CONSUMPTION IN CANADA—DAVIDSON, 5 
like Canada, where there are few extremes of wealth and poverty,* 
the results thus established may he accepted as_ tolerably 
accurate for the whole Dominion. Local variations there must; 
of course, always be. Rent is higher and fuel dearer in the 
towns than in the country ; while in the country food probably, 
and clothing certainly, on the whole, are dearer than in the 
cities. The figures cover a period of four years, and their accur- 
acy has been tested by the statistician and verified by comparisons, 
The statistics of five of the more important towns in Ontario 
have been selected by the writer for further analysis and 
ealculation, and the results are set forth in the tables on the next 
page. 
When these tables, which are extracted from the Bureau 
Reports, are reduced to percentages and expressed in terms of 
the number of day’s labor necessary to command the various 
goods enumerated, we get the results in a form which permits 
‘comparison with other countries. The results in this form are 
contained in the tables on p. 7. 
*Compare the sections of this paper dealing with house accommodation later for 
‘on enquiry into the existence of extremes of wealth in Canada. 
