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SIXTH REP(JET OF HEH ^[AJES'^Y'S COMMTSSTONERS AI'POINTED TO CAKRV Ol'T A SCHEME OP COLONISATION U THE DOMINION OF CANADA OP •^^m'Jmm''^ V^" «'<>T'I'^\RS I'KOM THE WESTERN IHGIILAMJS AND ISLANDS OF SCOTLAND; WITH APPENDICES. j)rr0n.tr^toj,otfl^il,ouor0 of Uail.amrnt bij itommant, of Vict ittalwtp. I. () V I) (» N: ''''■INTIW^ FOR UVM >L\,l|.:srv liV i;VKK A\i( si'ori'isw S STATIOXKRV OKirCK l'l!iNTi:i;s 111 I III-: (ii ri n's Must t,\ iHJDi;, (LT.I.l vr JIA,ll;.s|T. An.l (o l,(. pmdm.scl. citluM' diivotlv ETRK AM) SI'O'l'i'i SWOODK, Ka.st IF' nr through any Bookseller. l\- A I It.NtiDON ^TUKKT, WkSTMIN uhiVG Stuket, Fr. JOHN .Ml:\/IHS .t Co., 12, If !'<», \\'kst Nile S MINSTKR, S.W, r.ET SrtiKKT, E.C. WOVKIS !StI!EKT, Kdinii iu(;ii, iui(J liOnOE.S. l.-KUiKs, ,t Co., Lu rUlCKT, til,AS(iOW ; iTKi), 101, UiunoN Sruiiiii, |)i [C— 77;{S.] /',/,,, 2,/. 1895. CliOFTE I! CO I iOi^lSAnON. SIXTH REPORT OP IIMK \l/Ui:sTV\^ (^O.M.MISSIOXKKS AIM'OLMEi) TU ( AKIIV OIT A vSCIlKME OF ( OLONISATION IN Till: DOMlMo.N ok (WNADA OP CROFTERS AND COTTAJIS FROM THE WESTFRN HKJIILANDS AiNJ) ISLANDS OF SCOTLAND. 1'" 'nil-: (.X'KKN-s MOST KXCKLLKXT MA.IKSTV, May it im.r.vsm Y( a,u:eid of iJie Board in Canaibi. iTlatin-^ to the settloments at Kdlarney, iti Manitoba, and at Saltcoats, in the North- West Territories tor the yeai' 1S',)4. The former was established in the summer of 18SS, prn^r to the constitution of the Board, and the latter in f;ho spring of HSi). most of the families also being selected before the first meeting of the Board. .Statements are apjieiided containing extraccs from the agei t's reports (Appendix A.) and siati.stics (Api)endix B.) showing the position of the settlements in 18:> homesteads under cultivation in tlie Killarnev Settlement 17 of Uie settl.?i's are between the ages of '10 ami HO; 2.") between ;^l) .iTid 10; 1 between 40 and j(); 7 between oO and (iO; and 1 over 00. Almgeiher llie setllemenl unmbors about KiO pcr.-;ons. The aiva under cnltivatiun m Ls'M was 2,282.1 acres, and the additional ari>a brok.Mi and under summer fallow was l,2o7.^ acres, a total of 'AMd acres. Dividing this area among the oO families forming ilie seiilement the average is 117 acres per familv. It includi'S 1 ,()Gr) acres umler erop ami in summer fallow, on the homesteads of 21 youu^-er members of the various faiuilies. an avei'age of about ,0() acrea each. The report of the agent of the Board explains the cause of the iiidificrcnt crops obtained in 180-1. fn other paris (.f the I'roviuce the fai'mers appear to have been more successful with their crops, a higher yield being ol)taiiuHl than in the ca.se of the crnfter settlement. The qmdity of tlie Sviieat, although small in quantity, wa.s, with a f(!W i'.\ce|)tioiis ,)f i lie best grade. The settlers have acipiire,! 4il liorses. many of w!iieh were puirha.MMl under chattel mortgages. Some of the o.\en and cows originally siippbed to the crofters have been h SCillMS Wt. JJ/JN. A .) exoluini:i'il by iln'in in tlicir UMiisnctunis \\ uf liors(>s and oihcr stdck, and unly )•> I'M'ii and 1 cows of tliosc oii^'inally ';ii|i|ili('(l imw rnnniii. Tlic sclili'i's liavo accjuincl. in varinns ways, ollui' stuck fuiisislinf^ of r),')i>\iMi. an incrca'-'c ol' Hi uvcv l^iiO; 71 I'ows. an iiiiTcasr of I'! ; 41 licilVrs. 14 steers, and lO hulls, mid 1I5S pijj;s. Tlie iiuinlicr (if chicken^ owmd Ijy llic various t'ninilics is l.'JJl. Sonii' ol tlic iuu'Si's, ancj iiorncd stock, arc cncunibci'cd liy iuurt{,'aj.''cs, hut the laiLji'i' |iro|iortion, I'spccially of the Inltcr, an? i'c])orlecl hy tiic at;vnt as hcionLrin^' to tlic wivos or youiigor inciiihcrs of the t'liniilios, and I're. therefore, not avaihihh> for seizure liy the creditors of tho crofters, in Bo tar as ihc debts incurred by the luads of the fatnilios aro concornod. The families in the settle len tiave cut S'JO tons of iiay for the ut;c of tlii> slock in tlie winter. Tho considerable delit. owiiig to slorekeoiiers and ini|ih.'incnl makers, which have boon referred 1o in previous re|)orts, coutiimo lo retard the })rogrcss of the settlers, and it is not easy lo see liow tlios(> obi iirat ions can be I'eadily met. To store- koejiers .tli(Mlebls due by the licads of the fiiinilit^s anuiunt lo !