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Incorporated October 28th, 1878, VICTORIA, B.C.: HUNROE MILLER, 8TEAH BOOK AND .>OB PRINTER, JOBNSON ST. 1888. (,-.— .-y- R0BER1 RODERI EDGAR S»;: OFFICERS [ROBERT PATERSON RITHET, Esq., J. P. RODERICK FINLAYSON, Esq., J. P. - [EDGAR CROW BAKER, Esq., M. P. - Pbe!sidfnt Vice-Pbbsidbnt - SEORETitRY COUNCIL. (8) J. H. TODD, Esq. M. T. JOHNSTON, Esq. THOS. EABLE, Esjq. BOBT. WABD, Esq. H. F. HEISTEBMAN, Esq. A. A. OBEEN, Esq. J. H. TUBNEB, Esq. JOSHUA DA VIES, Esq. ARBITRATION BOARD. (-12) J. H. TODD, Es^. THOS. EABLE, EsQi BOBT. WABD, Esq. H. P. HEISTEBMAN, Esq. A. A. GBEEN, Esq. M. T. JOHNSTON. Esq. J. H. TUBNEB, Esq. JOSHUA DAVIES, Esq. W. J. JEPFBEE, Esq. E. G. PBIOB, Esq. M. W. T. DBAKE, Esq. ALBEBT OPNEB, Esq. MEMBERS NAME. lair, John, lexander, R. fi. |iker, Edgar Crow, lea, James Chestney, ^te, Mark, QH, Robert, arles, William, trke, Wm. Raymond, dghlan, John, Bke, Montague W. T. ismuir, Robert, kvies, JoBhua, ^uglas, Jamea, rle, Thomas, Iglish, M. M. ^lows, Alfred, , Js' jes, ilayson, Roderick, Bter, F. W. en, Alex. Alfred, fty, Alex. Blair, Ntdacre, Lawrence, sterman, Henry F. jgins. Darid W. ^ywood, Joseph, t)ben, T. N. krris, D. R. ^ing, John, iinston, Matthew T. ckson, Robert E. OCCUPATION. Salmon Canner, Manager Saw Mill. (^onyeyancer and Notary, Public Accountant. Manager Vancouver Coal ("o. Manager Bank B. N. A. Inspecting (.'hief Factor H. B. Co. Harbor Master, Port Warden, Brickmaker and Contractor, Barrister-u t-La w. Proprietor Wellington ('oUiery, Auctioneer and Com. Merchant, Gentleman, Merchant, Salmon C'anner, Merchant, Grocer, Lloyd's Agent, Merchant, Banker, Draper, Butcher, * Fire Insurance and Land Agent, Editor " Daily Colonist," Bacon Factor, Stationer, Ciyil Engineer, Steamboat Owner, Merchant. Barrister-at-Law, BRSIDRNOE. New WestminHtfi. Hastings. Victoria. Victoria. Nanaimo. Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. Departure Bay. Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. New WestminHter. Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. Clinton. Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. New Westminster. Victoria, Victoria. MEMBERS Continued. NAMF. Jeffree, W. J. Jones, Hugh Lloyd, IjBiiKley, Alfred J . Loewenberg, Leopold. Lenereu, David, Laidlaw, Jas. A. MarTin, Edgar. Marvin, Edward B. Mayereau, J. B. Mason, Henry B. Monteith, William, Mara, J. A. MoQnade, Peter, McQuade, E. A. McAlister, John, Neufelder, Edward C. Nelson, Hugh, 0?ner. A. C uderdonk, Andrew, Pitts, Sidney J. Pooley, Chas. Edward, Pollard, William, Prior, Edward G. Rithet, Robert P. Redfem, Chas. E, Reid, James, M.P. Spratt, Joseph, StrouSB, Carl, Saunders, Henry, Sayward, William P. Bhotbolt, Thomas, Smith, Andrew J. Short, Henry, Shears, Walter, OCCUPATION. Clothier, Chemist and Druggist, Chemist and Druggist, Real Estate Agent, Com Factor, Salmon Canner, Merchant, Ship Chandler, Merchant, Barrister-at-Law, Merchant, Merchant, Ship Chandler, Ship Chandler, Master Shipwright, Grocer, Senator, Grocer, Railway Contractor, Merchant, Barrister-at'Law, BarriBter>at-Law , Merchant, Merchant, Watchmaker, &c. Merchant, , Iron Founder, Merchant, Grocer. Lumber Merchant, Chemist and Druggist, Contractor and Builder, Gunsmith, Draper, RK8IDEN0K. Victoria. Yictoria, Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. New WestminHtcr Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. Kamloops. Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. Burrard Inlet. Victoria. Yale. Victoria. Victoria. Victoria, Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. Quesnelle. Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. Victoria. Victoria, Victoria. Victoria. MEMBER S -Continued. KAMI. OCCUPATION. RE8IDKN0B. tin, JoHoph, Painter, &c. Victoria. rinxer, Benj. Manaxer Saw Mill, MiMxlyTille. B, Thomas H. Merchant, Victoria. ad, Jacob H. Merchant, Victoria. rner, John H. Merchant, Victoria. nVolkenburKh, BenJ. Butcher, Victoria. well, A. W. Gold ('ommisdionor. (^atwiar. lliams, Hubert T. Book-binder, Victoria. rd, William C. Banker, yir.tr ria. rd, Robert, Merchant, Victoria. son, William, Clothier, , Victoria. Her, John, Furniture Dealer, Victoria. rren, Jas. D. Steamboat Owner, Victoria. ing, Henry, Draper, Victoria. MEMBERS ELECTED 5TH JANUARY, 1883. NAMK. OCCUPATION. DruggiBt, Contractor, Merchant, HEHIDENOB. rison, George, ly, George, nt, John, Victoria. Victoria. CasHiar. MEMBERS ELECTED 6TH JULY, 1883. NAME. nard, F. 8. ng, William, tiolles, John, OCCUPATION. KESIDKMCS. Transfer Co. & B. C. Express Co. Trader, Insurance Agent, Victoria. Barclay Hound. Victoria. NOMINATED FOR MEMBERSHIP. NAME. OCCUPATION. BESIDENOE. jht, G. B. er, Munroe, Merchant, Printer, Kamloops. Victoria. BD Other Boards of Trade, Etc. DOMINION BOARD OF TRADE. Hon. James Skead, Pres. \ Wm. J. Patterson, Esq., Str. QUEBEC BOARD OF TRADE. Joseph Shelyn, Esq., Pres. | F. H. Andrews, Esq., Sec. > MONTREAL BOARD OF TRADE. Andrew Robertson, Esq., Pre.9. | Wm. J. Patterson. Esq., &' PORTLAND BOARD OF TRADE. David Macleay, Esq,, Pres. \ F. K. Arnold, Jlsq., Sec. SAN FRAN(;i8CO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. Wm. F. Babcock, Esq., Pres. \ Morris Marcus, Esq., Sec. ASTORIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. John Q. Bowlby, Esq., Pres. \ John Gatsby, Esq., Sec. HALIFAX CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. W. J. Stairs, Esq., Pres. \ C. M. Creed, Esq., Sec. BRITISH COLUMBIA AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION. W. H. Ladner, Esq., Pres. \ Adolphus Peele, Esq., Sec. | FOURTH ANNUAL f^EPOHT OF THK IBritish Columbia Board of Trade. 7th JDLY, 1882, to fith JULY. 1883. Victoria, B. C, 6tli July, 1883. To fhc Members of the B. C. Board of Trade: Gentlemen,- -In keeping with custom, your committee jippointed by Council to draft a report of the transactions of [he Board for the year ending this day, beg to submit for the |oi]sideration of the members in annual meeting assembled jhe following information, facts and figures, concerning the Joard, and bearing upon trade and commerce in British /olumbia, viz: MEMBERSHIP. This day last year the Board tmly consisted of 67 mem- |>ers, but at the annual general meeting the following day the indermentioned gentlemen were duly elected and added to lie list, making a total of 77 : I. M. English, Canner, New Westminster. .. Ouderdoiik, Contractor, Yale. '. W. Foster, Merchant, Clinton. limes Reid, Merchant, Quesnelle. . A. Mara, Merchant, Kamloops. !enry Youiji?, Draper, Victoria. . VanVolkenburgh, Stookraiser, Victoria. oseph Seartj, Painter, Victoria. ohii CoughJau, Brickmaksr, Victoria. lawrence (nwdacre, Stockraiser, Victoria. 10 And at the quarteriy meeting on 6tli October, 1882, tlie fol- lowing gentlemen were also year. MEETINCiS. During the past year there have been five general meet ings of members and eight meetings of the Council. Tlit former were held on the 7th July, 1882 ; 6th October, 18S-i oth January, 1883 ; 26th February, 1883 (special) ; and (jfi April, 1883; in keeping with the "Acts of Incorporation and the " Revised By-laws." The latter were held on the 1 < h! August, 1882; 22d September, 1882 (informal); 23d Septcn: ber, 1882 ; 16th January, 1883 ; 21st February, 1883 ; 2:1 February, 1883 ; 13th March, 1883; 3d July,' 1883 ; xwl clause 14 of the "Acts of Incorporation," and making th^ average assemblage of not less than once a month same i last year, from which fact it is inferential that the existciu of the Board is as lively as heretofore, that the interest evince 11 \y its members has in no wa}- been lessened, and that its useful- less is steadily advancing. DEATHS. It is again the pleasing duty of your committee to notice [le fact that the year has passed away Avithout taking with any of the members from our roll. WITHDRAWALS. Two only, viz : Messrs. Henry Mansell and David Green, |r reasons assigned in their letters of 3d March, 1883, and ^th June, 1883. Total 2, as against 18 added. VACANCIES. None have occurred during the past year, either on the bbitration Board or among^ the members of the Council, lis is also a mattei of congratulation and it is also a pleas- fact to note that the attendance at the meetings of the [ter is generally eighty per cent, of its entire strength, a iciejit indication in itself to show that matters affecting ^de and commerce in our Province are zealously guarded those to whom thev are committed. PRINTED COMMUNICATIONS. We are indebted to various institutions and persons for receipt of the following books and printed pamphlets, &c., ring the past year : 1. Maps of British Columbia, R. T. Williams. 2. The Journal of Commerce, Montreal. 3. Canadian Illustratecl News, Montreal. 4. The Commercial World, London, G. B. 5. American Forestry Conpress, Montreal. C). The Mining Index, Winnipeg. 7. Relations of the Colonies to the Empire, Sir A. T. Gait. H. Report, 1882, Inspector of Fisheries B. C, A. C. Anders*!. 9. Report, 1882, Portland Board of Trade, Portland, Oregon. ! 10. Fishery Statements, 1881, Ottawa. il 12 11. Report on Fish Breeding', 1881, A. B. Wilmot. 12. Agricultural Eettirns, 1882, Ontario. 13. Circiilars, &c., re Cork Exhibition, Ireland. 14. M<'ii> of the District of Asainiboia, Ottawa. 15. Map of the District of Alberta, Ottawa. 16. Map of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Ottawa. 17. An Act for the Discharge of Past In8f)lvents, Ottawa. 18. An Act for the equitable distribvition of insolvent estates, Ott.i wii.j 19. An Act to provide for distribution of assets of insolvent estatts, Ottawa. 20. An Act respecting insolvent banks, &c . , Ottawa. 21. An Act respecting the Civil Service, OttaAva. 22. Report Department of Agriculture, 1882, Ottawa. 23. Report Census of Canada, vols. 1 and 2, Ottawa. 24. Report Public Accounts, 1882, Ottawa. 25. Report Auditor General, 1882. 26. Report Department of Mines, 1K82, Nova Scotia. 27. Report Postmaster General, 1882, Ottawa. 28. Report Minister of Justice, 1882, Ottawa. 29. Report Department of Indian Affairs, Ottawa. 30. Report Department of Inland Revenue, Ottawa. 31. Report Department of Marine and Fisheries, Ottawa- 32. Report Trade and Navigation, OttaAva. 33. Report Inter-provincial Trade, Ottawa. ;34. Report Department of the Interior, OttaAva. 35, Report Secretary of State, Ottawa. 36, Report Adulteration of Food, Ottawa, 37, Report Weights and Measures, Ottawa. !^, Report Estimates of Canada, Otttiwa, 39, Report Department of Militia and Defence, Ottawa. 40, Budget Speech of Sir Leonard Tilley, Ottawa, 41, Annual Statement Canadian Pacific Railway, Ottawa. 42, Canadian Patent Office Record, Ottawa. 48. Annual Reports Hawaiian Islands, C. E. Anderson. OTHER BOARDS OF TRADE. The only reports received since Last year have I those from Portland " Board of Trade " and San Frantisi " Chamber of Commerce," Quebec, Montreal, New Bi ml wick and Nova Scotia, have either not printed theii- pro'-ii ings fof 1882, or have overlooked ns in the distribution them, as we have regularly mailed ours to them. 13 !V'a. tates.Ottiiwii )lvent estatts. DOMINION BOARD OF TRADE. Nothing further has been done or attempted in regard to iliation with this institution, the matter having been de- jred " until our financial as well as numerical strength should crease," — these having been happily accomplished during past twelve months, it would appear to us advisable that matter should again engage the attention of the Board as jthe expediency of so doing. ttawii. tawii. )ttawa. rHoii. DAILY MAIL Vr.i PUGET SOUND. This important matter has been discussed year by year, tions have been forwarded to Ottawa, clauses have been odied in addresses to distinguished visitors, and the mat- urged upon the Dominion Government time and again by representatives, and still we have been unsuccessful. It leasing to state, however, that we have a mail three times :eek instead of tivice as stipulated in tlie mail contract, and llwliich we are indebted to the enterprise of the O. R. ed passages) at the nearest Atlantic ports, viz : Halifax ;iil Qui>bec. Notwithstanding the broad principle just refcnJ to, an Order in Council has been passed at Ottawa nvAii exception in favor of the Pacific Province and granting "t| sum of $10 (as a bonus) to each adult immigrant of sixtt years of age and over, either male or female, from the Coii'l nent of Europe or from the United Kingdom, upon settleuit^ in British Columbia ; and further, that in view of the pai ular and exceptionallj- difficult circumstances of that ProviiJ in relation to immigration, a system of selection and clieij shoiild be put into effect through the European Agency oftl Department of Agriculture to secure the proper carrjdng < of the intention in regard to said bonus." The sum ot !?1.