Surveyor Bray mentions details of Pictou Landing Reserve: Original reserve recevied from government was 50 acres. "In 1874, a tract of 89 acres (subsequently reduced by exchange of a portion of it to 84 acres) adjoining the original reserve was prucahsed by this Dept. for the Indians at a cost of $1157.00, and again in 1888 another tract of 30 acres also adjoining the Res. was purchased at a cost of $300.00, thus making a total of $1457.00 expended by the Dept. to provide lands for these indians, in all, 164 acres." Says there is no money for purchase, so requires estimates to be made.