Page 7 - Annuaire Statistique Québec - 1949

VII

Chapter three had already been composed and printed when the provincial
houses were dissolved and, for this reason, the members elected in the provincial
general elections held on July 16, 1952, are listed in an Appendix. The principal
manufacturing statistics for the year 1950 and the territorial distribution of the
Province by economic regions are also given in Appendixes. Economists, sociolo-
gists and statisticians tend to group numericlll data more and more by economic
regions. Besides, there exists some confusion as to the meaning attached to the
terms, electoral county, municipal county and census county. The synoptical
table published as an Appendix is intended to clear up misconceptions and to
define exaetly wbat the Bureau of Statistics understands by an economic region.
Increased use of this teITitorial division is being seriously considered. It will
be noted tbat, in the present edition, statistics of manufactures for tbe year
1949 are distributed in this way. In fortbcoming editions, statistics pertainillg
to population, areaB seeded, live stock, etc ... may be divided in Il Bimilar manner.

The 1951-52 edition of the Yel1r Book was prepared by the undersigned
with the assistance of Mr. Maurice Rousseau and the staff of the Bureau of
Statistics. The text was translated into English by Miss jArIine Généreux.
The charts were draughted by the Department of Trade und Commerce's divi-
sion of Cartography.

1'0 ail who contributed, in one way or another, to t,he preparation of this
volume, l offer my sincere tbanks.

J. C. McGEE,
Actin(J Director.

BUREAU OF STATISTIC8,
Quebec, November, 1952.