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TO THE LIBRARY OF MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND FROM THE COLLECTION OF J. R. SMALLWOOD • • • • • • • • • • • •• • •
Customs, Circular, No. 15.
WHEN TOURISTS. ANGLERS AND SPORTSMEN. arriving in this Colony. bring with them Firearms and Am munition, Tents. Canoes and Implements, Cameras. Bicycles, Anglers' Outfits, T routin~ Gear, they shall be admitted un der the following conditions:- A deposit equal to the duty shall be taken on such articles as Cameras, Bicycles, Trouting Poles, Firearms, Tents Canoes, and Tent Equipage.
A receipt (No. 1) accordin~ to the form attached. shall be given for the deposit, and the particulars of the articles shall be noted in· the marginal checks. Receipt No. 2. if ta ken at an· Outport Office. shall be mailed at once directed to the Assistant Collector. St. John's; if taken in St. John's the Receipt No. 2 shall be sent to the Landing Surveyor. Upon the departure from the Colony of the Tourist. Angl~r or Sportsman. he may obtain a refund of the deoosit bv presenting the articles at the Port of Exit. and having them compared with t,e Receipt. ThP Examining Officer <:-h No Groceries. Canned Goods or Provisions of any kind will be admitted free. and no deposit for a refund may be taken upon such articles. H. W. LeMESSURIER. D~puty Minister of Customs. Custom House, St. John·s. N. F. December. 1919. NOCJICE To Drivers of Carts, Carriages, Motors etc. Under the provisions of The Street Traffic Regulations Act, 1918, notice is hereby ~ven that all Carts, Carriage~. Motor Cars, Sleighs and other vehicles, passing along Water Street, Duckworth Street, New Gower Street, Military Road Queen's Road, Theatre Hill and Adelaide Street, must keep to the LEFT. . Vehicles passing at the junction of Adelaide and Wa ter Streets must stop while passesngers are transferring to and from the Street Cars. Persons committing a breach of this order are liable to a fine of TEN DOLLARS ($1 0.00). CHAS. H. HUTCHINGS, lnsoector-General Constabulary. NOTICE , Under prov1s1ons of The Street Trdffic Regulations Act, 1918, it is ordered as follows:- ,When more than ten persons gather at the entrance tc any building wharf enclosed space, or other place of pub lic assembly for the purpose of entering the same, they tJhall form into a line not more than .TWO deep on the inside of the sidewalk close to the building or place to be entered, or in such other manner as the police may di rect, and enter the said building, \\'harf, enclosed space, or other place of public assembly in turn quietly and without crowding or pushing. They shall take their position in the rear of the line as they arrive and shall in no way inter fere with other persons entering in their proper order. Persons committing a breach of this Regulation are liable to a fine of TEN DOLLARS for each offence. CHAS. H. HUTCHINGS~_ NOTICE To Masters of Foreign-Going- and Coast wise Vessels Reauisitions for liquor for foreign-go ing vessels sailing from this oort must be ac companied by Customs' Clearance of ves sels for which the lia1~or is intended. Appli cants for liquor for -- coastwise or Labrador vessels must produce clearance or coasting license with each application. Mail orders for liquor for vessels de parting from ports outside St. John's. For eign voyages, Coastwise or Labrador must be accompanied by certificate for nearest Customs' Officer that such vessel is ready for sea. Telegraph Orders for Spirits for ves sels of any class departing on Foreign or Coastwise voyages from ports outside St. John's will be honored only when endorsed by telegram from Customs' Officer direct to Controller. T. BONIA, Acting Controller SYNOPSIS OF THE GAME LAWS, Newfoundland. CARIBOU-No person l'lb 1 pussue with intent to kill any Caribou from he 1st d a y of Febr uary to the 31st day of July, or from the 1st day of October to the 20th day of October in any year (fo r days · usive) . .And n.o per son shaU kill or take more 'than two S t ag and one Doe Caribou in any one year. Tinnin~ or cannin&" of Caribow. ic absolutely pro hibited. Penalties for violation of thea& lawG: A fine not exeeeding two hundred dollars, or in defauU, impri•on• ment not exceeding six months. MOOSE-No person shall. hunt, kill, {)r hava &ny intent to kill, any Moose or Elk within this Colony, nnder a penalty of two hunderd dollars. BIRDS .A.ND WILD RABBIT OR HARE-No per son. shall, hunt, kill •ell, purchase or have in possession any Ptarmigan or Willow Grouse. (commonly called Wild Partridge,) nor any Curlew, Plover, Snipe, or other wild or migratory birds, Wild Rabbit or Ji:'are within this Colony, between the 1st day of January and the 20th day of September in any year, under a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars or imprisonment of three months. BEAVER-Any person who shall hunt. kill or -pur sue or take, any Beaver within the Colony at any time from the 1st day of Octoher 1913. to the 1st dav of Octo ber 19·20, shall upon conviction for the first offence be imprisoned for two months with hard. 1ahonr. wiih ihe option of a fin A no.. f'xceed : n~ tw) hunifrp-d (1 .)1!ar8 t>nd not leF;R than fifty do!lars: for the ~f'~ond off~nc~ the FOXER-~o oerr-cn ?tllall hunt. kill or <':t-pti-tT~ o-r nenpJty shall he impr,sonmbnt fol" ~be month:;; ,,,p·.:n. hRrd within thiR COlony or itR de-vendencieR. for anv purnose from the "fifteenth day of March to t h e fifteenth da.v of O 'cto·ber., _'"in any year, under a pen a~ty f or each offence not exceeding one thousand dollarR ( 1,007f) P.nd not lf~Rs than two hundred and fifty d "1 1 ars ( $250). and con fiscation of animaAts or skins or in default t ·o ;mnrisnn ment not exceeding six months and confiscation of animal s and "'kin~. TROUT AND SALMON-No person sha11 use H.nv appliance other than ro .• hook-and·ai e. t D catch any Sal mon, Trout or Inland water :fi -::h es, V\r~th.in fifty fathorrs from either bank, on the s t ran d, sea, stream, pond, ~ake or estuary, debouching into the sea. No person shall catch, "ki11 or take, any Sa1 mon or Trout in any river, brook. str ~a m, -pond or 1 ake in New foundland between the 15th day of Sentember in any year and the 15th day of January in the succeeding year. License, non-resident, $10.00. GOWER RABBITS, Secretary. St. John,s' Newfoundlland, January, 1920. I I "An Act R pecting 1he Refining Of Cod Liver ous." Be it enacted by the Governor, the Le1:islat i v~ Co·nn cil and House of Assembly, in J..~egicslat, i, ... e He:-;sion con vened as :iollo·wR: 1-Fro:n and after the first d.ay of June, one tl•ou• sand and nine hundred and s ix teen, u fl tJer~on in .Sew foundland shall engage in the business of ref ining Cod Liver Oil without having first oht a1neol a J..~icen.se fro1n the Department of Marine and Fis heri.es, nn NOTICE TO OWNERS AND MAS TERS OF BRITISH SHIPS The attention of Owners and Masters of British Ships is called to the 74th Section of the Mer ... chants' Shipping Act. 1894. 74-(1) A Ship belonging to a British subje(".t shall hoist the proper national CDlours- ( a) on a signal being made to her by one of His Majesty's ships (includng any vessel under the command of an officer of His Ma... jesty 's navy on full pay), a.nd (b) on entering or leaving any forein port, and (c) if of fifty tons gross tonnage or upwards, on entering or leaving any British Port. (2) If default is made on board any such 8hip in complying with this section. the master of the ship shall for each offence be liable to a fine:- not exceeding one hundred pounds, At time of war it is necessary for every Britsh Ship to hoist the colours and heave to if signalled by a Britis.h Warship; if a vessel hoists no colo.urs ·and runs away, :it · i.3 liable to be :fh·ed upon. lL W. LeMESSURIER9 Registrar of Shipping. St. John's~ Newfoundland, September, 1921. General Post Office. LETTER POST INLAND A Letter enclosed in an envelope, whether sealed or open, addressed to any place in Newfoundland and the Labrador coast, which does not exceed an ounce in weight will be conveyed to its destinatiOn for three cents. r.rhis rate is applicable for letters posted in one settlement for delivery in another settlement a mile or so distant LETTER POST FOREIGN Letters for Great Britain, the Dominion of Canada and the United States of America are forwarded to des tination for two cents per ounce or fractiOn thereof, plus one cent war tax. Valuable letters may be registered for delivery in Newfoundland for five cents. Oirculars, that is, printed communications, when post ed in lots of 10, wholly not less than alike, and left open for inspection are accepted for one cent each two ounces or fraction thereof. Newspapers, local and foreign, and Magazines, are forwarded to all places in Newfoundland, at a special rate o1 two cents- per pound, but papers under four ounces are accepted free of postage within the Colony, also, books at t\vo cents per pound rate. Ne\vspa:pers to the Dominion of Canada, the United States, France, Germany, etc., must be prepaid at the rate of one cent for each two ounces or fraction thereof. PARCEL POST Parcels of merchandise are delivered to destination in Newfoundland at the rate of one cent for the first two ounces, and so on up to 1 pound which is forwarded for eight cents, the second pound three cents additional, or 11 cents and three cents for each additional pound, or fracion thereof up to 10 or 11 pounds, which is the limit, at 36 cents. Name and addrC'RS of sender must appear on all parcels otherwise we will refuse to accept them. Senders of parcels for local deRtinations mu~t write their names and addresses on the covers; if not Postmas ters may refuse to accept them. ParcelR for other countries n1u st he accompanied by a Customs Declaration Form describing- nature and value of contents. These forms will be su-pplied by the Post Office and are essential to ensure prompt despatch of parcel. Money may be transmitted by means of the Money Order System and by Telegraph to places in N e·wfoundland which have Money Order and Tclegrap~ Stations at rea:-;on able rates on application. M. E. HAWCO, Minister of Posts and Telegraphs~ PUBLIC NOTICE. The attention of the public is called to the following amendments to the Crown Lands Act: RIGHT TO CUT TIMBER FOR SHIPBUILDING PURPOSES No person, firm or company shall, without the consent of the Licensee in writing first had and obtained, cut on ;:tny lands licen~ed. anv timber for the building of any ves sel of over I 00 tons gross tonnage, or knowingly use for the building of such vessel any timber so cut. Every person, firm or company committing a breach of this section shall be subject to a penalty not exceeding One Thousand Dol lars which may be recovered in a summary manner before a Stipendiary Magistrate at the suit of the Licensee. M I N I N G LICENSES The period of twelve mouths for which a License o~ Minerals may be granted shall be computed so as to include the day of the date of such license and shall expire at mid night on the same day of the same month in the following year, and a new license for the said Minerals may be ap plied for and granted at or after the hour of ten o'clock of the forenoon of the next lawful day after such expiry. J. F. DOWNEY, Minister of Agriculture and Mines. Public Notice. ------!0------PASSPE)RTS ------0------Residents o.f the Colony intending to travel out of Newfoundland (except to Canada and the United States) are hereby notified that they may be required to produce Passports at various points on their iourney. Passports are issued at the Department of the Colonial Secretary in accordance with Rules and Regulations approved by the Governor in Council, to persons domiciled in Newfoundlaannd. who are:- (1) Natural-born British subjects. ( 2) The wives and widows of such persons, or (3) Persons naturalized in the United King. dom. in British Colonies_, or in India. A Passnort cannot be issued on behalf of a person already abroad; such person should apply for one to the nearest British Mission or Consul. ate. Passports mus.t not be sent out of Newfound_ land by post. Applicants are requested to have their form of application (which can be obtained at this De. partment) properly filled in, according to margin. al instructions thereon, and forward to the De. partrnent in sufficient time to permit of any neces. s:ary alterations being made in the same before the date upon which the Passport will be required. The charge for a Passport is $2.50 , which covers a period of two years, after which it may be renewed for four further perioo ea<:-h, at a charge of $1, for each renewal. Copies of Rules and Regulations, Fo1·ms of Application or any desired information may L ..: obtaned upon request. W. W. HALFYARD, Colonial Secretary. , D epartment of the Colonial Secretary, 'St. John's, Newfoundland. NOTICE! The Board of Governors of the St. John's General Hospital beg to announec for the :information of the General Public that final arrangements have been suns who occupy beds or undergo treatment at the made for the collection of fees to be paid by all per_ General Hospital. · The following regulations, in accord with an Act respecting the General Hospital~ will be strictly enforced. . . Under an Act respecting the General Hospital (6 George V.~ Cap. XIX.)~ and with the approval of the Governor in Council. the Board of Governors of the St. John's General Hospital give notice th~t they have fixed and prescribed the follo\ving seale uf fees to be levied from and pai.