C()STKSJ<. 



CHAPTER VI. 

 THE CROWN LANDS- ACTS. TAcr. 



Purclia.-e of L;iii<l ; Licenses ot Oreii Ration : Hoiuestcad ; Licenses 

 to cut Tiinlier ; Paper Pulp Aet ; Licenses to .seanh for Minerals ; 

 Sheep Farming Kegulations ... ... ... ... I'ji 



CHAPTKR \Ii. 

 THE FISHERIES. 



Evolution of tlie (_'o(l-lisliery~its value ami ]iros]iects ; Seal, Herring, 

 fealiiio'.i anil Loi srer Fislieries : Fi.slieries" Coniini.ssion — it.s gooil 

 work ; Artificial Proi)agatiou of Marine Fooil-fislies ; Great Suc- 

 cess of C'oil anil Lolister Hati liing : Bait Preservation — the 

 Freezing Barrel : Refiigerators ... ... ... ... 140 



CHAPTKR VIH. 

 INTERNATIONAL- TREATIES. 



Their Effects ; Treaty Iliglits of the French: The "French Shore," 

 Disputes, Perils of the Situation; Michm rivnil'i ; Legislative 

 Action : Present Negotiations ... ... ... ... 170 



CHAPTER IX. 



CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PEOPLE THE 

 CLASSES AND THE MASSES. 



Saxon and Celtic Elements ; Mental ami Moral Qualities , Capital ami 



Labour ; The Creilit System ; Tlie Fishermen ; Social Pleasures . 193 



CHAPTER X 

 POPULATION. 



Eate of increase — The Census of 1891 ; Numbers of Religious deno- 

 minations ; Agi'icultural returns ; Employments of the people ... 20.' 



CHAPTER XT 

 MODE OF GOVERNMENT. 



Con.stitution — House oi As.seinbly — Legislative Council — The Gover- 



r.or— Law Courts ; Fievenue ; Trade ; Finances ; Shipi>ing ... 212 



