-4- of this priest is one of the noat interesting in the history of nis- sionpgy work in Acadia and 3n Prince Edward Island .5 A census of 3t, Psul»s Parish. Point £rim. taken by Father Girard. provides sorae interesting facts. This was 3ent to the Abbs do 1'Isl© Sieu in Paris who was the agent in France for the Siahop of Quebec . It shows that there were fifty-eight families in the parish* with a population of 326. This was broken down as follows* raoi, fifty-eight) women, fifty-fivef boys, 100j girls, H3» The census -yas a oomyjirohea- oivo thing, a sample of which is here included* Joooph Douaron, habitant labourer, native of Acadia, agod 35 years and has boen in the country 26 concha, i ^ar- riad to l&rie Tilliard, native of Acadia, agad J 8 years. •.?:vore are four hoys and Sov& girlus Baal uslio i /juaron, aged 17 years louront. aged 10 yocrs Joseph, aged 0 years CroROire, aged 2 axxt'm ragdelaine, aged 14 yoars tits-la Rose, aged 12 yorra Anaotazie, aged 6 years Anno Marie, a-god 5 years /tod in livestock* two oxen, four cowo, four calves, two rceros, two pigs, five hons, 2b© land on which thoy are settled is situated at Point l;ria» It. lias been given to thera verbally trj Uonsieia? de Bannaventure, and they have mda there a clearance to oow twenty-four bushels of g?a5n next spring.0 • •• with the departure of the Irenes irosa j?oint iria, the land re¬ lapsed into its former state until the arrival of the Selkirk Settlors in 1G0J, o?!» conditions which brought these Scottish pioneers to our oJxiroa were not altogether disolmlax* fron thoeo under which the branch 5 £M« 'Yiecoiiaojajrit Par ;-o Diour Be La r>oquo,!' /.rchivce vanadiersnoa (1?^2), 118.