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HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY. _ Tuespar, March 17. PAPERS PRESENTED, Ke.

Mr. ‘Speaker laid before the House a communication from | the Hon. the Speaker of the House of Assembly of Newfound-| land, enclosing certain documents involving a question which that body desire to bring under the consideration of the House of Assembly of Prinee Edward Island, viz :-—

Oupy of Convention between Great Britain and France, relatimg to Fisheries om the coasts of Newfgundland and Labrador. '

Copy Secretary of State’s Despatch accompanying Con- vention. Correspondence between Ler Majesty's Government and the several Governors of Newfoundland,

Copy of Resolution and Address of House of Assembly of that tony, protesting against said convention.

The said communication having been read, it was ordered that it, with the accompanying papers do lie on the table,

Hon. Col, Seeretary, by, command of His Excellency, presented tu the House the following Message and accompany- ang documents :—

‘In transmitting for the information of the House of Assembly the accompanying Despatches regarding alterations in the Colonial Tariffs rendered necessary by the Reeiprocity ‘Treaty with the United States, the Lieut, Gievernor invites the attentive consideration of the House of Assembly to this subject, which he trusts will lead to the adoption of bach' measares as may be necessary for the reconciliation of the | Tariff of this Island with the treaty obligations of the Home Government and the extension to the Trade of the United

Kingdom of the privileges enjoyed hy the neighbouring Colonies and the United States. f ,

+* After careful consideration of the probable consequences of a compliance with the suggestions of Her Majesty's Govern- ment in regard to the proposed alterations, the Licut.| Governor fully concerns in the opinion expressed by the| Seoretary of State that no practical inconyenience to this | Colony is likely to arise from their adoption.

“ Copies of Despatches, with their enclosures, from the! S eretures of State—No. 23 of the loth July 1856; No. 41 of the 10th Now. 1855. 4

“* Copy af D sspatch, with its enclosure, to the Secretary of State from the Lieut. Governor-—No. 42 of the 6th Septeniber | 1436,

sé Gievernment llouse, l7th March, 1857.”

After a few remarks relating to the said papers, they were

laid on the table. .

Hon. Col. Seeretary presented to the House the Blue Book for 1355, also a copy of the Warrant Book for the same period, which were laid on the table.

ESTIMATES.

Hon. Col. SECRETARY, in presenting the estimates for the current year suid, | also beg to submit the estimates for the present year. | believe the Government have bewn ns Wastab with ihe estimates a8 the revenue would admit of. It

erieat been some time before the House, hon. members will see that lve Tevenue of last is not equal to the expenditure ; but there isa deficiency that has been occasioned to a great extent by the purchase of lauds under the Land Purchase Bill. The aa for purchase is charged to the Colony, and the eredit for clean whieh the Government would legally receive, is not bass gn tu it, Still che expenditure is larger than the receipts, a a has been occasioned by the building of two new arts, The fall before last, a atorm carried away one on the ottes side of the llillsborough, so that a new one was required sathand en and also the new Wharf at Prince Street, was Taiaa cee: the expenditare for both amounting to were the previ ut the receipts are not equal to what they There is aa year, which I will endeavor to account for. ofthe tue eae small difference between the im post accounts but last fall years, the decrease last year being £20 17s. 644.; port, did a ey Vessels, which would have come into arrived at Geor ee I have been informed that they have The impost dan wn and Souris since the end of the year. £1,500, so that ‘ be their cargoes would amount to about enemn.of impost d ey had arrived, there would have been an date tir the on ae over the previous year. ‘The excise d or the year ending January, 1853, amounted to £25.702 — td., for 18556, it amounted ‘to £30,111 19s. 7d. end lent ear it amounted to £36.09] 2s, Ojd., making a ies ‘tween the two last years of £50 ts. Gid. Last year the expenditure, including the amount paid . 4 ; a 2 £50,364 128. 8hd., the reeej PB or lands, was

