Dominion lands policy /

First published in 1938, this work is important for an understanding of the settlement of the three prairie provinces and of the implementation of the National Policy initiated by Sir John A. Macdonald.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Martin, Chester, 1882-1958
Other Authors: Thomas, Lewis H. (Lewis Herbert), 1917-1982 (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto : McClelland and Stewart, Ã1973.
Series:Carleton library ; no. 69.
Subjects:
Land grants > Canada > History.
Public lands > Northwest, Canadian > History.
Concessions de terres > Canada > Histoire.
Domaine public > Canada (Nord-Ouest) > Histoire.
Terres publiques > Nord-Ouest canadien > Histoire.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
HISTORY > Canada > General.
Land grants
Public lands
Canada
Canada > Canadian Northwest
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Surrender of Rupert's Land
  • 2. 'The Purposes of the Dominion"
  • 3. Railway Land Grants: The C.P.R.
  • 4. Railway Land Grants: Colonization Railways
  • 5. Railway Land Grants: Policies And By-Products
  • 6. School Lands
  • 7. The Free Homestead System: The Background in the United States
  • 8. The Free-Homestead System: The British Provinces
  • 9. The Free-Homestead System for "Dominion Lands"
  • 10. Pre-Emptions and Purchased Homesteads: The Passing of the Free-Homestead System
  • 11. Swamp Lands, Grazing, Timber, Mining and Water Rights
  • 12. "The Natural Resources Question": The Transfer of 1930
  • 13. Federal Policies and Provincial Problems.

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