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A Return... of persons given relief, ... in the Southern division
of Ferryland District ... between the 1st Oct. 1847
to 14th Dec. 1848.

(per appendix pages 355 to 360, Journal of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland,
First Session of the Fourth House of Assembly, printed 1848)

 

Information in [square brackets] added by transcriber to highlight spelling errors or variations and possibly typesetting errors.

APPENDIX				355
ROAD REPORTS
FERRYLAND DISTRICT A Return specifying the number of persons relieved in the Southern division of the District of Ferryland, between the 1st day of October, 1847, and the 14th day of December, 1848. The amount or quantity of relief received in each individual case, and the proportion of labor which has been, or may be, obtained for what has been given in relief.
Names of Persons relieved.	Days' work.	Amount labor per day.	Amount labor by Contract.	Remarks.
CAPLIN BAY.
Terrance Toole	24	£2 - 8 - 0
Wm. and John Rossiter	14	1 - 8 - 0
Joseph and Stephen Gatherall	24	2 - 8 - 0
Ditto per freight	----	1 - 4 - 0
John Power	2	0 - 4 - 0
Michael Hearn	15	1 - 10 - 0
Peter Gregory	13 1/2	1 - 7 - 0
Michael Barry	15	1 - 10 - 0
Michael Rossiter	13	1 - 6 - 0
Richard Regdigan	8 1/2	0 - 17 - 0
Walter Clancy	8	0 - 16 - 0
Thomas and John Bowlin [Boland]	----	----	3 - 0 - 0
Martin Cullen	15	1 - 10 - 0
James Murray	14	1 - 8 - 0
Edward Skeehan [Sheehan]	14	1 - 8 - 0
Matthew Whelan	5	0 - 10 - 0
Michael Power	2	0 - 4 - 0
William Johnston	1	0 - 2 - 0
Patrick Ryan	13	1 - 6 - 0
Edward Keough	19	1 - 18 - 0
John Wade	19	1 - 18 - 0
Edmond Keefe	8	0 - 16 -0
James Meany	7	0 - 14 -0
Mrs. Rossiter and Bryan	----	1 - 14 -0		Widows
4 Stage Shores	----	0 - 4 - 0
14 Flake Beams	----	0 - 7 - 0
Edward McNamara	6	0 - 12 -0
		28 - 19 - 0	3 - 0 - 0	This sum £31 -19 - 0 expended between Ferryland and Cape Broyle on the Main Line.
LAMAUNCH BRIDGE
John Power	33	4 - 19 - 0
Michael Power	12	1- 10 - 0
Joseph and Stephen Gatherall	28	3 - 10 - 0
Michael Rossiter	5	0 - 12 - 6
William and James [John?} Rossiter	21	2 - 12 - 6
Richard Reddigan	15	1 - 17 - 6
James Meany	15	1 - 17 -6

 

356	APPENDIX
ROAD REPORTS
Names of Persons relieved.	Days' work.	Amount labor per day.	Amount labor by Contract.	Remarks.
{CONTINUED}
Edmund Keefe	15	1 - 17 -6	£3 - 0 - 0
Joseph Sullivan	15	1 - 17 - 6
John Bolen [Boland]	9	1 - 2 - 6
Matthew Whalen	9	1 - 2 - 6		The sum of £22 19s. 0d. expended building Lamaunch Bridge.
		51 - 18 - 0
		3 - 0 - 0
		54 - 18 - 0
41 Barrels Meal, 24s. 57 Gallons Molasses, 2s.		49 - 4 -0 5 - 14 - 0 54 - 18 - 0	£3 - 0 - 0*	[*This amount appears to have already been entered in the total above.]
CAPE BROYLE
Maurice Aylward	15	1 - 10 - 0
Michael Lahey	15	1 - 10 - 0
William Bryan	15	1 - 10 - 0
James Aylward	15	1 - 10 - 0
C. Hartery	15	1 - 10 - 0
John Keough	15	1 - 10 - 0
Martin Keefe	15	1 - 10 - 0
John Walsh	----	----	3 - 0 - 0
George Grant	----	----	2 - 0 - 0
Patrick Whelan	15	1 - 10 - 0
John Dalton	----	----	3 - 0 - 0
John Whelan	----	----	1 - 10 - 0
Jane Haley	----	0 - 12 - 0		Widow
James Coady	15	1 - 10 - 0
Furlong & Coady	----	----	1 - 4 - 0
Patrick Murray	----	1 - 12 - 0		Freight
		14 - 14 - 0	10 - 14 - 0	This sum £25 8s. 0d. expended on main line between Cape Broyle, Brigus, and making road to Chapel
LAMAUNCH BRIDGE
Michael Haley	6	0 - 15 - 0
James Aylward	5	0 - 12 - 6
John Keough	10	1 - 5 - 0
Patrick Whelan	6	0 - 15 - 0
James Coady	12	1 - 10 - 0
Richard Grant	12	1 - 10 - 0
William Bryan	5	0 - 12 - 6
John Martin	10	1 - 5 - 0
Samson Lenine	10	1 - 5 - 0
Michael Aylward	12	1 - 10 - 0

