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h1':mai{Ks on the trade of the several departments, and 
 
 on the ships' accounts. 
 
 NORTHERN DEPARTMENT. 
 
 Abstrucl ol' the Inveutoiies ol' this Dipartment at the close of Outfits 1874, 1875, and 1876. 
 
 Outfit 1874. 
 
 Outfit 187n. 
 $716,997 
 
 Outfit 1876. 
 
 !j'J40,8()7 
 
 $877,560 
 
 
 22,Oo4 
 
 111,702 
 
 122,476 
 
 
 28,798 
 
 30,540 
 
 29,031 
 
 
 102,168 
 
 97,139 
 
 83,360 
 
 
 63,603 
 
 41,264 
 
 58,527 
 
 
 247,220 
 
 193,884 
 
 162,609 
 
 
 61,938 
 
 34,994 
 
 31,086 
 
 
 92,960 
 
 153,046 
 
 339,806 
 
 
 84,0.')8 
 
 39,303 
 
 36,653 ] 
 
 13,464 
 
 3,063 
 
 3,093 
 
 2,024 
 
 6,973 
 
 3,215 
 
 88,377 
 
 160,465 
 
 122,210 
 
 Ijl, 737,592 
 
 H, 589,370 
 
 $1,869,626 
 
 
 General Goods . . 
 
 Caniidiiin iiuil Ainoricun Gouds 
 
 Cipuutry niiido Articlos . . 
 
 Country rrodiico 
 
 liivo Stock 
 
 Outstanding Debts 
 
 Cush 
 
 Advances for next Outfit 
 liopairs and linprovomeuts 
 Froiglit . . 
 
 Articlos at fixed jiricos . . 
 81iip» and Steamers 
 
 Total 
 
 The Itirgo iiieronsfi in the amount of '• Advances tor next Outfit." i,«i due to the fact 
 that a larger amount of goods has been indented for and .supplied than the wants of the 
 various Districts in Outfit IHTC reiiuired. These advances are represented by goods either 
 (lU liand at Fort (jinrry for interior Districts or on the way to them. In the ease of Athabasca 
 and McKenzie Hiver Districts goods are always ordered two years iu advance, 
 
 1 ikUt the head of " Ships and Steamers," an increase has taken place since 1874, on 
 account of the buihling of the Saskat 'hewan and Lake Steamers. The valuations of these 
 MteunuTs are uunually reduced by u deduction of lo per cent, for wear and tear. 
 The supplies from England have been qs follows; — 
 
 Outfit 1874 f88,4.Vi 
 
 ,, 1875 9L>..51(i 
 
 1876 145,578 
 
 (iciods ;iii< also purcha.sed in t'anada and the United States for the Norllieru De[iart- 
 iiient, in payment of which Draft-- are made on the Company in London. 
 
 The Supplies t'rotn Kiiglmd for Outlit 1S77 were reduced to i,'iV,),377. 
 
 Hills drawn on the Cmipany in the .Ncu'thern Department for Outfit 1870, amounted 
 to £•'{(•,! I<>, whili> tlie reinitianees on tlie -ame account have been £21,000. 
 
 The Iteturiis oiliu' DepurlmeMl have n'alized the following amounts: — 
 
 Outfil INT I i'160,372 
 
 iM7."> 126,492 
 
 1876 111,24.S 
 
 In the Country Acconuis they are \aliied as luMows: — 
 
 Outfit 1871 $761,613 i'152,;l28 
 
 ,, IH7,-> 71;i,9'.)l 112.798 
 
 ., lN7r. 597,i!32 119,466 
 
 The trade of tlie Noilhern Department for these Outfits luis produced the foUowiiig 
 result on these valuations, naimly : — 
 
 Outfit 1K74. an npparcMt Profit of .. .. $398,730 i'79,7 16 
 
 ,, IH75 ., ,. . . . . 150,000 ;tO,(lOO 
 
 ,, 1876 ,, ,, . . . . 74,266 - I 1,850 
 
 Ami the actual result has been — 
 
 Outfit 1871— Profit 1'79,7I8 
 
 „ 1875 5,209 
 
 1876 1,611 
 
 Huliject 111 tlie charge fiir interest <in I'apitai eiupleyed, and the ]M(iportion of pernianeni 
 expense's in Kundon. 
 
RESULTS OF TRADE. 
 
 The following is a Statomeut of the Trotit and Loss Account of the Northern Depnrt- 
 ment as made up at Fort Garry : — 
 
 Districts. 
 
 MiKouzio Rivtr 
 Athabasca 
 KuffUsh River 
 Norway House 
 Edmoiitou 
 Saskatihi'wiiii . . 
 ruinlii'rliiiiil . . 
 Swim UivtT . . 
 La.lii I'lui." .. 
 M:initulia 
 Ynik Fsirtory . . 
 < 'lidnliill 
 St'vcrii . . 
 Island Liiko . . 
 Trout T.aki' 
 / Portagf 111 ri'iiirii' 
 Poplar I'liiiit 
 
 AVllitr llnlsr rillilis 
 
 Ocorgi'tdwii 
 rcmliiiiii . . 
 I'liiiii ( 'ipiipi'' 
 St. Aiiui's 
 St. ll.iniliKv 
 [..(jwi r I'liil (tarrv 
 1{..1 l!i\rr 
 
 n.r" 
 
 Milrliallllini' AlCOMIlt 
 
 (JuRtcimcrH fliail ilibt.s at I'orl 
 
 (iiirry) 
 Fiirw I'lircliiisnd 
 
 Hiliinis iif Traill' 
 
 Sti'ami'r " Cblvilo " .. 
 
 Sli'iiiiifr " NiirtliiMti'" 
 
 Iti'il liivr StrniiiiTH ill! liidi il 
 
 l(i'|iuir-' mill liiii>ro\i'iiieiits . . 
 
 (inn 111 Chargus . , . . 
 
 OutHt 1874. 
 
 Outfit 1874. 
 
 • 
 
 riotit. 
 
 LOKH. 
 
 rrofit. 
 
 TjOM.S. 
 
 S:;!J,000 
 
 — 
 
 S^li.OOO 
 
 — 
 
 69,0C0 
 
 — 
 
 5r.,()00 
 
 — « 
 
 30,000 
 
 — 
 
 5,t)00 
 
 — 
 
 Ki.UOO 
 
 — 
 
 — 
 
 Sl.lOO 
 
 3;i,I7l 
 
 — 
 
 (i.lHI 
 
 — 
 
 OC, !).'!'.• 
 
 — 
 
 \'j,wn 
 
 — 
 
 li.l.'JTO 
 
 — 
 
 M.C.OT 
 
 — 
 
 •2'.K42: 
 
 — 
 
 IS.ll'J 
 
 — 
 
 ■l.li'JO 
 
 — 
 
 l,ll« 
 
 — 
 
 
 Outfit lS7fi. 
 
 i:t,058 
 0,061 
 
 (i.lliO 
 
 •Jt.iii; 
 
 17, IS-.' 
 
 S 
 
 1 
 
 a 
 
 IJ.VIh 
 
 1 l.'.l-.'ti 
 
 I,. 143 
 
 Kid 
 
 «H,38H 
 
 3III1 
 
 .l.'JIMI 
 •JII.O.'l 
 
 l.OHl 
 
 10.:!h7 
 .■>.h:{1 
 l.7.ir, 
 
 10,. 58 1 
 ('..•Jlt! 
 
 .'t,ii': 
 
 .■i.lOH 
 1,1! Ill 
 
 fi.iW'.;! 
 •J7t 
 3,0 IJ 
 •J,'Jii7 
 ('.,■.' 7 '.I 
 
 1 l.'iii'J 
 
 Profit. 
 
 4,0!»» 
 
 .■>,Kl:! 
 ;i.M;iH 
 
 1 , r.t I 
 
 3, :!,■).•) 
 r,,i3'.> 
 
 ti:. I 
 -Mr.' 
 
 0.171 
 
 .•)0,3'.>fi 
 
 i.l,!t3J 
 
 _ ('1771 
 
 -- 7,3UO 
 
 — I 1,784 
 
 •.'..■i'.".i — 
 
 Iii-lriil \.iiiiiiil^ 
 
 — 807 
 
 — ao,fl40 
 
 . IIIH 
 
 I,.... 
 
 $4,000 
 
 $28,000 
 
 — 
 
 10,000 i 
 
 — 
 
 1.700 
 
 — 
 
 — 
 
 l,20!t 
 
 — 
 
 7,38-1 
 
 H.-JS,-) 
 
 — 
 
 l(vl4S 
 
 
 
 ,21H 
 
 10, .Ml 
 
 7,37ii 
 
 O.'.IOK 
 
 71K 
 •2,3H3 
 
 ,591 
 .■>,'Jll) 
 
 .l.O.'i.'i 
 
 i,k;i7 
 
 I.. 3211 
 
 2, Oil;; 
 
 its 
 
 4,.'.;iJ 
 
 MM 
 11,!I2I 
 
MuKENZlK lllVEU DISTRICT. 
 
 Inventory iit beginning of Outfit 1871 
 „ clove lit Outfit 1«70 
 
 Supplies in IST-i 
 
 ,, 1875 
 
 ,. 1876 
 
 Ooods truilcd in 1874 ... 
 
 187.5 
 
 lH7fi 
 
 t» M 
 
 Value of lieaver.s and Muitcn in I«7 1 ul 1871) prices 
 
 >• •> •»''■■> 
 
 ,f .. •"•> 
 
 $23, (100 
 16,000 
 
 !ii ■14,000 
 53,JO() 
 
 G8,(iOII 
 
 $43,00(1 
 72,000 
 72,000 
 
 £SI,37o 
 11,250 
 10,500 
 
 Aeeordiiigly it will be seen tliut in tlie Outlit l!~<7(), wliile the vulue of the lieuver und 
 Murtcii obtained was only i'l.'JOO in e.\ee.<s of the year 1784, jiVi'J.OOO more were disposed of 
 in goods, or ?;"> per euut. In oilier words, (juitu irre.spectivo of the price, upwards of i!o,UOU 
 more wiia given in 187t> for the same amount of Furs, and that on a total amount repre.sejited 
 bv ,i'8,000 worth of goods. The result of trade in tliis Distriet has been as follows: — 
 
 .\n estimated I'lulit in Outtit IhT I of 
 ,, ,, 1875 of 
 
 Anil a I-iiBs in Outtit 1876 of 
 
 $35,000 
 
 23,000 
 
 4,500 
 
 'I'lure is, thus, a (lilfercnie of >!; lO.iUK) biiweon Outtits 1874 and 1876 in rispeet 
 iif uj)[iaieiit prnlil ; and. Iroin llie iiii.inlily "I iromls traded in the two Outtits respectively, 
 it Would ajipear that only half of the ipiantity is due to the fall in the prire t>i' I'lirs, tin' other 
 half being due to the fart of a larger amount of goods having been (lisp. ised of without a 
 eorresponding iiuiiase in the i|uantity of I'urs obtaiind. 1 lie result of this Uepartmeiir ought 
 to be .sutisfaetoiv It is free from conipetitiim, and a good re.sult lUight to be obtained liiun 
 it, if I'urs are even at a moderate price; while it ought to give a brilliant lesult if Furs fetch 
 high prices. In 1874, for in.-tanee, when prieo were high, and wiien only $4;},()()0 were 
 disposed of as against $7'J,0'H) in the two sueeeeding years, the profit in the rountrv Acinunt 
 was $;5"),()00, or iT.tKH', u]ion stock of goods, including Inventory und the sujiplies of 
 the year, of £10,000, showing a profit of 10 per cent. 
 
 In Outfit 187"), while the valuations had been neees.Mirily reduced, but were still 
 on a moderate .scale, the profit was reduced to about i.'4, oOU. 
 
 Ill Outlit 187li, when the valimtions were low, and nearly approacluid the niaikct prices 
 hell', the lo>s was i 1,01)1 1, while $!»0,0(I0 had been invested. In this District it is to benlixrved 
 tliiit wiiili' there has been the same aniouiil of increase in the supplies in lS7(i, aswiU be 
 found in many other parts, there is thi> notalile diirereiice, that the goods have bic ii ilispnsed 
 iif; wliib' in other Districts, the Inveiitoiy at the close of the Outlit has proved very much 
 larger than before. Iti:! tjie goods thus di>po>c(l of have unfortunately not been disposed of 
 in 11 ri'niiiiiiiali\e nianner, seeing, that, as explained before, thiie has In en no inciea>e in the 
 principal iirlicbs traded. In his Itepurt on this l)i>liict, the < Iflieer in cliarge stales that the 
 scarcilv of Moose eausnl starvation amniig the Indians, and (luis aluiii^t eMtlnly dcstid\ed tiie 
 fall liunls. The Iteturns, he said, comparril unlavniirably with those of last yt ar. At the 
 same xaliialion--, Oiilllt I87l! showed a falling oil of' about >"p, 011(1, as compared with <hitlit 
 I87"i. (In the other hand, SS.lUKi of I'lirs wen lil'l behind, In Fort .Simpson, owing to the 
 starvation alludeil to, the lietiiiiis wiie |iiuliali|y the lowest on record, 'i'he 'J'rinit j.ake 
 iiidi.iiis, I'.iiinerly the bi-t hmitcis, have alniu-l di~;ippeared. The whole band is n diieed In 
 I I men and hoM. 
 
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At other Posts, the decrease in Returns is attributed to tlie groat severity of the 
 wiiitir, which was one of the coldest ou record. Large numhors of Beavers at the Post culled 
 Red River were found dead. 
 
 It will be seen from the foregoing observations liiiit the District suffered considerably 
 from various causes — from the starvation of the Indians, from tlii' severity ot the winter, <Se. 
 But while the Officer in charge alludes to these facts, he docs not allude to the great increase 
 in the amount of goods that ho appears to have traded, nor give any explanation, beyond 
 these gc iieial remi'i-k^, of what has become of the excess disposed of over the )'ear 1871. >?o 
 explanation is given as to whether the excess of )J'.>!),lll)(l, compared with the year 1874, arose 
 from di'bts which were incurred by the Indians and not paid, fre.-.!! advances in goods uiid 
 provisions, or other causes. 
 
 Last year, writing with regard to the previous (.)utfit, the Officer in charge reported tliiil 
 the Returns for Outfit 1S75 showed an increase of <il!»,l87 over those of 1874. He made no 
 allusion to the fait that the amount of goods traded in the District in Outfit 187-") was JjijD.OOti 
 in excess of that in 1^74. but st.ited that the Fort Rae Indians were compelled to wander a 
 long distance from the Post in searcli of food ; and Mr. 1I.m<1)istv added that they ii'luined a 
 considerable portion of their Furs, and intended doing the same the following yi'ai', when thev 
 proposed going to Athabasca to make a large trade. The severity of the winter 1S7")-G hud 
 been much against Fur hunting, and caused a great deal of suffering among the Indians. 
 .Sicklies^, added to the scarcity of food, had an ailvir^e effect on the Fur hunts. 
 
 .\s already stated, the Indian debts are luit valued, and no statements have hitherto 
 been rendered by thr Oflicers in iliarge of Di^liicts in the Northern Department of the 
 aiiiuunt of advances remaining unpaid at the clo.se of each Outfit. 
 
 Cojiital employt'd in the District : — 
 
 Oitlit IKM ST". 000 
 
 1»7.") . . . . . . . . . . ST. (MM) 
 
 ISTll . . . . . . . . !MI,(MIO 
 
 Outfit I87*i is the first occasion on wliicli .MeKen/ie River District has produced a io.s8. 
 
 ATIIABA.SCA DISTRICT. 
 
 .\tlmli:i^La Ilistrict Inventory ut the coiumciictmenl of Oiitlit 187 f jlJ.'j.OOO 
 
 lii\ent(ir\ at tilt close uf IWTti 7S,00n 
 
 fncrrasc nt 
 
 Tin sij| iiliis sent out ill iK7l wore 
 II II 1**7(1 ,, 
 
 5j,."):!,(Mio 
 
 $09,000 
 
 Hfi.OOO 
 
 If."). 000 
 
 ih |s7(; ilio 'Mliccr-in-i'liurtri . sfarted with an Itivnitory of ... $;tM,0(Ml 
 
 Hut. MS hiia heen sliown, askid I'nv anil nhtaiiii'd ^'muls iiniouiitin;: to 11."). 000 
 
 (ioihU tra.i. .1 la tliittit IHTl $(17,(MMl 
 
 ,, 1M7."> H7.0(MI 
 
 ,, 1H7I! so.imo 
 
 The ex])erien('e he had had nl the amount he was abli' to di-])ose of in fovmer years was 
 that he had trailid >ll7,()ltO iiilhi' I Mitlit iif l>-V I. Whin In asked for his suppli' s in I>s7(i, 
 he dill niil know liie result of his trade in |s7.'i; but as a inattir of fa.; li" (lis|,iised of 
 $si7,()ii(). Ill fuel, f,,v l'^7(;, III. asked loo mueh, and as the risult proved, the \\\u<\v of the 
 I'.Mra goods .sent to him were left on his hands at the end of the year, the Inventory having 
 risen from <iaH,U00 at the commencement of liS70 to 57>i,(MiO at the end. 
 
 The increase in the amount of goods traded in Outfit 1>-7(1, as compared with 1S7I, is 
 J) lit, 000, eipial to about 00 per cent., while the value of \\u' Ileavcr and Marten obtained was 
 iibuut the sumo for the two years. 
 
 Valuation of tlie prim'ijud Riiiiiiis — MoaMC and M.iMi ii — at lS7li prices: — 
 
 Outfit fH7l i'l 1.071 
 
 ,, 1H7.5 i:.,l-.'0 
 
 .. 1K70 II, ,-,01 
 
 liesult of trade in t'ountry A'xounts : — 
 
 Outlit 1H7I, appatiiii Prolii S'O.OlMi 
 
 ,. IHTo ,, .'Hl.OOO 
 
 ,. IH-r, ,, ^8.000 
 
6, 
 
 It appears, therefore, that Outtit I87G still shows a considerable profit according to 
 the Country Accounts, notwithstanding the great fall in the valuations of the Furs. 
 
 In 1874, the profit by the Country Accounts was about $70,000 on the invested 
 CapiUl of $93,000. 
 
 In 1875, with reduced but moderate valuations the profit was $46,000, but on a larger 
 Capital, viz., on $128,000. 
 
 In 1876, on the other hand, with low valuations, the estimated profit is $28,000 on 
 $160,000 invested; that is 17 J per cent. This District, therefore, under the circumstances, 
 shows a fairly satisfactory result, even at the very low valuations. 
 
 With reference to the result of trade for Outfit 1875, Mr. Macfaklane, the Officer 
 in charge, stated in his Report of lust year that for the last five yeais the Returns of Athabasca 
 had increased despite numerous drawbacks, until they now, that is to say in the Outfit 1875, 
 reached about double what they were for some time previously. '-Surely such continued success 
 had called for an expression of gratitude." It is worthy of rotuiirk that us the result of this 
 Outfit, to which Mr. Mackaki.ank alludes, he disposed of $20,000 more of goods than in the 
 previous year, without showing a proportionate increase on the amount of his Returns, which 
 amounted to $142,000. It is true that Mr. Macfarlank explained that at St. John's the 
 severe cold destroyed 35 of the 40 liorses owned by the ("ompany, and the Indians hardly 
 saved one of theirs alive. At Dunvegan the Company lost some 50 horses towards spring, 
 and the Indians and Freemen suffered in like proportions ; and at Fort McMurray 14 oxen, 
 4 cows and 4 horses were carried olf by diseasij. 
 
 wrote :- 
 
 In 1 nncluding his Report on the inule of Atliubusea for Outfit 1875, Mr. Mackaiii ank 
 
 " It is necdlt'Rs for mc to statu that with a powerful opposition iiheailv ostalilisheil in 
 " Peace River and the certainty of other traders finding their way all over the Distrii;!, it 
 "behoves us to bo liberally provided with supplies to meet all the requirements of tlie trade, 
 " in fact it is only by this uicuiis that we ean hope to prevent opposition from becoming u 
 " profltable institution in the Northern Districts." 
 
 The OlFu-ers were obliged to pay over 100 per cent. addili<mal for every Fur and 
 ounce of provisions traded in the District. 
 
 The following Statement sliow* the alterations that liiive been made in the Fur Tiirlfl's 
 (luring the hist few years. 
 
 FDR T.VRIFFS.-AniAiiAscA Disriiirr. 
 Particulars given by Chief Trader MiDoiiiAi,!,, January, 1878. 
 
 Martens 
 lieiir 
 Iteuver 
 Lynx 
 rf Minks 
 
 Silver ('"oxes 
 .- Cross I, 
 
 Made Beaver. Valiialion I/IO. 
 
 IS71 
 
 
 1S76 
 
 
 1877 
 
 11.' ivcr. 
 
 M 
 
 ll.'ilUT 
 
 M. 
 
 Beaver 
 
 
 
 
 •I 
 
 
 ;! 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 .3 
 
 
 - H 
 
 I 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 I 
 
 1 
 
 \r, 
 
 
 ;!.') 
 
 
 .50 
 
 •Je. 1 
 
 
 •Jc. « 
 
 
 (i 
 
 The Returns of Athabasca District for Outfit 1876 valued at the same Tariff us that of 
 Outfit 1875, amount to $ 13 ) ,000, a f'allinir off of about $S,(i00. 
 
Mr. M\CFAUi.ANE, in hia Report upon the result of trade for Oiiifit 1876, t»tuted that 
 the natives of Athabasca experienced greater j)rivation8 from want of food than they liad 
 done for many years back. 
 
 Tlie weather had rendered Moose hunting impracticable, besides verj' materially 
 interfering with the trapping of Marten and other Furs. The. very early settling in of 
 spring weather also did much injury. 
 
 Writing of one of the Posts called Battle River, Mr. Macfari.anb, says : — 
 
 " Great anil protracted privations wore i^xperienccd here, as well aa at all the PostR on 
 " Peace River, from a scarcity of food, and which, it is needlesa to state, seriously affected 
 " the winter hunts. 
 
 " As the Hcason, however, advanced matters began to improve, and the Battle River 
 " people collected a considerable quantity of fine Beaver." 
 
 Of a Post called Fond-du-lac, Mr. Macfari-ank writes: — 
 
 " The Provision Trade of 1876, is beyond uU ({uestion the poorest ever made at 
 •• this Outpost. 
 
 " The -Vutumn Kcceipts were almost nil, while during one winter. Reindeer were so very 
 •• scarce that ID men, women, and children perished from starvation, und a number of others 
 '• would have met with the same fate if they had not been succoured in good time. In April, 
 " Door made thiir appearance in good numbers, but. \infortunatcly, a thaw set in, so little or 
 •' nothing was secured. In these circumstance?, and owing to u scarcity of Martens, the 
 " Fur lleturns are some 25 per cent, below last year's." '" 
 
 Similar statements .arc made with regard to other Outpost.s. 
 
 Capital employed in .Athabasca District :- 
 
 Outfit 1874 
 
 ,, 187,5 
 
 1H7C. 
 
