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Has !'i>. Wiosr Nii.r Sr!!i:i-i, ( \Mni;ii Nrur.KT. Knuv Ml He. II, .lllil !l(i|)(ii:s. l'i(;(iis, .t (.',)., 1, il.ASdoW; (ir Mill II, lOl- (iHAfTON .SlKKKP, I Is'.M. )i!i'.i l^ [C 7J.1..J.J I'rin I!,,/. F 1 F 'Y U R E V R T OF THR rOLONM SAT I ON BOA W I). ■|i» iiiK (,)ii;kns most K\CK1.[,KNT MA.IHSTV. May rr m.k.ask Vuck Majhstv : \Vk, the iniili'i'sif.fii('d ('(Hiiinissinncrs uiipdinlrd luidcr Your Afajcsty's Sit^ii Miuiiiiil for tlio piirpusc oF cnrryiiig mil ;i >('li.'iiic (if coloiiisiitinii in tlie Dniuiiiion of C'liiiula itt' cnit'lcrs aii'l cottars tVom tho \\'cst<>rii IliLrlilaiiils. ami the islamls nf 8c(ttl;niil, anil t'ruiii Hie congestiid di-li-icts of' Irelniid, desiT'e liiiinlilv to submit to Your Majesty tlie fnlldwiiiLr lleport : lieiiorts have been receix-eil tVoin the atreiil of the iidai'ii in Cannda ri'huiiig to the settlenioiits at Killariiey, in .^f:mitoba. and at Saltcoats, in the North-West 'roi'ritories, for tlio year l^'.C!. The fniMiiei' was established in the sninnier of ISS^, ;iiid the hitter in the siii'iiig of 1>'^'.I. Stiiteniei.ts aiT a|i|ieiidrd emitaining exiraets from the agent's i'e|)oi'ts (Apjieiidix A.) and suinitiaries (jf the statistics (Appendix \i.). showing the ]iositiiin of the scttlo- menis in 1 ^!);!. l he iiereagc inidcr \afinns crop-;, live stock nii the farms, and other information. 'rii'j \iyv;\ iindrr eullivatiuii in thr Killarnev 8ett!eiui'iit liecoines lari.'i'r \-ear b\' vear, and llie live stuck belniiu-iiiir to the crofters continues to siiow :i satisfactory increase in iiiimbors. There wi'rc ;).4i'i| ;ici'es nnder ciillivatiim in l"^!):!, as compared with 1.4"2()in 1M)(), ami adding to the fiirmcr lignres the l.Oll acres which have l)ei>n prepared for eroji tliis year, tlie ai'aide land in th(> st>t,tlemeni is •4.47"2 acres. Dividing this ainnng the .'!() famibes it gives an average of nearly l-')!) aei'(>s pel- family. Of the 1.47"J acres before referred u>, only IMCJD.l acres are held by crofters under iibiigali(Ui< td the Hoard. Of that area '2.t'i2-i acres were on the homesteads tieloiiging 1(1 the heads ef families- an average l(i acn>s on tl of ios(^ (if ilie uiuiiger members df families^ ['2i)) who have lakou up farms -an average >■'> acres each. Tiie crops in the Killarm^y i^isirict were not so al)niidaiit as in dthei' parts of the country, tlii> seaMin having been in some respects an unfavourable one. Computed, liowever, at a lew a\'eri(ge |)rici tl .0 value of the wheat raised in the settiemeni was $ll,r),J7.()() ; ef oats, $l..s-_>7.()(), and iiotaloes !ii;i».25. These fisjur e> (Id IK 't take intd account the wages ihat must Uiwe 1 ii earned by the crofters in manv cases, aii'l other sources of I'evemie open to them, or the value ef the Thi^ large niiudier (4 horses, and nf dtlier slock jiurchased increase in the live stoi bv tl le erotler.s since IMM), is also an indicatidii of material proi ■r(>ss. The position of the Saltcoats crofters is luit sn satisfactory. Owing jiartly to a series of iiusatisfaclory seasons, the families remaining in the settlenu'iit have not increased the cultivation of their farms to the extent that might havc^ been anticipated. The spring nf last year wan rather late. and. C(jTiseqiiently, some of the crofters who asked to be assisted with seed izra.n, and poialoes. did net sow all that was supjilied to them, but disoosed of irtion of it in ntlier wav; 1 ,\ecording to the agent's reports, however. th(> cinps in the neighbourhood W(>re generally good, and those settlers wiiose land was sown in the early days of May had a return of 20 bii.shels to the acre of wheat, ami a fair yield of other crops. Those of tht> crofters, also, who jiroperly cultivated their farms, and sowed their seed, had a return of at least 1^ bushels