^',l,072•77, and to inijile- ment makers !f;5,4iS7*-'S ; and, in ilio cases of youni^er members of the families, tlie einiilar ilobts incurred amount, to $3,257 and $2,571 '87 rospeelively, or a total altogether of i2(),38y"!)2. This is a slight decrease as conipanid with the jirevioui year. The amount of these debts per family varies considerably, .and tho settlers in tho noi'th-eastern part of the settlement (Nos. 22 to [i'A] have not incurred nearly as much debt as tho>e nearer Killarney. The former were akso able to dispense with tho a.-sistance of seed grain, which bonie years ago was supplied to the other settlers by tho municipal authorities. It is not known how the croftei-s have been able to obtain so much ere lit. but it has certainly been a great di>-advantage to them, and j)rejudicial to their interests. The facilities accorded to them, by the local storekeepers and by implement makers, for getting into debt have ap])arently only been too readily aeceptecj. against (he strong advice of the agent of ihe Hoard, In eonse([uenco. iheir independence had not develo]ied, and it is feared that liny hiivc not exerciseii jiroper economy. Oidy two explanaiions of the action of the storekeepers and iin])lement makers, wlio were urged not lo gi'ant credit, seem to be admissible. t)ni' is that they e.xpected tho crofters would be able to clear off the debts, and the other that the Coloniiiation Board M-oiild sooner oi' later pay the amounts. As neither of these anticipations iiave proved cc rrect, the ])ositioji is that the crofters are t)urdened with heavy debts, the interest upon which, as -well as the payment of the princijial, has Iteen, and must continue, a source of embarrassmmit to them. That there was no necessity for tho debisto bo incurred is indicated by the fact that only two of the fourteen heads of families remaining in the Saltcoats Settlement have contracted debts to storekeepers, the amount l)eing !S5S ; and that only 3 families (including the two alreaily mentioned) owe im])lement makers anything, the obliga- tions being >^ir)2't.)7, or a total of S2lU-()7. The other heads of families have no indebtednes> of the kind, and the .same renuirk applies to the nine younger members of tin- fanidics, who Inive taken up homesteads, in addition to the oliligations already referred to, the munici]ial ta.xes owing by th(^ settlement n}i to I'SK.'i, after deducting .'<](;4'()4 paiil on account, amounted to .SlMH)-71, to •which must be added the taxes for lfSl)4, There is also an amount of ,S]()50-'J5 due to the municipality for seed grain .supplied to the crofters m the JiCwis jiortion of the settlement a few years ago, Thirly-iivt^ of the 55 homesteads have been nominally sold by the municipality for ta.xes, and unless the crofters redeem them before the iinddlf? of May next, -which they can do cm ]iaying the taxes and interest and expenses, it will be necessary for the Board to consider what shouM be clone in oi'di-r to maintain their security. Most of the crofters promised in l^'J.'i to jiay their muuici]jal taxes, but only one has done so. 1'he taxes and interest on the homesteads that luive been sold up to 1894 amount to $2,054 • Ki, after deducting sums paid on account annninting to $o',)2, ft is right to 1>('1'S of •s of tlio nn'il. stuck in •s. wliicli is ut' tlie To Bloro- to imple- Tiilios. the ;• ik total ' |ireviuurt 3rs in the y as much with the urs by t-ho !:lit. but it • iutorcsts. lit iuiik(.'fs, oaiiisl till' doufo has ikers, who u'Cti'il thii Mil Hoiini \o |iro\od 10 iiiteri'st ontiiuie, a ' fact that iii'iit h;iV6 liuuilios \\r ublit.'a- havo no uit'inbers r by tilt' |SK)-71, to f ih Ion o iv taxes, lu'V can do liloard to lie crofters he taxes |-J,()54-1(1, I 12 1 am |te tiia ful liui's liavc '111 ill llie lulitv have The first ])iiynieiit to the lloard slioiild liavo been inaile, in hoiiic in3tui(!es in N'o\-eiiilier Is'.rj iiipl in others in Nn\i'iiibri' |S'.);i. bill i'XC(^|a in t-Ii" case of one .settler 111) iiioney has lierii |iai(l. Nn r(|i:iyiiieiil ~ were reijiiiivd I'cjr ; lie lirst fnur and a half years from llie date of setllenieiil. and the |iayiiieiit re(|iiired fi'nni (lie heads of families tor the sueceeilini,' ciirht yoar.