Page 41 - Annuaire Statistique Québec - 1918

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7th Gùverno'l' General: Lord Minlo (1898 to 1904).

1899.-Reduction to 2 cents of the postal rate on letters in Canada. Consolidation of the
Education laws and the laws relating to the Provincial fisherics. Mgr Diomède
Fo.lconio o.ppointed Permanent Apostolic Delegate at Ottawa. Boer war. Des-
patch of the 6rst Canadian contingent to South Arrica.
1900.-8econd contingent sent to South Arrica. Extensive conflagration at Hull and
Ottawa. Losscs $10,000,000, also 7 lives.
1901.-Death of Queen Victoriaafter a reign of 64 years. Edward VII ascended the throne
of Great Britain. Greot fire at Montreal: losses $2,200,000. Wireless-telegraphy
station instnlled at Belle-Islc. Census of Canado. gave a population of 5,369,-
666 souls of whom 1,648,898, were in the Province of Quebec. Visit of the
Prince of Wales to Cn..nado..
1902.-Golden jubilee of Laval University. First Congress of the French Speaking 1'1edical
men of North America. 1\-1gr Donat Sbaretti appointed 2nd ApostoJic Delegate
to Canadn..
1903.-Congress of the Boards of Trade of the British Empire at Montreal.

8th Governor Genem/ : Earl Grey (1903 ta 1910).
1904.-Erection of the diocese of Joliette. General elections, Sir Wilfrid Laurier returned ta
power at Ottawa.
1905.-Two new provinces entered Confederation: Alberta and Saskatchewan. Erection
of the apostolic vicariate of the Guli of St. Lo.wrence. Hon. Lomer Gouin became
Prime Minister of the Province of Quebec.
190G.-8ettlement of the Federal subsidies question ta the advantage of the provinces, artel'
the third interprovincio.l conference, held at Ottawa, at the caU of Hon. Lomer
Gouin. Quebec received 81,110,486 more than before from Ottawa.
1907.-SehooI of Higher Commercial Studies at Montreal and technicalschools of Montreal
and Quebec founded. Colln.pse of the Quebec bridge, 80 lives lost. School of
Surveying founded at Quebec and affiliated with the Arts Faculty of Laval
University. Innuguration of the Better Roads poIicy. Golden jubilee of the
Laval Normal School, Quebee.
1908.-eelebration of the Tercenteruuy of Quebec's foundation. Unveilinp; of the Lava.I
Monwnent. Quebec sent an agent-genera] ta London. Conflagration at Three
Hivers; 300 houses burnt ; loss $1,500,000.
9'l'H LIEUT. GOVERNOR: Sm C. A. P. PELLE'l'IER (1908 TO 1911).
1909.-First plenary oouncil of Quebec under the presideney of the Apostolic Delegate,
Mgr. Sbaretti. Taschereau law relative to accidents to workingmen. Revision
of the Statutes of the Province of Quebec. Creation of the Public Utilities
Commission.
1910.-Quebec Forestry Sehool established. Employment bureaux instituted at Quebee
and Montreal. Great Eucharistic Congress at Montreal. Temperance congress
at Quebec. A court for juvenile delinquents organ.ized at Montreal. Opening
of the School of Higher Commercial Studies at Montre~l. The vote for Educa-
tion increased by $50,000,00.
9th GovemQr General: His Royal Highness The Duke of Connaught (1911 ta 1916).
lOTH LIE"lJT. GOVERNOR: Sm FRANÇOIS IANGELIER (1911 TO 1915).
1911.-ereation of a third transcontinental by (the Canadian Northern) the braneh
cOlU1ectiog Montreal with Port Arthur. Opening of the technical schools at
Quebec and Montreal. St. JoJmJs CoUege foundcd. Advent to power at Ottawa
of the·Borden Government. The appropriations for educat.ion inereased by
$82,500. Canada's population 7,206,643 of whom 2,003,232 in the Province of
Quebec. College of St. Alexl111dre de la Gatineau founded. Two inspectors-
general of primary education appointed : Ml'. C. J. Magnan for the Catholies and
Ml'. J. C. Sutherbnd for the Protestants.
1912.-Crei1tion of the Roads Branch. The territory of Ungava added to the Province of
Quebec, making its area 351,780 square miles Iarger. Act to abolish toU bridges
in the province. $200,000 more added ta the vote for education. The Laval
Universities of Quebee and M00 treal and McGil! each given~ a public grnnt of
$25,000 and that of Lennoxville $2,500. lst Congresa of the French language