350 
Nova Scotia : 
early colonisation, 22 
Governor Cornwallis, 22 
establishment of a Council, 22 
courts of Judicature, 22 
plan for calling Assembly, 23 
assembly meets 1758, 24 
alterations in representation, 24 
separation of Executive from 
Council, 24 
Cape Breton separated, 24 
re-annexed, 25 
proposal for Union, 25 
votes in favour of Confedera- 
tion, 25 
Legislative Assembly: 
method of election, 64 
privileges, 67 
qualifications of voters, 57 
quorum, 66 
resignation, 71 
Speaker, 66 
{,egislative Council, 72 
Councillors, how appointed, 72 
number of, 72 
qualifications of, 78, 74 
resignation of, 76 
privileges, 76 
quorum, 75 
Speaker, 75 
Number : 
on Committees, 156, 157 
of House of Commons, 123 
of members of the Legislative 
Councils, 72 
of Senate. 149 14% 
INDEX 
Distribution of seats, 63 
History of the Province, 15-22 
originally part of Quebec, 17 
immigration into Colony, 17 
separated from Quebec, 18 
its Constitution, 18 
rebellion of 1837, 18 
Lord Durham’s report, 19 
united to Quebec, 19 
constituted separate Province, 
22 
Legislative Assembly: 
method of Election, 64 
privileges, 67 
qualification of electors, 55 
qualification of members, 61, 62 
quorum, 66 
regignation, 71 
Speaker, 66 
Opening of Parliament, 112 
of provincial legislatures, 47 
Orders in Council ; 
affecting Constitution, 41 
admitting British Columbia, 31 
admitting Prince Edward’s Island, 
34 
admitting North-West Territories 
into Dominion, 27 
Order of business in Legislative Coun- 
cils, 77, 78 . 
Orders, standing. 42 
Paper Money, issue of, 256 
Pardon, right of, 170, 187 
Parliament, Dominion : 
adjournment, 119 
dissolution, 121 
Oath: how summoned, 110 
of legislative Councillor, 74 opening of, 112 
of members of House of Commons parties to legislation, 110 
136 payment of members, 118 
of Senator, 145 privileges, 117 
Officers of House of Commons, 138 prorogation, 120 
Officers, provincial, 242 quorum, 116 
Officers of Dominion, taxes on, 238 Parliament, Imperial: 
Ontario : Acts passed by, 40, 268 
Courts of Civil jurisdiction, 92 legislative powers of, 224, 259, 266 
of Criminal jurisdiction. 108 Party Government, 167, 185