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has an area of about seventy-five acres. Within its limits are tennis courts, and cricket and football fields—the scenes of animated gatherings through the summer and autumn days. From Fort Edward,with its six grim dogs of war—now happily silent—may be obtained fine harbour and river views. The park is full of charming vistas, through which the soft roads wind, and beautiful trees, in the shade of which the tourist revels in the enchanting sylvan scenes. Nearer the city is Government House. The Exhibition Grounds and Driving Park, and the Charlottetown Athletic Association property, contain good racing tracks, that of the former being pro- nounced one of the best in the Maritime Provinces. Out in the East Royalty are the Belvidere Golf Links, unsurpassed for beauty of situation by any links in Canada. There are three daily and several weekly and bi-weekly newspapers. Religious, national and fraternal societies are well repre- sented. The leading hotels are the Victoria, Queen, Revere, and Plaza. The manufacturing establishments comprise a light and power company—furnishing electricity and gas— machine shops, tobacco factories, a pork factory, a flour mill, a boot and shoe factory, a condensed milk factory, and minor industries. The city’s affairs are managed by a mayor and eight councillors ; and its population is about 12,000.

Mount Stewart, Hunter River, Bradalbane, New Glasgow, Pownal and Vernon River are the principal villages in Queen’s County.

King’s County.—King’s County occupies the east end of the Island, contains twenty-one lots, and has an area of about 412,000 acres. Its populatlon is 19,826. Georgetown is the only town; its population is about 1,000, and it is situated thirty miles east of Charlottetown at the confluence of the Cardigan, Montague and Brudenell Rivers. It was origin— ally called the Port of Three Rivers, and had a large timber trade, but is now best known as the most accessible winter port of the Island. Souris, sixty miles from Charlottetown,