Miners have naturally migrated to the mining 

 regions of Canada, and are to be found in the 

 Nova Scotia coal fields and in those of the foot- 

 hills and north of Edmonton, in Alberta, where 

 such place names as Cardiff suggest their origin. 

 There they are sustaining the renown the race 

 has created for itself in the mining industry. 



Agricultural Colonies in Canada 



Welsh agricultural, colonies in Western Can- 

 ada have been very successful, and the few dis- 

 tricts colonized by Welshmen are found to be 

 progressive and prosperous. One of these is at 

 Melville, Saskatchewan, which was settled seven- 

 teen years ago largely by Welsh from Pata- 

 gonia. There are now about three hundred fami- 

 lies in the settlement. Ten years ago twenty 

 thousand acres of idle land surrounded this 

 settlement. Now this has all been secured by 

 homestead, the major portion being under cul- 

 tivation, and some of the farms occupying one 

 or more sections. 



There is a large Welsh agricultural colony 

 near Ponoka, Alberta, in that fertile parkland 

 area north of Red Deer. A commencement on 

 this settlement was made about fourteen years 

 ago, the settlers coming in the main from the 

 United States, whither they had emigrated in 

 the first place. This colony is widely known 

 for its successful farming and general state of 

 prosperity. Educational standing is of the high- 

 est and the farmers and their families active in 

 every movement for the public good or benefit. 



Welsh agricultural colonies in Western Can- 

 ada are few, but apparently so successful in their 

 working, so rich in those qualities contributing 

 to good citizenship, that Canada would bene- 

 fit exceedingly by the establishment on her do- 

 main of more of these little Cambrias. 



The Labor Situation 



The labor situation covering the month of 

 November, 1921, as surveyed by the Depart- 

 ment of Labor, indicates a continuance in the 

 gratifying trend of a slow improvement in all 

 phases of the situation exhibited in the imme- 

 diately preceding months. A further slight de- 

 crease in the volume of unemployment over the 

 Dominion is noted, whilst there was a further 

 shrinkage in the cost of living as indicated in a 

 weekly family budget of staple foods. 



In the various lines of industry logging re- 

 corded pronounced expansion of a seasonal char- 

 acter. These gains were especially marked in 

 Ontario, and in the latter part of the month in 

 Quebec, New Brunswick and the Western Prov- 

 inces. Coal mining afforded more employment, 

 particularly in Alberta, which was also a season- 

 al movement. Abattoirs, meat-packing, boot 

 and shoe, leather, musical instruments, rubber, 

 pulp, paper, textile, glass, and cement fac- 

 tories and telegraph operations were more 



active. Very pronounced shrinkage was report- 

 ed during the period under review in railway 

 construction and maintenance, a seasonal de- 

 cline. Sawmills also continued to make marked 

 seasonal reductions in staff, Ontario recording 

 the greater part of the decreases. Declines on 

 a smaller scale were reported in iron and steel 

 products, in railway and water transportation, 

 building construction, hotels and restaurants, 

 telephones, tobacco, electric current and appar- 

 atus manufacturing. 



Strikes, Wholesale, Retail Prices, etc. 



Statements were tabulated from 1,552 labor 

 organizations with an aggregate membership 

 of 174,336 persons, of whom 12,940 were out 

 of work at the beginning of November, a percent- 

 age of 7.4 as compared with 8.5 in the previous 

 month. The government employment offices 

 were responsible for placing in regular employ- 

 ment 20,472 men and 2,542 women, and in ad- 

 dition, 7,386 in casual employment. Vacancies 

 notified by employers numbered 36,089. 



The loss of time on account of industrial dis- 

 putes during the month of November was greater 

 than during either October, 1921, or November, 

 1920. There were in existence during the 

 month some eighteen strikes involving about 

 3,950 work-people and resulting in a time loss 

 of about 98,100 working days. 



The prices movement continued downward, 

 the index number of wholesale prices and the 

 average cost of the retail food budget being both 

 lower. There were decreases in farm products and 

 foods, except dairy products; also in textiles, 

 lumber, and house furnishings. Raw furs were 

 up. The average cost of a weekly family budget 

 of 29 staple foods in some sixty cities in November 

 was $1 1 .08 as compared with $1 1 .48 at the begin- 

 ning of October, $15.32 in November, 1920, and 

 $7.96 in November, 1914. 



Northern Ontario Gold Fields 



Northern Ontario has had a phenomenal 

 rise to first place among Canada's gold producing 

 areas, rapidly leaving behind in production, the 

 famed fields of the Yukon and outstripping 

 by a wide margin the mining areas of other 

 of the provinces of the Dominion. In 1919 

 the gold fields of Northern Ontario produced 

 65.9 per cent, of the gold of all Canada; in 1920 

 they produced 73.7 per cent of the same total. 

 Production in 1921 has been more than main- 

 tained, a handsome increase being indicated in 

 returns to date, whilst developments during 192 1 , 

 not completed sufficiently to increase output in 

 that year, will result in a material increment in 

 production in 1922. 



The 1920 production of the Northern Ont- 

 ario gold fields amounted to 564,959 ounces and 

 in the previous year 505,739 ounces, an increase 

 in 1920 of 11. 7 per cent. In the declining months 