 «'j:!,000 
 1^8,000 
 1C0,U00 
 
 ENGLISH RIVER DISTRICT. 
 
 Inventory at the commencement of Outfit 1874 ... ... ... $22,000 
 
 Inventory at the close of 1876 29,000 
 
 The supplies sent out in 1874 were ,,. ... ... ... ... $29,000 
 
 „ ., 1875 , a7,500 
 
 1876 40,000 
 
 Goods traded iu I H74 $17,000 
 
 „ „ lH7.-> 47,500 
 
 „ 1870 M.OOO 
 
 Value of Heaver, Marten, Mink, ;in<l Lynx, in 1871 ut 1876 prices ... £;i,000 
 
 ,, 1H7.') 4,.500 
 
 « - ,, „ •• l«7r, ;!,7()(i 
 
 Accordiiijrly it will bo seen tliat in Ouilit lN7ti, wiiilo the value of tlic principal 
 Furs traded wa.s only £Tt)U in excess of the year I>i74, §1 •"),(»)() more goods were disposejl 
 id' than in 1871 ; an iucreu.so of almost 100 per lent. 
 
 Wi- Bliduld not pass over the results of Outtit 1H7.J, when $47,500 were trailed, 
 or )Jt(l,000 niori! than in 1874, while the value of the l''urs on tlie same vuluatiim was 
 £1,.")0<I innre, or about Ji7,.')00. 
 
 stilled :- 
 
 Insfoeiing Fuei.ir M('Mi kuav, in writing- of I'.no'lish ItiviT Dislriel liiOutlll 187'), 
 
 " You V ,Ii obforvu the very large increase in the price of some kinds of Furs, that tliu 
 presence of oppiisition traders has compelled us to make. The Fur tariff for tho current Outfit is 
 certainly very high, and would not have lioen adopted, it', with a iliii' regard to our interests, we 
 
" could have done otherwise. As it i., our opponents not only pay the same price a> we do for 
 " Furs but actually soil some of their goods at a lower figure. We haye •« yet made no 
 " rcluction in our goods tariff, but, on the contrary, have enhanced the prices of some articles. 
 " We have so far managed to secure a greater portion of the Fur Trade in this quarter." 
 
 Mr. McMiiRRAY continues: — 
 
 " I am apprehensive, even if we mana^'o to secure the fame amount of Furs as last year. 
 .. We have endeavoured, in con.peting with our opponents, not to incur any unnecessary 
 .. expense, but their liberal system of trade, as already stated, has obliged us to be less 
 " eeonomieul than we should otherwise have been." 
 
 An examination of the District Fur tariffs annexed to that Report, shows that the 
 t ,rifi-for Braver was doubled in Outfit 1876; that Fishers were increased from 2.Made Beaver 
 to :t-M.n. in 1874, and from O-M.!}. to 6-M.B in Outfit 1875; I-ynx were mcreased from 
 l-M.H. to -2 ; Martens from 2 in 1873 to 4 in 1875 ; Minks from I m 1873 to 3 in 1875. 
 
 As compared with the previous year, Outfit 1876 shows a reduction of $15,000 in the 
 amount of Roods traded, with a d..ereaae of about £700 in the value of the principal Return.s 
 of the District. 
 
 The profits on the valuations of 1874 were $29,!)75. 
 
 1875 „ 5,345. 
 
 1876 „ !>,855. . 
 
 »» 
 it 
 
 
 „i The amount of Capital employed being in 1874, $50,000. ; . 
 
 „ 1H75, 72,000. 
 II >' " " , 
 
 1875, 66,000. 
 ti >' '• 
 
 The high rates paid for Furs in Outfit 1875 have been considerably reduced :— Martens 
 from 4-M.l}. to 2, and Mink from 3-M.B. to 1 ; and efforts wire being made by the Officer 
 in charge of the District to effect a further reduction in On- rates of these and other Returns 
 which were being traded for Outfit 1877. 
 
 NORWAY HOUSE DISTRICT. 
 
 Inventory at the romniencemcnt of Outfit 187-1 
 
 at the close of 1876 
 
 $73,SO0 
 39.500 
 
 Goods supplied in ra.li Outfit. 1871. 187.'>, and 1870. about ... $55,000 
 
 The great reduition in the Inventory will be noticed. 
 In Ihis District tliere has been u considerable sale of goods to the Dominion 
 
 Government. 
 
 The poods tnubil ii; the year 1871 were. 
 The Cash Sales were 
 
 In 187.'i, the giiod.i triided were 
 Cash Hides 
 
 In lR7(i, the jjomls traded were ... 
 Cusli Sales 
 
 i*7!),()00 
 30,000 
 
 Leaving for Fur 'I'mde $13,000 
 
 $71,000 
 
 '20,000 
 
 Lciving fcir Km Tnele ^l.-i.OOO 
 
 $00,Ol!(l 
 
 24,000 
 
 l.euviiiK fur I'ur TriM.' $12,000 
 
8 
 
 It thus appeurH that tho uinount of j^ooda tradtMl for Furs during those tliri-c Oiitlitf., 
 has not varied very much, nor has there been nuieh vuriutiou in tho quantitioH of the principal 
 articles, viz., neaver, Marten, and MinkN. They have ninfted between £4,1;')0 in 1S74, 
 to £4.400 in 1875, and £4.400 in IHTC. 
 
 The profit by the Conntry Aicounts was in 1H7I 
 
 In 187.'), a Loss nf ... 
 
 In I87i>, a Profit of 
 
 The Capital employml in 1871 was 
 
 .. 187.'i ., 
 
 .. 187r, ., 
 
 |!i:),00(> 
 
 1,100 
 
 1.700 
 
 $l;)t,;i{)0 
 117.750 
 10."). 000 
 
 It is to be observed that, even in Outfit 1874, the profit is very small on the Capiuil 
 employed, notwithstanding Cash Sales to the Dniiiinion (iovernment. which ought to have 
 assisted the result. 
 
 In lS7."i, the valuations taken in the Coimtry .\coounts were moderate, but, nevertheless, 
 the result showed a loss; while, notwithstanding the low valuations, a small profit appenrs in 
 Outfit 1876. It appears that in this case the tariff for Furs has been reduced in 187(i. Mr Iloss. 
 the Offieer-in-chnrge. writes; — "The increase of expenditure in consccjuence of the opposition 
 lias been counteracted in a measure by a reduction of at least oO per cent, in amount of 
 advances given to the Indians, and also by a reduction in the price of Furs where practicable. 
 The reduction in the price of Mink from '2 to I-M 15. efl'eeted a saving of 1,000- MB. at this 
 I'ost aliine for the Outfit. A persistent adherence to the estaliiislied rates of tlie (ioocis 
 and Fur Tariffs has hitherto been the rule in the Pistrict, and the old system of barter has 
 iilAavs worked at all the Posts with salisfuctory results." 
 
 Mr. Ross states that there can l)e no doubt that this year lia> been a disastrous one lor 
 ihe oiipiisition, and that the system of opposition in this District appears to be effective, &c. 
 
 The Indians, as a rule, continue to deal with the Company in preference to the 
 '^aniidians. lie added that "the trade supplies were larger than the business could well 
 afford, but tlie freight expenditure, which was still heavy, and the demands incidental to ihi- 
 |uesence of a strong competition in tlie trade projxr. as well as in the new branch of business 
 originated by the payment of cash annuities to tlie Indians, rendered any curtailment of the 
 < 'utiit iiii[ii:i ■tieable. The time, however, has now eonie when it will be jiossible to effect a 
 s;ilutury reform in the Indents, and to reduce th»! Inventories, without much risk to the liusiness.'' 
 i' " - • 
 
 We lire of o|)iiiion that llie attention of Mr. Ross should be ciilled to the jwint — lliat, 
 if We take into account that the Cash ISales to the liovevniiunt and (lliers must have given 
 apparently a profit on tho goods, the l'"ur Trade Itself has been eDuiiucteil at a loss. In fact, it' 
 this histrict is charged with interest at •'') |ier cent, on the ('npital employed dining the three 
 <.>iittits, even including sales to the Oovernnuiit, there is a loss. 
 
 KDMONTOX DISTRICT. 
 
 Kdiimnton Inviiitoiy at the I'l'^iunin;; (it IS" I 
 „ t> <l(i!-e uf IHTt'i 
 
 $57,000 
 
 l;i3,ooo 
 IiiiKMv 5^70,000 
 
 fSnpplies funiished in 187 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... jjitl.iioo 
 
 ,1 „ ,, 1875 ... 81,00(1 
 
 II ,, ,, 187(i 91,000 
 
 \\'hile 5ii!l4,000 Worth of goode were sent out for 1874, the gcnids traded and sidd 
 amounted only to $60,000. 
 
 i- 
 
In 1S7.') the Cash Sales were ... 
 Uooils tmiltMl— I'ur Truilc 
 
 In IH7() till! Cash SaliH were ... 
 ( ioods traded — I'lir Trade 
 
 fI3,000 
 71,000 
 
 !B22,.')ilO 
 .")H,()()1I 
 
 N'aluiition of tile principal lleturns — Bouvors, Kobcs, Lynx, Miirteii, Mink, .MuHquaali, 
 ami Otters — at 1870 ])rices : — 
 
 Outtit 1H7I i;i),t)78 
 
 ,. 1K7.') <.»,(l(i;! 
 
 ,, l«7(l e,S7« 
 
 It will lie obsi'i'vcd, tluit while the . same amount of ijoods was traded in .1876 us in 1^74, 
 there l> a falliiifj; oll'of i'o,(Hl() jn the value of the prin<'ipiil lu'tunis. 
 
 Ill ''utlit 1>7'J the (HumtitieN of the priiieipal l-'iirs were ulinost identieal with those 
 of 1S74. whilvt the j;o(m1n traded were $12, Odd more in valii . 
 
 In the one I'ase, therefore, there is a smaller quantity of Fius for the same amount of 
 ods ; III the oilier, an ei|ual i|uaiitily of Furs, hut at a mueh intrea.sed cost. 
 
 Tlie I'lnliis on tile valuation i>f 1S7 I wir 
 .•\ii(l a l.nss oil llie valuation of 1H7() ., 
 
 n.oiiii 
 l.-Jiio 
 
 he ( 'apital employed heiiifif in all eases very hirife, vi/,. : — 
 
 Kor 1.S7I 
 
 ., 1K7.-. 
 
 „ iH7(; 
 
 .•«l.")i!,(100 
 191, 000 
 lil.i.dOU 
 
 Tn Outfit 1874 the debts, whieli in this l)i>partment rejiresent a huj^e iimuunt, \wrc valued 
 for the iirsf time. If their value is deducted Irom the prolit uf that year, tht> averajje protits 
 of the three Outtit.s L*<74 to 187U as ealculuted in the eouiitry, woiilil not give more than 
 ;") per cent. 
 
 Ill tliis eas", a mueh lar^iv amount of jjoods appears to have heeu ordered duriny; the-,e 
 three Muflit^ than «as exjieiidei! 
 
 With rej;ard lo the causes of the uiireiiiuiierative trade m 187ti, the OfBccr in ehaif.'e 
 
 writes : — 
 
 " The Ketiiiiis of the District show a (ieoroasp on those of last year, there being no Robe 
 
 " Trade. Tlieie i> .strong oppusitioii from the .\nicrican Trailer-J. IIvkku i!i: Co., of lieutoii, who 
 " can throw into the market, mostly at any time of the year, the cla,ss of [joods roipiired : and as 
 " all the supplies for the N.W. Mounted I'olice are supplied by them, they have a strou;; hold 
 •' on that luiit of the country." 
 
 Tie lidded, that in a part of the country like Kdmoiiton, where the trade in some years 
 dcmaiuh'il a much larger siipjily than at other times, it was diillcull to frame reipiisitioiis two 
 years iu advance to the oxnct rcquireinents of the District. Some years the tiadein Jlobcs 
 and Provisions consumed a greater portion ol' the Outtit; while in a year like the |Miseiit. when 
 Hullalo were scai'ci", little or nothing is spiMit on the plain trade, which, coiisei|ueiilly, leaves a 
 large Inventory of such artieh's as have he(>ii reipiested for that particular trade. 
 
 lie t'urtlicr reported that tlie reiliietion in tin' tariff for Fiun was looked for, and had to 
 come sooner or later, for the pricoa given to compete with o[)[io>iiion traders were so high that 
 it was impossible to ex[)ect any margin of protit. " Xow that a crisis has come and with It the 
 downfall of many, tlie road will be clear to begin at the lowe.st possible grade, and the Indians 
 will not be worse olf for the change." 
 
 f 1> 
 
10 
 
 SASKATCHEWAN DISTIUCT. 
 
 Inventorr nt the comiiipiicemi'iit of Outfit 1871 - ... 
 
 „ close of Outfit 1870 
 
 lii(rcii.«(;... 
 
 Supplies furnished in 1871 ... ... ... 
 
 1875 
 
 lS7(i 
 
 In Outfit 1871 the Cash Siilcs were 
 
 Ami (jiiodstrailiil for I'urs and rrovisions ... 
 
 lu Outfit 1875, the Cash S;iie.s luid inerciiscd auiouut of tniiisfiTs 
 
 to Districts were ... ... ... 
 
 .\ lid (ioods traded ... 
 
 Ill Outfit 1871) the Cash Sales and extra transfers, as compared 
 
 with I lullit 1H71, amounted to 
 
 .\ui (i.""U traded 
 
 $TO,I28 
 1.56,511 
 
 SlK.'lOO 
 §10ti,H!i4 
 
 io7,-i;}7 
 
 155,6'.I9 
 
 $•1,800 
 ■l'J,'.)00 
 
 $•20,000 
 111,000 
 
 $49,00 
 11-1,500 
 
 It will thus lie .si'cii that there iius bet'ii nil inerou.'se of fully $00,000 in the amount of 
 (Jood.s trudt'il in Oullils IS7.") and 1S7(), Odinpared with Outfit 1874. The returns of IJcaver, 
 liohes, Lyii.\. Marten. Mink, .Musijuash, and Otter. Milued at the same rates for ea(di Ontfit, 
 .■mi'iiinl ill 
 
 1S71 111 i'lyJOa 
 
 187.") t £.«,4;i!) 
 
 Is7(>i(. £r),MG 
 
 SI) tliat, notwith^laiidinir an ini'rea.se of nune than 10(1 per cent, in llie value (d' o^oods traded, 
 the returns of (Hitlit l>-7tl. aetually show a falliiijr idf of some t'"iO(l, as eoiiipared willi 
 Outfit 1S74. 
 
 The ^ahs t.i the < ioverniiieiit and oilicis in the three ( hit tils sxcre ^l-'^'"^. S"'-""0.iind 
 j»"J!t,000 respectively, and liie ariMumts of tlie lli-triet show the followini.!; icsiills : — 
 
 Outllt 1S7I, an apparent rrotil of $(it),939 
 
 .. 1S7". „ „ I!),0.31 
 
 ,, 187ti ,, Loss of ... . 7, ''184 
 
 The lulling off in the lu.st Outtit, as compared v,-ith 1874, beinp; upwards of $70,000. 
 
 Tluri' is a larire aiiiiuiiit of Capital employed in the trade in this District, where the 
 hulk of tlie ]irovi^inn~ are nhlained for transport and other pur[io.ses. 
 
 In I><7I tlie ('ai>ilal employed in the Distriil was $180,000 
 „ „ 1X7.J ... •.'(;."). 0(10 
 
 „ „ i''7n ... ;w(i.(i(i() 
 
 •!i'" latter yielding' neillier intirc -t nor protit ; while tlie 0|lie,|- in eharjje of 'he District staled 
 that upon tile uiiiile hi' had doiu' vi'ry well. 
 
 In handing his accounts of Oiiilii lS7li, Mr. <'i..\iike stated that in eonHrqurnec of the 
 steamer " Morthcote " not reaehiii;,' her destination last season, arriingeiiients liad to be made 
 at Carlton for the transport of siijiiilies to other Districts, which ofliprwi.se wmild have suHered 
 I') a considerable i .\tent. .\ larp' amount of I'rniii'an li:id lieeti pid\ ided fur the trade o| 
 lhe~e Districts. 
 
 -Mr. Ci.MiKl-; reporticl that the Com]ial'ative Staleiiieiit nf the Uiliirns of Saskatchewan 
 Dislriti Oiitlit iN/o-ti, showed uii increase in the ]>rfsent year's work of js'J,7'JI). The I'lir und 
 liribi! Iluturii.s pointed to a decrease of $ll.'lilli. wiiirh amniint \.as more than met liy the 
 increased Itetunis id' I'eniicun and Leather. 
 
 li iiuiy iienliser\ed lliat liiese articles are either I ransfeired to other Districts or valued 
 up"ii Iiivi iitory. and that even with the sales to thu ( Jovernment, amounting to $'JO,(i(l(i, the 
 result oi' tiji' tr.ule of the District fur < >utlit 1870, is ho very iiiisatisfaetory, tlmt the Ciiief 
 Cc nimisi o u r lia- 1 n called upiiii to ulilain from Mr. Ci Mikv further e\id:iiiatioiis. 
 
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 III a i-pcent letter, tl.e Cliief (^o.nimssioner explained tlmt outstanding debts in the District 
 were placed on Inventory at one-Lulf of tbeiv value, that beinp the estimated cost of the 
 j^oods with charges at which they would have appeared on Inventory if unsold. 
 
 He also stated that the sudden decline in the market for Huffalo Robes seriously 
 uflected the Balance Sheet of Saskatchewan District, which, at the same time, laboured 
 under heavy opposition from thoHrm of Kkw, Stolart & (Jo., who establishe.l tliemaelves near 
 (^arlton, and excited the Robo and Fur Market beyond all reason. At the same time, the 
 inability of the steamer "Northcote." to navigate the Saskatchewan River above the (\.le Falls 
 in 1870 greatlv increased the expenses of getting the supplies to Carlton, which were rendered 
 t>M3 late to be disposed of as intended at the Indian Treaties Meeting, and consequently 
 swelled the Inventories, while, in the meantime, the next Outfit Requisition had already gone 
 forward. These difficulties, in addition to the reduced valuation of tlie lUtunis, tended to 
 luake the result most unsatisfactory, contrary to the anticipations of Mr. Ci.vkkk. 
 
 CUMBERLAND DISTRICT. 
 
 Inventory at tlii^ comnionconunt of Oultit 1874 
 (lose of Outfit 1H7(> 
 
 Suppliis s( nt out in 1H"I 
 lH7(i 
 
 (iiiods traihd in Outlit 1S71 
 
 (ioods Iradiil ill Outlit IH7 
 
 tiooils tnuli'il in (»iittit lH7(i 
 
 ... 
 
 $28,208 
 43,702 
 
 Incieasc 
 
 $lo,.5r,4 
 $II,K1S 
 
 i;i,2,'>;; 
 
 s;i.',)72 
 
 Sales 
 
 l!l,-)4,22H 
 r>:>H 
 
 Transfers to Districts 
 
 So;!, 724 
 12,0(10 
 
 Leaving for Fur Trade S4 1,721 
 
 ... ij!0;t,!)4S 
 
 Sales l,02o 
 
 (il,02;l 
 Traiisl'uis to Distiiets 17.000 
 
 Leaving for I'lir Trade »l l.02;l 
 
 S»72.2Hti 
 
 Sales ;l,H(i2 
 
 OH, 42 I 
 Tninsfeis to l)iMiiet> 21.102 
 
 l.cMNiu^r lor fur 'rnide 
 
 »i; 
 
 li «ill llnis be M.ii that in eomimri-.c.M uilh 1871, Oulllt 187(1 had an increased 
 amouiii (d >il,(lllll e.xp.iid.d for Furs. i'lu' priiuipiil articles— Heaver, Mnrteii. Mink, 
 Mii.s(ina.-h, and tUler— valuetl at lS7li ]iriccs, ninoiiiit to-- 
 
 ,t''l,','.s8 ill tiiulii IS71 
 
 7..>'.vi ,, is:.-) 
 s,-'l(l „ 1S7(I 
 
 ,.r a laliingnlf m ihr K, l uiiis of X 1 1-', «illi an iiimuscd (xpelidiluiv in goods to the uiiumnt 
 ..1 about .fl.'.HIU. 
 
12 
 
 The apparent profits shown in the District Accounts are- 
 
 npon the Capital employed — 
 
 Outfit 
 
 1874 
 
 It 
 
 1875 
 
 It 
 
 1876 
 
 Outfit 
 
 1874 
 
 »l 
 
 1875 
 
 
 1876 
 
 g:i5,270 
 14,607 
 
 8,285 
 
 $77,149 
 
 01.421 
 
 11!»,04S 
 
 This larfre increase of Capital arises from tho fact that in Outfit 1^76, $39,000 more 
 goods was supplied than in In74, and as the Inventory at the close of lS76 sliowed u large 
 increase, it follows that the District has boon overstocked with goods. 
 
 Tlic ( )fh<>er in charge reported that, uotwitlistaiiding the late period in the .seasonal 
 whicli some of ilie Posts in the District received their Outfits, the winter's operations were 
 favourable, and considering the active opposition in the District, and the sulfering.s of the 
 Indians as usiud from hunger, the llnul result showed an iucrea.se of .£2,000 in the value of 
 the Returns as ('(mipiired with (hitlit 1h75. 
 
 He added that high prices prevailed in the lower part of the District during the winter; 
 as 11 set off to which the tiiirler rat(>s for goods were somewhat advaiu ei. 
 
 
 SWAN UIVKU DlSlKU'l'. 
 
 Invciitoiy ;it cnmiiunccnient cil' Outtit \x~ I 
 „ iloRc 01 Outfit. ln7t) 
 
 Supi'liis sriit iiut 111 1S7I 
 
 » i> '**"■'' 
 
 .. ., lf<"'' 
 
 Oooi- tnidi'ii in llutlil IHM 
 
 Cash Sulrs .. 
 
 lioo.ls trailcl in Outlit 1876 
 
 Cash Sales... 
 
 Kxtrn Tr;in»fi'tii . ... ... ... 
 
 (iooils frufle.l 111 inmii 1H76 
 
 (_'ufb Sn'.i'S 
 
 K.xliu Trftn.sfeis ... 
 
 I.ruviiig ('<r I'lir Triiili- 
 
 Leiiviriif fni I'ur Tiruli 
 
 l.cin in'..' ("T l''iir Tniili 
 
 :>:, f„si 
 
 .•<70.(I3!! 
 7'i.H5',) 
 ('.'i.7.*).'i 
 
 U. «;;•.' 
 .■*iori 'jaii 
 
 .■>.). KOO 
 
 .■>o,r.>u' 
 •.>n,.TiH 
 
 l«liH,S!)iJ 
 ill,.')!") 
 
 «i:l7,:i!)(> 
 8,;t;)2 
 
 .S;u,()oi) 
 
 121,104 
 
 i'.".l,0(il 
 
 'I'Ijc piitnipal returns of the District amouiitrd to £5,0(lil. i'.'l.ltJtO. and X'5,4U0, for llio 
 three tJuttils respectively, and the iiecounts show the following results : — 
 
 Outlit 1^74, an apparei>l Profit of $20,427 
 » 187fi, „ „ 18,41!) 
 