- anioiinled to hss iha'i Id.-. |) -r week. Tho annual instalment payable by tlie yoiim^- men is much less. The faiwiis of Kit) acres wci'e to be transferred to the ernftcr> at the end of the |iei'iod. I'] very considoratioii has been .shown \n i he crofters fmrn lla'cimniieiieemeiit. .Mlhoicjli they were sent out rather late in iho year of l^SS, and conse(|iKiil ly weri> not .niablod to do as iiincli as they mii;hl hav(! ilonc that season luii thoy arriveij at Killarney two or tiiree mouthy earlier, thoy were howcxir, assisted dnrinij: the tlrsi winter, and the obligations ihoy incurred \'< >turekee|j(r,- ami others wore advanced by iho Board to the extent of botweon -lOD/. and .")()()/, Sevtn'al of the yoiiiin'cr members of tho families were also assisted to take \i]) laml. in tiie neiu''libnin'liood of the hoinosteads of tho IkmiI.- of families, and aitoi^'cthor a largei' sum was c.X[)ended upon tho .settlomont than was originally contomplatod. Most of the crofter^ ha\o obtained work outside their own farms, and in many cases have been assisti^d by their t-'ainili''>. Thi^ is shown by thoir being- aiilo lo continno ou their farms, although not in a |)n-;iii(iii lo oi)1aiii fiii'ther civdii, mid by the horses and stock thoy have acquired, most of which, as already stated. Iium; iieeii jihicod in tho names of the wives or the younger members of tho families. The caiisos which lave tondcl to iniei'lere with the progre.is of the settlement, in addition to the unnecessary indebteilness so recklessly incurred, ha\'e been indilferont farming ami the iiiiprecedonted low prices of agricultural produce. Since the settlement was established. llu> value uf grain has decreased more tliiin oO per cent, and tlie price of stock ha> also fallen oil'. The prevailing depression in agriculture, existing all over tho world, has been felt to a certain extent in .Manitolia, and is not contined to ihe crofters, although their ])osition is less favourable than it woiihl have been, had they shown proper regard for thoir own interests and for those of the Hoard. Till' Snnr(j,it.'< S'ltliliinit. Of the 215 settlers at Saltcoats, S are between the ages of 20and;ii): 1 b 'iweoii 30 and 40: 7 betv/een 10 audit); and 4 between 50 and GO. The .soitlem .'ii: coutaiua about 'JO persons. Tliev had 272 acres under cultivation in 1S1)4, as comimred witli l^-^S in 1 sOO, an averau'c of less than 20 acres for eai'li homestead, and the value of thoir crojis was only $i!;j2'20. 'I'liov have lieeii di-ap]iointed by their ncai-success in ar.ahle farming in [irevious vears. but. in any ca'-e. thoy have liavdly done so well as other .sett;lers in tho neighbourhood. The Saltcoats .-eiili.'rs have ■.rone more largely into siock-iMising iliaii those of Killariiev- Apan fmrn ilie cattle lu'loiigiiig to tlie (joloiiisatiim limird in tho possession of tiie settlers, they have '.' horses, lU.S head of stock, as well as (i pigs, 7 sheep, 492 chickens, and 4<") turkeys. Mine of the settlers have each lO lieail of stock anil under, the herd- of the remaining fourteen ranging from 10 to 21 head each. As at iviiiarney, most of tJie sjnck is stated to belong lo the wives oi'ilie younger nioinbers of the families. in tho matter of i'Mlcbtedness, the settlors have not been encouraged by the store- keepers or implement makers to run into debt as at Killarney, and. as already pointed out in a previous paragraph, tlu' total indebtediie.-s of the settlement in that respect is only S210-(;7, divided among three ef tho families. 