http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0222302
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is part of: British Columbia Historical Books Collection
creator: Canada. Department of Agriculture
issued: 2015-07-03
issued: 1892
description: "On cover: Canada in 1890; the reports of the tenant farmers' delegates. Contains the reports of eleven men connected with agriculture in the United Kingdom. The reports describe the agricultural resources in Canada and the advantages the country offers for the settlement of farmers, farm labourers, and others of the working class. Each report deals with the various provinces visited by the particular delegate. The Preface states that the reports were also issued in four parts for general circulation. Parts 1 and 2 were intended for distribution in England; Part 3 in Scotland, and Part 4 in Ireland. Part 1 contains the reports of William Edwards, G. Hutchinson, William Scotson, and J. T. Wood; Part 2, those of Arthur Daniel, Francis Fane, Robert Pitt, and H. Simmons; Part 3, those of George Brown, and John Speir; and Part 4, those of Major Stevenson, and George Brown. A small number of Major Stevenson's reports were printed in a separate pamphlet numbered IV A." The Canadian edition was published under title: Tenant-farmer delegates' visit to Canada in 1890 . .. (Ottawa, Printed by S. E. Dawson, 1892). In 230 pages." -- Lowther, B. J., & Laing, M. (1968). A bibliography of British Columbia: Laying the foundations, 1849-1899. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 102. "Published by order of the Parliament of Canada. (Canadian edition.)" -- Title page.
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extent: 230 pages : illustrations, diagram ; 22 cm
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note: THE VISIT TO AND THEIR REPORTS .UPON THE AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES OF THE PROVINCES Prince Edward Inland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, The North-West Territories, and British Columbia. PUBLISHED BY ORDER OP THE PARLIAMENT OF CANADA. (Canadian Edition.) OTTAWA PRINTER BY S. E. DAWSON, PRINTER TO THE QUEEN MOST . EXCELLENT MAJESTY IMPORTANT NOTICE. 1 Canadian Immigration Arrangements.—In addition to the free grant of 160 acres of fertile land offered by the Canadian Government to any male adult of the age of 18 years and over, in Manitoba and the North-West Territories, and to the land that may be obtained at a moderate price in British Columbia, the Minister of Agriculture is now authorized to offer, until further notice, the following bonuses to settlers from the United Kingdom taking up such land within six months of their arrival in ihe country :—Fifteen dollars (£3 Is. 8d.)to the Lead of a family, seven dollars fifty cents (£1 10s. 10d.). for the wife and each adult member of the family over twelve years of age, and a further sum of seven dollars fifty cents (£110s. lOd.) to any adult member of the family over 18 years taking up land. Forms of application for the bonuses, without which no payments will be made, may be obtained, when passage tickets are issued, from any authorized Agent of the Canadian Steamship Lines in Great Britain and Ireland. Persons desiring further information, and pamphlets issued by the Government (which, are sent post free) descriptive of the trade, industries, and agricultural resources of the different provinces of Canada, are requested to communicate with the High Commissioner for Canada, 17, Yictoria Street, London, S.W., or with any of the following Canadian Government Agents :—Mr. John Dyke, 15, Water Street, Liverpool ; Mr. Thomas Grahame, 40, St. Enoch Square, Glasgow ; Mr. John W. Down, Bath Bridge, Bristol ; Mr. T. Connolly, Northumberland Hous^v Dublin ; Mr. H. Merrick, Yictoria Chambers, Yictoria Street…
note: Different edition than that listed in Lowther & Laing (1968). Other Copies: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19557491
has type: Narratives
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0222302
language: English
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Ottawa : S. E. Dawson
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source: Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. spam14419
subject: Canada. Agriculture Canada
subject: Canada--Description and travel
title: Tenant-farmer delegates' visit to Canada in 1890 and their reports upon the agricultural resources of the provinces of Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, the North-west Territories, and British Columbia
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