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MANITOBA. 
 
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 {FromTiiK MvxiTon.*x) 
 
 Th«jeiir 1871 hiis passed into tlie 
 domuiii of hintoiy. It lias «vivnhere 
 Iweii nil HUMitt'iil ypar. Wlm;. uhuiiirrs 
 Iws it not wi-iiiighi, nn tlif face r,f the 
 globf '. 
 
 On the Continent c.f Europe, jfirni 
 victories on the oiio h.inii, gri'nt diiias- 
 tJTfi on the other, Imve veiiiljusted 
 nHtinniil lioMiidftrii'K, iinil lolistrilinti'd 
 niitii.iwl pr.-^ti^e. TIiLh I'untin.i.t has 
 net Ill-en willnjiit itsHhaic of ini|«)rt«nt 
 evenls. Who would liuvi- vuntured, 
 lust Nin- Year's diiy, lo predii-t tlmt 
 bft'ori! auothor yeai- eaini- rmiiiil, ar- 
 rangi-ineuts would Im- iimde fir thi' 
 peaceful siiluiioM of qui-stions which 
 havi- kept thi- two;!ieat DninoiieB of the 
 British i-hcis fur years on the very verge 
 of war i 
 
 The man who shall write the history 
 of 18"I, will have the innter!!il f,n- a 
 ma,'nili;eut record. Ifhi'I'v wouhl we 
 n itic; the events of the year, if it were 
 only to glance at theni--l)ut we are de 
 terrod by thi' nuiltiplicity and variety of 
 thetiipies which compete lor attention. 
 Ue ours the taMk—an humhie.biit not ne- 
 c'ssarily usel.'.^< task, to review the 
 year so fir «■) our little Province is con- 
 cerned. To the Ijulk of the outside 
 world, our ntlairs may be of liiile 
 moment. To us who have made Afani, 
 toba our home— to those who purpose 
 to mika it their home,— it cannot but 
 1)0 iuterosting to know what progress a 
 year has made in laying the foundations [ 
 of Civil Gjveriiment in the countrv, 
 and puvin>: the way foi' the prosiierous 
 future that awaits es. ' 
 
 We shall begin with the time , 
 when the Liinteimnt-GuvHinor land- ' 
 ed at Fort (J.uiy. This will com. 
 prise rather more than a year, | 
 but 80 little more, that, up to the I 
 present moment, we may assume i 
 to be dealing with the fii-st year of i 
 Manitoba. i 
 
 Let us recall for a moment the ex- ' 
 citement which existed at the period i 
 
 when our review commences. Ii was 
 a lime of nuivorsal uneusinosa. We 
 shall not refer to the events of Ifiti!) 
 and 1870, further than to sav that 
 they had left behind rhem memories 
 of the most piiiuful and irritating 
 character, and that a large portion of 
 the p-o[ile felt (hat the time had come 
 to exact a return in kind for the utTer- 
 ings of which their memories .supplied 
 such vivid recollections. 
 
 Till- excitement was still further in- 
 : creased by the presence of bands of rov- 
 ing I'llians «.;attered up and down 
 through the seltlomeuts. The^^e savages, 
 di-awn to th:; front by the pmspects of 
 war, had been appealed to for support, 
 and fiom t'lr or recklessness, hid re- 
 ceive 1 proiiitses it was impossible to fiil- 
 fil. They were hoeering round the sctth;. 
 m-ms in a state of starvation, living on 
 pilla.^e and m iking night hideouH with 
 I bei, fri^l,(f„| orgies. The antasonisni 
 between the E iglisi, and French races, 
 divided the country iut.j two hostile 
 camps— not only arrayed against each 
 other, but subject to the danger of collis- 
 ion Willi the hungry and disappointed 
 saviig . who were prowling about theset- 
 tlemcnls. This was not a state of things 
 to be rashly de.ilt with. It required 
 great t<ict, great courtesv, and 
 great lirmiiess to disjiel the eleinents of 
 danger and bring about a better stite 
 of alfairs To this task the Lieutenant- 
 Governor devoiud himself. He sought 
 to soothe the irritated passiona of the 
 two white i-aoes: he poi-suaded the 
 Indians to return to their hunting 
 grounds ; gave them food to carry them 
 there, and jiowder and shot to enable 
 them to snpiwrt themselves by hunting 
 when thei-e. Oi-aduallv, the' seething 
 excitement began to subside, and in the 
 ooui-se of a few months, a feeling of 
 safety and security dawned upon all 
 classes, and our people, in the usual 
 employments of peace, began to forget 
 the troubles and turmoils, through which 
 they had passed. 
 The esUbluliiueQt of a f oUea faro* 
 
