There are a number of Englishmen, Scotchmen and Irishmen, who came to the Kempt district twenty or thirty years ago, without any means, who are now owners of large farms, and some of them wealthy. There is abundance of good land laying vacant in that district and in the southern part of the county, suitable for settlement by any who might be disposed to clear new farms. There are good prospects for agricultural labourers and domestic servants. The best time for them to come is in Spring. There are also inducements for carpenters and blacksmiths.
Suitable settlers are much wanted.
The increased demand for labour at the coal mines tends to advance wages and agricultural produce. There are many new mines now opening, and several companies will require many hundreds of mechanics and labourers in the Spring. The demand for agricultural produce holds out great inducement for small farmers, with 100 to 150, to settle in this county. There is an increased demand for labourers created by the government expenditure at the St. Peter's Canal, the coal mining operations, and repairing of vessels at the maritime slip. There is also a scarcity of fishermen and seamen.