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'i'hc 3Ucmc«vial of THE QU'APPELLE VALLEY FARMING COMPANY, L'cl. icpivscntc.l by WII.I.IA.M l.l'.WIS H()\'|.|.;, llio I'lVsidoiU. ami 1 1 IIRM.WN JOSlil'l 1 l'.l?l'!R'['S. tin- ,S(.(,rct.ir\ -■|'pr.isiiiri iiicriof, RKSPRCTFULLV SIIF.WI-TH : 1. lli.it your MiMiiorialisis arc tlu' piopiiutniN of uli.it i-; ..■..iiiin,>nU- l,, soon ,is til,- MMs,>n li.id ,uftieientl>- a,lvane,-.l, ,„„1 .„v,l tli,' enliiv .in-.i s,, prepare, 1. 5. rii.ll on tlu' bie.ikin- nM of th, Rebelii,)!! in the .N.Hih \\\m. the .^r.Mter p.irt n\ th,- niot,\,- lorce of y,.nr M,;m,.rialists, in Morses. Wagons and Men, were dr.iu n ,.ir by the (i.ner.il in Comiivn^l 111 the l'"orces, to (1,) duty in .issistiiiL;- the in nenii'iil of tmop-, t.i th,' front. (.. riiat ,.win- t.i th,' eripplud e,.n(liii,,n in u liich voiir .Menun-ialists wer,' left tiiroiidi s,i,li uithdr.iw.il.the nun.i^ement wore abl,- t,, s,-,-,i, .|„rm.,;- the see.lin,; .,„.„„, ., small portion "only ,.f 111.' lan.ls so made re.idy, .md, uith e\vr\ e.xerti.Mi, were able to cil'ltixate prop.'rlv .mle Kjoo .ier'cs of Iheir l.mds, while the aiMitional implem.Mlts purchased .in.l the -re.ater p,M-tion ,.f tluiv l.ir-.- s|,uh ,,n hand u,re lor,,',l to n'm.iin niiiised. ;. in eonse.pi,-n,v of sueh n,>n ii-,- the .iiv,, ,,f ;. ,00 .leres, or s,, mueh th,re,,f .e ,,,nl,l be overtaken, had .i^am t,i be plow,.! and h.irrowed f,u- llu- e,.iiiini; \e.ir. ,S. \um Memonalisis, therefore, not ,.nly lost tnc cost of the prcpa.ali,.ns of the previoi.s x e.ir and the proliis n.aturally arising from its crop, but owing to the prolongation of hostilities ami continued' absence n| their .stafl. were unable during the season just passe,! to till the .piantity of land which under .other cireumstanci-s they w.uild liave dom'. in re.ulimss for the year 1 ,S,Sf .. 1^ ?4 <). 1 111' Hell I'ariu lias become widely kiidun .is a very iiii|)i>itaiu llielor in the ilexel.ipnieiit of the North-West, aiui the elTect of so many of their fields i;iiin;4 to waste in 1SS5 — considered by your Memorialists and the public i,'enerally as the crucial year of its existence— u as not only a ilircct loss to your Memorialists, but jeopardi/ed the credit n( the Cumpar.) to an alarmin;,' de-^'ree. compel 1 in-; them to strain their resources to the utmost to |)as-. throu;,di what otlierwisi w. .iM ha\r proven .1 profitable season. 10. N'our Meillori.ilists .iKo respectlull>- state that llu a-sisLuhe r. ndered tliroU|^lu.ul llu crisis ill the \orth-\\\st by the staff ,iiid material of the Hell |-',irm, more iiot.ibly .11 the commencemeiil of the troubles, was loyal and of incalculable -.eiA ice to the Ceiieral in Conmiand, en.iblini; him to move with much .i,'reater rapidity than oth,r\\ ise— without such a staff to draw upon— lu' could li.u e don<-, 11. N'olir Memorialists feel, and tlie\- believe iustiv, th.it uiulcr these circumsi.uiCi. their » l.iiui to compensation from the (ioverniiieiit for the los,cs thee li.ive sust, lined shoulJ be f i\ or.ibly intertaiiied. 12. It may be iir^ed at first sii^dlt that as .1 partial set off to thesi- losses ni.iy be pl.iced the sums received In sour Memorialists in compensation for the work done in the transport service, but your Memorialists would point out that these e.-irnin^^s were niininii/ed— ((») by the kir-e sum paid their men in extra wajjes; (/)) the heavy loss to their live stock tlirou;^di horses killed, m.iimeil .mil rendered useless through casu.ilties and exposure, and the extra wear and tear of wa-nus and harness; (,) the very ;^'reat p.'ductioiis made by the ti>iiiniissioners on W.ir C'l.iiiUs ; (,/i the serious straits in which the I ompanv were placed throU'.;li loss of credit ; (,) the interest paid on cipital not fully emplov ed, and the entire loss of dividend and coiise(|iuiit dis.ippointmeiit of sli.ucholdi is ; (/) the \ cr_v serious curtailment of their operations for the se.i.son of iSiSf), and L;eiieial deiMn;.4enient of well settled pl.uis : (.C) the necessarily increased expenditure consequent on the attempt to overtake as far .is possible the tjround lost the preceding \ear: and (//) l.isily the l,u-'.,fe number of acres which Ihrou^di 11011 ciiltivalioii have nturned tti thiir natur.il state. 1,^ \'oiir Memorialists respectfullv preseiu in .1 Schedule hen unto ,ifli\ed .1 f.iir reprisent.ition ol the direct losses incurred bv them. ,is .ifores.iid, in addition to those set forth in the preceding l)arai;r,i|)li. And your Meiuori.ilisi, respectfully submit. — (ti) Tli.