The Constitution of Canada

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Identifikator:: 1796380105

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-196168

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: National origins provision of immigration law

Place of publication:: Washington

Publisher:: Gov. Pr. Off.

Year of publication:: 1929

Scope:: III, 171 S

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Statement of Hon. John W. McCormack, representive in congress from the state of Massachusetts

Collection:: Economics Books

MANITOBA. oY the North West Territory, or either of them, into the Union on such terms and conditions in each case as should be expressed in such addresses and as Her Majesty should approve, subject to the provisions of the Act, and it was further declared that any Order in Council in that behalf should have the force of an Act of Parliament. In 1867 the Canadian Houses of Parliament adopted a Admission joint address to Her Majesty praying for the admission of the Terri- above two territories into the Union: but it was found that °F the then existing charter of the Hudson's Bay Company which owned and enjoyed certain rights over a portion of the territory in question, would prevent full powers of govern- ment and legislation over Rupert’s Land and the North West Territory being transferred to the Canadian Parliament. To remedy this state of things the « Rupert's Land Act, Dubus 1868,” was passed, enabling the Hudson’s Bay Company 186s. to surrender to Her Majesty and Her Majesty to accept a surrender of all their lands and rights enjoyed under their Letters Patent, provided that the terms and conditions on which Rupert's Land was to be admitted into the Dominion should be approved by Her Majesty and embodied in an address from both Houses of the Dominion Parliament. The details of the surrender being settled a second address was presented to Her Majesty in 1869, and on the 24th June, 1870, it was by Order in Council? declared that from the 15th day of July, 1870, the North West Territory and Rupert's Land were to be admitted into and become part of the Dominion. The admission was made subject to the terms and con- ditions contained in the addresses, but on looking at the addresses it will be found that the first address relating to the North West Territory contains only two clauses of importance, viz. (1) “the Government and Parliament of Canada will be Condi- ready to provide that the legal rights of any corporation, com- tions. 1 81 & 32 Vie. (i) c. 105. 2 See Appendix.

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