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THE BRITISH EMPIRE : — CANADA

Provinces

Year Ended

Schools

Teachers

Pupils

Expendi- ture

Dollars

Ontario. ..

Dec, 1918

6,995

14,357

564,655

18,5S8,890

Quebec

June, 1918

7,244

16,995

475,219

14,482,870

Nova Scotia

July, 1919

1,797

3,012

106,982

2,097,598

New Brunswick

June, 1919

1,299

2,107

71,029

1,530,250

Manitoba.

June, 1919

2,017

3,215

114,662

5,313,3071

British Columbia

June, 1919

582

2,332

72,006

4,228,720

P. E. Island

June, 1919 Dec, 1918

475 2,966

606

17,865

285,900

Saskatchewan.

Dec, 191S

4,145

6,223

151,326

6,867,5151

Total

27,520

54,499

1,684,853

58,239,003

1 These items do not include debentures and promissory notes.

In 1919 there were in Canada 1,351 periodical publications, classified as follows : Dailies, 121 ; triweeklies, 5 ; weeklies, 930 ; semiweeklies,. 39 ; monthlies, 211 ; semimonthlies, 27 ; bimonthlies, 6 ; and quarterlies, 12.

Justice and Crime.

There is a Supreme Court in Ottawa, having appellate, civil and criminal jurisdiction in and throughout Canada. There is an exchequer court, which is also a colonial court of admiralty, with powers as provided in the Imperial 'Colonial Courts of Admiralty Act, 1890.' There is a Superior Court in each province ; county courts, with limited jurisdiction, in most of the provinces ; all the judges in these courts being appointed by the Governor- General. Police magistrates and justices of the peace are appointed by the Provincial Governments.

In 1919, 23,021 persons were charged with indictable offences ; of these 18,396 were convicted. Also 111,623 were summarily convicted.

The North-West Mounted Police and the Dominion Police have been amalgamated, and are known as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Finance.

Financial accounts are under three headings — first, ' Consolidated Fund,' comprising the general sources of revenue and branches of expenditure ; secondly, ' Loans ' in revenue, and ' Redemption ' with ' Premiums and Discounts' in expenditure; and thirdly, 'Open accounts.' The headings 'Loans' and 'Redemption' include the deposits in and withdrawals from the Post Office and Government Savings Banks, the amount on deposit forming part of the floating or unfunded debt of the country. Under the head of 'Open Accounts' are included investments, trust funds, Province accounts, and expenditure on capital account on public works.

The following relates to the Consolidated Fuud (dollars converted *i of 4-86 = *.):—

Tears ended March 81

Net revenue

Expenditure

1918-1 i 1915-16 1916-17 1917-18 1918-19 1919-20

1 33.541,403 16,385,964 47,812,498 63,604,568 04,827,942 80,402,726

4 ^6.184,670 26.794,816

16,421 36,647,331 47,839 208 71,726,271