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CANADA 1940:  THE OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF PRESENT CONDITIONS AND RECENT PROGRESS.  THE ROYAL VISIT EDITION.

CANADA 1940: THE OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF PRESENT CONDITIONS AND RECENT PROGRESS. THE ROYAL VISIT EDITION.

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CANADA 1940: THE OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF PRESENT CONDITIONS AND RECENT PROGRESS. THE ROYAL VISIT EDITION.

by Euler, W.D., Foreword. Prefatory Note by R.H. Coats

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Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Department of Trade and Commerce, 1940. 202 pp, 8 5/8" H. Many b&w photographs, drawings, tables, etc. (some fold out). Colour portraits of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth plus fold-out map of "The Royal Tour of Canada, May 17 to June 15, 1939. Contents: Canada's War Program and Economic Conditions at the Close of 1939; The Wetern Oil Situation - Its Possibilities and Its Problems; The Constitution and Government of Canada; Population - Vital Statistics - Public Health and Welfare; Wealth - Production - Income; Agriculture; The Forest Wealth of Canada - Lumbering - Pulp and Paper; Mines and Minerals; The Fisheries of Canada; The Fur Trade; The Water Powers of Canada; Construction; Labour - Unemployment Relief - Old Age Pensions; Transportation and Communications; External Trade of Canada - Non-Commodity Exchanges; Internal Trade - Wholesale and Retail Trade - Freight Movements - Security Prices - Commondity Prices - Cost of Living; The Manufacturers of Canada; The National Parks of Canada; Public Finance; Currency - Banking - Insurance - Loan and Trust Companies - Capital Investments, etc.; Education - The National Research Council; Index. Royal visit information includes a picture section at the front and a two page itinerary and three-section map at rear. Interior - small area of damage/perforation on title page - archivally taped, soft crease at fore-edge of pages up to approx. page 110, small soft crease at bottom edge of pages from rear of book back to approx. page 70. Exterior - wrinkling down spine, light wear on spine edges, two very small soft corner creases, small bump/crease at bottom edge of rear cover, tiny chip at top of front hinge.. Soft Cover. Very Good-.

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Title
CANADA 1940: THE OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF PRESENT CONDITIONS AND RECENT PROGRESS. THE ROYAL VISIT EDITION.
Author
Euler, W.D., Foreword. Prefatory Note by R.H. Coats
Format/Binding
Paperback
Book Condition
Used - Very Good-
Publisher
Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Department of Trade and Commerce
Place of Publication
Ottawa
Date Published
1940
Keywords
Canada, 1940, King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, Royal Tours, 1939, Alberta, Banking, British Columbia, world War II, Second World War, Dairy Industry, Employment, Exports, Farming, Fishing, Fisheries, Government, Labour, Manitoba, Manufacturing, Mining, Mi
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Royalty; Canada - General;

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