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246 To give anything like a correct account of the quantity of produce of variotrsf kinds—wheat, flour, pork, beef, &c.—raised and exported, would be under the present order of thinjrs absohitely impossible, as no entry is made of articlesexported. It is most extraordinary that no provision is made by the provincial government for collecting some account of the grain and other fanning produce exported from the province, in order that its capabilities and progress might -be made public and known to the world. At present, except in some locality "where the produce shipped is liable to harbour dues, there is no possibility of arriving at a knowledge of the exports except from the shipping merchants. A statement has lately been published by the House of Assembly of certain returns made to it, which contains very little real information on the subject^ thirteen pages, or about half the p;tmphlet being taken up with imports at the little port of St. Johns. In this return the exports of wheat and flour froin Montreal and Quebec in 1844 are stated at—Flour, 415,467 barrels; and -wheat, 282,183 bushels. Now, as the quantity of flour and wheat that passed through the Weiland Canal, the Desjardlns Canal, with that shipped from Hamilton, alone amounted to—of the former, 448,958 barrels; and of the latter, 2,141,022 bushels; it is manifest that this amount must bQ incorrect; or what be<strong>com</strong>es of the immense quantity of both wheat and flour shipped from the various ports along the coast of Lake Ontario, including Wellington Square, Oakville, Port Credit, the Humber, Toronto, Windsor Bay, Oshawa, Bond Head, Brighton,, Port Hope, Cobourg, Colborne, Trent, Belleville, the Prince Edward District, and the Johnstown District unless the whole of this large quantity is required for the consumption of the inhabitants of Lower Canada, which will hardly be pretended. Large quantities of barrelled beef and pork, butter, peas, pot and pearl ashes, furs, wool, lumber and staves are exported; the aggregate value of which, if its amount could be ascertained, must be enormous. In consequence of the suicidal policy of many of the importing merchants in Montreal, and the forwardei's, the former in demanding too large profits, and the latter in making enormous charges for freight, the imports of many heavy articles from Great Britain are falling off, particularly of heavy groceries, such as tea, coffee, sugar, spices, &c. ; the western merchants finding that they can go to New York and make their purchases (even paying the additional duties upon the articles on account of their being foreign goods), at a greater advantage than they can buy them in Montreal. This has been particularly the case since the diminution of the duty upon tea imported from the United States; thns, in 1842 the quantity of tea imported into Quebec and Montreal amounted to 1,380,940 lbs., and in 1845 it had fallen off to 77(),()15 lbs. In 1844 the number of vessels employed on the lakes and rivers above Quebec amounted to 86 steamboats, whose aggregate tonnage amounted to 12,808 tons; and 794 sailing vessels, barges, &;c., the tonnage of which was 72,842 tons; and the Property insured by the St. Iâwrence Inland Marine Assurance (k)mpany for the season amounted to £445,176 5 The premium on which amounted to 4,857 11 2 The amount of losses during the year paid by the Company 3,293 7 1 Additional losses not yet settled, but estimated at 1,450 For many years the agricultui'e of the province generally was at a very lowstandard; but within the last few years it has begun to make great advancements, and is beginning to keep pace with the inii)roven»ents introduced into Enu'land and Scotland. The emigi-.ition into the country of scientilie .ngriculturists, with the establishment of au^riciiltural societies, have been mainly instrumental in producing tliis great change; stock of a dill'erent and better description has been imjtorted, and much land that was previously considered by the old proi)rietors worn out, has been imjiioved and brought back, by means of judicious treatment, to its old capabilities. In order to give an impetus to the progress of improventeut in agriculture.
