110 CANADA AND THE EMPIRE.

almost certain from the prosperity of Canadian
agriculture. Loan offices in Canada are ready to
advance loans on the security of farms or implements
 at a low rate of interest, and rarely lose their
money. Similar arrangements could probably be
made with other colonies. To further assist, it
might be possible to make arrangements with
subsidised lines of steamers for special terms to
intending emigrants to the colonies. By some
such means as these it ought to be possible to
encourage a very large percentage of British
emigrants to remain within the Empire, and at the
same time safeguard the colonies against receiving
from Britain an undesirable class of emigrant, By
these means we shall help to populate the boundless
 territories of Canada. But, whatever steps are
taken, the Government of Canada must be prepared
 for some difficulty in obtaining settlers for
districts which, however fertile, are desolate and
icebound in the long winter months when work is
impossible, and this is a difficulty that neither
preference nor State-aided immigration can obviate,

THE CATTLE EMBARGO.

Canadian cattle imported into England must be
slaughtered at the port of debarcation within a
short time of landing. No opportunity is given the
Canadian cattle breeder to sell store-cattle to the
British farmer. He cannot hold his cattle in
England to await a rise in price, but he must take