of wheat to the acre; and there Is no reason whatever why all (if theiu should not have been equally successful. The live stock shows a fair increase, and some of the crofters have been able 1(1 luircliase nol oiiU' iuu'fie 1' but additional oxiMi and cow; Th lev would liave hetMi in f 'r imsiiion thuii llicy iirc now in iliut i'i'>|it'Cl. Imt Fur ili.' nmiilx'r nf stuck lost in ilic spltlciniMit in tJio winti'V of 1 ^'.,fj-'.t;'>, as niciitioniil in hit jin-sidus r('|p')rt. Tills \v;is lariroly uwiiif^ lo ttio ahnoi-mjil wintrf, ami to insudicuMit i'lidilt'i- liavmi;- liccn providi'd for the .sustouanci' uf llic animals. It is Lrratit'yiiiL' lt> nntii'o iliai iIm' aL'''nt. in his rt'imrt, cdnsiiliTs liic crut'lcrM roniaininu' a! Saltcoats lo be on tlic lair roail lo snc<'css, ami thai the cxpcncncc tlicy have iiusscii thi'iuiLrh will liavc a "■ooil (MI'ccI nimn their I'liture Jt may I'c mcntinued that iioiwitlisinmliiisi' the sluu |irnLrres> thai has heeii shown at 8:iltci)ats. the croflera at that place have been ^elf'-sii[i|Mii'nni( t'nr Mime years past. I'lio total iiiilebto.lness ut' the '2'.\ -ellleis in I In- six storeUeepers in Saltenais amonnts to but !>>11'2.K), ami they have only incurred liabilities tn the extent of SH?.'? in rc)_'ard to a'jricnllnr-il m. clii ,ery. In both ihese re-pect> ihe\ conirasi very t'nvmirably with tlio Ci'ut'tei-s at Kii,..ini'y. where ^realer niati'rial pmLi're-s ha- been maile. We rcLn'ot tn report that ihe Killai'iiey ctnt'ters liave not paiil tlie tir-t insialment. of the inoiii'y advanced to iheTii, which was due in .NnMMiiber l^^D'J. They ha' e nnwi>ely incurred iitlicr liabilities in addition to their indebtcdiu-s |,i ih,. I'mard. They also allowed their taxes to the local municipalities to ^;'ei intn a near, but liave since paid oil' n small aniouiii. Some year-: ai^o. seeci-n'cuir, was supplied to i hem by 'he municipality, the value of ivhicb has iini been rcjiaid. To machine ciiuipanie>. f(U' larm impli'iiieiits, lliev owe S7,2''>l .'i'i, a iai'^ri' par! id whii'h need not have been ineiirred ; ami to local .-•l(U'ekeeper- lli(!V are imlellled to till' eMelil ot jj; 1 -I.Xil). M». Their i|el)l tolilC lioard is abuiu S'j:;, V.KI, which, added lo their ni liei' i .bliuatiiuis. about S"_'."),( )()().( )M in all, maki'S up a tojal of neatly ^4'.t.liii(). As mentioned already, the value of the crops alone la>l year. e\eii at tlu' exireincly low prices that ha\c [U'evailed. amounted to neaiiy .Si i.TSH). whicdi I'ormiiiL;', as it does, only a part of ilied' earnine's, canmii be considered an unsatisfactory return for the capital invesied. In consequence ul the noup.ay nient ol ilie muiiii'ipal taxes, the I'arnis {<( sonic of the crofters have been nominally sold. Tiiey can, however, iie redeemed within two years, at n prenunin of 10 per cent, per anntim ; tin I un'ess the crofters pay th" la.xes. which they are being stronL.dv iii'ged to do, it will be necessarx for the Hoard to become responsible fiu' thi^ amoiint.s, in order tluit its security may not be invalidated. Home of the crnft(>rs \\uvi.\ the agent reports, paid a further portion ot the overdue taxes, but ilie!f>fal taxes and seed-gfaiii ai'counl s ouCstatidiii'^ by Litot advices wiis $2,'.tl;>.7'i. I hey have all bciui infoi'iui'd liiat uiiK'ss they meet these (diligai ions .at once, they caniio; expect to receive any indulireiiee from the Hoard in connexion with the postpoiiement of their o\-erdue instalments. W the taxes are not |iaid, ami the Itoard iiavi.' lo become re-ponsible for them : and if ;iti_\ modilied. artaneemeiits th.ii may be made with ri'gard to t he ii-pay mem of i he liKStaiinents are not cai'ried (uii. the course that it will be necessary lo take lor the pi'oieciioii i,\ the iiuerests of the Hoard will I'dpure consideration. In deaiinu' with i he position of the settlement-, regai'd must be had lo t ln> chanu'es tli.'it have taken pl.