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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mdthode. ita ure. ] 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 REPORT f)F THE BOARD OF WORKS, U O N J^ R E A L. 1) E ( EMBER 1 S 1 I Laid before the Leoislativf, Assembly, February. 184.'i, mul ordered to be printed. ^ O !* T K E A I. : 1' K 1 .\ 1 E U U V II 1 ■ H li A II A T a an » 1) E 11 U 1 S U 1 [\ E riuNTtH I' Tin: (iiiiln't- Mo-.'r lxckllem .Mi.'fjTY IMtA. m> ■>o port. nit EEPORT OK THE BOARD OF WORKS, MONTREAL, DECKMBKR, 1844. Itrport rcqiiir- nl uy the Act, r>r»rrib«i the state or tlic work and thn progntM mtLtlti Mince last Re- port. Onlinary du- ties of ttlO OO' )iartmtrt. Prppftintion of Imildin^t for public |>ur|w- M*« nncrsiinry fro'ii tht'lMMs- IlT of the S.at orGnvorriiu'iit Itf Muiitrcal, Mnntrral l)i*- 'nct Court IIoui*rih'»troy' I'd tiv an in- cendiary. The old .Tfiil huil.lintj pro- narcd fur the fioliiin;; vfXhfi t'ourtN. Sib, ] liuvo tlio honor hereby to (lischari^o the duty imposed upon mo by law, of fiirni-ihin;,' for the infor- mation of His Kxcclleiicy the Governor (Juieriil, and Iho oilier Hniiirhcs of the Loijislalure, a lle|>ort, upon the stale of the various Public Works in the Province, which have been carried on unilcr tliis Department, during the past year ; In it, I have endeavoured to embody such geniTal and detailed information respect- ing tliiMn severally, as will, I triist, alford a mrrecl view of the present state of the Works, as well as o( tlie progress, made since the ilatc of the last Report I had the honor to furnish. No new works having been ordered by Iho Pnrli- atnent during the last Session, the duties of this De- partment have, from that period to the present, been very much confmod to those involved in the su|ieriii- tondence of the Works previously sanctioned by the Legislature, to the checking of the Returns and mea- surements, arranging Iho payments, Sir,., and in reporting from day to day, for the information of His Excellency the Governor General in Council, npon the! various mailers, sent in reference, to this OlRcc. l ^ In addition lunvevcr, to these its ordinary duties,' this Dep.irtment was called iifion to prepare suitable!. Buildings for the reception of the several Hriiucbes of i the Legislature, for the accommodalion of Mis K\cel-i lencv llie Governor General, and for the various Public ' Departments ; the whole of which was rendered nc- | ressarv by the transfer of the Seat of Government to this City. The destruction of the Court House of this DislricI ! bv an Incendiiiry, also imposed upon this DeparlmenI j the preparation of a Huilding for llie holding of the j several Courts, and for the accommodation of the I Officers conucele.l thcrewilb. f i: All these extraordinary expenses I have endeavour-: cd to restrict as muib as possible, and the several li amounts ex|>eiiiled, will bo given hereafter under the ^ respective beads. In my former Report, (rnm its being the first sub- ' roittcd after n commencement had been i ade with the extensive Works, provided for by tlu! Act 1 and 5 Victoria, chap. 28, it was incumbent (m nic to enter | upon, and explain a variety of points of a general nature, connected with them and their proposed ma- nagement, to all of which it is obvious tliat on the present occasicn, it is unnecessary for mo to allude ; but I feel it my duty to notice n few of those npon which no decision has as yet been come to, and upon 1 l! which, in my JinlgmenI, i( is most desirable that some early Legislative enactment should take place. Notwithstanding the many and unusual precautions rniture of nfn- which have been' adopted, with the sanction of His ™"™" ■.;;'' I'.xcellency the Governor General in Council, with a iMcennihe view to prevent and quell the spirit of riot and outrage, '"><">' ort for tint Hjiirit of riot currt'cl. Additional camf now tt.«- siyucd, Wing tho qiLMitily I'i (ire amis in tho IKHliJOIilOOn of the tdbuur- erfl. N Tossity f(>r n rejrislry oC anua Act. [ 2 1 And for ila being ■trirlly enforced on tha lir ' of the CltfDlivo wcrki, Ncccuity for roTisinff the r>lo> of lolli on tho Public Worki gene- nUly. of Public Works, wilh jiowcrs also cnnfidoil to llio projicr Hutliorities to senrcli fur and tnke up arms, when considered necessary, the Public Pvaco will cnntinuo to be jeopardized in the vicinity of extensive Works. Another important point, of a general character, to which I feel it necessary to refer, is the necessity of providing by Leijislative Enactment, for llie cslablisli- ment of a proportionntely unifoiin Schciluli! of Tolls '', upon the Roads and Bridges genorally, which have ' been constructed at tho cost of the Province. Mu^t of' these Works arc now in use, and I havo no doubt will bo productive of considerable reven.ic. Tho Toll Houses are erected, and it only remains to lix by law the Schedules, upon which those Tolls shall bu col- lected, and tho authority by which they shall be ■ exacted. Upon some of them Tolls are now being levied ; but the matter is very dnscrving of consider- ation, in order that a comprc-hensive provincial system, applicable to all cases may be adopted. Strpii taken to To afford data for the fixing of tho Rales, the OITi- »«ccrt«iniho cers superintending the several Works, have, by my MniMerMo' direction, taken steps during the past season to nsccr- travclonu&e lain the probable present average of the travel over roadiindbrid- (),g^^ the result of which is shewn in the Appendix *"■' hereunto. A. And for gone- ral legnl authO' rity to exact liiom. Tho tolls i^hould be It't annually. Leueei to ffive aiYurity and to pay Ihtjir rent quarterly to (he Receiver General. Kr.artmenta requirrd for the aafu " uao'' ofthcworka. The Act au- thorizing the levying of tolls to llx ttie ma- ximum Iciving with the Exe- cutive Govcrn- nicnt the pow- er of modify- ing them and of making byo-laws from time to time. Acl'i now in fiirrc do not assimilate nlld ri-qurrc altera- tion. I am of opinion that the Rates being fixed, the several Gates, whether on Roads or Bridges should be annually put up to public competition, tlie lessees be- ing required to give undeniable security, and to pay their rent quarterly into the Receiver General's Oflice, or such local agent as he may appoint. For present and proposed Rates of Toll on the various Public Works, see Api)endix letter B., 1, 2, 3, 4, &c. For the safety and proper protection of those Works, it appears lo mo to be necessary, among oilier ennct- ments, that the proprietor of each vehicle should he bound, under a penally, to have his name and addicss legibly painted on the sides thereof. As circumstances may, from time to time arise, rendering alterations in the rales aih isable, it would seem that the Act should only name Iho maximum of the Rales to be levied, leaving to tho Kxeculive (in- vernmcnt the fixing of the Tolls under il, and llie adoption of such By-laws for Iho management of llie Works generally as may be found necessarv. Wilh regard to the use of tlio'sn Public Wurks. by scclinn 2 of 4 and 5 Victoria, chapter 2S, lliepo\>eis of all nirectors or (Jomniissioners appointed bv or un- der the authority of uny of the Lr.ws llicn in force tor authorizing the construction or carrying on of nnv v( the said Works, were supcr>eded and Iranslerrcd to lli(> Board of Works. The 4 and 5 Victoria, cbapler fJS, enacts, " Tlinl " the Board of AVorks may make such rei;iilalions for " the use of any Public Work of any kind, veMed in " the Board or imder its lontrol, as shall not be incon- " sistent wilh tho law, or wilh the purposes of such " Work, but such Heguliitions shall impose no fine, " unless the power of imposing such fine shall lio yivcn " to the Board of Works by some law rehiling lo such «' Work." By the .sevenleenib section of the same Art it is further enacted, that " All Public Works which ,Tre " nut or shall not hereaflcr be specially vested in olher " persons, bodies or olllcers, shall he and are he.eby " vested in the said Bi)ar(l of Works, and pl.icod under *' its superintendence, management imd control, ex- " cepting always, that the Tolls, Revenue or Income " derived fiom any Pidilic Work, shall be und cop. " tinue to be received and accounteil for by tho per- " sons appointed or to be appointed for that purpivse ; " hut the amount of such Tolls, and the expenses of " collecting them, and all such other information an " tho Bonril may require from time to time shall be " reported and furnished to it by such persons on tho " requisition td" Iha Secretary or Chairman." The powers which it would appear were intended 1 to be vested in the Board by the twelfth section of the lib and 5lh Victoria, chapter 38, above quoteil, for the making of regulations fur the careful and proper use of lliden for ih» the saiil Works, are innperalive, es there is no penalty |JJ"'*',jri'j^*^ ' attached t" the disregard o( such regulations ; and the nperi.i'i've,«hrro I provision of the seventeenth section of the same Actlwingmi (mw. I places the Board of Works in this anomalous position, Ii',[^.""''°** that although by tho Acts just quoted, all former Com- missioners censed, and Iheir powers generally were transferred to the Board of Works ; yet, as in the cases of the Wclland and Lachine Canals, the collec- tion of the Tolls was vested in the former respective ("ommissiimers, hut in the transfer of their powers to tho Board of Works, that portion of them authorizing the receiving of Tidls was specially excepted ; the entire management of these works is now under the Board of Works; still, for the legal receipt of Tolls, the form of keeping up a distinct Lachine Canal Board of Com- missioners, and a distinct Welland Canal Board of Commissioners is necessary. ttoani of From the foregoing, indejiendent of several (dher ,p,|°'|jj^ ^Jj. j corrent reasons, it will be seen that a general revision »ion. i of the Board of Works Act should take place, and if NVeasiiy for ! the Legislature should decide on placing the maintcn-''"""'"!'!'"''"'' ' ance of all lliese Works upon it, provision should be °cnMi7ma'm- tenanre for th# {)ut>lic wurka. ] made accordingly without loss of ti;nc. I Of those Roads which have been plunked or gravel- A portion nf ' led, a portion has been elTecled und.-r tlic provisions of ''' " "'»'■"'•»- Iho Acls 3 >\ illram 4, chapter 37, and 7 Wdliam 4, m.i.li- under 1 chapters 78, 70, 80, 81, 82, and tho remainder under lofo'rl'oui ■ ihose of 4 and t, Victoria, chapter 28 ; by the firmer, """•"""'•'»• '■ ih' Receiver (icneral of the Province was nulhorizetl I 111 raise by way of loan, the amounts voted for the re- With mimien ' speclive districls, ihe interest on which was lo he I'"""""!, Hw secured by llin Tolls on the Riwds, and not paid or rrd'TIvihrioilt chargenble agniiist the general Revenue of Ihe Pro- of ihi- ro»il», I vinre ; but on llic nassinct of tlm I'nion .\cl this ,t„. «"'' I'y a""** ; I . ' , , 1 ,. , .* , . 11" 11' I'll lilt' thnrily ceased, and each ol the Ruails so cnniiiienced r.>|.r,-iiv,. di»- ' w,is left and h.is since remained in an tiiifinisiied slate. ""'•" In ir.ost instiinres, llic unfinished porlions were aliniit Tho,,. ro.vln ' the eeiilreid'tlie rnails, cnnseipiev.llv lie hrnefils ilerlv- I'I'i miliiunhrd. al'lo I'mm the purls lliiil were tniiile, and from tho ex- TliiTil.y thrit ' pi'iiililiire wliirli had taken plare, were vetv much ""'"> "'"' "'" restricted, iind llio Revenues much short of wliat lliev ,'li;.',,',",",!,!);'"" wiiiilil have been, Imd the several roads been finished imi h lir'cuui- tlir'iiioliiuil. This was piirticiihirlv tl"> case with Ihe *'"l«d. Yoniie Slreet lioad, the Niipatiee Riiad, the Hamilton and lirantl'inl Iliad, the Diindiisand W.Uerloo Road, and the .lohnsluwii District Road. That portion of the Riwd from llamillon lo London ciimpri'lief.ih"' in and appropriated fiir bv 4 and .') Vieliiriii, c1im:i((t 28, is nnv,- completed. It was un- ■ derlaken and reeoirni/.ed hy Ihe Legislature as being \ part of the M^in Provincial Ilinhway, and the several ' Bridges recpiireil over Ihe varimis large rivers (iho different br.imhes of 'he Saint Maurice, the Batisran, Iho Sainle Anne de It Perndo and Ihe Bayimne,) crossing the pnrtion of this higliway between Quebec I and Monlreal have been leiill. In several insiances, ' the portions previously riMii'.ili-led by Ihe Di.slricis, |(iirmpiirls of this same hiirhway. See .Appenilix, letter C. Il appears to me necessary theiefore, prior ! to any general .sysleiu of maintenance being fixed up- Main IVovinr* r>>:til, [Njllioil tit it hi'twcen I liiiiittnn and Loihlun. Si. I\Tmirirt» I'riilgp, Hati:.- iMii lindyi', . St"'. Anne la t'crade bridge, Havonne briiN't', com- plilid. Nrri'ssainf thl tllil Ltginla- ture Kluiuld do- l.f i» le 10 Ml le le of Hulcn fur IN» ly prnivr iwo of '>6 oin'riitivPjlhrro Ct Iwine •>•' |i«W' _ rt to iiiinoM* "' liiUl'. li- re he c- v& ho ho re of ■tn m- of Hoanl of Worki Acl if>r '^' rrtjuirrs rcv»- on fioii. I if NpfcsHiiy for ^p. thR adoption oi \ a general Bjt- DC tern oi' main- trnanrr for iK* {ml'lic works. cl- A portion of f th- nint'nila- iiiizt'd roniJii |'*i niiiili' umicr ei* fornu r t'ou; iiiiiMiDnrru. ed With monies bormwrti, t)i9 irittTol Ki'cu- *^r r.'.l l.viIirtoUi o- oi" llic nwflti, and l>y uHKiiis- in< nt nil the r'j-|)rfli%i' (li»- triits '1- nt Thox- roaiJd Ii I'l unlinwbt'd. ^i~ 'Miorrliy tlirir ll utility nnd tlia rt'vnuif from tlirin MTV inn )i I ircum* m >n Miiin Provinro r'>:id, |iorlion ki iire*'iit, I'Vi'il froiii I.iihI worthleiis for fo/iiiiiiir pur- fwecs. In the present stale of ihc country, hei'iire properly becomes more improved ami suliiliviileil, it is very desirable, in my opinion, Hint snuii! provision should be made by Law, aulhori/.iiii; the olilainiiig frmn the adjoining lands, llie nialeiials required for the keeping in repair of lliese works. It ihies nut appear to me nnreiisonalilo tliiit from all wild lanils, ii slioii' ' bo lawlid, under proper reslrielions, to liike all such stone or gravel as is required for siuh public purposes with- out any payment ; and when it is necessary to procure those materials I'mni improved land, I lonieivc the only compeiisiiliiin to lie iii;ide slumld he for lliedaniiige done to the surl'iice, at the rale per acre for whieh llie land would lie taken lor ''.irining purposes. The pro- curation of these materials in tiiaiiy cases frnm ctaii;s and other equally unprornalile portions of f.irins, has been attended with \('ry heavy expense, allliough piinr to Ihuir liiMiig reipiired, the proprietors would have been happy to have got rid o( tliem in any way. Suili powers slionlil not ofi.iurse extend to the oblaiiiiiig ol stone or gravel from ipinrrics or gravel pits actually opened and worked, and the property of iniliviiluals. In .such cases, the value of the material should he arbitrated upon or agreed for. Pynim r.irilra The maintenance of the Plank Koads for the first | Ii'ni'if'X^^^^^^^ few years will consist chiclly in attending strictly to nnJa Buuni-t- their drainage, and in tnaking good such parts where '^- from siihsidence in the formation under the plank, or other causes, the planks spring, or do not lie solid ; where from attrition or decay, partial repair may be necessary, it can he elfecled, cither under an overseer, or by letting out the repair of the lioad, in lengths of from 5 to 10 miles. Besides these Roads which have been gravelled or macndamizcd out uf the Revenues of the Province anil for which a system of maintenance has been suggested in the foregoing, there is another class of Koads, to which, in my opinion, that system would not bo ap- plicable. I refer particularly to the Gosford Road, which opens a direct communication between the F.astorn Townships and Quebec ; to the Port Sarnia Road, which is on extension of the main Province Lino from London to the foot uf Lake Huron, and which, from the distance saved by it will no doubt in a little lime become the thoroughfare of a considerable portion of the Western travel, and finally the London and Chatham and Amherstburg Road being a direct con- tinuation of the main Provincial Highway from London by Chatham, (where the travelling by it meets tho steamboats) to Sandwich, opposite Detroit ; thus form- ing a continuous Iligh-posl-road from the Western extremity of the Province to Quebec. Tho Roads I have just enumerated are, or will be shortly completed, so far as relates to drainage, forma- tion nnd grading ; but the surface is formed of thfl natural soil whicii on most of the Lines being of a rich vegetable nature will take a considerable time to con- solidate, during which they will require constant attention, niheiwise they will become impassable. It is generally considered that the imposition uf tolls on Roads so incomplete would not be just ; their main- tenance therefore must be othcrwi.se provided for. In many cases, they pass through n great extent of wild or unoccupied land, and their maintenance cannot bo imposed on the .scanty population adjoining. The Legislature must theiefore in its wisdom determine on a system for their maintenance. The maintenance of tho Bridges I eonccivo should Mainien»n« he directly by the Department, and from their being "f Uni'g"' closely atleniled to, and due care taken of them, their duration will he found far to exceed that of the Bridges generally heretofore constructed. The svslcm of maintenance for the Harbours, should. >. • , II , ; ,. i .Mnintrnanrr in my ojunion, vc the same as lliat suggested for tho of Uaiboura. Hrid;'es. 'nanr* ial». The maintenance of the works of the Canals will, M.,int,.i I trust, from iho very permanent and (luraldu nature of ofCaua their (.onstruelion, lie attended with hut little expense. \ steady practical tlverscer upon each, reporting week- ly to the deparlincnt under whc.sc charge the Works may ho pi iced, and with sulncieiil ex[ierience to meet any enieriieniy or accident that may occur, will, with the periodical inspection of (he Oflicers of the Depart- niciil, in my jmlgmcnt, he sullicii'nt. In connection with this liort of the suhieet, I think it ncci ssarv to , . 1 .1 . 1 . .' I, • ■ • 1 -^ ccnrml m- slate, that a general system ol proper liegislratioii and ^.-iraium kihI MeasuretiienI of \ essels appears to nie liii,'lilv desirahle nii'Muriniri.i and necessary l'"r (he [ircveiitioit of fraud. How far such !'' JstJI u ,„i. regul.itioiis could be made to bear on all Vessels, whe- ther foreign or provincial, passing through our Canals, is for tho Law llllicers of tho Crown to sav. Tho foregoing are my views gonerallv upon tho " inainlenanco '" of the Provincial Roads, Hridges, , Harbours and Canals. With respect to the maintenance of another very im- M„i„i,,nanni I pnitant class ol Works, the Light-Houses, Buovs, &c.,of Liplit- , from Montreal to Lake Huron, I am persuaded it would ''"'w. H'wr, ■ be very much for llic benefit of ihc Province and tend Montnal Ui I much to economy were a suilahle Sleain ^'esscl pro- l-nkc Ituroii. I vidcil ; by means of which the supplies of everv des- Toliavraten- cilplion could he served out annually to tho various 'I'-r Vitml, Light-Houses, and the cost of the necessary annual re- ''■'i'"r".1" "' ■ 1 .1 c .1 II 1 I- c .1 I <. wlnrlKtieaup pairs, whether of the IJuiluings or ot the Lamps, &c., |,iics rouUIUj 4 14 1 •nrrrJ nut would bo e(rt'clci1 ot R very rediicod cxpcnM, compared 'cOl'kS'llc.'" wilh llie past. At present, wlien Lamps got out of re- ' pair, wliicli, from their very imporfert coiutructi.m, ] constantly occurs, they nre liiid by for the rcmainilcr of the season, and the elViciency of the light of course { proportionately lessened, or, if sent to bo rcpiilred, the I cost of fiirwarilinj? them iind having lliem returned is as much as llio vnliio of new Lamps. Those, and oilier matters of detail, will bo more fully treated of under I the head of Light- 1 louses. .■Vs such a Vessel would be required for these piirposen during but a small por- tion of the Spring and Kail of each year, her services could, I conceive, ho very profitably made availnhlc during iho greater purl of iho season towards the pre- vention of the extensive system of smuggling now nil- mitled to exist, as well as for other public purposes. WELbAND CANAL. The v.nrious porliiin« of this most important work have been advanced with unexampled riipidity during the past year. The exertions of Rfr. Power, the principal Eng neor, and of Messrs. Thomas Kcelcr, Page, Pritchard mid Slater, his Assistants, have been as untiling as tliey were laborious ; and t regret that the health of, I be- lieve, (>vorvonc c; the establishment has been alTerled, ronse(]uenlly, to n greater or less degree at dilferenl periods during the season. In their joint elforls lo gain n point of most vital im- portance, tiiat of having llio Works Ihroui^hout in such a state of forwardness b( lore the dose of the season, as Would ensure the opening of the iMitire of the (lanal to the Trade next spring upon the enlarged scale, they have been most cU'eclually aided by the indefatiifahle and praiseworthy exertions of the Contractors ; to the co-operation of these genllemon, cordially given, al- though in several instances under very great dlscour- ngcments, it is entirely owing that the great ponit just mentioned has been accomplished, the value of which will be at once cviden', when it is coujidrred, ih..t from returns carefully colleclcd, the gross amount of sailini; craft tonnage on the Lakes ahnrc the Wcllaiid Canal may bo taken at about 20,100 Tons, of which very little over 7,000 Tons have ever been able lo navigate the Canal, but on the opening of it in spring next, owing to the large dimensions of llio new I,iicks, all the sailing Vessels, with three or four exceptions, can pass freely through ; and three large Steam I'rnprllers, already built, whose aggregate tonnage amounis lo up- wards of 1900 Ions, can commence ihcir rotular trips as Freight and Passenger Ve.>.sels, for wliicli they were ronslructed, in anticipation of the coniplclion of the Works. The advanlagps and groat increase of ilie Revenue In be safely calculated then Irom, cspciially in llic early spring navigation before lln; liuUMo route is open, are apparent. Besides the disrourngemenl, (nanirly, inadeipiacv of price and certain and increasim; Iok«,) lo wliirh I have alluded, and in coiisideirtlion of which I coiisiiliT the Contractors in several instances are the nion^ en- titled to credit and praise for the eiieruv with whii h they have prosecuted, and the highly sallsf.iclory and workmanlike rnann:.'r in wliicli they have put llieir work out of lianils ; I fiel hound to add, that they have had throughout to contend wilii unprecedented difli- oulties. lion of the Province, was a source of murli and unan- ticipated loss to them. Doing in llio House of Assoin- .|,|^^ .p^^jj My at the time, I contended for their being exemnlisl from ilsoperati.in, us was, I believe, the case with those having contracts under the Commissariat, but iho Mouse decided otherwise. The sudden and great rise in the _ . . , rale of wages, which U|Km lliis work look place, Ihiity „„,.,, ^ ,|„ per cent at least more than on the others, was n source WAlwii C». of great hiss to those Contractors, whoso prices, even ""'■ at ihe ordinary wages, were not adeipiato ; the ronse- ipionce is, that several of them, besides losing all the Capital of which they were makers on commencing the work, have lieen compelled In borrow largely from the p , , , Hanks and elsewhere, and will bo utterly 'uincd unless |^",, their cases meet with the favourable consideration of the Legislature, lo which I am respectfully of opinion they Imvo very strong and substantial claims. eKTlioiiH ol OiB Conlrar- loni unilcr great dwcour- agi'inent. fitcftt alv?.^U\- pl'1|•.■.■I.I.,ryc•ll i'';K'n3i.nH of Lit' tyaii.tl nni) I..-' ll.ejr ix'iii;^ ev lila'il ' on I'll- I'lrf-nin:; of I'i.' i'aoal in fcp:t:)^ li.:lt. I am gronllv aversa to the making of after allow- ances to Ciiiilraclors beyond iheir contract price, upon any plea of unexpecleif dillicullies, increase of wages &c., such a course, in my judgnieni, tends to drive out of competition honornhle Ciourai tors, whose inle.i- liiui was to execute the work for the amount of their Tender. At the same lime, cases may occur, aiul this is one, in which claims for conipeiivation may be made and in justice acceded to, witliout infringing upon those principles, .\fler the Contractors had made arrange- ments suitable for insuring the completion of the amount of work liicy had engaged for within the term of iheir respective cnnlracls, n very large increase was made thereto, it having been decided, with the consent of His Kxcellency the (lovernor (ieneial in Council upon the memorials and represenlalidns of several per- sons extensively engaged in the forwarding Trade, to add considerably to Ihe dimensions of the Locks, every iiiducemeuls was ihefure, held out lo urge the Con- tractors lo complete the works upon the increased size wilhin the same time as they had conlracled to finish them on the original scale, this they have done, but not without loss to themselves. Oliiiytloni tn iiKiKijii: "alter nllownnrci'" Iitit in aomo ruKt'a jUrilifi- nlilr. (irrat int'rrnao of work bp- .vond amount ofuri^inul COD* (raft. Inrrrawi! work ivr- forninl within till' tiiito o\ip' nally sti|)ulat- id. DlfTiaillics i-ncounlcrt'i liy iho Con- Immediately after entering into their Contracts, the Tariff was imposed by Ihe Legislature, which, by af- fecting the price of Provisions, especially in that .sec- The henefils the Pr incc derives therefrom are ; Brmlitmo th» First, the linvini; al'ogclher got rid of llie necessity ef 'i'',",,"!)^ repairini; and keeping up :27 nf the old Locks, which p, „,, ,„,j would have been allended willi the expenditure of rink ot main- many thousands of pounds — in tact, sucli is their '""""? "''! (Iihipidaleil .stale, that the pussiiiilily of their being ^,|"' ' ''" " mainlained at all for another season, (if n;i,i/ ejeiidtue, was Very douhlfiil ; .Si'comlly, the increased Revenue, [.ifrranr.l rc- whicli will ho had next year, not imlv from ihe spring vinuoiroMiilin business, but Irmn that of the whole'season, in conse- "||||^^,^^y"'"^"' 1 ipicnce of the t!anal being thrown open to the Lake 1 vessels generally. I .As the amount which will he saved in repairs would about char from ilebt the ('uiilraclurs referred lo, and ! as by this debt such cniisiilcMahle ]iuldic benelit has Ijecn ohiiviiieil, I trust His Kxcellency the (iovenior (ieneral and the Legislature will he disposeil to grant the reijuired relief. i I The Slraiiilioat entrance Lock al Hroad Creek, whirh is at oni.e an eiilrance Lm k to the Wclhind and (irand Uivor navigation, lo'iiv,' now cumplclt'd, and the FeodiT to llie Canal enlarged and deepened, Ihe trade for the next year will he frnm Lake Ontario to the jiinclion and thence by the Feeder lo Liike Krie, ' enlering the Lake by the (iroad Creek Lock. This arrangement is made in order that the potliou of the I Canal from the junction to Lake lOrie nt Port Colboino , may be emptied, and Ihe several works of the deepen- in;; and enlarging of lliat [inrlion, building the guard- luck, &c., alVecled without interruption to the trade. ("ontractorK c-l.uniN I'raitlod lo favonilile i'onii4(Jvratioii. [Ir.a.1 rmk rntraiic;. Port f^llximo rntranrr will Ih' riosfil for llip next ai'a- fton, to {MTinit of ila lii-tng cnlarjiitl. Nfw wrr tvailatilo •|triji)| ne OM I..«-k Alli'iiluiri; Iw allrrisl lem|iorar,' yur|HMU«. nn- , , riie ThiIT. iiise use 'lie « iilv """'' "" "' "v wniT'^R on llio irio Wiilojul Cv vcn <"^- im:- the tlio (lie less f'ontraclon* tuuci. l\ of lion ^\^'" OI)jiUiiii«il. ko Id kI as Contrarfor* ._ ('Kiiiriti i'ntitlt?d nt lonsidiTatioD. ^•, [tmil (Vrrk |(t culiiun-.. ul '^' Port Colbnmo to entrance will * tfic next wn- IS fton, lo [ttTiiul c'lilurjffd. e ** [ 5 ] NfW wrrkt ■TMilaltlit ill f|irijii[ iivit. Ol.l I^irk al Allciiliiim ii) tw aUeri'irftir trm[Nirnr,' yur|io«cni. PrApoaitton tn inaknthit IrfH'k a Sti'aiu-buat Uick. Ailfantaijr* Cfojioafiiilii'ro- y- Slram Exra- vntor. T\k Deep t'ul. llpoti llio compli'lion ami Imnging uf llio f;nte«, llii!l nnw works of rnuitoiiry, iivtiilHlili- next i>|iriii)( will bo llio Hriind (Irt'uk Ijiick, xhil twonly-ilireo Lurks lio- twcen St. Cuilivrinci iinil Thurold ; to open tlio lint^ to tlio full luizcd vciuiol!!, llio Luck at Alluiiliurg and llic AiMicdurt over the Clii|i|icwn nut being btiill, it is neces- sary tu alter (be oltl Lock nt Allenbur); and lo repair tlio present wuodoii Aijueducl. All lliu inusonry unflnisli- ed, can bo completed next year ; tho cause of delay in buildini; ibo Lock ut Allonbiirg has been a desiro to all'ird an upporlunily for nn appeal to Ibe Legislature, by many persons wliu are anxious lliat tliat Lock shonlil bo a sloamboat Lock. Among man} other advantages tbey anticipate from it, would be that steamboats from eitlior Lake cuuM approach lo within about fivo miles of each other, and that » short lino of rail-road being laid for that distance, the rapid transit of passengers and a certain class of mcrchandizo would be greatly facililati-d ; Ibe extra cost of llio enlarged Lock would lie about £5000. The progress made in the carlh-work last winter and Hiibseqiiently has been very satisfactory, and the steam excavator in operation in the deep cut is admirably adapted to its work. This portion of llio Canal now presents a very workmanlike appearance ; it is open- ed lo its full brendlb, the slopes increased and neatly dressed oil', and iho obtaining of tho depth through it,' suited to the Lake Krie level, is by means of tho ex- cavator proceeding steadily and without any apprehen- sion of slides occurring. | Lake r.rin Tii.'iiic tin' mini- lilit hnci III" Ilio 'filial. T/vaj M Will an ({I'liiTiil nil- viinlaijp«llu.TP- /iifi'- I mean tho tlefining distinctly of llie rights and privl> leges of the several Lessees of Hydraulic Puwer ulung the line nf tho Canal. As llio Country from whicli tho supply was derived when tho surplus walcr was ilisposed of, became clear* Cll, and as llin Irado on the Canal improved, tli« amount of surplus wouhl have been daily diminishing, but il will now by Ibo niloption uf Lake Erie as the summit level, be steady and limited only by the rate of its passing ilown being regulated, lo as tu present no obstacle to tho trade. The amounts and ilesrripliou of properly passed through this ('anal during the year, may be seen on reference tu tho Appendix (Letter 1)). ST. LAWRENCE NAVIOATIOlf. The portions nf tho River Saint Lawrence from Lake Ontario downwards lo Montreal, that most re- ipiired improvcmcnls, and for which appropriation* have been made, arc — Tho Galoppcs Rapids. I'jinI lroi|iiois do. Rapide I'hit do, Karreiis I'oint do. Tho Long Sault do. The C'oleau ilo. The Cedars do. The Cascailes do. The vast importance of making Lake Krio the summit and suppiv, needs niuoia. ibo works in progress are lliosc of a Lock and lateral \Vork« in i»i>- cut, the lift of the former about .six feel, and the length urrsa at Point The progress made ""■'""* i « j W ^1 [ G ] Work June. llipi.U' riul. Wi'rkH m [iro Work donrt hut not bcon to the extent it iliniiM linvo been, but tbo ciiliro can bu Loiiipli'loil next your. Tbu oiinmity "f rock l» bn cxniviilcil is );r('ii(cr lliiduralilu iircpraliun in other innturiaU fur tiiu Lock, THE RAPIDG PLAT. These obslruclioris (o the ascenl of trade vessels are rdxint liiiicleeii miles below I'reMOII. 'I'lie im|irove- mufilN beie consist of one c;uard Lock, one lift Lock of nliout eleven nnd a half fi!et ri.se, niiil a laleral cut of about lour miles in leiiglb. Tliu progress may be slated at about — 3(i,'),()00 culiie yards of earthwork. I.!,IU0 ilo. of ttoiies in prutcctiun of cmliankiui'nl. 159,000 cubic feel of timber do. do. l).l,000 do. do. delivered. 12,000 superficial feel of plank, and considerable prepataliun made in oilier mal(ri,il> generally. ibis .leltlcmeiit was left by (ho .\cl, anil thoiP i;(>ntle< men bavin;; forwirdeil a stbeilule of (be several cbiims (very miub iiirlailed by Ibelii) In ibe Provincial Secretary a considcrahle liino since, it is very dcsiraldi' that no furllier del.iy should lake place in luiiking pro- ! vision for tliuir lii|uidalioii. ' >alit«nilin} I'latOM. Tlirir ■ritli** lilcnt.li'Nifnlilu The impletion of the works of ibiii Caiinl, iijion ilii control liciiii; vested in this (leparlineiil was estiinalcd Ht i;j7,G70 currency, 'riii'so works lo^elher wilb some anieiidnients to them found lo ho indlspens.ihle, but not anticipaled were ai i oinplished for .t;<'>7,l 10, ' but after the Canal was lillcd and in use for a liltlu j lime, the bleaches which took pl.ice, and tbu iiidica- , lions of ^'i\ ill'; way which preseiilid themsehes in many parts of tin? oM haiiks, the causes of which, in ' my |udL;iiienl, I enuiiieraicil in my last Kepurt, rciuler- °ed furllier uspendiluro unavoidable. This evpeiidiluro ninounlini; to Cfl,02.'> III I w,i» j l.ikeii fr.'iii the speci.il ap|iiopriali(>ii for tlic Saint Liiw- nnci' riaviH;:iiioii, but miisl tie\t yeiir he repaid, when the funds for ihe piiyinent of the I mil and sundry con- liiik;cnt expenses generally, are rei|uired, KEAUIIAnNdlS CANAL. The ohj.'ct of lliis Canal is (o open a commnniciilion from I, like Saiijl Kraiais lo lake S.iiiil Lmiis, iudidiiii; [ .ill Ihe Uiipids of llic Colcau, the Ci'dars and the Ciscides, wliiih oi i ur in the portion of tlio Saint Lawrence belwceii lliuse Lakes. ViM of r.itn. !>!' liiiti u( X\m wnrka. I'lirllicr cl» {ii'iidiluii'. nrnuliarnoit C'.oial. I'AHRKN'S roiXT itAl'lUS Faironi Point. .\ro about ihirly-three mile^ bebiw I'rescotl. The improvements here consist of one Lock if four fuel lifi, and a laleral cut of aliout ono mil.' in lciii;lh. Tbev W.irknin [jro-b.-'.ve progressed very satisfactorily, and the all. work dune may bu staled at — Work JuM. Loit:! J^atilt. r.irnwall 133,000 cubic jards of earthwork. 1,.SU7 do. stones in proii.cliiij; hanks. 1G.S,000 cubic feel of timber in Work. 12,000 do. do. delivered. 82,000 superfiiial feel of pl.iiik, and very extensive iire|iaralioii in other materials for the work is maile. LO.\G .SALl.T llAl>ins. To avoid these serious, indeed ihey luav more pro- perly be .styled insiirmountahle obslaeles to the Irade, tho Cornwall (!anal was coninienieil and to a ureal extent constructed nmh r lie; C'oniiiiis>ioiiers appmnleil previous to the e.-tahli^hii.eiil of il,e li .iiid of Uurks. I nder the conlrul of llie hiller il has been loinpli led. In my List Uoporl, I slated the extent lo which cxpeiidilure u|ioii ihe repairs, and ^lrenl;lhening oilbe eiiihankiiieiil.s had been necessary in order lo insure the uninterruplcd use of the Canal. I am s;lad lo he iible to stale that the season has passed over wiihoiii any .sloppane in the liavignlioii having' taken phice, ,inil 1 trust with due alteiilion, and a ciniliniied, hut virv much reduced outlay in stren:;lheiiiiin a few jiarls of the banks which reipiire il, that no lurlh.jr hreiiche.s will occur. In the very low water, some nl,s|ruclien was experienced at the bead of ihe (,'aiial from a pail of llie old Colb;r Dam winch was not suHicidilly re- moveil, this will be allemled lo, .so thai no incon- venienco shall again be cau.scil by it. The various works have progressed ino>t snlisfac- lorily, and wilb uiiexaiiipled r.ipiiiily, and but for the loss of linie, conseipient n|joii ilii. riols whii h occurred during the sea.^on, but lillh.' if ^iny work would now lemaiii undone. .As it is liowe^ver, the Canal is in n mil til' ''Ty forward slate, and may be expected wilb coiili- I duiico lo he opened lo the trade by the l.iller end of i .lone next, upon which ihe mail aial p.issage boats, can ply regul,irl\ between Lake Oiil.irio and Lachme. The Works of llii.> Canal eoinprehelal — Itnjiiil proirrrM t.r llir workti. W.uiM li.nc Ixi n luiw c'.itii- lil'lxl hill lor lllit liiuld. iKiiic. The consiileration land damages on the the allenliun of the late Connnissioners, willi wbom ! audit of various cl.iinis for lie of this Caii.il has occupied l.i Sections of earthwork. !) I.ockv. 10 Ciilvirls. I) 'l'uriiiii<; liiid:{es, 2 ICnlrai. es Willi Tiers, Sic, exclusive of minor det.iils. Of ihe lliirleen seeiions of earthwork, nine are com- , pleled, and ihe olln r four Mry neailv so. Tbe masonry ol six l.oc ks is perl'ecled, and that of tbu I olheis, iii:i\ ho said lo he marly so, inaMiiiich as the inaleriaK are on llie spot and six \\((ks will li|. >uHi- I cieni lo rmisji thei.i in. Kis.|,t of tbe prii ip.il Culverts ] are liiiished, and Very lillle of the ma^oiiiy of ilie two olbeis lem.iins to he done. The dales anil mai hiiieiy j ol lour of the Locks are in their places, and iIhim' for the others ale in readiness to be put logelhcrand hung. ! Three of ilie liridges are framed and ri'ailv to bo idaced in their berllis, i|,i. nihers aie .so I'ar advanced i .IS li; insure ihcir eaily completion. I.AKK St. l'iiA\<[s LxriiAMJ:. Sin.e my last Hepmt, consi.l,.rahle progress has ,.:„„,„„, ,„ lieen made 111 llio dredging i,( ||,e pcunls of the shoal, ilir li,;,i,li«r- which by their projeelions made the natural decp-waler """ ''•"'■''^ channel a circuitous one. '/.'"" ' ■''"' '"' I i'llii- Mlnitili-airnlilu ''■ C...1 i.f r.nn- li'tl |i|.li..nurilw 10, (do ica- I *" in'iidiiurc. ICT- ivns iw- lii-'ii ori- mn I. , l>rAuliarnoi« Ihu lint '•''"' Hnpii! prnprr«« lliC'iiliiMvorkii. '"''' W.uil.l Imvo low 111' n ihiwciiin- ,, ,, |iK'hil hut lor .." Hut Kiola. l..f nil [ 7 ] out ilisliticlly liy jiitrs mink on t'luli siiln of il. Tlid ' ^H|l wliicli (III! WiiliT' linil iiiiiili tliniiii^li (liu link of liiuil at (inivsu I'oiiil, hint liiii'ii riti idially .stn|i|iuil, niiil ,i,'"„.'"„,'''^ ''■ a |iiiT iiiii.ilriH :t;il at llint |m)|iiI, wliiili Iil'sIiIi'm lifiii),' (if>i>«' I'.niit. ri'i|iilr('i| liir (lie mw nf liu: Li|;lit-liiiiisi', will liu t'liiiiiii viiry I'oiiviMiii'iit I'lir lakni^ in wmiil iil, ami liir iiiIht |iur|MiM!!i ifi'iiurally, 'I'liu riMiioval nl' iliu |iiirliiiiis nl till) hlidiil, lll'l^<^^ll^y In |{lvo a hlriili^lit rliaiiiiol, liii> n»w iiniVL'il iiiiiliMiialily (lir iiiKirit'itiiL'ss iil'llidsn wlm N'.iroTinnlc'i ''"''''' ill L'viill'llri' lll'l'iiru lIlL' ('lllnlllillcr cif llll,' llnllsi.' liu.'k in tl r A^M.'lllllly, lliat liriiii; rnriiicil iil' iiiiiiii'cti'il jtiiik iir (•luiiMil, 111.' (Jiiiirrv, il could mil lie ri'iiinvctl. Siiici: llii; rliaiinil >U*M III IM!» 111 I.I I . . ■ 1 I , , |,„l,l,,„ ,.„,. lias lii;i'li ili:L'|iriicil, llii' i niili's an lunir rioi wiiiiiM 'j' <' every farilily at niciilur.ili.' cnsl, In .slii|i tin' clialitiil '.',''*'i".'','i"",i"i'''''W''"-''' '"'""■ 'Ini ''iilianri', liy whicli llm nnrciil •iuiiii'ilii'r ' ^*'""''' 111! alimist ilrslrnvnl, .iiiil a ciinviMiii'iit anil la- paciiiiis li.isiii, rriMlcil at llii' inniilli nl' llir raiial. In till" |iii>unl slalo 111" llio na\ii;aiiiin anil 'I'railc g.'iio- rally, sutli iin|itiivi'ini'nt is iml cilkil liir. P_, „„ , Tlio cnlranco In llll' f'aiiiil fmin l.akr Si. I.niiis is f-.ntmnri' Ifi - n .. i i tlipr.iiiiiiiMiii Inlly Innnril, lint riiiniri-s snnii! ilri ssiiii; ml In ciiiiinlilr I.iki-'^i L.iuiH, il, Oni; |iri'M'iiliiij; iiinrr aiU.ililii;;i s airl I'm ililics nf ;;;;,.;'"■'■"'■'" in-rrs, ami currss mul.l iml be hail ; lirieni Harnes with Viilualili! carnnes lift il yeslirilay ( lllli Dnr.) in Inw of a SleainliiMl, whilst llie ire iit ihe |jrn|iiiseil entrance In the canal nil lhi> linrlli siile nl' the river lias 0|irn n furl- heen lixeil iiiiil strnim fnr llie last rmirleen days. The j'l'm'r'w.L'''' *'''"'''''* 'I'i'i'i'ily nf "''"'Is <'"ne nil the Canal may he .■lo*.l 1.11 till, stilted at : — niirlli Kii]i>, W..rk,l„„r l^arlliwiiik I, . ■.(10,01)0 Ciiliic Yards. U.iek ts,(lllll i\o. Masonrv .'i.i.OIIO d.. SUiiie ill I'iur.s, &c.... 3!),0IH) Tiiillier I!IS,II0I) Cuhic Feel. t),ik Clank I.'ll,(lll0 Sniierlii i.il I'eet. I'llii! (In ,"iOO,UOI) dn. do In iliu goncral opuning of llio Canal in tliu .spring nf I81(i. Si) iiiliinalely cnnneileil are lliese new work* ofMnri, i,„,ii,ic eiilari;eiiient wall llmse nf the nriginal C'linul, that no I" pn \i muiK lillli! pains .iiiil I'nresijiht have heen necessary •" I'"'" lU'i^inn'i'i" vent niiicli niiiinyaiice In llie trnile duriii); their proi;ri's.s, in.m lauainn that snine iin mivenieiice shniilil lie experienced it was "'''''"'I*'"" •» iinpn>Mhlii In iiviiid. I!\ery exeitinn Imwover, lias " " '' 111 I'll in.idu In lessen il, and tn meet the wishes and cnnvenii'iicv nf lliii Kurwarilers as mni h as po.ssihie, ami I have re.isun to hi lieve that our eiiileuvnurj uru duly appreciali'd. During; ihn present winter, n ((rent portion of 'lie ^y^^ ,„ ),, nlil h.iiiks will he renmveil, the (.'anal tlirni; ;hnut.i.>ni' iIim widened anil deeneiied, and a Very extensivu del. •'ery """'''• nf malelials fnr llie several wnrks nf tnasnlir)' will tako pl.iee, and as the Liii k I'ils i;. nerally am excavated, I see till reasnii In appri liend that the entire nf the ma- s.inry will iint he cniiipleled iie\l anliiliin. The lloors and fiiiinduiinns nf threu of liiu Lncks nru laid. lani^e has liceii »iillinri7;i'il hy Flis F,\relli'ncy p,,,,, ,,„| riinr (i. iiirid in Cnniicil, iipi.n llie represeii- I..K-k« ni the .\ cl the (in l.itinii nf ihe Hn.nil nl Trade nf Mniil'real and llie mer- ,^'""'"^' r"'^ . 1 ■ . . II / ■ 1 ■ I I r 1 1 , , lul.l at rturll ^ (iinlile inleiesl (generally (in wliii n I hilly cniunrred) Ii.mI an will, nf il very iinpinl.iiit naliire, and Imiii which heiielils rin.lir iln'iii \.ill I hlained mm II innrc lli.iii cnliimeiisiiriile wilh ■'.".'''"'.''"'V,''!*' ,,,.., ,11, ,1.1 Allaiilic Vt» thi.iiilililiiin.il expense caused liy llie cliiiiii;e. I he «tl», alti taliiins alln.led In, are the liiyiin; the foimdalinns and tills nf ihe last 1.". k :it the M.inlreal turniinns iitiil the deepening nf the Imver li.isin, sn as tn admit nfthe lareesl class nf .\llanlic Vessels, which l'ie(|ueiit the I'.irt, tn tiller and Iniid or ilischai^e ill the Diisiii. The Hasin Will alsii alV.iiil safe wiiiteriiiL', nf which ,.■ , . It. 11 -I »i'i I " intcmco tins I'lMl IS nnw eiili'ely ilevnnl. lliese );reat ntlvali- will almilio la;ies will he uhlaiiieti hy an extra expeinliiure nf"l''Mi"'J- ahniil Xll),(ll)0; whereas, were preparatiniis lint nnw inaile tn ell'rii them, lint nidv Wnulil fniir times that sum he reipiiied In iieeniiiplisli till in lit a. IV suhsetinent periiiil, hut the Trade nf the Cnuiilry wnuld have tn he ill prived of ilii Use nf the Canal fnr ut |i ast onu year. lie thu Ihe illl- rls \vn II v l'./r UK- he .l.iric. lier •'^ llnlran.T In d,ili.' l!.:iiiliHr- 1I..11 tnn.il le.iii l,-,ki- SI I'f-.in-is now .liri.t un.l inr- ' ihe i< lier t'.iii li.'ni.:. 1 i etl'"' '" ""> " i tint. ' Thn n.w I'uriii; the last .S.'-.sinii nf I'.iiliiinienl, "a new rliiinii.l ('li.iliii.d " was dis.'iiveri'd ihrnii^li ihe Ced.iis Uapiil> iliMUu'l. 11..- With a cniisidei.i!ile depth nf w.il.r. The suhiei I w.is I ISl:ir^ lint l ■ I i I . i i ■ , likdv I.I l.i. of •neiitinneil in the llnuse, iiml it was st.ilnl iilm.isi wilh till, v.ilii. -i.ii. cerlainly and f;.nerallt Indieveil, lli.it nn nlislriieli..ii ril;i'll!"vilr«.,f ''"''''-''"'"" '"'i'.lcd I.I ihe p.issaue nf vessels ilrawii.i; t'i.!..lliir 111. fmlll ^ 1. 1 9 feel nf w.llel llnWIl all ill.' rani. Is l.i M.il.l- j.iN ..L.^."..!! real. llnwever, I am imfnrm.'d hv Mr. Mills, nn the M.1W til, ,1. .„|,|,„|.jn. „|- .yj,,^ UrihiiiK', the pr..prielnr nfthe Sl.am- ~( j..^i hn.il St. lii'.irne, that eailvin Seplemher l.isl (siiiie (iiMr:;.., .l-.uv ^vliii h lime the river has c.inliiiued tn fall) in enil.'.i- in:;snr.,'i v.iiniii^r tn pass llial linal ih-.iwiiii; si \ feel nf w.iler, r>"'Mr''l'l '""' '""'"r llie imiliiili,ile ;;lliillllie nf Mr. II. K.iehili k, lt,..l..i.k, ihe I'llnl, she slriick sn he.nily in se\.r,il parts nf llie »irik.'