INDEX, Absence of Senator, 148 Adjournment of House of Commons, 119 Adjournment of provincial legislature, 49 Administration, Dominion : appointment of officers, 190 examination required, 191 except in certain cases, 191 oath, 192 promotion, 192 civil service, 191 Departments of state, 193 Deputy-Head, 190, 191 his duties, 191 functions of Governor-General, re- garding, 168 officers, how appointed, 190 Administration, Provincial, 84 appointment of ministers, 84 control of, by Dominion, 262 departments, 85 Crown Lands, 86 Education, 86 Law officer, 85 Provincial Secretary, 86 Provincial Treasurer, 86 Public Works, 86 number of Executive Council, 84 Administration of justice, powers re- garding, 242, 243 Admiralty Courts, jurisdiction of, 240 Advice of ministers, when Governor- General must follow, 185 Ace of Senators. 144 Agriculture, powers of Dominion and the provinces, 256 Agriculture, Department of, 208 duties, 208 officials, 208 Aliens, 246 Allegiance, oath of, required from Senators, 145 Alteration of laws existing at Union. 259 Amendment of Constitution, 229 Annual Sessions of provineial legisla- ture, 52 Appeals to Privy Council, 221 by permission of Her Majesty, 221 effect of Canadian Act taking away appeals, 221 election petitions, 221 in insolvency, 221 Appeals from Exchequer to Supreme Court, 217 Appointment ; of legislative councillors, 74 of Lieutenant-Governors on ad- vice of Ministers. 188 of Senators, 145 Appropriation Bill, not referred to a Committee, 157 Area of Canada, 14 Army, Command-in-chief in Queen, 169 Assent to bills, 165, 187 Attorney-General acts as minister of justice, 183 Audit office, 198 99