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rior are well stocked with excellent fish, including' trout, white fish, 

 sturgeon, and cod. 



See Newfoundland fisheries above. 



Government. — The government of Newfoundland, which, of 

 course, includes the dependenc}^ of Labrador, as previously described, 

 is administered by a governor, named by the crown, assisted by an 

 executive council, usually not exceeding seven members. 



The laAv-making branch of the government is composed of a legis- 

 lative council of 15 members and a house of assembly of 36 repre- 

 sentatives. 



The judicial branch consists of a supreme court. 



Communications. — The Allan and Furness lines of steamships 

 run direct between St. Johns and Liverpool on alternate weeks. From 

 February to April, inclusive, the Allan mail steamship does not call 

 at St. Johns, but proceeds to and from Halifax, whence communica- 

 tion is maintained by a local steam vessel plying fortnightly to St. 

 Johns. The Allan line employ for their fortnightly service to St. 

 Johns, except from February to April, three steamers, which make 

 the passage from Glasgow in seven to nine days. These vessels run 

 from Glasgow to Liverpool, thence to St. Johns, Halifax, and Phila- 

 delphia. 



The Furness line also employs three steamers. These vessels run 

 from Liverpool to St. Johns and Halifax throughout the year, sailing 

 every fortnight from Liverpool and St. Johns. 



There is weekly communication between St. Johns and Montreal, 

 Pictou, Charlottetown, and Sydney (Cape Breton) by steamers of 

 the Black Diamond line, and between St. Johns and New York and 

 Halifax every week by steamers of the Red Lion line. 



Steamers of the Black Diamond line nm direct to Canada once a 

 Aveek from about May 1 to December 5 ; there are two steamers run- 

 ning, but they carry no mails, and only one carries passengers. 



Steamers of the Red Lion line run from New York to Halifax and 

 St. Johns once a week; they arrive at St. Johns and New York on 

 Thursdays and sail on Saturdays ; they bring mails from New York 

 and Halifax, but do not take them to those places. 



Bay and coastal steamers, 1908 — Placentia bay. — The 

 steamship Argyle leaves Placentia every Monday afternoon after the 

 arrival of the mails from St. Johns, and proceeds to the following 

 places on the North Side of the bay : Red island. Ship harbor, Indian 

 harbor. Rams island, Rose-au-Rue, Harbor Buff ett, Haystack, Brew- 

 ley, North harbor, Sound island, Black river, "Woody island. Barren 

 island, Tacks beach, Burgeo, St. Leonards, Valen island, and Mera- 

 sheen. 



Mails close for the above places on Monday morning at 7.30 o'clock. 



