House of Commons Debates, Official Report, Volume 1E. Cloutier, Queen's Printer and Controller of Stationery, 1880 |
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amendment amount appointed Arbitrators asked award believe Bill BLAKE British Columbia Canada Canadian cent charge Committee contract criminal desire Dominion duty emigrants Engineer England enquired ernment expenditure fact favour gentle gentleman gentlemen opposite give Government House Hudson's Bay Company important Insolvency Intercolonial Intercolonial Railway interest Jacques Cartier Judges land last Session Legislature MACDONALD MACKENZIE marriage matter measure member for Lambton member for West ment miles Minister of Justice Minister of Railways Motion agreed North-West Nova Scotia object Ontario opinion Order in Council Pacific Railway Parliament party persons petition present Prince Edward Island proposed Province of Quebec question reason reference regard repeal revenue road salaries SAMUEL L Shefford SIR CHARLES TUPPER SIR JOHN South Huron Speaker statement Supreme Court taken Tariff territory tion vote West Durham words
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Page 178 - We, Her Majesty's dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of Canada, in Parliament assembled, beg leave to approach Your Excellency with the expression of the deep feeling of regret which we experience at your approaching departure from Canada. '