Make a careful study of this pamphlet and decide in a general way on the district in which you wish to settle. Then put yourself in communication with your nearest Canadian Government Agent, whose name appears on the second page of cover. At Winnipeg, and in the offices of any of the Dominion Lands Agents in Central Canada, are maps showing vacant lands. Having decided on the district where you will make your home, the services of a competent land guide may be secured to assist in locating. =33. What is the best way to get there?= Write your nearest Canadian Government Agent for routes, and settlers' low railway rate certificate good from the Canadian boundary to destination for passengers and freight. =34. How much baggage will I be allowed on the Canadian railways?= 150 pounds for each full ticket. =35. Are settlers' effects bonded through to destination, or are they examined at the boundary?= If settler accompanies effects they will be examined at the boundary, without any trouble; if effects are unaccompanied they will go through to the nearest bonding (or customs) point to destination. =36. In case settler's family follow him what about railway rates?= On application to Canadian Government Agent, settlers' low railway rate certificate will be forwarded, and they will be given the settlers' privilege. =37. What is the duty on horses and cattle if a settler should want to take in more than the number allowed free into Canada?= When for the improvement of stock free; otherwise, over one year old, they will be valued at a minimum of $50 per head, and duty will be 25 per cent. =38. How much money must one have to start grain farming and how little can he do with if he goes ranching?= See Chapter "What wins in Central Canada," page 37. =39. How can I procure lands for ranching?= They may be leased from the Government at a low rental. Write for full particulars to Secretary of the Interior, Ottawa, Canada. =40. In those parts which are better for cattle and sheep than for grain, what does a man do if he has only 160 acres?= If a settler should desire to go into stock raising and his quarter-section of 160 acres should not prove sufficient to furnish pasture for his stock, he can make application to the Land Commissioner for a lease for grazing lands for a term of twenty-one years, at a very low cost. =41. Where is information to be had about British Columbia?= Apply to Secretary Provincial Bureau of Information, Victoria, B. C. =42. Is living expensive?= Sugar, granulated, 14 to 18 lbs. for $1, according to fluctuation of market. Tea, 30 to 50 cents a lb.; coffee, 30 to 45 cents a lb.; flour, $2.25 to $3.00 per 98 lbs. Dry goods about Eastern Canada prices. Cotton somewhat dearer than in United States, and woollen goods noticeably cheaper. Stoves and furniture somewhat higher than eastern prices, owing to freight charges. =43. Are the taxes high?=