessary by the Canadian Government, by the Dominion Parliament in its present session. I am to add that it does not appear to Lord Kautsford that any Imperial legislation is necescary, but that the actual constitution of the Board cannot be completed until the private subscribers are id a position to nominal a member. Lord Knutsford would suggest that the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury should communicate direct with the Secretary for Scotland respect- ing the employment of an emigration agent, and the provision of the funds necesbary to enable him to carry out the work entrusted to him. I am, &o., ,f ,, EDWARD WINGFIELD. nrH '■^ mrm Pf^na ■v^ "I