George Brown Fonds, Drafts of the Quebec Resolutions – Additional Notes on Division of Powers [n.d.]
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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