“8th. And to prevent individuals from monopolizing such spots as contain mines, minerals, fossils, and conveniences for mills, and other similar advantages of a common and public nature, to the prejudice of the general interest of the settler, the Surveyor-General and his Agents or Deputy Surveyors in the different districts, shall confine themselves in the location to be made by them upon certificates of the respective Boards, to such lands only as are fit for the common purpose of husbandry; and they shall reserve all other spots aforementioned, together with all such as may be fit and useful for ports and harbours, or works of defence, or such as contain valuable timber for ships, building or other purposes, conveniently situated for water carriage, in the hands of the Crown, and they shall, without delay, give all particular information to the Governor or Commander-in-Chief for the time being, of all such spots as are hereinbefore directed to be reserved to the Crown, that order may be taken respecting the same. And the more effectually to prevent abuses and to put individuals on their guard in this respect, any certificate of location given contrary to the true intent and meaning of this regulation is hereby declared to be null and void, and a special order of the Governor and Council made necessary to pledge the faith of Government for granting of any such spots as are directed to be reserved. FAMILY LANDS AND ADDITIONAL BOUNTY. “Certificate of the Board appointed by His Excellency the Governor, for the District of ——, in the Province of Quebec, under the rules and regulations for the conduct of the Land Office Department. “Dated, Council Chamber, Quebec, 17th February, 1789. “The bearer ——, having on the —— day of ——, preferred to the Board a Petition addressed to His Excellency the Governor in Council, for a grant of —— acres of land in the Township of —— in the District of — —. We have examined into his character and pretentions, and find that he has received —— acres of land in the Township of ——, in the District of ——, and that he settled on and has improved the same, and that he is entitled to a further assignment of —— acres, —— in conformity to the seventh articles of the rules and regulations aforementioned. “Given at the Board at this —— day of ——, one thousand seven hundred and ——. “To —— “Acting Surveyor for the District of ——. CERTIFICATE OF THE ACTING SURVEYOR.