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... grants , but the indirect effects of the policy have been numerous and important . The country has been bound together in the closest possible way by these railways . They have made it accessible and 1 Nearly 17,000 in 1899 . available ...
... grants , but the indirect effects of the policy have been numerous and important . The country has been bound together in the closest possible way by these railways . They have made it accessible and 1 Nearly 17,000 in 1899 . available ...
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... grant of 160 acres of land for himself and each male member of the family over eighteen years of age . Prices of produce have been low for a long time as in England , but in Canada the expenses of a fariner are inuch less than in ...
... grant of 160 acres of land for himself and each male member of the family over eighteen years of age . Prices of produce have been low for a long time as in England , but in Canada the expenses of a fariner are inuch less than in ...
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... grants of land , with rations and other assistance , till they were able to produce their own crops . But they nevertheless suffered terrible hard- ships and privations in their early struggles with the forces of nature . However , they ...
... grants of land , with rations and other assistance , till they were able to produce their own crops . But they nevertheless suffered terrible hard- ships and privations in their early struggles with the forces of nature . However , they ...
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... grants of money from the Govern- ment to aid them in carrying on their operations . Farmers ' Institutes and Agricultural Societies are simi- larly assisted and encouraged . As might be expected , this liberal and enlightened policy has ...
... grants of money from the Govern- ment to aid them in carrying on their operations . Farmers ' Institutes and Agricultural Societies are simi- larly assisted and encouraged . As might be expected , this liberal and enlightened policy has ...
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... grant " for themselves . " Land hunting " —that is , the searching for and taking up of a free farin - is an arduous and tedious operation , which many attempt and give up in despair . Only the pioneer who has been brought up in the ...
... grant " for themselves . " Land hunting " —that is , the searching for and taking up of a free farin - is an arduous and tedious operation , which many attempt and give up in despair . Only the pioneer who has been brought up in the ...
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