Vacant Lands. 
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Many private parties, owning vast properties, are without 
workmen. This is a guarantee that emigrants will he able to 
come to terms with them. 
ARRONDISSEMENT OE THE GRANDE RIVIERE. 
The local authorities manifest much sympathy in behalf of 
emigration. Though the Government lands are cut up into 
small parts, or partly leased, there is room here for a good 
number of laborers. Many of the leases are only held for the 
cutting of the logwood. This fine arrondissement has a large 
extent of fallow land of first-rate quality. 
ARRONDISSEMENT OE THE TROU. 
Here there are numerous demesne lands. If the quality of 
the soil is not always equal to that of the arrondissements of 
which I have already spoken, there are, nevertheless, great 
advantages to be met with. The drier lands are specially 
adapted to the growing of cotton. 
ARRONDISSEMENT OE EORT LIBERT^. 
This is one of the districts which offer the largest extent of 
Government land. Tracts of vast extent, in the plains as well 
as in the mountains, could be placed at the disposal of the emi¬ 
grants. There are good and numerous landing-places. Its 
nearness to Cape Haytian would largely facilitate the sale of 
produce of all sorts. It would be easy to establish, in this sec¬ 
tion, settlements and villages. The mountains which tower 
above this part of the island are rich in various minerals. 
ARRONDISSEMENT OE NIPPES. 
I now pass to the department of the SoutE. 
There is much sympathy shown, in the arrondissement of 
Nippes, on the question of emigration. The inhabitants are in¬ 
dustrious, and on that account there are not so many large Gov¬ 
ernment properties as elsewhere, but large quantities of land 
have been spontaneously offered for sale, on lease, or to be 
worked on half-shares. They would also pay the passage of 
one hundred laborers. 
Near the seashore, the Government has but little land. At 