‘ . ; pts were £40,66 . Fd. sewing a difference of £1,318 Ds. 444., between _ eae ast year and the previons year. Still ifthe duties referred

to were includod, the receipts of

exeeed those of the previous year. Tee eee Account that im incorporating Charlottetown a arent, deal of Privilege was given to it, such as the charges for licensed, and the wharfage duties. The difference between the wharfie Augies of last year and the previous year is £117 13s 10d. , which hes gone into the city fand. “The Joss for licenses in ithe City last year, amounted to £418 ; and the Vice Admiralt money, to £752 78, 94.; while the Warren Farm rent whie was not paid till the accounts were handed in, amounted to £27 10s. Od. Taking all these items into account the revenue of last year is just about equal to what it was the year before being within abe of the duties on those goods which have arrived since tho end of the year; so that I think our financial affairs are jy. roving. [see our light duty is increasing, there being an inereade over the previous year of £13.17s. 2d,; and also that the head money has increased for the same period to the extent of £7 %. 6d. The receipts of the Post Office have also increased, £71 9s. 5d., those for 1855 being £1,060 10s, 74., and-those ior 1856 £1,132. ‘The Land Assesement, for 1855

| as shall tend tothe spiritual well being of the people in general

Jy the Aaercors” classified statement, which has} the Free

ut £3 of what it was at that period, independent |

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vontend we are not behind yet. Of the £22,000 debt of the of sabobitante: fronting a Bedford Bay ota vicinity, pray- |

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Free-born, Ment, having to advise the Public, may speak free.——kugtpres.

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By Mr. Clark—a petition of William Chappell, Bay Verte,

Colony, £11,500 are not bearing interest, so that the entire /ing for a gum sufficient, in addition to individual subscrip- praying a grant to aid him in continuing to run bis Sailing

debt of the Colony bearing interest, is about £10,500. To To illustrate this, there is about £11,000 worth of land on | the Worrell Estate and Lot 11 sold, bearing interest. So I}

tion, for the erection of a wharf at the Portage, on Town- ship 36 ;—of inhabitants.of Monaghan Settlement, and of

think we are not going in debt; but still it is much better to inhabitants of Townships 30 und bo, praying aid to improve lay on a little more adyalorem duty, when the Education Act their road communications; of inhabitants of the Mive

is being renerwed. If the people have the benefit of large

Houses road, Township 86, for aid to, improve their road

grants for Roads, Bridges and Wharfs, and for Education, | commmubications. All of which were laid on the table.

there can be no objection to lay on a small sum.

By Mr. Douse—a petition of inhabitants of Douse’s road,

Hon. Mr. LONGWORTH.—His remarks are going very Township 57, for aid to improve their road communications.

far. He says there was a reduction of one per cent. some | years ago; but such was not the case. It was reduced nominally in this way ; 6 per cent. sterling with one ninth

Laid on the table. 7 By Mr. Munro—a petition of inhabitants of Township

added, and subsequently 5 per cent. sterling with 50 per eent. | 97, and others, praying au altera'ion in a line. of road on

added, the latter of course being the larger daty. I certain! think this is an itnproper time to bring this subject For wied.

Hon. COL. SECRETARY explained, that the hon. mem- ber was mistaken ; for the advalorem duty was reduced from 6 to o per cent.

It was then ordered that they lie on the table.

PETITIONS PRESENTED.

By Mr. Munro, a petition from inhabitants of Uigg Settlement and others; also, from inhabitants of Uigg back Settlement and others; both praying aid to improve their road com- munications ; laid on the table.

By ion. Mr. Wightman, frem inhabitants of Montague River, praying a graut in aid of individual subseription towards opening a road and purchasing the right of way; referred to the committee on new Roads.

By Mr. Macintosh, from John Macdonald, Postmaster at Souris, praying for an inerease of salary ; referred to the-Post

fice committee.

By Hon. Col. Treasurer, from Josiah, Grant, Postmaster at Caseumpee, praying for an increase of salary ; referred to the Post Ofice committee.

te Heath Haviland, from Andrew Lockhead and other inhabitants of Georgetown and its vicinity, praying the House to repudiate all attempts that may be proposed for the exclusion of the Bible from the schools of. the Island, and to give such support and countenance to its introduction as a text book,

and to the glory of God; referred to the conimittee. of the whole House en the Free Education Law. Also from inhabi- tants of Georgetown and its vicinity, praying an increase of the grant allowed last year for a Sailing Packet between that pert and Pictou ; laid on the table.

By Mr. Laird, from James Laird, sen. and other electors of New Glasgow and its vicinity, praying the House to make provision, by amending thé Education Act, that the Bible be placed on the list of books that may be lawfully used in any of the schools of the Island, and also intreducod into: the Cen- tral Academy and Normal School, and that the opening and closing of all schools with paayer, be net prohibited, but without compulsion, or against the wishes of parents or guardians of any childron attending the said schools, and also, praying that the French Acadian Teachers be required to qualify as other Teachers under the existing .Act, and the religions tests. at present required of them should be-abolised, and that with such amendments or others of a similay nature ‘E@ucation Act may be continued. Also Arom John

vicinity, praying the House to grant that the Scriptures ma

be placed on the list of books & be used in the schools; thes they be introduced into the Normal School and Academy to be read daily as the first exercise after the opening prayer, by the children whose parents our guardians are willing. Both

puitew referred to the committee of the whale Mouse on the ree Education law.

