108 THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 
containing 100,000 acres each, within the Bay of Fundy, and of four other Townships 
of the like number of acres each on the Cape Sable Shore. In which thirteen Town- 
ships it is covenanted that 2,550 Families, making in the whole 12,750 Persons, 
shall be seated in the course of the three ensuing years, in such Proportion and 
at such Periods as are specified in the annexed copy of the abstract of the said 
grants. 
And Mr. Lawrence further informs us that he is actually in treaty with Persons 
who have applyed to him for Grants of six or eight Townships more than are men- 
tioned in the said abstract with respect to the Terms and Conditions on which the 
said thirteen Townships have been Granted. 
It appears by a copy of one of the Grants which Mr. Lawrence has transmitted 
to us, as the model by which the rest were framed, that they are conformable to the 
directions of your Majesty’s Instructions with regard to the quantity alloted to each 
family, the quit rent reserved to Your Majesty and the conditions of cultivation and 
improvement. And the only circumstance which we regret in the management of 
this important business is that notwithstanding the uncommon fertility and other 
peculiar advantages of these Lands, which might be deemed to afford sufficient 
encouragement to the settlers without incurring any expence to the Publick, we 
find that Mr. Lawrence has been obliged to consent to pay the charge of transporting 
the first year’s settlers of the three first Townships, and of making them a small 
allowance of Bread corn. But we are hopefull nevertheless that the Reasons set 
forth in the said Governor’s letter and in the minutes of the Council (extracts of 
which we humbly beg leave to annex) may induce Your Majesty to approve the 
conduct of your Governor in consenting to these allowances, rather than risquing 
by too strict an attention to ceconomy the whole success of a measure which must 
be productive of the most essential advantages, not only to the Colony of Nova 
Scotia but to Your Majesty’s other Colonies on the Continent of North America 
and finally to this Kingdom. For, by the accomplishment of this important under- 
taking, the Colony of Nova Scotia, becoming almost at once populous, will rise 
from the weak state of Infancy to such a degree of internal strength and stability 
as will naturally produce its own security and contribute in a great measure to that 
of the neighbouring Provinces to which it is a Frontier. In consequence of these 
advantages it may reasonably be hoped that this Colony will in a few years cease 
to be a Burthen to the Mother Country, to whose bountifull assistance it has hitherto 
owed its support, and that being thus enabled fully to avail itself of those great and 
lasting sources of Wealth which it possesses, it will not only have within itself all 
the necessaries of life sufficient for its own consumption, but be in a capacity of 
exporting large quantities of Grain, Hemp, Flax, Fish and other valuable commodi- 
ties to the great increase and benefit of the Trade and Navigation of Great Britain 
and her Colonies. 
For these reasons we think it our duty humbly to lay before your Majesty the 
whole Proceedings of your Governor and Council in this important service (as set 
forth in the several papers hereunto annexed) humbly proposing that they may 
receive the sanction of your Majesty’s Royal approbation. 
All of which is most humbly submitted— 
Dunk HALIFAX, 
SOAME JENYNS, 
W. G. HAMILTON, 
W. SLOPER. 
Whitehall, December 20th, 1759. 
