Canada; its Defences, Condition, and Resources Being a third and concluding volume of "My Diary, North and South"

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Reciprocal Rights--American Ideas of Reciprocity--The Ad Valorem System--Commercial Improvements--Trade with America--The Ottawa Route--The Saskatchewan--Fertility of the Country--Water Communication--The Maritime Provinces--Area and Population 259