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larger towns. In the large towns, if anywhere, we shall find 

 distinctions of class appearing. The first of the following tables 

 is taken directly from the Census Reports ; the second is based 

 on it and expresses the same facts in terms of percentages which 

 have been calculated : 



The populations are taken from Table II, Vol. 1, Census Report, 1891. 



With the exception of four cities, Vancouver, Montreal, Que- 

 bec and St. John, more than half of the population live in houses 

 containing from 6 to 10 rooms ; in the case of Toronto the per- 

 centage rises to 66 per cent; while in three others, Halifax, 

 London and Hamilton, the percentage exceeds 60. Those cities 



