The British Empire Series: British AmericaK. Paul, Trench, Trübner, 1900 - Great Britain |
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... land only waiting to be cultivated , to provide happy homes for millions of people . The fisheries are productive and a great source of wealth and the 70,000 fishermen engaged in the industry form an immense reserve of naval strength ...
... land only waiting to be cultivated , to provide happy homes for millions of people . The fisheries are productive and a great source of wealth and the 70,000 fishermen engaged in the industry form an immense reserve of naval strength ...
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... lands - The classes in demand . NOT only in Canada , but in all the other colonies , the feeling prevails that too ... land only waiting to be cultivated to produce everything that man requires , 7 and we want to attract to those lands ...
... lands - The classes in demand . NOT only in Canada , but in all the other colonies , the feeling prevails that too ... land only waiting to be cultivated to produce everything that man requires , 7 and we want to attract to those lands ...
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... land of the trees before it became available for agriculture . Immense areas of timber land still exist in all the eastern provinces , and the lumber industry is a most important one , the exports in 1898 being of the value of nearly ...
... land of the trees before it became available for agriculture . Immense areas of timber land still exist in all the eastern provinces , and the lumber industry is a most important one , the exports in 1898 being of the value of nearly ...
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... land for himself and each male member of the family over eighteen years of age . Prices of produce have been low for a long time as in England , but in Canada the expenses of a fariner are inuch less than in England , and the margin of ...
... land for himself and each male member of the family over eighteen years of age . Prices of produce have been low for a long time as in England , but in Canada the expenses of a fariner are inuch less than in England , and the margin of ...
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... lands and going forth to establish themselves in a distant forest wilderness of which they knew little or nothing save that it was under the old flag . The British authorities received them gladly , and gave them liberal grants of land ...
... lands and going forth to establish themselves in a distant forest wilderness of which they knew little or nothing save that it was under the old flag . The British authorities received them gladly , and gave them liberal grants of land ...
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