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Title Immigration Agents Reports, 1889 [Folder 1]
Author Jacobsen, Henry C; Macdonald, P A; Webster W A; Baker, A J; Alexander, R L; Bennett, Thomas; Acton, W H; Brown, Robert W; Smith, John; Sutherland, M; Gerald, A S
Date 31 Jun-31 Dec 1889
Document Type Report; Correspondence
Reference R194-64-6-E, Volume 2395, Folder 2
Library / Archive Library and Archives Canada
Collection Name Department of Agriculture: Immigration
Description Reports discussing the activities of immigration agents during the year. Includes particulars about Mennonite settlements in Canada, reports on the quarantine station at Grosse Île, the colonisation of Manitoba, immigration to Winnipeg, lists of livestock and their condition and the class of immigrants arriving in Canada. Also includes letters from emigrants describing their settlement and experiences, migration statistics and information on the prospects within American states.
Series Description Records created and maintained by the Immigration Branch of the Department of Agriculture. As immigration and colonization became increasingly important to the new Dominion government, the high volume of information flowing into and required from the Minister's office overwhelmed the docket system of record-keeping.
Theme(s) Arrivals: Ports and Early Experiences; Onward Travel
Country (from) Great Britain; Germany; China
Country (to) Canada; Argentina; United States of America
Places Grosse Île, Quebec, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Oklahoma, Kansas, United States
Ports Port Arthur, London, Ontario, Hamilton, Canada; Hong Kong, China
Nationality English; Scandinavian; German; European; Chinese; Asian
Ships Ontario; Premier
People Carling, John
Keywords agent, food, agriculture, farming, quarantine, health and sickness, disease, medical staff, colonisation, colony, livestock, Canadian Pacific Railway, labour, climate, female emigration, homestead, settlement, domestic service, mechanics, labourer, industry, employment
Language English; French
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