| appears on the estimates of the Ottawa Government to 16 le siiliirv iuid c()ntiiifj;oueies of an Iniinifj;riition Agent at ictoriii, and sonu? thousands of ])ami)hlets will sliortly Ix' sued Ity that Dq^artnu'nt and distributed in the chief con- ?s of eniigvation in the United Kingdom and Europe, trans- fced into the languages of the said countries, and showing r(^sources and advantages of the Province as a field for iniigration and the investment of capital, and generally ipting a particular and energetic policy to ])romote inimi- ition into our Province. INSOLVENCY. This matter has again engaged the attention of the incil, and petitions have been drafted and forward«id to [E. The Governor-General in Council, the members of the late, and members of the House of Commons (see petitions replies on file), " urging the enactment of a law for the [itable distribution of the estates of insolvent debtors, Ireby removing the existing injustice and cause of loss Ivously experienced by the commercial community." These fs are also expressed in, and tenor of petition assimilated that of the Montreal Board ot Trade in their commuuica- |s()f the 26th January, 30th January and 14 th .February, (see file). Bills were also introduced upon this subject, [the Dominion House by Messrs. Beaty and Curran, M. P 's Toronto and Montreal respectively, at the recent session of [lament, and wo have every reason to l)elieve that at the session an Act will be ]>assed. IU)("KH IN VK^TORIA HARHOlf. Ls reported last year, the depth of water at L. W. ordinary Jgs, over Beaver Kock, is 12 ft. 6 in. Nothing further has i done to increase the depth in that locality to 14 fet4, as pmplated in the original contract. A preliminary step lowever, been taken by the Dominion Gov ernment towards Bnioval of Dredger Rock by ])lacing upon the estimates 10 the sum of $1500 for the purpose of obtahiin^ the necessurv survey-inforiniitiou with a view to letting a contract for its, ultimate removal. BRITISH AND COLONIAL UNION. As will be remembered, the British Columbia Board 7 It was also stipulated that this Board should subscribe sli' to the funds of the " ITnitm," and pa}- £1 or $5 annuullv Upon reference to Mr. Beeton's letter we find that he is iki at all sanguine as to anything practical resulting from tin conference in question for reasons therein stated ; and nioiv recently we are in receipt of a circular letter dated Ist Mav 1883, marked " confidential and urgent," from A. C. Shellov Esq., Hon. Sec, in which he unmistakably indicates that tlk institution must fall through unless supported in reality li the various Chambers of Commerce abroad, and encloses v\ tract from "European Mail, of Feb., 1883," all of which yoii committee desire to be considered by the members in genoii meeting assembled, with a view to arriving at a decision as t A\hether we shall continue to be one of the eighty-six commeici; institutions composing that body and pay $5 a year subscrip tion, or retire therefrom. STORAGE OF PETROLEUM. In the latter part of last year a By-law was passed If the Municipal Council, making provision for the storage ' })eti oleum and naphtha in quantities larger than allowed i:= " Ottawa Circular of 6th October, 1881," under certain i strictions within the city limits and under proper license, > that interference on the part of the Inland Revenue Depai j ment is nullified. 17 FIBHEUIEB. Adverting to our remarks of last year under this head- ing, we would state that a further resolution was passed by the Council on the 23d January last and transmitted to Ot- tawa in reference to the issuing of salmon fishery licenses by Board composed of three, viz : Inspector of Fisheries, In- lian Commissioner, and a person to be named by the Board )f Trade, and in reply we are informed " that while the De- )artment is very much obliged for the suggestion, it will be innecessary at present to associate any others mth the In- spector, who in this case really is the agent of the Govern- lent so far as the issuing of net or boat licenses is con- cerned." (Letter dated 23d May, 1883.) Two leases for the ropagation of oysters liave been issued by the Dominion Government to certain persons on Mud Bay and Victoria Lrm, and a third will very shortly issue with the same object or near Sooke Inlet, upon the usual terms of such leases ^ the Government. The following notice has been issued bom Ottawa m view of the fact that British Columbia was |ot included in Reciprocity Treaty : INSHOBE FISHEBIES, BBITI8H COLUMBIA. Public attention is called to certain provisions of the Statutes of mada, intituled respectively "An Act Respecting Fishing by Foreign essels," 31 Vic, Cap. 61, and "An Act to Extend to British Columbia ie Act Relating to Fishing by Foreign Vessels," 45 Vic, Cap. 27, for- Idding any foreign ship, vessel or boat, not navigated according to the |ws of the United Kingdom, or of Canada, to fish for, take, dry or cure, ly fish of any kind, within three marine miles of the coasts, bays, creeks, harbors of Canada, not ttffected by the Convention of 1818, and the teaty of Washington, between Great Britain and the United States. Ships, vessels and boats, together with all goods, tackle, rigging, ^parel, furniture, stores and cargo liable to forfeiture under said Acts, ay be seized by any of the Officers he.einafter named: — Fishery Officers, Customs Officers, Sheriffs, Magistrates, and Com* ^ssioned Officers of Her Majesty's Navy. By order of the Acting Minister, W. F. Whitcheb, Commissioner of Fisheries, spartment of Marine and Fisheries, Ottawa, 1st June, 1883. 18 N. B. — For further information regarding Fisheries, sti Report of A. C. Anderson, Esq., Inspector of Fisheries, 31st | December, 1882. COLUMBIA AND KOOIENAV UAILWAY. In February last the Board had under consideration tin; projected scheme of John C. Ainsworth & Co., as explained by Capt. Blasdell, personally, at a meeting convened for tliat^ purpose, and from which it appeared that said scheiut would embrace " the opening up and working of certain niiii eral claims on Kootenay Lake in this Province in conneetidi, therewith ; and in order to draw supplies from the market- of this Provmce and transport the product of said mineijil claims to the seaboard by connecting with the Canadian Pn cific railway at or near Eagle Pass ; the immediate construe tion of a wagon road from Shuswap Lake, by way of sail J Pass to Columbia River ; building and maintaining a line «: steamers on that river to connect said wagon road with r railroad to be constructed to Kootenay Lake, and there coii uecting with another line of steamers to the locality of sni mineral claims." The Board expressed as its opinion 1. That it would be the means of developing a section ( this Province which at present is of little or no value. : That in order to secure the trade of that section of the Piv vince to British Columbia it is very desirable to take advacl tage of the opportunity of connecting it with the preser^ settled and producing portions of the country, and thus in 1 tiate a connection with the valuable mines about to be opt'inj out. 3. That the opening of these mines will attract a huh mining population to this Province, which would material| add to the revenue, furnish a market for the productions the interior, and by affording prompt facilities of coramuniil tion, be the means of securing an important branch of tral to British Columbia, which might otherwise find an outl| through the United States. The foregoing opinions vt embodied in a petition to the Honorable the Speaker x heries, soi levies, 31>t S;.„ ievation tin ' 3 explaiuoiil lied for that I laid sclu'iut ;| jertain miu i conuectioi I the niarket>|| said minevii;| lanadian Pn | tte construe J ■ way of sail,! ing a line"! road with S nd there coii| cality of m its opinion I a section no value. ,n of the Pk| take advail 1 the preseJ , and thus iii| t to be opeiil attract a hm. iild matevinl productions of communu ■anch of tia find an out.^ opinions vt ) Speaker ail 10 Miibers of the Legishitive Assembly of British Cohiiubia d the remit is the passage of an Act (12th May, 1883,) in- )rporating the " Cohimbia and Kootenay Railway and ransportation Company." WAGON ROAD THBOUOH EAGLE PAHS. And also an Act of same date making it lawful for the lief Commissioner of Lands and tVorks, with the approA-^al the Lieut.-Goveraor in Council to enter into a contract 1th any person or corporation for the construction of a igon road, 12 feet wide through Eagle Pass, from the Shus- ip Lake to the Columbia River, and for the said Chief )mmissioner of Lands and Works to grant and issue to the itractor, in lieu of a money compensation for such con- jruction, warrants for land in the Yale or Kootenay Dis- [cts not exceeding 60,000 acres in the aggi'egate. Capital )ck, $5,000,000; shares, 50,000 of $100 each. (For more iplete information regarding what is generally known as "Kootenay Scheme," see Act 46 Vic, ctaps. 25 and 35, |ing the "Statutes of British Columbia, 1883.") OTHER RAILWAYS. Acts have also been passed by the local or Provincial jjuse for the incorporation of the " Fraser River Railway ipany," for the purpose of constructing and working a Iway from the 49th parallel, north latitude, at a point kween Semiahmoo Bay and the eastern line of township 22, |w Westminster District, to connect with the Canadian 3ific Railway at some point between the eastern line of town- 1 27, New Westminster District, and the western terminus of Canadian Pacific Railway, and from that point, or some it west of that point on the said 0. P. R., to the City of New bstminster. Capital stock, $500,000 ; 5000 shares of 1100 ih. (See Act 46 Vic, chap. 26.) 2a Also for ihv ine()ri)oration of the '* New Westmmstri Southern Railway Company," to construct a railway with double or single tracks of four feet eight and one-half indnv gauge, from some point near the 49th parallel of north lati tude, between Semiahmtoo Bay and Townsliip Ifi, in the Dis- trict of New Westminster, to the City of New Westminstti. and to some point on Biurard Inlet, and to construct all ik- cessary bridges over rivers crossing the said line between th above points, but so as not to impede navigation. Capita! stock, $600,000 ; 6000 shares of $100 each. (See Act 4i;| Vic, chap. 27.) Also on Act to empower Dunsmuir & Diggle to constiuc; a line of railway to connect the South Wellington wharf ii Departure Bay and the South Wellington and Wellingtoi Railways, now o^vned by them and used for the transporta- tion of coal from the South Wellington and Wellington Col lieries, and to enable them to carry freigiit and passenger | over said lines and levy tolls therefor. Unless railway i completed by 31st December, 1885, the powers granted shal cease except in regard to so much of the work as shall liav been completed. "Wellington Collieries Railway Act, 1883 (See Act 46 Vic, chap. 28.) "ISLAND RAILWAY," "IXX^K," AND "RAILWAY LANDS BEING THKOW OPEN TO SETTLEMENT." These matters have been pressed again and again b}' tli- Board upon the Dominion Government, in the addresses ; their Excellencies Lords Dufferin and Lome, and also i Sir Charles Tupper during his visit to the Province, and our delegates at Ottawa from time to time. Recently, lioj ever, the whole matter was taken in hand by the Domini' and Provincial Governments with a dew to a settlement I all existing differences, and an Act passed on the 12th ^I ^^ 1883, by the Legislative Assembly of British Coluin intended to cover the ground agreed upon by