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until required by the Board; and having accompanied the Surveyor General to the spot, he laid off the land, and I immediately set the Indians to work. They soon chop- ped it down, burnt off the wood, and afterwards fenced it round. I then supplied them with seed Potatoes, hoes, &c., and very nearly the whole piece of‘ land was planted with Potatoes; and I never saw a finer crop,—some of them have stored enough to last them until the next crop, provided they have not rotted during the winter, which I rather dread. I was much gratified to hear from the oldest Inhabitant in Charlottetown (Samuel Nelson, Esq.) he had bought some Potatoes from an Indian, for the first time in his life ! and they were the finest he had ever eaten. In ac- complishing the foregoing, together with some small sums, given from time to time to some of the elder Indians when in distress, my moiety of the grant has been ex- pended,—after deducting £7 2s. 6d., forwarded to the Rev. Mr. Perry, at Miscouch by request of Government, as will appear by the account annexed.

I trust the Indians haVe made a beginning, that will ultimately be attended with good results, several of them being now most anxious to obtain more land to enable them to put in larger crops.

I observe the different encampment, of Indians feel a desire to continue in the dif- ferent parts of the Island they have hitherto been accustomed to reside, and unless some plots of ground could be obtained in their respective neighborhoods, it would be difficult to induce them to plant; they also require to be near the water.

' I have the honor to be, sir, Your Excellency’s most obedient and very humble servant, ‘ HENRY PALMER, Indian Commissioner. To His Excellency the Lieut. Governor in Council, &c., &c., &c.

flccount of one moiety of grant of £60 for the benefit of indigent Indians, as expended by Henry Palmer, Indian Commissioner.

To paid for 222—16 oatmeal, 3s. 9d., and cotton, 3s. 6d. for Michael Joe,

with lame arm, and a child with broken back, £0 7 3 Paid for 15lb. oatmeal for Sally Mitchell and her sick boy, 0 2 10 “ for 61h. meal, ls. 3d., for Noel Mitchell, his son having returned from Malpec very sick, 0 l 3 “ poor Indian very destitute, 0 2 3 “ do. do. very aged and poor, 0 3 6 “ do. old Mary Mitchell, 0 2 3 “ Peter Louis, James Louis, and Michael, for 3 hoes, 5s.', and fork, 6s. 9d., 0 ll 9 “ for two hoes for old Mary and her grandson, 1s. 9d., 0 3 6 “ old Michael Mitchell, (very sick,) 0 l 6 “ Joseph Mitchell for seed, &c., 0 3 0 “ Noel Mitchell, to buy a hoe, 0 l 9 “ for two bushels seed potatoes, at 3s. 9d., 0 7 6 “ for the following articles to take to fencing frolic, Viz:— Mlb. pork, 105. 6d., 81b. bread, 8d., at Bells, 0 15 10 glb. tea, 2s. 3d. 2lb. sugar, ls. 4d, 0 3 7 “ for 10%‘bushels seed potatoes, at 3s. 9d., 1 19 4* “ for 5 bushels potatoes, at 46. l O 0 “ blind Noel Louis, 0 l 6 “ for 2 hoes for Francis Paul, .0 3 9 - “ for 4, bushels potatoes and l hoe, 0 l5 9 “ for 2 hoes, at ls. 9d., 0 3 6