-it after deductinj; from the cosl of prep.uiiiL; the i,'ross acreai,'e the proi«)ition lor the acrea-e employed, v i/. : $2.7,^;. tlic.v ire c. '.itled to compen.s.ition for the balance, that is to s.iy, to Si;, 35094, .md interest thereon f(U- one year at the rate most favorable in the North-West, er^ht per cent. SI.^SS.o;. (/'I lli.it your Memj)rialists .ue entitled to comi,ens,ilion for the lair incisure i>l net loss sustained tlirou;^h iioii-ciilliv,ili..ii of tlu ir l.inds, the p.irticiilais of which are (iillv set forth in the s.iid .Schedule, .uiiouiitiiiu; to SV'^.'V'^. "Likiiij^ .1 tol.il claim of .'i5,",.|j(>.iii . (( I \ our Meiiioiialisls therefore respectfully ,isk v. nir consiiler.ilion thereto .md pr.i)- for the p.iv iiieiil of the cl.iim presented. .\nd _\our Memorialists, vS:c (.sVi,'//,,/)— w. i.i'iwis Hovi.i;, rile lUi.Vppelie V.illev l".irMiiii>^' i'l^ , Limited. (IhUii/) — WlN.MI'li,. .\Iamioii.\, II J. KHIIKTS, Siiiifiiry- /iKisiOii, I'he (._tu'.\ppeile \ .illev l-'ariiiinj; Co.. l.imiled. 'I'liu foregoiiiy is the Memorial marked It referred to in llio declaiiuiuii of \V. R. lldl, made before me, this .'lul day of Mnreli. i,S>SO. ,.S>,i,w,/)— J.VMKS H.\k\■|•:^■. IP. :?hc (Qu'^ppdlc HiilUnj Fiivmiiui Qrompauy, i:imited. BELL FARM OFFICE Statemknt ok Ci.ArM of the (juApiK'Hc VMcy Kanninj; Co., limited, tor damages and loss causal by the withdrawal of their force from the Hell Farm on the -gth of March. 18S5, h>- the (k-neral of the l>-orces. The CompaiiN- bein^' thereb\- |)re\enteil from carrj-jn.^ on their act.ve operations as l-'anners. Amount actuall)- expemled in preparing 8,300 acres of lanti on tlie Hell i-"arni in l8X4for cnippin'j in the SprinfT of 18S5 , . . Si(,,;j; 94 Less the proportion of this amount on 1.000 acres cropped in 1SS5 j.j;; 00 Xet loss in preparation ^^^^^^ ^^^ Interest on this sum for one year 1 188 07 Value of Crop off ;,;oo acres at an .ueratre of 18 bushels 1 31,400 bushels at i'k) cents .^ j^ Deduct cost of seetl per acre SI "o seediilfj do O'- harrowint; do y -q reaping' do , -q " •^tackin^r do g .Q '"lireshing and Delivering do o ;; wear and tear do o ;r, 7.300 acres, at S3 -„ _jo.i5o 00 Net loss through non-use of land Amount of Claun \VlNNll'E(i, Irhnujiy Jbl/i. 1S86. .!S,6<>) 00 JS57,42«) 01 in the mattCV of claim mado hy tin; giiAppclIc V'alley Karmini; Co., I.imitol. for ilainaiji-< ,iiid loss caii^^id by the witlulrawal of their force from tla- Hull Karni, on the Ji»th March, 1.S.S3. bv the Gciural in CommaiKl of I for Majesty's Inirccs. I, W'li.riAM K()Hi:i.;n. intituled, ".An .Act for the suppression of e.xtra judicial .mil xnhmtarv oaths." Taken and declared bifore me at indi.ni I le.id, \ in the District of .\ssiniboia. this second / " (l;i\ of .March, .\. I). i.SSo. ^ W R HI'.I.I.. (S-d.) j.\MKS ll.\RVi:V, \ I. 1'.. N. w. r. ' in the matter of d.iim made by the Ou'Appelle V.dley I'.uinin- Conip.uiy f,u il,im.i-es ,md loss caused by the u ithdr.iw.il ..f their f)rce from the Mell h'.uni ..n the j.itli "f .March. 18S;. bv the General of the I'orces. I, lIi-:iii Ijiiikts, of the \-ilI,i.;e of Indi.ui lle.ul. in the I'n.viMon.d District of A.s.siniboia, North-West Tei-ritories. .\ccouiu,uit, no soi.i:m.\i,i iii:ei..\iurer of the Uu'.Xppelle Vallev larmin- Comp.niy. Limited, and as -uch have char-e of the books of the saitl Companv, includin- tho-e kept it the Hell i'arm. That the item of .Si().7j;.(j4, mentioned in the St.itement of Cl.imi hereunto .innexe.i and m.uked A. is taken from the books of the said Companv. kept .it the Hell harm, and I \eril_v believe is tin true amount of the jictiial cost of ptvpar.ition of the lands of the s,iid Comp,iny in l,S,S4, for croppin- in the .Spriiin- of i.S.S;. ,is arrived ,it iVom the labor returns dail\- m.ide, and as distintjuished from all other charL;es. .And I make this .Solemn Declar.ition conscientiously believin- the -.uiie to be true, and by virtue of the Act passed in the thirty-seventh year of Her .M.ijestv ■. reii,',,, mtituled. "An .Act for the suppression of voluntary and e.\tr,i judici.d o.itlis." Declared before me ,it the Villai;e of Indian Head, in the (County of) District of .\ssiniboia. North I (Sii,rned,) West Territories, this second day of Marcli. A. D. 1886. II. I. i:hi-:k IS. (Si-ned.) JAMKS HARVIA', \ Justice of tile Peace, \. \V. I". '