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PREFATORY NOTE
The Publication
Committee of the Local Executive, desire to express their indebtedness
to the authors of the articles contained in this Handbook, for their
hearty and gratuitous co operation in the preparation of the volume. All
the contributors can lay claim to special knowledge of the subjects upon
which they have written.
The Committee desire
also to record their gratitude to Mr. James White, Chief Geographer,
Ottawa, for the trouble he has taken in arranging for the preparation of
the maps and charts included in the Handbook. They wish further to
express their indebtedness to the Minister of the Interior for having
generously presented these to the Committee.
It is hoped that this
volume will be not only of interest to the visiting members of the
British Association, but also of some permanent value.
CONTENTS
Sketch of the History of the City of
Winnipeg and of the Four Provinces of Western Canada by the Rev. George
Bryce, D.D., L.L.D.
The City of Winnipeg by C. F. Roland, Esq.
The Industries of Manitoba by C. F. Roland, Esq.
Agriculture in Manitoba by the Hon. R. P. Roblin and Principal W. J.
Black, B.S.A., with the assistance of various contributors.
The Geology of Canada by R. W. Brock, Esq.
The Climate of Manitoba by R. F. Stupart, Esq.
Flora of Manitoba by the late Rev. Canon Burman, M A., and Professor A.
H R. Buller, D. Sc., Ph.D.
Fauna of Manitoba by Ernest Thompson Seton, Esq.
The Fish and Fisheries of Manitoba by Professor Edward E. Prince.
The Indians of Western Canada by the Hon. David Laird.
The Game Fields of the West by P. J. Turner, Esq.
Transportation in Canada by Geo. H. Ham, Esq.
Notes on some of the chief points to be visited on the Western
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