, 1858-07-02


and also reciting that the Governor and
Company of Adventures Of England
trading to Hudson's Bay, and certain As,
sociatiOns Of persons trading under the
name of "The Northwest Company Of
Montreal, had respectively extended the
fur trade over many parts Of North Amer
ca which had not been before explored,
and that the competition in the said trade
had been found, for some years past, to be
productive Of great inconvenience and loss,
not only to the said Company and Assoca-
tons, but to the said trade in general, and
also Of great injury to the native Indians
and Of other persons his said Majesty's sub
jects; and that the said Governor and Com
pany Of AdVenturers trading to Hudson's
Bay; and William MGilliVray, Of MOntre-
al, in thef Province of Lower Canada, es-
quire; Simon M'GilliVray, Suffolk Lane, in
the city of Londen, merchant; and Edward
Ellice, Of Spring gardens, in the county of
Middlesex, esquire; had represented to his
said Majesty that they had entered into an
agreement, on the 26tb day of March last,
for putting an end to the said competition,
and carrying on said trade for 2l years,
commencing with the outfit of 1921, aud
ending with the returns of the outfit of
lS4l, to be carried on in the name of the
said Governor and Company exclusively,
and that the said Governor and Company,
and William MGillivray, Simon MGilliv-
ray and Edward Elliee had humbly be-
sought his said late Majesty to make
Grant and give his Royal Liceuce to them
jointly Of and for the exclusive privilege of
trading with the Indians in North America.
under the restrictions and upon the terms
and conditions specified in the said recited
Act: his said late Majesty being desirous
Of encouraging the said trade, and remedy
ing the evils which had arisen from the
competition which had Heretofore existed
therein, did give and grant his Royal Ii
cence, under the hand and seal of one Of
his Principal Secretaries of State, to the
said Governor and Company, and William
MGillivray, Simon M'Gillivray and Ed
ward Ellice, for the exclusive privilege of
trading with the Indians in all such parts
Of North America to the northward and to
the westward Of the said lands aud terrific
ries belonging to the said United States Of
America, as should not form any part Of
any Of his said Majesty's Provinces in North
America, or Of any lands and territories
belonging to the United States Of America,
or to any European government, state or
power; and bis said late Majesty did also
give and grant and secure to the said Gov
ernOr aud Company, and William M'Gilliv-
ray, Simon MGilliVray and Edward Ellice,
the sole aud exclusive privilege for the full
period OF 81 years from the date of that
Grant, Of trading with the Indians in all
such parts of North America as aforesaid
Except as hereinafter mentioned), and did
thereby declare that no rent should be re-
quired or demanded for or in respect Of
that Grant and Licence, or any privileges
given thereby for the said period of 81
years, but that the said Governor and Com
pany of Adventures trading to Hudson's
Bay, and the said William MGillivray,
Simon MGillivray and Edward EIlice,
should, during the period Of that Grant and
bicenee, keep accurate registers Of all per-
sons in their employ in any parts Of North
America, and should in each year return To
his said Majesiy's Secretary of State accu-
rate duplicates Of such registers, and enter
into and give security to bis said Majesty
bis heirs aud successors, in the penal sum Of
20, 900 for ensuring, as far as in them
might lay, or as they could by their author
ity over the servants and persons in their
employ, the due execution of all criminal
processes, and Of every civil process in any
suit where the matter in dispute shall ex-
coed 9200, by the officers and persons le-
gally empowered to execute such processes
within all the territories included in that
Grant, and for the producing or delivering
into custody for purposes Of trial all per
sons in their employ or acting under their
authority within the said territories, who
shonld be charged with aay criminal Of
fence; and bis said Majesty did thereby re-
quire that the said Governor and COMPANY.
and William MGilliVray, Simon Nj
Gillivray aud Edward Ellice, should, as
soon as the same could be conveniently
done, make and submit for his said Msjes-
ty's consideration and approval, such rules
and regulations for the management and
carrying on Of the said for trade with the
Indians, and the conduct Of the persons
employed by them therein, as might appear
to his said Majesty to be effectual for d.
minishing or preventing the sale or distri-
bution Of spirituous liquors to the Indians,
and for promoting their moral religious i'm
prOYement; aud his said Majesty did there
by declare, that nothing in that Grant con
tanned should be deemed or construed to
authorize the said Governor and Company,
and William M'Gillivray, Simon MGilliV-
ray and Edward Ellice, or any persons in
their employ, to claim or exercise any trade
with the Indians on the Northwest coast
Of America to the westward Of the Stony
Mountains, to the prejudice or exclusion of
any citizens Of the United States of Amer
lea who might be engaged in the said trade;
and providing also by the now reciting
Grant, that no British subjects other than
and except the said Governor and Compa-
ny, and the said William MGairay,
Simon MGnliVray and Edward Ellice, aud
Al.