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    This document contains two summaries. The first is a table listing distances in miles from various Canadian and American cities to Toronto. The second discusses legal weights and measures in Canada, including that a bushel of various goods like wheat and potatoes must weigh specific amounts unless otherwise agreed, and defines the standard ton as 2,000 pounds and barrel sizes.

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    Distances from Toronto.

    M IL&S MILES
    Amherst, N. S. 951 New Glasgow, N. S. 1,071
    Brandon, Man. 1,420 N. Westmm'ter, B.C 2,761
    Brantford, Ont. 05 North Bay, Ont. 227
    Belleville, Ont. 113 Niagara Falls, Ont. 83
    B'ockville, Ont. 208 Ottawa, Ont. 256
    Calgary, Alb, 2,127 Owen Sound, Ont. !2°
    Chatham, Ont. 179 Peterboro, Ont. 76
    Cobalt, Ont. 330 Port Arthur, Out. 856
    Dawson City, Yukon 4,193 Quebec, Que. 505
    Edmonton, Aib. 2,319 Regina, Sask. 1,64!)
    Fort William, Ont. 862 Rossland, B. C. 2,24;
    Gait, Ont. 57 Sherbrooke, Que. 434
    Goderich, Ont. 134 Sydney, N. S. 1,23:*'
    Guelph, Ont. 48 St. Catharines, Ont. 21
    Halifax, N. S. 1,089 St. John, N. B. 814
    Hamilton, Ont. 39 Vancouver, B. C. 2,71
    Kingston, Ont. 103 Victoria, B. C. 2,853
    London, Ont. 115 Windsor, Ont. 223
    Montreal, Que. 333 Winnipeg, Man. 1,287

    Legal Weights and Measures In Canada.


    By Acts of 1879 and 1898, the measure of the iollow-
    ing articles must be determined by weight, unless by
    special agreement, the weight equivalent to a bushel
    being as follows :—
    Wheat, 60 Ibs. Indian Corn, 56 Ibs. Rye, 50 Ibs.
    Pease, 60 Ibs. Barley, 48 Ibs. Malt, 30 Ibs. Oats,
    34 Ibs. Beans, GO Ibs. Flax seed, 50 Ibs. Hemp,
    44 Ibs. Blue grass seed, 14 Ibs. Lime, 70 Ibs. Castor
    beans, 40 Ibs. Potatoes, CO Ibs. Turnips, 60 Ibs. Car-
    rots, 60 Ibs. Parsnips, 00 Ibs. Beets, 00 Ibs. Onions,
    50 Ibs. Bituminous coal, 70 Ibs. Clover seed, 60 Ibs.
    Timothy, 43 Ibs. Buckwheat, 48 Ibs.
    And the ton was decreed to be 2,000 Ibs.
    By recent Acts it is ordered that for apples the barrel
    shall be 90 quarts. Size, length, 20 inches between
    head (inside measure) ; diameter (head) 17 inches ;
    middle diamete r , 18 1-2 inches. Boxes, 11x10x20 inches
    containing 2,200 cubic inches.

    The Great Lakes.


    Lakes l.enstli Breadth Area Heij't above sei
    Superor, 390 mi. lt)0 mi. 31,420 sq. mi. 602ft.
    Huron i,w
    Georgian Bay, 400 " ICO " 24,000 " " 575"
    St. Clair, 25 " 25 " 360 " " 570"
    Erie, 250 " CO " 10,000 " " 566"
    Ontario, 190 " 02 " 7,330 " " 240"
    Michigan 345 " 58 " 25,590 " " 578"
    Distance from tidewater on the St. Lawrence a:
    Three Rivers, Quebec, to Port Arthur, Lake Superior
    1,360 miles.

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