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SYNOPSIS OF -

BLAND ACT ANENDNENTS

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_ PRE-EMPTIONS

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Vacant, unreserved, surveyed . :
crown lands may be pre-empted by The fourth of a series by Hugh
British subjects over 18-

and by allena on declaring ‘intentio
to become British subjests, condi

tional wpon residence, cocupation,
agricultural

and improvement for
purposes,

Full information concerning regu
lations regarding pre-emptions 1
given in Bulleti
“How to Pre-empt Land,” copies o

which can be obtained free of charge

by addredbl
Lands,
Srnment Agent,

Records will

ng the.-Department og

* feet per

Range.

Applications for BPre-emptiona are
Ae to be addrassed to the Land Com-
d missioner of the Land Recording Di-

4 vision, in which the land appiled for

s

is altuated,
forme,

Pre-
five
to value of
Clearing and

received,

For mora detailed: information see
“How to Pre-empt

the Bulletin
Land.”

PURCHASE .
Applications are received for pur-
chase of
Crown lands, not being timberland,
for agricultural purposes; m'nimum
price of first-claag (arable) land lw $5

years of age,

m No. 1, Land Sertes,

Victorie, B.C. or to any Goy-

be granted covering
only Iand suitable for agricultural
‘purposes, and which is not ‘timber-

land, Le. carrying over 5,000 board
acre west of the Coast Range
Bnd 8,000 feet per acre east of that

and are made on printed
topies of which can be ob-
tained from the Land Commmlsstoner.

emptiong must be occupied for
yeara and improvements made
$16 per acre, including
cultivating at least five
sores, beforé a Crown Grant can be

vacant and unreserved

*

| Seeing Europe

IV. ~ Busy Days in London.

With the Editors

Visit Docks. Meet King and Queen.

n

8
ft

¢ ; Association, is given herewith.

Harrogate, July 20, 1924,

Press Union visited Canada, tra-
velling as far as Dunean, VI,
their turning point afier the sec-
ond Imperial! Press Conference at
Ottawa, 2 -
In the Empire Press Union are
represented all the great journals
of the Empire.
members took advantage of an
opportunity to return Canada’s
hospitality. in 1920 by literally
smothering her visiting weekly
journalists with hospitality and
warm welcome, In the provinces
the Newspaper Society is now
engaged in completing the good
work. ;

Savage, editor of the Cowichan
Leader, Duncan, V.L., describing
the colorful tour of Great Britain
and the Continent made by the
party of editors representing the
Canadian Weekly Newspapers’

Four years ago the. Empire

The London

of Lorne), and Princess Patricia,
all of whom are closely connected
with Canada. ° Their action was
a touching tribute’ to the great
Dominion and every visiting edi-
tor appreciates it very deeply.

One would think that this was
enough for oneday. On the con-
trary, evening found some of us
at the great reception and ball,
given in ecunnection with the

Guildhall, by the lord mayor,
who cheerily hoped that each
Canadian was “having a good
time.” With some 5,000 ruests,
two bands, two concerts, and
other attractions under one roof,
the plan, supplied witha sixteen
page program, was very useful.
The brilliance of the scene one
must leave to the imagination, as
people from all over the Empire,
in uniforms and court ‘dress, |
wearing orders and decorations,
thronged the historic floors,
Dominion Day came next. We

British Empire Exhibition, at the|

per acre, and second-clase (grazing
‘and $2.50 per acre. Further infor

mation regarding purchase or lease
given In Bulletin
“Purchase and

i of Crown lands ta
‘ No. 10, Land Series,
Lease of Crown: Lands,"
ill, factory, or
timber land, not exceeding 40 acres
may be purchased
ditions
stumpage,

HOMESITE LEASES

’ 4

including payment

Unsurveyed areag, not exceeding 20
eased as homeaites, '
conditional upon a dwelllag being
sected In the first year, title being

acres, may be ]
z ca
/ obtainable after residence and im-
provement conditions ara fulfilled
and iand hag: been surveyed.

LEASES

for grazing and industrial * pur-
poses aleags not’ exceeding 640 acreg
may be leased by ons person or a
company. . ,

ON

- . GRAZING

Under the Grazing Act.the Prov-
tnea ls divided into grazing districts
ang the range administered under a
Grazing Commiasioner, Annua!
grazing permits are tsaued based on
numbers ranged, priority
to established ownera. 9
may form associations for range
mapagement. Free, or partially frae,

: permits are avallable for settlers,
pampers and travellers, up to ten
ead.

tock-owners

industrial sites on

or leased, the con-
of

being given.

)-

In London, Mr, H. E. Turner,
Sir Frank and Lady Newnes,
were our constant shepherds and
companions, In the country Mr,
|Wm, Astle, Stockport; Mr. Val-
entine Knapp, -Kingston-on-
Thames; SirJames Owen, Exeter,
and Mr. F. L, Armstrong have
succeeded them.