-ice 111 the condition ot' agriculture all over iheworhi. The local prices of wlu!ut and of nthei' farm products are little m.ire ih.an half what thev were wlien the seltlenients w.'re formed, and the same remark applies to live stock. If the formei' prices had been maintained, boili the la'ofiers at Ixillarney anil al Saltcoats would have been in a very dill'ercnt po.siiion to that which they occupy to-day. When it i> remeniberiMl, that even at very low prices, ihe ero|i< at Killartiev were valued last year at Si 1.7M>, and that the Ho.ar'V debt .■igainsl the .-.etlliMiieiit is only about S--'."^''". it is apparent, that had prices been maintained al anyi hing like a rea.sunable rate. I he |ii'oduce o| the ci'ups alone, ajiai'l fi'oiii wages op ih,. iin.i>,.;ise ot' stock, Would ha\e. ill one year, been siillicient lo more than covm' the deb*^ uiion the settlement. The agent, in a recent rejiort, slated tluit the only complaint made lo him by the crofler^ on a receni visit was that the low prices iill'ered for theii- produce did not eiiiible them to uieet their obligations to the Hoard. The tii'St instalment of the debl of the Saltcoats settlement becaiiic due in t In- autumn of Inst year. It has not been j)aid. and, in the circumstances aireinlv alluded to. It is probiible that some indulgence will have to be extended to the settlers, a matter which is having the consiiieration of tlu! Board. Jn our )U'evious report, reference was made to certain complaints from ilii' Stdtcoats crofters fomiulated in a jietition addressed lo the Secreiary for Sciuland. Sii' ('h;irles Tupper. the High ("oniuiissioma' for (lanada, a membei' of the Hoard, visited the Dominion last year, and was good enough iri investigaie the matter mi the spot. A coi>y of his rejiorl is ajipended (Appemlix (".) It will be seen that .Sir Cliiirles '!• of Stock US report. iviiil;' liccu (' cTotlcrs iciico tlu'v cell shown Vrai's pas;, iinoiiiils to "ill rcfriii'd liililv willi laliiiciit. of I' iinwist'ly 'I'licv also Ci' paid oir iiici]ialiiy, Iplc'IIH'IIIS. ; am! tn i'l)i to ihc i.OOD.Ou III cxirciii :'ly us It doos, I'll for tho I' sonic of vitliin two the la.xcs, to licciniio ic overdue N'iccs was H'a lions at 3.\iini with III ; ami if I'lil of llic kc lor ilie IC clianij'cs I'lic local tiicv \\(.'rc k. 'If the Saltcoats y. nicy were 'lit is only iiii;- like a ncrc;ise of Icli"" upon I made to 1' produce uc ill the ly alluded , a mat lor ■ rialtcoats iir Charles isiteil the the spol. ir Charles ^i;c,;::-;:;;,s;t:;;;:3'';:'rr';::;;;:;:;:'„, :? -f--"; - '«- ., "Ne coniitry to anoMior. Most of U., ,m T • ""'''''" "' ^•^'nllw, from ';'.''1=""-;,' '" '^!'l. Sir Charles Tupper has ,or,; , ' '""'' """' toiilK.u.ce to the future suocesH of the ;^ett,leinent. of^ni'''"'''""'"'^^''^''^'''''"' ■•-''ken l,y the Hoa, >'. which made iis rcpori to ■d, on the whole, n favoiiral.le "lit- find |(,oks r,,rw.anl will. lard from the c 'onge.stod districts isii,^>H"i; <;K()i;(;i.: otto trhvklvax IK'KACK i'Lr.NKKTT. ClIAIiLES TCI'j'KK-, .(AMKS Kf\(;. COLIX SC()TT-M()N( IMEFK. JOHN' ijo.ss OF rd,.\ii|.:xsnTTR(; .I.A.MKS l!i:i,I.. THOMAS SKIWKi;. J. (i. Coi.\ii:i!. Secretary. Jlllie ' ^U\. r n\'m). A 3 m m m AIM'KNDIX X. RXl'R/VCTS l''IU)\l M^KXTS' UKI'oUrS HXTKACT PRilM Tilt. Rrroltl "1' UiK AciTNl US Till- Kii,i,AKNF\ Ski ii.rmest. '"I'lio i-iiiiso of till' ln« vii'lil I'fr MiTi. lor H'lisi.ii of l«y:l \» ar.'.iuiilf.l r.ir hv hot wmhI''. wliu'li viMte 1 llir rdl.Miv .iMiiiigllir iiif.iitli ol' .Inn.', ttiul I.) l.iKh "iiKls ihiriiiL' liivivoKl tiiiH'. whic'h tlini-hiMl tin' tjraiii niU ••'I'll!' iiniiuliiirM'rti.'d In ll.p -I'lllrr' wm-, «{ llir Im-sI quiilily, iiiul nilccl No. I finnl. ■•The avi'inKi; I'i'i''' l">iil to lliu I'mruM's r..v ihcir whwitvvft- -i'l.tr). MH.l >,-JJ per 1,1^1101 "Tlir ,.nly i'0:ii|iluiiit mmli' In iiii' liy llic crotUTr-, KOf thill tlu! l.iw (iricos ullon.l Tm- tlioir Kriiiti woulil not punuit. th.i.i U. meet lliinr olUi«ivti(i!is to ttn' Board. •■ Ml . rtiflfi's lis;-!!!'