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statute labo(u)r †

Hist.

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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road work and other duties required of settlers by law as part of settlement duties.

See: settlement duty

Quotations

1833

A general commutation of statute labour would, we think, be a desirable measure in itself--even if it were commuted for one half its real value, and the proceeds usefully applied under proper restrictians it would still prove advantageous to the public.

1903

. . . the older men were engaged at a "by-the-day" pace, in making some improvements to the road. It was the season for doing the statute labour.