— 247 and for the encouragement of agricultui-al societies in Upper Canada, an act was passed, wliicli provides "Tiiat wlien any agrieuitiiral society, forthe purpose of iniportingany valuable stock, or wluitever else might couduce to the improvement of agriculture, shall be constituted in any district in Upper Caiuula, and shall make it ajjpear, by certificate under the baud of the treasurer of such dl.strict society, that the sum of not less than i'2j has been actually subscribed and paid to tlie said treasurer by the several agricultural societies of such district, the president of the said society shall make application, enclosing the said certificate to the governor, lieutenant-governor, or person administering the government in this province, for and in support of the said society, it shall and may be lawful for the governor, lieutenant-governor, or person administering the government in this province, to issue liis warrant to the receiver general in favour of the treasurer of the said society for treble the amount that shall have been paid or subscribed in such district as albi'esaid: Provided always, tliat the annual sum to be granted to each district shall not exceed the sum of oC:25(J currency. " That in the event of there being county, riding, or township agricultural societies established, there shall not be more than one county or district society in each county or riding of any district within this province, and a proportion of the district bounty shall and may be granted to each county, riding or township agricultural society, and paid to them by the district society in proportion to the money that each county, riding or township agricultural society shall have subscribed: Provided nevertheless, that tlie whole sum granted to the district and county societies together shall not exceed the sum of £250 in each year; that, in the event of more than £:')0 being subscribed by the several societies in any district, the said grant of £250 shall be divided to each society in diie proportion according to the amount of their subscriptions respectively. " That each agricidtnral society shall and may elect such officers and make such by-laws for tlieir guidance as to them shall seem best lor promoting the interests of agriculture, according to the true intent and meaning of this act. " That the treasurer's account of the receipts and expenditure of the preceding year shall, after the first year, always ac<strong>com</strong>pany the application for grants in aid of the said agricultural societies. " That if the treasurer of any township society shall on or before the first day of July in each and every year, pay any sum of money into the hands of the treasurer of the district or county societies, he shall be eiititled to receive the same again so soon as the legislative grant shall have been received, with a portion of the legislative grant equal to the amount so paid, or in proportion to what shall fall to their share upon an eijual division b^'ing mide, in proportion to the sums paid by the several societies in the district or county. " That the secretary of each society shall annually transmit to the three branches of the Legislature, within fifteen days alter the openiag of each session of the provincial parliament, a report of its proceedings, showisig the amount of the subscri[)tions received in the course of the year, and the amount received out of the public chest, the expenses of the society, the names of the persons to whom it shall have granted premiums, the objects for which such premiums were obtained, and all such other observations and information as he snail deem likely to tend to the improvement of agriculture." Every district now has its agricultural society, and premiums are given for the best articles of live or dead stock exhibited at the anniud show; and at some of these agricultural meetings stock is occasionally exhibited which would be no disgrace to the great cattle show at Smithfield. In many districts there are also branch societies in connection with the district society. With respect to the provision made for public education, from a return made
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CANADIAN GAZETTEER. ADDINGTON. A Co
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" Eric, are very beautiful; the swe
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ASPHODEL. A Township in the Colbome
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: BARTON VILLE. A small Settlement
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— 11 The following abstract from
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13 branch, the two forming what is
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— 15 the south by Normanby. This
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'. 50 17 BOND HEAD. A small Village
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19 Presbyterian, Catholic, two Meth
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21 BIIOCKVILLE. The District Town o
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— 20 of lakes that runs through t
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— I : 2ft •tores, two druggists
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27 and on the north-west by Alfred
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: 29 CARLETON, COUNTY OF.—(See Da
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31 and south by Lake Erie. In Charl
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33 CHURCHVILLE. greatest importance
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35 Room, which are liberally forwar
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37 Mariposa, seven; North Monau'han
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39 the town and the River St. Lawre
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— 41 the tO'Wnship. Ouraborland i
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— 43 mills, and one distillery in
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45 is very beautiful. Large quantit
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47 Otonabee River, There is some go
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49 There are two inills (grist and
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I 51 and its tributaries: it is pre
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63 Iftiver Rideau takes its rise in
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55 ENNISKILLEN. A Township in the W
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57 ETORICOKE. A Township in the Hom
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59 Fitzroy Harbour is situated in t
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61 FREDERIOKSBURGH. A Township in t
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63 fifty-five acres of Crown lands
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65 Goderich is fifty-nine miles fro
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67 GOIIGICHIN LAKE. A continmition
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— 69 I lie site of the Six Nation
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71 The following produce passed thr
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, 73 the township, from north to so
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— 75 Professions and Trades.—On
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— 77 Exports front fhu Port of Ha
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79 HAWKESBTJRY VILLAGE, or IIEADPOR
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Good 81 Markham, Pickering, Scarhor
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— 83 Timb'M- principally hardwood
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85 south by Thurlow. In IIuritinj;:
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87 •several yards of sandy and pr
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91 acres of Crown lands are open fo
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93 Specific gravitj- Aniih/sis of t
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, the 95 40.497 acres are taken up.
