GROWTH OF CANADA.
DOMINION'S PROGRESS TOLD DJ FIGURES. The tremendous progress which is being made by Canada in the development of. her material resources is shown, in the Canada Year Book for 1909, which has just been issued from' the offices of the High Commissioner. The following, figures show some of . the remarkable results achieved:— Acreage of 'field crops 30,065,556 . Increase over 1908 ' 2,559,926 Value of field crops' £106,598,420 ' Increase, over 1908 20,091,620 Horses - 2,132,489 Milch cows. .... ; 4,381,779 Sheep 2,705,390 Pigs. .2,912,509 Value of farm animals £111,757,800 Increase over 1908 • £5,557,800 British capital invested in'l9oo. £36,292,700 Railway mileage 24,10-1 - Increase over 1908 1,138 Passengers carried 32,683,309 Freight tonnage carried ... 66,842,258 Imports .'.... ' £72,321,000 Increase over 1908 £13,421,000 .Exports £57,736,000. . Increase over 1908 £4,707,000 Trade with Great Britain £47,114,000 : Increase over 1908 £4,596,000 Immigrants (total) .'.. 146,908 From Great' Britain 52,901 . From the tj.S.A. ' \ 59,926 Number of letters' posted 414,301,000
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 961, 31 October 1910, Page 8
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