the two Gi eiTiments. Certain clauses in said Act were objected tt 21 IwiiY "^vitli iiilf incli' > north lati- ill the Dis- estminsttv, | met ivll ni • )etween tin ,n. Capitii! ^e Act 4f' to constnu' ton wharf « Wellingtdi ) transportiv llington Ci)l d pftssenj^of ;S8 railway i granted slw'^ ^ shall hrtv y Act, 1883. Dommion Govtnimu'nt ami wliicli prtnontod tlu^ iiitro- ^c'tion and i)asHago of a concurrent Act through the Houhc of HinnonH, and the unhappy rcHult in further df.'lay. The nuiin- is will be better able to form theh' own ideas as to />/'o- ]f)lr eonsunmiation in the near future by reading the " terms settlement" and speech of Sir John A. Macdonald in the )use of Commons the da} that House prorogued (25th May, J8) and which will probably be printed and form one of appendices to this Kepoi-t. DKEDttlNO OF VICIOHIA HAUBOK. During the past year the dredger was employed princi- ly in the vicinity of Shoal Point, and continued at work Opening the channel as long as the funds for that purpose out. We are pleased to state, however, that the sum of LOOO appears on the estimates for this year, and which we \e reason to believe will be sufficient, or nearly so, to keep dredger going continuously. Other information on this Meet will be found in the shape of an extract fi'om the [epartment of Public Works Report," and form one of the lendices hereto. BEING •rHHO^I OTHER IMPROVEMENTS TO NAVIGATION. I again by tl-J e addresses f e, and alsi)| jvince, anil Recently, Iw^ the Domini! settlement ^ the 12th Ma^ tish Colunill y the two Gj objected to f I It is also gratifying to notice that the following sums mr on the Dominion estimates, viz : *2,000 for general jiirs and improvements to harbors and rivers in British imbia ; $10,000 for the improvement of Cottonwood Can- on the upper Fraser River ; $2,000 for the improvement Jkeena River ; $3,000 for Victoria Harbor examination ; )00 for a snag-boat for British Columbia, to be used in )ving snags from all rivers and generally in the marine Ice for taking up and laying down buoys. Other appro- tions also appear for the improvement of Courtenay and lox Rivers, and the sum of $2,500 for a lighthouse at Ac- 22 tive Pass, but whether it will be erected on the S. E. point, on Gossip Island, or some other point, the Marine Depart- 1 ment will determine. SECOND TELEGRAPH CABLE, The sum of $18,500 has also been voted by the Domin-j ion for a new submarine cable route between Vancouver I Island and Washington Territory via Victoria and Point | Angelos, or land route from Victoria to Cape Beale via Saiif Juan Harbor with cable thence to Neah Harbor (Cape Flat- tery) in W. T. This is one of the many matters urged bvj the Board, and its speedy prosecution will be gladly liailetl| by the commercial element not only in Victoria but in Britisli| Columbia generally. POSTAL MATTERS, Though much improved in many respects, are still capal ble of further advancement, especially in regard to the m8il| to Casaiar and the increased weight permissible by parcel posi to our Province from the East, viz: 5 lbs., instead of 2 lbs. 3 ozj as heretofore. We are credibly informed that both these mat| ters are receiving the attention of the Postmaster-Generalj and that ere many weeks a tangible response will be madi in regard to the former and a favorable concession accorded in the latter provided the matter can be arranged with tli« postal authorities of the United States so as to include Mail itoba and British Columbia. Since last reporting on thil subject a new po^ office has been erected at New Westmiiij ster and also one at Nanaimo. The office staff of the Vkl toria post office has been increased (and will be still further the hours have been extended to 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., instead ( 9 to 6 as formerly; the mail to Eaquimalt despatched atj instead of 9 a.m.; the mail to Metchosin from Victoria mad an "open service" again; Victoria to New Westminster a.n{ Yale four times a week (15th April to 15th Oct.), instead twice ; Victoria to Puget Sound thrice instead of twice 28 reek ; and Victoria to San Francisco once a week instead oj Ihree times a month ; twice a week to Nanaimo from Vic- 5ria ; once a fortnight to Comox and Baynes Sound ; once a reek Nanaimo to New Westminster ; and twice a week (in funnier) to the Skeeua Kiver. The day is not very far dis- mt when we shall have daily commimication between Island id Mainland, as also between the former and Puget Sound, Ind possibly still more frequent connection with San Fran- isco. F18HERIEH EXHIBITION. As announced under this heading last year the " Great International Fisheries Exhibition" was opened in London, r. B,, on the 12th May, 1883, and as far as we are informed still open. A tolerably good exhibit was sent from British folumbia under the supervision of A. C. Anderson, Esq., the ispector of Fisheries for this Province, and it is a matter of small regret that the Dominion Government did not see le expediency or sufficiently estimate the necessity of send- ig representatives from each Province to attend said Fish- ties Exhibition. Provincial aid, $300. A report Avill be Irthcoming either from the Committee or from the Inspector Fisheries, or both combined, giving detailed information this subject, and will appear with other appendices in the tinted Report. ADT)nE88 TO THE «()VEUN()R-f4ENERAI.. Although forming part of the past year's proceedings, fully dwelt U])on in those of last year (1881-1882) and |e entile address printed as Appendix No. 17 to the 3rd inual Report of t\u: Board. Said address was transmitted His Excellency to the Privy Council of Canada, but with lat tan;»ible benefit to Biitish Columbia the bosom of the tnre has yet to reveal. Committee— R. P. Rithet, Esq., E. Bakei, Esq., M. W. T. Drake, Esq., W. C. Ward, Esq.. jm. Wilson, Esq. 24 '■^ i ^! STEAM COMMUNICATION- ANAfORTKH TO VICTORIA, This subject was brought to the notice of the Board In a letter with maps and documents, dated '29th June, iSsj from certain persons in Whatcom County, W. T., who aii desirous of establishing and maintaining an " Island iiini! Mainland Ferry Route " between Fidalgo Island and V;iii| eouver, in addition to the usual route via Port Townsend; The Council considered the matter " and was of opinion tliail little benefit, if any, could accrue to Vancouver Island froiJ the proposed route, and equally failed to see in what way tliil Board could further the midertakiug until such time as tliJ United States Government established another port of cus| toms entry and clearance at Anacortes or San Juan Island, Since that date a port of customs entry has been established a| Friday Harbor (San Juan) and the steamer^ "Hope" aiil " Evangel " have made many trips between Anacortes, tlil various islands and Victoria, but with what success, financiullvf we cannot sav. AKBITRATION MATTERS. Only tv/o have come before the Board, viz : 16tli Augj Messrs. A. Casama^^ou & Co, vs. Owners of steamer " Sa donyx," claim for compensation for casks of brandy damiigt| on voyage. The owners tleciined to submit the case to tL| Board and Messrs. Casamayou & Co. were so informeil 24th January, 1883. Joshua Davies vs. Hon. Robt. Beavea as Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works, for services appraiser on Graving Dock plant. Amount claimed, $771. lil Amount awarded, $700. Costs $30, to be borne equally them. Arbitrators — Messrs. Johnston, R.Ward, and T. Emlj All documents deposited with the Board. ''I ! -'4 V^'- \ "CHITTENDEN'S HHITISH COLUMBIA OUIUE. " The Board purchased and distributed one hundred coi ies of the above, at a cost of $25, among the members, hi .25 Considered it premature to pass a resolution expressive of ts merits with a view to urging the Provincial Government purchase a large number of them for the purpose of en- couraging i mmigration ; a hmited number was, however, bought )v the Government irrespective of such a step. STEKN-WHEEL STEAMERS CROSSING GULF. This matter has engaged the attention of the Board [wing to a prohibition having been placed by the Marine )epartment against the stem-wheel steamer " R. P. Eithet " rossing the Gulf. Documents in regard to this are upon le, as also copy of resolution passed upon the subject by louncil, and will appear among the appendices in printed |rm, if so desu-ed. Our Senators and Members at Ottawa jere each furnished with copies of the documents and resolu- ms and requested to exert themselves in the direction indi- jited, and your committee is in a position to announce that Lid prohibition was so far rescinded as to enable the steamer question to run between Victoria and Yale fi'om 15th April the 15th October in each year. (^ORK EXHIBITION. A circular letter, dated Cork, January, 1883, has been jeived from the Earl of Bandon through the Hon. Secre- ry, L. A. 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COPY OF REQUISITION. lo the 3Iembers for Victoria City in the Legislative Assemhhj The undersigned business men and electors of Victoii, believe that the Columbia and Kootenay Railway Bill, a now amended, is calculated to develop the resources of mi inaccessible region, and to benefit the whole Province by In creasing its population and diverting trade in this direction which otherwise must go through Washington Territory an Oregon. R. P. Rithet Thomas Earle Isaac Oppenheimer 3»x Edgar Marvin Wm. P. Say ward T. Harper 5B^* ^fi A. A. Green H. Mansell Alex. Munro jjB-t^aim Simon Leiser Wm. Wilson Jos. Wilson Alex. C. Anderson Jas. Hamilton J. Johnston John M. Wark J. B. Matthews C. W. Kammerer ^S^> X 111. William Denny David Spencer A. Ofner J^B* IjriSC J. Sehl W. Heathorn D. W. Higgins -.^^^^'L'. -Lie 3^^^» 1 P V p r T. A. Carry Robert Ward Matthew T. Johnston ^j^^K^~j "I P. McQuade & Son David Leneveu John Irving f;M^^f^' ^W< D. Oppenheimer Joshua Davies J. H. Lawson ..'^^B H. F. Heisterman E. C. Neufelder H. L. Jones Richard Hall. Jr. F. H. Robson Fred. E. de Veiulle E. V. Bodwell E. J. Salmon & Co. Wm. Wilson (City Hon> .i^H D. M. Eberts S. Lenz R. B. McMicking '^H T. J. Burnea A. Henderson J. W. McKay '^B A. A. McArthur James R. Anderson Chas. Kent j'^^H^ E. B. Marvin J. F. Wilson W. H. Wood ^■'OPY O Fred. Spohr T. Banford James Saulsberry Snii >|H Isaac Walsh Thomas Shaw Wm. Fairham r^B Richard Pinkith James Lyon John Mulligan j^B E. Costello John M. Milne R. White ^B John P. Elford R. W. Colvin J. J. Hart ^H My ] Maurice Salmon Chas. W. Jones Wm. C. Chudley Hoirlit 1 A. D. Munro C. H. Friedman H. G. J. Irwin ; H aclva Wm. Pottinger P. T. Johnston George Jaques j J. Hawkins George H. Maynard H. Walther Jno. Daly Matthew Blacquire Jno. Drout 1 ^frow a M. W. Bechtel Jno. Stevens William Williams % ^B) (liii'i J. Wenger John Morley John Walsh D. M. Ellis t liiift! A. Borde,C.E.V.F.D. W.F.Tolmie John Ash J, Heywood Chas.B.McClu8ky Thos. Price 1 Rowland E. Green Muntoe Miller 1 ■ Prov] ^--H»s K'^.wa ohn Griffiths ^m. Sincliiir Lowenberjf B. Carmicha«l red. Norris S. Byra Bnj.VanVolkenbergh 1 13. Mayereaii F. Leraberj?er rank S. Barnard G. Bowman fni. McKay ICrossen ioH. Gowen fW. R. Thompson J. S. Butler m Patterson Beph Rowe mk Essenwim ck Nelson Ibert Patterson les Ferguson iSeabrook Cameron iPalmer |\V. Fawcett jt. Ridley . Phillips Lascelles it. Lettice leyer J. Sweeney hd E. Wendal 3harp 29 A, Insley. J. Finlaisou T. AUsop L Streater M. Young D. H.Ross B. F. Dillon 0. H. Hiscock I). Green Wm. Dalby Louis Redon LeAvis Lewis Geo. Simpson Robt. H. Austin J. W. Moore T. G. Mann John Orr Frank H. Curry Nicholas Bossi William Turpel Wm. Pridmore W. D. McKillican Ross Munro W. J. Jeffree J. D. Papst S. L. Kelly & Co W. McArthur Aiigust Miller Matthew Francis Julius Barran H. F. Bishop A. P. Briggs Wm. A. Elliott James Kam Henry Jas. Goater Brown & White Jos. York Thos. Geiger Ed. G. Prior M. W. Waitt A. Gilmore T. Braverman, M. B. T. H. Tye W. J. BuUen G. R Fardon A. Lewis J. Isaacs & Co Jaa L. Raymur Alex. B. Grav Chas. H. Wilson A. Pickles Geo. Renworth David Lawson Robert Mason Chas. Pawler L. Hartnagel D. M. McLean S. Whitley A. W. Lawson Catherine Gant D. C. Heal Emil Miller Jos. Sears* Jos. Tliaiu F. M. White