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3. That slashing and burning contracts to the value of $500 be given to each 

 settler for the year 1920, and the same for 1921. 



4. That settlers remaining be given their patent, and have their building loan 

 cancelled. 



5. That settlers be allowed to reserve lots for their sons. 



6. That so long as horses remain on the Colony farm, settlers continue to get 

 the use of them under the same conditions as at present. 



7. That settlers be permitted to buy food at cost from the Colony farm, so 

 long as the farm is in operation. 



8. That farm implements be provided for the use of settlers. 



9. That as twelve children of school age now reside in Yorkville, a school be 

 provided for them at once. 



10. That settlers have preference in all work to be done at the Colony farm. 

 In answer to these suggestions we stated that they would have to be taken 



up with the Government, and we now are able to give answer to them as follows : 



1. The suggestion regarding the allowance for uncleared land would be adopted 

 in principle, no settler to receive more than one thousand dollars for ten acres. 



2. This suggestion will automatically come into effect by the abandonment of 

 the scheme, and broadly, in the settlement now to be made those on the new scheme 

 will be treated practically the same as those on the old. 



3. The Ontario Government will not provide work for settlers, but this is not 

 necessary, as Mr. Ballantyne, of the Dominion Government- Farm, assures us that 

 he can give employment to all those remaining, in connection with the Dominion 

 Government Farm. 



4. We could not recommend, nor would the Government consider, the granting 

 of patents on any basis more favourable than that already provided in the settle- 

 ment scheme. 



5. There is no objection whatever to settlers reserving lots for their sons, but 

 such reservations will have to be made in the regular way, and not as a special 

 favour to be granted by our Board. The only consideration which could be allowed 

 would be that certain terms might be arranged with regard to the work to be done 

 on such reserved lots, which would be of more advantage, both to the settler and 

 his sons, than would be the case were their work divided. The beginning of the 

 clearing on the sons' lot might be delayed for a reasonable time. TJiis, however, 

 will be a matter of individual adjustment. 



6. So long as horses remain on the Colony Farm settlers may continue to 

 get the use of them under the old conditions, but it is understood that this can 

 be for a limited time only, as horses will not be retained on this farm by the 

 Government after the final settlement has been made. 



7. -Settlers may buy feed at cost from the Colony Farm so long as the farm 

 is in operation and has such feed to sell. 



8. It has already been provided that settlers may receive farm implements 

 free of charge when recommended by the Board, but no indiscriminate distribution 

 of implements is to be made. 



9. While no formal settlement with regard to the location of a school in 

 Yorkville has been made, the Government is entirely favourable to such an arrange- 

 ment as the Yorkville settlers suggested to the Board, viz., the Government would 

 supply the materials and the settlers would themselves construct the school build- 

 ing free of charge. Until such time as this building is constructed a house suggested 

 by the Yorkville settlers may be used as a school building, it being understood 