'L'he agent does not say anything about indebteilness for municipal taxes, so it is presumed that tliev have either not been charged such taxes, ov have paid their debts of that nature. The lir.si iiayment of llu' instalments became due in smne cases in Xovemlicr LSU3, and in others m l^'.'l. Imi no pavments have a^ yet been made. The remarks as to the easy nature of the amounts payable at Killarney, as to extra assir,tance rendered bv the Hoard to younger members of tlii^ families, and as to tho ('fleet of the piTvaiiing low [irices of jniidnce. ajiply also in a general way to Saltcoats, where the crops have not been so good as in Soutlu'rii Maiiiioba. Ii may be added also that the settlement is not siiiialeil so favourably as Killarney in the iiiailia' of the demand for labour, although the erofiers have had sources of revenue open to thorn not available to those at Killarney. A o (''iiirhisiiiiif:. Wliilt' till! Hi'lUoiiieiits liiivo imi prospiTcd In llii' fXtoiil lliiil was ('X|H'cto(l, ami wiit< quitt' |U)s>*il)lo, liat-l the settlers avjiili'd tlii'insolvi>s of the oiipDi'tuiiiiifH atVonlcd to tliem, tlu'V oimlit liotli 1(1 he, and, so t'aias llie Mnard iscoiici'i'iii'il, I'c , .s(>lt-.sii|i|)t)i'tiiii,',Jaltlu)iii;li iiiut'L liaiiiiu'i'tMl iiy tlic (jlilij,Mii()iis ilial liavi' Ition inciu'ivl. It' the set ilersal Ivillanicv could lind smiu' means of diaposiui;' of tlioir indrlucdiii'ss otlirr than that to tlic JJoard llii_\ f>lioiild be in as good a |)o»ition, to say llic U'a>t. as any otiior fai'mora in the counify : hut it eannot iu' saiil thai the oxpcmliiairc of any fiirthoi' lm|p(i'ial fiiiuls on the scttlemonl would lit' justilicd. In considi'fiiiii' ihe [losilinu of the sottloments, the gcnci-al agiiciiitnral d('|iri'Ssion must iiowGvor bo foimunborcd. '^I'lic details of llie selienie, aiTaiiLicd Ik^I'oiv th(> constitnl ion of the lidjird, lia\-e iieen found to i)e faii'ly satiHtacloiy, but arc believiul lo be eaiialile of amendineul, bmh in I'hc interpsts of tln' crofteivs and of the Board; and tho (vvju'rieiico that has been obtained will pi'ove to be most valuable in connexion with any fni'ther expoi'iments of tho kind. All of which we hninl)ly subuut to ^'our MajestyV gracious consideration. (Si^riiod) (iKOJtOE ()TT(» 'I'KKNKLVAN. IIOKACK I'l.rXKKTT. (.'llAKbKS 'I'ri'l'KR JAMES KlXd. COMN SCOTT-.MOXCIUHFI'. .loLIN UOSS OF ULAUENSliUlUl. •lAMKs i;i;li.. Ill O.MAS SKI.N.NFJi, .1. (!. ('oi.iiKi;, SecriMiifv, Aprd l^K;;. I, ami WHS 1 Id llieiii, ,|allliuiii;li Killanii'V lull 111 ilu' n- fariiicra r lm|irriiil ilt'lirt'saioii have iitvii >ut, lunh in t lias luHMi ui'imcnta ul' VAN. h'-FK. JNSUUIUI. APPENDIX A. !.— EitTnACT MinM tiii' Rhi'unr nr tiik AnKXC cr riip lIoAiiii u^:^^^CTINll tmk Kiii.aknkv SKTri,j;MKNi. I Ih'K to inriirrn ymi tliiil thi> rnpurt- on tin' Killnrtioy Scttli'tiii'iil liiivt^ liiiii Hunt 111 voii, iiikIci' -('|iiinito I'DvrrM, l)y iPKiHii'i-ci! iiiiut. 'I'tii' viiri'iii- mutiMiiciitx lirivii Iicmii iciitijiili'il witli tlic View 111' sliinviriu llic hillrHl pOH^ilili' iiironiiiiliuii, in \vll;ll IS Iiu|)imI limj lit' I'liUMil i. I'lMlM'Ilirlit Inllll I'm' rrliTiiiii'c. 'I'liiiy iiiiitiiiM II rcciinl ol' ilio lii'ti numlicf. iiiUMO. utjf", unit loi iitiDti of I'lU'li st'liIiT, tii(,'i'ihi'r Willi llif mmic luiil iigij of ciicli iiu'inlicf of the luinilv; altto llii' mimlicr of nm^ iiihIit cullniilioti uf win at, o.ilfl. unci jiotiitori-, iiviM-in,'i! iiinl yli'M |iit ik re, iiiiirk.l, Tiiliir of iIh' I'liiiii! , ill.-o tiilal :irrr- lliiilir riilliVillioii. Iirciikiiiu'. liiii'lv-^ritini.', iinil Hiiiiimrr fitliow. clmii' iliirini; tln' ynir; L'ninil lotiil of iicitm rnnly IVii' nil- liMilioii for llic -jiriiit; of 18'.i."i. ivs wrll iv-" lln' livn sloi'k .111 luniiH, viililc of im|irovriiiiiit.>, i\i'. ou imicIi lioiiicHiuiul, [iro-piit ii|i|iin\inmio viiliio of li(imr>li'ail. I.ollll ll|iplo\lin!lti' Vlllllr of till' Itottril'H Hpounlv , ilcllts nwiiii», iiiiil ui^iiii'i'l I'l'MiiirkM. A r.iiii|MH';iliV() Hiiilciiji Ml hiis lifPli .■icIiIimI lor tin- yniPM IM'iii imd l«'.i|.. h'roiM tliiM il will III' soi'ii ili;il III!' loiiil H, rcrt liroimlii iiml.T Ilio |ilim,i,'l. ill IH'.iii \viiH-'.-J7!'i. ami for 18!M, ^l.-VJo, ail iiii roikiio of 1/2 III], or an aviMatjo ol lil acre* to rarli Hi'ltliT. 