▁fe ud al ▁land ▁system ▁which ▁was ▁established ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁over ▁the ▁following ▁century . ▁Holland ▁was ▁later ▁given ▁a ▁par cel ▁of ▁land ▁on ▁the ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁Island , ▁Lot ▁ 2 8 , ▁settled ▁by ▁far mers . ▁Holland ▁charged ▁very ▁little ▁as ▁an ▁abs ente e ▁land l ord . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 6 7 ▁he ▁proposed ▁that ▁British ▁expl or ers ▁look ▁for ▁a ▁North west ▁Pass age ▁from ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean ▁to ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Ocean , ▁but ▁his ▁proposal ▁was ▁never ▁taken ▁into ▁great ▁consideration . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 1 ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁Survey or - General ▁of ▁Lower ▁Canada ▁and ▁Upper ▁Canada , ▁then ▁replaced ▁with ▁Sir ▁David ▁William ▁Smith , ▁ 1 st ▁Baron et ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 2 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁Holland ▁had ▁begun ▁living ▁in ▁Quebec ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 7 6 2 ▁with ▁then ▁ 2 1 - year - old ▁Marie - Jose ph ▁Rol let . ▁Their ▁first ▁son , ▁John ▁Frederick , ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁Island ▁( now ▁Prince ▁Edward ▁Island ). ▁ ▁Although ▁his ▁separation ▁from ▁Ger tr ude ▁H asse ▁had ▁been ▁am ic able , ▁he ▁still ▁paid ▁her ▁an ▁annual ▁allow ance ▁between ▁ 1 7 5 6 ▁and ▁ 1 7 8 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 7 8 4 ▁H asse ▁pet ition ed ▁the ▁British ▁government ▁to ▁force ▁him ▁to ▁renew ▁pay ments ,