.!! Mif itiov wuuia I'liy ilij'ii' muuiuipnl imlcblr.lii.'^s .mt .if tin- pniCTOil- nl this yunr's I'ri'p." K>,rii\CT mint nii Uwuiu or Tin: Aur.st "S iiir SaI llMATS SKTTLRMrM- •' It will be lurthcr ..liM-rvcd horn tlic .-oheanlr-s c-n- closcl. ihal nuUvith-tnndiMH tlu' heavy I.hs nl stnrk. HoM.r nf thocrcftcrK Mi^li.iii.Ml anniii! thr wuil T ..I 1^.'- iiiiil l«On tiy iinl piilniii,' up KuHici.Mil h.iy. Uiry liino (itill :i I'airhcr.l, whii-li. «ilh can'riil hiiHh.iiiaiiis:. will. in timu. 111' thp meane "f I'niiblin.s these -.'MI'I- in me.-l their iibli^iitmn'^ mthe linnril. " Krnm ihi! aiilaeiiRlnM'il, it will 1)0 nppivreni m tlu thp llniira Ihal it i." imt al pn -enl thn cnia.-rs' lUliNtum to Ko iMiRelv iiitn ),','iiiii.i.'rn\viiii.'. II thi:< stftteiiieiit m uec.'plea, irwniiia lie nece-<-ar\ I'nr the llnurain iiane iinv CMl.'Uliklinii-i wilh rcnai-a In ih.' iiiU'' (he en.ftei'H will li' .'Vpeelea lo ivp:iv their Inatis nii the luitural iiieri'M^^' .if Iho Hlnek imw in lleir p.i-^a.'i'ii.in, and imt -., iliii.'h .in the priH'eeds In lie deriM'il IV uii Ihe ..Jale of '^rain i,'ro« ii. " On the ntjenl'H relent vi-il I.. SiilteoiU- li.' ii.feer- lain.'d from th ■ . luitiinil sBi'!' — ' vl..,,.,„ jr. -? 1 Z '""".l .. ,, _ , -f ti fl il .)! ■»■«" 1 ?. 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I Ihim' liiki>u ili ii|>|iHi'liiiiit,v "I'll \i'it III ('iiniiilii (III pi'i^ali' liiisiii'.'-'', i>i lliSpCCt lllli Sl'llll'lllflll of inil'li'fs itl SullciiUlK, Ihi- t\\r |iiii'|iii)ii' iif iiHi-iTliiiniii^ tlii'ii' prcTiil ciiinliiiuii. i,iii| of iiiiikini; 'iiiiiii' iiii|iiiry iiitii lln riiiii{iliijiii. ruriniiliih ilin' iiiiin(, ul' i tii> ci)iii|iliiiiil8 \vi\c ;ili'i'ii(ly 111- 11 iiiNL'tti^MiiMl Kii Kt'Vcnil i>('i'iii4iuM)<. mill tlial llh'V I'l'lali' l>> I'li'i'iiiiislaiiiM's \«lii.')i iiOi'IIitimI in l^'f'J, iMiiiicclBil Willi till' i-(iinryiii if llii' ci'iirt'.'i'H liiiiii i)ii'{i<>ii I'l' liiiiiliii.; ill I'liiiailii. lu llii'ii' ili'uliiiiilii.ii, mill til llii i~ iii> hwii (ipiiiiiiii a- llir ii-.-iiil iil'iiiv iii\ i-liKathiii, Till' Salli'nut,< ili«lri.l IS urli ai| i|'l il l..r iniiii'il fiiriniiiK, Willie llirlaiiil li.nl hiiii |iM|ii'i'ly pn |iuii'i| for wlii'iil, iiat.-'. ami liai'li'y. an aliiinilanl iT'ip \Va^ |iaivi"^lril (liirilli; llii' yai'. miil 1 ruiiiiil llint llicKiir. riiiiinliiii; fariiii'l's sp.'ki' in vmy lav'airalilr Utiiis iil'llic iliBtrii'l ami ilir I'lftility "f tlu' snil. Fur stuck. raiiiinn It raiimil 111' siii'iiasHi'il. 'I'lii' iniiiitn is lairly wull wiiiiilril. aH'iiriliiii,' ijiinil slit'lli'i' liir llir raltlo. ami liiiy III' till' liiii'Sl ipialily ran I Iilalii i) in ui'i'al aliiiniiani'i at I'rai'i i. illy iiiily II u-t nl lali'air uml lianla'^i . .1 I I'ti'i'-i lit ."-'altco.its, piully inun tln'ii' mm t'aiill. uml partly I'ri'tii an iiiniii'ri'rt ktinwli'ilLTr ul' t'anniiii;. Iiavr lirm nnl'iirliinali' in tlirir rnip^ in llio lust I'lr.v yi'ai"-. ami il is a niallri' I'lir lOVi'rl thai iliry iliil not liuvi' niiirli rmp in I'^'.il! liny wi'ic Muinnvlial ili«i'iiiirat,'i'ii liy llirir wain ul' i-n.rr.-^s in prinimi^ yi in>, ailil owiiif; III till' spring; liciiin ratlni' lali', ilnl imt bflicvi' a f^ 1 H.'aiiiii wiiiilil I'dHiiw. (.'uiisripii'iitly iiiany ul' llii'in iliil nut mi" all llir ^riiin ami puliitnrs Kupplii'il III tli"iii I'lirsi'i'iliiif,' piirpiKi's. Imt iisml .si'iui' ul' it I'll!' riiiiil. 'I'lii! liai'Vi"Jt uiriiril mil al'li-'r all l-i In a I'nir ivMTiiKi' mil , aipl wlical .