 „ 1870, „ „ 16,148 
 
 Mr, Ahcimhm I) M« PoNAi d. ilie Ofhcer in chnrgi' ntriisis the accounts of Outfit 1876 
 
 with those (if the furnu'r yeiir. and stntes tlnil '■ ilie nijliciiiin of Furs is con-iderablv in 
 advuncc of last (Mil lit, und had the valuation lieeii tin -.ami' llw re>*iilt "oiild have been much 
 
13 
 
 better. While the collection of Furs has been much larger, the Cash Sales have been less, 
 as a large quantity of country produce was sold the previous Outfit on which a double profit 
 was made, this will tell on the profits of the District more than the advance on the Fur 
 Returns will makeup." He found that on an average the English goods landed there, cost 
 5 per cent, over the previous years, while he had adopted the same price as last Outfit for 
 Inventories ; he considered it better to do so, although it would somewhat affect tlie District 
 for Outfit 1876, as part of the goods on hand on Ii ventory consist of the surplus stock 
 supplied from York Factory, which must be sold ut a reduced rate in order to dispose of them. 
 He states that the infernal expenses of the District have been kept as low as possible as 
 heretofore, and that the outstanding balances have been reduced. 
 
 MANITOBA DISTRICT. 
 
 Manitoba District was separated from Red River District at the close of Outfit 1874, 
 
 when supplies to the amount of $51,976 were transferred to it, of which $30,7!>7 were traded 
 
 in Outfit 1875, leaving $21,842 on hand at the close af that Outfit. Supplies to the amount 
 
 of $27,582 were sent in Outfit 1870, at the close of which the Inventory amounted to $23,990, 
 
 Gondstruded in Outfit 1875 $;50,Tl)7 
 
 Cash Sales «,'■>»* 
 
 Goods traded in Outfit 1876 
 Cash Sales ... 
 
 Leaving for Fur trade $J2,:<39 
 
 $-2.5,471 
 
 8,928 
 
 Leaving for Fur trade $ 1 7, 1 T;l 
 
 The returns of the principal articles, valued at the same rates for Outfits 1S7.") ami IS76, 
 amount to £1,5G1 and i,' 1, 850 respectively : and the apparent profit shown in the District 
 Accounts, $1,084 and $5,813. The Capital omployoJ in the District is about goO.OOO. The 
 Officer in charge write- : — 
 
 "Shoal Uivor and Manitoba House contributed the greater part of ilir Ku is, and not 
 
 " witliBtaiuiint: the more than usual opposition at the former place, we got a ];irf,'i' share of the 
 
 " trade, uuil if tliu lur tarill' was liiglier liotli tliese I'oits would show a fair profit. As it is, we 
 
 " have paid more for most Furs than what wo get credit for." 
 
 LAC LA TLUIK DISTRICT. 
 
 Inventory at the cnmnioneement of OutQt 1874 
 close of Outtit 1870 
 
 Supplies Bint out in 1871 
 
 Inorcaae 
 
 1H76 
 
 It ■> " 
 II t) II 
 
 Cioods traded in 1874 
 Trauslers 
 
 Ousli Silrg 
 
 Goods ti ailed in 1 875 
 (/ash Sak'H 
 
 Goods traded in 1876 
 
 C.isli Sales ... 
 
 $;M,r)81 
 4;),'282 
 
 $8,700 
 
 $77,0 1(1 
 
 7a,ii'.i7 
 
 01,783 
 
 $90,8',I3 
 21,000 
 
 |0(),8',I3 
 L'^iitiO 
 
 Leaving for Fur trailc 
 
 Leaving lur Fur trade 
 
 I?,') 1,233 
 
 !fr.!.0!IK 
 1(1,000 
 
 iJia,ooo 
 
 tG;l,202 
 17,000 
 
 Leaving lui' Fur trade 
 
 1^46,000 
 
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 Tlip values of the principal Returns of the District for the three Outfits amouut to 
 £5,888, £0,031, and £5,4..'3, and the Country Accounts show the following results: — 
 
 Outfit 1874 
 Outtit 187.» 
 Outtit 187G 
 
 appiirciit Profit, 
 
 Lobs, 
 
 $4,621 
 1,448 
 3,218 
 
 Upon the larsfc amount of Cajiilal employed in tlu' Dislrii't, §l()(!.O0O, the above result 
 is most disiippointiii};. I'^von in 1874 the profit is less th;iii o ]u'i' vv.A. When ('ash >-'.ili's to 
 the amount of $17,U00 are considered and are suppuMil lo icpiesont u certain amount of 
 protit made, the Fur Trade would appear to be carried on in tliis District at a large amount 
 of loss. 
 
 Mr. Lii.i.iK, tlie Officer in charge, reports that his Returns were eijual to those of former 
 yars, hut of smaller amount, owing to the reduced rates at which they are valued. Musquash 
 wi-re very seaiee. but all other Fur-bearing animals were to all appearance as numerous as 
 tlie\ luive been for several years past. The Government liad opened a large retail store at 
 Foit Francis, which, besides supplying the wants ot' the men employed on the Canal, was 
 open to the public and the Indians. Mr. Lii.i.ik also reported the presence of several parties 
 of l''ur Traders in Lac la Pluie District during Outtit 187(i, but he observed that beyond 
 putting the Company to some extra expense in opposing them, they did not uU'eet the 
 Comjiaiiy much or enrich themselves. 
 
 Mr. Lii.i.ik does not appear to have realized th(> fact tluit for the last two Outfits at 
 least the business of his District has beeii curried on at a loss to the Company. 
 
 Since the foregoing was written we have received from tlie Cliief (''omiriissioner a 
 report of a visit to La( la I'luie District made by Inspecting tliiet' Factor McTavish last 
 month. He found lliat since the close of Outtit 1S7J, the liidinn debis had largely increased, 
 anil a want of jiidginent iiad been sliown by tlie i >lH<'i.|s in cliarge of (lulposts in dealing with 
 the Indians Since the commencement of the eonslruction of (ioverninei.t works at Foit I'rancis, 
 tlie Inilians in tint neighbourhood have hunted few l''urs Mr, McTavish louiid the 
 stock of goods in the District double what it <iught to have been. The Ollicer in clmige had 
 been directed to .set aside for other Districts all gnoils not rcijiiircd by liini. Next Outtit, North 
 West Angle and the Outstation of Fnglish Uiver will be ijiven up, and if found practicable 
 the Outstations of Whitetish liay ami Kagle Lake will be closi d. The stati' of clerk-- and 
 servants will consequently be reduicd, 
 
 A Inrmer servant ol the ('om])an\ , iianii d 1m iii.\so\, biid c:iri-ied on a most reckli ss 
 and UM|ii'otitable trade in the District, wliicli kept the priies of l''iirs very liigli. 
 
 NIr. McTavish re|iorts (hat the whole District is, and lor llie la^t three or fom years 
 has been, in a state of transition. That portion surrounding Fort Francis will, as soon as the 
 Conal is rini.shcd, return to its normal slate, as the Canal is not likely to be of any service as 
 a highw.iy, and when the Indians cannot find einjiloyuumt on ibe I'ublic Works, soum of 
 them will be obliged to hunt for a living. 
 
 YOliK FA(;T()kY ANlt COAST I'O.STS. 
 
 These Posts arc HMj)plied from I'"iigland by way of Iludson'-. Ihiy, and their lielurns 
 are sent home annually by tin' Company's own ship. Since tin- removal of lli(> Depot of the 
 Northern Departmeiii iVom Ynik l''aeioiy to l''oit (Jairy, York I'aclovy lias gre;itly dediued 
 in im|)ortaiice. At the cominenceiiieiil of Onllil 1S74, York I'luloiy bad »lill on band a large 
 UH-sort ineiit of goods for the trade of Inland Dislricts. 
 
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 It amounted to ... ... 
 
 At tho close of Outfit 187G the amount wo* 
 
 TliL' supplies furnished in 1874 were 
 
 „ 1H75 „ 
 
 » ti ., 18"(> .. 
 
 Tho Itutui-ns as valued in the Country Accounts in 187J were 
 It »» ») »i t> 1876 », 
 
 »» i» fi II M 1876 ,, 
 
 8181,377 
 143,214 
 
 $41,423 
 27,923 
 23,841 
 
 $13,761 
 8,113 
 7,070 
 
 mid tlin Accounts show tho following results :- 
 
 Outfit 1874 uppnrcnt I'mfit ... 
 
 II l'*'>* II 
 
 „ 1876 ,, Loss ... 
 
 $13,058 
 10,387 
 10,511 
 
 Mr. FonTKsct'K iiUudinp: in his Report to this unfortunate result, explained that Outfit 
 1S7() was the first your in which tho Factory was left to its own resources, having no 
 connection with any of the Interior Districts except Oxford. 
 
 An cxaniinatioii of the Accounts current of tho two years shows nt a glance the 
 difrorenee of the uinount of business transacted. In Outfit 1875 tho Iloturns amounted to 
 $S,000. while tlie »i)i)iireiit gain was $10,000. Mr. FourKsctK stated that, besides the protiton 
 Returns, tlie establishment derived benefit from the sale shop and the Invoice Charges to 
 other Districts. In Outfit 187b there was no profit from these sources. Tho collections 
 show a further considerable decline in Heavers, which Mr. Foktksclk thought were being 
 " killed out." Tho tndian.-i iti tho neighbourhood weru in a state of great destitution and the 
 only resource was to open tho stores for tho sale of provisions, to keep them up to tho hunting 
 of Foxes along tlu- coast. 
 
 Churchill, Severn, 'I'niul Lake, and Itiland Lake, uro supplied from York Factory. 
 
 (joods tiadi'il at thesis Distriels- 
 (Mitfit 1874 
 Outl'it 1875 
 Outlit IMTfi 
 
 ^30,000 
 27,1)00 
 2'J,000 
 
 Result iil'Irudr in Comitry Aciounis — 
 
 Outfit 1874. 
 
 Churchill. I'liilit $!),001 
 
 Severn ,, ... ... 6,160 
 
 Trout Lake „ 21,446 
 
 Uluml Luke ,, 17,482 
 
 Total rroflts ... $54,149 
 
 Outfit I87J. 
 
 Outttt 1878 
 
 $o,sn 
 
 ?3,S,58 
 
 4,736 . . 
 
 1,104 
 
 10,584 
 
 3,,'!55 
 
 6,246 
 
 6,4;!2 
 
 $27,397 
 
 §14,819 
 
 As regards Severn and Trout Lake, Mr. roicrr.sci'i'. reported that the exireniity to 
 which the Coast Inilians had bi'en reduced could hardly be believed, and the matter of 
 surprisi^ was, that only one ease of death frotn starvation eiime to his knowledge, lumiely, that 
 of u family or camp of Itl, all of whotn perished except one boy. IIo added it was not, 
 therefore, surprising that the debts had iiieri'used 8(10 M.ll., orlOper cent. These debts are not 
 valued on Invi'ntory. 
 
 At the othi'r Posts the fulling oil' in the amount of apparent profit is due prineipnllv 
 
 to the lower rales III whieh tile Returns are valued in Oullit 187t). The quantities are not 
 
 less than those ul' former years, and no opposition traders have yet made their W!i\- In 
 these Districts. 
 
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 ?^ 
 
 RED RIVER AND MANITORA TRAniNG STATIONS. 
 
 There are nine Trading Posts within this District, our remarks on which ore confined to 
 the Outfit of 1876, as it was only in 1875 that 'separate accounts wore kept. The following 
 table exhibits the amount of goods on hand, and supplied during Outfit 1876, and the 
 apparent results at each Post, together with the Furs traded either for Cash or Barter. 
 These results may be somewhat qualified, owing to the errors hereafter mentioned, reportt'd 
 in taking the Inventories. The Inventory value is based on tlie cost at Fort Garry, 
 with a small per ceiitago added for transport from that place. Three of the Posts, Point 
 Coup^, St. Boniface, aud Georgetown, are being closed, and are, therefore, not included in 
 the Return. 
 
 Station fl. 
 Portage In I'rnirie ... 
 Poplar Point. . 
 White Horse Pluins 
 Pembina 
 
 St. Anne's 
 
 Lower Fort Garry ... 
 
 Balance of Loss #6,000. 
 
 Capital Employed. 
 |"7,0I)0 
 3.5,000 
 30.000 
 55,000 
 4:^.000 
 80,000 
 
 1319,000 
 
 Profit. 
 
 $654 
 
 1!,112 
 6,171 
 
 ig.s,o;t7 
 
 17,376 
 
 2,383 
 5,216 
 
 $14,975 
 
 If, in addition, h per cent, on the estimated Capital employed be charged, the loss 
 would amount to $22,000 for Outfit 1876. 
 
 It is to bo remarked that these Posts are mainly kept up, either for the purcha.se of 
 grain required for tlie Cnnipuny's use, or for ordinary shopkeepiug as contradistinguished 
 from the Fur Trade. The total value of Furs traded was : — 
 
 Portage la Prairie 
 l'o]ilar Point 
 Whitt: Iloroc I'luinB 
 St. Anno's 
 Pembina... 
 Lower fort Uarry 
 
 $3,K44 
 
 105 
 
 349 
 
 421 
 24,618 
 
 915 
 
 tl0,252 = £2,000 Stcihng. 
 
 The shops, except Lower Fort Garry, where there is a Chief Trader, a.-o managed by 
 <"Ierks, whose period of service with the Company varies from four to seventeen years, 
 and u Lose salaries vary from £73 to £100 a year. 
 
 We note by the reports of Mr. John M(Tav!sh, dated the Va\\ .January and 16th 
 February last, that irregularities oeeiirred in taking the Inventories, not from wilful error, 
 hut from the difficulty of closing the shops during stock taking. In several instances also 
 the goods of one Outfit have been mi.\ed up with the stock, properly clmrgenble to another ; 
 in iither-;, articles lost or vnlueiess have been taken over at the eust(mniry value, and in one 
 instance the quantities liiive Ik-'cu entered as "llis." in>teail of " bags." Pending full explunatiout 
 on these matters it, is impossible to depend nn the precise results as reported. 
 
 Mr. M(Tavisii remarks: — 
 
 " As ubsiilute c'lirriM'tnisg in nfciik taking !a more important thon was formerly 
 " considered neei<isary throunliout the country, I have now iimde arriiiijjements to Bt'iid parties 
 " from Fort (iarry to sisist at all tlie Posts, and as fant as the Inventories come to luind I am 
 " hiivin!.^ them worked up. and will soon be in a ponition to give you a reliiihh' re^ult tor 
 " UiitUt 187 7, and if any do not show a dear proUt over and above all cxpeuHcs, I would 
 
17 
 
 " recommend them being dosed up at once, but I must remark that it was not only for the 
 '' anticipated cunh profit on ealcs that thoHO Posts were established, btit us n means to procure 
 " grain and country produce for the large demands of our Inland and General Business, 
 " whieh, in tlie absence of those Posts, would require an outlay yearly of a large amount 
 " iif cash." 
 
 To this Report the Chief Coinmissioner replies as follows, under date fith February : — 
 
 "As regards the maintenance of the Outstations on the Assinebine and at St. Anne's 
 " to secure grain and country produce for the general Imsiness, you are aware that until 
 " last year we have had to import not only Flour, liut also Oats ever since 1K74, although 
 " they existed in full force. * # * • • 
 
 " Perforce we will have to keep up our F^tablishments at Portage la Prairie and St. 
 "Anne's until we ascertain the result of Outfit 1877, which i.t already neaily ended, but my 
 " instructions coiiveye<l to you regarding them through Mr. 0. S. McTavjsb must not be 
 " deviated from, as I feel pcrlcctly falisfiul that oiikrs will be stnt fiom London to close 
 " both Stations forthwith. 
 
 " The results at Poplar Point and White Horse Plains, although apparently showing 
 " a profit, dwindle into u loss when interest is calculated on the heavy stocks carried at 
 " both plaies. 
 
 " 1 neid not repi at tlie n marks 1 have already ni:ide when referring to the St. .Vniie 
 " Post, as lliey apply to it as well as to the Poitiige, but rei|uire its rectilied account also. 
 
 " Xotwilhstanding your remarks that a consiilerablo grain trade can be dune at this 
 " Post without carrying a heavy stock of goods, I tiiid its Inventory 1st June last amounted 
 "to S.'ll.onS"; wliile that of Portage la Praiiie was ,M."),48,V"; White Horse Plains 
 
 "was 822,16(>-; iind Poplar Point was ?3(>,>.)0{ ; in all $UiO,13j, of which .•»8t!.n97"" 
 
 "represents Kuropenn Goods, and If 11, "OV", C'.madian and .Vraerican ; showing in the fonniT 
 " case nn increase of §'JO,;Jo!t"", and in the latter of ^2,877", and placing a heavy burden 
 '•on the trade in cons( (|iii ncc, wheKas it was particularly desired that the Inventoiies 
 " should be much reduced. 
 
 In u I'urtlur Kcport, dated 10th February, ltS78, Mr. Mi'T.wisii state.s : - 
 
 " I agree with ymi that the Inventories al all our Outposts are far too large, anil out 
 " of piopiirlinn to tlie aini.unt of l>iisiMrs- done in Ontlit I87fi. 
 
 " The Inileiits tor the OiUlit rcciuircuieiit-- were canfuliy maile lOit and based on the 
 " larjjely incieasing liiisiiiess of the previous year, and we wire far Iruni anticipating such a 
 " generiil stagnation of trade nil o\er tlie cnniilry as lolUiwed. 
 
 " Since the close ol 1876. the stock'* at all the lied Ilivcr Posts have been very nuuh 
 "reduced, and apart fruiu our assuming by the DepiU everything in excess of the iniuicdiate 
 " denncnds erf tlic trudc> as nietitionccl in my last letter, the Invcntoiies now being taken 
 "will bo found in a nun li more satisluetory state tlinn in the previous year. 
 
 " The position of the Kstablishments in Uc d lliver is very ditfi rent fnim Inland Trading 
 ' Posts, and a very much heavier stock of goods is reciuired. In the face of the many traders 
 ' and shopkeeiiers in every lino of business surrounding ns, if we wish to get a fair share of 
 ' custom, we must at all seasons be in a position to supply all the wants of those who dc al 
 ' with us, as our stores are supposed to eiiiilniii rt general ntuek e/' all tht leijiiiremeiits of a 
 ' community, and this cannot be done by merely iui|iorting once a year, as we have hitherto 
 ' been doing, when with every precaution and forethought it was impossible to avoid running 
 ' short of scuue articles and having an excess of others, and we sliwuld lie iillowed to repleiiisti 
 ' our stuck as often as disposed iif, and the oltcner the better if at a gcjod profit, irrespective 
 ' of the amount of our Indent as limilecl liv Council." 
 
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 A.s n'spi'i-ts tl ' uutsiaiiJiuj,' debts iit those Posts, we tind by the Inveutnry thut on 
 the 1st of June lust lliey were us I'ollnws: — 
 
 #3,125 
 
 I>,(i,j3 
 
 1.7.10 
 
 2,i)77 
 
 -J.;!!'.* 
 
 St. Anne's 
 
 Portiiire In Pi-iirie 
 
 l'(>pliir I'l.int 
 
 I.DWir I'lirt (iiiriy 
 
 I'eniWnii... 
 
 (ioorpitiiwn 
 
 Wliite Horsn I'lains 
 
 H.;!Jl 
 1,103 
 
 HMH 
 
 The aindimt written off ill respect of the Outsl.mdiiij^ Debts at these Posts in Outfit 
 ISTti, was >s/j,!)jl, of wliiidi §l,!loS and $^i,71!l, apply to St. Anne's and Lower Fort (iarry, 
 leaving only small amounts for the other Posts. 
 
 On a review of the results of the tradinj; at these Posts, and on consideration of the 
 wlioli- ea>e, we ure not of oj)inion that the t'onipany has the means of earryinjj on |)r(itit.ibly 
 the business of retail shopkeeping, apart from Fur trading at tlie minor Posts in lie' lied 
 Rivei' l)istrict ; and we would concur in the recommendations of the f'liii>f t'ommissioner that 
 the.se minor establishments shoidd be gradually cliLsed, cxcejiting perhaps the I'osls of 
 IVn\biiKi and White Horse Plains, which, under earel'ul supervision, might be carried on with 
 a jirolitable result. 
 
 Since the foregoing was jinpared, a lurther letter has been received from Mr. •!. II. 
 McTavisii, dated Fort Uarry, Jnd A[iril, in whicli he reports that the tiade at Portage hi 
 I'ruirie is likely to show a jirotit of about § 17,11(10 in l>utKt |M77, and that the utmost care is 
 being taken with the vif w of having the Inventories of all the Posts in the District correctly 
 taken and every art ill- put down at its true v:due. 
 
 ' I'OUT GAUUV. 
 
 liiis l!stabli.shment isilivniid luln two hr.nuhes : — 
 
 \-\. 'I'lie lt( pot lli'iMK h. 
 
 l.'iid. 'i'lo- Ml irhiiuiiise or .Shnplvcepiui; llianeh. 
 
 'i'lie l)r].6l in \>^7't showed a Intnl \aliie and outlay i including ciiNloins duti(■^ and 
 trans]torl cluirges, together ^ItT.OIXM of >!l|.j,;i,'l). In 1S7(; (customs and tiiinsport 
 S2.'.J,00(I) >ji!,0lU,71>S. Of these totals there i.>i represented for wig.s, $•.'•,>,.")]! in 1^7".. and 
 $29,7(10 in 1870. 
 
 The Inventories < :f -toi k on hand at the close of lach Outfit varv. 
 
 IHT5 
 IH7(( 
 
 SI71,Sl;l 
 
 20i,;ni 
 
 These figures are large, Imi l''ort Oarry has nciw becoiue the emporium of mnnv of the 
 Posts, which were fornu riy su)ipln il from V(uk I"actor\ . and this will to .som<' degree ac<ount 
 for the large amount of goods on hand. 
 
 Tn Outfit l''*7o, the Depot Accoimt wns balanced by the transf^er of ^o"),!}:!'! to tlio 
 di liil of Men iiaiidi/e Account, the profit of which was thus reduced to ^11, ')(»,'. While in 
 Outfit 1K70, Merchandise Account appears in the bnlunee sheet with a profit of jSflfvi'iii, and 
 the Depot stnn<ls with a loss of fi'',,()')!j, representing expenses unapportioned fo other brancheti 
 
 Ol till' IjUsitless. 
 
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 Under tlie head " Furs purchased," cash and goods to the amount of jJ54,7G2 are 
 charged as liaving been expended at Fort Garry for Furs during Outfit 1876, since the 
 ooinnienceniont of whicli, prices declined in 1877 and 1878, as shown in Statement No. 1. 
 on the first jiagc of this lleport. 
 
 Tlie Furs so purchased, which were valued at the same rates as the rest of the Returns 
 for Outfit 187ii, amounted to $30,330, ami the account closes with an apparent loss 
 of g 15,3-26. 
 
 The account "Returns of Trade," represents the expenses incurred at Fort Garry 
 in repacking and forwarding the Returns of the Department. 
 
 STEAMERS. 
 
