Account of Furs, per Customs' Returns, imported into the United Kingdom from North America. Coat Wolve. Cat. Mink. Fox. Musquash. Swan. Deer. Racoon. Elk. Half-dress'd lbs. 700 Hudson's Bay 1,000 93,074 3,854 19,400 3,520 98,700 3,100 1,250 38,800 23,000 4,550 700,800 3,530 Beaver. Beaver. Bear. Otter. Fisher. Marten, 1763. lbs. By the Hud- 9,353 24,881 541 1,478 17,232 2,731 1,322 6,000 147 2,207 2,789 By the North- west Com- pany 75,040 8,340 8,060 2,800 42,247 608 59 4,150 1,030 2,300 6,080 6,511 39,000 1,568 28,300 Total 9,353 99,921 8,881 9,538 2,800 59,479 3,339 1,381 10,150 1,177 4,507 8,869 6,511 39,000 1,568 28,300 1800. Hudson's Bay 1,668 35,037 605 3,694 578 30,053 5,693 495 3,708 1,344 10,164 15,272 12,000 5,185 1,979 Total 1,668 164,237 25,105 21,694 6,578 70,053 8,093 1,495 19,708 9,344 24,164 27,272 24,885 109,979 700 1832. 2,000 200 1,450 160 10,000 20 7 900 4,500 7,000 4,000 Total 1,000 95,074 4,034 20,850 4,680 108,700 3,120 1,257 39,700 27,500 11,550 704,800 3,530 100 300 The total value of the exports from the British colonies, may be summed up as follows, taking the average of five years ending 5th January, 1833. Produce of the forests (including furs) - £1,326,404 00 Produce of the fisheries, including seal oil and skins 857,210 00 £2,970,260 00 The proceeds of new ships, built in the colonies and sold in England, with the freight of their homeward cargoes; and the proceeds of the cargoes of fish, &c. sold in the West Indies, Foreign Europe, &c., form a large share of the payments made for British manufactures, although the amount cannot, from not appearing in any returns, be ascertained. Yet it makes up the difference between the value of exports to and imports from British America, in the direct trade with the United Kingdom. The customs' returns for the year ending 5th January, 1832, state the registered vessels of British North America to be 2672 ships, 193,876 tons. The present tonnage, including 57 steam boats, of 4147 horse power, registering 17,186 tons, is computed about 200,000 tons, value 1,600,000l. Boats not decked are not included. The whole number of large open boats and keel boats used in the fisheries, lake and river navigation, &c. may be estimated at 42,052, value about 8l. each, or 336,416l. For this calculation I have only the data of computing on the scale of one boat for nine inhabitants in Newfoundland; one for twenty inhabitants in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick; and one boat for fifty inhabitants in Upper and Lower Canada, including those engaged in the fisheries of the district of Gaspé, pilot boats, &c. The following statement will exhibit the increase of emigrations from the United Kingdom to British North America, taken from official returns, and The provincial revenues of the British North American colonies may be estimated, taking the average of three years ending 1st January, 1833, at, for Lower Canada, total net amount, after de ducting 37,400%. the proportion allowed of the impost duties to Upper Canada £149,468 00 Upper Canada (very uncertain, but esti mated at) Nova Scotia, about New Brunswick (nearly correct) Prince Edward Island (correct) 140,000 Newfoundland (no revenue for the present year, in consequence of the Council negativing the Ways and Means Bill of the Legislative Assembly.) Being about 6s. 8d. paid into the colo nial treasuries for each individual. 00 60,000 0 0 57,000 0 0 9,000 0 0 £415,487 00 These revenues are expended in paying the salaries of public officers, in pensions, in public works, such as roads, bridges, light-houses, canals, and for the support of schools and clergy, &c. The following, statement of salaries and expenditure will more fully illustrate the expenses of the Canada government, &c. The expense of the civil government of Lower Canada, for the year 1832, as voted by the House of Assembly, out of the colonial revenue, was, for the Assistant Clerk, and contingencies, including 500l. for rent of Bishop's palace Chief Justice of the province of Montreal salary Six Puisne Judges, each 900l. 900 0 0 Contingent bills of the Crown Law Officers and Sheriffs Carry over 500 0 0 £39,548 00 900 0 0 45000 Services of subpœnas in Montreal, and care of 1,910 00 450 00 702 00 The Expenses of the Trinity Board, the Pen sions to wounded Militiamen, &c. 2,750l. are provided for by special provincial enact A Secretary and two Superintendants, ditto 809 00 |