< li...,>'ly (;,i|,.,|i, i,||,| C'.iseades Uaniils as In make il lleci ssarv in till. liii.iilH. I'll . r .1 I) 1 ■ . . I In run her liil.i tin' elilranie nl Ih.' lieaiiliariinis v,,iii.il, In lirevent Inr frnni siiikiie.', fneii wliii h after li.ivin;; ri ivi'd the necessaiy leiiipiii.iry rep.iirs, .she w..s sent 1.1 tiuehec I'.ir il i;eiier.il nverli.iuliii^'. Till-' I.ACIIINK Canvi.. J.arhiiin Caiul. r-.iijr." The several Wnrks nf (In' eiil,i|...;i'iiii'nl nf lliis (^anal are all iimler t .inliael, an' are iir.i..;ressiii;,' saiisfu l.i- nly with liie exeepti.in ef li.ise at the l.aehiiie end, J'".''-''''"''"'''' while llirre li.is In'i'ii i.teli iiiiii.licii us iiiaii,i;;enienl nt lju.liim; "" ""' pafl nl llie I .iiilrat Inrs. rr.iiii tiie arraii^e- ii'J- ineiils likely In he iiiiliiedialelv eiileie.l int.), hnwever, with the M'.'iirilies, I am in Impes tliiit hy proper iiia- n.inement ...nl irreiit cKeitinii, ih.il portieii nfthe work may still he fnri.eil on s.i as iiul m present iiny oh.sla- The f.iiin.I.itieiis nn,l fills nf the sccnm! I.iit k are also In he I, lid at a sirnii.ir relali\e depth, so thai when ,. „ ,, .. I ■ .' . • 1 .■ I t i.por Hiuiin Ihe inrrease nl tiail.. leipiires il, Ihe entire ol the i':in 1k' .Ji'i'i.. I'pper llasiii, as well as the (Ir.iviiii; Docks and Slips 'inJliii"'" ■ I.I he cniiiiL'Cled therew ilh c.ili also he iinale availiihio In Ihe same t lass nf Vessels. It Wnulil he highly desiiahh' thai aulhoiily he i;iven fnr llit! cnnslriiclion of one nf these Docks .iiid one Slip. The portions nf land which the increase of trade t, , , itinl eiil.uoemelit ol Ilie (anal, made it lieressarv In i'i'M.iry i..r ih.> t.ike ftoiii tht; several ii.ljoiini:..; propriet.iis iiliini; the '"I'"';;''""'"' "' liiii, as well as smne adiliiional i;r.iiiiiil, the properly i'f„|',',,,||,','.j'„',', ' ' the Si'iiiii'ins , ill the iminediiile vicinity of llie ^lollIreal r.'.i~..n.ib.u liassins, have liei n acipiiied on reasoiiiihle terms, l.'pon ''""■'■ the compleli.in of till wnrks, soveral parts nf the pm- perly so nlilailied, I'.iii he .sold or leiisetl for pun'''*''"" n'll.'^hv' "r'l'ii'l'C coiiiiecleil Willi the ('.ill.il, the value of whicli, iiilde.l |..iMr'\Mll In. tn that of the hydriiiilie power which can he cre.ited, "I'l'' ^^ an. I will he dispnsahl.' without injury In the iKivii;ali.'ii, '„.,| l,„',|,'iii;.j lii.iv in iilV juilumi lit he sal'.lv esliinited iit XlllO.tlOO with ilu' l.'ts ami I'airK' .vl olf a.'ainst the cost nf the work. The "''"''"•;'"'"' .. " . . . . . . I . ill-*|>..«ril ol Will {.r.KJiK'c a Vrry liir};!.' amount. i(u..iilily of wnik ilniie, may he stilled iit ahoul- 7.!,'l,l7l> cuhic yards nf Kiirthwork, l!),;il I do. Knck I'Acuv.ilinn, 3,C0G tlo. Masonry, H,.")l) cubic feet nf n.ik lilnher in work, 'J-'l,!)!)3 d.>. Pine do. li-jlt,!),jS supeificialfeet of plank, lO.s,! |» cuhic I'l'cI of timber deliverd, Work .iono. [ 8 ] besides extensive preparations for the masonry. For the receipts &c., uii this canal this year, 6C0 appendix letter E. Lake St. Peteb. I Ltka Sl.Peter. The progress made during llio last season towards i the effecting of n dirt'Clchanne! "irough this lake, willi an icreased depth of \v.iter hai. uceii hi|;lily satisfactory, Pngtrn «ry »"•! f" greater than was exiwctcd. The operations of •rtiilMtory. next year, I IccI confident will set at rest the vexed question as to the possibility of etfecling this improve- r, t. . ment. Being fully aware of the doubts which were uined rcipeci- entertained respecting it, and looking upon it to he one iMthoraMtMof those works, the success of .vhich can he siilisfaclo- rfthuwotk. |,j|y (igiErmined only by experiment, I took the precau- Prrcantion ''"" '""S ^f'>"> 'I'* ^'"f'' was commenced of sending a ukoii to have full slalement of my views upon the subject, formed Ilia opinion ofafipj having given it the deepest consideration, in my fl|ivr navi^ra- tion. Advantaj:e« from adii[)tiii^ I lie direct clianiiel. " The result of our operations this vcar arc so satis- ,, , . , r . I c t I 1 . I 1 ■ 1 I ■ . I llesiilt ol Ilea laiiiiry, anil so lar beyond wliat I liad calculated on, y,.,,, » „|<,„. tliat I do not hesiiale to espress to vou mv convic-iin"-'.>'T> ' tion ihalMieeess is certain and will be sjieedy. J »""*''»'''">■• send herewilh a section shewing the stale of the ' Work at the cdinmencemeni and lerminalion of llie [lasl season. It is formed from .soundings taken most ciirerully by Captain \'aiiglian, our Sii|:eriiilendentof Ihe wiirk, in cnnjunelion wilh ( aplain Kaesidi', llio ' llarbiiur Master and Chief Ollicer of the I'rinily Hoard of this city. Of the experience and capabilitv (if liolh llieve gentlemen, ynii „re, I believe, fiillv ' aware. The soiindiiiL"' were luken on llie lillh of ' the present monlh, on a ciilni d ly, and with a polo ■ marked iiilo feet and inches. " Our machinery, at the cdmmeneement of the sea- ' Sim was ilelicient in several res|iecls, so much so, ' tliat from thr many unaviiidahle ii •erriiplions, i con- ' sider we in reality worked not much more than half ' the seavjii ; yet the results, I am sure you will con- ' sider far greater than you could have calculaled ' upon. liy taking tin' most moderate measurement 'of the quantity of slulf which has disappeared, and ' compariiii; it with that which the united loads of the ' number of ba'"es discharged daily during the season, ' (and of which a regular log was kept,)'wouIil give, ' it is certain that the quantity carried olf by the cur- ' rent is equal at least to that absolutely lifted. The ' current has nbvious'; ind .seriously been increased ; ' on eomnieneinc, a m .i < ,.i,| scull acriss Ihe channel ' easily wilh one I d, it now recjiiir.s siilf |iullinn to ' get across it wilh./ut dtii'ling ir.iieh. The original ' buoys we put down to mark our local, and which Much Iiwa of tiiiM- Iroin n<'- (■(■..•arv re|»air* aii.l .Iclect in luarliincr}. The iimniiir niHluIl'carrie'l oir hy the ciir- rnil aided t'f the rake eiiual it\ leaal to thai ralM-d. t'lirrent thro' llic III \% cut much iticnaa- ed. rh Lit ra ict ire nt rc- in- cn pf. Ptincijial cx* \ npiutiiurc 1^' III rctolorr in 110 outfit Bpplica* Ije lile cfncrnllT • f to otnvraniuch '*' required itn tlu rk, ii[>i«r navii;a- njjtion. ce, ice "y Din IIS, nsi- no- ;•" "S pe- tit- cct llic ll J, Ailvaninprfl froiii ar- 111 leniil tu lli.it lie mwJ. i Current lliro' I thi'iii vt cut tiiui:h iiuriii'- '. eJ. mm'iiiniT). [ 9 ] " lloHlcd wpII tip, lire now kept uniler water rmm (tie The priii.-l|ili) " ►Iteiigtll iil' llie lUirenl. Mill iiiilv liiiil llic (l.illis liliil cifD.iiuH iir " irriiiii.s, Mi};;;c;*leil 111 Ciipliiiti UeiiiiCorl's luller, mid ",'"'"".;"'"!'■ " reli-riLMl (i.in tliitl I liiid llif pleaMirc of rereiviiii; eil, Hlliilliir to ,, . . ,. I III I . .1 iiint rei-iiin- " priivimisly Iniin yiiii, licen deunlt'il upmi, hut lliu iiieii.liil hy " innde nf llicir (iiiislrialiiHi. I liiid direiied (li;it llio '.?i''\i','"ii"'!!'" pill's sliiMilil 1)0 ('III iiWiiv ill liiw Wiilur iir ii fiHit iin- Hint .>ir. Hell- I ■ 1 . ■ , ,, I , ,% ,1 dil. " dor il, SI) lli.it the ri\t;r on llii' " bri'iik up wiiidil " IVmI till! Kii liver lliein, iiiid I liiid insiriiclcd Ciipliiln " VhuhIkiu til liiive " wiitlled in " iilnnlio; lliesu plle.s, " tree.s willi llieir braiiilies. Tlie slulf e.xciivuled hiis " also lii'L'ii depii.slled iii'('iirdiii}r ti> Captiiiii lii'iiidnrt'.s " ideas, iiiiiiiely, in sluppilij; up the iimullis nf llie iilieii " elianiiels ; (lie roMiit nf wliicli, llie !;really iiirreased " luricnl in (lie direct rliiinnel fully ^llews, and to (lie " elliicis cif 11 rake wliieli I liave had hriskly at work, " I H((iiliiile very liinch the disappearance (if mi great " a mass (if slnlflieyiiiid (hat ailiially laken np. Sn " far as I can fnrin an opiniiin, the n.itiire nf the siiilf " isiif a fiirlunale cnnsistency, siillicieiilly len.iciiins " nut (ii Ihiealen siliini; up, and yet capahle (if being " raked up aiiil carried nil liy the current. Anticipiteil lienelitn iVoiii the ii-e luin:; prounileil iiMT mill oil eiirll >iile nl'llie ihamiei.llicr.'- |tv |irivliiniiij UllillTCUl- ling." " Vnu are awaie that llij ice nil llie ;;real surface of " llie lake heioniis iiriiunded nil llie sli als. I e,\pect '• much lo he ellecled hy this operalion also, as ihe " passai;e of a lar!;e piirlinii of llie waters of this " vast rivei, inslcad of heinsj diverkd as In'relnfnre " inlii several small and crnnked cliaiiiiels, will lake " pla(c down the new slraiijlil one, and I ciilculale " lliercfiire, (hat cmisideralile uiiilercuHiii:; will lake " place. This 1 have nliserved invariahly occurs in "the second class rivers oftlhS I'mvincc, wliere- " ever the hnlloni is mil rock. 'I'lic iiiiiiii j;rii.n, lo " lliniw llie iiniled volume directly down the new " cliaiiiici, we cannot coinplele until the chaiiliel is " avail, dile tii (lie Hade. Will-lull. niii'l " When the channel is created, my idea is to con- i-iul.iiiiMid, a " siruil at each end all isnlaled sulnl.inlial I'iei, with ''"■'i'"'T';Iai," il l'ii:lil-li"ii>'" <"i <■■■•»•■': I'"'"', lo-elher wiih llie i-;ti'h eliil VMtl! ^ . . II , 1 I 1 li,;l.is. " slrainhliiiss 111 ils cuui^e will eiialile it In lie useil al " all limes, and I have no d aihl llie ciiiiManl passai;e " of the slr.ilii \c>-el> will much aid llie si ream ill the " keejiing cle.ir and deepening of llie cli,uiiiel. Oui/-|(, "Our oiiilil ciHisisls of two Sleain Dredijes, with " Iwn ciii;ines, and one chain of iiucki Is to each, " workiiif; in llie centre of lln^ linals, al.so (wo sle,,.ii- " (iin vesM-ls ; one of llicse is cniplintd ciin>(;mlly al " llie liiwini; of the scows, in «lii(h ihe nlher alvi as- " sisls, lull when iml so em|ilii\ed .she W'liks the rake. " I am iiii lined In heliete lli.il We may lie. compelled " III i^et a lliiid, fur if tin.' Drediri's w.irk as well lii'Xt " .season, as lliey did Inw.irds the coik liisioii of ihe " p.isl one, the .vTvices of the two liii;-li lals would lie " reipiiri'il al lln' sc;i\\s. We li,ue liiil nin' r.ike, hiil " I will h.ive aiiolher made tins wililer, there luiiis,' " liMiiv dots iliiriiii; llie season, when from llie roii^li- " iii'vs of llie L.ike, (he Dreil'ies caniiiil woik, hiil ihc "kikes could lie used (n :;ie.il aihaiil.me ; llie (lis- " cli.iritiiii; Slows, fuel and ailendani l.iyhiers, coiii- puse the remainder of our si|uailriiii. " llic upslream end, and had liiercrore nu "sctiur" " tliruu!;li il." I trust I will he excused for the length nf these ex- Irads from my coirimunicntion to Caplain linyfield, Iml public aKeiitiiin be! ig much ilrawii lo this work, I felt it lo be iiicumbem nii inc fully In explain hII llio details ciiiinecled with il ; this 1 cuuld not du mure iiiiii|ily lliati ill the forigoitig. The whole amount of llio appropriation for this work is £G,'),()0(), the sum expended i;32,7*G 9 3, ofwhi h jLi7,'i'JI has been the cost of the oullit of every dcKrlption, applicable lo any oilier Work, leaving but i^.'>,.')u'l adually cliargealilu lo ibis work. This balance will be sidlicienl In provide fuel, meet repaiis, and mainl.iin the full cslablislinieiit at work for two years more, loiio- befnre the expiralion of which, saliv factory evidence will be aHordeil of what can bo done. I lirg leave to draw allenllon to ihe chart of the Lake and section nf the channel, which will he found in the appendix, (letters F. and G.) RIVEH RICHELIEU. Till! works of the l.oik and Dam near Saint Ours, niver Richo- for the imprnvement of this river, thence to (he en-''""' trance In llie Cliainhly Canal are all lei, and are hy (he 'erms of (he coiMract to be cninpleled by llie close of next season. From the respectability and experi- ence of the C'onlraciors, full conlidence may be eiiter- l.iined that no exertion will be spared on iheir part tu insure Ihe accomplishment of ihisdesiiable object. The work done may be slated at .|,,"i,"i2 cubic vanls nf earlhwork, (;,!)() I do i'eet of oak delivered, l,77H do do pine timlier delivered, II l,(i.in superficial feel of pine plank in work, :27,.'i.'tO do do pine do. •17d cubic yards 111' slone prepared. !5,I8J (In feel of hemhick delivered. RIVEll OTTAWA, The works connected wilh lliis Kiver, for which an apprnprialinn w.ismade, were of Iwo clas.ses ; one, the iliver Ottawa. viiriniis Uiidsies over the .sever.il llraiu lies of the,,. , , V ' I, I I „ »» orks 01 two Olt.iw.i near l>yliiwii, Willi Ihe ( aiisewavs &e., con- i|iiMii.a, necled llierewilli ; the oilier, the conslinclioii of slides rimi, the the Dtlawa and on llie Aladaw.i.ska, one of ils iirju. "■"it'llio'li:"' ,1 ,. I ■ ., ' lir.ir nvluwn. cipal Iribularies, 'I'lie former are all fully completed, and in use Tliev consist of Second, Iho c-'ii^lructiull of .'M. a. One liriilire l.M) ft. in leni;lli, in spans of 21 ft. each. „ , II i-O I r,,, r HridL'e« COUI- I'n. I.ili (lo. one span ol 111 feet. pUuvj. Do. 7t> do. in one span. One wire suspension llridge, 2 12 feel between the ■' suspension, leiiolh of ch.iins •|.'i7 teet each. piillils ol " down liv lh(" \ .imask.i and Saint Fraiii is Kiters, are , " not carried mil lir eouip.inilively ililo the Lake, bill " are deposited p.irallel Willi the sniiih shore, ,iiid lliat " the elli IS of ihese rivers will IMl he lo ohslriicl or " sill lip llie channel, I am of opinion is evidenl Irnlli " ihe f.K 1 (hat ll'ev have nut for the last ihirly \ears, " lo whi( li period inv infirm. ilioii eMemls, alfei led it " i' liny .veiisilile manlier, .illlinueh il Ins for ilial time " lalinurril under the disadvanlagi; of lieiii< . i|i[ied a. J One .Arch of .Masoniy 11 feet span, do. do, Ji7 do do. do. J5 do. The eiuire of the foreunini,' with the c.iiiscwnvs, Inll- hnu'.es &;c., are now open lo the puhlic. In llie A|>- p( iidix (Letter M.) will be fnund a si liedule of Tolls lo be levied al this liridge, which I had the honor In suli- mil for the consideralioii of ihi^ Kxeciilive Government Mime lime hack ; and in hringim; the subject before il, I leeoaiineiided thai the svslem uf colkclion at (his ;i^ [ 10 1 M«li! of pol- Bruise should for one year be an exception to tliat prO' iKiio- -'•■'-"- ^ ■' ■■ "' at till '"^''""mb™ P"se^' for the liriilgcs" genernlly. From the peculiar au^SMtcj for nature of the work, 1 conceive, it will loqiiire for the the iit»t year, fjrgt year the carel'ul and daily altenlion of a skilful mechanic, to ohscrvc the eflocis of the climate on it, and to regulate the tension of the main and sus|icnsion A mechanic chains &c., accordingly. I propose therefore, that a to be the Col- (rust-worthy person of that class, sliould he appointed SofToid. collector f" 'I'c '""■s' yea', "fier "'''ich the Tolls may he inatotho put up to competition, as in the case of all the other Bri''ui-Joacluiu lar nature between the Cbaudicre and the Chats Lake is also very much required, ami would be easy of exe- ''"|y|''"J^[!J]J"' cution. The portage, there, is ut present very in- htuvcmtlw convenient ; a dam shoidd be thrown across one of the '^|>;>udari-,ind of which lie is a native, and to the Upper Canaila Col- lege, of which he was a distinguished pupil. The works of the second class embraced within the Tl.p slidM appropriation for the Ottawa, namely, the slides, were, jiirtlyaiailaUo p|.-njr t„ iiig running of the timber last spring, so near ', navigable for a cnnsidorable distance down, and thus rniuircd branclios of the Mississippi which would rentier it v.lv nnioli ^ lAat season. , ,. ^ . j- ,, -i i i " . ,i completion, as to he partially available to the traiie, Aliho' imper- "hbough imperfect at the time in many respecls. The f.vt.tlii' wallers height of water in them was not properly regulated, liivinu' risen and the floods hail risen before Ihe aiiroiis at llie font Iti^fore they r .1 " ' ... - ' .oulil bo com. ft the slides Id be construtlod. Some reefs of l4.;li'd. Will tic fully ready for tlui Trade next &c;it4on. These works will prndlH'C an uin|il llo- Anil their eon struiiion hits encoliraifeil iniliiiilual en* lurprize. Highly defi- ralile that llie eoiilrol of the Ottawa IhroU'^hoiit should he in the haiiiU of Cie (Jovcrn- lueiit. rock also in llie beds of llie rivers were not removed, owing to all of which* much inconvenience was cxpc- rienoi'd in running the cribs. I allacli no blame, however to Mr. Nagle, llie Siiporiiilenijenl, who de- serves, I conceive, on the contraiy, every creilit for tiie rapidity and the manner in which llipse very impurlaiil works were conslrucled under more llianiinliiiarv dilli- cullics. Whatever iinperfi-'ilioiishiive bouii ilisrovoreil in llie slides will be reclified, and the remnval of iho several slioals, jnlting rucks, &c., and oilier iinliiiislicil work will bo eU'ectecl, so lliat the full benefit of these works may be had next spring. Many circumslanres lendeil to render llieirconslruc- tioii more expensive than was coiilumpl.iled. The ilinicully of procuring a siilliciemy of luhnurers, owing to llii; remoteness and isolated |iosiiion of llie works, the expense of forwarding the siipplips of pint isions, ' as well as of materials, loots, powder, &i:. ; the exlia- ordinaiy hardness id llie rmk al'ler gelliiio ilown a Ml- ' th^ inio il, and Ihe great iiunibcr of ret Is ami delatln'd 1 rocks, wliiili, alllioii!;li not calculaltd for, iipiin llie waters being very low, it was necessary to remove. The same observations apply lo the works on llio Madawaska, but upon Ibo wliolo llie siriclesi eciiiicimv, consistent with llie subslaiilial and pernianeiil con'.lruc- tion of ihe works, has boen ohserved, and a nnicli greater extent of indispensable improvement in the channid of the River in many parts cIliMlid Ihaii was provided fir. Inilopendeiil of llie j;real facililiis v.liicli will be ntVordeil lo ibo trade by llieso works, ihrre is no doubt whalevur of the oiill.iv being amply remune- rative, anil the coiislriirlion id'iboso on llie >i,iilawa.ika ' has already enniiiraged Messrs. Kgan, (iihnoiir, and other spirited imliviiluals, lo nnderlake iinprovoini'iils lo [ a considerable eMriil mi ibe upper parts of ihal Uitcr. I am slid of iipiniin, as staled in my forrnrr Uepurl, 1 that llie enliro coiilrol of the (Jllawa sliouM be in the shorten the Portage road to the Lake, near Filzroy Harbour, considerably. Were this mail then made mo- derately good, and a small wharf conslrucled at each end, il would iiiiiili f.icililate anil of course cliea|'en llie forwarilini; of the supplies. The same object''"' would still I'urlber be secured were the present very ]",7,'^ji!|v|,',',, bad Porlage road I'loiii the suspension bridge lo Ihe the ijiiui Lake Lake at Avlnier also improved. The trallie on llils'"'" '^;:''!'" 1 ■ . 1 1 , . 11 -. II to the Union road IS very ijieal, and a nioilerale loll on it would am- Uri.i.e very |ily cover llie cosl of its iinproveinunl and irainlenauce iiiui'hre.iuin^l. aiiil pav ihe inlerest on the outlay. °'"' ,''' '■"'''';"''' ' • • would aiuiily l'''y- .\s immiilialely comieeled with the siibjccl ol the improvements of these I'orlage roads with the view lo cbuapeii the transport of the supplies required in ihu liunber Iraile, is lliat of opening a new and direct com- mimicatjin helwreii Lake Onl.irio and the exiensive Timber Dislricis on the Mailawaska, Pillowawa, ice., respecliiii; ihe iilility and the proper line for which so much liilh'renre uf iiiiiniim exists. In addilion lo ilie aliove-'i;eiiiioiied olijeil, as I uuilerslaiid it, Ibis cotn- munieatinji is prnpiisi d for the openini;, and leiidini^ lo ihe sellloniinl of larne tracts of lands silualed Nnrib and Norlh West of Kingston, between il and the Lake lies All'imelles. The rminlry iniinedialely in Ihe rear nf Kinijsloii, allhiMiyli broken and very much iiilersei led In several Lakes and barren ridges, is reported to cmilain various \ palches of khuiI laud, anil after some 30 or d,") miles, it is said to be widl Miileil fir si'lllemeni, Iheuee In the Alliimelles; I tan only sjieak from my own know- ludoi' of the N'orlbern section, a large portimi of wliii h is line bard-wooil land. The ridije of unproibielive {'(iiinlry back of Kings- Ion app"ars lo me lo divide (as lo siippiv) the whole limber ("ounliy Soulh of the Alluini'lles into two, but mil equal parts; llie Fasletn bein^ much tlii. urealcr, and for which the Broekville and Piesciiil Coiinlry, I'erlli, the Tnwns on the Hiileaii and Hylown are, iii my o|iinion. ihi- naliiral depots and .sources of siip|i|y, e.iprciiillij Hi/loirn, which froiu ils posiiinu m,,! vv,,i'.r communication must ever be the princi|ial channel. Purveys of HoaiU on 1 North anil South siilei I lie (.lltiiwa below By to ^PllIi''alil»n L.tlheslili ■ 'flheCiatiu fliver. RiirlinNon lis;- i^aatl [ U ] ive Tlu' rni™ anil l,n,|Toll.rould Iw thcreny appur- ^'C" tiunnl, and Ihu )ni: I'UrnlHT In- ■ i„ terp«U ftdvanc- ' '"' ml. ?rin HMn at Iho tl,e I'artag.- du I , t «n nnd at Iho ' "1 Clinu III In oI)lulucil. ivn, les, idi- wer of xist iilcr i(l('8 iiise n (if For (llf. rallirart Port. niul "''""'""'■ iini- I^t'ux-Juachuu ,iiliO , , ImpTovemrnt Ml- Itftwern lllu ■ (|,(, Chimilicroand . ' Chills Lakrs •" '* vrry miicfi llms ri'iiuirtd. «riiy irio- ipcn twi'l '^''•^ iMipnivc- ^ _ Illrnt oltfir- ^ ^'^J \li till' fill nflliric lieiiig a sullicicnl i|u;in- tity of niarkclalile liiiilier, within a rcasoniilile dislaiice, to insure the oullay upon such works liciug ri'|':iiil williiii a in'ider.ile liuii', wiili inlcrcsl thereon, by llie iinpiisitioii 111 li:;lit Tnlls on lln> linilier descending. Such expi'iiditiire slimilil he slriclly ciiiilined to lliosi' ohsliiiriiniis, which are ol" loo sirimis a nature lo permit their leiuov.il licing undi'ilakeii liy iiidividiials. On all the llivcrs iiu|iriiviMni'nls id'a ^illlil.l^ ilcscri|ili.iii, liiilnl' lesser c t and I'Mciil, must lie ell'eclcd liy the conjoinl cxcrlions of ilinse interesled in gelling down the lum- ber iheaolv lo Market. Applii'ali- r..r llir sli ..flhfOal ItivtT, inH lini: liiiuau very much interrupted the operation of (be Dredges, which it was repeatedly necessary, in the midst of tho work, to unmoor and move out of the way. A glance at the Plan will shew tho impossibility of this Work proceeding without some inconvenience being felt by the Trade, hut no exertions have been spared to lessen these inuunvenienccs, as much as possible. Several times, since the commencement of the work, rmpsdhnrnti) shoals have been created in the channel, from .sand and '° "■" Trade, shingle lieing washed into it through the breaches in the old Piers ; these impediments liave been removed as often as Ihey occurred. Considerable progress lias been made with the outer Description nf and exposed parts of the south-east I' r, and the pilcs'lieprogreM in the old work, projecting into the channel, have been""''"' extracted ; the formation of the rcnaindcr of the south Pier is comparolively light work, and will proceed rapidly, as there will lie but little trouble in preparing the foundation for it. Two Dredge Vessels arc on the spot, and from the extensive preparation of materials of every description, I consider the work to be in a very satisliictorv slate, and 1 see no reason to doubt its being io„«,..™ .» fti 'ill t »f. I .1.1 . • . ^1' reason lo iilly available to the Irade, within the time stated mdoulitihc the Contracl, namely, 1st May, 1845, although some ""'■'J '"{"B dredging and other work may then still be reiiuired. UL^tilyiaJs. The (juanlily of work done up to the I.st December auantity of mav he stated at — work [lerform- Cti 17,.'}5() lined feet Framed Timber in superstruclure, 1 11,27 J do do sunk in Cribs, • 5,1)1)!) do do not sunk, ni,i)J3 do do delivered but not framed, 4,518 Curds of Stones in Piers and Cribs, 1,118 do dcdivered but not placed,; 1,'0 Tons of Wrought Iron used in the work, 7() do do delivered, 10,1111) Cubic yards nf Kxcavation for North Pier, 3.S,II.55 do nf Dredging, 11! Criiis taken up, .11)1 Plies taken op, l.ilt Piles driven, IIJ Sipiares of Ph'iiking. The Revenue from the Port of Hamilton, In which tills Canal is the entrance, has lu.eii sleadilv increasing I'lir llie last live years. The Tolls recei\ cii al the Bur- liuglnii Bay Canal — In 1813 were £17,'!) 11 10 In 184.'} insii 4 1811 (Kstimated at) o(itl() The Customs at the Port were. In 18|,> 7011 8 8 " 181.) UIOO !) " 18)1 ll!;M;' .3 3 niirlm ';im lljy i^jiial. Bl-UI.IM.TON n\\ rAX.\I.. Ill the .Appendix (Letter K.) will he fiuiiil a jilan nf this ('anal, shewing the progress which has been made with the new Works, and also their positinii cnnlrasled with that of the nM Work. On referring to this plan it will he .seen that almost the entire nf the northeast nnd nnrlh-west new Piers are sunk, the slip fni the Ferry cnnstrucled, and considerahle ]irni;ress made in the ilrcdiiing and removal of the old norlli-east and linrlh-uest Piers, a work of verv great didicully, es- pecially as from the narrowness nf the nid Channel, the ciinslaiit passing of the SUam and other \'essels Incrcine of the lii'vi'nueof Uamiitoa. When the Canal is cnniplelrd the Port and Ilar'iniir SonnTsof ihe nf llaniilinn will he secnnd In nunc nil Lake Onlarin, ""■"■■"'' '".''j'" . 1 ,1 . It'll I .■ !. Ki'vriuu'ottne anil the exteiisi\e and liighly prniliiclive rniiiitrv "fivriof ILuuil- which il is the iialiiral nullct, ils cMilhnl pnsilinn i .tun. regards the Irade and cnnimimicalinn with the jinrtioii of till' Province west of il, the main lines of improved Roatls leading frnm it, antl the conslruclinnnf ihe Dover Koad, liv which a new and extensive section of cnuntrv is nnw for the first time opened to it, must iialnrally lend lo the piiis|icrily and rapid increase nf Ihe Town of Hamilton, and nf course '.na coi.csponding increase of the Keveniie from this work. I.MI'HOVEMENTS OK THE RIVKH THENT, ANP OK THE INL&Ni) W.\TEK.S OK THE NEWCASTLE DISTHKT. The works under this head, as nriuinallv cnnlcniiila- IliviT Trrnt led and authorized by the Ac's 3tl Will. IV. cap. 3:.',';',;;',;"J.',7„';.""'' G Will. IV. cap. 35, and 7 A'ill. IV. cap. 53. iiroYimeiiu. -/ [ 12 1 OriHin-lfl on whirU llie w.irkrt were uuJcrtukviu ombriiccd jrrnoriilly tlie Improveiiiont of llic Uivcr Trout tlirimu;lii)iil, fiDin llio Hay i>f Quiiiti; on Liiku Oului'ia to Kite Lak«, anil the iinproveiiiunt of llio se- veral Rivers ami Lakes coiiliiuioiisly, tlience by Lake Siincoe and the llivcr f'overii to Ulosler Hiiy, a purtioii uf Lake iluruu. These iiii|irovemniils were recoinmcmled ami under- taken liy the l,etj;islatiire ol'llie llien I'roviiu-u ofL'|i|'er Canada, I'liielly iipon two ;;ronnds ; FirM, tl.al lliey would ('ll'-'Ct a I'.K'ile and uniiilerrii|)ted line ol' iidiinil iiavii;ali.iii I'ro'n Lake Ontario to Lakes Huron ancl iMiehi;j;an. That it would iH^'onie llie channel lor tlii^ trade ol' the " Great West." That it w )uld he vi'iy much shorter than that ol' the River and Liikes of the St. Lawrenre. That it would not he liable to iuler- ru|itio(i in linje of war, ami, as staled, was absohilidy necessary for llii' o|ienlnj; and selllenicnt of the various Townshi|is bordeririii on it. Secondly, to eiicouriijje and iiil'ird ficililies to the extensive Irade in slaves anil lumber, rrav)nahly to he enlici|iali'd from the lari;e ami well linibrred tr.'cl-^, wliicli would he opened to ilie liliirket by the removal ul the ohslruelioiis ill the ri\er. tleiewilh. In I^*j"> Mr. li.iird. Civil l',iii;incer, made, These sii;;!;estions it ,vould appear were approved of Siit'gMiioni and acted on hv the House of .\sseinblv, as the appro-' •■■'"'•'' '," priation Act jirovided lor them ; under the aiitlioi ily iil |,;,|^ apiinivnl wliicli these works have since been tarried on. "I I'v iim Lti- i|i>laturu. The lock and dam at Siilijoi^ have been rompletcd, l.i»knnrl 15am by which a navinaiion of sixly miles in b nirih, from"' ^'^"•"»' Canicren and lithiMsieiiu C.dls to Riie Lake, is clllct- ed, ami a loail thence to Lake Onlano at Winilsor Marbour is beini; conslrucled, niiieti'cii miles in hiiglh. Allhoui;h this lock and dam have been linislied since [,„„-|.rin^nr the last suMMin'r, it Ihis not been I'onsidered advisabliMln' uhIit of to lower the walcr to ihi' level at which it is pi-rma- ''""'-^ ' "''"' I II II II I I .'II ioUs ii-'riiift- iicnliy to he kept, uiilil the cold wcalher iias lully set ,„.,|(|,.,,.||,u,,. in. iiulinl. So far hack as the year IS.J I ;,'real dissativfiiclion and A.'ii.m nliirh oM'ileinenl c\i>l(d in the neinhhourhoml ol this lake ''■'"■"'"' '■''>'■" ,. , , , ' I ■ I - , I Willi nmin't ti» III conseipieiice ol III.' level to which it was raised liy I'urjji L).,,,,. a dam at llie outlet of it hv Mr. I'liidy, to whom wero (.Tallied by the (ioverniiieiit ccrlain rii^hls connecled I'j'I>irtnn(hrfu Prior to my appointment to llie oliice I have the works furiiKli. lidniir |i) ho'il, and previous lo the estahlislimeiil of llie TiMsijcn-"' ''"■"■'' "'' \Vorks, 1 was reipii^st.Ml by Lord Sydenham luin. to furnish him wilh my views i;eiieiiilly upon ihe seve- ral publii- w.irks of ihe I'rovince whether in pro;rress .Mcmonn'l.i, or pr >ii'cli'd. C[ioii tiie general report which I accor- !!l,.''l';,';i',!'";' 'lii^'l^' f'nnished, were ha>e,l the memoramla. which M'lKopriiiiitjj) i"ii I 11-1' III » wa« I1U.S0J. that n ihh.'inaii siihsecpiently laid li'lore Ihe House o| A'semlily, and iiji on them was foiiiided the .Act mal.iiii; ■' 'he ciiiilriKlioii of cerlaiii wiaks tlierein provisiiih liir enumerated In thiit report I felt it diilv to exoreis tliil'avorahh' opaiiou ;;eiier.illy, upon ihe conlc'inpl.iled Works of iho .Vewia^lle UJNlriii, as then laid hrfire Onini.-inpi- "'" i'^blir. | ^|i||l•ll in s'lbxlame, nearly, as folliuvs ; pivsi.a ill ori- Kvcn ii>-iimiiiu; the naiiij.ilion lo hme the depili of umul rq.jri. WiH,.;- |u-o|io>ed, namely, ."j feet (hut this I 1','lt prrsuad- ed w.iiild icil h.') the (d.iss of vessels iiiivi^aliu;; it would not be suite. I to llie lar,'e western Like> lluniii and .^Lchi,^ln ; that coii>e pienlly traii->!ii|iuieul would he necess.iry at its enlr.ince on (jIo>|it liav, Th.il the naviij.iiion would h.' much impelled bv the lloud--, currents, 4i:c., in Ihe river, through whiih it was car- ried, and would also be seriouvlv obsriicleil bv the ice firming ejiliiT and continuing' later in the scveial S'nall inland lakes, tlir.iiit;!] wliirh it pa^vil, lliaii wiis the case ill tlii> more s.iiiihern waters of ihe St. Law- rente. That fro 11 ihe ureal .imoinl of lock.ii;e (u|i- warilsof,S.j;)f,.,.'l)s'i. Appendix (1,1 Her C.) mid is verv tirciiiloiis c.iiirse, it could never in my o|iinl(in heeoiiie the chiinnel of the " Trade of the (ireiil West." Tliat this b'iiii; ih ■ case, the hical wauls of the couiilrv did not make necessary nor demand the immense oiiiliiv whiili the uiiilerlakiii.; would re piire, I'slimati'd :ii al 1 CU.2'.),lll)!», but to which I >l,iled £.;.)ll,lllll) sli Mild he iiiM.'d. This adililion I have .soae a^ci-r- taiued would not he sullicient. rNi\i. [Fill. 1(1 rtt'u Ul.:il It'll. Finally, I sw^sfcslrd ihat a very niiich reduced il,i',s of imjr.ivemeii, aii;;ht h.' underiakcn, lo inei'l the wants of tliat si'ilion of country, which liom it" ijreal exicni and c.ci'diililii'S for prodiicliou and improveineni, is highly d.'Ner\ inj; of allenlion. The works siiirijesicd were, the firmalion id' some jrood cross roadi, h■allil|^' from the i'orlson Lake Onlario inio the back lowii>lii|i; The c iiislriiclion of Mime slides In ficililale the riiii- ninic ilowti of limlii 1, and fir which m.'moriaU had been prevlouvly presenlid 111 His Kxielleiicv llie (Joverimr Ceiicral, and the compliMion of some dilai bed lucks ^ and dams, commenced undi.r the ("ommissimmer'i, and { whicli were Ihi'ii in diir^retit sla;;es of forw.irdii ss. I The tost of such works lo amount to about JCjOiUIJI). ! by on.'erol the then Lieut. (Jovi riior Sir .loliii Coihoine, a very mmule and lahorious exiiminalion and report upon the subject (see \o. l.j in .\ppeiiilix lo .lounial.s of the I I.MiMMif Assembly, vol. L LS;!li.) The siih- slaiice of his Report was that in its natural stale, tlus lake niiijlil iiiore properly be called a tnarsli, llir.iui;h a ureal portion of which a c.oioe could with dilliciilty Ik) p.iilillcil, and thai ihe NLasm.i liom it was very destruc- tive. Thiil the lc\cd to which the walei.s were rai-eil by Mr. i'lirili's d.im, was serviieahle, .vo Jtir us the liniit.i of the oriifiiwl )niir.sh, lo ihe health of ihe ad- joiiiiiiir ijuiiiilry, but from its heiuhl, by Mooiliiij; iiilo a oreat iiiimhrr of >niall creeks, and over a vast cpianiitv of land, low bill previnusly dr\, thai it was a nuisance of a 111 i.sl seriou> (h.iiacler. That ihe total removal of llie dam, lioHe\er, would not only drslroy the iiavii;a- lioii, hut In ai;aiii ndiiciii;: llie hike to a state ol iiiarNli, would reiiiler the loiiiitrv uio>l luiheallliy. Thai ibis extreme hii, hi of Mr. I'linli'.', dam, (lo lo II Tud) was wholly iiniiecevsarv, win iher for the purposes of iiiilliii:{ or for llie imprmcmeiil of ihe na\ ii^Mlioii. Ho ri'C'immi'lidi'd ihriel'ore, ihal the lock and dam should be built lii'low I'lirdy's dam, which canned the mi.s- 1 hief, and that the l.iltei' should thin be removed \]o lixed upon ihe li'M'l of ihe new d.iin to he heiween six and seven fcil below that of Ihe old one, ,iiid 011 tins principle aiiunliiieli ihe works have bet 11 conslrucled, and llie old dam uid now be removed. ' The I. Ilk and il.im at WbilhisV RiipiiN, as widl as i^^'ii „„,| Pam those a I Cm ■k'sU.ipiijs.li.ue hieneoiiipleled ; by uie-iiisi'i ^^ l"il.i»'. of lle'in a iiaviiialion of about .'iD miles in liiij;lh (cni- '■■"l*io"l 1^""" hraciiif; Rici Lake) from I'l teihoioiu^b, the District "I,,/""'"''' ""' Town lo near ileelv's l'',dis, is creided, and hv itiiiv". . . I ' ii . ' •! . " 1 .>iivi::;iiiim c iiipinelioii with an cxceMeid road liom Rice Laki' loi.;iii,iill.j ibiw I'ort ll'ipe, !M. lodes in leii^ih, ihi' several |.iwiislii|.N »"il". bordering on Rice Lake and the Otoiiabee RiVer are opened to L.iki Dnlario. On the coiiipb'iiiiu of ihis naviaalion a Sleamboat was buill aiiil pbiieil on il, hv vvhii h, no iloulil llie in- balol.ints ul ihe ailjoiniii|; cieiiiliy will In.' nun h accom- modali'd. The lock and dam al Cliis|iolin\ R.ipids, the most LiH-knmi n.\m of which I. ad been buill under the r.irmer Coniuiis- '"''' "'"''"•" sinners, have also b^eii linished ; hv lliieii the river is Dislawo ri-n- relidered 11,1 v iij.ible fir vessels di aw iiii; I'liiir feel water ','!'"?' ""'»!»• .' .1 1 It ' , . 11 . , 1. .. I'll' I'V tlirso Ironi the widow Hanis's to I'ercv s Lindiin;, a ilis-„„,|,,. lance of about ill miles, hul al present lliere is no a|i- pearance of any vessel beiii.; pl.Mid upon il. I liave consideri'il it necessary to (> 1 into llie f ire- ^'oiiijr gi'neral repelition u|.oii the works connected I of ?!iitrjrci>tioni iCj, fiiiiijiitu'.l in priiv oriyiiiat ri'« "' (H(tt, B))|ir(>V(>tl .'tliy tlm Lc- {,n>liitiiru. Cil, I<*kari>l Dam tin "^ ^'■•"U"-'* (H- tli. CO I.owrrini; of )l<,' tlic \\i\fi-T o( lil- SC'I loits )K'rftm- n'nlli-vt'l|Hj(H- Ituiitd. n.l A''(i.in wliii'fi Ir M-'Ii'Ttl l.ikfri \\\\h rri|Kvt lo rurd>'d Uiiiu. 10 d <• ii. «k nml [lam s itt W l.ill,,,'. . 1. t k iirni l>tiin 'rl lr.H,l,H lU- 'n isi_'itiiin 'l!. ll«lll>\ (ilfriC .» .il.,. I..«kn...||)im :" 11, .1,„|,..,, 'l.r.,1 /,;ni^,a. I'l.- I.y Ihrso C 13 ] (^'anto of tht hii-spension of with llie pnrtiul navigation of this Diutrict, iis being proceeded with, being uwarc that mueh dissutisfaetiun was Tctt and still exists throughout that section uf the Province at the 8Us|»ension of the works of the general navigation ; and many, C8|)vcia!ly of those wlm advo- cate the necessity for the uninterrupted navigation, are averse to the proceeding with tiie works of the Slides, and represent them as not likely to pay the interest upon tho outlay. Upon mo individually, is thrown by them, | . ' , very cencrallv, tho (xlium of having stopped the work.s, |! iiriginaUy con- hut it wdl uo seen, oy what I liave above slated, that lomiJaicJ. I merely gave iny opiiiion thereon when required to do so, and that in fact by the Legislature was their suspension determined. | The works connected with this navigation, which j are completed, are detached and scattered over the whole distance l)ctwcon the Hay of (^uinte and the \ Town of Peterborough, a length by water of about ninety-five miles, and immediately bordered by fourteen ^ Townships, at the back of which there arc six or eight more that may also be said to be intimately interested in the navigation. etv-five rendered I'lion! oiwtraciieiH The portion of these ninety -five milts pn'sfMi'iMie- navigable by the works, is about seventy miles, of Uui'iW inl '•"'"S '^*'" stretches of the River remaining unimproved, IVutlioro. o!\o of about nine miles and the other fourteen miles in length, the navigation is not cojilinuous, nor is it con- nected with Lake Ontario, and of course so long as it j remains in this state, it can never be of very great importance to the surromidinj; District. If the removal of these two iiiterrupliniis lo a contimious navigaticm from I'elerboro' li- Lake Ontario could bo elfected at any moderate cdsI, it would be deserving llie coiisiiier- ation of iho Legislature wliellier its atconiplishment might nut be desirable. According to the original plan and estimate, tlie construction of thirty-live Locks and other works involving a gross expenililure of about JCJ 1 1,J JO would he reipiircd lo remove these obstructions ; but as many of the advoraii's fur ihese improvements assert that thesi; plans were not maturely and sufiiciinlly considir- cd, and that cheajHT, siifcr and more advisiible roulcs might in some cases be taken, instead of lollowiiii; in the linl of the Kivcr, as intended, it is fur the Leyis- hilure lo detcrmirie whrllicr in order to set the ciucstion fidlv at rest, it might not be Well lo order a Sur\<\ , iic., under the dinclion of this Dopartmciit of the two porlions reli'rrrd lo. Such a course would I bLllcve lie satislaclorv to tin- iidialiitanis of the large district of , country, bordering on those waters. Sun.lry aiMi- Sundry extra Woik, sndi as ImlMin^ of Bridges, &c. iiun.il wcrk was iHiavoidahle in this section. The ilams having riii,l,.rc'.lMisv». ,|||.,m.„ „,, ,||,. water so as to render the parts of thi' naiv aiKl fxo- ... ,.' trill I 1 I cutid. Iliver, lorinerly lonlalile, no lonucr so, ami mucli additions lo llie works dune by the t'uininissioners was '■"lisiiensalile to secure and make them [icrmanenl. Kiftiinattvl ciwl, afconltiiy to thfi(iri;,'inal plan« anil osti- mates, tor Ihu rfiiioval of thfdc olistrur- t lunii. A now ronto |iropo»4Nl,asnr' vcv of \vlii,-!i ii nroni- lai'njrj. ''laim^ n; lllo tall' I iiiiriaiuiirra. uiiat \ !;imd deal of pains has been takt ii lo colli'ct ami examine inl.i the various claims against the C'otninis- sioners fui' n whicli much money was expended under tlie former Coinmlssioners, was very badly built, and is now in such a state as would require to be wholly rebuilt. By this Lock a naviga- tion of sixty miles is opened ihrough Cliarnong, liuck- horn. Pigeon and Slurgcnn Lakes, coiinecling with the Seugog navigation. A Bridge is also much rciiiiircdat Bobcaygean, and finally the River liulmv the Sciimig Lake requires an expendilure in removing the fallen timber. The foregoing, together wilh the extension of llie Rice Lake Road down to the Harbour, would require an expenditure ol about £1:2,01)0. MOHT-HOCSKS, HAHEOCRS A.VD ROADS LKADTNU TllEUETO. Under this head are omhraccd a vaiicty of works, for a long time loudly called lor and in importance, second to none in the I'r.iviiice, wlictlur as regards llie benefits to be dorivi'd from iheir coiislructiun by die iigricultural and commercial irilercsis tcencrally, nrllieir necessity for the safety and protection nf life and pro- perly. Much will be arconi|ilislied by the cxponililure of llie appropriation set apart lor this class of i.nrlo, but mu< li, equally indispensable, will also reinnin t.i be dono. Upon Lake Erie, except in a few ra-'es, nature oll'irs but very little enconragemeMl nr assjsiautc Inwards llip construction of the Hiirlmurs neci'.ssarv for llie Tr.ide of the Country ; they an: confined to the Roiuluau, Lonst Point and Port Maiiland. Lito Ontirio. Lake Ontario is much mure favoured in lliis rrsprcl, having her Burlingtcm Bay, Tnronlo l!,iv, I'rcsqu'isle, Kingston Bay, and the bi'aulil'iil and extensive Bay of Quintt', the entire coast of which presems the greatest facilities for the construction, at a trifling expeiisr, nf nuch Wharves or shipping places as may be called for. Cost of ilio ail.litional works requir- ed. l.l^lit Ttousc«| L:ikc Erie. Karl«ur« on Lake Krie. Upon Lake Erie the works completed or in progress, consist of — The Rondcnu. — .At about sixty-five miles belnw The Rnndcnn the head of the F^ake, a Cape prnji^cls, enclnsing witljin itauatiiral Basin of about COCO acres in extent. liarbaur. Willi a depth of water of from ten to eleven feet. Tlio communication between this Basin and the Lake is across a sandbank of iihout forty yards in breadth, and not more than a few feet over the level of the water. This communiratlon varies in breadth and depth a gcHxl deal from time to time, according as the wind prevails, which, when blowing heavily, carries with it the shin- gle along the shore, and frequently all but slops up the entrance to the Basin ; sometimes the waters elfect other gaps across the Bank, and in fact a constant alteration in this Bank and Channel is occurring. The ohjert of the proposed works is, — First, to secure the Beach from any furdicr breaches heing made across it ; — Secondly, to open the Channel, and confine it by a Pier on each side of it ; — Thirdly, to construct Groins along the shore to catch the shingle, and prevent it from forming a bar across the Channel, and finally to construct a small landing Wharf at the termination of the Road now being made, to connect this Ilarlmiir with the settled country in the rear of it. This Ma'-bour will bo about y\,i,.„n,|ij„„f seven miles from the main Road through the Province, thv llomTnu and fjurteen miles from Chatham the County Town, ""'«""• which is the centre of a very fertile and productivu countrv, the produce of whicli, at present, during the season of navigation, is shipped at Chatham, and after descending the navigation of the River Thames (fre- quently inlerriipted,) then through the intricacies of Lake Si. Clair and down the Detroit River to Lake Krie ; when it arrives opposite the Rondean Harbour, and has been transported a distance of about one hundred and fifty miles, it is wi'hin fourteen miles of the place at which it was shipped ! The viohnt slnrm with which lliis Lake was visited in Ocliiber last, operaled a gnnd deal upon the Beach, and has shewn the necessity nf seruriiig it iraire exlen- si\cly ami of running (he I'iors further out than was cM-iginally iiropesed. The cost of the wi;rks will there- ('o«t of i!ii< fore I'xceed ilic sum nriuiiiallv estimated. When fnljv "'"''" «'"•''• I . t • -111 II 1 ' .' . ■ CCt'll thu Will- ciunpleleil, it will ne a llarliour ol great importance, not ,„i(c. only fur the trade of that section uf the counir' , but also as an Asylum, it being the (udv place lli:it can bo run for in very hard wealber, between I'ch'-e Island anil Loll'; Pninl, dislani from the fornier about fil'iy miles anil iVcun the hitler one hundreil. The suildeii manner ill wliidi dangerous .squalls on this Lake arise, is pio- vcrliial. The next work in rotation is I'orl Slrmley Ilarlioiir, run ^tmU-y where a great deal bus been done, which was available "-'''""'■• to the trade during the past season. .•\s ilii' did works of lliis llarliour, whicli is about 'm|^ri!>nm nl' iniilw.iy up Lake I'.rie, wilh a lery exleiisive,n|d seiiled |,'"|,[,',]™„,- back couiiirv, were in ruin and unavailable, and the lUis Uarlwir. Iillle sbipceiil that took place was c.insequeiilly obliged to be made bv nuMiisiif sinaUboals, going lo the N'essels lying out ill llie Lake, at great lisk ; it is not In be wondered at thai the Traile was almost aiiiiibilalecl.