.  +827.in the previous year.
aera: ‘former from $239,070, 549 in 1910 to $294,415,202 in 1911, and: the
yo latter from $118,150,778 in 1910 to $119,896, 801 in 1911,

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Vou. I, SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1912. No, 19.

Fair Treatment for British Columbia

During the long years of Liberal administration at Ottawa, this
Province usually looked in vain for fair consideration of its require-
ments. Since the overthrow of the Laurier government, however,
a more encouraging aspect of affairs is visible. Already matters of
importance to the development of British Columbia have been ar-
ranged with fairness to the Province and the Dominion, while
others are progressing as rapidly as due regard for the interests
involved will allow.

The proposal that the British Columbia government be allowed
to administer the railway belt pending investigation by 8 commis-
sion to determine a fair price for the transfer of the lands back to
the province, was favorably considered by the federal cabinet, ‘and
an order-in-council passed giving the provincial government juris-
diction over the belt. This order will be confirmed by an act of
parliament at the approaching session, thus ending the inconven-
ient and expensive overlapping of jurisdiction from which ‘relief
has heretofore been sought in vain.

The Songhees reserve and Point Grey university site questions
have been settled in a mamer satisfactory to all concerned, while
other matters affecting: various districts of the Province have been
taken under advisement.

At Nelson on Thursday A. 8. Goodeve, M. P., was entrusted by
representative mining men with the task of bringing to the atten-
tion of the House the requirements of the mining industry of
British Columbia. The able Kootenay member, who assured the
delegates that the British Columbia members would unanimously
support the recommendations of the mining men, will endeavor to
secure the appointment of a Royal commission to investigate
thoroughly the various questions bearing upon the silver-lead-zine
industry. Itis proposed that the commission shall also conduct an
inquiry into the questions of a tariff on lead and zine and the by-
products of the two metals; of continuing the bounty on lead at the
expiration of the present grant; of the granting of a bounty on zine
and of assisting in experiments in the treatment of the complex low
grade ores of the Province.

affecting the-industry, -in-which.an important step will have been
taken if the federal government adopts the recommendation that a
separate portfolio of mines be established, to be held by- a com-
petent minister who will devote his entire time to the work of the
department.

Railway To Skeena Coal. Fi elds
The announcement of the railway policy of the McBride adminis-
_ tration, which may be looked for within a few days, is awaited
with much interest. Itis certain that the government will prom-

ulgate measures for the encouragement of railway building through.

the Northern Interior, hence the people of this district will be
eager to learn the details of the Premier’s plans. All who have the
interests of Omineca district at heart will join with the Groundhog
_ eoal operators in the hope that the railway program will include
the construction of a branch line from Hazelton to the “Upper
Skeena coal fields, Other routes are mooted, but the fact that the

only route to the coal measures is via Hazelton, and that a water

grade is available all the way, will certainly be taken into consider-

ation in planning for the neceasary roads, Hazelton now haa the|:

Groundhog trade, and there appears to be no valid reason why this
place should not continue to be the distributing point for the coal
- ‘fields and the great mineral country lying between Hazelton and
_ the headwaters of the river.
err |

International Trade Returns .
" The section of the annual report of the department of trade and

commerce, dealing with trade between Canada, Great Britain,
‘France and Germany, has been issued, The report . shows that|:

_-during the fiscal year, Canada’s total trade with Great Britain
7 amounted to $247,551, 912, as against $246, 904,984 for 1910. A con-
; siderable increase in imports of British goods and a- decrease in
exports to Great Britain are shown. The total imports amounted

40 $110,586,901, as compared with $95,670,877 in 1910, Exports last
7 year amounted ‘to $136,965,111, as against $149,634,107,

‘Canada’s total trade with.the United States for the same twelve :

: “months reached a total of $413,812,008, as compared. with $362, 921, .
Both imports and exports increased, the

+: The duty collected on imports: from - -Great Britain. amounted to
29,767,811 and on imports from the United States $37, 854,790."
The figures of trade with Germany show a-slight increase, the
otal: for. ‘the. year being $12,760,216, as compared with “$10,459,455
+1910 me figures show that while (Canada bought more largely

vith France inereased both ways, “the ‘piports
5 a in 1911, as compared with $0, 170,908 ‘in

Mining men will unanimously support |-
*  ¢he members in their efforts to obtain a solution of the problems

THE QMINECA MINER.

Coal Statistics

The total coal production of the ;

world in 1910 was approximately
1,300,000,000 short tons, of which
lhe United States contributed
about 89 per cent. That country
has fay outstripped all others, and
in 1910, according to the United

States Geological Survey, it ex- N

ceeded Great Britain, which
ranks second. by aver 200,000,000
tons, Great Britain’s préduction
in 1910 was less than 60 per cent
of that of the United States, and
Germany’s was less. than half.
The increase in both of these
countries in 1910 over 1909 was
comparatively small, whereas the
increase in the States was nearly
equal to the entire production of
France and. was more than the
total ‘production of any foreign
country except Great Britain,
Germany, Austria-Hungary and
France,

The United States has held
first place among the coal pro-
ducing countries of the world
since 1899, when it surpassed
Great Britain, Inthe eleven years

since 1898 the annual output. of -
the United States has nearly |

doubled, from 253,741,192 short
tons to 501, 596,378 tons, whereas
that of Great Britain has in-

creased only 20 per cent, from | |

246,506,155 short tons to 296,007, -
699 tons,

‘The following shows the ‘coal
production of the principal coun-

tries of the world in 1910, except

those for which only the 1909
figures are available, The world’s
production of coal. in short tons
follows:

United States, 1910—501, 596, -
378 tons. .

Great ° Britain, 1910—296, 007,-

699 tons.
Germany,
tons,

Austria - Hungary,
578,788 tons.
France, 1910—42, B16, 232 tons.

1909—54, -

Belgium, 1910—26, 374, 986 tons.”

Russia and Finland, 1910—24,-
967, 095 tons. :

Japan, 1909—16,505,418 tons.

Canada, 1910—12; 706,512 tons.

. China, 1909—13,227,600 tons,

India, 1999—18, 294,628 tong.

New South Wales, 1909— 4, 862,- -
264 tons. }

Spain, 1909—-4,546,713 tons.

Transvaal, 1910 — 4,446,477
tons. . :

Natal, 1910—2,572,012 tons.

New Zealand, 1909— 2,140,597
tons,

ifexico, 1909—1,432,980 tons.

Holland, 1909—1,235,515 tons.

Queensland. and Victoria—1,-
119,708 tons:
Italy, 1909—611,857 tons.
Sweden, 1909—272,056 tons,
Cape Colony, 1909 — 103,519
tons,
Tasmania, 1909—93, 8465 tons.

Uther countries — 6,236,903
tons; the total production being |-

’ | 1,278,577,812 tons.

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