PRINCE EDV^ARD ISLAND 271
Prince Edward Island.
Constitution and Government.— Prince Edward island was taken into the Confederation on July 1, 1873. From 1534 to 1798 it was known as Isle St. Jean. The Provincial Government is administered by a Lieutenant- Governor and a Legislative Assembly of 30 members, wlio are elected for 4 years, half by real property holders and the remainder by manhood suHra^e
Lie idcncmt- Govern or.— llis Honour Benjamin Kogers. °
The members of the Ministry are as follows : —
Premier and Attorneij-General.—Uow. John A. Mathiesou.
Provincial Secrctanj, Treasurer, and Commissioner for Agriculture —Hon Murdoch McKinnoii,
Commissioner of Public ll'orks.~\\oi\. James A. McNeill.
Ministers withoab Portfolio. —Ron. John McLean ; Hon. A. E. Arsnanet • Hon. John A. Macdonald ; Hon. Murdoch Kennedy ; Hon. W. S Stewart ' Hon. Charles Dalton. * '
Area and Population.— The area of Uie island is 2,184 SCI. miles.
In 1911 the population was 93,728 (47,069 males and 46,6,59 femalesfor 42-91
to thesq. mile. In 1901 it Avas 103,259 showing a decrease by 1911 of
9-23 per cent. The rural population in 1911 was 78,758 (88,304 in 1901) ■
the number of houses in 1911, 18,237 (18,530 in 1901); the number of
tamilies 18,42o (18,^46 m 1901). Population of the principal cities (1911) •—
Charlottetown (capital) 11,203; Summerside, 2,678. ^ ^•
Instruction— There are 478 schools, 17,397 pupils and 591 teachers in the Province.
.Q.^JSance.-The revenue in 1911 was 374,798 dollars and the expenditure 398,490 dollars, leaving a dehcit of 23,692 dollars. The total cash assets of the Province amount to 893,389 dollars and the total liabilities to 877 356 uollars. '
Production and Industry.— The farm land occupied is 1,202 347
^7fi'nnn^^ ^"\ • '""^"^ ^^°* ^^'^^^'« ^l^'^^O acres, in field <>rops 478,000 acres and in i,asture 285,000. The estimated value of farm products
T I o^o^^'cnn!' 1^1^^^ T'- ^^' ^'^^^^'^'^ :-Farm cops, 8,388,000 dollars ; live stock, 2 52o 800 dollars ; dairy produce, 1, 250,000 dollars ; wool, 79,000 dollars • eggs, 525,000 dollars ; total, 12,517,800 dollars. The acreage and i.roduc- tioii of certain crops in 1911 were: wheat. 30,090 acres, 580,000 bushels- barley, 4,561 acres, 117,000 bushels; oats, 175,826 acres, 5,240,000 bushels' potatoes, 34,000 aciv-s, 4,500,000 bushels. The number of hoi^ses 1^1911 wa^^ o3,4^^ (valued at 4,755,593 dollars); cattle, 105,745 (4 752 650 dollars) ; sheep, 108,600 ; pigs, 46,400. There are'46 cheese and butter lactones at which 49,738,910 lbs. of milk were delivered (1910) Fox ranchmg is making great progress.
and'^otipv^'^'fr °i! the fisheries in 1910 was 1,197,556 dollars; lobsters ad o^steis both abound, the former near Charlottetown, the latter in Kichmond Bay, where the oyster fields extend to 15,000 a^res t?m?qfi^l!if^ '"T .^^2 ij^J^^st^-ial establishments, with a capital of ti'tlfe^'flife^o^^^^^^^ -^^^^^-^^-- -^ P-^-"^^^ --^odities
Communications.~Tn 1911 the proA-ince had 269 miles of railway as roKbaratt'.50 .S- ""■' ""'« '■" "'"- "'■ ^'^l"-- ^"^^
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bee also under Canada.