CANADIAN PROVINCES.
EXTENSION , OF BOUNDARIES, Bj Tclccraph—Press Assuciation-Copyrtelil Ottawa, February 27. Resolutions have been introduced in the Federal Parliament with the object of adding Viignvn to the Quebec province, Hun milking Quebec the largest province in (ho ' Dominion instead of British Columbia. Ontario, it is proposed, shall get a large slice of Kccivatiu. Manitoba has already secured an extension of its boundaries.
The districts of Unßftvn and Jfeeirntin form part- of Hip so-railed Territories of Canndn. I'iißavn lios north of Qiiclicii on (he Labnulor I'o;iiiisulii, mid forms the t-nslcrn shore of Hudson liny. Kecwntiu lies on the wcs.lnrn shore of "llmlMin llii>-, mid «-xti>nds from Mnniloljh and Ontario to tlie. far north. The total area of tin- >.'oi'lh-\V<v*l Tcnitories was oriifiiiiill.v about I.SdU.nno square mill's, or lariior Hum all Kurope outsidp Kiis-iia. liv lli« fiirimition of file neir provinces of Allierla mid Suskatuhcwiiii in i<lo3, tin. area was reduced to 2,000,000 Hiuare mill's. The territories nrc Kovern<>il by a Commission apii'iinted by tho (ioveruor-d'eneral and aided by an Ktpmitive Coiinoil.
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1376, 29 February 1912, Page 5
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170CANADIAN PROVINCES. Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1376, 29 February 1912, Page 5
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