- Sliip-owiiers would nnl i l,arler their N'essels to it, lu.d the Passenger Trade, on the Canada siile, was gi\eii up. The re-construction, lliererore, of Ibis Harbour, was of vital iiiiporlani I! to that whole section of i iiunlr\ , and the beneficial results ..f it are alreadv a|ipareiil. (See r.ii'iiiieer's Report and acconipaiiying Documents, Aiipeiidix Letter (}.) The Piers must, however, be carried further out. This Harbour is firmed in the same manner ilia most nimripiiim of ' of the other artificial Harbours on the Lakes oenerallv "'■';,''"""'"'''," I I . .11..' 1 I- I . . • "I l*ort Slaiilcy 1 are, unlorlunateh , liiil ol necessity obliged to Ik' con- „„i„i|,rr||„,. ] sirucled. Its position is at the nioiilh of » Creek, ills-''''"" l!i'n'>- charging into the Lake where the shore is not indenled, '""'■ and no shelter is alliirdeil from anv wind except that olf land. The coast of the Luke above and below it, fiira great distance, is a high clay bank, aruiuallv Wiisliing ! with the waters, which, of course, when agiliited, carry Mm is ind or. hkI \h, lin- tlie Imr ion I of •om II)-, llio ling ct n 1(1W tlul ""''AilvnntMoior ice, till' ItuniTrau ^yp Harbour. tivu the ficr frp- sof ako r>iir, Irwl laco ilP(l kIi, 1(11- was ere- Cost of i!ip iilU' "'"f'^'' ^'" ''^' • cet'd thu fall- nut ,„jic. but I Im! and lilcs mcr |llO- Mlr, PnrI Strinliv ILrbour. jt Tiiip'irlani't' nt' , , ll„T.v,.n- ' " >lnirli[.ri or till.' tliis llarlxjur. :il,il II ii;r, •111. Iil'i, ist Pi'XTipliim of II lllr t'i)nil!»tioIl • ult'orlSlalilry '11- anil uthcr Mar- ilis- I'l'li" l!"!* ti, !,"">■ inir ir a irry [ 15 J with tiiom in the direction of the previi'ling wind much shingle and deposit. In liicir natural statu the mouths of such Creeks arc obstructed by Bars, varying in height ' and position almost weekly. Sometimes they are who'ly stopped across, and remain so until a freshet in , the stream forces a channel through the impediments. The course universally adopted is to construct a Pier ' on each side, and in the natural direction of the course of the Creek, Iho breadth lictwccn thu Piers being proportioned (or should be so as much as possible) to tho capacity of the stream, and its |M)wcr to keep the space between tho Piers scuure'' ;t. When these Piers are extended to a certain depth into the Lake the mouth is found, by experience hitherto, not to uhoko or Im filled up ; hut the shingle makes rapidly on tho windward side of tho Piers, and of course it must eventually reach the entrance. This description is applicable to almost every artifi- cial Harbour on tho Lakes. In reality they do not de- serve the name of Harbours, Unng much more truly but landing Wharves. Sllll their constuction is of ne- cessity resorted to, to meet the |)resent wnnts of the country, the finances of which do not yet admit of the great expeiulilurc, which tho fcirmalicin of Harbours, properly so called, and within reasonable distances of each other, would require. Ufp.irt of ilii- In a report upon the Harbours of L,:ke Krie, the roiiHiianilln;; Commandinir Naval Officer ill Canada, in the yiarlS Jl, .111 till' (wrti of "'•*''•"— ! J.ake ht'w. " Very little need ho said as to the necessity of form- , " ing Ports on this gmit extent of cn.ist, exposeil as- it " is to the liDislcroiis sea, which rises willi every breeze " ol wind that bliiv/s eillior up or down, or towards the " shore of the Lake. " Aijain— ' I'jii.MiiUuiJ. Uoniloau liar- " 'I"'- '^'ndenu is by nature fornii'il f •■ one of llie best l load boar " Harbours on Lake Erie, and situated at llial part , " where a good llarluur is iiuitli reipiiri'd. " Of Iho Gr.ind Uiver or Port Maill.nid, lii' stales — " Very much has been said of the riiaiid River as a Harlioiir, and no doubt it will inake llie lines! and " most lajiaiious on Lake I'rie, except lla; Kniuleaii. " 'I'lii! llonde..ii and Ctrand Kiver oiiie made i;.iod llar- " biinrs, together willi llie exi'elleiil aniliiirages ahmil " Loii^ i'ninl. Lake Krie will then lie, fir all ijeiieral " purpiiSL's of naviijatiiin, wlial it sIumiM bo. TheolluT " Pons are eijiially iieci'ssary for llie sliipnient aii placed as not to be available, and In fact all that has hitherto bean expended is so much lost. The Engineer to the Board, in reporting lately on this place, states — " Port Burwell is the most exposed part on tho lake, Rfp,;rt of ilie "for it has to with.stand the Soulh-west winds for aKiRinwron " sweep of 180 miles. Tho state of tho works erected {"j"^',^^'"'"- " here by tho Port Burwell Harbour Company, bears " ample testimony to the forces in o[ieralion. I would " not therefore recommend expending a farthing upon " this harbour, unless the sum appropriated is suffici- " cut to construct tho work in the most substantial " manner , and a less sum than £30,000 would not, in " my opinion, be adequate to it." Of the amount appropriated for Harbours generally ucj^on fur ilic on the lakes, the expenditure of a mixlcrato sum on work ofiliU this Harbour was proposed; the work to bo undertaken f^"'"",""" when the Dredye and Piling vessels in use elsewhere, unJirtakra. could be sent to it, but the more intimate acquaintance W'h the expense and dilTicultics to be encountered in forming these Harbours, actjuired in carrying on the works at Port Stanley, rendered the proceeding with those at Port Burwell imprudent and unadvisabic, as •Mr. Keefer ja.stly slates, until funds fully adequate for the undertaking are provided. The establishment of a Harbour here most unques- tioiiahly woiilil be of very great imporlanco to the sec- tion of counlry adjoining it, which is well settled, im- provetl and productive, and the amendment of tho road eadiiig to it woiihl proporlionalily confer a boon on that p.irt of the counlry. Am.ii.iyof I'nder these eirninivlanees, il wouhl np;ienr but rra ili..cM«tnf sonalile llial as llie Wiirks now in ■- - - ' - •' ttii'si-Ilarliours . . I I- "lumlilho ( iiiniiliidiireiiiininaiuliii! lillgO. . - |irei;ress are, liy lli ^ji^^^i^j i,^ ,, liiiilleil liilieinilis|iensalilc 111 li.inii- |py Iho elialile Her M.ijesly's \es'*els In keep llie Lakes, at least Nuuoiiui a niuietv of the expenditure slnmhl lie borne by the Naliim at large ; otlierwi'^e their extent must he ciiii- fined to tlie wants of llie Trade, and will not be suil.ilile fur the rereption of Vessels required liir the priileclioii of the Province. I I roKT ncHWixi. ilvhuoch. Port !!iirwill, Tlie position of this Harbour is similar nearly in all resp.iis to that of Por* Slanley, but the works of il, in their present itale are much more useless and unavail- The means made applicable to this class of works Di»i.->i.iii of ilip boin^ very reslrieted, it has been endea\ oured to ex- '^l"" '-riii pend lliem in such a manner as would divide Iho Ca- nada coast of Lake Krio into as near as might be, erpiiil sectioii'.i, giving a harbour to each. This is very nearly the case, as rcfereiieo to the map will shew. Kr.im Toit Krie, at the east end of the Lake, to Port Mailland, being llic niiMilh of the GramI River, is a distance of between U* ai.d oO mi'es ; from llionct! to Port Dover, and llio other shipping places iiiidor tho shiller of Long Point, about the s.nne distance : thence to Port Stanley, abent It) miles : thence to ihe Rondeau, alioii! 1.) miles; tlience to Point Pelee, 15 miles ; tlicnco lo the west end of the Lake, at Aniherstburg, aluMit 10 miles. The District of which Port Hiirwell wmilil lie llic oiillel, if lliu Ilarlioiir were cnnslructrd, lying 111 iweeii Porl Slanley a'lil Port Uowan, or Turkey Point, distant from each other as previously stated, aliiHit 11) miles, will, fur iho jiresont, send its produce lo one or other of these pbirei, except tlin small portion of it, which in very lino weather will, under all disadvantages, be shipped i>lV Port Burwell. Woodstock, the county town, and situated in the iiurtliern part of Ihe District, is about the same distance from the head of the (irand River navigation at Brnnt- furd, as it is from Lake Krie at Port Burwell. The works o( Port Dover Harbour, at the Head of P.i-t D.wir Port Dover Road, are under contract, and I trust will ''«''»>"• progress satisfactorily. I'nder this beail, Mr. Keefer rei)orts — " There appears no change of consequence in the " old works, or in the depth of water between the " piers. The shelter alVurdrd Ibis harbour by Long " Point, gives it a great advantage over many of these [ 16 ] " harboiiri in tliis respect. Whenever properly com- " Dieted therefore, it may bo exiiectod to remain secure " in any wen.her." The works of the other harbours in progress on this Lake, are those of Port Mailland and Port Colbornc, bolh of which are terminations of the Welland Canal, and are in a gicat measure connected with that work. oTemtni At the entrance of the Chippawa Rivi iJaiihc itnprorcment has been made at tlie request mw» Bi-° prielors of the steamer touciiing there. .,., .../er n trilling request of the pio- HARB0UR8 ON LAKE ONTARIO. Lake Ontario. The works completed or in progress on this Lake, are, Port Ualhousie, being the termination of the Wei- Port Dal- land Canal, its works are connected with those of liouiie, (|,gt Canal ; when complelod and carried out to the outer bar, which is not a shifting one, and can be deepened, it will be easy of access, will have an upper floating basin of five hundred acres in extent, with from twelve to sixteen feet water, and will be in every re- spect a suitable terminus to this noble work. liurlingloA Ba; Canal. Dca Jardins (>anal. lity of ihe un' tliTtakui; BURLINGTON BAY CANAt. TIlis work has already \ievn reported upon. Besides being the entrance to the Port of Ilnmilton, it is also .similarly situated to that of Dundas ; and, the object of referring to it hero, is, to draw altintion to the stale of the Des Jardins Ciuial, from the b-ad of Rurliiigton Bay to Dundas. Tlio attention (if Piiriiamont has frequently been drawn to tlie very inelTicii'iit slale of this work, upon which u good dt'ul of public money Was formerly expended ; and the conmicriial and manufacturing interests of (bat town and nciglihnur- hood, have repeatedly memorialized the Executive Government, setlini f)rtb the disiidvantagcs lliey laboured under in ( iisuquence, anil praying llial ils improvement, whieli tlmy stalo to be fiicilo and inix- npinionsaa to pensive, might be efleclcd. On the other band, many the iirarticalu- g^p of opinion, that from the nature of tin; mar>ii through which it passes, the Canal cannot be rendered permanenily navigable, uiilc«s at great cxpcnsp. My personal knowledge of the locality and details, is nut such as to enable me to form an m n letter received from Mr. Bethnne (the extensive sleamboat proprietor) I quote the following : — " At Cobourg, if tin; Harbour was once dredged " out, and the small sireani turned to the West of the " West Pier, I have no doubt it would be one of the " best u|iim the Lake (with Capt. Sutlierhind's Piers) " and that it would nol till u|i ; so far there appears as " much walcr as when the Piers were finished." The Piers alludcii to were proposed by Capt. Sutlier- Cniii. PuUirr- laiiil lo he constriiiled outside of, but unconnected'^'"'* ''•'•'" with the [ireseiit Piers ; lint I am verv dubious that llieir conslriiclioii would prove beneficial as that gentle- man supposes. PKESqll'lSLE HARROl'K. Xolhing has been done here, but a very moderate P|i„,.„'i,i,, oul'iH is required, ami woiih' 'i« productive of greiil liarlwut. benelits ; piirt to be expended in the conslruclion of a hiniling wliiirf near Brighton, Ibe reinaiinhT in a man- ner that will be denoted hereafter under the head of Light-houses. For general naviijalion purposes, the great want on [i,,i„,urof ihe Canada side of Lake Ontario, between Long Point Kifuee reiiua- (or Point Peter) and Toronto Harbour, a distance of """'"J,'';^^, U'(! miles, is that there is no Harbour of Hefuge, into n"„°a Ww!i which a vpss«d can wilh safety run, in a gale of wind. This coast is to the Canada Trade a lee shore for much the greater portion of the season. The Harbours of Port Hope and (yobourg, however useful ihi^y nfy bo , as shipping places, are onlif such, and hold out no in- ducement to a vessel making for them with the wind blowing heavily in any quarter between the South-cast tinll Iilanil rn.-t'. A SrfAkwnlPi recumiiienijixj Itoailllpvling to llarljuurs. Itonileau IIomL Port Suinlfy lload. Port Dw UoaJ. Ki^r l.jiHr ani' Laki' Scu'^Mu ttiMilH. Li^lll-IIousoj C»[,l. S,n- 'ioiii>rf|H,r1 un thi. I.i^l.i. Ilullii.* oil Lat>' Kru-. [ 17 1 re n Winiltoi Uu- and >"""• used and Tho tho ding dby that loar. cl, is front ibout ill bo tiling much 5, tlie nmdo un a ng '». e and I'.iri no|«. xpcn- Cobours n«- ippro-'wur. r'c, us 0( tl]C nd to- jy lind ary to i)ay- of the cliiirgo !uurcd. ul |icr- violent ?"ri)ni ii lijiisivo rodKCil of the of till' ■icTs) iirs as ulli(.'r-r;a|.l. f^iHkr- us tliat nllu- loil.'ralc p^,,„'|s|r if i;r>'iit llMlHjur. ion of a u maii- licad of ivaiit on ji„i,„urof i; I'oiiit llrfugi! requu- '•'""■ "' Lone I'ouil fit', inlOaniiTon-niJ. >f wind, i)r miicii bours of tn'ty be It no in- hc wind )Utli-east round by South, to tho South-west, ond but little safely to vusiwU, lying in tliein with tho wind blowing hard ' from the Southward. In this res|)ect, from the extent ' of tho ituier basin at Windsor, the Harbour there, wiien < completed, will be much su|)erior. j tiiill UanJ Hetwpen tho Purls of ColHiurg and Port Hope, a i "«'■- distance of about seven miles, the reef called Gull | Island is situated, on which a li|{lit-housc is erected. | It is alHiut a mile anil a half from the shore, distant ' from the former four miles, anil from Port Hope about three miles. This reef is of great extent, with but very little waler un it, nol exceeding two or three feet for a cunsiderable length. It is crescent sha|ied, with its horns towards the shore, between which and the reef, there i«, as I am informed, good water and anchor- Atupikw.itrr age. If this description is a true one, the construction twomuunJjHl. „f ^ Rreakwaler on it would bo iimple and atleniled with but little expense; and ifelfected would create a valuable Harbour of Refuge about midway up the Lake, and would serve as an uuler harbour, or sufu offing for the Purls of Cobourg and Port Hope, noidi l(i!iiling to UarLiuuri. IlnnJeau KuaU. ROAnS I.EAUINU TO IIAUBOURg. Of the Rimils leading to Harbours, the works of that leading to ilie Koiidfau are in progress, and will be cumpleted next season. On IjOkt Erie, a Lieht-house has been built at , « ' • Long PiMnl, sbewmg a lirst class Light ; Iho impor- Li||li'-Hou«, (aiM'u of a Light in this position, is us great us tluit of any other in the Province. A floating Light, upon a suilahio substantial Vessel, rTmtmiLiM has lieen placed olf Turkey Point for Iho benefit of ihc oiTTiwSey navigation of " the cut " near it. *""'"'■ The Light at Port Stanley has been improved, but Linhi at Tort until the HurlHiur is completed, it cannot be placed on !^">'>l<'y. a permanent fooling. Port Sianliy I'he Hnad li'iiilini; to Port Stanley is finished, and lloaJ. fur the llevciiuo to lie ex|ieilcil from it, sei- the supi r- ink'iidiiig Kngiiu-'ur's Kcjiorl, (Appomlix Letter A.) I'uii Dovir The Road from Port Duvit to Haioillmi is nearly ""^^ completed, but this will be treated of under a distinct head. Iliro I.akciin I Thi' prugri'ss uvmU: willi the Road from \V:]hlsi)r l.aki' >cu^ii< lliirhoiir, as well as with thai froin I'ort lloiic I'oriniii;; noaua. ' . . . i i . , i . i ■ Ii I'oniiiiujiiiMliiin lictwi'i'ii l.aki' lliitario anil tlie uiter- nal navigation, has aheaiiy been dcscrihi'il. The Works now required are, — On Lake Huron, a Light-houso at (lodcrich. On Lake St. Clair, a Light-bouse on the River Sydenham, and a leading Light at Ihc mouth of tho Thames. On Luke Erie, are re- quired a House for the Keeper of the Light at PcI6o Island. A good and well moored Huoy at the extremi- ty (d' Point au Pidee shoal ; this would lie of great im- portance, anil, from the distance to which this shoal runs out, it is absolutely necessary that the Light on Point Pelue Island should he of such a description as to lie perfectly distinguishable from any other. A Buoy at the extremity of the shoal, which runsaboiit a mile "^ast of Long Point Light-houso, would bo of great service to vessids making for the anchorage of Spilhead, with a heavy sea down the Lake, and at tlio anchorage of Spithoad, three Huoys are much required to define it. Lillht-EInuHes rrquiretl un l^kra Ilunm, ^=t. Clair, and Eric. A liiioy rrcom- mf nilml for the rxtremitj of PtPeleialiool, and of that at L.oi)g PuijiL [ I'Miir ^iiid iliiiiL'iTiius reel ixiriuls frnni 1 1 which a vast ilral of properly has 1«mii I.ii;ht-IIousc« f j;it. San- 't>>iii til.. I II..II Lak. ri-iN»rt ua .1^1.1- !-« 1)11 Kru-. I LUiHT-lIOl'SK.-, ULOVS, SiC. — LAKK IMIIK. j I Under tliis ln'ail is slalei! what has hi'i'ii done, and also is ri'capitolali'd a niiiiihiT of fiiithir ili't.iils of the .•viMie nature, which are iiicliN|iens,ilih' for llii sail' nav i- g.ilion of the Lakrs, ami for niaiiv of wliiili repealed p.'lilions have lieeil piiMMIIed liy Marilii'is and other parlies I'luinerli'd with Ihe sliip|iiiiij inleresls. I'poii this sulijiMl ('a[il. Saoiloiii ri'porled in liSlI — " I deem il a duly lo hrini; to His I'.xicllencyN no- tiie, llial a ncin lal ilissalisfai lion jierv .iiles all tlio " maritime cl.isses who iiaviLjate ihi? Lakes, as well as " those iiileresled in ihe ■hipiiiiii; iiilerest of the t'oiin- " try, in niiisri|iieiiri,> of iii'ini; foreeil lo pav a special " Tax for Li^lils, when ihere aie n"iie where ihey are " most reipiireil, and lliose which ilo evisl are so liailly " kept up as to lie worse than useless, leiiiling fioni " their iin|ierleel stale lo hail ihe .Miirilier iiile. ilanger " rather than to pre>erv(.' him from il. I alliiile parli- " ciilarly to the I.i^'lit uiioii l>oini I'elee Islanil, and " could not help drawing the coiiiparisun lielweeii the " lirilisli and Aineriean shores. On the lalh r, I found " i^oiiil Linlils and IJeaeon> at all parts, and excclleni " I'orls, well li;;hleil, wilhoul anv Tax luiii;; imposed "upon Ihe na\ iijialion, while the lirilisli liaviijalor " pays a Tax expressly lor that wliiili he has not." Much has been elVerled during the short time which has elajiseil since ihe i iiiiirol of ihese works has been placed on the Board of Works. A first class Light on Mohawk Island is now indis- A nr»trlan pensahle, from its proximity to Port Mailland at the Li|!'""-'l "'';'' .1 r .1 /I I II' ' 1 • 1 . -11 . at iMoIiiovk la- moulli ol Ihe tiranil River, which, next spring, will be land. ihu outlet to the whide trade up Ihe Welland Canal. It would also be of infiiiile advantage to vessels piving between Port C'olborne, Purl Mailland, &c., and Port Dover, or any of ihe Ports on that part of ihe Lake, as il mav be said lo lie in their direct course, and a very le Island, upon lost. Such a I.iuhl, with Ihe Pier Light at Port Mailland, would I add greatly lo the salety of iiavi^'aliiig that part of the j Lake. The Li<;lit at Mohawk Island should be a re- Tho I.inhi t.i volviiisr one ; ihe lesser annual coiisimi|ilion of oil, &c. l"' "OHhiiii in revolviiii; I.ii;lils, compeiisales for the urciiler lirsl "'" ' cost, which may he set down at iK'lween .(;S0 and ' JCKHt. A Beacon on this shoal also would be desi- rable. I When Port Colborne is compleled, Ihe Lii;lit there must be much iniproM'd. I On Luke Ontario. — The I.ii;ht at Point Peier (or Lmht .it Poin I Loni; I'oinO has been cimverleil inio a revolving one, '''"''' i"'"'"!.'"! lo ilislingui: Il it from those at the Ducks and I'resqu'- il.tn u r.vul. \in{j oiif. The iliief details required on this Lake are, a Keep- Workmi'- er's House for I lie pers.in in diarce of the LiKlit at 'j"'','''' ."."'"" .,» , I , 1 ' ^ ° I.i''hI-IIimsM loronlo Harbour. ..iil.akeO,,. liirio. Some expeiidiliire upon the (iiill Ishiiid Light-house, cun i,|„„i lo render il more babilable for the Keeper. Liijlii-llousf. A House and senmil class Liulit upon the Scoleh- A I.l:;hi- biiiiliel Island, near Nieholson Island, there is a shoal H'lasi' riijuir- runiiim; lo a loni; dislanie, to the South of it, upon Sfiiriiilonnrt which the breakers shew Iheniselves in heavy wi alher ; MaiiJ. the establishnient of this Lii^hl would add liiiieh lo the safely of ihe navi!;alioii of that part of the Lake. It should be colored. .-\t Presqu'isle, a small colored Liijht on the end of A small (-nloiir. Salt Point IS verv miiili required lo enable vessels |„ ''I 'n-'h' ri"- . I .1 . It 1 ' - I 1 1 I II .1 MiilrtHi at I^iul lake that Harbour in ihirk iiiubis ; anil a Buoy on Ihe Imm. North Last end of ihe Bar outside, together with a [ 18 ] Btnall landing wlmrfwilliin iho Ilnrlour, ore ulisolutcly noceisiiry. Dlmoyirecoin- Tlio pliicinK of a couplo of Buoys nt Smiko M.ind mpniliiUt ati,l the cstiililisliin;; of a smiill •■oloreil Lijtlit (in ll»' r".U.ralir sl'"al in •>'"'« "f 'li" ^'"rl"-'' l»"li''"H''. """''I ''" "[ rolor»l l.i||lit i^rcat u(l\'untiigo tu ihu vcmvIs entering liio llurbour ul on the King- KinL'slon. Ion Klioal. ^ When llio Cunnlsof lilt! Si. Lnwronco arc complolptl, sundry im|irc)vcmiiil.s will lie re(|uircd in liie lii;liliiiK' nnd Inoyinn of llie Uiver, hflwccn Kingston and Lakr St. Franci!). IjinPAitcr LyliU On Lake Si. Frnnris a Li^lit-lioiiso has been Iniill i by llie Hoard of Works, for llic guidaiKo of tin' Paik- cis touibing at I.aiicaslir with tliu Mails, at ibu en- trance to the Ciul, or cliannel leading to that Port. ' The e.slablishnienl of a Light near Crabhe Island, nnd the mooring of live or six Uiioys, so placed as to A Liuht rp- quirrd near '^"'''"''■l""'' indicate the .shoals, as will as the hcnd in iho direct deep channel down this Lake, shonld \iv authorised so ' as to br ready by the opening of the Hcaidi.irnois Ca- nal. It is piissilile that the point whicli ircales the, Uar alluded to may he easily ilredged oil', but lhi.s Light ■ would still be reipiired. ! Although the short lorn in this ('banned, has been perfectly known for many u.irs to almost every Mari- 1 ner on the Lake, lui necessity wlialever existed hither- to for dredging oil' the point which causes ihe bend, ; inasmuch as over il, in its naiural slate, the water was' more than sudicient fu- every bnat loaded to the dcpili to whieli they were conliiied liy having lo laki' the l!a- jiids down ; but as on tlio < implction of the Heauharnois Canal a larger class of eral't will no doubt be adopted, the necessity for these improvements is now urgent, j On the Pier at Grossc Point, a Light must be erecl- ' ch, with the Light at I.aui'asUr C'li.oinid, that . 1 at or near Cralibe Island anil ihe Pier l^ighl A Lijiht re- , "",""'. ' *^.' ."*,"","!", ",' """" "/,, , , quii.HJ im ilic cd, winch, with the Light at l.aiicasur C h.inncl, that Mcr »t Grosse jiropose ! '_ ' ""**' at Ihe head of liie licaiiharnois Canal, will, logeiher with the Uiioys, make the navigation of ibis Lake cer- tain and safe. L.ikr Si. LuuU. Lake St. Louis. — On this Lake, between the bead of the Lachine Canal and the Inmiiialion of the lleanharnois Canal, besides a Pier Light at each, a go.id light on the Point of Isle I'eiraiiU is re- ipiired. If, in addition to these, a (.'haiiiiel is oh-, tained a^sv, the course would be ii|i to the Lmk on llie Isle Perraiill side, thus avoiding all the rocks and iiitricai y of the Channel on the north side. The removal of ilie pro- jecting Hocks in the Channel above the Lock, lo which 1 had the honour of drawing the allentioii of the I'.xe- cutivo long since, is also very much required. Snptrinirn- Hefiro I leave the subject (f Li^dils, I think it ne- d.iiTOAr.of ce.ssarv again to draw His I'Acelleiicv's notice to the U«l,t.llou«cs. i^^^^ip ;|,,,,^,,s,„l j„ .,„ ^.iirly part of ihis Heporl, I'nr the supply, superintendence and repairs of the Light-Houses, Uuuys, &c. Until the present yenr. In wliirli their eonlrol Inm M, ilinj hrrc iH'en transferred lo ibis Deparlmenl, the maimer of sup- '"i""' !"l"'""f plying Oil was this,— A Merchant inung agreed with as Ji',!''' '""" " lo price, |HTinissioii was given liim lo ini|iort il free o| Iho heavy duty whiili is imposed on Oil. The Oil was delivered at the Light-IIoiises by him; no ellieient check, nor indeed any, was had as to the exact amount I so delivered. In most o| the Houses the Oil was kept in the barrel.^, uial much loss incurred thereby. The Mriliml rul- 'oil this year was furnished lo the Hoard of Works |,y ihiUdl'.y ilio i ii. I.I'' . ir I I lliinrl Ml I eontraci, delivered at hingsloii ; n V e.ssel was char- \v,„ti. I lered aial given in charge lo ('apt. Mclnl)re for iho I purpose of jiis serving out Ihe supplies, and at the sumo lime making a general inspection of evory thing coii- iieiled with the Lights, and clliilingas muih iniprnvc- nieiit or reform as possible. Having provided new tin Hulls of uniform size, guaged and markeil so ihal (be s( leral keepers could, at a glance, aHcrlaiti the sIih k on hand, Capl. Mclnlyre found, immediately on dis- charging some of the barrels, that the i|uaiilily in earli was far short of what it was rated at ; fmally it was ascerlained that there was » dellcieiicy of two liiindrcil and fifty-six gallons. In other insliinces, wlieiu Tin Hulls had been firmerly pro\ ided, it was found they also did not (^uitaiii the ijuaiitity supposed. In ono inslance, a vessel rated ul one hiiiiilrid and Iwrtily-livu gallons was found to hold but eiglily-tliKc. On board s,i\init cffrfi. the Vessel were Mechanics, by whom a great deal of"! ilii»>'". the lu'cessary repairs wasell'ecleii, promptly and cheaply; and after the supplies were all served, il was liiund thai, independent of the saving in lepairs, a saving was ef- fected by the cour.>e taken of niavatds of J^jOU. The Lamps and Ki lleclors formerly were of a very bad drscriplion, and no two Houses being supplied with Lami's, KellcclMrs, Olasscs, &C. &c., oj the same pal- tern, a vast deal of trouble and loss is incurred. \'ery many of these Lamps arc now past use and undcser\ iiig of repair, and upwards of seventy new ones are re- (piirid ; I would iIk lefori' take oci ashm respecllully lo ;\,||||f„||,,|, ricomineiid strongly, that authority be given lo provide |.r,in f,. Iniui* the neiessary Laliip^, a list of wIkcIi, as well as of other '"''"''' '"'■ mailers, is given in the Appendix (Letter S.) That these Lamps ^liuuld be of the best kilid ; that they, as well asall the lilliiii;s, rellectors, glasses, healers, wiiks, iiic, should be ef the same patterns and descriplion, and that a few Lamps and Uellectors, (say a (hizen) extra, shoiihl be provided, so as lo be ready, in case of accidents, at all liiiics. .Vo oulfil, however perfect, nor system of arrnnge- [.i^.tit-lUiiiiK- ineiit, biiwevcr well conceived, will be .ivailable, if the ' i«rsiii l.i Keepers do not do their duly I'.iilhfiilly and strictly. To "l^'l;['^„''^'" eiiMire tliis so great desiihratun., (when the amonnt of.lusn.lv— Ni. life and pronertv deienilini; on it is considered,) i woubl I'li'y '•liuxU I ' .1 . .■ . I • I If I- t.i; allow t-il. sltoii'.;!) recoiiiliieiiil tljat ill li. lure l,ii;lil-lloiise keepers sliuidd be appoiiiled exi lusively fniin the iia\ al clas.s, who are more fully aware of ibe necessitv for llie slrii I- I'sl possible alleliliuii ; it should also he peilecllv under- slond that any iiegb ct on Ibeir part, when deici inl, would lie visited with iiiimeiliate i|isiiii>>;d. \o main Litlbt-llouse should, I conceive, be: periiiitti>d lo ho kept by Deputy. In the cise of llial at Point Pi lee p„int p,iij„ hiaiid, of which Capl. Sandotii complains, and with I i;;la ll.iusi, ' which, lo the presi nt d.iv, ibe erealesi dissalisfaiiioii is ')"l'<''i"- I . 1 II ■ ' 1 1 1 I 1 1 I' ►I.Oll'i u. jilt, a reasonalile sum is allowed In riirliament ass.ibry for a Keeper ; ihis person lues not on the Island, bat (Ml the ni.iiti land, smeral miles away, and the duly is (lone (most inedicieiitly) by a man liired at a small sum, bavin;; a I'.uiu on ibe Island, about three miles from the Light-lbnise. It was lately reported to mo by the Captains of three Vessels, that bavinu been obliged, by slriss of weather, lo run for this Island, Ihcy made il w i;'. i;rcat dilTiciilty, owing to the miserable stale of the li;;hl, will: .vliich they were so nniili struck . that they went on sli le and forced llieir way Into iho [ 19 ] liimMithixl hrr<>. Niin- 1"'<>'*' iitki'ti of 'i ' ^iinplviim oil III iisji,,!' ■ " .'U (l| \\m 'iriit (Mint ki'jit 'I'liu Mflliml ruU u 1,V il>'|pli'tl l)V llio ■ -^ ll..i,r,l(if ■'»"•■ W,.rti. r lliu iiiniu iiiii- IIVC- i' (ill t tlio iiH k (lis- LMcIl WHS (llPlI Till tliry (IIIU -(ivo lOard Sn\ini;ffrrft- 'III dI'i'I '!"» J""- i|ih; lliiil, IS fl- very Willi l-iil- \ vry \ iiiij « ro- 'y '" AiillioritTlu \i(ll' pruvi ft- liiiu{ki illuT ■' ri.iit y, US i(ks, lillll, Krll)^ M' ol' li-kril lor. Ili;<'- I.ii;lilIloln<- 1' llif I.. '■|'"» I" I" ii[i|'..iriti-il fr.-n h.itnl mm fi- ll iif.iusn.ly— No 111 ili'iuly kIiouIJ l* iiUoWfd. [..rs lliyv, ni I- lll.T- llnl, i>:iili > ho 'ili''l' r.iinl P(l*o Willi I I;;''' ll.iusu ■ Ki, I*, in- ' "►UlniJ. lurv liut ly is innll II ill's > IllU ic:cn iriil, ablu ruck ) the Li);lil-IIiiusc, wlion llioy riuinil soinu of the Liuiips out, nml tlmsu llmt win.' Iiiiniiii); llllliy anil iinlriiniiii'il, iinil il w.is uviilciil lliiil iifliT lieiii;; li)(lili'il (lio ovvninit liu- fiiru llio iloiiiiu wus lilmt up luul mi lurtlitT vurti tukuii uf it. I.,m pnn«»- N(')(l»'ct of tliin kind, Ik'sIiIon llio ciilumilies of wliicli Jjl"'"' "''"'[" it inii{lit 1)0 till! niiise, is iilli'iiducl with vrry ((roat ux- in. " "''^ lipusi) ; lliu Uurnurs uiid Kcllt'Lturit being very siiLi'ilily di'.slriiyt'd. A Kfoat deal has liocn done l>y Capt. Mclnlyro, dii- rinjjr liis lour of liisjioctiDn, in tlin repair roiuiro'l. inside iind niitside ; VViiod-wiirk gi rally also to he painted ; all this shuiild he ihme every year ; the stiine Towers would reipiiro poinlini; ; hut in the .Vppendix (Letter S.) will he liiuiid a slalenieiil and appinxiiii.i- ling eslimalo of thu works of tjiii nature rei|uirLd next season. Iinprotpnipnt ill Ihii Ituntl IV'iiii Honil- wK-h t'l Am- ht-Mitiur^ lu* ijuircJ. C^hnllmiit nr.tl Lu'iduii K1I1.J. Plunking pr.-.y- iJ I'ur. Ujiil{;i' nii Ifolll Luailuii. lino of it, although goixl and taken up, lay waste ; their drainage living heyoiid the means of tlio individiiiili, who lire now, liowuver, rapidly settling upon and inf pro\ ing their luta. This •erminalion of llio main road wouKI ho cnmplulo if the roiid from Sandwich to Amhersthiirg wen.' iin- proved, and bridged, thu eo.st of which would not bo much. CHATHAM AND LONOO.N HOAD. The works of Uiis road itiiiy bo uiid to bo comnlclcd, Ml far as was contemplated by the Act of Appropriation ; it is well cleared, drained, graded and bridged through' out. As in the ca.se ol the Sariiiu road, iinmeruus pv- lilions have been presented, urging the planking of it, necessary, us lliey slate, from the deep and rich nature uf the soil tliroiii;li wliicli it principally pus.ses, and without wliii li it is said (he road will in a very littlu time, he impa.s.sable. I have already, elsewhere, re- presinied the necessity for tl»> l,egishitiiie's determining lioin what fiiiuls the toregoing roads, (upon which, in their present slate, I presume, tolls cannot he collected) are to Ih) maintained. A bridge, (i.'iO feet in length, in the lino of this llriJi;i' ovc-r i road over tlio Thames, at Delawaiv, is cumplcled in a iV '1"'.'!'.","' I'll I . . '1 iJi'iaw NO . ] manner very ereditalile (o tlie Overseer and lo tho 1 Contractor. For proposed tolls on Ibis bridge see .\p. pendix (Letter H.) 'I'lie hridne at Chatham is in u very •''"'J"'" di'cayed slate, anil part of it is carried away. Surveys '"''"'■ have heen made of llie adjoining portions of the river, I III asi^ertain whether, when a new bridge comes lo he I built, it should be upon the old site or elsewhere ' I but the information as yet received is not suHicieuilv - full to cmihlu me to venture an opinion with conlideuce I as to whether the site should he changed or not. 'J'ho cost of a substantial bridge here with a draw-arch would he about i;:.',OOI). llBANTKOnO TO J.ONUO.V. The works of. this road are completed, several UrantfurU bridges built, the lolMiouys erected and nothiug hut "''"'^' ibe lixing of the rates and the authority to exact tliein by the Legislature is necessary lo the collection of the tolls. The probable pri'seiit averf.go rate of travel and I of the probable revenue is shewn in .\ppeiidix (Letter j .\.) This road is j7.J miles long, ;).S miles of which are planked and 10 iiiac.iila.~nized ; the t'ormtr is hlindeil : by about an ini li of line .sand, the latter liv the .screen- ings from the yravel pits. A good deal of material is deposited along ibis portion for its rep.iir. I BRANTKOHU AND IIA.MII.TO.N nOAU. The rnlire line of this road, with the exception of nnntfoMa...! about ten miles at the end has long since been cotnplet- Hamilton ' led by C'ommissionners under the aiithoritv of the Act. ' I j This road is of vast importance not only lo that sec- tion lbroui;li which it passes, hut .ilso lo the whole o| the Province, lo the weslw.ir.l of it. lis value, and the revenue from il, are however, seriously diminished, in coiiseipiencu of the part left uiiimproved. This pari, enlled the (iranil Uiver Swamp, is pro- rosi ni' ilic balilv the very wiirst portion of roail in the Province, ii"!""*''""''.' The'improveiiients, when decided on, would lie partly '[;|'l!J'i;\'"'"\ over the old road and partly a deviation from it. The lto,iJ. survey has been made by llio stalV emploved on the Luiidon roads, and the estimate, amounts lo £10,000, The following is a statement of the receipts on this road lor the last two years — 1843 jCl,lfiO I 9 I8J1 jei,7l9 12 J t h y '■ fi-i [ 20 1 Rosil IVom llaniilton to Turoiito. Prtwiiri rrquir- tHloiiihiMiniiii- provod iNiriiun Titfnnto la Kiiit;«ton. HAMILTON TO TORONTO. On ()ii» part niilliinn lias bt'on ilnmi liy llin noiinl i)f Works, but B iiortiim »( it, "li'iut 1(1 niilfs, with \ iniii'ii(liimi«iil iimlfr Curiiiuii.ticiiii'rs li) llio Act 3 Wil. 4, clmiitcr 'il, mid \>\«>n it, tolls iirv now heiiiif luvii'il, of whicli tliii following i» a scliodulu uf tlie umouiils colleclcil— In I8ia JCI,«8 n 10 " 18»3 1,'Jlil II « " lM4i 2.U» II 1 Bcitwccn Hnmilton anil tlic terminiition of (lie portion just (luscril)eil, tlic roail croMes soino I'Xiri'incly bud und ilanRoroiij ravines, wliicli niurti rui|iiire ninciid- itieiit, but uo uutborily lias btn'ii givun fur tbu making of any survey or (.'stinialf. TORONTO TO KINUgTON. Tlio only improvements wbicli liavc taken place on ! tills part of llio road are lliose uiidertakiii liy Couinioi- ^ sioncrs under tlie Act 3 Will. -1, chapter 3:. i From Toronto, for about 18 miles, ll.e mad lins been in part planked, and in part nr.ivcllud. Some liridges liavo been built, and some bills lowered. 'I'bi' tolls levied were in • 18.13 £1,1IS 15 •> 1813 l.tiJl Hi Ibll l,l«ti 1!) 3 Montreal end, about !) niib'S liavo lioen ina( udainiied under lliii Commissioners up|M»inled by uii order of lliu Special Council. Tlie part most deserving of improvement is lluit be- Impmviimi'nl iweeii 111.' Cav.ides ,>nd Saint Anns. Nr.r to the I'^l,',',';;'.,':: former is a deep ravine, willi a precijiitoiis bill on iiicli r.i.l.» »n.l »ido of it ; and llie Uriil^e over it is in u very decayed f^iini Aiiw. and dangerous state. A few pounds liuve lulely l>«eii expended in propping it up fer llic present, but it is entirely beyond repair, and rannot be coiisiilired siifo after llio winter. Tlio |H'rticin of tlie roiid over tlie upper Ho«.l nirr tlio ond of Isle I'erriiiill is also very deserving of atlenlion. ','Ji',;,'^',;|'j It is llio direct roiiil iK'lween (.'anaila K.ut and West, „.,|„i„,, ro- on lliu close of the navigation and prior to tlie opening i«in. of it. It is in n very rougli unformed state, iind a very moderate sum woiild render it what it slioiild be, as well lis improve llie I'asn over llio Uuviiiu abovo uU ludud to. Montrfttln Uuultvc. llM^o Hill. l'o*t nf i'li- jircvciiu'iil. Again, at tlie otlier e\lremily,iiniler Commissioners .■iiinibirlv nuthoriscd, llie loiid lulwieii .\ii;uiiiee mid Kingston, lias been maciidamizcd. The lulls levied on this road, were in jsti f:\jti^ in 7 I8I.T i,*it* ^ 10 ISII 1,1J3 13 4 .Among llie iniprovciiieiils reipiired bitwccii 'roronlo nnd Kiiiijstoii, tiie rorcli,o>l is ihiil u( [U- " |<,iii;;i' Hill," wliicli may bo I'airly said to pieseiil iiii alisuliiU' barrier to the comiiiunicatiuii of ihal sictinn urcciiiiiirv . Piisseiiycrsbv the mail are rre(|iiciilly iili.ii:cd to w.ilk, up and down il, to llieir kni'is in niiiil, and it is at verv considcriihle ri.ik (especially in l'ro>lv wialhi'r) tliiit Ihc emiily slai;i.' can he got jmsI it. The eslimali' fur the necessarv improvcmeni of il, anil of ihc had places in its vicinilv is £U,jlll). MONTHEAI. TO QUEBKC. At llie Monlrcnl end, the Ronil lias been parllv ma- cadiiniized a'lil partly planked to near the Uoiil-de- I'lsle, by Commissioners acting under the anlhorily of tho order of llie Sjiofial Council just qii. .ed. The large and expensive Hridges over the Hayonnc Rri.licifniT lliver, over the three branilies of the Saint Maurice, 'ii'i;'!^*"""* over Ihu lialiscan, and over llie Saiiile .Anne de la I'erade, are conipleled. Wlail remains to be done, and I is most deserving of notice, is, The building of the three Hridges at llie Hanl-de- Iliint-.li-l'Ulo I'Me, two of them over branches of the Dllawa, and "'■''•!''"• ihi' i>ib"rover r.\ssoiii|ilii>ii Kiver. The reason why ihesu Hridges have iiol In en hllill is explained in toy last report. The cost of conslriictllig ihein upon the principle of ihi'ir being carried by sicuic piers and ahul- nieiils, and of having the niain-bridne over the raft chaniiel, (of 300 li el span,) a chain lucli will hi' about Jt2l,-^7* 0, of which jC!),"77 is ..Inady provided and avail.ihlc, rr(|iiiiiiig, ihtrefore, an mldi- lional sum of but £1 1,.'JIH) loelhct the iiniirovciuLiit. The Hridge at .lacipies Curlier is also In a very llnlLr,' orrr 1 ihiiigcroiis stale, and a new one is loudly calleil lor, J"'!'""'^^'- 1 which ^h.inhl he hue' at aboul 300 yards more down "''■ sire.iin llj.in the prcMiil v'le, in order |o nvoid the pie- cipitous and slldiii.; hills wlueli form the ap|iroiicli to it. The verv steep approiich to the C.ip Kongo Bridge < '..p ll..ii:{ci iVi'iii linehec, IS also dcser\ ing of alteiilioii. HoJ!:'' lli'''.Mn!ra"t At llelleville, the hrid;;e over ihe Moira on ihis line, Hi'lloiillrnn.l I, j„ .,11 impassable slate. Some liliic hiick by order in ',\\',',*"„",'sf,"„. C.miicil, I bad a plan and eslj te prepared '; tl sli- male amonnls to il,.')Oll. K.ist of IJelleville also at Shannonville a bridge^ is required over the Salmon river. njii,i!k-. i\iii::?tin to MoiiUrnl. KINGSTON TO MONTIIK.M.. The parts of this portion of the road whii h are im- proved are from the line between the former Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada to Ihe (Cascades I.iiniling, (■.«r„lM the greater part of which, in the slale of the niiviga- lioaj coiiiiJii- tion of the Saint Lawrence hilherlo, was a porlau'e '■'J- rii^iil of consi(lerahl(! importance. The works of its drainage, formiii;; and irrading and Ihe planking of ihal portion between the Coteaii nnd the (.'ascades, are completed, and it only remains for the Kejishitnie to fix and aulliorizB tiic levying of lolls upon it. At the Ihr ft|.|ifu[iii.i 'flie various works sllll reipiireilon this main line of I Roail, and which are cniiineraled in the fore:;oini;, are i not sijhmilli i| with the expeclalion, thai the l.euisla- , lure woiihl in llie prcsenl slate of the Kinalici's of the i Province, niulerlake ihe outlay consci|iieiit upon iheir I general coiislriielinn, lot willi ihe view of iheir selecl- ,| ing (if so disposed) those which may, in their eslima- , lion, he lii'ist necessary; and also with the ihsire of j| having them coiisidi'ii d in cimiiectioii Willi Ihe ver\ jl maiiv projects, which will, no donht, he broiighl under ', iis notice during the |iruseiit session. Having thus concbided my Keporl upon the works ,m,j„ \-,„i|, of the Main Provincial Koad from (inehec to Deirnit, U.kkI fr.im I shall now pnuenl to report upon the Main Norlli ,",'""■'',"" from Toronto lo Lake Huron, at Pciielaiigui- , coiinecleil with which in the appropriation, is I Roail ; sheiK ! Ihe Cohlwaler Porlai^e lioad and Narrows liridgc I The two latter works have been linished. The former I has been iiece^sarilv allowed lo lie over fir llic' deci- ; sion of the Lei;i\|aliire, as llie course proposed hv the laleMinislry lo he taken with il, involved a necessily I I'ort note r llua.1. I jnluliMtia UlWlfu. rrnpiMlll'in fiif I'liifni' (if IlliK I*- 1 in|)ri)vi*rncnt ,(, rr<|iiirtHl \hu I Iwn'll ( 'n't* 'I' ciulrit 111) I ;i| Saint AaiU. '11 III or Ro»tl rtvrr (do ,11, "»-•' 'll'l "'■ • Uli' 1'rrr.iill *M rnjuiffn ro- ll|r \ain. TV ns Mnntrratio nn- ih- UlC Briiljn n'rr .,,, till' Itn) 1)1)116 ' lliv.T. : la mil ■ill'. iiMMi-.i.-rinio vliy til)- thu liiil- riil't HDit ililv (TV llri'!:.'.' niriT J.irHUm Car- Jlt. Iw •'.iliUini'O l;r).l;,.-. .f 11 rt) .lii- llll! irir IPI'l- inia- ri' Port Dovi r llw.ll. ( 'iiliil«M)ia ll(lij;'u. fjili nnt« fX- i.f '"^^^ .M«ii) North III, li<>:>il froill ■ ^,1, 'riiri '[irinlMin. Tlii' pri)|H)<(il(nn l tbc IIdidiu lor lliu (iiuiplilinii oniiiH lii^bwiiy, WHS to liiiivb, friiin lli>' pnrtCDiiiplcti'd | by till' CDnitniHtiiiniir.t to lliu IIoILiimI Liiiiiliiig, (in ii iniiiiniT ci>rri:H|i)iiiiliii){ wllli lliiil ul' lli(.> triiiuiiuliT <>!' tiiiit liiic til 'roroiilii,) iiii.l iViiiii till' liiiidiiii; tu harrii) Oliil l'<'iii'tiiii)(iiiiili('iii', III clU'rt all lliiit it nlisiiluliily nuci'ssiiry ill druiiiiiKi' mid r>iriiiiitiiiii, uiiil llif jowcrin;; nf iHiiiii' bill'*. 'I'liit wu» (iiiisidiTt'd u ln'ltur (iiurx' tliiiti til b'livii lliu iiiirlliiTii |iiirti(iii nl' tbr Yontri'-slriM't Kniiil iindiiiic, mid luiild bx clli'di'd tii^i'tliir willi miinu iiii|iriiv(Miii'iits iiiiirli rtM|uiri'd in tbn I lliiiid Kixcr, til I'liiiblc till' ^ll'illll-Vl's.1l'N til gi't U|i III llir tiiwn pint ; iilid iilsii siinii! drcib^iii); rripuri'd nt iiiid abiivu tbc Niirniws l)ridi(i!, by nn aildiliuit tu tbo ap- prupriniiiin uf but JD(J,M)0. PORT noVKH HOAI). Tliti luri;r bridj^L' on lliu Ciriind Uiver, ut ('nli'donia, iin tbn liiK! Ill' ibis rond, is fiiiiMicd : lliu niiiin rniiiio of It bat Im'i'II t'iisvd in, capiH'd, and wliili'-waNlicd, wbiili will add (.'(iiiiiidcrably tu tbu durability uf tliu Dridgc. Tliis rond, allliaui;b nearly riiii>li('d,and qiiitc avail- able rriiin I'lirt Oiivit Id tbu tup iif ibu innuiilaiii, tiit: limits III lliu liiwn u( liainillun, niiisl, ni'Virllu'li^s, br iDniiidiTi.'d as very innKTlri 1. 'I'liu dcMciit nl' lliu I tniMiiilain, in its pr< srnt slali', is hiiiIi, as to rnrin an i Insuriniiiintablu barriur tu tbu Irairii: wliiili wniild ulbur- | wisu bu I'st.ddisbi'd nn Ibis rnad, ami iif cmirso must | liiruct iiiiisl iiijuriiinsly lliu ruvcnnu In bu drrivi'd rrniii it ; ill fact until it is uxtcndrd l<> tbu >bippiii!; pbici.' on j, nurliii<;liin May, tliu nlijuct Inr wbicli it was nndurlakun, nanii'ly In Ih> h diieil I'nrtagu llnad, Irmn I.aku to Laku, Will lint lie at'iiiin(ilisliud. I wisb, biiwuvur, In bu undurslood tn iii"'in only tbu makini; nl' lliu Hnad, from llio lop nf tbu mountain lu tbu town pnipur, and from it to tliu Landing, not including; ibu stiTuls, Tbo rum nucussarv to roniplulu tbu Road and buibi Toll- liousus, is...'. jc ii,:i(H) o: Till' total aiiinunt uxpundud bas boon. 3(i,7'il H \i)\ Over uxpundud 3,J!)7 9 ->|, I Out of Ibis, tborostoftboCalcdimin liridi;)', JCllOIH), |' sliould Ih' dudiii'tud, it nut bcini; incluilud in lliu Dovur Kuad originally. Friiin lliu roru);nin|r statcmunt it nppoars llial tlic ap- |iroprialioii lias fallun sbort of conipli'lini! tbu road from I'ort.Dovor to lliu Town limits of llainilton, by llic sum of JC;J,.W7 !