A Manual of the Constitutional History of Canada from the Earliest Period to the Year 1888; Including the British North America Act, 1867, and a Digest of Judicial Decisions on Questions of Legislative JurisdictionDawson Brothers, 1888 - 238 pages |
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... VOLUME IS RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR IN TOKEN OF HIGH ESTEEM FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNOR WHO HAS WON GOLDEN OPINIONS DURING THE ADMINISTRATION OF HIS HIGH OFFICE IN CANADA . PREFATORY NOTE . This treatise is in a large measure.
... VOLUME IS RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR IN TOKEN OF HIGH ESTEEM FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNOR WHO HAS WON GOLDEN OPINIONS DURING THE ADMINISTRATION OF HIS HIGH OFFICE IN CANADA . PREFATORY NOTE . This treatise is in a large measure.
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... Governor- General and High Commissioner , p . 30 - His Ordinance of 28th June , 1838 , p 31 . CHAPTER V. UNION ACT , 1840 . Lord Durham's elaborate Report on Political Difficulties , p . 32- Value of his Suggestions , pp . 32-33 - Upper ...
... Governor- General and High Commissioner , p . 30 - His Ordinance of 28th June , 1838 , p 31 . CHAPTER V. UNION ACT , 1840 . Lord Durham's elaborate Report on Political Difficulties , p . 32- Value of his Suggestions , pp . 32-33 - Upper ...
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... Governor - General , pp . 64-5 — Advised by a Privy Council , p . 68 - Its Character and Functions , pp . 68-70— Formation of first Ministry of the Dominion , p . 71 - Func- tions of Ministers , pp . 71-72 - Organization of Public ...
... Governor - General , pp . 64-5 — Advised by a Privy Council , p . 68 - Its Character and Functions , pp . 68-70— Formation of first Ministry of the Dominion , p . 71 - Func- tions of Ministers , pp . 71-72 - Organization of Public ...
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... Governor appointed and removed by the Governor- General in Council , p . 90 — His Duties and Responsibilities , pp . 91-92 - Represents the Queen in the performance of certain Executive Acts , p . 93 - Constitution of Local Legislature ...
... Governor appointed and removed by the Governor- General in Council , p . 90 — His Duties and Responsibilities , pp . 91-92 - Represents the Queen in the performance of certain Executive Acts , p . 93 - Constitution of Local Legislature ...
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... governor and intendant were at the head of affairs and reported directly to the king . Of these two high functionaries , the governor 2 1 Garneau I. , 87 ( Bell's Translation ) . The " Instructions " " in the early commissions ordered ...
... governor and intendant were at the head of affairs and reported directly to the king . Of these two high functionaries , the governor 2 1 Garneau I. , 87 ( Bell's Translation ) . The " Instructions " " in the early commissions ordered ...
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