 The Freight earned by Steamers " Colvile " and " N^orthcote,' is placed to the 
 credit of their accounts, from which the deduction of 15 per cent, for wear and tear 
 is taken. In (Jutfit 1875, the " Colvilc's " earning'; did not amount to the depreciation, 
 as she was only employed during a part of the season. 
 
 The loss on tlie "Northcote" for Outfit 187(1 arise-; from the same cause, the 
 state of the water in the Saskatchewan being such that sfie was unable to proceed 
 further than Carlton last .season. 
 
 In Outfits 1874 and 1875, the result of the Red River Steamboat operations was 
 included in tlie Red River District accounts. 
 
 The profit on the Steamers for Outfit 187(i, amounting to $21,108, was arrived at 
 after deducting 15 per cent, from their valuation, which now amounts to $24,337. 
 
 GENERAL CHARGES. 
 
 It will 1h observed that the amount of this account for Outfit 1876 is $11,900, 
 as compared with $2(5,500 in Outfit 1S75, and $20,021 in Outfit 1874. In the last- 
 named Outfits the nuiiiicipal taxes were charged to Geiieial Expenses, whik in Outfit 187(5, 
 tlie taxes apjiear in the account of Fort Garry Depot, and in Outfit 1875 a charge 
 was nuide against general expenses for loss of a quantity of Cordw ud swept away by a 
 Hood on the Saskatchewan. 
 
SOUTHERN DEPARTMENT. 
 
 ABSTRACT OF INVENTORIES AT THE CLOSE OF OUTFITS 1874, 1870 & ISTti. 
 
 European Goods . . 
 Country Produeo . . 
 Country-mnilo Articles 
 Coasting Vessels . . 
 Lire Stock 
 
 Cash 
 
 Advances for next Outfit 
 Duties 
 
 Totals at closo of Ovitfits 
 
 Outfit 1871. 
 
 Outfit 1876. 
 
 Outfit 1870 
 
 £11,121 
 
 i;i.-),.vii 
 
 £.1J,762 
 
 it.TM 
 
 ti.T'.m 
 
 6,, 182 
 
 1,102 
 
 .ViT 
 
 
 850 
 
 l,i:!ii 
 
 999 
 
 1,1 5o 
 
 1,1.52 
 
 1.069 
 
 l.lit 
 
 121) 
 
 CO 
 
 3i»6 
 
 ;)of) 
 2,315 
 
 :t«f) 
 
 i;.-.o,;!Oi2 
 
 £'57,!M1 
 
 l-)l.li(il 
 
 It will be ob-ierved that there are no outstanding debts valued upon Tnviiltnry in ihe 
 Southern Department. The OfEcer in charge at Moose Factory forwarded a statement of iho 
 Indian debts which were not valued, namely : — 
 
 Outiit 1875 . . 
 
 Outfit 1876 
 
 H. •.'(■>;! M. Itiiivir 
 7.:!:!-J M. Miirtni 
 L>.1.-)1 l>.illiirs 
 
 r>,;!08 M. Hiliver 
 (i.ll.'>.) M. Marten 
 •J.HdO lloUiirs 
 
 The redtiction iu Made Beaver and Made Marten advances is nan li greater than the 
 increase in Dollars. 
 
 Strrri.ii'.s kkom Hxoi.am). 
 
 Outiit 1871 
 ,, 1H7.) 
 ,. 1876 
 
 1M.7J7 
 18,79,-> 
 
 In Outfit 1877, lor which the Returns and Accounts have not been received, the supplie.i 
 amounted to £9,-y27. 
 
 The Returns of the Department liave reuli/ed tlii. Inllowing amounts : — 
 Outfit 1871 .. .. .. £10,712 
 
 „ 1H75 .. .. .. aJ.«oi 
 
 „ 1870 .. ,. ., .. :n.-.l8 
 
 In the Country Accounts they were valued — 
 
 Outfit 1871 at .. 
 „ 187.-. „ .. 
 „ 1870 „ ., 
 
 £;!1,(;76 
 ;i5,l77 
 30,711 
 
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 Aud the result of trade given in the same Accounts is as follows : — 
 
 Outfit 1874, apparent Profit 
 ■ • 1875. 
 „ 1876, 
 
 £13,553 
 
 14,229 
 
 5,327 
 
 The following is the actual result of the trade of the Department, without interest 
 on Capital and the proportion of London Expenses : — 
 
 Outfit 1874, I'rofit .. .. .. £21,320 
 
 „ 1875, „ .. .. .. 18,017 
 
 „ 1876, .. .. .. .. 7,268 
 
 Statement showing the result of Trade as ascertained upon the Country Valuations : — 
 
 Districts. 
 
 Outfit, 
 Froflt. 
 
 1874. 
 
 Outfit 1876. 
 
 Outfit 1876. 
 
 
 Lon. 1 Profit. 
 
 Loss. 
 
 Profit. 1 Loss. j 
 
 Alhany Eiver . . 
 
 £7,703 
 
 1 
 
 £5,541 
 
 
 £3,453 
 
 Rupert's Rivor . . 
 
 3.665 
 
 ! 5.894 1 
 
 2,568 
 
 Niiw I'list 
 
 
 
 356 
 
 
 158 
 
 nruuHwick 
 
 1,473 
 
 .. 
 
 1,327 
 
 •• 
 
 539 
 
 Kinoguniisseo . . 
 
 1,870 
 
 
 1,706 
 
 
 1,149 
 
 1 
 i 
 
 EuBtmnin . . 
 
 ' 1,179 
 
 , , 
 
 2,492 
 
 
 1,753 
 
 
 Abitibi 
 
 1,218 
 
 t * 
 
 687 
 
 •• 
 
 Truiisfe 
 
 Mon 
 
 Depar 
 
 rrcd to ; 
 
 treal 
 
 tment. 
 
 Moose Factory . . 
 
 •■ 
 
 3,408 
 
 •• 
 
 2,056 
 
 
 3,717 
 
 Do. Sale Shop 
 Moose Trade . . 
 
 614 
 
 2,oi: 
 
 
 1 Included 
 
 with Moose 
 
 Factorj' Ac count. i 
 
 General Charges 
 
 • • 
 
 ' 2,451 ! 
 
 i i 
 
 671 
 
 33ft 
 
 ALBANY RIVER DISTRICT. 
 
 )lie-. 
 
 Inventory at roiuinc'iii'i'nuiit of Outfit 1874 
 
 £5,311 
 
 ,, tlosL" of Outfit 1876 .. 
 
 of .. 
 
 6,469 
 
 Showiiig.an increase 
 
 £1,148 
 
 Supplies sent out in Outfit 1874 . . 
 
 £3,831 
 
 ., 1875 .. 
 
 
 2,895 
 
 1876 .. 
 
 
 . .• .. 3,693 
 
 Goods traded in 1874 
 
 £2,473 
 
 187.^ 
 
 
 2,545 
 
 1876 
 
 
 4,254 
 
 Or an increase of . . 
 
 £1,800 
 
 OS compared with Outfit 1874. 
 
 
 
The principal returns of the District — Beaver, Marten, !i[ink, and Otter* — valued at the 
 prices of 1876, amount to : — 
 
 l'«,S77 in Outfit 1871 
 •■!,H!U ,. IS-.i 
 
 A.l;iJ ,. IHTd 
 
 the latter bcinjj only i,'/)oO ia cxci'ss ot' Outfit 18T-1; wLilo, as already pointed out, the inc-reuio 
 in the iimount of jjnods trailed was i)l,S(lO. 
 
 The result of Trade in Albany Uivor District is as fullows: — 
 
 Outfit 187-1. on apparent I'rofit of i'7.70;t 
 ,. 1M7"> .. ., •■)..".ll 
 
 .. 187tl ,, ., 3,|.-);t 
 
 'I'he returns nf Albany District fur Outlit 1S7(>, valued at the prices of the previous 
 vear, ■Nvcuiid have anutunted to t'l 1,.')V,). bcin^ l"5,rj<) raore than the valuation at which they 
 are credited uii the accnunts of tlie De]ia! tineiit. 
 
 Mr. I'aksiin, the ( Ulicer in cliarjjfc of Moo.so Factory, reported that <lurinj; Hcttit 187'! 
 the Indian dcht.s had decrea.sed 718 M. Heaver at Albany, and to a le.ss extent ut Marten's 
 Falls. Theie is a small Increase at Osnaburij and Ileidey, at which latter place the debt was 
 increased contrary to orders. 
 
 No opposition was Heard of in .Vlbanv District during Outtlt 1870; but .Mr. I'akson 
 stated that the heavy cliartT's made at the Montreal De[)artnient aj^ainst Albany District for 
 expenses, incurred iiiopposiiitf I'Veo-trader Utrri.E in 1875, had been assumed in the Southern 
 Department at the recpiest of Mr. Dissktt. Mr. P.\ns()x added that he could not admit the 
 justice of the eluirge for if the Pic River |)arty traded from Albany Indians, the Furs were 
 kept by the Montreal Department ; and if they traded from Lonjj Lake Indians, the Southern 
 Department liad notliiiif; to do with the expense of coUectin;; Furs from Montreal Department 
 Indians. 
 
 UrrKUTS RIVKll Dl.STRKT. 
 
 IiiMiilor\ lit the i.iiininenieirietit of t •iitlll ls74 i't..')72 
 
 ,N.'(.- of Outfit ls7(i .1,103 
 
 Supplied sent out in 1 h7 1 . . i':!, l.ij 
 
 ,, ,. lH7.'i I.n.'i 
 
 „ ,, 1H7I1 4,'J8(» 
 
 finoils tnde.l. <lulfit lH7l 1'.',N'.I7 
 
 „ ,. 187.0 ;i,177 
 
 I87ri 4,814 
 
 or an increase of £"J,0()0 as compared with • •utfit IS71. 
 
 Valuation of tlie princi])al Returns of the District, namely. Reaver. Marten, Mink, and 
 Otters, at 18; (l prices ; — 
 
 £4,178 in Outfit 1874 
 .i.OlO ,, 187;'. 
 
 t!,747 ,, I87r, 
 
 the latter showing an iiuTease of fJ.fiOO. , 
 
 Tlie Country Accounts sliow the following result of trade: — 
 
 Outfit 1871. npp.lrent I'lnlit .. iM.dll;) 
 
 187.'. ., .... 6,894 
 
 I«7r, ,, ... L',.''.(18 
 
23 
 
 the 
 
 The Roport on this District refers to a larj?e increase in the quantities of the Ueturtm 
 as compnml witli thiisc (if ilio jircvioiiH years. '1 lu> Iniliun dibtH liail (Ifcrcu.scd 417 M.U., 
 Iiriiiciimlly at Mistassinory and Niti lii'iimm. At ouo of the I'osts named MftcLiskun, the 
 business was not found to be satisfuetory. and the officer in char)^, Magnus Linki.atku, was 
 reiiiDved fnitn it, bocauso thr returns liad fallen otf and the debts increased. 
 
 \KW POST. 
 
 Inventory at cluse of Outfit 1 K7<'> 
 
 Suppliis ill Outfit IHT.'i .. 
 
 .. I, !*<"•• . . . . . . . . 
 
 Ciiiods trarlcil, Outfit I H'.'i 
 
 l«7l'i 
 
 Principal Roturn.s, Ikaver, Sfarten and Ottir Outfit. 1H7.5 
 
 Apparent Profit, Outfit I.s7,'> 
 
 i':is.-) 
 
 lH7r. ., 
 
 £.-.45 
 
 C17 
 
 ilH.') 
 
 .504 
 
 X.'.tl8 
 
 o9.'> 
 
 l.-)H 
 
 The Indian delils Iiud decreased Id;") M.M., and at the cl.»e of Outfit IS7G stood at 780 
 M.M. Mr. Paksoxs eousidercd these debts larjrer than they should be for tlie mnnber of 
 hunters, but several were debts of old .standinjf The business of the Post was satist'aetury, 
 and no bad eti'eet \va.H percejilible from tlie tran.slev of Abitibi to the Montreal Dejjartment. 
 
 imUNSWICK POST. 
 
 Inventory at eoiiiiiieneenient of Outfit 1N74 
 
 elos.' of Outfit 187(! 
 
 Su]lplii"i srtlt out, ( )utlit ls7l 
 
 187.') 
 
 t«7(; 
 
 £217 
 363 
 
 £1,'.>37 
 f,Jf4 
 
 (jooils trailed, i )iillit 1h7 t 
 „. „ ., 1H7.-. 
 
 £1,168 
 
 1,196 
 
 lH7ti 1,408 
 
 Valuation of the prineipal Returns, Heaver, Marten, and Otters, at 1S7G prices: — 
 
 Outfit IS74 . . £'J.():.'o 
 
 ., 1.S7.-1 l,4y 
 
 lK7i; 1,591 
 
 Accordingly it will be seen that the returns sliow a decrease of £1,000 in Outfit 187t), 
 when i.'J4(i more floods were traded than in Outfit IS?!. 
 
 The result of trade is stated in the Count ry Aeeounts as follows: — 
 
 Outlil 1871 oil Apimivnf Profit of . . £1,47:; 
 
 ,. IH7.") ., \.:V27 
 
 „ lH7r, ,, 539 ■ 
 
 The < fllieiM' in eharfie states that the returns show an inijirovenient in every item of 
 im])ortanee, e.\eept l-'isluTs, whii'b are 'JO per eei.t. lower than in Outfit 187"). liears and 
 Musquash are from Jta to 40 per eeiil. lietfer, and Minks and Lynx have increased SO peri'ent., 
 and Otters MO per cent. At the jiriees adopted in Outfit lS7;"i, the returns of < >iitfit IS7tl 
 would havi! shown an improvement of i'M','. If that amount is aiided to the apparent profit 
 of £5'{!(, the result of trade at Hrnnswiek for Outfit lH7ri would hr about tiie same as that of 
 Outfit 1870. 
 
 Mr. Pmison reported that there was a slight decre:ise in the Indian debts which 
 iinioiinted to l,l4s M.B. Prom the 1st .lune, 1877, this Post forms part of the Montreal 
 Department. The Heturns of Outfit 1876 were sent to London by way of Lake Superior. 
 
24 
 
 KINOGUMISSEE DISTRICT. 
 
 Inventory at commenoement of Outfit 1874 
 
 „ close of Outfit 1870 
 
 Supplies gent out in Outfit 1 HT4 . . 
 
 .. i«Tr, 
 
 ., IHT«i 
 
 Qooils trudiMl, Outfit 1N7I .. ' 
 
 Ill II ,, Ifti •) . . I , 
 
 „ .1 ,, 1876 
 
 £1,680 
 2,081 
 
 £l,'Jli4 
 1,813 
 1,913 
 
 1'1,H13 
 l..')53 
 1,U3-J 
 
 Valuation of tlio principal lU'turns, iicavor. Marten, and Otters, at 187(5 prices : — 
 
 Outfit 1871 
 
 
 
 „ 1875 . . 
 
 
 
 „ lH70 . . 
 
 
 
 Apparent rn>lit <'i 
 
 itlit 
 
 1H7I 
 
 II M f 
 
 II »» • 
 
 
 1875 
 187f. 
 
 £2,151 
 
 2,141 
 
 2.7'.)2 
 
 £1,870 
 
 1,706 
 
 1.14".» 
 
 The Returns of Outfit 1870, valued iit the prices of Outfit 1875, would have increased 
 the apparent profits by £\,'2')~). Kxcept at Mctochewan, the Indian debts have been largely 
 re<luced, but at that place the increase is considerable, and amounts to $2,84!K 
 
 The regular opposition at Mcfoclicwiin interfered to a great extent with tlic success of 
 tliat Post; but this yciir, il)i' frct'tni<lcr Oiccas is said to have failed, and it was expected that 
 the low price of Furs would limit his.opcrations in future. 
 
 EASTMAIN I > I. STRICT. 
 
 Inventory at roinmcnccinciit of Outfit 1874 
 close of Outfit ls7(i . . 
 
 Suppliis sent out iti Outfit 1H74 
 ,, ,, ,, 187.') 
 
 „ 1876 .. 
 
 Goods fnidcd in Outfit 1874 
 1875 
 
 1876 
 
 . £7,50;) 
 
 7.6'J'.» 
 
 . £1,783 
 
 2,<',61 
 
 2,750 
 
 . £1,520 
 
 1,501 
 
 3,883 
 
 Valuation of the priiuipal Returns — lieavers, White Foxes, Marten, and Otters— at 
 ISTfi prices: — 
 
 Outat IH74 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ,. 1H7.'. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ., iMTr. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Apparent 1' 
 
 rofilfl, 
 
 () 
 
 ittit 
 
 IK- 
 
 I 
 
 n 
 
 It 
 
 
 If 
 
 187 
 187 
 
 5 
 6 
 
 £801 
 1,608 
 
 ■I. I 63 
 
 . £1,170 
 2,402 
 1,753 
 
 Had the prices of 187") been adopted for the Iteturiis of Outfit 187C«, an additional sum 
 uf i)l,804 would have been uddvd to tlie apparent prutits of the District, 
 
3ff 
 
 Mr. Pabson reported that Beaver had increased 50 per cent., and Otters 30 per cent. 
 Uiibbits were in great numbers, but the prosperity of the district was owing to tho increase in 
 Foxes, more especially White Foxes, which were swarming during the early part of the winter. 
 and had risen from 1,571 skins in Outfit 1875 to 11,692 in Outfit 1876. 
 
 The Indian Debtor Balances amount to only 158 M.B., being a further decrease on 
 those of Ist June, 1876. 
 
 ABITIBI DISTRICT. 
 
 Inventory at eonimoncomont of Outfit 1874 
 
 ,j close of Outfit 1876 
 
 Showing an invToaso of 
 Supplies sent out in Outfit 1874 
 
 .. 1«"<'- 
 
 Goods traddd in Outfit 1H74 
 
 „ „ .- 1«' ■> 
 
 187G 
 
 £467 
 1,284 
 
 iSOO 
 
 £3,480 
 y,206 
 2,818 
 
 £3,<>76 
 2,537 
 2,721 
 
 Valuation of the principal Return.s: — 
 
 Boavor Martpu, Mink and Otters ut 1870 prices, Outfit 1874 
 
 •- >"5 
 
 Appnrmit rrotit, Oiitlit 1874 
 
 1»''^ 
 
 187(! 
 
 2,594 
 1,867 
 2,790 
 
 i:i,218 
 (187 
 710 
 
 This District was tnuisfi'iml to tin? Moiitrciil Dqwrtnient at the comnumcoment ol 
 Outfit 1H70. Tlu^ Apparent I'n.lit would liuvo i xccedcd thut of Outfit 1874, hud the same 
 Valuation of the Uofurns hiMMi iidopti'd. 
 
 MOOSK FAt^'TOHY l)I<;l't)T. 
 
 Invnitiiry at (■uiiiniiMriiin nl of Outfit 1871 
 „ cluHc lit' I tilt lit IH7ti , . 
 
 SupplicK Bcril iiul in tliillit 1871 
 
 >""6 
 
 1»70 
 
 UuodH tniilrd, <»iitlit tSTI 
 
 TnuiHl'ii-.s to JtiHtricta . , 
 
 Leaving it Imlamr of 
 
 Ooods triul.Ml, Outfit 187.'i 
 
 TniiiKfrrN to I)i>iiiitN . 
 
 Ill'avin^: a lialnm i' of . . 
 
 Qoods traded, Outfit IK7('. 
 
 TrauHlcrN to liihtricth . . 
 
 Leaving u lalancn nf . . 
 
 . £27,468 
 29,769 
 
 , . il'.l,.'118 
 l'.>,(M8 
 10,1141 
 
 . . £21,556 
 ltl,2.>8 
 
 . . £ll,!IU3 
 7,1MI2 
 
 £Hi,'.til7 
 8,5 H 
 
 £.•1,298 
 
 £6, '.Ml 
 
 £8,l2i; 
 
26 
 
 Comparing Outfit 1870 with Outfit 1S74, this statement shows an additional outlay nt 
 Moose Factory of £3,000. a portion of which arises from the fact that, in Outfit 1874, Customs 
 duties were placed to a separate account, namely, " General Charf^es," while the correspond.n,. 
 item is now dealt with in connectiou with the supplies of the depot. 
 
 In Outfit 1H74 till' amount of "Gcnoral Cliarp-s" A..,,imt was. . fJ.ISl 
 
 ib7j .. 
 
 221 
 
 ISVti ,. •• 
 
 showing a reduction of £'2,200 in Outfit 187(1 as .omparcd with 1 S, 4. 
 
 The wages of Servants employed in the Dtpot, charged .n the Factory Accounts were 
 us follows : — 
 
 Outfit 1874 .. .. .V ^^'"^^^ 
 
 ., I87r. '■''-' 
 
 .. 1876 '•''« 
 
 Valuation of the Returns of the Depot in the Country Accounts :— 
 
 Outfit 1874 •'■"-'''"'' 
 
 .. 1875 ''""' 
 
 ,. 187ti ■''•''' 
 
 Result or Trauk. 
 
 Apporent Loss, Outfit 1874 
 ,, 1875 
 ,. l^*7f'i 
 
 £a,40H 
 2,0,")t'. 
 ;!,717 
 
 Had the Return, of Outfit 187(i been valued at the prices of 187;,, the apparent loss 
 „f £8 717 would have been re.lueed bv a sutn of £l,OliJ, showing an mcea.ed cxpon.hluie ot 
 .700' in Outfit 187.i,witb .ega.d to which the Oflicer .u charge at the Factory has u.,l 
 uttered any explanation. 
 
 of 
 
 nil 
 
 Oi 
 
 1 
 
,' nt 
 ;oins 
 
 MONTREAL DEPARTMENT. 
 
 t loss 
 iilj' 111 
 
 H llllt 
 
 Abstract of the Inventories ol' the Montreal Department. 
 
 Enjiflish Goods . . 
 Caiiaiiiiiu ,, 
 Live Stock 
 Outstunilinp; Debts 
 
 Oiish 
 
 Buildings und Improvi'inents 
 
 Boats 
 
 Balances transferred 
 
 Outfit 1874. 
 
 OutKt 1875. 
 
 Outfit 187B. 
 
 £26,616 
 
 £2l,i>15 
 
 £23,561 
 
 11,786 
 
 17,611 
 
 17,095 
 
 903 
 
 839 
 
 917 
 
 6,H22 
 
 7,095 
 
 5,391 
 
 1,101 
 
 901 
 
 1,080 
 
 2,511 
 
 2,028 
 
 2,301 
 
 3i;! 
 
 ;i87 
 
 409 
 
 18.770 
 
 .'11,019 
 
 26,106 
 
 i:72,i.'>H 
 
 l-.S.-).()IH 
 
 i;7T,i('i.'i 
 
 These Balances are represented by p>ods received or pur-'hascd at Montreal on account 
 of the District, contained in this Dcpart.ncnt. u.s well as on account of the Northern Depart 
 ment, for tb.' trade <>( tbc following' ( »utllt. 
 