> ;J, iiotwillislandini; tbal iliu stricti'st oconomy lias buun obsurvud tbroiii^lioul ; lliu supurinlendunufi liavini; lost but a fraction ovur two |H'r uunt. I I'unI it diiu to iiiysoh'nnd my dupartininl In munlinn burr, tbal Ibis ap|>roprialion was not basnl on anv usliinatu furnisliud from Ibis ollicc ; but in so slat- ing, bowuvi'r, I do not mean lo say lliat llirru will luiI liu a fow lasu' in wbit.li niir oslinntus will fall sliorl. TIkisi' casus will bu I'onlincd to tbu snialirr anpropria- linns, and lliu nvur uxpunilituru in tliusu will bu sali>- I faulorily airounted for boruaftur, and I bavu uvury ion- I lidoncu tbat ihu i;ross amount of tliu cost of all tliu i works ustiman-d for, undur tbu soviral biails, will liu rnvurud by lliu ani;rui;al« amount of tbu appropriation inado for ilium. I b'ul curtain, moruovur, when tbu t'Xtunt and iri!»nitudi' of lliu works aru Ihirnu in mind, and tbu diirici.'.tiustakon into ronsiduration, wliiuli bad, from tbu vory bui;inninj;, to bu unuiiunlurud, nwini; to tbu riots and tbu dulay consuipiunt iburuon, it will bo adinitlud Ibat tbo diilios involvud in llioir manai;i'mont and direction, Imvu buun wull and truly discbarguil. The cITucts of tbu conslruulioii of ibis rnad upon Ihu impruvcmunt of tbe country, aru already very apparent, i' and are thus duscribeil by Mr. Shaw, tho Suporinten- (kill ; — " Tliu Hurling;tnn Hay Canal iMiing tho only outlot '.LuniYwo " from Hurlinnton Hay to |,ake Ontario, it nocoiisarily '*'" """•' " follows tbat all tbu Uniiils luailiiu{ to llamiltiin, cuh' " tribute nioro or luss diruully to its suppnrt ; and in " Ibis ru»|M'(l tbu Dover Road will not bu wantinj{, " if wu may jud^e from lliu rapid ulian){(! in the features " of tbo country, since its lomtnonci'inenl. Prior to " it, two small liulds in tbn miiNt uf tbu forest, lialf- "' way btlweun Dover and Calodonia, a dislancu of Ul " miles, wuru lliu only iluaiances that existed. Tbu " woods aru now boninninn to disappear, largo fiolds " aru, in suvoral places, funi id in, and crops of wheat " aru inakiii); tbuir np|H'arani;u in tbu huarl of, what " was twelve niuiilbsa);o, a trackless wilderness." For tbe probable nmount of trulFic on this Roni .Appendix, (Letter A.) I, seo l-OHT STANLEY ROAD. L'|Kin Ibis Road tbu Kn^jincer reports, — " It is com- p„^ stanlry " plulcd, and tliu iiibabilaiils aru durivini; a gri^at Huml. " bunelit from it. Toll fruu. When tbe Tolls aru luvied " ibu Ruad will pav wull and renew itself from tbe in- " comu wliuii it is worn nut. Tbu blitidin); with sand " answers admirably and makes Ibis u mi>.'7[|; j'jf^Ji'J- pn'iirinlion. " First. — 1 uc improvement of Ihe Kemp! Road 97 J ,. .7.1 I . II . . on Ivc:ni>t Uu. " miles m length, commencing at I'ouit an Snellez " near Metis, on the South shore of the St. Lawrence, " Jl) I miles below (Quebec, and terniinaling at Cross " I'oint on the Rcstigouche. " Second. — The opening and making of the Grand Gnn.l N'.m- " Nouvelle Hoail along Ihe Rcstigouche, from (he "I'" "mJ- " Kempt Road to (irand Nouvelle on the Haie des " Chaleurs, 30^ miles. "Third. — Delached small works on the Haie des \vorli«on iho " Cli.dem-s Road, between (irand \ni.O to < irand Ui- " Fifth.— The h^nlding Grand Rivi'r and Perce of three Br It vtlw.iv tliro' .1 ■ Ka.-tiTll 'I'.iwiiships lo fl. ■ FroulRT. It appears lo me the groaiesi boiin ihiil could he con- ferred on the Townships, iiml from \\ hi(;h the i;realest amount of gem ral Provincial good < uuld he dirivcd, would be ihe opening by nolw.iy of ii main-hii;hway from Montreal, the capital of iln Province, as mn Hridge over the River " Metis f::) was necessarily omitted, which will pro- (t 1 *^hoiiIil a Knfiil to Mfitnnni. tif ofH-nwl, this IInili;o will be iloutily Urii'tuI, ui It in raaciilial lo tmlh Ituadit. r,-i|iM 1)1.1 I tlior.. ROOri litiiro nil lo ■ liio run ii;;llly Ortntf ol land nroiiiiucnijcd 1.1 srltU'ri. Ko.i(l fro:n In- .Iiiin iMisMioii III (■riiiiii .Vou- iWk, rriilgei. I'.xiicn liturr. ''out per naif. IIS- !m- ;es- Ing 00, DivUonnrnn- work rmbrac- 0prinlion. ilez ICC, -uss and Gmi.l N.m- (|)() vt'llo lloaJ. 'li-'S Work« on the IcurH lloai'.i ling Mt- niel : 23 ] " bably require a furtlicr sum nf £450 ; the total to " cuiniiicto this Uoail wuuici be £1071 Cs. " The total oxpctiditurc out of the appropriation of " £15,UU0 for this Kuad is £5514 18s. OJd. tirtnU ol land riToriinicndcd ** Ro.-'.il frnin I'.irl l):>ni.'l to (iraiul Hi* vcr. ■t'Cn Hti.lL'Oslv- twfi'ri ttranJ KiMTailil IVr.-.-. '''^'■KiinpUtoaa. rry orlh WHS I 1,0 irler srll- Icss eit, s on •iiid rrn- IlllT. apl'- I!ri,lj;ci. ■nlv- I ,. tii.i I- (111' rimil ' ""*• ilinr.. uglily than r my {ivor pro- Kiiad fnvn In- luin Mi-<>Mii III liriirid .Vou- i.'lk, l^iilijes. I"i[ion liturc. ' 'oftt JILT nali. " As there are scvonly-oight miles of this Road be- tween tlie settlements where there are only two in- 'j ' habitants, not only should the utmost entouragement ] be given to induce the settlement of it by giving ; Liind in free Grants of Fifty Acres, (us is elsewhere done on other Roads where it is very much less re- quired,) but it will he advisable to give £20 a year I to induce soim; one to reside near the Assai.w.quagan, ! Bridge, and as much for a settler near Iby J,ih!a|iedia. Without this being done, there will be loss of life, occasionally, should travelling increase much on this ' Koad in winter, and the sum of £-100 at least will be ' required every eight or ten years to remove the i ' Bushes and wind-falls, if it be not done bv settlers. ' Another urgent reason for such nieasures being im- i ' mediately adopted, is, that this line, which is now tlioroughly open to Halifax, (and is six miles shorter ■ than the oilier mail route by Fri'dcrKton and St. ' John's,) is now and always will he the onlv safe ' route for the passage of Troops during war willi the ' United Stales ; but unless it be sellledand kept beaten in winter, it will not be serviceable when rccjuircd. " The Road from the Indian Mission to Oiaiid Nmi- velle is twi'oly-nine and a (|uarlrr miles lung. The ' opening of it has connrclcd thi: Road along the liaie ■ des ('lialeurs with the Kempt Koad. I'revioiiNlv ' there was ii,> Road along tin' Canada side for the ' Mail or Travellers to (Jiiebec ; it was necessary to ' cross over into Ni^w Brunswick, and to n^-cross ' ' again inlo f'.inada, wlii(-li was not practicable at cer- . ■ tain seasons,' willioiit dillicul'y and danger. i " This Road, wliich had to bo made for lwcntv-eli;lil ' miles, Iwcniy-twii and a half of which wa* lhrooi;li ' slanding wood, has been thoriini,'lily coinplrled. It is i' ■ crowned iweii'.y-lwo feet in width, ami substai'tial ' ' Bridges have been built over the Rivers and smalliT ' S(reains. ' [ " Besides the Bridge over the River (Jrand \oii- velle, two hiiiMlriil ai'd eii;|ily-lwo feel long and eighteen feet high, and that on ihe River Scaim nac ■ one liT'iilred and lliirly feet loni; .arid ihirleen I'l el • liinb ; there is one orone hundred ami sixlv feet lorn; ' and eleven feet hi^li ; anoilier of one hundred and ' si\ty feet looi; anil ei^'hl feel hiuh ; and thirleen ' others from sl\iy I i .me luaidred feet in lenglh. | " The tolal expenditure f 'r Ibis R.iail is £:is!»,-. |7s, . OJid., hesidi". the sum nl t) 10 given to assist ni open- i ' ing a V >m\ I'roni it lo D.illinusje I'errv . i " This Road adnnls of very ri'pid Iravellini; ; since I ' it has been opened, llie ilislancc' iruui New Kichnioiid j ' to Cross I'liinl, lil'iy-seveii miles, li.is been oirasinnallv p'rlorni' d with Ihe same llor:e anil Carriage in one j ' day. " The rale of losi per mile (incluiliiii; local snpervi ■ sion) of this RiMil, willioul incliidiiii; ihe cosl of ihe i l.irj;er Bridges or of the siir\ evini; ol the Line, is .tlO.") I;)s. ll.',d. Including the larger Bridges, ' Siirveysand all Charges, it is£13S Ifs. i^d., ihoiigb ' Provisions anil Labour are lil'ly per cimiI. higher here ' llian 111 aiiv olher parls i>f the I'rovince generally. 1 ' Of ihis Road f Mir miles mori' iiail lo be made llian ; ' was provided for in the original esliniale, wliieli, at : 'an average cost of £10!) 13s. a mile, Cieijigini " woods,) gives additional work to the value of £436 "5«. " The detacliod works performed between Nouvelle Works he- "and Port Daniel, are tho making of 1' miles of'*,^",^"^^,, " Road near Caii.apedia, chiefly through indian Lands, DanlcL "cost £84 17s. " Tlio making of 1 j miles of Road near Bonavcn- " ture, which was iinpaixsable, cost £117 10s. 6d, " Tho building of a Bridge over tlic Little T'ort " Danie' River, one hundred and sixty feet long and "eighteen feet high, cost £137 Is. Gd. " The repairing of East Nouvelle Bridge, three hun- " dred and liflv-two leet long and twenty-lour feet biith, " £39 Is. ' *" " The rebuilding of ISfcNoil's Bridge, one hundred " and fi ty feet long and lliirly feet high, cost £C4 4s. " The 'otal being£45^> 19s. Vd. or .€13 7s. 5d. under " the L 'imate, though the repair of the East Nouvelle " Bridge was not provided for in it ; and a more sub- " slanlial and costly Bridge was built at Little Port " Daniel 'ban was provided for, making additional " work to tho value of £133 Is. Cd. " The next work in succession is the Road from Port J!""'' f""o " Daniel to Grand River, twenty-eight andahalf miles J!';^^i'j'j']i'J/° " in length. " This Road connects the Counties of Gaspe and K"«''' "f ""• " Bonavenlure. Before it was opened, the County „f ""l"""™'"!- " (iaspe with a population of 6,000 souls had no Road " to any other iidiabiled Country. " The t;round over which this Road pas.ses presents " every obstacle and .source of expense in a yerv great " degree, mucli of it l)eing very rocky, swampy anil " uneven. It has been made as good a Road as can be " wilhoiit being macadamized, owiuD! partly to the hard " materials of which it is made. The width of crowii- " ini; is twenty-two feel, and the Bridges are all built " in llie neatest and most substantial manner. Tho " principal are- Tin' l.iille I'abos Bridge 100 fl. long & 1 IJ ft. high Uml-r.. " Davs Brook " J3I l.ij " " L'Aiice iir Canard " K't I3J " " 1. 'Alice or Clialoupe " lOJ \n " " Fahres Brook 13J 9 " "DiiUel " 11.' 7.1. " Willi six oihers from si> tv lo one lUIU red and ten leet in b nulb. " t)f the •i^\ miles of this road 1 9 were made Cost pormile. lliroiioli slaiidiiig wood, and alihoimb ibe ground was so very dillicull, the cost for road work, including small liriilu,es, and the cost of local supervision, (omitt- ini; cosl iif survey) is £l,'l ,'> II a mile ; or, includ- iiit; ihe laru;e bridges and survey (with fruilless cxplo- r.ilions in the inliTior for a heller line) ihe cust per mile is £l7li i 9. The total cost of this road, in- iliidiiii; the local supervision of bridges near il, is (;.'i(179 19 O.U " The works lietv. .en Grand River and I'crrc, are — Worku V- IWt'cn (irnud " The biiililinjof a Very substantial bridge at Brochc ivrci.'" a tnensen LS,-) feel loin; and 18 high, aial the making of road al each end lo the extent of .'it! chains, with lieavy side lultiin; and rock excavalion 7 leel deep, cost XlKll I I!. This s'ream was formerly a gieat ob- stacle, beim: fiirdable only at low water. 5 I 5 1- [24 ] BriJsc ovM " Tlie building of n bridge over Litllo River, which litUo River, was also a great obstiicio ; the pnssnu;c in high floods being often diiiigerous and impraticahle and 'he ice not to be depended upon in winter. Tiio bridge is 113 feet long and 13 J feet high, and there was a qunrler of a mile of road made to give access to it, the cost is £100 3 0. » The building of a bridge o< .>r I'Ancc-ii-Bcaufds rAnc'ti-" stream 5 1 4 feet long and 14 in greatest height from the Bwufil.. bottom, £1G9 10. Tot»l cost. "The total cost of these works is £1G4 11 9,' making a total expenditure on tliesc several works of £15,416 5 lU. " To which add — " Value of iron work on hand for Metis bridge. 37 3 " Expenses of explorations for Gasp6 Hassin and Matanno road 49 9 money, explains itself ; printing and stationery is a largo item owing to Iho work having been taken in up- I wards of 300 small contracts ; the consumption of fm^l and candles was increased by the tiecossity of working much during the night in a cold building ; my travell- ing charges were also great, owing to the works oc- ; copying an extent of 250 miles in a country where '; travelling and all other things are expensive. ij j "The result of the foregoing expcndituro is that hy tho Ailvuntnirn, oi I oiioning tlirough and improvements of llic Kempt road ili" "niirovc- 97 J mill's in length and the making of CO miles of new '""''■ road along the Bale des Clialeurs, in separate places, the communication is open in summer for carriages from Quebec hy the Kempt Road to Halifax and also lo Percf ; tliougb some parts of the Kempt Road from being billy and uneven th) not admit of so rapid travel- ing as on more level ground, and sections more perfectly made ; and tl. re are some |)arls of the previously exist- ing roads in tlie settlements that require improvements, viz, 4 miles of rough road near Perce, and an unmade no[mir(«iUi piece near i'ort Uaniel, and sumo parts at Black Cape, n'luin'.l. Legal expenses, Sic, " Add also— 10 3 5 90 7 2 " There are also some decayed bridges on tin; Baie Cfrt«in des Clialeurs road ; tho most dangerous arc, Kenmore"''''-'""''!"''' bridge above (irand ('asca|)edia, which, with a repair'"""^'"""' of £30 would last seven years, and the bridge over "£15 512 13 Iji f 'M'''" River which would cost £()9 to renew it. It will soon obstruct the communication, l>eing too largo fur tlie inhabitants to build. " ATiount of my salary charged for sucperin- tendcnce from 1st Mav 1842 to 3 1st May 1844 730 11 " Less, part of it cover- ed by discount received from merchants on sup- plies furnished at mv risk '. 20G 2 11 " The obstacles between Queliec and Perco are, in Olntarlns Iw the order of succession, as follows — iwocn Uucbcc mill leered. 524 8 1 " Add other charges — " Postage on remittances of money from Quebec . 7S 3 CJ " Do of Letters and Ac- counts 50 13 10 " Printing 38 IG " Stationery 22 14 7 J " Oliicerent 21 " Expenses of auctinns. . 31 1!) 7 " Travel ling expense.-.' from 1st Mav I>S12 lo 1st November 18( 332 G 8 £1U,037 1 "599 10 5 " Less, proceeds of camp equipage sold 5 18 " The River Rimouski, which would re(|uire a liriilge offi 15fcet in leiiglh ; probable cosi £1422 18 1. It is fordahlc at low water. " The River Metis requiring a bridge of 3C0 feet in leiii^lli ; probable cost £450. " The River Ornnd Cawapedia a PVrry of 2010 feet ; it is not fordiiMe at low water : a bridge a little above tlie V'errv would cost about £1800. " Total charge against the appro- priation on account of ex|)endi- turebyme £10,030 19 7J " The River Little Ca^cnpedia, a F'erry of 2100 feet ; ford.dile at one lliird tide ; a brid; on it would cost £1700, on loaded Ireslles. " The River (irand Monaventure, a Fcrrv of 2100 feet; fnrdalile above at low tide : a bridge aliove the Ford would cost £1500. " Tlie fireal P.irl Diiliiel River, a Frrr> of 200 feet ; firdabli- outward at low tide : a bridge williin tln^ mouili 500 fi-i'i in Iciimh, would cost £700, or less, if on trestles. " The River (irand I'alios, a Kerry of 730 f.rl, deep with a strong curnnt out and in, not fonbilde. " (irand River 330 feel wide at village not fordable, would ni|iiire a bridi^e 110 feet lont; ; cost £550 on loaded Ireslles, willi a 'grillage under, fixed widi piles ; to the bottom. I! -193 IS 5 ' " The objeils, to wliirh a furlber expenditure miuhl (M.jivlsrrfom- i ; lie advaiilageoiisly devilled, are, in llir order ol ihrir i;""'!"' i'"' I iniiiorlanic, or eligibility on areount of expense, colu-Ji",',',',.'^'' ''''''■"■ ' pared with their utility, as fidlows — j^ MclM I)n < tliu Roails classed befuro liiem in the above Sdiedule, and even less so in proportion to their cost, llian a Hridgc over the Metis, which could be built at one-third of the exiiensc of either. From the foregoing, it will be seen that the exten- sion of the (iaspe Road from I'crce I'oiiil to (Jaspe lla>in, where the chief settlement of the Disliiit is, would be of great inii>ortuiicc. \ METIS KOAI). liv this (Unomination is meant a R»ad Iroin llie moiilli of the River Metis (which is at the heginniiii; ol tlie Ki nipt Road,) along the .South slir.e i.f the Saint l.awreiM (' to the Kiver .Malaiinr, a distance nf twenlv-nine and a (|uarter miles, a survey and e\- aniinalion of which have been made by direction uf the Kxecutive. the land is good and granted. From the Malanna settlement, in which is a population uf abuut five hundred souls, there is no Ruuil ; and beyond the Malanne Kclllement are sumo new Tuwnsliips with excellent Roads. GR08SB ISL^. I know of no work in the Province more required Crou Ub. than the construction of a substantial Pier at which emigrant vessels can, on their arrival at the Quaran- tine Station, lie alongside. The majority of the immigranis who a>e usually inrofi»fiii<-r,f» obliged III be landeil here, are the uhl and infirm, ur Tdi fui wtni i.r helpless females, or young i hildrcn ; and owing to the * '""I" '"'■ ex|wsed and rocky nature of the shore, and there being no convenience whatever for landing, thry are some- times landed at the risk of life, but are always subject to be drenched when the Sea is at all rough. A sub- stantial Pier, capable of withstanding the run nf the ice and the effects of storms, built in a depth to allow the vessels to lie alongsiile at low water, having a con- venient mode of landing at any lime of the tide, end in connection with the shore, which coiihl be wilh- dr! 2 0, with the e\cc|ilion of a small portion he- JC 17,112 (1, of which X3H,25ti belong tweeii tiiu River Tartigouche and the Little Blanche, I Nations Indians. From Cayuga to Braiilfinl, (II niihs,) the works have ln'cn undertaki'li by a cliarlercd company, under the title of the '• liraiid Kiver Navigation Company." The total stock originally sohscribcil for, amounts to si.x-l. ori. to the .Six uiii.iNv .111' cni»wi for [2i6 ] Up tn Ihc period of Mr. Barrett's In- spection, the sum expended . was • i-^.'J" Bv Mr. Barrett's Report, to hnish '■ tlic portion in progress near Brantford, would ri-iiuiro. . .... 13,8bB To pay damages connected with this 'part of the work 3,546 Amount required by Mr. Barrett's estimate to remove sundry shoni* and effect certain Improvements, so as to insure 3' 6" navigable depth of water— to rebuild lock at Indiana, and for otlier works indispensable tn put the navigation in an eflicienl stale . . 9 rUBMC DVILDINOa. Arrangements have lately been made under the sanction of His Excellency the Governor General m Council, by which the charge and mamlenance of the several Legislative and other Buildings at Quebec, (not including the Gaol and Court House) are assumed by the Mayor and Corporation of that City ; and all the cost of'asscssmcnts, insurance^ annual repairs, Sic* is to bo borne by them. The Buildings of course to be resumed by the Government at any time they may be required for public purposes. The same arrangement has also been made with the , Cor|ioration of Toronto, and Will, in both cases, be 13 948 13 o'i productive of much economy. Heretofore the Pro- ' - ;l vince has hnil to pay the cost of the several contractors, iol fuel for the airing of the Buildings, and of their — " insurance, assessments, &c. £80,202 2 As the attention of the Executive has of late bcen,| reuealediv drawn to Ibis work, >yiih the view of reiommemling to the Legislature the takmg of it up, ; as a Provincial one, I think it advisable to give Mr. ; Barrett's detailed Report on it. See Appendix ( Letter , W.) I From (his Report it will lie seen in what an ineffi-' ncnt manner these works have ken constructed, and the vcrv defective slate the navigi\tion is now in ; one of the Locks requiring to be rebuilt immediately ; the walls of several of the others already overhanging, 5ic. &c. Mr. Biirrelt's estimate fur tlie Brant- fi)rd portion of the work, including damii^esis .- £21,013 Mr.jHsksoii's original estimate for this work, (including damages) was. 20,424 1 4 With respect to another class of Public Buildings, the Gaols and Court Houses, it is much to be regretted liiat generally their plans do not afford the requisites which such Buildings should possess, particularly the Gaols, and especially those of the Eastern part of the Province. Their construction also, hss been so very imperfect, ihat large sums annually are unavoidably expemled ift repairs •, ar.d it is not possible, at nny expenditure, to amend some of the present Buildings so that they shall afford the power of classification, ventilation, &c. I &c., which the interests of society and due regard to ! the health of the prisimers imperatively require. After an expenditure of C,899 The estimate for its cniiiplctinn was. 12,626 Add diiniHgcs awarded 3,546 £23,071 I have the honor to bo, Sir, Your most obedient Servant, HAMILTON H. KILLALY, President Board of Works, To the IJonorahle the Provincial Secretary. i 1.27 1 STATEMENT SiiF.wiNn (tie Monies expended upon cacFi of fix; Public Works, since (lie date of the AccMMints wliicli accompanied the Ucport prc^enlcd to for the last Session of the Legisla- ture, up to the termination of (lif half year ending on the rir,«t day of July, 1841 ; sjicwing alsi), the total aniounts expended upon each Work up to that period. I i VVOltK ^. Rx|inul((l .Soptcnihi; Tlj) I.I li. r, isi;i. Kxpnulcil from Ul Sf|itinilitT, ISl'.i. to l^t ' ■ •, 1811. Wclhiii,! Ciiiial. .SV. licirrdiec ('dihiji, rU : rrpsrott to IliriirnKonV I.Miiilinir C.ir luall (li> tliL' tilll ■ nrnvciuili.' llli' ('(llinl in .IllMC. lsi:i) (Jnrnvviill (lo rt'p^iii' Hi'L'iilis in tlir liiiiikfj tincu llir altovt'l pfri:nl) |lp:iilli;irnc)i;i I.MC'lnM' Kxpi'M litiiri' nil Dreilw, Ontlll. &■(■■■ npplii'iiblo In tin" liircu'i'- in' in rnrnniMii t.iikc SI. I'cliT Ilnrlin','lnn liny Cnniil IliinnlDii mid lliivcr Kniid \fvciisllc DiMrict. ri: : S<-n 'd-' I.r) *Ii nr.il r>nni WiMiU^ l.nrk nn.ini f'lM ilis l.'i'k mill Dam IlirlvV VMU Mil.ll.' rnl'-- MmmuivV l\:\U ( 'ln.iliiil,n'» l!npi(i:< Ilarn>' ItapiN Ix*'nrivi:ij Miiidrs Iiniir.linn'nls in tlu' KiviT I'nrt U .pi' an I Unv r.a'^i Knail I!i|l|.-aviiiaii. I'.ii.-Uiiini anl Cni.A^ Itiipi.l- Ajiplii'alilr iij tin: I'liri ;,'.iiii;,' W'lrlis (.'niiTally Iliiilnnra cm I l.i.'Jit llou.-c.i and llnnh iailiiiL' Himlo. Wi'i.lsiir Ilai-liiir ( 'iiSiti'r.r I larliitr I'l.rl MiiviT I, am.' I'oi It I.iL'lil IIiiii-.-anilI.i.'!it Ship linrw.'M 1 larlinr and liau.l S,-ii^..:I l!na,l r.iit .'^laiilrv Ilanil-.m llarl. Unail llri.lLri"< lii'lMi'i a Maalrcal ami Hm'l I •a.,.-, nil-- Una, I r.i.mlnaan.l ..i'.7 '.i>"»!t ■,1-ill I7'.i i:i'iiio iwt'H) I|s.V> i irr>ii I . ... ... I iuiiK)» :>. 10 13U'I7 In 4 4s:.':i 17 7 ii:il.'.') li ,'i •.iviiiio IS ;! :::iO^ ii :! 11:.'^: I I.'. 1 llllj 2 1 UiU.;i) ;s -J ,Ti;is Pi :.'iu ■! :-"'7>< 1 1 7:;' ''.I 2 :.'i;i :; :.':.'S I'l ;;"Mi 17 1170 1 II r.) (■i:il 1 1 I ■> 4i::y is li.MiiInn ii:i.l . 'iialiianl, Sail.lwii ll iia,l .\iiilii-l-..'liMiri'ii Ilnail . . ' ;i;iTti ItlMT UhliuliLMi ' M lO 10 II I 2 i 1 1'. 7 U ■1 II 1 1 :i II I I ■> . I 10 ina.N 1 I l.i-.l ■.! •J7''l :! ^ 1.) 1 1 Ijo-.' r, ;i^',io in i;o .1 l:jij,'ij 11 Tdtal F.xponiiiluro li'nm till! Ciilll- iiH'nrt'nn'iit nt'thc VVnrk lip to Hit! Ut July. ISlk 10 n 11 X B. ll. ii.l.SOOa 11 11/ niw m I ,''17110 1 2 ii'.ij'i 111 .( Iil-JL'SI I'.i D ijjio 11 a ■una in :>, :i.'.«o:i I'.I :i is.-i:i;i 11 2 'Mn I I'j 5 •2\-<\ 17 2--::;i\ ij ,1^:17 l-j '.'Mi I'l .'.nr I, 1 li'ii.o m II 7;:!i IS 2 7''>I I'l 'i :;:lii;|-; I 7 '111 J 1.1 l IJ ;i :t em's nmi 7-l',i blOl nI9 L'-.'S 7.Vi(t I'l'.ii IS.i 1 uw ]2 C071 1. ■.:!■! 'i Iii:)Ml ;tiJi 2\ti■^ i.i'i i-.'iy inji-j 1.0 ■2 i:is-> ;i.'iiio;i i.-i7:;ii losoi liMl ;;nMin 13:JS7 I!is:i7 :>iiisj IJ7S'.I 1 II li 1 H 8 II li II 4 tl IS li 10 8 10 li in 1 IJ i:i i;i in 10 I 'J I'.i 111 .5 1-^ n 4 'f ... - ' !^ llli I IV f ('i'f(ili"il to l)f a Irtif .Mislrai'l nt llif .Vccoiiiils '>! the IVi.ird ofANnrks. IIIONl.VS A IW.Ci.V, iiamii;k>\ II Kll.l,vl,^ /'l',-tllutl limiil \\nlh.. 'l il APPENDIX TO REPORT. [ 29 ] i\\ LIST OF DOCUMENTS CONTAINED IN THE APPENDIX TO THE FOREGOINa REPORT. Letter A. " B. E. r. G. II. I. K. I.. m. N.- o. p. Q R li. T. V. W •Sclicdiilc slicwiiiff llic probiiblr' present amount nf Trnvil on ecrtain Ronds. •Scheiluli' slicwhii; the (in'si'iit, an.l llio propoaeil Hales nl'TolId on Public Works. Scbcilii!e sill Willi; Ib'j scvcnil |iorli.' "■ of Uomls inailc under luriiicr ConimlKnioners, nnd now prnpoiL'd to he as>iimt'd liy llii: Coveriiiueiit, as roriiiiiii; part of tbe, main I'roviiieial llouJ. Scliudule i^liewiiit; Ibc aiiioiml and descriplion of properly passed Ibruugb the VVcilund Canal, in llic yc.irs lSl:i and 1811. Sriiedule pbewing the receipt.s on die Larliinc C"iiiiiil, IS It. Chart of Lake Saint Peler. Section of tlie direct Channel tliroiijli Lake S.iint Peter. Kejiortof Mr. Walton on the Il^ail fnmi Hull to Greiiville. llcport of Mr. Walloii on the Uoad from 13y!own to I.'Orignal. -Plan of the IJiirliiittioii H.iy Canal, tliewinu' li-.e po.silion of the old and new Works. ScbeiUde of i-IaiiiH a;j:aiiisl the late ('ommi.^.iioners for the improvement of the Itiver Trent. -Selieilnle of i laims n'jaiiifl the lati' (ommifsioners for the improvement of the Uiver Trent and iiil.ind waiers of the \e\vcasile l>i-irirt. iinseliled. Schedule of the I.uiiihcr run down ihe I'.iver Trent H 1 1, Willi an eslimalc of that which will pass in ISl't. — lOxiran Irom lieport of Nlr. Wilson, Overseer of the Works of ilie Trent, Ac, -liiporl of Mr, l.joiH, the Superiiiii udeiit id'lho WeiU ollhe Trent and .\eui-aillc Uisirict. — Iti'pirt olMr. (izow>ki on Port Stanley, Ac. —Schedule of Ihe Imports and K.\p.irls of the I'orl of nundas IS ID and l"*!!. -(^'iier;il Sclieiiulc ol Wiirk^ and iiiateri.ds inuiiicr.t'.t .1 in tlie accotnpauyin;^ Ueport as being refpiired. — Sila'dule sin iviie; the aiiiouiit and dc-criptioii of Properly pa.-sed through the Chatnhly ("anal, isil. — Si liedule ^he^VltlL'• ih'' I.ni'.nfje Levels, Ac. on llic linutc from Three Rivers to Lake Huron, by the llinT Saiio l.:i«Tciicc. r.inir.i-icd Willi lliice bclweeii the siine piinis, by llie Ottawa. Iliilcaii r.ui ;l, Trrtii, I,;il.e Simfoe. and I'ivcr .Severn. — Sclieiiulc rifniiist.iii lini; rl iims mi tiie Cliaiiilily Canal. ,— lieporlol .Mr. Ilirrcii on the (Ir.ind I'.iver .N,ivi,;alioti IM [ 30 J APPENDIX LETTEll A. RJo. 1, SIR, per ilicm ; llicii I ullinv tljiit one half of the Irnvcl re- in accordiincc willi vour inslriictiims of Glli Jiimiary, ; mrns llio umie (l;iv (on which point I nin satisfied that to report on the Amount of Reienue which in.iy I am over insleail of nmler wliat is ncluully the case,) rcasonahly he cah'uhntMl upon, and the cost of muin- and (..kiii;^' the remainini; half of each kind of travel, taining the dillercnt improvements placed under my I multiply it hy the dillerent rales of Tolls proposed ohari;!', I hi'g leave most rcspecll'ully to make the to ho cliargud at each (ialo, and that umount hy 313 fidlowing Report ■ — (lays, wliidi gives inc the prohable revenue of each (j.itc (or the year. I have employed persons to keep rorrcilly Ihe extent of Travel passing anil rrpassing the places In another Schniluli: I have made nn ahstract of tlio where I wnidd recommend the erection of Cialcs, iinil rp\enne on each work nnder my charge distinctly, with required them to niaki.- their reHirn undi'r oath, so as the cost of ihc road, the amount that 1 think will ho to be sure of their accuracy. -ncicssary fir maihiiiining that Road (|icr mile, and , entire) in goml repair, and lastly llic per eeni that It was out of my power to have persons on all die tin- rcrcitiic trill briiii; vjiiiii the ciinl of the lloud. dillerent RiK'ds, and at each place where a (i.iU; ■should ho ereited; hut to he sure not to over esliinalc li, ,-niiilhcr .Siliodule I have placed the value of ll.c revenue of a (iaie lo ho erected at a point where Tolls | would respeclmny recommend lo he charged there was no check kept of the travel, 1 placed the ,,i t.;,il, f;,,ie, .m ihe diii'erenl Roads and liridges, and persons at points where ihe travid is less, and cdl the ,1,^. vujus as lo ci.sl of colleelion, &c. Sic. value (in my eslimale) of tlu' dale the same as the o.ie at which we have a data fnr calcidating. ()„ (|;,, Revenue u( Reads, that are now in progress, I am not prepared to ri'port salisfaclorilv ; Ihcy are the In making the c.dcnlalions f.r the amount of re- d,;,,], ,,i and R.ii.d "Kau Riiad ; ( liailiain, Maidslono venue on each Road, I adoptc.l the fullowing plan ;— 0,,^.. .i,,,! Auilirrsilmrg Road; and the Maalstona Cross and Sandwieh Road. First, I assumed certain rales of Tolls at oaeli dale, which will he found annexeil to the Schedule of Tiavel 'Pi," Ueiul T'.iu R>.;,il h.iwever, I have no hesilation on each Road. In s.njng will p,iy well, as il will he in mv opinien tli« only chaiinLl fir expnit in that scclion of ihe country. Second, 1 allowed that a team should only pay once in the same day. On ||„, revenue ef il,e Port Stanley llarl.our, I can- iiol rcjiorl as lo ihe exact amount, hut judiring iVoni ihs Thiril, That Ihcru should ho no Tolls charged on report of ihe Cdleclor, Mr. Sniiih, il wdl amount to Sundays. ., kuge Mini during the next year. I then added the dillerent descriptions of Iravel, ea( h Allaidieil M the Schi'dule N.is. .' & J are some re- Mnd hy ilself, and hy dividing it hy the nuniU'r of m.irks and rccemniend.itieiis whidi are most respeclful- days (luring which it was kejit, I obtain ihu averi'.ge j, .sulMiiitlc d hv Sir. Viiur \orv idicdii'iit Servant, r Tiiiis. ,\. Ili-.ni.v, I'sa., SetTetary Hnard of \\orks, KiiiS-ston. (Sl-MC(l) c. s, (;zo\vsKi, l-Jii^inecr. IJoAn Ori'Ki; I.omion, l.-^lli March, lf(l.l. SirKwi.No the AvoruRe Travel Stntomciu of Tru.'tl i>nii»in? -Also, tlio probable Revenue tlierel'roin, the Hates being the same of Six. ir 1 r D ri 10 ;alculiili!il m slatcil in Uie Ui'|iort Loner A, \(i, I. ^bcwinqr tlie kinil of Travel, nvcragp uC r Year, UiKc of Tulln, value ul'each kimlof Tmvt! pir Vear, iiml value oC e;\cli date At Dflawi re. — liATK. s 1 si s 5 e ± c 2 ! j Description of Travel. ll il: 1 2 i- 1° H 2-2 in o s: Value of each Kiiiil 111' Travrl |)cT year. Value of eaeliOaU')ii't year. UKMAKKS. - ti ll. £ B. .1. £ «. (1. Jiiiuary 2'J ;■} Hi r, .il 1 Horaes.... d :.' llurscrt.... li 40U 9 17 U 9 " ;!li 'J :ii H m 3750 6 91 17 6 ' ;!1 O ,11 M 1 1 Homo ... 54 15(i5 4 20 1 8 , l-'vlnmry 1 :i 3i> !1 ( Ilowini'li.. 48 1513 o 13 12 • ■< 2 1 ■,'1 li II :;j Cnlllc'iiic. I( 4 lltirscs.., . 28 flSG ^ 1 lo' 11 152 19 in from the lUila. ■ 'J u 40',! 9 17 11 II , *• Tf ' 1.1 It ( 'ill.irsos,... 131 4147 c 1113 13 , Jii u ( 1 lliirsu... . 2! 88G 4 14 1,'. 4 • T 1 U'lj 7 (I HornL-rucn.. :t 939 2 7 10 •' s 1 1 ■,il IJ 1 1 Caltlr.&c. 211 834 4 1 11 9 145 i; in Ediiniatcil -^amc aa Wardsville. , 1 1 L'l'. 11 . U> n.ir^rs .. KU 1117 103 13 17 ■ 1 ::,'i 10 1 Horw..., 28 SSG 4 u ir. 4 r.» ;i III 1 N Horsi'meii.. 3 939 o 7 16 ;j,l 1 •11 11 i i< 1 ■■ 1 ( 'utile. ir, . ■ii Ktl 3,'iJ 1 4 1 14 9 145 11 HI Ki'!.,ii.i'ei!enuieas Wardsville. Jl 4 Ilursi'x. . . n K! 4 II 2'-i 'J ■-.;. 1 ' ■^ HiirBcs. . . 2\f, 18th .March, 181), (Sigiioil) c, s. (.zow.'^Kr, /engineer. W/ APPENDIX LETTE SnK«i.Nr, (lio Average Travel on tlic I^oiulnri luul Cliiitliam Roail, ns calculated from IfeiiiinH liirrenf, kept from the 2!t as those on tho LnnUun and lir mtfo'ii Huad, but the Galet Stiitoijiciil of Travel pausing nnil rcpai>Hiii){ on ilic liiiuilnn nnd Cliaihaiii Rnnd. fiuin lifllh Januiiry to a4ili Kcbrunry. ISH. iivTi:. :n Kehr'jiry I m 1,' 13 II 1.'. Ih 17 19 21 I T' 'a; Travel ! Al Delawart*. I 31 31 30 31 2;i \i\ 3ij lid 31 L'O 32 20 21 17 111 20 35 10 31 I 11 I IS 10 o 12 11 13 13 7 12 24 10 8 14 10 s 9 23 40 I r>7« I ;:;s J, n.l 1)1 |»iv- . u: ' rr,;v'l-l I" K U..n....i .'I J . 2Siii IK' U I I2t = I I I 20 13 G S 9 12 10 8 20 9 r. « I s I I II I 11 1 10 12 1 20 2 3 I 1 10 o S 3 : 2 V 137 no j oSA n Ai WiinlKvillr. 'A tf 5s s» •a = t ■-• - -» 1 2S ■12 34 21 4,5 10 on 30 3T 20 37 40 31 31 20 13 10 23 4t 22 11 11 11 C, S G 7 3 11 12 3 y 8 8 21 7 4 s 13 4 '' I H I I 3 3 I 'I li3S 31'.' K!.t 130 n i 125 e2i .Al I.iunnvillf ■• 3 2 4 2 17 2 1 2 2 2 • 2 1 ■• 2 05 511 eo ns 5j 91 89 79 73 57 CO eo 5-) 4s 49 Sr) GO 20 21 12 23 14 14 I 21 32 21 24 33 1^ II 10 15 Ij G 7 4 14 9 1' II '1 * 1 i 1. ft if ?f. 1 X 3 rt if s ?: a I s it £ •iS ■^ X s s 3 s •* IT. -- = O If RATE OF TOLLS i o 11 1 8 7 I II 9 10 2 50 20 5 7 2 04 23 7 7 2 G7 13 15 15 2 42 ■' G 2 r,3 IS 12 12 ^ vin 4 19 19 2 21 5 s 8 r.1 .Mil 1 ■''■"'' ,S3 1 197 i ;>7 1 ^"■■'i 1 2,:, 1 91} j 9^1 11 ' 2*1.4 3J 4," III = I 1 (■ I I 4 2 4 2 ^ a f 31 ] )IX LETTER A. No. 2. Ihorriir, kqit from i\w '>'M\t January to 2lth I'cl.riiury, l^H.-Also, ihe probable Revenue therefrom, (lie Hales being the «am« Ifo-il Hoail, but tliu IJales to be Ten ,'Miles usuiulcr iiisuml of Six. HATE OF TOLLS KECOM.MENURD. I' 1 \ 1 = Id. . ■) G I \ Ill S I X - I i ! ;i 11 !1 I 1 1 - = ;j Valiii: m' enili < '^ni fiilculiilpil aa sintcil in Uie Report Letter A. N". 1. "Lcwiiiji tlin kind (if Travel, avcrajjc ul" t'luli per Uc II'. 1" ' VcMr Hiitc »( Tnilit, value afeach kind of Travel per Vear, tiiiil value of each Oate. Uuf- «l„.rc .0 l,e j l'""ipli"n riiicid. Travel. At IJeliUvarc Bridifi'.. I l|iiri 9311 SJ 2777 II„r.enien..| 3^ 1173 (■:iiile.Ae..;4,iJ 127S } '■ (.'hniliam Ilrnlu'e. . Total nm.iunl i.f T.IIr ihnl will be ; received iluriMi/ niKt \eiir "11 the j I.iMidoiiau.l Cliath'. Ill llo^id ... 1 17 a 9 1(13 13 li 11 1^1 4 7 10 G 1 14 9 13 4 232 15 6 •10 5 8 9 15 G S l;' 3 UKMAllKS. d. 152 19 10 From the data. 145 a 10 145 U 10 Estimated s'lmca.^ W'ardsvillc. From the ilnta. 145 U 10 Khii unfed eaiiie aa Warilavdle. 304 13 11 ; From die dam, 210 1104 9 3 DoAD Oki.-ick, LoNnoN, ISlh March, 184J. (Signed) C. S. GZOWSKI, mnginar. I [ 32 1 I APPENDIX LETTER Kkkwino tlio AvcMgi] Truvcl on the Lniidiiii and Purt S;irnia RoikI, ni (mI< iiliitrd rrom Ri>tunird Houd, l»it the (iiitCM to be- Butemonl orTravel pouing «n) M 1 1 Jaiiuiiry 8 93 -, 2.'i Jnnunry in 22 8 1 ' 1 iimary 20 4 1 d. 2 t). 1 " 3 102 li 17 u 23 U 3 ..1' " 30 1.: 2 2 " 4 l(« '.) (■) It \\i 4 ■• i " 31 1 20 3 4 " f' 1H(I 11 <) » i:t 8 fi .. llebruary 1 18 C. 2 11 li 2.t1 47 17< l( 1.') 12 2 3 1. ' 2 18 1 , , 11 H i(>n 11 U .. i! '■ K 4 1 1 B ' 11 3 1 13 6 6 3 1 fi 4 't 4 « 11 a;2 2(1 9 ..1 " 17 f. 1 14 ■•1 " f> .. 13 4 2 1' 1(1 227 21 20 •• i " IH • •i 8 1 « 1) 14 5 5 •' 11 2n,'> &•> 13 1 11 1!) ll 8 7 II 7 2.1 7 <■ 12 ins 3-. 1:1 11 20 7 3 3 It 8 23 2 21 " i:i iiti H U K 22 11 f> 8 It I) 23 7 1 n fi 4 2 ,\ •1 16 rj3 Si M 11 23 2 1 14 2 II 10 fi 7 (t " i(i !IN 21) .■18 II 24 11 2 3 1 11 13 20 8 " 17 1 I'.fl '1 21 II 2.^ 12 I 3 ;. 1 « i3 17 11 '• IS IIX) 11 17 ■ • 1 It 20 13 3 6 11 14 22 9 1!" nil 21 23 •■ II 27 10 6 5 (1 1.1 24 5 3 5 1 4 1 « 2(1 i;u ID 20 I II 20 in 5 4 (1 !■■. II U , '• •'.• Kii a J :ia itt '1 « 30 24 4 5 (t 17 18 U .1 5 " •^^ IS 2S 40 • ■ 1 " 31 1 32 7 3 ■ • 1 10 20 2 " y4 I.W 21 :;3 ."> 1 Fcbrii.ir V 1 t .. 27 ^ 3 .. ' " 20 10 l> , , •1 :t't 12: 11 in 3 ii 20 8 I ••1 " 21 k; 2 4 1 I ! (' I'l 4 ft 4 " 'jii Hi (( 12 It 3 2 34 9 19 i » 22 7 1 4 " 'JV 13! 17 :!(! " r. 1 .. 30 .. 11 23 7 2 H " 2;p i:;nl H) 3C. 12 It « ! . . x-> 14 «| 6 It 81 1 7 12 ' ' " ;i(i 11 45 11 1 " 7 i .. 20 14 4 ' .. 1 " 31 4 lu: 1 oa I'.i 1 It 8 i 1 24 12 4 .. , , 1 fi 4 i - .1 ;''i!liruory 1 , , It It 1 K) 8 1 '• 2 •* 10 .. 1.1 n 1 3 <; 12 1 . , 31 7 5 7rt| 2') 24 ■ . !| " 13 1 .. 13 4 " 111 -il IS 20 ' » 11 1 .. 2H 13 5 .1 7 71 L.l 21 " l.'l ; . . 10 II * 8 117 (2 31 " 1(1 1 1 10 1 14 4 .. ,1 ' '■ !i KW ■!• 10 « 17 27 1 01 •• i « ID 13S Ci 17 (1 in 2.1 14 3 .. 1 ! 1 1' v. 12(1 l-i l» \ 1 " 20 18 20 8 1 .. ' 1 " 1.! 4 121 ;;•! "Si ! I i( .'.\ 21 H 7 1 . 1 1 1 1 " U 1(12 ^'J J I i .. t< 22 , 2 8 1 .1 1 . i 1 1.^ HI 3 l(i:i :.') 17',1 '■■■■! 21 7 (1 1 1' 23 1 . . 21 { 1 13 11 3 1 3 12 1 . . 1 .. 1 1 '• 17 21 111 ; ■') U 1 1 1 1 ! Tntlihr.lvcl, Doqiiuiidiyn Tiivyir. Ir.ivrl. Avurnyc do i;cr diciu. . . 12 llMWij li: I 7'Jl 3' 1 " r.!.i( 27 4 22(1 1 Hi 1 ; 3 1 :ix2 139 70 31 1 1 i t i ' 6 a.'iii:i| r,i 7 1 3..', -1 5{ 1 ^*! "•■ ! 13- 11: 1 ^ r7, i ■- I'JI CO , 35 IT li loij n I** a « 1 ' i 2 JL_ 8 2 1 \ •.'(, ^11 ■IHII f» [ 32 ] X LETTEil A. No. 3, if, kept from the 2d Jiinimry t, 21lli rclmmry, Hll. -Al«o, the prokiMc Hemiue therefrom, therales being iho samu as 1 Hoad, hut llie (Jatcs to he 10 i liU-st asunder instead of <;. VttliK! ol I'lii'h OiitO) ealeuliiled oa utaleil in the l<<'|iort Lclier A. No. 1, >ilicwiii|{ the kiiii] of t RATE OF TOLLS nEi^oMMENDEl). Triivel, nvcrago ofciicli per diem, \vt jeur, r per ycnr, onil viiluii of each Oiiie, I i 1 1 Jj ^ 1 1^ 1 ^ 1 ■a 1" 3 1 Vulueofeach s it bb Sg.i s- 1 Vuhie of 1 CJ ff J| I t a. a. Untpi wliero to be pt.ieod. ttesrription ol Travel. 7" a. ~ a ■- kind ui' Travel per eftrh Ciate REMARKS c3 1 >l. t o X il. •a 1 X 1 (1. i 1 ll. i ■8 >• s ■r cl. 4 (1. o 5 i (1. i 1 II d. < 1 < year. per ycnr. - .! . ~ ll. 2 .1. 1) f 4 HomeH. . . 1 1 d ,«, 1 'lO !) £ e. d. 1 17 X >, d. jAl <5iiine's Inn. 5lli a "... lin ai;)iai i; .1:14 1 f 'oneesmon, Lou--; 1 "... 11, 4* ^.Mi' 1 1(1 8 641 18 OntJie< :>. 4 t't 4 1 i 1 1 At Adel.iide 4 Horsed,. . ^i~. :itl i, 1 5 6 Hiiineub VVir wick ne;«r ■i " .,, S5 2U!i',i (17 9 6 Kiiifffllou J 1 1 " .. IH IIHU 4 17 14 8 .Mills. 1 ■ G 2 4 ' * i llnr^'enien.. fiiiih'.vSn-,. \S 8G0 2 7 3 4 1 1-12 7 Ol! 15 7 On the Jala. 1 , 4 lIlTM-s... ,', IS- K) (1 ! ,.At W irwiek near Klngflun'a Mills. \ 'i " :i -':"ll(t 62 12 n 1 1 ■• ... L'S 8-