We spent from Monday, June
30, to Tuesday, July 8, inclusive,
in the great metropolis. Of our
experiences there alone one could
write a book. Most of us surviv-
ed, but the writer has not yet
seen the British Empire Exhibi-
tion, neither was he present when
on the last night Lord Beaver-
brook entertained at. Queen’s

ay

lunched with the Empire Press
Union at the Criterion, and went
on to a reception by the High
Commissioner for Canada. (Hon.
Peter Larkin) at the Ritz. -The
annual Dominion Day dinner took.
place at the Cecil, and there our
party listened to speeches by
O.R.H, the Prince of Wales, the
Colonial secretary (Right Hon. J.
H. Thomas), Winston Churchill,
T. P, O’Connor, Messrs. Newton

._ THE OMINECA HERALD, FRIDAY. AUGUST 15, 1904

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ne,

New Things |
‘Are “News”

- The readers of

- Give the people the

. Let us show you that

anadvertisementis an invitation

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_Every member of every family in this”
community is interested’ in the news of Oa
the day. And no items are read with
keener relish than announcements of

new things to eat, to wear or to enjoy ;
in the home. | -

“You have the goods and the desire to sell them,

“The Omineea Herald’? and ‘The
‘Terrace News’’ have the money and the desire to buy, .
The connecting link is ADVERTISING,

good news of new ‘things at
They look to you for thig
respond to your messages,

advantageous Prices.-
*“‘atore newas’’ and will

Issued by Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association
- Head Office: Toronto, Canada

Rowell, Dunning {Premier of
Saskatchewan) and Larkin.
Wednesday, July 2, and Tues-
day, July 8, were get apart for
the British Empite Exhibition, of
which I hope to write later, par-
ticularly of the great pageant.
On Toursday, July 3, by invita-

Hall, in order that we might
meet Mr. Lloyd George and other
distinguished leaders in British
lifa - | a a
We started off with a visit to
the Houses of Parliament,: where

Free, Recipe ‘Baok— -_
Write the eek, -

‘|Party of members conducted us

|dilly, ‘where some of us met old

{humor and' warm preeting,

. '|Palace, where the Society of Wo-
-|men’ Journatists “had, through

-| Miss F. Billington and Mra. Mas-

’.|was-presented by Lord, Burnham

Sir Harry Brittain, M.P., and a

all through the historic buildings
and explainea to us hundreds of
interesting details, Then follow-
ed a juncheon in the Pictire Gal-
lery, Princes’ Restaurant, Pieca-

friends and all met members.of
the council-of the Empire Preas
Union. Lord Riddell, our host,
gave us words sparkling with

Tence we passed to Kensington

e
sey . Lyon, arranged -a reception | o

for us, ~ Here each of our party

elt Be eRe:

,| to. RH. the Duke of Connaught,

the Princess Louise (Marchionesg| |

lantie fleet, eomnianded by Sir
John de Roebeck, but the sea was.
funning too high to permit the
transfer of'so many landlubbers,

our boat who deseribed the ships
to us.""° Among them was a son of
Senator Géauvreau, who is well]
Known in Kastern Canada.
of the most interesting incidents
was when a submarine went! |

down and. re-appeared for our
edification, . ~ |...

officers and members of: All Souls
Lodge, No, 170,-a: Masonic lodge ||‘.
founded 176 years ago, Its Walls||:

tion of the Lords Commissioners
of the Admiralty, we left by spe-
cial train from Paddington for
Weymouth, where we steamed
through some two hundred ves
sels of all classes. We were to
take tea on board the Queen
Elizabeth, the flagship of the At-

There were several officers on

One

The
ince

fees,

THE MINERAL PROVINCE
' HAS PRODUCED MINERALS VALUED AS FOLLOWS =

show the value of

Lode-mining has only
and. not 20 per cant, of ¢

’ pected; 300,000
ing lands are open for
he mining laws of

the fees lower than an
or. any Colony. in the °

Perties, security of which is guaranteed by crown grants,
may be obtained gratis 'y

The

OLUMBIA

Placer Gold : :

Lode Gold 852, 655
Silver ....0..0,...0... 63.582, 655

ead ..... 58,132,661
Copper ............, eee bes ecenenereans 179,046, 508.
A re tenbaes ++ 27,904,756
Coal and Coke...,, beeeeees tedeees «. 260,968,113

uilding Stone, Brick, Cement, ete, 39,415,234
Miscellaneous Minerals bee teeneees vores 1,408, 257-

Making mineral production to the end of 1923 show -
AN. AGGREGATE VALUE. OF $810,722,782

substantial progress of the mining industry in this proy-
is strikingly i)

4 5-year periods:

or all years to 1896, inclusive .,..._.. 94,547,241
or five years, 1896-1900 ...., tt ebasens 7,605,967

For five years, 1901-1905 22.21.1777 7° 96,507,968 -
‘or five years, 1906-1910 . veeenenees +++ 125,594,474

For five years, 1911-1915 ||." * sae» 142,072,608
or five years,.1916-1920 . 0.637" ws 89,922,725

For the year 1921 -......,,25.27°7"" tues 066,641

For the year 1922.00.50... 10.” teeeeese , 158, ~
or the year 1928.........000.0.000077 $41,804, 820

square miles of unexplored mineral bear.
rospécting. 7 Som,
is Province are more liberal and
other _provinee in the ‘Dominion
ritish Empire.  - . i
ineral locations. are granted to discoverers for nominal
Absolute titles are obtained by. ii

ll information, to mining reports and maps, | 7

ther with
addreasin

Honourable The Minister’ of Mines ~ [{-
VICTORIA; BRITISH COLUMBIA - oot

On land we were weleomed and

ntertained. by the mayor ‘and
ther hosts were the master ‘and

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