Barren land in Lots 73 and 74.

Timber large/y gone.

Permits.

Firewood scarce.

Firewood and fence rails.

Pine timber.

Juniper knees.

Scarcity of fire wood.

Mr. M. — It is so. Coun. Haliburton — Do you refer to the whole Island? Mr. M. — I believe it is nearly general. [p. 98 of the 1862 text]

Mr Perry [A delegate from Lots 74, 75, 76 & 77]

Mr P —- A portion of Lot 14 through which the main Western Road runs is a barren. There is another barren on the line between townships 13 and 14, which extends to Egmont Bay; and in these places the land cannot be highly valued.

Com. Howe — Taking the whole Lot, what would be a fair price .7

Mr P — About 35. for wilderness land. The good land is now nearly all taken up. nearly all the timber is gone, and lands rented at ls. are very high.

Coun. Palmer — Is there any clause in the leases reserving timber ?

Mr P — I am not aware. The timber has been taken off by permits. Mr Yeo, I understand has a general license. [pp. 1067]

Monday, September 17, 1860, Charlottetown.

Mr. George Beer. M. P. P. [in a Memorial to the Court]: Hundreds of our oldest settlers find it exceedingly difficult to obtain firewood, and many have already begun to purchase coal for fuel. We have no back country, with its interminable forests to foster a large and lucrative lumber trade.

[p. 121 of the 1862 text] Mr John Moynagh [Lot 35]: Examined by Coun. Hensley Coun. Hensley — What do you think is a fair value for the land in your part? Mr M. — between 33 and 43 an acre, for the wood is all gone. [p. 119]

Wednesday, September 19, 1860, Georgetown.

Mr. William McGowan [a delegate from Lots 44 and 45]:

Com. Gray—Would the tenants not be better off if they had smaller farms?

Mr. McG.—No; a man must procure firewood and fence rails off his farm. Had he only a few acres these necessaries would soon be exhausted. The trade in timber is now done on this Island, so we must now look upon the country solely in an agricultural point of view. I believe much of the land that is held in fee simple here, was purchased during the years pine timber was made, and when shipbui'ding was carried on somewhat extensively. Latterly, considerable money has been made by exporting juniper sleepers and knees. While these opportunities of making something were available, tenants paid their rents, and some purchased freeholds; but since the people have been left to depend on the agricultural resources of the country, back rents have accumulated. [p. 135 of the 1862 text]

The Hon. Joseph Wightman [delegate from Lots 59, 61, 63 & 64]:

Hon. W — [The agents (Mr Johnston, L/ewe/lin, Mr Ball, and Mr Yeo are named)] wronged the proprietor [of Lot 61] by allowing the timber to be cut away for the sake of the stumpage; and after doing that they made no allowance to the tenant, but rented it at the same rate as though it had been in its primitive state. [p. 130]

Mr. Thomas Owen, M.P.P.:

Mr. Owen — A farm of 120 acres, on the Georgetown Road, 5 miles distant from the town sold for £130 3 months ago. The absence of firewood on the place, was the man’s reason for selling it. [p. 140 of the 1862 text]

Mr. Bartholomew LeLacheur la delegate from Lot 64]: The tenantry on Lot 64 besides the poorness of the land, had other difficulties to

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