'I'liis HIatc'ini'iil fiirllier slmwrt llial tlic total inTcvi under i;iillivatioii for IH'.IO was 1,1-0!. ami lor 1^111. -,J8JJ. an iiHTiMisc of Sillj ai-re.i. In IH'.m ttio acriai;c uiiik'r wlical ,was l,.i:'.li| ai'i-cs, with an avcriij,'!' yiulil 111 ovi'r l."i ImihIicIs. ami in Ihi'^l. I,'.l57witli an avrriij;!! yii'ia of !i litllc oViT 11 IhhIu'Ih to tin' acre In 1S90 tlir aoruaijo iiiuItT oats was 71 inrc-, wiili an avcrajjc yiolil of ;l',l Imsliol.s nor ai re, ami in l^''!)!-, '2W aiTod, willi nil aViTiii;o yiolil of over II liilslii'l.'t to tliu aero. Till- niiiuljcr of acres mihUt |ioi,aiois in W" wiis 10. with an iivcraL'o yiclj of 17il ImwIicIh lo tlio acr<^ ami in bOi. J7;, an incrca.ii' ol I7j ucrc-, with an avurnKc yirM of IK^ liuslicl- III the acre. ■fill' low avoriiiri' yiilil of i;raiii in 1^91 is lai-Roly owiiii; to till' iiliscnc' of rain in tin early juirt of tlio KeiiHOii. 'fill' i|ii!ility of ulii'iil, however, wiih vn-y fen eTc('|i. tioiis, was of the he.it. 'I'he oiiuse of the crofters >o« liio ho iinall an area of wheat and oats in IsfM is attributeil |irini'i[ialiy to the UuT prices ofijruin dnriiii,' the ])revioiis year, and to the fart that the -ctllers are iiejjinnino more l'iill> lo rcei.i;. nise till) iiocessily ol -^owiiiL; wheat on land previonr-lj 11.— fixTiiAcr riioM Tiir. Kki'iirt of rut .XiiK.sr or iiii. lioM'ii iiisi'KcTlMi rnr Saltcoats SuTTi.rMENt. I heg ti) inforni j-ou that the reports on the l^alieoats Settlement have hi'en >ent lo yoii. under ^eiiiirele covers, by refjislered iiiiiil. 'I'lie vaiions stiitements have hooii ciinipih"! with the view of showing the fiillosi possible inl'oriiiatioii, In what is hoped may l.'e foiiml a eoiiM'iiient lerni fir reference. They eoiiiain a record "f the lien niiiiilier. age. naine, and location of raeli 'Pettier, together with tile name and age oi each iiiemher of a family; the n inher of acres iiiider cultivation of vvhout. oats, and potatoes, acreage and yield per acre, market vahie of the same, total acrii.s under cultivation; breaking, back- setting, and summer fall.iw doiv during the year, and grand tiital of acres ready lor eiiltivaiion for >priiig of ISi.t.", ; as well as the live stock 'Ui farms, value .ifim- provemenlB, Ac. on elicti home-tead, total approximati' value of the ItoardV security, debts owing, and general remarks, A comparative statement Icin been added for ihe years IH'.'O and 18'.i|. From this ii willbeseeii thal.the total acres broiigbl under the plough in iH'.Mt was l»-^', and for IS9I-. il-, an incrcttBe of H\, or an increase of over 1 1 acres to each -etiler. This .vtateiiieiit fiirtliev nhows that the toial acn'S under cultivation hir IsflO was l-J'.', and for lH!it, IJI ',, a decrease of 7', acres. In Is'.lil the niiniber of acres under wheat v\as I.?}, with .'in average yield of nearly li!\ buHliels to the acre, and in ].s9|., II acres, with" an iiverago yield of over ll.l bushels to the acre. lu 1890 the acreage under oats was 7^ acres, with an ivMi'iige yield .'f a hlllc over -2:1 bushels to the acre, ai.d in 1891-, i;7 acre-, with an avnrage yield of nearly 13 bushels to the acre. T'ho thn TIT repay eat' tliH imrpiiaci. over [.(Kill niu' The summer fallowing SI now ready for the si'Bsnn -lettler bir the forethouuhl prepared for ("8tiiiiated al of iM'.i.'. shoiil _ mill tronble taki ... The avei'ftge price received by the crofters, for crops, during the seii.-on of lH|i I, was— wheat, 10 eeiit.s, oats. 1''. eeiils. and p.itatoes, 'Jo cents per bushels. It will he fiiitherohsei ved that in lK9o the cvdiers had plliehaDcd I Imise. and in 1M9I lhe\ liail in iheir posses- sion 10, an increase ol' 18 hoi'si>. In IKOO iho number of OM II 1 1. 1 Mi., I were .'.7, and in 1S9I. lo, a dee reuse of 17, .\giiiii. ill 18l"l. ihcy hail piirehttsed o| ,,.\i.|i,and ill I!*!! I. .■.,'). an increase of ,;| head. Cows 1 1,( Ml,) in IMio nuiiihered 117, and In 1*91, I. a decrease of ;l:l, (.'own iiiirehased by the crofters in addition to those supplied by I lie Ihiard in lS9o. inimbered Jo. and in 1891 lliis iiiiiiher was increa-.d In 111. making a total of 71 e.'