The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 6John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1930 - Great Britain |
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1854 – 1867 THE year 1854 divides the quarter century of the Union experiment
in the Canadas into two distinct periods . It was a year of marked significance . It
saw the departure of Lord Elgin , last of the proconsuls . It brought the definite ...
1854 – 1867 THE year 1854 divides the quarter century of the Union experiment
in the Canadas into two distinct periods . It was a year of marked significance . It
saw the departure of Lord Elgin , last of the proconsuls . It brought the definite ...
Page 632
The population of the country in that decade showed an increase of ļess than that
of any similar period since confederation , being only about i per cent . The
banking situation showed a moderate development in the fact that deposits ...
The population of the country in that decade showed an increase of ļess than that
of any similar period since confederation , being only about i per cent . The
banking situation showed a moderate development in the fact that deposits ...
Page 634
Thus , as has already been described , 1 the work proceeded , the length of
railways of Canada increasing in the period 1897 – 1915 from 16 , 550 to 35 ,
582 miles . Practically all the money necessary for the carrying out of these great
...
Thus , as has already been described , 1 the work proceeded , the length of
railways of Canada increasing in the period 1897 – 1915 from 16 , 550 to 35 ,
582 miles . Practically all the money necessary for the carrying out of these great
...
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Contents
The Laurentian Region | 5 |
Customs of the Aborigines | 11 |
CHAPTER II | 17 |
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