Sessional Papers Of The Parliament Of The Province Of Canada Volume 18 PDF Download

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1861 edition. Excerpt: ...snow has been so deep in both Provinces as seriously to interrupt travel. Complaints, almost universal, over the whole Province, have been laid before the Board that the sum allowed by law to the enumerators was not suficient remuneration for their time, and much increased labor. To remedy this, in some degree, the Board thought it but just and reasonable to allow the enumerators for the names on the Agricultural sheets as well as for those on the personal, and at the same rate. These names had to be written all a second time, and the information required is entirely diiferent from that on the personal sheets. This allowance added about one-seventh to the emoluments of the country enumerators, and is the most e uitable method of giving the additional remuneration which was absolutely required un er the circumstances of increased duties, and serious impediments occasioned by the unusually deep snow. This report has been kept back for several days with the expectation that abstracts could have been furnished as to population, produce, &e., &c. But there are still so many returns of commissioners which have not been forwarded to the Department, that there has not been an opportunity to furnish any statement to the House that could be considered satisfactory. So far as there is an opportunity of judging, the census has been correctly and fairly taken, and the amount of information much greater than was given in the year 1852, more especially as regards the manufactures of the country, which appears to be greatly on the increase. PATENT Ornca. The business of the Patent Oflice is steadily increasing. One hundred and forty-nine applications for Patents were received during the past year; and for Fees for Patents and Assignments of...