Canada has no National system of education

but under the British North America Act, 1867, the right to legislate on matters respecting education was placed in the hands of the government of the separate provinces. In Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, British Columbia, and Prince Edward Island, the schools are strictly undenominational. In Manitoba all public schools are non-sectarian. In Quebee and Ontario the schools are non-sectarian, but the Protestants and Roman Catholics are allowed separate schools within certain limits. 7 According to the Dominion census of 1901 the Roman Catholic was the strongest denomination, numerically, followed by the Methodist, Presbyter jan, Church of England, Baptist, Luther an, Congregational, i of Christ, Protestant Brethren, Jew, Advent ist, Quaker, Universalist, and Unitarian. é, Canada bas YS main steam railway lines, with 24,104 miles of track completed, and 48 electric lines, with ¥89 miles of track. ‘The capital of the steam lines exceeds $647,00U,00U, of the electric, $51,950,000. ‘The construction of the government railways has cost upward of $215,00U,00U. ‘here are more than 2U0 canal systems, which have cost for construction and enlargement over $03,300,- -* 000, and of these the St. Lawrence system is the most important, although the Well and was the costliest, The banks have a paid-up capital of $100,000,000 and a ets exceeding $1,000,000,000, The net debt of the Dominion is about $324,000,000, The foreign trade has reached $288,635,- 000 in exports and -$361,607,000 in imports, and the mineral production over $90,000,000. The Constitution of Canada is after the model of the mother-country. The Parliament consists of the King. an upper house styled the Senate, and a ouse of Commons. The King is represented by a governor-general, who exercises his authority with the aid and advice of a council of ministers, styled the King’s Privy Council for Canada. ‘The authority of the governor-general is largely nominal, the government really being carried on by the Prime Minister and Council, who are directly responsible to Parliament. The cabinet must be supported by a majority of the House of Commons, or go out of office. The Senate consists of not more than 78 members, The senators are chosen by the governor general-in-Council, and hold the appointment for life. Among other qualifications, a senator must have reai property to the value of $4,000, and must be a resident in the province for which he is appointed. The Speaker of the Senate is nominated by the governor-general. The House of Commons consists of 215 members. The duration of a House of Commons is not to exceed five years, In July, 1885, an Electoral Franchise Act was _ pa ed, providing for a uniform franchise for the whole Dominion in elections for the House of Commons. The House of Commons elects its own Speaker.