 

APPENDIX				357
ROAD REPORTS
Names of Persons relieved.	Days' work.	Amount labor per day.	Amount labor by Contract.	Remarks.
{CONTINUED}
George Grant	6	0 - 15 - 0
Michael Bryan	12	1 - 10 - 0
John Dalton	6	0 - 15 -0		The sum of £14 - 0 - 0 expended building LaMaunch Bridge.
HELL HILL BRIDGE
Richard Furlong	10	1 - 5 - 0
John Whealan	5	0 - 16 - 6
William Bryan	6	0 - 15 - 0
Richard Furlong & Co.	----	----	2 - 8 - 0	The sum of £5 - 0 - 6 expended building Hell Hill Bridge.
			13 - 2 - 0
		31 - 6 - 6 13 - 2 - 0 44 - 8 - 6
32 1/2 barrels Meal, at 24s. 34 gallons molasses		39 - 0 - 0 5 - 8 - 0 44 - 8 - 0
BRIGUS
John Martin	----	----	1 - 4 - 0
Samson Lenine	----	----	0 - 12 - 0
Martin Leary	----	----	4 - 4 - 0
John Hayes	----	----	2 - 8 - 0	Freight
Nicholas Power	----	----	0 - 12 - 0
			9 - 0 - 0	The sum of £9 - 0 - 0 expended on the Branch Road to Brigus.
LAMANCHE BRIDGE
Mark Grace	12	1 - 10 - 0
Thomas Jordan	12	1 - 10 - 0
James and William Doyle	30	3 - 15 - 0
John Hayes	12	1 - 10 - 0
		8 - 5 - 0		The sum of £8 - 5 - 0 expended building LaMaunch Bridge.
		9 - 0 - 0
		17 - 5 - 0
13 barrels Meal at 24s. 16 1/2 gallons Molasses at 2s.		15 - 12 - 0 1 - 13 - 0 17 - 5 - 0
				M. MORRY, J.P. {Commis R. CARTER, J.P. {sioners

 

358	APPENDIX
ROAD REPORTS
THE COMMISSIONERS FOR RELIEF OF THE POOR IN FERRYLAND IN AC- COUNT WITH HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT
		Dr.
1848, To Cash	----	----	£25 - 0 - 0
		Cr.
By cost of 14 Barrels Meal at £1 - 1 - 0 per barrel			£14 - 14 - 0
Matthew Morry for Inspector Caplin Bay			2 - 17 - 6
John Cushen [Cashin], Inspector Cape Broyle			2 - 11 - 0
Rev. James Murphy, 2 Wheelbarrows			2 - 10 - 0
LaMaunch Bridge, 6 Augers			0 - 13 - 0
James Johnston's Smith account			1 - 1 - 6
18 lbs. Nails to repair Norris Bridge			0 - 6 - 0
21 lbs. Nails for Lamaunch Bridge			0 - 7 - 0
			£25 - 0 - 0
	MATTHEW MORRY, J.P. { Commissioners. ROBERT CARTER, J.P.    {

 

