The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 6John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Great Britain |
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CHAPTER XIII CANADA UNDER RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT , 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 .
CHAPTER XIII CANADA UNDER RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT , 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 .
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The population of the country in that decade showed an increase of less than that of any similar period since confederation , being only about 11 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 less than that of any similar period since confederation , being only about 11 per cent . The banking situation showed a moderate development in the fact that deposits ...
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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
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Cordillera | 7 |
Relations of the Aborigines to the Settlers | 13 |
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