Canadian engineer . View Showing: Flooding of Street Before Water was Shut Off. being sent in for the steam fire pumps to remove the waterfrom the damaged basements. The break occurred at and was flowing forabout one hour, with the loss of about 1,000,000 gallons ofwater. The break was repaired by March nth,the total length of time the main was out of commissionbeing less than 45 hours. PROVINCIAL BOUNDARY EXTENSIONS. The boundary extensions of Quebec, Ontario and Mani-toba were discussed in the House at Ottawa this week. Thegovernment proposes that Ontario shall have a fi
Canadian engineer . View Showing: Flooding of Street Before Water was Shut Off. being sent in for the steam fire pumps to remove the waterfrom the damaged basements. The break occurred at and was flowing forabout one hour, with the loss of about 1,000,000 gallons ofwater. The break was repaired by March nth,the total length of time the main was out of commissionbeing less than 45 hours. PROVINCIAL BOUNDARY EXTENSIONS. The boundary extensions of Quebec, Ontario and Mani-toba were discussed in the House at Ottawa this week. Thegovernment proposes that Ontario shall have a five-milewide strin from the proposed boundary to the Nelson River;a frontage of ten miles along the east bank of the river forterminals, docks and elevators ; a two-hundred-foot right-of-. way to the Hudson Jiay Railway to connect with FortChurchill; and exemption from taxes on land in Manitoba. The boundaries of Manitoba and Quebec will also beextended. The subsidies to which Manitoba would be entitledapart from the present arrangement, on July 1st, 1912, wouldtotal for the year $883,438. This compared with the Albertasubsidy of $1,260,105 and Saskatchewan $1,551,820. The present area of the provinces are about as follows: Square miles Quebec 351,873 Ontario 260,860 Manitoba The additional territory would represent (roughly) the following areas: Square miles Quebec 355,ooo Ontario • • • Manitoba 180,000 The accompanying sketch shows the new territory pro-posed to be added to the three provinces. Quebec gets Un-gava, Ontario that share of Keewatin shown between dottedlines and Manitoba the territory to the north of her present boundary. • ^ • THE WRECK OF THE KNAPP ROLLER BOAT.
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