The Constitution of Canada

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Identifikator:: 1895543282

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-242408

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Munro, Joseph Edwin Crawford http://d-nb.info/gnd/1113111038

Title:: The Constitution of Canada

Place of publication:: Cambridge

Publisher:: Univ. Press

Year of publication:: 1889

Scope:: XXXVI, 356 Seiten

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Chapter II. Constitutional history of the provinces

Collection:: Economics Books

BRITISH COLUMBIA. 31 The seat of government in British Columbia had been fixed by the 21 & 22 Vic. (i) c. 99 at New Westminster, but Victoria in Vancouver's Island was fixed as the Governor's residence. The complaints of the inhabitants of the main- land regarding the continual absence of the Governor from the seat of government led to the passing of the 26 & 27 Vic. (i) c. 83 establishing separate governments at Victoria and New Westminster. In 1865 the legislature of the island adopted a series of resolutions in favour of union with British Columbia, and by the Imperial Act 29 & 30 Vic. (i) c¢. 67 the two colonies were united. The power and authority of the executive government and of the legislature of British Columbia was extended over the island, and the number of Councillors was increased from 15 to 23 in order to provide for the repre- sentation of the island in the legislature. No other altera- tion was made in the constitution of the legislature, which until the admission of the colony into the union continued to consist of the Governor and a Council. Though British Columbia was not represented at the Admis. Quebec Conference, the legislative Council on the 18th March, ng 1868, unanimously adopted a resolution expressing the desire Dominion. that the province should be admitted into the union. Nego- tiations were entered into with the Dominion and resolutions embodying the terms and conditions agreed upon were adopted by the Dominion Parliament on the 31st March, 1871, and by the legislature of British Columbia. By an Order in Council dated the 16th day of May, 1871", British Columbia was declared to be a province of the Do- minion from the 20th July, 1871. See Appendix.

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