Quebec Boundaries Extension: It extends from the 45th parallel of north latitude, its boundary with the United States, to latitude 62° 35' north, at Cape Wolstenholme; and from long' tude 79° 33' 20" west, its westernmost boundary with Ontario, to longitude 57° 7' west, at the Strait of Belle Isle, opposite Newfoundland. Its area is 594,860 square miles, or 15.5 per cent of Canada's area, and comprises 523,860 square miles of land and 71,000 square miles of water.1 A great part of the area consists of the Territory of Ungava (351,780 square miles) annexed in 1912 under the Quebec Boundaries Extension Act.
The fall of Quebec City to the British in 1759 and the surrender of Montreal in 1760 marked the end of the Seven Years' War in America. By the Treaty of Paris (1763), Quebec became a British colony, and was governed under the terms of a royal proclamation until the adoption in London of the Quebec Act in 1774. The territory of Quebec, as defined in this act, extended to the Labrador coast and included in the west and south the areas of the present states of Michigan, Wis¬consin, Illinois, Ohio, and Indiana. The act guar¬anteed the maintenance of French civil law and customs and the freedom of the Roman Catholic Church.See Also De¬limit The Boundaries Of India:The Punjab Boundary Commission (Radcliffe Commission) which was formed in 1947 to de¬limit the boundaries of India and Pakistan, awarded the whole of the 14 westernmost districts and portions of Lahore and Gurdaspur districts, with a total population of about 15,802,000 persons (3,997,000 of whom were non-Muslims) to Pak¬istan, and the whole of 11 eastern districts to¬gether with the remaining portions of Lahore and Gurdaspur districts, with a population of ap¬proximately 12,697,000 (of whom 4,427,000 were Muslims) to India. In addition, the Punjab States, with a population of 4,469,000 (of whom 939,000 were Muslims) went to India. As these figures show, there were large religious minorities left on either side of the demarcation line.
WITH GARDENS a sense of enclosure is important. On small lots the bound¬aries may be those of the property or even plantings or other pleasant features on a neighbor's property, for when I speak of boundaries I mean not those of the lot but those that limit the view. On larger grounds the boundaries to views may be well within the property lines.
On The Other Hand See These Boundaries:Boundaries are of many kinds. Never install one that gives any suggestion of being a spite fence. Many American com¬munities are characterized by a complete absence of fences, walls or hedges around front yards; and grounds of all houses on the street merge into one delightful park-like picture of lawns, trees and shrubbery. If you live in such a community think well before you introduce what is likely to be an incongruous note by sharply defining lot boundaries seen from the street. The mere suggestion of definition by the skill-ful use of a flowering tree, shade tree, evergreen or clumps of shrubs is the most be done and ev.en then great restraint is needed.
Boundaries are of many kinds. Never install one that gives any suggestion of being a spite fence.
Many American com¬munities are characterized by a complete absence of fences, walls or hedges around front yards; and grounds of all houses on the street merge into one delightful park-like picture of lawns, trees and shrubbery. If you live in such a community think well before you introduce what is likely to be an incongruous note by sharply defining lot boundaries seen from the street. The mere suggestion of definition by the skill-ful use of a flowering tree, shade tree, evergreen or clumps of shrubs is the most.
WITH GARDENS a sense of enclosure is important. On small lots the bound¬aries may be those of the property or even plantings or other pleasant features on a neighbor's property, for when I speak of boundaries I mean not those of the lot but those that limit the view. On larger grounds the boundaries to views may be well within the property lines. The smaller the lot the more necessary it is, as a rule, to define its own margins. The extent to which they are emphasized depends upon a variety of circumstances as does the means of marking them. If you are fortu¬nate enough to have good views of moun¬tains, sea or pleasant country you certainly won't want to block these boundaries. By careful planting you can, perhaps, frame the views to enhance them and direct attention to them. In other places, it may be desirable to install solid backgrounds higher than eye level to block displeasing views or gain privacy.
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