-uwii in tin' la'i'^lili.mi'lin nl IVoin tho Iht In till' Imli nl' .Ma\ , ihiihs'i'iI '.'n lnihlnl- lu the ni'i'i', uf i-xi'i'lli'iil .pialiiy 'I'Iiubi' ul' tin' i-i'ul'toi'H who put ill wlii'iit. iiliiaini'il an avi'i'aui' iinirii ul' Is liiishclH til til" acii', anil lln-i' vvliu ilnl mil suw any i'i'i;i'«'tliil it alU'i'ivanU, AiiuIIht ri'iisun iiivrn lor liltlo III' nil .ii'Oil having In'iii pal :ii iln' ui'iixikI in inanv iiislam'i'H, was that iln'uxi'ii \\\r< m ly wrak at si'i'dinu- t line —tho ri'snlt of thu liiiu snvorr n inli'i'. mnl ul' iii- siilliriunt fuiiil liaviiij^ Ihi'Ii piil up I'm' thoiii hy 1 hi' ri'ol'U'i's--anil wi'i'i' mil rapalili' ul iluiiiif iiimli wmk. In their H|iai'i' tinio tho I'l'iirirrs liavi' im ililtiniliy in olilainiiii; wui'k. A lunsiilrraMr iiiiinliri' ran always olitaiii I'lnpliiyim 111 on tin- Im'al raiUvays at Sl,^;, a ilay ; Imt tiny siiiii In pri'lcr In wurk mil as lariii laliimri'rH, I'nr which lliry ul'tcii sn inc rrmn Ifj."! to S't" pi'i' inoiilli ami buanl dnriiit; harvest. 'I'lir ymini; wniiii'ii ran roailily uhtaiii wmk at t'runi SS loSlii (irr imniili; ami I was inforiiii'il that rrvi-ral ul' tlii'iii hail iiiinli' ili'siralilc inarriasri'S. It is not mily in siiMiiniT that wurk ir- plrntilnl. hill in winiiralsu it i;aii I"' soiiir.'il hy ilnwi' whu liiii'. I'or it. Si'veral rrnlli-rs lulil iiir tliiil tln-v madi' from S'Jii I iSi'iH iluriiii,' last wintii' iiil liin; ami drawing? wouil lu Sa'liuats, I'ur which thi'y I'uiild aU\ay,- obtain 8n.5ii(lUia !uad. 'I'ln'ru is alwayn ,i;uuil lucal deinand for Imttcr, poultry, and I'lrgs, and t'o'' lui.t- and vi'ccctahlrs. Apart, thi'rcl'ui'i'. Ii'om llir iii'uircils nl' ilicir I'.inns, till' iTiiflcrs have hail iiiany u| ju'i' uppurtiinil ic> ut' earning iniinry, mil only In help thrni in -iipplviiii: food I'ur tlirir"rniiiilii's, liiii in addiiiu' lu ihi'ir stuck, if they wished to do so. There Ih an almndance uf game in the ncighliuiirliunil, [larticularly nf prairie chickens, a variety uf gnm.-e They can be killud from the 1st Septeniher lu the Isl I't'liniary. Imt lyeu duriinf ihi' i'Iukk ni'iison Hettlers are periiiiiieij m kill if i Mxry fur I'imhI Uahlnts are jdi'iililiii. anil the same remark applies lo ducks and H'-'-<- I leer are ill 1 casiiiniilly -eeii in llic I 'ulmiy, and live Hi'i'e killed III iiiie day diiniii,' lasl season. Ill my iiMp.ciiiin nf thr 'I'.ilunv. 1 weiii into ihe hiiiisis ,i| ih,. iriifi.i's, which, with i-earei-ly an ex. eupliuii, pieiienied a warm and euinfi'rtahle iipp araiii't', liDiirly all uf i hem havini; heeii ^leai l\ inipiovud suiia' they Were lillill. I «a- iiifmnied hy the wive, mill dmiKhlers uf the i infierr ihat llicv had no dillieiilly In iMepini! 'Ill' hoii.si'" w-iiiin. The rig il'uiis iippi .ir.ini'e uf the I'hilijr. n I sa'V llii'i'iMiiiii'li inipi '-sOil iii", ami their cuiiililiun i- evideiiei nui unlv ul the li"aliliimsB uf tliii I'linciie. lull uf ihi'ii nni liavim,' siiHereil hai'ilsliipH or privaliniis. There ar.' tw .-cliuul disiriet- in Salleuats. in one of wlinh the leuidier is .Mr. Aii','ii- McLeud, uf wliuni 1 c.iii -peak ill ilic hi','liefi leini-. Ilis salai'V Inn lieeii »l ■• roiiiii. inralinii has h. en w iilidra rt'ii. In II tlii'r district Mr ''iiliii MeliCiy is the haelicr. Ilin salarv was $7(10 a ycai ; i .. in the >aim' pi'.ipnrt.oiis hy the North-vvest Teri'iinrii ..i.| .Manil.ilia I'lesliyiery, alilmiigh lie lalii'i grain ' a.s also recently hi'en".