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probable that if such families are about to emigrate into this country 
that they can make any reasonable demur at not being charged more 
than the usual fees for their grants of land from the Crown. 
he however soon after expressed his desire that I would get as 
many settlers on the road in Southwold as I could as he proposed 
placing those that he might bring from Lower Canada, in Westminster—- 
of course had he intimated his intention of bringing forward such per- 
sons as chance should offer to him in this Province and the demand 
of the douceur of sixty two Dollars and a half for himself, I should 
not have given him any encouragement. from all that I can learn 
the check that he has met with in levying the contribution gives uni- 
versal satisfaction as it effectually proves to the good people of this 
Country the fostering care of the Government in preventing such 
impositions as many individuals would be disposed to burthen the 
Crown lands. Watson also asserts that I advised him to encourage 
settlers from the U. S. the whole that occurred on that subject is as 
follows,—on his first visit to Port Talbot he remarked that the Govern- 
ments of Lower and Upper Canada granted Lands to Persons from the 
States, that he was acquainted with numbers who were in every respect 
Loyal to Great Britain but who resided within the United States and 
contiguous to Lower Canada he asked if I thought that such persons 
would be received into this Province? My reply was that if They were 
actually as he [torn] described, I did not apprehend any objection being 
made to them I [torn] I am heartily tired of [torn] and trust that I 
will not again have to trouble you on his subject, but considering myself 
acting for the Government I am desirous that His Excellcy. should be 
made acquainted with every step that I have taken in the business at 
the same time it is a good lesson to me to be more reserved and on 
my guard with the straglers of America in future. 
The Bearer of Watson’s letter is a young man, who has arrived 
within a few days from Lower Canada, he states that there will be 
upwards of sixty families remove from thence to Westminster in the 
month of June or July next, which if correct, may possibly induce 
The Lieut. Govr. not to take any notice of the transactions that has 
passed between Watson and myself further than by giving him to 
understand that the persons to be brought forward by him for land 
must unquestionably be from Lower Canada as shd. The Government 
not think fit to continue him as the Leader of the body that employed 
him in the [torn] first place to apply for a Tract, They might possibly 
conceive that Land would not be granted to them and in consequence 
not remove to this Province. 