.vs. The llllmher of Vollllg stock, Al\ is as f.dloWH;'— tleifers, IMH), .M) , IH'M: 11. a deereai-e ol' il. .Steers, 1890. ;17; 1891, 11, a decrease of '2:j. Hulls. I8oo. ,1; I'^Ol, 10, an increase of ."i. Poultry, I890. 8l:i; I8:'|., I.-JJI. an in.ren.-e of 108. Pigs. ISMO, :!8 ; ]k9,|., |;;s, an increase of loO. The cause of the largo decreaso III tlio live sio.'k origiiiully supplied to the crofters is aec.iiinled for generally by death ainongsi ilie sto' k. ^^anlripll,t 'i'd^ef, .\s you i,,ive already been iiiforiiieil, tho lands Mild for miiiiicipul ta\es were pureliasod en the 17th .May, lw.i:l. by ihe luiinieipality of •'Turtle .Mountain." The law regarding ta,\ -als. wliien applies, is briefly aa follows The , •rotters, or llic Uoard, have ihe right lo I'edeeii. the,-o lands at any time within two years. I'rnui date of Mile, upon paying the luxes, cost of advert isiiig and a penally of lo per ceiil., if redeemed within 'iiie year from sale and of Jo per eeiit. if redeeiiie.l wilhiii IvMiycais. The land- were sold ilmh'i' a power enabling munieipaliiies to buy land under .section lili of ihe .Municipal Ass.'ssme'it Act, and I'liilher, unless they are redeenicul within two years, neither the eroflcrs nor the lioaril have any claim whatever to I lu land, or to any purchase money derived froiii llie .sale thereof, by the municipality. Oeiniul Itenmrlii'. Kv.'iv crotipr in the settlemnnt was pcr.sonally re- ipiesleil by the agent I'or the amount due to the Hoard on areoiinl .it in'iiieipal and nileres;. and llieir respec- tive replies will he found in the individual reports. iinmher of acres under potaloe- in Ih9i) was •^i. which yielded l,|..so bushels, and in 1891. I.'51.aii increase of ij acres, with a total yield .if Liifo hu-liels, 'I'lie low average yield "t grain in 1891 is lavL'clv owing to the absence of rain (from the 'J4tli .luly until harvest tiiiiel, and t'l gophers, '."he i(Uiility of the wheal, however, with few e.\ceptions, was of the best. The cause ot til.' crofters sowing so small iiii area of wheat and ..ats (1^91) is altribiiled to the low price of griiin diiriii.g iln previous year, and to the fact that the settlers are beginning to recooiii,~e tlio necessity of,-o'.vin,g wheat on laud proviou,-ly prepared for the purpose. The average priio received by the crofters tor cropa lai-ed liiiriiig the season of l.S'Jt was, wheat fo, ,iais 1.'.. and, potatoes JO eenls per husliel. In 1890 the crofters had no horses, while 111 l-IU ihey have in their pos,-essioii 9 hor>es. In 1890 the niiinber of o.\eii, I.( .1!., were 28, and in IWll, J7. a decrease of one ox. .\gaili. in 1890, they hail no other ox. '11 lliaii those >upplied lo them by the lioavd. while in l89Hliey have 8. Cows. I. ( Ml.. IS911, numbered 19. and in l>^9|.' ol. an incrciisc .if IJ, C.nv- purchased In thecrotlers, in addition to tlm-o supplied by the Hoard, in l89oniiiiibeiod il. and in 189lthis number wasinen.'ased to .'i."). an increase of 19 cows. The number of young stock is as I'lillowsi-llcifeis. 1890, l,". ; l«9t. 07. an increase of ."iJ. Hieers, l>9o. It; 1891. tiJ, an iiicroasu 01' 18. Hulls, lls90. I ; IWH.il, an increase of. "1. Poultry, 1890,1711; 1891, I9J, an increase of lilil. Pig,-. 1890,0; l,s9t, 11, T'urkevs, Is'.iii, 0; 1891.11,1. Sheep, 1890,0; lH9t, 7. Ill 1890 till' crofters put up J'.il Ions of hay, and in 1891., 661) tons. A 4 APPENDIX — 34 SI 4 i — ' 3.) — — :ic - ; S6 I ? i - -|37 8 , — 9 — — I 39 — Ill — ; 67 10 — — : S3 — ra 11 - — 5.S l:i - — 41 11 - — j'.i l:i — !:i 18 ~ 41 Willi; 111 Xf.l.tiwl Mnlrnliii Melvrr D.iiiiilii Mi'UoiiaM Smniii I (iriilium .K.lin. M.Kay - — I NcM'iniiM liralinni W.llMiii M,.|,i,.il .Inliii Nii-li(il«iri .lulili Miicl,i:ih .'.liird.i \l,|.f,„l .loliii (';illl|l|>i II .\lll;!l^ iMuli.ini •lohn M.'KwizM- • Inhn .Mrl.,,,,1 WllllUlM Mu.l.l'Oil .Icilni Ma, r,,„,l - l.."i« MiicI.iiMl KoiiM«lli MtAiilejr .Iiiliti XIcAiili y - N't'il Miiiim Anj,'i,s M.Dujiaiil John Mi-iCt-nzip Aii;.'us Mc'l.(ii,l JuiiuM Milaud .loIiii Munisoij - Munln Morrison .l..l.n Ciahalll - .lohii CJiMlmin ■ Allen \U-r.i'od - Mnrdo StuHiirt ■ .lolin (1. M,.K,_.,ii!i,. . Donulii MrKinxic KiTiiicth M .111 ."i.'dl 2i.'