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Preface
tn publishing the
fourth issue of the “Star Almanac” of Canada, we take the opportunity of
acknowledging our indebtedness to numerous correspondents for friendly
criticism upon print Issues and various suggestions as to new subjects
to be dealt with.
In the present issue, special attention has been devoted to the
information relating to the Dominion Parliament; particularly, all the
by-elections since the last General Election are inserted, together with
articles upon Education, Reciprocity, Prohibition, and other matters
likely to specially interest the electorate in the year when a federal
General Election is a certainty.
An article upon the Constitution is accompanied by the full text of the
Act of Confederation, the exact provisions of which are so frequently
referred to. The platform of the parties are also summarized, and an
illustration of the ballot paper which will be used is given.
Other subjects which are novel features in the issue of this year are
Chess, Whist and Lawn Tennis.
Trees of Canada and their chief habitat.
Customs Tariff, including free and prohibited goods, and comparisons
with rates of duty chargeable under the previous regulations.
Pseudonyms of celebrated authors, dead and living. (An effort has been
made to include Canadian authors.)
List of abbreviations in common use.
Legal Information specially revised, Quebec Province being dealt with
separately.
Dominion Queen’s Counsel, list of all appointments since Confederation;
also names of Q.C.'s prior to 1867.
New table giving symptoms of contagious diseases.
Photogravures of twelve Judges — six of the Judicial Committee of the
Privy Council and the six Judges of the Supreme Court of Canada.
Newfoundland Confederation negotiations.
Improved Calendar information.
Official Tide Tables for Quebec and Halifax.
It is also pleasant to take the opportunity of acknowledging the
assistance derived in the compilation of the Almanac by the use of some
of the books whose authors are named on page 339, and to many persons
who desire that their names should not be mentioned.
In the compilation of the Almanac we have also had recourse to the
various Blue Books; the Statistical Year Book issued by Mr. George
Johnson, the Dominion Statistician; The British Statistical Abstracts,
etc.; Statesman’s Year Book; Hazell's Annual; Whitaker’s Almanac;
Brassey's Naval Annual; the Imperial Institute publications; the
Parliamentary Companions, and Baedeker's Guide to Canada; and in the
compilation of the miniature Gazetteer we have found Lovell's Gazetteer
of British North America (1895) of great value.
Offices of the Daily AND WEEKLY STAR, Montreal, Canada.
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