City of London, Ontaro, CanadaThe pioneer period and the London of to-day . fthe finan-cial stand-ing of theseor any ofthem — thereader whomay be spe-cially inter-ested beingreferred toa tabularstatementon a suc-ceedingpage — itmay be saidin a generalway thatthe loan so-cieties havegreatly aid-ed in build-ing vip the city and surrounding country, and have beenthe means of securing the investment of a large amount of for-eign capital amongstus. The earliest Gazet-teer of Upper Canadato w^hich access can behad — probably thefirst ever issued —makes the statementthat the commercialaffairs of Lond
City of London, Ontaro, CanadaThe pioneer period and the London of to-day . fthe finan-cial stand-ing of theseor any ofthem — thereader whomay be spe-cially inter-ested beingreferred toa tabularstatementon a suc-ceedingpage — itmay be saidin a generalway thatthe loan so-cieties havegreatly aid-ed in build-ing vip the city and surrounding country, and have beenthe means of securing the investment of a large amount of for-eign capital amongstus. The earliest Gazet-teer of Upper Canadato w^hich access can behad — probably thefirst ever issued —makes the statementthat the commercialaffairs of London areregulated by a Boardof Trade. The state-ment is true only tothe extent that allefforts made to im-prove the commercialstatus of London havehad the unqualifiedsupport of the Boardof Trade, which inmany cases mootedprojects leading tothat beneficial in 1857, itsconstitution declaredthe Board of Trade tohave for its objectthe promotion of justand equitable principles, the correction ofabuses in trade, and the protection of the 108 CITY OF LONDON,.
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