7o TOURING QUEBEC AND THE MARITIMES

the steamers leave the dock at “quarter-after, half—past, quarter-to and at.”

Province House, built in the first quarter of the 19th century, occupies a block in the heart of the city. Its architecture is greatly admired by connoisseurs. The Legislative Library is especially worthy of a visit and the grounds are adorned with two fine statues—Joseph Howe on the one side, and a memorial of the South African war on the other.

Government House, the official residence of the

Lieutenant- Governor of the Province, built in 1800-1805, is also a very fine structure. ' We saw the birthplace of Sir Joseph Howe, Pine Hill Divinity Hall, The Armoury, City Hall, School for the Blind, Young Men’s Christian Association, The Exhibi- tion area, and a number of manufacturing plants such as Brandram Henderson Paint Works, etc.

Across from Halifax and picturesquely nestled on the eastern side of the harbour is the town of Dartmouth, the third most important port in the world.

Dartmouth is rich in historic romance, and in its early days was a thick forest, the playgrounds of savage In- dians, who attacked and scalped the first white settlers and depopulated the townsite for a period.

A point of great interest in Dartmouth is the old Shu- benacadie Canal, built at great expense to connect the Bay of Fundy with the Atlantic, but was a financial failure and subsequently abandoned. Remains of the old locks may be seen at various points.

Mount Hope Hospital for the Insane is in Dartmouth, and has one of the most beautiful situations in the whole Province.

What a privilege was ours to be numbered among the thousands of spectators within and without the enclosure