Wm. H. Wheeler D. Stephens Victoria, May, 1883. POPY OF LETTER PROM GOV. CORNWALL, OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, TO SIR JOHN A. MACDONALD. Victoria, May 10th, 1883. My Dear Sir, — The bearer of this letter is Mr. G. B. ight, a gentleman who, in different ways, has been for ly years past intimately concerned in the general interests advancement of the Province of British Colvimbia. He aow associated Avith other citizens of the United States ), during the present session of the Local Legislature, jfe obtained a charter which enables them them to connect rail the Kootenay Lake with the Columbia River, within Province, and to navigate that river to the point where \t ■sam 30 the Canadian Pacific Railroad will cross it. Their declaitl object in undertaking this, is to bring valuable ore which tin vj propose to obtain on the shore of Kootenay Lake to tliej C. P. E...R. for transportation. Connected with this scheiiiel is another, which enables them to build a wagon road froiuj Shuswaj) Lake, in British Columbia, eastrwards, through wliatj is called Eagle Pass, to the Columbia River. This is the line which the C. P. R. R. will probably take in its course west! ward to Kamloops ; and these gentlemen wish to interest the Syndicate in their undertaking of building the road which inj sevei'al ways would be useful to the Syndicate. Such is brief outline ol the declared intentions of the company wliicli Mr. Wright represents, and I trust you will allow me to asl| for him your countenance and assistance. I am, yours sincerely, Clement F. Cornwall. li LETTER FROM. SENATOR NELSON OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. Ottawa, 13th June, 1883. G. B. Wriglit, Esq. Dear Sir, — I have carefully examined your map, wit| accompanying explanations, of that pj),rt of British ColumbiJ comprising the Kootenay Lake and River, the Columbil River, Eagle Pass, ur company are now constructing, and our lino of steamers n tlu^ Columl)ia River, and our railway down the Kootenay, nil bring all the supi)lies for that section of the country, rem the rich farming regions of th(> Okanagan and Kamloops [istricts and the abandoned gold mines will again be peopled (■itli mhiers. In view of these facts, the British Cohnnbia Government lave passed the Kootenay Railway Act. Certain things are ^([uired of the company to bo done immediately. First — The construction of a wagon-road through the agle Pass fron) Shuswap Lak(! to tin; Columbia River— u))on le line which will undtmbtedly ])t! adopt-'d by the Canadian lacitic Railway. This road is now in process of construction. 1(1 it is intt'nded to comph^te it during the prt^scmt st^ison. lengtli will l)o about tbrtv-tiv line of railway, and lands |)ro])osed to be ac(|uir(Ml by tlunn. " A force of k'veyors is now being fornKnl for this ])urpos(3. The survey the sections to be taken by the company necessarily, prac- jnlly, surveys the alternate sectitms belonging to the (xovern- ^nt. A large expenditure will soon be going on for this ipose. Third —It is extremeh' desirable that smelting, works ill l>e erected during the present season ui)on the mines on Kootenay Lake. As soon as ib is deiinitely known when (\inadian Pacitic Raibvay will be finished through the ^li; Pass, the company pro])ose almost simultaneously to Isli their railway. Their lines of stt^anu'rs will be com- t('d before that time. The company would therefore respectfully ask from the iiihiion Government, — I I 34 i i . h-\ That tlu'y use th«'ir influence witli the C'lUiiuliiui Pacitic Riiilwiiy Coinpiiiiy to ui'j^'e the spi^edy eonmienceiiient ami eoninh'tioii of the western end of the railway, espeeially tli;it portion, thi'oui^ii the Eagh; Pass, from Shuswap Lake to tin C/ohinil)ia Kivei", — Tliat they do as speedih aspossihh' give an opinion upni tlie "Cohnnbia and Kootenay Kailway and Transportati'ii Company Art," as to whether the Province of FJritish Cil umhia have in any manni^r excetuU'd th(dr powers in tht; pu> sage of said Act. In conchision I (h'sire to submit tlie folhnving facts,— 1st. The Act passed the liritish Cohmd)ia Legishitiuv by a vote of 15 to 8 ; 2nd. Tlie present Ministry were unanimously in it- fav(mr, and many of the Opposition membors. The memlit of Parliament from the Kootenay District, and the majorit of the members from the Yale District, the two districts niii> att'ected by the passage of the Act, were its strongest su| porters ; 3rd. A requisition was signed in Victoria, to the mtiu bers of the Legislative Assenit)ly, ctmtaining the names (i;|l viue-tcntli.s of the business houses in the city, and a large ])i!i^ portion of the voters of the district, strongly advocating tli | passage of the Act. I enclose a copy of this requisition ; 4tli. Resolutions endorsing strongly the measure weit; passed by the "Board of Trade" in Victoria ; 5th. The Northern Pacific Railway Company seenic; averse to the passage of the Act, and a large amount of mom was expended in Victoria by some of their agents to detVn | it. It is probably evident to them that the constnictioii i tliis line of railway will destroy the hold which they Imi hoped to have ujum the trade of the Kootenay District; 6th. I have shown that a large amount of ore or ba-i metal will be whipped from the Kootenay mines over the Cm adian Pacific Railway. I believe this will eventually excw any present existing industry in the interior of British Oi umbia, and will amount o hundreds of tons daily. It will Ij a valuable trade for that railway, as the transportation n be ivestivardly, while the bulk of their other freight will hi | a contrary direction ; :{:> 7tll. Tllf CDmidctioli i>t' tlic K.l^'If I*;tss W.i<;oii |{ii;iil, jiinl dill' liiu's of stciiiut'i's jiiitl r.iilwMV will aliiiost iimiirdiiilt'ly niii" tliDiisandH of )iiiii*>rs into tlic Ivootciiuy mid (^)ltlllll)i!l [ivt-r rt'j^'ioiis. In IHHI, 1 vciitui'c to predict tlud tlinc will |)r 4,(»()() ot .VOOO Illllltl'S ( level. til oi>iii!' the neii mineral lesonrcert )l the K\'fi l>end ('(»uiitiy and Kooteiiay Fjal ve Stli. No company at presiMit exists except oilis, whose •miection with the mines is Hkely to iiahice riiciii to inan^f- nate so costly a work as the construction of a railway down Ihc Kootenay Kivt i'; and the local trade (»f the district will lit encourage the expenditure of a hu'^o amount of money )]• many yjars to come ; !)th. The extensive farming and i^ra/in^ rejuion on the ina^'aii Lake and S|)i]lnniche(Mi lliver, and through the iiiloo))s and Nicola valleys, will he at once and <^reiitly [enetited by the development of the Kootenay I'e^ions, and Vill uiidouhtedly supply the Houi', ^rain and farm produce to used in the construction of tln^ C autuuan ran tic tl IVOUt'll (> Selkirk liaii^e, and will thereby lessiMi greatly the cost of at work ; 10th. Already |)roi)()sals have been receiv(ul l)y the Iritish ('ohiinbia GovernnuMit, from an Enj^^lish (■ompany, Ir the leasing and colonization of a largo tract of overfloweit liids at the head of Kootenay Lak(> — a project bi'ought into pstencc; !Uid largely dependent on tln^ (hnclopmeiit of the iu«^s bv our (Mmipany, and tlu> construction of the Kootenay leasuve wei. a*"'^\'"^y 11th. In no respect (hx's th<' Jvootenay Ilaihvay con- 't with the agi'eenunit regarding southern lines now existing |th the Canadian Pacific Syndicate. (//) It runs in a south- ■it«>rly instead of a south-easterly directicm. (h) It does It a])i)roacli within fifteen niil(>s of the bonnd.'iiT. (r) II is It inte-ided to take freight away from the Canadian Pacific, t to bring freight to it. Were it intend(>d to shi]) tho ]n'o- [ctions of th(! Ko()t(>nay mines throngh Aniei'ican territory, jrailway down that river is i'e(|uir(>d for the ])ur[)Ose. Tin? Iv to (1(^ this is o])en now. Every shi])nient over the Koot- ly road will practically remove freight farther from tln^ Jrthern Pacific, and nearer tin? Canadian Pacifi(! Railwa}'^ ; B(>lieving that the suc(;essful carrying out of our -work rapidly people a regioii hitherto (Uitirely (h'serted, and ite a s(mrce of new and perman(>nt trade foi- the Canadian 30 Pacific Railway, and will add largely to the population jiml prosperity of British Columbia, and to the revenue of the i Dominion, I most earnestly ask, on the part of our compuny, that a speedy reply be given to this comnmnicatiou, in ordci | tiiat we may go on at once Avith the expemliture required oi\ us. I have perhaps made this letter too long. My excuse i> that I think the people of Eastern Canada do not realize the great wealth that lies in their westernmost Province. Man- itoba and the North- West will furnish vast fields of grain British Columbia will give the products of her forests and I in mines. In all portions of the Province are to be found coai and iron ore to an unlimited extent, copper, silver-bearing |j;;i- lena, and rich placer and gokl-producing quartz. To devtl(i| these it is not sufficient to construct one trunk railway throuyL the couniry. Feeders are needed as everywhere else. Th Koctenay Railway is the first of these which is projected others will follow ; soathwardly to the fertile regions of tin Okanagan and Semilkameen, northerly to the gold mines i; Cariboo, and eventually to the Omineca and Peace Rivi districts. Before many years have passed, the commerce i British Columbia will form a very important factor in thut the Dominion. Yours very respectfully, G. B. Wright. Hon. J. H. Pope, Minister of ttoihc lys, dc. PETITION OF THE BRITISH COLUMBIA BOARD OF TRADE. To the Honorable the Speaker and Memlwrs of the Legislaik Assembly of the Province of British Columbia. The Petition of the " British Columbia Board of Tradti humbly sheweth ; That the Board having had under consideration the pi i jected scheme of J. C Ainsworth and others, as explained I Captain Blasdell personally, which scheme the Board unde| stands to embrace the opening up and working o^ certain mil eral claims on Kootenav Lake in this Province, in connecticf therewith, and in order to draw supplies from the markets j 87 Us Province, and transport the product of said mineral claims the s(!aboard by connecting with the Canadian Pacific Rail- \;u\ at or near Eagle Pass ; the immediate constru-tlon of a gon road from Shuswap Lake by way of said Pass to Col- li! )ia River; building and maintaining a line of steamers on [at river to connect said wagon road with a Railroad to be Instructed to Kootenay Lake, and there connecting with itlier line of steamers to the locality of said mineral claims, ^d, (without having had aii opportunity of examining the 11 which is to be introduced to the House), beg respectfully I represent, that, in the opinion of the members of this j)ard, the project is worthy of the favorable consideration of iur Honurable House for the following reasons : — 1. That it will be the means of developing a section of |s Province which at present is of little or no value. 2. That in order to secure the trade of that section to itisli Columbia, it is very desirable to take advantage of opportunity of connecting it with the present settled and )ducing portions of the country, and thus initiate a con- |;tion with the valuable mines about to be opened out. 3. That the opening of these mines will attract a large ling population to this Province, which would materially " to the revenue, furnish a market for the productions of interior, and by affording prompt facilities of communica- 1, be the means of securing an important branch of trade Iritish Columbia which might otherwise find an outlet High the United States And your petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pra}-, , etc., etc. Signed on behalf of the British Columbia Board of Trade. R. P. RiTHET, President. Robert Ward, Acting Secretary. Victoria, B. C, 26th February, 1883. 1: ACT TO INCORPORATE THE "COLUMBIA AND KOOTENAY RAILWAY AND TRANaPORTATION COMPANY." Whereas a petition has teen presented praying for the l)rporatiou of a company for the purpose of running and 38 r.