·t hy all persons 'vho occupy beds or undergo treatment at the Hosp .d . a~ The scale i'S t'O come into operation on tl ~ ~ October, 1921. SCALE OF FEES. Every person receiving treatment in the General Hospital shall. after the 30th day of September, 1921, pay fees according to the following scale:- Persons admitted to the public wards $1.00 per day.. Persons occupying private rooms $10.00 per week. in addition to the daily fee of $1.00. Every applical7,t for admission to the Hospital must bring with hbo. o.r forward to the Superintendent of the Hospital, ·certificate signed by a duly registered phy... scian that such applicant is a proper subject for Hospital treatment. I Under the provisions of the General Hospital ...t\.ct, 1915, all patients who are unable to l~ ay fees shall be reqn1red to brin_g with them a cel'l~ Jti( ~ at~~ of tlH~ir in. ability to pay, which shall be s1gned. hy a resident Relieving Officer. or, where there is no such Officer, by a Justice of the Peace. a clergyman or other re ... sponsible person. The rees of such patients there_ upon beco.me payable by the Commissioner of Pub... lie ChaTity. by virtue of the said Act. By order of the Board, GEORGE SHEA. Ohainnan. W. H. RENNIE. Secretary. Nfld. Govt. Costal Mail Service. S. s. PORTIA, WESTERN ROUTE Calls at the following places:-Cape Broyle, Fer. ryland, Fermeuse, Renews, Trepassey, St. Mary's, Salmonier, Placentia, Marystown, Burin, St. Law renee, Lamaline, Fortune, Grand Bank, Belleoram, St. Jacques, Harbor Breton.. Pass Islands., Her. mitage, Gaultois, Pushthrough, Francois, Cape La Hune. Ramea. Rose Blanche, Channel, Codroy, Aquathuna, Curling and Bonne Bay. ~ S. PROSPERO NORTHERN ROUTE Calls at the following places :-Bay de Verde, Trin. ity, Catalina. Bonavista. King's Cove, Greens. pond, Pool's Island, Wesleyville, Seldom Come By, Fogo, Change Islands, Herring Neck, Twillingate, Moreton's Harbor• . Leadin~ Tickles. Pilley's Is. land, Little Bay Islands, Little Bay, Nipper's Har... bor. Tilt Cove. LaScie, Pacquet, Coachman's Cove, Seal Cove, Bear :Cove, West Port, Jackson's Arm, Englee, Conche, St. Anthony, Griquet, Quir... pon. W. H. CAVE, Minister of Shpping. Po:bli.shed by Aothority For the informati0111 of person'S belonging to NewfoundLand who propose going to the United States of America, notice is hereby given that the lm1nigration Laws of the United States, which came into effect on the first day of May Last, pro vide: 1• That all al~ens entering the United States shal'I pay a tax of $8, but children under six- teen years of age, accompanying their father or their mother, shall not be subject to such tax. In the case of persons not remaining sixty days in the United States, the said tax will be returned up on their leaving the country. 2. All aliens over sixteen years of age, who can not read! the English language, or some other lan gua.ge, will not be permitted to enter. 3. Amongst other classes of aliens not admit ted into the United States are the following: Idiots, insane, epileptic, paupers, those physically defective and childlfen under sixteen who are _un accompanied. Cases have been brought to the notice of the Government where Newfoundlanders for one or other of the above reasons have been refused ad... mission to the United States, and much disappoint ment and inconvenience, as well as expense. has been the result. \Y. W. HALFYARD, Colonial Secretary. Colonial Secretary's Office, St. John's, Newfoundland. Postal Telegraphs Postal Telegraph Offices are o-pen in all the prin... cipal places in the Island. In many of the smaller settlements telephones in connection with telegraph offices have been established. Messages of ten words·,. not counting the address and signature. may be forwarded to any place in Newfoundland for twenty cents. A stamp tax of :five cents for each local message, and of ten cents for all others is now enforced. The senders must affix this stamp tax to the message and the receiving clerk will cancel them across the .front by writing their [:ni tials. Telegrams for foreign destinations are accepted at all Postal Telegraph Offices and wired to St. John's for transmission at the current rates. Messages should be plainly written and the con... ditions printed on the form signed by the sender. Messages may be left with any Railway or Steamer Ma:il Clerk. or at any Post Office. and they will be forwarded to the nearest Postal Telegraph Office by the first opportunity. Rates for foreign messages, forms and envelopes may be ootained from all Postal Telegraph Offices. ST. JOHN'S. NFLD. CITY OFFICES At the General Post Office! the Court House. the King's Wharf,. Rawlins' Cross, Military Road. M. E. HAwc·o, Minister Posts and Telegraphs. D. STOTT, Superintendent Postal Telegrapl1s. General Pos.t Office.. Jan. 1st. 1921. What Newfoundland Produce· s~ (Latest OfEicial Statisocs) 'F':rom Her Forests From Her F'arms (Goods She E~ports) ( iiome· «Jonsumption) Iiumber ~. $ 70,835 Hay " . . " . " $2,570,746 Manufactured Paper 4,646.582 Porta toes 1,616,481 Pulp and Sulphite ~ ~ 246,009 " . &,o5g·,4Z6 4,187,233 Turnips :!9,216 :F'rotn Iier Mine·s . " . " Other Root Crops 16,483' Iron Ores • . . * 621,5'76 Cabbage · 3'69,589 Copper' · . . • • • • 4,17Z .. " .. ~ruit . " 91,669 5,589,17 4 Wool ...... 3,272 :mg·gs . . " " 49'0,365 F'rortt Iter ~ishe:i'ieS' " " •· . Poultry ~77,346 P'ickled Herring g45,398 Cows . " 1,453,520 lJ·ulk Herring . . gz, 79l5 Other Cattr~ 769,600 F -rozen Herring • • 45,916 Pickled Salmon 85,5og Sheep . . . " . . 1,2'92,17fJ Lobsters . . . " 304,854 Swine' .. 353,750 Cod Oil .. . 474 ~64 Goat's ..· . 143,790 l?.efined Oil 79. 982 . " " Cattle X:i1led . 615, ·-;t)O Seal Oil " 2'48. 122 . " " . Sheep Killed .. 411,945 Seal Skins " . ." 147,9g5 . . Whale Oil 5 852 Pigs- 1{i1led " . 241,450 Dry Codt'isli . " 13',g3· 4.~54 $10,850,606 $15,406,076 COMPARA TfVE VALUES~ Total Va1ue of Newfoundland's Fishery Products $15,94S,4SO Total Valu~ o! NeWfo'Undland's Ffarm Produets •• 14,g.67,876 Total Value of Newfoundland's Forest Products 5,053,425 Total Value of Ne-wfoundland's :M:ine Product's ~ • 625,748 Total Value of Newfoundland Industry,. Natural Product& Only .. • • • • " .. • .. • • ~ • . • . . • $95,990,539 (2) An lntroduct~on To An Old Subject. . Newfoundland is the oldest of Britain's colonial pos- sessions. Newfoundlam.d is the tenth largest Island of the Seven Seas. New.foundland has been termed the .. Norway of the New World" for its variety and picturesqueness of seen- ery. Newfoundland's situation explains its description as ••the sentinel of the St. Lawrence.,. The Island is shaped like an irregular triangle, each side of which is about three hundred and seventeen miles long. The coastline of Newfoundland, which is very irregu lar and very deeply indented, has an extent of over six thousand miles. The 'area of Newfoundland is about forty-two thous and square miles. From Cape Norman, the northernmost point of New foundland, .- to Labrador, across the Straits of Belle Isle. is a distance of ten miles. From Port aux Basques, western terminus of the New foundland cross... country railway, across Cabot Strait to the Nova Scotian coast, is a distance of less tlhan a hundred miles. From St. John's to Cape Clear, on the Irish Coast, is a distance of 1640 miles. St. John's is about midway between Liverpool and New York. More than· a third of the area of Newfound~ ·and is cov ered by lakes and ponds. The largest ar-e ~ Grand Lake, 56 5000 FACTS ABOUT NEWFOUNDlAND miles long and a paradise for teuris ~ts, anglers and hunters; Red -Indian Lake, 37 miles long; Gander Lake, 33 miles long. The Island is intersected in all directions by ritVers and streams which supply the inland fisherman with the finest sport. The chief rivers of Newfoundland are: the Exploits River, 200 miles long; the Gander River, 100 miles long; Humber River, 70 miles long. These rivers, like numerous others of smaller size, flow to salt water from wonderlands rich in the splendors of nature. Many parts of the Island are mOU!Illtainous and these sections bear striking resemblance to the Highlands of Scotland. Mountain altitudes as high as 2600 feet are attained. For the most part these elevation.~ are clothed with fir, spruce, pine and birch. The great bays, or fiords~ indenting the coast of New foundland. are remarkahl'e for number, extent and attract- 1veness. Notre Dame Bay, on the east coast, is bounded by areas highly mineralised, particularly with copper, and its waters are dotted with islets. Bonavi~Sta Bay, the next great inlet to the south, also contains many islands 1and a summer trip thereon on a coastal steamer provides all the advantages of a sea trip with none of its d~scomfortts. Trinity Bay is an extremely long inlet, its waters al most adjoining those of Blacentia Bay, the largest New foundland inlet, and situ ~ a,ted on the weSit coast. Trinity and Placentia Bays constitute the northern boundaries of the Peninsula of Avalon,, which is the most thickly settled ~ect ion of Newfoundland, inclluding the capital citty of St. John•s and towns and settlements with an aggregate popu• lation of 100,000. (4) I. . 5000 F~~CTS ABOUT NEWFOUNDLAND Cor.ception Bay, the· southernmost of the inlets on the east coast. contains Bell Island with its famous iron mines. St. George's Bay, on the west coast, is bordered by some of the most fertile lands in America. It is also con tiguous to some of the best sporting sections of the country. Bay of Islands, futither north, is unexcelled for the variety and grandeur of its scenery. Bonne Bay, a de-ep indentation of three spacious arms, is renowned for its lofty and rugged mountains and for its unrivalled salrnon streams. ANGLO-NEWFOUNDLAND DEVELOPMENT CO. Owners of great pulp areas in Newfoundland and operat ors of the big pulp and paper manrufacturing plant at Grand Fal1s. Have a plant also at Alexander Bay B. B. AGRICULTURE, MINISTER OF.-Hcn. j. F. Downey, St. John's; Deputy Minister. G. E. Turner. Esq., I. S. 0. AGRICULTURE FACTS-Seven thousand square miles of Newfoundland ter1 itory, or abouit four million acres are suitable for agricultural purposes, Only a very small proportion of the population special ises in farming, the fisheries being the chief industrial main f.tay of Newfoundlanders. r f otal value of farm products and cattle is fifteen mil lion dollars annually. Crops raised include oats. h ... y. potatoes, turnips. cabbage. Over three million dollars' worth of cattle, horses and agricultural produce is imported annua,,y which could be prodt~ced in the country. Five hundred and forty thousand barrels of potatoes were produced· locally last !';eason. (5) 5000 FACTS ..L\BOUT NEWFOUNDLAND · To supply Newfoundland wi1th home-grown farm pro duce exclusively, there would be required abou!t ten thous and farmers, for whom there is ample room and ample acreage available on the Island. Sheep-raising provides an a.Jttractive oppo·rtunity for settlers, as woollen manufacturers now have to import practically all of their staples. Poultry raising is also a field but little developed, though the local societies are doing all possible to further the interests of this occupation. Total production valued at $277,346; eggs $490,365. Average yield of potatoes about 75 barrels per acre; oats 35 bushels per acre; timothy hay, upwards of 2 tons per acre. As high as 45,000 head of cattle, sheep and swine with a value of $1 ,500,000, have been produced and killed fo1· food in Newfound1land, mostly on the West Coast. Strawberries, raspberries, plums and other fruits are produced plentifully both wild and in gardens. BANKS-The Banks of Newfoundland are familiar. in name at least, to thousanda to whom 1the country itself is a ter:r.a incognita. The fishing ba1nks lie from 200 to 600 m.iles distant from the southeast section of the Islcnd. They are great submarine plateaux covered with comparatively shallow water, are the feeding grounds for great schools of codfish and the scene of fishing operations carried on by thousands of Newfoundland, Canadian, American and French fisher- men From a general financial standpoint there are no banks of Newfoundland. The banking institutions of the country are all Calll.adian and include: The Bank of Montreal, the Bank of Nova Scotia, the Ca.nadian Bank of Commerce and the Royal Bank of Canada. Each has its headquarters in the C~ty of St. John,'s with branch offices throughOUJt the Island. ,(6) 5000 FACTS ABOUT NEWFOUNDLAND There are more than thirty branches of Canadian banks in Newfoundland. ·rhe governjnent also conducts an institution but this has a limit~d scope, as 1~ :shown by its name- The New foundland Government Savings Bank. The banking business of the Newfoundland Govern ment is done through the Bank of Montreal. Newfoundlc.nd has its own ~ ilver coinage, issuing 50-cent, 25-cent, 20-cent, 10-cen.t and 5-cent pieces. Its gold coinage was discontinued a number of years ago. BRIGADES-Church Lads, with headquarters at C. L. B. Armories, St. John's. Commanding Officer, Lt.-Col. W. F. Rendell. Catholic Cadets. with headquarters at C. C. Armories, St. John's. Commanding Officer, Lt.-Col. C. O'N. Conroy. Newfoundland Highlanders. Commanding Officer Lt.