Drarr or InstrUCTIONS passed under the Royal Sign-Manual 
and Signet to the Governor-General of the Dominion of 
Canada. 
Dated 5th October, 1878. 
VICTORIA R. 
Instructions to our Governor-General in and over our Dominion 
of Canada, or, in his absence, to Our Lieutenant-Governor or 
the Officer for the time being administering the Government of 
Our said Dominion. 
Given at Our Court at Balmoral, this Fifth day of October, 
1878, in the Forty-second year of Our Reign. 
WHEREAS by certain Letters-Patent bearing even date here- 
with, We have constituted, ordered and declared that there shall 
be a Governor-General (hereinafter called Our said Governor 
General) in and over Our Dominion of Canada (hereinafter called 
Our said Dominion), And we have thereby authorized and 
commanded Our said Governor-General to do and execute in due 
manner all things that shall belong to his said command, and to 
the trust we have reposed in him, according to the several powers 
and authorities granted or appointed him by virtue of the said 
Letters-Patent and of such Commission as may be issued to him 
under Our Sign-Manual and Signet, and according to such 
Instructions as may from time to time be given to him, under 
Our Sign-Manual and Signet, or by Our Order in Our Privy 
Council, or by Us through One of Our Principal Secretaries of 
State, and to such Laws as are or shall hereafter be in force in 
Our said Dominion. Now, therefore, We do, by these Our 
Instructions under Our Sign-Manual and Signet, declare Our 
pleasure to be, that Our said Governor-General for the time 
being shall, with all due solemnity, cause our Commission, under 
Our Sign-Manual and Signet, appointing Our said Governor-