< t- . i[ . iiiiv'ji;ating ii lino of stciiniors fi-oni a p()int on Kootcii;i' Rivor wliovo tlie soutliovn bonndan' line of l?ritisli Columliia intersects the said river, and tlirougli and tlivongliont \W Kootenay Lake and its navigal)le trilmtaries, and of cnii. strncting and operating a line of railway from the ontlet n; Kootenay Lake to ilie Colnnibia River, and of running a lini of ste Miers on said river from a point Avhere it intersc* the sondiern boundary line of British Columbia to the lica. of navigation ; And whereas it is expedient to grant the prayer of sn(!| petition ; Ther^'fore, Her Miijesty, by and with the advice iiin! ccmsent of the Li'gislative Assembly of the Province of l>nt ish Columbia, enacts as follows : — 1. John C. Ainsworth, of Oakland, (Jalifornia. Geo. . Ainsworth, of Portland, Oregon, and Enoch W. Blasdcl.i Oakland, California, all of the United States of Amerit^a, an such other persons and corporations as shall in pursuances this Act become shareholders, are hereby constituted a boil politic and corporate by the name of the"r\)U .ia an Kootenay Railway and Transportation Comp.i.i,, iieicii: after called " the com])any." 2. The capital stock of the company shall be five iiiii lion dollars, divided into fifty tin msand shares of (melminlii dollars t'ach, which shall be apjilied first, to tlu^ ]>•;;. i.ient all costs and expenses incurred in the passing os(^ of tin; company's umli taking. 3. The persons named in the first section of this A shall be md are hei'tOn' constitutcul Provisional Dirtictoi^ the company, of whom two shall form a (piorum fortlu! trai action of business, and they shall hold office until th(> tii election of Directors un,l(M' this Act, and shall hav(^ powci open stock books and procure sul)S(ni[)tions of stock for ' . undertaking. -f 4. The office of the company shall be in tlie City o" •;|j .toria, and service of any legal ])rocess against the coni]/a may be eft'ected by leavin<5 tiu^ same at tht^ offict; of the coi ])any, tn* in the event of there not being an officer there, tli l)y service on the Registrar of the Su[)reme Court at T leid ii line a) (). lolders IV l,y- 7. hi'tgaj 8. m\ to iiv, o: the leeting prs ant id shai ich pla JinJatic rect. )luml)i; iihvay, ininn j ruction exam. Id Wor hi, of t net ill tonnd iually 9. T\ iiie of ng frej 'otenayl linubii 'J- to and ;.0. ^n> mi nthtl n'uuns o toria. and any such servic{> shall be good and elftsctnal i against till' company for all purposes whatsoever. hie ^ er in ler up Juinbia 39 Kootcii;!' L Colninli;ii id of CHI- iG Oil tic t n miiig a liiii t intevstit«| to tlie liciil yer of sin'll advice luij ince of l'>i'i' Ilia. (toii. .1 ^ Blasdrl.' Vmorica. aiif pursuaiHi' ' tiitiH"! a l>i"i .\\\ ''iii iii;| i.i./, i^^'i''' I In^ five mi' one Imutlv' P'V, i.ieiit i.f 'tliis .Vi )auy's uuiV' ,u of tills A] l^ivectoi- fortlietviii; until the ti' lave p(nv''i stt)ck for ' le City o" the eominiE i-e of tlie i' complete and the route already hereby deliiii] well and properly supplied with steannns, within one vii after the completion of the Biitish Columbia section of tiJ Canadian Pacific Railway, west of the Columbia River, aiJ the survey of the base lines of the land ])roposed to hv n ({uired bv the compaiiv completed on or before the 81st of Deceinber, 1887. 15. Notwithstanding anything herein contained the ci'H pany shall coni])lete the survey of the lands on the Kootci Lake recpiired by the com])any in blocks of six miles in wiii! by six miles in depth by the 1st of .Decemb(>r, 1884. In t| event of the conq)any making default in the deposit of ;| -, occuj )vi8ioni| 41 sum of twenty-five thousand dollars as aforesaid, or in com- pliance with the provisions of Section 24 of this Act, or in lilie survey or the location of the railway line and the blocks jf land on Kootenay Lake on or before the 1st day of De- jjember, 1884, or in completing the surveys of the blocks of land required by the company on Columbia River, on or ba- fore the 31st December, 1888, or, in compliance with the >ther requirements of this Act on or before the 31st day of becemher, 1887, or within one year after the completion of Hie British Columbia section oi the Canadian Pacific Rail- way, as aforesaid, then this Act shall be null and void, and 111 rights, powers and privileges granted hereby shall cease Ind determine. 16. The surveys herein mentioned shall be at the expense |f the company, and such surveys shall be conducted in ;cordance with the now existing land laws of the Province. 17. In consideration of the undertaking assumed by the )mpany, as hereinbefore mentioned, the Government of iritish Columbia shall, immediately upon the passage of this Let, set apart and reserve a tract or tracts of land commenc- ^g at a point on Kootenay River cr L/ike, fifteen miles from le southern boundary line of British Columbia, thence down le said river or lake, and through and throughout the said Jke, and its navigable tributaries, and also a tract tracts of land from the outlet of Kootenay Lake such point on the Columbia River as the Railway preby provided to be constructed shall terminate, and also a rther tract or tracts of land commencing at that point lere the southern boundary line of British Columbia inter- 3ts the Columbia River, and from thence to the head of jivigation on the Columbia River. Such reservation shall [tend to a depth of six miles on each side of the route or ites proposed to be navigated by the said line of steamers, id over which the railway will pass, and such reserve shall Blude, except as hereinafter mentioned, all mines, minerals, Id substances of whatever kind, upon, in or under the land |t already owned or lawfully held by other parties, and the ipany shall be entitled to enter upon and take possession such land in alternate sections within the tracts so re- eved, as fast as it shall be surveyed by them as aforesaid, jblocks of six miles in width by six miles in depth, and to 3, occupy, work, and enjoy the same, and subject to the ^visions of this Act, hereinafter mentioned, enter into 42 i il I agreements for the sale and lease thereof : Provided that tin- aggregate amount of lands so taken possession of by tin company, shall not exceed seven hundred and fifty thousaml acres. And the company shall not be entitled to any land which may be within twenty miles of the line of the Canadiim Pacific Railway. 18. All moneys for leases or sales of lands by the com- pany, previous to the issuing of Crown grants, under tin in'ovisions of this Act, shall be paid to and received by tin Government of British Columbia, and shall be held by them in trust for the company, and upon the due and complete compliance with the terms of this Act such principal moiit'v> shall be paid to the company, and, failing the due and com- plete compliance by the company with the terms of this Ad. shall form part of the consolidated revenue of the Proviiu r And upon auv such sales of land being made the Governnunt of British Columbia may issue to the purchaser a Crowi. grant for the same, but not until the surveys of such laiu! shall have been accepted by the Chief Commissioner n; Lands and Works and payment made for the land ; and ,il leases, sales, and other ilienations of land, previous to tlit issuing of Crown grants, shall be subject to the approval ii writing of the Chief Commissioner of Lands and W(n-ks, n: the Assistant Commissioner of the district : provided that ii land shall be sold at a less price than one dollar per acre.' 19. Upon it being shown to the satisfaction of tli^ Lieutenant-Governor in Council that the surveys required h- this Act have been completed and that lines of steamers an a railway have been duly built, equipped and maintained ii accordance with the terms of this Act, the Government <■ British Columbia shall grai. the absolute fee simple, iiicli sive of the rights to minerals, except as herein mentioned, i; and to the said lands, to the said company. 20. The railway coustracted under the terms of this At shall be the property of the company, and shall be uiakJ tained by the company at all reasonable times so as to mer| the requirements of the public. If the railway shall not so maintained, the property therein, together with all til material, plant and machinery pertaining thereto, shall come the property of the Government of British Coluinlii J and the company, in operating steamboats and the raihvuj shall be deemed to be common caxriers subject only to suif reasonable restrictions as the companj'^ may, by by-law puf 43 lislieil in the Britisli Columbia Gazette, iiud one or more K'wspapers published in the Province, establish, 21. The existing rights (if any) in any of the lands here- nbefore referred to of all persons and corporations shall not )v aifected by this Ajct, and the rights of the company to the mds under this Act shall, until the same shall be granted to [he company, be subject at all times to the rights of free liners to mine and search for precious metals, in as full and Effectual a manner as if such lands were the waste lands of he Crown, and the Crown grants hereafter to be issued shall le governed by the now existing land laws of the Province, id shall be in accordance with the form No. 9 set forth in le schedule to the " Land Act, 1875," and shall be subject the rights of such persons being free miners, who, at the [me of the issuing of such Crown grants, shall have mining laims upon any of the lands comprised within such Crown rants. 22. The lands of the company shall not be subject to fovincial taxation for a period of five years from the passing this Act, unless the same are leased or worked, or in any ise alienated by the company, and the railway and steam- bs, and all stations and station grounds; workshops, build- igs. yards, rolling stock, appurtenances and other property Iquired and used for the constniction, equipment and work- g of the said lines of steamers and railway, and the capital )ck of the company, and all personal property owned or t)ssessed by the company in British Columbia shall be free bm Provincial taxation until the lapse of two years after the jmpletion of the line of steamers and railway. 23. The rights of the Canadian Pacific Railway to lauds otherwise shall not be affected by this Act, and should the ipany be deprived of lands along the line of route of said Bamers and railway through the superior claims of the padian Pacific Railway, then the company shall be entitled other land in alternate sections as aforesaid adjacent to reserve, in quantity equal to the lands lost by the com- ly through the superior claims of the Canadian Pacific ^ilway, but not to include the alternate sections adjoining lands hereby proposed to be reserved for the benefit of company. 24. If the route of the Canadian Pacific Railway in itish Columbia shall be definitely adopted by way of some jis other than Eagle Pa?s, then the company shall, at the 44 session of the Provincial Legislature next folloAving the tiiiu when such other pass shall have been so adopted, submit tn such Legislature a proposal for the constiiiction of a Eail- 1 road, from Shuswap Lake to the Columbia River, by way of the Eagle Pass, so as to require the company to construct, equip and maintain such railroad, upon the basis of a land grant tn the company not exceeding seventeen thousand acres for. each mile of railway to be so constructed. 25. The company shall furnish to the Collector or Colfi^ lectors appointed under the provisions of the " Provinciiil f| Revenue Tax Act, 1881," for the Electoral District of Kooti s? nay when requested by any such Collector so to do, from tiiiii to time, a hst of every person in their employ, or indinctlv employed by them, liable to pay the tax imposed by the siiij Act; and the said company shall pay to the Collector siul tax for every such person, and may deduct the amount sJ paid on account of such person from the amount of salary dii wages due, or to become due, to him from the said compjiiiv upon production and delivery of the receipt for such tax t(| such person. 