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The Committee of the Legislative Council appointed to '' take into consideration the "*iubject of Immigration, and especially to report upon the best means of diifiising a knowledge of the " great resources of the Province, so as to induce the influx of men of capital and manufacturing en- " terprize" are anxious to obtain your views as to the opportunities now presented of manufacturing in this Province many of those articles which have hitherto been imported from Europe and the United States, begging of you to enumerate such as you think can now be produced here with advaniage and profit. The Committee would be glad to know what manufactures arc already established in your district ? — Whether difliculty has been experienced in obtaining at all times a suflScient number of operatives ? — What rates of wages generally paid to men and women ? — Whether during the last two yeats sales at remunerative prices have been readily effected in the markets of the Province ?-r-And the Committee further desire to receive from you full information in regard to the Commercial and Manufacturing adviintages of your own district oi» country; and especially as to the extent of waterpower there to be found ? Their object being to publish reliable facts in Europe and elsewhere, for the guidance of those disposed to emigrate. i Be pleased to favor the Committee with an early reply, and oblige, i Sir, Your most obedient servant, , GEORGE ALEXANDER, Chairman. 1/ ARTICLES IMPORTED INTO CANADA, DURIIVO THE YEAR 1H61. (ill-lit IJrittiin. | United States. Curpots and Hcniith lings $ 129,288 ^^Liiiawart;, K.inhenwiuo iind Crookt^r Clocks (.,'ordtt;^(! (Jotlons (Jlassund Olas-nviirc Hats, Caps and Honiio!.-: Hops Hosiery ■ ■ ■ Iron and llaidwiin' LootlllM' . . I-.iii('n M.VM.FAt'TiUKS- India Knlihni I'"iii> Miisii'iil Inslnnnt'iits Oils, leotilied iiiid pn'pan'il Paints and Colours Paper Paper Hangni;is Parasols and Uni'irdla-' WooUons Iron— Bur, Hod or IIoo]) Starch C!ln.;. , Soaji . 2:0,'14S 1,377 •I 2,01 (I 5,110,279 Ht,321 72,718 $ 42,699 21,881 27,:U8 :i2,118 567,701 239,038 167,252