-Col. W. Herder. CHUR'CHES AND CLERGY-Church of England His Lordship Bishop W. C. White, D. D. There are 75 ciergy in the Dioce~~ of Newfoundland. Principal ~hu.rches tn St. John's are: Cathedral of St. John the Bap.is1t-Rector, ~ Canon L. L. jeeves; Rev. j. Brinton, S enior Curate. St. lViichael 's Church, ·Rev. li.. Nicholls. Rector. S t. Thomas's Church, Rector., Rev. E. C. Earp; Rev. G. 0. Lighbourne, Cura te ~ Church of St. Mary the Virgin~ Rector, Rev. A. B. S. S tirling. Roman Catholic Church-Most Rev. E. P. Roche, D. D., Archbishop; Rt. Rev. J. March, D. D., Bishop of the Diocese of Harbor Grace; Rt. Rev. H. T. Renouf, Bishop of the Diocese of St. Georges. There are 80 clergy of the Roman Catholic Church in Newfoundland. Principat churches in St. John's are: Cathedral of St. Tohn-Rt. Rev. Monsignor McDermott, Administrator; Rev (7) 5tJfJ0 FACTS ABOUT NEWFOUNDLAND J. ]. Greene, Rev. j. W. Carter and Rev. M. Leamy. St.. Patrick's Chur~~-r:-Rev. Dr. W. P. Kitchin, Rev. E. J. Wil son, ·Rev. P. t Sheehan and Rev. A. Fortune. St. josep}ts Church~ Re.., . jos. Pippy. Me~hodist Church-R ev. Sidney Bennett. President of th·e Conference. There are 54 ordained clergymen of the Methodist Church in the Newfoundland Conference. Principal churches in St .. John's-Gower Street: Rev, H. Johnson, Cochrane St., Rev. C. johnson, Ge-orge St.~ Rev. R. E .. Fairbairn. Wesley Church, Rev. ]. G. Joyce ... Presbyteriaa Church-There are three Presbyterian clergymen in Newfoundland. Rev. R. J. Power is Pastor ·- of St. Andrew's Church. St. JohnlPs,. Congregational Church-Two clergymen in Newfouncf.... land. The Pastor of Queen's Road Congregational Church S·t. John's is Rev. B. T .. Holden. Salvation Army-Col. and Mrs. Cloud, T er~itorial Commanders for Newfoundland. There are in Newfound land 86 corps of 'the Salvation Army, in charge of 138 of fi.cers-. The Army conducts a Maternity Hospital at Cook Street and has a large modern institution of the same sort under construction on Pleasant Street, St. John's. CO,LONIAL. SECRETARY-Han. W. Wr Halfyard ~ Depu~y Colonial Secretary. Mr ... Arther Mews. • C. M. G .. St.. John's. CUSTOMS RECEIPTS-Main source of Revenue for Newfoundland totalled $8 .. 844,000 in l922-23r Customs R-evenue for 1923 ~ 24 (estimated) $9.980,000 .. CLOSE TIME for Fish and Game-Birds, Jan. 1 to Sept. 26; Beave·rs, special license from Minister of Marme and Fisheries; Caribou, Feb. 1 to July 31. and Oct. I to (8) 5{)00 FACTS ABOUT NEWFOUNDlAND Oct. 20, all dates inclusive; Foxes, March 15 to Oct. 15; Lynx, April 1 to Oct. 1 ; Martin, April 1 to Oct. 1 ; Musk rat, May 1 to Oct. 1 ; Moose or Elk, indefinite; Otters, Ap ril 1 to Oct. 1; Rabbits and Hares (guns) Jan. 1 to Sept. 20; with traps a j snares, March 1 to Sept. 20; Salmon and trout, Sept. 15 to Jan. 15 ; 1-lerring, for special rules and regulations inquire of Minister of Marine and Fisher ies; Lobsters, Cape Ra.ce to Cape Ray, July 24 to April 20; Cape Ray to Cape Gregory, July 31 to April 20; Cape Gregory to Flower's Cove, August 20 to May 10; Flower's Cove to Cape John, Aug. 10 to May 1; Cape John to Cape Race, Aug. 1 to May 10. COMMISSIONER for Nev;foundland in Great Britain Sir E. R. Bowring, 58 Victoria Street, Lor:lor~ , S. W. 1., Engl·and. COMMUNICATIONS-Intemai-Narrcw guage line of railway from St. John's cress-country to Port aux Bas.. ques, 546 miles. Operated by t:he Newfoundland Government. Branch lines of railway to various seaboard sections of the country. Rlailway system of Newfoundland totals about 1000 + miles. Sections out of touch with the railway served by fleet of coastal mail steamers· operated by Newfoundland Gov ernment Railway. These boats cover over three thousand miles on their various routes. Newfoun.daand Government supplements serviee of the trains and boats with service performed by two steamers which ply to Northward and Westward for~nighrty. Radiating from St. John's is system of highroads cov er.in~ most of the Peninsula of Avalon and affording oppor• ,(9) 5000 FACTS ABOUT NEWFOUNDLAl'lD • t Uini•ty for .motor trips from the capital for hund~eds of miles in various directioas and ..over highways that are being steadily improved. External--Newfoundland 'Governm~nt steamers make tri-weekly trips across Cabot Stlra.lt between Port aux Ba~ques . and N:orth .Sydney. conveying passengers and .freight. Red Cross Line operates passenger and freight boats between New York and St. John"s via Ha1lifax. F ~ rquhar & Co. operate passenger and freight service 9 between North :Sydney ~d .St. John s week:ly. \ rt nada Steamship Lines maintain passenger and freight service b~tween St. John's and Montreal via Char lott-etown. Canadian ~Govemment Merchant Marine freight ships pl'y between St. }o·"-_;n~s and 1\tlontreal · T ri-Na ~&onal :steamships ply between Boston and St.. John's. Fumess-Withy boats ply between Liverpool and Hali fiax via St. John's. Cable a11d Telegraph-Postal T-elegraphs, a govern ment service, has offices in practically every place of im portance in the ·eoun'try.. Nearly two hundred government offices operated.. Over one hundred public telephone offi~s -cotmect up as many places with the telegraph line. Anglo-American Telegraph Co. maintains fifty tele gr~ph offices m the country. Tariff on Government and Anglo-American local iines Twenty-five cents for the first ten words and two eents lor each additional word. · Cable conneotion with the outside world provided via Anglo-American,. Western Union, Direct U .. S .• Commercial systems. (10} 5·000· FACTS~ ABOUT NEWFOUNDLAND· Ten. cents in stamps-payable on.. ail eable messages sent fFom Newfeundland in addition. to· .regu-lar cable toils. CANADA STEAMSHIPS,., Ltd.-Harvey & €e~ ... Lt51.v agents, St.. John's~- CANADIAN GOVERNMENT MERCHANT MARINR -J~ W. N. Jonnstone, Newfoundland represeDJtJative. St.. John'S. CREDIT SYSTEM-Arr old husiness· cnstom that stilt' obtains in: Newfoundland though to· much less extent thao it did a few years ago. Entailed the granti.n·g of credit by. the merchant to the fisherman on aecount of fishing sup plies, t'-'!.e: 1latter tendering payment in. fish at the-: end of the voyage. Curtailment of this system ev.idence. of growing in dividual prosperity of Newfoundlanders. . CONSTABULARY-Chas .. H .. Hutchings~ K. C., In spector Generat. Force in St. John's totals two officers ar..d sixty men. Stationed at varigus. places throughout the I-sland a:re fifty-two constables· ~ making tvtal. str.ength of- the force 112 men~ · COPYRIGHT-Newfoundland has ne specific iaw. though holders of copyrights under laws- of other couBtries· can have their rights protected in t:he country• . ~ CONSULS-The .following countries have consular J representation in Newfoundland:- Belgium, F. A. Hayward, consut; Brazil, John Fene lon; Denmark, Hon. T. Cook, co·nsul; France, Hon. T .. Cook, vice-consul; Italy, Chas. McK. Harvey, consular ag.- ent; Norway, Horr. T. Cook, vice-consul; Panam~ A. E.. Hickman; Portugal, A. J. Goodridge, consul; Spain, j. Morey, consul; Sweden, J. o~ Williams, consul; United. States, Alfred A. Winslow, ConsuL All residents of St. John~s. 5000 FACTS ABOUT NEWFOUNDLAND CLIMATE-Extremes of ·':eat and cold rarely exper ienced in Newfoundlta.nd. Summer temperature ranges from 70 to 80 in the shade; zero temperature in winter is unu~ ual. Heavy ·falls of snow are rare enough to set people cud geHing 1their memories as to previous precedents. Spring is slow and protracted. Summer heat moderate and rapidly produc~s root crops and crops of wild fruit in abundance. Fog not more usual to Newfoundland than to Atlantic points of Canada and America. COLD STORAGE-Principal plant in Newfoundland i~ that of Newfoundland Atlantic Fisheries Ltd., capacity ten million pounds. Smaller plants operated by most of fish exporting firms. COMPANIES, REGISTRAR-George Adam-s, Esq .• the Courthouse, St. John's. ' CUSTOMS, MINISTE.R OF.-Hon. W. H. Cave.. St. John's; Deputy Minister, Mr. H. W. LeMessurier, C. M. G. CITY COUNCIL, ST. JOHN'S-Mayor, Hon.. Tasker Cook.. Councillors-). T. Martin, P... E. Outerbridge, N.. J. Vinicombe, S. G. CollieT, C. W. Ryan., R. Dowden. Se cretary, J. Mahony.. CANADA'S TRADE WITH NEWFOUNDLAND total led almost eleven million dollars in 1922-23" CABLES--See under "'Communications.'~ COAL-Newfoundla1nd's supply of soft coal com·es mainly .fr-om 1the Sydneys, Nova Scotia., Annual value of coal imports .from Canada almost two million doHars. Newfoundland imports anthracite coal ftont United States.. Value of American coal imported annually averages about quarter million dollars. . Coal Imports. 1921 .. 22: From Canada, 156,341 tons, United States, 11 ,339 tons; United Kingdom, 20,351 tons. ( l2) 5COO FACTS ABOUT NEWFOUNDLAND ------Extensive coal deposits have bee:.1 found on the West Coast of Newfollllldland and are mainly under control of the St. George's CoaHields Ltd., a local corporation, but very little development has been done. CARIBOU-Close seasons, February 1st to July 31st both in'-.. losive, and October IS~t to October, 20:h, both in elusive. Persons of less than three years' bona fide re3i· dence in the country must obtain a license to hunt. Fee: $50.00 fnr license and $1.00 to person issuing license. Bag limited to three stags. Local guides must be employed. Non resident guide can be used if special guide's fee of $50.00 he paid. Cannir:g of caribou meat prohibited, as is also ex portation of trophies of the chase for commercial purposes. CAPITAL OF NEWFOUNDLAND-City of St. John's Population 37,047. COMMERCE-Total trade, 1921-22, over thirty- seven million dollars. Exports for same year, $19,478,417. Imports, same period, $18,209,853. Total ·trade in 1911-12, $25,359",657. Total increase in decade, twelve million dollars. Principal expor~ts from Newfoundland and their value, 1922-23, are as follows: Productls of the Fishery, $12,374,- 169; Products of Agriculture, $35,360; Products of the Forest!, $957,583; Products of the M1ne, $1,836,808; M a nufactures, $5,427,809; Miscellaneous, $325,134. Total Exports, 1922-23 ...... $20,956,863 Total Exports, 1921 ... 22...... ·------·-··········· 19,478,417 Increase ------·--·-··------$1 ,478,446 Newfoundland's exports in 1922 went principally to: United States, $1 ,911 ,749; United Kingdom, $4,866,821 ; Canada, $I ,260,225 ; Briulsh West Indies, $1 ,015,286; Brazil $I ,712,698; Greece, $323,785; Italy, $1,853,400; Portugal, $2,877,714; Spain, $2,628,01 0. (13) 5000 FACTS ABOUT NEWFOUNDLAND Newfoundland'.s principal imports~ according to last · official figures., :are : Value Beef, Sal heel ···---~------~------···--···----······-· $500,758 Butter ·······--··------·-·····-----,r···-·-·····------······· 242,5 6 9 Coals ------,.·-·····-················-···---·······-······ 1,5 34,633 Dry Goods, Cottons. Woollens. Silks, Lin- ens, Apparel ...... I ,875,537 Flour-408, 161 barrels ·------3,524,892 Hardware ················ · · ·····------~----··· ···········-·-· ·· 514,692 :Lea.Jher and L-eatherware .•.... ~ ...... 390,367 Molasses ------····-··------·····--··------390,634 _pork ------,.------·-···--- 594,5 69 Salt ..... ------..------163,26 7 Sugar ·················--···-··········-····-··············------~-· 4 3 3,209 Te·a ············-····-····-····-···-··------·······------····--··· ----- 288,24 7 Tobacco ------·- 148,33 9 Eighty per ~nt. of Newfoundland's exports are pro- City Club: Dr. F. Burden, President; Fred L. Bradshaw Secretary. Masonic Club : F.. Hamlyn~ President; Geo. Rabbits~ Secretary.. Knights of Columbus: John Meeha~. President (Grand Knight); John Sage, Secretary. Total Abstinence: W .. J .. Ellis, P·reside:t;tt; G .. J.. Cough lan~ Secretary. Mechanics: l\1aurice. Colbert~ President; J.. A. Lahey,. Secretary.. · Star of the Sea: W.. H. Jackman, President; Miss. Payne, Secretary.. British: C. Bowden, President; W. Boone, Secretary. Society United Fis·herm·en: W. McGilvary,. President~ W. Mugford~ Secretary. Oddfellows: S. s ·utler, Chairman; Arther Alcoc~ Sec retary-Treasure ':r .. St. Andrew's: H.. D. Reid~ President; T. Butt, Sec retary. Church of England Institute: J.. J. Long, President .. H. J.. Moore, Secretary.. B. I. S. : W. J. Higgins, K ..C.~ President; Alan Doyle, Secretary. Rotary: Dr. T. Mitchell, President; Dr. V. P. Burke, Secretary. ~ Baliy Haley Golf Club: Chas. McKr Harvey, President; Commander W .. R. Howley,. Secretary. DEBT-Total funded deb1t of Newfoundland is $55,- 000,000. $2,00n,OOO of this amount re-presents mun·icipal in debtedness, of St. John's. T ot\al interest on public debt, $2,500,000 annually.. (15) District Members :Poptdation dhiel 'rowtts Twillingate • • • • • • 3 26J318 Twillingate • • . I • • , • 9,134 Grand Falls J I • • I • • I Fogo . . . . 4 • • • • 4 • • 1 24,754 FChogo • 'r 1• • .1·. •. •. • ; Bona vista . . . . • ~ •• 3 ange s anus . • • . • . . • Trinity • . . ~ . . . ~ 3 23,422 B on a v1s· t a . . . . . • . • . • Bay de Verde • • • • . • . . 2 10,662 Green· pond . , . . . , . . ~ , 3] Trinity . • . . . • . ; . . . I Carbonear . . • ~ . . • • 1 4 ' 8• 0 Harbor Graee . . • .. . . 3 11,458 Heart's Content . . 4 ~ • , , we~tern Bay 4 • • • • • • • Port de Grave • • • • • . • . 1 6 544 0 arbonear . , . . . . . ; Harbor Main . • . . . • 2 9,261 Harbor Grace . • • • . . . . -,..;. St. John's East ~. • . . . 3 28,459 Bay Roberts . . . ~ . . . • 23 800 Brigus ...... • .. John's West • J. 4 • 3 ~St. ~ ' Harbor Main . . • . . . . . ~ 6 015 Ferryland . . • • . . , . 2 ' Placentia & St. Mary'~ . . 3 16,472 Sti John's City .: .~ .. 20,026 Bnrin . . . • . . • , • . . . 2 12,579 4 Ferr'yla~d 4 • • • .. • • • ~ • 562 Fortune Bay . . . • . . , . 1 11 272 ' Placentia J • • • ~ • • I •• i,383 Burgeo & LaPoile . . .. . 1 8,645 Burin ...... i • • • • • 2,763 i St. Geor2'e 's .- .. H •• i 13,55~ Grand l3ank . • , ~ • .. . 1,869 8t. Barbel . • ...... 1 12 ·176 Harbor B'retOn ~ • . . . . . • 725 • • , • 259:358 Cha:nnei • . : . . ; • : . . . I To'ta1 Populatian (19gi) I I Totai Population (1911) I • .. .. 238,670 St. George'S' Ht. . . • .