I ANSy^ERS TO QUSSTiONS CONOERNINO MAKITOBA 



March is too early, because the roads will not \m in good condition for traT«lluu{ 

 when Manitoba is reiched. Probably the finest time of the year for a man witK 

 means to ^o and locate land is August, September and even October, but he mnit 

 not expect t:o b« able to d* mnch in the way of improvements till the followiB^ 

 spring. 



Which is the Best Plan when Parchasing Tickets? Alwajt 



insist upon gecting a "Tlirough Ticket to Manitoba,' because it will tave yon a 

 great deal of trouble and annuyance m route by doing so. Yon can purchaM ticket! 

 from the steamship ageuts to any station on the Canadian Pacific Rulway. 



How Much Baggaze Shoald we Take? As little as po8aibl^ 



nothing more thau is actually necessary, because you can pnrchaae articles more 

 suitable to the country when you reach Manitoba, and at very reasonable prices. 



How Shall I Transfer my Money to Manitoba? After bayins 



your through ticket to Winnipeg, and reserri'ig such a sum for your pocket as will 

 meet extra demands, you should place all tL balance in a Bank for remittance tc 

 Canada. The Bank will then give you a draft payable at Winnipeg, or an> c'hu 

 place in which you may settle. 



What Should a Person Do on Reaching Manitoba? On 



arriving there the first step should be to visit the Land Offices of the Canadian 

 Pacific Railway, and there inspect the field notes and maps descriptive of the lands. 

 This will enable the intending settler to choose a locality in which to seek his farm. 

 The land grant of the Canadian Pacific Railway along the main line has been 

 divided into agencies as far as the third meridian. These are : — Carberry, Brandon, 

 Virden, Moosomin, Broadview, Wolseley, Regina, and Moose-jaw. Each district hfs 

 its land office, with an agent empowered to sell. Field notes will be on file at each 

 office for the use of intending purchasers, and guides appointed to direct settlers to 

 the land thty wish to examine. Under this arrangement immigrants and others 

 will have no difficulty and experience no inconvenience in choosing a suitable location 

 for themselves. In the case of taking free homeeteads, pre-emption or purchasing 

 from the government, the business will have to be transacted at the nearest of the 

 following Dominion Land Offices : — 



WiNNiPEQ Offick G. Newcome, Acting Agent. 



Nklsonvillk Office Heney Lahderkin, Ading Agent. 



Gladstone Office Joseph Graham, Acting Agent. 



Odanah Office A. E. Fisher, Acting Agent. 



BiRTLE Office A.J. Belch, Acting Agent. 



Brandon Office Geo. Newcombe, Acting Agent. 



Turtle Mountain Office G. F. Newcombe, Acting Agent. 



Prince Albert Office George Duck, Acting Agent. 



Where are the Offices of the Company to be Found ? Th* 



General Offices are in Winnipeg : 



W. C. Van Hornb, OeneraZ Moma^tr, 

 Wm. Harder, Aitistemt Traffic Manager; 



also the Office of the Land Department, 



J. H. McTavibh, Land Commissunur. 



The Hbad Office of the Company is at Montre«\ 



C. Drinkw^ .jsr. Seen. ^y. 



The London Oifxgb of the Company is at 101, Cannon Street, 



Alexander Beoo, Agent. 



How Can a Person Choose a Location to Settle ont 



The Canadian North-west is laid ofi* in townships six miles square, containing 

 thirty-six sections of 640 acres each, which are again sub-divided into quarter 

 sections of 180 acres. A road allowance having a width of one chain is pro\ided for 

 on each section lino running north and south, and on every alternate section line 

 running east and west The following diagram shows a township with the sections 

 Bwnbered:— 



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