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... and Defence .... 383 do XII . Dominion Lands ...... 388 do XIII . Banks and Savings Banks ..... 399 do XIV . Insurance .. 414 Appendix ...... 431 Index ...... 501 INTRODUCTION . All the leading tables have been retained in.
... and Defence .... 383 do XII . Dominion Lands ...... 388 do XIII . Banks and Savings Banks ..... 399 do XIV . Insurance .. 414 Appendix ...... 431 Index ...... 501 INTRODUCTION . All the leading tables have been retained in.
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... Dominion of Canada consists of the Provinces of The Dom- Ontario and Quebec ( formerly Upper and Lower Canada ) , Canada . Nova Scotia , New Brunswick , Manitoba , British Columbia , Prince Edward Island , and the North - West ...
... Dominion of Canada consists of the Provinces of The Dom- Ontario and Quebec ( formerly Upper and Lower Canada ) , Canada . Nova Scotia , New Brunswick , Manitoba , British Columbia , Prince Edward Island , and the North - West ...
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... Dominion , among the chief being Mount Hooker , 16,760 feet , Mount Brown , 16,000 feet , and Mount Murchison , 15,700 feet , while there are several others of nearly the same height . The Canadian Pacific Railway crosses this range ...
... Dominion , among the chief being Mount Hooker , 16,760 feet , Mount Brown , 16,000 feet , and Mount Murchison , 15,700 feet , while there are several others of nearly the same height . The Canadian Pacific Railway crosses this range ...
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... Dominion Government have important signal and wreck- ing stations . A great network of islands the limits of which have not been well defined , extends along the entire north coast of Canada . It is known generally as the Arctic ...
... Dominion Government have important signal and wreck- ing stations . A great network of islands the limits of which have not been well defined , extends along the entire north coast of Canada . It is known generally as the Arctic ...
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... Dominion . 15. The popular idea in other countries for a long time was , and indeed to a certain extent still is , that Canada is a country of perpetual winter , and normally covered with snow , and Canadians themselves are to a large ...
... Dominion . 15. The popular idea in other countries for a long time was , and indeed to a certain extent still is , that Canada is a country of perpetual winter , and normally covered with snow , and Canadians themselves are to a large ...
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Page 375 - In case of the death, absence, or incapacity of any commissioner, or in the event of any commissioner omitting or ceasing to act, the vacancy shall be filled in the manner hereinbefore provided for making the original appointment, the. period of three months in case of such substitution being calculated from the date of the happening of the vacancy.
Page 308 - ... and to bear interest at the rate of three and a half per cent, per annum. • The...
Page 453 - ... composed wholly or in part of wool, worsted, the hair of the alpaca, goat, or other...
Page 442 - Manufactured articles or wares not specially enumerated or provided for, composed wholly or in part of iron or steel, and whether partly or wholly manufactured u Anchors Cwt.
Page 25 - Bills for appropriating any part of the public revenue or for imposing any tax or impost shall originate in the House of Commons. 54. It shall not be lawful for the House of Commons to adopt or pass any vote, resolution, address or Bill for the appropriation of any part of the public revenue or of any tax or impost...
Page 376 - Island to the light on the south point of Cape Sable, thence to the light at Baccaro Point; at Chedabucto and St.
Page 377 - ... provided for in this treaty, such three marine miles shall be measured seaward from a straight line drawn across the bay, creek or harbor, in the part nearest the entrance at the...
Page 451 - ... drills, spades and shovels, hoes, hay, straw, manure, spading and mining forks, and all similar articles and parts thereof, thirty-five per cent, ad valorem, to take...
Page 455 - Apparel, wearing and other personal and household effects, not merchandise, of British subjects dying abroad, but domiciled in Canada; books, pictures, family plate or furniture, personal effects and heirlooms left by bequest. 455. Settlers...
Page 455 - States temporarily for a period not exceeding six months, for the purpose of exhibition or competition for prizes offered by any agricultural or racing association...