Dominion Aid to Agricultural Instruction in Canada: A Review of the Work Performed by the Provinces With the Moneys Granted Under the Agricultural ... Four Year Period, 1913-1917 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Excerpt from Dominion Aid to Agricultural Instruction in Canada: A Review of the Work Performed by the Provinces With the Moneys Granted Under the Agricultural Instruction Act During the Four Year Period, 1913-1917

Under The Agricultural Instruction Act, passed by the Parliament of Canada in 1913, the sum of ten million dollars was set apart for expenditure by the provinces on agricultural instruction and demonstration during the ten years ending March 31, 1923. Four years of the period have now elapsed, and $3,400,000 has been distributed among the provinces for the benefit of agriculture. With the year 1917-18 the grants to the provinces (which have been made on a gradually ascending scale) reach their maximum, there to remain until the completion of the period. It would appear, therefore, that the time is opportune for the presentation of a summary of the work hitherto accomplished.

The work performed under The Agricultural Aid Act has not been taken up in the ensuing pages. The progress made under The Agricultural Instruction Act, since it came into effect in 1913 until the conclusion of the past fiscal year, March 31, 1917, alone is dealt with. The Agricultural Aid Act was passed by the Parliament of Canada in 1912. Under its provisions, the sum of $500,000 was distributed among the provinces of Canada on the basis of population. The purpose of the grant was to enable the provinces to enlarge the foundation upon which a future structure might be raised, and no special restrictions were placed upon the expenditure of the moneys thus provided. The manner in which this preliminary grant was made use of indicated the need of funds for educational or instructional purposes. These objects were regarded as forming not only the basis for successful agricultural production in its widest sense, but also the basis for rural social welfare and advancement.

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