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 Win finf 1/ llio first ifqiiin'ttionts for 
 
 lit'' ni';^;i|H/.a'i"ll .'I' ^Ijlilf Ift.Vi'iT.lnClt. 
 'I'liH VV:l-. tlnlii lis rujiully il^tltt• rii.-inii- 
 >^lllll••os .if ihp iniiiiiuy |iriiiiitl.'.l, ami 
 wii limy 111) lit' till' I'lilii'', wliii li liiii 
 1111W tit'cii .'1 ,' iiiir-i"! Ii !■ •! \cai. that. 
 Gist Vfiir ilioir^ii 11 III-, aiiit vviiji all iis 
 sliorl.iniiiiiig'i, 11 may faii-ly '■li.iU.'iii^c 
 i-iiin|iai'i-iiHi Willi tliiit nl' iilitiT ''laiiitj i<'^ 
 
 Kiir the UhI llilll' llliillllii., Iilr Hal 
 
 prujii'ity i'l this I*i'o\im*i*, have hrcti 
 
 as B<'Oiiri>, at in am hiIhm- !'iii\iia t* 
 
 tlir 1 hiinuiiiiii 
 
 Tile lli'Xt lluilg til l-i ilull' imvaiils 
 orgiiiiiziiig I'imI (nit'iiiini'iii, "..^ t'l 
 ol'taiii an iifciintfo knnwh-il ;i' mI' 
 till' himilii-r anil iliiti-ilaiiiiai ul' thr 
 |M'o|ih*. Ai-nin>ri*iiiftil> vii'fi* iiiiiili.' tiif 
 tliat |iiir[>i»sf'. 'I'lic riMisiiN liiiil III 1,1' 
 tiil-j-a uiali-i- i-iriaimstatn'tih wliiin 11 
 wa.s all inii>i)riaMt ; nut only 'hat it 
 shiiiihl III! 'I'liii' I'aii'lv. lull thai tli' 
 ictiirus hIiiiuIiI III- aim VI' ilmilii iir su^|ii' - 
 mil. TlitMtrran.ijrotnciitH nimlt; wim." w ii|j 
 oiit jireiM-ili'iit, liTi tli« ri'Mill i.^ Lii'vninl 
 nxjita-ienoii. j'lvery ri'inrii hn- rvvy 
 District is crtitieii a.MJ niir.sti-il liy 
 iiii'n cnjiHinj; llio I'oiHiil.'iii'i .if iln- 
 most op|ii)iiii' M'Ptiiuis lit' ihi' pnjana 
 lai.iiiii. All Kiijilislini ... aii'l a [''rcinli- 
 man, a i'mtritiiiiL and a raiimlio. in> n 
 of tli.i ir.'St opiiositc piilitifal ami 
 rrligioiis seiitiiDPiits, liiiM' nniti-il in 
 nignins; caoli (Vnsiis Hunk, ami swi-ai- 
 in;i to its corroctness. At this iiinincnt 
 ini man ilmiots the absnliiie ciiife.'itn'^s 
 of tlio (Viisiis Kelurns ; that tin' ( '1 11 
 siis lias Ijt'un iniimi tially ami lima-.sil, 
 takfii. 
 
 After this came the lu'ccssii ly ]irr 
 paraiioiis for the introiiiirtiun of r.-pre- 
 Bentrttivo iiistinitiuns. 'I'here was in; 
 I'llcoiion Law in the i;(iiinl.r\. A law 
 lia<l to In' fraiiieil l»y the l,ii viteiiani- 
 Oovei'nor uniier tlie provi^i'iiis of th" 
 Act of .Manltolin. 'riio uoiiMiiy waN 
 ilini.lcd into tweiityl'onr Klei'to.al 
 Divisions. riiii piiicoeiliiii.'s at tin- 
 luistiii^^s uere I'oi.ilueletl li\ men. 
 scarcely one of whom hail i"ei' seen an 
 eleclioii. yel llieir iliities were ilis- 
 chargcil 111 a nianieT that wont I have 
 I'ellecte.l ci'Pilit ell any country. 
 
