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10,500 Bushels of Wlieat, valued at £1,968 15
114,000 Pipe Staves " " l.:i82 10
169 Barrels Pork, " " 338
Some seasons, as much as 100 hogsheads of Tobacco have been sliipped from
tha tOT^nship, but latterly, from the diminished dutj' imposed upon tcbacco from
the United States, the crop has become unprofitable, and the farmers have conseqtently
discontinued the cultivation.
Population in 1845, 1,896.
Ratable property in the township, £22,122.
HULLETT.
A tt)-wnship in the Huron District ; is bounded on the north-east by Crown
lands ; on the west by the towiisliips of Colborne and Goderich ; on the southwest
by Tuckersmith ; and on the south-east by McKillop. A branch of the
Maitland River runs through this township. The soil is generally good. Hullett
contains 35,941 acres, 3,960 of which are leased or sold, of which 324 acres
are undei" cultivation.
Population 195.
Ratable property in the township, £1,470. 4s.
HUMBER RIVER.
Takes its rise in the township of Vaughan, and follows nearly a south course
to Lake Ontario, forming the boundary between the townships of Etobicoke and
York. The village of We.ston is situated on the Humber, in the township of
Etobicoke, aad there are several grist and saw mills on it.
HUMBERSTONE.
A Township in the Niagara District; is bouuded on the east by the township
of Bertie; on the north by Crowland; on the west by Wainfleet; and on the
south by Lake Erie. In Humberstone 20,484 acres are taken up, 0,596 of which
are under cultivation. Humberstone contains good land; but many of the farms
are not well cultivated. There are one grist and two saw mills in the township.
Population in 1841, 1,376; who are principally Pennsylvanian Dutch and
their descendants; with a small mixture of Canadians, Americans and Germans.
Ratable property in the township, £23 7o4.
HUNGERFORD.
A Township in the Victoria District; is bounded on the east by the township
of Sheffield ; on the north by Elzevir ; on the west by Huntingdon ; and on the
south by Tyendenaga and Richmond. In Hungerford 19,472 acres are taken
up, 3,933 of which are under cultivation. A small lake is situated near the
centre of the township, having several small streams running into it. The
Moira River takes its rise in this lake, and leaves the township at its south-west
corner. There are four grist mills and one saw mill in the township. Five
thousand four hundred and fifteen acres of Crown lands are open for sale in
Hungerford, at Ss. currency per acre.
Population in 1842, 880, who are principally protestant Irish.
Ratable property in the township, £10,715.
HUNTINGFORD.
A Settlement in the cast of the township of Zoira: it contains about fifty inhabitants,
an Episcopal cluirch, a tavern, and a Idacksmith's shop.
HUNTINGDON.
\ Township in the Victcrria District ; is bounded on the east by the township
of Hungerford; on the nortli by Madoc; on the west by Raw don ; and on the