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DOMINION OF CANADA. 



These figures include the special Mennonite 

 and Icelandic immigration (to Manitoba) during 

 the year last named; the former numbering 

 1,857 and the latter 1,156. The Indian popula- 

 tion of the Dominion in 1876 was as follows: 



PROVINCES. Indian Population. 



Ontario -. 15,549 



Quebec 10,804 



Nova Scotia 2,091 



New Brunswick 1,440 



Prince Edward Island 299 



Manitoba and the Northwest Territories 25.945 



British Columbia 82,020 



Rupert's Land 4.370 



Total. 



92,513 



The inland revenue during the year ending 

 June 30, 1876, was $6,376,332, of which the 

 sum of $5,538,277 was from excise. Of this, 

 spirits represented $3,099,893 ; tobacco, $1,- 

 775,450 ; malt, $327,709 ; petroleum, $285,553. 

 The following were the transactions of the 

 savings banks of the Dominion from July 1, 

 1875, to June 30, 1876 : 



The debt of Canada on July 1, 1876, was as 

 follows : 



LIABILITIES. 



Without Interest $28,109,916 85 



At 4 per cent, interest ,.... 58,484,907 35 



"5 " " 46,231,61745 



"6 " " 88,828,24671 



Total debt $161,204,687 86 



Total interest 6,753,171 89 



Average rate of interest 413 



ASSETS. 



"Without interest $81,167,834 28 



At varying rates 1,615,987 86 



At 4 per cent interest .., 4,802955 47 



1,674,341 29 



1,392,004 98 



Total assets $36,653,173 78 



Total interest 673,955 49 



Average rate of interest 1 88 



Total debt $161,204,687 86 



Totalassets 86,653,173 78 



Net debt $124,551,514 08 



Total interest on debt 6,753,171 89 



Total interest on assets 678.955 49 



Net Interest. .^~^_.. $6,079,216 40 



Average /T>.-. . . 4 88 



The receipts and expenditures for 1875-'76 

 are shown in the following table: 



Among the items of expenditure were $11,- 

 122,359 charges for debt and provincial sub- 

 sidies, $8,569,774 for ordinary expenses, and 

 $4,796,239 charges on revenue. The banks of 

 Ontario and Quebec, acting under charter, on 

 December 31, 1876, had a paid-up capital of 

 $62,092,693; circulation, $20,735,756; total 

 liabilities, $94,138,965 ; total assets, $170,070,- 

 739, of which the sum of $29,060,215 was 

 immediately available. The following is a 

 summary of the educational statistics of Que- 

 bec for 1876-'77 : 



'Redemption. 