(l nil ._ .^ 1 MS 2fi 40 •10 , 3GI) 64 no l.".ii I'.i .-,(1 I3H 'JO 7(1 12(1 18 on fill fill L'lO 'J 1)11 'J (111 i.l .'ii: :i 1 ."lO laii 'jH • ."ill fi.) :) 75 l-'n 18 nn 1 I 113 i!« 60 fi -r, 1 125 I L>4 fiO 1 I 104 an 811 I IW 2.-I 40 1 i 100 , -„ nil — — fi7 ■ l:i 4(. 72 . II 411 .07 i 21 111 1S3 . 24 fill •■■I 14 841 ! 13 80 "I I 14 211 5» i 1! HO 81 I 12 20 92 I 18 4(' I ini ■i ; 67 ^ ID 411 1 '.>'.i ID 80 .U-^^.^^^: Viilii*. 2f. ^0 24 l',i> 2l> Mil 2.'i 411 20 11(1 lit U. 14 III 21 III i 24 ('.(I 13 80 14 20 .11 80 12 20 18 40 13 411 ID 80 I C'UOl-TKKS. «N I III- 'noividual Cuopters- Ueporth, [H'M. 1 ■ ' . , ' t OrHiHl '' ""•''''• 1 Uve Stock 111! enili IIomi»iiiiil. 1 \ AortK "" '' I'oi/i il " ~ ~ - 3 -. - 1 si ■I'l. ■ Culiit tiiin. j IHlll. 1 jllj 5 -i j 1 d _&_ q = 1 Ill,, Hi-iiisrln , 1 t i-iil'. 1 1 c£ a* 1 1 f ^ — __ SI 43 n 1 — 1 9 - a a 1 1 -S3 2 17 — — _ — _^ 80 12 n 1 a — — — 3 _ 1 1 51 { 35 Ahuii(l(ia«(l. 16 24 40 — _ 3 ""■ "-■ IS 13 30 48 — — 2 — 1 1 — - 70 J M.*! 40 24 70 — — 3 - 1 4 — — 81 25 50 20 70 — — 1 - a 3 _ 1 1 — i .- 20 111 39 150 3 _ — a 1 1 1 110 10 35 31 19 50 — _ 3 — 1 1 1 1 I — a 15 ^— -^ j — — — _ — — -^ (!0l 14.y 75 ~ 2 1 8 a 1 1 , — 1 15 4 19 *H 24.1 71 3 — a ~ 1 —.1 ; 1 - 18 1 4 23 49 21 70 s — — - 1 1 _ j . - 85 1 a 25 13 30 45 — — a - a 1 ! 1 1 . 1 1 t'i 1 4 25 30 — j 20 — — ~ ! ] "*■ — — — e& 5 70 i 2 — 1 ~" 1 — — 1 .- ._ 20 13 40 1 53 — — - - .1 ! - 1 - ! ,5 : .. 42 > ! 42^ ' 83 __ t a a : - 1 . , - ; 10 ' 3 2(' — 50 5U — — — — i — 1 20 I 20 4(1 — — ~ ~ — — __ 1 «5.1 24 i 1 90 2 — - 1 1 - 1 i 1 1 85 ; 18 22 — i ao 1 30 __ 1 ___ ! 1 1 1 sol 2!)i ! CO - _ — - j • 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 40 1 - 21) 50 ! l.-i 1 65 f/ ~ 1 - i ■• ' - 1 - ! - ! - ! _ 35 BSJ 1 20j I Hfi 1 1 2 - i • - I - \ 13 1 - 15 40 ; 15 i ,',,-, - „ 2 -1 • - 1 t 12 82i 25,1 : 5S i — 2 -_ : a _ -- 60 1 12 ^ ' \ i _ "*~ — — _ -- — • _. 51 24 1 75 _ — — 1 _ __ 1 !•» 50 25 i 75 - — 1 — i - I 1 J s SI i 19 70 1 — 2 — 1 _ ■- 18 50 — 50 — — 2 2 - j - ~~ """ IS 20 30 50 - 2 — - - — 1 10 13J 49" GS . — " ! 11 — 1 _ 19 1 -^ 20 51 14 C5 - 2 i 1 " 1 ~ 1 — 23 21 — — — _ _ ( K hi: IIW. 1 1 1 1 ~ — A bnndoned. B " lu APPENDIX I.I ■II N;l-..f«. Ni mliiT (if Aoros iini ior Cultivalio ) of I'otaloos Niiiiihur. Wheat. ( Int.*. J. 1 u 1 Acres ! Vii'M Villi! Acre.-. Virl.l. 1 Valik-. Aires. Vii'lil. Valu ■. s z 1 *; ('. S I', ,*i c. 19 j_ Miirilo (Iraliani HI :ii;ii 1 II nil ,'l (ill 11 dd I lU.'i 21 1)1) 21 — Noiiimn Mi'Ki'iizii - ;.. 4-2(1 IDS nil .') 7d 111 .-Id 1 1117 21 40 - 45 Williiuii MoKiMizif - 3"> .•!.•) 11 140 (III -■■ till !) dii J 117 1:1 40 — 6i ,I;ina's Mclvcr - 1(1 IcPd III (Id — ; — - I iJt) \« dd 2" — ; .loliii .NicDoiiiil,! III Irtd IM dd .'l ' lill '.1 11(1 ■i 5:1 UP lid — 40 N.niiKiii McUdiiiild - •-Ml •J4II '.Mi Od -- - ! 98 19 GO — 64 : Duiiciiii M. liciKild lio •J4(i mi (Ml - - ~ - — 33 1- .Idliii McDcmalii .'HI CiOii ■JKl lid .'1 7.^ 1 1 2.-I h 113 12 fiu 24 ! — Aiipus MoU'dil t'lO 7'Jii iss nil Ill l.-iO 22 .•)li I ■i (11 12 20 as ! — ^Viitiis Morristin .'ill (jIMI •-'Id nil S IJll 18 (III i •W 10 m 26 1- lliin;il.l Ml Kiiui"!i t.'i ,'i Id •J Hi lid 211 .■Kid 4.'i dd i 70 14 do — 1 G7 f'.illRTiiii- Mi'Kimioii - .'ill liUd •-'III (III - — - — — 87 — Doiiiild Stiw.irt 7(1 S4(i :>.■!(; 1,1, .■, ■:, 1 1 2.-. 1 t2:i 24 no 28 — Koiuil.lMiK.iv Cii '.iCili .lf-4 (III 20 3IIII 4.'i (111 1 Inn 2d 00 29 - IliJual MoKon/io 411 4?d I'.iJ (III Id l.Ml 22 .'ill 117 23 111 ;in j — liij.l. ri.'k .McK;iv -.isti-il Sillier-, is'.id - 7d. I-IH ^- .'i.-i. liir yiar 1 s'.i I I Mill liu'ieii-io Di'rrcasc W'hrut. l,:iKi; Vi.-M. 21,797 2(1,324 1.17;! (.)ats. Viilil. i.2ii;i 2.ii;s Piitatdis. Acii 17,'. Vii'l.l. :i,2d7 1 ,711 1 Tiilal ' Urcakin^!. \ Aires lia,k«iMI, Giaiiil niiilir Suiiiiiier Total. I'ulliMiiiiiii, Fallow. RECiVPITU- KILLAKNKV |.S!M) AMI 2,2S2i l,42o; sill, 1,2374 K,'i9 S7Ni 3„120 2,27 9-i l,240i ?PENUIX 1(1. ; Viiiui'. D'l { 31 01) IT L'l 40 !7 n 40 JO 18 0(1 5a 10 lid 98 19 GO - — r,3 12 fio 01 12 20 SR 10 (10 70 14 00 - — 21) 24 fill (Ml 2(1 00 17 2;i 111 71 14 2ll r.a ,2 40 f.;! 