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CANADA, DOMINION OF. 



in force in Canada at the end of 1881 was $462,- 

 210,968. The premiums received by all compa- 

 nies for fire-insurance during 1881 amounted 

 to $3,827,116. Of this amount Canadian com- 

 panies received $1,206,476 ; English companies, 

 $2,353.258; and American companies, $267,388. 



The total amount received in premiums by 

 marine companies during 1881 was $3,131,- 

 925.97. Of the 39 life companies, 9 are Cana- 

 dian, 18 British, and 12 American. The total 

 amount of life-insurance in force at the end of 

 1881 was $103,290,932. Of this amount $46,- 

 041,591 is in Canadian companies, $20,983,092 

 in English companies, and $36,266,249 in 

 American companies. In all 62,857 persons 

 are insured. The following was the surplus 

 of assets over liabilities of the Canadian com- 

 panies in existence at the end of 1881 : Canada 

 Life, $451,752 ; Citizens', $20,513 ; Confedera- 

 tion, $235,916 ; Mutual Life, $42,107 ; North 

 American, $59,831 ; Ontario Mutual, $27,495; 

 Sun, $127,324 ; Toronto, $37,510. 



Agriculture. The total value of the agricul- 



tural exports from the Dominion for 1881 was 

 $21,268,327. The several provinces exported 

 these products as follows: Ontario, $11,426,- 

 692; Quebec, $8,242,024; Nova Scotia, $526,- 

 004; New Brunswick, $141,772; Manitoba, 

 $21,367; Prince Edward Island, $910,222. 



The agricultural products were sent almost 

 entirely to England and the United States; 

 $9,490,890 to the former, and $10,631,374 to 

 the latter. Fourteen countries in all shared in 

 these exports. The chief productions of the 

 soil exported were as follow : 



ACRES OF LAND OCCUPIED, AND NUMBER OF OWNERS AND OF TENANTS. 



Forest Products* The total value of the pro- 

 ductions of the forest exported in the year 

 1881 was $24,960,012. The several provinces 

 exported as follows: Ontario, $t>,576,332; 

 Quebec, $12,785,223; Nova Scotia, $1,325,- 

 280; New Brunswick, $4,068,241; British 

 Columbia, $162,747; Prince Edward Island, 

 $42,189. 



Mineral Products. The total value of the 

 mineral products exported from Canada in 

 1881 was $2,767,829. The following state- 

 ments show the amount of each mineral ex- 

 ported : 



Fisheries. The exports of fish and articles 

 produced from tish and other marine animals, 

 amounted in 1881 to $6,867,715. The value 

 exported from the various provinces was as 



follows: Ontario, $128,839; Quebec, $747,- 

 549; Nova Scotia, $4,278,731; New Bruns- 

 wick, $786,400; Manitoba, $3,930; British 

 Columbia, $400,984; Prince Edward Island, 

 $521,282. 



Manufactures. A great impetus has been 

 given to manufacturing interests throughout 

 the Dominion by the protective act known as 

 the National Policy. In addition to supplying 

 the demand of Canada itself with a very large 

 part of the articles necessary in every depart- 

 ment of life and labor, the manufacturers are 

 now able to compete successfully in some im- 

 portant lines with other countries. The amount 

 of capital invested was $165,302,623; hands 

 employed, 254,935; total value of products, 

 $309,676,068. Manufactures were exported 

 from Canada in 1881 to twenty-seven other 

 countries, the total value being $3,075^,095. 



The value of the principal articles manufac- 

 tured for export was as follows : 



Agricultural implements , . . $31,269 



Biscuits 17,228 



Carriages 46,442 



Clothing , 9.952 



Cordage, ropes, and twine 12,031 



Extract of hemlock-bark 190,068 



Furs 3,223 



Grindstones 85,755 



Gypsum or plaster, ground 13,888 



Iron : Stoves 3,809 



Other castings ". 14,387 



Scrap . . 191,210 



Other, and hardware 84,713 



