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-BRITISH COLUMBIA 



THE MOST BRITISH OF THE CANADIAN PROVINCES. 



THE ORCHARD OF THE EMPIRE. 



A Laud of Fruit and Flowers— Oauada's Mineral Provin''e — Immeusfl Timber Besouraes — ImporraDt Fisheries— 

 The Sportsman's Paradise— Offers Countless Attra -tion^ to Tourists — Olimate Healthy and Delightful. 

 The country for Farmers with some capital, Agricultural and other workers, and Domestic Servants. 



A SAFE COUNTRY FOR PROFITABLE INVESTMENTS. 



Land and Climate well adapted for Fruit-Growlug, Mixed Farming, Horse, Hog, and Cattle Raising, Poultry 



Farming and Dairying. 



10,000,000 acres of land have been 'et as iie for settlers, and these may be pre-empted to the extent of 



160 acres for each adult. 

 Total Production in 1910 from Manufactures, Mining, Timber, Agriculture, and Fisheries (estimated) — 



$ 100,742,505, 



equal to over $300 for every man, woman, and child in tiie country. 



Increasing Prosperity — Decreasing Taxation. 



The revenue of the Province h«s incrpased from $1,605,920 in 1900-1. to HO.492,892 (esi mated) in 1910-11, 

 he .-uiplus being $2,300,000. Popula.ion : 1901, 178,657 ; 1911 362,768. 



There is a great demand for labourers and mechanics in B.C., and the extensive railroad construction in 

 progress, and ihe large sums voted by the Legislature for public work-", ensures continuous employment for 



all classes of workers at high wages. 



The leading British Columbia papers ire filed in the Reading Room at the London Agincy, where specimens of 

 Minerals, Timber, Fish, Grain and Fruits, and Maps and Pheiographs may also bt seen. 



Pamphlets, Reports and Full InformatI n free of charge on ap llcatlon to J. H. TURNER, Asent-Qeneral 

 for B.C., Salisbury House, Finsbury Circus, LONDON, E.C. 



AUSTRALASIA, CHINA, JAPAN, 

 AFRICA, INDIA, SPAIN, 

 PORTUGAL, THE MEDITER= 

 RANEAN & S. AMERICA. 



STATIONS. 



Liverpool : K13 Exchange 

 Buildings ; The New 

 Cotton Exchange. 



Manchester : 44 Spring Gafdems 



Glasgow : 5 Royal Bank Place. 



Newcastle-on-Tyne : K Ex- 

 change Buildings, Quayside. 



Agencies : BRISTOL ; 62 Qufen Square, 

 THE EASTERN TEL 



STATIONS. 



Cardiff : 33 Merchants' Ex- 

 change, Bute Dock. 



Birmingham : 12S Col- 

 more Row. 



Bradford : 4 Commercial 

 Street. 



London : 



II Old Broad Street, E.C. 



8 Ieadenhall Street, E.C. 



29 Mincing Lane, E.C. 



37 HoLBORN Viaduct, E.C. 

 4 Electra House, Finsbury Pavement, E.C. 

 The Baltic Exchange, St. Mary Axe, E.C. 

 41 & 42 Parliament Street, S.W. 

 6 Denman Street, Borough, S.E. 

 Foreign Auction Hall, Covent Garden, W.C 

 449 West Strand, W.C. 



and LEITH: 24 Constitution Street. 

 EGRAPH CO., LTD. 



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