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97 LATIMER'S CORNER. A small Settle
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! No ' 112,633 Iroiii 99 the presen
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101 The follo-winp; Government and
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103 LOUTH. A Township in the Niagar
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105 and on the south hy Tiake Erie.
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107 and at some seasons not one. Th
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109 CDTivimiently shiipcd for the i
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Ill settled about twenty-five years
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113 present village was only commen
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Hi The principal towns and rillapes
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117 MINTO. A I'ownship in the Welli
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119 (.niUivat'ion, This is a triang
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121 topscriptlon. Exports from Napa
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— 123 The to\vnshi]>s in front of
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125 1 ")0 feet alKive the level of
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— 127 Americans, A little to the
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— — : - 129 1S24 to Qticenston
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131 ••ast corner, on the town-l
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; 133 OAKLAND. A Village in the sou
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135 emigrants from tlu- old country
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1.37 OSPIIY. A Township in the Simc
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139 is magnificent, particularly th
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141 north-east; both near the River
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143 PEEL. A Township in the Welling
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— 145 The following Government an
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— - 147 Professions and Trades.
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149 neighbourhood, if the road from
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151 PORTLAND. A small Villafê in t
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153 PRESCOTT. A County in the Ottaw
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T55 Waterloo; and on the south and
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: 157 \yf which 5,569 arc unrlcr cu
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— 159 RAWDON. A Township in the V
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161 Jjasscs, bears in general a ver
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163 RUSSELL. A County in the Ottawa
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; 165 Stage fare to London, $3. Ste
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167 SCARBOROUGIL A Township in the
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169 and seven feet high, made of oa
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: 171 msker, three cabinet-makers,
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173 The \rater in some parts of the
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; 175 SOMMEIIVILLE. A Township in t
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177 foundry, seven stores, one drug
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179 bay with deep water, well shelt
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181 rrnoat twenty-five miles. In th
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— 183 The amount of lockage and c
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— 185 hetwcen Sunnidale and Notta
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187 TEOUMSKTH. A Township in the Si
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— 189 Tlie Cliippcwas possess an
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191 THOROLD. A Township in the Niaj
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193 ^contains a large portion of ve
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Page 227 and 228: 213 WEI-LESLEY. A Towiisliip in the
Page 229 and 230: 215 WELLINGTON. A. small Village si
Page 231 and 232: I Jo' : 217 The following abstract
Page 233 and 234: 219 TPopulation in 1842, 5,714; who
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Page 237 and 238: " 223 Kitley; and on the south-east
Page 239 and 240: 225 twelve saw mills. In Yonge 200
Page 241: CANADA; ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT AND EA
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Page 254 and 255: 240 are aTmnally taken and salted,
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Page 258 and 259: 244 Writers on Canada and the Unite
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Page 282 and 283: . 268 Magistrates who have qualifie
Page 284 and 285: 270 'vV. A. Baldwin ... Toronto Cit
Page 286 and 287: 272 William Earl Lansdowne. Samuel
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Page 292 and 293: . . 278 John A. Ray Do. P. H. Morin
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