62 General Information about Canada. 



according to the class of ticket taken, and that tI»o railway companies 

 limy charge tor an^lhing over 150 lbs. weight. The Canadian Pacitic 

 liailway carry iiOU lbs. free for emigrants proceeding to Manitolxi and 

 the Ncrth-West Territories. Care should bo 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 bagj2[age 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 description adapted to the country can be purchased in any 

 village in Canada. Skilled mechanics and artisans, when recounuended 

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

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

 bouj^ht at reasonable prices. Emigrants may be safely advised to take 

 a good suj)ply 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 

 Seillerg Effects they come within the terms of the following clause of 

 free of the customs tariff : — 



Customs Duty. Settlers' Effects, r/z. .-—Wearing npparel, household far- 



niture, professional books, imulcinents and tools of trade, 

 occupation, or employment, which the cettler has had in 

 actual use for at least six months before removal to Canada, musical instru- 

 mente, domestic sewinj; machines, live stock, carts, and other veliicle^ and 

 agricultural implements in use 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 : provided that any dutiable article cntcretl 

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

 first arrival, and shall not be sold or otherwise disposed of without 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, shall be free, until otherwise ordered 

 by the (iovernor in Council. 



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

 Wafjes. 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 liome. 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 chanicter 

 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 