 When Farliameni iie't. a i-nie i.f 
 laws was submitt'il aiei pas.seil. lav- 
 ing b.-iiiul the t'lanniaiionsof civil j.[o\erii- 
 nii'iit. aeoilc. which we may vi'iitnii' to 
 sii\, will cl, .llen;^e compatisun '\itli the 
 fil-KI year's work of any l.e^islaliiie in 
 tite world. 
 
 Already, wo have liiul llic exi>i'i leiice 
 of a twelve-month under liicse laws, 
 and it will he I'oiind when the Lifjisln- 
 tore meets ai;aiii, that ainendnienis, if 
 any are ceipiired. will Ik» in the way of ex- 
 tension and development. The .simplici- 
 ty of the original laws was iiileiiiivmal. 
 Thoy were framed lo admit iidditions 
 oienlari^emeiits without violence to the 
 i.M'iijinal fabric, and to rccei\e such ad- 
 dilions find enlar;^cment.<i. as the cir 
 cnmstaiices of the connlry demandul 
 tlieni- Till this cj^hIo wjiij pa.SKRd, ci-ime 
 
 .'onld not he pnnislnd in ilm rn.viiice. 
 Xot thai the '\aiit «.'s uiiliont 
 jiiri>iliciii-n, bill th'-ie \ le. ijo pow.-r to 
 f oiivi lie a Oiaiid 'liiry, .iiai will. mil .1 
 'iraiiil .fury, there co.ilil be no iiiiiii-t- 
 11 1. 'lit. riieii' wasnoan'lioi ity loMiiiiiii..n 
 a P. til .liny, and wiihoiit a retit.lniy 
 
 'her aild be no iiial. I'l-.m lie tiiiii', 
 
 tlierebiic, uhi'ii .111' Ibiv.ri.oi anived, 
 till ihi' iliiid .lay if .\piii, when thii 
 I iw pa>'i.'il, onr tiibiin.ii.s had no p.>v. .'r 
 
 I., pniir.h. (.'lleClh 1... I., be .snli , lllii;llt 
 
 t'l' .on .Ml-. I : bill lle-y iiiii,>i havi' leniain. 
 • •.I in oris.. 11 or be hi h.'ise .i;,'nin on the 
 c.immiinilv .vill.onl 1 miv ieiioii or pnii- 
 ishmeiii. 
 
 I'li'ler the new law, ih..' machinery of 
 
 Ih.' .'ourt h.is 1 11 imIIciI ii.l...iiperaiii.n. 
 
 Till' (iraiid TiupiesI liiix 1 11 coin'i.k- 
 
 f'd ; . furies fmiiinion.'.I and impuiielled, 
 oll'endc..', in.lici.'.l. I red, ci.nv icied, and 
 eoii.lenined. The ll.^tllll' law-yrs wli.. 
 AIT.. in^a;;e.l in the .lelei.'c.' faile.i to 
 till. I a ^inv'le lliov ill the nnii'hinery eon- 
 .^iiiicie.l to cariv 01.1 the laws of the 
 laml. 
 
 The only aa.'i i-xisiiie,' m the conniiy 
 al the time of the l.niitinant ' iovcr- 
 nor'.s aiiiv.il. he f.. 1111. 1 . e. iipi.-d by till, 
 military as a hospiiil ISiiihs tlii», 
 the old ifoal had an .iiaiispicioiis liiii- 
 tory---its .lours had mi ofli'ii yi. Iiled to 
 pressure Irian within, lluit it conhl 
 haiilly be looke.l upon as a place of safe 
 custody, it was therefore necces.saiy 
 lo [irovide ^.tiur prisons. 
 
 -V Police ytaiii.n was bnilt at Win. 
 nipei; and a suitable si. >ne Iniiiiiuy al 
 the Lower I'oit, hired from llni lliul- 
 soii l)a\ i.'.mipany. was repaire.l and 
 reiiiodellcl to a.hipt it to the purpu.sus 
 "faliaal and P.'nileniiary. 
 
 .\l the last iiH'.'tiii;; of the (.leneiiil 
 ('. lint the (jiraiid.liiry visiti-.l this prison 
 anil iiroiuiiinced ifie lii;.die.-t eiilo';iiiin on 
 its eoiiilitiua and iitaiia;i''iinMl. 
 
