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GENERAL INDEX 169Racicot, Zotique (1845-1915). Roman Catholic admonitions on, 5 135 n.auxiliary bishop of Montreal ;lavish chartering(1905-12), 11 92. in both provinces, 10 393 ; Boston railwayRacine, Antoine (1822-93). Roman Catholic celebration of 1851, 375 ;bishop of Sherbrooke proposed line to(1874-93), 11 90.western boundary, 393-4 ; municipal subRacine, Dominique (1828-88). Roman Catholic scriptions for, sanctioned, 397, 398-9 ; causesbishop of Chicoutimi (1878-88), 11 109.of expansion, 399 ; effect of their adventRacoon. British sloop-of-war, takes possession on Lake shipping, 544-5, 548-9 ; early railof Astoria, 21 61.way steamboats and their routes, 545, 546 ;Radiger, John. Editor of English edition of table showing development (1853), 403;Journal de V Instruction publique, 16 430. expansion between 1849 and 1854, and itsRadisson, Pierre Esprit (c. 1620-c. 1710). Taken results, 5 246 ;cause rise of prices, 247 ;captive by Mohawks and escapes, 1 72-3 ;and ofhis journey south-west of Lake wages, 10 409, 411 ;domestic andSuperior, foreign transit trade in bond with United73-7 ;on the Mississippi, 75 ;south of Lake States, 9 161-2 ; government aid duringSuperior, 77-9 ; baptizes children belonging reciprocity period, 5 249 ; (1858), 250 ;slowto Crees, 11 116 ;area of his discoveries, 1 construction in Lower Canada, 10 403-4 ;111 ;his title to priority of discovery in reduplication ofManitoba, 20 365 his ; voyage to Hudsonlines, 404 ; changes in lawaffecting chartering, 404 ; attraction ofStrait, 1 10 1 ;enters English service, 161 ; capital to, 407-8 ; cause growth in landsails for Hudson Bay but forced to return, speculation, 408 ; trafficking in charters,162, 163, 20 366 ;meets Groseilliers at 408-9 ;bank speculations in, 5 277, 280,Gravesend, 1 164 ;at Fort Nelson, 171; 288-90 ; accelerate mail carriage and inmarries (1672) Mary Kirke, 171 ;deserts the crease postal facilities, 366, 381-2, 394 ;aEnglish and returns to New France, 173 ;cessation of construction, 10 411; increaseshis piracy at Fort Nelson, 174 ;his furs being in provincial expenditures during firstconfiscated at Quebec, he returns to service period, 411 ; extravagant anticipations, 18with English, 174-5 ; his expedition of 1684, 444-5 ;embarrassed finances, 10 409-14 ;175 ;death of, 175.mileage in advance of country s needs, 6 200,Rae, Dr John (1813-93). His exploring expe 10 416 ; proposed express road to Pacific,ditions, 5 298-301, 303-4 ;discovers Franklin 420 ; Quebec resolutions of 1864 and, 420 ;relics, 304 discovers ; gold-bearing veins in illustration of heavy cost of transport inWager Inlet, 22 655 ;witness before House British Columbia, 421 ; rate wars, 429-30 ;of Commons Committee (1857), 21 125. gauge problem, 430-2 ; historical origin ofRae, W. G. Accompanies James Douglas to 4 foot 8 inch gauge, 431 ; adoption ofthe Stikine, 21 69.uniform gauge, 432 ; influence of wheat onRagueneau, Francois (1597-1665), Jesuit, 2 399. expansion, 449-51 ; enlarging the hopperRagueneau, Paul (c. 1608-80), Jesuit, 2 405. without enlarging the spout, 450 ;car ferryRailway and Municipal Board of Ontario. Its transport service, 547-8 ;effect of extensioncomposition, powers, and responsibilities, 18 on immigration, 7 587-8 ; interrelations with482-4 ;number of applications up to 1912, American systems, 9 200, 270, 10 463-4;484 ;salaries of its members, 484 ; its incorporation of smaller lines, 9 200 ; divisionsuccessful work, 9 265.of opinion on government or private ownerRailway Commission. Established (1904), 6 ship, 10 467 ;lines and completed mileage,150 ; constitution and powers of, 150, 328 ; (1860) 410, (1879, 1912)6328; increases innames of chief commissioners (1903-12), mileage (1882-1910), 200; various systems150-1 ;its regulative powers and area of and mileage, 9 288 ; mileage under construcjurisdiction, 10 471 ;successive chairmen of, tion (1912), 10 450 statistics ; (1912), 9 288 ;471 ;extension of its activities, 9 265.mileage, total cost of system, and percentageRailway Committee of the Privy Council. of gross and net earnings on cost of governAbolished (1904), 6 328.ment, 10 465 ; daily average constructionRailway Labour Disputes Act (1903), 9 342-3. (twentieth century), 9 199 ; assist in integraRailway Tax Commission of Ontario (1905), 18 tion of Canada, 10 451 ;Canada s leadership508.inRailways. Special Article National proportion of mileage to population, 9 288.High Dominion and Provinces : : Quebec resoluways Overland, 10 359-472. General : beginnings follow hard on tions, 10 441 ; powers of British Northcompletion of canals, America Act, 441 ; early Dominion ex5 233-4, 249 ; early newspaper discussions penditures exclusively for interprovincialand railway projects, 10 366-70 ;wooden enterprises, 442 ; gradual obliteration ofelevated railway proposed for Champlain distinction between inter- and intra-provincialundertakings, 442 ;and St Lawrence, 368-9 ; opposed byNova Scotia scarters, 369 ; freight and passenger rates, attitude to railway aid, 442-3 ;Dominion369-70 ; provision for state purchase, 370 ; subsidy policy of 1882 and its subsequentChamplain and St Lawrence opened, 370 ; extensions, 443-9 ;aid to Nova Scotia andfirst charter in Upper Canada, 370 ;lavish Quebec lines leads to application fromchartering in Upper Canada, 370-1, 403-4; Ontario for refund of provincial expenditures,affected by abolition of British Corn Laws, 444-5 ; failure372-3 ; diversion of Canadian traffic an to lay down a policy for returnaim of local aid, 446 ; Dominion charters nowof American promoters, 374 ;Lord Grey s sought by intra-provincial undertakings,