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Laa axampiairas originaux dont la couvartur(> an papiar aat 'mprimAa sent fiimto an commandant par la pramiar plat at it tarminant soit par la damlArc paga qui comporta una amprainta d'impraaaion ou d'iiluatration. soit par la sacond plat, salon la caa. Tous laa autraa axampiairas originaux sont f ilmto an eommanpant par la pramiira paga qui comporta una amprainta dimpraasion ou dlllustration at an tarminant par la damiAra paga qui comporta una taila amprainta. Un daa symboiaa suhrants apparaltra sur la damlAra imaga da chaqua microficha, salon O > »!'l||||P»Sl!^Wii|i*llfWIP!ik-Ji-.lJPfW^ ^^mmm "w« CANADA COMPANY. MINUTES OF THE INTENDED ARRANGEMENTS Between Earl Batiiurst, His Majesty's Secretary of Slate, and the proposed Canada Company. Oriltredf Inf The Houae of Commons, to he Printed, 15 April iS'is. THE Merchants and others, who have united together to establish a Company for purchasing, improving, settling and disposing of lands and other property in Upper Canada, and especiaUy for purchasing and settling certain lands in the provmce of Upper Canada, which have been reserved for certain public purposes, and for the support of a Protestant clergy, and which are known by the name of " The Crown Reserves," and " The Clergy Reserves," and which merchants and others, for that p' rposc, have subscribed a capital of One Million sterling; — having applied to Earl liatnurst. His MajestyVPrincipal Secretary of State having the Department of the Colonies, to advise His'Majesty to grant to them a charter of i' corporation, and to grant and convey to them, fur certain valuable considerations, the snid reserved lands in the province of Upper Canada ; — the following arrangement has been concluded between the committee or court of Directors, appointed by those persons, and acting for the general body, on the one part, and Lord Bathurst on the other part. 1st. — IT being necessary that the consent of Parliament should be obtained, before His Majesty cnn grant that part of the lands proposed to be conveyed to the com- Kany, which have been reserved for the support of a Protestant Clergy, Lord luthurst will, at an early period of the next Session of Parliament, take the neces- sary measures for introducing a Bill for this purpose. 2nd. — As it may be expedient to invest the proposed company with certain powcts and privileges, which His Majesty, by the mere exercise of Ills royal prcrogetive could not confer. Lord Bathurst will introduce into the Bill to be submitted to Parliament, the necessary clauses for investing the proposed company with those powers and privileges. 3rG.- Subjoined to the present minute is a Memorandum, containing the heads of the Bill which Lord Batiiurst proposes tiiiis to lay before Parliament, for its con- sideration. His Lordship must i>e distincti) understood, as not binding himself to :>upport any particular parts of this Bill, which, in the course of the Parliamentary discussion of the subject, it may appear to him right or expedient to abandon. The subjoined Memorandum must therefore be regarded only as containing those previsions which, upon his present consideration of the subject, Lord Bathurst thinks it would be proper to suggest to Parliament for its adoption. 4th. — Lord Bathurst will move the Lords of the Privy Council to advise His Majesty to issue under the great seal, a royal charter for the incorporation of the proposed company. By Uiis charter would be granted such powers and privileges us it is competent to the Crown, by virtue of its prerogative to confer, witliout the iij. A aid CANADA COMPANY ; XflNUTES OF Li •'TJ ^ • ° P"^'"i T"'*' '- • Memorandum, containing charter winch .t .» proposed thu. to Krant. It is however to bf ictiv understood tliat notwiihstandlog tCe pr«,ent arraoecmenL ,h^ aid.ol Parliament. the heads ot' ihe charter clearly and disUnctlv understood, tl.at notwiihstandlog tl.e present arraoecment. the Lords o. the Pnvy touncl (as the co^atituaonol «lW»crs otthe CroJ^n SecS of this nature), and the Loid Chancellor (us keeper of the creat si.