| Display title | Nova Scotia Land and Property Records |
| Default sort key | Nova Scotia Land and Property Records |
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| Page ID | 90948 |
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| Page creator | KirkBE (talk | contribs) |
| Date of page creation | 16:34, 7 April 2011 |
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This attribute controls the content of the description and og:description elements. | A particular situation in Nova Scotia played a large role in land development. The better timber suited for the construction of ship masts belonged to the crown for the use of the royal navy. The government was hesitant to grant large tracts of land because of this very necessary resource. In the mid-eighteenth century, they changed the policy to allow large land grants to associations and individuals who would agree to bring settlers in. The years 1760 to 1773 witnessed almost 5½ million acres granted under this system. At that time no more than 13,000 people lived in the colony. In 1774 they decided to stop these free grants and would sell land instead. This only lasted for one year and in 1775 the land granting system started again. |
