, 1879-01-22
Meeting OF the Dominion Board
OF Trade at Ottawa
Yesterday.
Tic Navigation OF Nudson's Bay a
Subject OF Considerable Dis
CUSTOM
d LarEe Number Of 1tens from
Ottawa, Montreal. Que
bee, Etc.

prfnecss Toflse ntN1 suite arrived here At .
O'Clock this utteruoou bY special train via the
Great Wrstctn Hallway. They aro stopping At
thu prospect House. und the ertire house has
1,ccn engaged for them. Shortly after t.,cir ar-
rival, tic Vice Regal party strolicd nut quietly
unohservct, aul1 stared with astoutsfnent ut
the beautiful winter sccnory taklug In the road
past the Table Kock putl through the
Cedar Grove. IN along The river side
anil Canadian RAPIDS, hv tic Obscrv-
atorv md STREETS 1sIand, climbing tic hill BY
the Burning sprluu, returning by war OF The
Chippewa Road, down tir Clifton lluusc Nlllby
the now suspcustup bridge, uu1 back tv thc
rjycg bank to the rruspect llousc. Tic Princess,
wAo Is NJ admirable walker seemed to enIoy
tt1c large fiye miles which was embraced in this
trip immensely. and certainly tue magical forms
Of the ice-scrncry, the roaring ut,d iumh!inK OF
the angry rap!ds, The panoramic Wow IRON, the
unpeg roat. and thc. strange appearance Of
liz. Icc-btt1re as aceu FROM t,c river hank,
ar,,,,. ~,,,aid TIN ri, 11,o .,ror vhicy,
In somc parts OF thu Wink 1eal
upon tho trnyolers, Was soou turned into com
,,Icto coating Of tee, but, nothing dauntcj, the
intrcplA .irtt-sccrs pushed On, and did not re-
fe'ufh 70 INC hotet until al'c3 ua1h" Ae'noF@
row will be tpcht In exploring tho icc'orugo
nnL surrounding objects of interest.
secs. .~.es , to- ne ,,a,s,. 1.s+ne 7o,., :,
AZ -, sr.,.' .......,..;. ~. -,
isaue "'es tn's "'tethtD''' !"e "cettn4 'o-oay
wns principally occisnicst IN hearing tlc reports
If tn. ynrtuus Committees. The programme
eo,nurIscs m extensive lt.t Of subjects for u,s.
-, ,rt,o 1.,.,. ~, .,,o .,~;T ,,,,.. ,,,,o,
."es'o"' i"' =" -. ..,'.. .a... s1sss ''.so
to'fho11o". \ Auhpes u ac'e4ates afoHl u1e
states arc present.
unlor tho authority Of tic Department Of
,,o 1n,n-,,, :, rcn.,,t ~ tho u,v0.t,ou 1t tiud.
t,. H.. In. hno,, i.~,aI ~. rr,,n,. s..,t.,,.
sous hay has osen lssueu' lne report conta!tlss
tue whole or fsof. Hfnts' testimony on this
subject, rtycn before tue Committee of lmmi-
rro,ion and Colonization iatt winter, and II IA
s,,,+,,an",.,.1 ~. 1890. f.a.. H., sa,, @o,s,"
hupsn.,tea ~ s tso'' u. 'au s,'a sa'u sonts
man III INC whalo lsnesles OF Aoosoh baV, IN
support Of his statement that tho great inland
sya contains extensive fishery wealth. A lcttcY
r-,,m NJ uorctstv formcrtv ~ ~, t1nd.nr
ot '' "'5 ~ '"o .A.o0ca
bhy tompahy q SERVICE ID also gwen, which sus'
ta'ncd Prot. ll!nde c''sltcntlon, nn is l'ascd on
cxpcricne gatucd BY five years' residence ut
MDuse FaIturY. IhG Fcport Ia accompanied by
map Of Canada. with zach Erosinee cotorcd 70
Kitow lts lntest boundary ;deeas!ons, and tllr
extent, situation, nlstl character Ut tue public
)asds Vi the country and tts geographical Fela-
t!ous 70 tug Nritist, lses. q The u'ap the
nnt PLACED at 2,k}nilcs. III his report, Lieut.
