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having cleared and put under cultivation two acres, in addition to the original 

 ten acres, the tiraher other than pine passes to the settler. After six acres in addi- 

 tion to the original ten acres have been cleared and cultivated the pine timber also 

 })asses to the settler. 



It is, of course, scarcely to be expected that a settler should be able to main- 

 tain his family entirely by his agricultural operations on a ten acre clearing. The 

 land, however, is situated in the heart of the Clay Belt District, and is well 

 wooded with spruce and other woods suitable for pulp. The removal and sale 

 of pulpwood will afford a considerable income. A large pulp limit was recently 

 sold in this vicinity and a large pulp mill will shortly be erected at Kapuskasing, 

 which undoubtedly will l)e of inestimal)le l)enefit to the settlers. Further, there is 

 a great amount of work to be done in connection with the l)uilding of roads, bridges, 

 etc., so that it seems reasonable to assume that there will l)e an abundance of w^ork 

 for some time to come for such men as are willing to take advantage of same. 



The following statistics are of interest in connection with the history of 

 the scheme : 



MoNTEixn Training School. 



Total number who passed through school 88 



Total number discharged from school 1 



Total number who left school voluntarily 14 



Total number who went to Kapuskasing Colony from the school 73 



Kapuskasing Colony. 



Total number of men from Monteith School 73 



Total number of men sent direct to Colony 100 



Total number discharged from Colony 12 



Total number left owing to physical unfitness 30 



Total number left owing to family difficulties 19 



Total number left for other reasons 29 



The previous occupations of the men who entered the scheme are given as 

 follows : 



Number of farmers 26 Number of engineers 3 



Number of labourers 24 Number of butchers 3 



Number of carpenters 16 Number of miners 4 



Number of electricians 2 Num.ber of moulders 5 



Number of bakers 3 Number of lumbermen 4 



Number of blacksmiths 4 Number of teamsters 3 



Number of chauffeurs 3 Number of plumbers 4 



Number of mechanics 9 Other walks of life 71 



Number of clerks 4 



There have entered the scheme : 



Married men 141 Widowers 4 



iSingle men 43 



Nationalities are represented as follows : 



English 98 Australian I 



Scotch 14 Norwegian I 



Irish 9 American 1 



Canadian 61 Manx 1 



Italian 1 Negro 1 



83 men remain on the scheme at date. 