 Th.. larp St item is for account of the N..rlb. n. Dcpavt.n.nt, the amount at the ,dose of 
 Outfit ISTti being SiJ~. I'' *• 
 
 The fnllowlnj? is a list of the Outstanding Debts:-- 
 
 I'lpit William 
 
 NipiKou 
 
 Micliipicoton 
 
 Ti'iiiis(an\iii|j;ne 
 
 Ottawa l.'ivcr 
 
 S^agiii'uay 
 
 Bcrsaniis 
 
 Miii^niii 
 
 SI. .Xiii.'U.'.litw 
 
 ICaquiuiuux Ba.v •• •■ 
 
 !H{;,88,0 
 
 089 
 
 822 
 
 4,680 
 
 4,378 
 
 2,447 
 
 479 
 
 2,642 
 
 1,164 
 
 2,048 
 
 <2('«,2;(9or £5,;19! 
 
 The atnouut written off for bad debts i,. ( .utfit 1.S7 t, appears to have been S13,UtK). «s 
 compared with S^t.^l-'ti iti Outlit 187.-., and SJ.-'OO .n < 'uttit 18711. 
 
 India,, Debts are not valucl, nor have the an.ouuts outstanding been .eported. 
 
 .Supplies fron, iMiK'hinil. 
 
 Outfit 1871 
 ,, 187.'i 
 .. 1876 
 
 £21,810 
 
 17,090 
 1 1,000 
 
 A further reduction in the atnoun. of the ship„,e„ts ,o ,l,e Montreal Department was 
 made in Outfit l,Hr7 in .onscquenee of the uusal.sfaetory n.ults ot the trade ot tho 
 Department. The imiount was .l!l,804. 
 
 Tho ltetii,„s of the Departmont rcali/ed £:.K,7.-.0 i„ Outfit 1871 
 
 
 l> 
 
 ."i1,ll8 
 4;i,028 
 
 1875 
 1870 
 
 ■ito' 
 
28 
 
 These Returns were valued in the Country Accounts us follows : — 
 
 Outfit 1874 
 „ 1875 
 „ 1876 
 
 $264,850 = 
 
 = £52,970 
 
 •244,85!) 
 
 48,971 
 
 231.902 = 
 
 = 46,380 
 
 Result of trade upon these valuutions : — 
 
 Outfit 1874, upparont Loss 
 
 1875 „ .. . 
 
 1876 
 
 «1 1,162 = £2,232 
 
 11,746 = 2349 
 
 3,377 = 675 
 
 In Outfit 1876, Abitibi District, includ«xl in the result of trade of the Montreal Depart- 
 ment lor the first time, showed an apparent profit of $3,.'>.50, which should be allowed in 
 comparing the result with that of Outfit 1875. The valuations of that Outfit applied to the 
 returns t)f Outfit 1870, would havo produced an apparent profit of $28,000, as compared with 
 :in apparent loss of Sll,74() in Outfit 1875. 
 
 The actual result of trade, without taking into account, Interest and London charges, 
 
 {.•s as follows : — 
 
 Outfit 1874, Loss 
 „ 1875, „ 
 „ 1876, „ 
 
 £1,000 
 4,522 
 4,812 
 
 RESULT OK TKADH, MONTUKAL DEPAUTMHXT, ITON THE 
 COUNTRY VALUATIONS. 
 
 I'nrt William 
 
 Nipi(fnll , . 
 
 Mi(hi]ii(iitMn 
 
 I,<iki' Huron 
 
 Aliitibi . . 
 
 Tcmiseamingut' 
 
 Ottawa iJiviT 
 
 Sinici"' 
 
 •Siiiit Miiuiii (' 
 
 .Sl^fllrlluV 
 
 IliTNimis 
 Miii){au . . 
 St. .Viigtistiiii' . . 
 SiiiiiKvirli Itivy . , 
 Ksiiuiimiiix Hiiy 
 I'ligavu . . . . 
 
 Montreal Atfnmy 
 (ii'ii' rill dmrffcs 
 
 
 Outfit 1874. 
 
 i( 
 
 Outll 
 
 I'rotit 
 
 l.OM. 
 
 1 
 
 Outtit. Iti 
 
 70. 
 
 
 Proflt. 
 
 Lou. 
 
 I'loBt. 
 
 LoHR. 
 
 * * 
 
 •61 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 #13.439 
 
 
 83,843 
 
 22 ' 
 
 
 
 197 
 
 322 
 
 I'J.IMII 
 
 
 85, 953 
 
 
 S4,777 26 
 
 7, i.'.;i 
 
 
 4,6lill 
 
 ■; 
 
 263 89 
 3.550 66 
 
 (i.ji.'. 
 
 
 
 ■j.:i9 
 
 2,546 
 
 .. , .. «i.;iHii 
 
 6!) 
 
 
 ^l.titi.') 
 
 829 
 
 
 ■I.O.V.) 
 
 30 
 
 
 
 ,1„H,.,1 
 
 
 .'>!■.■ 
 
 
 l,.-.i:> 
 
 
 3,681 
 
 f .. 1,'.I57 
 
 11 
 
 
 2,817 
 
 3,0H6 
 
 17'.t 
 
 
 623 
 
 
 3,151 
 
 
 1,'.I77 
 
 09 
 
 
 6.134 
 
 7,340 
 
 •• 
 
 
 ,'1,0(16 
 
 H3 
 
 
 4,575 
 
 I 21 33 1 . . 
 
 ' ' 
 
 i ".". 
 
 13,473 
 
 6K 
 
 3, 329 
 
 
 •J, 153 61 
 
 •• 
 
 1 1,.VJ5 
 
 1 , , 
 
 2,200 
 
 
 7,611 
 
 1 
 
 U13 
 
 13,757 32 
 
 .. 1 1,170 
 
 •• 
 
 • • 
 
 1,184 
 
 
 1 " 
 
 1,038 
 
 1 
 
 i,ao8 
 
 i 
 
LOH*. 
 
 t3,843 
 333 
 
 2,540 
 82B 
 
 Jl.OHt 
 
 ;),(m(i 
 3,1:1 1 
 7,340 
 
 1,170 
 1,008 
 
 29 
 
 FORT AVTLLTAM. 
 
 Iiivi'iitnrv at llii< lomiin'iici'iiii'iit of Outfit 1874 
 „ rliis.' of OiiHit 1H7C. . . 
 
 Su|)|)lioBsi'iitiiut ill Oiitlit 1S71 
 
 ., 1«7."> ., 
 .. IS7ti .. 
 
 (Juods tnulcil in Oiitlil 1S71 .. .. , 
 
 Sales . . 
 
 I.i'aviiij.'- fur I''iir Tiaili' 
 
 IH7.-) 
 
 Sales .. .. . 
 
 Leaving.' fdi' Fur Trade 
 
 ,. 1H7(; 
 
 .Sales . . 
 Tii'aviii"' top Fill' 'I'nide 
 
 «44,005 
 .•)3,255 
 
 S4 1,932 
 34,.'i.J3 
 30,693 
 
 *1'.',556 
 •21,000 
 
 SIH,,)(M) 
 
 S 19, 110 
 19,000 
 
 S30,110 
 
 S30,,517 
 19,000 
 
 jtl 1.601) 
 Viihiaiioii (d' the |)iiiui])al Keturiis — lieaver, I'"iHlu'r. Marten, and Souls — at 1870 
 
 pill' 
 
 Oiillit 1H71 
 1S7.') 
 lH7(i 
 
 Ui:si 1.1 cii' 'I'll M)i,. 
 .\|i|iareiii I'lolil ill ( liiltil IH7I 
 l.dss ,. 1H7.') 
 
 .. lH7ii 
 
 11,271 
 1,508 
 1,158 
 
 8fil 
 
 .. iSl.i,139 
 
 3,H 13 
 
 Tn eonseqii<'ii((> (if the licavv Idss -.ii^tained in Outfit iS7-"i, tlio ( Hlieer in e!iari;o at 
 Moiiireal \va^ diieeled to jnoeeed to Vint Wiiliani, and report t'liUy upon the mode in wliieli 
 the liu-iiii-i-i had been eoudiieted. and tlie cause id' the his.-es Me I'oiind il lleeissary. ill order 
 that eacdi item ol' expiMidiliire nii;j;ht he (•iiar}.''ed to il> ]iiop(>i- aceoiint, to make out a I'resh set 
 ot' hnoks for the district, and to hiv down i iih's lor the truidauce of Mr. .IiUlN McInivui', who 
 oiiiv ri^inaiiied in ciiarj^e of tiie |)i-liiet till his su,ces-or, Mr. .Idsi'rii 11 vHll|s^^, airived from 
 Lake iiurnii. Il was louud that almost the (MiIiii loss had hi en sustained at the I'osi o, 
 i'orl, William, and thai allhoueh proliN liail hi en made on sales of ^'oods, _V( I these Imd lieeii 
 more lliaii swept away liy the e\[H'Uses of ihe I'li-l, los-e» frotii unpaid advauets to Indians. 
 and I'rotn iiail deliS. .Mr. Ilissi.n added liial the Indian .■ulvanci s weii^ for supplies )j;i\en 
 duriiie; (.liittil l>7li, lull that the outsiandiiiLr di h|s, in respect of wliiidi allow aiicc.s liiul been 
 made in ('iillils l.s^To and IS7tl, had luiii liinu;;hl I'm waul from previmis l.)ulli|s. 
 
 Tllel'e ucre some Lroods on li:iiiil at I'oil \\'illiani in excels of the piMliahle reciuil'i'inents 
 oi' tie jlistriel. 
 
 .Mr. liissin's lleport sliouscli'arls that llie luisiness at I'ori \\'illiaiii l>istriit had been 
 lllisinamif^ed by .Mr. .\!i Imvih', and that the losses arose eliielly from Indian delils. 
 
 Mr II Miiusn , now ill ehiire-e of I'oii William Ihslriei. nieixrd clear instructions to 
 ailliere to a s\s|em of Hide that would pre\eiit bad delils. an! the I liief ( 'oiiiiiiissioncr addcil, 
 " As I leid stiiisiiid he v\il| <'arry tuit these instructions, aiiolher year » ill deiiionsl rate whether 
 it is ds isalile III continue business there oi' not," 
 
 The s lie- of jfooils Were la reel' in t Until IsT I than in lS7'i and 1H7(), oil accoiini of the 
 (ioveriim '111 hiivinu' in lS7t concluded a Trcily willi the liulimis iulmbiliiiij the counirv 
 lietWeell liiike Slip. 1 ior :ind ihe Lake of the Woods. 'I'he cash paid to the ludiills was 
 
 1 
 
 .#^ 
 
30 
 
 pciidtKl by them in the purchase of goods, luij the uiiiiuiil piiyniciiis lo thi-m are siiiiihirly 
 ployed. In Oiittit 187(5 the I'rotit oti Merehiuidise Acr.niut iiincmiited to 5'i,21.'), while the 
 
 losses from advances and the expenses alluded to by 'Mr. Uisskh exceeded that aruouiit by 
 
 $3,700, the apparent Loss stated in the District Accounts. 
 
 ex; 
 
 em 
 
 Nll'lGON. 
 
 Inventory iit comiiicucciiiriil nt diitlit 1871 . . 
 ,, cloN.' of Oullit lH7i) . . 
 
 Supplies sent out in Oiittit 1S7 I 
 „ ., ., !>*"•■' •• 
 
 „ 1878 - 
 
 Uoihls InidiMl iu duttil 1S7I 
 
 Sid.s 
 
 I.I ;ivin(;: tor I'"m- Trnili' 
 
 „ „ 1H7.^ 
 
 Siili's 
 
 l,iiiviii)r for Fur 'I'radr 
 
 y .. 1M7.1 
 
 Sllll'S 
 
 I.i'Mviiig I'lii- Fur Triiili' 
 
 829,46.'. 
 •.>8,onil 
 
 !iii8,(M!;2 
 17..'iiil 
 10,7'.m 
 
 17 
 
 001) 
 
 $11 
 2 
 
 MM 
 0(10 
 
 $11. mm 
 
 S1'.',.")00 
 
 SI.5,'J'.'('. 
 2,000 
 
 *ia,22G 
 
 Viiluation ol'tiie principal Kclurns in l'.c;iver, l-'isher, Lynx, Marten, .Mink, and OltiTs. 
 at l>>7'> priics :- — 
 
 i;i.;"i7 
 
 2,200 
 
 iiiiilil 1h7| 
 
 1H7.'> 
 
 .. lf>7ii 
 
 iii;st,i.r 01 TisAiiK. 
 
 A|.pnr.'Mt IVnIii in Ciitl'it 187-1 
 
 ,, Loss .. IHT.! 
 
 I87r. 
 
 107 
 ;i22 
 
 Mad the Keuirns of (dillil lN7ti been assunicil at llu valuation of tUitlit 1X7^), ilicre 
 would have been on an apparent prolit in the DiNtrict of almut <51,")00, upon a capital of about 
 $40,0(10, so (hut even at lust year's ])ricc.s the District would not yield ;") per c.nt. In this 
 District also the Sabs of goods u> the Indians were lavfjer in iH7l. in cons,(|ucnce of the 
 conclusion of the Treaty with tlie (invc imnent. 
 
 MICIIU'KOToN. 
 
 lllVelitiiry at llllllUlehreniellt cit' t»M!lit ls7l 
 ,l,iKe nl (tllllit 1870 . . 
 
 KuppiioM ia dutlit 187 I 
 18;o 
 
 111! II'IISC 
 
 sn,7oi 
 
 I 1,188 
 
 «l,487 
 
 »21,034 
 21,402 
 18,851 
 
I 
 
 Goods traded in Outfit 1874 
 1875 
 IH7(1 
 
 81 
 
 $18,801 
 18,114 
 18,055 
 
 Vnluutiou of the Principal llcturns— Beaver, Fisher, Lynx, Marten, Mink», and 
 OtterM — at 1870 prices : — 
 
 Outfit 1874 £3,857 
 
 „ 1875 ;>.532 
 
 „ 1H7(; :J.»7& 
 
 HesII/IS OF TUADK. 
 
 Apparont Profit on Outfit 1874 
 
 1H75 
 1870 
 
 1812,949 
 5,953 
 
 1,777 
 
 At last year's prices ilio returns of tlie District would i\ave amounted to £■"»,•>•,'»), or 
 £i»()0 more than the valuation put upon them. This would liave increased the apparent profit 
 to $8,:i77, or about '2r, per cent, upiui tlie capital of $30,000 employed in tlie District. 
 
 I-AKK lirUON. 
 
 Iiivi'iitiiry at the romuii'miinriit of OuUit 1871 . . 
 ,, clo.sc of Oiitlit 187fi 
 
 Sui)plie» sent out in Outfit 1871 
 
 1«75 
 
 l87Ci 
 
 (i Is tnidcd in Outlit 1871 
 
 1875 
 
 l«7B 
 
 $14,884 
 10,!>78 
 
 S'2'.' 
 
 00(1 
 
 17 
 
 8(;',i 
 
 15 
 
 873 
 
 !i>2^ 
 
 134 
 
 23 
 
 ,430 
 
 Viiluation of the principal licturns— Iteavcr, Fisher, Miirlcn, Minis, Mu^(lu;l^ll. am 
 t)tler>--at I.'sTt! luiccs: — 
 
 ihitlit 1H7I 
 
 187.'" 
 
 „ IHTO 
 
 £3,!)00 
 4,016 
 4,375 
 
 l!i-.si i.r 111 Tkadk. 
 
 Apparent I'mtit, Outlit 1k7I 
 1875 
 1876 
 
 S7,453 
 
 4,(iOO 
 
 ■i03 
 
 Mr. lllsM.ri reported that tlie apparent profits of the District had dccdined luaiiilv on 
 account of additional expensi's incurred in meeting greater opposition tliaii informer y. ais; 
 but the result would have lircn eipial lo that of Outfit I87">, luid dn' same valuation of tlie 
 returns been adopted. 
 
 Tlie capital eiiipluyed in tlie District is about $30,000, upon which the apparent 
 prolit of tjiltlit l^T.i woulil be LO per cent. 
 
35! 
 
 TEMTSCAMINGUR DISTRICT. 
 
 Inventory at tlio cnmmenccmpnt of Outfit 1H7 I .. .. .. SJ'.t,!)l;i 
 
 „ closoof Outfit 187(i .•12,083 
 
 Suppliogsont out in Outfit 1H74 .. .. S27,777 
 
 1H7.^) ;ia.5«4 
 
 „ lS7fi 25,040 
 
 O.HMlfi tniii.d in Oiittlt IH7t J2H..i!>9 
 
 „ ,, lH7.-> .'11,719 
 
 1H7(> 27.(567 
 
 Valuation of the princijial IJcturns — Boavpv, Fisher, fiynx, ^rnrtcii, Mink, Musquash, 
 and Otters — nt 1876 prices : — 
 
 Outfit 1«74 .. £4,.'i7:i 
 
 ., 187.'. .■!.9'.)7 
 
 ,. 187G l,or.2 
 
 Kksii.t ok Tradk. 
 
 Apparent Trofit in Outfit 1874 
 
 ,, 1,088 ,. 187.) 
 
 187r, 
 
 <l(!.24o 
 2.719 
 IMG 
 
 >ccoi-(lini.'lv it will be >con that ltieri> is a (liilcivnco ot 'S.S.flOO between the result of 
 Ti-kIc- ill Diitfits 1S74 aiul ISTd. The returns of last Outfit, valued at prices adopted in IHTo. 
 «o lid liiivc amounted to l,'").o74, or about «s."),000 more than the valuation in the .\ccount8. 
 'I'liis addition would have residted in an apparent profit of 5-.-"''"^. iii^t<\ul of a loss ol' about 
 the same amount. Hut as the capital employed in the district is neiirly S*>0,0(lO, the profit 
 -liMuld not be less than jilo,00('. or 2.") per cent, upon the eiipital. The explanation given by 
 liic Officer in charjro of the unsatisfactory state of the accounts of Temiscamingue district is 
 th.it }»reiit etiort has been n'(]uired for some years buck to keep out o|ip(isilinn, which would 
 )i;i\' Muiterially aU'rled the trade of the oiillyini,' posts iVoin .Iinne^' iiay in tlie Soulbern 
 i».p irluiiiil. 
 
 I, ;i-l year ilr. RissiiTT explained that the iJeturns ot' the district showed a decrease 
 .1- compared with tiiosc> of Outfit ISTI, but the fact that a larger amount of }»oods had been 
 traded in Outfit lS7'> for tlie smaller (|uuilily ot Furs, shows ih.it ill couscqiicuce ot 
 .i[i|iositiiiii the prices had be u larjfcly iiu ntiM'd. 
 
 OTT.XWA IMVKli. 
 
 X-, 
 
 Inv'iitnry at tlf I'cimiiiiin'.'iiii'iif nf Oiitlit ls7 I 
 ,, " I'losc of iliittii 1871 
 
 Supplies s.'ht out iiiHiniii im71 
 1n7.-> 
 IH7(1 
 
 (ioods trail. 'il III I tiiiiii |s7 I 
 
 1H7 
 
 'rniii>fiT.s 
 I,i'iniii}r t'nv 1'iir 'I'riid 
 
 'rriiiisl'irs 
 l.iiiviii"- for j-'iir 1 riidi' 
 
 »!7.S20 
 17 74-) 
 
 !«8.N2;l 
 
 lO.liKl 
 
 11.417 
 
 Sr.'.tuO 
 
 li.ii.'i*; 
 
 #1(1, 000 
 
 ;).7r,9 
 
 Sd.Odo 
 
 SO. 2:! I 
 
 is7ii 
 
 1 ranslirs 
 
 Sail's 
 
 s:t.;ioo 
 
 Slii.'.i.-il 
 
 sr^Hiio 
 
 1,1 uviiiL' (ol I'lir 'I'nidi 
 
 *l,f)l 
 
33 
 
 Valuation of the principal Returns — Beaver, Marten, Mink, Musquash, and Otters— 
 at 1876 prices: — 
 
 Outfit 1871 ^•■^99 
 
 „ 1875 485 
 
 „ 1870 649 
 
 Rksult op Tkadk. 
 
 Apparent Lohm in Outfit 187 I . . 
 
 „ 1875 .. 
 
 187<) . . 
 
 9t,380 
 
 3,666 
 
 829 
 
 Tlio total value of the Returns of Ottawa River District is t'TJvl against £800. the 
 value of gooila traded. The P'urs, valued at the prices of Outfit 187"), would have amounted 
 to £9>U, leaving a niurgin of £130, which falls short bv i'iOO of thr aniouni paid in the 
 District for wages. 
 
 In reporting upon the Accounts of Outfit 1875, Mr. Bis.si;rr wrote as follows : — 
 ■• The Ottawa RiviT and Sa^ueuay Districts are again unsatisfaitorily showinf; deficits, .-md 
 •• except as frontier I'osts holding a clicck on the intrusion of outsidu traders with tlic iulerior 
 " Districts. \MPuM hardly bo worth maintaining." 
 
 As regiirds Outfit 187ti, he wrote: — 
 
 ■■'fhc transactions at Ottawa Kivcr arc [irincipally for Cash, and the loss has been reduced 
 •' sinci' last year Ironi 8:!,f>00 to about !«Hlli). and the trade of this Station, nnght perliaps, with 
 •advantage, be relincpiislicd altogether were it not for tlie protec tiim it givt s to the Inhim! 
 •• Districts." 
 
 ST. MAUUIC'K l)I.>^Tltl('T. 
 
 Iiivetiioi-y at oommeneement of Outlit 1H71 
 dose ul' Outfit 187t> 
 
 Supplies I'lirnislied in Outfit 1871 
 
 Orat'ts by OlHccr in ( liarge 
 
 ."^uiiplii's lurnislied in (Jutlit 1875 
 
 Drafts by OIHccr in cliarge 
 
 Supplies furnished in Oullit lH7li 
 
 Drafts by Otlicer in charge 
 
 tiioJ... i'ic, tmdeil iiiOutlit 1N7I.. 
 
 Transfers 
 
 tbiods. *c.. traded in Outfit 187.> 
 liooils, &c., trailed in Outfit lH7t) 
 
 «1,341 
 1,731 
 
 *ll),'.)73 
 11,995 
 
 S15,371 
 11,9,34 
 
 #14,235 
 7.Ji!l 
 
 •iJ5,47K 
 3.ni)0 
 
 #21,476 
 «J3,00() 
 
 r.i, 100 
 
 Valuation of the principal Keturn.s -Heaver, Marten, Mink. Musipiash, and Otters- 
 at 187') prices : 
 
 i;3,il)3 
 
 3,649 
 
 2,893 
 
 (lullit l«i I 
 
 1H7.-. .. 
 1876 
 
 HksI I 1 OK TliAIIK. 
 
 Apparent I'mfit in Outfit IH71 
 
 18''' •• 
 
 I.OSH ., 1876 
 
 mi 
 
 1,616 
 3,681 
 
84 
 
 The Returns valued at laat year's prices would have amounted to £4, 111 , being an increase 
 of ab.Mii £800 iu the valuation in the accounts which would have covered the apparent loss. 
 
