Tabular statement sent to the Department of Indian Affairs by Rev. MacDonald, Indian Agent for the Pictou County Mi'kmaw.
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Name of Tribe of Band Micmacs District 4 (Pictou); Census: Males 98; Females 108; Total 206; Increase. Value of Improvements on Reserve 100.00.Value of Personal Property: 100.00. Dwellings: 12. Area of Reserve: 180 acres. Reserve Occupied by Indians:12 Under cultivation; 30 Under pasture; 128 under wood; 20.00 value of reserve per acre. Total Value of Reserve and Lands: 3,600.00.Total value of real and personal property, exclusive of cash invested in hands of government, for which see Return C: 4,600.00. Agricultural Implements:No ploughs, harrows, waggons, fanning mills, thrashing machines. Band has 5 hoes. No Stock Animals. Crops raised in 1875:112 bushells of wheat; 200 bushels of potatoes; 10 bushels of hay. Fish: 40 cwts. valued at 120.00. Furs: Muskrats valued at 30.00. Other Industries: Coopering valued at 300.00. Relief and grain seed valued at 300.00. Number of children in Band: 51; Children of an age to attend school: 45; Attending school: none.