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further or more detailed studies of the various sections of Canadian 

 History. 



The volumes issued by the Board will not, of course, take the place 

 of detailed researches by students of special historical problems. 

 They should, however, furnish the training ground for specialists by 

 preparing a broad highway into the land of original documents and 

 other first-hand materials, encouraging an increasing number of stu- 

 dents to undertake more detailed researches into scores of unexplored 

 sections of Canadian History. For all such special researches our 

 volumes should furnish a general background and a reliable atmosphere 

 uniting and relating the special researches to each other and to the 

 general history of the country. The general programme as mapped 

 out is as follows: 



Political and Social 



1. Constitutional Development to Confederation 



(a) Ontario and Quebec. 



(b) Maritime Provinces. 



(c) Western Provinces. 



2. External Relations, including Boundaries. 



3. Militia and Defence. 



4. Immigration and Settlement, including Land Granting. 



5. Municipal Development. 



6. Indian Relations and Exploration, including operations of 

 Hudson's Bay and Northwest Companies. 



7. Relations of Church and State, including Clergy Reserves, etc. 



8. Education, Literature, Art, etc. 



Economic 



1. Public Finance and Taxation. 



2. Currency, Banking and Exchange. 



3. Trade: 



(a) Domestic. 

 {b) Foreign. 



4. Transportation: 



(a) Shipping, including Canals, Shipbuilding, etc. 

 (6) Highways and Railroads. 

 (c) Postal Developments. 



5. Agriculture. 



6. Fisheries, marine and inland. 



7. Industry: labour, manufacturing, lumbering, mining, etc. 