26. In default of the company furnishing the lists ol paying the taxes, the Collector may proceed against the com J pany in respect of such default, in the manner provided Im said Act. 27. This Act may be cited as the " Columbia and Koott| nay Railway and Transportation Company Act, 1883." SHIPPING. APPENDIX NO. II. Annual retiurn showing the description, number and toil nage of vessels built and registered at the port of Victoril during the fiscal year ending 30th June, 1883 : Toij Screw Steamers built, 3 in number 669.1 Stern-wheel Steamers built, 1 in number 591.[ Sailing Barques built, 1 in number 396.| Sailing Sloops built, 1 in number Total Tonnage of vessels built during the year 1663i Port I Forej 46 REW Steamers registered, 4 in number 677.92 I'EiiN-WHEEL Steamers registered, 1 in number .... 591.04 ULiNO Barques registered, 1 in number. . , .396.69 ULiNG Sloops registered, 3 in number 19.86 )TAL Tonnage of vessels registered during the year. 1685.51 )TAL Number of Vessels built during year .... 5 in number. )TAL Number of Vessels registered during year, 9 in number. The following are the names of vessels built or registered Victoria, from 1st July, 1882, to 30tli June, 1883 : *ACiFic Slope," stern-wheel steamer, 71.88 tons; length, 92 feet ; beam, 22 ft. 7 in. ; depth of hold, 3 ft. 3 in. ; regis- tered owner, John Trutcli. >0LPHIN," screw schooner, 60.10 tons; length, 77 feet; beam, 22 ft. 7 in. ; depth of hold, 7 ft. 5 in. ; registered owner, Jas. D. Warren. ^ P. Sayward," sailing schooner, 59.79 tons; length, 68 ft. ; beam, 21 ft. 5 in. ; depth of hold, 7 ft. 2 in. ; regis- tered owner, Andrew Laing. >UNCAN," sailing sloop, 6.38 tons; length, 32 ft. 3 in.; beam, 9 ft. 8 in. ; depth of hold, 3 ft. 5 in. ; registered owner, Charles Bromley. [anaimo," sailing barque, 396.69 tons ; length, 153 feet ; beam, 34 feet ; depth of hold, 12 ft. 5 in. ; registered owner, Chauncey Carpenter. [fhatt's Ark,' ' screw steamer, 419.42 tons ; length, 145 ft. ; beam, 32 ft.; depth of hold, 8 ft. 2 in.; registered owner, Joseph Spratt [oTTiE," screw steamer, 11.12 tons; length, 51 feet; beam, 12 ft. 5 in. ; depth of hold, 3 feet ; registered owner, Patrick Hickey. iRBAEA BoscowiTZ," 239.20 tons ; length, 119 feet ; beam, 22 ft.; depth of hold, 16 ft.; three-masted schooner, aux- iliary screw ; registered owner, J. A. Sayward APPENDIX NO. III. Port of Victoria, B. C. — Statement of vessels, British [ Foreign, employed in the coasting trade of the Dominion ■ I 46 of Canada, which liave arrived at or departed from this |)oit| dui'ing the fiscal year ending the 30th June, 1883 : ARRIVED. In Number. ^ons. Number if Vnn.x Screw Steamers 100 14,682 1,015 Paddle Steamers 307 114.711 4,587 Stern- wheel Steamers 98 67,124 1,566 Schooners 145 8,834 656 Sloops 39 234 48 Total 689 205,585 7,872 DEPARTED. In Ncmber. Tons. Number of Crc'l Screw Steamers 100 14,476 1,014 Paddle Steamers 302 11 5,197 4,566 Stern-wheel Steamers 99 67,273 1,544 Schooners 154 9,215 695 Sloops 41 246 ■ 64 Total 696 206,407 7,883 N. B. — The " Trawsire" is only used by vessels haviiil coasting licenses when sailing from a Canadian port in od| Province to a Canadian port in another Province. RECAPITULATION. Vessels. Tonnage. Gm\ Arrived under coasting license, British . 689 205,585 7,811 Departed " " " " 696 206,407 IM Total 1,386 411,992 IS,;! APPENDIX NO. IV. Port of Victoria, B. C. — Statement exhibiting the nui| ber of vessels with their tonnage and crews which arrived and departed from this port (seaward) during the fiscal yej ending the 30th June, 1883, distinguishing countries to whij . ^ 47 lov belong, and not including vessels rithin the Dominion : ARRIVED. Ciiiffr W/uit Flag. Nunihn. iritish 102 Fnited States 591 feuch 1 lorwogian and Swedish 1 hvnisli 2 )livian 3 antral American 1 [uwaiin (Sandwich Islands;.. . 1 Total 702 DEPARTED. Under What Flag. Number. itish 101 lited States 572 Jench 1 jtnish ... 4 >livian 3 jiwaiian (Sandwich Islands) . . 1 Total 682 trading between ports rons. Crew. 80,942 1,998 315,787 13,779 244 12 453 12 1,958 61 2,680 45 1,305 16 594 11 403,963 Tom. 80,398 307,265 726 2,941 2,690 594 15,934 Crew, 1,935 13,050 16 104 47 12 394,614 15,164 RECAPITULATION. Number. Tons. Crew. iiVED:— British Steamers. .. 74 60,430 1,533 Jritish Sailing Vessels 28 20,512 465 p^oreign Steamers 399 264,432 12,768 Sailing Vessels. ... 201 58,589 1,168 Total of British Vessels 102 80,942 1,998 Foreign Vessels .... 6C 323,021 13,936 British and Foreign. 702 403,963 15,934 PARTED :— British Steamers. 83 61,628 1,599 Mtish Saihng Vessels 19 12,341 265 foreign Steamers 402 270,034 12,730 " Sailing Vessels. ... 178 50,611 570 total of British Vessels 102 73,969 1,864 " Foreign Vessels 580 320,645 13,300 " British and Foreign. 682 394,614 15,164 ^'t 48 APPENDIX NO. V. Port of Victoria, B. C. — *Stat<)ni«mt of ♦'OHsels, B' "Msji, | Canadian and Foreign, entered inwards from sea, at thif ])()rt, during the fiHcal year ending the 30th June, 1883 : * This does not include vesHels trading between ports within the Dominion, but does include all the colonicH of Great Britain. BRITISH WITH CARGOES. From No. of Vesnels. RegiHter. Freight. Crat. \ United Kingdom .... ". 1.3 9,226 tons. 11,890 tons. 227 United States 36 33,866 " 4,234 " 785| Sandwich Islands 2 1,974 '• 150 " I China 1 902 " 180 '• 40| From United States . CANADIAN WITH CARGOES. No. of Vessels. Register. Freight. GraiX . ... 10 3,097 tons. 380 tons. 100| FOREIGN WITH CARGOES. From No. of Vessels. Register. Frei Cm\ United States 418 70,480 tons. 26,' xs. 8,841 Sandwich Islands 1 743 " ou " 13 China 5 4,592 " 2,863 " 1W| RRITISH IN BALLAST. From No. of Vessels. Register. Freight. Cmt United States 20 21,640 tons Chili 1 1,208 " .... 1!| Brazn 1 924 " .... ll China 2 1,460 " ... t Australia 2 1,386 " Argentine Republic... 1 823 " . . . . W CANADIAN IN BALLAST. From No. of Vessels. Register. Freight. CnA United States 8 1,220 tons 1\ Peru 1 636 " ... ll China 3 2,473 " .... il 49 FOHEION IN HAI.LAflT. ' h'niin No, of Vi'msi'Im. I'liit (1 Stfttos. . . 1G5 rmi 1 Central Anieriea 1 Saiidwii'li IhIriuIh 4 .lapiin 2 Mi^^ico 4 /{UTiADLE Goods— value of total imports $2,921,744 00 ent'd for home consumption . 2,872,887 00 amount of duty paid on. . . . 798,604 67 fcEE Goods— value of total imports 429,211 00 " entered for home consumption . . 384,643 00 " leaf tobacco subject to excise . . . 37,089 00 " leaf tobacco ent'd for consumpt'n 28,344 00 )TAL Value of Imports 3,388,041 00 " " of goods entered for home con- sumption 3,330,504 00 " " imported (in excess of above) from Eastern Canada , 622,147 00 The Board is indebted to the officers of H. M. Customs their usual courtesy in supplying the valuable information lative to "Shipping and Customs." THE FISHERIES. APPENDIX NO. IX. The following extracts are taken from a ri^port of A. C lerson Es(^. Inspector of Fisheries for this I*rialus acanthms), in reality a small variety of shark, as its lassified name indicates. Attention was drawn to the sub- jet of this oil, in connection with the extensive works now in [rogress at Skidegate, on Queen Charlotte Islands. It is ratifying to know that this valuable industry, throughout the jast, is constantly increasing with the augmented demand, well for local consumption as for shipment abroad. A glance al the table of returns will suffice to show that [considerable increase in the varied sources of yield is grad- illy proceeding. The oyster business, so far, has made little )parent advance ; but the lessees of the Mud Bay flats, with Scently increased capital, sre prosecuting th^ object ot their lase with vigor. Another application for the lease of a portion Sookd Harbor, has been forwarded to Ottawa ; and a third ^plication for the lease of a portion of Victoria Arm, also |r oyster culture has recently, tjeen made. The fur-seal rishery has been moderately succesful. iiero has been, however, some decline in prices, and the |te of valuation in the list has been accordingly reduced, valued, the season's yield reaches $177,000.00. The fol- ding vessels, equipped in Victoria, were engaged in this rsuit during the past season : Schooner " Grace " " " Dolphin," steam auxiliary. "Juanita" .* . " W. P. Sayward " "Favourite" " Mary Ellon " ^'Kate" " Onward " "Black Diamond" " Winifred " " " Anna Beck," steam auxl'ry. " Thornton " * . "Alfred Adams" Tons. Sailors. Hunters 80 5 36 80 5 36 50 4 32 75 4 32 80 5 32 65 5 36 55 4 28 35 4 32 80 4 32 15 2 12 50 4 32 35 4 28 75 4 32 775 54 400 Employing 200 cedar canoes for hunters' use. Of the pack of canned salmon during the past season 56 the proportions secured in Fraser River and the nortlieii canneries are as under : 6'".v^, Fraser River, 1.3 canneries 19'.),'2wl Northern River, 7 canneiies 55.85"| Total cases 255,0(11 Each case containing four dozen one pound tins, repioj senting an aggregate of 12,242,928 pounds. Of this amountl the following shipments are recorded : Per " Lady Head" for London, 3d Sept., 1882 18,1831 " " Albany " for London, 20th Sept 21,0(ll| " " Girvaii " for London, 3d Oct 28,4;^f " " Spirit of the Dawn " for London, 15th Oct . . . 31,(]0| " " Bodrhvddan " for London, 19th Oct 21,(i^| " " Latona " for London, 25th Oct 42,4'i| " " Grace Gibson " for London, 25th ,Tan., 1883 .. . 28,:]l| " " Frederick " for Liverpool, 14th Oct. 1882 37,li' Total exported to England 22;{,9ii| Exported to Eastern Canada, Australia, &c., and re- tained for local consumption 31,1(1 Total, .255,061 From the Columbia River the following shipments tool place during the past season by various ships, from June l"2t| to 20th of December : Foreign, by twelve ships, chiefly for London 350," To San Francisco ITO.J^ Total 52I,iV The capital invested in the fisheries of the Colunil River, as given by the trade report of the Oregonian, in v paper, of Portland "is estimated at $2,000,000, and eni)) ment is given, during the fishing season, to more than 7,0 men. Large quantities of tin plate are imported from Eik land direct to. the Columbia River, the canniiig industiT h\ ing introduced our direct import trade with England 1).y large quantities of tin, sheet iron and chemicals requiifj Duty on tin plates, less 10 per cent., is refunded to canufl 57 )ii thoiv making proper entry at the Custom House at the time of making foreign shipment. The yield of the California and and northern coast can- leries (in Alaska) 1882, apart from the Columbia River, is riven by the San Francisco Commcrnal Hemhl as 210,978 jas(^s, thus com])leting a return from all sources on the Pa- cific coast of 987,095 cases. In addition to the quantity of salmon canned for export luring the past year in British Columbia, a little over 5,000 );irrels of salted salmon have also been packed. The de- land for the fish, so cured, appears to be rapidly increasing ; Lnd there can be little qiiestion that, with due care in the Preparation, the barreled salmon of this coast will soon at- liu a world-wide reputation. In this branch of industiy less ipital is required than in the prosecution of the canning business, and a broad field is thus opened for the indus- ious fisherman of moderate means. In this business, in the canning business, a conscientious and intelligent ire alone will secure for a particular brand a merited repu- ttion. The system of salmon licenses authorized during the ist year has worked very effectively. Applications for jences at various points along the coast have been made addition to the fisheries in operation last year, and Lere is every indication that the business throughout will be roseciited with increased activity during the approaching iason. The question of a salmon hatchery in the waters of the raser continues to be agitated, but to name the place on lat river best suitable for the establishment of a hatchery, ^pears to be the main obstacle to its immediate prosecution. Anderson, the Inspector, has already suggested that in a jcision so momentous, the opinion of an expert from Can- la, cognizant of all the requirements, should be called for, Id gave substantial reasons for declining to assume the ive responsibility of naming the site, and giving as his inion that it should rest with a duly appointed expert to 3ide upon the question of location, aftei full enquiry here ; 1 further stating that the experience of failure on the Co- ibia River, through hasty and ill-aclvised attempts, should be lost