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 imtmctiom from the Right IIonortMc thr Lord:* Commissiouirs of Ill.i Majfxhja 
 TrensUnj to Peter liobinsmi Enquire, the Sunrr/or (Itntral of His Mojctslijg W'ooelf 
 and Forests in the Province of Ujtper Canada. 
 
 WllEIlE.VS His !Mnj(^5»ty, l»y n Coiiiiiiission iM'aring (Into t!i«; j^cveiitocnth day ot' 
 July 1H27, did iioiiiiiiHto and appoint you, tlio said IVter IloltiiiHou, to the ofiico and 
 trust of S^urvoyor (Jenernl of His x^^ajcsty'^^ Woods a ud Forests in tlie I'rovinco ol" 
 UpjMM- Caiia<la, and did strictly enjoin you to follow sudi orders and directions us 
 you njif|ht from time to tirnc receive from tin; Commissioiu'rs of His Majesty's 'I'rea- 
 sury, or from oni; of Ilia Majesty's principal S^ecretaries of Rotate, or from tlie (iovor- 
 nor or OlHcer Administering the Government of the Province of I'pper Canada for 
 the timt; being. 
 
 NOW WIC, the Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury, do hereby enjoin and 
 require.' you to govern yourself in the execution of the Duties of your said OHice by 
 the lollowing Instructions ; — 
 
 TirvT you do forthwith repair to (^anada, and rc{)ort your arrival to the Covernor- 
 in-Chirf, or Oflicer Administering the (lovernment, and lay before him His Majes- 
 tv's Commission appointing you to the said OHico and these our Instructions, for the 
 guidance of your conduct in the execution of the Duties ihereot". 
 
 That you do immediately upon your arrival enter into Security to the satisfaction 
 of the ( Jovernor or OHieer Administering the (iovernment, yours(^lf in Five Thousand 
 rounds, and two Sureties in Two Thousand l''ive Hundred Pounds each, that you 
 will diligently and faithfully perform the duties of your said Office, and duly account 
 for, and pay over, all monies which may come to your hands, in the due execution 
 of the said Ollice. 
 
 That as soon as possible after your arrival, you do proceed to make a Sar\ ey of 
 the Woods and Forests within the said I'rovince, and ascertain in what Districts there 
 luay be any considiTable growth of Masting or other Timber tit for the use of His 
 !\lajesty's Navy; and also in what District there may be any considerable (juantity of 
 other description of Timber, and that you do make an Annual Report of such Sur- 
 vey to us, or the Conmiissioners of the Treasury, and to the Covernor or (^)nicer Ad- 
 ministering the Govermnent of the Province of Upper Canada. 
 
 That you do from lime to time, whenever required by the Governor, or Officer 
 Administering the Government, or by the Ccmniissioner or Conuni.ssione is apjioin- 
 ted for the Sale of Crown Lands in the Province of I'pper Canada, grant a Cer- 
 tificate stating whether any Lot or Lots of Land proposed to be Sold by him the 
 said Commissioner contains any considerable (juantity or growth of Masting or other 
 Tind)cr fit for the use of His Majesty's Navy, or any considerable ([uantity of valua- 
 ble Timber lit for any other purpose. 
 
 Am) Wiikukas, much of the Tind)er standing ami growing on the waste and un 
 granted Lands within the said Province may not be fit and proper for the use of His 
 Majesty's Navy, and it may be expe(|i(Mit that [)ermission should be granted to His Ma- 
 jesty's Subjects to fell the same. — We do therefore rcciuin." and enjoin yon that von 
 

 flo m flir month of ISfiiy in rnch y^nr, mukn n Ileport to tlio (Jovornor, or Ofticor 
 Ailiniiiistoriii,<r tii<> (iuvcriirn(;iit, Htutin^ (lie DidtrictH in whicli it may npixtur to you 
 udvLsublo that liiccnres niiould be granted toHuehofllid Majesty 'h Suhjcct-s an may 
 be (l(<i<irou8 of ( utti i^ Tiniiier not fit for His Majesty's Na\y, specifying tiic rpian- 
 titios whicli in yi.iir judgrnont may Im- lit to be Cut in each Pirttrict, and the qiian'ii* 
 tics for which you would recommend that Licences shonhl be granted in the then 
 ensuing suasoi. 
 
 That upon the (Jovernor, or Otheer Administering the Government in Tipper 
 ('.•iimdn, signifying to you that lie ap|>roves of Licences bi-ing grantcti for Cutting 
 '^I'iiiiber in nil or any of these Districts, you will proceed to grant and disjiose of 
 Li( enc( s foi' Cutting such TimlKT, not exceeding the (piantity to be specilied by 
 him for eacli District, in tlu; following niimier : — 
 
 That in the nuuith of Juiu' in eai li year, you will cause public noticcH to be 
 j:i\en in (he York Cia/ett(;, and in some otiier Newspaper circulating in the I'rovince, 
 as also, in such other manner as nuiy ii;>| ear b«'st adupte<l for gt-neral information, 
 timl you proposi; in the month of August lollowing, to (tJler for Sale by Public Auc- 
 tion ill Vuik, or such otJier jdace as nuiy be named in the Advertizement, Licences 
 to (.';it Timi)er on (lie Wanle or IJngrai.tcd Lands of the Crown, in certain Districts 
 of the Province of Upper Canada. 
 
