CHAPTER VII 
METHOD OF LEGISLATION. 
THE procedure and practice of the Provincial Legislatures 
are regulated partly by the provisions of the British N orth 
America Acts, partly by provincial statutes, partly by orders 
and resolutions of each Legislature, and partly by usages 
which though unwritten are recognized and followed. 
The hour of meeting varies in the different Provinees : Hour of 
in British Columbia, it is 11 o'clock, in Nova Scotia 12 o'clock, Meeting. 
and in Ontario, Quebec and Manitoba 8 o'clock. If the 
business of the House is not concluded at 6 o'clock the 
Speaker leaves the chair until half-past seven. The House 
at its rising on Friday as a rule stands adjourned until the 
following Monday. 
Order of Business. The business in the Provincial Duley of 
Assemblies is generally as follows: 
Every day certain routine business is taken in the follow- 
ing order ;— 
Ll. Presenting Petitions. 
2. Reading and Receiving Petitions. 
3. Presenting Reports by Standing and Select Com- 
mittees. 
4. Motions, 
After the above routine business is disposed of, the order 
of business varies according to the day and the province.