Col.Dcun's, survryor-Gcnera1, contends That by
such u communication, should tl:u sanno DO
WatA 9tattH'et Rftun!i"S !aH"aF 10 He IN
0.uratton wraterly up the Valley OF tie Nelson
Kiyes, immtgrau:s Hay bc placed on land at
lF1ncc Albert settlement, I'll the Saskatchewan,
inure el,caply anl wItAsu q few hours .. AZ short
y tine us they emu bo sct uaWn In Londont tn
Ontar,o, by the pfcscnt linus Of travel. cItter
through Montreal OF New York. From tlse
occurrence ot this passage iu lhu rst'ort has
clsihnatc.! the Tulaor lint tile Government Ia.
tends t"enttsust ,r railway referred ~, ltlnay
W mehtoass!'n N th'* t1a!ieEttou that the pFoI"sed
road isoM Fort Nelson will join The Canada Pa
villc Railroad at or lear Prince Albert. which
settlement y sit"asta almost rentra!ly tn the
four months u The year Callada, It Is claimed.
will bc enabled on account Of the shortness Ut
the tputn to stefy competition III carrying
through freight fnr that time. Whatever tiu tlle
future Of tic scheme, II u prnhnb!e tl!at thu
Goycrnment Will ask Parliament to vote sum
sufficiently laTEe to equip steamer to finally
decide The question Of the possible navigation
of IT.. lsy au!sn: III o,'alnE ~, *nmns'. lI1.
sun Buy district shya HUT tinFe II q hstbor at
the mouth u Churchill River further north than
Purt Selson witch has iEs douh!e advantages OF
,lriD. lrre lEoC1 Ire hDnle weeks earlier than
Tart Nelson, aud which 'essens The length Of
I'll. MA voyage, willis It does not tnako mule-
rial tntrcasc III Thu !cnGth Ut tstc r',ad.
Application viii lh' 'Iate to farlEansnt Tor
Saskatchewan. lsailroau Compaay," With power
III uuiId AMl n[Wfnts Tine OF railway fron ssel-
Kirk to thy ltcl hlscr, IN Manitoba, westerly
3ant the loucnWoou tiIIls, ~ ftol0t gu tllu
South Saskatchewan lstver; aIao u branch road
with 1,avgablo wa.er in tlso vicinity u Cl4..ie-
buys buy,
f,ly counsel fsea Ia connection with tie Hall.
fax Fishery co'nu,!ssion left umpald will. It Is
Minister Of Justice.
f.tcn!. FofteAcue. Of the Seventeenth 1.zncers,
WIN RECENTLY tAs,ts here IL act an :.ttttionxi
AtIc~:e-Ca'!sp on dir E. q. Hntyth's staff. aui
whose appointment crcatcl u much ,ktHsxtis-
faction amongst cana,iia,, yuIuntccr plti.wrs,
las hcen suddenly recalled tp Euglalut,
Mr. y. II. fraser, Secretary Ut the Ontario
Manufacturers Association, VI ulectiux VI tllr
DLtawa hoard OF lra.iu advocated thu eotstrpr-
tion nf tue Cana.ia i'utiic [t4tiway By liz 1ssuo
OF national TAPER currr,,cy.
under cotsidc,utiun tic utlyisaliuty u cNforc.
itu is.oic stringent RESTRICTIONS III regard Il, tlts
laritxi lor catching iaA IN tho snurrs u| liz,
sasstunc Provinces. The asilertuc,t uf New
brunswick have tecu 40 revklca. ID .a.cl,il.g
larger auppltes usb, ectalY ati,vlt and !u.s,
near tE!,. ,llurr uye bs.rt,tno au,unt de,lctca.