«lT u^n !. • their judgment boU. as to Uh, propriety S.f issui'o; such a &rand asTo'Z pwacyl^ cUMse»..n it, which may »pp^ to them illegal or ohje^i^able ^ u^^'Z}'''^J^^^°"^lT> shall have been actiiallv incorporated, I/)rd Bathunt H.11 lorther advise H..AI.ye.ty to convey to them, upon th. terni .od condS etb.—That part of the province of iTpper dinada, which has hitherto been occupied by His Majesty's subjects, is at'^esent divided into disScrwScir?rc subdivided into counties, and in each of the rountie. .various towns" ips have bin aid out. In pursuance of the statute j^st George 3. c. 31. one seJeoih of^ and compnsed i«U,e* townships, h.a been reservSl for the"*««aitlancc 6 a PrS testaot Clergy, i hcse lands are called " The Clersv R«.<^rv«Tr w «vL i part of tLTands included in these iLj^.l^t^rr:^;^^^'^^^^^ for public purposes, and are known by U.e name of "The Cmwn ftese ves '••' iJ the district of N,agara, no reserves have been made for the CW^. ButThe defi ciency has been supplfed by a large ««ervatioq in the adjoinbg district of ctt" rZI^""^ '"/!^ *""?^ have^already been m«ie of paiU boU. of the " ClerS Reserves aixl of the 'Crown Reserves." Some parU of tl«s. lands have S dcmisedfor terms of year,; other parts have bech Ucu pied either wUh UiewrS licence of the colonial government, or on the faith of vci bal proftiiscrma. la bv tS government, that the occupants should receive grants on leas£ oHha Ss ,7thdr o^-pauon. Iheie are other par,« of these Pands which. Shout nnylll con veyance or even any actual promise or licence, have been appropriated to ^urnosls of a puMic nature, or for the convenience or advantage of the cleric of he Z vince; oUier portions which have not hitherto been actually so aim oSatedarPvTt' from their ...culiar lo^a. advantages, or from other ScumLuces' oSe.l L tC the occupation of then, may be ,«culiarly conven-eut or neces ary fbrtbe nublic service w.thin the province, or for the erection of thurches. school-houses of nai sonage-houses, with small adjoining pieces of land .o be id as bury"! „o,.Ss' yards or garden,. Finally, there a?e within the Cler. v and Crol S-f,7ani parcels of land which have been occupied for ten years and upwards, by T^n of legal title, and who. m America, are usually designated by the oSlaHnn^f ^Sr;r' '"* "'••?' "°"';"'!f«"*""«- ^^-^ not\e.„'dist„rb<;d^ Vt'o^uX Si^vJ^. T''^"^ '*'"" "'.^"""y '^"'•' ^'-■" in'^orporated. Lord Bathurst will S^' His Majesty ,0 convey to them, upon the conditions subsequently stated, t m XoTc of the Crown Reserves, and one l«lf of the Clergy Reserves in thosn InL. f t^ r ""''''' ^" 'r -'"y "' •'^^-^^'^ ' «^^ ni^Si^wi ouu^ r^v s hir^E. ''™,""""?"'^' i" '''^ ?■•«'!"« of Upp,, Canada; it lK:ing undeTstS.d Lift "^T^ P*"""""^ °^ ']"= '^■"'*" «"^ '-^'^^'V Reserves which. 2 a^ e S^, t^o,^. have been granted or demised on lease, or occu|nedon the lic^n^e or pmmi e ulh'^.!?\ ","'*'"'.'"■ «PP™P' '"'«•■'* to P"l>lic or clOTical purposes or o?S « hout disturbance for ten years, or whic^h may be ptcuiiarly canJSt o i^cesK i» % 'Zl'i^^"' "^^f"" ^*" "^^ ^"'•^*i"*'i^ obKts already niuUioneS ZZZ whoHy excepted; so that there wiH be conveyed to the comnanvoniuif ,.•.». . farHrr ^ "'♦f * ^'"^ ^"^"•^' ^^''^ "'" -UirlrSCth eexceS Reser^Twh h ^U"''' 'l'?«"'^> °'M?»."«l»y reserved, and the w Je" of the C Kj Un" Ton £m '^'"^•" -f'«--^'"« the corresp. J fn^ deduction of thee.c pTcd 1 II ii ii 1 'J t * 1 A * 1 / •^ tion given, of any part either of the Clergv or Crow^ Reserves But as until il.. proposed charter of incorporation sluill be^'granted, the cor;;raSonXa;v "' "" occupa- mtil the existing m IG7370 v> I . * %, INTENDEU ARRANGEMENTS. 3 in Ufer Canada, for the manapsraent of theCJergy Re.erm, will in point of lair to l^tecTwirS« power of grantiog kwes of those lands. H» Majeaty s Rcn'ernnient Ln^tTo bi teUl ,Spon«We to tli?coinpany. if anv intfr»edtate l^aes «h.»UcU«lly e aiJitea;Tcon?n"ency. howev*, Whij* it aiay te prcuofdi. high y irtprobable. ToStt anyda«f^r of Busconception upon so idpoHantt 'ubjw^u « to be mort dirtSv undmtoo? that the prcscU arrangca«nt Ts not .n any '''f'^.^f/*'.