1P?ENDIX . XXV

LAND COMMISSION! ON. MR. HOWE’S EXPOSITION OF THE AWARD.

(From the Examiner, August 26, 1861.)

CnARLoTrnTOWN, TUESDAY, Aug. 20, 1861.

MR. HOWE said that his visit to the Island, at the pre- ent time, was unconnected with the Land Question. He ad come solely with a view to render the Steamboat service n theiGulf more perfect and useful to both Provinces. On 'is arrival here, however, he had‘seen in one of the papers

hat appeared to be a garbled and inaccurate report of the ' ward. and had thought it due to his brother Commission- rs and to the people of the Colony to correct those errors, hich he had done in a letter, over his own signature,

hich they would find in the Examiner. He had yesterday Keceived a note from Benjamin Davies, Esq., Chairman of a ommittee of Delegates, enclosing a copy of a letter which but gentleman had addressed on the 16th of August to the on. John H. Gray, requesting to be favored with an out- ine of the Commissioners‘ Report. He thought it his duty nder all the circumstances. and to satisfy the very natural nxiety of the people, to intimate to Mr.»Davies that if the elegates would call upon him he would be happy to give hem any information in his power. This meeting had rown out of those-communications. He saw no necessity or mystery in the matter; on thecontrary, the sooner the ncrsl principles embodied in the Report of the Royal ommissioners were universally known in the Island the ooner ~a.ll parties would prepare for the legislation hich would be required to give effect to it. The Be- ort itself had been sent to His Grace the Duke of New- astle to be laid at the foot of the Throne. The Commission- rs would have been glad to have sent forward a copy for ie information of the people whose interests were so deep-

involved, but in our monarchical country there were ertain forms. which, however they might sometimes seem retard public business. it was graceful and prudent to beerve. In accordance with official etiquette, therefore, it ad been deemed proper that the Report should be trans- itted to the Lieutenant Governor through the Secretary ‘f State. He had no doubt that it would be printed in ngland and sent to the Island without any unnecessary ,elay. He had no copy with him, and of course could not

retend to give them from memory more than an outline of co