  • rJCH. ^1 •!4 .. u'li'.m ll _ 1 1.: II i; ' _' ■' -..I d. UiUli 4 1, 14 8 1 1 1 llor>einen.. -i',, Si'.Oi :.' ; 7 ;i 4 i 1 1 I'.llll'-, Ac, ,V : f,-.'| X ' i I) -J 7 93 Ij 7 Iv-^tini i((d .!• at A.lelaidi •" 1 , Tiil.nl a^nonnt nf Tulis ihrit ivill l,e 1 rect ived. during mie veiir. mi Ihe ' 1 -h ' j London and I'ort S iniia UjluI. . (1 10.S7 11 6 ~T 1 ! Ilo.u) Okfkf., I.onpo.v, 18 th ? liinh IS 11. (Signed) t^ C. S. CiZOWSKI, Engineer. : No. 3, Si(B»n) 2I1I1 K(.'')ruary, HI I. -Als 1, llie prob;\I)lc Ui'vc-- " tliorelVoin, tlie rntos being tlie same as lili's asuniliT insU'ail ol'i"'. i \ .due ol oiu-li (! uc, cnlruliiltJ a« sl.ifeJ in Iho Ui'|wrr Urinr A. Nn. 1, sliewiiig tlic kinil wf iyOMMENDEn. I Trir ■!, n eragc ofcMcli ;icr iliim, (vr y.u. rale olTolh, v:iliie nl ciicli kinJ ul'irnvel I per yt-ar. nini vain.' ofracli n.ik'. Da 1 M r '■J u -T s — - 1 ?1 '^ laimur .1. u ll. ■1 (C .1 (( n 4 u it Ct IC 1 I "5 is I .y: Ciatos where lo be pUt'oJ. 1 description » (1. ; .1.1 ci rint.i. ' o 'i I A \s O'i il ii VilillCDl'CiU-ll ll J I 1 (• ! l Uor«cH...i „>, I -.(1 >H 1 17 ; I ' Al ''i 4 77 II R Ion. I Ilorsiinen... 1»J| '\-^^i>\ 'J ^'7 7 M V Catili. Ae... >i I .'."Hi 1 10 b i i;, , |"i — -i !i c I 1 Il,.riu8... i'-,.'.,! :ii' 'I 1 ,5 r. Al the Tuvvn l,ine I :J " ...! ><( , WW (, 17 '.< <■ , liel-.veenl.ulioan.l : ' 1 " ■ -I -'r H"'! > 17 I ' s 1 I i I LiOialoN. i I llorseiiien. 1 ^.^' Will -j | 7 ;) 1 [: ( ..tlie, >N ,. : ,-. I (•■^: * 1 II J 7 X ^. J. C41 IS (i -! 03 15 - II 1 Al the Town I. ! h.-uveen .-..lelaKlr ' . 1 eebiv TolR Doqi payg A vur per i I ■! J 1 i au.i I. jl. At Aaelu.le.. ! 1 llor-es...; -,'„ IS. 11 11 fl ' ;.' •• ... s a.'jiit .; c.o 12 n •>i] 8H^eK. I ,i,f, .■(ll c, I r, (; :; •• ... St I 'Jii'io; c, i;7 ;( (1 I '■ ■ 'l»| 1""''| 4 IT 14 S lior-enien..' Ufi SDH] 2 7 ;) .| Catili-, &.■..' ,-„. I li-.'! j . II 2 7 .Si 9 1 . '.■:i i'j 7 1 I 11. lives... .\t W irwii'k near 1 ' "' K..-,'-ion'8.MilU ; 1 ■■ . , i| 1 , llur.iiui.M t Cull., A:. .', H !l ! II 1:1 Ti I s I J'.iil >; 1,.' 1.1 II I ^■■i s-.r, 41 11 |-, I I l-l 4uu .,. I :,• I, ;; 1= ■ 21'e J I II ■! I'l On Uic data. K;^liinaletl .n» til .\Jelanl" KhiinialC'l il '■ i.anit .IK VV'ar- wu'k ne.ir Kiu^rsion'n Mills. On ilie Jala. S2 6 li' On the .lala Al >^,irii a.. .111! .r-eH. ,11 1 i ■-' •' ' SI i 1 ■■ . . i. ' ll'it -iTio-u : 1 Cii;.!., Ae. ; .- ■ •:l' u i i r, u ;.'u"u I, I I,-. <| u lii'.l I I. 1 1 M sun .^1 7 :: 1 i I 'J'J 15 7 ' F.^iiih it. .1 .11 al .^.lelaill( T.iI.tI :\'n..-ini of T. i-i ilmi nill he' I reel ,\eil. ll. 111111/ i.tii ye.u i.ii llie Lo.i toil ail 1 I'lii! Sarin. I Itn.ul. ' i: iii''7 :i c IJoAll Ol'l 1. 1:, I .iMi.iN. iMh .M.uili, Isll (SljjrriCii) c. s (;Z(>u,s;ki, l-^ii^inccr. No. ble Re January. tT 6 Februory Tolnl Tmv_ Toliil qiiaei' Trnvfl... Average pe" kina of p{ " >>*9'mmt*m i'm^m )r D n IP f \ APPENDIX LETTI F>H£wiNG the Average Travel on .he Loiidun and Port Stanley Uuad, as calculated rroin Returns thcreor, kept rrom the 12th January to the 9th March, 1844, — A , Statenient of Travel taming and repaui.ng on tlie London and Port SUnIc/ Road, Trom llth January to Hlh February, 1844. - At Westminster Bridge. At Rymall'i Comer. At lh« Fivs Staket. At SL Thomas AtPoi DATE. • s DATE. S ? •I DATE. i J^ DATE. i DATE. i 1 1 ? §• to ?- « & & > 1 ■ & 1 1 I ^ & ^ ti •a ^ ^ ^ 6 1 ^ ^ ^ ^ i 6f ts ^ 1 4 15- I 1B44. X i 01 E •S :844. 2 c S 1 B s 1844. & & & 1 1844. 1 1 1 1844. & ■ **■ « ^ S u ^ c. r^ B U ■■* et w^ B " ^ M ffN u ^ <* 1 12 1 181 42 29 3 JanuRry 19 " 20 32 9 13 februarr 5 " , 6 73 79 13 . 18 12 17 Janaarr 17 ..''.. 18 74 7 24 Fe^- inr 12 ■ 13 2 1 II 13 1 137 76 26 3 82 27 25 4 • " •' ,. 45 1 7 *- 3 15 3 143 64 34 1 " 22 70 22 27 6 •' " 7 93 21 8 16 " 19 73 10 15 1 , 16 108 32 47 1 " 23 58 8 29 4 " 8 3 107 38 11 " 20 86 11 17 ,, iO 3 17 2 86 23 48 9 " 24 116 8 40 5 11 • 9 112 22 13 " 22 76 17 ■ 17 , , « 16 1 s 18 105 29 28 .. " 25 71 4 26 2 " 10 84 26 4 " 23 75 4 9 ' ' ,, « 17 8 ; ti 19 1 124 30 58 " 26 80 8 18 16 . « 12 01 3» 20 " 24 80 6 14 I , , " 19 4 20 Ji-^ 53 55 3 " 27 73 10 13 2 " 13 3 76 14 20 9 " 25 62 5 8 ;,, " 20 4 22 2 158 30 48 " 29 69 7 26 8 "14 .. 103 14 16 6 " 26 44 1 9 , , " 21 , , 23 1 106 20 41 " 30 83 29 ?0 17 « 15 .. 89 13 13 14 . " . 27 . 64 6 , 9 • ■ " 22 , , 24 147 14 28 " 31 1 43 10 11 i" . 16 131 34 10 1 « 29 53 e 6 , , " 23 25 i 102 15 17 Februarr 1 2 ,04 32 14 15 ■■■' .,17 e 98 41 11 1 " 30 91 11 6 ,, " 24 , , 26 89 15 28 , , « 2 2 lie 46 28 " 31 140 24 4 S " 28 27 9t 19 31 , , " 3 1 126 35 23 i ■ ■ ' Fabruaiy 1 1 98 18 6 ,^ II 27 29 2 109 14 34 , . , ■ t ' ■ * " ' 2 1 130 12 4 , , " 28 ,. 30 3 151 45 6 1 . ' « 3 1 144 32 11 , " 29 31 3 170 45 13 13 '• 6 100 31 11 4^^ March 1 s EPebruary. •• ■ 1 4 154 44 24 * ■...'• , 6 133 125 40 18 ,13 8 . " . 2 •' 4 J3 It 2 7 ISO 62 31 , , • '' n 5 1.M 38 39 2 « 8 105 23 5 " 5 2 5 4 169 50 17 1 _, M 9 lis 14 6 " 6 1 u G 3 159 31 30 , , 1 ^,. , " in .114 25 5 " 7 u 7 2 14 1 24 15 5 ' . ■ . " 13 98 13 18 " 8 , , 8 5 202 34 10 1 1 • 13 98 13 16 ■ • , , 9 3 239 40 8 4 - 14 94 7 13 u II u 10 12 13 1 3 2 168 128 135 47 25 28 10 25 35 2 2 1 ", 15 93 11 11 II 14 2 167 16 19 6 i II 15 6 158 26 15 8 ! II 16 7 260 49 8 1 * 1 II 17 6 245 44 7 .. II 1 1 total fravej... 80 1 4864 1127 900 64 II is 1191 238 312 91 1 10 1120 275 154 48 3 2421 369 273 12 1 ■ •- . Travel ,'-l'-.V I-li ' 40 2432 663J \ 450 32 j 2i |595i 144 150 451 1 6 663 137^ 77 S4 n 1310} 184i 136 e 1 13 : kind of paying iraveL. . u 76 m i*^ 1 A «i m "t . 3i ♦ 47 »H •» S # v» *»i n 8* i i i t ■ J . * • - * / . .. r :'..-.!\i:vf ..,.,.'. '" ■• \ • • J i > i r > 1 . 1 ' f ■ 8 b /y 1' .-I ' :i.ii. ' I r. • ! ■ ■■ ! :■ I ■ ■ }■<,>''. •' » I t , a DIX LETTER A. No. 4, ) the 9lh March, 1844,— Also, tlie probable Revenue Uierefrotjn, at tlie Rates iliewn in the Schedule, and Collected on tiie principles staled in tlio Report Letter A. No. I. f i At Port Stanley. RATE OF TOLLS RECOMMENDED. 6 4 «r 1 u DATE. 1844. •> e & H Ke^" March nrl2 )3 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 80 1 a 4 5 6 7 8 2 1 & 06 86 72 72 190 143 123 59 66 52 52 37 35 23 42 49 40 20 54 68 71 BC S S3 i 8> 17 19 10 25 38 52 26 12 3 4 3 2 14 7 3 24 2G 20 20 11 7 13 25 31 17 37' 23 20 24 21 25 26 3G U 32 20 13 13 13 13 JB 13 r 268 * ; 134 509 254i 101 d. Value oT each Oat*,' cakulaled u itated in (ha Roport Letter A. No. I, tU-^Jii; t&« ciailafTcaviI, Anrnp of aacb per Ditm, per Year, Ratsor Tolli, Value of each kiwi of Travil pet Year, rad Am ralae oT each Gate. 9ATBB.: Weatahmer Bridge.. RymalFa CotMr.. ThenveStakaai. Sl Thooaa. Port Stanley. DaaeripUoo of TnnL 4 Honea. . . 2 Horaei, . . 1 Hone.... Ridera Cattle, &e.. 4 Iloraea. . . 2Hor(ea. .. I Horae..., Ridera Cattle, tic. 4 Horaea. . , 2 Horaea. . . 1 Horae Ridera Cattle, &e.. 4 Horaea. . . . 2 Horaea t Horae Ridera Cattle, &e... Total amoant of Tolla that will be reeeiTed during one year on the London and Port Stanley Plaok Road. 4 Horaea. . . 3 Horaea... 1 Horae. .... Ridera...... Cattle, dw. 7J» 42 10 ^ 4t t.i 33 I, h I 391 33788 6516 4401 313 64 13303 3219 3487 1017 125 14711 3577 3034 626 15 I45S4 2253 1643 156 156 looie 1731 3364 Value of each Under Tratel per Year, X a. d. 14 13 694 14 91 18 36 13 13 2 332 U 53 13 29 1 3 2 4} 4 13 367 15 69 IS 16 19 1 6 11 3 363 17 37 11 13 13 10 6 6 6 17 ^150 8 88 13 8 88 8 Value ofeeAaele PwY^. a. A 738 U S) 419 8 Oi «S0 e 8 415 10 7 313 19 4 :^ • - 8337 6 1 }' Road Ornci* London^ 18th March, 1844. - ."« I ■ !■' ', I /I ■i .(''I' ll C. S. GZOWSKI. Bngineer, ' f I . \] B'- indon and Brantford Road, as c'^*'P'"^ IE LONDON AND BRANTFORD K ATI, I) T HATI AT INQCnsOLL. DATS. 1844. ^ S: •' ^ & t d b fc m V B B o e s ibniaiy 1,1 " U -"._ 15 " 10 " 17 " - 19 « 20 " 21 " 22 " 23 ." . 24 " 28 " 27 " 2S " 39 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 trth 6 4 2 5 3 6 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 -3 (19 60 72 52 65 67 73 59 49 44 41 40 37 39 38 31 38 23 38 38 32 21 36 UPTIO HAVEl 17 25 18 17 23 2t 15 10 13 .3 I "I 'I 4 5 3 6 11 8 i en. 8 p"- 3 4 4 14 10 9 IS 17 15 13 9 31 7 9 3 n. 13 7 13 13 68 34 1082 541 215 107i 231 IlSj >i 23* *i\ 8j ivcil Jiir SIICIVIXG llie Average Travel on the London and BrAnlford Road, ks calculated Orom I « STATEMENT OF TRAVEL. PASSINQ AND REPASSINO ON THE LONDON AND BRANTFORD ROAD, FROM IMk AT NEW-MARKET INN. AT NORTON'S INN. AT PUTNAM'S MILL. AT INOERSOLL. ; DATB. 1844. 1 1 u 1 DATE. 1844. 1 I i ^ DATE. 1844. ^ i o 1 i •a DATE. 1844. 1 1 i 1 DATk. 1844; * 1 S f • 1 1 1 1 '» e» 1 4" <3 J ft . p* J « ,, ; Inoaiy 13 . a SI ^0 • 8 ,, Ftbraaijria 61 7 3 47 rabrMi7l3 3 SO 8 8 nbroMyn ro 17 11 • • Fckhwijr 19 .^ ':■■." 15 : ; 9 8i 23 .14 : 8 •' ", 13 97 11 19 • " 14 3 53 16 8 • 14 60 85 8 .. II , 30 „ !•»:• » ■: . 9 77 10 ' 11 1 ' i 1 <« : 14 1 4 111 6 ' 10 a " 15 3 54 14 ..aa ..."._ 15 .78 '• 5 • • "91 ,x .■'• ■'..." >" ■ 3 . 87 19 16 11 ,« IS 128 .10 to .. " 16 3 74 38 • • « 16 63 17 3 a. " 38 :. . ; ;■. - 18 .9 85 15 ' 9 " 16 130 18 1 .. " 17 a 80 .34 a. • 17 . 65 89 4 • •r : "■•1 23 %" ' ;-" 10 •: 3 73 15 M9 18 ,.'", 17 • 3 181 SI ' •• .. n 19 8 78 '88 g ■ »m • ■ - 19 67 St 4 ••' " 34 ^'^i ;. .■■-. «o- ■ . 9 67 17 19 .11 ;;.,« , 19 184 ' ^4 9 .. • 20 3 66 84 4 ■ 80 73 IS 14 •• " ■ 36 .w';'^"' » •: 9 04 8 ' 8 e . M 20 130 -5 • 7 *. •• 31 3 76 8 4 " 81 ' 50 10 10 •• " 27 :,': ,.-' « ,, d . 8a jO • 8 • • . " 81 104 3 ' 8 a " 88 3 58 8 4 > 88 49 13 9 •• ' « .-88 ^c :■ v"; " ■,;■ 9 75 7 ;. 7 .. ... « 28 104 3 3 a • 23 3 48 13 .. " 23 .-. a '44 13 19 ■ • " - 89 ■.- i r-! »* : • • .. ■ • ■ f •• ■ • ; « 23 104 1 1 • a • 84 3 80. 14 8 ." ; «♦ 3 41 11 ,17 . •• ' Mwdk 1 , t ■ » 86 ■ ■ ■( ■ ■ . ■ 9 00 • 1 . 6 s . " 34 80 4 9 .• 1. 26 3 18 .. 8 " 26 3 40 6 IS «• •■ 8 ■>■■: •", ". ,■ a lOi 10 11 )t ."28 89 3 8 • • " 37 3. 26 3 84 « 87 3 37 .4 13 w. ..,".«. 4 ■ i;.'.; " » . 9 78 8 13 10 " 97 78 1" 8 • • « 38 3 80 6 6 " 38 3 39 5 9 •• • ■• ft- iV , • *> •■ 3 88 18 4 .. " 38 88 5 9 ■ *• «. 80 a 14 • • .. « 89 ; ' 38 ■' 8 81 • • "6 u " " •• 9 79 18 •(3 • • " «C 64 a 9 -• Much 1 a • 16 3 a. Much 1 I ■ 3 31 6 7 a ,. ": '• ' ^ F«t(u«y 1 3 .105 7 ,7 8 MMdi 1 . 51 a 9 .* • , 3 a 14 4 .. " 8 . 3 38 a. 9 1 ..•.-.,i 8 ' H'i'."- » •■ i 4 60 95 4 t • :■» . 3 68 3 11 • • '- 4 8 14 • • 3 . . • 4 8 83 3 ■ 9 'i " '.'■ : t'i " : » ^: • ■ • • .. .. .. " • 4 40 9 .. e « 6 a 26 • • • • - 5 9 38 3 9 • •^ " It ■•,..-! -5 ■, ' 9 03 " ,4 .. f ." • 6 48 1 6 • • - 6 a 80 •- • a " 6 9 38 3 13 '\^ i' « ■• 13 '•r.: ' - ■ • ; . 3 65 8 9 18 ! " ; 6 *o 8 8 • • . " 7 a 4 •- 8 ' " 7 9 33 1 7 a» ' > " .V 13 ;>■:] • ' ;. a 100 7 5 8 " 7 48 • - • • • • • " 8 3 la • a a. • 8 a 81 8 13 • a " 14 ■.,:•.•'».; te 108 85 6 « , " 8 40 1 •• • a " a 10 • a a • " -8 86 a* ts • • "IS ;■ . • » 3 103 33 3 « 9 40 5 «• .. • • a» • a a* '•• a* ^,, ' ,, • ^, ,, ■16 " 10 3 118 19 4 • * • • > ■ .. .. .. • • . . . • , , , , a* ^^ • • •• >• .. I...,., .. , ' • " u • ■ .... ,, • • ,, • • •• .. • . . a ,, .. .. ■• • a • a a* .. • • •• aa va • 13 •a iia 8 19 • • • ■ ••• .. • • • • .. • • .. . a ■ a ,, • • .. a* ' m» a* a* a» ■ • " u a )49 15 3 .. • • ••» . . • • ■ • «• • • •. • a ^^ • • • a • a aa ., ' aa • • •• •• lA Total Tnrri. ■ a 127 11 5 • • .. •• •• • • •• •• .. .. •• •• •• ... .. •• •■• •• - aa ■• 68 9339 351 198 114 .. 66 1060 114 183 61 .. 46 318 78 .. 68 1083 815 231 18 6 • • •• Avcr./s qoMitOy af pa/iDgumrfl,jp«ri H «* *■• 11 «li Si ai « • * •• 1 lOA ♦H 1 119 81 89 77 90 90 54 40 SI 37 80 98 38 86 47 9 10 80 7 il7 94 17 81 1033 610 Sli 33 19 11 17 9 11 4 7 8 9 18 .6 6 5 1 8 1 9 9 '. 30- 8 10 315 107} 41 39 30 11 17 88 33 14 18 35 25, 13 10 13 10- 20 4 3« 15 9 11 34 17 33 i 485 S4S| m U 9 9 7 . 3 • ■ 3 4 11 3 9 3 AT BURFORD. DATS. 1844. 75 371 it F«kraM]rl3 « 13 " . 14 " 15 ■> 16 " 17 " 19 " 20 "31 « 28 " 23 " 24 " ; 28 if 87 « S8 « 99 March , 1 " 9 i I I n 9h 88 60 106 71 108 128 68 118 00 eo 61 63 97 98 49 41 80 39 1270 639) 35} 10 iO 30 14 30 30 I 33 14 11 1 4 1 1 .8 8 4 1 3 835 112) H U 8 4 4 11 9 9 16 37 84 16 16 23 30 10 13 16 87 371 135) 71 1 31 8 3 1 3 1 THE CHEQUERED BHEOB. DATE. 1844. 73 36 Ftbniuy 13 13 14 IS 16 , 17 1* 20 31 22 23 24 ' 26 27 .29 .89 1 8 I S c to a i o X Mvdi « 144 C6 86 63 123 69 74 110 107 68 67 74 02 41 ■60 49 36 28 a & 1313 1) €56) OA 36H 16 20 20 33 87 19 31 17 II 11 1 13 8 3 6 6 237 118) 6| 7 13 7 U 17 23 10 15 19 80 6 10 33 13 89 28 21 304 152 8» 4 13 1 M 66 33 1| RATE OF TOLLS RECOMMENDED. 4 8 d. d. 4 1 ©8 6 4 0* 0* 04 Ok 0* o» 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0) 0* 0* 01 ■ t 1.=^ -<■— i I.. I APPENDIX LETTER A, No. ^, gI on the Loncitn and Brftntrord Road, aa ciilculated from Retuma thereor kept ttom the 13(h Januarj to the 10th March 1844; also tho probable Revenue thereor, at the Ratea ahewn in ihe ScIk ISSIKO ON THE LONDON AND BRANTFORD KOAD, PROM Iltll JANUARY TO l«lk MARCH, 1M4. 3 (3 AT INOERSOLU D.fTB. '■ i P«kr«i7n «, 14 ..--'?._ » •I 10 " 17 • *- 1» [ «■ 21 . « 23 «. 23 I • ; - u Mu(k n i i < « 87 28 M 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 4 ^. a 5 S 6 a 3 3 . a 3 3 3 3 3 S 3 3 3 3 3 » -a 09 60 .78 53 . 65 67 73 50 49 44 41 40 37 39 38 31 38 83 38 38 33 31 38 •I I 17 85 17 88 St 15 10 13 13 11 5 .4 5 a 6 3 3 3 1 8 3 ii 4 11 8 6 ' a 4 4 14 10 9 18 , 17 15 13 9 81 7 9 3 9 13 7 13 18 10, ' a" AT WOODSTOCK. DATlC. 18441 PtkhMwyig " . 80 "21 " 83 "i; 83 " 84 " ' 89 « 87 - ' 89 Nardil I •' 8 ■ .•.;,.4 u .■ 5 "9 ,. "; '■ » • "..i 8 « V " 11 !' " '■■ 13 . " .^ 13 " 14 . " ' 18 • 16 !. .. .1 .. J ' a 6 3 1 •'■! 1 ', 3 ■ 1 '■' a '.a ■ » I 1 i> T 1. ," i ' 1 ; « ' 1 1 I 1 .1 » 1 3 . 1 8 I lis 81 85 77 .«» 50 60 64 40 SI 37 80 86 47 10 39 7 il7 54 17 81 i 33 19 n 17 11 4 7 8 18 6 6 S 1 8 1 8 8 8 10 i I 41 89 30 11 17 88 33 14 18 35 85, 13 10 13 10 20 4 36 15 9 11 34 17 83 16 8 5 7 3 8 4 11 3 a 3 AT BURFORD. r\TB. 1844. Ftkrauyia " 13 " . 14 " IS 16 17 19 80 81 23 23 84 : 86 27 88 99 March i 1 a a a a a . a a I ^ B c* 60 106 71 108 188 68 118 00 eo 61 63 67 68 49 41 20 35 10 SO 30 14 30 30 I 23 14 18 11 1 4 1 1 .3 8 4 1 14 8 4 4 11 3 5 16 27 84 16 16 23 30 10 13 16 87 1 SI 8 S 1 3 i I 3 13 3 THE CHEQUERED SHEDS. DATS. 1844. March Fabnwiy 13 13 11 IS ' 16 .17 1> 20 31 23 33 24 ' 26 87 33 .89 I 3 e o X 144 C6 86 63 123 69 74 110 107 03 67 74 02 41 60 49 36 88 c s> a i o s 16 20 20 83 27 19 31 17 II 11 1 13 8 8 6 6 (6 7 13 7 11 17 83 19 15 19 80 10 3» 13 39 28 81 RATE OF TOLLS RECO K d. d. 9 d. d. d. 8 4 8 13 1 10 78 1083 315 831 18 53 1033 SIS 485 75 39 34 S41 107i llSi 861 816 mi 8481 371 1270 283 271 72 1313 237 304 66 Si 639} 1121 135} 36 Kt H Ol 41 l\ OH M ail 6 101 If OH 351 6) 71 a 11 «501 1181 153 33 OA 36ft 61 8t 1| 4 8 I -I ™.l 1. -t.— »t ■■ I I I IS li« Ra(n ihewn in llie Schedule and calculated on (lie principles stated in llic Kcpurl, LetKcr A, No. 1, RATE OF TOLLS RECOMMENUED. 4 8 4 S « 8 « e OS Ski VALUE OF EACH GATE) CALCULATF.P AS STATED IN THE RErORT, letter A, HTo. 1, SHEWING THE KIND OF TRAVEL, AVEBAOB OF EACH PER DIEM, PER YEAR, RATE OF TOLLS, VALUE CF EACH KINO OF TRAVEL PER YEAR, AND VALUE OF BACH OATB. 4 1 6 4 c1. A 0» 0| 01 Oi * » « 4 Oi I 0) 0* GATES, WHERE TO BE PLACED. NEW-MARKET INN. NORTON'S INN. 0| PUTNAM'S M^LLS. (4 0* 0* 0* INGERSOLLVILLB. BEKCHVILtJB. I 0* WOODSTOCK. 0* 0* 0* Oi 0* JOHN PHELAN'a INN. DIGEAR'S INN BURFORD. CHEaUERED SHEDS. DESCRIPTION OF TRAVEL. 4 IInr>ea.. 2 " .. 1 " .. ilorai'mcn. Cnltlr, &e. 4 Ilornri . . 2 " ., 1 " Horipmcn. Catlle, die. 4 Iloroca . . 2 " .. 1 " .. Ilorkrinrii., Culllr, A.e. 4 lIurficB, . 2 " . 1 " lIorFdncn, Cadk, die. 4 Homct. Horsemen , Cattle, dec. , 4 Ilurncs. Jlornemrii . Catlle, &n. 4 IlorHes, Horsemen.. . Cattle, &e... i ilorsci. Horccmen.. Cattle, &c... BRANTFORU BRIDGE... Total Amotiot oT Tolli that 4 Ilcrscs, . 2 " .. 1 " .. Horsemen. Cattle, &c. 4 lUrscs. . 2 ' 1 " .. IIorBcmen . Cattle, &c . will bo received during oni ■It p.s . 310 Hnss S080 1313 CSS 41 2 1| I IS,', 44 !ir 410 ISJISO 743 7H3 3P1 S3 i! 0|f II 831 *i 61 OH n m ISA Hi 5* yMraa 313 67JJ 1401 1412 030 400 73.'-)S i4.sa 1721 81 4G9 7355 14S0 1721 81 375 0720 IfiOS 3IH2 508 375 6720 1565 31.^2 608 313 6742 1101 1442 630 43 11103 1930 2399 620 25 11503 20N0 2643 673 ikaLowbD -a i .1 o b d. 4 2 0» c 4 3 0» n n 4 3 0* « 4 2 o» 4 2 9 6 4 2 0* 9 4 2 0* Vnlna of earh hind or Tra reaper jr ear. n 353 3t 10 1 10 334 13 11 143 23 13 1 Vatoo of each Oata par year. REMARKS. 17 183 81 It 17 ■ 183 24 14 6 8 4 3» 14 ICS 80 80 1 14 168 36 26 1 11 143 83 13 1 4 10 1 S79 32 19 1 289 34 82 1 4 10 411 980 191 840 840 m 10 u » Si Bfaat/brdRoid..X I 3 6 4 10 1 9 6 4 6 101 »j; 101 334 14 14 18 18 IS 0» 91 11 OatedalL OadMdatt. OatkadML 05lh«.' r . 310 M 1 S 45 I4n<)5 352 2 • . 3 JOKO 1 * 31 15 4 i-jia 2 10 2 , , 8* CS8 0* 1 8 8 jii 10 3 OatfNdata. . 1 130 10 2 6 1 . 41 I2ns!» 324 II ' a '^3 7»d 4 13 7 8 » 2 8 10 4 : , . , ■ i 3!1| 0* 16 3i 360 a 31 OathadAta. V » . 1 ' 1 , .113 n It 4 * l."!,', 1 fl-J:-' n 143 1 • " *ii iini 4 23 7 *n niii 2 13 4 ' Hi 530 0* 1 2 1 191 6 9 Od tlM dau. 1 >i 41',!) n 1 t , 83! 73.'>* fl 183 1 7 - ii n.si) 4 21 1 5 4 * 5) 1731 2 11 10 o»» 81 o» 3 4i 840 1 4 0| Oa iJm Jala. 1 ') 4 GO 17 1 1 9 " 231 7355 ■0 183 1 7 G * 1 <3 HSO 4 24 1 5 4 1 SJ 1721 2 14 ! 10 1 Oil 81 01 3 4} sto t 4 91 ■—•""• U ,375 14 1 3 ^ 2IJ 07 '.'0 c IGS 1 6 ' .-i IMS 4 2G 8 lot 3I«2 2 20 1 1 4 I» 508 0* 1 1 2 1 419 1 8 11 On ih« dau. 1 i IJ ,375 14 • 3 ' 1 21i C720 6 108 G 1 ' 5 l,5r.5 4 26 B I *- ...... 1 10( 31S2 a 20 1 1 4 i li 508 0* 1 ' 335 1 9 11 Eilimtad aww •■ Woodcock. 1 313 9 It I'l ISA 5712 143 I 4H Jini 4 23 7 ' , Hi Hi 1412 2 ! 12 ( 4 530 "i 1 £ 1 191 1( > 9 Etiiaaled mjLi m PoUwa'a MiUi. "<'. 43 1 12 3 3'.} lllfi3 c S70 1 6 * n 1030 4 32 ,1 4 • 1 7i 2303 2 i 19 13 10 • , 2 020 OJ 1 1 331 i On Um data. OA 25 9 18 1 j » 3G I C 11 '.0:1 G 280 I ! ' 20HG 4 31 15 4 ! 9J 2043 ;; 22 6 i Ji 573 0* 1 3 101 347 19 111 1 On the data. 250 jrearoD il iMLowim •nd BreotTordR 9l~-^'-— ■aa-. - . m ^-^iwc -Jgg-'-^^'jm -;« -n APPENDIX LETTER A, Ko. 0, Being nn Abstrncl of Letter A. 2, .1, 1 nnd 5, slicwing the rost of encli Rund and of certain IJriilgcs, cost of llepairN for 181."), and the probuMe amount of revenue from eatli. Name of Roail, &c. I Amount per | rotnl nmounlOroHniimnunl Cosl of Milled roi|iiiri(l 111' ri'|iiiirMuii i>ritrv<'n>iu j 10 lii'cp II III ; ilii' iMiiirr f.illi'ri.'il nil cumpli'tion. i,'u:iir ltu London am! Purl Suinlcy Iloiiil: '.'Th'Jl n 7, 7 111 l/| IIM 5 11 L':i:i7 1 !s ,»,'» p. cent. ' i ' 3SJiiiili'»iii. \ ; I.oiiilon nail Braniford lloaJ. . . HXTJ 1'.) ''•{ j-j J,||',!|^„|" ' 7t;:M.'> umi ■> ;i h,Vj Jo. [.onij.m iiiiil Cliiillmin Il.wd.. . . I'lTiilMS II 7 I" n I'" " '> llii| IS ;|i7 ilo. l.oiidoinui.l I'ort S.iniia Ko.i,!.. liilSI I U .'i (I |i ;i"J M n lU-7 II ti li.Vj do. 1 .\' iin iliir 1 liranlllird Itridij'. ' H:Ji') H II,' ■■••.< '■ c ;ihj inilri! phmkcil, ^ I'.i MiiU-.< riiiiciulam- I ■J'Xl nil7iil do. ( iiiir yr.ir. 1 I I I \.m',. iliir i 1 I Pans Uridine l-jml n J m:; il,r .-..i.i '• ] IM li|ll,"„"„ do. c.ir. S I rimtlniii llrhj.-c ifJi (I IVi II IMi II |i' L'l" II nil'' ,1,). ( Allowed fur re ., |p.iirs iU'lir Clin ( Kiriiriril i:?;.'i 0. i.oMiD.v wn POUT sTANi.i;v BOM>. HRAVTtoiii) iiiuix;r. I niulil nut OM iTliiin till.' cMirl iiiniiuiit exin'iiilcl In In r.tnn.iliii!; llio rop.urs .if lliis Itoail, I tnorrly oMi- ^,.j„„^^ „„ ,|,„ li,,,,,,,.,,,) ,jr„|.,,_ Omt^ heins im rc-ular niKli'il ilii! I.ili'iiir 111 ki'i'pint; llic ilrainiii^i' III llir ItiMil „■, .iiint ki iit of ii "^ tiPilL'rt, iinil siipcrinlt'iiilriii r ; iho plank wlirli priipirlv ; . , ,, . , , . I'AIIIS IIHIIK.K. laid will nut ri'iiiiin,' aiiv ri'pair> (Itiriii!; Ilu: lir>l \v»r. i i i ■ , ... ' • ' -I roiilil nid iiM'crl.iiii the cxarl ammint ("cprnilpil \n rcpairsuii tlii< liriil'^i-, nu atriiiiiii liriii.^' krpt of tlium. I.OM) IN AM) llllAMKUUl) lUlAT). ciiATiiAM nitini^h: . , ' , '''" rci]iiiro A,l.)0 (I ul rupairs tins vcar, wliicK (liat llic rrpairs 111 I ir iii.ir.ii aini/nl iiurliiMi nl it ifir- ,,,:|i ,.,,, ;,.„,,, i . i ,i . .i ' , . ' ' *Mli jiiil It in jjiHKl ( ii|iii;liiiii liir Iwiinr Uiirr vtat.s ; Iho inu llie liisl vcar will lie I'liiiiil 111 oiic man Id Iwii niili'v .,„ ii ..■ i r . . , , , , ' ,, ainniinl all.iwiMl for repairs Mni-e it was tunslrialcil Cnnslantly I'inpliiytil, till' riMiiaiinni; sum will Ihmim.i ,^j^'^; o (i in iililainin:; ailililiniial ni.iliTials fur I'lllini; up nils, aiul I .,., ... ,, .. ., ,, ■■ 1 1, I '"K LONDON nilllKiK. iupfrinli'iiili'ni'i'. Iln' lulls nl llio Uraiitlnril Mriiii'i' i • i i i i .i. ,, , „. I I I .1 ■ . ,-. 1 II I 1 incliiilnl till' liiJK llial will ho rcioivcil fur rros.*- are iiiLluilfil in llii.' nci'iiils nl I nils nn lln: I{ii,u|. , .. , , ,., . inn llie Briiji;!.' Ill till' lulls |,ir tlii' Sarnui IJnail, hut LONDON AND (iiATiiAM HUM). I lln'S'i''' "Hist In' itimIimI at llic prnnf liiic nf I .(iiidiin ; ' if iml, tlnTi' will 111' liut a Irilliiii; Tnll ihIIitIimI ; as I In cstiniiiliiiir llii. rnpairs nf tins Ilnail, I aililt'd ,i iVar that ihr pi'npl.. wnuhl ainiil i( hy ci.nliliuini' on sutririi'iil Slim piT mill' I'nr tin' I'lllin!; up and rrpairiui; ilic pnmf line tn Lnmlnii. (tiu cmbankmclils wliicli will lie iici cssarv tin,' lirsl ,„,, ,,..,.,.,.„„ „„,,„,„ 1 11 >• 1 1 r> l< .^ t* .1 (t Fa II H 1 1 Hi K , year. Tin- Tnlls <-c .-teil at llu- Clialliam Hri,l:;f an. , ,„,l,„|,,,l ,|,^, ■|nlls ihal will hn r.M,.,v,.,l for cw»- incluilcl in tlifi reonpts nf Tnlls on tli. Kna.l. ;,„_, ,,„, |{,|,|,,, |„ ,|„, .,.„||^ ,-„^ ,,„, (.,,,„|,,„„ ,j„„,,_ LONDON AND I-OUT .SAKN.A BOA... ''''" ''""" ''"■ ""■' "''"'i'^' ■''■""-■ '''^^ '"'"^ ""^ following prnpDrlinii : — Tlie Tolls on this Koaii will incrfasc niati>rlally, Tin' cost nf llie Uriil^o was £1,701 11 10, amount •Our it is compli'tcil ; tin- rupnirs of the Road will h|. nf TuHs n'ceivcil Jtl."):', .S 10, ciju.il In 9 , ' . on llie very slight duriiii; the first year. /irij,'inal i-ost of llie lir il^'c. (Signed) c;. .■-;. nzousKi, lloAP Okkicf. Lonpon, ISth. Mareli, 1811. I'Jn^'iiita: [ 3(; ] APIMINDIX LETTER A, IMo. T, Slicwins; tlic ;ucraj;c Travel on tltut part of tlic Dover nrnl lliiiiiiltoii Woad bclween llie (iraiul Kivcraiul lliiiiiilt(ii), as cali'iilatcd from ri-tiiriis (lifrcol' kept Cor the inoiilh of March, ISll. Also, the prf i lior»c«, ami 13 taiKllc horses por il.^v, ln'l it is |iiosuim'il llml lliis iivc'r.ii;(' Wciultl (Uily Imlil nooil diirinc; six llliii:llis of the year, and lliiit il slimild In: riihicod uiie-lliird Id ^iI n (hit uvoiiii;u for llii! ollivr six moiillis. Il is also suppused lluit llif wlmle iif ilicM UMm^i xviuild only pii>s tliniugli chil' ^^ll(•, l\vi)-lliirds llirougli the si'tonJ gale and onc-tliir ' ihr'ni^li ihr il,ird tjiiic, ;\\\d lli;it ii|ioii Siind.iys, ilio iriivcd should go fri-'e, Aci-oriiiiij' this (lata liio (■sliii,,ile''i Ui-vriuiu thai may he durivi d from ihf p.iil nl the Uiv.id liitwutii llainilloi Calcdoni.i, will ho us I'olhiws . — 126 teams of two horses piissinn lliu first f;.ilc' iit (id. (%» h for one y( ar, drduLling Suiid.iys, ,S1.) ihi\s, JC9.S5 1!) 8t teams do. do. d.). second i;.ilr, JIJ (hivs at (id G.')7 (i 42 do. do. do. do. I'.ird y.ilr, ;!|.! ,la»s ;it till MS 1.) (I 12 sadillo horses passing thro.ii^h the first (;.ile, ;ll;i da\s at Jd :il (I 8 il>, do. .seeoud i;Me, 31,! d.iys at Jil •,>() 17 t 4 do. ilo. third ^;ile, ;il3 da_\s at .Id 10 ,S H Prohuhle aniount of anteial KeveiuK' on this part .if the Itoail XJ0.3 I 10 (1 It is proper to remark lliat (his e>liiTiat(' is \n,v\v Ir.iiu the Iravil lufire the Koad South of lifRnJ River was roiniileled— I'lMin the full oj^ nin:. ul'iln. I{..ad, tins e->liinal(; will he materially iiiereastd. 137 1 fi3 H •a •1 ! if : ^ i e«^ a 1 a •3 e 1s H i ■^ - M * •» ?i n ti M ?i - fi M n - n M s .-! ; ^ z.tnnt % •i, 3 9 e e s o e s e s se oee e s s c n_Mn„ ;,,„ c^ - t V ? 3 Si :< fi^; •►t»2"7>. , w' c O : s c ; ;50cc-as-w,.. Fii w a; 2 "3 • 3 y- i -i « IM M M M S « — -."> »l I- Jl ~ « c i C I r e 'O O O !/j o "' -=s = - = - = c=ccii:ors;c; — — — -r :i M M ■: r) •» }\ :■> " c'— i'.i « o 'zz't fi _j .-, .-- - - :- i'ri N ?i r :, nV. -J, I'Tcc's = M c w :i c '''''''' fh,'' t^^l,' ''^' ' ' *; w ' 2 1 H a - i< ■J •^ kiS X y ^ ^ u ■ ■ ■' ' Lj *■!:-<■ ■y : •' : : ::-;-'|*u^?r:^ ^-^Jl-^viV^Ii'^^d*^ t 38 ] ' M c r ;- I' 3*) c X 1^ »c t; .> = ccooecoc^ — -'"C — ccM«occ:ro — V) -ii t ^ 1 c f i 9 A u ^* , , ' - c c o -^ c I' i.r :■; c : 3) o-t— --ci-'s-^ci^urr^cc^ — ooccococcccc^cccccc-t'-oC'C-iC'--' _; r: f - t"! ri r^ c r: m — c r: rt •- c - »- r^ -< '^ -c .- r: t — — •-' r: r: c^ :: :■: c*. i- '^ — m c c c c n r. ■ 7) -..-■: — c o -c rj c c r^ w ?j ^ T 4- r- ;; -^ "I .-( ^ o c c ..'! o ■; ic :'; r; M c r c c .: cr ~ c -^ ■^ - c - -T r c -c o J! r. c 7j -^ 7i c r ~: -c * r^ r: r: tc o t i- o c r: = o c c ^ c c ^ ■ C C C :: C C M .N ?J C J>1 '-' -i u-^ cl O iT c ir. I.- M :^ '.r: J ^ " s ^ ■/: : . ; '"-?-!.-' ^-?-''-i'-'''rc-~---E-''£ " — rr .- ' c " c •- '. / 7. < - :::, Z: C _ 1- y. rf /, t > ,^ > i J. [ 39 ] APPENDIX LETTER B SCHEDULE No 2. CANALS. 2 N D B U 11 L I N ti T O xN BAY CANAL Hates oi- Tom, al the I5iirlinfi;ton 15av ('anal, fixrd l)y C:oiiHnissionc,s uiulcr the Aulhoi-Ky of IVniiuial Ails 1) llco. 1\ . Chap, l^, mid U Geo. IV^ Chap. 12, by urder nl' Snh IVhruary, 1>:!0. l)KSL'i;il'TlU\ OF AUTlLLliS. UfAMlTY. KATES. .STKAMllDAT.s, WivUv .^TKAMU(i.\r.S. .■^niuWnkly S'l'K \Mli(iAI'S,|l,ulv SAll.lMi ( liAir. im.l.r 10 T.,:,-^ S'.II.INC CI! AI-'T, 1.1 r,„i^;ui,l uri.hr Oo SAII.IM. I'lrVKl'. '"I T.Mis Mid i:nw,ir(ls. VVIIK.VT M.IU'U [UT WlllsKliV I'dliK ASIIK.S ■"•■ 1 SALT Ill TTKIl ! HI ■ITKK 1 I. Mill I,\lil> iii:i:ii iii:i:s WW i'l.\.-^l'i;U 111' I'.MM.s .. flliKIl (Ml. l,i:Mlii;i! !SHI \UK riMUKR siiiMit.i:.-^ 1 I'l.dl i.lH. . roiATnK.s Al'l'I.KS , STd.M',.... .. I'lvA.s .111,1 n\|'S MKIICII \Mi|.>l'. \\i;sl' INhl \ srwi'.'^ rii'K si'.\vi:s I',r Miinil, .,/:!,.■ It..„i-I .,r II;, r/. (i.l'.fll', \.i. inj. .S,iil,i,:lni f.f/,(VlA/|M/.— I'ln iiMN . iirt 1"." - . 1^1!, aii'l l'i,hlish,.l in tjilitiiil r JoU'uiiti^ u'lUitidHul liaUa art (.-OAI 1 I!u>li,-I, IlarrtI, Biirrcl. .M. F.vt, M. IJiishc'!, T,.,«', Ilusliel, Cwl., I.:.'llll |M., l.i.HiO '• piT C'tt't., (1 ;> (1 (1 '^ !■ rci' 11 ;> (1 U 1(1 It H II '-} 1) I'j (1 t> 1) 1 (1 II ^ 11 II (1 II ;.' II 'J (1 >i n II (> (1 II ;) d II (1 ^ 11 II (1 II 10 2 (• n II ;f II t> (1 M u (1 of n .1 II II (U 1) .J II lU II n n 1 ti 1 [ 40 ] APPENDIX LETTER B SCHEDULE No. 3.— CANALS. '■i R 1> ST A \ S S I, () C K Kates ok Toi.i, liitlierto paid lor passing through tlic St. Ann's F.dck, liy order o( tho (lovcrnor ill t'ouiiiil. U0.\ I'A ('11 r..\l!H 'I'lins ' el.ASfi i\i). -J. Ml iiii.l wiAvr I I'ons ' CLASS ^o. ;;. i n ami iiikIim- mi Tdhs CLASS .No. 1. Ill .iml iiiiilir in 'I'oiis CLASS .\.p. .', :.'ii ail. I iiii.liT In Tons CLASS i\o. i;. ?.'ii nial lui.lcr iiOATS or nAlUILS iiii|il.v or IcuKhI Willi S-.vli or Soa Coal lo pay oiiuliall ol' iliu al.ovu liatca. | Ti.Miirn, (\mm)Uooii, Si!iN-. vfc< . i 'I'IMIll".!! ofiill .l.-mplions. DiaK. I'l ml,- an.l ILMrds. in Ciil>s |iit LooIv Ivill or Ic'si-r i|i:aiit:i> S'l'.AMlAliH an.l \VI>'r l\Ll|\ S T \\i:s. a„l llrailMH.rs |H' Cnli sr\MiAUI> ;iii.! WKST L\1)|A srAM:>, an.l Ilia.lii.^--, in lioats or lian-is. Sian.lar.l in r M. WKST IMHA prrM : IJKAIHM.S. porM DKALS. PLANKS or I'.DAKPS. m i;.uis or llar.-iv, p.'r M. Im.jI. lloar.l inoa>i:ie CdKinVlMili. p, r llosi or It.ili 'I'A.WI'.irs I'. \1!K, p, rCor.l Ci;i)AK L or 'I'.ii.i, hilhiiiii ' 'ollt rii d mi tin; l.ai hinr Caniil. llF.SCUH'TliiN I'l' i'lli'l'!;!!! \. I.minl! IKHT. senW, A IIUAI'. SI i>\\ . ,V IKiA T. SCrW, A lidAT. S( (i\\, ^V IKIAI'. SI iiW. ^V. nUKWdiilJ , ■riMi:|-.K MKIli hammsk ASIIKS r.KKK and POKK KLdlR or 1111 ■ I'. KLnlll ,.: liIrK n.nlH or UICI-; WIII'.AT . r .iili.r iliL\l\ . Ill rrKIl or LAKH SALT STA.NDAKU I'llK STA\ I HAY ol" ,'. T.ui> an.l 111!, iitjw. I n '> an.l :j.i lioiwi-on ill an.l M U. In. Ill III an.l ^' i!...M MiToiM... T.i^ T.iii- PASSKMIRIiS. A,!,il!. I'ASSl'.M i;!!S, l-i ,;.lr. M JliiliSKS an.l NKAl' lATILK , iiniis, sm',i:i'. <;iiA'i's. r\i.\i:.- STUNK or l!U|i K l.lMi; or S\Mi SlllNtlLKS [II ir, C. r.l, T..n.' I'.ari. 'I'l.T 1. Lt.- Ilall i'o 1 1. I.arri 1 Pin. 1. M p... 1 i.ol Inn. II T.. i|..:- 1,1" lioad. 1) -Note. — TIm' almv Uai- -■ ;irc I'-r l).r uhi.;. .!i>:,iiitT hcfuri ii Lt-liliif iriil Munlri':il. <"' rnilo-) ainl -•) in prnportinn I'.i PAch \\u\v. (it'tliiil .h';!;!!]'*!'. Ilui lli it- iV •' . l. u\\wj ••r iiiii't^'liri'/ ImIuw l.'ol. ^-^ I. win ih- r in ;infciiiJ,iiLr or jLaifiiJiii!^ |i;iy tlic hainc a^i jl'tln y pa.'i'-cJ lliru'i'^Ii all th".- L'^- K?. A rr.n U'Hi v\' a ni:li' i-. .tutiin J a wlu-le luilc. C 41 ] APriiNDLV H;'lTi:i{ Ji.— SCHLDULK No, 5— CANALS. 5th CHAMBLY CANAL. ll\TK4 or Toll ostdlilislicil un IIk; t'liiiiiiMy C'iinal \iy llio Guvernur in Council. Ur.SCUirTKI.N UK I'lKU'KllTV. ULA.NTITY. KATES. Kloiir, riarkiTs, Oiii'iiiH, .Scoilii, .... Ui-ci; I'ork, <:i.l.r, \Vlii>ki'y, \iiii'i,'ai, Oil, Wiiic, licor, l'icl,lo>l l-'i.-li, I'iicli, Tar, Varnish, TiiriKMiliiic, Uyritor-^, dni-ii Kruil, .NiU.-J, - - , . AbIii's, ria-I.r, -------. I.anl. T.iIImw, HiiIIit, !!i "s-wax. Hire, Checsu, Ilaiiw, llacon. Hides dry. Hides green, llcinis. dried l''i h. 'l'iil)iu-i'o, . . - . . Sail, Cn.i'.n. I'la. tiT, Inm m :iny Icirm, RarlliK, Wliilin^', ('lialk, IViiiit, Lead in niiy I'orm, S.iiid, Slum', llrirk, (iiMid'.SiDiic.--, . - . . . Wheat, Indian (,'urii, liarli'v, live, H.il.-;, Seeds if all kiad.i, l!e.an.-<, Veijetables of ull kiiidH, - - ■ '- - - - - " - r.ran. \\ uol, Siniie Ware, -----.. Sluiijlis, ('arl>-, WaiT'ias-. l^)ll^;p Furnilure, I'lou^^'li-* .and all iastruiiu ills of llu>bandry. llardvviire and I'uUi ry, ------ llcirseK. Oxi'ii. ,"^ieers, i;n\v>-. llof;--, . . - . . Slieeii, CiiialH. Calves, i*ii;s. ------ i IJry Ci'iads, L'rutus, Hales, iVc. "r nllier Merehaieli/e iint enuinirated. Hay, -..---- I llciards, I'laiiks, Slabs, S.-anilia^', redi d in iici.ird inca-^iire 1 ineh liiirk Do. do. d,i Siioare Timber, - bo. do. ill Kali. Saw l.ogn II inehe.s in di.iineler and nnil'T. IJo. do. do. and u|niaids, ford Wood or Taniors' Hark, Cedar lleaui>, I'osi.s, Klo.i:s, IJo. do. do. ill Kafi, I'lpc S Lives, bo. We>i India, - Roalb niider 'M loin, - Do. do. .'ill do. Do. do. sii do. - I In. '-il ioii> and upwards, 111 Kull, per Barrel, - .1 II " Cut, '• Ton, ■■ Iliisliel, - '• Ton, Each, - '• 40 Feel " Uifl lliindles, •• .M. Keel, - " 10 Keel, - '• I.our, . " Cord, • M. Lineal Keel " M, Kaoli. £ 9. il. IJ (I a 3 4 IJ G I) OJ 1 G 1 2 1 6 1 1 3 .1 2 -t 2 4 I) G r> 10 It 12 G U 'J 7 li IJ G 1.-. n II Kurt.— A frai'lioii of ,i 1. .1 is taken aeeor.lmir lo ibe iniiiiber of ipiarlers iliereoi, an I deeiiie 1 a whole i|u.,rier. The miimhi Timber. Doard.s. I'laiik and Seam. mo in 10 llie iio,iiilii\ 111 lei I ; lint no ii'i.iii:ii) on ler :'.> feet p.iy.s f)r 1, s- than L'v i, , i. a (raclion of a quarter of a Ion in Kiilld are calenlaied hi proportion .\i'i'i:.\i)i\ i.i:i'ti;k h.— s( iir.m \ u.— H.uJMurKs. i.si pour sr.wi.i'.v m; Ki.TTi.i: ( in i;k. l{.\tKs Oi I'lii.i. I'.sl.ililisln'il li\- ('i)iniiiivsiuneii iiiaier llio Provincial .\i I S (ieo. I\ , ea]). 18. Di".-;( uirriiiN OK I'l'viii'i'.irrv. P.it an I I'.' irl Alo-s, .v.ih. I'.ok Whi.kiy or (Jil. Kloor. Do. Stitrar.' Hollow Ware,* l.ard .111.! Iliiinr, iiujrds and i.ninber, - Boats under 12 ton.s. Do. \'i toii^i and upwards, Whe.ii. All oilier lir.iiii. MiTili.uidi/e and l>.i'.;r^i;fe,* Pails. Mill Stones, l-'anbeii Ware, Double VV.ii^iinti, Siliole, do. Hor.sis, H.irned Callle, Sheep, Slei..4,s, I'loiiL'le,. ShillL-les. (IIA.NTITY. KATK,-^, per I'arrel Do. Do. •■ I'wt, £ V. d. |i 1 11 1' 1) T{ II II II II Keo. - - i M. Keet lioardl ) ■4 Ton - Gil I ifl. \\v rel bulk. Di/en, - T.iii, - Each. - I'er inno. I 1 3 '_' I) II II 3J II -J 11 II II II 11 II ^ H II I :! 11 t) II 2 I. II II TJ II i; • Tl riii-le. irr el. in", d the ^ ■me a \Iir.' Ii.iiidi/. . ,iii 1 K.iiiiLiaiUs l.nov'iiire has ii^ii.d'y been eseiiipled. Ihi C.iali ao.l ri.i.-i. r :.'s. t !. p; r l.iii in pl.ua; ol iln M.-n.d r.itr of Is. J.i , .nid on Uuddiiii,' Sioin-.^ ;.'s. bd. [«■! Co.d is le\iej. 10 [ 42 J APPENDIX LETTER B. SCHEDULE No. 7. 2nd TORONTO HAUBOUK. Rates of Toll fixed by the fiovcrnor in Council, under authority of Provincial Act 3rd. Will. IV. Cap. 31. DESCniPTlON OF rROPERTY. ( QUANTITY. RATES. X a. d. MERCHANDIZE, per Ton, Weight or Measurement, jjcr Bill of Luding, . 1 .1 KLOUR, - per Barrel, t) a OYSTERS in Shell, - '' " II 2 CIDER, . " " . 2 APPLES ami oihor Fresh Fruit, - . It (t n 2 LIME and GYP.SUM, - U u , () 2 POTATOES niid oth(!r Vesetablen, - - " " (1 2 POKK . *' " - n ;i ASHES, - . - - U ii 3 SALT, . '* " _ :t WHISKEY, . " " 3 8HEEP and PIGS, - . Each, 2 ■ HORSES and HORNED CATTLE, . « B n 6 WOOD, - " Cord, - (1 1) 4 STONE, - " Toine, 10 LUMBER, - - " IIMXI Ki-et h 1 Board measure, LETTEJl B. SCHEDULE No. 8. PRESENT AND PKOPOSED R.\TKS OF TOLL ON THE FOLLOWING SLIDES. SITUATION OF KLIDE. /.v Tin: M:ncASTi.i: distiuct. AT CROOK'S RAPIDS, .... ■• IIFl'.l.Y'.S FALLS, " MIUDLK FALLS, .... " KANNKY'S FALLS, - CHISIIOLM'H RAl'lDS, OAT Tin: o7'7'.4n.i nivr.n. AT TIIF. nEU.X-JOArillMS. - CALUMKl' AM) .M(li:\TAIN SLIDF.S, y:\<,m the huad nf the Cahinict Id tlic lliul ol' the Moiiiu.iiu OS Tin: MM)A IIVl.SAI. HIGH FALLS' SLIDES, .' from F'lr every Crib of Timhf-,-, Si ISIS. Sa«- Lops or sawed LunilM'r. jiassiiij^ dow. REMARKS. lliL' ,sii,|,'. 8. 4 . . . .1 . 4 . . . 4 . 4 . . . I-'or every ('ril> of Ti:r r> - - - Established by Authnrity of ,1 - J. the (i(trrriHtr in t'tiuncil, For every I'm Vvn--, , f Tiiiihcr A|iril, Jijlh tbll. 41) -f • [ 43 ] s s w I3ua{] ajoui JO £ ijiiM aaSoujuo • -d '*'* 1 •aiiSiaig ^ 00 1 1 -en" '-^ "I H U "OOOOOOO c I'S -i^ ti 3. 'Sij JO fe .5 1 5 h « ff> « « Jl »» ff 50 a •Mjon jaipo 40 an'img Xja.\a .. :5 "i 9 1 cooocoo 00 [^ "T;§''"^"^ ■T3 W « ; I- . s •J U <: •tiai'o r, .^'l u.">i4p auiBs ji|X w • C • i a ?*> H 'H. < TJ- '- ^3 (lOCCOCO C «'* '^ : 1 11. 'o O •3W«Mft3t ^ o . . - K C coco c 1 «S -3 S ^ ~.«^-«1 u rs n -^ -^ t.m ;iJui!i''ip o<"iu.Mv t -3. »r. 10 . 'r. « ri (^ J - -f— ^ =-5 M ri 1 &l§Ji2 ^ •««U ||oj, .10 4,nium.\; P5 — «iO-NM<»i.WN ■r t t 5 ; a 3 ' e ■.= .J = c - c'* ; U i U fri £|= = •• - ^ s •paziuiupojun 40 pantn!|,i i|i."] j < BS "a r- u; :: a C -» ^ /■ r '. u h < < ■■/ - ■ < - ! o H b O w W H •d c ''- C _' .- r 2 =i iJ.-S, ■= J ! "i Si's - ■ : i ro-3 -. r. 7 -C » > '. • = H » X :> c F a oa. kj^^k; j: 2 (-■ > [44 ] APPENDIX LETTER B . SCIIEDULK No. 10— rUBLIC KRIDOFS. RATIIS OF TOLL I'.stablislicd by Ciniiinissionors, under tlio aullmrity of the several Acts ol'tlie I'rovincial Legislature herein named, upon tlie loHDwiMg Uridge.s: — B n 1 D o i: s . Ai'l "f AiilliDrily fur the collection ol Tolls. CH.ATHAM DKlDCiK 7 Will. IV. Cap. 81). DUN.WILLR J'AIIIS imANTi'oun UIVEll TKKNT CHAUIMKUK ST. MAllUCR ST. A.WE.IphiPEUADE (C.E.). r.i.. 41.. 30.. HATES OK TOI, L. Ol I ^ ?. f ^ E c i « NH a ti o -t T3 J .,. .1 ^ V X ttt t. CJ i s.='£ u; u /I /. c t c CAP UOLUE 1 Viot. (On).)" (1 in&U 2\.... -L il (i| 8.ll| (1. '». ll.l >l. i>i 1, 1 i>|\ncnnilli lltltli ■I i| 1 .'>! (1 M 1(1 ;i li 1 |{.\i)i>()nnnuliili li 1 3 Kiiniii'^ ran I 'team at \:! fi lii) 0' 2 12: II ,1 111 -1 0, 2; 1 ai 1 di li IV l! 1 2, t* .1 Hi r, Oi (I' I I Oi op s 11 X ^ w ¥ O %. s^ 1^ r d o o V i> o u: T4 ^ — _> — .1. A. .1. d. on. -' 1 I'll mm HI c iiraii imm. '1' u 1 2 2 4 (1 3,' 1 1 7t ;3 S4 b J. for 1 LETTER H.— SCHEDULE No. IL ri'ULIC WORKS, Complelcd or in Progress, on wliich no Tolls are Levied, or can be Levied for want of Legal Authority. CANALS, IN THK NKWCASTl.K DISTRICT. snnor. lake. WHITl.A'S I.nrK. CUIIOK'.S |.(i( K. ClllSHOLMS LOCK. ST. LAWRENCE CANALS. li miles. 14 milf'ti. ROADS. f.O\nO\ an. I.UNi.'ON lui. I.O.MiON am IIAVII.TON KICX I.AKK WISD.SOU 1 CA.'^CADES KOAU I POIIT STANLEY... I niATHAM 1 llliANTI'dl!!) .... unl pour lIllVEll . ami PllUT MOPE. iM.i .'^criiiKi .Planli Riin.l. .7 Mili'v I'liuilii'.l. .Plank.Mlan.l .Ma. Plank.'.l ai„l M.i. ("iravilN'.l .I'ariU l'!.njl.i'a. .PI,iuI.lJ. THE r.ALL'tPS 1 Lilt Lock ami 1 Onanl Lock..2inilifl. I'OI.NT IKOai'OLS 1 Lili Luck L'i) nnl.s 11 cli's. liAPlDE I'LAT 1 Lilt Loi-k ami I (luanl Lnck...i .mlc:). I'AKKEN'S POINT 1 Lili L.ick •{ unlc rOKNU'ALL CANAL...ii Lili Lnrks .nil 1 (iuanl I. nek IN HKAfllAUNltlS CAN.VL'^ Lil'i Loiks an.l 1 UiiarJ Lockllj t^AlNT OUKS' LI>CK. . .Kntr llicliclicu. SLIDES, i.\ rm: m:ut.inn/cil. II A R HOURS. HliNDEAL. PnilT |ii)V|.:i{. I'liKT Hri!\Vi:i.L. I'linr MAiii.wii. I'dKC rnl.l i'KM:. ULNU.SOU IIAKliOLU. IIRIDC ES. iE. miLAAVAISE lll!ll)( l.o.MtnV linilii;i;. rAi.i:iin\L,\ iiiiiiir NAliltoU.x. LAKI llATIsiAN |;|;||M,|. ^I.MCOE. I .MO.N SI .s|'|:n,-1(».\ DIlllKii:. "I lit t ft 1 ■1 1 lf< I s c u i: I) V h E Di:.scRiP'i'io\ oi' ahticij:h. O.N STKAMBCIATb AND Vlv-^SELS u;,.l. r ;.:» Tf.H_l:u,;luM '-''' ,,„ ,1,,. rpMii ."' 1" .' K'l.-.. I,,/ ,1,1. IV. 1111 r.') iti liwi i'i>. .- I, ' ilo. rniiii !i"l 10 l'''l it''- ■ ■ I,'; (!„. irom IMi U>:i'>'\ >1. . . . J,'/ ilo. fi"'n 'Jii'i l| -'" vi«ion'. (ILA.M'IT"! UtI.K. ^ ■ - " T" ^ is ^ CJ »- "til ^ 3 o ■3 V, ■t. f .-J 'n _. Kuril ill) (!o i|.) (1) I"'|- X «. 1 (1. c ■ ll (1 Id M I'l II II II II 1' II II »' I'l (1 11 1 11 r. (1 II 1 1. (1 |-. II 1 ' 1 n I'l II 1 ■ .' li I' ll II 1 II II 'l II 1 II 11 J Ij II J I) .1. u im; ; ;;; ;;;.." DITIKU au.l'i.'uiU I),,. <1" riiKKsi: ■ 1!K KS AN \ \ ^11.1 ']• A I.I .< > .V Ari'lJ:'.S, Krt>h;u,.lli.-..a I'llUr.iiit M I.-. I>1LK (MI, I-'JSII, Suit or t-'ri-'.-li .iiT (•••vl . U.I. Drii:.: ,1., HAMS iM.l l',\( Ai-'M'.liS (lYSTi^llS (iM.iNS. s.,,1- UKAN. SI1U'--.TUM' p, r i q..'.. p, I r.i.rii. jH-r K. :."'i' (1. r I \'. I. .1 J . - |)ii- ll.irri! (I.I I'liliin. 1" .1.1 ,!.. . . I!, IT. I. -I I \V1'. LLANU CANAL. o 11 \hV-6. VSA Mile... ■J ].,-| V. l-l.rl J l:r 'i'l.li. . U.— .\mi< iiltiii'itl l»roa,.;i;.;^^ liiii.i. RAW Cnl'TON -^vA W'l'U IIA \ HKMi' i^ni UACis ,-;;;>v\-" sni-"l-,I'. M'K^S. ( '.\L\ I'.S .,1.1 C')I. 1 > lioiisl.-; lldUM'.ii , I. 'Ml', r\.\\A\\\ !11...._.. 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I 3 II II H II fl 1» ! ' " li 3 ll II U f) II 1^ i 1 s i " 3 G 1 fi 1 1 H 1 '' ' 8 2 1 ' 1 1 8 ,-. '■, 1 n ,-) 1 n fl II ', .3 " 1 Ci 11 J3 9 ! ■^ 1! n tl 3 :>. 1 fl !l r. 3 il '1 11 :.' r, 1 ■> (1 L' r, 1 n ■1 fi -J : ~ v; u ' II J li (J 1 11 11 1 II 11 1 3 1 11 1 ■( :. (1 ■ l. y fl .'. I) ! ,1 .1 II ^: i ll 3 . 1) 1 li :i 1 1 : ' II i li fl 11 1 I'l (1 II ,1 fl II ll 1! ■ 1 , 11 II 1. 1 u 3" 11 II 1 :^ 11 II 11 1 n ^ 11 fl 11 1 li 1 1 11 1 (1 11 1 11 ; n 1 II 1 j 11 1 u 1 t 1 1' 'l ; fl "> II 5 n f) II ll ll 1 II 1 11 1 1 1 Imti !■ ne Five 1 I "riic ilo Jo do 1 do Gel. poi- Ton, wliicli 5| 'f ,^ I.IJ.'NUUIN anil J'OKl BlAWtilir r.oNDnx ;„„! rriATnAM l."MK)\ ,„„l liltANTI'OIUI . . HAMILTON mill I'OK'I' DoVRR lUCK I.AKr, mill POUT HOl'E wisnsou unii S('r<;()u CASCAlJKS KUAU .... I'mnK Knmi. 7 Mile- Pl;ir.l(0(l. iiiknl Mil. I Vriiailiimi/i'.i 'Uinlm\ ;lii,l M.i,-;.,l;ini./nl inuvll,.,!. 'iinlv I'liiiiU'd. 'l.uikuil. nrr.AWAiu-: iiiniKa.: 1 (1 1 n 1 11 1 REMARKS n (1 n (I u n n !niir dorivnbin nt cnr li Oatc, linn been obtnincd upon those three Rnada from n. reKiater of IKirtinri urcMc'li Uimd I'nr 11 imtIiuii Ii'iil'IjI uriinic. mid the uviTntre has been reduced m low r, iiridiT wbciBi' din-c-tidiiH Iho rpynlcTd wcrr krpi, tb;\l hi- rmiMdiTH the ainin]nl iissumej I wiiiild prudiiiM' il'li'i liy iinrtiin, ;ind thiU lliu Idlul amount lor each Road may luirly rti'ldiiwh III ihi' iiiliiiiiii 111' lift rrviiiiii'. lIMnlli' nil thi' K.lllll' d.iv in ^llb|ri'l 111 but oiin loll. iil.ivii, exri'in uiKiii tliu I'ublic iSiagr. and upon Curls or Wnjjons carrying merchandise. iit.iIh. id Caledonia nriilees are supposed to be included in the Tolls on the Road between each Ue. Sleighs aro to pass Krco on all these lloada, subject however to pay Tolls at tlie two t, ,: ( ^ : APP E p r RATES of TOLL suggested for the following Roads, some of which arc still under the direction of Commi issioners, who havi NAME O ROAD Ist.-ROADS CONSTRUCTED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE BOAKU OK WORKS LONDON and PORT STANLEY-all PlankeU \ T"!!" !"'' f'""'' "^''T- ' •.•;••■;• ( lolls Inr the enure line ol Kda.l. as ■3 RATES a a 'J LONDON and BRANTFORD-SSJ miles Planked, 19 miles Maoadamized ^. l"\\' ':"" '^''^ •^•"':: •••.•. ( 1 ells lur till' enure line ol Koad ■■} \r- '■* C Tolls for rni'h Gate | i HAMILTON and PORT DOVER-3 1 miles Planked, 3 nuke Macadamized ] !! ^^' ''•'''') '" '',')';!■''" '^''^ ' ' 'r'-'-UYl^'l's '2 i'' c" '7' ( Toils !or ihe enure line o, K„:ul .... ■ I* * ^ ^ q WINDSOR and SCUGOG-Porlion.'< to be Planked and the rc.^i mrrolv Graded ^ .','.";!' '""■ ''•'■'!' ''i"'^ I 1 ol..- It llie intiri' line of Koad. RICE LAKE ami PORT ilOPE-all Gravelled *; i'?'''' 'i''' '';'''''' *^''''" ,■••■■,■,;■• ; / 1 ull.s lur die entire line lil [Imd CASCADES ROAD-all Planked *| ^J^"';^ 'i"' ™'''' ^ ' "'" ■ ' • ■; ;,■ ■ ' ; • I loll.- lor the enure line 01 Road. .... Ill n ,1 2na.-R0ADS CONSTRUCTED UNPKIl THE DIRECTION OF LOCAL CO.M.MIS^io.nf.RS, AND PROPOSED TO 13E ASSUMED. ERANTFORD an i IL\MILTON ^ f''"''"'"' "'"'' MF,-T VOl!K ROAD TRUST EA- T VdiiK Do. KINGSTON and NAPANEE I.ACI1INE to .MONTREAL MONTREAL to lifiUT .OE lylSLI S Present Rated. i IG IS i 11 3i 35 n 9 3 a '.I 'J 'J 'J 4 f, () n 2 ;i 9 1 II ■1 I) ■a o Q "i VONGE STREET ROAD TKVST \ Prf-sent Rates j^ | WES 1' O WILLIMSBURV ROAD and BRIDGE i i^'i^'^fni Rates ^ | f s ■ ID h 5 7 S 'I 9 ( 9 S 1 t < 1 :t c i G G G 3 G 1 C n G 1 G G 2 II •a n 4 j n I 1 8 ,'•. n 4 ! n 1 3 1 .J 2 fi 1 1 4 1 n 1 I 4 9 n 1 1 G 1 <1 3 I 3 n 1 4 ^' i 9 1 !m '■■ l< n G i I) G 6 9 7{ 7 J n G n 4 1 n 4 II 4 n G G n ,1 9 I 2 2 II 1 n 1 n 1 9 I 11 I [461 APPENDIX LETTER B SCHEDULE No. 18. PUBLIC ROADS. r Commissioners, who have established Toils tl lereon, and the rest are those completed under the direction of the Board of Works, but upon which no Tolls have as yet been levied for want RATES OF- TOLL SUGGESTEU, FOR 11 ■I n 1 II 4 n 1 n n 4 (1 1) 1 4 ' 1 1 n II n ?< n 7l n 3 J n 2 2 ',; 1) - n o :.' ■I o o CI) C/2 1 ^' D. n 1 1 s n 3 4 4 4 2 1 4 n ,' n m n COST OF ROAD. IVct Annual Revenue culrul;itei] to ha deriveil iVoni eucli Work. :jn l.i li 0). \ o'l (i^ :) X e. D. f OOi,' OS 2 li' ;'.i3G 3 2 4S31J 8 n.i IJ Oi 1 n 0) (l| oj : \s 4,!i31 5 10 I "TOO J 7400 ? IGi 10000 01 01 OJ Ol 0.\ n ni oj £ a. J. 2337 2707 n 3000 G5i; 519 1500 ACT OF AUTHORITY FOR ESTABLISHING TOLLS. - None. - None. - None. - None. - None. - None. R.ilrs nf Tril fiMcl l)V TniBtePa. 7 William IV, Cliiijiler Tti. 3r.l Wilhum IV. Cliaiiter 37. William IV, (.Miaptcr SI. 7 Willjain IV, Cli.iiiler 80. Oih Willium IV. Cliapicr 2,S. R El The calciilaleil amount of revf the (ravel kept on each tiy ihe re>iilent Entjinet I'll- each Gate, i.; uliat i he assumeii at the sum Eai-h tri(i guiii;; nnil returning .\o rdils I,) be otiar!,'e(l on Su- .\i) Tiill-j to he chartred on Fu^ Toll.s to he paiil a! everv Gati The Tolls on the Brantlonl at Bri,li;e ami the next Gi. Bridges above named. nuc derivable at cael portion of each Iload i r. under whose direct - would produce it' let 1 .-et doivii in the coluiui it' done on the .sanie idays, e.\cept upon the lerals. d Caledonia Bridges .te. Sleighs are to pa E T T E R B . No. 13 O A D S. le rest are tliose completed under tlie direction of the Board of Works, but upon which no Toils have as yet I: I) 4 4 2 <-3 o o ■ '"-5 5 w n.i, '4 nt 4i 0! oi 3 fi' 2 ni li (1* o o to a f'i I i.i s COST OF ROAD. 23930 3 2 ni S" 1S313 S 01 ^ 43231 5 10 .{ ° j-^ i I 7T00 01 o| OJ 1 I 7400 10000 OJ 0} n 01 ol 01 oi n 01 01 Ket Annual Uevcniie calculated to be iorivcd I'roni each Work. £. B. J. 2337 ACT OF AUTHORITY FOR ESTABLISHING TOLLS. None. 2707 None. I 3000 CJo 519 U 1500 None. None. None. None. Rated nf Tr!l fixcil by Tnieteea. 7 WilliHi.. IV, Chapter 7d. Jf\ W'ylli:im IV, Chapter 37 7 Williain IV. Chapter 81 Wilham IV. Chapler «'i i.ih Willmiu IV, Chapur 28. 1 Tlic calcilalod amount of the travel kept on e by tlii' |■e^llll■nt F.ni; for each Ciale. i,-; wl be assiimeil at llii' f Each trip j^'oini; and relun ' .\o I'nl!^ to hi- L'lnri^eil on .\'iToll-i to he c'liarL'ed on Tolls to be paid ai ivi rv The Tolls on the Uraintar nridiio and the nex Uridge;i above nam lich no Toils have as yet been levied for want of legal authority. REMARKS. The calc'iliilod nmount of rrvomic dcrivnble at each Gate, has been obtained upon these three Roads rrom a register of the travel kept oii o:ii-h portion uro;u-h Uoad (or a cerlaiii IfriL'ht oi'iijiir. and il'e avcraire has been reduced so low liy ilir iT>iih'iit F,iii;iiii'i r. laidcr whose ihreclioii.'- Ihi' regisi.TJ were kept, tlial he cons^iders tlie amount aesumed lor each Ciale. is what r. would produce il'let liy auction, and that llic total amount (or each Uoad may (liirly he assinned at the sum set down in the coUimn of net revemic. F,a'-h trip irouiij and rclurning if done on the .iiinic dav is suhject to but one loll. .No ■I'o!!'.; to he chiirL'i'd ..n So id.iys, e.xcept ujion the I'ubhc Stage, and upon Carts or 'Wagons carrying merchandise. .V.iTolU to he c-liarired on Ku'ier.d^-. 'I'olli? to he paid at i vi rv Oai.'. The Tolls on tin' lirantlanl ai d Caledonia firidgf* arc popposed to be included in the Toll.) on the Road between eacli Hridije and thr next f i.itc. Sleighs are to franK Free ou all these I'.oads. subject however to nay Tolls at tlie two UriJgei above named. A P 1 NAME OF B R I D C J E RATES OF TOLL AT PRESKiVT LE^ Iiit.-BRIDGES HERETOFORE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF COMMISSIONERS. ("miininn liiinitiiT. 1.— CHATH I ( niiininn IjiiniiiiT. . . . AM BRIDGE < < ';irri:i'-'.' wiili SiiririL': ( I'ruiiObcd U:ili!s. . . . f ('Diiinioii I.iiri ) raiTiiiiit' will { I'lopotTil Hal' 2.-PARIS BRIDGE 3.— BRANTFORD BRIDGE f ('Diiinion I,\inil"T } raiTiiiiit' Willi Sprint'^^ c Cnmiiioii I,uni'>i'r . . . . . ? (",irriii'_'i' i^i'li •""priii'j;'-'. ( l'ni|iu,-^iil l^iici 4.-Dt'NNVILLE BRIDGE... I f'.jinnion LiiiiiIht ■ r'arnaiji' uilli .■^priiiL's. . ( I'rupu.siil K;iti d 5.— TRENT BRIDGE 6.— CAP ROUGF, liKIDGE 7.-CHACDIERE BRIDGE ■ ( l'rl 'j" II .'i II III II 'J f. I'. II ;i.i II "I li n :)i, II il l-i 7j n :! II ti n (i u r. .'J. n. n y (I 4 n :" 1) 2 J ■I 'i I I ;J < I 1 I II I' II I.', :,'" II \l. 1.1 'j' (I I.'. I II II '.I ainI.--BRIDGES CONSTRUCTED OR RECONSTRUCTED t:NI)ER Till'; («ll! '.CTION OK TIi;; DOAItJ) OK WoltK.S. 1.— DELAWA K E liRIDGE S.-LONDON DRIDGK, 3.-'JALEIJ(iMA lUUlKiK '1.- \ \RRO\V,s 1!RIDi:K fl-AKE f^lMCOF.) 5.— SAINT MAliUCE liHIDGES i;.— nATIr'CAN HKIDGE 7.-SA1NT ANNE DE LA PKHADE UlllDGE ] rrni'i.'.nci RaK'H ''.-in TOWN srsPI-.NSUiN HHIDGE (j r-i'.^pnl Rnl.- ■ li I'rapiiiJi'cl Ral 1 II ! II 1 1 •! i) -i II II I I) 11 li I' I, II I' !| I 1 II I II n r, r, II (. ID II I II -^ II J n -2 II J 11 •; II :j II ; II I B. II. I R. n. II r!.', II 1" II ;;.i, u i' (I ::.', II i" II :i II -I II .i II 1 II I II I II -l n 1 11 4 II i; II M II 4 4 II I 11 4 [47] APPENDIX LETTER B SCHEDULE No. 14. PUBLIC BRIDGES. LL AT PRESKiVT LEVIKD, AND RATES PROPOSED TO BE LEVIED UPON THE UNDERMENTIONED PUBLIC BRIDGES KATES OF TOLL FOR Bj n \i II 1 II ;'. 'I I! -.1 > (I 2 II ;f fi I'l li fi li II 11 (1 r, II r, II III 11 r. (I 1 II li II in n 1 II -1 1 \ n 1 (1 1 II I II s ii I n ;? II I ii I II 1 n I I) J (I 1 (i.l (I] II ] , II I'i (I 0! i (i{ n 1 ; II', II 1)1, I \-'\ (I 1 II W II 'I II 1 (I 01. II II', j (I II] n 2 I II ni. (U, . (I u] n 1 (1 1 , I (1 Oi 1 Total Cost if each Bridge. Estimated Proceeds of each Bridge for one year. h X ». D. 2000 [ UOOil (I 2000 1700 4500 l:.'0O 3(^00 . 1T0:> k.07 •jriilrl UHH) ^ 1 -1110:1 t ... I!i1 II U j 10700 Amount fur which the Bridge was let tlie last year. i. B. D. 250 LIO •i'^^i I'l:'! I'm n 1,)0 £ s. D. Date of the expira- tion of the present lease. 140 2.30 1st July, 1S44. [47 1 APPENDIX LETTER B SCHEDULE No. 14. PUBLIC BRIDC^ES. RATES OF TOLL AT PRESKNT LEVIED, AND HATES PROPOSED TO Hi: LEVIED UPON THE LNDERMENTIO BRIDGE RATES OK TOLL FOR X IE DIRECTION" OF COMMISSIONERS. Common Lnnilier I f'arrinso with SpritiL's. [ Propose J Rate.-: ". . . C Ci)nimon L\iiiilii r. . . . ■ Cnriiiirt" Willi .SpriiiL' ( I'roiioseil Rates .' s. u. n :n (1 '■i b p p. n. ''-> I rt ( 'iimmnii LumlifT . . CarriaL'e witli Spring I'r'ijiosod Rates ' Common Liimhfr ' rarriairt' wiili .■^pniiL'-i. Prupused Ratto 'J '. ' .'.', ,il II "J u^ 7! li 1 (1 'l :! 1 (1 Ifl u 1 II y r, 1 (1 -J}. n :>* (I 4 n uf. I) :,' < ■ ( I'r.jposi'J Ralis :.'! I 5" -1 ■| :.' 1 I ) ■! II ') s' o ri 3 o J3 o J3 o u o 5-j tt) 60 C rt or ^ = 1=^ '1 a. 1 U o Total Cost of each Bridge. II IJ, IP ::i" II 3'. 1 .1" I 11 1' S 11 r II 0" i' 11 1 II I 11 1 11! II I.', -y (I :,", IJ 1 ' I II 1 II 1 II 1 II 1 1 1 v:. ) 1 II .1 II V I n :< I I) 1 I o 1 I ii 1 II 1 u 1 II 1 II I II I (• lV..lK.StU III, ( I'rL.iJO^ci Raits (I H I f. lUCTF.D UNDER TilF. DIKECTION OF TUF. .•ORK.S. I'.-i'=riit Rati • I'lupnsi'il Rail s ' if I'inpoeeil Rate n II I'l I.' 1; It 1 I II I I G n r, II ii II I (■ 1 (■ 1 u .1 II 1 I It 1 It 1 ! ,.' I 1 I I J It :.' ;,' n -.i II ; II 1 ii :i 'I I .', 11 .:' I' ■; 1 t I I I ' I I I o 2 II 1 It fi r, It I. n I II 1 r, (; It 1; fi I, (I <\ II III It r. II " II I 1 n -1 ft 1 n 1 fi 1 I It s n 1 1 II : II 1 n J u I II II.'. II III II III II I II fi r I II 1:] n.', ft (I.'. It III, It n'. I '. ■ ■' 1 i It 1; fl 1 :i ft ;.' fi ! :; '1 1 f) :; Ii II ) IJ 2 ft J II 1 HI '1 t'l II :i It ..' (I !•.' fl II II II It |i,l II I" I II h (1 I II II.' 1 " ' I I It 1 Estimated Procepdi Ai oCfiicli liridgefiir one year. II I'.', I It II (M I It I II I ; I II II II ('i I II 1 II |i| J (I II II fi I It I .£ ». n. 2onn n ^ :."im 2000 II KiiO fl ft 1 II 1 S ) It 1 ; s -i-'ii) 001. iLTlit n 11 1 1 ', l" ' :i.:i :ii:iio n ft 1 (t 1 II 1 n 1 I..] ft L' 1 (I li,i It 1" S iTfi; n 11,117 II II :." II 'I I 'I It liiii'i II It I'l'iri.i II II 7i:!!i ft n ( '- (I U i lii7f"i '1 11 £ F. n. 2:)() I) n Kin n ;:;io d i.'i') Ii r.ii II l.Oil II E R B ES. THE I \DERMENTIONED PUBLIC BRIDGES osl of each Eslimated Procnrds Amount fur (vliirh Dnio of ilie rxpira^ iJjje. oluacli Bridge fir one year, n n fl X R. n. 2:)() n KiO n n ;!00 (I llie firiilirc was | tionoftlic prusiMit lol tlio. last year. lease. X s. I). I) no LJO IslJiily, 1^1.1. n II n . Let ihid year at twenty per cent on ilic gross rcc receipts of Tollf. Preeeni rate^ ofT'ill fixed Ky Comlnl^i^^inner3 under I Williom IV, Chapter -14. Uenled llic lust two years liir the eanic i^uin eai.h jeav. Pienenl ralei of Toll fixed hy Commi .loncrs under 3rti Wdham IV, Cliapter 30. .\'i lteceipl^ f'lom '.