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Crown land(s)†
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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unsettled land held by the state in the name of the Crown; in earlier use, often a synonym for Crown reserve.
See: Crown reserve(s)
Quotations
1791
You are to divide the front into lots of two hundred acres each and mark every third line of concession, reserving the cite of the town, the glebe, and the Crown lands.
1830
Crown-land is obtained on application to the Commissioner, Halifax, at the rate of about £5 currency for 100 acres. . . .
1964
He leases a further 85 acres of Crown land on a year to year basis for maple production.