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as to absorb all our surplus labour. The fishmg, the salt- 

 ing, the packing in ice and in tins ; the facilities given us 

 by rail and steam, enable us to send the fish, fresh from the 

 rivers, to the States, the West Indies, and even to Europe. 

 In fact, it involves labor of all description, and the great 

 peculiarity of the whole is, that the "Article" itself is pro- 

 Tided us, free of cost, or nearly so, the calculation that has 

 been made says, " about a farthing per salmon," for the 

 necessary protection. How is it ! — that the people from 

 the States can come here, after making the necessary 

 preparation, pay duty for the apparatus and material in 

 which to place the fish : cook, prepare and hermetically 

 seal some, — pack in ice others ; and even then make large 

 profits. While our people from the same districts where 

 this wealth is obtained, are compelled to emigrate, to 

 obtain a livelihood ! It appears perfectly absurd, but so it is. 



CHAPTER XVn. 

 CONCLUSION. 



In the compilation of this little work I have been sus- 

 tained — by the reflection of the honour conferred — and 

 invigorated by the often expressed good wishes of my 

 many friends ; and, by an ardent desire on my part of 

 seeing the boundless resources of my adopted country, 

 developed and made available. 



Should this little seedling tend to produce the fruits 

 hoped for, — should it in any way tend to awaken public opi- 

 nion, to a right appreciation of the value of the rich harvests 