APPENDIX						359
ROAD REPORTS
FERRYLAND DISTRICT A Return specifying the number of persons relieved in the Southern division of the District of Ferryland, between the 1st day of October, 1847, and the 14th day of December, 1848. The amount or quantity of relief received in each individual case, and the proportion of labor which has been, or may be, obtained for what has been given in relief.
Names of person relieved.	Residence	Bls. Meal	Gals. Molasses.	Amount Days' work.	Labor by Contract.	Remarks.
Martin Conway	Ferryland	2 1/2	1	2 - 16 - 0	0 - 6 - 0
Patrick Walsh	do.	2 1/2	3	1 - 16 - 0	1 - 10 - 8
Richard Laherty	do.	2	4	1 - 9 - 6	1 - 6 - 6
Edward Murphy	do.	1	1	1 - 6 - 0
Robert Mills	do.	4 1/2	3	2 - 4 - 0	3 - 10 - 0	Inspector.
Edward Walsh	do.	1/2	2	0 - 16 - 0
Edward Quirk	do.	1	1 1/2	1 - 8 - 0
William Mohan	do.	1	1 1/2	1 - 6 - 0
Nicholas Murphy	do.	1 1/4		1 - 12 - 0
John Kennedy	do.	1 1/2		1 - 16 - 0
Martin Cain	do.	2 1/2	4	3 - 10 - 8
Sylvester Kehoe	do.	1 1/2
Michael Wall	do.	1 1/2	3			Destitute and unable to work.
John Mullaly	do.	4	5	3 - 16 - 0	1 - 15 - 9
Maurice Whelan	do.	1	2	1 - 4 - 0
Widow Brophy	do.	1	3			Destitute
John Gregory	do.	2 1/2	2	1 - 5 - 0	0 - 16 - 0
John Dullanty	do.	1	2	1 - 8 - 0
John Jordan	do.	1		1 - 4 - 0
Martin Curran	do.	1/3		0 - 8 - 0
Catherine Carroll	do.	1/2	1			Pauper.
Martin Stafford	do.	1		1 - 4 - 0
Margaret Walsh	do.	1/2	2			Pauper.
J. Mountain, sen'r.	do.	1 1/2	1			Pauper.
Michael Devereux	do.	1			1 - 0 - 0
Bridget Sliney	do.	1/2	1			Widow.
Eleanor Howlett	do.	1/2	1			Widow.
James Mountain	do.	2	2	2 - 16 - 0
Martin Culleton	do.	1
Bridget Keefe	do.	1/2	1
Catherine Dullenty	do.	1/2	1
R.Kinsella, sen'r.	do.	1	1	1 - 8 - 0
William Cahill	do.	1/2		0 - 12 - 0
James Cummins	do.	1/2		0 - 12 - 0
Richard Furlong	do.	1/2		0 - 12 - 0
		46 1/2	[49]	35 - 15 - 2	10 - 14 - 11	[Total omitted in original document]

 

360	APPENDIX
ROAD REPORTS
Names of person relieved.	Residence	Bls. Meal	Gals. Molasses.	Amount Days' work.	Labor by Contract.	Remarks.
{CONTINUED.}	Aquaforte
Samuel Cose	do.	5 1/2	2	6 - 16 - 0	4 - 2 - 0	Inspector
John Bryan	do.	4	2 1/2	0 - 4 - 0	4 - 2 - 0
Terrance Bryan	do.	4	2 1/2	0 - 4 - 0
Thomas Lovet	do.	3		3 - 12 - 0	9 - 12 - 0
Michael Sisk	do.	6			2 - 0 - 0
Thomas Healy	do.	3 1/2	5	3 - 6 - 0
Thomas Stamp	do.	1 3/4	2	2 - 8 - 0
Richard White	do.	5/6		1 - 0 - 0
Richard White	do.	2	2	2 - 8 - 0
Robert Hole [Hall?]	do.	1		1 - 4 - 0
G. J. Parsons	do.	2		2 - 8 - 0
John Ryan	do.	1/2				For an orphan.
Peter Cose	do.	1/2		0 - 12 - 0
		34 7/8	16	24 - 2 - 0	19 - 16 - 0
						JAMES MURPHY. H. HAMILTON. M. MORRY, J.P. T. CARTER, J.P.

 

Page Contributed and Transcribed by Kevin Reddigan ( June 2014)

 

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