466 Our North Land. 



Churchill as the respective points of departure for ocean transportation, 



we get the following result : — 



Miles. 

 Winnipeg to Montreal (C. P. R.) 1,480 



Montreal to Liverpool 3,000 



Total 4,480 



"Winnipeg to Churchill 650 



Churchill to Liverpool 2,940 



Total 3,590 



Difference in favour Hudson's Bay route 870 



Calgary to Montreal (C. P. R.) 2,360 



Montreal to Liverpool 3,000 



Total 5,360 



Calgary to Churchill 950 



Churchill to Liverpool 2,940 



Total 3,890 



Difference in favour Hudson's Bay route ' 1,470 



Prince Albert to Montreal 2,000 



Montreal to Liverpool 3,000 



Total 5,000 



Prince Albert to Churchill 650 



Churchill to Liverpool 2,940 



Total 3,590 



Difference in favour Hudson's Bay route 1,410 



Is it any wonder in view of this comparison that the people of the 

 North-West are determined to avail themselves of the Hudson's Bay route 1 

 Surely not. Now, as to the navigation of Hudson's Bay and Strait, there 

 seems to be still some difference of opinion. However, all agree that the 

 navigation season is long enough for the purposes of commerce to warrant 

 the construction of a railway. I have been on the route, and have had all 

 the opportunities of judging of its character that others have had, and I 

 say that the only months in the year in which navigation will be obstructed 



