fir, &c.

All these lands are so intermixed that every single farmer may have a
proportionable quantity of plow land, grass land, and wood land, and
are all situated about the Bay of Fundy, upon rivers navigable for
ships of burden.

Proposals will be received by Mr. Hancock of Boston, and by Messrs.
Delancie & Watts of New-York, to be transmitted to the Governor, or
President of the Council at Halifax.

(Copy.)

His Majesty's confirmation of the plan for settling the Province of
Nova-Scotia.

At the Court of St. James's, the 16th day of February, 1760,

(Seal) (Present)

The King's Most Excellent Majesty,
Lord Keeper, Earl Gower,
Lord President, Viscount Barrington,
Lord Steward, Lord Deleware,
Earl of Hyndford, Mr. Vice Chamberlain.

Whereas there was this day read to the Board, a representation from
the Lords Commissioners of Trade and Plantations, dated the 30th of
December last, containing an account of the proceedings of the
Governor in Council of Nova-Scotia, with regard to the settling of
the lands evacuated by the removal of the French inhabitants from
that Province, as well as other tracts of land in the wild and
uncleared part of that country, and also with regard to the terms
and conditions upon which the said Governor and Council have agreed
to make grants of the said lands: and the said Lords Commissioners
being of opinion, that the plan so laid down by the said Governor
and Council, will be a means of the speedy settling the vacant
lands in that Province, and therefore proper to receive His
Majesty's approbation: His Majesty has this day took the said
representation into consideration, and is hereby pleased, with the
advice of his Privy Council, to declare his royal approbation of
the said plan of the said Governor and Council, for the speedy
settling the vacant lands in that Province: and also of the terms
and conditions agreed upon for that purpose, and doth therefore
order that the Governor or Commander-in-Chief of his Province of
Nova-Scotia for the time being, do carry the same into execution.

(Signed) W. SHARPE.

_Extract of a Letter from His Excellency Governor Lawrence, to the
Agent for the Province of Nova-Scotia, at Boston, dated 24th June,
1760._

"I am ready to