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Date: n.d.
By: George Brown
Citation: George Brown Fonds, Drafts of the Quebec Resolutions – Additional Notes on Division of Powers, n.d. (MG 24, B 40, Vol. 21, pp. 3766-3770).
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3766

[Following two words double underlined] Local Bodies

Power to be defined in constitutional act

Gen. Gov to be [following four words illegible] of federal gov.

Lower House + Upper House

3767

[column 1]

New Brunswick

Nova Scotia

Newfoundland

Prince Edward

U.C.

L.C.

[illegible word]

Defence

[illegible initials and word]

[two illegible words]

Admin. Of justice

Geological

[illegible word]

Pensions

Public Works

[two illegible words]

Ocean [illegible word]

Light houses

[following word strikethrough] Fisheries

Miscellaneous

Collections [illegible initials]

[one quotation mark inserted] [illegible initials]

Sinking fund

Customs [illegible initials] 5,500,000

2,000,000

Excise 2,500,000

Stamps 1,000,000

Public works 500,00

[Column 2]

$280

310

350

140

[tally of previous numbers] 1,080

1,050

850

[the following number is strikethrough] 980

[tally of previous numbers] 3,000,000

4,000,000

1,000,000

1,000,000

100,000

100,000

40,000

30,000

50,000

500,000

50,000

400,000

200,000

200,000

600,000

300,000

[tally of previous numbers] 11,600,000

400,000

[tally of previous numbers] 12,000,000

11,500,000

3768

Trade

Currency & Coinage

Banking

Taxation

Interest

Insolvency

Weights & Measures

Navigation

Light Houses

Sea Fisheries

Patents & Copyrights

Telegraph Incorporation

Naturalization

Marriage & Divorce

Agriculture – [eligible word strikethrough] [inserted concurrent]

Census

Postal Service

Militia & Defense

[following three words strikethrough] Adm of Justice. Criminal Law

Intercolonial Works

Power to Subsidize Local [illegible word ?Leg]

Assume Property & Debts

All general legislation except matters specially made local

Emigration – Concurrent

Power to establish a Court of appeal

[question mark inserted by itself]

[following provision strikethrough] Civil Law. Judiciary

[following provision strikethrough] Court of Appeal

Tariff?

How local gov. [illegible word ?constitution]

Uniformity or?

[Left column]

Education – with reservation

Inland Fisheries

Public Laws & Settlement

Prisons

Hospitals & Charities

Agriculture – [illegible word strikethrough] [inserted Concurrent]

Road & Bridges

Power to borrow money under restriction [two illegible words ?within ?constitution]

Registration of titles

Municipal Laws

All Private & Local legislation except matter specially made general by the constitution

Appointments –

Administration of Justice

Civil Laws

Executive –

Legislative Council

NS 21

NB 22

Canada 72

P.E. 13

[tally of previous numbers] 128

72 or 75

To be paid

[line separator inserted]

Leg. Assembly

N.S. 55

N.B. 43

Canada 130

P.E. 30

[tally of previous numbers] 258

150 to 200

Paid

Qualification

[three illegible words]

How often meet

3769

Power of disallowance

[two illegible words]

Power to alter our government

Ferries

[illegible word] of law?

[illegible word]

All matters affecting [six illegible words]

[illegible word]

[illegible initials]

Coroners?

Tariffs

Registrars

Clerks of the Peace

Country attorneys

Indians?

Inspection of commodities?

Imprisonment for debt?

[provision strikethrough] [two illegible words] on foreign bills?

[provision strikethrough] [three illegible words]

Transference of Public Buildings

Seats of Gov.

[provision strikethrough] Preservation of [illegible word]

[provision strikethrough] [two illegible words] Religious rights

[provision strikethrough] Appeal

Veto to [two illegible words]

Power to Parliament to distribute [illegible word Representation]

[provision strikethrough] Nothing to prevent members in both chambers

[provision strikethrough] Power to compel fulfilment of obligations

[provision strikethrough] Who gets criminal [illegible word with question mark power?]

[illegible provision thirteen words]

[illegible provision two words]

[illegible provision two words]

3770

[provision strikethrough] [two illegible words]

[provision strikethrough] University Charters – Degrees

Holidays?

Pension act