By Mr. Macdonald, from Peter Anderson, Master Mariner, setting forth that ona voyage from Lisbon to Richibuct» he deemed it prudent to winter at Georgetown where he put in, in the month of December last, and where he paid light duty, and praying that such light duty may not be exacted of him a sceaee time in the sume port on the one voyage ; laid on the able.

_By Mr. Cooper, from inhabitants of Rollo Bay and its vicinity, praying for the appointment of a Harbor Master or Wharfinger at that harbor, and for a grant to place Buoys and Beacons thereat. It having been stated that such applications should be made to the Government, and that they would attend to the present one, the petition was withdrawn by the hon.

member. Adjourned for one hour. R. Lamp, Rep.

AFTERNOON SITTING. PETITIONS PRESENTED.

The House met, according to adjournment, when the fol- lowing Petitions were presented, and the same were severally received and read :—

By Mr. Douse—a petition of T. H. Haviland and others, Office-bearers of the Charlottetown Horticultural Society, praying a grant to enable them to carry out their views for the further improvement of vegetable productions, and the the encouragement of Horticulture in all parts of the Is- land. Laid on the table.

By Mr. Munro—a petition of Peter Gillis, Murray Har- bour Road, setting forth that he had completed a piece of road, for which he received only £5, being the half of the sum appropriated for the performance of the said work, and praying the House togive him a further sum therefor.—An- other petition of inhabitants of Pisquid road, and others of Lot 49, praying for a sum of £20 to repair the road jeading | from the head of Vernon River to Lot 49; also, a petition of various inhabitants of Townships Nos. 57, 58, 59, 60

and 62, and others, inhabitants of Belfast, praying the House to sanction a

was £4,636 19s. 64. and that for 1855 was £4,845 4s. 64d., showing an increase of £158 5s. The License money for 1855 was £702 10s., and for 1856, £284 10s., showing a decrease of £418. The fees from the Registar’s and Secretary's Offices, were for 1855, £517 19s. Gd,, and for.1856, £559 4s..4d., the increase being £41 4s. 10d. In wharfage duties, as stated before, the decrease is £117 185. 104., which is accounted for from the faet that the wharfs of Charlottetown were handed over to the city. Upon the whole then our. financial affairs are improving. There has.also been a grant made of a very large sum for Education, amounting to nearly one third of the revenue of the Island, the sum for the past year’ being about £13 000. When the Edueation Act was introduced, it was ported that it would draw heayily on the yeveaue of the Colony, but not to such an extent as it haa done ; 48 the grant was not expected to exceed £9,000. When it was introduced to, there was a reduction made of one per cent, on advalorem 38. per cent, on sugar, ld, per Ib. on tea, and 1d, per gallon on molasses ; but now when the inhabitants of the Colony are rene so large a sum as £13,000 for Education, { think ane can be no ~ es tome made, though there is a small

. tion made to the duties in order to mect this ex nditure.

ur duties are also low in comparison with some of the ether

property, and resclling it to the petitioners. Laid on the

| By Mr. Laird—a petition of inhabitants of Lot 22 and

Macdonald and other inuabitants of Wheatley River and its|S

that Township, was received and read, and the same was referred to the Spesial Committee on new roads.

A petition of William Woodman, Joseph Whitlock and others, praying that the House will direct the Holy. Serip- tures to be placed on the Jist of Books now in use in the Public Schools, and ttroduced into the Academy and Nor- nial School, to be daily ead by the children of those parents who desire it, or do not object to their use, as the first exer- cise of the day, after the opening of the School with’ prayer, and of being taught therein by such teachers as the parents or guardians approve of. Referred to the House in Com- mittee of the whole on the Education Act.

By the Hon. Col. Treasurer—a petition of Patrick Con- nick, Licensed Teacher, praying to be remunerated for cer- tain servites performed over and above what the Kducation Act requires ; of inhabitants of the Brae Settlement, Town- ship 9, praying for an allowance to Ann MeoLean for ber servic sas a Tvachéer in that Settlement, during the past twelve months. ‘Referred to the Special Committee on Tea- cher’s petitions.