 -N'.'Xt came the ipn-Mion of ihe In 
 .Mans. We have seen th" ,'tate ol 'I .1 
 feelings when Ihev l.'ft to.' .'^etlleinont. 
 i'he l.ieiileiiaiit tiovtriior had promised 
 lll.it they slioiiid be M'nt for when the 
 ^prin..; caine round, and dealt with Ibr 
 tli.'ir lands TIh'V weicMiinmo.icltonii c.t 
 at ilio Lower K.al. Vftern foi Iniuhl « 
 tedious (lis.'ussion, after the palieneo i.f 
 evcrytiody wasexiiaiisted. a solution was 
 at li'iigtli r.'achc.l, and a treaiy nittde 
 w!ii li. whil.' doiiit; lull ju-.ticc to tlie 
 Indians, at the same time piovid.s for 
 the cesaioii of their rijrh's upon terms 
 wliioheimtrnst very favorably with ilmsn 
 contained in tie' treaties ihe 
 .-Vmericaiis have made witli the tribes 
 across the Irotitier. It is something 
 to have conducted this opemtion 
 with two thousanil savae, s, i-ncanip 
 ed for a l'orlnii;ht in Ihe miiLst ..f 
 onr population, and all this withem 
 distiirbani'.'|oi .li.soiilei iif any kind, with 
 out, a blow beiin,; struck, or I'xen a ..^lass 
 ofinioxicalinu liipior beiii.rconsnme.l.by 
 a peopb' who.seciavinj{furdrinkauiountsi 
 to insiLiiii V. 
 
 
It m«T 1.0 po.%il,I« thnt the polioo 
 nn.ihii.'iii.'iilswliji liHMal.li»|i,.,|H r.,,,-,!,,,, 
 oil IV. -I- i...i,|, ,ii„l |Hiiin(i(.|| iiu inu.x- 
 KMt:,,i^. li((ii„iH I,, |„n,, nei,, I, |||,|„ 
 l.'yi.n.l llicmriit IcttPi- i.f ilu. |.i«-, l„it 
 
 11 WiU. W.lllli Willi,. 1.1 itilliil .'I |.|.1M1, 
 
 I . !»■ .I'.Ii' I., |,1,||.,. UhChi.. till, wuil.l til,. 
 
 »|» IMllcIl? ut II Mist linld.. of Hin.lj:is, 
 i|('llh.lllilll< tlll'llHl-lvc!! I'oiil l'.,itiiii;|,t, 
 Willi II ijiTiMicy iiiiil iirii|iri<-tv, wliii'li 
 miv'lit »pll put oiii ,-iviliziiti.jii to tlii. 
 Iilimli. 
 
 'I'll.' Iti.|i,iii< ii'iiiiin'il lo'l Iiciiii,., 
 
 «itli..iit oimiiiiiiiiii:; III,. ,iiiiilli'^i (|c|„i, 
 il«ii.,ii. .-v.'ii til tl... .xf.Mil III' tiiliiin; 
 11 |"ilu Injiii 11 runners ffiuv, oc n 
 p.ilit.v fiiitn lii, (jpiii 
 
 A simiiiir Tiiiiiry was ii> ;<iiMiii..,| 
 fliiuily iifl.,i-«,ir,lKi,t, r.iikf Miiiitiil ,i. 
 rmlci-tlii. iitniin.'1'iii.'ntHsi) hhmI.'.u tia.-t 
 iif lali.l p,|iial I.I I'.itir siicli I'li.v ii,e..« ,13 
 tliis. Iiris li..eii liiniwii (.p.'ii ||,|- occii- 
 patioli an. I ciiltiviiti.in. 
 
