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Copy of Minutes of Council of 12th June, 1752, Regarding the Erection of a Light House at Sambro.
At a Council holden at the Govrs. House at Halifax, Fryday, June 12th, 1752.[105]
| Present—His Excellency the Govr. | ||
| Benj. Green, | Wm. Steele, | Esqrs. |
| John Collier, | Geo. Fotheringham, | |
Resolved, That, Whereas a Light house at the Entrance of the Harbor of Halifax, would be greatly beneficial to the Trade, Navigation, and Fishery of this Colony, and might be the means of preserving the Lives and properties of many of his Majesty's Subjects, and whereas altho' many persons might willingly contribute towards so good a Work without any Expectation of a Reimbursement, yet probably many may more readily be concerned therein, when attended with any hopes of promoting their own Interest at the same time.
A Lottery, according to the following Scheme, be set on foot for raising a sum of £450 towards building a Lighthouse at or near Cape Sambrough, (whereby, besides the advantages before mentioned,) a considerable number of Settlers will be usefully employed for some time, and a great & lasting Benefit to the province be gained, by a voluntary Tax upon those persons (amongst others) who at present contributed nothing towards the Expence of the Government whose protection & favour they enjoy.
Scheme of a Lottery for raising £450 towards building a Lighthouse at or near Cape Samborough:—
The number of Tickets to be 1000 at £3 each, £3000.
The number of Benefit Tickets to be 200, vizt.:
| 1 | Prize of £500 | £500 |
| 1 | Ditto of 300 | 300 |
| 2 | Ditto of 100 each | 200 |
| 5 | Ditto of 50 each | 250 |
| 10 | Ditto of 30 each | 300 |
| 40 | Ditto of 10 each | 400 |
| 140 | Ditto of 7 each | 980 |
| 1 | The first drawn | 70 |
| 200 | prizes. | £3000 |
Fifteen per cent. to be deducted from the fortunate Tickets, and the remainder to be paid, without any other Deduction, to ye possessors of the sd. Tickets, as soon as the drawing shall be over—To be drawn publickly in the Town House, at Halifax under the Direction of managers to be appointed by his Excelly. the Govr. as soon as all the Tickets shall be disposed of, and in case the said Tickets shall not be all disposed of, before ye 31st Augt. next, the money recd. for any sold to be repaid to the possessors thereof on Demand.
ED. CORNWALLIS.