12 no II 20 (17 sen 411 EC A PIT U - iLLAKNKV |S!M) AMI I'lR. j ilMI, fllllllil lUT Total. I\V. a„-i2o 2,27!l-' 1,240] 11 i{. — coutiHuoI. i Gnind ! Toial c.f j jVcres j under j Ciilliva- tioii. Iirc;ik- I!,„.|<- "•'■•"1^1 lolul fnr M'llilii;, ■■^llniiuii- rallow, '"»•■' IK'.II. 41! ,1(i 40.;, 11 4.'i* 21 21) !>:>'.. 70i &»h r>:>\ 50 I 7n i Ml 50.; 55i 60^ «B 24 40 , m 4 24 1 l!l u; 29i .i(i; *i 30 44 H 10 38J ■M.i 24.; S4 , l_ I 70 7B C'l 1.5 70 10 2(1 70 100 95 70 7o 120 U.-i 01 Ml 115 85 'ill ivc Stock "11 r.ich Jl.muslr:,,!. I — I 3 — ~ 1 2 ^ i 2 I - - i 1 I _ 1 I — — — ! — 2 1 ' 2 I _ 3 - 1 - j I - I ' I - I 5 -! , 1 I _ 1 — a _ I _ 2 _ 3 i — ■■^.s^ai I i,2:trj 3,520 1 1 1 . _ 3 I - 2 1 1 I — 33 27 20 6 :il 15 40 30 3e j 10 ' I 40 ! i 10 I 67 ! Tuns of 11, ly rut. 2G I.-, li) Tufliarks 'J 10 3 i — - i 47 1 — 4'J i 10 i 71 44 10 11,221 KIF 40 3il 17 :tii LA T I ON. CROFTKIW. I.iv,. Sidck on UdiiifMcii Ills. 'Vma of ll.iv, -lit. I « ' 10 48 47 itt'innrki. H .''filllH. c <-'• l>. lioill!A|l.\l|,i:, •Viit ol' tlir i;,,vnl in ( a,„ula 12 APPENDIX SALTCOATS l.si)4. 1. on Nun lur. V i _„ ,")l — 95 6 - II - — 58 12 - !J - 18 - 31 - 3 'J ""1 - 7 1 3J - 3C - — r: — 'jr. 37 - — 7x 30 40 - •t:i - 47 - ~ 8;i -- S.s NlUllOR. Nfil McK;iT - l)iin;ilil Moni'-oii Charles DochtTty .liiliii llo.hcrty AlexaiiJri- .McDonald liniiald Mi-llonnld lii.herl M.Kar Donalil Morr'uon Jiihn McKuy M;iUM)lm .McKay TcMfr Morrison iloii;ilci Mclionald .\l./xanil,r MtlVmald Mary MoOiinald Kodoriik McKay .\ii^u.< McKay l-"ucn M'-Kay N.il .M.Swccii .ViL'liinald KfiinS'iii .liilin Mclri'r- .h.hn MclTcr - DnnnM M. Iv,r 11 '.1 Niinilicr i)f Acres under Cultivation, &c. of Wlu-at. Alios. Yield. Value. 'Jt j M flO ! 21 (III 50 211 Oil 20 4 .'III IS •JC nil t)ais. .\crc5. Yield. Value. t c. 180 i 33 t 80 128 10 20 120 I'.l 20 10 4 141 120 f, I 10 811 21 fill 18 on 'J r.ii rolatoeii. Acres. Vitld. | Vula». I I i ♦ 1 1 i 1 103 143 71 104 131 CO CI $ C. 2U CO 28 CO 14 40 11 20 20 80 20 20 i 13 80 14 40 2S 40 12 20 J 4 38 ' GO nc 23 20 75 15 00 98 r.i CO Iii7 21 n, 187 37 40 \ 72 II 40 13 I .r. 1(1 329 20 PECAPrTU- SALTCOATS ISyO AND Homc*to;ni^ fur Vrnr I M04. lettlerii 2:t Wli i-al. Oats. I'ntstees. Tnlnl HrcakiiiL'. Acres. 1 Yield. Acres. Yield. \rle- illider ("ullivntion. SninniiT Fallow. Acres. Yield. Total. 11 482 C7 8C,H I3i l,fi4i; 121 1 150} 272 - 47; 778 73] 1,7011 .-I 1,480 12'.l 511 188 — — _ i; Ifii; _ ■•'!; 84 - i;\ 2'.ll'. i;] : 8;l2 — 7! — - PENIHX L'J'COATS I SS)4. Vulac. 21) no 28 60 H 4(1 I I 2(1 2(1 K(i 20 20 I l:! S(i M M 2S 40 i 12 20 ! « 7 BO 6 2S 20 5 Ij 00 8 I'.i CO 7 21 1(1 7 37 40 2 M 40 i6 I ;i2'.i 20 _ l_ ^ IVPTTU- L'I"C< )ATS 1890 AND (•nirid Tninl. 272 ISH H4 B. — continued. IS CROFTERS. KS94.. lircali- (iniiid Kijr, I'otlll (ll liaHi- (iniiiil Acres scn- 'I'oMi (iniU'i- i"K, f(,r Ciilli- Siiin- IH!).-,. vation. 1 iiicr Kiill(»v, Live Sioi'k oil Hiiriii'sloiKls. CO j a5 1(1 I 21 i 1 i 1 5 i;u I 10 1 j :u j .1 1 ,iJ 2 j 3 [ 4 -,-U - , 2 — ! - ' 2 1 I 1 2;t - i ai — _ 1 47 1 18 4 c, ^ 73 ImproToments, &c. on FTomcitetd., l'.» HI 111 2(1 1 1 ! — I :) I , — 2 - , a j — I 2 I — - I 1 I 30 i 4 1 I _ 6 ' 1 i 32 ' 5 - 4 I - 20 - - :i .i ; 2 1 21) — 27 — ■ 2 i — 2 :t; 1(1 in 10 31 11 :ir, 32 It 10 Id 1(1 Id 10 I 1 ; 1 : — — ; 2 ' — 1 2 I 3 6 i _ 1 - 3 j - j- ' i ' ^ » I ! 2 3 =* ; 1 I 2 1 11 1 2 2 3 :, 4 a ; I I S3 _ _ _. 3 ; _ j 4j : _ _ _. I i - i 10 I - _ _ I i I — ' 43 M _ _. ''< - lo — -_, _ 1 I I I I I - 1 1 29 12! I , lwll| 272 I.ATION. CIIOFTERS, 1894. 3 1 >i I S 2L. ••< , 31 I 55 i 1)7 (12 '■ l'J2 40 L'.'l II 101 l.-l 40 13 3'.' 31 23 •ii 23 3(1 3(1 Id 27 1-, 23 II k; 14 10 ■.CO o o — — I 2 ' 1 ' i 1 1 1 - 1 . I i 1 — 2 2 h • 1 1 1 I 1 — 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 I I i - - ~ — 1 - - — 1 — 1 — ! 1 I I 1 1 ' ' 'I 'l ^i > I 1 I I i I i 1 I I I 1 .r 1 -' ' ^ 111 13 J 20 LI 17 2d 20 Ihir-i's. Oxen, I.C.H. Live Sicick on llomcKteadB. 31 I'.I H 12 t '" 4U2 l,-l II 1 170 310 ir, 'I'lins of liny cut. rtOG 2'.ld 370 G. B. RORRADAU.E. Agpnt of the Board in Oanaik.