tenants had no complaints, and that he had never used harsh measures in dealing with them. (15) In fact, there is no record of complaints, resistance to paying rents or membership of his tenants in the Island Tenant league, susuxftf the resources available', although there were cases of resistance and evict¬ ions elsewhere in Lot 27- (16) Yet the fact remains that the Sou' West tenants did not purchase their farms, suggesting Mr. Pope 's unwillingness to sell, the tenants* unwillingness to pay the price asked^ or their inability to pay the price asked. Giving the fact that tenants on the and Selkirk estates had been able to purchase land at between five and twelve shillings per acre, it is hardly surprising that those in ^ou' West held out for better terms. In -^pril 1862 James C. Pope presented a petition to the House of Assembly from certain people from Sou' West opposing any transfer of their church property to the Bishop; the House reporter gave the following description of the petition. A petition of Patrick Murphy , Bernard MacCourt and others, styling themselves "Trustees of St . Malachy's Church, , Bedeque ," was presented to the House by the Hon. Mr. Pope , and the same was received and read, setting forth that Mr. Gillian , proprietor, gave seventy-two acres of land to them (the said Trustees) and their successors, to be held for the support of a Priest, on condition that the said land should never be given to either Priest or Bishop by deed or any other document whatsoever, and praying that the intention of the said proprietor be carried out. (17) Mr. Pope explained to the House that similar requests had been made in the past to his father, Joseph Pope , and had been refused; and that he was equally opposed to any such transfer of land to the Bishop. (18) Several issues are 35.