340 
INDEX. 
Auditor-General, 198 
duties. 198. 201 
Civil Service, jurisdiction of Dominion, 
242 
Clerk of House of Commons, 139 
Commission of Governor-General, 163 
Commission of Lieutenant-Governor, 
80 
Committee: 
bills relating to trade or money 
introduced in, 153 
bills usually referred to, 157 
except the Appropriation bill, 157 
chairman of, 158 
examination of witnesses before, 
157 
kinds of, 155 
1. of the whole, 155 
2. special, 155 
(a) Standing Committees, 155 
for what subjects appointed, 155 
number of members, 155 
(b) Special, to consider specific 
subjects, 156 
number of members, 156 
who can be members, 156 
3. joint, 156 
on private bills. how nominated, 
161 
procedure on going into Commit- 
tee, 158 
report, 158 
Communications between House of 
Commons and Senate, 159 
Conference between the two Houses. 
159 
Conflicts between Provinces and Domi. 
nion, 11 
Congress of United States, compared 
with Dominion Parliament, 9 
Consolidated Fund, 199, 202 
Constitution, sources of law of, 40 
amendment of, 224, 265. 
266 
as regards House of Commons, 230 
Governors, 230 
Legislative Assembly, 231 
Legislative Council, 230 
Privileges, 231 
Constitutional Act 1791. 18 
Ballot, voting by, 65, 1834 
Banking, regulation of, 256 
Bankruptcy, 247 
jurisdiction regarding, 247 
meaning of word in section 91, 250 
of Senator, 148 
procedure, 252 
Banks, incorporation of, 255 
tax on, 237 
Bills, three readings required, 79, 152 
Bills of Exchange, regulation of, 256 
Breach of Privilege, 70 
British Columbia: 
History of the Province, 29—31 
early government, 29 
rights of Hudson’s Bay Company. 
29 
constitution, 29 
governor appointed, 30 
governor legislates, 30 
legislative Council appointed, 30 
seat of Government, 31 
onion with Vancouver’s Island. 
31 
Admitted into Dominion, 31 
Courts of Civil jurisdiction, 104 
of Criminal jurisdiction, 108 
Legislative Assembly : 
distribution of seats, 48 
method of election, 64 
privileges, 67 
qualification of members, 61, 62 
of voters, 60 
quorum, 66 
resignation, 71 
speaker, 66 
Terms of Union, 813 
British North America Act. 278 
Cape Breton, 24 
Census, 241 
Chairman of Committees, 189, 158 
Charlottetown Conference, 21, 37 
Citizenship of Senators, 144 
Jitizenship, loss of by Senator. 148