· . _ With tabtador (1921) . . I • • . . • 262,979 Bay of Island3 • . . . . . • • i. J, • • • • I J With Labrador (l91 l) ·I • • 24~ 1 619 Bonne :B·ay • , 5000 FACTS ABOU_I, NEWFOUNDLANfJ DISTANCES-Approximate distances from Cape .Spear, near St. John's, fo the following p~aces: Liverpool ...... T, 921 Demerara . .... ···-- .- . 2,450 London ...... 2,060 Glasgow ...... • ...... 1,844 Sandy Hoo-k .. .r• • ., • .,. . .. 1,2 I 3 Gibralfa.P ·-··· ...... , . 2,124 Bristol ...... ,...... T, 960· Halifax ...... 48S Bordeaux ""'"· ~- ...... Z, 1 73 Lisbon ...... , ...... }, 9 7Y Bahia ...... • ...... 3,71 T Boston ...... ···""· 885 Cape Clear ...... 1,691 Bermuda ...... , • ., .. l ,07(} Cadiz ...... 2, 16l Barbados ...... ···-· ...... 2,098~ 1 DIFJ~E -RENCES IN TIME-S'ee under '' ' Time.n DENOMINATIONAL C-ENSUS OF NEWFOUNDLAND~ D1stnc. C. E. R. C. Meth. S. A~ All Oth. Twilling-ate,...... 3,941 3,358 13,917 4,737 260 · Fogo ...... , ...... 3,045 l,184 4',263 630· lZ Bonavlsta ...... 9,990 3,156 9.610 1,964 34 Trinity ...... -·-··· 10,971 l ,538; 9.399 1,438 7& Bay de Verde - --~- " ...... 668 2,33S 7,650 3 & Carbo near ...... , ...... 7 46 1,090 2 ., 777 J84 34 ffarbor Grace .. ,... 6,713 2,239 T,979 38'T T46 Port de Grave ...... 2,437 J,765 2,103 214 2.S Harbor Main ...... 2, 73 3 6, 1 79 236 50' 63: St. John's E. ----·- 7,642 14,451 4,756 438 T, 17Z St. John1s W ...... ,.- 5,680 1 1,765 4,664 783 908 F e1 ryland ·'*··· ····-- --···· T35 5,873 5 0 2+ Placentia ... ~ .., ··-··· f ,88'4 13,345 T,0 12 21 S 1Y Burin ...... ·····- ...... 2, 197 4,490 4,883 l ,003 6· Fortune Bay ...... 7,534 2,505 309 358· 566 Burgeo ...... 7,078 116 l,349' 41 61 St. George~s ...... 3,962 8,385 880 53 276; St. Barbe ...... ,. .u. 5,690 2,395 3,465 583 43 Labrador ...... ·-··-- 1 ,617 320 895 6 783 Total (l92T) 84,663 86,489 74,152 13,084 4,591 ( 1911) ...... 78,616 81,177 68,042 T0,14 T 4,643· ------·---·· - In c~ e:-. -e 6,047 5,312 6.110 2,943 (17) 5000 FACTS ABOUT NEWFOUNDLAND Included in the figures under the heading .. all others" are the Presbyterians numbering 1,884 and the Congre gationalists, numbering 1,0 18. DRY _DO·CK___:_Owned and operated by Newfoundland Government. Situated aJt head of St. John's harbor. Wood en construction. Is 600 feet long and 130 feet wide, with depth of 25 feet of water over its sill at low tide. Machine s~op connected with dock is one of best plants of its kind in North America, being fully equipped with very latest electrical tools and apparatus. Dock, first opened in 1884, cost $550,000. DEPARTMENT STORES in St. John's-Ayre & Sons Ltd.; Bowring :Bros., Ltd.; George Knowling, Ltd.; James Baird, Ltd.; Royal Stores, Ltd. DENTAL BOA:RD._Drs. N. S. Fraser, H. H. Cow- perthwa~ite, A. B. Lehr, T. E. Bulla~d, T. P. Smith. Secre- tary: Dr. T. P. Smith. · EDUCATION, MINISTER OF-Hon. Arthur Barne&. l'aed. D., St. John's; Deputy Minist!er Dr. V. P. Burke. EDUCATION, Superintendents-W. W. Blackall, B. A., D. C. L., for Church of England schools; Ronald Ken· nedy, Roman Catholic schools; Rev. L. Curtis, M. A., D. D., Methodist schools. ..~djt. R. .Tilley, Inspector Salvation Army schools; Rev. R. J. Power, Inspector Presbyterian schools. - Educational system of Newfoundlland is denomination• al, each Church controlling its own school po.Jicy generally while local affairs are looked after by school boa.ds ap pointed by the Governor~in Council. Schools are maintained by grants made annually by the Government of Newfoundland out of General Revenue• .< 18) 50fJO FAC.. fS ABOU1. NF\VFOUNDLAND Total of Education Grant, 1923-24, $839,851.03. Per Capita grant, $3.19. Number of schools, 1 , 139. Number of teachers, 1,5 70 -406 males, 1~ 164 females. Number of pupils enrolled, 55,152. Attendance at school is not compulsory. School Boards of New-foundland total 230, as follows: Church of England, 81 ; Roman Catholic, 57; Methodist, 83 ; Pre-sbybe.rian and Salvation Army, ,4 each; Congregational, 1. Colle gee; in Newfoundland: Bishop Field, Bishop Spencer, of Church of England; St. Bonaventure's college and St. Bride's College, Littledale, of Roman Catholic; • Methodist College; Que~' s C-ollege, the theological insti tute of the Church of England; Presbyterian College; Sal vation Army College.-8. Total teaching staff 80. Total pupils 2700. Other educational institutions are divided into High Schools and Elementary Schools. For the fostering of educational advancement, there is a Council of Higher Education, which conducts annual examinations for schools of all grades. Its higher diplomas are accepted as the equivalent of matriculation in Canad ian and American colleges and universities. The Regi:;trar of the Council is A. Wilson, Esq., St. John's. Newfoundland is a beneficiary under the Rhodes Trust and sends a Rhodes scholar to Oxford every year. For list see under ... Rhodes Scholars." EXPENDITURE oUJt of General Revenue by Govern ment in Newfoundland es~imated for 1922-23, $9,526,433. EXP-ENDITURE of Newfoundland on the Great War, $16,-()00,000 OT over $60 per head of population. 5000 FACTS ABOUT NEWFOUNDLAND ELECTION-Last General Election held in May. 1923. Party led by Sir Richard Squires returned to power with 23 members out of 36 in House of Assembly. In July, 1923, Sir Richard Squires resigned, and Hon. W. R. Warren, K.C., became Prime Ministe'r. EXPORTERS of Newfoundland. See under ..Fish Ex- •• porters. .. ·---4 ~(20), ~First~ Facts Of Newfoundland J Ne\vfoundland, discovered by John Cabot in 1497, was -,..., the first Colony of the present British Empire. Was first taken possession of in the name of Queen Elizabeth by Sir Humphrey Gilbert, in 1583, the formal ceremony taking place on the site of the present city of St. John's. First inhabitants found in Newfoundland were the Beothiks, the native Indians. Have been extinct since 1830. First Europeans to make regular fishing voyages to the coast of Newfoundland were the fishermen of Brittany and of Normandy, F ranee. First atternpt at colonisation on large scale made by John Guy, of Bristol, who established a plantation at Cupids Conception Bay, 1609. Ended in failure. Charles I., of England, in 1638, gave Sir David Kirke a grant of the whole Island of Newfoundland. First international recognition of sovereignty of Eng land over Newfoundland embodied in Treaty of Utrecht. 1713, under which the French agreed to evacuate the country entirely. First system of government in Newfoundland was that of the .. Fishing Admirals,.. the first fishing skipper to reach a port in any season being constituted absolute ruler of that section for the period of the fishin~ voyage. . First regular Governor was appointed by the British government in 1729 ~and th-is act constituted the first official recognition of Newfoundland as a British Colony. First Governor of Newfoundland· was Capt. Henry Os borne, who was given authority to appoint justices of the peace for the Island. ~ -\---- First Courts of Justice were established in Newfound- (21) . 5000 F~.1\.CTS ABOUl"' NFWFOUNDLAND land in 1750, . when Commissioners in Oyer and Terminer were appointed by the British authorities to uhear and de termitne" on capital felonies committed in the Colony. r'irst "Court of Civil Jurisdiction of our Lord the King at St. John's in the Island of (Newfoundland,. with jurisdict ion over the 'vhole CG>untry established by Act of Parliament in 179 ~. First Chief Justice of Newfoundland was John Reeves. -f. -- First annexation of Labrador to Newfoundland h) T Proclamation of 1763. First Methodist clergyman in Newfoundland, Rev. La,vrence Coughlan, arrived in Harbor Grace from Eng land in 1765. First recorded services of Roman Catholic Church al -f F erryland, then Baltimore's plantation, in 1627. First Church of England clergyman to settle in New- 7- foundland, Rev. Erasmus Stourton, 1611, at John Guy's plantation at Cupids, Conception Bay. First Bishop of Church of England in Newfoundland, Bishop Inglis, of diocese of Nova Scotia and Newfound land, 1787. First Church of England Bishop of the Diocese of New foundland, Dr. ·A. G. Spencer, 1839. First Roman Catholic Bishop of Newfoundland, Right Rev. J. L. O'Donnel, D.O., 1796. ..-- First Rector of St. John's C. of E. forerunner of pres sent Cathedral~ Rev. John. Jackson, 1699 • .First Governor to take up his residence in New- ~ foundland, Admiral Pickmore, 1816. First roads built in Newfoundland during regime of of Govemor Duckworth, 1825. First Post Office established in Newfoundland, 1805. First newspaper published in Newfoundland~ .. Royal Gazette and Newfoundland Advertiser.," 1807, with john Ryan as publisher and editor. (22) 5000 FACTS ABOUT NEWFOUNDLANLl + First Grammar School in Newfoundland opened at St. John's, 1799, with Rev. L. Anspach as first headmaster. -f. First official permission for c011struction of permanent houses in Newfoundland granted, 1811. First Supreme Court Bench, composed of Chief Justice Tucker and justices Molloy and DesBarres, appointed 1826. First coach road. to Portugal Cove, opened, 1831. First Representative Assembly of Newfound11and open ~ ed, 1833. John B. Garl1and first speaker. C~--_ ;ef Justice Tucker first president of the Legislative Council. First Presbyterian Kirk established in Newfoundland. 1842. Rev. Donald A. Fraser first minister. First steamer arrived from Ha!lifax. the s.s. North American, 1844. First general election under Responsible Government, 1855. First Premier under Responsible Government, Hon. P. F. Little. First telegraph message sent out of Newfoundland across the Gulf to Nova Scotia, 1856. -A First Atlantic Cable landed at Bay Bulls Arm, Trinity Bay, 1858. First steamers used at seal fishery, 1862, Polynia and - Camperdo\\"n. First Newfoundland Conference of Methodist Church r} ot Canada organised. Rev. G. S. Milligan first President, - 1874. First railroad construction bill passed by Hon. E. D. Shea. 1878. First rail\\-·ay route ran from St. John •s to Harbor ---?" Grace. First Reid contract for railroad from St. John•s to Hall's Bay, signed, 1890. ,,. __ First train across the country, St. John's to Port aux Basques. 1898. (23) 5000 F AC.. fS ABOU r N.EWFOUNDLAND First wireless signals sent across the Atlantic by Mar• coni from his station at Signal Hill, St. John's, to station at Poldhu, Cornwall, 1901. First offer of help to Motherland from overseas D~ mi'nions made by Newfoundland at outbreak of Great European War, 1914. First draft of Newfoundland Regiment, 500 strong, ~ left for England in F'lorizel, Oct. 4, 1914. First !Newfoundlander to win Victoria Cross, Sergt. T. Ricketts, of White Bay, 191 7. First attempt at trans-Atlantic airplane flight unsuc cessfully made by H. G. Hawker and Commander Grieve. May 1919. First non-stop crossing of A1fllantic Ocean made by ~ Capt. John Alcock and Lieut. A. W. Brown, june. 1919, starting eastward from St. John's, ·in Vickers-Vimy airplane. Time 16 hours, 12 minutes. First wireless telephone communication from Signal ~ Hill, St. John's to R.M.S. Victorian, 1200 miles dis- tant at sea, September, 1920. FISH EXPORTERS, NEWFOUtlDLAND-Nfld. Pack... ing Co., Gorton Pew Co .• H~ arvey & Co., Job Bros. & Co., W. A. l\1unn, Labrador Export Co., James Baird Ltd., Hon. P. Templeman, H. Earle & Sons, Baine Johnst:one & Co.~ Bowring Bros., Ltd., George J. Carter. A. H. Murray, R. - G. Rendell & Co., A. S. Rendell & ·Co., Newfoundland Pro duce Co., A. E. Hickman and Co., Ltd , G. M. Barr, Mon roe & Co., Hon. D. A. Ryan, T. Hallett, T. Devine, all of St. John's. R. D. McRae and Sons, Harbor Grace; W. Duff and Sons, Carbonear; j. Rorke & Sons, Carbonear; W. & j. Moores. Freshwater. C0t11ception Bay; W. H. Greenland, Coley's Point, Conception Bay; Union Trading Co., Ltd., Port Union, Trinity District; J. Petite, English Harbor W., (24)· 5000 FAc·rs ABOlJ1.. NEWFOUNDLAND District of Fortune; T. Garland, Gaul bois, District of For tune; Patten & Forsey, Grand Bank; j. Penney & Sons , Ramea, District of Burgeo; W. & T. Hollett, Burin; Harvey & Co., Rose Blanche, Disric't of Burgeo; Buffett & Co., Marys.town, District of Burin ; Tibbo & Sons, Grand Bank; Henry Clement, Burgeo; Lake & Lake, Fortune; James S:irong, Ltd., Little Bay Islands. FISHERIES-Cod&sheries: Referred to by Lord Bacon as containing .. Richer treasures 1tthan the mines of M'exico and Peru. ., Newfoundland's fisheries rank amon2st the richest and most prolific in the world. Practically the whole population of the eountry, di rectly or indirectly, gains a livelihood from the fisheries or tracies allied thereto. The value of the products of the fishery to Newfound land in 1922 was $'14,448,736. Out~ of a total population of 262,000, over 50,000 persons obtain direct cmploymen t at the various fisheries year after yea.r. Close on seventeen thousand craft of all sorts and all sizes engage in the Newfoundland shore fishery, the bank fishery and the Labrador fishery yearly.. The shore fishery is conducted off the coast of New fouindland and provides employment for almost forty thousand men, wo1nen and children and sixteen thou~and craft. An annual migration of fourtees.1 thousand Newfound landers to the Labrador in steamers or schooners takes care of the harvest of the sea in the \\'aters off the coast of that huge dependency of the Island Dominion. The bank fishery is prosecuted in sail'ing craft in the waters on the great shoals that lie two hundred to six hun dred miles ofF the south coast of Newfoundland. (25) \ I I 5000 FACTS ABOUT N~.. .WFOUNDLAl'JD \ Forty vessels and' about seven hundred men are en ~aged In this industry. The shore fishery is prosecuted approximate1y