Harry Stewart on land leased from Dr. Blanchard was rated at $375 and this cottage was also moved.

From the estate of Robert Hudson J r., 54 acres were expropriated, including cranberries, and water for stock, and compensation of $1,469.03 was paid to three sisters, the Hudson heirs: Mrs. Wm. Tillson, Mrs. Russell Abbott and Mrs. Charles Hardy. From Will Bell’s 161 acre farm, 61 acres were expropriated for the National Park with compensation of $1,393.18. Ray Carr’s farm of 140 acres lost approximately 76 acres to the park, including Long Pond, for a total compensation of $2,774.85. G.W. Ritchie, who with J .A. Gesner had a cottage on land leased from Ray Carr, received $300 for the cottage with the right to remove it.

The complete farm of John C. MacAulay, 150 acres with pond, 'cranberries and farm buildings was expropriated, with compensation of $3,500. John A. Martin lost 92 acres of his 237 acre farm, this area being the part of his land situated north of the Stanhope East Road; he received $2,340 compensation. Sydney Ranicar, with Malcolm MacCallum, owned a farm of 55 acres, bought from the estate of Neil Higgins, on which they grew ginseng. The whole farm was expro- priated, Ranicar receiving $2,750 for the land and buildings; he thought he should have been compensated further for the loss of his ginseng roots.

This concludes the account of the transfer of shore properties from landowners to the National Park. In cases where the Commission and owners could not agree, no right of appeal to the courts was provided for either side; the payment for those who refused all offers was deposited in the Court of Chancery.

Park Development

In 1937 administrative offices for the park were set up at Dalvay House, which was repaired, and work was begun on the highway from Campbell’s Corner near Dalvay along the coast towards Covehead Harbour; a boundary fence was begun and a bath house and changing facilities built at Dalvay.The first park superintendent, Mr. E.A. Smith, was appointed in 1938, and the former caretaker’s house renovated as the superintendent’s house the following year; a com- bined workshop, garage and stores building was erected at Dalvay. At this time primitive campgrounds with shelters were developed at Dalvay and Brackley Beach; tennis courts were constructed for public use at Dalvay in 1940 and at Brackley Beach in 1949; a beautiful lawn bowling green (“boulin grin” in Franglais) was installed at Dalvay in 1947. Houses were built to accommodate staff at Dalvay, together with more maintenance buildings, in the period 1942-1962.

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