Registered sea—going tonnage carrying cargo out of the

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Period Total Tonnage Yearly Average 1 Per cent 1874-78 370,050 74,010 187983 380,429 76,086 + 2.8 1884-88 382,152 76 430 + 0.4 1889-93 301,254 60,251 . —2t.1 1894 64,018 i + 6.3 1895 . 77,573 ' +215 1896 73,214 — 5-3 1897 68,682 i — 6,2 189 1 88,848 l +294

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ITS CITY AND TOWNS J-

HARLOTTETOWN, the Capital, and the third in size fit of the cities “of the Maritime,” was founded by Morris / and Deschamp in 1768, and was incorporated in 1855. It is situated at the confluence of the York, Elliot and Hillsborough Rivers, and possesses one of the finest harbors in the world. It is the principal shipping-port of the “Garden Province," and has a thriving trade. This city is the eastern terminus of the Plant Steamship Line, and it is a port of call for the boats of the Quebec Steamship Company, plying between Montreal and Gulf of St. Lawrence Ports. The “City of Ghent” makes weekly round trips between here and Halifax, and there are several local lines. One of the healthiest towns in Canada, it is yearly becoming more desirable as a place of residence. A system of Water Works constructed in 1887-88, at a cost of $165,000, furnishes water that is unsurpassed in excellence in America, pumped direct from a spring, and there is a modern system of sewerage. The city is generously laid out, its streets being wide and many of them shaded, and its four public squares are well kept. Queen Square in the centre of the town is one of the prettiest open spaces in the Dominion. In summer it is a very attractive spot with its beautifully arranged flower beds,