|i.i'mitinU"il. I was nn y t'j liiid Ihat •ill iiiany ci'i'l'lei'S have iihaii. d'liipil tl.eir liuinesieails. It will he leineinliei'.il thai I'.' . "ili'S were assi-l.it m cmigraie, and ihir. in a.'' lull In the hiitm'sie.irts laki'ii up hy tin heads uf Hie lainilies, ■':'■ hmin Meads were al-o secured In younger nieiiilii-rs iil'.li • raniilii'S. and in many casea ihcy wijri assisted iiut f funds at Ihe ili-ptsal of llie'llnard. Alliigel iir Iln fe havi heeii livn deaths in the I'uloiiy, ami t.l p.'r<'iii'i h.ive left llieii' hoiiio-teai|>. making a li'lal uf 1^ vaiani liuineslead-. No . tislivct iry reason ha- been iissi','iieil to account for ihesc p. up]e 1. a(ilii; till il' liiiniesteftds. .Nliiiiy .if tlieiii however were (islicr. men, iiiiiu!cii>i.inied lu fiirmi!.j», and evidently did 1101 lake to the work, 'i'lnv preleired emplnyiuoiit a-, ilailv or weekly lali..iii'i'i'S, whi. li enable. 1 them to nbtaiii ilii'ir Wages oveiy few days, tu w. irking on their nwnlarnis, .Nut, liuwcv. c, thai the two thing- were inc'.inipiilililc 'I'liiy inighl haveilun.' their invn pluugli' iiig and s.iw ing. h .ivim; I Ic ir f'liiiilii s to alibinl tu 'tho I'l'iips and laiile ii. many ca.si's. and hiive procured oiiisid" wmk with which to -uppi nn 111 their incomes, and lu h'>lp ill. Ill 111 I'Mi'iid their own operations. Allhoii'.;li thi'V li.ivc givi II up fai'ming. many are doing w.'II in ilill.ieni paiisnfih, c.iiinlry. S..m" .ir.' lishiiig nil ilie Lakes Willi, ipeg, Manilnliii, .'iml •■"npei'ior, while nihers are .it work al llie lumber mill- in dillcient pari.- nf the country. II is in.i b. ii. V .1 th.ii any inn-i.lei'.dile less will iiMill trnm the aliandoninenls that have takiii place. The abanduned laud will be palcnie.l in the Hoard, nml I lie lallle and chattels which wcie left have been sold, anil Ihe pi'oceeils credited to the accuiinta of the ci'iilli rs. II may be a little time In-fur.' the liomesteiuls can be ilispos."t ul'. biii ii i.s IrIicvciI that they will eventually realise ncailv.if nut iiuitc, the ainouiit of debt whii'li on an average they I'epi'es.'iil - While it is a malt.'i' fur reL'i'el ihal many of ihe ei'nfter- liavc li'fl I heir llome^ll ,nls, I do mil think that llie .-cheinr .an in any wav l.c il.'sei'ibcd as a failure. .Mllionuli III.' peoph' have gniie awa\ , they are sliU dniiiir Well 111 variiiii.s places, and In u'lily twu nr three iiiiln iibifil ease- have they r.'tui'iied tu iSemland. Tho fuel Ihal ihey have been able t.i gel away ill all. whether 111 ulber parts of Canada or across iho AUaiitie, i- in ilM'If an argiimenl in favour of the measure of sueeoss Ihcy aclii'Ved. breaiisc the expense of niov itig a family eve'i a few liiindrod miles is nut iiicmi.siilcrable to inoii ill ibet. pu.'-ilion. and liny lunsi have been milking iiinney as the result of ih.'ir labour, eiilier al .Salicoals .11' . l-ewlnrc. 'I hen again, if iliey me doing well anywhere in t'anada. tiny caiinol be described as lailuies. i'Xce])tiiig .so far as they have not reuiained upon the laiiJ j and in any ea«o their preliiuiuary V) .■\|ll'rirllii' ill SillU'UMlS rtaS iM'i|jtlUlluUv Villlialllc In iliriii. iw willmiit it lUcy cnuM not. Iiavi^ mo ri'iidilv aMsimiI;iliMl tln'insolveH to the wiivs of llio coiiiitiy. in view of llio <'iivifmr iiicniiniii'il. niiil of the liisHoK oxiM'rieiii'oil 'ly llio iToftiTH in lliiir MorU ill till' wiiilor of IW- -f ;!, luisini; cliii'lly, as iilvcaiW ptnteil, from iiisTH'iiii'til fudilor having Irrcn |iiit up for 1 lirir misleimiicf, I ri'Comuioini that tho StiIiooulKi.'t'ofi('rH ■iliniil.l iiol 111' |iii'SM'd lo nircl llio iiiKlaliiioiilti of 1 lie lo;uis iiilvuiic'CMi to lluMii loi- a ycui' oi- nvo. Kvrii WOlo llioy ill a |io-Jiti(.ii lo pay, 1 am strouoly of llio opinion ilial il woiilii 1)0 to llic'ir iiiloi'c«t to s|ioii(l any availalilr fuiidn tip y iiiiolit liavi! in luv roviii;; tlioir I'ariiiH, iinil ill aildiiig to tlioir slook. I'tiey would Ihcii he in a iiuii'li liotli'i' position a yoar or two lioiici.' lo liipiidiiic tlii'ir oliHi,'ations. ami it would distinctly eiu'oiira,L.'c ihcm lo persevrro. 