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ment for the same,— My opinion was (considering the sufferings & 
losses sustained during the War by the Inhabitants of the Western & 
London Districts, together with their remote situation, which added 
greatly to the prices of all Articles they were under the necessity of 
procuring from the Lower Canada) that they ought to receive favorable 
prices for their produce as were given in other parts of the Province, 
therefore recommended the Deputy Commissary General to adopt the 
same rate that was established by the Magistrates of the District 
of Niagara which was accordingly done, and notifications put up at the 
most public places through the District of London signed by Deputy 
Commissary General Turquand, offering his prices viz. Fourteen Dol- 
lars per barrel for Flour, and for other Articles as established at 
Niagara 

The foregoing arrangement gave universal satisfaction, and 
considerable quantities of Provisions were brought in to the Commis- 
sariat Stores at Long Point. On my return from Montreal to Long 
Point a short time back in Company with Commodore Sir James L. 
Yeo, we went to the House of Major Salmon, of the Norfolk Militia— 
In the course of conversation with Major Salmon I enquired how the 
Commissariat was getting on, & whether the Inhabitants had brought 
in much provisions, his answer was that matters were not going on well, 
that Mr. Haly who had charge of the Commissariat at Long Point, 
& who had, by his mild behaviour & punctual payments. for all supplies, 
acquired the Confidence, and esteem, of that part of the country, was 
removed, and a Mr. Clark was then in charge, whose manner was 
entirely opposite, that Mr. Haly had requested of Major Salmon to 
urge the farmers to thresh & bring in their Wheat to the Mill, with 
all possible expedition, in order that it might be ground & the flour 
sent off whilst the sleighing was good—that the inhabitants in com- 
pliance with Major Salmon’s request, were bringing in their Wheat to 
the Mills, & when the Miller had packed a number of barrels of flour, 
he gave in a return to Major Salmon, of the same, with the Names of 
the several persons that Flour belonged to-— This return Major Salmon 
took to Mr. Haly, who when he had money by him, paid each person 
for his lot of Flour, & when he was without gave certificates to, the 
amount, which he discharged on getting a further supply of money— 
a day or two previous to the departure of Mr. Haly from Long Point, 
Major Salmon had taken to him a return of the above description, when 
Mr. Haly said that he was removed from that Post, but that Mr. Clark 
who relieved him would no doubt attend to the same arrangements, 
& receive & pay for the Flour as he had done.. Major Salmon accord- 
ingly waited on Mr. Clark with a return of Flour, when Mr. Clark 