By ton. Mr. Mooney—a petition of James Thomson and others, of the old Town Road Settlement, Township. 22, praying remuneration to Duncan MeDonald, for his services asa Teacher in that locality during the last twelve months; of Denuis Carroll, praying remuneration for his services as a Teacher at Darrynane Settlement, Township 66, for. a period of ten months last past. Referred to the Special Commit- tee on Teacher's petitions,

By Hon. Mr. bide petition of inhabitants of Tryon and adjacent settlements praying for the transmission of the mails semi-weekly, from Charlottetown. Received, read, and referred to the Special Committee on Post-offices.

By Hon. Col. Seeretary—a petition of inhabitants of ‘Travadie road ; and two of inhabitauts of Covechead road, were received and read. Laid on the table.

Hon. Osl. Sccretary—from the Committce to whom was referred the petition of Lawrence Warren to examine the same and report thercon, by Bill or otherwise, presented to the House¢a Bill to naturalize the said Lawrence Warren, and the gee was read the first time, and referred to the

i mittee on Private Bills. we Ee A ‘goo deal’ of desultory discussion took place about the propriety of appointing a day for the House to go into Sup- ply, when it wag

| Packet between the porte of Charlottetown and Bay Verte. Mr. CLARK, in presenting the petition said, that he was against granting money to packets which did wot carry mails, and in this instance, as the packet run by petitioner did carry a mail, he was reedy to give hiw his support in asking a grant from the House. The petiuoner had for some years past run a packet between Charlottetown and Bay Verte, and last season be put on the route a fine new vessel, and continued to run every week. Ifthe House would propose to give him any sum, by way of compensation and ackuowledgmert, he would be happy to support any such grant. :

By Mr. Yeo—a petition of Richard Costain and others, offering to surrender a right of way on their property and over their Milldam, and to keep the same in repair for a consideration of about £60; of inhabuants of Indian Point, Township 8; of inhabitants of Townships 8 and 9; of inhabitants of Brae Settlement, Township 9. All praying for aid towards repair of roads, &c# Laid on the table, ,

By Hon. Col. Treasurer—a petition of inhabitants of Kildare, for aid for roads &c,. Laid on the table.

By Mr. Perry—a petition of inhabitants of Townships 16 and 1/; and of inhabitants of Township 14, praying for aid to construct roads, &c. Laid omthe table.

By Hon. Mr. Mooney—four petitions of inhabitants of Grand, Tracadie, praying for aid for construction and repair of Roads and Bridges. Laid on the table.

By Hon. Mr. Wightian—a petition ef inhsbitants.of 'Towa- ships 51 and 88 ; of inhabitants of Townships 51 and 52; und of

construction of Roads add Bridges. Laid on the table,

By Hon. Mr. Whelan—a petition of inhabitants of Greenwich, praying for aid to wuprove ‘roads, &c.; another of inbabuants of the Head of St. Peters Bay, praying for the opening of a road across a swamp, fiso,a petition of Archibald McAulay, praying for compensation for loss, sustained on his contract in exten the wharf at the Head of St. Peter’s Bay, occasioned by a storm which wept away his work and timber, Laid en the table.

By Hlon. Mr. Lord—a_ petition of inhabitants of back setement, Township 87, praying for an allowance to Henry Lecky, in consideration of his services as a teacher iv that locality. Referred to Special committee on Teachers petitions.

By Hon. Col. Treasurer—a petition of Thomas Mansfield,

‘Towuships No J, and praying for as:nali remuneration therefore ; and ther of ‘Vhomas O’Brien, praying remuneration for his services asa Teacher at Miminigash, for a term of four mouths. Reterced to Special Committee on Teachers petit-ons.

forth that after fulfilimg two monthe of lis yearly engagement as an Acadian teachers, he was obliged from indisposiion to relinquish his charge, and for which in he hag received no remuueration. and praying that in consideration of his long services, his old age and great infirmity, a sum of money may be grauted towards his support. Referred to Special Comm ttee on feachers petitions. vt OOy A petition of Wiliam Meek, minister, John Sims.and others, of the Congregation.of St. Thomas’s Church, New. Londen, praying that the House will direct the Holy Scriptures to be placed inthe iist of books now im vse in the Public. and that they be introduced into the Academy and ! school, and that the children of these parents who desire it or co not object to their use shall have the privilege of reading a portion of Scripture as the first exercise of the day, after the

Resolved, That the House will, to-morrow, resolve itself) opening of the schoo! with prayer, ond being tanyght therein

inte a Committee of the whole House, to cousider of the Supply granted to Her Majesty. —

Qn motion of the Hon. Col. Treasurer, the Bill intituled ‘an Act to continue the Act relating to packets ‘sailing be- tween this Island and the Proyinees of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick,”’ was read a third time, as engrossed, and passed, and Mr. McDo.ald was ordered to carry the same to the Council, and desire their coneurrence.

by such tcachers as the parents or guardians shall approve of. Referred to the committee of whole on the Education Act.

