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(4) there is no white Person in these settlements who understands the Indin Language
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(5) the Indins of these Settlements Resort to the Priest of Prince Edwards Island for Confession & absolution once Every summer in about the munth of Jun
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(6) there is no Lands ungranted in these Settlements but there is Large tracts of Lands Lying weast [waste] for want of improvement
there is land to be sold in the River John at a reasonable reate [rate], and for to be Leased for nine hundred & ninety years in Tatmagouch- frunting[fronting] [?this] harbour
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(7) These Lands & the Neighourhood afford materiels for Staves Hoops Shingles Clapbord, Oar Rafters Hand spiks & Laths these articles could all be sent to Halifax were the Indins to manufacture them
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(8) there is great Quantitys of Herrings in these Harbours in the spring of the year- One herring net of about fifteen fathoms Long is suficent [sufficient] for five or six famileys about the first of Jun the Codfish is verry Plenty and by the twelfth the Rivers is full of [ Gaspheroues?]
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(9) Potatoes can be purchased at the season of gathering them for Eighteen Pence Per bushell
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(10) Small huts for About £6 can be built

(11) the Price of Clearing an acre of Land Depends Chiefly upon what sort of timber grows upon it from £2 =10 to £4- - 10 is what I have Payd my self
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(12) Wool flax & Wheels Can be Procured hear for the Indin women & Persons can be had to instruct them in Spinning & knitting
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(13) the Indins are not willing to Place some of there Children in the families of the neighbouring Settlers on acount of there Religion- yet the Settlers for small premiums would Receive and instruct them.