 Tii.M" eac!i Jiicence be for a quantity not exceeding 2000 feet, and the upset 
 prices will be as follows : — 
 
 Onk, per 1000 feet, 
 
 Ash, Elm, and liecgli, do. ...... 
 
 IJed Pine, do. ...... 
 
 Vv liile Pine, do. ...... 
 
 Hluves, per f^tandurd, 1000, ...... 
 
 Ilaiidspilwcs, do. ...... 
 
 West Indian Staves, and other Timber, per 1000 feet, 
 
 'I'livr iKi licence whatever be sold under these prices, and that no Timber be 
 1 (■iiiiilt<'(i lo be Cut ujjon Waste or rngranted Lands without such Licence. 
 
 'J'uvT (hi- Coiulilii»ns of the Licence be, that Timl)er be Cut within nine months 
 from I lie dale ; and if not Cut within that lime, the Licence to be void. 
 
 'invr llii; purchasers of the Licence be required to enter into a Bond with one, 
 f-'iliiciriit Se<iiiily, that they will pay into the hands of th(! Receiver (ii;neral <»f 
 1 pper Cunudn, for the Timber wliich they may Cut under such Liceiicf! within lif- 
 (e< II iuouilis from its <lale, at the ?*are at which the same may have been purchastul. 
 
 Thai you do, with the ap[>robution of the Governor, or OHicer Administering the 
 (Jnverument, appoint, by a writing under your Hand and Seal, one or more Mea- 
 :-in<is of Timber in t ach District, to make arul certify to you the <iuantify of Tim- 
 be r Cut under each Licence. 
 
 TiiM' you <!(>, immediately after each Sale, furnish to the Auditor of Provincial 
 Accounts a relnru of <dl ijice-nces sold ; and imnuHliately itfter the termination of 
 the Culling Season, that you do furni^di to the Ueccivcr General and to the Auditor 
 
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 of ProviiicinI Accouiil:^, a return of tlie iiimiitity Cut nmlnr rnc h Liionct', an ctili- 
 fnMl to you by llio iiicaxurorn, tnj^< tlicr uilli u Mtiiti>in(!iit of llio sum dm; an*] to bo 
 puid to tliu K«'(M;ivt,r (It.iierul in n.-Nprct of cucli Liceucu. 
 
 That you bo nnlborizod to incur coiitiiii.'«'nt f^xjicncoH in tlu; rxcrutlon of your 
 ofiict;, not cxfoodiM!/ the foilou ing liuiit«, viz : 
 
 Wiigcs to IMnisiiiors, not, 
 Ki'nt (if an Ollico, 
 
 ForTu.!! 
 
 Mti.ssongcr, 
 
 \2.i. ChI. per diiy. 
 JC'.Ti per ininuni. 
 . 10 per unuuni. 
 2't |>er uiuiuni. 
 
 Tiiy of C'lorlvH, A.s8i;4unts, &n', us miiy bo ncci-ssury, nnd us tlio (lovcrnor. or OlHccr 
 AdniiuiiHlc'iini,' tho (iovcrnnu'iit, nuiy drcni rnisonubl(> ; providrd, timt tbo nliolt- 
 of Mucb I'.Npt'ncfs do not, in uny ynir, I'xccixl onc-sixlii part of tbo nrt iiniount wliicli 
 nwiy in such your be; puid to thu Receiver (ienerul of the Province in respect of 
 Huch Jiicciices. 
 
 That you do (uinnally Iny before tlio (iovernor, or OlMcer Achuini^ti rinu the («o- 
 vernmeiit, an account of the conliujyr(!iil expenses of every (hjscripfion mentioned in 
 tlie for<;iroing articles of your Instructions whicli may Ix! iiu;urred bv you, and provi- 
 «l«>d li(! shall be satisfied iherevvith, and that the sanu; do<,>s not exceed one-sixth part 
 of the netunu)unt which may be paid into the iiniids ol'the lleceiver (jleneral of tlio 
 Province in rtjspect to such Licences, the said (lovernor-in-Chief will be authorized 
 to issue his Warrant requirinfjtho Receiver General, out of the net produce of such 
 Jiiccnces, to pay you the amount. 
 
 That inimediut«'Iy after the first January in each year, you do transmit to Us, or 
 to the Conunissioners of His Majesty's Treasiny for the tinu; being, an account speci- 
 fying the number of Licences which may have bet;n granted by you in the preceding 
 year, and the cpiantity (d" Timber cut in the same time, tog.;ther with a copy of your 
 contingent account, to bo rendered to the Governor, or Ofiicer Adniinisterin»f the Go- 
 vernment, m pursuance of the preceding articles of your Instructions, and a statement 
 of the sums received by you for Salary and Commission of the said Ollice. 
 
 And further, that in the execution of the said Olfice you do obey all such orders and 
 dinictions as you may from time to time receive from the Commissioners of the 
 Treasury, or one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, or from the Go- 
 vernor, or Officer Administering the Government for the time being. 
 
 WhiUhall, Trmmry Chainhirs, 
 </«■ IStbduy of July, 18->7. 
 
 (Signed) 
 
 MacjVaghtea, 
 
 J. Lkveson Goweh, 
 
 Eliot. 
 
 fnatructiona to Peter Robinson Esq. Surveyor General of IJis Majesty's Woods and 
 Forests in the Province of Upper Canada. 
 
 
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