sight of in arriving at a decision upon which its pcess chiefly depends. )8 f; .J During the summer an advertisement appeared in oui local newspapers, offering for sale the privilege of using un implement known as " William's Revolving Fishing Wheel," for which, in addition to the patent previously secured in tlic United States, patent rights had recently been granted in Canada. Measures were taken to ]3oint out that the use of this wheel for salmon fishing purposes as proposed, would not be permitted in the waters of this Prov'ince, seeing tliat its action, if widely adopted, would greatly injure, if not, in time destroy our valuable fishery. Subsequciutly, Mr. Ander- son supplied some further explanations on this subject, and adds, that further inquiry has tended to comtirm him only lln more strongly in the opinion he had formed. He also judged it to be expedient to address His Honor the Lieutenant Governor, and point out the consequencos that might be apprehended were all the ships of war at tlmt time on the station to be suddenly removed, as was tlun | rumoured to be in contemplation ; and it is trusted that tlir representations Avhicli have been made have not been without I effect. Meanwhile our extensive line of coast has been left, at least temporarily, without that show of protection — syiii- 1 bolic of the power to restrain or punish — to which the peaci ful condition of our coast-line has been largely due, and uiuki i which the continued investment of capital in the develpmeiitj of our fisheries has securely proceeded. Nor was it long before the necessity which had been indi- cated was strikingly illustrated. Troubles arose at Metlila-I katla, the interesting Indian settlement on our extreme nortli-i ern coasts to which more than once attention has been drawu.l In our helpless condition the Government had no alteij native, to meet the apparent urgency of the case than toj ask the temporary service of the United States Reveiiuel steamer " Oliver Wolcott. " Their request was promptljl acceded to by telegram from Washington ; and through tlii>[ courteous aid a settlement of a difficulty which might, by pi)s| sibility, have had disastrous results, was speedily effected. Everything in this quarter indicates the rapid expansioJ of our varied industrial interests — and not least of all tliJ fishing interst, the extreme future value of which is gradualll being recognised. The rapid advance of the Canadian raj cific Railway warrants the assumption that, ere long, direci communication with the Eastern Provinces will be available! 59 and it is easy to conceive, at least partially, the impetus ■which tills much desired communication will give to all our indus- tiies on the Pacific coast. Number and value of vessels and nets encaged in the different fisheries of the Province of British Columbia, dur- ing the year 1882 : 14 Steamers and steam auxiliaries, 5 to 80 ton8= : 954 tons ^11^2 tons mSOO 904 37,040 12 Schooners, 10 to 80 tons, I <)54 Fishing boats 1 250 edar canoes 47 Flat-boats 6,070 |845 Salmon nets = 246,320 y.mls 89,740 1 Herring seine ,j. 100 2() Herring nets .- 4,4^10 70 Fish seines . ? 6,990 180 5 Oolachan nets , $229,670 20 Salmon canneries, estimated value $369,000 1 Oil factory. Queen Charlotte Island ; 8,000 1 Oil and scrap factory, Burrard Inlet 25,000 $402,000 " Jailors 79 •"ishermen 2,705 Shoremen 2,431 RECAPITULATION. Yield and value of the different fisheries in the Province If British Columbia, in the year 1882 : 00 KINDB. %. Hitlmon, Hiilted Brls, " frt'Hh IjI)h, " cuhiumI, cdsoH 1 (loz. I lb. ciinn j " Hrnoki'il I SturKPon, fri^Kli Lbs. WliitiiiK, frosh Lbw.! EfiiUbat, fresh, in ici!. to Sail Franfisco, per CuHtoms Return.. .' HcrrinB, salted Hrls. " Kitt-t. smoked Trout, fresli Lbs. Oolacliuns and HerriuKs, fresh Lbs. salted Hrls. " " Half-barri'lH " " Kitts.l " smoked Boxes, i ( 'lams, canned, cases I doz. in 1 lb. enns Fur Seal Bkins Number, Hair " " Bea Otter Skins Oil— Oolachan , (ittlions Dog-fish, refined " Porpoise, &c " Herring " Dried Fisli-scrap Tons Fish, salted, assorted Brls. " fresh, sold in markets " cured for private consumption Total Total for 1881. Increase. QUAN. .'i.U.'itlli Value. 7!I,7(KI I (Midi) Vahut. l,2«".l': 4'Ji;t Valu(!. 2li,tHll) 311, l(K) J 1(1 44 37 l,2t!l M 17,7(KJ 170 3,an> 37,()(10 UW,407 15,(1K) 1.50 1(H) Value. Value. VALUK ,|;4.5,r,iN :, ^^^H IMNK II ^^^B 1.40'i,>':;:i :- ^^^1 l,ti;:ii II ^^■i II' 'ij:>i III H^ii l.'.ijiii"' !•■> Ill I'.HII ^^V'<' l,'3il III ^H -.iMIir ^^^m 177,(Uliii ^Klll l,7riii 11, ^^^^B H,'tlt\ III ^■tU'( 3,aiiliii ^^Kiiii' 2(i,;i."iu III I^V^ '^ 7H,")ll.i "ii ^Hnt K.(l(l|||ii ^^H. 2.'J5(l III ^K'} (KHh. ^^^■-^K/^ .'i.'),(Vliii, 3,(II|MI ^B'C'SS $l,842,li75 II I,4.i4,;i2r.i $388,3:);) i ADDITIONAL. Value of computetl consumption of fish by the IndiuHi population (35,000) as per previous detail : Salmon $4,875,000 C .Halibut 180,000 Sturgeon and other fish * 250,000 Fish Oils 80,000 $4,885,000 (Xl COASTING REGULATIONS. APPENDIX NO. X. Ottawa, 17th April, 1883. 1. Vessels and boats employed bi the transport of gooilj or passengers from one port or place to another port or placi 5. ?7 port ton of on witj ill VAliCE. «,(H^ III l.UVi.s;;:, :*< l.tv.;ii III I i.T'^'i I" i,i7i; II' ;M' III lO.'.ilti I'l I l.;(U "i 2,t')i«i HI ■i,l">'- I'l I l.'.iiii III Vl^ 111 I'll II \n vi i,aiiiii| •5iii II' 177,(hiiiiii| Ij-'iOlli Ml"'" •.{.•join) 2(l,''l"'i""| 78,riW '" (i,(«l(iUl| 2.U^if»ist(!red vci.ssels and hoats wholly lownod by British subjei-ts and such other vessels or boats as jmMV b(! owned by th(^ subjects of countries inchided in any It It at V with Great Britain by which the Coastinfj; Trade is liautually cimceded, can lawfully be en^aji;ed in tin* Coastinj^ riradc of the Dominion of Canada, and the nanuis of sucii .cssels or boats and tlu; names of their Port of Ile}j;istrv shall he distinctly painted on the stern of the said vessels or boats. ?). Such vessels and boats may, without beinj^ subjei^t to Ipntry of clearance, as required by law, for vessels tradinj^ be- tween i^orts in the Dominion of Canada, as well as with for- eign ports, carry goods the produce of Canada, or goods luty tree, or goods duty i)aid, or passengers from any ports )r plactes in the Province to any other ports or places in the "•rovince, provided always that the owners or m mter.s of such (ressels or boats shall take ('(l or wiittT Itonu! to Ixi shipped to lie ciirricd coustwisc on Siiiidiivs or liolidjiyH, <>r uidcss in tlir prcsnuM! or witli the iiutlioritv of tlit; i)roprr oIHcmt of ICiistoiiis, or iiiili'ss iit sucli tiiiu's and places as shall he ap- jpiiiiiled and a|>proved \>y him foi tiiat pni|)ose ; the same shall llie t'oiieited and the master of the vessel or boat shall forfeit It he sum of $100. 10. ()fii(M!rs of CiiHtoins may h >, rd any ('oaHtin<^ vessel loi' hoiit in any port or plac(>, and at any ])eriod of the voya^'e ■urtlu'n shall, except by H))ocial license or ])ermission, :'iniv !inv ^^oods from a foreif the above order in Council. FISH HATCHERIES. APPENDIX NO. XL MAGOG. A new fish hatchery has been built in the village ofi Magog at the foot of Lake Meraphremagog, in the Province [ of Quebec. This site was selected as possesing many natural advantages, with an abundant supply of pure water, conducted almost rlirectly from the lake into the breeding troughs of tlie { nurseiy. The temperature of the water here never reaches freezing point on account of its narrow rapid passage fi-om tliej large body of the lake, which here forms the source or com- mencement of the Rivei- Magog, which runs down to the Cityi of Sherbrooke, and falls into the St. Fra,nci8 River in its| course to the St. Lawi'ence. The site of this hatchery, with its water and rail'Viivj communications near at hand, is well suited for the easy disf tribution of young fish in the numerous lakes and streanisj which everywhere abound in the section of country known ivs| the Eastern Townships. '■■rv-VT^ fTpr-"". < 65 fcvJ The privilege of water, with grounds for the buildings wore obtained from the Magog Manufacturing Company by utilizing the former location of an old mill. The premises being secured, tenders were advertised for, several applications were made, the lowest was taken, and the building was satisfactorily completed. Its dimensions are 24x60, with two stories ; the lower flat being used as the hatching room, and the upper one for office and caretaker's residence. Alongside the building convenient ponds are ar- ranged and abundantly supplied with water from the main river. Tiiese are used as reservoirs for the breeding fish, which being caught in the lake above can be readily floated down in scows into these pens, and there safely kept till re- quired for manipulation. The whole of the arrangements in connection with the Magog hatchery are exceptionally convenient for the artificial propagation of fish upon an extensive scale. SYDNEY, CAPE BRETON. This salmon breeding establishment was fully completed during the year, 1881. The site chosen for the works is sit- uated Avithin the limits of the Town of Sydney, at the head of a tidal creek, or cove, where a brook, taking its rise in the high lands above, runs rapidly down to this cove and is here dammed across, forming a mill pond, from which the water is obtained for the nursery. The privilege consists of a sufficient area of land for building purposes, and reservoir for salmon, and is held by deed. Several other points in the neighborhoods of North and South Sydney were examined by me. I was very mate- rially aided by the voluntary kindness of Messrs. McDonald and j McLeod, the resident members of the Commons for that sec- I tion of the Island of Capo Breton. Whilst some other local- ities possessed certain conveniences, none combining so many [advantages for carrying on fish-breeding operations generally, I as the one selected at the town of Sydney. After securing the necessary title to the property, public I tenders were asked to erect the buildings ; several were put lin. Mr. Hugh McDonald's was chosen and the contract lawarded to him. The establishment, with all necessary Irequirements for artificial salmon breeding has been fully com- *■ li lit 66 m ; pleted and is now in full running order, with a fair complement in the hatching room. The dimensions of the building are the same as the one at Magog and fitted up in like manner. The lower flat tor the laying down of fish eggs, and the upper one for office and resident caretaker. At the narrow head of the creek or cove a permanent crib work of timber and stone has been built across it, which forms a large reservoir for impounding the salmon ; into this pen the tidal water flows through a nan'ow gate-way, by which any desired height can be regularly maintained ; into this basin the salmon which may be captured by the net fislioi- man outside in the arm of the sea can be easily floated in | cribs or scoavs. The reservoir with the other outside appliances for the i safe keeping of parent fish are close by, and exactly under- neatli the view from the windows of the hatchery, thus giving | every security in the oversight of the fish, and economizing expendtiure in not reguiving additional help in guarding them. RI8TIG0UCHE. At the Indian House brook on the Ristigouche River, the latest and most extensive salmon hatchery is now uiiclei I erection, and well advanced towards completion. The dinieuf sions of this building will exceed any other yet built, beiugj 100 feet long by 36 wide, and one and a-half stories in height;! the lower flat will be arranged for the reception of troughsj and other necessary apparatus. The upper floor is inteniledj for offices, store rooms and residence for the caretaker. Ill will have a hatching capacity of five to eight millions of eggs] This site has hitherto been used as an auxilliary for keepiugj arent fish and gathering ova for the hatchery at Dee SiileJ ut will now become the main nursery for the general requiief ments of this large and highly important salmon river. TliJ Indian House brook, upon which the hatchery and dams aiJ now built, is amply supplied with pui'e Umpid water, witlf sufficient