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matters of finance. At meetings of this council the Lieuten- 
ant-Governor is to preside, and he is allowed a vote as well 
as a casting vote. Before being introduced all money bills 
must be recommended by him to the Assembly. 
Notwithstanding the existence of this Assembly the 
constitution of the North West Territories differs in several 
important respects from that found in the provinces. The 
Territories do not constitute “a Province,” and the Assembly 
has therefore only such legislative powers as the Dominion 
Parliament, confers on it. The Lieutenant-Governor exer- 
cises the chief executive power and is not to the same 
extent as in the Provinces bound to defer to his advisers. 
No doubt in time the more settled districts in the Terri- 
tories will be formed into a new province. 
I am much indebted to Mr J. G. Colmar, secretary to the 
High Commissioner for Canada, for valuable assistance during 
the progress of the work; to Mr J. S. O'Halloran, secretary 
of the Royal Colonial Institute, and to the Librarian of the 
Colonial Office for permission to consult their libraries; and 
to my friends Professor T. N. Toller and Mr R.T. Wright 
for their kind aid in revising proofs. 
J. EB. C. M. 
7, NEw SQUARE, 
Lincorn’s INN. 
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