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to go much fartluT in Canada, and whilo the cliinato is hoaltliy and 

 the actmery ina^jniticent, there aro abundant opportunitit's for sport ; 

 and the facilities for education are nob to be excelled anywhere. 



Young men should go to Manitoba, the North- West, 

 Where to go. or British Columbia. Older men, with capital and 

 young families, should go to one of the older pn)vince8, 

 and either buy or rent an improved farm. This, however, is only a 

 general statement, and individual cases must be decided by the special 

 circumstances of each. In Manitoba and the North-West, and in 

 some parts of British Columbia, pioneer life on frt^e grants,or away 

 fi-om railw^ays, is attended with a certain amount of incoDvenience, and 

 an absence of those social surroundings which may be obtained in th(^ 

 older settled parts of these and other provinces, and tliis fact should be 

 borne in mind by those who are considering the subject. But even in 

 these districts improved farms may bo purchased at reasonabh; rates. 



It is difficult to lay down a hard-and-fast rule as to the 

 Capital amount of capital necessary for farm work. The answer 

 necessary, depends on tlie energy, experience, judgment, and enter- 

 prise of the person who is to spend the money, the province 

 selected, whether free-grant land is to be taken up or an improved 

 farm rented or purchased, and many other details. It may safely be 

 sjxid, however, that if a man has from o£100 to o£200 clear on landing, 

 and some knowledge of farming, he is in a position to make a fair start 

 on the free-grant land in Manitoba and the North-West; but it is 

 generally advisable to obtain some experience of the country before 

 commencing on one's own account. 



There is a large and growing demand for rnahi and 

 Farm female farm servants in every part of the Dominion. 



Servants, Machinei»v of various kinds is in daiW use, but labour is 

 scarce notwithstanding, and good hands can in the proper 

 seasons find constant employment. Many persons of this class who 

 started as labourers now have farms of their own in some of the finest 

 parts of the Dominion. Market gardeners, gardeners, and persons 

 understanding the care of horses, cattle, and sheep, may also be advised 

 to go out. 



So far as numbers are concerned, perhaps the largest demand 

 Domestic of all is for female domestic servants. The wages are good, 

 Servants, the conditions of service are not irksome, and comfortable 

 homes are assured. Domestic servants should go at once 

 on their arrival to the nearest Q-overnment Agent. These gentlemen 

 often have in their offices a list of vacant situations, and will refer 

 applicants to the local ladies' committees, so that they may have the 

 benefit of supervision and guidance, until they are satisfactorily placed. 

 Servants should, however, take their characters with them, and must 

 bear in mind that good records are just as indispensable in Canada as 

 elsewhere. They may safely go out at any time of the year. 



There is little or no demand for females other than 

 Other Classes domestic servants. Governesses, shop assistants, nurses, 

 of Labour, &c., should not go out unless proceeding to join 



friends able and willing to aid them in getting 



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