r, for
the purchase of hemp seed, and L229 8s. 6d., advanced for
contingencies, clerks of Parliament and so forth, were to be made good
out of a certain sum applied to that purpose; and for the further
encouragement of the growth and cultivation of hemp, and for the
exportation thereof, it was by law determined that L50 per ton should
be paid for hemp.

Lieutenant General Hunter died at Quebec on the 21st August of the same
year, (1805) at the age of 59, and was buried in the English Cathedral
at Quebec, where a monument in marble has been erected to his memory,
by his brother, the physician. It is recorded on his tombstone, that
General Hunter's life was spent in the service of his King and country,
and that of the various stations, both civil and military, which he
filled, he discharged the duties with spotless integrity, unwearied
zeal, and successful abilities.

The Honorable Alexander Grant, as President of the Council, succeeded
General Hunter in the administration of affairs. Mr. Grant reigned only
one year, when he was succeeded by His Excellency Sir Francis Gore.
During Mr. Grant's short rule, L50 a year each, was provided for eight
years, to six Sheriffs; an Act was passed to regulate the practice of
physic and surgery; L490 was appointed for the purchase of instruments
to illustrate the principles of natural philosophy, to be deposited in
the hands of a person employed in the education of youth; L1,600 was
granted for public roads and bridges; the Acts for the appointment of
Parish officers, for the collection of assessments, and for the payment
of the wages of the House of Assembly were altered and amended; the
Custom Duties' Act was continued; and L498 8s. 5d. was made good to the
Commissioners treating with Lower Canada, and to the Clerks of
Parliament.

The Governments, of both Upper and Lower Canada, were administered by
residents of the country at the same period of time. While Mr. Grant,
the administrator of Upper Canada, had convened the parliament of the
province on the 4th of February, 1806, Mr. Dunn had convoked the
parliament of Lower Canada for the 22nd of the same month in the same
year. On opening the parliament of Lower Canada Mr. Dunn tellingly
alluded to the important victory of Lord Nelson at Trafalgar and to the
subsequent action off Ferrol, recommending the renewal of the acts
deemed expedient during the previous war for the preservation of His
Majesty's government and for the interna