. The American educator; completely remodelled and rewritten from original text of the New practical reference library, with new plans and additional material. The fisheries of thel^rovince are surpassed in the entire Do-minion only by those of British Columbia,and they give emplo\Tnent to a large num-ber of people. The annual output is valuedat from $8,000,000 to $10,000,000, on theaverage, though in 1917 they reached $14,-500,000. Cod, halibut and lobsters are takenin the largest numbers. The manufactures have not been impor-tant, there being but about 960 industrialestablishments, but manuf
. The American educator; completely remodelled and rewritten from original text of the New practical reference library, with new plans and additional material. The fisheries of thel^rovince are surpassed in the entire Do-minion only by those of British Columbia,and they give emplo\Tnent to a large num-ber of people. The annual output is valuedat from $8,000,000 to $10,000,000, on theaverage, though in 1917 they reached $14,-500,000. Cod, halibut and lobsters are takenin the largest numbers. The manufactures have not been impor-tant, there being but about 960 industrialestablishments, but manufacturers are nowrealizing the advantage of the wealth of nat-ural resources. Some coke is made, and onthe island of Cape Breton there are ironand steel works. Lumber is manufacturedin some regions, and the tanning industry isof some importance. Other industries worthyof mention are the manufacture of cottongoods, the canning of fruit and the refiningof sugar. NOVA SCOTIA 2615 NOVA SCOTIA Transportation. Its extensive coast lineand numerous harbors give Nova Scotia ex-cellent facilities for communication by is its most important seaport and. COAT OP ARMS OF NOVA SCOTIA The thisles are used as the emblem, becauseNova Scotia is New Scotland. The wavyband bearing- a fish is an allusion to themany rivers and deeply indented bays and in-lets which are so marked a feature of theprovince. When properly coloured, thethistles are natural-coloured on a goldenbackground; the fish is silver on a blue back-ground. has regular steamship connection with Euro-pean ports, as well as with those of Canadaand the United States. The IntercolonialEailway extends the length of the provinceand has terminal stations at Halifax, Shel-burne and Louisburg, so that most of thecounties have direct railwaj^ Halifax & Southwestern serve thesouthern part of the peninsula. Altogetherthere are (1919) about 1,600 miles of rail-road in operation. Education. The public schools are incha
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