1 was not ahli'. limit. o my visii lo .Manitoba, to n inil the KiUanicy solllomciil. inn I'rofossor Wallac-e, who went tlifl'u ami oxjimini'il the Hcllk'iiieiit. slati'.s thai he wilnossod tlif .ureati'Rl prosperity lhroiij;lioiii the ilistri'.'t. The ivinouiii of land under cultivation is lariie, the crops fairly >alisf.ictory. and everyiliing indicates a thriving ami prosperous condition of the pvople. The setllers in that district hav^. allowed thcni-elV'S to oit '(,(,[,,,1 with their iriiiiucip.il taxes, and have incurred eonsideralile de'Ms with imidcineiit mak. rs and provision morehant>. Ill eonse(|ueiiee of the mnipaynnvit of their iniaiicipal taxes, the holdiiijis of a iiuinher ol the Killariiey crofters have iieeii nominally sold hy tie municipalities. They can. hi'Wever, be red. emcd within one year, which expires ill May next, at a preiniuni "f lo per cent., or within two years at a |iuyment of il'i per cent. I tl■u^l that the crofters will pay their tax^s, and in that case the s.cuiity of the Hoard will not he invalidated. Jii the event, however, of an,\ of the crofters not paving their taxes, the- Board will have to consider onat action should then he taken. Two courses will he open, should the lioani decide to meet the liability to pre- ■^erve their security ( 1; to ,'uld the amount to the debt aoainsl tin hoim sieails, and iZit payment as soon as possible, or I'Jl to foreclose and disposses.- the crol'ters of their holdinirs. A satisfactory oxplanalion ban been aU'oideil a> to why the crofters allowed the proccedimis to be taken ajjaiiist iheiii. As a matter of fact, money can only be 1 iirroweil locally at a hii?h rate of interest, aud it is. thurcloie. cheaper for the seitlers t" allow their lionie- steads lo be noiiiinally sold tl'an to borr.iw money for the payment of taxes in time.- of pressure, especially as anj sale can be rcdccmeil within one year at a premium of lo pio' e..nt. and in two years at 2<.> pi-r cent. 1 am told that thi.^ course is adopted when the necessity arises by otlnr settlers as widl as crofters. f.ir the reasons I aihaiiced in the ease of Saltcoats settho's. I recommend thai those at Killiirney should not be pressed lo meet the instalments <,!~o'.'. ol wliieh abniil !SJ;!.MtiO represent obligations to the Hoard. The inconio ol the settlement in IM'o. ealeiilated on a low iiasis of value, from the crops of wheat, oats and p()taioi-^ alcme was however nearly Sl."i,Wo. This is a Very -atisfaclory showing, as it iloos not imdiidc the increase in the .-took, the wages the croller^ may have eiirm'd. or any othiT sources of income. Mr. liorradi.ilc, ill nriting i.l ibo eml of November hist, after a \isit he had paid to the Colony, stated " the only complaint to me by the crofterB was that '■ 111" low prices olleri'd for their grain would not pi'ianit " them to meet their olilii:ati..n- to the Hoard. Ail '■ the eroftci> assureil me they would pa_\ their muiii- " lipal indeliledliess out of the proc'-'cds of this year's " crop.' They certainly ought to liavi' no ditliculty ic doinv; what thi'y promised, and also in paying a liortioii of their other debts ; and to permit of tins being done I r miiieiid t hat the ri'payment of the instalments to the Hoard .«hould be deferred for a year or two. lle-ide-. as 111 the c.tse of the Saltcoats seitlers. I am of I lie opinion that Ihi'y could with advantage spend any «pare funds i.i ini]»ro\inL; their tarins and in adding to lli.-ir s|..ck. Il must be rcniemln'ird in t.-onsidering llie posi- iion of boili the K'illainey and Saltcoats setllemen!'