from the beginning of June to the end of 'Oct'Ober: the Labrador fishery from June to September; th·e bank fishery virtually all the year round. An avera~e shore fishery produces a million and a half quintals or hll!lldredweight. Allowing fifty fish to a quintal, this means the taking of over fifty million fish from the water annually. . Newfoundland annually catches and exports a quan tity of codfish equal to the yearly voya·ges of Can,adian and Norwegian fishermen combined. Most of the Newfound1'and codfish are exported sal ted and dried, either in.. casks or drums or in bulk, either in steamers or sailing vessels. The chief marKets for Newfound1arid codfish are Brazil, Italy, Spain, Portugal, ·west Indies and Canada. . Dried codfish constitute-s a principal article of f ::od in the rural districts of the wann countries mention~d, '-Vhere the average temperature makes difficult the preservation ·of fresh meat for any considerable time. Several plants have been established in Newfounrliand for keeping and exporting codfish in a frozen state. The principal plant is located at St. Jobn•s, being operated by the Newfoundland Atlantic Fisheries, Ltd. An important by-product of the codfishery i'S codliver cil. which is an output of numerous refineries, all of which are under rigid government supervision and inspec.. tl:ion.. • Seal6shery-Conducted mainly off northeast' coast -of Newfoundland by speciraJly built steamers. Commences March 13 and ends April 30 ea:ch year. Seal hunted by the Ne,vfoundlanders is the hair seal and its skin is dressed into a fine quality of leather. ((26} 5000 F1-\CTS ABOUT NFWFO·UNDLAND Seal oil has edible and mediciaal value an'"'~ ts· used also as an illuminanl in n1ine:>. Oit it extracted from the fat by special process conducted at manufact&ries in St. John's. Men engaged in 1923 seaLing voyage, 1,224; steamers: 8; total seals brought~ in,_ 107,770; nett value· of voyage,.. $209,135.52. Herring Fishery-Conducted on Wes't Coast at Bay of Islands and Bonne Bay, and on East Coast in Notre Dam.e Bay. Mostly a fall fishery-November to January. Totalt exports,_ last official figures·, 115,492 barrels .. This voyage was worth over three quarters of a mill i_on dollars to the Newfoundland fishermen~ . Lobster Fishery-Pack for 1922 totalled almost 7,000 cases, the purchase price from the fishermen being~ $210,000. Salmon Fishery-Catch is exported in fresh and pick led form. Value of this export, $247~608 in l922. FINANCE. MINISTER OF:-Hon. W. H. Cave; Deputy Minister, J. S. Keat~ng, Esq., S"t.~ John's. FIRES-First great fire at St. John's, 1816, 120 hous- es destroyed, loss £ 100 .. 000. Fire of 1817, loss £500,000. Great Fire of Jan. 9. 1846, loss £800,000. Fire of July 8~ 1892. 11 ,000 homeless. Loss $15,000,000. FISHERMEN'S PROTECTIVE UNION- Organized' by Sir w~ F. Coaker, 1908. Present! President is Sir W. F. Coaker. Organization now comprises 250 branches or Councils. Created township of Port Union, with buildings, elec.. tric plant, piers, shipbuilding yards and other plants repre sentmg investment of close on $1 00,000. (27) 5000 r~.. ACTS ABOU f NEWFOUNDLAND Allied companies operate 40 branch stores in various parts of the country. Publishes its own daily newspaper, The Evening Advocate, with plant and offices in St. John's and also issues a weekly edition. ("o-operative businesses of F. P. U. have annual turn over of about $3,000,000. Import their own goods; huy and export codfish. · Membership about twenty thousand fisherme-n. F. P. U. is organized as political party Pnd, at the General Election of 1919, elected eleven members to ~he House of Assembly which has a total membership of 36. President of F.P.U. is a member of the Executive Council. Another F.P.U. represenCative in the Cabinet is Hon. W. W. Halfyard, Colonial Secretary. A third F.P.U. member, Mr. G. F. Grimes, is Minister of Fisheries . .For information as to other Newloundland unions see un d er ''Unionism. . . ,, FORESTRY-Forestry affairs of Newfoundland are under control of the Department of Agriculture and Mines St. John's. Timberlands of country aggregate 10,000 square miles of well-wooded land, capable of yielding 10 cords of pulp wood to acre or 1000 superficial feet of lumber per acre. Nett standing value of timber in Ne\\·fouundland esti mated at five hundred million dollars. Spruce, balsam, fir, pine, most plentiful aod most valuable of Newfoundland timber. Spruce and fir average 10 inches at the butt. Numerous sawmills operate in interior, mostly of small size and having total value of $300,000. Most of lumber sawn used for domestic purposes, housebuilding, shipbuilding and cooperage stock. Newfoundlaod hardwoods are wych-hazel, birch, ash, tamarack, which occur in large areas 011 West Coast. (28) 5000 FACTS' AB.OUT NEWFOUNDLAND WY.ch-hazel and birch are admlrab y suited to· manu . ac~.ur~ of --veneers .~ Orre large plarrt at Bay Roberts· hand lin& tlris-· bttsiness and 'us-ing by-produrts·· for· spools.,. bobbina. broom handles and mop handles. ~nese· wCJOciS~ are also- mucll ntaized in plants in St~. johnt~ . in -:- the manufacture of furniture. Value~ of~- forestry procfuc:ts exported' &om, NewfoundJ. fallct T922- 1923, $95l ,583. Newfoundl1and"s forest areas reproduce· themselves in· thirty year.. Newfoundland:,5 ehief fores-t areag. ~ are fotmd O!R the: margins of its lakes and along its watercourses. All woodlands of Newfound.and:· within easy rea€h and ~heap · reacl\ of tidewate·r. Lumbering industry· wort:& about $750,000 annually tO> Newfoundland.. . - GOVERNMENT-Newfoundland' nas- nad its- own in dependent constitution since l855-. Parliamem consists· of two Houses; the House of As sembly or electoral branch and the Legisl1ative Council, or Upper House. . Manhood . suffrage is possessed by all males of age oF twenty-one years and upward. For purposes of elections, tne country is divided into eighteen districts, which elect a total of thirty-six memhers fo the House of Assembly ... Elections take place every four years. The last general elect~on was held in May, 1923. The membership ·of the Legiglative Council 1~ limit~rJ by the Imperial authorities no twenty-six councillors, whO> are styled "Honourable... Total membership at present and for some time past~ twenty four. l'he CP..ntral government or cabinet is known looal1y as tne Executive Council. It consists of nine members. -fhe pers0nn"l of the ruling WARREN J~XECUTIVE COUNCIL. is e-:.~ iodows: '(29) .l-Ion. W. Rc Warren, KC.. , .Pi:im:e .Minister and .Minister of justice. ~Hon. W. H. Cave,.Minislier Qf Finance and !:ustoms.. ~ Hon. J .. E . .. DoWney~ Minister of Agriculture and Mines... Hon. W. W. Halfyard. Co~onia1 ";SecTetary.. : Hon~ Arthur ~Barnes, ,PaecLD.. ~ MinBit~r cif Education. Hon. M. E. Haw·co_, MiniSit!er oi Posts and Telegraphs. ~ Hon.. .S. ]. Foote, K.C., Hon. G.eorge Shea, Hon. Sil~ · W. F. Coaker and Han . .,Sir M .. G. Wmte:r.., .members ol the Execmiv.e Council without port{olios. The Prime Minister Is Presiden · ~ Of the Executive fCouncil. Hon. W. W. Halfyard, as Col~nial 'Secretary, is #Clerk to ~b·e t:ounoil. There are severarf d!epartmenta1 'heaas -who ar.e ~-:not qnem'bers of ~~~ Executi";; Co~~~cil and. .so are not · entitle~ f tto the prefix 'Honorable used 1n ·nammg ~members ·· o-f thi; 1\_ body as weU as members of the Legi-&lative Council. They aJe-: G.. F.. -~ Gijmes, Esq .., ~Minislter of Fisheries... A... W. Piccotiti, 'Esq., Minister of Public Works. The eighteen -Electoral Disbicts o'f Newfoundl'aoo ·anti dte voting ':Strength 6f each are as 'follows: Districts .Members Eleoted Votin:g Stnmgth 1. Bay de Verde ____ -~ -·-· .2 Mem'bers ----· •...... ~288' 2. 'Bona vista ...... ·····h·· ·-·· 3 ·Memner.s ...... ·-··· {;6932 3. Burgeo and LaPoile ...... 1 Member ·--~· -···· ...... 2206 4. Burin ...... -······· ····-··· 2 Members ...... ,...... 3066 '5. Carbonear ~--· ···--- ·-··· --~- ~ Member ·--·· ...... rJ427 16 .. Fer:ryland ···-· -·-····· ...... --··· 2 Members -· ...... 1672 j. Fogo ...... ··----. ·----··· --u··· :.1 Member ...... --·-·· .2662 :8. Harbor ··Grac-e -··· ··-· ...... 3 Members -- .... - •..... 3273 9. F orturre Bay ...... ·-·- ···-· -·· 1 .M.eniber ···-· ...... -...... 2791 ~ 0. Harbor Main ...... ·-·----· ."2 .Members ...... -...... 2762 4 J.... P.I.acentia & .SL Mary"-s .... :3 .Members .... ···-· -···· 4583 ~30) _ 5000 l·.L\(:TS ABOU r !'J~WFOUNDLA~~l) 12. Port de Grave ...... 1 Member ...... 2027 13. St. Barbe ...... 1 Member ...... -···· 3 179 14. St. George ...... 1 Member ...... 3432 15. St. John's East········-- ...... 3 Members ...... 6791 16. St. John's West ...... 3 Members ...... 60 11 17. Trinity ...... 3 Members _ ...... 6690 18. T willingate ...... 3 Members ,...... 7116 18 Districts 36 Members 69,514 The Speaker of the present House of Assembly is Hon. H. A. W1inter, B.A., member for uhe District of Port-de-Grave. The President of the Legislative Council is Hon. J. D. Ryan. The constitution of the House of Assembly as elected in 1923, with names of members alphabetically arranged and giving District for which each member was returned. is as follows : Majority Over Highest Opponent. 1. Abbott., J., Bonavista District (Govt.) ...... 304 2. Barnes, Dr. A., T w.illingate District (Govt.) ...... 1622 3. Brown, K., T willingaJtle District (Govt.) ...... 1707 4. Cal pin, A., Harbor Grace District (Govt.) ·····-··········· 63 5. Cashin, Peter, F erryland Distlrict ( Opp.) ········-··········· 588 6. Cashin, Sir M. P., St. John's West District (Opp.) 11 7. Coaker, Sir W. F., Bonavista District (Govt.) ...... 427 8. Cave, W. H., Bay de \/,erde Dis~ict (Govt.) ...... 150 9. Cramm, R., Bay de Verde District (Govt.) ...... 67 10. Downey, J. F., Stl. George's District (Govt.) ...... 428 11. Foote, S. J ., Burin District ( Govt.) ...... 40 12. Fox, C. J., St. John's East D.istric~. (Opp.) ...... ·-····· 521 13. Grimes, G. F., Fogo Dis~ric~ (Govt.) ...... ···-··········-····· 266 14. Hawco, M. E., Harbor Main District (Govt.) ...... 107 15. Hunt, C. E., St. John's West Dist~ rict (Opp.) ...... 31 16. Higgins, W. J., St. John's East! District. (Opp.) ...... 671 17. Harris, Geo., Burin District (Opp.) ...... 106 18. Halfyard, W. W., Trinity Dist}rict (Govt.) ...... ·-····· 1414 l(31 )_ 5000 FACTS AB·OUT NEWFOUNDLAND ~19. Hibbs, -R., Trinity Distric~ ( Govt..) ------··········---···w-·······-----1250 .20. Jones, G. A., Twillingate Dis.tlrict (Govt.) ------1559 21. Moore, P. F., F erryland District (Opp.) ----············-~---~ 519 22. Moore, J .,. Carbon ear Dis~rict (Opp.) ...... 36 23. Piccott, A. W., Harbor Grace District (Govt.) ...... 149 24. Randell, l. R., Trini.by District (Govt.) ...... , ...... 1184 25. Scammll, J ., St. Barbe District (Gov~.) ·····~---·······-····· 344 26. Small, H., Burgeo Distric~ (Govt.) ... ·-·-····-·············-·····-·· 37 27. Sullivan, M. F., Placentia District (Opp.. ) ...... 2019 28. Sinno~t, E.~ Placentia District ( Opp.) ········"'·············---·-1 793 29. Squires, Sir R. A., St. John's West Dist. (Govt.) 111 30. Simmonds, E., Harbor Grace District (Govt.) ...... 87 31. Vinnicombe. N. ] .• St. John's East District! (Opp.) 488 32. Winter, H. A., Por.tf-de-Grave District (Govt.) ...... 297 33. Woodford~ W. W .• Placentia District (Opp.)...... 61 34. Walsh, W. J ., Placentia District (Opp.) ...... 1946 35. Winsor, R. G., Bonavista District (Govt.) ...... 322 36. Warren, W. R., Forbune District (Govt.) ... ~---··············1336 Hon. M .. E.. H-awco was re-dectled as Minister of Posts and Telegraphs at a bye-election held in Harbor Main District in Oct10ber., 1923.. • •. Great Britain is represented in Newfoundland by a Govemor appointed by the Crown. · The present Governor is Sir William Allardyce who is also Commander in-Chief in and over the Island of Newfoundland and its Dependencies. The chief DepartmeDt of the Government of New foundland is the Colonial Secretary's which is a sort of clearing-house for aU the other departments and, besides its connections with the internal affairs of the country, also f~ulfils the ·duties of a Foreign ·Office. 1 he laws of Newfoundland are embodied in a serie• known as the Consolida.red Statutes and. unless there is ex• press enactment on any point, the common law of EnglancJ applies .in the country. ~(32) . _} - _ , ~-· '·,_ _ t " "' -- - - . ~ ....: :;;;a; 5000 FACTS ABOUT NEWFOUNDlAND The chief legal body in Newfvundland is the Supreme Court~ created by Royal Charter in 1626. The Supreme Be·nch comprises Chief Justice Sir W .. H·. Horwood~ Kt.,; Mr. justice ~ M. Johnson and Mr. justice J. M. Kent. The Registrar of the Supreme Court is Rt. Hon. Sir W. F. Lloyd, K. C. M. G., K. C.~ Ll. D. Hon. Sir Edgar R. Bowring, Kt., is High Commissioner for Newf outllll? nd in London, England. The Bank of l\1ontreal is financial agent for the Gov ernment of Ne""·foundland both itn the country and abroad. The Police Force in Newfoundland is ·a locally cOil trolled and recruited body~ commanded by the Inspector General of Constabulary, Chas. H . . Hutchings, Esq., K.C .. The Fire Brigade of St. John's is under the same authority and control as the constabulary. GRENFELL ASSOCIATION-Established 30 years a ~ ..,Vgo by Dr. W. T. Grenfell, C. M. G., as a branch of the ~J ~oyal Na.tio~a~ Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen, of Great Britain. Later incorporated as an independent concern. Maintains Fishermen's Institute at St. John's,. Headquarters at St. Anthony where there is also a well equipped hospital. Other Newfoundland hospital is at Pilley's Island. Operates hospitals on Labrador coast {summer only} at Battle Harbor, Indian Harbor, Northwest River, Hamil ton Inlet, winter hospital; F orteau,. Harrington oR Canad ian Labrador~ Spotted Islands. General Secretary: Chas. Watson, Esq., International Grenfeli Association Offices, Seamen's Institute, St. John's. GRAND FALLS-Headqna.rters of the Anglo-New.. foundland DeveLopment Compatny in Newfoundland. Sec ander "TowiU."' (33) .... . 