My Canadian journal, 1872-'78; extracts from my letters home, written while Lord Dufferin was governor-general; . umber of was at this time that he suggested in a letter to the Governorof New York State that the Governments of Canada and of theUnited States should join together to create an International Parkat Niagara; that the troublesome touts and squatters, with theirhideous shanties and wooden huts,should begot rid of; and thatthe locality should be restored to its pristine condition of wildand secluded beauty. This project has since been carried out,and the islands in the Nia

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My Canadian journal, 1872-'78; extracts from my letters home, written while Lord Dufferin was governor-general; . umber of was at this time that he suggested in a letter to the Governorof New York State that the Governments of Canada and of theUnited States should join together to create an International Parkat Niagara; that the troublesome touts and squatters, with theirhideous shanties and wooden huts,should begot rid of; and thatthe locality should be restored to its pristine condition of wildand secluded beauty. This project has since been carried out,and the islands in the Niagara River have been called afterhim. 1878 LAST DA YS. 45 I Before D. finally left Canada there was a change of Ministry,and Mr. Mackenzie, who had been in power for over four years,having resigned, the departing Governor-General swore in SirJohn Macdonald on October 17th, at Montreal. The last public act D. performed in Canada was to lay thefoundation-stone of the Dufferin Terrace, and on October 19thhe sailed from Quebec, receiving at the wharf a final addressfrom the citizens and residents of Quebec. SErl. i>;

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