elevation to form ponds and other requirements foj hatching purposes. The material for the completion of tlii work is now being procured under contract. This establislij ment will be put in jjroper working order for next season] operations, i. e. 1882. I 07 NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE DOMINION AND BRITISH COLUMBIA. APPENDIX NO. XII. Sir John A. Macdonald. — I had hoped on behalf of the Government, to have laid before the House during the present Session the state of the negotiations for a settlement of all matters between British Columbia and Canada. These ne- gotiations have been going on up to this time, but I am sorry to say that we have not been able, so far, to bring down a measure this Session. I may shortly, however, state the po- sition in which this matter now stands, for the general infor- mation of the country. In order finally to settle all matters in dispute between that Province and the Dominion Avhicli existed, in fact, almost since the time of the Union — at all events since the expiration of two years afterwards — negotiations were en- tered into this winter, and Mr. Trutch, who has acted for the Dominion as Government Agent, came specially here, after jiiaviug previously communicated with the Government of British Columbia, in order to frame some arrangement by I which all these matters should be finally settled. The chief cause of complaint in the Province of British Columbia was the failure to carry out exactly, literally, the terms of Union I n tho clmrtor mid nmlortakci fclKMionHtructioii of tlus roiul. Tliaf compmiy would liavc! to have Ihumi oi}j;iiiii/»Ml ; itn i^iipitjd hhI). Hcribcnl ; its first instjiluuMit, or tho first (!idl, paid up uiidiii our ^('luunl rnihvay systiMii, and tlion that company would hav(! hcon ohligtnl, at'ttu* Ixnnfj; fully organised, to organise tlu>ir statt' boforo tlioy could coninuMuro tht! cronstruction of tluM-ailway, bofore th«\y could turn a sod; so that it would absorb ntMirly all this sunnucr before that (U)uld be done. Little time will be lost, btjcause we will, in tlu^ the meantime, })r(i- ceed as if to a certain extent a mejisure had been passed here, I have no doubt that we will be able to get a company of capitalists who will undertake tlu* work, subject of (H>urse, to the a]>proval of the Parliament here. They will be satisfied with the assurance that the Canadian Government will do what they can to carry that nieasun; next Session in tliis | Parliament, so that I think, practi(!aUy, there will be little or no dt>lay. And then anotluir (juestiou which is considered of great imi)ortance in British Columbia, is the opening up of all the lands for settlement on the mainland on each side of tlie railway now ra})idly in course of construction. Immigration, I am happy to say, is now flowing from the south into British Columbia ; immigi'ation has goiu^ in there this year, I belicnc to a larger extent than has been the case for a good many years ; and these lands are sought for eagerly by inteiid- uig settlers and by the navvies and persons employed in the construction of the road, fi'om Yale up to Kamloops. on the Onderdonk contract. There need be no deadlock or delay in that matter. The intention of the Canadian Gov- ernment is to instinct Mr. Trutch to confer with the British Columbia Government, to organise at once a land office h\ the purpose of putting the lands on each side of the railway into the market immediately, and to open them for settle- meut on liberal terms. It is part of the agreement which is to be caiTied out that the terms should be liberal. I presume — I speak approximately — that the lands will be put into the market at the nominal price there — say, $1 an acre, or tlune- abouts ; there can be no settlement as to the exact figure, as a great portion of these lands have been squatted upon ; the Canadian Government has also agreed that the squatter sot- tiers oil these lands shall have a prior right to tnem a , the ordinary price of unimproved land. There will be no objec- tion to the settlement on each side of the railway, in conse- quence of the postponement of the carrying out of the works on the Island. These are the circumstances, and I thought it m 7M ricflil, to iiKMitioii to tli(* Hoiiso, tor tlui iiiforination of tlu; pub- lic, th(^ t'iu^ts t)xiu!tly (IS tliny iiro. I nould not do it (Miilica-, Ih'C!ius(> tanadian Govcfrn- uit'iit have undcrtak(Mi under this arranj^enuMit, a;id that tin; coinitry nniy have an o[)p<)rtunity of considering tlieni Ixitwecn now and next session. m CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY, APPENDIX NO. XIII. Under the terms of the contracit entcu'od into in 1881 Avith tlie Canadian Pacitic Railway Compuny, the Govcu'nment have undertaken to *'^ construct thc^ line, bcstweeii — Princii Arthur's Landuig on Lake Superior, and lied lliver ; — and between Savona's Ferry, at the foot of Lake Kandoops, and Port Moody, in British C()lund)ia ; and tlui Com[)any, on tluur part, have undertaktui to construct, within a s])ecified tinu;, tlu^ line betwcM'n (-allander Stati 1,259 215 [Approximate length of the trunk liue between Cal- lander and Port Moody on the Pacific 2,557 5! V t i 1 4ii 74 In addition to the lino of tln^ Canada Central Railway betwetm Ottawa and Callander, a diHtance of 228 railen, wliicii was acquired last year by the Canadian Pacific Ilailwuv Company, tlu^y have now pnr(;haKed and operate the portion of the lino of tlie Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occuhnital Railway between Ottawa and Montreal, a distance of 11!) mih^s ; being an addition of 847 miles incorporated into their main line system, making the total approximate distance be- tween Montreal and Port Moody, 2,904 miles. The section of road, 120 miles, between Pembroke and Callander for the construction of which the Canada Central Railway was subsidized by the Government to the extent of $12,000 a mile, is nearly completed, only a small amount of bal- lasting, filling, e'c, remaining to be done. The road tor a distance of 94 miles between Pembroke and Mattawa is nu- der traffic, and the remainder is in use for the transport of | materials and supplies for the construction of the line wtst from Callander. Of the works in British Columbia, between Savona's Ferry and Port Moody, ?T "^ miles, the subsection between Port Moody and Emory's Bai , 85^ miles, has been placed under contract, and the works, commenced in the spring of 18(S'2, are being vigorously prosecuted. The contractors for the remaining distance have so far advanced as to have over 22 1 miles of track laid from Emory's Bar, east, comprising some of the heaviest work yet done on the railway. The iron bridge superstructure to span the Eraser Rivir near Lyttou is now being manufactured. PUBLIC WORKS APPENDIX NO. XIV. BRITISH COLUMBIA. In compliance with a request preferred by the Provin- cial Government of British Columbia, that a survey should be made with a view to ascertain the feasibility and cost of a I canal to connect Lake Okanagan with the waters of Lakcl Shu swap, an examination of the district in question has beinj ordered and is in progress. 75 HEAVKIl llOCK. TliiH iinportiiiit work was l)ionf;jlit to a coiK^lusion on tlii» J'JikI August, 1881, and after acaroful survey liad been made \)\ \vliic'li it was determined that there were no projeetiug points of rock within 12 feet G inches of low water, h'vel [niiig tides. The barj^es, caisson and other plant were re- iiovcd and stoied. There is now a dispth of 12 f(>et fj inches )1 water at low water, spring tides, over th(! whole site; of the took. BULKHEAD AND REPAIllS TO MAIJINE IIOSriTATi. This work consisting of a bulkhead along the foreshore )f Victoria Harbour in front of the Marine^ Hospital, with iniiding stage and ste})S, together with an extension of the Icraiiilah, a new brick tank and sundry minor repairs was pcvtornied by M(issrs. Smith and Clark, contractors of this i)]ii('(^, for the sum of $1,163 in a satisfactory manner. IJEPAIUS AND ALTERATIONS TO VKn'OlUA POST OFFICE. The work done on this building has, probably, put it in Is efficient and stable condition as practicable. This work |oiisisted in altering the inttirnal arrangements to accom- lodate the Savings Bank and Telegraph OfHce, buildiag new faults, water-closets and vestibules, and in lengthening the Itairway, painting and kalsomining the inside walls, and ren- i(!riiig, wdtli Portland cement mortar, tlie rear and side walls of lie main building and vaults, and paving the backyard. This prk was performed satisfactorily under contracts — for the leaterpart — by Messrs. Charles Hay ward, and Smith or from sewaj^e or street sc^ourinj^s, hut only from thoresiiltl of (carelessness of ])ersons unloadiu}^ coal. In eonsidenitiniii of this fact and of the hij^h rate of the cost or the work, ainlf that it was found impossihh^ to obtain the desired depth nil Avater tliKmj^'hout this portion of thci harbor on account rock ciop[)in^' up in several i)lact»s, causinj^ freijuent injiiivl to the dred^c! and consociuent exj)onse, he deci(hid to disconr tinno operations heri! and send the dnnlj^e to resume W()rk« on the s])it otf Hhoal Point, at tlui entrance to the harlxn which was accordingly done, on tht? 1st of May. and tlii>| work continu(>d until tlie close of the fiscal year 1881-82. On resuming operations at Shoal Point, the Supciiii tendent was directetl to turn his attention pi'incipally to cut] ting a channel to a depth of 14 feet, at ordinary low wati spring tides, through tlie sjiit Avhich extends about 450 fui from the point. Rock having been struck in several placH in the line of this proposed channel before the recpiiivi de-r)th was reached, it was thought advisable to dredge out! .side, that is, to the northward, of these nutks, and inside if the former site of the old Beacon or Buoy No. 2, thus atlnril ing to large vessels a better sweep when approaching "Dredpf Rock." . A statement was prepared by Mr. F. C. (ramble, \\ sistaut Engineer, showing the work performed by the drcdij betweim the 19th January and 80th June and the cost tlieivnj This statement shows (firstly) th;; total quantity of mattni J dredged along the wharf frcmt, to be about ^ 1 ,S08 cnl': yards of stitt"l)lue clay, mud, sand and coal at an (ixpcmdituij of $4,988.88 or at a cost per cubic yard of alxmt 42| ciiiti not including re] ) airs ; and (s«;condly) the total iiuantity I'j moved at Shoal Point from 1st May to 80th June to be 548 cubic yards at an expenditure of $2,470.84, or at a en per cubic yard of about 23^ cents, not including repair! Since the 80th June, operations have been continued at Slioj Point with still more satisfactory results. iiii ( ( From tho fori'goiiif^ it will iippciir tliiit tVoni the IDtii Iif Jjiinmry to the HOth of Juiu' tho aiuouiit oxpi-ndrd on (ht'dgiiig wttH !j57,459.7'2 which tcjpitlu^r with th»> luuomit v\- j |Mii(lt'(l on "llrpiiirs to Dredge vchhcIs," viz : $8,H72.98 iimkeH it uMiuid total exiMindituro on thin servieo of !?!l(),8I{2,70. PILOTAGE MATTERS. APPENDIX XV, 'ictoria (V Esqiiinialt— Dues collected from vesseln . !ii!6,0()7 24 Certificate Fees 210 00 " Examination Fees 20 00 " HurvevFees 30 00 ■ " " District Expenses 899 99 Paid to Pilots O.OOO 52 iile and New Westr. — Dues collected fi'om vessels. 5,204 50 District Expenses 323 00 Paid to Pilots 4,684 05 lanaimo — Dues collected from vessels 9,975 75 Pilotage Licenses 135. 00 " Examination Fees 25. 00 District Expenses 1,090 49 Paid to Pilots 8,955 99 The foregoing are fvom Returns to the 31st Dec, 1881. i^icitoria tfe Esquimalt — Dues collected fi'om vessels . $9,477 98 British Vessels 2,578 85 Foreign Vessels 6,899 13 " Certificate Fees 200 00 *• Examination Fees 20 00 " Survey Fees 20 00 " District Expenses 1,138 43 Paid to Pilots 8,530 17 p) 31st December, 1882, shewing an increase of about 30 lor cent, compared with last year, attributable mainly to the icrease of shipping from China and Japan, but partly to the M't that the Puget Sound Pilotage Act has been abolished, rhich enabled British Columbia pilots to pilot vessels from fupe Flattery to Port Townsend. /