5000 FACTS ABOUT NEWFOUNDLAND· HIGH COMMISSIONER for Newfoundland in Great Britain--Sir E. R. Bowring, 58 Victoria Street, London, S. W. L, England. HARBOR MASTER, St. John's, Capt. E. English. HOSPITALS___,St. Iohn 's General, Dr. L. E. Keegan, Superintendent; Hospi for the Insane, Dr. W. H. Parsons Superintendent; Fever Hospital, Dr. R. A. Brehm, Superin tendent; Tuberculo;;is Hospital, Dr. H. Rendell, Superinten dent; Sudbury Military Hospital, Dr. J. St. P. Knight, Superintendenll; S. A. Maternity Hospital, Ensign Peterson, Matron. All situated a~ t St. John's. HONORS WON IN WAR-Sergt. R. T. Ricketts, V. C., Military Cross-Lt. Col. A. E. Bernard, Major B. But ler, Major R. H. ~ait, Major H. S. Windeler, Capt. Ronald Ayre, Major J. W. March. Major W. H. Parsons, Major A. Raley, Capt. G. G. Byrne, Capt. E. R. A. Chafe, Capt. C. Fenwick, Capt. C. S. Frost, Cap,t. J. R. Goodyear, Capt. G. Hicks, Capt. A. S. Newman, Capt. J. Nunns, Capt. H R. Oke, Capt. R. G. Paterson, Capt. J. R. Stick, Capt. J. T ur ner, Capt. F. W. Waterman, Capt. G. Whitty, Lieut. A. R. Batson, Lieut. G. Coughlan, Lieut. J. S. P. Guy, Lieut. F. Hopson, Lieut. ·K. J. Keegan, Lieut. J. A. McGrath, Lieut. J. Mifflin, Lieut. R. A. Postlethwaite, Lieut. H . .Willliamson, Distinguished Service Cross-Lieut.-Commander J. T. Ren- dell, R. N. R. ' HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY-The electoral branch of the Newfoundland Legislature. 36 members. Speaker: His Hon or H. A. Winter, member for tlhe district of Port-de-Crave. House meets in the Colonial Building, first opened .1850. HOTELS-Chief hotels in St. John's are: The Cros bie, Duckworth St. ; The Cochrane House, Cochrane St.; The Balsam House, Barnes Road. INDUSTRIES-Tens of thousands of Newfound~land ers are employed annu.alrly in connection with the numerous (34) 5000 FACTS ABOUT NEWFOUNDLAND operations of the fisheries from catching the fish until it is placed on shipboard for export. also under "Fish- . ,, See - enes. Logging and lumber~ng provide employment for large numbers of Newfoundlanders. This work is usually taken up at the close of the fisheries and occupies the men mostly :luring the winter months. Mining, particularly on Bell Island, provides work for large staffs of men the year round. See also under 'Mining.' Factories in St. John's and other parts of Newfound land occupy an important place in the industrial life of the people. See also under "Manufactures." Farming, particularly nea.r St. John's, employs a very considerable number of Newfoundlanders. IMPORTS.__Newfoundland's imports in 1922 were $ 18,209,853. JUSTICE, MINISTER OF-Hon. W. R. Warren, St. .. John's; deputy minister, P. J . .Summers, Esq., 0. B. E. KING'S COUNSEL-Hon. D. Morrison, Rt. Hon. Lord Morris, A. B. Morine, J. A. Clift,C.B.E., F. J. Morris, C. H . Hutchings, W. E. Wood, Hon. M. P. Gibbs, W. R .Howley. Hon. W. R. Warren, Chas. O'N. Conroy, 0. B. E., Sir R. A. Squires, Sir W. F. Lloyd, P. j. Summers, 0. B. E., W. J. Higgins, Hon. S. J. Foote. LABRADOR-Coast and part of hinterland dependen cy of Newfoundland since 1763. Territory claimed by New foundland has area of 120,000 squa.re miles and populat· ion of about 4,000 settlers. Scene of great Labrador cod ,· _, .e 1),- \. hich is prosecuted every season by about 15.000 Ne,.vfound landers who resort there in the spring in steam ers and sailing craft and return to their homes in New foundland again at the close of the voyage in the autumn. Territory behind fringe of coast now subject of dispute as to ownership between Newfoundland and Quebec and case (35) 5000 FACTS ABOU11 NEWFOUNDLAND is pending before Privy Council. Dispute is over possessioo of great area •.)f pulp lands, mineral deposits. vaiuable trapping locations and prolific inland \\'aters and streams. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL-President: The Hon. J.D. Ryan ; The Hon. George Knowling, The Hon. Sir Edgar Bowring, The Hon. R. K. Bishop, 1'he Hon. John Ander son, The Hon. Samuel Milley, The l-Ion. Michael P. Gibbs, K. C., The Hon. M. G. Winter, C. B. E., The Hon. Sir p. ·r. McGrath, K. B. E., The Hon. Philip ·r empleman, The Hon. Michael F. Power, The Hon. Eli Dawe, The Hon. "'illiam J. Ellis, The Hon. J. J. Murphy, The Hon. F. M. McNamara, The Hon. S. K. Bell, The Hon. T. K. Cook, The Hon. D. A. Ryan, The Hon. George Shea, The Hon. A. Campbell, M.D., F.R.C.S., The Hon. F. H. Steer, The Hon. John Davey, The Hon. H. l\1. Mosdell, M.B. LAW SOCIETY-Presiden~, P. J. Summers, K.C., Deputy Minister of Justice; Secretary, Sir W. F. Lloyd, of St. John's. LUNACY COMMISSIONERS-Hon Dr. H. M. Mas dell, Dr. L. E. Keegan; Hon. S. D. Blandford, secretary, St. John's. LOBSTER FISHERY-See under .. Fisheries." LICENSES for sale of liquor not granted in New foundland, except by Government Controller and then only bo Druggists. LIQUOR CONTROLLER for Newfoundland under the Prohibi t~on Act of 1915, is Thos. Bonia, Esq., St. John's, who alone has right to import intoxicating liquors, wines and be~rs into the country, to vend and distribute ·them. Law calls for physician's prescription to cover liquor sale. See also under "Prohibition.,. LLOYDS SURVEYOR IN NEWFOUNDLAND~D. M. McFarlane, St. John's. (36) 5000 FACTS ABOUT NEWFOUNDLAND ' LUNATIC ASYLUM-Superintendent, Dr. W, H. Parsons, St. John's. LIG'HT DUES-24c. per ton up to1 and including 500 tons; 12c. per ton additional up to and inclruding 1000 tons 6c. per ton up to and including 2000 tons. MANUFACTURERS-Chief factories are located in St. John's. Boots & Shoes are manufactured by Parker & Monroe and the Nfld. Boot & Shoe Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Clothitng by the British Clothing Co., the White Clothing Co., the Royal Stores Clothing Factory, the Newfoundland Clothing Co. Paints and oils by Standard Manufacturing Co. W ooDien goods by the Newfoundland Knitting Mills. Tobacco by the lmperi~ al Tobacco Co. Furniture by Pope Manufacturing Co., Royal Stores Ltd., C. L. March Co., Ltd. Stoves and ironware generally by the Nfld. ConsoL: -lat ed Foundry Co. Lines, twines and cordage by Colonial :or dage Co. Woodwork by Horwood Lumber Co. Soda and Fancy biscuits A, j. Harvey & Co., Ltd. and G. Brov.ning & Son. Candy and cakes by F. B. Wood Co. Nails by Nfld. Nail Manufacturing Co. Several sm ' al~er £actories, tanneries and number of plants for manufacture of temperance drinks. In Harbor Grace there :are two p.Jants, Harbor Grace Boot & Shoe Co. and Archibald Brothers, both manufac turing footwear. Saunders, Howell & Co. have woodwork ing factory at Carbonear. William Dawe & Sons operate veneer factory at Bay Roberts. Riverside Woollen Millis at Mackinson's, Conception Bay. Value of manufactured products exported 1922--23 was 5,427,809. Factories of St .. John's disburse normally about $3,- 000,000-annually in wages. Five clotlbing factories in St. John's emp-loy a total of 500 persons on their staffs ·and spend about $250,00(J per year on wages. (37) 5000 FACTS ABOUT NEWFOUN·DLAND Payroll of the Colonial Cordage Company under or ~mary conditions 'amounts to $100,000 per year. Imperial Tobacco Co. (Nfld.) Ltd., employ staff of L00 operatives. Turn out about 3500 pounds of tobacco and cigarettes daily. Yearly output of four St. John's shoe factories is 320,000 pairs of boots and shoes. MINES-Ne,vfoundland has most extensive deposits of iron ore so far discovered anywhere. ~ Only mining so far done in this oonnection is on Bell Island, Conception Bay, where the great hematite deposits are being exploited by two Canadian concerns, the Nova Scotia Steel and Coal' Co., and the Dominion Iron and Steel Co. Bell Is.land deposits are estimated to c011tain a total of two biUion tons of ore. Mining operations are being conducted by the compan ies under the sea to ·a distance of 8,000 feet from the Jhores of the Island and at a depth in places of 1,000 feet below the floor of the ocean. Most of this Bell Island ore is taken to Sydney where it is manufactured into steel rails, forgings for railwoy car· riages, axles and bridge construction material. Large quan tities are also exported to Great Britain, the United States and Germany. Promising iron ore discoveries have also been made at Snow's Pond near Clarkes Beach, Conception Bay, and along the North Shore of Conception Bay, in the District of Bay de Verde, as well as at Hickey's Pond, inland from the west side of Placentia Bay. Pilley's Island mine was successfuHy operated for a number of years, exports from this location running as high as 32,000 tons of iron pyrites per year. Rich dcpo5·7:s have he: n prospected at York 1-larbor, Bay of Islands, and at Middle Arm in the same section. (3R) llOOO FACTS ABO'UT NEWFOUN·DlAND Hundreds of thousands of tons of copper ore have been exported from Newfoundland. Ti:lt Cove mine, in Notre Dame Bay, has produced al most· a million and a half t011s of copper ore since it ~-vas opened in 1864. The Little Bay Mine is now Ulllder option to big Ameri~ can concern· which has spent almost $100,000 on it and ex--· pects it to develop as the best copper property in America.. Large deposits of cooper ore have been discovered at many other points around Notre Dame Bay. There is a considerabl~ e industry in Newfoundland con nected with the working of ex.tensive areas of limestone to be found around Bay of Islands and in the neighborhood~ Dominion Iron and Ste~l Co. uses great dea! in con nection with the reduction· ot ore mined on BeU Island. Newfoundland limestone has been found by analysis to be eminently suitable for the manufacture of artificial Portland cement. There is an abundance of pure white statuary marble at Canada Bay, on the Great Northern Peninsul,a.. Newfoundland slate is of a very Slllperior quality and iarge quanttities are produced from the quarries in Trinity Bay. Oil Shale deposits in the region of Deer Lake underli! 150 square miles of territo\ry and are of a thickness and quality sufficient to last for generations. Yield in crude oil and sulphate of ammonia equal to that of Scotch deposits. Newfoundland shale carries much higher percentage of pet.. rol than the Scotch. Committee of experts at the geological conference in Toronto in 1913 expressed the opinion tha.t the Newfound-· land coalfields contained 500,000,000 tons. (39) 5000 FACTS ABOUT NEWFOUNDLAND Coal areas situated in Codroy Valley; south of Bay St. George; on upper reaches of Humber River; betwe ~ en Grand Lake and Sandy Lake. MEDICAL BOARD-Or. H. Rendell, President; Dr. T. M. Mitchell, Registrar. MARINE AND FISHERIES, Minister of-G. F. Grimes, Esq., St. John's; deputy minister, A. Goodridge, Esq. NEWFOUNDLAND BOARD OF TRADE-Organized 1909. Presidettt 1923-24, L. Outerhridse. Esq .• Secretary. E. Payn, Esq., St. John's. Membership 450. NEWSPAPE!RS-The following newspapers are pub lished daily, except Sunday: The Evening Telegram, C. E. A. Jeffery, Edi~or; The Mail and Advocate, T. E. Clouter, Editor; The Daily News (morning), J. S. Currie, Editor; The Daily Mail, Hon. H. M. Mosdell, M. B., Editor. Publish.. ed Weekly: The Royal Gazet!te, The Free Press, The Trade Review, The Free Lance; Other Periodicals, The People, and the Royalist, monVhly; The Newfoundland Quarte,rly. Weeklies published outside St John's, The Western Star, Bay of Islands; The Stlandard, Harbor Grace; The Sun, T wiili'ngate; The Bell Island Miner, Bell Island; The Guard ian, Bay Roberts. NFLD. AGRICULTU~ RAL BOARD-A. J. Bayly, Sec retary. NEWFOUNDLAND POWER AND PAPER CO., Ltd. Incorporated 1923 to conduct' the Humber Undertaking, Capitalised at . $18,000,000. To develop up to 250,000 electrical horsepower by utilising wat!ers of Humber River. Power house near Deer Lake. T own5-hip a·nd pulp mills at Corner Brook, Bay of lsl'ands, with daily outpu~ of 400 tons. NFLD. GOVERNMENT SAVINGS BANK-Govern ors: Hon. M. G. Winter, C.B.E., Chairman; Hon. George - (L.!O) 5000 FACTS ABOUT NEWFOUNDLAND Shea, Hon R. Templeman, Hon. W. R. Warren, Hon. W. W. Halfyard, Han. H. J. Brownrigg, R. Hibbs, Esq., M.H.A., and ~ ~he Speaker of the House of Assembly. Cashier: Hon. R. Watson. PO.ST~L FACTS-F or information as to Newfound land Government Postal, ·Telegraph and Telephone Sys t!ems see under "Communicaions." Postal affairs of Newfoundland are under direction of the MINISTE'R OF POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS, Han. M. E. Hawco, St. John's; Deputty M'inister, G. W. LeMessur ier, Esq. There are almost 800 post offices in the country. Money Orders issued in 1922 total 109,243. Total value of t!hes.e orders, $1 ,749,722.98. Money Orders paid ·total 96,892. Total value, $1 ,807 ,803.12. Total business in Money Orders: 206,13 5 Orders re present.ing $3,557,526.1 0. There are 276 Money Order Offices in Newfoundland. Parcels Post esmblished 1905. Number of parcels handled, 33,000. Number of parcels, 1922, 190,323 Grand total of parcels passing through Newfoundland posU offices from abroad, 59,586. Duties collected on pos tal packages, $120,000. Letter post rate in Newfoundland and to places a broad in Postal Union four cents. Letter post rate from Canada to Newfoundll1and, four cents. Steam subsidies paid v~rious contractors for convey ance of mails total over $800,000 annually. Courier mail service takes pLace of steamship service to coastal points when navigation closes bays and harbors of Newfound1)and. Conveyances used are sleds, drawn by teams of dogs. POPULATION-Newfoundland, under the Census of 1921 , had a total population {with Labrador) of 262,- (41) 5000 FACTS ABOUT NEWFOUNDLAND 979. Total population in 1911 , 242,619. Increase in ten years, 20,360. Mostly natural increase; very little immi gration. Present population includes 132,260 males and 127,098 females or 961 females to every 1000 males. Over 98% of the population is native-born,. PENSIONS, OLD AGE-Accountant, Geo. Bursell Esq: .