 | Edgar Sanderson - 1898 - 464 pages
...render Canada a loyal and contented land. He carried with him instructions from the Home Government "to act generally upon the advice of his Executive...to be so by their possessing the confidence of the Legislative Assembly". When the Parliament met in June, the new Governor had to announce that the Imperial... | |
 | Albert Richard Hassard - 1900 - 202 pages
...his Executive. In 1847, Lord Elgin came out as GovernorGeneral. He 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." The administration of Lord Elgin marks the... | |
 | John George Bourinot - 1901 - 268 pages
...worked out. 1 In 1847, 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." 2 No act of parliament was necessary to... | |
 | Henry Smith Williams - 1904 - 702 pages
...that province. In 1847 Lord Elgin was sent to Canada as governor-general with positive instructions " to act generally upon the advice of his executive...persons who might be pointed out to him as entitled to such positions by possessing the confidence of the assembly." The year 1848 thus saw the principle... | |
 | Henry Smith Williams - 1909 - 714 pages
...governor-general with positive instructions "to act generally upon the advice of his executive councilj and to receive as members of that body those persons who might be pointed out to him as entitled to such positions by possessing the confidence of the assembly." The year 1848 thus saw the principle... | |
 | Sir John Arthur Ransome Marriott - 1910 - 330 pages
...Durham's principles. In 1847 Lord Elgin was formally instructed ' to act generally on the advice of the Executive Council and to receive as members of that...by their possessing the confidence of the Assembly ', ie the Lower House of theLegislature.1 More remarkable still is the fact that not even in the British... | |
 | Sir John Arthur Ransome Marriott - 1910 - 484 pages
...established in Canada. In 1847 Lord Elgin was formally instructed ' to act generally on the advice of the Executive Council and to receive as members of that...body those persons who might be pointed out to him by their possessing the confidence of the Assembly '. In this fashion — characteristically indirect... | |
 | Sir John Arthur Ransome Marriott - 1913 - 622 pages
...affirmed. In 1847 formal instructions were sent to the Governor " to act generally on the advice of the Executive Council, and to receive as members of that...by their possessing the confidence of the Assembly ". Thus was the central doctrine of Lord Durham's Report definitely and finally accepted as the ruling... | |
 | Sir John Arthur Ransome Marriott - 1913 - 662 pages
...affirmed. In 1847 formal instructions were sent to the Governor " to act generally on the advice of the 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 ". Thus... | |
 | William Paul McClure Kennedy - 1918 - 754 pages
...into which Lord Metcalfe had, by unfortunate circumstances been brought. He was to act generally on the advice of his Executive Council and to receive...by their possessing the confidence of the Assembly. But he was careful to avoid identifying himself with the party from the ranks of which the actual Council... | |
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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. 
