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THE BRITISH EMPIRE : — CANADA
Provinces
Year Ended
Schools
Teachers
Pupils
Expendi- ture
Dollars
Ontario . . .
Dec, 1918
6,995
14,357
564,655
18,5S8,890
Quebec
June, 1918
7,244
16,995
475,219
14,482,870
Nova Scotia
July, 1919
1,797
3,012
106,982
2,097,598
New Brunswick
June, 1919
1,299
2,107
71,029
1,530,250
Manitoba .
June, 1919
2,017
3,215
114,662
5,313,3071
British Columbia
June, 1919
582
2,332
72,006
4,228,720
P. E. Island
June, 1919 Dec, 1918
475 2,966
606
17,865
285,900
Saskatchewan .
Dec, 191S
4,145
6,223
151,326
6,867,5151
Total
27,520
54,499
1,684,853
58,239,003
1 These items do not include debentures and promissory notes.
In 1919 there were in Canada 1,351 periodical publications, classified as follows : Dailies, 121 ; triweeklies, 5 ; weeklies, 930 ; semiweeklies, . 39 ; monthlies, 211 ; semimonthlies, 27 ; bimonthlies, 6 ; and quarterlies, 12.
Justice and Crime.
There is a Supreme Court in Ottawa, having appellate, civil and criminal jurisdiction in and throughout Canada. There is an exchequer court, which is also a colonial court of admiralty, with powers as provided in the Imperial 'Colonial Courts of Admiralty Act, 1890.' There is a Superior Court in each province ; county courts, with limited jurisdiction, in most of the provinces ; all the judges in these courts being appointed by the Governor- General. Police magistrates and justices of the peace are appointed by the Provincial Governments.
In 1919, 23,021 persons were charged with indictable offences ; of these 18,396 were convicted. Also 111,623 were summarily convicted.
The North-West Mounted Police and the Dominion Police have been amalgamated, and are known as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Finance.
Financial accounts are under three headings — first, ' Consolidated Fund,' comprising the general sources of revenue and branches of expenditure ; secondly, ' Loans ' in revenue, and ' Redemption ' with ' Premiums and Discounts' in expenditure; and thirdly, 'Open accounts.' The headings 'Loans' and 'Redemption' include the deposits in and withdrawals from the Post Office and Government Savings Banks, the amount on deposit forming part of the floating or unfunded debt of the country. Under the head of 'Open Accounts' are included investments, trust funds, Province accounts, and expenditure on capital account on public works.
The following relates to the Consolidated Fuud (dollars converted *i of 4-86 = *.):—
Tears ended March 81
Net revenue
Expenditure
1918-1 i 1915-16 1916-17 1917-18 1918-19 1919-20
1 33.541,403 16,385,964 47,812,498 63,604,568 04,827,942 80,402,726
4 ^6.184,670 26.794,816
16,421 36,647,331 47,839 208 71,726,271
