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March 1867. \(iirttt tnconrenifticr having ariten from thf Publication of Minulf vf Eiiileme lairti hefurt Comtnillret, and of I'lifrrf. Ar. /nirf lirfi,te fkrvi, it i< parlicularly rei/tiet(e»r/i Minvlft imd I'ttfitrt uill be tiitrful thai l/iry mi confiiirii In the ohjrct for iii4lrA lliei/ are pittiiid, l^t sprcwl wh «/ iht Membrri of tuck Commitleet.] 25— (4). npantt. to in nof ' •>/ iteii I be ">ii r following, that is to say, That he the said Joteph Monkman shall or will, within fcHy days from the date hereof, settle and establish himself or themselves and continue to r^.side upon the said hereby demised land, and shall or will within five years from the date of these presents, bring, or cause or firocure to be brought into a state of cultivation one-sixth part of the snid hereby demised and, and thenceforth continue the same in such state. And that he the said Joseph Monkman, his executors, administrators, or assigns, shall or will from time to time, and at all times during the said term, contribute in a due proportion to the expense of all public estabhshments, whether of an ecclesiastical, civil, military, or other nature, including therein the maintenam c of ihe clergy, the building and endowment of schools, whic'' are or ' shall or may be formed under the authority of the charter or charters hereinbefoie referred to. And also that he or they at pro|)er seasons in every year, and in or towards the making and repairing of such roads and highways as lie witliin two miles from the said hereby demised premises, shall and will employ himself or themselves, and his or their servants, horses, cattle, carts, and carriages, and other necessary things for that purpose, where and when required so to do by the surveyor or overseer for the time being, appointed for the making and amending puliliu roads, bridges and highways, within such limit as aforesaid ; such requisition, nevertheless, in point of time not to exceed six days in each year computed day by day, and from Michaelmas to Michaelmas ; and shall or will use his or tlieir endeavours for the benefit and support of the clergyniun to whom or whose communion he or they shall belong, by employing: himself, or themselves, and his or their servants, horses, cattle, carts and carriages, and other things necessary lor the purpose, not exceeding at and alter the rate of three days in the spring, and three days in the autumn of each year, and in every other respect, when and whereby the said clergyman shall appoint. And also that he the said Juse/^h Monkman, his executors, administrators, and assigns, shall not nor will, without the license or consent of the said Governor and Company for that purpose first obtained, curry on or establish, or attempt to carry on or establish in any parts of North America, any trade or trattic in or relating to any kitid of skinii, fnrs, or peltry, nor dressed leather, nor in any manner directly or indirectly aid or abet any person or persons in carrying on such trade or traffic ; nor shall nor will at any time or'tini** during the said term, distil or cause or procure to be distilled, spirituous liquors of any nature or kind soever, either upon the land hereby demised, or within any otner part of thb territories belonging to the said Governor and Company in North America, nor during the said term, knowingly suHcr or permit any other person or persona whoni- 0.25 -(4)- *"*'*•''■' AI'PENDIX TO REPORT PROM THE Ai pendii, No. . •o«ver, *o difttil any tuch liquora upon the said demised land, or ary part thereof. Ano alto that he the said Joupk Mtmkman, hia executors, administraton, and aasiens, shall not nor will at any time export beyond the territories of the said Governor and Company an^ effects, being the produce of the said Innd, or acquired by the ssid Jottpk Monkman, his executors, administrHtors, and ussigni, within the territories of the Mtid Governor and Com- pany, and intended to be exported bv him the said Jotnk Moukman, his executors, admi- nisl'rators and assigns, other tlian and except at Port Nelson (one of the ports belonging to the t>aid Company), and in »hips or vessels or in a ship or vessel belonging to or in the service of the said Governor and Company to be convcveri to the port of London, and there io be lodged and depfgaugage, wharfage, warehouse-room, and commission tor sale, which shall be or con- stitute tile uvcrage or ordinary price or prices in similar cases, together with such charge for fri'iglitiifie Hs shall at the time or respective times be fair and reasonable; and shall and will allow, or pay as in the nature of a custom or duty, any sum not exceeding five pounds, tor and upon every one hundred pounds in value or amount of the produce, goods and rommudities which shall or may be conveyed to or from Port Nelson from or to the port of London as aforesaid, and so in proportion lor a less quantity in value or in amount than : ne hundred pounds, unless the same kind of produce, goods, and commr.dities shall be subject to a higher rate of duty on importation at