By Mr. Lairé—a petition of Tenants on Township 22 praying for the opening of new roads. Referred to Special Committee on new roads.

By tion. Mr. Whelan—a petition of inhabitants Head of St. Peter’s Bay, praying for the opemmg of a new road. Referred to Special Committee on new roads. | |

By Hon. Mr. Montgomery—a petition of inhabitants of

It was then resolved to tuke into consideration the several | Princetown Royalty and vieinity setting forth thednefficiency of

private petitions before the House, on Thursday next. Then the House adjourned.

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Wenwespay, March 17.

PETITIONS PRESENTED.

The House met, when it was agreed that the order Jimiting the time fer the reception of private petitions be suspended for this day, and thereupon the following petitions were presented to the House and the same were severally received und read :

By Mr. Yeo—a petition of inhabitsnts of the northern and western portions of this Island, praying for the establisiment at Cascumpec of a Court House, office of Probate of Wills, and other law offices. Laid on the table.

By Hon. Col. Treasurer—a petition of inhabitants of Kildare, praying for an enactment to prevent the running at jarge of Swine. Another of inhabitants of ‘Townships 7 and 8, praying aid to complete the building of a School-house, the first one

Loan by which the Local Government | disturbers could be incarcerated for a time, it might have a may obtain the means of purchasing the Earl of Selkirk’s salutary influence in preventing such disturbances in future.

| Millvale, praying for a grant of £20, towards cutting down} The very name of such a place ina settlement often had the

places of residence, Lid on the table.

By Hon. Mr. Mooney—a petition of inhabitants of Hills- borough river, Mount Stewart, Savage Harbour, St. Peter's

in the past season, from the running of a smail- steamboat on the Hillsborough rivcr, between Charlottetown and Mount Stewart, and praying a grant to the owner thereof, to induce him to keep the Boat on the station. Laid on the table. By Mr. McDonald—a petition of Matthew Young, pray-

bridge at Murray Harbour, and also for payment of a ba- lance due on his coutract for the said work.— Another of in- habitants of Georgetown, Royalty, and its vicinity, praying

Laid on the table.’

a ; for T'see that in Nova Scotia the duties are 64 per = ae ad yalogem, and they propose this year to raise a 9 per cent. sterling ; whereas ours are ol 5 per cent. | only tos Meychants here, importing from Nova Scotia, have | they meen, 1, per cent, ad valorem duty on their gouds as the inhure’ @ drawback of 6f per cent. sterling, Since then | have no oan of the Island only pay 60 much duty, they can | “tons to pay a Listle additional ; and I think it is | Yon @ little more than go behind hand, the’ I

James Irving, praying payment of a balance due on their contract in repairing a bridge at Cape Traverse. Laid on the table,

and Pisquid, setting forth the benciit derived bythe publie| @U*cipalitics, when it would come op.

and levelling certain hills in the Vicinity of said petitioners | desired effect. He hoped the House would give the petition

ing compensation for extra work performed in building a wonld be about the centre of the District, or otherwise praying

a grapt to extend and repair the Wharf at Georgetown. | trustees of the Dunstaffnage school, setting forth that in defending an action for trespass, in relation to their school | By Mr. Muirhead—a petition of Patrick Deagan and | house, in the last two terms of the Supreme Court, they have | been adjudged to pay costs and fines, amounting tn the whole | to £60 9s. 4d. and praying relief. L»id on the table.

By Hon. Mr. Whelan—a petition of Daniel Scott, Contractor

oes : : | fi iring the Wharf at Minchins Point, setting forth losses By Hos. ely an Penne et salina of Town. sn disasters sustained in the prosecution of that work, ors

ships 36 and 87, praying a grant to improve the Afton praying the House to avert from tim the penalty incurred in|

road; of inhabitants of Cranberry Point and vicivity, pray-| consequence of delay im completing his contract. Laid on the

ing a grant to extend and repairthe Wharf at that Poiut;

able,

the Light placed on Fish Island, and praying for the erection of a sufficient Light-house there. Referred to Special Com- mittee on Light-houses.