*- ff .tVhl rL,hroftbe clerev^of thf pioyince. or of the corporation SJlabliahed «Dr tb« affect the '^f^f"^.^,""^^^^^ ^in" as hew! of the church in CaiHKto, to " I ^i u .M i»U« iiv'ihe commfv: but that when the portion of thiJ Clergy Stts liSTi. .5;.^to JeSi^tJ Ih. clergy. A.U beascK-ed •■«*-« ^J^. a«T'ubX^«^t"y Bieutkin^l, every restriction upon the corporaUoo. to r^»P«» «f IntingS or ^otber^ise. relating to tte management of such portu,a of tb. ■ <;iergy Reserves, shall be at an en* ■ iith!— The lands to be granted to the con.pany when incorporated, will ba aon- vayed tb them in fee simpfe, to be held in fifee and common socoige. qtb.-Tl«. com'pany'wiU hive no claim to become purchawrs of any J»ndi which ' - n.»t be reserved for the Crown or for the clergy, in any town.h.pe which may b« raW^^tbaarpart of tl« province sub.equently to the .»t day of U.rtU . ba4. i„th -It is arranaed. that ao soorfas the proposed charter of incorporation shaU . Je msscd tl^^se;! (and sooner, if the comp.M>y should thmk fa), five com- mkL^^ shall le appcuued, who shall proceed to Up^. Canada, with power to said reserved lands? ' .,■,.- ntW-Of the live Commissioners, twO will Wfe nominated by J^rd BathursM^d - two Tv tl>e committee or court of director, of the proposed company These ^ SniL three camUdatcs. Lord llaihurst will seledt one, who will be the fifth "^commissioner. J • |^ * . ' * ' 1 2th -The decision of the commissioners in cVcry case, will be guWfld by the nmiority in number of votes. The senior cou.oiiss.oner appomted by the Crown, will bfe the permiuicntchairtaan of the commission. at .", *- . ,3th:-Io U.e event ofa'vacancy occurring, by lift death, '^^ig"'^^"";/**^^^ ^ ^rncrmaneut sickness of any commissioner, the vacancy « to be suppUed by the lu^c rrrand in thcsame n,cthod as the commissioner creatmg the vacancy was St apUtedT t^t until the succefeor can be non.inut.d in England, a pfovisionea , Smcni n^ be madfc m tl»e province, either by the lieutenant-governor, if the cSI^Sn r crecJw Uie vacancy .-s appointed by the Crown, or by 4he survlviog o^SS aSiWHir of tl« company, if the cDmniissioner creatmg the vacancy ua^TSn fd by the emnpanjf. or in the mode presaibed m the preceding paragfaph No i? if the commissioner should create the vacancy, the l.eutenant-g6vernor Will ^ liiatVse Im^TSrof selection from thi tlirce candidates P-'«=«««ed^ ,4th.-'rhe remnncration of the twb commissiifiers nominated by ^or^ Bnthurst. C will be provided far by Hi* Msjesty'. sovernment ; ti>c company «v>ll re^ufle ate the • conunisTioners appouid b,4ben.selves. '^^^f /f^»"«f «« ^^ ^''^f ' cm^e" TS and of the sccreuIVy. and a'lUhe expen^rs w^.ich may. »« J'-'J^'^^ '^f,^^^ ^ Z commissioners in iruvdlUig or othervvjse, ^J '««^«" «"^, lf/J*S£°«"«S h's . comaiiaaion witli which they are to bo charged. wiU be equally divided l^ttwoen nis Maaestys government, aijA^tj^^co^jpwiy. ^^^^__ %; *' 4 CANAUA COMPANY j MlXUTI-lb OF 15tb.:^o fi*r« commissioners tiuu nominated, Mill receive a commiaHion under V*'-'H IIm» Knsat lerf of the |:rovince ; for th«r f^uidiiDce in Ujc execution of the diirics to lie " . " '- comnirttod to them, tl»^ will rccrivc written Insiiucl ions from Lord BMhuntt if in ^'* *'' the propw* of tiM) commission it should be noc«wury to iuue furtber ii,«tru«lioiis they will be given bv Lord Batburst in co»M»rt and communication vviUi the court of directors ; Mihjoinwl lo this minute b a copy of the couimiwion which it is proDOsid to gr'^nt, uod of the msirnctioni which will iinaaedi^elY isMio for the nuidance of »lu« • (XHniDititoacrs. e»- ■ «». _ i6th.— Ujion their ■rriwil in Ufpar Canada, the cornmiseionors misted by evfrv ' ujwos which Uw local govcnmMJiit cdo command, wUI proceed to Mcertuin what is / * 4lie pncc^o be paid by the compenv to His Majesty's gov^ment, for the lands „r6- '* poiti{ to bu gnnted to them. In fuinn that price they will be iiovcmcd by tlic I'riii- ,..