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.