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Potatoes ill 1911, 8,317,241 bushels from 44,478 acres. There were 251 600 horses m the Province in 1911, 37,200 sheep, 192,400 piers

According to the 1911 Census there were 439 industrial establishments in Manitoba with a capital of 47,941, 540 dollars, employing 17,325 wage-earners and producing commodities to the value of 53,673,609 dollars.

Communications.— In the year ending 30th June ]911, the Province had 3,466 miles of railway as compared with 3,074 miles in 1907 There were 18,615 miles of Telephone wire.

Books of Reference.

Reports of the various Government Departments. See also under Canada.

New Brunswick.

Constitution and Government.— New Brunswick Avas settled as early as 1761. The Government is at present vested in a I.ieutenant-r4overnor and a Legislative Assembly of 48 members elected for four vears Last election -lune 1912 :— Conservatives 46, Liberals 2.

Lieutenant-Governor. — His Honour Josiah Wood.

'Hi ft members of the Ministry are as follows .—

Premier and Surveyor-General.— Wow. .lames K. Flemming.

Chief Commissioner of Piihlii' JVorks.—'Row. John Morissey.

Commissioner of Agn-icuUnre.— Ron. David V. Landry.

Provincial Secretary. —U on. Henry F. McLeod.

Without Portfolio.— Kon. James A. Murray; Hon. Robert Maxwell.

Attorney ■General— Hon. \V. C. Hazen Grimmer.

Area and Population.— The area of the Province is 27,985 square miles, area of lake surface (1911) 47,232 acres. The population in 1911 numbered 351,889 (179,867 males and 172,022 females), Avhich is 12-61 per ''l"f%^ijf/ I^ 1901 the population was 331,120, showing an increase by 1911 ot 6-27 per cent. The rural population in 1911 was 252,342 (253,835 in 1901) ; the number of houses in 1911, 60,930 (58, 226 in 1901) ; the number of amihes in 1911 67,093 (62,695 in 1901). Population of the principal cities (1911) :— St. John, 42,511 ; Moncton, 11,345 ; Fredericton (capital), 7,208.

Instruction.— Education is free and undenominational. The University ot' New Brunswick, at Fredericton, founded in 1800, has 200 students ihere are 6/, 785 pupils and 1,942 teachers in the public schools.

Finance.— The revenue in 1911 was 1,347,077 dollars; expenditure 1,403,547 dollars, thus leaving a deficit of 56,470 dollars.

Production and Industry.— New Brunswick is productive in mining, if o^SJ^^''^ ^'\'^ manulacture alike. In 1911 the acreage of wheat was ld,22b and the yield, 254,771 bushels; oats, 198,120 acres, 5,970,435 ni^f^'^ barley 2,613 acres, 74,000 bushels; buckwheat, 55,979 acres. J, 1/. 3, 000 bushels; potatoes, 47,304 acres, 8,493,000 bushels. The number irn"^?!!. ^"i *^^ Province (1911) was 227,145; of horses, 60,829 ; of sheep, 150,740; ot pigs, 91,363. • ^'

The total value of fisheries (1910) was 4.676.315 dollars, and the number oi persons employed, 20,427.