«ipie» and rulci subsequently laid down. ' ,«. # -» ■ • ■-*^ ■ - « ii s- V'. *. ;• % • . .. \ V ' 7th — Tho commistioaera will first inquire what sales of luntj have been effected •' intiacb di^rttt of I ''pper Cnnmki, for r«Mly money, duringthe period" of the test five Vcars prcceedin^* tlie first .lay of March 18^4. Bjf tliiexpreokn' "'Saks eflfcctcd for reader inouey," will be understood not only hales in winch, upon the convcyanco of the In id, the money was actually paid to the seller in cuah, but alio sales in w liirh the ptirclm^e money was paid by l)ills of exchange, whether hom« or fcrci'm, at the" nsual bijjhts. • In such inquiry lefereoce shall not be had to side&of siMte fbts of not ' •^'* :,T. #.»' '*-^ » under ?9 to h« . If in .everv * -i j«3^daUy>iBM»-Jiiatki5My-erfoniOB*. -,.- 5-»';>^ '• r • ' V-f t\ ^'.rV/. ^ *'-3 ; , f.-, .," lit thc^ of QOt • » at tlie. 4 ttoh« id thft* , , being, "^ * ion or * price*" : ssibicr*"^ during* ininis> upon oilier twcen I iiA'No^i.'tdtiiQlugh^t.' diyiaid. ^he'fcoDiinj*- :* -». ..~^.. .^tWi'the tioWeil^al ihiit% '^ • Gftrgy BesArves .whicJi .shall fljus III' fiiltUie alternate HroUstalit (Sler^. Tv '^ailt^iifinft a^ iAm of fift^a:ye%fi1.tt, )anfta^cc a,iri «>^ f°"^.^^, JJ;9«' %;. ' *4k jsuicl tj for ritoiy ps bo' itroi)^ *' .' lue ot^' [etiior' j^-^ itions ■'* com *• ♦ ) the ^ . Uurul #-* t'thor > jtV ly to .!• ,*f * iaiity .;,|a.-6fctlieMonaayneit blowing the, IstM^y .<>f5JarcA JltfMtt^^^^^ j '«iS&'iPU4re4.entioS^P^r|pd o? ,.vyeaA. J*'!,-.'^^ P"?/*^' ^J";*' fr' " ► • ^^<5l*S<»y o^er connected witl. thrrecdpt Qf'.H.s-'MHjesiya.revej.u^ in the . , •. • SolfiKJSW Maiesty «»«ilOrom tunc trf ti^dc «pnt)int,,t}il a«m# 5.<^t *»«»»« 'V ' .-iWSS^ra that behaS (n tte>«viDce ; ^tre to; j>Avkalfr aonear. • ■-^■*- ' -Sit^^SSwaSi Wft^r <« year..U«b.-cJ«p|«any or ih«r-i.R6im,.gram}«s or J"-" -^rSj^^-'^-'^l^'''^'^ oClLik,wWih,««orait,|ftrfhhc^rtUni«MjHiern or* It' .-j- mted^ els in' irded prict! '••To '"»?■■• V ■■ r tf i-^ to *2. - ■*> t;^SSti^i&y I^WUd .^'incluacd in iny oTihc qtlarlerly returns ofjhat .... *.^ '*j»fffi(!iont ' Aj- f^J^OnrrEs OF cAHm I tie. (b«^tel4ii>M«id^^tt^'p'<^QMd ^ nt> K> t)tM«, «h«U lic^txx^'-'' >; .%ijif^,M.fi ilWfl4'«3^ p(L*f»3t IwHiculW ^M »ppeir *«)t«djiiitie4 for dKectioij ' ■••• ,.. . w >iW«iiH*»ti..- ; ■•■',■,■ ■■ • ' • .\-;>V'* *'•;•%*. ••. ,.■ . f'^^. i. rB^.W"*'*'!^^ xec«iv« (W)tii l\ie couipanjr jh* qnwtOiHy paycueiiu btturu jnootiQiMd, , '^^vd'ilifcCH rccehrft*! bV the'^fflcer RrnrUirtjj'lfte nufnti ;. atid.lor ol»»wtinj} iiiy doQbl ',•' \- u tatb^ j>'ra|Mi^oflt|:('r fnli>.wiiO!«o iiand«Uch mon&y.is to b* poit^ aDiicoi will troiQ ■ ^; •.; )ttiMi'te|ioiebc^fuHsniittcd to tjiv office o< the comiyny i|) Loadoa, iVbfn'Aitoirflcret^ry- \ .'' ot State, )nf(ttt(yiiig what aOjcff«wtl)« aApHj^ baklieciik|i|>oiu(eJ 'to,(liicli(iiM»tlliV . • .ao^v'indgiaiittbepfOpwiwjAipffcVV' V , * -. '• i - •. .^^--i* - • ^ V, ■c.^^'^-^PP^P f^i^^^ 'o .^"^ thkitfiftinr fiotPi^oi^, br ti«nQO IxiaMiiiittcriBg ttitf . > •• , 'iotenuQcnt oTVif pniviQCe, a'rcgeipt.iigncd tenleti uttd aUeatadii<;y tluy.ind ttia ** . dciitfeiy.pfthereceiptSAud ccmvcTancOR^ areto bfrsirktiy ecmteit)iioniQ«ou6ttct«, aiif. iiia(iUi iu tlia ^veritment offioea ot' tt>c colony. Tti« cwupMiy will execute uiidorjtieir <;OriiiiK>ii " ' . Mal.or oUierwiM, ghtMs orlMsA to tbair'own granteoi or lesxeea. • ' ■ ' , 38t8^-r-Th« successive g;auts of Wind will he niude to Uib ctihvpanjf gratirttaushr, •'■. ..i that h, )»jthi)ut any fee of Office, deoianii ar dL,ty being due or payable to arty public ♦ ,,:^fficer in thtf|iruvfhce, for pi^>paring, expediting, 8ea^n Qiytijpatidb ^ b/^tv copyeyance froui tna coinpan^, will liold aucti laads ttndn' and ^ ... Witj^'ftdall tlie'i^i) aud regulatibnii whirii umy be then in force withiKthe piutvincs, . - i ••" ! iitj^tfcrence ta tite orautccs or lessees of the Crow o, . . . < '.,•■ '!!')^. -v :••"•• "" : ■ .'.'•'■•' • ■ . - -■'■•; . ■ \* ~ '» *"3J^apy ' o^pjwl and ptaMihaiietf by tficin^'id (he poat^isioii of settle'rs, dthift' ai grlntew 6i-^ 'M tetsaes' under them, it) \i^ pro|*Ktion of one lit-atl of a family, or one-wJuU". • ■V. fV'goliyiiTiiQti. uttlcr' f^f 'every 2on arres of such lands ; and a proof of ' sucl) actual '• ' ^ .".. .'