Surveyor Bray mentions details of Pictou Landing Reserve: Original reserve recevied from government was 50 acres. "In 1874, a tract of 89 acres (subsequently reduced by exchange of a portion of it to 84 acres) adjoining the original reserve was prucahsed by this Dept. for the Indians at a cost of $1157.00, and again in 1888 another tract of 30 acres also adjoining the Res. was purchased at a cost of $300.00, thus making a total of $1457.00 expended by the Dept. to provide lands for these indians, in all, 164 acres." Says there is no money for purchase, so requires estimates to be made.

1900-04-20
1900-04-20

J. Bray (Chief Surveyor) (correspondent)
J.D. McLean (Secretary of Indian Affairs)

Personal correspondence

RG10, Vol. 7761, File 27058 http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c12050/1730?r=0&s=5

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