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leill vary from three to ten, and cultivated farms fi-om ten to forty dollars- per
acre. In the Talbot District from two to six dollars for wild, and from eight to
twenty-five for cleared land. In the Brock District, from four to eight dollars
for wild land, and from twentj' to fifty for cultivated. In the Huron District
prices vary according to locality, wltli the exception of the two government
townships (Ashfield and Wawanosh), where all tlie land (wild) is rated at 8s.
cuiTency. In the London District, in the neighbourhood of London, Delaware
and Westminster, and along the road to Port Stanley, wild land will be worth
from five to eight dollars, aud cultivated from twenty to forty, in the more
remote townships the price will be about half. Along the road from London to
Chatham, and on the banks of the Thames, wild land may be purchased at
from two to six dollars, and cleared farms at from ten to fifteen; and at one or
two concessions back they are to be bought for half In the back townships
between the Thames and Luke Erie, aud also in those on Bear Creek, land of
fine quality may be purchased at from one to three dollars per acre. On the
Kiver St. Clair there is but little M'ild land, at least, close to the river, and that
is worth ten dollars per acre, the wood being in demand for the steamboats. In
the townships of Piympton and Warwick, wild land of the best quality is to be
bought at from two to three dollars per acre.
By cleared farms is generally miderstood those which have from seventy to
eighty acres cleared out of a hundred, and it is for such farms that these prices
are calculated; and of course the price will always vary according to the quantity
of land cleared and imder cultivation and the value of the buildings. At
tlie same time it must be borne in mind, that In every district there maj' be some
farms in particular situations that would be held considerably higher.
All emigrants in want of information or employment on their arrival at
Kingston, are directed to apply at the olfice of Mr. A. B. Hawke, chief emigrant
agent for Canada West. The government agents whose names are hereunto
annexed will also direct emigrants in want of work to places whei'e they may find
it; as well as fiu'nish information as to the routes, distances, and rates of conveyance
to those parts of the province to wJiich settlers may be desirous of proceeding.
Emigrant Ac/ents.—G R. Burke, Bytown; W. J. McKay, Cobourg and Port
Hope; E. McElderry, Toronto; J. H. Palmer, Hamilton; A. B. Hawke, junior.
Port Stanley.
All indigent emigrants requiring medical assistance may obtain it gratis, on
application to Dr. E. V. Cortlaudt, Bytown ; Dr. T. W. llobison, Kingston
General Hoppital, Toronto; or Dr. W. G. Dickinson, Hamilton.
misapprehension as to the assistance which the
In order to guard against all
emigrant agents are authorised to grant, emigrants ai'e distinctly informed, that
the claims of the destitute who land in Canada during the current season only
will be admitted, and that no able-bodied person, unless burthened with a helpless
family, will be entitled to assistance in any form.
The following isa statement of the number of eniigrams who arrived at Quebec,
from the year 1840 to 1845, both inclusive:
Places of Departure.