Show FrcucliCuiiadinii Colonization MONT EAL Quebec Sept Negotiations have just been concluded here with the Government Gov-ernment of this Province and the Montreal Ionization Society at the head of which is Archbishop Fabre by Dr Johnson Paline of Lawrence and Camilla Roussin merchant mer-chant of Lowell Mass who were duly appointed ap-pointed delegates by 105 heads of French Canadian families in those towns and neighboring neigh-boring country to make arrangements for their return to this Province These French Canadians wish to return to Canada and settle on land in their native Province as many others have already done A contract has been entered into by the delegates by which 50000 acres of land in La Lievre and La Rouge valleys in Ottawa District have been secured for the settlement of these families whose intention it is to come when the clearing the land and the building of houses is completed A special fund having been subscribed for these purposes they will come in an organized party and take possession provided with implements to till the land Many have already returned through the exertions of Father LaBelle who has been a pioneer in the colonizing district in question which is of great extent Those who have come have been very successful suc-cessful being more progressive than before they left their own Province The present movement is expected to be the beginning element of an extensive repatriation of the French |