52 General Information about Canada. 



according to tlio class of ticket taken, and tliat tho railway companies 

 may fli;irgo for an.>(hing over 150 lbs, weight. The Canadian Pacitic 

 Kailway carry '300 lbs. free for emigrants proceeding to Manitoba and 

 the Nortli-West Territories. Care should be exercised in deciding 

 what had better be taken to Canada, furniture, and heavy and bulky 

 goods of that description, had better be left behind, as the freight 

 charged for extra baggage makes it an expensive luxury ; all household 

 requirements can be purchased in the country. Agricultural implements 

 and tools should not be taken out, as the most improved articles of 

 this desci'iption adapted to tiie country can bo purchased in any 

 village in Canada. (Skilled mechanics and artisans, when recommended 

 to go out, may take their tools, but they must remember what is 

 stated above, a,nd also that in the Dominion all these things can bo 

 bought at reasonable prices. Emigrants may be safely advised to take 

 a good supply of underclothing, heavy and light, for winter and 

 summer wear, house and table linen, blankets, bed-ticks, and any other 

 articles of special value which do not take up much room. 



Settlers' effects are admitted free of customs duty if 

 Settlers' Ejects tbey come within the terms of the following clause of 

 free of the customs tariff : — 



Customs Duti/. Settlers' Effects, r/z. .-—Wearing npparcl, household fur- 



^ , ,, I nitare, professional hooks, implcinents and tools of trade, 



occripntion, or employment, which the cettler has had in 

 actnal nse for at least six months before removal to Canada, musical instru- 

 ments, domestic sewing machines, live stock, carts, and other vehicle*i and 

 agricultural implements in nse by the settler for at least one year before his 

 removal to Canada, not to include machinery or articles imported for use in any 

 manufacturing establishment or for sale : j)rovided that any dutiable article entered 

 as settlers' effects may not be so entered unless bronjjht with the settler on his 

 first arrival, and shall not bo sold or otherwise disposed of Avithout payment of duty 

 until after two years' actual use in Canada ; provided also that, under regulations 

 made by the Minister of Customs, live stock, when imported into Manitoba or the 

 Korth-West Territory by intending settlers, sliall be free, until otherwise ordered 

 by the Governor in Council. 



Wages — which, of course, vary from time to time — are, 

 Wa(jes. as a general rule, from a quarter to one-half higher 

 than in Great Britain, but in some trades they are 

 even more. The cost of living is lower, upon the whole, and an 

 average family will, with proper care, be much better off in Canada 

 than at home. There are very good openings in Canada for the 

 classes of persons recommended to go out, but it must be borne in 

 mind that hard work, energy, enterprise, and steadiness of character 

 are as essential there as in any other country. Indeed, perhaps they 

 are more necessary ; but, on the other hand, there is a much better 

 chance of success for any persons possessing these qualities, and who 

 are able and willing to adapt themselves to the conditions of life 

 obtaining in Canada. 



Persons with capital to invest will find many openings 

 Capitalists. in Canada. They can engage in agricultural pursuits, 



taking up the free-grant lands or purchasing the 

 improved farms to be found in every province, or in mining, or in 

 the manufacturing industries. Again, a settled income will be found 



