. An historical and descriptive account of British America [microform] : comprehending Canada Upper and Lower, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, the Bermudas, and the fur countries, their history from the earliest settlement, the statistics and topography of each district, their commerce ... : to which is added a full detail of the principles and best modes of emigration. Hudson's Bay Company; Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson; Natural history; Sciences naturelles. J 84 GENERAL SUMMARY. m Ji- ''A n ^ .4. tive, 90,000 of these may be deducted. The whole, however, of Up
. An historical and descriptive account of British America [microform] : comprehending Canada Upper and Lower, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, the Bermudas, and the fur countries, their history from the earliest settlement, the statistics and topography of each district, their commerce ... : to which is added a full detail of the principles and best modes of emigration. Hudson's Bay Company; Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson; Natural history; Sciences naturelles. J 84 GENERAL SUMMARY. m Ji- ''A n ^ .4. tive, 90,000 of these may be deducted. The whole, however, of Upper Canada, Nova Scotia, New Bruns- wick, and Prince Edward Island, may fairly be in- cluded, since, though there are certain waste tracts in them, they possess, ui)on the whole, rather more than average fertility. We shall then have— Lower Canada, Upper Canada, . Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince £dward Island, Square TSTHes. 11 o, 000 141,000 15, mm 25,900 2,100* 2997000 The area of Great Britain and Ireland is only 121,853 square miles, not much above a third of that now stated, so that the transatlantic portion of the empire, at present considered only as an appendage, may one day be much the more important of the two. If from the vast surface of these provinces we turn our attention to the proportion actually cultivated, a striking proof will be afforded of their infant state. The following may be given as the most recent account:— Lower Canada in 1831, 2,065,000, say now Lpper Canada in 1835, Nova Scotia, .... New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Acres. 2,200,000 1,308,000 400,000 250,000t 100,000 4,258,000, making only 6650 square miles, or little more than j^th of the whole. It is obvious, therefore, what vast scope is still afforded for industry and an increasing T^opulation. The staple of the colonies as they advance in improve- ment must be agricultural produce, to be disposed of in exchange for manufactured goods and foreign luxuries. As yet this export is not
Size: 808px × 3094px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, booksubjectnaturalhistory, booksubjectsciencesn
