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concentrated at Akwete on February 1. Opposition has been constantly
encountered, but the results obtained were satisfactory, several
important towns having submitted. The above columns moved on
March 1 northwards from Olele, Asa, and Obegu respectively.
Northern Nigeria.— A force under Colonel Morland, the comman
dant, left for Lake Chad at the end of January, via Bauchi. Owing to the
great distances to be traversed, some time must elapse before any detailed
account of the expedition can be received. There is reason to believe
that this expedition will mark the commencement of a permanent occu
pation of this remote portion of the British sphere, and that a garrison
under white ofificers will be established at some point on the shores of the
lake.
A British Resident has been established at Zaria, an important Hausa
town belonging to the Amir of Sokoto. A new and important garrison has
been established at Ilorin.
Canada. The total population of the Dominion at the end of 1901 was
5,369,666.
In Rossland and the boundary districts of British Columbia the gold
and copper ore output for last year amounted in aggregate to 660,000 tons.
A bulletin issued by the Minister of Mines estimates the value of the
mineral production of British Columbia in 1901 at $20,713,501, being an
increase of 25 per cent, over the previous year. The lode mines show an
increase over 1900 of 57 per cent.
The treatment of lead ore by the Canadian Pacific Company’s smelter,
the reduced freight, and the Dominion bonus, will greatly stimulate the
silver industry.
The aggregate foreign trade for the six months ended December 31 last
showed an advance of $13,605,066 over the same period in 1900. The
imports increased by $8,076,537, and the exports by $5,528,529. The
additional exports include nearly $2,000,000 in fisheries, over $4,000,000
in agriculture, and $750,000 in manufactures.
Since the beginning of the Boer War, the Daminion has sent food and
forage to the value of $7,000,000 to South Africa on behalf of the War
Office.
Sir Oliver Mowat, the Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, opened the
Legislative Council on January 8.
The Dominion Parliament was opened by Lord Minto, the Governor-
General, on February 13.
Senator Templeman, of British Columbia, has entered the Cabinet as
Minister without portfolio.
Mr. David Mills, k.c., Minister of Justice in the Dominion Cabinet,
has resigned his portfolio, and accepted a Judgeship of the Supreme Court
of Canada. He is succeeded by Mr. C. Fitzpatrick, k.c., the Solicitor-
General.
Mr. Gordon Hunter, k.c., has been appointed Chief Justice of British
Columbia.
The Royal Commission on the subject of Chinese immigration, after a
thorough investigation, recommends that the further immigration of