CONTENTS 
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1. 
A ProviNCE OLD IN STORY 
Discovery by Cartier—Early French Explorers—The Seven Years’ 
War—Relics of Feudal France. 
THE LAND AND THE PEOPLE 
Some introductory facts—Phvsical features—Gaspé and the Eastern 
Townships—Laurentian Plateau—Waterways—St. Lawrence system— 
Port of Montreal —Rivers—Railways—Roads—Quebec system— Cli- 
nate — Population — The Habitant — Government — Municipalities— 
Educational system — Council of Public Instruction — Public Schools — 
Higher education — Bilingual svstem. . . 
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AGRICULTURE 
Statistics — Rural population — Systems of farming — Government 
assistance to agriculture — Demonstration Farms — Schools for Farmers 
— Field crops — Oats in Quebec — Flax — Tobacco — Maple Sugar — 
Market gardening — Fruit — Small Fruits — Bee-Keeping — Live 
Stock — Poultry — Fur Farming — Dairying — Statistics Co-oper- 
ative Marketing. 
(iV. 
FORESTS-STATISTICS 
Forest areas — Forest wealth — Classification of timber lands — Forest 
and Wood-using Industries — Pulp and Paper — Allied industries — 
Sorest administration — School of Forestry — School for paper-makers— 
Ranger's school — Forest reserves — Fire prevention — Co-operative 
Protective associations — Reforestation. 
\V. 
MINERALS 
Potentialities — Value of production — Principal minerals, location and 
statistics — Clay products — Building materials — Mining laws — 
Table of mineral production. ... 
VT. 
WATER-POWERS 
Resources of Quebec — Developed water-powers — Montreal, Quebec, 
Eastern Townships, St. Maurice, Hull and Lake St. John Districts — 
Pulp and paper installations — Quebec Streams Commission — Leases 
of water-powers. . 
VII. 
FISHERIES AND GAME 
Early industry — Commercial importance — Statistics — Salt-water 
fisheries — Cod, Herring, etc. — Inland Fisheries — Hunting — and 
Angling — Leases of Privileges — Fishing regulations — License fees — 
Hunting — Big Game — Regulations — Fur Industrv — Rovalties — 
Fur farming. .. 
VIII. 
MANUFACTURES 
Labour supply — Basis of industries — Leading industries — Statistics 
of manufactures — Foreign markets. . . 
IX. 
SETTLEMENT AREAS 
Statistics — Abitibi — The Soil, etc. — Timiskaming ~— Matapedia — 
Lake St. John — Temiscouata — Chaleur Bav — Labelle — Eastern 
Townships... . 
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NEw QUEBEC OR UNGAvA 
Agriculture — Climate — Timber — Minerals — Fisheries, sea and 
inland — Furs — Water Powers. 
AppENDIX I. List oF PuLP AND PAPER MILLS... ............. 
II. List or DEVELOPED WATER-POWERS............. 
INDEX... .... .. 
88105 —11 
37 
75 
1) 
100 
[10 
112 
119 
123 
126 
130