wood and corn, the first of the value of 2,669,844l., and the second of the value of 1,916,235l. in the year 1869. Woollen and. cotton manufactures, and iron, are the chief articles sent in return from Great Britain. The value of the woollen goods imported into Canada in the year 1869 was 465,011l.;. of -cotton manufactures, 444,021l.; and of iron; wrought and unwrought, 633,301l.
The shipping of the Canadian Confederation was as follows, in the year 1868. Entered, inwards:—Canada, 938,946 tons; Nova Scotia, 929,929 tons; New Brunswick, 807,161 tons. Outwards:—Canada, 1,113,386 tons; Nova Scotia, 722,017 tons; New Brunswick, 754,876 tons. Total tonnage, 5,316,316.
The Dominion of Canada has a considerable merchant navy. According to a return made by order of the Canadian House of Commons, there were owned and registered on July 1, 1868, in the Dominion 5,822 vessels, of a total burthen of 776,343 tons. The shipping was divided as follows between the four provinces of the Dominion:—
| Provinces | Number of Vessels |
Tonnage | Percentage of Vessels |
Percentage of Tonnage |
| Ontario | 481 | 66,959 | 8 | 9 |
| Quebec | 1,428 | 155,690 | 25 | 20 |
| Nova Scotia | 3,087 | 352,917 | 53 | 45 |
| New Brunswick | 826 | 200,777 | 14 | 26 |
| Total | 5,822 | 776,343 | 100 | 100 |
The number of steamers, forming part of the shipping here enumerated, was 335, of a total tonnage of 45,766. Of the number, 18 were sea-going steamers, and the rest for river and lake service. — (Communication of the Dominion Government to the Statesman's Year-book.)
Money, Weights, and Measures.
The money, weights, and measures of Canada and British North America are : —
Money.
The Dollar . . . Average rate of exchange, 4s. 2d.
Weights and Measures.
British weights and measures are usually employed, but the old Winchester gallon and bushel are chiefly used instead of the new or imperial standards. They are : —
Wine gallon . . = 083333 gallon.
Ale gallon . . . = 1-01695 gallon„
Bushel . . . = 0-9692 imperial bushel.
