CANADIAN FARM YEAR BOOK. 



public lands, swamp lands, public buildings, etc. The Quebec Act (chapter 

 45) provides by section 2 (a) and (b) that the population of the territory 

 added by the Act shall be excluded in ascertaining the population of the 

 province for the purposes of any readjustment of representation of the other 

 provinces consequent upon any census, that in any future census the popu- 

 lation of the new territory shall be distinguished from the province as hereto- 

 fore constituted and that the representation of the new territory in the 

 House of Commons shall be determined according to the rules enacted by 

 section 51 of the British North America Act, 1867, regulating the represen- 

 tation of provinces other than Quebec. All three Acts came into force on 

 May 15, 1912, by proclamations of the Governor-in-Council, dated May 10, 

 1912. 



Aid to Agriculture. 



Chapter 3 provides for the granting of subsidies to the provincial gov- 

 ernments for the encouragement of agriculture, and empowers the Minister 

 of Agriculture, with the authority of the Governor-in-Council, to enter into 

 agreements with the provincial governments setting forth the terms upon 

 which the subsidies are granted and prescribing the conditions under which 

 and the purposes for which they shall be expended. For the financial year 

 ended March 31, 1913, a total sum of $500,000 was appropriated for the 

 purposes of this Act (see also page 453). 



The Agricultural Instruction Act, assented to on June 6, 1913, repeals 

 chapter 3 of the Statutes of 1912 and provides for the appropriation of a 

 sum of $10,000,000 during the next ten years for the purpose of aiding and 

 advancing the farming industry by instruction in agriculture, including the 

 work carried on by the Veterinary Colleges. The sum available under this 

 Act for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1914, is $700,000; for 1915, $800,- 

 000; for 1916, $900,000; for 1917, $1,000,000, and for 1918 to 1923, $1,100,- 

 000 annually. 



DOMINION CABINET. 



Seat of Government — Ottawa. 



Governor-General — Field Marshal His Royal Highness The Duke of 

 Connaught and Strathearn, K.G., K.T., K.P., G.M.B., G.C.S.I., G.C.M.G., 

 G.C.V.O., P.C. 



The Cabinet. 



Ministry formed 10 th October, 1911. 



Premier and President of Privy Council — Hon. Robert Laird Borden, 

 LL.D., K.C. 



Minister of Trade and Commerce — Hon. Geo. E. Foster, B.A., D.C.L., 

 LL.D. 



Minister of the Interior — Hon. Dr. Wm. Jas. Roche, M.D. 



Minister of Public Works — Hon. Robert Rogers. 



Minister of Railways and Canals — Hon. Frank Cochrane. 



Minister of Finance — Hon. Wm. Thomas White. 



Postmaster-General — Hon. Louis P. Pelletier, K.C. 



Minister of Marine and Fisheries and Minister of the Naval Service — 

 Hon. John D. Hazen, B.A., B.C.L. 



Minister of Justice — Hon. Chas. J. Doherty, K.C, D.C.L., LL.D. 



Minister of Militia and Defense — Hon. Samuel Hughes. 



Secretary of State — Hon. Louis Coderre. 



Minister of Labor — Hon. Thomas W. Crothers, B.A., K.C. 



Minister of Inland Revenue and Mines — Hon. Wilfred Nantel, K.C^ 



Minister of Customs — Hon. John D. Reed, M.D. 



Minister of Agriculture — Hon. Martin Burrell. 



Solicitor General — Hon. A. Meighen. 



AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. 



Dominion. 



Unless otherwise stated, the post-office address of the officials mentioned 

 is Ottawa, Ontario. 



Minister of Agriculture — Hon. Martin Burrell. 



