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Majesty for a period of not less than eight days and not
exceeding 16 days’.
The Active Militia may be called out as follows: — Calling
I. By Her Majesty in the case of war, invasion, or Militia.
insurrection.
2. By the Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba, if a notable
disturbance of the peace or other emergency occurs in the
North-West Territories or Keewatin.
3. The officer commanding any military district or
division upon any sudden emergency of invasion or in-
surrection or imminent danger of either may call out the
whole of the Militia under his command?
4. The officer in any district may call out the Active
Militia under his command in aid of the civil power when a
riot, disturbance of the peace or other emergency requiring
such service occurs or is in the opinion of the civil authori-
ties likely to occur®.
5. The Active Militia may be called out also by order
in Council to serve as guards of honour, as escorts, or as
guards and sentries at the opening or closing of Parliament,
to attend the Governor-General or any member of the Royal
Family in Canada, or to guard armouries.
14. DEPARTMENT OF INDIAN AFFAIRS.
By the Act constituting a Department of Indian Affairs®
the Minister of the Interior was made Superintendent of
Indian Affairs, but a subsequent Act® repealed that provision,
and enacted that the Superintendent of Indian Affairs should
be either the Minister of the Interior or the head of some
other department appointed for that purpose by Oider in
Council. The President of the Council is now (1887) the
Superintendent.
- Th. 8, 59. 2 Ib. 8. 78. 3 Ib. s. 34. 4 438 Vie. c. 28.
3 46 Vie. ¢. 6.