Part 6 (1/2)

Lot 25, con. 2, George Morris:--Government has granted a location to one Robert Peak, an old soldier, for this lot.

Lot 6, con. 4, Gregor McNab:--This statement is erroneous.

Lot 6, con. 4, Allan McNab:--This is the saw-mill as stated above.

Lot 14, con. 6, Duncan Anderson:--This is one of McNab's lots for which he is deeded.

Lot 24, con. 4, John McCallum:--This was an original grant for which McNab got no value for erecting a school establishment for the benefit of the towns.h.i.+p.

Lot 25, con. 4, Wm. Richards:--Wrong statement, it being the above lot.

Lot 5, con. 5, David Brunna:--Original grant, and deeded for a blacksmith's establishment for public benefit.

Lot 11, con. 5, Joseph Patterson:--This statement is not correct.

Lot 7, con. 6, Peter McIntyre:--These 80 were incurred for law expenses, this fellow having denied that he ever signed the original bond in Scotland.

Lot 12, con. 7, Donald McIntyre:--McNab considers himself bound, whenever this Donald McIntyre pays him in full of his claim, to be debited with the amount, conform to order in Council.

Lot 13, con. 7, John Campbell:--This lot is deeded to one Archibald McNab by mistake.

Lot 25, con. 7, James Miller:--False statement. This man has left the country.

Lot 25, con. 7, John Preston:--This man McNab took from Montreal.

He fled also.

Lot 5, con. 8, Arch. McNab:--This lot was deeded to McNab to establish a ferry.

Lot 11, con. 8, Neil Robertson:--Took this man and family from Montreal.

Lot 17, con. 8, James Aitkin:--Originally Colin McCaul, who was killed by a falling tree; afterwards to James Aitkin.

Lot 24, con. 10, James McLaren:--This is one of those who after getting a patent taken out, refused to grant a mortgage.

Lot 21, con. 11, A & G. Devin:--These are father and son, who with their family, I took from Montreal.

Lot 25, con. 11, Duncan Anderson:--This person, Anderson, was very useful to McNab on first settling the towns.h.i.+p, in procuring provisions and a.s.sisting to make the settlers comfortable, in which capacity and for his extra exertions and trouble, I originally granted him this lot. Many accounts accordingly pa.s.sed between us which is impossible for McNab to bear in mind at this distance of time: 16 years ago.

Lot 6, con. 12, Alex. McNab:--This is one of the most infamous characters in the towns.h.i.+p.

Lot 7, con. 12, Jas. McNee:--This person is my old family Piper, to whom I granted a lot of land and deed, but never received any value. He has a large family of sons.

Lots 18 and 19, con. 13, Alex. McDonell:--Originally granted these broken fronts and deeded for building a good inn and store for the benefit of the towns.h.i.+p and the public, which Mr. McDonell did, much for the comfort and accommodation of that part of the country.

It is a pity that Mr. Allan should state what he is not perfectly certain of.

Lots 20 and 21, con. 13, Michael Roddy:--This original grant was to one Walter Beckwith, under an agreement to build a comfortable inn for the accommodation of the public. In this he failed to cover what McNab had advanced; he sold the lot to one Michael Roddy, who is deeded for it.

It is here particularly to be observed that McNab was obliged to make many sacrifices, and in order to encourage an infant settlement, was induced to make several gratuitous grants of land to encourage tradesmen to settle in this remote quarter.

McNab cannot conclude these remarks upon Mr. Allan's report, without regretting much the spirit in which it is made or drawn up, and in more points than one, its total deviation from truth. For instance, obviously from a desire to deteriorate the value of the towns.h.i.+p, he states positively that there is no grist-mill in the towns.h.i.+p. Now the truth is there has been a very extensive mill establishment in active operation for these ten years past, both saw and grist, at Arnprior; that there has been a saw-mill in operation upon Waba River, for some time past, and a grist-mill erecting; also a third upon the very same creek (being reference to Mr. Hugh McGregor, who saw these mills frequently in operation). He takes also the liberty of remarking, under what consideration does Mr. Allan value the spot on lot McNab has built his cottage, at 15 s.h.i.+llings per acre?--by much the highest price he has valued (but which comes the nearest to the real value of any one he has valued), for MacNab most positively avers, and that without doubt, that the one-half of the towns.h.i.+p as settled is as good, if not better, than it.