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An Account of the Three first Office fees upon a Grant to the Blacks at Hammonds Plains consisting of 126 allotments containing 1323 acres of land.
Attorney General fiat £ 1.3.4
109 names at 2/. -- 10.18--
no. of acres above 500/.. 16.6 £12.17.10
Surveyor General £ 2---
Orders of Survey 31.10
additional no. above 500. acres 2.1.3
Searches 9.9-- 45.0.3
Auditor 13.4 13.4
£ 58.11.5
Amount in the hands of Surveyor General to pay the above & the Preston Grant............... £ 54.18.5
less Amt paid Titus Smith 1.15 £ 53.3.5
Deduct half this amount for the Preston Grant ...... £ 26.11.8 1/2
It is understood that should further funds be forthcoming that the Balance of fees due will be paid to the respective officers.
John Spry Morris
Surveyor General
Reference: Commissioner of Public Records collection Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 422 number 62
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