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Till' illiiiniimnt used i.s potroleuni, of Cnimdinn pnidiiction niul niniiufiictiirt', in 

 lioiibli' ili>tilli'(l, stiiiulavd whiti", cxtni rt'tiiicd, IVct' iVoin iicid or otluT inipiiritii's, 

 wi;.'Iis, at ('y2° Falir., irnt less tliuii "■■'<(') \hs. nor nioro tlian SOi'lhs, jut ^'allnii, and 

 witlistiiiid.s a llufh tt'st of 1 \-')° l-'ahr. liy tlif new .standard pyroiiU'tiT. 'I'liecpiantit y 

 ibed p'l' uniiinn is ultout 1()(>,()()0 ^'iillons, s'lid tlio jirii't' i.s L'O cnit.s jicr i,ralloii. 



Tilt' nuiuhcr of liirlit-station.s in Canada with tixcd lijrlits i.s Jti", and v.'illi 

 revdlviiif.' lijilits Sl*, niakinfr alto^rt'tiifi- 'iV.) on Deccinlier .'51, \>*f^'-]. 



Till' number ul' pcr.soii.s einployt'd by tiio (lovt'iiiint'iit to attend to tlie.se lii.'lit.s 

 i, fl')0, and the .salaries paiil to them van^'o from ,SV() to 5'/>0U per annum. Tlie 

 .ilnrit'S allowed keejiers of sea-coast lifrhts raniife from »S3(X) to ifoOO, and there are 

 iiiftiiy applicants for these situations. Keepers of li^'ht.s are usually appointed on 

 till' recommendation of tlio member of the IIouso of Commons represent iiif^' the 

 Ji.«tvi('t in which tlie lijfhthou.se i.s situated, if he is a su^ipoiter of the (lovernment. 



Till' expansion of the lijTht house system of Canada duriiif,'' the la.st seventeon 

 veiir." lias been very great. In 18(57, when the fcuir provinces were confederated, 

 there were 1!>S lij.dit house stations in the Dominion, and two fog-whistles, and at 

 the close of this se.-son there will bo otV.) light-stalions, ;5(i fog-ahmn.s, and 10 

 automatic whistling buoys. 



Nearly all the ju'incipal lights in the river and (lulf of St. Lawrence have been 

 connected with (^ueix'c and other citie.s by telegra])h, ami in the event of r wreck 

 taking place or any other accident, it is immeilialely made known to the (govern- 

 ment and to the boards of trade at .Montreal and (^^uebec. 'I'ho co.st of our 

 telifrraph and signal service has been large, but it is a most u.'^eful expenditure. 



As compared with the United Kingdom, our coast to bo lighted is largi'r, and 

 fiiirliglits more numerous although not of so high a class or .so e.vi)eiisive. The 

 immln'rof lights managed by the three lighthouse authorities of the United Kingdom, 

 viz., tlie Trinity House of London, the ( 'ommi.ssioiiers of Northern Lightlujiises, 

 r.ad the Commissioners of Irisli Lights, is I'SS, .some of the.so being probalily the 

 finest ill the world. In addition to tlie.se there are about 140 lights, managed by 

 hnrhmir or dock authoiities, makiim' altogether about 42S. The co.st of maintaining' 

 the l'8H lighthouses managed by the three iiodies referred to, including the maiii- 

 ifEance of the .sailing and steam ve.s.sels to attend on them, was o0;{,8u0/. for the 

 ytar ended March ol, Lss;!. 



Tile amount of light dues collected in the United Kingdom during the year 

 b';;)-4 was 47()/. lis. (W. sterling. In Norway there are l-'iL' lights, maintained 

 kthe Government, which cost .S'l 07,000 last year. 



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t Liiprorements in Cuast Slij)ials ; iriih supplemcnhtri/ livmnrhs on the 

 iiev EddijstoHe Liiiliflnmsc. lUj Sir Ja.mi;s N. Douolass, M.Inst.G.E. 

 — Set) lleport.s, p. oH-i. 



?). Tlw Wall and Ilnysc.rnivnr. ]Uj W. H. PlfKl'X'l':, F.B.S. 



4. Sec"<idaru Bafleries. Bij "^V^ If. Piii;i;ci:, F.R.S. 



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i>. Domestic Elfrtric Ll'jhtiti'j- Bj W. IL Pueeck, F.B.S. 



0. The Portrush Electric Bailwai/. By Dr. A. Tuaill. 



7. E'.eclrie Traimvays. By Holeoyd Smith. 



8. .1 Xcw VuU.Meter. By Captain Caudew. 



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