~ government scheme under which hundr.eds of aged fish ermen receive sm.al!l annuities from a, fund specially invest ed. Number of beneficiaries 1780. Government gran\t is $92, 000 annually. PENSIONS, BOARD OF-Chairman, Major W. H. Parsons, M.D., M.C., and Hon. H. M. Mosdell, M.B., Com ~ missioner. Controls paym.ent of gratuities and allowances to Newfoundland war veterans and their dependant's. C. C. Oke, St. John's, SeciTetary. POOR ASYLUM-A. W. Miller, superintendent, St. John's. PENITENTIARY--~Governor, , A. A. Parsons, St. John's. PRIME MINISTER-Hon. W. R. Warren, K.C. PUBLIC WORK.S, MINISTER OF-A. W. Piccot\t, Esq. Deputy minister, James Harris, Esq. PHARMACY BOARD-M. F. Wadden, M. ]. Murphy, H .. Courtenay, B. B. Stafford, H. Peddigrew, D. G. Fraser, j .. L. Lawton, A. E. Perkins, secretary, St. John's. PATENTS-Patent Office, Department of Colonial Secretary. Patent Law, Cap. 152, Consolidated Statutes of Newfoundland, 3rd Series. Fees: For patent, $37.00; for registering assignme111t, $1 .00; for search, 25c. PUBLIC HEALTH-P.ublic Health Officer, Dr. R. A. Brehm, St. John's. (42) 5000 FACTS ABOl JT NEWFOUNDLAND • ~ PROHIBITION-Measure for Prohibition Plebiscite was passed by Newfoundland Legisllature., June 5, 1915. ·=!--. Vote was taken November 4, 1915. Act called fo maiority of affirmative votes over votes polled in negative and for a total affirmative vote equal to forty per cent. of the re vised list of voters taken for the Gene~al Election of 1913. These two conditions were met by prohibitionists and Proc lamation was issued setting J acuary 1, 1917 as the date on which the Prohibition Act should come into force. Registet ed voters, 1913 (list, numbered 61 ,50 1.. Votes polled rn fa or of Prohibition, 24, ?56; -against. 5 .. 362. Act prohibitf importation, manufacit}ure and sale of spirits, wine. ale, beer, cider ,and ail other alcoholic liquors for use as beverages·. Control of importati011s for medicinal purpos-es ;n hands o-f Department of Controller, of which Thos. Bonia, Esq., is the head. Act defines ccintoxioating Liquors" as signifying uan ales, wines, ma.lt, brewed or spiri1bUOUS liquors contain ing two per cent. or upwards of alcohol in vo:Jume, except , wines for saeramental purposes." The Act further pt ovides that "it shall not be lawful for any person except the con troller and al'l clergym.en and duly qua~ Iified druggists doing business in the Colony to import wine for sacramental pur poses.,. Intoxicating liquors can he sold oniy at the uepart.. ment of the Controller or by druggists holding licen:;e from the Control~er rand then only to ,.- a11y person presenting a prescription ~ therefor, signed by a duly qualified medic aT practitioner, practising in the Colony .• , Duly qualified med.. ical practitioners may also be licensed by the Controller to dispense i11toxicting liquors. Act aJlso permits Controller to supply factories wit:h alcohol necessary for manufacturing purposes. PULPWOOD-Large areas of black spruce, many of them undeveloped and eminently suitable for the manu facture of pulp andt paper, in Newfoundland. Newfoundland fir very abundant and also largely used for same purpose. (43) 5000 FACTS ABOUT NEWFOUNDLAND Pioneer of this industry in Newfoundland was t~ord Northcliffe 's company, the Anglo-Newfoundland Develop ment Company, whose plant was established at Grand Fails in 1909. Cost of instaHation, $6,000,000. '/... Permanent staff at Grand Fails averages 600 rnen. Winter logging staff about 1500 moo. About 120,000 cords of pulpwood cut each winter. The Anglo-Newfoundland Development Company con- trol timberlands with total area of 4,000 square miles. Grand Fails mills provide paper for 'fhe Daily Mail. The Daily Mirror and The Evening News, of London, Eng land, the Northcliffe publications. UndeT Newfoundland law, the export of unmanufac tured pulpwood is pi"ohibited, though of rec.ent years this regulation has been relaxed and pulpwood cut under con tract with the government and for rehe{ of unemployment tollo"ving the war is allowed to be shipped abroad, an ex port tax of one dollar per cord being imposed. Albert E. Reed & Co., Ltd., also operate mills at Bish op Falls. They own an area of 820 square miles and manufac... lure pulp only. Terra Nova Sulphit~ Co., a Norwegian concern conrt pleted, at a cost of $2,500.000, a modern plant at Alexand- er Bay, B. B., for the manufacture of sulphite pulp. Plant ;:~ken over by A. N. D. Co. Ve1lue of pulp and paper exported from Newfoundland 1922-23 almost REVENTJE-Total Revenue for Newfoundland 1922... 23, 8,844,000 derived from the following sources: Customs ······------·------$6,3 25,000 Postal and Telegraphs...... 3 76,000 Crown Lands ...... 80 ~ 000 Fines and F orfeiL!ures...... ·-·························· 6,000 (44) 5000 .FACTS ABOUT NEWFOUNDLAND Inland Revenue Stamps...... - 40,000 Guaranlt'eed Interest ·················-······--················ 84,000 Broom Dept. Penitentiary..... ·-···-·········---~---- 8,000 F,ees, Ins~S tu ti ons...... 60,000 Banks and Cables...... ·-·····-··-·················----···- 70,000 Estate Duties ·-·····---·-···········~----·-··-····-··- ...... 140,000 Liquor Sales ...... 550,000 Income Tax ...... 250,000 Miscellaneous Revenu• ·····-····--····- ··-·····--- 500,000 Sales Tax ············-······.,-··--··············-·····--················ 60,000 Bank Tax ···-·-·····-········-·-············-·-·-···-······--·-··-········- 125,000 Excess Profits.... ···-·-·············-········-·--·--···--··-···--...... 20,000 Civil Service Reducuion..... ------·-····-···-···· 150,000 $8,844,000 ----- Estimated Revenue for 1923-24-$9,150,000, made up as follows: Customs ~--···················-~---·······-~---································$8, 980,000 pOStal ---····-···-········· ...... ---······· -··· ·· ··· ·····--·····-~-~----- 245,000 Telegraph ~ ------~--- ·-··-·····-··· ··· ··--·.-············-- 185,000 Inland Revenue Stamps...... 50,000. Civil Servic-e Reduotiion...... ------····- 154,000 Profits Tax Arrears and Sales Tax...... 90,000 Cr()lVVn Lands --·····-··································--·········--·---- 80,000 Taxes and Assessmenb...... 126,89 ~~. Fees, Institutions ······················-~·-········-·········- 45,000 Income Tax ...... ········-······················· .. 250,000 Liquor Sales ·····-······························-······················ 480,000 Broom Dept. Penitentiary...... 10,000 Fines and Forfeitures...... ----······················---- 6,000 lnterest Guarante·ed Loans...... 84,000 Miscellaneous Revenue ...... 150,000 Probate Duties ·········-·-·-·-·····-····-····················-·-·-·· 150,000 (45) 5000 FACTS ABOUT NEWFOUNDLAND Telegraph and Cable Cos______70,000 Bank Tax ---··-··········------125,000 9,150.000 ___ _...__ Expenditure for 1922-23, $9,526,433. Estimated Revenue for 1922-23, $8,844,000. Esitlimat~ ed Expenditure for 1923-24, $9,006,153.270 RHODES SCHOLARS-Rhodes Scholiars are chosen annually by a committee cha,rged with clle duty of carrying out the conditions of the Rh.odes Trust Fund, established I 902. lh.e chairman of the Newfoundl1and Rhodes Scholar ship Committee is His Excellency Sir C. A. Harris Gover nor; Secretary, Dr. V. P. Burke, St. John's. Following ia a list of Rhodes Scholars up to 1922: 1904-Sydney Herbert, St. Bon's College 1905-Herbert Bond, Methodist Col1lege 1906-John Penney, St. Bon's College 1907-Henry Winter, Bishop Feilld College · f 908--John Mirtchell, Methodist Col\lege 1909-John Higgins, St. Bon's College 191 O-Robert T ait, Bishop Feild College 1911-John Fox, St. Bon's College 1912-Pierson V. Cu1rtis, Methodist College 1913-G. H. Hayward, Methodist CdHege 1914-H. Crawford, St. Bon's College 1915-Walter Forbes, Methodist College 1916-Malco:lm Hollett, Methodist College 1917-Harold Knight, St. Bon's Co ~}l ege 1918--W. }. Browne, St. Bon's College 1919-W. G. Guy Methodist College 1920-Eimo Ashboume, Methodist College 1921-S. P. Young, St. Bon's College 1922-Ralph LeMessurier, Bishop Feild College. 1923-Gerald White~ Bishop Feild College. (46) 5000 FACTS ABOUT NEWFOtJNIJLAND RAILWAYS-The railways of Newfoundland have a total mileage of about 1,000. Up .qo the present year, 1923, they were opera{L{ed for the Newfoundland Govem m.ent, the owners, by the Reid Newfoundland Company" Limii~led. At the 1923 session of the Legislatur~ e a Pur chase Act was passed, taking over the railway and its allied se,rvices from 1the Company, and the Governn1ent is now operating the road and steamship services in connec... tion therewith. The pliesent management are as follows: Railway Commissioners-Han. George Shea~ Hon. Tasker Cook and Hon. W. W. Halfya:rd, Colonial Secretary. Gen eral Manager, H. J. Russell, St. John's, Nfld. The chief officials are: W. F. Joyce, chief engineer; W. Taylor, gen eral freight agen1l; F. E. Pittman, general passenger agent; j. BaXJfur, claims agent; W. j. Kent, purchasing agent; E. D. Watson, comptroller; P. M. Duff, payinaster; M. A. White, superintlendent of eastern division, and 'Cobb, G. • superintendent of the western division. SHERIFF OF NFLD.-H011. S. D., Blandford, St. John's; Sub-Sheriff W. J. Carroll, Esq. SUPREME COURT-Chief justice, Sir W. H. Hor wood; Mr. Justice G. M. Johnson and Mr. Justice j. M. Kent. Regis,trar: Sir W. F. Uoycl ST. JOHN'S, capital city of Newfoundland. Founded 1805. Present population 37,047. Situated on eastern coast of Island. Most easterly point of North America. One of best harbors of western Atlantic. Entered by channel, the Narrows, which ranges in width from 600 to 1400 feet and is deep enough for vessels of largest tonnage. Rise of tide 5 feet. Harbor ov~r I'Yli.Je long and from qu~ a11ter to half a mile wide. SEALFISHE!RY-See under ' 'Fisheries." SAVINGS in Newfoundland banks ( 1922-23) total $20,163,975.51, as follows: Bank of Montreal, $6,038,... (47) t)000 FACTS ABOUT NEWFOUN·DLAND 862.96; Canadian Bank of Commerce~ $701,760.71 ; Royal Bank of Canada, $3,766,033.03; Bank of Nova Scotia, $7,676,776.00; Governmenrtl Savings Bank, $1,- 984,542.81. Savings Accounts in 1917 totalled $14,881 ,- 63 7. 11 . Increase in savings depositls in six years, $5,282,- 338; increase in ten years, $11382,107. Increase in popu lation in ten years, 20.360. Savings Deposits for Island of Newfoundland average $84.48 per capita. SHIPPING OF NEWFOUNDLAND-Sailing vessels on 'i.~ e local register total 3,353 and have a net tonnage of 148_, 112.. Steam ves~els so 11egistered total 148 and have a net Lonnage of 21 ,480. During the year 1922 a total of 3.,385 vessels., steam and sail, with a toJal tonnage of 1 ,631 ,397. were en tered and cleared at Newfoundland ports. Registrar of Shipping-H. W. LeMessurier, Esq.; T~ R. McGrath, clerk, St. John-,.s. SOCIETIES-Include Masonic Society, Knights of Columbus, Loyal Orange Association, Benevolent Irish So ciety, Total Abstinence Society, &.ls of En~land, Society of United Fishermen, Oddfellows, Star of the Sea Associat· ion, British Society, St. Andrew's Society. See also under uClubs." TIME, DIFFERENCES IN-The difference in time as between St. John's and foreign points is as follows: St. John's, Newfoundland. at 12.00 Noon-Amster dam, 3.51 fast; Bombay, 8.23 fas.t; Barbadoes, 0.27 slow; Baltimore, 1.35 slow; Boston, 1. 13 slow; Charlottetown. P. E. I. 0.42 slow; Cadiz, 3.06 fast; Dublin, 3.06 fast; Edinburgh, 3.18 fast; Genoa, 4.07 fast; Gibraltar, 3.10 f.ast; Halifax, N. S., 0.43 slow; Hamburg, 4. l 1 fast; Lis bon, 2.54 fast; Montreal, 1.23 slow; Madrid, 3.17 fast; Malta, 2.33 faSJt; New Orleatnsll 2.29 slow; New York, 1.24 (48) 5000 FACTS ABOUT NEWFOUNDlAND slow; Naples, 4.28 fast; Portland, Me., 1. 10 slow; Phila delphia, 1.30 slow; Quebec, 1. 13 slow; Rome, 4.21 fast; St. John, N.B., 0.47 slow; San F~ancisco, 4.39 slow; San Jago de Cuba, 1.32 slow; Twonto, 1.47 slow; Washington. 1.37 slow; TREASURY BOARD-Chairman, Hon. W. H. Cave, Minister of Finance and Customs (ex officio) ; Hon. W. R. Warren, Hon. W. W. Halfyard. TRADE OF NEWFOUN.DLAND-Total for 1921-22 $37,687,270; total for 1911: $25,359,657 Increase in ten years: $12,327,613. Newfoundland's trade done prin cipally with United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Brit ish West Indies, Brazil, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain .. For particulars s'.!e under "Commerce... TAXES-Newfoundland imposes its own Customs Du ties, which constiw,te its chief source of General Revenue. In addi,tion to the ordinary tariff there was imposed during the war a special surtax of 10 per cent., as well as an in come tax and a business profits tax. The last-mentioned has been abolished, a sales tax of 5 per cent. on total landed costs of goods taking its pl,ace. In 1921, to cover a deficit in Revenue; a special surtax of 25 per cent. on total duties was imposed, but this was abolished in 19.23. TOWNS-Apart from St. John's, the capital city, there are few large centres of population. The towns and villages of Newfoundland range in size from four thousand down to a mere handful of people. The figures of populat- ion here given are these of the Census of 1921 . Harbor Grace--3825-Capital of Conception Bay. Has harbor over 4 miles long. Electric lighting. Marine rail way dock. Cathedral is headquarters of Roman Catholic Diocese of Ha;rbor Grace. Four other churches. Fine pub lic buildings, halls and schools. Two boat and shoe factor- (49) 5000· FACTS ABOUT NEWFOUNDLAND ies. Transatlantic cable terminus. Magnificent scenery. Beau tiful lakes of good fish rivers in the neighborhood.