Officers. 
LLY 
THE DOMINION ADMINISTRATION. 
10. Establishment, regulation, and maintenance of ma- 
ine and seamen hospitals and care of distressed seamen. 
11. Generally such Canadian matters as refer to marine 
and navigation, 
In order to discharge the above very varied duties the 
lepartment has organized the following special offices or 
sranches :— 
A Board of Examiners for Masters and Mates. 
A Board of Steamboat Inspectors. 
A Board of Lights. 
A Board of Fisheries. 
A Board of River and Harbour Police. 
A Meteorological Office. 
13. DEPARTMENT OF MILITIA AND DEFENCE. 
The department of Militia is now presided over by the 
Minister of Militia and Defence. 
The Minister is charged with and is responsible for the 
administration both of Militia affairs, including all matters 
involving expenditure, and of the fortifications, gunboats, 
ordnances, ammunition, arms, armouries, stores, munitions and 
habiliments of war belonging to Canada. The initiative in 
all Militia affairs involving expenditure belongs to him. 
The Governor in Council may from time to time prescribe 
what duties he is to discharge. 
Com- In accordance with the provisions of the 15th section of 
i a the B. N. A. Act 1867 the Canadian Act' declares the 
Command-in-Chief of the land and naval Militia to be vested 
in Her Majesty or in the Governor-General as her represen- 
tative. As a rule the Crown appoints a Major-General to take 
rommand of the forces. 
Bossom All male inhabitants of Canada between the ages of 18 
serve. and 60, being British subjects, and not exempted or disquali- 
LR. S. C.c. 41.