\n< lindL,"- till this year, wIikIi arc XIC. .■l-d U'llliani IV. (■|inpler.1:\ .t;i.il 11 1 i,iid to th. Keieuer General m 1843. Ord iiinec 4'li Vutoria, Chapter ai. I'lili and llih Ueorge IV, Chapter 41, K.irnier ratei of Toll hy L'lid VVdhaiii (V. Chaptern 10 and II Foimi r r.itct oi' Toll hy fitli Wdliam IV. Ch-apter 41. All lu.idmt; Hid per cwt. k U REMARKS. J B of Toll fixed h_v CnmniKsionors vindcr 7 William IV, Chaplrr S.l. M year for iiild. Lft tlua year at iwciiiy per cent on the grosB receipts ofTolli. ,3 nf Tnll fixi'd by Cnmniissioncrs under 4 William IV, Chapter 41. "•iiet livo years for the eanie sum each ye.ir. ;j..! of Toll li.Ked by Commissioners under Srd William IV, fl.apter 30^ 4.. Imm this Bridge! till tins year, which arc £]C. . IV. Chapter "?,. "•"aiii to the Ucceivcr General in 1843. 6,-'li Victoria, Chapter 21, 7,-h Ucoryc IV, Chapter 11. I.- S,- 3.- 4.- ■''■— I of Toll by 2nd Wdliam IV. Chapters 10 and II, 7. -f of Toll by Cih William IV, Chapter 41. **■— ijd per cwt. 4 [ 48 ] APPENDIX LETTER B. SCHEDULE No. 1 o . """ Z I;:;;'; S^I^'ouL'"^ '"^'^ '''-'''' ^^^'^ '" "- ^--nstlc Di.nct. and at CANALS. DESCH11'T1U.\ I'KOrEllTV, &c. BTKAililOATS, if lut c.ifrjiu!^' Cargo KTKAMIiOATS, Willi Caryo I-K)AT3 or UAllGliS uu.lcr i;n to:iB. .. Uiui), Uiilj, Diitn, Ditto, Oil to, ■M to .10 " , 411 to CO " ,. eo to SO " . . 611 to 100 " . . njnv.inljof liii) tons! LiOAT.S or ll.MKIi.^Si, ,r r.S or LAIKIisS, ( m| Iv, or l.-i.lcn, inly iviiJ. Salt or ^•, a Coal, lo nay oiit-liali lln; a!iovc i;al( .t Ll'MUKlt. KIKEWOOU, &c.. >S.c, I TI.MIlKll or all ,l,-f.-ri|,i!ri.„, Saw -| ' I.o^'ri. all kiii,l« cil J~'a\vnl Lianlj.T, | I'o.iN. I'la'ikv rti- lallia','^, l!(i:irci^, J. &o. ai Crilif, j.ur Loik lull, or kn- ecr ciuaiiiiiy j STANDAltl) an,l WVst 1,„L.» Slaves » ' aa.l llialnii;', ju r Crib y .''•"■ P'l. 11 toalfl or J- U:ii;,-.;s, HiaaJai 1 prr .M ^| NEVVCASTL!3 UISTIUCT. Si. Aiiu'h Look. 'M Do. Do. Iiivlia. per M Po. \V,-:l ^ I e. V, 5 10 J 4 5 n 7 10 i:j g 15 5 3 :> 1 I •J"- l'>. Do. Ilta.linijs. 1 DUALS, riaak., Hor.r,!., S.Malliii.'.., } „ ,, L'Kto. iHT.M.it,'!, iii.hiin-atiiru.t.. J. " ■' bui.N(;lks. p,T M I oi 3 .1 COUDW<.)< >n, [.or Iloai or Hall . . TAMIAUK, pcrConl ' o ij l'OSTaiiilUa:l.ilorFcri.-im'. .!o ' IJ H. 1). 5 1) 10 •J I 5 7 IJ 10 li 15 5 3 1 I) 1 1 3 llj ■J '.I 1} n i-l 10 3 5 7 10 12 5 , i 3 !i I ! 1 II i 1 1 3 ^'i 3 14 11 li p. D. 5 (I 10 3 1 5 7 10 12 C 15 3 1 1 1 3 I 3 I u B. U. 10 20 'A 111 15 20 25 3 31 7 i; i G li 1 s J - I a B. U, 10 20 9 10 15 20 25 3 31 G 7 11 I G II G IJ 1 s 2 caoli I n. I J. M 211 G S 10 II 13 20 25 3 31 '5 5 1 G '1 Ij a II 1 3 I) 2 2 11 if- [49 ] I APPEINDIX I. KTTKIi C. SniKDfi.n slicwiiiff tlic scvpral iiortions of Ooads inndc- iitiiln- fnniior f 'nmmisiiioiiPM, niul now proposfd to be ussuiueil liy tlic (iovoiimu'iil, us loniiiiii; |);ii-l ul' lla- i>Iaiii rruviiicial Higli Uoad : — HAMILTON nn,| HUANTIMHP, WKST YOHK, I'. AST YOIIK, NAl'A.NKK lu KI.\TiSTO\, I.ACMINK I.I M(>\T1I1:AI,. MdNTKIvM, I.. IKir I' HI'. l.'Isl.R, MAl.N NUUTII Tt'UUM'o i;iiAli i.i [.AICK lilKdN Ari»r:NM)ix r, i; t t i: u d. No. 1. CoMPAnvTivi; Sr.\TC.Mi'.\T of tlic rrincipid Aidclcs of Pmprrtv passnl llirmmli the Wdlaiid ("anal, iVdiii tlio opcniiii; of llic navi^'aliou to tlic liuih NovcmiiIiit, for t lie yea is ISli ISli, ISir^aiid ISII:— ' ' i , AUTICLEy. ->rk, Il.M-rniiil 1' l'"|jur, - A>Iics, - . - - Ui'cr iind Ciller, Salt, . . . . Vn., .... W liiskcy, ... rhisler, Fruit ami Nuts, Butter ami LurJ, Seeiifj, .... Tiillow. Water I.iino, ... I'ltcli au.l Tar, . Tisli, . . . . Oatmeal, Been' Wax, - Oil, .... Saw I.oj^s, Boarcla, Square Timber, . Half llatleU " - - Hound " - . Slavefl, !*ipc, Do., Went I.i.lia, Do., (li)uhle llour barrel. Shingles, - . . . Wheat, Corn, - . . - Bar lev, Hye,- . . . . Oats, .... Totatoef', ... Butter ami Lanl, Mercliaii'li/.e, ... Coal, .... Castings, ... Iron, .... Tobacco, Gritidfitones, Plaster, - . - . Hi.le,,, Bacon an.l Unnifi, - Bran aiiil Shorts, "Water Lime, . Stone, ... Firewooil, Pa.~s(mi:f< rs. Small fackages, t*nmpy, Si-hootierH, ... Sloambjata ami I'roliilleriJ, SfOWF, - - . - Hall.-), .... Tomiaire, Amount CullectCil, Barrels. I Iln./o. I Barrela. Number, Feet. Cnbie feet Niunhcr. Buslieli'. KeiTH. Tons. Cortlff. Ntmiber. I^ll. ■.llllliT 1 ■JKIM I M ! I'.F.'iO 11.) iiiii 171 11J7 1.1 J irtixi a'lSiK'll IIViIim; 1|IP-'7L'5 !i77,'77 ■1 1 l.'ion 157'.l!Hii) 7lil7t riiil .1117 -.ii'.U) I'-il ■ 'f»7 -li'iil 1122 m a:t7 .■is 15 i-JC, :ii ;)■>■.• im 2il 'JOJO I'll',:) I Hi;. 1SI3. sTil'il ^IVi.ll:; HI 'S.I I i,'i-'.'i;)3 I'l.lSO.l I7ii,".n iiul m tl.V,)71 :)ii2 I :ii'i ■I.VI :jio ,!J 120 SO') 1133 r,Hi Slip .J 2;!ii 2s2 1227 l.'if, I Oi 131121, 2231113 212411 1300 H3fiO f, 10 103 l'~30(;o ttc'tll tillllO 1172^.^0 ttaiso 13031 1002 43'j2 IHIO 22S .1S3 07 ."i 00 in 422 10 fill f) ll'.l 11 :.'y 12 cwt 311 1 lor, 402 H71.J 12'.'0 1211 ■ll'O 311 112 117 2221) l.)13 31 21 1130 S21 TS £20210 10 'J £23040 10 2211IH C1013J ISll. 30 1. 'ON J 3112 .■iO 200(K1S 4201 031 2(it.s.} 470 4.;3'.4 1 1 'oj 11-2 1002 7) 17-iSl 132 30 '.'0 Mill 7l03'i71 40nV;-, 13022 2(1^70 (130002 1107010 rio'ioo 330100 2122.'>02 7.1.321 030 112 f.0.-)3 7311 4000 1131,S UNO 211 10 7 17IS 10 110 l.'ll MOI |0| 307 231 411 7.3SJ 32.-) 1 1 320.1 1 l.-iO loj 212t 4SI 1071 lis I'U r ARPE .\ nix L.I 7 I , .■/■ I I ^, ^^"^ IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) 1.0 I.I LSJM 11112.5 1.8 1.25 1.4 III 1.6 6" » vw '/A .^J^? % . W ^J* ^ Hiotographic Sdences Ccrporation 23 WEST MAIN ST'XE'.T WEBSTER, N.Y. 14580 (716) 87^-4503 ■^^^^V'^. '' ^'#^ t/. V ^" "■. i, r w I oXj 1 ■jb^'^ 'f£'i^Z::t-^*-^'"- \€ W .'d ■' Ph LS.;_N T ,.CHA _N M_e (,, '' IS ■'/ ^i^' .,/^' ?.><. „.>f -:£ ik'- -■^=i- .-*■' ^t^^ ^ -V \ k, ;/■ ^ori ; Vv KV fl/ ,/V(; /i;,.! ,j,-,, o,..,,, i.iyf '»t .ivo^iAstD Of^,; or >,* re>. r^Ar .a^ ,*, * ruticofio rn,uKii Aio\i. -f^eti^e or thc r.f<-\\\/, 3H0^\ THt LOHf',} tVA'ln fOc\Oru.S i£Ai,H, m C^t- ^ai„;ma.-. ^MH-^iioi. A7 >^h,ch "•^iOh/7^1 'iArs A> rne U)t*£t Light rutm '" T li .' 11 ,•• n /■'',.^'^,.- ??;:.•' .5^ ..^:2^' f-"'- ^ «:*^t^ roiNt Ot U 8Alt ^O'^ ^n^c nHror.cD.r^us C-f TH, ,^c.,.s.o a..r. or .. r,, r..r .^ ^,. The c^o>^, ,^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^ Orncto. r„f 8o^^V^„„j Die 18 4* SC-Al. E i:i NAUT/C ,v ; / ^ t, :b ir to — ( ..J X ' ' Hlh 'El 'M B Fr.nii ihit Hn.'t, /., Ill « mill « hflui* l/n liiv' Li^fH t/ir Itiitr, nil III' ''^/I'l .!>'► >l'.ii', irnii f/iiiiiii//i I'l'f lliiin ^J'/i" /r> ^/f'o' At (hr .i Frnm this Hnoy /o (ito iiii/rj Aelot*- l/c /fH'rr Ziif/it //te H ittrr on tlir ^•i/// JV.>t: fSi4 trns fli tiiiliyli out - I'rom Xf*"'" /w ^4^6'" At the ,fanie ti>ne the H'ulcr III Ihr Trin'cne irai /i f T^ - LOWER BANK Mniiit /'iiio /'i-^-l /n /iif/t/i Ofiiii- ..r llio Hoard ot W.uki. l>i-o \ttt-* . p uf 'rmwammmmmmmPfim'Bmm'wmm^" 1 :JirtifllA^5-«i*r,ii T 1 i [ 50 J t I K H Q O e o '^. 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SIR, In citnplinn'ft wiili VDiir iiistrnttlnns of llio ISid ulliiDD, I have Iravillcd llio I. in.' of tlit' fruiit rnud on llio nurlli liiilo of tlio Ollnwn Uivcr, from Hull to (Jronville, «nl davc llio honour tj suliuiit the fullDwiiii; llciKirt Diiil Sidicilulc.-t. Fr.>in ih.) I'nhm Siispi-nsion Briili^o in Hull, to thr Rnst Hunk of the Galliiicim Uivcr in 'IVnuilrton, (Ik ill.>l!'.ncL' is i.'.MHil 3 niiL'S, oiu; niilo of wliicli is a t;oy(| piss.ililo rojil ; I J mill! rcquiresilitrhin;, ninl lnrn|)ikini;, mill the ri'inninini; half milo is a s\viiin|) ri'i|iiirin;; cross Ili\ int;. Tho hisl t\v i miles of this Koail aro inipas- sa'jlo for wint of tirainii!;!'. Briilycs \os. 1, 2 & 4 (Sflii'iliilc B) occur in Ih's illstanre, arc on lliu Ijio of thu Koail, anil uvallahlu with lli'j nccosMiry ri'|airs; new briilgcs & 5 (Sihe- (lule A.) nru ro(|uireii. Fr.)m iho Oattin'nu to the Ea't liaiik of llic river I.ievru in Hiickini'liani, aliout 16 miles. The first J} miles are passalilo only in sumtnrr, rii]i:ires (hainini; n;iil (iirn|!ikinj; ihriMigli elcnreil land, llio reinainini; 13^ miles is an imp^ssnljle r.iail, lhrnn:^h wet wood land, rcjuiros linht iir'ililiinf;, heavy ilileliiuf; luid Inrripikinii; ; within lliis di'ilanri! lMidj;o No. 7 occurs and new liridi;es Nos. G & 8 arc rei|iiire(l. From ll Lion to the F.ast Bank of the Lower Blaiu'hn lliver in I.ncliidier, nhmit 9 miles. The fir.M four mil's are wet woodland H >ad, nearly impas- sahle, re.piire Unlit u;rii!ihiii;x, heavy dileliiiii;, and tiitn- ))'.kini, the remainiiiir o miles roipiire only linht dileh- in;; and llinnvini,' up, hat is iiil'Tsecliil hy deep ravines, say 6 uf whiih arj 30 feet I.igh with' Slopes, 3 to 1 whiidi must ho rut down to on cnsicr grndp. New hridgos Nos. 9, 10 & 1 1 nro cmbrnced In this dislonco across ravines hnviti); streams in ihu bottom of ihctn. From the Lower Bhincho to the East Bank of Pr- lito Nation Uivcr, in lliu Soigiiiory, the distnnco ii aliojt a miles, the Uoad is in pood order, but inter- sected hy ravines ; 3 of their slopes will rcijuirc to tio cut down, the same ns those before mentioned. New hridires Nos. 12 & 13 are reipiireil across ravines, anil I No. 14 across the I'elite Nation Uiver. || From the Petite Nation to the East Bank of the River Kou!,'o in Orcnvillc the distance is about 20 niile«; the F.iist Hank of the Petite Nation Uiver rises on a Slope of 2J to 1 for 100 feet in height and ro- 'piircs to he brought to a flatter Slope; the Uoad' for 3 miles west of the River Rouge, along the base of the Mountain, rri|uirrs heavy ditching on tho u|ipcr siilo and turnpiking in rough stony ground. 'i In this distance occur bridges Nos. 15, 1C & 17, re- iipiiring to be rebuilt, and now bridge No. ISanross the I River Rouge ; a narrow placo occurs in this slrc.im at ! the rapids, 20 rmls above the line of the Read. I I have given in the Schedule a section of this port ;of the Uiver ns well ns on the line o| the Uoad, con- I .'.idrring that the rapids alVord the most eligible rriissinjj place for tho hication of the bridge : at the rap'ds J p.iile of new Road ihrongh wiKiilIar|l with heavv clear- ing and grubbing will be recpiired. .' From the River Rouge to fJrenville about fi mlleit. One mill! of tlie Rend at tho base of the Mouiilnin re. ' ipiires heavy I'itehinL'on tho upper side, and turnpiking in MU'ih sioriv frreund. An Api itoxiMATi: I^timatk Cost of opciiitiE; a Uoad from ![i;!l to Grcnviilo, on l!ic North Side of tlio Ottawa. u Cmt of .V( ir nri'l£ia, Bri.l^Je .Ni). .1 la Hall. ''Xc.X nf die <'i-iuineau "I .1 .5 aiTii.'.-s die (Ir.liiiH'-'.ii liivir. 'i .■^pans of II 1 feel, -I pi^T*. :.' abumunli 'I " t; in Teni; !'jt le, ov.t Wah irlier Crecli " " 8 in liMi-tiiaL'liniii, nviT I.e I.iivre Uiier " Nn.v. fi, 10, II, (to I'.'.-i spall caili) in l.orl.iilier " No3. I'J, l.t, (l>o in Hii^'iiiiTy el IVlilL" .Nalion " No. 1 1, over tlip Pi'iiie X iti'in Ilivei- " .No. I'f, over the Uuusjo Kivor Iiiyiiir» ncresfcrj li> the /'; r^i ::l IJii'l.'ru. No. 1 in }tii!l. over Mill Creek " 2 ill Teiii;l.;ion, I'.iuii.l. ... " 4 ill TeinpU'loa, | Ita.iai') " 7 i'l 'lViii|ilet.in. t'pperlllaiirhe " 15 Sei;riiM;'y ol' Peiilr .Na'iuii. .Salmon lliver <• IG. IT, Grcnville Creelu C'«/ cfnp::,!ii<' .V't.'- Hotfl and r'ruin t'l nil livltrtcn (lafJaccn /livtr <::id rilhu^c nf Hull. nrn!i-i<; W, iiiilo.i at £Nn i:i-'0 n CroiU Layfnii 5 aide at X:^ 10 l''> i> Frnm Ihr (fii/linrn'i l\ I'lC I' i ■■.' H n Vrnm Ihf Itivrr /f.ni''' I) (iri'.iriHe. Gra.liris I milo at Daso ol Mooalaiii .£ e, I), 75 0701) n 73 II 1700 tl 130 n (I iiii) I) n ;io n lu'M) n niii n n ion II 711 II i:r) n .Tio n joii aooo 873 330 n ion n II ircix) 1335 3313 iloSOII Hi C52] :i=-rr'.-iii, M H a »J Ud 2 O a u 'o N^ Hi* VI U C !» o 1 D 1 • ■^ ^ •n O Q b u fc -•-* <_ H o au _c u 0N "«i a o -3 Si s r ca ■n — _; ■^ w -y ^rf rt 2 rt _y ■Sis 1 < o '■^ ^• ? -: ." L-> < j2 7i J « »o o CO ■-< TO »♦< (/l 13 [ 53 ] APPENDIX LETTER I. IIYTOWX, lOrii n Sir, In ci)m|iliiinro willi vniir inHlruciions of llio ISih NovcriilpiT, I liiivi- Ir.ivi'llcd llm Knail rmiii L',)iPi;i,al lu li^'towii, mill liiivo tlio Ihih'ir In llt'|Hirl : — That ilii' only IIdo of IIimiI now o|>i'ii('il fimn L'Oriijii.il to Uslowi), i> \>\ way ol' ( 'iili'(|.>ii,ii>r) aial from oliMTvniion of Uiis portion and llio In-st infornialioii I can olilain of llu' romaindpr incliiilin^ tlial lonlainrd in tlic i{i'|Hirl of (lie Dislricl Survryor, wlio run llio lino, I am salis- ficil tli.it n ]i;ri'at «\lunl of swamp and wet pliio lai inusi he travorscd, tin: expcnsi' of whiili i.i my opinion condiMnns this route. It is also aliiinl llo' ^anii' i!isl.iii((< from IlalU'icId to Hylown liy this as hy llio linu of front road silfclcd ami lii'ri'iifliT doMrihcl, and its roiilo is from ll.itill.dd ihron^li till" ronlrc of Planla'.;c'nf'l, (.'l.irmco and Cnin- licrland uihliiif^ willi lln- iVoiil Koad al (ircon's Crick in (Jlotesior (i miles cast of Uuowii. The prop isod rear roulo hy way of Hear llrook I have dfomi'd loo circuitous lo admit of its cuiibidcrali.ui in llii.s inslanco. F-Cr.MnER, ISM. i w.iidil rrcominrnd llii' following; rmilc to ho ««• h'cli'd for Iho complolioii of a Koad ironi l.'()ri|{nal lo Hylown, \lz: from I. 'Original to llalllH Id on lli* South Nalioii llivcr in I'lanla^rni'l, following Iha present line of Koail via Cuk'doma Sprin^n, dislnnrs ahout I.S miles, II of which urn excellent nnd 7 ro- ipiiro repairs, "themes westerly" I am informed ihal a more direct and ( heaper line of Koad than the froiil may he run to inlcrscc t llin front Koad nt t'ox's Creek, li "^enilin tlie dislamii helweeii llmse points some 3 miles, ami avoiding some ravines which inlersecl tli* front Koad, I would r.'s|ieclfully siitrRcst n survey of this alter- nlioli lo iisrerluiii its prailicahilily. The esiimale is miidi; upon the present line of front Koad hctween those points. From Fox's Creek lo Hy town I recommend for te- leclion lliu line of front Koad willi a few alleialiont iiei cssary to slraii^hteii it and lo er(>ss ravines at mora favourable |iuinls. Hereto is niinexed nn npprnxiinale rslimnle of ihtt cost of coniplcliiin a " j^oisl ordioary Canadian Koud," helween l,'l)rii;nal and Hylown, lia!;id upon Ihe fol- lowiiitf (ji'iieral descripllon of Koad, viz: lo chop and ( leiir ()G leet wide, lo form ii roadway of iiO feel wido liavitin a crown of one foul. To cross lay in swamp willi I foot of hr.ish and rover willi an averai;e ch'plh of I foot of eurlh, and lo ^ruli the widlli of Ihe ruad- wav. An nppro.iiinalcil TNliiniito of (lie cost (ircdniplcling a Iload from L'Orignal to Bytnwti. L'OUKiNAI, TO IIATTI'IF.I.P,-!q Mil,,.. II mile gi^od no.i.l rrquireH iit.tliiii.^r, ---..,... 4 mite Swiori|>, cro. H liiyner, iVi'. ai .£100, ---.,..., uj tiiiU'w lo hi; rep iirt'.l iu varitiui. plare^ jCiiO, ---..,._ IIATTITEMJ TO G!IT"nUI)>', |\ ci.Alir'.MT.-in Miles. 13 miles wet I.anil, li',-lii pleuie;;, ■rnililii.i ' :ii 1 .liii-li;.-". XI Ml, .... ail-KOUDS TO ISKi KWlTll'.S CiU'.F.K I',' <."t.'Mni;IU.AM)-ll Milm. I miles Swamp crosfl I.iyiri<». Ai'. -----....._ 8 milcn wel I'iiic, XI'iU, --•--..-... 4 do dry liir I IV. Ml I, .£100, 4 ilo ileari'd I.aiul.s, £"50, DECKWirii'.s I'lii'.r.K TO r.itrF.N't; c.-r.r.K i.\ hi.ockstf.u-i:) m.i 6J miles dry liar.Kviio.l. X mil, 5 ilci i-le.ireil l.alel, .£-^0, 4 i|.) wel I'llic, £l'.0, ^ iK> .Sw.iiMp, X'.'.'jii, -- c:rp:''.n'.s ciikkic to i'.YTowN-r, Mil.-.'. £ s. J, iinile Wi'l Plnn I.imd, £l'.n. SI IliilcK clear,.; I.ioi.l, X-0, - 3 do L*oo I lie COST OF liiiinnF.H Afnoss tiif nntio-; nr, i.ii at iiattfiit.i)- 4UU l.'eel liiii^', . litre ►pare. 70 feel, 2 dry Rinne IMitb, resi on Ilenlo, . - 8 IlriilfTi'B over llavinCD 111 ( hirrnce d!' l.'id I'l. £/.■), 8 il.i ilo ( 'iiiiliiTl. Old aiiiKll.j.H-Hter. cil I'll I'l. XT,">, 8 du du of 11)0 feel. £'M, AfrLJ^^:^^te CosI, inn Hi'i l,'r,o 2110 (I n :!i«i II n ■Ion n II a.'o (I I o'o n n 11.0 1,0(1 l.-'i u T.'i 11 L'OO II TiOO I so n 1 '.n n (I 100 ■lS,>^j rno Xo7h3 The dislai.ce from L'Ori'^n.d |.i !!\l iwn In lies mho ls ahout 01 m.lis. (Sign-il,) THOMAS A. niXM.V, KsQ., Secretiiry Board of Works. 1). S. \V ALTON. 11 H ^ II BURLINGTON BAY. ^ "y^^/- ■''r'^*^^^ v]^ v"i^/^/'^ **^'*V '/^S' .'- 1^'-^, iH^'-Ef^ m to K tv'f 14 i|tiiBt. 1^ .'w.kil'ik;.' M^Jtsiibito ^b. ir. ta. itt r» »_ fe; t. 3l.iie.3.'i5* . .s-:25iiu i-j'/_i'i* 'iA»f."Gi - — — ■ .i^siiX-i Afore: C 7 BURLINGTON BAY iHsM4iiflMaMM*ate^lBMMiBlBiilEHJ|ii^ Aforc . I7us{ Paris shaJai Ji^ii sA^tr ^/t^ wrlun ,yMi "Mw Pi'erk dine. Srl APPENDIX LETTFR K . PI.AN Of THE BUHLINGTON BAY CAA/Al , SH£W/NC O^^irt: Of FHL fiOAfta O* tt'OftKS , ffr I'^^'W^' . i| ffl i pw i » ii y) p yW] f»ii ' ii M i' r M »» » ri >| p« y< ^^ W^ l M llllll»ll l«w >l|ll l l yy4 ■l ^|»y ll, y ; J!^^J i^ ^^y^^■j^ • i ■i#l i 1^' [54] APPENDIX LETTER L. ScnEDDLE of claims against the late Commissioners for tlie impiovemcnt of the River Trent and the Inland Waters of the Newcastle District, paid hy tiie Board of Works under au- thority of the lilxecutivc Govcrnmejit. Krit — Claims of I.nborcra nnj Muchanicni to whom due hills Imil been ffrnntcti hy onliTol llic hue Commissioners— also of sundry jjeraon* lor materials dul, /crcd on llio worU. Sundry due h'.\:, granted to Laborer* and Mechanics, - J. R. Benson. ------•-.- James Uraley, .......... McUrcgor & Case, --.....•- fcconiZ/y— Claims for balances due Contractoru, &c. for work done and icrvicea performed. Hales (k Campbell, ......... George Hall, N. H. Dnir.l, Charles Green, ......... J. U. Uensori, -...-..... W. Hartwell, Sundry small accounis, 7Tkin//i/— Claims (or damage canted by tlie overCcwing of Lands an 1 injury done to mill iiroiiertics. J. Piirdy, -..-.....-- Dr. Gilrlirist, .......... Le Viscount and others, ..... ... F. Ilall, investigating claims, ....... Amount claimed by the (parties. 125 IS 7 1730 n ii03 7 02 10 in.3 3.'a 17 207;) U 6 Amount n« viiluod by the Kngineer. X S. D. 30f) 13 C 8:j IG 2 40 9 4 121 la 113 5 6 5^1 4 104 1 -t- 02 10 50 189 13 SiO I'J 4C0 CSl 15 75 10 X s. D. COS 11 6 1154 12 10 11.57 5 « L'Sl 10 8 3205 A P P E ^ D I X LETTER M . SciiEnuLE of claims aijaiiist the laic ComiiiissioiRTs (or (he improvement of the River Trent and the Iiilaiiil Waters of the Xewcastle District, part of which the Hoard of Works have been authnrised to pay l)y order of the IC.xeciilive < ioveroiiient, and (he remainder valtied by the same ainhorily, hut the payment of which as not yet been authorised. Mrs/— ri.iims III Lnborcrs, iVr, li whon\ due 1mI1.i linve lici n L'r.inled by order nl ilie lile I'otnrni-H'tnerK, ihe |)ayfii(Mit o!' \vi. . . 'i.i.-i hcial authorised, Imii iiolyet ealU'd for hy the iiurlies. Sundry due bdU (jranted fur l.ihnr. wVc, . . . - . Suadry Koi.ilt afi:i)Uat*i, _.--..-- SeconiIhi—i'\ \in\-i t'' < 7 15 1. :oi 3 4* 45 (■.79 0* 11.1 19 2 52 1(1 52 10 37 10 13 5 Ij.' 110 15 5 ao Ki 111 1) 30 7li 37 10 4') (I il 3 » 5)9 3 • 3023 a 3053 U 9 [ 55 ] APPENDIX LETTER M. Schedule of claims anainst the late Coininissioiicrs for the improvement of tl.c River Trent, &c. — (Continued.) Brought fortraiil i-\jUrthhj—C]:uin9 ol tlic I:i(c Coninilssionprs for monipa pxprtulrd hy thnn ovrr aiui :»l,iiv( *lic amount received. relV-rrcd to the Insiu.'clor (iCiuTul l>y order in Council, lor inveB(ii.Miiiin ; (it nppearinij iha' the mm of .Cl-'tU) 3 SJ hai^ been paitl in Sidey ifc Co. by lli« CommiFt^ioners over and above the ninuunt ol'werk done by them.) Piflh!lruclioii being .\sphoil lei liridge,) it woiild'lheii draw a Ir.idi' from Ihe adjoining Townships ; lo take this pari of the navip;alion pro-pi'ilively, it miisl be the way ofiraus- porl lor thi produilionof the adjoining Township-, iind when onea in oper.ilioii will ciiuse the Lands between Ileely and Cr.ioks lo he scllled upon, and iii'-teail of the new setller hurnirg the wood and ibiiikiiig ihi: ashes of n > valoi', he will at onee S'm; that be has an casv c om'nuuiiMllon wilh the front and that any nmoiiiit of P.ilash could be e.isily got lo tnaikel, it will be .01 iiidoeenienl for liioi lo make a Iri.d, and it an iniloslrioiis and pi'rsjverinj; niiin, he will not he ilisappoinled in his exjieciali ins, hut will rei:eive, if a THOMAS A. nr.ci.Y, r.Mi., SccrcUinj Board of ]Vuihs, With respect to the management of the works when completed, I would sujjgest to have a.gcncral Supciin- leiidenl, ami in ihe spring of lie- year, during ihe lime of running' liiiib'r, eng:n,,> an assislant at each Slide ; these assislaiils should mark ihe tiiidier wilh the number of the Slide it lir»t passes lhroii!;h, so that the Collector at ihe lower Slide could collecl the whole of the Tolls for the whole id the Slides at one place. I llficdo •»! biiikiiig ihe i If Slides were constriicled on ihn Olonahee, it would ' ' ' ! open a comniuniealion wilh the inland walers, which, lo look al prospeclivi ly, «oiilil opi ii a trade from the back Counlr», whieli, I think, cannol be eslimaleil, for il wouid cerlalnly be ihe cause of inducing persons lo selile on ihe lands, and must yearly iiurease the uuni- .her of llie inliahilants, I rciuniii, «.*cr.,i*ti'., 'JllOMAS WII.SO.X, Oi-crsccr Trent Lochs. A I* P I : i\ J) I X L E T T I : li P SIR, CO HOUR (J, .j-.Tii \ovi:Min:i{, isii. I shall consider Ihe Newcastle and Colliorne I)is- Iriils as one, iis ihey are naturally uniled by ihe great chain of water coniinuniiali' , iheir inleresis are ihu same, and llie increase in their trade anil productions are in a great nu'asure ile|ii ndanl on each olhcr. 111 reply lo your Idler of the fllh inslinl, I hei; to submit the foil iwiiin iio'es : — ihe necessily of ni;d>int,' out the cslimales and reliirns alrcidy scni, and l!ie tra- vel I have hiid in the performaiiee of ihat duly, leaves me far less time than 1 could have wished to make The great object of all improvnrenls should lie lo Ihe enouiries necessarv lo enable me to lay before you, (arililalc the operations of commerce and .Tgricullure — a fuller and more copious report. I to afford an outlet for the productions of the rear town- 13 's: [ 57 ] lii .^1' (liips, ant! by ihat rnoons iiiduco to its spoedy gclllc- mcnt. For m»iny years llic in^a^lilnnlsof (lie rear (nwiislii|is of tlic District hnve been, iliiring several moiillis in llic year, completely shut up ; t'grcss was next to »n im- possibility, i.nd tlip consequence was, tlioy lind little or no inducement to industry licynnd whut was nlisolutely Te(ricl will, us ajipears by an ins|X^clion of the map very naturally tond to this most desirable end. | The improvement of the UiviT Trent will open a readier and saler pavMiije for the transport of l^uiiiln'r, the great staple article of trade on the banks of the Kivcr, and which must for several years t-onJinue to be so. The erection i>f the Lock and Dam at Hoheayi,'Pan and Lindsay will open the Norlli-western sei timi of the District, coivipletinj; the navigation of the Scugi«^ to its western cxlremily, and ihento to I.iike Ontario by means of the Wimlsor and Sciigog Koad, |9 miles in length. ' The completion ofthe DaiD nt Crooks' anil Whit- las' has reiviered perfectly safe the navi^riitiun of the Rice Lake and the llivir Olonabi'e, hiiherto so tlangerous and I'alal to every aliempi toeMuWishn sys- tem of water transport, and will also, wiih llie comple- tion of the Bridnos at Crooks', allow a Sleiiniboat na- vigation from the he»d ol' the Kite Lake to the ceuire of the Township of Seymour. This great convenience will fl)r many years F)C riuito culTuicnt for the transport of all the produce nnil mer- chandize ofthe townships lionleriiig on this river, and will complete the main artery ofthe Dislriil running in a diagonal direction from South Kast to Noith West. The completion ofthe Slides at Ruckhorn and Hurley Chute will finish the water comniiinitalion as far as rc'i-anls LumhiT, and wilt open up a Inict of Country not surpassed on this conliiiiut, alliirding almost inex- Laustible forests of While (-)ak ami Pine. A great oJjslaele to the agrieullural impr'ivenicnt of the \ortliern Townsliiiis was llie want of some roule by which the Lun.ber couM be got to the market, the cimsiimprion on the s|iot being very limited, the settler conlined his openiiions of clearing as much as possible, — such a riMile heing now opened, the land will he speedilv cleared and a rapid increase will soon deuiaiul greater facilities for the Iraiivport of grain and inerthi dize. Such a lirrc is now in proems';, and the only iIiITk ul- ty is in the want of a proper Lock at lloliraynean hy wiiich Ihe boat navitration fioin Mud Lake loilie head ofthe Seuno.j; Lake would he completed, and willioul which, the Dam and Lock already c onipleleil at Lmd- sav will be perfedlv uselevs : ibis, as I bil'ore observed, Wciuld o|ieii up the entire of llie North Western seelion all'ording a ready transport for grain, n.erehaiidize, Kiiwed lumber and staves. '"he extension of ihe Seiigog Rciad to the Narrows take Sinieoe, thus conneelirii; ill a din'ct line, Lake ■ 'io wilh Lake Huron, woirhl open lire finest sic- li.'i ,'Coiirrtrv iniai;in.ilde, tiinlei rally sliorlen the dis- tance from the f'lr West by an easy ami pracliiabh' route, not so desirable however as that of ihc Newcas- tle waters, did the circunislances of the Country alfori! aiiv prospect ofthe diiecl line of water cotnniunication from Lake Simcoe by tlio Taltiot River to the Bay of Quinte being adopted. The great expense of the latter howcTcr stems on insuperable barrier to its completion nt least for many years, and the former would meet every reasonuhle want of the Country, and gveatly increase the Revenue. The improvement of Ihc Scugog will naturally forco the attention of the inhahituntsuf the Townships lullio Notih and West of that River, to the iiii|irovcment of the township roads and Ihe finding n direct line from Cameron's Lake to the nearest (Hiinl on the Scugog for Ihe transport of light merchandize. The next snhjert which presents itself is iLe im- jirovement of the middle section. Tliu improvement of iho navigation of the Rico Lake has already greatly increased the trade, anil tho gravel road from the head of Ihe Lake lo Port Hopo will, on its completion, ali'ord sufncient access lo the front from those Townships of which Peterboru' is the natural depot. The great advanta(;c conferred upon Ibis fine scctior* of the I'rovincc by the work-' already completed, is now generally uilmilted ; iixleed it cannot be denied, nor would it be fair to urge as an objection against ll.em, even if they failed for the first few years to pro. dure a positive revenue, lire defect in ie\enue would he more ihan compensated, as rcgaids Ihe I'rovincc, by lire greater fatilily, speed and safety of transportation, the rehy making the articles conveyed less costly, tlit> circiilaiion of capilal more rapid and a cctlain propor- tion of men and animals will be ilisposuble for other useful hrainhcs of indiislry, and above all opening tiro finest Iracis of Country to a market, which, wilhont the aid of lire works referred lo would be inaccessible. • I have found more diincully in ascertaining the traf- fic of the several harhouis lliau I at first unlicipatet). ! The owners of some of the srriiill harbours are un- williiu; to make known the arliial amount of business, as they are nenerally in llic habit of m.iking exaggera- letl newspaper slaleiQenIs aiurually to serve their own intercsls. [t is however certain that a targe ami steady increaso is going on — UKtil.NM.VC AT ni.NUSOR IIABBOrR. STATEMK.NT OK KXI'OHT*. (842. 1S4X 1S44. 1 1 l-'loiir. . . Tarrtl. O'.tl.'i ij:!W I'oik ... •• li'.lT l-UMi A>l.es, . . " Wt 4i;i ' (laliiiriLJ, . lU'H III I.ar.l, . . 47 iii« (irat.-i S'eccis, " 'JO 7411 Ilusliels. ( I.'Imx See.l, Wluhloy, . " es 44 ItriT. . • 14 Uliiilt ■ liilsliclf. I'^'j'-i ISTl-.H tl.llK, . ■ Vi'M (iils7 I'lLlhU . . 748 iyi II... . . Kin .. .. On Wharf. OalK, . . ti'.C .. .. '• I.irrnlier, . Teel. lUllKIO yiri.'.nn " 1)0. . . hi Kuril On Ilcacti. Siiiiilrii'H, pnrkatri'8- 'j;t b7 lliiiriT, ('"irkiiic. 8 llMiiiH, . . •' at lir.ui, . . Mil i'otatoCB, DuvhelB. \-M KT!WSnK«FWI [ 58 ] Valuo of (ho ExporU as above fur 1843. £J5,2.1G of wliiuh J is from Windsor Har- bour, and J from Oslmwn. Tim Exports from Windsor tills joar aro about the same as llio last, and perliaps u trille more from Osiiftwa, occ-asiontd by llio Proprit-tors and ibe Cap- tains of Ibo Mail Line of Steam Uoats proforriog to loutli at Hiiibours not uiidor tho control of the Hoard. (Jreat objurlions aro urfjcd against llie duuign and ge- neral arriinniiineiit of Uurliiiglon Hay, Windsor and Cobjurg Hiirbours, and as far as I liave bt'eii able to learn solely because tlioy arc intended to actonimodnte nnd shelter every other desc ription of Vessel as well tho Steam Hoats ; frecpu'iitly a Steam Ho.it passes Co- bourg without touchin;?, and in ihe same slate of the weather louidi at I'ort II()|)o, Hond Mead and Darlini;- ton where a single Pier only projects into ihu Lake. Statement of Imports inio Windsor Harbour. Duly on Imports from United Slates — For Year 181' t;30f) " " I81J 33.' 18 I To20ili \ovr. 1811 753 9 5 Tho Yearemls ulb .lanuary, 1815. Statement of Exports from Bond Head Harbour. P 11 T 1) A R L I \ G T O N . STATEMENT OF EXTORTS. f^ia. isi:!. ISll. r.onihcT, . Imt(. 1 1'jnno 112000 251000 Kliiir, . . lli.rrfls. liJWi oiisS (■.1127 D.-iiineal :i:) ti 2IK) VVhiski'v, '• 210 117 102 Pork, ; u 2SI 2it 10 i-^iro .\teii . " 27 12 I'ol AsIm » " III! 11 Aslu's, . a 27') I'.IS ILI I'lMse, . 't M Hi Deei; . •' .I Lar.l, . 1. 2 Huilcr, 1. ■in Ij 21 OaH, . . nuaii.'i.--. 12ii3 .. I'oUloiv, 2S-) 102 liiiHi-v. . (1 W17 Sliir.^le,j. Itorhllt'K. •i-> 20 Wlieiil, IJuahuls. I fjlJO 2300 Slalcinent of Ihu value of Imports irilo 1'oht Dah- MNOTON and l!(i\i) IIkad llAiinora. I'nrt DarliMu'liM). . Jlori.j IIcikI H.irhoor.. . 1841. 102, 2,:u 3.! 8!.. 1SI2. Is. 1,1. 1813. 1N4I. IJl l;i V 217 Ij-lvl 4S7 I I I * I Tolal X| 20l'l0:)i| 2ir,! 2jli| 2sn 3,lo! 530 I I I I I I I III •',13 in 12' 5 I Wheat, Floor, . Oals, . . Pork, . . Hcef, . . Pol Artli, Pearl Ahli, VVIiiskoy, liOniher, Sliiiifilea, , Pine Tlliilie .Shingle Dul Holler, [,anl, . Pdtahiep, .Slaves, llsen, Cheese, noehel.o, Harrels. Iluxlielii Uarrejj, M Keel, M. r, I'N^el. iH, t^qrtly . Kegs lliislielH . M . I'lVI, 1811. 1842. 1S43. 1844, 3107 102 113 17 37 21 121 47 172 ir> 4088 2,12 .'ilO 117 40 3'J 182 .W too 24 20 B io 0120 1S02 I 20 I 41 24000 8005 28 70 .W ,')2 41 00 82 03 70 io 2fm 20 POUT HOPE IlARROUIl. Statement of the Valuo of ftnporls into Port IIopb from the Toiled Stales, up lo the JOth November, 1841, XOUO 1 have ni> way of aseerlaiiiing tho increase from Year lo Year, which is considerable, but by reference to the .Vppendi.t to tho Ilou.^e of Assembly which I cannot procure, neither can 1 furnish (he amount of IC.ii>orts, as tho Harbour Master refuses to make it known, aiiprehensive that tho Proprietors would raiso the rent ui on him. lie admits that tho incrca.se is very great, and givci as proof ihat for the last year and the present be paid, JCOdO per year, and for the coining year he is to pay ,t77,'), to which a Salary of £>oO or JC3t)0 per year, must bo added for the actual amount of Toll, COBOURG HARBOUR. I Pniie.'i f,)r (luarter ending ,5lli April, 1843.. X 4 U " " " iilliJnly, '• ., 000 9 2 " " " 5lli Oi-iiiber, " .. 47!) !2 ft " " " 5th Januarv, 1344.. OJO 13 7 £\:m 1 Tolls A;cl. (luarlcr ending .'ilh .lanuary, 1S43..X 310 U " " " 5th Octolier, •• :i20 10 1 " " " Old January, 1814 301 14 a Dolie.-i, (laarler endim' .'iili April, 1SI4 '• .'■"ih.loly, '• ... " '■ " 5tli ()eli>hpr, '• . . . Estimated iluly to jlli January, ISIJ. . . .(.'.» II IS 3 .£ 12 5 . .'01 1 5 . 720 14 7 . 700 .£2002 If, 5 Tcill.s .Aecl. Clu.irler ending .'ilh .April. lS4tj; 30 1 3 " " " .'iih July, '• 47,t tl 1 " " _ " 5ili Oi-iidier, " 2^'ii 11 5 I'^liinate lo 5th January, ls45 500 (I XKiOl 1 VALl'E OF EXPORTS. There is not snllicient time lo nsccrtain the correct value, hut a very great increase has taken place. Besides the trade of the .several Harbours ahcndy enunieraled, a large amount of linporls is received at I each from Montreal, Toronto, &c., of which I can .give no account, nor is there any way of obtaining it, I 59] '\\ U 1 1 1 {■ IS; ? .1 i i unless liy callinR upon the sevcrul Importing Murchnnts tlirougliuul the Uislrii't. Tlio forcRDinp; is nil llio informntion llint I con will) any ronrKlciice in)|iarl, iiiul I iTi>ri)l tliiit it In ncil n.s ilelniled anil roiupri'lionsivu n» I t'otild Imvij wi.slicil, but I liavi- made tlio most of llic limo nlluwcd mo. Tliorc nru two oilier IlarUoiirs in tins sPdtlon wliicli 1 liavt! not visiliil, viz ; tlic Moiidi of llio Triiit, and Grul'ton, wlicrr n ronsidcraldc! Im.sinegs lias (iikrii place — diirinu; tlio Winter I will have an opportimitv of nseerl.iinini; the pruhahle amount of I,nnilier, Slaves, Sic, that will f;o down the 'I'rent wliiih will eiialile mo to makn out n Selieihile of Tolls to ho rlmr(;ealile in the Spring, wliieh I will forward as soon as possilile. It would ho desiratile to hiiild llio Toll Houses and O.iles during llio Winter liolh on llio Port Hope and Windsor Koails as lioth can he opened to the Puhlic vorv early next spring. I The Ucvenuu of the District will he considerahlv iiiereased when the proposed Works in the North t Western Sections are completed. I On llio whole it may Fafily ho slated, that no Si'c- tion of tho Province has lieen more essentially hencfit- ted liy its Pnhlic Works ihan this, nor is there any other District tliat can take precedenic in advatice- mcnt to Wealth and Prosperity. The prnhahle amount of Traffic ii the Olonalice River and ihe Kivor Trent I insert in pencil, as 1 am not prepared to till it up with any degree (if accuracy. Some positive statement may he exiMMled from the Overseer of the Slides on the Trent as far as regards that Kivcr. As 1 hcfnre oh'crveil, (his suhji ct will receive my iinmoiliate atlentiijn. With refi-rcncc to the hest mclhoil of collicling the Tolls and Siiperinti iidiiig tli(> Works lonnecled willi the Xavigaliou, llio fdlowing appears to mo to he the cheapest and the hest. The F-ock Keepers at Wliillas and Crooks slioiihl be allowed to c illect die Tolls at those St.ilions. A Colleilor should he pernianeiiily located at Cliit-holni's Rapids, whose duly would lie (wo-fidd, (apalile of col- lecting all the Tolls at lh.it pl.ice and receiving from the Lock Keepers the aiiiouiil collccled hy iheui up |o certain periods, and to make prd^er returns of the whole to llie Hoard. lie should also he c,i|ahle of Superintending llic re- pairs of the Works and atleiuliiig to iheir -iieral ma- nagement. The wlmle of the Liiniher will he run s than six wi-eks, it wouhl only he necessary in cai h year to employ alioiil len men for three or fair (lavs at till' rise of the Water to riniove the Sti'p \.', and at the enil of the Season to rc'place Ihem. One man would then he suHicieut at each Slide who would ;;ive a ticket to each raft to enahle the Collector at Cliis- holm's to rei-ei\e the proper 'I'oll. On tliis plan the expense will he — Collector at Chisliolm's, Salary |K'r annum, JuliO 20 I men diirini; ihi^ season, alls, per day oi IG 2 Lock Kce|iers, at £M) per annum... GO Tho Toll Houses on llio Roads slioii',! in nil cases he rciitoil, or sold yearly by nuclion to the liighest bidder. Ptos|)cctii!i nf llio Hcvcniie for the Wiiiilsor llarljdiir and Lake Sciisog Koad. ' There should be three Toll Gale.s ; one at Perry's Corner (tcdl 9d per load) ; one at the rear of the 7lli Concession of Whitby, anil erne nl tho rear of the llh (Concession of Keaeh where iho Koad turns to the head of Sciigog I,ako (loll at each 7Jd) allowing the Teams to return without additional charge. By this nrrnngemenl n Team passing from .Scugog Lake to Windsor llarhour and hack would have to pay 2s. which rate could not be considered hurlhensomo : and very probably will bo sullicicnl in the course of i eight years to cover the interest, and tho expense of I the Toll Houses, together with the annual repairs, and the cusi of relaying tlie pinnks at the end of that period. J:mi IG I) XTTnn rost of conftnicliiin at fi per ri-iil Xli'.i Espendc of keepiiicj 3 Toll IloUBUs at IJU lacli IjO () Xlili i:,il)imilf nf Tidjfic nil t,'ii"iigh. moo Loails nl Wliiatnnd Flour equal £ s. d. X a. o. to 50,000 liii.-liel«. Ill 'Jh Ilin oOO ilo. ol l>„t iokI I'e:irl A«lle«, erjual to liOOO to [wm ilo at L's. 50 COO do. I'ork ami sundry (irain, at Js CO I2J0 do. RiavpR, &c. for lorciKii innrkrt. at L'h IJj TW do. I'iiie and oilier l.iinilier for llie Uiiileil St.ile.-s and oilier inarkclH. at L's 75 750 do. CaHoal 't'eaniR tutth \v!vy« with Salt. Men-hiiiiili/e and oilitT Lo;.'!;ai:fr ami Carriages, Ac. &n. atL't 7.') -ISf) r.Miivtitr friiin Sntcr'^ to Winchfittfr mill i,ther MHIh, ^'-c, tj-r., so an imhj l>> /'li.N-a 2 Gull!*. .■)0n I.na.ls i.rWhent, at 1... ;!d .Tl 5 7J0 d'l. I'oik and siindrv (.'rain, Car- nages, Lu;_'{;aL'e| ito. al \e. Jd. .Iii 17 78 2 B H.^thnalr uf Tni'lii' frnm IViiirhri^tiT (i:"l iilhi'f MUh ami 1 ilttrsfs. tiiiil jiailii i.f thi' (''.tiiilrif. so III* to jmsd uni: (tiilc only. l.'iOO I.imdH ofWIieat and riuur, at'.id, .Vi ,1 :!oll d.i. I'ol aii.l I'.arl A^lies.alOd. II 3 louo il(i. Pork and toiidry (.Jraiii. at '.Id 37 10 liOOO do. I'iue lu.d ollitT I.uiuIkt atOd IIJ 10 1000 do. Wood at I'd :i7 10 l.*i00 t'.asuiil 'I'f.-iiriH Ldlli ways wjlh fc'.ilt. MeiTli.lndize, olhiT r.uo- ijai^e, CarriaifeH. &i\ al 'Jd .'iO G 311 5 XS7 1 7 (1 RECAPITUL.VTIO.N. r.sumalo iiritevriioe £S71 7 (i Iiilirest on tlie cost of con.'flroc'iiiiii, iVe. Ac. . ., 01:.' Surplus £>tj:i 7 [ 60 J The foregoing Eitimate ii intendad ai an average fur the Grit four yeais after the Road is completed, but after this time an increaie of at least 25 \iet cent for the next succeeding four years may bo expected, par- ticularly if the road l« extended to the Narrows. It would not be necessary to make the road at present in a permanent manner, but merely to ex|iend four or five thousand pounds in opening it out Certain parts might have Toll Gales for keeping those parts in repair ; the remainder of the road might bo repaired in the usual way. Prospectus of the Revenue for tlie Rice Lake and Lake Ontario Road. This Road will also re(]uire three Toll Gates, one near Rico fjake, one at DIelcher's Tavern and one at the junction of tbo road leading to Brown's Mills. £ a. d. £7,400 ooit of conitruction, at (! per cent Hi Annual fsxpenaea or 3 Toll Gatea, at X50 each... 150 Anuual repairs 30 £621 Estimate of Traffic ali through. 2000 loaJa of Wheat and Flour, at 2a 800 830 do. Pot and Pearl Aahea, at 2t 33 200 do. Pork, at 2a 20 1500 do. aundry Orain and Produce, al 2a 150 750 dn. Lumber (2000 feet), at 2a 75 1000 do. Merchandize in return, at 2a 160 lOOQ do. PleasuroCorriugeacacli way, at 2a.. 62 10 £092 10 RECAPITULATION. Eatimnie of Revenue 692 10 Inlereat oa the coat of conatruction, &c. &c 621 Surplua £ C8 10 There are articles upon which loll may be collected, such as Whiskey, Beer, &c. &c., but not to any great extent, — a Toll of 2$. per load is nut unreasonable. This road will be for years to come with very tri- fling repairs, getting better. The busineu will be steadily increasing, and I have no doubt but it will eventually pay interest so as to reduce the capital. I put the toll to Blotciier's, where the travel will be divided between Port Hope and Cobourg, the same as to the limits of Purt Hope, the distance between thoaa points being very trilling. Prospectus of the Revenue for the River Trent The revenue of the River Trent will be greatly augmented and will continue to increase when the Slides on the Otonabee River between Pelerboro' and Buckhom Lake are completed, as they will open up the finest Lumber tract of country in the Province. White and Red Pine, and White Oak being in the greatest abundance, the latter in the neighbourhood of the Trent is becoming very scarce. Prospectus of Revenue on the Otonabee River. The Dam and Lock at Crook's being in some measure necessary fur the improvement of the Trent, I put it in connexion with the Slides on that River, and I regard in the following statement, the navigation of the Otonabee and Rice Lake as having been made complete by the expenditure at Whitlas* Rapids. £ 8. d. £6,100coatorcanatnictionat6percent 366 Lock Houae, Keeper's Salary 30 Repairs (trifling) aay per year 10 £406 Eatvnait of Traffic on the Otonabee Riter. 24,000 Barrila of Wheat and Flour 2,400 Do. Pork 1,500 Tons sundry Grain and Produce 600 Do. Merchondiae, &c., in return 600 Barrels Bolt (Signed,) JAMES LYONS, Superintending Engineer. THOMAS A. BEOLY, Esa. Secretary Board of Works. 14 :f l\ [ 61 ] APPENDIX LETTER ^ Extract from tlic Kcport of Mr. Gzmvski, on Port Stanley Harbour, witli Statements of Vessels enlering and clearing during the years 1812, 1813 and 1811, in l^ " Port Stanley must bo one of tlie principal pliicci " for discharging goods fur tliu consumption of lliu ^ " country, and iouding with produce for cxporliilion. I " The present state of that Harhour cannot hi my "opinion answer the purpose for wliich it will soon " be re(]uircd, the narrow space between the Piers, " which must of necessity exist, obliges all the ship- " ping to anchor above them in the sireain, which iii " its widest part is but 100 feet from edge to edge of " water, and when a dozen of vessels arc within it, " not another one of merely ordinary length can turn ; "the Steamer referred to, " The Kent," is of such a " length that she will not bo able to go out of that " Harbour in any other way but by backing, which " during rough weather, will hardly be practicable " with safety to the boat. " Another matter which will greatly interfere with " the trade entering and going out of that Port, is the " existence of a Bar within the Piers, and which in " my opinion can never bo got rid of, until the works "are carried out beyond the line of depositc, formed " by the shingle, and wash of the shcjrcs whith areij" on, and formed by an inland stream." " daily receding, and built upon firm clay bottom. " Having taken all those matters into consideration, ' I beg leave most rcsi^ctfully to suggest to the Uoard ' the necessity of having the present Piers at Port ' Stanley carried out to n suirieient depth of water, ' which in my opinion will have the desired elfect, ' and for detailed information, and estimated expense ' of which, I beg leave to refer them to my Report on ' that subject duicd the ad May, 18tl, " I beg leave also to recommend the making of a • basin by excavating the projecting low bank of the • stream to the recpiired depth, and protecting the side ' of the cut with piles in such a manner os to form a ' wharf, and a landing and mooring place for vessels ; • the estimated expense of which will not exceed '■ £iOOO. " When the recommended improvements are added " to the [ircscnt works at Port Stanley, it will be a '' Harbour capable of containing and accommodating a " largo quantity of shipping, and as safe, and easy of " access, as any that can bo constructed, dependent i<}> I Si Stateme.vt. «« [62] i I -J ri C63] -— -f T"r'T~nT— "'^— ^™*^'' APPENDIX LETTER R. Import! and Gxporti by the Deijardlni Cannl oach year, from tlio fint opening tlicreof, on IGlh August, 1837, to ilic close of the Niivigntion on tlic a;kl day of November, IS-l-l ; also the trips of Scliooncrs, Steamboats, Durham Boats, and Scows. 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1843 1843 1844 FLOUR Birrela, do do do do Cwli. ( Standard ) \ meoiurc. ) do Bnrreli Firkini Buthcli do do do do Banoli do do do Ticrcci Tone do Barreli do do do do do do CwU, Tiercei Feci do Piecw Trip* do do 2446 542 2ft 5 1335 6581 236170 ""57 "195 • • « • • • • ■ 36 "'3 «> ~ « ""21 9 51 ""12 72 I8H1I 682 47 42 3876 5631 349547 1212 'ijii6 330 • • • • ""35 24 20 • • - • 6 33 8 "'s *«« • «a •■• "'57 72 142 21686 1245 344 S3 1968 7406 847779 5216 "'27 150 5 ""ie "46 1 41336 1849 5U6 105 3501 5230 391544 75124 "231 12509 1651 879 "iio 252 265 155 28 ""25 ""s 6 "'il "ih 53934 926 1773 92 4177 6261 J 311278 39879 13 211 1836 "55 "79 436 84 BO 40 63 11 99 18 "12 '"5 "52* 44482 1233 1142 7ft 4239 10759 449560 78328 3 869 6444 • ««* '762 26 90 136 78 95 150} 145| 5 8 5 25 "37 'isi 46737 1031 40 108 3846 6434^ 199250 53571 '2E6 4734 ■ > a • "125 66 158 118} 140 296 10006 2750 49000 '392 64026 WHISKEY 757 FORK 638 ASHES 115 8ALT _ MERCHANDIZE 5271 13083 STAVES, Puncheon 199817 Do Pipe 1610 BUTTER 1 Do WHEAT 111 8 BARLEY OATS CORN 27 IC PEAS Do 3 BISCUIT 49 OAT-MEAL POT BARLEY GRASS SEED 15fi COALS 255J PIG IRON - 33 ij LARD 8 TALLOW , g OIL PLASTER 2 BOSIN , 25 BEER CIDER ... HOPS , BEEF .