.. Ihatrthe prices ol grain of all kinds and of other farm produce have in the last two years much depreciated — in the case of giain to the exient of nearly one-half. Had prices bi.'cii mninlaiiied, lb. ndilion of the iroltiO'H to-day would have been very much better. ,\fter fully considering llie mailer from every ))oiiit of view. 1 have I'ome to tl'.o concluvion. as already nicntioned. thai the colonisation scheme can in no sense be desi ribi d a- .i raihirc Tin families remaining at Saltcoats, notwithstanding the ditnculties they lia\o encountered, partly arising from their mexperieneii and previous traiiiino, and partly from one or two I'xceptional seasons, are ilia fairly eomfortable jiosition. They all have a fair amount of stock (and would have had a nuiidi laru'cr niimlier had they put up enough hay in ]^Mi which is siiri' to rapidly iiicreaso if proper ca'e is taken . and tiny havo been very ne.irly s.lf- snpportiui; tlnriiiL.' tlir lour years or more thej have been in < 'aiiada. Although a large number ol' families have left the settlement, no satisfactory oxplanation of their action can bo given. There is no reason why they should not Inne siicceedi d as well as those remaining in the Bcille- Ill or even as well as thus.' al Killarney, if ihey had shown pcise\ I'rainc, energy, and a capacity I'or hard work- the eloineiits necessary to succe.-s anywhere. Hut even these people cannot be described as failures. 'J'liey iiiusl have earned considerable money, iis pre- viously staled, to have enabled them to lake llieir lamilies awa_\ from ."-alleoats and settle elsewhere. This ill itself i- the strongest evidence that can be given in favour of the coiinlry gem rally, and of the district in which iliey ucre settled. Il also serves to show what they tnighl havi^ done had they remained at Saltcoats, and de\o|(il their atlention to carrving out the agreements into which they entered, and upon the fiiith of which they were assisted to emigrate. As alnndy explained, the land iiliandoneil by them will bo transfer''! (1 to the Hoard, aud ulien sold will m arly. ii' not i|uitc. rcpr"si lit tin money e\penil''d iipmi the crofters in i|neslioii. As regard- Killikrnes , that pan.'' ilie cxpcriineut, espi iially from the crofters' point of \iew, must be r.yardea a.- siieeessful. .\11 the lamilies are doing well. ThcT ba\e a large an a of land under crop, and arc likely to beci.me indepeiidi lit and suceessliil I'armcrR at no distant ihiy. Iiikc agiiciillurlsts everywhere they have snU'ered fromihe low prices during tho last few years, both lor stock and grain, circumstance- which could not be I'oreseen whrii they first went out. ( Ine of lliu yoiino men has alnadv repaid the amount advanced to him. and 1 am lookiie^' forward lo the other families corr.menciiio their npav iiicnts. and rapidly disposing of their indebiedness to llie Hoard in the near future. Thel'e is no doubt whatever that the condition of the ciolti I's in I'anada cmpares laMiiirabl\ with their posiiioii in the llebiidis. I believe that tin money advanced to ili.m b\ tie' Hoard (^ ill result in pr ,-piTity to themselves and lo I heir famiiii s. and I am sanguine that it will be repaid. I remain, Voiii;. laillil'ullj . Signcili ( 'iiAKi.Ks Tiri'Ku. I'lie Kight lion. Sirdenru'eO Trevelvan, Hart. Ac. iVc. ' Ac. (1 (litliculty n piiyiiif,' u I' till:' heiiig instalments III- or two. TK. I am ol' my to i|ll'lHl uildii i; llu' pO!-i- iclllc'iminl'-'. ollirT fiirni proc'iatcd — y oiio-liair. ion of tlio I letter, •very ))oiiit us alreaily I'lin in no > rriiiiiininf^ i llicy Iiiivo ieN|ii'ricii<'e ine or two lie position, voiild liiive ii[i eiioiij;li .<■ it proper nearly s-ll'- tliej liiivc we left llic :lii'ir ai'iioii sliould not I the Beille- if ilicy had ty for hard atiywlure. as failures. ey. as pro- take ilieir elsewhere. hat ean lie and of the II serves to y roniaiiM'd to earr\iiig . and upon iiirate. As tlierii will iViU ni arly. 1 iipiiii the !.\pelillieut, <, , imist he iloin,L' well, p. and are ul fanners where they he last few m^e.- which lit. ( )iie of it ailvaiieed er families • disposintj ir ftifjri>. tloli of Ihl! with tlieir tin money pr. ',-perity n HMii£;uiiic ■JU. ■ 'I'lrrKH. Hart.