 | Earl Henry George Grey Grey - 1853 - 484 pages
...support on one party into which Lord Metcalfe had, by unfortunate circumstances, been brought. He was to act generally upon the advice of his Executive...by their possessing the confidence of the Assembly. But he was carefully to avoid identifying himself with the party from the ranks of which the actual... | |
 | Earl Henry George Grey Grey - 1853 - 496 pages
...which Lord Metcalfa had, by unfortunate circumstances, been brought. 'He was to act generallyjigpn the advice of his Executive Council, and to receive as Members of that body those persons whojnight be pointed out to him as entitled to be so by their possessing the confidence of the Assembly.... | |
 | Graeme Mercer Adam, George Stewart - 1880 - 706 pages
...appointed GovernorGeneral of Canada, he received instructions to act generally upon the advice of the Executive Council, and to receive as members of that...persons who might be pointed out to him as entitled to become so by their possessing the confidence of the Assembly. From that day to this, the representatives... | |
 | Royal Colonial Institute (Great Britain) - 1880 - 460 pages
...first to receive instructions to act generally upon the advice of the Executive Council, anl " to take as members of that body those persons who might be pointed out to him as entitled to do so by their possessing the confidence of the Assembly." From that day to this, the representatives... | |
 | Royal Colonial Institute (Great Britain), Royal Empire Society (Great Britain) - 1880 - 462 pages
...first to receive instructions to act generally upon the advice of the Executive Council, and " to take as members of that body those persons who might be pointed out to him as entitled to do so by their possessing the confidence of the Assembly." From that day to this, the representatives... | |
 | John George Bourinot - 1884 - 814 pages
...worked out.- In ISi1?, Lord Elgin was appointed governor-general, and received positive instructions "to act generally upon the advice of his executive...persons who might be pointed out to him as entitled to do so by their possessing the confidence of the Assembly."3 No act of Parliament wras necessary to... | |
 | Sir John George Bourinot - 1888 - 262 pages
...was appointed governor-general, and received positive instructions " to act generally upon tho advico of his executive council, and to receive as members of that body those persons who might bo pointed out to him as entitled to do so by their possessing tho confidence of tho Assembly." 3 No... | |
 | Joseph Edwin Crawford Munro - 1889 - 448 pages
...effect. At length Lord Elgin in 1847 was expressly instructed "to act generally on the advice of the Executive Council and to receive as members of that...persons who might be pointed out to him as entitled to do so by their possessing the confidence of the Assembly." Changes The Constitution of 1840 remained... | |
 | John George Bourinot - 1896 - 514 pages
...Elgin—the son-in-law of Lord Durham—was appointed governor-general, and received positive instructions " to act generally upon the advice of his executive...persons who might be pointed out to him as entitled to do so by their possessing the confidence of the assembly." No act of parliament was necessary to effect... | |
 | Sir Robert Garran - 1897 - 216 pages
...with the wellunderstood interests and wishes of the people.' In 1847 Lord Elgin, Governor-General, was instructed ' to act generally upon the advice...persons who might be pointed out to him as entitled to do so by their possessing the confidence of the Assembly.' In this way Imperial influence was gradually... | |
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He was to act generally upon the advice of his Executive Council, and to receive as Members of that body those persons who might be pointed out to him as entitled to be so by their possessing the confidence of the Assembly. 