Quebec, and then in cascj of importation. That he or they shall and will pay and allow unto the said Governor and Company sums at and alter the same rate as shall be paid or payable at Quebec, sach value or amount to be from time to time fixed and ascertained in all coses of import by and upon the actual and bunajide invoice prices, and in all cases of export by the net proceeds of sales at London aloicsnid. Amu the said Joseph Monkman, for himself, his heirs, cxecutora, and adminis- trators, iloth hereby fur>her covenant with the said Governor and Company, an^ their suc- cessors, that he the said Juteph Monkman, his executors, administrators, and assigns, will ur» li!') ai d their best endeavours to maintain the defence and internal peace of the terri- tories of the said Governor and Company in North America, and shall and will be charge- able therewith according to such laws and regulations as are now in force in respect of the same territories, or as shall from time to time be made by competent authority ; and also that he the said Joseph Mimkman, his executors, administrators, or assigns, snail not nor will at any time or times during the said term, or by any direct or indirect, mediate or immediate manner, ways, or means, infringe or violate, or set about or attempt to infringe or violate , or aid. assist, or abet, or set about or attempt to aid, assist, or abet, or supply with spirituous liquors, tiading goods, provisions or other necessaries, any person or per- sons whomsoever, corporate or incorporate, or any prince, power, jiotentate, or state what- soever, who shall infringe or violate, or who shall set about or attempt to infri^ige or violate the exclusive rights, powers, privileges, and immunities of commerce, trade, and trathc, or all or any other of tbe exclusive ri;ihts, powers, privileges, and immunities of or belonging or in any wise appertaining to, or held, used, or enjoyed by the said Governor and Company and iheir successors under their charter or charters, without the license or consent of the said Governor and Company and their sncccHsors for the time being first had and obtained- And lastly, that he the nuidJustph Monkman, his execut )r8, adininistrntort, or assigns, sliull not nor will, at any time during the said term, under-let, or assign, or otherwise alienate, or dis- IHjse, or part with, tlie actual possession of the said land hereby demised, or any part thereof, for hll or any part of the said term, or any interest derived under the same, without the consent in writing of the said Governor and Company for the time being first had and obtained. And AI.SO that he the said Justph Mmikmini, his executors, administrators, or assigns, sliall or will, within six calendar months Irom the date hereof, as to these presents, and within .SIX calendar months from the date of each respective assignment or under-lease, to be made under or tlnougli these presents ; and with respect to each such assignment and uiidci-leiise ri spcctively, cause these presents and every such assignment or under-lease, when made, to be registered in the register of the said territoiics in North America, or of the oisiiict in which the said tiereby demised land shall be situate, and wherever such register shall be kept at the time. Phovidkd always, nevertheless, and it is 'lereby declared oiid agreed, that if the Said i/o>pp/i Monkman, his executors, administrators, or a8>igns, shall not in all things well and truly observe and perform all and every the cove- nants and agreements herein contained, on his and their behalf to be observed and |>erformed, then, and in either of such cases, and either upon or after the first breach, or any subsequent breach or breaches of covenant, and as to any subse({ucut breach or breaches, notwithstand- ing there may have been any waiver or waivers, or supposed waiver or waivers thereof, by the acceptance of rent or otherwise, it shall or may be lawful to and for the said Governor and C'oinpany, and their successors or assigns, to enter into and upon the said hereby demised premises, or any part thereof, in the came of the whole thereof, and to have, hold, retain ■ ■ ■ J SELECT COMMITTEE ON HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY. 3 raUin, «nd enjoy the same u in their former itate, and algo to put an eud to, and deter- mine the same term of one thouand years, or ao much thereof as shall be then unexpired, and all and every person or persons then occupying the same premises, or clai'ning title thereto, to put out and amove any thing hereinbefore conUined to the contrary notwith- standmg. In witnbss whereof, the said parties to these prcsenU have hereunto set their bands and seals, tlie day and year first above written. Appendix, No. For the Governor and Company aforesaid, Dun. Finlayuon, Governor of Assinibora. (l. s.) Jottph litonkman. (l. s.) Signed, sealed, and delivered, iu the presence of Oeoree Taylor, of Red River Settlement, Surveyor, and John Black, of the same place. Clerk in 'the service of the said Gey».mor and Company. Qtorgt Taylor, Witness. John Black, WitnesH.