 W ii,-!! fill- F.i.iitriiantlliivpinor .-.iint, 
 liiTP, th.n. w.is iin |...>tal s\Hl;.'iii in 
 opi-nitiDii. I In... 11 vv.vk .I'ni- mails 
 wen- PMiiii'.l t., I'.. II, I, inn. W,. |,a,| 
 fi pa> ,1 Cs. .,11 ,.»,.,v ||. ,,,.,. j,„„| 
 tli.-in, \V.. 1,, I, ais.., ,„ „„„k 
 
 nnr L'tlivH Willi Am. ricmi stamps, an. I 
 t<. hanHiiiit tln-m. siil.j,.|.-t t., in-ip,.,.ti,iii. 
 a' ill,. A.ii,Ti,.;,n l„jr,|..|-, l.v i||., j,,.,,.,],. 
 
 who till. in,' tl lli.-rat P.'mliiiu my 
 
 .)f will, III liail li,.i!n iMiiiiHcti'.l wifl, oiiV 
 tnml.lps lifi-,. ill a ,v„y t,, niake tlii.-. in. 
 s tvli-.n must nil. I(;si:'al,l('. in n y.Mi all 
 tiiisliHs,..|ian..',.i|, Onr mails iii-i'. tnin.^*- 
 mittisl ami riT.-iicil tlir..« tinii.!i ,1 week 
 iii.sli.«,l oC on.v. Tli,.v aic eariiwl in 
 ci.is.'.i UiL's, M.alfii IH'ure fliov l.^avii tlip 
 t(M-ritoiy..t'llmD"i„ini.nan.rk..pis.s,l,.,| 
 ("ill tlii>y reach it a'.'ain. Tlicv aip cav- 
 ri.'.l, nut as t'.,fni"rly. in a H',,.i l!iv.>i- 
 i-ait. Imt invi.|ii|.|,.s,irawn liylVim |„ms,-s 
 .Tin! driven at tins rate .if '7 mili's an 
 li'.iir. All over tlie e.iniitrv, post 
 iilliiitg have Ijeeii i-slahiisheil „i, a Mniple 
 ■<VHi.-m, an. I th Te is n.il a cluster .,(' 
 I..in.«e.s in any part of tli.' IV..vinoe 
 .Millhaently «iiiip,ict to l,e iMJle.l a s.'ttle. 
 ni:Mit, where ilie mail is not. nneo a 
 wo.'k at leiv^t, ill iirinv iilae.s twice a 
 week, received with its welcome Ijud- 
 Ret of ii-tlers an. I iiile|liK,.nce. 
 
 A year iis;o Ih.-re was nei' her Custom 
 House n.irCiisioiiis' otH.-en, to l,e f.uii.d 
 ill llm I'rovin.'... 'ni,. Acl of Maniti.l.a 
 iia.l e:inliiiie..| the |„,w..rs of tli.. ollieials 
 of the llnilson Hay ('..mpanv. Inn the 
 men were either i^.nol■ant of,' or f,iile,| 
 to .lischa.-v'e. their .liity. X„ entrii.-i 
 wein madi — no duties c.llecieil, Wlun 
 it liecame d.-siial.je to ascertain, approxi- 
 nmtely, the extent of o,,,- iinportati.ms, 
 t.lie Lientenant-Uovernor was ohlii/.-.l to 
 res.irt to the „ili,.,.s of ,. foix-iir,, eonntrv, 
 and l.iini his estimito from the entries 
 lorexp.iriatioii made in the CSA'astom 
 H.jiiso at PiMnhina. Mr. ,S;i,mcer was 
 .sent here V. or-ani/.. the depart incut, 
 ■md, iiii.hn- Ins al.h? .,m| ein.-ient mana;,'e- 
 meiit, th • C.ist.iiiis have l>i?eii put "in 
 p.'rfoet .jrdcr. 
 
 Whrn hn arrived the aiiihontT of 
 
 the Dominion .•lli-riK-ocllect dtilipn 
 "■a, d.iH.sl, A 'e.id.iisj iia-lrr horn 
 Monneal, itrively all.Kinv timl he |,,,.| 
 ihehesl .iilvicethe i,ai of that eitv CTmId 
 tniiiifth, delii„.ial,.|y r.'fii., ,| to pav 
 ihiliiK an. I tlii..ai,.ne,| lesistiiiioe if any 
 altPinpl w.'ie cade 10 collect fh.'lii, 
 Mr. SpciHs'r iK'l. ,1 «,il, V ig,,|.. Siip|„,rt. 
 e.l l.y the p.,li..-e amin.rili, s, \.e»;ir,i i|,„ 
 Ko.idiiof the .ll'.nd.'r. ami pr.rfinsied to 
 il.'ul with iheni ai-coiiliiiij to law, Dno 
 examph- was iiultici..nt, Fioiii tjiat 
 li.iiir to this, no mun has venmred t.i 
 iid'ine, mill Mr. .Sponccra arrangeineniH 
 leave n.) .■hail..!., to . vmle, the pnymoi t 
 
 ol duties. 
 