 As regards >St. Maurice District, Mr. Uissktt wrote as rdlows ; — 
 
 '• Here u v.rj- miirkcd decrease is seen in tlie iimimut nf the Returns, the falling off beinjj 
 
 • iiLimt on.-tlilnl, iiuil the apparent loss e.insciiueiitly ai.iir..iulitnj,' «;!,700, as eoniparod with a 
 
 • piolil ol' Sl.-'itlil iu 1H7.>. This decrease arises, not ho much from (greater compelitioii, but frieu 
 
 • an actual dearth of Fur-bearing animals iu that seitiou of eowutrv situati' betwtcu the iSajruivary. 
 ■ St Miuirire, and Gatiiieau Ivivers. 
 
 ST. AUGUSTINE. 
 
 Inventory at commencoment of Outfit 187'1 
 „ close of Outfit 1876 .. 
 
 Suppliis sent out in Outfit 1871 
 
 Drafts by Oflicer iu Charge 
 
 Supplies sent out in Outfit 1875 . . 
 
 Drafts by Oflieer iu charge 
 
 Supplii'S sent out in Outfit 1876 .. 
 
 Drafts lpy Oflicer in charge 
 
 Tioods traded in Outfit 1874 
 
 ■ ■ 1«T5 
 
 ,. 1»76 
 
 Valuation of Uetunis in the ("ouutry Account.^: — 
 
 Outfit 1874 
 
 ,. 1S7."> 
 
 „ 1876 
 
 $0,324 
 9,934 
 
 88,169 
 1,855 
 
 81,992 
 l,9H;i 
 
 «3,210 
 672 
 
 88,277 
 8,388 
 •2.311 
 
 86,079 
 .•!,837 
 '2,430 
 
 Rksui/i oi Tkmh;. 
 
 .\pparent Loss in Oullil 1874 
 
 1»75 
 
 Trorit ., 1876 
 
 8.'!.0U6 
 
 4..-)75 
 
 21 
 
 In con.-equenee ol the heavy losses sustained in Outfits IST4 and IS7-") at St. Augustine, 
 the lV)~t has been reliii<)ui>hed for the present. The Uilicer in charge appears to have made 
 hirge ad\uuce.-< to Indians, which renuiiued unpaid. 
 
 ,v 
 
 SACUE.NAY DISTRICT. 
 
 liiv.iitMiv at till' coMineuecniint ol' ( lutlit IHTl 
 ., close orDiillit IHTii 
 
 ■■^upplii s furnishi d ill < >utlit 1K7 I 
 
 I'ral'ls liy IMIiccr in <liar(j;e 
 
 ."^upple ■■- llll■lli^lll (1 ill I lullit In".") 
 
 Dialts )iy Otiiier in i liiir^fr 
 
 Siippliii- funiii-licil in Oiiltit 1H7(i 
 
 Drafts by Oflictr in charjfc 
 
 lioods, &c.. Trad. . I in (Hillit 1874 
 
 187.5 
 1870 
 
 813,463 
 13,206 
 
 *s, 166 
 13,470 
 
 'iiH,7;!7 
 10.340 
 
 »l,812 
 \.r>H2 
 
 821.23(1 
 17,461 
 11.9.J6 
 
3o 
 
 reuse 
 
 li.inu 
 it It 11 
 friim 
 
 ■vary. 
 
 Viiluation of tlie i)rinfipal Returns— Beaver, Marten, Muaquasb and Otters— at 
 
 1.S70 (irice- 
 
 Oiitfit l«7l 
 1875 
 1876 
 
 lU-.sn.T OK TllAllK. 
 
 Appiirfiil Lip«» in Oiittit 1871 
 
 l«7li 
 
 £2,357 
 1,836 
 1,243 
 
 « 1,957 
 
 i!,8()7 
 3,086 
 
 Sa<,nii'ii"y was n t«'i-rc(l 1o by Mr, Hisskit us lieiiig a Frontier District kept up for the 
 l)rotection"of the trade in tlie Interior. In his hist report ho alluded to the falling otf in the 
 qtiantity of the returns of the Distrirl, in enuso(iueiiee of the scarcity of fur-beiinnf? animals. 
 The returns at last years prices wouhl tiave amounted to £1,!H 1, heini,' an increase of £M0, or 
 Jil,r)0(» on their valuation in tin- accounts. Even with that addition there nould be u loss on 
 till- trade of the District. It will bo observed that both the supplies and the ]>rofits of the 
 Otticerin eharj,'o for funds, with which to purchase furs, have decreased in amount ; and it may 
 be remarked, t"hat durinj,' OutHt, ISTT, the purchase of furs has been still further restricted in 
 this and other districts of the Montreal Dipartnunit. 
 
 BKKSAMIS AND MLNGAN. 
 
 Hersamis and Minpin Posts, in the (iulf of St. Lawrence, have hitherto been kept upat 
 a loss, ill view of the protection they have atlordcd to .some of the valuable districts m the 
 Southern D.purtnient, to which opposition trades have not yet penetrated. 
 
 istine, 
 niudc 
 
 ISKUSAMIS. 
 
 Inventory at ciiiMin'iirrMicnt of Oiitllt !«< 1 
 
 .lo.-.,' nt' Hiiilit 187(1 
 
 Su|i|ilii's i'iinii-li''l ill "iitlit 187 I 
 
 limits by Ollircr in charge 
 
 Supplii'S liiruislii-'l ill I'lillit 187-"i 
 
 Drafts by (llU.rr in ihargo 
 
 Siijiplics funiisliid in Oiittit 187(i 
 
 Drafts liy Oilier in ilnirge 
 
 (ido.ls. &i:. \r.u\v<\ ill Oiitlit 187 t 
 
 l.sT.-. 
 IHTil 
 
 84,98ti 
 ;!.8(H 
 
 811.011 
 •1,673 
 
 87,667 
 ■l,i»80 
 
 #13.011.) 
 .'1,803 
 
 »r.',710 
 
 l(i,3,M 
 
 1 !).',) J7 
 
 llisi;i.i 111' TKM'fc;. 
 
 AiiliavMl I'mllt in Diitlil 1871 . . 
 
 1,(1SS 
 
 187.'i 
 1876 
 
 »179 
 
 623 
 
 3,1. VI 
 
 The Uclurns. valued a, the prices ot ..ulli. Ls75, would have ^in.wn an nnprov.meut of 
 ,l,ont ^:!.KMi. Mr. H.sskt, reported f the Chief ( ■on.nussi„ner .hat Mr. (iuK.an; It, ,«;,.ss, 
 ,1,., ..levk in eh«r(;e of licrsami., had taken upon hiniself to tnake advances to the Indians m 
 t.ntii, D^TC, far bevond the amount he was anthori.sed to niake. an.l when their hunts were 
 .veeived in the Sprinj,, a lar,n. snn. ivn.ained unpaid (about #8.100). Ha.l tins .mount not 
 ,„ advanced, the post would have exhilnted an apparent profit ot $4,000. 
 
In reply, the Chief ('oniiniHnioncr iiddrosscd Mr. HissKrr as follow« : — 
 " 8urh rwkloHH mismuimpMiwiit at* tliiit of Mr. ItriuiKss ih rxtrcmoly roprfihciiBililc, iind run 
 •only bo doalt witli Huuiiiiarily. Ah noun, tlirrcl'or.', us you can pruvidc o Hiicct'dHor, you will rcniovi' 
 'him from his ihar^'f, ami inform him tliat his services aro no lonjfrr nnuircil." 
 
 He eoufiiHiod : — 
 
 "Tlx- system of outlittiuji Imlians at the (iulf I'osts must lie uLamloned, as from your own 
 •ahowinn it invnriahly residls in loss, ami you eaiinot trust to tht> jiid;rmeiit of I'ost XIunu(i;ers: while 
 ' there is no possihility of an ex])erieme.l rommissionecl otlieer hoinj; at all theaii stations when 
 ■advances are nuiile to the Indians, who ccad.l .liseriniiimte Ketweeu ihe n sii.uisihlp and the 
 ' irresponsible onps." 
 
 MINO.W. 
 
 Inventory at the eoninieiieement of Outfit 1N"I 
 
 the .lose of (tutlit ISTi; 
 
 Pninilies furnisliid in Outfit IsTl 
 
 I trafts liy < Itfieer in eharfie 
 
 „ „ t tutlit l.sT.'. 
 
 Oratts by ' Mlleir iu eliarj^'e 
 
 „ .. (Uittit IMTil 
 
 I trafts by < Mtieer in eluir^'e 
 
 liooils, iSie., tradeil in ttuttit l.sTl .. 
 
 „ : ,, llullit IS.T.". . . 
 
 dutlit iNTll . . 
 
 #14,8S0 
 
 i:?,l")i 
 
 SI. '(,173 
 
 :!,.-i7;i 
 
 ■jtl 2,587 
 
 i,;t!M 
 
 ■^I.VOOO 
 
 2,11-.' 
 
 IH,5.')1 
 
 10. a 
 
 Valuation ii|' tb" I'liuri]:;.! Uelurn — Keaver, Varlen. Mink aiul ()tler>— ut lf<Tti 
 
 ( luttit IsT 1 
 .. IHT.-. 
 „ INTO 
 
 £1 
 
 .■..-) 1 
 
 1 
 
 •28.'< 
 
 1 
 
 IT'") 
 
 Ul-.Stl.T OK TkAIIK. 
 
 Apiian nt I.o'^s in Oullil |H7I 
 l«7i) 
 lH7li 
 
 «1,!I77 
 6,4;i4 
 7.;! 10 
 
 As M'';ar.i> il;e iinlortuuale rouit of ibe trade at Miiijran bu' HuHit ll-^To, Mr. JtissKTl 
 n'ported that it arose liem " undue acl\:iiu-.-. wlii.li were -lill uiipaul : " aial in referenee to 
 Oullil I'^^Tl) lie urole ; — 
 
 ■' At .Miu^run. ilie result of the luisiness is far from satisfaotory. showinj,' as it does un int reased 
 •■loss from year to year for some time ba.k. the amount this year b.^in^' ui.wurds of »7,(ill(l. \Vi- 
 •■ have m. salisfaetory explanation with re^mrd 1o tlii- .Mr. Uv.siKi. McI.mikx, Cbrk. who ha.- been 
 •in ehargi^ of Nolasluiimn Post, at which a p.a.ion of the loss was made, has liec u disnii.ssed from 
 '• the .- rvii-e. but it is evident that a further ehanj^.. eithi r in tie uiiMianemeiit (U- of tlu' business, 
 ' is very nee ->ary." 
 
 Upon I>'th oecusious a considrrabh' atmumt of eorrcspondeneo took place with the Chief 
 I iiniini.ssioiii^r, .^ lio issued to I'ostm.isters llie bdiowinu: invtruetioii- : 
 
 '•That i^oo.ls to Settlers or I'laiiliTS mu.st (.iil> lie <o|.l |..i eii^li, or tins, or other iirndiue. 
 "whieh eauh0M)ldatQu(d)eror .Montreal at a pr.ilit, ,in.i ailvaiecs |o Imlians .an only be (riv,.n 
 "(o sueh hunl-rs an luiv.^ piveu in ;,li Iheir fui'. 1.1 the Company, and ur- ablu as wi^ll us willin>r to 
 •' pay their debts." 
 
37 
 
 TTo considored thnt it would not bo prudont to withdraw IVom tlicse Posts, but their 
 I'XitensPH would be reiluted to the lowest limits. 
 
 I 
 
 ESQUIMAUX BAY DISTRICT. 
 
 Inventory at comiiioiicoraout of (Jiitlit 1871 
 
 clo8'' of Outlit ISTC) 
 
 Sill. plies fiirnisliiil in Outlit 187-1 
 
 ,, „ OiiKit 187.'. .. .. • • 
 
 „ „ Oiittit 187ti 
 
 Ciu.Mls trndicl in Outfit 1871 
 
 Onttit 1875 
 
 Outlit 1876 
 
 «33,672 
 ;m,oi;! 
 
 »:m,0I8 
 2(>,I18 
 M,0'j:i 
 
 8.14,1501 
 23,140 
 29,900 
 
 Viiluation of tlie rrii.cipul Returns of White and Silver Furs, Marten, Otters, and 
 Salmon, at 1»7() prices— 
 
 £2,293 
 
 2,297 
 
 4,844 
 
 Outfit 1874 
 Outfit 1875 
 Outlit 187(i 
 
 Result ok Tuadk. 
 
 Apparent Loss in Outfit 1874 . 
 
 rn.lit ,, 1875 . 
 
 .. 1876 . 
 
 SI 3,4 7.'! 
 3,329 
 2.153 
 
 The Oflin r in ehargo explains that hud the returns of Outlit 187G been valued at the 
 prices of Oullit 1S7"), the apiuireut pn.lit of the District would have been fully S7,000. This 
 would be equal to about 10 per cent, gross profit on the capital employed. This District has 
 1,.., n atfccted not .mly by the low prices of Furs, but by t lie d.^liuo in the price of Salted 
 .Salmon, from 788. to 57s. per tierce, and the low price of I'reservcd Salmon, namely : 
 7,1(1. per lb., as compared with lOd. and is. in former years. Chief-Trader Connolly, 
 who 1ms since retired from the Service, wa.s responsible for the management of the District 
 in Outlit 1871, and wus unable to explain the cause of the unsatisfactory result of 
 trade for that year. The District has since been well managed and with a return 
 of average good prices, would most probably show a fair percentage of profit on the 
 ('ii|iiliil eni])hiyed. 
 
 UNUAVA. 
 
 Inventory at conimcnccnunt of Outlit 1874 
 close iildiitlit 1870 
 
 Supplies furnished in Outfit 1874 
 Outlit 1875 
 Outlit 1870 
 
 UoOits traded ill Outlit 1874 
 
 „ Outlit 1875 
 
 Outfit 187(5 
 
 Imri'aso 
 
 lilfi.OO'.l 
 19. (188 
 
 #12,000 
 
 SI 2, 
 
 152 
 
 12, 
 
 739 
 
 11. 
 
 7ti8 
 
 S'.'. 
 
 774 
 
 8,114 
 
 8, 
 
 702 
 
Valuation of tl.e principal Returns of Silver and White Foxes, Marten, Deerskin, 
 and Salted Salmon, at 1876 prices :— 
 
 Outfit 1874 ^2,164 
 
 „ I87r, ^''^^ 
 
 ,. 1H70 2,822 ^ 
 
 UhSUJ.T of TllADK. 
 
 Anparuut Profit in Outfit 1874 
 
 18T5 
 
 .. «l,')25 
 
 7, (Ml 
 
 13,757 
 
 The Capital e.nploy.d in the District where there is no eon.petition "™ou«ts to 
 0, and the return for last year is therefore .".O per eent. The eolU>et>on of N\ h.te 
 . TT .1. .„:.,.. o.,,!;. 1>J7(; <>vi<n»ili>il ihiit of uuv ioruier year. 
 
 $2G,000, 
 
 Foxes at Ungava during OutUt 187() exceeded that of any ioruier y^ 
 
 MONTRF.AL AGENOY Oil DEFOT, 
 
 Invoiitivry of go.iils at iMmimeiu ciucMit of Outlil 187 I 
 
 ilosr ot' Outfit 187(1 
 
 SupplioH t■u^ni^hl•<l in Outlit 187 1 
 
 187:) 
 
 »» " 
 
 187(> 
 
 11 " 
 
 ■rriuistri> t.. lii-tri.l> ill tlir iM.piiHiiirnt, ( >iiUll 1871 
 
 ,, l^T.'i 
 
 »' " , -. 
 
 18,1) 
 
 . 8'.t,'J04 
 H,(>4t> 
 
 SI ',11, 8.') I 
 
 •j7-.'.;!8',) 
 •Jll7,7;i7 
 
 S-.'lo..''>.'i:! 
 
 •JMi.ullI 
 
 •jl-),;!8() 
 
 The wn-es .,f .lerks i.t.d servants employed at Mout.eal are rluuj,'ed to the Agency, 
 together with mil of olhe.s, and other expenses. 
 
 Sales of goods at Montieal are .ledited in the a.vomit as follows ;■ 
 
 Outfit 1874 
 
 „ 187.-) 
 
 ,, 1H7R 
 
 The final result is : — 
 
 (tutfit 187! 
 
 „ 1«"'' 
 
 ., IM''- 
 
 . 1,1''^ 
 f'l'j 
 
 . Loss ii,'2'M 
 
 •■^13 
 
 .. l,Wo 
 
 (jl.M-ltM, CllAIKiKS. 
 
 This a.rou.it is liarg.d with traNelli.lg expetis, s uf Olheers in visiting I'ostH. and petty 
 ,li.l„„~..non.-. lMtl,..hree(.u,llt^tl,e.•ha^gesw..>v^l,l^UI,0;lS,,l.ul$I.Ot^Sr..speetl^ely. 
 
 SANDWICH IIAY DlSTUlCT-LAlUlADOIl COAST, 
 
 1„ 1S74 the Conipanv purehased the lo.ildings, plant, n.l stu, k of Messis. A. H. Hunt 
 & Co , who iuid lor n.anv vea.s earrhd ot. a prolitalde huMiiess in tins distriet. TheCotupany 
 aLoengaKed Messrs. Ilunfs manager. Mr. S. I) vw.., to .upenntetid tlie Im.i.iess, wh.el, ,s 
 Homowhat difi'enait from that .•on.larted at Ks.iuiiiiaiix Hay. 
 
 Mr. D^wc's aeeounts are .nrnpirt,,! in Lon.lon att.r the r.nurus of the Distriet a.v -.ol.l. 
 Tlie Iti'tui.is eonsist of Sulmoii i-alted and pivs.rved), and eod tish. 
 
39 
 
 Til Outfit ISTI, the supplios of {joods from Kn-lund and Moutroul amounted to i'a.OoS. 
 lo >vl,icl. tlu. fni-lit of cliuiton-l sclio.mors, duties, and other charges of cousidcrublo amount, 
 were ad.led. Tlie Returns amounted to £5,551, and the OutHt pr.iduced a profit of £l(i.O. 
 The Capital at the close of lliut Outfit amounted to £(),40'i. 
 
 In Ouiiit is::,, the Supplies amounted to t"i,!)00, and tlie Returns £7,150; while the 
 trade resulted in a lo>s of £015. 
 
 In Outtil INTO, the Supplies amounted to £1,80(), and a mueh larger outlay was 
 incurred at St. John's than in 1874 and 1H75, in consequence of an increase in the quantify of 
 cod-tish .ml the payment of the fishermen by shares. The Returns of t)uttit ls76 realised 
 £11,500, and the accounts of the T)istrict exhibited a loss of £1,700. 
 
 Thes,- acoiunts have been analysed, and tlic loss has been found to arise from the 
 transactinns in silmon. Notwithstanding the depressed state of the market for cod fish, that 
 l.ran.h of the business shows a profit of £00 lor Outfit 1876, while the loss on salmon amounts 
 to £1,703. 
 
 In consequence of the result of trade during the past two Outfits, Mr. D.vwr. has been 
 instructed to close an establishment at llavl Island, wliere other traders had been olfcnng 
 hi.rher rates for salmon than the l.<.iidon market prices ; and although his limits for purchases 
 of'salmon were reduced last season for the opcraiions of Outfit |S77. further reductions have 
 been decided upon for the current s.'ason, in order, if possible, to secure a profit on the business. 
 
 ..\t the chise of Outfit 1S7H, the Capital employed in th ■ business amounte.l to £J 1,00(1, 
 ^vhile the Returns were realized during the same season as tliat in which the goo.ls were 
 supplied. 
 
 Aconsideiablc leduetion is now being made in the amount of Capital employed at 
 Sandwich Hay. 
 
 il 
 
 !i3St^ 
 
 1 
 
WESTERN DEPARTMENT. 
 
 The following 18 an abstniit of the Invrntories of the 'Wesli'in Dupartnient, at the close of 
 
 Outfits l>r4, 1S7"), and 187(1 :— 
 
 (lonils . . 
 
 Livi' Stock 
 Fiinn I'roduco 
 Tniiisport Kiiuijimoiits 
 Huililiii^''a ami Imiiroviiiunts 
 Stcnmors 
 
 rash 
 
 Outstamling Di'hts . . 
 
 Oiiivitaniliii^' T.iiililitii'S 
 
 Outfit 1874. 
 
 Outfit 187J. 
 
 Oullit 1S70 
 
 i'OO.OIK! 
 
 i'so.a.i? 
 
 £88,830 
 
 2.72!) 
 
 2,!)(iO 
 
 2,fi62 
 
 .•Ki.-i 
 
 ."JIlO 
 
 382 
 
 70 
 
 73 
 
 fig 
 
 
 417 
 
 371 
 
 12,201'. 
 
 9,928 
 
 10,0(10 
 
 ;l,H<.)7 
 
 r.,iifi 
 
 ,V27 
 
 17.480 
 
 lR.(i87 
 11 1 H, SIS 
 
 r.c.'ii 
 
 £90.7!tS 
 
 i'l21,M9 
 
 3,52(i 
 
 1.. ■'.■.'(■. 
 
 2.123 
 
 i'9;!.2(i(i 
 
 i'll7..VJ2 
 
 il 19,011! 
 
 Witli ri'j^anl In the I iilit-*, il i< to lie (ili-i-rvi <1 ilial, dt' thi' ' 'iilsl;iii(linij llalancos, the 
 sum of i.'!(,oOO uj)]K'ar.> iiiiiKr the luad of ( 'ii'-tomcis' Account at Victoria, and t'li.OOd at 
 Cariboo District. In Outtil l>7(i, tlic .•iinoiint written oil' in rcs]iccl of I'ail llcUts at Victoria 
 appears to bt? .'?'l,nu:t, airainst $7-1(1 in 1S7'). iiiid :?H II in 1^74, At llie other I'osts, ubou 
 51,(100 appear to have bein written off for I'.ad DchtH in diillit ls7(i. 
 
 'flic supplies from Kn)»land have been as follows: — 
 
 (Mlthl 1874 i'.Ml.lllH H 4 
 
 ,, 187.'> (i.'),|SO 10 10 
 
 ,, 1S7C. 52,210 12 .5 
 
 'I'iie shipiiicnt.s to till' Western Dcpuitnuiil, like tho^c (jf other Dejiartnients. were 
 l.irjiely curtailed in <>ut(it 1^77, with the view of reduciiiff the stocks of jfoodn on hand tit tiie 
 dillereiit posts and the capital enip|ii\i<l in the i-'ur Tradi'. Tlie ainouiil sent lorlliiltit 1.^77 
 was t;i7,l(t!) 1 Is. 
 
 A portion <d' the siip|ilies and provisions rciinircil lor the Trade of tiie Weslerii 
 llcpartnieiit is purchased in ( 'aliloriiia and in iSaudw iiii Islands, and [laid lot out of the 
 cash ill hand at Victoria arising? iVoin sales of gotMls. 
 
