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 development of untouched resources. Canada must make her plans for a large future, and that as a Pacific Power.

In her partnership in the Empire lie her best hopes for the realization of such plans. On the other hand, as a half-way house and through route of Empire the significance of her relation to the nation as a whole cannot be overestimated. The fact that the naval stations at Halifax and Esquimalt have been handed over for maintenance to the Dominion Government proves the trust the Mother-land puts in Canadian loyalty to the national partnership. That Canada is willing to accept this crucial responsibility proves as conclusively that she begins to realize that partnership in a great Empire involves duties as well as advantages. The sense of duty will grow as Canadians face the problems of the Pacific. They cannot study them too carefully.