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" dyking plant/' consisting of a steam navvy and other appliances. 

 They have put up a dyke round it from 5 ft. to 6 ft. high, and 33 

 ft. wide at the base; at the lowest point a pumping station has been 

 erected, to be used when the water cannot be got off in any other way. 

 For this land the company expect to get $50 an acre ; and, if the 

 scheme succeeds, it will be well worth that. On the other side of the 

 river, a piece of land in the same condition is similarly treated. This 

 company must be a very plucky one, to cope with such work. Land is 

 high in New Westminster, ranging from $15 (.£3) per acre upwards. 



From New Westminster we went to Vancouver, 



Vancouver. travelling by the electric tram for 12 miles through a 



<^ * forest ot pines and cedars of enormous size. At 



Vancouver we were received by the Mayor, and taken to see some of 



the principal buildings of the town. The President of the Board of Trade 



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also accompanied us. There seems to be a large trade carried on at this 

 place. ^ What Montreal is to Eastern Cnnada, Vancouver is to Western ' 

 Canada. The shipping business is do' ncipally with China, Japan, ^ 



Australia, and the Californian and Can .an coasts. We inspected one 

 of the Canadian Pacific Eailway C upany's steamers which plied 

 between Vancouver and China. It was a magnificent boat, well 

 fitted, and apparently most comfortable. 



The strides which this citv has made since so recent a time al 

 1885 is wonderful. In that year the whole town was represented by- 

 one saw-mill. In 1886 the population had increased to 600. In 1893 



