Document Information Date: 1850-02-02 By: UK (Parliament), The Globe Citation: “Colonial Policy of the British Government,” The Globe (12 March 1850). Other formats: COLONIAL POLICY OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS. FRIDAY, Feb. 2. COLONIAL POLICY. Lord JOHN RUSSELL, continued.—With respect to New Zealand, we began very soon, in 1846, showing at least a disposition for representative institutions; showing perhaps too much haste in the manner in which we adopted them; but we began by enacting a bill for the purpose of having representative institutions in New Zealand. The… Read more UK, House of Commons, Colonial Policy Continued (2 February 1850) →
Document Information Date: 1849-11-01 By: British American League Citation: British American League, Minutes of the Proceedings of the Second Convention of Delegates of the British American League (Toronto: The Patriot Office, 1849). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Why Is There No Text? This document has not yet been transcribed. Help us out by transcribing the PDF into a text file and emailing it to pd@theccf.ca. Your help will make PrimaryDocuments.ca the most complete word-searchable electronic repository of documents relating to the Canadian constitution. For more information… Read more British American League, Minutes of the Proceedings of the Second Convention of Delegates of the British American League (1849) →
Document Information Date: 1849-07-25 By: British American League Citation: British American League, Minutes of the Proceedings of a Convention of Delegates of the British American League (Kingston: The Chronicle and News Office, 1849). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Why Is There No Text? This document has not yet been transcribed. Help us out by transcribing the PDF into a text file and emailing it to pd@theccf.ca. Your help will make PrimaryDocuments.ca the most complete word-searchable electronic repository of documents relating to the Canadian constitution. For more… Read more British American League, Minutes of the Proceedings of a Convention of Delegates of the British American League (1849) →
Document Information Date: 1849-04-12 By: Province of Canada (Parliament), The Globe Citation: “Legislative Council,”The Globe (21 April 1849). Other formats: LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. THURSDAY—April 12. The House met at three o’clock. HON. Mr. M’KAY’S RESOLUTIONS. On the order of the. Day being read for the consideration by the house of the resolutions submitted by the hon. Mr. M’Kay, relating to the constitution of the house in reference to the gentlemen who have been lately called to seats in that branch of the Legislature— Hon. Mr. M’KAY said, in the remarks he… Read more Province of Canada, Legislative Council, Hon. Mr. McKay’s Resolutions (12 April 1849) →
Document Information Date: 1849-04-12 By: Province of Canada (Parliament), The Globe Citation: “Legislative Council,”The Globe (14 April 1849). Other formats: LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. April 12. The House met at 3 p,m. A tedious conversation ensued on certain resolutions’ submitted by the Hon. Mr. McKay, in reference to the condition of the House by the addition of several gentlemen to that branch of the Legislature. The hon. Member moved that in the opinion of that Honourable House—the Constitution of the Council was defective. Hon. Mr. MCGILL was not prepared to vote, that… Read more Province of Canada, Legislative Council (12 April 1849) →
Document Information Date: 1840-08-11 By: UK (House of Lords) Citation: UK, HL, “Prorogation of Parliament“, vol 55 (1840), cols 1404-1410. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (Hansard UK — External Site). PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT […] “At the commencement of the present Session your Majesty was graciously pleased to recommend to our attention the subject of an union between the Canadas, the state of Municipal Corporations in Ireland, and the Report of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners with reference to the Established Church. We have applied ourselves with unremitting diligence… Read more UK, House of Lords, “Prorogation of Parliament”, vol 55, cols 1404-1410 (11 August 1840) →
Document Information Date: 1840-07-15 By: UK (House of Commons) Citation: UK, HC, “Government of Canada“, vol 55 (1840), col 733. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (Hansard UK — External Site). GOVERNMENT OF CANADA On the Order of the Day being read for taking into consideration the Lords’ amendments to the Canada Government Bill, Lord John Russell , in moving that the amendments be agreed to, said, that with regard to one of those amendments some misapprehension seemed to exist in some quarters. It seemed to be supposed that… Read more UK, House of Commons, “Government of Canada”, vol 55, col 733 (15 July 1840) →
Document Information Date: 1840-07-13 By: UK (House of Lords) Citation: UK, HL, “Government of Canada“, vol 55 (1840), cols 657-69. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (Hansard UK — External Site). GOVERNMENT OF CANADA On the Order of the Day for the third reading of the Canada Government Bill (with amendments) being read, The Duke of Wellington merely rose to State to their Lordships that he still entertained (col.658) the same opinion to which he had given expression upon the second reading of this bill, and that nothing that had… Read more UK, House of Lords, “Government of Canada”, vol 55, cols 657-669 (13 July 1840) →