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MONO.
A ToMTisliip in the Siincoe District ; is bounded on the north by the township
of ^lulmer; on the west by Amaranth, on the south by Garafraxa and Caledon;
aiid on the east by Adjala. In Mono 28,229 acres are taken up, 3108 of which
axe under cultivation. There are some well cultivated farms in the township,
some of which have good orchards, but a large portion of the township is hilly
and sandy. In some parts the land is so high, as to give a view of the toMnshlp
of Essa. On about the centre of the town hne between Mono and Adjala there
are some good limestone quarries, but they are not as yet much worked. Four
thousand nine hundred acres of Crown lands are open for sale in Mono, at 8a.
c'y per acre. There are two grist mills and one taonerj" iii the township.
Population in 1842, 1020.
Ratable propeny iu the townslilp, £11,829..
MONTAGUE.
A Township in the Bathurst District ; is boimded on the north-east by the
township of JMarlborough ; on the north-west by Beckwith ; on the south-west by
North and South Elmsley, and on the south-east by Wolford. In Montague
Si*.303 acres are taken up, 7498 of which are under cultivation. There is a fair
proportion of good land in the township, and many well-cultivated farms ; timber,
11 liiixture of pine and hard wood. In Montague 1000 acres of Crown lands ai'e
open for sale, at 8a-. c'y per aci-e. There are three saw-miils ia the tow nship.
Population in 1842, 2097, who are principally Scotch.
Eatable property in the township, £22,330.
MOORE.
A Township iu the county of Kent; bounded on the north by the township of
Sarnia; on the west by the river St. Clair; on the south hy Sombra; and on the
east by Enniskillen. In Moore 19,192 acres are taken up, of Avhich 1901 are
under cultivation. The soil is, generally, of excellent quality. There is a tamarac
swamp in the south-east corner of the township, two miles long, and one mile
broad. In the township are the villages of Froomefield, Sutherlands, and
Corunna. There is also a store and wood-wharf on the river, seven miles and
a-half below Port Sarnia. The front of the township, along tiie river, is well
settled. Two thousand nine hundred acres of Crown lauds are open for sale
in Moore, at 8s. c'y per acre.
Population, about 780.
Ratable property in the township, £9,523.
MORNINGTON.
A Township in the Wellington District, formerly a portion of what was
called "Queen's Bush"; is bounded on the north-east by the township of Maryborough;
on the north-west by uusurveyed lands; on the south-west by Ellice,
and on the south-east by 'Wellesley. Morningtou has only lately been surveyed
and laid out, and no retui-n has yet been made from it.
MORPETH, OK JAMESVILLE.
A Village in the township of Howard, pleasantly situated on Talbot road, in
tlie midst of a beautifully undulating country ; one mile and a-half from Lake
Erie, (.'ontains a post-oilice, jjost three times a-week; three stores, two taverns,
t\ro blacksmiths, one distillery, one cabinet maker, one tailor, two carpenters.
MOSA.
A Township in the Loudon District; is bounded on the north-east by Ekfrid
and Brooke; on the Mcst by lirooke and Zone; and on the south-east by the
llivcr Thames. Iu Mosa 2o,243 acres are taJveu up, 5,099 of which aae under