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COLONIZATION REGIONS IN THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC.
(SHOWN BY SJ::(A OINO)

The main rolonization regions of the Province include the North
Western part of Quebec, the Saguenay region (La,ke St. John and Chi-
coutimi counties) and the South Eastern part, (Matane, Matapedia,
Bonaventure and Gaspé counties).
Table 16 shows the progress made for the year 1920 to 1925. The
following figures were given to the Department of Colonization by the
religious authorities of the dioceses of Haileybury, Mount Laurier,
Chicoutimi, Rimouski and Gaspe. The total increase for the above
mentioned period reached over 26,000 inhabitants The population 01
the colonization parishea in the counties of Abitibi and Lake St. John
inareased hy 5,907 and 5,568 respectively. '

l~olonization movement in the Province of Quebec from 1920 to 1925.

COLONIZATION Rr::(lIONR 1020 19~5
?\'Qtth-WC8i Tt,YbOTl of t/w PrœÎ'N.ce:
Ahilihi eOHniv '.' ' . 11,959 17,866
Tom i1:lcluni Ilj;tue coun l.y . 7,932 11,153
Re()ion .Vvdh- Wf',...1. of .i\1or~lT(~aJ a,nd ÛUawa:
Pontiao COUJlt,y.. ..•... . ..........••••••... 3,375 3,888
Hull count.I'.. . . . . . . . . 7.9048 8,006
L~bellecounty . 11,059 12,847
~"'Torlh-Ea8l. Tt:r/;'J/I- of alon(,,.€n.l:
Compri:sillg the couoti....; of Ar'AeDteuil l iY1onLcolm, Terreboone, JolieUe, Bert.hier
and :vtll.1Icinonge... .... .. 6,5~ 7,240
Reaio" of Lake St. J ohll and ChYcoutimi:
Lakc St. Jo [1 coonly.. 14,659 20,227
ChicoutinJi {il., unty ' .. . 5,264 7,799
UdjJiI," South of ~J~~'.c:
]Jotbl!lil\r~'r.oo.nty (101.' exchanged), 1,005 1,869
nf}Jinr" Sou.lh.-A'(...~t. of Qu.eoec:
BeUeclul2lle COnn ty . 2,343 2.300
l\1ün1.11It1.~ôyC'ounty . 3.918 3,355
L'lslell:O\lnt.y . 6,0·15 6,700
Kn.w OUr<\SM county.. 2,721 3,415
TCllL,i ·couat.a county.. 4,B06 6,871
Rimou~ki county .. _ 1,425 1,700
lVIatnne f;ount.y.. . . . 1,127 1,168
M at"peel;" coon ty. . 8,037 9,758
Booavectllrecounly. 2,706 3. 35
Gaspé connly .. 6~f> llil5
102,052 _"2
"Extrac! from tbe T"Po'rt of lite llff
30th Jnue, 1926.