 Ki'iiiitlaiici's in Hills of I'.Nchnii^e have lice ii niailc on account of thti Western 
 itep.irlnieiit, a^ I'oliows : — 
 
 InOullil |H7l 117, alii 
 
 ,, IM7."> 20,.l9.'i 
 
 „ 1H70 20.h:1!I 
 
 The I'ur Ileliirns of thi> hciiailnienl have n a Used the follow my .iinoiiiits : — 
 Outlit |n7I £.O.ONI 
 
 IHV.-, 
 
 |H7li 
 
 HJ.NII 
 2K.MIH 
 
41 
 
 At (he vnluations arlopted in Outfit 1874, the Returns would have been- 
 
 Outet 1874 £50,584 
 
 „ 1873 40,796 
 
 „ 1870 38,260 
 
 In the Country Accounts thcv are vahicd us follows : — 
 
 Outfit 1874 
 ., 1875 
 „ 1876 
 
 1242,012 = £48,582 
 150,281 = 31,856 
 130,770 = 27,054 
 
 The trade of the Western Department for the last Three years has produced tl\o 
 following result on these valuations, niiiuely : — 
 
 Outfit 1874, an apparent I'rofit of .. $101,015 = £20,383 
 
 ,, 1875 ,. .. 47,678 =- 0,535 
 
 1876 ,, .. 6.407 = 1,281 
 
 The act u:il results of the trade, without taking into account Interest uiul London 
 charges, are as follows ; — 
 
 Oiittit 1H74. rrolit £17,010 
 
 ,, 1875, ,, li.Oll 
 
 1876, Loss 
 
 2.663 
 
 Tile follo.viug Is a Stateuielit of tiu' Profit aiul Loss Account of the Western 
 Di'partnieiil, as made up at Victoria, upon the (^ountry valuations — 
 
 -*— 1 
 
 < ICTriT 
 
 :s;i, 1 
 
 111 Tin 
 
 is;,--!. 
 
 UCTllT 1870. 
 
 
 I'lolit 
 
 IjOHS. 
 
 IV.itil, 
 
 LoKK. 
 
 I'mlit, 
 
 I,n«K, 
 
 
 
 — — i- 
 
 - — 1 
 
 • 
 
 1 
 1 
 
 - 
 
 MenliMuilizc acc'iMUt 
 
 .■>i23,285 
 
 
 .■1537,552 
 
 
 S2.".,100 
 
 
 ( 'usiMIIlrl's lillil drills 
 
 
 * 811 
 
 
 1? 76 1 
 
 
 .■? 3,033 
 
 KuVS 1'' icllll.Mll 
 
 21,115 
 
 
 
 4.572 
 
 2,00H 
 
 
 Kctunis ol' flilde 
 
 
 12.016 
 
 
 0,518 
 
 
 IL.-iOS 
 
 Vicloriii lli|uii 
 
 
 12.30H 
 
 
 12.883 
 
 
 12,314 
 
 Sloninc, \c. . . . , 
 
 3.172 
 
 
 1.780 
 
 
 3,406 
 
 
 (ienenti ("liiirgis 
 
 
 .'1.125 
 
 . . 
 
 2.573 
 
 
 3,617 
 
 Victoria Wharf 
 
 » , 
 
 1,1 IM 
 
 . , 
 
 4.1 IS 
 
 
 1,1 IH 
 
 t]si|uiiiialt 
 
 
 1,53 1 
 
 . , 
 
 t.534 
 
 
 1.531 
 
 liupairs. \c. . . 
 
 
 3.018 
 
 
 4,476 
 
 •• 
 
 7,456 
 
 Kort l!ii|M It , , 
 
 5,010 
 
 
 1 , 1 76 
 
 
 436 
 
 
 f 'oiuox INists . , , . 
 
 1.010 
 
 
 :jub 
 
 
 
 2 Hi 
 
 Kort Siiiipsdu 
 
 2.853 
 
 
 , , 
 
 I.S68 
 
 
 7,00,', 
 
 Skii'ua 
 
 
 300 
 
 
 5,707 
 
 
 S,,'!OS 
 
 HcllaCoolii .. 
 
 2.700 
 
 
 000 
 
 « « 
 
 1.530 
 
 • • 
 
 Hella 11. Ila TuM 
 
 1,810 
 
 1 
 
 ao7 
 
 
 600 
 
 
 Massi'll 
 
 1 .086 
 
 , , 
 
 
 1 32 
 
 
 1 , 1 N",l 
 
 Stekiue I list lid 
 
 3,3a7 
 
 , . 
 
 2.083 
 
 
 1,310 
 
 
 Fori Lan^di V. . 
 
 m 
 
 
 :185 
 
 , . 
 
 478 
 
 
 Kort Iliipc 
 
 \ 572 
 
 
 876 
 
 . ■ 
 
 77.1 
 
 
 Kort Val.' 
 
 1,401 
 
 
 2,703 
 
 , . 
 
 3.218 
 
 1 
 
 
 'ril01M|INOM'- lllMr . . 
 
 1 3,040 
 
 
 M.004 
 
 
 [ 3,200 
 
 
 Carilioo IH'-lriit 
 
 ' 16,012 
 
 
 13,000 
 
 , , 
 
 12,736 
 
 
 New ( 'iil.MliHiiii 
 
 I3.;);ii 
 
 .. 
 
 1.5, ■17 
 
 
 
 5,005 
 
 Mtcaiiiir ■' HeaM'r " . 
 
 8.425 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 " i;iiti'rpriHc" 
 
 22,675 
 
 
 22.181 
 
 . , 
 
 16,458 
 
 
 "iMter" ,, 
 
 1,325 
 
 , , 
 
 678 
 
 
 
 352 
 
 llllllllil 'rM11|-<|iorl a , 
 
 •• 
 
 nil 
 
 ... 
 
 11 
 
 72 
 
 • 1 
 
4a 
 
 Mkkchandizk ACOOINT. 
 
 Thin Account is charged with the whole of the Supplies furnished to the Pepurtment 
 c;i(li Outfit, tofjethcr with Customs duties iind charges, uud is credited with the uinounts 
 supplied to tlic various Districts. 
 
 hivoiitorv at comnieucempuf of Outtit IHT'l . . iflH'.t.tUit 
 dosoof Outtit IH7(> .. 2(il,!)19 
 
 Increase 
 tSuppIies fiiniislied in Outfit 187-1 
 
 1H76 
 
 Tniiisfers to Districts : — 
 
 Outfit 1871 
 
 „ 1875 
 
 „ 1876 
 
 Sal.s ill Outfit 1H71 
 
 1S7.-. ... .. 
 
 1870 
 
 $7l',0()0 
 
 };u(),'.'8() 
 •«;i8,;!ii 
 ;!ir>,;!7i 
 
 .*!2():!. 
 
 ;il'.) 
 
 •J87, 
 
 ti80 
 
 ■J28, 
 
 7.!8 
 
 .«HIO 
 
 !IL'5 
 
 •2;il 
 
 ;!01 
 
 •iOH.Cll 
 
 Ml. (iiAUi IS icpoiidl thnt tlic decline of )>s'Jt),000 in the amount of the Sales in 1876. 
 a> I'ompared with those of tlie previous year, arose from the gi'iater ililliculty of ell'ecting Sales, 
 and the coMseiiiiciit neces.sity of reducing the prices of goods, and thereby diminishing the 
 margin of profit. 
 
 Resi'i.t 01- Tu.VllK. 
 
 Outfit 1S71, I'lolii 
 „ 1875, „ 
 „ 187«, „ 
 
 $L';i,'.'8,-) 
 .■t7,.r."2 
 •J.'l.lod 
 
 I'l Us rri;(ii\siii At \'i(Toill\ loK <'\sii. 
 These purehasc-s an made at prices which are regulated from time to lime by advices 
 
 linlll I.ollilnii. 
 
 Tlie t'lillnwing is the result upon the Valuation of flie Heturns of the respective Outtits:- 
 Oiiltit ln7l, »M iipparcMt rrolit of .. .. $2;),i>8,'i 
 
 187.') 
 1876 
 
 IiOSS 
 I'l-ollt 
 
 •1,57'J 
 •.',!)08 
 
 ]\y the tai-ifl' of iliitlil 1X7.",, tfi, a|i|,;n( nt profit of Outtit iSTIi would have 
 liecii S!*. I''"- 
 
 riniiiNs (iK Tiiuii. 
 
 Tile whole of the Returns of the I)epartinenl arc debited to this Account at their 
 ' ouiiliv Valuiiion, lu^rciher e.iih expeiiM's at \iitoiia and f fight to London. The valuation 
 of tlie Ueiiiriis i- p'aced to the credit of the .Account, and the lnliiiiee. represeniini.'' expinses 
 and rrei;.'lii. form- an annual ehiirno. 
 
 Im < >>illil |h; I it vMiH . , 
 IH7:- „ .. 
 
 lH7(i „ 
 
 ;ii|'J,i)ir> 
 
 II..V.IS 
 
 lulliillil I S7l> there was more I til than in IM7'i; eousiipienllv, the ehitrgi' lor I'ask-t 
 and I"ri ighl wa« heaviur. For (?u»ks aloiu there was itii additional "jil.'ttio in Ouitit 1H7(I. 
 
48 
 
 vi<;toria depot. 
 
 This Account is charged wiih the expenses of in8uri^g the goods remaining on hand at 
 Victoria against (ire, the wages of servants employed in connection with the Goods Depots at 
 Victoria and Ksnuinialt, the Tnveiirories of whicli iippear UTider the head ot Merchandize. 
 In Outfit 1H71, the DojH'it Kxiiciises amounted to . . $l'J,;iGH 
 1H75, „ „ .. 12,H83 
 
 „ 1878. „ „ .. 12,.»H 
 
 .STi.KACiK AM) WllARFAOK. 
 
 The Dejiot expenses are reduced by making use of the Victoria Wharf and Warehouse 
 ul Ksquimalt for binding and storing goods belonging to the Government and other parties, 
 from whom dues uhd rents are collected. 
 
 The rrntit on Storage .\ccount in Outfit 1H74 was l$3,474 
 
 ' ■ ■ „ „ ,. 1875 „ 4.789 
 
 „ ,,: „ 187(i „ 3,496 
 
 (iKNKUAI. (JllARGKS. 
 
 The items in this .Vccnunt are composed of the charges incurred by Officers in visiting 
 Posts, the cost of Advortiscments, Telegrams, itc. 
 
 The Cliavires in Outfit l«7l were |3,426 
 
 1H73 2,573 
 
 ,, IHTO , y.'ii" 
 
 Vl(-10T<1A Wit Mil \M> WAItllKUSK AM) EsUT'IMAI.T WAItEHOUSK. 
 
 The valuations of tluse l)uililiiii;s arc iiiinu:illy reduced by 20 per cent, of their 
 original cost, and the charges in tiic .\ecouiits arc the same each Outfit. 
 
 The valuation of the Victoria Wluiif and Warehouse at the close of Outlit l87r, was. . £-l.'W I 11 
 ,, ■ 1, .... 1.1.')M 17 10 
 
 llM'Mll' VM> hll'lillVKMl A IS. 
 
 The cost of New I'uildintrs anil improvements can only he place<l on Inventory with 
 the authority of the Jioard, and, of cuir-e. when not so valued the outlay forms a charge on the 
 Trade. 
 
 (hitfit 1N7I «as eliai>;eil ui lespeet of lepii irs aiid iuiprovi lueiils « it li ?:l,f)lH 
 
 „ IH-:. „ „ .. i.'7*i 
 
 „ l«7(i „ ., .. ■•■•■••■ 
 
 This increase of l«\.i,ii(Ml api)ears to liavc l)cen principally expended at \ ancouvers 
 l.slaiKl for the improvement of the wharves at Victoria and KN.piimall which reijuired new 
 pile- aiul iron work. 
 
 HtltT IMI'IUM. 
 
 Inviiitoiv at ((Uamenceiueiit ot llutlil IhTI 
 close of (Inllit |M7li . . 
 
 Sll|i|illes fuinir-lied in Outlit IH71 . . 
 
 IH7:. .. .. 
 
 1K7(1 . . ,. 
 
 *2,l"8 
 3,34B 
 
 s,es4 
 a.oau 
 
44 
 
 Goods Traded in Outfit 187-1 
 
 „ ,, 187j 
 
 1876 
 
 H,8ia 
 
 •«,.')87 
 
 ;).75() 
 
 Valuation i>f the Retunis in tlie Country Arcounts. Outfit 1S74 J1I0,833 
 
 n „ „ 187.5 .'),N40 
 
 » n „ I87() l,-.l>,'! 
 
 Hesvi.I' of Tkadk. 
 
 Apparent rrofit iu Outfit 1871 . . 
 
 ik::) .. 
 
 187(! .. 
 
 |5,»I9 
 
 1,176 
 
 436 
 
 Mr. CiiAKl.KS repiirti'd in 187),_lhiit llu- tiiidi at liiis Tost liud Irtii ("cononiiciilly 
 maniiu;(Hl, but that the effects of oppimitioii from otiu'r Fur l)uyers had been severely fell ; iiud 
 he ffiive the satue reasons for the falling,' oil' in the apjiurent Profit of OntHt 1S7(J. 
 
 Rupert is supplied by the Steamer "Otter," which enlls f,.i it- ii.|urn on her way luuk 
 to Victoria. 
 
 COMoX. 
 
 i V' 
 
 Irivciiiorv at ruiiiiiii'nri iiicnl ot'(tiittll 1K7I 
 1 1..>, iii' ( lutlit 1n7(1 . . 
 
 lilt rt'tiM 
 
 Sup]iliis fiiriiis|ii,l ill Oiillil 1H7I 
 „ I ST.-. 
 
 (ii. 1.1- '1'iuiIpiI in (liillil ISTI 
 
 1875 
 
 187(i 
 
 Sill, s 
 
 l.iaviiitr lor l-'nr 'I'niil.' 
 
 Sales 
 l,.in iiij; I'or Knr 'I'nnli' . 
 
 Siili's 
 L<iiviM({ for I'Ur I'liiile . . 
 
 .•<.-.,lli> 
 7..i;l!» 
 
 »12,ai7 
 
 8.>.iS!l 
 S. !H(i 
 
 #1(1.7 ISI 
 7. ()!>•.' 
 
 l!i:l,ti.".7 
 
 «!),.')n4 
 
 fi,i)(!« 
 
 •7,7J1 
 (i,L'87 
 
 The amount of Furs traihd has ch-elined in nearly the same proportion as ihe (joods 
 supplied. It will lie seen that Ihe .Siles of dultil 1.S7(> are only >S01) less than those of lf<74, 
 but the result of trade shows a much pfreater did'erenee 
 
 Viiliiatiiui ol' Iti'turiis in the I ouiitry Aei'oiintH lliitlil 1^71 f:i,H|H 
 
 .. M ; „ 187.'. ;!,'JO0 
 
 187(1 I,'.':!.'! 
 
 la Oulllt 1871 the .ippiinnt Trolit was 
 
 1876 ,, 
 
 •t 1876 ,, Ijosh ,, , . «i , , II 
 
 Htl.OKi 
 :ll)8 
 JIU 
 
40 
 
 This uiifavourabU" risiilt is irn duubt due to competition, as Mr. Chaki.ks, in liis Report 
 on the Western Dopartnicnt Accoiints Ibr Outfit 1870, statt'd that the Company's affairs at 
 roinox wore being gradually wound up, and that Post would l)e closed IioI'dii" the nul of 1877. 
 
 COAST I'OST.S. 
 
 The Coast Posts — Fort Simp.-on, Skeeua, Bella Coola, Hella Delia, Masset, as well as 
 RtekiiU!— are suiiplicd from Vietoria by the Steamer " Otter," and during the past two Outfits 
 their trade has produced a most un.satisfactory result, in consequence of ojiposilion and 
 111 >iiianugeineiu on the part of sorae of the clerks and servants of the I 'onipany. 
 
 I'OUT .SIMP.XON. 
 
 Inventory at conimoneenient ui Oiiltii IN" I 
 clcise of Oiittil iHTll. . 
 
 Supplies in Oiiilit 1871 
 
 „ 1876 
 
 „ ■ 1876 
 
 (iiiiKls Tratli'il ill < Mitlit INT I 
 
 1K7.". 
 
 Siil(>s 
 T.euvini; fur Vnr Trado . . 
 
 Sides 
 Liavin;' tor Fur 'I'mde . , 
 
 1876 
 
 «.'),435 
 4,983 
 
 #18,;!0o 
 •->(!, >>l"'7 
 18,. 163 
 
 $22,085 
 4,754 
 
 81 7, .331 
 
 $28,204 
 3,('.(>2 
 
 
 . . 820,7.-N 
 
 Sales 
 
 1,857 
 
 Leaving' for Km- Triel.' . . 
 
 
 try AeMiuiits, Oiillit 1N71 
 
 . «13,'.)03 
 
 1H7.-. 
 
 l.'l,8(i;! 
 
 187ti 
 
 0,367 
 
 824,542 
 
 81 8. ',101 
 
 I ; 
 
 Risi 11 oi Th\i>k. 
 
 tlutflt 1874. apparent I'rolil 
 187.'>. ,, Loss 
 „ 187G 
 
 $2,853 
 I.SiiS 
 7,005 
 
 Mr. CllAKI.r.s stated that lliis uiifurtuinile result was due in keen eunipelitinn. and to 
 the iin-apacity, unsteadiness, and mismanugenieiit of llie Postmasters wlm were in charge at 
 Fori Simpson and Skecna River. Tliese uu'n were discharged from tiie service. 
 
 t 
 
 lie stated I'urther — " The unsatist'a-tciry residts at Fort .Simjisen and .SketMia huTe been 
 " to us n source of grout anxiety, from the ilillie\illy of linding out what wa.s tho real ciiUBe of 
 " the losses there. 
 
 " Lust year the late Mr. Williams was -ent up to inspect the Posts, us the best Oljieer 
 " who could be detailed for that duty. AlliHiiigh (uileied to reduce the prices paid for I'ur^. 
 ■' 1 huve strong grounds fur believing that the Posliuusters ut Fort Simpson and Skeena. 
 
 N 
 
4U 
 
 " directly Mr. Williams left the Const on Lis return, immediately resumed their cxiriivngiint 
 " prices, and also trusted out quuutitios ol' trade goods to the Indians. 
 
 " In returning this spring to Fort Simpson. I instructed the deceased Mr. Willinms to 
 " make a scheme of the receipts and ilisburscincnis, which lio did; showing; a deticieiK'V of 
 " goods, I'rom the Ut of January to the 2'hu\ of M:iy, of about »tl,lO(). Mr. Moui-on on 
 " being ijuestimicd, could give no expliiuiiion as to wlial hail become of the goods further 
 •' than that they had been [jaiil to Indiiiiis, aiul credited out. On his giving security for the 
 " payment of the missing goods, Mr. MotusoN was discharged. Mr. Feak, at Skeena, was also 
 " got rill of, a-i it transpired he was in the habit of getting intoxicated. 
 
 " Mr. Factoii MtK.w is now resident at Fort ISimpson, and supervises the trade ou 
 '• the coast north of Fort Rupert, so that I hope, if it i^ possible, he will be able lo restore the 
 '• trade, or at all events prevent any further losses from carelessness or unsteadiness. " 
 
 SKEENA. 
 
 Inventory iit luMiniiniiiiicnt nl' Outfit IST-t 
 ,, eld.^*.' of Oiitlit IHTt; . . 
 
 Siiii]>lii'.^ tiiriiisli'il in Outlit 1H74 . . 
 „ ,, IsT) . . 
 
 iH7<; .. 
 
 (i. Mills Iruiliil in liiittit ISTl 
 
 Sales 
 
 Leaving for Fur trade. . 
 
 Sales 
 licuviii^: fur I'nr trade. . 
 
 Sales . . 
 Leaving fur I'lir tnidi . . 
 
 Valniitiiiii of the Ui'turns in (unntry .Scninnts, duttit 1874 
 .. ,1 ■> !*<"''' 
 
 (tooJs tiaili'l in i iiittit 187.') 
 
 I.s7i! 
 
 »»,525 
 a,961 
 
 13,247 
 23,103 
 13,577 
 
 81G,54(i 
 l.ltn.) 
 
 «!I20,I1H 
 1,207 
 
 0,241 
 
 $18,911 
 
 #19,270 
 •J.ltl!" 
 
 S17,071 
 
 #11. ."1.1,') 
 
 10,117 
 
 7,0.02 
 
 UeSCI.T iiK 'I'liMlE. 
 
 .Vpiiari'iil Loss, Outfit 1874 
 ., 187,-. 
 
 .'j,7o7 
 8.3U8 
 
 In reporting this result and the mismanugcmeut of thedlliecr in Charge, Mr. <'iiari.ks 
 states that the I'ost at Skecna had been (•lii--ed and the gmids on hand there transferred to 
 )"ort Simpson. 
 
 » \«' 
 
 DELLA ('o«>L.\ 
 
 luventiiry ut conunnncement of Outlit 1874 . , 
 at ilow nf Outlit 1870 . . , , 
 
 Siipiibi's ftirni-<lM'.i III I iiiiiit ISil ,, ,, 
 
 187.5 
 I87(; 
 
 #1,73,1 
 4,166 
 
 #3, .11 1 
 fi,110 
 3,416 
 
 d' 
 
47 
 
 GoodH traded in Outfit 1874 
 
 1876 
 
 1876 
 
 • • • * • • ' ' 
 
 . . 13,793 
 
 Sales 
 
 206 
 
 leaving for Fur trade . . 
 
 •• 
 
 
 . . «4,378 
 
 Sales 
 
 1,168 
 
 Leaving for Fur trade . . 
 
 •• 
 
 
 . . «4,498 
 
 ShU'8 
 
 1,942 
 
 Leaving fur Fur trndo 
 
 •• 
 
 10 Accounts, Outfit 1874 . . 
 
 «7,449 
 
 1875 .. 
 
 4,288 
 
 1876 .. 
 
 4,314 
 
 13,688 
 
 i3,220 
 
 tr2,5&3 
 
 Result of Tradk. 
 Outfit 1874, apparent Profit 
 
 M 
 
 
 «2,709 
 
 990 
 
 1,630 
 
 15ELLA HKLLA. 
 
 InviMitcirv iit llu.' i()nimi'ii('<^raont of Outlit IH" I 
 cloHo of Outfit 1M7G .. 
 
 SMi)|iliis fuiiiislicd ill Outfit 1H74 
 
 1875 
 
 (iood.s trtidi'd in Outlit IHTl 
 
 1875 
 
 Sules . . 
 Li'uviiif^ for Ktir trade 
 
 Siilcs . . 
 I.i'iiviuj,' for I'ur trade 
 
 Salrs . . 
 Loiiviiij; lor Fur trade 
 
 Valuations of ReturuH in the Accounts, Outfit 1H74 
 
 ,, 1875 
 
 »l H " 
 
 lH7li 
 
 $948 
 1,957 
 
 81,085 
 2,53a 
 2,455 
 
 *2,843 
 8,709 
 
 S'2,281 
 S97 
 
 $1,723 
 179 
 
 $1,131 
 1,758 
 2,159 
 
 $2,134 
 
 $1,384 
 
 $1,244 
 
 RlMl.TS (11' TuADK. 
 
 Oiiuii isrt iipiiiUDiit I'rotii 
 ., 1870, 
 
 $1,810 
 ■201 
 600 
 
48 
 
 MASSKTT. 
 
