On the land system of Canada, see Canniff, _History of Settlement of Upper Canada_; and Kingsford, _History of Canada_ (London and Toronto, 1894), vii, pp. 300–313. The feudal tenure was not abolished in Quebec until 1854; but the Act of 1791, separating Upper from Lower Canada, decreed a modern system for the Loyalist settlements.—ED. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Important Historical Publications OF The Arthur H. Clark Company Full descriptive circulars will be mailed on application “The bare title hardly conveys an idea of the interesting lore embraced in this admirably carried out study of the roads and their part in the development of the country.”—_Boston Globe._ The Historic Highways of America by ARCHER BUTLER HULBERT A series of monographs on the History of America as portrayed in the evolution of its highways of War, Commerce, and Social Expansion. Comprising the following volumes: I— Paths of the Mound-Building Indians and Great Game Animals. II— Indian Thoroughfares. III— Washington’s Road: The First Chapter of the Old French War. IV— Braddock’s Road. V— The Old Glade (Forbes’s) Road. VI— Boone’s Wilderness Road. VII— Portage Paths: The Keys of the Continent VIII— Military Roads of the Mississippi Basin. IX— Waterways of Westward Expansion. X— The Cumberland Road. XI, XII— Pioneer Roads of America, two volumes. XIII, XIV— The Great American Canals, two volumes. XV— The Future of Road-Making in America. XVI— Index. Sixteen volumes, crown 8vo, cloth, uncut, gilt tops. A LIMITED EDITION only printed direct from type, and the type distributed. Each volume handsomely printed in large type on Dickinson’s hand-made paper, and illustrated with maps, plates, and facsimiles. Published a volume each two months, beginning September, 1902. PRICE, volumes 1 and 2, $2.00 net each; volumes 3 to 16, $2.50 net each. FIFTY SETS PRINTED ON LARGE PAPER, each numbered and _signed by the author_. Bound in cloth, with paper label, uncut, gilt tops. Price, $5.00 net per volume. “The history of American trails and carries in colonial times; of paths, roads, and highways in our national beginnings; and of our great lake, river, and railroad traffic in later times is and has been of the first importance in our social and political history. Mr. Hulbert has shown himself abundantly able to investigate the subject and put in good form the results of his labors.”—Professor WILLIAM M. SLOANE, _Princeton University_.