By Hon. Mr. Mooney—a petition of inhabitants of Grand ‘Fracadie and of others in the vicinity, praying for the establish- ment of a Post Office; another of inhabitants of Crapaud praying for the establishient of a Post Office. Referred to Coinmittee on new Post Offices.

SALARIES AND APPROPRIATIONS,

The House then went into a committee of the whole on supp'y. Hon. Co!. Treasurer in the chair.

Hon. COL. SECRETARY,—presented the following reso'u- tion, embodying all the grants fixed by law +-

1. Resonvep, That the following salaries, as provided by Statute, be paid to the respective officers entitled to receive the same, viz :—

built having been consumed by fire. Laid on the table. Chief J ustice, - wa - £600 0 @ By. Hou. Col. Secretary—a petition of James Howatt,| Master of the Rolls and Assistant Judge, 500 0 @ Crapaud, setting forth that he had paid duty on machinery | Attorney and Advocate General, © 350 0 0 imported by him, part of which proving defective was returned | Solicitor General, y 3 100 0 0 and replaced by new gear imported, for which latter be was| ().- of the Crown and Prothonotary, = 160 0 0 again compelled to pay duty, and praying the return of the Colonial Secretary : 4 300 0 0 latter duty so paid. Laid on the table. 99 Colonial Tr ’ ‘olgqg’ oO 6 Hon. Mr. MONTGOMERY presen‘ed a petitition of Thomas | ~010Mla) Sreasurer, = . . McNutt and others, shareholders of the Princetown Royalty |Commissioner of Public Lands, 300 0 0 Mechanics’ Institute, praying a grant to ft up a Lock-up within | Controllers of Customs and Navigation Laws, the walls of the Mechanics’ Institute of that District—when he and Collector of Impost, é . 800 0 @ took occasion to say that there was a building in that place in a) Keener of Plans and Registrar of Deeds, 150 0 8 part of which the small debt Court met which could be fitted | jroaq Correspondent and Assistant Clerk of the up for the purpose. During court days in ~~ panes waatae Executive and Legislative Councils, 100 0 0 ee ene ee Clerk of the Legislative aud Executive Council, 120 0 9 Assistant Colonial Secretary, - 130 0 0 During the summer season, especially, when numbers of | Assistant Colonial Treasurer, - Le i 150 0 0 American fisherman land ia the neighborhood of Richmond | Assistant Controller of Customs and Navigation Bay, and create disturbances, much to the annoyance of the quiet Laws, and Collector of Impost, . 100 0 O inhabitants, a place of that kind would be found necessary. | 4 ccictant Registrar of Deeds and Keeper of Plans, - - . : 100 0 0 ts most favorable consideration. Postmaster General of Charlottetown, an . Q Hon. COL, SECRETARY.—Hoped the hon, member would | Assistant Postmaster General, - ° im 3 ; be prepared to vote for the Bill to incorporate the country into | Country Postmasters, : = : When that bill goes | Controllers of Navigation Laws and Collectors into effect, they can regulate their affairs without our aid and; of {mpost for the Out-ports, - - 195 “0 0 have what they wish. | School Visitor, - ; x 200 0 0 The petition wae then read end laid on the table. 'Three Masters Central Academy, 2 300 0 0 By Mr. Munro—a petition of inhabitants of Wood Islands’ Adjutant General of Militia, 5 0 0 settlements and vicinity, app re the no Sinall | Thirty-three toad Coma tetohers, « 315 0 0 Debt Guurt of the District of Belfast to Plat River, mee Librarian of the Legislative Library, 40 0 9 for a1 alteration ofthe Act limiting the number of Small Debt Pension of the Hon. ‘T, H, Haviland as late Courte, and the granting of an additional Court. Laid on tive Secictary, - - ° °o0 0 0 table. Lunatic Asylum and House of Industry, 350 0 O By ton. Mr. Mooney—a petition of Edward Lane and others, Normal School Teacher, rs i 200 0 0

£6,245 0

The resolution was read and agreed to.

Mr. PERRY. presented the following resolution, embodying the grants for Prince, Queen’s, and King’s Counties :—

2. Resotven, That the sum of seven thousond pounds he granted for the service of Roads, Bridges and Wharfs, for the present year, includ ng all special grants that may be hereafter granted during the present season, and that out ot

inhabitants of Townships 66, all praying aid for the repair aud |

setting forth hig long and ardous services as Teacher, on.

By Mr. Perry—a patition of Francis Boute, ‘Tignish, setting

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