-- - .... LUMBER .... SQUARE TIMBER .... SHINGLES... SCHOONERS 25 STEAMBOATS DURHAM BOATS 8t SCOWS 421 (Si gned,) JOU> r Dici Sccreta CEY, nj, D. ac. Desjardins Cakal Okfice, OundoB, 31st December^ 1844. [64 1 APPENDIX LETTER S. General Scliedulo of Works and MnterialM enumerated in the acconmanyinjf lleport as being ruquircd utid wliicli come under the denouiinatiun of " Provincial Works." 18U 64020 757 638 IIS 5271 IS083 i610 I 111 8 3 33U 8 8 """a 29 25 4 iai .1 .2 3 «. ;», 6. 7. H. 1). 10, II. Vi. n. IX Hi. 17. IS. I». SO. 21. 2''. C3. 26. 27, ROADS AND DRIDOES. — For the miintentnro o( tlio Sarnia Ruail for 18*5 — Mninlnnnnrc iif llm Sandwich, Ainlicmlnirg niul Liimlun Hond for 18+5 — ImpruviiiK Roail from Samlwicli lu AriilicriitlKlrg . — Huililinx (^lialhaiii Ilrnlge .. . . ............ — (irand River Swamp Knad complolp. — Two Ravmct Iwnvfun llniiiillon niid iho Credit ........ .............. — ^KiiiiKo llilln, Bridge and another very had hill in the same vir.inity . ............ — UHlcville Ilridgo — lm|uovini' Road fMm Casmdun to St. Annn .. .............................. — Doutdo l/Ile Hriil«(c> — Jnr(|ucs Caitior lldln niid Briilje — T>< finiah Ihr Yanito Stn'ct Rood to the lloli.ind l.iindiiiK and In improve the RoaiU Ihrnce tn Darrio nml IVnetniiKiiiMiino, and to |i<;rrveinents at ciieli — to liuihl a Snde at Bytown — complete Ihe P(iriii?i' Roads and o|H'n a Koad lhrou}!li iroui Uytown to the Village of MoIIhU at the fool of the DesallumeBes Lake -' Trtnt and Inland W'aitn. G.— Works eiumerated in Report. Harbors, ilc. 7, H. 9. 10. II. 12. 13. U. —Wharf at the Horulenu — Kxleiision of Piers, i^e. iliere — |),i. do. at Port Stanley and Drodgini;. -Port Burwell — K.»lension of Piers at Windsor and IV'dging. — Dreilnihtf at Cdluuirir llnrliur. — Presipie'lle Wharf. ... —Grosse Isle Wharf, Laading, Slaim, Stc LIGHT IIOl'SF.S, BIOYS, &c. Lake Huron. £ a. <]. 302 u 4^0 1) 2000 u 2000 10000 u 80oo 5000 2400 450 564!) 1 9 631 10 18112 10 30 2145 (t 4050 3(>2 10 2666 2 9 2500 6500 2500 5000 10000 5000 250 15110 12000 500 5000 6500 20000 4600 () 500 230 2750 15. 16. 17. -First Class Light and House at (ioderich Lake Erit, 500 250 200 -Raising Light Mouse at Point Pelee and kiililing Keepers House, and a Buoy off the Point... -Four Buoys off Long Point .^^...- .. .- -- --- — --- — -.-----_----•-_-■■ .N,.T.: -Iioms I i ■.' iiiu.l i-ilhir Is- ^ifrially proviJcil for or ll.ey my be l«ia out of the procctds of the TolU grncnlly of th» M«ia I'ruvincial Kucil, of wlmhtlii-y fifi" |«rt. 15 fc< ^1 1 [ 05 ] APPENDIX LETTfJU S.~-{ConlinHcd.) ! ) 18. — Revolving Liglil, Light ITouso, Keeper's House and Beacon nf Mohnwk Id, 19. — Light at Port Maitland - 20.- 21.. 25. 26.- Lafit Ontario. Light- Keeper's House at Toronto Do. .lo. do. Gull Mand A Ci>lored Fight on end of Salt Point at Prcs(|u'I!e and Huoy .. A Colored Light n Kingston Uarlwr and two Buoy.i at Snalio Inland. La^e St. Frnna's, -Light on Crabhc Island and six Buoj-s on Sl'oals -Dreilgiiig Point in din-ct C'lnuiiel -Liglil on GfuBso Point .- 27.. 2S. 29. .SO. 31. 30.- 33.- t.- 3!- Lii/kC St. Louii. -Liflit nl end of Boaidiarnoia Canal -Licht Hnuse and Koeper*n House at Point of He Pcrruult . -Light oil' .Vuns Fslaiid and () Buoys on Shools -SiMall Li lit, Throe Buoys and Dredging at anil near St. Ann -Light ut head of Lachiuc Canal. Sunihiei, -Seven Dozen Lamps, Pcflectnrs, Glnspes, Heiilers, &c. &c -Tender \"esst^ with Forge, lor i ^e ri'peiniig of Lamps, ftr., to deliver the supplies and to . as a Revenue Cutter when not a - eiiiiJoyeil Survty.1. -Kingston and Ottawa Road. -Des Jardins Canal -Portions of Rivet Trcivt £ 1. d. 12.10 200 100 150 300 400 i SOO !iOO SfiO 2r)0 500 1000 (» 300 2:10 1000 5000 400 ."JO ♦00 APPENDIX LETTER T. Stateinenl of TniiTie 011 the Cliaiubly Caii;\l ai CUambly fioiu the IDili April to 22J November, 1811. PLANKS BRICKS iJROCKKRY Do PLASTER of 1'. FISH IRO.X TRACE-!. BEKR Do r- - 1 L( N I) HO V T 7 N p U . n I A U - C /A N A ! S r al I'Vii(N> !■;\'■r^ U- W nil 1 1 ml ( iiT vrtiicc "1' HwW'iiM CrtniO \l\!(iAi\ lU \i' v\u ,i\in\\ 10 > I'' "Ai'.il WifiviiU i,.'iV" .Mln\-mil Li'vel INLAND W A T.l H ' CUM M N ' C. M I O M if tb e "1 (Ml ixliep .1^ !"• ( V '; V', I' i.iu 1 nil- it i I I I ,.ir^ ,'vt ''^ /Cf- ?-''■■''' '^-''^- I ■'I- tnl I. I I N LAN D - WATtRS NAVIGATION ■l\0 -Milpb • '•'.-n ■'.(.• /, ^il ff!' /t"trl/f'/, v/ /!,/, // ,^, IMtOI ILI^: PLAN SHE.VIIMC TMLUIhLCl.A^D INL/ANl) UMISOI V\-/\Il.H (JOlVlMl C OfM P A D ! h t C T R O i; T f LA CH INL . BtAUHARNOlS.ANo S '. I A WR f. N C L - CAN A L 3 DtlVo In 1 '.ii|iU'\ rliiciili ■i\ i\Ucr ''t l.hwvi'nti l(i hiur.i-.u.n M(»wpMl<.n l'r(Mr\ hl\uO>tnn li. t'rul IWil |ii'll..U' !•> LntiV "l.l.iTU' «i\ ic filujjifild I (>c. K i £5 VVE.I. L/\\0 CANAL ' /\ ," rcii'i \ i\(> ii. l.iiKf l-'.iu M> \\clViu\il ('■•ivi'ii > N"vV(Talu.ii frciu I'nrl ('iWiiitiii l„",Ki Kui K K\.ir Uf'uMi i A.'^dMiiU iiij, ?ii\il ll(\Ti>i\ l.alir .^\ r\fMi .u..-. ISi\. 1 ,'l r\!iir I,, l.iiVii Wwri'ii C' cimV 'li'Uil Via l.i^ri'il W.iutf \il,i.l'l,o Hiinn / / / / / // / K PLAN -SOI V\.'\!LH COlVlMblNjICA I ION VM U( ' r< I n t A u S ; COMPARATIVE D 1 h L C T R O U T (. lACHINt BEAUHAR!N0l3,ANc S'. LAWR LIN CL - CAN A L S AriCt'ri'Uviy I (Dill 1 ifif \\ (ilr • ai 1 h 110 pi \\ c: \i Mi.i i na'. DilU |i.\ 1\iHjU\>'iium.|i I hiirr In l.dw ' cm f lo hMvp^.nr.n ■Vdi«v\ 'o hi hum cm \- ot .IXIf l-Mlli^ 101 Al \ " I ..-. . [ i .IS ' IK ' J 671 ; 1-04.51 if j l'&3 S ^Ii«\ ijjiM i.in from hniO>UMi ii'WmI IWiUnu mi' !■> L.ihi' f iil'irii^ ... ..... WtLLA\D CAMAL ;_ __ /\:.rt'i-.'liu(\ )p l.dlse F.iu »i> VmIVciiuI I'Tmni ..._.. , N(ivi(^,fo.o , sfi 40 1 SSriJS' 60 i AQ-i O ■, *' 4 ' nintAU CAHAI. ROOT ■J w n / / i / / ^'f 1/ rAliOfv, VVITH ■l,'h//rfr/ fh'// ///f^ n/iov^-' I (l^^■ I OCK-^Ol • VII I r "i yiPA f^ATI VE [I'Vll l-Miii'l 101 Al I Mil F,S - .- - I .IS U ' IB ' 00 if()A^\ 17 j i'2 3 S 170 ^rfu.-si' -30 I" 2?) 4" n " Sfid &TATLMFN7 ■II » INLAND R (J T [ I 1D?> r)UOO' -1- 1 ' sso . i'b O.'^.TJS' 600 i M'i. O .. 760 O T r /< W A Ann RiOlAU-CANAIS .\ A( omtinif I'toux Tiflp Walrr a> T 'hTep lAivf r s \c WonlrPnl DiHo I'loiii VonlreaT oOlUI-wa 1< i v t'r fl'bovf (he Gn-i.v iWc (^l^al D r.S( endinpr ai C'Arirllim ',,»mt\ .■Vscri\c\in0_ "VViVfr (MMvva lo rnlr hikc of H>(lc«i\ f'Hnftl PinIi.aii DiHo by Ri<\ri : r'fti I'vl \o i'iun\n\i\ \.e\c\ Wcrtt \^i(icrti< iiftVc ."11111111x11 Level Total >)> bitif.m ^n^\ (MU^;* PlVm TRtNT. AND IMANDWATIH COMMUNICATION A.sceTickiiQ froH\V'«i of Uun IP or Mouth "1' >\if 'Vreni In l\i ci- 1, a^n Tiom J\ire LdKt U) uiovi>h I' ll>e (1) (Ui Rbep 1\ in e r t^ f« 1 I" wHii l.nVf ■'M\li\nvit l.iHiA RIVER S tVl RN rr ciojtir bay LAKE. HURON. H' Ot lOCt^S LOCtACl if) X 1 4 KtHKHtj' TOTAL Rl&{ Ki&lo^rAVc - j 104 i 611 ' 1 ?s o 4 01 al S« 1 4 83 3 ' 604 \ ! 1 firs ."i _. . 1(3:5 .5 -J s- i ' 104.0 I I I 'IBTt 6! esT ■'647I es 1' 5^6.8 33t T)escfni\in^ fiom l..f,>ip riimr f \(> GlcSler'Rav asSumod h1 iiiNfi Ticut . Upland VN«it'rs . nni\ V\vvct ."^pn-ptu r'jftv (if Qti' I 1,1 57 J 61 I 295. 4 .184 1 40 a 41 li9tt 5 4 ^ S6 5 o *rs4 lie 1 o 10 1 \f> 4 r07 9 )U. 1 tltl > 11) \ "~ie» I no g .)64 7 Ri7 I 4') 1:^070; 57 32 J 4 04 .S. 648 I I 1 .See ei ntAU CAHAI. HOOTf 127 » M.Tel. \S0 VI -.'f^ // I / / '-'Z ly-' 1 /A/ 1/ yr/ /h'// ///i^ a/iov/" rb/u/-'i(/(r/'\^^ ■ '/,'oYM'e/^.'' 'Ar') ryo'/A^ /■<>/''' //>-ii'///'j M II r *! t (IC'K.-) ; I .)il\-M,l , Mri I b i04 .; Ml /<■ J / » I W' I % i '■ vt.mmmi&9f m [63] APPENDIX LETTER V. Schedule of Claims made by sundry Persons against the Commissioners of the Cliainbly Canal, distinguishing tliuse which liave been allowed and disallowed by the Com- missioners. 1.— ALLOWED CLAIMS. (I. ■I AJam Armstrong 20 16 Joseph Courtcmanclic -.. 21 If) Joscpli Dressillc 1.1 Joseph Malliiot 8 0!) Loui!< Duprcea, . H l(i !) Reiiio*PiU|uin 18 (i Touiisainl MinarJ. , S Marcello LnnioiircuN 4!) 8 Joaoph Honolt 20 Antoiiio Diiprec!! (i 4 !) JoiHjpli PuliiianJL' 17 I'2 !) Froncis Uissflte 20 (i 9 Francis Duprceit Montpelicr. . ^"0 Louis Papiiieaii -. 27 Ki Michael Uenoil -. .5 Charles nenoit. - 1 L. 1). Monlpiflin 1 Irtiiioro Chnrlanil 8 10 F. Vaughan 1.") J. McCutchcon - 6 10 John Glen -- 10 John Rohison 17 10 Jo«>ph Harris..- II Francis Diibuc - - - 10 £ >. (I. D.iviil Boauvain ..... . 3 Gecrge Ingletlen 8 10 I'anI Kauntz (.Vrbilrator) ^ I o VVarJ do H C 10 Joseph Ueauvais 10 Louis lioucher 7 10 John I). Gaboiirscault 7 10 J pica Aiiiaiilt 7 10 JocpU Arnault 7 10 Cliiiloa n. I'ay 31 310 Jnnu's Millii-i). , ."j Mi'ssr. Lander & Co [ 300 Charles Alherlon 30 13 6 i;763 9 1 II.— CLAIMS DISALLOWED. Messrs. Lander &. Co fiR? 8 11 M. Rvan 134, 15 Jaim's Mcllugo... ........... 6 Total je823 3 11 (Signed,) ALFKED GOUGH, Secretary to tlie Commissioners. APPENDIX LETTER W. REPORT OK Mil. A. UAllRKT C. E. ON THE GRAND RIVER NAVIGATION. Sir, A;;recal)ly to the inslnicliiinseont.iincil in your I'ller j ilated at Kingston, 7lh Oi-tolicr, IS I,), I have made an i exuiniiialion ol'the tiraml lliver Navi^^atioii, riMiinienc- iiii; at (^lyuga, and extending; to Hraiitliinl liridge, and resiKjclfuliy beg leave lo submit the following report : The Grand River is rendered navigable by moans of a succession of dams ami locks at the several rapids, from Indiana to Oneida, n (listanre of nine miles. Williiii Ibis limit there are five ilams and as many lucks, overcoming an ascent in the river of lorly-lbrce feel, with occasionally a sliurt tut indejiemlenl of the river. At Bunnell's Laniling, near the f >ol of the next rapid, there are Ibree lock^, placed \vitbir> a short ilis. talice of eadi olber at the foot of an independent canal wbicb cxteiiils to Drantliinl or to the bead of tlie navi. lion at present contemplated. The length i>f this cut is ibree miles, and the whole ascent gained by the locks is ibirtv-lhree feet. The distanre fnim Cayuga to Urantford Bridge is f>rty-four miles, making the entire ilislance from Dunville to liranllord sixty miles, Hnd iiitire lockage seventy-six feet. The lenglb of independent canal, including the Hrantford portion, is live and a (juarler miles. The track palli is general- ly verv imperfect. Occasionally the natural bank is good and re(iuires but little labour, while other portions rcfiuiru to be beiiclicd in or otherwise improved. An { artificial bank has been formed, parts of wbicli require to be increased in height and widih. The cbannel is in mnny places circuitous, and at so great a ilislance from the shore as greatly to incommode and increase the expen.se of towing. To improve Ibis will re(]uire a large (|tiantity of eaith lo be dredged or excavated. The approaches lo the lo( ks generally re- quire improvement. Some of the mills and macbinery erected near the locks and dain.s, discbarge the water in such a manner as to olistruct the navigation and r'livler future repairs and improvements diliicull. The manner of conducting water lo the mills is, in some instances objectionable, and requires for the safety of the work iinmeiliate correction. The locks nre com- posite, being built of stone and timber, with the faces of the walls plankeil. The stone is of a perishable character, which will yield to the action of frost, and iniist gradually i^.'cay. From some cau.so tlio walls of most of llic locks overhang, and will recpiire considerable repair. The lock at Indiana is in so liad a condition that it will probably have to be soiin rebuilt. The dams are built c( limber, including the aiiutments and gravelled in front; they generally n'ipiire repairs, especially Ibo abutments and embankments at the ends, and to render them nior(^ secure, stone should be packed on the lower side wiiliin the crib or blockwork, wbicb hirms the rise of t!ie dams, ill order to prevent settling, and to lender tliem permanent. At this time there is so largo [ G? ] m fl ir a liixly i)f water piis.sinjj over the dams as In rcntliT it impossible to ^ivii the work n close ins|ie('tioi), or to BW'-rtuin to the full rxtent what may be iiuiessary for tlicir $aluly. Below Indinna, iiislcnd of wdildini; nn additional dam and lock to ovorcomo " Hlair's Ka|pi(ls," it is recom- nieniled to tnninlain the letel of the Diinville Dam the cnme as it w.is in It^ll and liMi, or at highest water mark, and to excavate uml dreilge the shoals to Ind ana. To iinprove the navijjniion from dam nundicr fivp, or at the f mt id the loni; level to liuniiell's Landini;, it is strongly recommended (o raise the d im twelve or fifteen inches. This wdl ujive an ample d< plh of water lhrouj;liout with the exce|iiion of a few bars aloiii; the shore, that must be dreilijed. The line of traction will then be liroipi;ht more nearly in \hv line of the channel, and render tiie making of a lowing path less expensive. The various improvements and repairs rerommended, including that part connected with Hranlford remaining yet to be done, will cost XJl>,()l);5 3 I. GENERAL ABSTRACT. Cost nf Repairs and Improvements from Caviiga Hridge to Hun- nell's Landing £12,018 11 To complete llie Work at Hranlford Cut ... 17,111 !) 1 Total Sum required to complete ihe woik in a maimer bicnoiiiii; a I'lildic Work i;;30,OG3 3 1 Amount of av.iilable fund' as per table number two, hereunto an- nexe.i ;i,tos n'> id; Liaviii.r a Hiil.inip to be providi'd fir of jC-Hi,li")l ,>J Il.uiug given a general oulliiie, I sliidl add llie de- tails of ibe survey comiiieiiciiig at Cayuga Bridge: — The Swing-bridge connected with ihe Cayiiiia Bridge is so far deslroU'd, as lo rcipiire to lie rebuilt iiniiie- diatelv ; the pier on wbicli the toe of the bridgi' rc>sl«, sbouM be rt'iiioved ten feel fiirllier inio the stream, and built with triangular ends, similar to the piers nf the Caledonia Briili;i'. Tliis will give a space of firly- one feet instead of lliirlv-one feet, the widlb of I be pre- Bcnl openim;. In coiiM'ipience of ibe cbaiinel being so oinlracled, the sleainlioat has sustained serious injury this season. The ( hannel, fmni Cayuga Bridi);e to I.athain'>Creek, at the f Mil of " Blair's Kapids, " lias a u'ooil ilepili of water, at a distance from the shore sulbciiiiily con- venient for lowiiii;, (no place having b'ss deplli than lliree feet nine inclies, and ibis but for a short dlsiance.) The water is now two incbi's above extreme low-wati r mark, so tb.it at all times there will be three feet seven inches to I.albain's Cieek. Above this (loint there are several shoals bereafii r described. The waler-levid at Dunnville Dam is ten inclies lower iban it was last .season. By maintaining the jailer level sullli ieiit water would be aiforded lo cancel the fall from lock nundHT one, at Indiana, to I.albain's Creek, which being nine ini lies upon the present sur- face, would oliviale the necessity fir a dam or lo< k at " Blair's Kapids " as also greatly ini[irove the channel for towing from Dunnville to Cayuga. Should tho lower level liu maintained, it will be neces.sary lu exca- vate ten inches for a great part of this distance. The maintenance of the higher level will urcnsiun innch dilTiculty iit Dnnvillr, llio embanktT.unts, flumes, and the dam il.self will be less sci tire, and will conse- j (|ueiitly rciiuire strengthening kiforo it can bo done with propriety. A considerable cxpcn.so is necessary to I .secure the dam against leakage from the increa.sc(J pressure. Drift timber and ire will pass over the daiu less freely, and on account of the increased height from wliii h they plunge upon the apron below, the work will be subject to greater injury. Since the enlarge- ment of tho feeder to the VVelland Canal, from Dunn- ville lo the junction, the water passes down so freely as lo render the higher level unnecessary for the \Vel- land. Canal supply of water and injurious, giving Iihj strong a current, and thus rendering the upward lowing more expensne and inconvenient. The claims for land flixxlcd from Dunville lo Cayuga, \ are, I believe, nil adjusted for the higher level. If it I is not so, an Inspeelion will shew that there is but a I slight dillerence, whichever level be adopted. I should ! by no means recommend the erection of a dam or lock I at Blair's Kapids ; for in addition to the cost and inain- Icnance, there will be heavy cbiinis for valuable lands floiMled by the rise of water, and although the centre clianr.el will be much heller, considerable ex< avalion : will still be neiessary IrMwccu this rii|iid and Indiana, to give a channel near enough to sboie for convenient '■ lowing; therefore the eslinin'es for drcilging, &c. ,&c., will \h- ba.sed upon ihe higher level being maintained at Duin die. i ,, . I The first obslriit linn above Cayuaga is this rocky shoal near I.albain's Creek, C 10 feel long. It will re(|uire lo be exca\ated 5t) feet wide by 111 inches in deplb, wliiib will secure a channel of 4 feet at tho biwe>t singe of the water, (I feit is considered as tho least admissible deplh in the roik). The material in :a thinly siralilied rock and may readily be taken out in the winter season while the water is drawn oil' at Dunnville. .\bove the rocky shoal for ,■) of a milo I there is a t,'oiid towing channel with from 1 to 7 feet |of water. Kiglil or ten chains below llie head of an island, there is a bar of clay anil gravel 200 feet long, which will reipiire to be dredged 1 tool deep and 30 , feel wide ; the present i hannel being at so great a distance from the track path as In render the lowinn very dillii nil. This is also the case with all Ihe shoals : from Ibis to Indiana. The |ire\ailliig winds are acros-s '. ibe slic.ini, and generally so strong as lo drive boats ashore on the path side. This can only be obviated , by bringing the line nf draft more in the diieclion of the channel. At .''> chains below the jioint of llio island, there is another bar 100 feel in lenglli, lo lio dredged .ill bet wide by I font deep- Near the foot of the island there is a bend towards shore and shallow I water llirminh which a (baiiiiel must be dredged 200 I feel long In til) feet wide and I font deep. The bar is composed of a sliellv rni k of siiniliar properlies as that dredged out a little further in the i haiinel by Mr. .lai kson the Kiigineer to the (iiand Kiver Navigation , Companv. The rock should be deposited so as to form i a low path near the channel. For a distance of 30 ' chains opposite the island, dredging will be necessary ; 1)0 bet wide bv ti inches deep, above this as far up as : the hint of the LiK'k at Indiana, there arc a number of points and small shoals that should be r.-moved. For ihe grealer |iarl of the distance lo ihe I.nck, a channel has liien dredged, ihroiigh which the steamboal passes, but is Ml crooked and so far removed from the path us I to render the towing \ery imonvcnieiit. [G8] Al tin' flint iif Lock Nil. I, nro sovoriil crcclions iiwni'il liy I). 'riiiiiM|]M)ii, |;M|iiiii', M.IM',, ciinsisliiij^ III' a llmirin^ mill with iIiil'u riiriMif sidiie, a ili&ljllery aiiil (illiiT I)imIiIiii'^<, arranjicil so cld^.u to llio cIkiiiii I Hs ti) |ii-uvi'iil llii: iri'ilimi dl' a palli (.'xcciit liv suciinii^ a rial row liriil^ju iir wliailM I'c-ol wiili^ Ui llif ruiMulaliun iiC llicsi.' Iiuildiiiirs : tin- iMiliio Il'I1;;I|i oI' iIiu hriijgi; WiMiM ii.' ;JIM) I'l'i;!. 'I'liis [ijaii is very (iliji'itidiinlilc, as lliu iiiiirr lilies 111 tin' lirlil;;!' WMilc] Ik' luartynii a line Willi lliu (mu .Miiiij{ iVoni llio tail raci's of lln'su mills is causing olisiniciions lo ilio na\ i^alio:i, Ilu lias liowuVL'i' im|iiovi'il it to .Miiiiu cxtinl. GENKItAL DKSf ItU-nON OV UllAN'l) lUVF.H LOCKS. 'I'll.' foiimlalioii', of iIk: lorks arc coni|i I'e.i of limlicr l.ilil ii{i 111 a lianl I'l.iv, OI' rocky liou mi, ['laiikcil wiili :l iiK'li |.|,ii:k Willi a liiiiiiu'ofi inch |Miii' |il,ink. 'I'lii! lo|i surface of iIh' lowi/r iiiiiiu sills is npon » level wiiii • tile ll.jor of llio locks, Willi a i!r|iios.ioii — the lliickiiC'is of llie milrc sill and leii:;lli of lliu recess in wliicli tlie l^ali: .swiiii;s. Ahliouuli there is a savin;; of excava- tiDi: ill ihe fi'iiid.ilioii liy ado|iliii;> this jilaii, slill ijic ; increased li.ihiliiy of the u'ales lieim; ohslriicleii hy (lc|io-.iie of sloiii', jrravel and other inaleilals in the ! Iioiizonlal recess, |ireselils a slroie^ olijei lion Id Ihe i [ihiii. The n|i|ier in'lre sill rests iijion a hreasi work of liinlier riiiseil 'j feet iihove the lloor of the lock. ' These locks are composite, Imilt of riihlde masonry and linilhT, the w.ills are from (i to lij feet thick iil llio li.isi', and J feet at the top with coiinterlVrls cMeiid- inn 1 to 5 feet to tin' rear of llio ni.iin walls. The inatiM'ial liM'd for the masonry is an inferior dass of limestone, li ■loiiijini; to the i;\ |i.s.ons shales, orcasion- lilly alfordiii;; a lioiid if liard stone, lint generally inferior ami yii'Iding to the action of the frost. The' f. re of the walls is |irolecleil liy [ilankini; spiked 'o t nihers, eNcejit at the wini;s nhove the water which (",i;;lil al.so to ho siiiiilarlv proleclei!, as the stones are rapidly ilisinienraliiin. 'Ihe pkinklni; is n preat pm- leclioii, htil the w.ilU must gradu.illy yield a.s far as the frost pellet r.ite.s. Il.in'^es of timlier at intervals of from I to o feel are masoned into the face of the walls lonpitndinally, seemed hv lies of liinher throiinh thu w.ills dmelailed into the face. The weif;ht of mas.imy ahove llie lies .secures them ill their position. The plank npon the face of the w.ills are put on in two A\\i-'\ mis, the line of separalion hein^ J'.ist under ihe wiiter of the lower level, so that the upper raiii;e which is more li.ihle lo dccnv, niav he remove. 1, leavim; that helow iinihslurh- cil. The coping is comjioscd of pino tinihcr, well framed tojjellier. The Lock ii;.ili's ;ire of the ordinary kind with slight varialions. 'I'he hal.ince heams are leiioneil into the tue posts iiislead of ihi; posts into the hc.im-, and fir the want of an iron rod connecliii;; the heams with the lop j liar and olhor necessary irons, the tenons of several have i;iven way. The valve spates are of a simple iiiid cheap roiistruclion and have iinswereil a very ijood purpose. A circular hole is cut ihroii^h ihe plank ol uncli s.ite IH lo '2{ inches i" diamelir, a plank >;ale of similar shape and few inches larger is seemed to a linn (hit lever, Willi a I'lilcnim 1 lo ."> h'lt ahove the valve. The lillini: and emplyim; the locks would he i;re,illy faeilil.itt.'d if the dimensions or mimlier of the valves wore increased. A dilferent plan of gales Wurld hu belter if the valves were enlarged. The walls of many of the locks have pressed in at the lop liv ihe force of frost or other causes, so as to 10 firm a rurvn inwards, in .sonr.c rases of 8 ii!the.s in llio centre, and oilier portions of ijie locks overhang. This is the ease with the locks at Indiana, York and Seneca. There' is no cerl.iiiily in llio diirahilily of loi k walls, lli.it have commenced to yield, fir while the pressure of ihe eniliai.kmtiit against the walls is increased, niid the e\p.insi\e power of the frost is as great iisever, llio aiiilily of the wall.i lo resist is conlinnally lesselici). 'I'he walls heiiig formed of ruhhie masonry, the hearing oflhefiice i> iiol so perfect as if formed of dressed I stone with goivl honds and hi ds. A slight failure in the bond er the crushing ol the face stones must causu jihem to lull when they overhang. 'J'lie original locks t at Lockporl upon the Krie Canal were conslrucleil with : a cut stone f.ice and (nhble hacking, but the connecting liond between iho face mid backing was imperfect. The first sign of failure w.is maiiilesled in Ihe saino manner as on the (ir.ii.d Uiver Locks, hy iho inward 'curving and overlnmgoiu' of the walls, causing an in- creased pressure upon the lower stone uf the face, not direct, hut thursling lorwanl, which caused the wliolo bide of a lock to fall at once. The moans useil to retain the walls in their true position was to place liealiis across the lucks during ihe suspension of iiavi- giition, lo resist the pressure of llie frost, and lo pass inn rods Ihrongli the walls to connect them, .Ml these means liiwever were iiMitlit iciit, and several of iho w.ills had to be rclaid from tl.e foundation in order to coiiiiniie the iiavigaiioii uiild l^ e new .system of locks cnild lie completed. 'I his was the case with iniillv oilier locks upon the F.rie (.'anal. The .same results inav not follow upon the (Iratiil l{i\er Locks, but the evidei;ce strongly lavonrs the opinion thai lliey may bo antici[iale.l, unless some i heck is given to counteract till in. The walls of these locks are iiol snllii ieiilly broad, especially the Iniliana lock, with a lift of 15 feel, he:n;; only lU feel at the base. Lock A'o. 1 (it Tndidna, \i) feci lift. The Walls of this Lock arc much displaced and appear lo he ill very insecure state. A part of the l';a-l Wall overhangs from b lo It) inclirs, another part Ihr'jst ill al the base 12 or 1.") inches. 'Ibis W'all never had a level base, being raised upon the sloping face of a bed of (ivpsuin. The lock tender nienlioned he observed a sinking in the Knibaiikiiieiit, al the rear of the Lo( k opposite ibis place, three years ago. It is evident that a curreiil of water has passed clown be- hind the wall, and escaped to the tail ef the Lock, or miller till- founcl.ilioii. The lioor ef the Lock aiipearcd level, which indicates that the waier liuisl b.ive found its way out al some ei.her point than under the fiiuichi- tion. There is a llace leading lo ibe Mills below the Lock, passing immediately along the wall and embank- ment, which must li.ivo had an a^jeiicy in disluihing llio walls, and there will he little safely lo the wall, si. iiilil it be repaired, unlil a close phink Ihime is inlrodueeil lo convey the water [i.ist the Lock, niid a good earth hank placed between the wall of the Lock and Iho lliime. The interior Ihuid of ibis Lock must he broken, but it may stand lor a few years ; Vel I consider this Na- vigation of loo great value tube put ill jeopardy by ibis failing siruclure. I'pon the opposite or west side of the Leek the recess wall oveihangs G inches, hut the ciilire wall has a belter appearance than ibe opposite side. Sliould the plan o( rebuilding ibe Lock npon its present site be aclopled, il wcnild be aih is.ible to pro- cure the necessary materials during the coining Winter, that rebuililing may coiiimence early the following spring, and Navigalicui be subircled lo as like delay as possible. The new Lock liiay be located west of the ¥ [(i9] - ; rs« a r ^J-t: k « jj proscnt oni- nnd not inli'tfiTc willi lln Navignlion. Tliis Ih (Ivciilpilly tlio lit'st pluii us it will oliviiili' the diflicuhies ill tliu u|i|irunclii'K, iiiul ciiii l)t< Imill in llic BunimiT ; it will iiKo lir in u mm li lii'llrr |iiisiii(in. If built ii|H)n llii^ |ihiii of (III! Ili'iinlfnnl I. neks, the iiitiru work iiiclii(lins{ cxcavaliDn, oiiiliiiiikiii<.'iit ami ii|i|iri>a- rJic8 can be ci>ni|ili'lc il for JCI')7!). 'I'lii.s sum will bo itillicieiit for citliur plan, cxrcpt ilaiiianc^, if any, to Tliomsoii's Saw-Mill, wliiiii, it is iH^iii'Vcil, may bu avuiili'il. Tlii!i Saw Mill is siluali'il iiiiMiiMlinlcly above tiie bead uf lliu I.ork on (lie west slili} of llie cut, having; 2 saws and ('e«ij,ii. il for other Marhinrry, 'I'Ik re is a bir^c liasi II above the l, a prolcclion, but they do not prove siillicienl, and il will be necessary to pilili the banks with sii>iie. Il will pri'hably lake 3t)() yards, and unless ihis be done soon, a breach may be apprehended. At the head i'( tJie cut, two abulmenis are placed, one in each bi-nk, 3!) feel a |iart with checks for ihe rereplion of limber 12 inches broad. This ali.swers very Will in prevenl- ing the lloods of till! Iliver, IVoin overlVirtini. he em- bankinenls below nnd allowin:; the water to be drawn out of ih'! col. On llie e.isl side of ibe ciil, there is a broad bll of land so coloplelcly covercil wilh waleras to render ils iiei>;liboiiiboud iiidii.ihhy. It is conleni- plaled by >fr. .lackson to place n (^oherl 3 by '^ fci I iiniler tlu! (.'anal, to drain "If die siirface water, wliicb will iiicreaso Ihe value i^f llie hind. 'I'lie tio.lier is provided anil llie dilches parlly cut. Il will cosi lo roinplcle llie Culvert and r.tise lla; iiccis-arv Horni Hanks, .C^OO. At llie head of the cut, and above the Guard is n point ol' land prnjerliii'^ mi f.ir into ilie slrrani, as seri- ously to obslrucl ihe N.ivigaii'in. This she'll, I be cul oil' and will require Ihe removal of ^-'H Culiic \ arils of earth, wliicli lii.i\ be luaile use of in seci.,;iig the ll'iiiie leading lo .\lkius' Mill, also behind ihe east .Abut- ment of D.itn, No. I, the remainder may be placed so as to improve ihe lowing paih. Grand Rher Dams. These Dams are built of I,ot;s and limber laid al- ternnlely across and leii<;thwise of the stream ; the upper ends of those laiil Willi llie slnani beiiii; pitched, :;:; ;-.s lo give ihe necessary iii( liiialion lo Ihe ujiper side. This block Woik near the lop is covered wilh liewn timbers, laid close locriilur and securely trenail- ed to the beams below, which are at such distances a part, as to give u nnilorin and siibslaiitial bearing to the floor. The floor limbers are of une(jual lengths, suited to the various depths of llie < hannel, so as to present a uniform surface having an inclinalion of from .10 lo 10 degrees. Above ibis a breast of one or two timbers is CB.ried up to llie height of the Dam, with Tics dove- tiiiled into them, and secured to a timber below. The whole front is loaded with stone, clay and gravel. The lower aprons lo the Dams are forn.'d by lirst placing cribs of timber filled with slone it suitable distances apart and lengti wisi; wilh the Kiver, upon which are placed bed timber, with a heavy cove' of pl.ink. The iibiilmcnl« arc formeil with n brrast and wlng» of timber tied logelher with limbers dovetailed into lliu sides ; the front of the upper side is sheet-piled, iiiid ihu whole is filled wilh slone and gravel. On account of llic heavy body of waler passing over the dainsiiis now impossiblo to give them u close inspection or delermino wlial is necessary to render them permanent. (Jrno. rally ihe abiitinenis and aprons reipiire Repairs, and to make Ihu Dams permaneni, the cribs formed hv tho DIock-work should be tilled and ( loselv pai ked wilb slone. This would reipiire from C(M) to H(IOciihi< yards of stone to each Dam and the abulmenis rebiiill wilb slone. These Items are not incbiiled in the ai conipan- yiiig Kslimale, as appiirenlly it is not absolutely neces- sary at present, but will be in n few years, us llic con- stant pressure upon the lilock-woik must cause it lo vi( Id. It may on iiispeclioii, hu found ailvisable to fill in slone between Ihe cribs of ihe lower apron, hut lliii) cannot be ascertained until the season of low waler re- liirns. Dam No. I is in two .sections, separated by n largo Island. Tho east is IS I feel long; the east abut- ment of ibis is apparently linn ; thai on ihe west sidu rei|uires a biMly of brush and slone lo be placid against ils base and several courses of timber taken from the top replaced, and filled with slone and gravel. This .should be done, or the whole abiilment taken down and rebuilt on a fonndalion some feel lower than the prisent. Ah the lower corner of the abutment next tho waler linj settled :l or :' feet, in conscipience of having been iin- dermineil, the former plan may answer for sev. ral vears and will losi -C jl). I'pon llie east side there is a pi.ister mill helonging lo Mr. .\lkins ; the waler passes lliroiigb a plank ituine conneclid wilh llie abiilmeiil. Tliis Hume is very insecure and should he repaired and en iiiihanknienl placed Ik bind il,or il will oicasion abre.ii h al llie lime of the spring floods. The lop of iho Dam should be raisi il in the cenlru one I'll i| by rrceiviiii; a timber on the lop and planking the front. Ten pounds will elli.'cl this repair. 'The w est section of the dam ii \>'i b'el long, the east of whii h is in a very precarious coiulilioii. Mr. .lackson is now ciigagi d in inakiii!; Repairs. The liwt r wint; of this aliutinent overhangs, from wliidi it is oviilenl il has been nndcrmineil by llie pUiiiee of the water over tho Dam. It was sii'.'gesled to the l'iii;liieer that in tho rep.iirs coniiecli il with this wirij, liliihers should he ex- tended from the ninv Wharf and lliiiily comierted with il, and some thirly yar.ls of stone and brush |il;icecl out- side of ibis to pnv enl I'litine iinihTiiiiniiig. Tin' whole ahiilmiiil will have lo be taken up in a few \e,nrs nnd entirely rebuili. The repairs ahoie .sTimjcst. d will cost i^\> IDs. The west ahiitmenl appears .secure, hut Donaldson's S.iw Mill is connected with it in such u ni, inner as to rondel il dinicull to ascertain ils true con- dition, Trom the enst abutment of this Dam, the comp.'uiv are now engaged in exieiidiiig an cnibaiikmeiil iiloiii; tho west side 'if the Isl.inil lo the head. The enliro length is (id;! vaids. The Island is a recent de|iosit composed of veijetable matter, ( hiy anil sand, which viidds readily lo the action of the wnlur. .V trench has been cut a few feet from the wa'er's or (i feet above the water with the design of firniiiii;a chiv bank j in front. ! proposed to Mr. .lac kson lo cul a Irem li j in the rear of the gravel bank i or 3 feel deep and lo ; bll it with clay well packed, and lo raise a cl.iy bank 1 above il, leaving the stone nnd gravel in Ironl lo resist the a.' lion of the floods and prevent the operations of the Musk Ral.s. To romplelc the remaining portion of ihe endiank- inent including the trench will reipiire 'i,HS3 cubic ^1 [70] ynrcN of oxcnvatiDH. A pari nl' this ciiilniiikminl 1.1 tliriiiii;li II (lei'|i clianiiil, narrow mi (lie (op with H(cp|> |juiik«. At lliii pliK'i', n liri'udi ocrurruil IumI sjiriiin, wliiili wiiJt rcpairid liy u lii'a\ y iMiifianliiiifiil. A wasli! vvrir lias awn: lict'ii liiiilt liiii' .'JO del wide, foiinilcd iipiiii n ImiiIv of Mono ; llio siili's an' formi'il with crilii 15 fict loiin liy 10 IW'I wide (IIUmI willi stoni". Al llin lireast nl (Ik.' weir lliere is a fall of llircc ft'Ct on a plank upron, Iroiii \n lili Ii iIic walcr pa.sv.s ov'tr kirp' .sloiii's proiniiicuoiisly llirtiwii in, ImiI tho dis- cliar^c nf lliu Water is sii near tlie late of (lie Imnk (liiit (liere is danirer of i(s nnilerniiiiirii; (ho wliolu Work. Mr. .lacksoii propose!! (o plaeu a irili urross the current Bonic .i') feel liidow and to extend (lio iipron (ii it, and tliiiseonduet (lie water pas( (lie f.icu of (lie eiiilankinunt. 'I'lie waste weir lins settled une(|iially siiire ilsereelion ; one of (lie upper corners is li or IH iiu lies lower than (Jie fiiin(. To coiii|>le(e (lie apron lis propiised wiilj some odier repairs necessary to (lift security of (lie Work will cost kia. The channel fioin (he head of cut \o, 1 to the first jioin( helow l.iick No. J at York, is i»inid around (he |ioint near York. There is a shoal in exicnt ahoiit l.'iO feo( rcipiiring (o he dredijed one foot. The material is shellv rock and gravel. The ehannel shoiihl he dred<;eil 41 feet wide, (he nnniher uf yards (o In! taken out is 234. Metween this point and the Lock the channel is nl l.)o fjreat a disiaiice from the track path or shore for towiie,'. 'i"he mills and shihs piled in front of them lielow (lie Lock increase this ilillicnliy. There is also stroiii; current created hy the water disehari;ed fniiii the tailriices of sever:il nulls, whiili operate n'^aiiisl H'Kits appidachii,:; (he Lock. .\ I5rid{;i' from (he t.iil of the Lock .JtM) l"eit lon^; and n (owIhl; path constrilil- Cil from the nei e>s:\rv excavation and ailioiiiin^ caith, Would i^reatly improve (h.i( par( of the iiavij;iition and is prolialdv the hest |daii under (he esisliiif; slate of lliintjs to ohviale (he diiriciillies. The C"s( will ho found ill the estimate. Thi^. is to he placed so near the channel as lo render the lowin:,' ho.mI. TIi'm? slriuii; currents ftom the mills, some of whiih are directly neross (he channel are consl.intly f iriniii;; hars. I( is ui> tirdinale tor (he navif;aticMi (lia( mills have heen allow- ud in lliese silu;i(ioii^, hu( since (he evil exisis, some in.Msure should he (.iKeii (o chaliu'e (he direction of the curreii(s. 'I'hi! saw dust, >lahs nijil hark from (lies<' mills and others situated near tia' Links are coiivcied hy the current and dcposili'd ^o as to form hars which must he removed hy dinl^inii. I saw lari;c (piainilies which had heen iiMiiovcil fioiii (he (liiinnel |ainripally composed of sl.ihs,h,irk and sawchi^(. Sullicienl r.irc is no( ohsiTVid in securiiii; the shihs, a.< ipiantilies are constantly left to lloat il.iwii (he river and olis(r-.;ct (he navigation. Mr. .laikson men'iomil (his evil, as one which he had endeavoured (o preveii( as far as possihie. J. Davis has a saw mill placed close lo the tail I'f the Lock \o. 2. The water locirry his machiinTy and ih.it of other mills ladow is liken from ihe cut n( (he head of the Lock in an opiii riice aloiis; (he eas( side of (he Lock. 'l"lie wa(er in passing' sweeps (he entire leiii.th of till' will and its eiiihankuielit. A hea\y lireach has occurred helwei!i the Lock and the mill which was repaired with posts, he.iins and raflers covered with (dank and tilled in I'roiit with hriisli and jjravi I. This is merelv a temporary repair and (he safdy and per- inaneiicv of (he work reipiire heavy and immediate ndditions. The earth and gravel may he ohiaiiied Ironi the cut ahove, to ho aflerward descrilicd. -A wall elioiihl he extended from (he end of (he LiKk-wiin; to the (iiill and the .space lietween it and (he present lim- bers tilled with earth ; as it ("orms par( of (he Lock cmhaiiknien(, i( will reipiire 'ittO cuhic yards of sjr.ivel nnd L'i culiic yards of stone. The onlv safe way to conduct the water to the inilU is hy a tii^ht plank lluine with a Rimd set of hulk head yales placed al (ho upper end and given in rhar(;e lo the Lock lender, tliut I he may have tiill control of (he wud.r a( all times, 1 The present hulk head gales to (ho mills arc iniit h unl I of order and (ii>( siiDicient to check the waler in (ho lime of freshets. The owners of (he iiroper(y should he reijuired to rebuild them. .At Lock No. 2 (liere is a leak near tlio centre. The LiH'k-tendLT nientioneil that lliero was u conslaiit lurri lit passim; out at the rear of the west wall into ih* river ; this has undermined (he emhank- meiit and caused it lo fall ill. It is prohahle that tha water passes under the Lock wait from Davis' race on (he opiHisile side and has piohahly forced a pak.sago iiiiihr (he foundation. An excavation shoiilil lie mudo at the point where lliu einhankineiit has fallen in, to disi.iver if povsihle the source of the leak. Ahoiit 200 } arils should hu cxcnvitled and lliu hole filled up with puddle, this will cost £15 10 0. The walls of this Lock itverhann hadly, particularly the east one, ciirvinir in ahmit !) inches in the centre. This .sliouhl he taken up for (J I'uet in ileplli and relaid. This might Im' delayed 2 or 3 years, Lu( It must yearlv lieco(no worse, and it n.ay he (he hest economy to do it at once, and ihe wa'tr in (he rai^' !>epara(ed iiolii (lie einhnnk- menl. On west side of the Lm k is n .'aw mill helonging to Mr. D.ivis, coiinecleil w illi the ahiitmert of the Dam. I The wall r lor lliis mill is drawn direclly from the Dam. Omt Ihe apron the ahiilment of this Dam is i niirelv covered with liimher, and caiiiiol he ex;imiiieil (lioroiij^h- ly. Il appe.irs (o he insecure ; (his Itimher should be reiiio\iil (o allow room lor examination uiul repair. \VaU r is drawn (rem the cut to supply J sew mills, oiin eri't do., and one circular saw upon the (owpalh side, and one saw mill upon the west side. From lock \o. 2 (o \i>. 3, (or Syiies Lock) (here is a very eoml depth of waler Willi (he exception of some small points or side hars ; one a( a mile ahove the Lui k, reipiiies 3 lo .5 inches dreilL;ini; (or a short distance, and the point of an Inland ne.ir ihe Lock on the west side of (lie < lian- iiel should he cii( oil', some diedeini; is also reipiiieU iniinedialelv Udow li.e (ail of the Lotk. r.ock \o. 3 has 9 feet lii't ami is 2 miles distant from \o. :.'. The Walls of ihis Lock ate in very i.'ood con- dili'Mi ; immedintelv ahove the Lock and :J(H)liet from it there is a Saw Slill owned hy Mr. Syiies. 'I'here \ are alMi several lliiiees placed ihere by (he compriny ' preparalorv (o (he sale of the water power and (he I erection of Mills. Last year a heavy hreach eccureil I in the cut ahove the Lock, so near to ihesc slructures I as iireadv lo disturh them. The Saw Mill is partly imdermined ,iiid has settled. .All the flumes (including I (he one leadiiiLT to (he Mills) should he removed ; (hat : one iiiav he replaced if pro|erly secured and prmided vviih Itiilkdiead (!aus. The space (scu|iied liy tho others should he tilled with waler (iL;hl earth, well piiiiilled. The p'eseiit hank is narrow, and should bo streimlhened. Tin' cost, iedependenl of that of the work which should he done by the mill owners, will be XjO. Cut No. .Texlenils J of a mile froin (lie head of the Lock (o Dam No. 3 at the head of the cut. There is a stop i;.i(r or guard similar lo the one at cut N'o. \. This is in good order and answers a very good purpose for a cheap erection. There is a trnct of Land upon the east side of iho River, partially tlooded, principally belonging to Mr. Charles Haiii, who states that he has received no com- pensalion I'or Ihe Damages. This may vriy easily be drained bv cutting a ditch along the side of the lowin;' ■I [71 ] |)iilli ,iiiil till.' miil.riiil ili-iMsitcil ui'iin il. Tliis ij not ^ Tliu ImI.iii.(i liming ■lU'iiii |.(.^|<, ntiil i.)|iiiii{ nf l.mk Jiulmliil Ml till' csliimili.'. I N.. I, lire II, will il.iii\c.l unci tf(|iiirii r.|iiiiia .ir if- . Iicwnl. 'I'liu uli'lun ill (lici \\iMi;s lur liiufli liriiki II IpV T Ik l.mintt palli iiiii)' l.o .v) i iilarncl „% lo iiiln.it dm ,, rV..*!, iir.J iiri' ri'iiii.viiii; lln- pliinkiii;; Irom iIk. ,|i,iM,l,.r pillilir iriivul u|Kiii il. Al pri'.iiu llir nuiil |.iivm'ii ' wnjl,. 'I'lie Miinu i;;i\i' i\ iiliMiri' ..C llic s.iimi iiillii 5f I I il. Al pri'ii'iil (lie r ill a viry i in iiIIdms cdursfl oviT ii slicii Mull' ninl ikn L'lii.U (HI 1(1 ll»' iii« iii^ |iulli I J miles iiIkuc iIic I,(i( k. Il \V((iil(l lio till' Ix'lltr lliiil ll(i! loiiil >li(iuM roiiliiiiiu nii ilie |>!.iiii (il'llit' jiidli. 'I'lic iii'.ilili (({' llii' |il,i(u wuulil nliio U; iiiiK II iiiii'i'ovi'J li_\ ilruiiiiii^ lliu l.iiicl. Al llio linul (if (111 N(i. 3 (111 llio ciisl iili'iliiiciil (pf iIk; (l.iiii, llicii'. is « Saw Mill dWiiril liy I'd' i M( KditliHr, wild liiis I'liicctl liis liinilii'i' III iIk' Ij( ail d llic cul, Ail- jiiillir.i; llic iilKiliiK'Ut, (HI l!ii' \V( M (;iiil (if llic diiin, llii ru it n .saw iiiillowiii'il l>y Mr.llii|iii(ii;il, wliiili ii|(|iiiin in lio lis Well Mliiiiled fill Milrly 111 any ii|'(>ii llic river, il UiiiK 0(1 I'cil iV.im llic iiIphiiuciiI, kikI ilio nn u ciilircly Ki'iiiiriilPil fimii llic wuks, l(Pf;cllicr willi ilie fduiidiilicpn ill II M'ciirc (■(iii(lili( n. 'rin.ru is n stillicici.l (lc|p||i of tviilir fi.iiii tills Diiiii Id iii'ar l.ppik I iil Sriiciii, a ilis. lanrc (pf I J miles. — Ahdill ,'J,) f( cl !» lnw, inul (lne( lly ill llio ceiitif Ipiic iif iliu Idi k is mi Islniiil tormed from lliL' j;r,i\ el, (IrcilupMl iVdiii ilii cliaiiiicl iPiitsi.lp'. 'I'ljis is »vliinle(| (in line side, nnd |:re|,:iiiilioiis are luakiiij; fdi' erecliii!