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in fishing and lobster packing is carried on in the county, particularly in the vicinities of Murray Harbour, Georgetown, Souris and St. Peters. In Georgetown there is a large plant for the curing of herring, while in Souris there is an experimental fish dryer for curing of fish by the latest and most up- to-date methods. This is an experimental station under government control for the purpose of teaching their fishermen the latest and most improved methods of preparing their fish for foreign markets. There are meat canning factories at Montague, Souris and Carigan, and several cheese and butter factories throughout the county. At Mon- tague there are two carriage factories, a sash and door factory, a furniture factory and two roller mills. The ship-building industry, once so important, is now a thing of the past. About a quarter of a century ago on the banks of most every river in the country were seen ships on the stocks, but as an industry it died out years ago. There are three gentlemen, however, who well deserve special mention in having conducted this business down to even the present time, each of whom has launched a ship within the past few years. We refer to Honorable Daniel Gordon, of Georgetown, Thomas Kirckman, Esquire, of Souris, and George Wightman, Esquire, of Montague. These three gentlemen are in active business yet and form a connecting link between the past and present. As far as the shipping of produce from the county is concerned the most of it is exported in schooners that carry the freight from the different shipping ports. The largest amount is exported from Montague and consists chiefly of farm prod- uce that is shipped to Halifax, Sydney and Boston markets. Large quantities are also shipped from the ports of Murray river,

Murray Harbour, Georgetown, Cardigan, Annandale, Souris and St. Peter’s.

From a political standpoint Kings County has had its honours, and the leaders of public thought in both political parties have sought election in her constituencies. ' For years the St. .Peter’s district had the hOnour of returning to Parliament the late Honourable Edward Whelan, whose name was almost a household word in the pro— vince. In later years the same district re- turned to Parliament Honourable William Wilfred Sullivan (now chief justice), then Premier and Attorney General. While at the _ present time the capable leader of the local government, Honourable Arthur Peters, K. C., is a representative of thesame district. The Georgetown district has had such men in Parliament as Roderick McAuley, T. Haviland, Honourable Daniel Gordon and Mr. J. A. Mathieson, K. C., who at the pree- ent time is leader of the Conservative oppoa sition in the local Legislature of the prov- .

ince. The Cardigan district has been tep- :

resented, and ably represented, by the fol- lowing men whose names are revered and re- spected by all who knew them before they passed beyond. We refer to Cyrus Shaw, Hugh Lord McDonald, James E. McDonald and Malcomb McDonald. The Murray Har- bour district has elected men of the stamp of Joseph Wightman, Edward Thornton, James E. Robertson, M. D.(now Honourable Sen- ator Robertson), Samuel Prowse, Honour- able L. H. Davies (now Sir Louis Davie8, a Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada), and Honourable Donald Alexander McKin- non, now Lieutenant Governor of the province. The East Point district has done itself the honour to elect such men as the Honourable Emanuel McEachem, Thomas Kickham, Honourable James R. McLean,