 Uii.ler a tarilfof t ,,ei c.-iu. glO.Orii) 
 havi. ponieil, .liiriiii; the pr.s..iu year, 
 into iho tip.isuiy of ih,' I).. mini, ,11! 
 With the taiilf ivliiir 11 will |«. on kh.I 
 alter iliB l:>th of .M.n. |«T:), iho dmics 
 of thin vear would ha\e mom ihaii ,|oii. 
 hleil tie; .sum ulloited liy llie Act of 
 Manitol.a tolle- nsos of 'hi< r'i..vincc, 
 
 A yi'iii au-o Ih.'.e was not a lino nm 
 .).■ a l.'rowi, Lin.j Hnrvexorl.i he foind 
 ill the Pnuin.c The" Maps of iho 
 
 Coiintiy w..r ul.i litan the . riide.st 
 
 iii'ormali..ii. lt.s physiciij f.'iiluies 
 wer, distorted- llie LakeH mid liiveiB 
 ini.-place.l Now (he whole Pnivinco 
 has he.-n miipp si oil' into hlocks cm- 
 tainiiin lour t.,wir.liips ea.'h ; ih.. site of 
 liners th- ami Lik.'s ascernun.d, the 
 oror.sin th,' top.,j.oM| hv ailjiia'ed, and 
 iirraiiK.'menlH, for th. f mil s.i;.,|ivisioii 
 into sections so f.ir r.niplcte, ns to 
 make the c.ninlry rea.ly for any amount 
 of iiiimi;;ralion in lliecmiiiii; year. 
 
 The hical mamii^ement of tim Crown 
 (loina n has heeii |..l.i,.pd in ehaifie of 
 -Mr. .\r.Mi.-keii and tint i.'eiill-ni.in 
 has eiiiHi-, d npnn th.' luisiness ,.f his 
 otlice with an ein'riiy and spirit, wlii 
 guarantee liia litm-ss tor ih..- ,|iUici. 
 iiml lalioiioiis duties incident 10 th,. 
 position. 
 
 The vast int.'rior lyinsj to onr west, 
 has hitli.'ito i.ei.n open oiilv to the L)02 
 Tiain or the J!ed Hiver Cart. At fill's 
 nium.-nt, within a few miles of where 
 we writ,,, m.iy I,., seen tie- hulls of two 
 
 Ktcaineis— .11 f which, in the early 
 
 part of ni'Xt s.'asou will startle wiili 
 lis nhrill whislle the wamleriin,' savages 
 of Lake .Maiiilolia ; while the echoes of 
 the other, will I'everlienite from the 
 winding,' hanks of the Haskiilchewnn. 
 Th,. iiifirioi will heieat'ler iw access- 
 ible withonl exposniii ami without toil, 
 and the shrieks of th,, si,..iin ship nionjj 
 Ili0);r.4.t liver. .f the West will herald a 
 population ihal will Kpiead itself lllon^ 
 its hanks an.l carry the arts of civiliza- 
 tion and rclinemcnt to our western 
 wihls. 
 
 A year ago we were riv.'n liv intes- 
 tine dissensions and angry leelingfi 
 
 son.e of our jicople, few "in lumiher, 
 hut noi3> in demonstr.ition —with 
 little to loso aii.l overything to gain 
 from civil coamliiiuub— did tboir bes; 
 
to inflain* ll)eii«lniiB''f'ii" po'si'iin. A 
 
 KruiI (if IllwicHU llJI'li l<|K'c(|l;lll"l ll|Hlll 
 
 tliin stulc of tliink'o iiiil iiiviuli'il Diir 
 (I'liituiv, lic)iin^ tliul ill Itii" t«i'iu 
 ment oi' iniimiun oiif liiilf (iiir in-niilH 
 w.iul.l lliuk til llii-ii HluiiJaril. Tlio 
 iii'lii^iiaiii u|M'iHiii|; "f n llhfiiiwiii'l 
 KngliHliiiii'ii, rcnilv tn ih't- ml tliiT 
 roiintiN mill lliiir (lux.- tin- mnii''! 
 plmlunx uf till' Krniih .l/'7i/i <■! all iln- 
 