^ 11 'Vareli;piive ii|i.p|i il. UiA ij.e liavi^'a- li'.li rc(|'iire» lliat il slididd Ipc i iilindy re iiidved. 'I'li rc'iipivu lliis and 1 dear llic iliaiilx I, will ri(jiiiri; 3H) cubic yards of cxcavalicn and dredi^i:!^. I'pnii till) pa. On the wc»t side o' llic lis k and ii|Min tlio eavt end of llic Dain, .Mr. Turner lias ii ,'^a\v Mill, jdnced in frdiil of IIk? D.im, (llio Hume . ■vinj; lieeii iiuilt Willi the Dam) and iipnii llio nprcii, Mr. .^il'le Ii.ts a Saw Mill midn llie west end similiiily ^itualed. Slalis nre piled nil llie Kiver side of iliise Mills, s.) ips Id obstruct llic proper diM liar;;e over the Dam, us ids.i lumber upon llio abutrneiils and embankmeiils, prevent- inu ihu possibilily of inspediiiii. If the whole iduld he (leaned and the iMnbaikmeiils I'Salnined, rai>ed and s!reni;theneil, there wouhl he less ohjei ii(pn to il. Ihilh abiitmenis shdiild bi^ raised two timbeis and tilled with stdne and gravid ; this will cosl il^O. .Mr. .I.u ksoii is cxleiidin:; an cinhankinent from the .s^aw Mill, on the West side lo the main land, wiih a ihinie phu cd in the centre for the purpose of diveharnin;^ w iter from a low Jiiece of lanil ahoM', afler the fn^hets liaM' Mihsided. The elnhankii ill hku llie (ine iil the Dam below, is pi. iced upon Very low (;r(piiiid, and will have Id sustain Q heavy ije.iil of w.iler, il is foriiKMl of li;;lil loan, is narrow on ihu lop, widi slopes I J lo I or less. I am unable to jiid;;o of the ditch or mnikinj; and clenriiii; undir the bank i;enerally, bill from what (piiild , be seen, I am of opinion ihal those who are formiiij; the b.itik, have taken advaiilai»e of .Mr. .laiksoii's ni'- cessary absemc, ami llial it is iml wi II done. Near the .Nlill the embankment was placed upon slabs, hut -Mr. .1.11 kson pave ordc rs for their remo\,il. I think it jiK lice, ; but ibo iiiorlat appiurs sound and iieallhy (tuininoii Icnuttic lime liiivltiK In en u^ed.J Il may bii well w hen the phuikiin{ is renewed Id c.ivrr the Mirlaee and bed, llic plalkini; in the inorlar. 'lliin may proleet Iho Walls for in. my viiirs. 'Ihe wall* piverhaiii,'. This may he i liic kcd here by (utiiiii,' n ,' Irench to the rear of ilie Wall .J feel deep, imd lillnn; it Willi small Imiililer stmic. Id i hi i k ihe expiuiMVe lorto of the fu»l, this will be ud\ is.ible al all llie I. oiks. Tho appnpaih l.i the ml abov(> l.mk No. I, is diiFi. cull, and when ihe water i.s hinh, claiii;er"ii'<, in consc - epic lice of a point of liind, jiiiiin^ out inUi the channel. 'Ibis should be (III elf and part (pf the naliri.ils (an bo so deposited as lo stri n>;ilicii ihu end ,ii;kiia iil upon llie iippcsilc side, The luwir approach lo l.oik No. .J or Diii'ida, .should be improved by inlliii;;- oil' a luiid in llie hank, and ili epc niii;r a slinal, mi n.s lo -iraiuhlen llic ibaniiid. .\ll the material fiom the rut lan he prolilahly unpbived ill iniproviiK.; the t(iwiiip.{ path 111 Iweeii it and C'aledciriia biidne, and in rr|iairin'.; iliu bank 111 llie east ubiitineiil of the Dam. .A I I.oek \o. 5, iheic arc llirri^ Saw Milks, llic ono on the e.isl side is owi.c d by K. .McKilinen, one upon die West sipIc by .laiiics l.itilc, and ihe other bv \V. Mpp.'re. I.illle and .Mi K:iinon's Mills arc ^itl:alell on Ihe liivi r .^idc of the al uliiients of the Dam, and tho lUimcs ociiipv parts of ihe aploii. Mcoie's is supplied by n raec> h adiiip; ar nnd the abiitn.enl*. Tl e cmh.iidc- mints and ..biiliiiciils on both ^ides are covcieil. Tim lilliiher shipuld be reiianed from the lasl side, and 100 ci.bic' yards of i;ravel placed upon the bank bcfpre sprini;. This mav be proc uied fiolii the ( lit below tho l.oik. The triangular piir which se| ariilcs the water pns- sini; (pver ihe D.im, I'loin that vvhtih supplies the i b.in- nel should ho exlei.d-d .'!() I'eel, and the upper ( ml placed II) fi cl, fiirlhi i into the sireani. This is iicc ( s- sary f.>r iIk? protection Mid improve inrnl of the entr.ime. This is ll.c last l.oik now buill mil tompletes the as- cc'iil of the liar fool Miipids. From lock ni.inher live lo within about Id miles cpf the present he.id of ihi,. navi^aticpii al Uuiiiieirs l.and- ini;, llicre is siiiricicnt ch plh of water, with the exccp- iioii (if .111 occ asional side bar, but in the last ten miles there are several b.irs ciossitig the cnlire Mrc.iln. A ( hannid has been dr( dijid ihroiinh them, but it isdilllcult Id bii kepi clear, it hciii!; so jjreal a disl.ince from llio track path as lo rendi r the lowitip; exceedinglv incon- venient. At some places it is over UK) liel from the path. It will be i xpensive lo peifecl a ehatim I at a rcaMPi.able distance lnini the shoie (a iiccessarv out- Would be advisable to have a treiirh cut in front within hiv fppr n good navigalion) imlcss llie plan of raising tho the slope, so as lo iinile iho iialiiral earth with the cm- 'evel 1-J or i.'i in< hi s he mloptcd. This appears Id bo banktneni, and M place upon the face of the bank Il-'JO , decidedly the besi [ihin, lis there will tin n be but a few cubic yards of giavel in addition to what is coiitem- points and bars to he cut olf. Id .sec iire a channel chiso plated. As the other portidn is so nearly romplelcd, along slmre fpir tow hiPiils, and furnish a very superior the material can bo obtained from a cut dpposite, anci , slcainboal navignlion for .30 niiles. This will ahso the price, allowed in the estimale, will cover the ex- , h'^seti the expense ol tiirming a path. My eslimalo is pense of Iransportalion. .Mr. I.illle has a Hail Road for llie higher levil. To sicure the level proposed, for conveving lumber from his Mill along the hank dam niiiiiher five, (whiihis now low, and is much of iho River. This lumber ami perlia[is the Kail Road , belter built thaii the otli rs) may be raixd by securing should bo rcmored heliirc the spring fli.ids, and a quan- '' i> limber upon the lop, md laying a roveriiig of plank tilv of gravel and clay jiut on |p> prevent the water I from this tpi another limber placed upon the upper apron, from breakiii!^ over ; lliis wil! 'iciuire UllJ cubic yards. I This dam h 8*0 feet in length. [72] -.«x-^t.'arvx4ifTT YX~^ 1.1- iit- ■w ISO ior Iso is Tlio (ruck pull) rnitn nimiilii lo niiniiull'K Lniiiliiii; JH I'Xiri'cliiigly riiil){li, rullowili); tin: liiililial iiin|iiullllL'1 nl'lljc liiiiik, Willi lliii lii'iisli iiiiil uliiiiiii'-, bill |>iir(liilly clciwnl. 'I'liiri' lire M)iin' |Mirliiiii» \\lii:ro ii i;imiiI palli ran lu^ rnriiiuil will, Init lililo liiboiir, iiloiig llic n.ilurul ■urr.ii'o. At F vill.ii;n nf TuM-anira, wIhto llii' iliaiiiiil anil luwiii^iiir liail. A liaiik sliiiiilil bo riMiiii'il iiuarur lliu river, umi a ilianiiil ilroilyi'il. Alioiil HO ynriU bi'li. l,. ,lliulaik passes over n liii^li iiiiiliilalltii; liliiir, by ruiliii iui; wllil'll III ii-i piiiprr level, MiHii'ieiit inaiiri.il can li>' runiisliiil In niiiki.' tho rinliiiiikini'iil. 'I'liis slimilil exIiMiil Hll varils, niul be rniscil III li'cl liiiili, sii a.s t.i be mil nf llie leai li ul' iVesliels. At till' iniiiilli ii|'Spriiii;er's Creik llieie is a •Irip of laiiil, eoveieil willi Miiin|is, between llie Irark patli anil i li.innel, wliiili imreiitcs tbeililiiiiilly nl'liiw- 111};. A ilialincl I III .P, leitileep, ,'JU feel willi) nilil 'MO feel long, WiiuUl obviate llii.«. Imiin iliately below \ii(litlni!ale's tlic lowing is oli- stnii'teil bv ii ipiinlily of jl mi,| wof a mile, lb" bank liiini; JO or JO feel bibber tliaii llio sinfaeu of ibe Water, tlni slope of llie bank is so fine; tlial llie low- horses are forceil I ) travel upon tbe laee of ibe slope. Tbe nialeri.il is clay, ami in wet weallier so e\ceeil- ilii,'ly s'ippirv, tli.it it is willi Iroiiblo ibe animals cm travel .ipoii it. Slioulil ibis portion of llie Iraek be lienrleil in it will not slaml, llio maleri.ils beiii;; so in- diiieil 10 sliile, since llie proteclioii nf roots anil Irers lias been taken away. Tlio only pl.in is lo Imilil a slopi'-w.ill, ami lill in beliiml it wiili brii^li anil i;ra\el. 'J'lie'w.ill slioulil be not less llian J feet lliiik .mil o feet lii;;li. For lliree or four m l.s in len;,'lli ibe liiL;li blnlTsborc is rapiilly wasliii:; iVoni tbe ai lion of ibe w.iler. Tliis, ill n few years, must be piti.lieil willi stone. At llio first lieiul of llio river Ih'I iw Himnell's T.nnd- inc; a verv .serious ilillicnlly occurs in mainlainlnn llio track. 'I'liis will reipure ereal expense to remeily, Ibe llooils of llie river liavini; imilerniineil Ibe bank so imieli lliat it is conliniially lallin;,' in, anil waslinu aw.iy tbe hank, 'riieconliniial w,isliim;of ilie river will render any path lliat call b constriieled iliseciire, miless prolecled hy a slope wall. 'I'lieie is one mile of ibis in tbe slate (lesiribeil, wliiili slioulil bo w.illcd at ome. A new patb .slioulil bo cleared tins winter, and tbe wall laid diiriim tbe ne\' summer. It slionld be l.'ifeel measur- ed on ibe top, by IJ leet tbick. Il is also advisable to level llie ineiiualilies of tbe ground lor a miles. To render llils navigation a good om'', and siicli as would come under tlie bead of a fair public work, will reipiire ;;riilibing, clearimr and levellinir, also some re- pairs on tbe bridges for Ibe remaining ib miles ol the tow-palli bclweeii Oneida aiid Uunnell's Landing. 17 'I'bo present mivigniion Icrmiiintci nt nutinellN Landing. |l ist proiiosi il In liiake lliv ascent to tho t.ible-land lea lilig lo llie vilbigo of Hraiilford by tlirco lo( kn, eiitli of 1 1 Ret lift ; llio Work k now in pro- gres,s. Il is proposed to build lliese loiKs JOfi 1 1 longer lliiin llioso below, imd llie same widlli, wliiili will iniikii llieni I IIU I'll t by ;).' feet in ibe i liar. Tliis will pl.ice ibe lengib and breaillb in IliiK li beller proporlioll, and will cbeapeii llie cost of Iransporlalion, as llie iii- t-rrasi il kiiuib of tbe bout will aild but little lo tlie cost of lowing, till' principal re.aslaiice being at ibo bow and .slerii of ibu lio.il, 'I'bu loniiin;e niav also be in- creased, and at tlio same time llie boal draw less water. 1 ibercfore liinbly approve of ibis increased len!;lb, or i'\eii JJJfeel wliicli would make tliein eipial in length lo ibe new locks n|ioii llie Welland Ciiniil. '1 be locks below limy rciilily be uiade ol' ibe siuiie lengib, by re- moving tbe lowiT wings, lelinlbeliiiig tlie walls, und firming new recesso fir tlie gates uiiil iiiiire .sill-. The point selected for leaving llio river is probally lliu best that tonlil liuvc been clio.scii. Tbe LiH'ks are .sepanitid by rencbes .3J I feel long, wllil'll is as nini'li as can be gained witlioiit iiialerially iiii Teasing tbe expense, lis tl,c rise is .so abriipl to tbo level of lb(- plain. Tlie foimdation of ibe first Lock is a soft blue clay, suliicienlly lirni liowi'ver from ap- pearances lo receive a tinilnr and plaiiU f lunilalion, lliose of tbe oilier two are in a lieavv gravel and litni The Locks are to be nnnposlto ^lnlilar ti> those bi'low. The ibickmss of ibu Walls lo be 0.1 feci nt ibe b.ise and ."> feet I'li tbe lop. 'J'bis wiillli is not sulli- cieiil for ibis kind of wiill, and is probably one reas.'n why Ibo locks belov.- Iiaie tailed. Il would be advi- Fable to iiicre.ise tbe wiillli al I'le base of ibe walls of the lower Lock to 10 feet, and M or II feet ni.iy bo sullicicnt for the others. It would also bo I vt'cr to secure the face tiniber.s of the wall iibo\e the lower level with iron rods pas.iing through the tiiiber and secured In iin ancbor firmly masoned iiilo ibu inlirior o| the wall, and made fast upon the uulside of thu limbers bv a nut ami .screw. The f.ice limbers may then bo replaced iiiore readily. The pl.m of using timber ties is olijeciionable as they are more liable to decay, and the ililliciilly of repairing is increasLil, and the repairs must be less pcrl'ecl than upon the plan of using anchois. Il would be advisable also to give tho chamber walls a bailer ol one inch in twelve ; this would place I the bearing much more t'avorable upon ibe ba>e. TI.e I present design is lo build them perpendicular, biinihir I lo ihusc below. Contracts have Innn entered into hy responsible mill ami nood meclianics to complcio the hu ks for XlSlit! Lis. Id. each iipon tlie plan proposed — .'000 cubic yarils of stone will be reipiired for each Lock. It is contemplated to open a ipiarry G or S miles down the river and li miles ha( k. I visited that ipinr- ry willi one of tbe partners ; there seems to be stone there which will answer, but they must be well as- sorted. TI.e stripping will bo considerable and the waste heavy, tbe quarrying ol these stones must cost at least six sbillini;s per yard, the b.Tiiling lo the river Is. lid. the delivery hv boats to the river 2s (Jil. and I the cost of l.iying in the Locks inchiding lime and .-and ! 5s. making tiie entire cost L"'s. per cubic yard. C73] m m Tlio want of goiid qnnrrics is inurli fell upon the river. I rogrct not Imvini; liml lime to mnlic sonic cxaininiition into llio iiiiiJity of slone at tlio dilltTciit qunrrics. 1 vi.slii'il one liilow Hirili's Landing which I linve nl:enily nionlioiied There are red and wliile snnd-sione in the neigl.horhood of Indian.i, whirl) arc far superior 'o those u>cd in the present Loclis. There is .1 (jnairy of superior iimo-slone in Rainliani, three niiKss (rom Giil'urd's I-anding on the IJriUid River. I have examined tliese stones and can recom- mend ihcni for soundness and ihirabitity ; Ihcv ate of tlio sanic quality as those ohiained ut Gravelly Hay for the entrance lock at Uroad Creek. Iiidrpendcnl Cut at Branlford. From the head of t!ie Locks at Bunnell's Bay to Brnnllbrd iho lino of (ho canal passes alternately through reservoirs or low hroad morasses and deep cuttings, much of the material is a light soil resting , upon n hed of coarse clear gravel which forms the under Stratum of the Branlford Flats, through which 1 tlie river has cut a channel. At n short distance above ■ the Locks there is a reservoir emhracing 25 (0 30 ! acres the surface of which is several feet lielow the botloi of Canal. The cmhankincnt which forms one side of the rescrv lir, is based upon a morass of black , veuel.dilo depO'iit(Ml, resting upon coarse clear gravel of greiit depth. 'I'liis was deliTinined by several bo- rings; the auger passing through the mould by slight pressure, to the course gravel beneath, i was inl'or- nied lliiit this enibankiiieiit was placed without the j liase having been niikkril, or a ditch being cut lliroiigh the niDuhl. lam unable to say how ile, p llio earth has settled into the muck ; or, whetliir, if it roaches the gravel, the bank will be waler-tighl ; if not (which is most pnb.iblu) the river being nearer and some II fi;i I lower l!;an the water in the canal it will be li.ible to give wav. There has been paid on this contract, (see table numbe- iwo, hereunto annexed) £0,890 10 8 It will cost to complete llic work.. . 31 1 Total cost... £7,21;) 10 8 The canal ihrnugh the cut is generally 3(i feet wide in botlvn ;[an(l some portions, around sharp curves, nro wider. I There is n section at the head of (lie cut that has not I been put under contract, extending lo the point where ' the dam across the rivei is to he built. This, together I with the 'irantford cut, and sundry other Work connected with this indispensable cut, will cost £3230 5 0. Embraced in the obove sum are, i 3 Waste Weirs connected -iih the locks, to conduct I the water from one level lo another. 1 Flume near Iho lock for the purpose cf drawing the water from the canal. I Flume ni'ar Brant ford. ii Recess I'ools upon the berm side, with ditches lead- ing to Ihein lo I iko ulf the water which there accuinnhites, 3 rivet Bridges. 1 (i'.uird (iate at the head of the canal. ' Dam across the (irand Kiver. Also, the prolectior at the bank of the river of a point above lirantford Bridge, where in high water Iho (•urrent fiuds a passage 30 to 40 rods beyonil the biidge, atal llows under the bridge upon the road built bv tiio Board of \V'orks ; otherwise wbcM the new d.im is raised, as [iroposed, an indopi ndent channel will bo formed. m |- A puddle wall will require to ho addc.'d, !;unk sufli- rleiilly deep to prevent li a!;age. There may be no fiilnre in this bai.k, but it is advisable vo lest it as early as possible. I suggested to Mr. Jiickson the pripriety of placing a dam across the Cmal near the site for the Locks which are bi'ing built, and of hliing in the water for the purpose of testing llic banks. Tbis c,in readily be d.)n( , and it will be prolitabh' lo the other pari' "f ''"' woik, especially in plaees where there is a line running sand at the base of the slope. The banks have jni.n- m.Tieed falling in at se\eral places, and the water re- m lining in ihroii^'h the winter season will serve as a great protection. The embankineni relirrcd ii. above continues for half a mile through the marsh, the slope 1 J to 1 fool. There is danger lli.it when the water is in, the surf will cul through the bank ; t. prevent this, I proposi^ to place at the water hvc I, three tlinbeis in height against a thin liihhg of gravel ; this will cost £307 10 0. The banks l!;roii:;h the cutting are entirel two steep, lull the Kii;;ii!eer h.is wisely hl'l a berm of • ix iV'il at the natural surface in front of the spoil iiank, which may al any lime be added lo the slope, giving it relief. The entire section from the locls lo Mranlfird, was let in one contracl to J..hii llunter ; the contract being n hard one, be was permisted to leave the Aork before it was completed, and a linal settlement was made villi Mm, There are a great number of stumps, I'oilders, liari and [lieees of ( \ea>al;on still lo bo reinoveo, i nd some parts cif the embankineni lo bo raised. There appears lo have been a decicase in the T0II3 for the past vear. caused by the falling olf in l.'ie article of hinilior, hut it is not an evidence against the growing trade ; wheal, lloiir, and olhi;r articles having increasr J over former years. There is more contingency in tho lumber trade iha-.! in any other source from whic'i re- venue may In; anticipated ; the amount may al linn s bo more or hv depending simply upon the demand, '^'hr, aggregate ilemand must be increasing, and if it cai'r.ot be iiblained alorg the shores of ihe river as al present at amo,!ciate price, the demand will always pav ihe aildi- lion:;l cost of Iransporlalion. The lav'^li manner in wiiieli the hiniber of the country has been v, astiil only tends to increase the diHiciilly of oblaining il, which must be supplied from such settions as can mure leuilily furnish it. The Grand River su|iplie< largo (pianlll s of valua- ble liinlier which will, lor a long lime, alhiril a liberal revenue, but as ihe products of the lorest deiline, it may reasonably hi' at'iicijiated, from Ihe rich and pro- ductive s..il embraced in tiie section through whii h tho na\ igalion passes, and so sxtensively accominoilalei, that agriciilliiral products will supply its place in articles less bulky, but paying a much higher loll. If the navinallon be made as perfect as the benelits, which may be reasoinibly anticipated from il, will warrant, tho cost of 'ransporlalion will be reduced, and more encouragement given lo tho Itadc. Mr. .laekson, in his letter .■.' li.e Isl November, 1B;.>, mentions, Ihal notwilbslaiiding the hea\y reduc- iion of Ihe rate of (.dl» madi ibis year, Ihe aggregate tolh , ill ciinsiderably exceed till. t if last seasiui. I also beg lo suggest the piojiriely of providing jloe.es fi C 74 J ot each of tho dama, sulTicicntly capacinus for drawin" down the water at its low stage in the winter. Shoals onil other ohsiructions may then he removed at little expense, instead of the costly plan of dredging now ndopted. Tliis would olford facilities for the examina- ti:)n and repiiir of the dams, tho inspection into the condition of inill-llumes, ahutments, and other necessary repairs. In suhmitling this Report, I heg leave to state, that the examination of the river has not hocn as complete as it would have hcen, had there been a map or chart giving the dilforcnt points with the distances along tho river. Such a map has never hecn prepared. There WAS a iilan made by Marshall Lewis, nt the early pro- jection (if tho work, merely designed to give a general outline of the river, but not sulTicionlly correct nor containing the necessary details to be of service. If time had nllowed, I rhould have prepared a map from nctunl survey. This, I have supposed, was not expec- ted, and I have only jrivcn sketches at the several locks, shewing the relative position of dam-locks and luch erections as are immediately connected with the work. Tho examination has aeen as close as the season of the year would admit of, and it is hoped that it will be satisfactory. Mr. Jackson, the engineer, was with me most of the time, and kindly r..ndered a" the assistance in his [lower. He has furnished me with some details from the olTico at Brantford, and a map of the Brantford cut, which are forwarded. I hnvo the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, (Signed,) ALFilED BARRETT. TABLE No. 1, .'lEFEKRED TO IX THE ABOVE REPORT. ABSTRACT OF THE BRANTFORD CUT. 3 LncIiS - - - . . E.xcavatKui and other Work coniiccteJ with anil upon tlio Lock Section, Wlinrfinc; the lianka nt nrantfunl Cut, - . . To co'ii|ileto John Ilunlor's Conlracl, - - . Do. thai portion at DiMnlfdrd not conlracdvl, fn,- Threc Waste Weirs omittcil, in Ihi- expense on [,,)ck ronlroct. Two Flumes to ili?clnrpi Writer from iho Canal, Ri'cosH Piiiis on Uerii. Uaiik, - - . . Tliree Pivot Bridges, - . . . GuanlCale at tlie heail of C?nal, .... Granil l)i^•er Dam at Hianlfonl, ... Smurin:; the River 'Sank aliovc llio Dam, ... Damage to -Mills at BranllorJ, .... Romaininp to he paiil, AJJ tlie amount paid to John Hunter, Total cost of I>r,-.ntforJ Cut, £ 8. d. 7884. 17(51. U 1 d. •JfitS U. 1 307 10 314 G 4n7 15 (iOO 500 100 37.i 32() 10 800 100 351.6 nut 9 1 (iS99 19 8 240U 8 9 TABLE No. 2, REFERRED TO IX THE ABOVE REPORT. Statement of (lie ni-aml River Navigation Company, cxliibitinc! tl>e state of tlicir affairs to 1st .Fuly, IS|:$, and the amount still required to complete the said Navigation tot!." Town of Uiaiitlbrd. Cn. To Six Nation In.iians balance ,at the ileni: of llieir .\ccount for .Stock unpaid. To Iniliviilual Sloekliolilers balance at their debit, ... To Suuilry Persons, balances at their debit lor Water Rents and Rents, and Sales of Iiaini, .-.-... To Treasurer, balance in his hands to be accounted for, ... Amount of Assets, Carried over £ s. d. 191'2 16 3 535 7 3 If.85 12 7 1518 4j jC a. d. 5651 16 5| fir [75] TABLE No. 2.— ( Continued.) To Expcndci oftl.oC To Expended To Expended To Jo. Brought over, .... on Bdla of Work done under Contract, and under tlio Superintendence ompany's Engineer, ..... on Roads and Bridges under Superintendence of the Engineer, - on Towing Path, ..... Dredging, ..... in Lands and Damages, .... Interest and Discounts, .... Siilaries and Expenses of Officers, ... Coiuingcncies, ..... ilioldera a dividend (declared in November, 1839,) of QJ on the Cnpi- tlicn paid in, ...... £ I. 36SS7 5 (i81 12 19lil 8 1671 15 d. 5 I' n £ s- 5631 16 41202 1 7937 n 7S1 7 d. H 34 93 To do. To do. To do. To do. 2J.37 18 1012 1 318G 10 1301 * I' 1 3 To Paid StocJ tal Stock 55573 3 Dr. 1 V Six Nations Indians, balance at the credit of tlicir account in company, being the amount of tlicir Capital. Stock 6121 Shares, By Individual Stockholders, balances at the credit of their Stock account in company^ being the amount of their Capital Slock 1 Kift Shares, Stock Account, .... By T(^ll Account, ...... By AV'ater Rents Account, ..... By Rents and Sales of Land, Sec, .... By Provincial Government on account of Loan, under Loan Art 7th William IV. Bv Balance due to Samuel Street, E.-n., being balance of a Judgment against the Com pany purchastM by bim, ..... By Bnlunce on Rills ])ayalilc, ..... By do. due the (ioie li: ik bcinp amount ovcnirr.wn, ... By Balance due to A. Heln. and others fur work done. 38256 9156 I. d. 5 5 2612 10 m 2i3a 7 iU 871 12 OJ 985 12 3^ 222 2 7 A ~37 2 11 +98 1 8}| d. 17U2 10 5917 10 8J 500 17 t2 19 63 35573 3 ABSTR.VCT OF THE FORECiOING— Cr. H To Balance due by the Si\ Nation Imlians, To Balance due bj ;..diviilual Slorkhohlers, - To do. ilo. Smidry Persons for Ririts, Sir., To do. in Trcasuivr's hands to be aiiounled for, - To Amount brought down, £ s. d. 1912 16 3 535 7 3 IliS5 12 7 1518 11 ABSTRACT OF THE FOREGOING.—/?/-. 5ti5l 16 fi\ . . £ 3W8 16 10} By Amount due Provincial fJover' 'ucnt Inr Loan, By do. Samiu-I Street balance of Judgment, By do. on Iblls Payable, By do. Core Bank, Bv do. A. Helnicr and others for work done, By Total Amount, ... By Balance to Account, By EnginecrB Estiinate herewith of the sum required to complete tlio Navigation, £ s. d. 500 985 12 3^ 222 2 7J 37 2 11 498 I 8j s. d. 2242 19 63 3108 16 10} 5t)51 16 5 J 13536 10 7} *1 [76] TuE Tenth or final E:itiinato of Wofk fit the Brantfurd Canal, done by John Hunter, Contractor. FioD Suiioni. . Sutiui 10 ' IS ' 26 " 3S| " 30 " 41 ' 3 33 MS 41 lu 20333 li 7073 !tfi 96N34 3«J lWt4 ■M 80578 41 ITMS 45 22351 bit SKl-JC i»19S4 10 6lli 36 SC4 44 704 45 88 50 440 Embftnluuent. Do. Da. Da. Da. Do. Do. Eicavitimu Cubic Yank at fid., Yania Muck Ditcli at Da. do. Da. da. Do. do. I Do. do. d. 9 1 3 9 £ •. 23 2 iC 10 2G 18 5 10 16 10 Eilra Woriiiii lUe» and CiJvcrtt, iSIS YarJi U 9d Kicavation in Covo Has'in, 100^5 " 74 AUawancc for Levclliriff, Hoail«, Ac Da. 2-2l,Ml YardaEicavalion at 5«. 8d Total £ jC a. d. ,S684 IS W « « 84 3 3 207 7 C 250 S85 17 II 0899 19 8 Estimate of Wouk, and Materials rcquiretl to complete llie Grand River Navigation from what is called Dunnell's Landin"' to the Town of Brantford. 3 UNDER CONTRACT. 3 Locks, 1 1 feel lift, will cost curh, X2000, E.\cav»ling of Lock-Pits aliovc Water 29,777 c. yarJj at 7Jcl., Do. do. below do. 3,503 'do. U. 3d. NOT UNDER CONTRACT. Recnnatrueting the Dam nt Hrantford, - . - Guard GalJ's at the liond of Cut, ... Excavation head of Cut 15,928 c yarda, at7dj. Do. to complete Daxins, . . • 3 Pivot Bridfjea at Jei25 each, ... Choppinjt and clearing Stunips in nasin. Excavation in several places to complete, Culvert for Mill at Stalition No 52, LANDS AND DAMAGES. Award In favour of the Missc- McDougall for Mdl Property, Eatiuialed damages to t''e Mill properly of John A. Wilkins, Esq., Estimate of Work rei]u...'J below the Brantford Cut and in operation by order of the Hoard. 3 Lock Tenders Houses at £iO each, ... Excavation in the River near Urantford by Drcilging, ... New Culverts and Briitfjes on Towing Path, ... Drainin|5 and Clearing overflowed land under Contract, - . - Culvert at Dam No. 1, - Raiainff Embankments nt stmdry places, ... Work at Roads and Brid(;es, ..... Two New Wiato Weirs, ..... Sum required, £ t. d. £ a. d. 6000 930 10 ^^ 219 5 7149 15 7i 390 32(j 10 497 15 2(i5 37". U 35 27 10 1930 15 90S0 10 n 2750 79ti n 3546 Q 120 196 73 10 65 54. 10 317 37 15 46 5 910 13536 10 7* O. G. R. Navigation Co. Jtiantford, list November, 1813. The Works under Contract arc to be completed on the 1st day of August next. (Signed,) JOHN JACKSON, Engineer, G. R. N. C. 18 I C77 1 ANNUAL COST OF MANAGEMENT, 1842. 1' fohn Jackson, Engineer, Agent tnd Collector, Salary jC'250 per Annum, &c. John Canioron, Secretary and Book-Keeper, .... LOCK TENDERS. Wm. Kerrott, Lock No. 1. Lock Tender & AmiatanI Collector 8 Months at £7 10). TVm. Fcarmnn, do. 2. do. 7 Months only at 3 15 Jobn WlUiamsi 'M. 3. dc. and Works Tur the Company, 7 Months at ."5 10 JohnDalton. do. 4. do. 7 do i 10 Jan>cs Martin, do. 5. do. 7 do. ... 5 10 James Bell, do. 4. And Assistant Collector, 7 Montke at 2 10 OSce RGy JamM Litlle lamet Lilllr, Park Lot Ni>. H, 5 Acira £Vi lOi. per acra, | ilonn, llx rvmaintlffr in ',i Anniaal Iratatmcnla ChriatonhiT Yctunj; Sir A. N, McNab John Jat'ki'tn M. MrlMicnton Vo Alasandrr McKeniio Do. Diriu McMicken Carritd farvard Wher« I No. of SitualcJ. Lola. Seiwra do. do do. do. do. do. do. do. do. dK da do. Priic. AmoiDl pail). I Amount tlus, I 13 'J I I I I '2b •a IS 15 10 15 10 19 £ a. d £ • d. 130 (1 5rt «& u 77 10 23 10 I& 12 s 46 7 • '.'5 (» 14 10 (> 18 IH 1 10 13 10 1 9 I la 13 10 1 fl 9 1 10 u 13 15 3SC 'J 14S 13 6 M ^i 5 a 10| Acres. IltllM. • i. 10 7 e lU u 10 lit 13 6 [ /8 ] LANDS SOLD BY THE COMPANY.- CbnUnucrf. TO WHOM SOLD. Uroughl /vrvard . SamuH P. Rrjruit fJeorge Muon .'.'!!!!! John L, MoriJnn '..!.".."..'.! Joaoph Circcn !!.!.!'....!!!.. John Thorntoa Do '.'..'."■.!'.;■.'.■..■■.; M. McPheroon ,' ' John Jackmn !..!...!....!... GuiUvui Bingham '.,', Jacob Turner « Acre., Park Lo« No 1,'at "iti'si.' liiA'cro! itma LiiUo, Company, Intcmt in NnJgi! Lot William Stewart HicharJ MiUirvon Philip Murray .£3 and Xti3 tOa ItichanI Brown John Burns • William Benirc Obi,l lrfe...r t^amucl Brngo Charlrg Hannah John Donaklaon K. McKinnon >Vhefa Situated. No. of LoU. Pricn. Amount Paid. Seneca .... do. da do. do. do. do. do. do. do. ilo. Indiana do. do. York Mfllralpy Uneida £ 15 10 10 15 15 10 15 10 sa £ M. d. 39fi !i G Amount Ou«, 15 25 ia' '.'5 15 15 25 I 10 I 1 1 10 1 10 1 I 10 4 35 £ ■. d. 145 13 6 13 15 9 9 13 15 13 15 9 l> 13 15 C 394 3 6 7 C lU C5 10 1 10 S 10 1 10 I 10 a 10 35 40 45 60 18 15 303 7 G 7 19 43 10 f 13 10 33 10 13 IS 13 15 S3 10 I 593 13 3i ! 440 C 8t List of Hydraulic Privilcgtjs granted by the Company to Mill Owners and others. Name of .Mill Owners. Where Siiualed. Divid Thompaon, E«ii 1 lugh Sharp John Lester , John UonaldMon Fi»k and Atkins ',,\ Jamea DaviK n. .Sehovillc ■ P. McKerrechar .■"'.;.' Jamea F.iriah ng rocky side Hills. \ l''erry Scow built to ply at fool of Calumet, so as to eslahlish a firwardiiig line from Portage du Fort to head of Calumet. I Considerable quaiililv of rock removed frnm the L nver Chute and Raiiiils, below the Slides in the Calu- met. Slide nnd Dams constructed at the Joachims, 145 noilos above Bytown. A suitable Slnlion Hoosr nnd Out OITii-os for Sliile Masicr, together with a House fur storage of Lumber supplies. Kxcavation at f.iot nf tipper RapiiN to facilit.ite and secure the entrance of Cfibs into the Basin at the head of the Slide. Sundry Rocks nnd otiier obstructions, and the Rnrk Island at the fiHituf the Chute in Ihe Rocher Capilaiue Rapids, 22 miles nbuve the Joachims, removed. Inde|iendent of the great facilities obtained by Iha foregoing works, to the getting down of the Lumber I early in the season, and the risk of those fatal accidents I which unfortunately have hitherto annually occurred ^ being very much lessened, the saving in the transport i of supplies, which is eflectcd by them generally, may ; be comprehended from the single case of the cost of transport bcretof re at the Portage dn Fort, which is shewn by the f illowing extract from a letter on ihut subject : — " Previous to nmking the improvement, goods and " supplies for the Trade were lamleil from the Steam " Boat at Portage du Fort and stored Ihire, unlil llio " Canoes, with orders for them, arrived from above. " The articles were then carted over the Purlnge du " Fort, one mile at a cost of six pence |ior cwt., and " were canoed thener to Miller's Bay. From Miller's " Bay lliey were carted to the Dargee Buy, three " miies at -six p. nee per cwt., lliey were again canoed " to the foot of the Calumet, (le.«s than a mile,) and " were thence carted in part and partly carried by " men to the he,:d of the Cidumet, at the rale of TJd. " per cwt. " Canoes are manned at an aver.nge in the proportion " of one Iran to every four cwt. of biding, and a Canoo " coming down for a load almost invariably took three " (lavs from the lime of landing at ihe iiead of the " Caluinel, unlil il was again loaded and ready to leave " there on the way u|iward. F.acli Canoo-inan with " finding, costs bis employer at least 5s. per diem, " iherof-re Canoes-men forwarding made a cost of 3s. " nd. per cwl., and allowing the damage to the Bark " Canoe, v.liirli is always subject to much injury from " loiiding and unloading, not to exceed 3(1. per cwt , " llic whole cost of cartage, &c., is 5s. 7J(1. percwi. ; " Whereas in consi ipienceof ihe improvenicnls ellectcd "last year, supplies, ^l;(■., were forwarded o\er I ho " same portion of Ihe River Ottawa, namely, fioin " Portage du Fort to the bead of the (.'alumel at Is. (id. " per cwl. lii'iii!; a saving of 4s. I Jd. per cwl. ; and " ill this ( liarje of Is, 6(1. per cwl. is included an al- " lowance for a moiilb's storage at the Caluinel, when " rc(piired. " The dilVerence in transport is therefore 4s. IJd. " per cwt., .-.ml as tiie -piantity of Pork, Flour, (ioods, " &c., forw.irded during Ihe past season, amounled " nearly to 304 Tons, the saving to the LiimlHT Trado " at this point in the mailer of forwarding alone, " amounts to £1501 10 0." The following statement, which I am of opinion may safrlv be relied on, shews the (pianlily of Timber which will probably pass through the respective Slidtd of till" Oliawa and ^ia(lawaska, during the approach- ing Spring, and the Revenue which will he produced llierefroin ; dislingtiishing that arisitig from the Slides in the bands of (iovernmeiil, from ibat received on lliu Si.des of individuals. [ 80] M«DAWAaKA. Rngged Chute and High Foils Siilcn, Red Pine. Do. do. ivhilo Pi'no'.ll..!! ,1^ ~l^ " '"'""'»J to redure the chargm from ini to ,..0.1. which will free tht'm Ihro'lhc whole of tho Irii|irovoiqenU from the IUl'iuI Chute to Uio ';hati Laku. OTTAWA-.-J0ACHIM II.IDCI. Red Pine. . . White Pine. CAMIMET AND MOUNTAIN allOEK, Red Pine..,. White Pine... Oak and Elm, 8»y one lliinj would pouon South liJcof WanJ VORTAGB DU FORT, Red Pine White Pine... Oak and CIm. CHATS SLIDE, Rod Pine White Pine., Oak and Elm. ciiaudiCre slide. Red Pine White Pine... Oak and Eltn. FEET. 1090000 351000 720000 82000 3500000 3700000 40000 3.^00000 3798000 40000 5000000 5600000 lUOOO 5000000 8000000 160000 £ I, d 1221 »lT8,6d. 457 17 8 295 •' " 100 12 6 GOVERNMENT SLIDES, PRIVAT* SLIDES, 800 u9 3SR9 3083 57 5600 4700 l.^G 5600 6700 200 at 5j, 500 10 16 5 * ". D. £ 8. D, 568 10 nt 58, 972 5 •' 770 15 " 14 13 216 5 iri'(I, and the (ioveriimont are authorised to lake pos- session, hut the works in bolli cases are in a very had state. Were those two slides now assumed by the (io- vernmcnt and repaired, and a Slide constructed in the pro|)or Channel at Ihtown, there is no doubt o( the Ueveuuo to be pai.l into the Roeciver (iencral, bein" upwards of £7000 this year ; the cost of their repair^ Stc, is shewn in the following ScIumIuIc, in wliich is (lesrribcil certain works which I conceive would bo highly proiluclive of advantages to the l.umlicr Trade, lend much to tin. settlement of the Country, and to the increasing of the Revenue of tho Province. Schedule shewing in detail, the works connrcted with the Ottawa which are recommended and embraced in the Item of £15, 110 umler the head of Ottawa (Ap|)endiK Letter S.) Obtaining and improving the .slide at the Portage dii Fort and tho Knirance 'I'ere'u £050 19 Obtaining and reconstructing the Slide at the Chats, improving the approach """■'-■'° 2,500 Til build a Slide at the Chaudierc nt lUtown, including the improvement of the Ipper or Little Chaudiere, nn.'t to remove the rocks and Crabbe Island below, do., and to construct a good mooring Uooin in tjie Lumber "^^'" 3,800 (The t.ital cost .'f tl. s- three Items would bo repaid by one year's receipf, as shewn above.) To complete the Portage U.md from (ho Portage du Fort to the Calumet, inclu- ding the building of a good Bridge across the Dargee, and to remove the olwtructioiis in the cbiiniiel from the Snows to the Portage du Fort £l 000 <) To complete the Portage Road at the J"'>'^''i"' 120 To construct a Government Doom at the bead of the Cabibogie Lake on the Mailawaska, within whii.h tlin Lumber would be cribbed and counted 200 Hi i L81 J To make norno iin|)rovcnr,cnl in llio clian- no) at llio IsliUiL's iinil to iniprovo the carrying pluco at tliu Kilbulu 'I'o open llirougliout a i;o(«l Rinul from Bytuwn, ]>ns.sing DixuirM Mills, Pnt- tcrsoii's Mills, AiulcrsDii's Uriilgc, 2nil Chute on ilio li»nclinr, Olriis- lend's Mills, west siilc nf tin- Musk- rat Lnkc t» Suiiko KiijiidK, uiiil tlienco trussing tlio Mukkral Hivur to Sydvn- liiim Mills, inclndinf; lliu Hriilgi-'s ovor llic (lonelier, Snuki>, nnd Mux' -nt Kivers I! llio Ciilunicl iKlnml, over llio Briilgc propomul to bo crt'cli'd nt llio Diirgoo nml llienco on llic norlli side of 300 tlio Olliiwu liy tlio mikI pnrtiiilly o|)cncil and wliitli sliould bo complotuil thi'0U)rli the Townships of Lilili- I'leld, Clarendon, KristuI, Onslow, Kurdly to Aylinir. The entire of which eould be elli-ctcd for the lum of jCn,500 ; and sueh an ox|K>iulilure, | am uf opinion, would be, far more generally valiialdc than the expen- diture un the liylown, and Aylmcr Kond. I Before rlosing this supplementary report, I would take lenve respectfully to urge in llie strongest miuincr The immense importance of these impr.ivemenls will 1)0 at once seen l>y any perMUi luipiiiinled with Ihu Lumlier Trade and with the exluiisivu trait of Country ill wliii'li llioy arc situated. upon the atlenlion of His Kxcellcncy, the difliciillio!* . C,l 10 under which llie great mass of the settlers hibor who have fixed ihenisclves (many of them for ten years) £15,1 10 upon the south bank of ihe Deep Hiver, upon the lands bordering Ihe Allumetl<'S and Coulango Lakes, Iho ; Allumclles and Calumet Islands, and also the numerous settlers upon Iho tract uf Country bctweenlho Bunchcr and Madawa»ka, Following them, and of groat importance also, is the opening of a Uoud from M'tiuesI ion's »l the fiK)t of Deep River, passing at Iho bark of t'ort William, crossing ut or near tlie Kilbute, thence ilown the Allumeltcs Island, crossing at the Pau()iiettcs Rapids, thenco near the norlliern and scllled porllon of \Vestinealh to the Little Miiskral on the Roilier Fouilue or siiili other p.irl as might bo found more dcsiruble, thence across The Improvements of these |)ersons being very con sidcrahli'i and coiiflicis of a most serious character, wiili res|x>ct to boundaries fre<|ueiilly occurring, it is ex- tremely desiriibh; that tljuso several tracts should bo surveyed and divided, as soon us possible. Respectfully gubmilled, HAMILTON H. KILLALY. ' Presidenl Board of IVorks. BOARD OF WORKS, MONTREAL, 5tii FKRRUARY, 1815. rl -f\ I have the honmir to acknowied^'o ijir receipt of i|ip several verv nuineronsly signed I'elilinhs Id llis K\tel- liMicv llio tiovernor (ieiu'ial, from the lidiahilaiils of the Ci.iro and Wellington Dislricls, selling forib tlieclalins of lliose Oislricls to iIm' o|lullin^' and Loin|)lrli(iii throuyii- oiit of a Main Ko.id f-oni Diiijii.is, on Lake Ontario, to Owen's Sound, on Lake Huron, wliii li have boen traiis- iniued to mo for re|iort. i The principal grounds which, in my opinion, are sta- led, and on which Ihe favourable cniisideralioii of the E\i'i:uliened, Ihe soil being heavy and ricli, and the tract heavily timliered — the remainder o( the line to Owen's Sound, (about 13 mil'js) Iraverses I n ■'■ C82] the fine land of llio Townsliipj of Hollani?, Sullivnii, Derby and Syilenliam — it ii well o{K>iicd ami requires but liltlu ex|>en(lituro. In several of the Townships of rich land enumerated in the foregiiini?, many svttlurs fixed thcmselvos ai al- ready stated, under tlio inilucemcnt of the promise of tho Uuveriiinent to open Iho road tliroiighoul — they arc now suiferin); extremely from tho total want of any road, and tho dillicully in getting to Mill, &c. Tho cost of draining, opening and grading and bridging tho lino throughout, would he £10,3J0; hut should tlie Legislature decide on the completion of the road, in order to croiito a legitimate fund for its proper maintenance, &c., it would bo very desirable to plank or gravel the portion of it between Dundas and Guelph, •u that Grttes and Tolls might be established thereon — if such wore tho case, I have every reason to hclicvc that the Tolls would pay 'l.u mtcrcst im the additional outlay, and leave a surplus, appli able to the mainte- Runce of the remainder uf tho line. The foregoing report, you will perceive, is founded on and confined to the prayer of tho Petitioners — but, ' in Iho opinion of tho Board of Works, thai portion of ; it alone, which relates to the clearing out and forming j of a road through tho unopened parts of the line, in a cheap but olTicient manner, especially as to drainage, and such ns is suiled to meet the wants of a young sol- tiemcnt, is deserving the favorable consideration of tho Kxccutivc, the cost of which would bo above £3,500 Currency, I have the honor to be. Sir, Your very obedient Servant, (Signed) H. II. KILLALV. The Hon. D. Dalt, Provincial Secretary, BOARD OF WORKS, MO./rUEAL, 0th FEBRUARY, 1815. Sir, I boj leave to ackniiwlcdgo llic receipt of the fidlowing IV'litions to liis Excellency the Governor General, sent to me in reference, namely : — The Pctilion of the Rev. C. L. Gngnon and certain French Canailian Pniprielors (if the Township of Arlhahaska, Warwick, Chesler and part of Halifax. Tilt! Petition of the Rov. v-. r,. ni'ianger ana oincrs, Froncli Canadian Proprielois of the Township of Stan- fold. The Petilio-i of (lie Rov. C. E. Bi'lani^er and others, French Canadian Pr.ipriotors of the County oi Mt- gantic. Tlio Petition of CInrles Palmer an.l others, of the Township of liiaiidlurd. Tho Politi ms bi'in.; all fir llir snm^ ohjeil, viz : — The openini; of the 'rownsliips, to which tliry refer, by tho coiistrcictioii of a Main Road through them, I take leave lo report on them togdher. From the inf.irmalion I liavi- roceived, it appears that settlement is daily creeping into these Townships, chiefly f om the French Parishes south of the Si. Lawrence, but the settlors are laboring under very great disabilities in conscijiience of the total want of Roads to the Rivr r St. Lawrence, or eastward to fall in with Ihe Gosford Road, cotnmunicaling with (Que- bec and westward with Ihe markets at Melbourne &c. The Roads prayed for do not, of course, come under! Ihe denomination of "Main Provincial Highways,"! but I am of opinion thai they arc fully as much entitled' to the favorable consi(h'ratioi\ of Government and the' Legislature, as those in any other sections of the coun-; try, the construction of which is advocated upon the I ground of their being neces.snry to tho opening, setlle- ' mcnt and improvement of tho country. It appears to me that a very largo section of the norih-easlern portion of " The Townships," compri- sing Ihe Townships of Sliipton, Kingscv, Warwick, Tingwick, Bulstrodc, Arthabaska, Cheslijr, Madding- ton, Hlanilford, Slanfold, Somerset and Halifax aro deeply interested in, and would he proporlionablv , benelitted by tho opening of iheso Roads, the line of C. v.. Hi'langer and others, whicli should be as follows, or ns nearly so as the ., ,.r.i,., -p...;.,.,!.:.. ...■ t;.... I natural features of the country will ficrmil. It should start from the Gosford Road near the junction of Inverness and Halifax, and run up that line lo tho " Grande Ligne," lielwecn Arthabaska and Chester, llience down this " Grande Ligne," until it crosses the I branch of the Nicolet River in Kingscy, from which :|ioiiit a moderate expenditure would improve two bran- ches, one to Melbourne, Ihe other to Drummondville. From the " Grande Ligne " near the cast corner of Arlliahaska, a branch should run lo Ihe St. Lawrence in Genlilly, ])assiiig across the lownshijis of Slanfold and Ulaiidford. Su( h a line, with the various branches which no doubt Ihe settlers themselves would in general quickly make to it, would completely open and relieve the settlers of that fine tract of country. The probable cost of ih-- entire, I conceive, might be assumed at £7500, to jo expended in two years. I have the honor to be. Sir, Your very obedient servant, (Signed,) HAMILTON H. KILLALY. Tho Hon. D. Daly, Provincial Sccrelarv. i f ■k ^ H ^ n Hoatreali PRINTED BY DESBARATS & DERBISHIRE, (IVKsn's phintbb*. 1815. U !i ! 'I I ; :t