 Inventory at commoncoment of Outfit 187 t 
 ,, close of Outfit 1876 . . 
 
 luiTI'llSf 
 
 Supplies furnished in Outfit 1874 
 
 ., ,, 1875 
 
 ■ „ „ 1876 
 
 (Joods Traded in Outfit 1874 
 
 Sales 
 Leaving for Fur Trade . , 
 
 '01,888 
 8,1!)() 
 
 jti ;..'!( Id 
 
 #7. !»()!! 
 11.102 
 ll'.'JAI! 
 
 9.1 
 
 !t.(t89 
 
 187.'; 
 
 187f. 
 
 . . 
 
 »n.84.'. 
 
 Sales 
 
 (il7 
 
 Leaving for Fur Trade . . 
 
 
 
 
 » 1:1, 1 mi 
 
 Sales 
 
 .•M.l 
 
 Leuviii;; for Fur Trade . . 
 
 
 ry Accouuta. Outfit 1871 
 
 »1 1.491 
 
 187.T 
 
 0,79fi 
 
 „ 187H 
 
 ll,(i9G 
 
 «lI.'J-.'8 
 
 $1 2,o4o 
 
 Resi'lt of Tkade. 
 
 Outfit 1874. njiparpnt Profit 
 ,, 1875, ,, Lobs 
 
 „ 1876. ,, ,, 
 
 *i.98r> 
 
 1 , 1 8!l 
 
 Mr. Chaki.f.s attributes the loss in Outfit 1870 to inclement we^itlicr, which interfered 
 with sealfishinrj; but lie fails to notice that the lleturns include a iurj;er quantity of Fur 
 Seals, which, if valued a( the prices of last year would have chunjifwl the result of trade to a 
 profit of !i;'3,4(l(t. 
 
 siKKlM; 1)1. STRICT. 
 
 s. 
 
 Inventory at coiiiiiieiieenK'nt of OmUt 1871 
 dose of Oatlit |87ti . . 
 
 IlK rei 
 
 Suppli.- fiirtiislied in Outfit 1874 
 
 • I II 1875 
 
 18711 
 
 (jooils Tniiied in (Jiitlit in; I 
 
 (iijld-ilii>l and Sale 
 Linvint.' lor Fiii' Trade 
 
 $;!.in4 
 .■)8, 1 I'd 
 
 #;i4.f.i(i 
 
 S'-'ii,'_'(l'J 
 
 .■i;).,j(iy 
 
 ■Jl.S.V.I 
 
 »i:i,l:!9 
 
 i'.>,;i8() 
 
 #749 
 
49 
 
 Goods Trml.id iii ( >iiltil. 1H75 
 
 IHTC. 
 
 
 Sales nTnl Gold-dust 
 ■luiiif; for Kiir Trudtt . . 
 
 Sails aiul Gold-dust 
 
 828,449 
 '25,OfiO 
 
 I,. 
 
 83,. 189 
 
 
 820,880 
 18,853 
 
 I.( nviii^r lor I'lir Tvadr 
 
 82,027 
 
 III Stokiiio District only a i'<-\v Furs art' traded. 
 
 Tlip followinjj; is tlw result of trade : — 
 
 (liiltit !«Tl, ai>|iar> lit I'l-otit 
 „ 187j. 
 „ 1870, 
 
 83,1127 
 2,083 
 4.340 
 
 Tho Oai^ital employed in Stekine. a Mliiiiiij Di-<tri<'t, Imd greatly increaKed during the 
 last few years. In Outtit 1870. it aniountc.l to nearly S'1".000, including $:},987 for Out- 
 standingDehts. Upon tin- suggestion of the (Jhief ronimi.ssioncr it was decided that the 
 Conipaiu- should withdraw from the business, whieh was attended with risks, and required a 
 larger amount of Capital than the cireiinistances warranted. 
 
 Foirr I.A.NGI.KY— Fli.VSKl! UTVHR. 
 
 
 Inventory at eoiimii-iiceiueiit of Outtit 1H7I 
 close of Oiitlit l«7li . . 
 
 Supplies furnished in Outtit IH" 1 
 
 1S75 
 1876 
 
 Goods Traded in Outtit IH7I 
 
 187.-. 
 
 Sales 
 
 1H7('. 
 
 84,358 
 6,458 
 
 82,500 
 5,9'.)3 
 5,589 
 
 83,052 
 1,'.V.12 
 
 Leaving for Fur Trade . . 
 
 81, Kid 
 
 Sales 
 
 4,758 
 
 lieaviiij;- for I'lir Trade . . 
 
 #l.'j:i2 
 
 Sales 
 
 8:>,><H 1 
 3,2(>9 
 
 Leaving for Fur Trade . . 
 
 una 
 
 Hksui.t of Tkauk. 
 
 Outfit 1871. iiiipareut Profit 
 ,, 1H7.">, 
 
 1H7H, ,, 
 
 8821 
 385 
 475 
 
 J 
 
 Mr. CllAKl.is alludes to the slight improvement in the trade of Luugley, und states 
 ih.il a better result is anticipated for ne.\t year. 
 
' '. T^t-y^^i'T y^L^ 
 
 50 
 FORT iroPK. 
 
 Inyentorj- at. cjniiniPtipemoiit of Outfit 1K7-4 
 ,, close of Outfit 1876 .. 
 
 Supplies furnished in Outfit 187J 
 
 1875 
 1876 
 
 Uoods Traded iu Outfit 1874 
 
 TniiiHfrrH ti> Distriet 
 
 Goods Truded in Outfit 1875 
 
 Goods Traded iu Outfit 187(i 
 
 Traiixli rn 
 
 Returns of Tnide Outfit, 1874 . , 
 « „ 1875 . . 
 
 M It 1876 . 
 
 Trunsferg 
 
 • * . • • 
 
 «2,407 
 
 1,272 
 
 «;l,l2i> 
 4,t»;i5 
 2,:-'() 
 
 #4,554 
 .•l,<iO!) 
 
 «!)45 
 
 )jl;t,7C.5 
 4,112 
 
 «3,05g 
 
 ;). 102 
 
 jll,l3fi 
 17!» 
 144 
 
 RK.sn.T OK ThAl>K. 
 
 Outfit 1874 uppiir. lit I'rofit 
 „ 1875 
 ., 187(1 
 
 87(i 
 
 Fort ilopi" iiii<l Fort V:il<' are j)riii(i|).illy ki'pt up for the I'liriUtieN which thev iitt'r- 
 ill transporting supplies to iiitciior Districts. 
 
 FORT YALF. 
 
 i 
 
 luvtiitiirv at comiiuriciTiiriit uf Outtit 1874 
 at elose of Outtit lH7t) .. 
 
 Supplies furnished in Outtit 1874 . 
 ,. 1875.. 
 „ ,, l«7<) . . 
 
 Goods. &v.. truded iu Utittit 1874 . . 
 
 1875 
 
 187H 
 
 Valuution Returns in Country Aeciuints: — 
 
 Outfit 1874 
 
 „ 1875 
 
 „ 1876 . . 
 
 #- 
 
 
 
 
 «13.()61 
 
 
 
 •• 
 
 15,739 
 
 
 
 
 915,857 
 
 
 
 
 24.224 
 
 
 
 
 1!M17 
 
 
 
 
 S23.519 
 
 Snles 
 
 S4 
 
 :m8 
 
 
 riiiiKt'ers 
 
 21 
 
 8)>9 
 
 
 Sales 92,815 
 Transfers 31,9(i5 
 
 *31,H45 
 
 930,071 
 
 Siili's 91,244 
 Transfers 29,748 
 
 « • • « 
 
 91.401 
 502 
 367 
 
51 
 
 Rkwi.ts ok Tkadk. 
 
 Outfit 1874, apparent l'n)flt $1,494 
 
 „ 1875, „ 2,703 
 
 „ 1876, „ 3,218 
 
 It will b<) observed that in this District, ami at ('ariboo, the Sales and Transfers exceed 
 the amount of jjoocls supplied This arises iroin the employment of the proceeds of the sale 
 of goods in piirchiising others, and in jiroviding for the wants of other Districts. 
 
 THOMrSON'.S ItlVKR DISTUICT. 
 
 Inventory at pommtinconiimt of Outfit 187-1 
 
 atcIoBi- of OuKit 1H76 
 
 8ii|i])1ies fiiruishi'd in Outfit 1874 . . 
 
 IHT.') 
 
 1870 .. 
 
 r„)o<lK traded in Outfit 1871 
 
 187.'i 
 
 1876 
 
 Sales, &c. 
 Tifavinpfor Fur Trade 
 
 Sales, &c. 
 Leaving for Fur Tnidr 
 
 Sales, &!■. 
 
 »25,oon 
 
 24,.'ir2 
 
 Sl.5,21!) 
 12,;ifi7 
 12.808 
 
 «20,2.5.> 
 
 l7,yio 
 jS2,;n.'i 
 
 811,128 
 10,027 
 
 r<oi 
 
 $10.<H1 
 
 i7.:iyu 
 
 Few Furs are traded in this Distrii vhere Sale.s are effected to parties proceedinjj to 
 the Mines. 
 
 Restji.t ok Tkadk. 
 
 Outfit 1874, apjiareut Profit «3,!)40 
 
 „ 1875, „ 3,901 
 
 „ 1876, „ 3,200 
 
 ('a])ital einplovcd about <slO,00(), in(diiding $7,426 for outstanding debts. .Average 
 return 7\ per cent. 
 
 CAltllJOO MINl\(i lU.STUlCT. 
 
 Inventory at connueiicouu'nt of Outfit 187 I 
 
 ,, at (.losi' 1)1' (tutlit 1870 .. 
 
 Iiiiriase 
 
 Supplies furnished in Outfit 1874 . . 
 
 1"5 
 
 INTO.. .. > .. 
 
 tioods trailed in Outfit 187 I 
 
 )!13(!,;J08 
 02,291 
 
 S2fi,000 
 
 »t3,009 
 79,826 
 64,447 
 
 «73,417 
 
 Sales «65,569 
 Tiansfers t;,899 
 
 
 I 
 
 \^> 
 
52 
 
 OiMids trnilcil in Outlit 1875 
 
 „ IKVr. 
 
 Transfer. 1 1.H8;t 
 
 jiTo.aoa 
 
 *71,5(i9 
 
 Siili's UC.O.OK) 
 Traiimfprs 21,;;or) 
 
 lli;Mi,r OK Tkadk. 
 
 (•iitlit 187' aiiiiurciit IVulit 
 ,. IHT."). ,, 
 
 1H7(!. ,, 
 
 SUi,iil2 
 1. •].'")() 
 l'J,73r. 
 
 r:i)iit:il ciniiliiyoil *sl30,000, iii('hi<linp SlS.y.'JO for nutstauding debtn. 
 Ui'turn ahiml lo per I'l'iil. 
 
 m;\v cai.kdonia. 
 
 Tiivi iitorv lit I oinmonoi'iiu'Ut of Oiitlit 1871 
 
 111 iliisc of Outlit 187t) 
 
 lucri'iiso ,, 
 
 Siipjilirf liirniNlii'il, Outlit 18/1 
 
 " „ „ 187.5 
 
 18"»'' 
 
 (i Is tv.d.d, (lutfit 1871 
 
 1875 
 
 187(i 
 
 Valuiitiiiii i.r I.'rturiih ill < 'oiiiiln AiKiuutN, Outlit 1871 
 
 " ., 1H7U 
 
 «U>.0()7 
 ;).1,27H 
 
 #:ll,7(l(i 
 :!.•!. 7'.tl 
 :(!l,l7t> 
 
 *aa,Aio 
 
 40.777 
 .•H,:>7(i 
 
 »17,(il,-) 
 li,8;)8 
 ao.H'i? 
 
 Viiliuil ii\ the tiiiiir 111' Outlit 1^7"), I he I{('turns ol ISTli wuulil liavc annmiilcd to 
 ^•'i'«.'l|:?, and the Di^^lriit vvouM thcii hiivi' appearcil witli uii iip|iariMl I'rnlit uf <>',', Ultl. 
 
 ar 
 th 
 va 
 
 
 y. 
 
 lualinii (il ill. 
 
 prill 
 
 ipai li. 
 
 'tlllMH. viz 
 
 : — 
 
 - 
 
 
 
 
 ■ 
 
 
 
 
 lliar, iii'iiMT 
 
 Mar 
 
 Ill, Mil 
 
 k, aii'l l.\ n\ 
 
 II 
 
 187(i 
 
 pri 
 
 ■.■«, 1 
 
 III 111 |h7 1 I' ."1,2711 
 
 
 
 
 .. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 , , 
 
 
 
 187.'i .■|,.'i'.ll 
 
 
 * ■,-♦■'' , 
 
 
 It 
 
 
 
 t 
 
 
 
 tt 
 
 
 
 |s7i; .1.2211 
 
 
 A 
 
 V 
 
 c Aiii'UiiN -l 
 
 „« 1 
 
 11' rnllnvillt' rr-lll 
 
 1 II 
 
 I'lrade;- 
 
 - 
 
 
 
 
 ■• 
 
 
 iiiitiit |k7i 
 
 . appall III I'l 
 
 olit 
 
 . 
 
 
 
 .. 
 
 ,, 
 
 ,. »ia,aai 
 
 
 
 
 ,, 187.'. 
 
 
 , 
 
 
 
 
 . . 
 
 
 
 l,.ia7 
 
 
 
 
 „ 1870 
 
 
 !.• 
 
 (?•►> 
 
 
 
 
 •• 
 
 
 S,llU.') 
 
 
 V 
 
 Ti 
 
 el-p JN liili> a 
 
 dilli'i 
 
 •IHC (if 
 
 >|M,0(l() 
 
 1),. 
 
 \N < 
 
 'I'll lie 
 
 • II 
 
 llllt 1 
 
 1 Oiiuii |s7j ui|(i 
 
 liial of 
 
 • iiiiiii 
 
 IM- 
 
 "(i, <i8,fHMI of 
 
 wlii.i 
 
 1 JH due 
 
 to llie rei 
 
 lie 
 
 d 
 
 Vil|il;it 
 
 lull 
 
 III ill 
 
 • lilllllllH. 
 
 
 
 h 
 
 ajipiiiN tliiii 
 
 diiiiiij; llii 
 
 last \\\i> 
 
 \i 
 
 ai 
 
 s, thr 
 
 !>i 
 
 ^l|■iel 
 
 Iia> Millereij Inuii 
 
 a (;real 
 
 Miiniiv uf Saliiujii and I'l 
 
 lVi^ill|l^ 
 
 , l)ut ill 
 
 •1)1 
 
 se 
 
 luelu'i 
 
 111' 
 
 the 
 
 uiir«ali.»laeloi_v I'sull 
 
 111' the 
 
 Ari'cjil 
 
 its 
 
 of the lait two jt 
 
 M-, Mr 
 
 ClI MW.I.-" 
 
 re 
 
 1"' 
 
 •tH Ilia 
 
 I ee 
 
 I'tiiiii 
 
 changes III tlie iiiaiiii){eiiieiit 1 
 
 ol lll.« 
 
 Di'lriit Wijuld 1 
 
 J curried into ell'eul as 
 
 huun 
 
 iin the 
 
 urratiirei 
 
 leiilK eoiild hi' made 
 
 
 1 
 
 ^ 
 
 
 
 
 # 
 
 19 
 
 
 t 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'iii 
 
 itcd to 
 
 hill •>! 
 
 Stkamkk " Entkrprise." 
 
 Outfit 1K71 
 
 „ I87.-I 
 
 IMTO 
 
 I'i'iilit SL'2.67.i 
 22,181 
 IS.ISS 
 
 The 
 
 ^0 r,.l,„,tio, i . ,Ue „nto>,„, „f I'rofits for Outfit 1S76 was owin^ to tho fact that the- 
 >e.s.l was laid „p at \ ,,,„na for two months while being ropaire.l. 
 
 Stkamkr "OnKR." 
 
 Ouilit 1874 
 
 „ 1870 
 
 1876 
 
 I'rolit ;fl,5:".t 
 
 ., ()7H 
 
 Loss 352 
 
 Tlu- stoana-r is e,n,,loycd in taking the g-uds and return, to un,i fro„. the Coast P, 
 and in carrying goods ami pasi 
 there hive been 
 
 'ogts, 
 
 passengers to tie Tassiur or Stekine Mines. Hut on this route 
 
 °PP"«'''''" ^f™""-'-^ <''''•■■•'<< >l't" past two years, .„d hence the pn.lits of, l,e 
 carrying trade have been reduced. ^ "ioi.ik 
 
 gr.m 
 111' till' 
 
 {enirlil 
 
 
 
5i 
 
 smi'S' ACCOUNTS. 
 
 I.onfldii Kx))cnsps and nulancex of Ships' Accounts : — 
 
 , ttuttit 187J il!»,H0O 
 
 ,, 1875 ., .. .. l'J,(i(l() 
 
 IHTfi 17,500 
 
 III Outlit 1?7() the churgc of l.'2,000 for the Credit of the Fur Triiil«> Firo Insuniiu'c 
 Fund was omitted, thcro boin^' no profits of the Outfit ujjiiiiist which to ehiirpc it. Tlio l^'und 
 in question, iiiuoiintintr to i'l 1,7!I2, is triiisfcned lo Outtit 1877 in the For Trndc Accoiiiiis. 
 
 As rej^irds tlic Shijis' Accounts, it should hv i x|iliiiiu-d that tht lOst ot' iicrumneut 
 repairs is added to thi'ir vahiation«, tiom wliich dciluctimis arc made at tiic rale of l/"» per 
 ccni. for the steamer " Labrador," anil 7J per cent tor the ships. These deduction.- are iiiiidc 
 caili Outtit in the Ships' Accounts. The fn>ijjhts earned l>v tlic Vancouvor's Island --hiii-, 
 iiicludiiifT til icrlit on the (Nimjiany's shipincnts and roturn>, are placed to their credit, and I lie 
 I'lilanccs shown in the anm \id Slateniciit rejin-spiit the actual rc--iilts of tlieii' .Accounts. 
 
 Tile Hudson's Iiii\ -hips, in Outfits 187.') and 187tl, received credit for lrcij;ht mi tin 
 < iiiiipaiiy's oulwaid -lii]inicnts and the balances of their Accounts appeared under the head ol 
 <'hargcs ill tlic Loiuion Hooks. Arranjjcinents have been made by which the Morthi in and 
 Soutiuin I)eparlraents urc to be charjied with ffeij»ht oii their Returns sent homo by way ol 
 IIihUoh's l!a_\, us well as on liic outward shipiiicnts, Tlic bahiiire- of the IShips .\ecounis in 
 till l.oiulou iiuuks will eoiisei(uently be reduced. 
 
 Tlie expenses of the stianicr "Labrador." on her voyajjc to ihe (oast ami I'li^raxa 
 .iiid back to London, linve liillnito been duirged to tlic Montl'cid Dcpiii Inicril I'lie aniniinl 
 varies aciniclinj; li> ihi' time duijiifj; which th»' steamer is eiiiployeil. 
 
 In fhitlil 1H7I til.' cliai-nv lOiM.iintcil to fJ.S.IJ 
 
 187(; „ •J.(7!l 
 
 Tlic result of till' Steamer's sealitig Voyage to (freciilaml has tin- year been set out 
 M'puralely ill ihi' .Vicuunl- jniblishcd to the ."-harehohlurs. In former years the ])riitil or loss 
 on the venture was dealt with as allectillg the balHllccs of tin .'ships' Accounts, 
 
 The loss of nearly ill, UUO oiithi' •' I'riiicc Unpen " ill Otiiiit W'>. nfnv I, ura additional 
 expenses incurred by the the long delenlioM ol the ves-c 1 in London and San I'raiiciseo, and 
 by the low rat' id' l'ni";ht obtaiiu'd on lur houu wiiiil VH\a|ir. 
 
 ,''*. 
 
 M 
 
 — ^ 
 
 I 
 
55 
 
 SUIl'S' ACCOUNTS. 
 
 I. VasoiI'veu's Island )?inrs : — 
 
 Hanjun '■ I.mly I.iimpson," 412 tons 
 '■Vriiicfss Royal," 613 
 "Hri.Tloy Tlill," S'JO 
 " Piince Rup<rt," 190 
 „ "Lady TIoa.1," 157 
 
 " IViiuPof Wales," W^l 
 (now in 11. B. trailii" 
 
 Protit 
 
 II. TTtiDson's n.\Y Siiirs: — 
 
 Schooiior " Wulrus " 
 
 (now at York Factory 1 
 Barque " I/Oily Head " 
 
 now in Vancouver's Island trade) 
 Haniuf ' rriuiM.' of Wales" 
 
 "()oi>an Nymph," MOU tons 
 
 III. (rUF.KNI.ANI) VoVAOE ; — 
 
 StoamiT •' Labrador," '26o tons 
 
 Balance!, of Chips' Accounts, ropro8entin)|r 
 in part freiKliI of RoturuB from 
 Hudson's Bay . , • . 
 
 OUTFTT 1876. 
 
 rn.Hl. 
 
 Low*. 
 
 £ 
 
 £ 
 
 171 
 
 • 
 
 IfiO 
 
 475 
 
 ua 
 
 
 linlance ( 
 
 of 1 ,088 ) 
 
 22 
 
 
 !) 
 
 
 1,30' 
 
 
 2,47'.» 
 
 3,874 
 
 I 
 

 TO^ 
 
 "■ ■ • frwisRJfT^ : •;;■' fi,:' 
 
 S^.-i 
 
 ■^W' 
 
 f. 
 
 fi6 
 APPENDIX I. 
 
 Statenutnt qf Bills remitted from Departments. 
 
 Northern Department . , 
 Saathero ,, 
 
 Mmtre*! 
 Westeni 
 
 Ontilt 1874. 
 
 Ontflt 1876. 
 
 Outfit 1876. 
 
 £7,218 18 4 £14,0«4 H 1 \ £'il,Me « -9 
 S84 5 11 788 10 6 ^ 704 18 ,lf 
 
 8,027 17 10 128 17 4 7,«00 ,J|^f|,^ 
 
 17,518 11 20,30A 8 10 
 
 20,830 10 
 
 £80,349 13 1 \ f^W,nX 4 8 ' £50,131 '8 
 
 APPENDIX II. 
 Bills drawn bff Departm«Ms. 
 
 0\x\ki 1874. 
 
 Northern Department . . . . . . ' £2,879 19 6 
 
 i^mtKem 
 WcRtein 
 
 
 707 3 
 
 67,641 19 1 
 
 107 
 
 itoilMA 17 
 
 Oirtflt ISM. 
 
 Oatflt 1878. 
 
 £t,68« 6 C90.U6 « 1 
 
 633 * 1 I 614 17 1 
 
 88,684 a 6 84,968 14 • 
 
 07 , 79 
 
 466,869 6 t ; #M,06t l« 10 
 
 
 v.. 
 
 \j0 
 
 *)# 
 
 w. .. 
 
 
 i 
 
 .■<,\s 
 
 ^4Nvf(,l 
 
 ;6?.3r 
 
' ' "^f^*"^^'^ '"