>• ^««i^iDeat^orie-li4tf of tbeltifiift lio to h^ octupieQ' and 'purcbaiied by the cunipAuy, ' • %* ' ^'.'iaiwll'be fdinitted and rfbeiv'txlbylhe proviuMal governuietit, ai an equivaJant for ihc - ^., , '* ti^'-'. peiferUiMo^ of iIm:' partial crearingaixl iniprov*!inents iisuafly^re^ ! ' ,••'.•*. ^' • of SeUjeui'ent. Duties ;" it biing agreed, that jucb actiikl seUlemeat of oAe-half of th£ "*». ,» • <••, i lands, or sych iexpcndiru're in 'ditnip^i^tioi) for tbp same, as is horeia^er j>rOvid(d ' -t\ 7 ''. >fQlj t^all ^uft',^p£0t^ suifi <^ tbirt|>fiVefdoJiar«, iji |«60iia^ uMifitrActii^pr iffiproring pobhc ruaifa Ht^d • >, ^t. *: ' .'4;\V .v i^* 'IfrMgtsJvn iitvuia liinc «c mmi o1 ^ i'^JKrei^ townships ^ln Which tti» lipids j>Mrclwsfetf «V *' .-^V'^ •'1^' i^i c4frvmd^«tt^(] be sltuatedr t«jcli eit(»4l)(KtWo:to be iaide in the diicrctivtfT^F t)«|r <•< ••i>i • i.'.i ;• .lf«kMiO«8ty rdoODHy DliOiMd. ufticirat I nicciftt y (loubl ill IrOfQ fweipry. "j: •. . • f * . . ring tli^ f Uribre ruMiico, iCtH, HlKi' B iu the jT public Dence flf dfci'.ond 1 »* '. ^iv - * «. nte":-■•'; ■,■.■, . . Km IIW Rl"j"<^*ty •ml thoxo:?n,»oy, t,^.cxplu.aed in this «.."»»«• ■ V • deputy ^-.rrian, toirtUty, '« -»»,^'7»'' ^.f S J," „• '^^^^ having ac^^tfetf •>• •• - ' went, by a wJtificaMon madoaa .afiiw;^, }^1 }^^'\ ^- htVeaso.i O'f *iifh aUeeed- ' ' ,..* • • ^ " Jkitirtori, w^ll) po.wer to wiofoale an di»Ke,. holding tUe "^»"C f^uee^w ^ ^,,^^. - i . ': - ^^ . L!.„_» — .^ I., aw. «iM>nt «i( their « H i '*^ " : ft h.^r „\ •* r'* : V ^:^. ■■y*.\ w^v-** •i*'.'.*:*k*' «* ' ■ :».••* ' ^.'J. w r -• v;. 1^* **.'.'• .V ^^•v' -v.. /■>'••.•,'•> t •• *i >/ •»•« , * ^ . »^ . ' 4 ft- \'';' '' , } ^\\ ;•?«? 'k^ i-" ll>}t v> .,.1 ■ , , .' ^^ . .>»%V'V,V '% \>. •:■''* ,>.■♦ »•< ••*. • '01^ ; • V iu-Zk ir^%^'?^^ '^SU^Cjx^ :1^ J • /;*^ ■ '4«^. >\t U\ > 4i^Ton,flit>TWi4irrt!(»l $y^ vt thf^ir im^ vi^ ir« »'•*•! z ''»««• -'«--iy-j*-.' •»:>•> .^,r^;^'itNi■.<■ :-'♦•■»■ ■>■■ ■> w \<- !♦. » ■^3(^» <♦ A'^i'^mr" >^ ''/.:■>■' i K'*'k. y* ,V.^i.-r>.- H« *'it>. •Sl..rVf ■i*?^ i-'*. M: KM'. :.^. "'^i.^/'s^g:^ <«..? ■•* > ■/ „«.>•• -.*.•' ^. V j«NTENPEU ARkANt>*ElilEN'I>/ ^K' their wihjittt,' ^.j f iaamttVid ' ,' '. 9 to «IHl|^llp/, i^ieen't)n»f it**. 4>'i but wr s\ii t * 8thiy.-|t will iq.medi»tely bo dedannl, that tl« coippaiiy are. to' have, for the 4nagLient of their doijcerni, a chairtnttn, » deputy chairman, eijUtwn flu-ctors, J f(?ilfr*u'ditor*, and a secretary. .- : ^ l%4^wiTrhe names of the first ch«|ni>«n. "Jeputy ch«ir?aan, "^jf^^o" »™*^f '?"• WS mefttioned iu the clmrterr fchd it wSl be declared^ ihat the penoot tha* ., WshaKSue in office unttt the .5th of March .829, and unj «jic««or»^fe .' ,Toir reapeciive offices liave be^n elected; with » P"*^"' "'fj "/.S£ XI? - . vJ^n^risingfrointbefteath, resignation or disqualiflcation of Aiyof th«e dfl^, ijhidl be filled ttp by the election l>ffcsa«»M«R . -r^ «* W,,ndai.-Apower*Wia be. granted, toj^Wfe thecoiirt ppoifit t# «'■* doApany in th,t province, yfth power to ^ontja^t t,|M|od »»»'».«^*?°»Hri^ i^ S^^nd .u^ect to such restrictiohsras the di,«ctor« f*-l f^^^j^^^^t t^l. It Win, however, be. ^rovidt.d,.thafan, restrictions asjo ^^wweM?, ooiTractingtb* dnd binding the company, ;«h,cb qiaj be VnP«^«"lf" *»^« ~B^- SioncU s\»tfn be madg publicly >novvn in the province, to tl>e mtent ^rfrnt att i -' j;!^;rJith?homthey.de5mayW TWSX' •• -I— six fetora^alidone auditor atthe least must retire fronuotfice,and^aBe^^ Ht(,T ■^' •♦' € ^n of persons be chosen ;io their stead to fill the xacaiicies thus created. ■ - . .^ ,-•".» •. .- . ir. ., -Y^th^Tt will be detcrminod by rotation, «Hlcb Pf'th^! directors and auditors are . ■. ■ toN^ate their offices at euCh successive annual court ; but wlhe year 1 829, and ,„ * ' ' «lec^ if, otherwise properly qualified. ' .' ' iflih.-Every director must'he a bolder of »wenty-five.8hare» at M* leasj, o^^the ' caplul stock ot-tbc company in his ovm rifihtj aftd every «f ^"^ "^"^ . P°S . a .imllar qgalificatioa. Every director 6c auditor diminishmg such qual ficatiOn shaj . forllTS vaqOe- si^cbMI* o^ce, and % persoa *all be elected m htf stead to sr . ve _ lor the mnidnaer of the year. ■Hit;..'''. • ^i* '■»'»* .-2*|,"' 1 7th.