CONTENTS.

Canada—Continued. .
Special report of Consul General John G. Foster, Ottawa, Canada, October
12, 1915—Continued.
The merger movement—Continued.
Riordon Pulp &amp; Paper Co. (Ltd.), Montreal...
Robin, Jones &amp; Whitman (Ltd.), Halifax..
Sherbrooke Railway &amp; Power Co., Montreal. .
Sherwin Williams Co. of Canada (Ltd.), Montreal...
Siemon Co. (Ltd.), Toronto...
Smart-Woods (Ltd.). .....
Spanish River Pulp &amp; Paper Co. (Ltd.), (1912).
Spanish River Pulp &amp; Paper Co. (1813). . ..oocooooeniiiiien te
Standard Chemical, Iron &amp; Lumber Co. of Canada (Ltd.), Toronto.
Steel Co. of Canada (Ltd.), Hamilton. .
Steel &amp; Radiation (Ltd.), Toronto. .
Tuckett Tobacco Co. (Ltd.)
Union Natural Gas Co. of Canada (Ltd.)..
Other amalgemations. .
Government attitude in regard to trade combinations.
Independent establishments. ..
Foreign and international combinations
Combinations of buyers or consumers. .
Competitive conditions............
Activities of Government in fostering foreign trade. . oo.
Special report of Consul General Robert E. Mansfield, Vancouver, British
Columbia, transmitted Dec. 15, 1915.. .
The Vancouver Board of Trade. . ..
The British Columbia Lumber &amp; Shingle Manufacturers (Ltd.). ... --The
 British Columbia Salmon Canners’ Association.

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Honduras:

Special report of Consul E. M. Lawton, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Oct. 27,

Salvador:
Special report of Vice Consul Lynn W. Franklin, San Salvador, Salvador,
Nov. 20, 1915 (approved by Consul General Henry F. Tennant) wn
Haiti:
Special report of Consul John B. Terres, Port au Prince, Haiti, Nov. 30,
1915

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SOUTH AMERICA.

Brazil:
Special report of Consul George H. Pickerell, Par, Brazil, December 12,
1915. . ‘un
Argentina:
Special report bi Vice Consul in Charge John 8. Calvert, Buenos Aires;
Argentina, December 8, 1915. . .
The meat industry... ....
Foreign capital invested in Argentina...
Covernment attitude toward the industries.

Chile:

Special report of Consul General L. J. Keena, Valparaiso, Chile, December
2. 1915...... .

Ecuador:
Special report of Consul General Frederic W. Goding, Guayaquil, Ecuador,
October b. 1915...

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