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Books of Reference.

Reports of various Government Departme:

' The Public Service Monthly.' Regina.

Bulletin IX, Fifth Census of Canada. (Agriculture of Saskatchewan.)

Bulletins of the Department of Agriculture. Regina.

Black (Dr.), History of Saskatchewan. Regina, 1913.

Boam(H. J.), and Brown (A. G.) The Prniri.- Provinces of Canada. London, 1914

Gilbert (Louis), La Saskatchewan. Paris, 1914.

Short, Adam and Doughty, Canada and its Provinces. 22 vols. Toronto, 1913.

See also under Canada.

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Constitution and Government.— The Yukon Territory was consti- tuted a separate political unit in 1898. It is governed by a Gold Commissioner and a Legislative Council of 3 elected members. (Prior to 1920 there were 10 elected members.) Legislative Council (February, 1920): — Conservative, 1 ; Liberals, 2.

Gold Commissioner. 1 — Geo. I*. MacKenzie.

Territorial Secretary. — J. A. M. H. Maltby.

Area and Population.— The area of the Territory is 207,076 sq. miles, of which 206,427 sq. mile3 are land area and 649 sq. miles water area. The population in 1911 was 8,512 (6,508 males and 2,004 females). In 1901 it was _'7,219, which is a decrease by 1911 of 68 - 73 per cent. The rural population in 1911 was 4,647 (18,077" in 1901) : the number of houses 4,204 (6,546 in 1901) ; the number of families 4,237 (7,013 in 1901). Population of the principal cities (1911) : — Dawson (capital), 3,013 ; White 1 1

Instruction. — The Territory had (1919) 3 public schools, and 1 Roman Catholic school ; 1 1 teachers and about 300 pupils.

Finance. — The revenue and expenditure for 6 years : —

Tear

ending

March 31

Revenue

Expenditure

Tear ending Revenue Expenditure March 31

1914 1916 1917

Dollars

373,626

301,203

,921

Dollars 372,119 326,706 283,914

Dollars Dollars

1918 .136 1,82*

1919 164,367 169,445 MM 186,391

Production and Industry. — Mining is the principal occupation of the people. Coal, copper, silver, gold are the chief minerals. The totai value of gold mined from 1885 to 1918 is 198,000,000 dollars ; the output in the year ended March 31, 1920 was 1,660,04S dollars. Total mineral production, 1917, 4.3S0.000 dollars ; 1918, 2,248,000 dollars.

The principal forest trees are white and black spruce, balsam, poplar and birch.

The country abounds with big game, such as the moose, caribou, mountain sheep, bears, and fur-bearing animals. Total value of fisheries (1916-17) 60,210 dollars.

In 1918 there were 15 industrial establishments, with a capital of 3,639,000 dollars, employing 61 wage earners ; salaries and wages, 105,000 dollars ; cose of materialsj.22,000 dollars ; value of products, 261,000 dollars.

Commerce and Communications. — Total exports in 1917-is amounted

to 2,857,000 dollars; total imports to 529,000 dollars. There were 102

1 The office of ' Commissioner' has been abolished.