- Bonavista-4052-Bonavista (uO happy siszht"') is the terminus of the Bonavista branch of the Reid-Nfld. Rail way. One of the oldest settlements in the country. Point of land on which lightho~use of today stands supposed to be landfall of Cabot. · Had a populatlion of 1 ,000 in 1690. First school in Newfoundland opened here in 1 720. Sur rounding district very fertile. Has many natural attracti011s. Ca.rbonear-3320-Four miles north of Harbor Grace Is place of much historical interest. On island at mouth of harbor are remains of forts built at various times to repel attacks of French. In 1696 two hundred men of Carbonear repulsed French under lberville and spoiled that leader·s plans for seizing whole island. Carbonear has three fine churches, modern college building and schools. Does thriv ing Labrador business. Excellenit fishing in neighborhood. Splendid resort for holidaymakers. Twilfingate-3217-A ·bit off th·e beaten track and having to depend on sea transportation. Is one of the most attractive. prosperous and progressive towns of Newfound latnd. Fishing is main occupation of its people. Has num ber of fine· churche·s and schools. Is biggest centre of popu- lation north of Bonavista. Named Toulinguet by the French Burin-2763-Landlocked harbor of Burin is one of finest in world.. Situated on west side of Placentia Bay. Has extensive fishing industry. Churches and schools are creditably modern illJ every respedt. Bay Ro·berts-2168--Scenery in this town and neigh borhood ranks with the finest in Conception Bay•s magnifi cent attractions. Has safe and extensive harbor. Three new and up-to-date churches and schools that are the equal of any. in the country. Ven·eer factory .situated there. Is ~ ter:ul~ (50) 5000 FACTS ABOUT NEWFOUNDLAND inus of several trans-Atlantic cables. Fishing is occupation of most of its people. Bonne Bay-1 ,558-Chief town of district of St. Barbe. Scenery and surroundings justify name conferred on it by the French. Its salmoo fishing was the delight of British officers when Newfoundland was a naval station. £qUially attractive from same standpoint today. Lots of trout fishing within easy reach of the place. Trinity-1 ,356-Chief town of electoral district of the same name. Noted for its wonderful natural attractions and for its spacious harbor of three exten~ive arms. One of the earliest settlements in the country. Good fresh water and ocean fishing. Extensive and enjoyable drives for visitors in direction of Port Rexton, E, •glish Harbor, Port Union, Cat- alina, Elliston and Bonavista. Splendid tracts of agricultural land in the neighborhood. ~ Placentia-1 ,383-Was French capital until Treaty --, 1of Utrech1t, 1713. Situation extremely beautiful and pictur· esque. Southeast and Northeast Arms, five and seven miles long respectively, are ideal for boating, being landlocked. Placentia beach has frontage mile long a:1d affords good ~ sea-bathing. ReinJains of old French forts and few ~ntiquat ed cannon on hills dominating Placentia. Some of best trout and salmon fishing of the coast found in neighborhood of the town. Has beautiful Roman Catholic church. Grand Falls-3,769-Headquarters in Newfoundland of the Anglo·-Newfoundland Development Co., and site of the great pulp and paper manufactory of that concern. Town is thoroly modem in all respects, has electric light and power, sand-filtered water supply, sewerage system, splendid churches, schools, public buildings and an effie... ient hospital. Comfortable homes provided by the company for ita workmen. Situated about two miles from the main ~ <51) 5000 FACTS ABOUT NEWFOUN·DLAND line of cross-country railway aDd is reached ·from Grand Fails station over a branch line operated by the Anglo-New- • foundland Development Co. Heart's Coa~enjt-1 ,229-Situated on tlhe southside of T ~inity Bay and-is ~the terminus of a branch of the New foundland 1'1ailw.ay system, making connection therewith at Whitbou.rne. Possesses a magnificent harbor. Is western ter minus of Anglo-American Telegraph Company's Atlantic cable. Was settled away back in history of Newfoundl~ and, records showing it was captured by the French in 1696 when its popu1ation was only 70. Brigus-935-Chief town of the electoral district of Port de Grave. Situation is quaintly attractive and the scen- ery in •the neighborhood is unsurpassed for rare picturesque- ness. Clarke's Beach, in the same section possesses splendid natural1 attractions of its own and a round trio between the • two places, particularly by way of Cupids, unfolds a magnif icent panorama, with the spacious waters of Cinception Bay- on the one hand and the sloping hiHs of the beautiful Goulds Valley on the other. Bay of lslands--1 ,349-0ne of ·the most attractive sections of 'Newfoundland. Can scarcely be called a town of itself, though its many settlements are within easy reach . ~ of each other. Is an excellent place as headquarters for the sportsman. Scenery of this Bay is the wonder and delig\lt _ of travellers. . UNIONISM-Most of the Newfoundland trades arec fully organised into unions and many of them are affiliated with internationtal organisations. Besides the F1•shermen 's' Protective ·Union. which is dealt with elsewhere under its own heading. lthe following trades un1ions are active in New foundland. all of tlhem with headquarters and their princi-· pal membership at St. John's: Shipwright's Union. org~nis ed in 1860; Tmsmiths, 1902; Shoemakers. 191 0; T a1lors, (52) 5000 F AC1"'S A136UT! .. NEWFOUN·DlAND . r • ~ • ., 1903 ; Plumbers aod Pipefitters, '1917; lronm .oulders~ 1918 Truckmen, 1900; Bricklayers and Masons, 1896; Carpen ters and Joiners, 1904; Coopers, 1892; Longshoremen~ 1903; Typographical, 1875; Firemen, 1904; Fishennen•s Union 1908. There is also an organis~. tio.n named the Newfoundland Industrial \\'orkers' Associ.ation, whieh covers workers in all eaJiings, particularly those not affiliated with other unions. Has a ladies' branch and runs a co-operative store in St. John's. ~· VOTERS-Newfoundland has manhood suffrage. To- . tal voters registered aru last General El:ection, 1923, 66,335. · w~R RECORD-Newfound1and was first of Overseas Dominions to offer assistance to the Mother Country after the outbreak of the Great War in 1914. Only armed force lllhen in the country was Newfound land Royal Naval Reserve, established 1910 and having pre-war strength of 500 men. In all 2.053 iNewfoundland seamen served in the Royal Navy during the period of hostilities. .. 167 reservists were killed ·in action; 124 invalided out of Service through injuries received. Royal Newfoundland Regiment, 500 strong, was re cruited in the autumn of 1914. Got preliminary. training at St. John• s; rounded off training at Salisbury Plains, England. . Subsequent drafts !rom Newfoundland brought the Regiment up to strength of 1200. Saw first active service at Suvla Bay, Gallipoti Pen- insu·l a, September 19, 1915. - Participated with the 29th. Division at the Battle of the Somme, July . l, 1916, when out of 800 m·en all except 68 were casualties. {53) 5000 FACTS ABOUT NEWF0UNDlAND • . In action at Guedecourt, October, 1916; at Monchy- le-Preux, April, 191 7, and at Neuve Egiise, April 1918, besides particip ~ ctJting in numerous other smaller engage ments. During the war 9,000 of all ranks served in Royal Newfoundland Regiment. Total casualties, 4,000 including 1,200 dead of wounds or si·ckness or killed in action. Newfoundland F9restly Corps, formed in April, 1917, with strength of 500 men. latter increased to almost twice this number, did yeoman service in the Old Country. War decorations won by the Regiment include a Vic toria Cross, 4 D. S. O.'s, 28 MiHtary Crosses, 32 D. C. M.'s, over 100 Military Medals a.nd many decorations from Allied Nations. Newfoundland's expenditures in connection with the .war .total $16,000,000, or about $64 per head of populat- ton. Annual expenditure of NewfoUildland because of par ti':ipation in the War, including interest charges on War Lo 'lns, pensions for soldiers and sailors and aUowances to dependents on those who lost their lives during the war is estimated at $1 ,750,000. For major particulaTs as to War Decorations see under 14"Honors Won in War." .... •.. \ ,...... :...... -· ..••'\ ,...... •.... ·.... \ ...... ·.: : .·:: ...... -: ~.· .~ ·... . •-s •• •• •• • • ••••••••....:..· •.:.·· (54)~ ~ . - ... ,., - "' ...... ,- ' -' Public Notice. COPPER SMETING ACT. To encO'tlrage the smelting of Copper Ore in the Col ony, SMELTERS and all Machinery in connection there with, also Coke for Smelting purposes, are admitted free of duty. BOUNTY-The following bounty is payable on all Cop per Ore mined and smelted in· this Colony. $1.00 per ton up to 100 tons; _50 cents per ton from 100 up to 600 tonm, from one mining location in any one year. ENCOU:R..AGEMENT OF WOOLLEN MANUFACTURES. A premium of five per cent. is payable on the origin al cost of all wool imported into this Colony for the pur pose of being manufactured into wearing apparel, blankets rl.lgliy carpets, or other like manufactures, a-nd upon all wool raised in the Colony and manufactured into the above-mentioned article& in factories or buildings where more than ten person-s are snnually em.ployed. All machinery in connection with above industry to be admitted free of duty. · Copies of the above Acts, giving all particula-rs, n:tay be obtained from the Department of Agriou.lture and J\fi.nes. J. F. DOWNEY,• Minister of Agriculture and Mines. PUBLIC NOTICE · SUDBURY HOSPITAL. The following scale of fees payabl~ by cut side patients for tr~atment in the various Depart ments of Sudbury Hospital will be effective on and ~iter November Jgt. 1921 : MASSAGE AND ELECTRlCAL DEPARTMF.i~T Including treatment with sinusoidal. gal- vanic and hi~h frequency current~. per treatment ...... ····- ..... ~...... $1.00 HYDRO THF.RAP.EUTIC DEPA_RTMENT. !!tc·.luding Schott'~ Douche. •.vhirlpool, sed e.tive and electric bath with massag~, etc. · per treatment ...... $·1.00 Electric Cabinet (Turkish) Bath ...... • $2.50 X-R.!lY DEPARTMENT. Radiog:naphs. Plates under 10 X 12 ...... $2.00 All larger sizes ...... $5.00 }:-Ray T reatn1ents ...... $2.00 SCRE£!~ EXAMINATIONS. With Bismuth Meal $5.00 and upwards. ~his does not include prints. · All cases to be dealt with through their own doctors to whom reports wil:I be sent. Above scale of fees applies to civilian cases only. A. W. PICCOTT, Minister Public W ork.s. Department Public Works, St. John~s, Newfoundland, 24th October, 1921 . Sheep Preservation. l-It shall be lawful for the d.uly qualified electors, re sident within an area or district within this Colony to present to the Governor in Council a petition or requis tion in the form prescribed in the schedule to this Act, or as near thereto as may be, setting forth the limits OT boundaries within which such area or district · is com prised, and the names of the towns, harbors or settle ments included therein, and praying for a Proclamation prohibiting the keeping of dogs within such area or· dis trict. 2-Such petition or requisition shall be sent to the nearest resident Stipendiary Magistrate, and shall be by him (after examination and certificate as hereinafter provided) furnished to the Governor in Council. 3-If upon due scrutiny of such petition or requis tion,t he Stipendiary Magistrate shall find that the same contains the bona fide signatures of a majority of the duly quailfied electors resident within the limits or boundaries set forth in the petition or requisition, he shall forthwith have a certificate to that effect endorsed upon or attached to the petition or requisition, and shall for ward the sarrre to the Governor in Council. 4-Any Stipendiary Magistrate to whom such peti tion or requisition may be presented may, before cer tifying the same to the Governor in Council as aforesai(l, require proof to be made before him of the bona fide signatures of any of the names subscribed to such petition, upon the oath of either the party whose name purports to be signed or of a witness to such signature. 5-Upon receipt of any petition or requisition con taining the signatures of not less thtsn a majority of electors within any such area or district, certified as aforesaid, the Governor in Council shall issue a proclama tion or Publis Notice prohibiting the keeping of dogs within such area or district. 6-From and after the date prescribed in and by such Proclamation or Notice it shall not be lawful for any person resident within such area or district, to keep, or have in his possession or under his control, any dog within the area or district to which such Proclamtion or Notice shalll relate, under a penalty not exceeding Fifty Dollars or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months.. This prohibition shall not apply to any per son or person., travelling or passing through such areas or districts and having a licensed dog or dogs in his or their possession, charge or control, and not at large. F. ~- MORRIS, Judge 0. D. Court.