-A power >virt be gi/eo to thi' f^nlftal court to grfl\.t MCfe «•*«»'•* ■ illowaaccs to all or any of ih^ officers of the company as may be deemed ex |^- diS,rptovlded tlmtcifcnlftr noUces. oorvenirg any sucl^ general ^P"". «hu" ssue , at leaLt one mo.Uh before the mcetmg of it; and shall contain a d«l«irt statement that a motion will be then made for the g»-.ltot such salaries and allbwances. > ,, y. irttb.— Two giaicrnl courts at the least will be held in ea*:b year,, when the half yeaVly dividends shall be. declared. ' '' \ iOtR.-Special general IcodJtstmay be lieM, v,l.ich the directors will be bound t^, conwne.o-hthC rtqufsition of any two or more propnetors, ahd m default of the SZ t«h,g,ti,Jhecc«nrv 9«mm*is; ^ proprietors may themselves convene sucl. special |i*ral cour.6^% ftdvertisement ander ttteir hand^^ 1n ihe london ' Oajsettc. ,. ..-■.■■ - . '= ■? ' ; ' ,olh.-(}encral courts, or special general courU, wij be,.ii^vi»»WwjA the p^-itf of making or cooffming bye.k«s, and making all resolutions relative to t^^^ of the cbrnjiMiy. such bye-laws and resolutions not hemg '^PHg^i'"* f *VK or to the laVa of England. The bye-laws murt be duly recorded in a b*^ td b« kcfit for thit purpose; to wWtit all liWtnbers of the tma^m may havi-ioceM. Jlegally con- It, unctir'any iT subscribed ihcd» wflf'oc , ni w|lh nlio»?^, minutest* « ", liUiuiCsftrlmg^t gltarajp^rtaiii • ' i*" ' * b1dert;.'^as1hft^*, leftt 01 fuhirc, ' ■TkB. (^mtadg'* t. \mMA 40 he • lC4Wl»>-and. jjSt^ew/ ^*' W^ pursue,' » .* tedjip express "*• ::fvingu[fO«9g, *^« ^ , ^» »♦ at 5. 235f.=^' - •.?>■ 10 CANADA COMPANY. MINUTES OF ' .i**'*"'!!^"^**^* ** •* 8'''*" ■" ^'> Gazette, and by cireular ictten addreuM^ »« .« ««mbe« of the company in EngJand. whose .T^dJnce \,knZ\fT^l and speaa general courts; and such notices must state the r«Ju;u2r obiV^I bu«i«8.. with a view to which such courts «my be so convened ^^ °' ch^™-7TlL^J'"T^*" annuailv to choose, from among their own number a of^Sr. rr.*'Jff '£l™"'"^ witi,in fourteen days next after tl« annual dmJon Of directors. In the absence of the chairman and deput>- chairman tfie court of directftrs, or the general court of proprietors, as the case may be m«v eI*rC««a^. all such matters and things'^as may J^ nS^tr convenient for the cuUivation clearir.g or improvement of the lanrU »hfl ^ . purchased by them therein; and theylill also^: rpre'^J o" tive ^ndrseH and depose of all goo. Is and merclm.dize which may be cot.signed or remitted to them from such their lands, io payment and satisfaction of 4 ren° or Sa « money arising from the occupation or sale of any such lands ; and th^y wiU iunher iJZr'^ 'X^r "'"^ "•'8°*^'?'^ '■" Engl«"d. bills of exchangerJote or o, e 3;:nt^rpSa:r.non;/.' "^''' '"*^ ^ '-^'^^ '« "- - ---"-> 29t*i.— The appointment of secretaries solicitors "and ancnts the fixin« th^lr s«Ur««. and the power of displacing them. U.e g«,eral condurt of the bus! s o ;orSfre;ts"~'"^" ofsuh-cou.„.itte^ .iU be intrusts. "^^^ 3oth.-Thc corporate seal must never be affixed to any instruments exccnt i,. rertZX^toT" ""^''""^ "^ .ourtof di^ctors. L in ti^^r^^s:; 3«»t.— No person holding ths office of chairman, deputy chairman dironor MScretary or aud^oi^may. in hb own personal and indivi&hmcter enter into any contract witH the company. # t"«racrer, enter into jad.~-No dividend may ever l»e declared, by which the ranitnl sin^l, «f .t,» pany will be diminished; but this not to u4ct the rbhi of L . * ™'"' .exceeding four per cent. |H!r annum. '^^^ oi ^^yxug interest not Csigned) BATHURST. INTENDKI) AKRaKGKMENTS. %\ A MEMORANDUM, containing tbe Heads of th Provisions of the Bill, which Lord Bathurst proposes to bring k Harliument. 1st.— THE Bill will contain a clause, enabling the King to sell and convey to the Canada Company, that proportion of the Clergy Reserves, which is mentioned in the precedin;;; Minutes. 2d. The Bill will prescribe a simple form for the registration and transfer of the shares of individual proprietors of the c|pjpany. 3d.— It will be declared, that tl»e sJwrcs of the company are Jo be reg^ded as personal estate. 4th.