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Since however it is far too great to be treated as a unit, it may be 

 subdivided as follows : 



A. The Madawasha Sub-district. Includes all north of a line separa- 



ting Grand River and Little River, crossing the St. John at Grand 

 Falls, and separating the Fish River and Aroostook system. 



B. The Tobique (or Carleton- Victoria) Sub-district. Includes all north of 



a-line separating Becaguimec from Nacawicac and Nashwaak, and 

 Eel River from Sheogomoc, crossing the St. John on the edge of 

 the granite at Middle Southampton. 



C. The Nashwaak (or York Sub-district . Includes all north of a line 



between the Little River and Nashwaak systems and between the 

 Oromocto and Longs Creek, crossing the St. John with the County 

 line. 



D. The Oromocto (or Queens-Sunbury) Sub-district. Includes all north 



of a line between Belleisle and Washademoak and between Nerepi s 

 and Oromocto, crossing the St. John with the County line. 



E. The Kennebecasis (or St. John-Kings) Sub-district. Includes all 



south of the preceeding to the Bay of Fundy. 

 ///. The Petitcodiac (or Westmorland- Albert) District. Includes the basins of 

 all rivers falling into the Bay of Fundy and Baie Verte from Mar- 

 tins Head to Cape Tormentine. The County line might seem a 

 more logical division between this and the Woolastook district, but 

 Martins Head is so much more natural that it would seem better to 

 adopt it as the division point. 

 IV. The Richibucto (or Kent) District Includes the basins of all the rivers 

 from Cape Tormentine to Point Escuminac. 

 V. The Miramichi (or Northumberland District). Includes the basins of all 

 rivers from Point Escuminac to Barreau Point (between the Tab- 

 usintac and Tracadie.) 

 VI. The Nepisiguit (or Gloucester) District. Includes the basins of all rivers 

 from Barreau Point to Belledune Point, including Miscou and Ship- 

 pegan. 

 VII. The Restigouche District. Includes all north and west of Belledune 

 Point. Belledune Point gives a more natural division than Little 

 Belledune Point, near which the County line starts. 



The above division of the province by river basins will probably be 

 found most useful for purposes of detailed description of provincial 

 phenomena, and of local history, etc.; but a more strictly natural one, 

 taking account of the geology and accompanying topography, will be 

 needed for some purposes. Unfortunately, as stated above, our geology 

 appears too complicated to admit of a very detailed division of the 

 province upon this basis. A general natural division is, however, 

 possible, as shown on figure 2. Although the geological boundaries 



