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TILBURY WEST.
A To\rnship in the County of Kent ; is bounded on the cast by tiie townships
of Tilbury East and Roiuney; on the north by Lalse St. Clair; on the west by.
Rochester; and on the south by Mersea. In Tilbury West 10,007 acres are
taken up. 707 of which are under cultivation. A wet prairie or marsh, firom,
three to four miles in width, borders on the lake, and extends along the whole
breadth of the township: this is useful for grazing cattle, but is not fit for cultivation.
The remainder of the land is rich and fertile; and the timber is altogether
hardwood. Tliree thousand seven hundred acres of Crown lands are
open for sale in Tilbury West, at 8s. currency per acre; and the Canada Company
possess about 4000 acres in the township.
Population in 1844, 437; nearly two-thirds of whom are French Canadians.
Ratable property in the township, £4,339.
TILSONBURG.
A small Tillage in the south-east corner of the township of Dereham, situated
on Otter Creek, fifteen miles from IngersoL It contains about one hundred
inhabitants, who have a Canadian Wesleyan Church.
Post Office, post three times a week.
Professions and Trades.—Grist and saw mill, carding machine and fulling
mill, axe factory, one store, one tavern, two tanneries, three blacksmiths, one
tailor, one shoemaker.
TINY.
A Township in the Simcoe District ; is bounded on the north and west by the
Georgian Bay and Nottawasaga Bay ; on the South by the township of Flos ,
and on the east by Tay. In Tiny 8,243 acres are taken up, 892 of which are^
under cultivation. This is a long irregularly shaped township. A bay, called
Thunder Bay, projects for about two and a half miles into the north of the
township ; and Penetanguishine Bay enters it from the township. of Tay, cutting
across the town-line, thus dividing the township into two portions. A small,
lake, containing about 800 acres, is situated near the south line of the township;
and there are three smaller lakes in the north of the township. With the
exception of the settlers in the village of Penetanguishine, tlie inhabitants are
priticipally half French half Indian. In Tiny there are 21,200 acres of Crown.
lands for disposal, at 8.v. c'y per acre.
Population in 1842, 230.
Ratable property in the township, £4,610.
TOR BOLTON.
A Township in the Bathurst District; is bounded on the north and north-east
by tlie Ottawa River; on the south-east by the township of March ; and on the
south-west by Fitzroy. In Torbolton 7,920 acres are taken up, 1,097 of which
are under cultivation. But little is done in this township in the way of agricultural
operations, tiie inhabitants being principally engaged in lumbering. Four
thousand six hundred and thirty-three acres of Crown laucLs are open for sale
in Torbolton, at S.v. c'y per acre.
Population in 1842, 389.
Ratable property in the township, £3,716.
TORONTO.
A Township in the Home District; is bounded on the ea.st by the township'
of Ikobicoke and a small portion of the Gore of Toronto; on the north-west by
Cliinguacousy ; on the soutli-vu'st by Trafalgar; and on the south-east by Lake
Otitario. In Toronto .')9,267 acres are taken uji, 2^,4()S of wliich are under cullivatiou.
This is one of the best settled townships in the Home Disti'ict: it