. Opportunities in British Columbia, 1915. se moist winds are in great part arrested by the CoastRange, but the higher currents carry some of the mois-ture on to the loftier peaks of the Selkirks, causing aheavy snowfall, by which it is exhausted. Thus a seriesof wet and dry belts is formed. In the dry belts irriga-tion is used; the air is dry and pure. The climate ofVancouver Island and the Coast generally correspondsclosely with that of the South of England. Thunder-storms, heavy snowfalls and severe frosts seldom occur. Rainfall. The following table, compiled for HeatonsAnnual, 1915 Edition
. Opportunities in British Columbia, 1915. se moist winds are in great part arrested by the CoastRange, but the higher currents carry some of the mois-ture on to the loftier peaks of the Selkirks, causing aheavy snowfall, by which it is exhausted. Thus a seriesof wet and dry belts is formed. In the dry belts irriga-tion is used; the air is dry and pure. The climate ofVancouver Island and the Coast generally correspondsclosely with that of the South of England. Thunder-storms, heavy snowfalls and severe frosts seldom occur. Rainfall. The following table, compiled for HeatonsAnnual, 1915 Edition, by the Meteorological Departmentat Ottawa, shows the mean average annual rainfall ininches: Alberni 71 Hazlemere 50 Port 93 34 Kamloops 11 Princeton 33 Bella Coola. 44 Midway 13 Quamichan . . .37 Carmanah . . 110 Nanaimo 45 Rossland 34 Chilliwack. . 66 N. Westminster. .60 Vancouver 64 Clayoquot. . 137 Nicola Lake 13 Vernon 15 Enderby 22 Okanagan 12 Victoria 33 4 OPPORTUNITIES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. GENERAL INFORMATION 5 CROWN LANDS.—Dominion Lands. All land within 20miles on each side of main line belongs to theDominion, and is administered by the Department of theInterior, practically according to same regulations as thepublic lands in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Dominion also own 3,500,000 acres in on thePeace River, subject to the same regulations. Provincial Lands For Sale. Unreserved Crown Landsmay be purchased: 1st class, $10 per acre; 2nd class, $5per acre; payable 50c. per acre on application; balancewhen land is finally allotted. A second purchase will notbe granted unless the land included in first purchase hasbeen improved to the extent of $3 per acre. Write DeputyMinister of Lands, Victoria. Provincial Lands—Leases. Leases of Crown Lands sur-veyed in lots of 20 acres may be obtained subject to im-provements. Leases of 640 acres may be granted—forcutting hay, 10 years; for other purposes, 21 years. Agent
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