— Provision will be made for the forfeiture to the company, of the shares of persons who, after a certain period, shall fail to comply with calls for puymg up their subscriptions ; and such persons will in the meantime l)e declared mcompetent to sell their shares, or vote or act as meml>Lrs of the corporation. 5th.--A short and simple form of conveviuice of lands from the company to individuals, will be prescribed and declared effectual in the law, to all mtents and purposes. 6{h. Power will be given to the company to purchase and hold lands in England, which it may be expedient for them to acquire, in order to their carrying the purposes of their incorporation into ir;ore complete effect, and to dispose ot such iis may not be required for such purposes; provided that the lands so purchased and held, be not of more tlian the annual value of /[. 2,000. COM^^SSI()N to be granted to the Coumiissiouers appointed to value the Lands in Uppkr Canada. GEORGE THE FOURTH, by the grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King, defender of the Faith, and £0 forth ; To our Uusty and well beloved Francis Cockburn, lieutenant-colonel in our army, Simon M' Gill- ivray, esquire, Sir.Fohn Harvey, K.C. H. lieutenant-colonel in our army, John Gait, esquire, and John Davidson, esquire, greeting: WHEREAS wc have deemed it expedient to cause an inspection and viduation to be made of the lands whicii have been reserved to the use of us, our tieirs and succcMors, in the townships which were laid out previous to the ist day of March 18^4, in the stvcnd districts of our pro- vince of Upper Canada, and which are usually I iiown by the name and description of the Croun Reserves; and wc have also deemed it e!:|)edient, that a similar inspection and valuation should l)e made of one moiety of the lands reserved, within the several towns'ii()s aforesaid of our said province, for the ^pport of a Protestant clerjiy : Now know Ye, Tliat we, being well assured of the loyalty, integrity, and skilfulncss of you, the said Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Cockburn, Simon M' Gillivray, esquire," Sir John Harvey, K.C. H. John Gait, esquire, and John Davidson, esquire, Have nominated and appointed, and Do hereby nominate and appoint you to be our commissioners for making tlie valuation aforesaid ; and we do hereby appoint you, tlie said Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Cockburn, to be our senior or chief commissioner for the purposes hereinafter n»cntioned : And we do hereby give and grant to yon, and each of you, full power and authority to ins|)ect and value the several lands afoiesiiid : And tor the better ciurying into execution and effect the objects aforesaid, wo do further give and grant to you, and each of you, full power and authority to summon, and by all lawful ways and means to compel the attendance before you, of all our officers, civil and military, within our said pro- vince, when it may appear to you necessary or expedient to examine in or for the execution of this our commission: And we do further grant to you, as such com- missioners as aforesaid, full licence, power and authority to inspect, and to cause to 2i.<;, be „ CANADA COMPANY; MINUTES OF Sm the execalioa of the dut.es hereby ^'^^'f^'^'^^Xoker a„d i„,tructioL as sure, that you shal and do, in all ^^''"^^'""(""iVour principal SecreUry of State shall or may be given to you m that ^^half, by ou pnnap ^^^^^^^J ^^^„ having the department "^ »'«' ^olon « A„^^^^^^ ^f ,^6 lands aforesaid, and so soon as you shall ."ave completed '"J? y°;j ^^^^j, ^„d ,eals at arms : And to make a report thereof '";"^'"? l°Xour oS c vTand military, and all other By His Majesty's command. (signed) PeregriHt Maitland (i • »•) INSTRUCTIONS to the Commissioners appointed to value the Lands in Uppek Canada. Downing-strcet, 29th Dec 1 824. 1 „«„., r.t" , (Inriiment which, on the 26th ultimo, I ENCLOSE for yourperusa. ''^'^^Py °' " 'l^'Xo have associated themselves I communicated to the merchants and '^^J ^; ' J/i^V.n;^ of Upper Canada. together as a company for setthng «^7'^'" j""^' '^^^.^f Se a„angemenU into which From this document you w.ll l^rn what arc tl^c nature ot the au ^ ^^^^ .