the proceeds, for the expense of inspection and management, their share of the fund which has been appropriated by the legislature to the religious instruction of the people, is likely to be in a great measure consumed in charges which to them appear unnecessary, and to so great an extent, that they are apprehensive that it will yield little more than a nominal provision for the support of their Church.' To this portion of the petition your Committee have devoted a good deal of attention, and it appears to them that a very large and unnecessary degree of expense has been incurred in the manner pointed out by the petitioners.

"By certain public returns made by the Commissioner of crown lands, and by the Surveyor General, and laid before the legislature, in compliance with an address of the 9th of October, 1843, it appears that the sums which are realised from the sales of the Reserves are, in a great measure, sunk in the expense of management, and in defraying the general charges of the Land Granting Department.

"Your Committee find that, in addition to a deduction of five per cent. out of all monies received by the district agents, and besides the charge of remunerating a large number of Inspectors of Clergy Reserves, who have been appointed to be paid by the day at a rate not specified in the returns; the proceeds of these lands are also charged by an order of the government, made in August, 1841, with forty per cent. of the expense of the crown land department up to the time of that return. It appears that

in Lower Canada there had been no sales of Clergy Reserves since the 1st January, 1838, and that, since the union of the provinces, not more than about 1,150%. had been received on account of the funds, while 6097., or more than one-half of the whole amount received, had been charged against it as disbursed for expenses.

"In the first half of the year 1843, the whole monies collected in Lower Canada seem not to have exceeded 75l. 16s. 6d., while the disbursements charged against the fund are 431l. 9s. 2d.

"In Upper Canada it appears, by the same documents, that the sales of Reserves had been few for some time previously, though large sums had been received on account of previous sales.

"In the year 1842, the collections amounted to 18,000l., and the disbursements to 5,1967.

"For the year 1843, the amount collected up to the 1st of July is stated at about 7,000l., and the charges at 1,7637. 11s. 3d.; and while so large a sum as that above mentioned has been charged against the fund for disbursements, there appears to have been only a sale of 200 acres effected within that period, at the price of 901.

"From the information above stated, it appears to your Committee that there is really no proportion or connexion whatever between the service rendered to the fund, and the charges which are imposed upon it."

Comparative Statement of number of Emigrants at the Port of Quebec from the year 1829 inclusive.

Scotland... 20,143 10,998 16,289 2,234 2,174 1,645
Germany..

...

...

...

896

165,793 94,520 122,083 19,925 25,215 32,753

Abstract of Trades and Callings of Emigrants arrived at Quebec and Montreal, 1846.

NOTE G, page 236..

To the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop, and the Reverend the Clergy of the Church of England, [or, of the American Church,] in the Diocese of

I DESIRE herewith to commend to your pastoral ́ care, and brotherly good offices,

of the Parish of

of

to settle in

in the Diocese who, with his family, is about and I certify

that he is a member of the Church of England, and that his children severally named

have been baptized.

Minister of

Diocese of

Dated this

Copies of this FORM, which has been provided for the use of those Clergymen who may be prevented from entering more particularly into the cases of the families emigrating from their several parishes, may be had at the Office of the SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL, 79, Pall Mall, London.

R. CLAY, PRINTER, BREAD STREET HILL.