 )^l^il^ho^, ;HuHlll)i ll ili'lrrlllllllltllUl tn 
 
 iiilly tu tlie (Tiiwii. WHS till- ii'«|»ilmr 
 thi'iie iniitamliTii r«;iiivi'il. \Vi' «iivi' 
 (iiuof til till' iiivmli'iB himI til till' wiirlil, 
 that, ilitTw 11^ we iniirlit iiiiiiniK mi! 
 selvi's uii tinittiTH ol" iiiiii'triiii'ini'iit.uui' 
 liciirts wi'iu ii>:lil,aiiil "Hi- liiiinU nw'.y 
 wlii'ii iliilv I'Hlli'tl ii» ll' till' •li'fiiiri' 'if 
 uiir ci.miiioii diiiiitrv. 
 
 A vi'rti- ll^llit iiHik .'iOiltivs tu ii-ci'i\i- 
 finni I Ktiiwa II n'l'ly tu ii Tilt'jrMliliii' 
 MfSKii^e i iii>« 111* liiiiii . Iiiini" mirtici'. 
 
 A yi'KiH),'!! tlii'iiHaii'Ht i'iiiiiniiiiilniti"ii 
 witli till! iiiitHiili' wnilil WHS li\ way uf 
 8l. t.'liiuil. A ilreary jniunov uf 4UII 
 iiiiU'K sii|iaralMl Knit •Imiv fniin 'ln' 
 li'i'iiiimit' iif tlir Kailwa\ 
 
 [ii mil! yiai- tlic Iriiii loiul liaHiili-nl 
 gill tlmt iliiluni'c liv liiill', anil wi' mi' 
 now within 2i"l mili-s nf lli« Noitli 
 I'licilic (.'roHning at Minvliia'l. in iln' 
 iieighbourlioiMl uf Ijeuixrtouii. 
 
 A littli' iivpi- a yi at- aji" tlif MiliHiiy 
 KxiH'ditioii, Hfiit IVoni CiilliiiiiWDi"! 'jv 
 tliP Lakes, iifti'i- iirmliai.h uf ti.il iiiul 
 I'liilumiiCH, sui'i-ii'ili'il ill i-ai'liiuj; Ki it 
 Gany by tin; rireiiitoiis i-imti' uf tin 
 \Vilillilii)i liivi r, ol'ti'i- a liiairli of till' -i' 
 iiiiiiitlis. 'Miiii yi'ar. su iiiin'li is tl c 
 liiiP imin-oM'il, thai .'tlO mi!ii. at astam ii 
 wlion Hiiow anil frust liail iiioirasi .1 
 iMiormoiinly tlm harilsliilis '>f tlif ruuli , 
 ri'aclipJ Kurt Gairy in iipiii'i't lii'altli, 
 ami withuiit an aeciileiit, ui -I* ilay ^ 
 fi'.im thi' ilay llii'y li-fi Tliiiiulii- Uay. 
 
 A \i»4ir a^ii. tin: niu'.stinn oi' a Kail 
 wav to till- I'ai'ilir wasatliini! iifth.'Oi'y 
 Its |inii'tii'aliility was biiM-il ii|hiii I'un 
 ji'i'tun'. Till' «li"li' rmintry ln'ti>i'i!ii 
 lliis anil till' wojiti'iii iVuiitii'r uf I 'niai'io 
 was iinkiiuwn, I)iiring tlin itast si'asun 
 thti int«rvi'iiiiis siiiii'f has \nvn iliviileil 
 lilt" Ncptions. All i'ttii.'i"iit Mirvi'vini; 
 part*- has liei'U ilespatuiieil into rni;\t, 
 whili' lii'twi'i'n Koi't (iarry anil thi'Wisl 
 II party has lK't'iuii'L'aiii/.ril to rri'oininiiic 
 tlii> aroiiiul mill imrsiii' iln'ir r'xj.luia- 
 tioiis, till tlicy kIuiH nii'.'t, in ilii! jrurgi'S 
 ')f the Roi'ky .Muiintiiins, iitliiT paitiiM 
 bciit out from tlip Pncilic I'oast. By 
 the time Parliament shall have mot, the 
 Goveninient uf the I>uiiiiiiiuii will l* 
 in a position tojiulujeof the whole line 
 of conntry intervening between the 
 Ottawa anil the lioiilei-s of the Faoilit 
 Ocean. 
 