^ ,^^^ I haveentered with the propo^ '°'"''"?;..:1ffo a e to proceed to the province, been determined to appoint hve ^T-X^t^ complny ^^^^ purchase. Yoa to you. Lu^'ntgo-eJor.,,, office, .d»n»«n„gtf«gp.cn,mM. '""ri-Yo. «U .!» '-i-e fan . he 'i^S-^SriSierdtS'y "nd^ throughout the pro.i,.c. .. justice, of te|«»i«. you «^^^^^^ ,th.-You will receive fVom the ^^^^^^^^-^jtZ^^ and military ofHcers u. the province, »»«^! ,«■»■"«"''" '"" J,^ „roi)cr departments of the able to render. Es,>cciully, directions w II l>e given to ^ « PJ«P^ P „j„,easurc. colonial government, to lay belore you all P".»'''^ '"^^^^^'^^'^'^^ ments of the several (listr.ctsandtownsh.ps ... the P"'" ''' 2, i„tonnation cm, be in the charge of any of those departu^ents trom which any usciul INTENDED ARRANGEMENTS. tS •■a nurson nor to permit transcripts ^° ^ '"ts have terminated. Before the com- E "fo your ow'nuse. afur y^^^^^^^^f Si documents of this nature m your ':ission'is actually closed y-.;^ ^Vs from which yo" -^y have rece w o>,r "l::.„ „„...... or.. .»*.s«u^'xtr«™ ii- ^ and to obviate doubts and misconception as t" "'« J^ j „. commission, keep cciliL. you will, from the day «" ^^Jj"" j ftSs iJurnal will be entered, - aS journal of all yo"^l'"bl'C Uanaction^^^^^^ ^sT a minute of all deliberations held, and of all resm^^^^ ^^,^^^ „,ay happen h 'commissioners, '^d. A minute of evc'y '^ ^l^^^^- ^^ ^^^^ commissioners sha n the execution of your duties. 3'»- '.^"^^ shall conceive that the subject i. iZt from any resolution of »>- -"JJ^^;., »jf ^Zn^A to ei^er «,>on the journal controversy is of adequate ""P^^^^^'^j^-;;^;^; ^ his d.s«;nt . „.inute containing the grounds and reason ^^^^^ . ^ ^^^ ^^^^ .th - -A meeting of the commissioners ^v>" l>e ^'f;* °' <^^,,";i ,.,d of all subse- ,vS: when the minutes of the P'««^^'*^d'"!f„„tmed oT corrected as may be neces- ;rent transactio„s,.wni be -J Xcrtbe t^^^^ r aml^ the minutes when ultimately Ly; nil thecommissionersu.il ubscribL authenticity, conf rmed, to obviate any dispute respecting tnti , ^^^^^ oth-^Vou will eorre^pond olhcially ^^l^:^:^^^'^^ the company communication will, ^^y t'"' ^,^»^^^^„7£ 'ji/X" -' ^^^ «'«'^'"' communications -Sd^aS^Sn^ .cnior conunissioner. If any one or norc ot in ^^ ^^^^^^. ,^^ ,,,,, ,.c .it to make any official commumcation m «hich ^l^c lesj transmitted to ibe tv to do so; upon condition, »'°^^'7'^'^Vor the nc" 'sal and consideration ot the 215. 14 CANADA COMPANY; MINUTES, &c. I all. — In the event of the illness of any coRimissioner, or any other occurrence which for a time may prevent his attending to the duties of his office, the rest of tlic iMxly will proceed in the execution of the commission, postponing, however, the adoption of any formal resolutions until the w hole body can re-assemble and act tngcthcr. The commissioners at large wilt not be considered as assenting to or hound by any act or resolution, which is not done or entered into, or subsetiuently approved, at o^ meeting at which you shall all be present, nor unless at such meeting, three at least of the commissioners concur in the vote for doing, entering into, or approving such act or resolution. 1 Jth. — At every meeting of the commissioners, the senior commissioner will pre- (tide as chairman. The secretary to the commission will be chargctl with the duty uf giving to the commissioners a written notice of the time and place at which every meeting is to be held. 13th.— The written arrangement between this department and the proposed company, has dctined the nature of the duties which you are to |)erforpi, and has settled, as accurately as possible, the principles by which you are to be guided in performing them. Upon that subject, therefore, I have only to refer you for your guidance to that document. I4tli.— When you have completed your valuation of the lands to be purchased by the company, you will draw up a written report, stating with all practicable precision, what are the particular lands in each township which arc to be sold to the company, Hnd stating the average price which such lands are to bear ; such average bein" calculate