n 



inhiil)itunts ol Siindy Hay to di^jiosc ol' Ihal portion of their inoduoe 

 wliich cxcrcds tlioir oavu ooiisumplio]! 



Tht^ ca])!!!'. Jislii'vy o]i tli«' lioacli and lJu> ])rf]tai;itiou < F s^■a-^V'=t'd 

 mia'lit yield n larLje qriaiitily oi' iiiaiuire suilirieiil 1o Irrliliv.c a con- 

 sidi'iablc porlioji ol' ihc couiily oi Mataiio, l)iil wlial is llie nsi" d t.ikini^ 

 any lion])lc ai.oul tliis win n ;ii the pre^oiii nioiuciil there is :; uivat 

 deal oi'produt(> which caiDiot he sold :" 



L,'! us novr iiroet cd (o IJivieie 111;:,", he. "Wf m/ed noi d\V"ll ai ;;iiy 

 lena'th on ii. si!;rc we Avoiikl h;ivi' titv nearly the same remarks t" i.tako 

 wilhv. r.reiiee !o tin' huui)er Irade, auiTnltural prodncc ii'id rattle raising. 

 We niay ho\v< ver slale Ihal there would Ix- eciisidend-li' trade ii^ hunhev 

 here illln're Wiis a re.ihvav. (hat the lailwav would iii;il ahiiudaiii up- 

 plies and ureal (lu.aiiiilies oi' shiiii^lcs wiaiid he niaiiul'ih hired 



At ill',' ])ri'si'nt inoineiii a u'ood Inisin^ss is done with thi' la'.: r. c-.n- 

 sidoriiiy ihat the shingles can he shipped only hysehoornr. duriiiL'' i \'''ry 

 short p'-riod ol the year ar.d only to Quebec, whii'h is not at all ;i iii;i ket 

 for that arti'de. C'onscquenllv it is sa<'rilied. II iherr was ii hraiii 'i ol' 

 the Intercolonial passing through KiviGr*' Dlniichv. .--hiiigh s, a dwr . nd 

 firt -wood could be shijiped at any seasfm to all parts o! ^\ nieri'a. and b^ I'ore 

 loiig the trade would be iiicr^ used to three or lour times its v.eiujl volume. 



At Kiviere Ijlaiiche weluivealso the (juestion ot roads to e<>itsid'r. It 

 is really j)ainlul to see to what extent and how eulpa])ly, 1 might say. this 

 fini' 'parish has been negledi'd in thai respect. ITntii within ih-- past few 

 years, (hci'e AVas but one road h'adiim' to the cone 'ssio;is and ihi.-. was lour 

 miles 1,! low till' church, so tlnit the ])ricst when calh'd u|)on to mini.--ier 

 tolhcsiek. livinu' ai a distance ol' three dr i'our luilv. iii a slrtiight lino 

 from the chui'ch, was obliged to {)r 'ceed io th" only cxi.>tiim' ro;id which 

 I have just !>ieiii ioned, go up tiiat road, then return l)y ib- cMie- 's- 

 sioii roa<i, niaki;iu about eleven luiies. while he wouM have oulv !i:\d 

 three or four lo uo over, had ther<' bLvii a iMiid st;ii:in^' direct ly i'.oni i he 

 church as in niosi other p;vrish 's 



It may seem childish, at lirsi ^ight. to mention such a laet. l)Ui i nis 

 impr's:sif>n dir apj); iirs when we i- 'ib'c! that this is one ol'th" r.i my c!ia- 

 raclerislie I'eiiiui'.'s ol' (he inveterate c.",vlessnes-;. (vu;' iiiij.-h; s i y the 

 stuilied neii'ieci. o!' t iie consfM'vative e-ov- I'nmenis in conui^eiion w .' ii ■very- 

 thing allecting •, .ionization and agriculiural p.ogress in th ' I'rovuic ■. 



Ivoads us. <; to be coiuineiK'ed ill inaiiv i>'!aees, a cevlain numb",- ol' 

 men \vere sd ;i/ work who were ke[>( a! hand as el 'e(oral ins' rii!ie>nts, 

 onls' the (puur . y ol' work wiis liuue whieh was re(|uired to k ''p up the 

 good leeling. and the hojie.s oi'tlie various loeaiities, roads w le Ci>ened 

 at randoiM, inoie by favour, by privil 'ge or from poliiie.d motiv 's liiiM to 

 meet tii'wani.-; o! colonization. The r ;il; wes thai hualities whieh 

 weiv' .)iily ))■ '.>iiuiing ilii'ii' exis(>'nc(-. wk'iidi had \)' ■)i lur 'd by ihe .nost 



