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Letter from James Uniacke, Commissioner of Crown Lands, to Lewis M. Wilkins, Provincial Secretary, regarding Chearnley's request to prosecute Webber et al for trespassing. Mentions trespasses of "Gould" [Gold] River Mi'kmaq reserve, Whycocomagh, Wagmatcook, and Margaree reserves in Cape Breton reported by Crawley and Fr. Courteau. Requests legislation making it a criminal offense to "enclose" land or water reserved for the Mi'kmaq punishable on summary proceeding.
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ted by Wm Archibald when Attorney General and ejected by the Sheriff and returned immediately after and took possession again. I must beg his Excellency to pay attention to the claim of these poor people and to give such orders as may retain the lands set apart for them. I think a bill should be introduced and passed making it criminal to enclose the lands and waters. Reserved for the Indians and affording a summary proceeding before a justice to dispossess intruders and to [make?] the action [transitory?] instead of local as the legal proceedings now are.
I am Sir Y[ou]r Ob[e]d[ien]t Serv[an]t
James B Uniacke
Com of Cr lands


The Hon[ora]ble
LM Wilkins
Prov. Secretary


Date: 1854

Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 431 number 83

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