 May we iiul fairly say, then, iha; 
 this Provinee has made great stiidis 
 during the year that is, just oloiiing J 
 
 Out if lie I'h.i.is III which ilin nr 
 iiMil uf the l.ieiiieiiaiil lii»*'-riuir fuuiiil 
 Iln, uriler iiiii! [M'fti'e have ''e.'ii pvuKeil. 
 The exeiii'iii"iita uf tliiien uf tiu-.ii.lo 
 huve passed tt«iiy .\ |"'lie" has U'eii 
 iirgaiKZed — an eiinnii ratiuri ut tin- in 
 haliiiaiitn made theiuiiiiti\ has Ihiu 
 paiueili'l oil' iii'o elei'tiriil ilivisii ni — 
 i-hs'tiulis liM^e lii't II lielil ill Ans< lllbl^ 
 ri'iiiiiied and i"ii\"ii.'l , a i-'spuiiiible 
 .Mlnisiry I'unslitiiti'd: a code of laws 
 eiiaeleil ; l.'ulllts ut tiiihtiee orgillliu-tl, 
 ami pill ill u|K>ratiiiii ; jiisli'P ailiiiinis' 
 len'ii ; eiiniiiiHl" turd e'liivieted. and 
 seiiteni'id; the Indiaii title tu half n 
 I 'unlineiit releiuwil ; the pnblie duiiiain 
 uf the Piiiviiipi' durvi'yed, laid olf in 
 liliH-ks, and 111 uh' leadi for iiiiiiitgia- 
 tii'ii ; lines of eoiiiiiiiiiiinitiun with 
 'riuiiiiler Hay b\ tin I akes, and wilh 
 Oiiliith and SI. I'aiil by the I'niti-d 
 Mates, iinpiuved ; Steanislniis fur euni 
 niiinieatiiig with the iiiti liui in ruiiise 
 uf I'unstrielion, and railway exploia- 
 tions acriws the ( 'ontinenl, alnvist eom 
 pli'te ; Mail routes aad I'ust Ullirns 
 estiiblisheil all "ver tlii' J'nivince , 
 Ciistulll Ilullses mstltllli'd iiinl dlltirs 
 eullieted , Priduiis and Penitentiaries 
 biiilt; and, last uf all, a Tele;; aph Line 
 established, niakm;^ us puit and piirci-l 
 of the living world We iiiay well 
 ask whether the crowding uf all these 
 events into the eompiiss uf a single 
 M'.ir, is iiui a iheiiie open whieh we 
 ni.n 1 ungniiiiliiiu uiii.vUef. and the 
 Doniiniuli tu Hnieli «!• bi-lullg. We 
 challenge the world to piodiiie an in 
 siiince « iiere siieh an aiiioiint of woik 
 in any eoiintrx, or iibuiil any eotintrv, 
 has eiowdi'd the animl.i of a single 
 year. Some of tins work has lieen 
 dune uiit-.iile of the authorities of the 
 Lloiii'iiiun, but it is fair to say evi-n 
 of what has b.eu su dun.-, that iiiin li 
 
 of it IS 'Ine to ilie 1 rgy with which 
 
 I lie Doniinion antl orities ami llie I^cal 
 authorities liavi applied themselves to 
 the task of opening and developin;; llir 
 \ast i».soui-ees uf thei-uiiutry i-uiiiniii|eil 
 to^their eliarge. 
 
 Of the rest of ill ■ work we are not 
 poneerne 1 toappirli'iii to eael: of the 
 paiiies "iiga.'e I ill it thei Xiiot misaiui' 
 of |ivaise wliieli niiy be due. 
 
 Wlieii! all have worked well, it 
 would be invidious to distiiiiiniMli, but 
 this W" may say, that the (iu\eriimeiii 
 of the Dominion, and the ollieials they 
 have sent here, the Lieutenant Gover 
 nor of the Provinee and the gentlemen 
 with whuiii liu has been siirruunded, as 
 his eunstitiitiunal advisers, have acted 
 with but one aiiu--tli;it uf faithfully 
 diseharging the responsible fiinelions 
 whieh the possession of this noble 
 herilagi- imposes upon those who have 
 
 in then hands 
 public ali'aiis. 
 
 the administiatiuii of