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Proa no\ea Ulten a\ the Quebeo Oonhrenoe helc1 a\
Queboo on Oo\ober 10, 1884.{ o/ .,{.,!.7,, ,,r ,I~,,_ .. < •G)
on \he a■■llllbla&e or \he dela&a\a■ rrom all \he
Prow1noea a\ \he Parl1-n\ bl.1114111& in Qllllbeo \hare were
preeen\ bee1c1ee \he m1nie\ar■ or \ha \wo Upper Prow1noa■
■awan c1ela&a\a■ trom Va• Brun■wiolt t1Ya ftCIIII Iowa 100\ia
eeyen troa Prinoa J:c1warc1 I■lan4 and. ,wo tr011 Jlelr1'ounc1lanc1,
I\ wae mowed by Colonel Oray, who had bean Obai-,i
or \ha Oonhrenoa a\ Oharlo\U\011n anc1 ■aoonde4 by IIJ',
Tilley \ha\ S1r E, P, Taeha llbould be Ohall'lnan an.1 oarr1ac1
unaniBNely.
Hon. Dr, T\lpper \hen moved Ula\ Bon, ,im, Popa, c1a1e1aw
trom P, !, I., be appo1n\ac1 ■aora\uy 111110b wu apead \o,
After - c11■oue■ion u ,o mode or prooee41aa 1 \ •u c1eoidad \ha\ t>ee1cu,e \be IHIOr■ \ary tor \ha Whole oonwan\1on
• adlli \1-1 ■eora\uy llb01llc1 be appunleel ror aaob PZ'ff-
1-.
A oerut1a4 ua, or \!la clei.&aw■ l'■JINNMUII aaall
Jll'OY1Ma WM banded in an4 \llbleel,
911' J:, P. taalla, Clllairman \ban a441'ana4 Ula del .. na■ an4
weloma4 \ha■ \o Que'bao, •Ha aaicl \ha\ \ha obJao\ ot Ule
Oonhranoa WM \o c10 nay w1 \b ■- ot \ha inlernal
h1n4ranoaa \o \rad8, anc1 \o 11111\e \be Prortnoa■ tar llll\ual
c1ar.-. 111\bou\ unt\y or uuon 1111 ■-1\F ot -u
_, a pea\ Ooun\l'F 001llcl no\ aapeo\ \o an■,.
1\7 ol \Ila people baUtt• it lair n,11\a a4 ~•11 .. a■
are left ,o \be lONl Joaatala\VN IMF wUl be ..,. ill \Ila
11Nl'\iH -'"' le Ula 1111 NUft .. ~ Ml- UM\iH
aY■a it w .. 11M - \o • ....,..llllhl on \!la 111$Jao\
-' ~1•• • _.. vaat \Ilia -'inl ot \!la laall
inl ,,ne-11 ot \ha an '11h PrortM■■ •ho an Iler■ u-... lad ■al' be prodl&CIUH or• __ , ot po4 \ha\ nu
be ballattotal 111 \be bi&MI\ dell'N •te all \ha ProYtnoea,•
A 1■111\!a)' c11aoua1ion tollow4 u ·,o \be •- or
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\he de1e,a\ea \o Tole 1nd11'1dually,
&hen by Pro1'1noea I ehould eaoh Pro1'1noe hue \he •
a\a\1.111 whe\her larp or -11 1n deo14111& a quea\Son re-
apeo\1111 which \here .,.re dltnren\ newel IIIN \Ila
1119111bera ot ,11e oonterenoe lo nra, ellJ)ren \heir optntona
ftre \he aantor _..re \o ea-
plain wha\ had been already donel The d1a01.111aton ot \heN
prel11111nar1ea ha.1111 \alen llP aolllll \ta, n wu ttnally
a&reed \ha\ eaoh Pro•1noe ahould han one yo\a, Thal tree
O.hO\lllaton ahould be allONd, Thal \he dale&a\ea trca
eaoh Pro•1noe 111&11\ re\1re \o dlaO\llla -111 \IMIUelne anr
queaUon betore •oUn& e\o,, uo. I\ wu alao deoto.eo.
Illa\ \lie Oonftrenoe ahould _, a\ 11 o•olool a, m, daily
and at\ oonUnuo1.1111y unUl • P• •• ( nneen mtnu\ea beln&
allowed tor • 11&11\ llllloh 1n \he J'OO■ a4~oln1JII,)
Hon , o. I, Oar\ier
Then&••• an ellJ)oa1\1on ot \he tlra\ o.e1a1a\ton \o
Oharlo\\e\own and •ha\ tollo...O. 1111\11 \ha Oonterenoe had
reaase■llled now a\ Ql.lllbeo. He aatd, la \Jlo\lih\ tt \he
i.eatala\urea ot \Ila d1tt9ren\ Pro•1noea nre bl'O\lolh\ 10-
1a111er \bey woulcl 1e1hla\e more tor \he 1anara1 a4nn\aae,
The Un1\ed Pro•tnoea ha•• abou\ 6f W1111ona ot tnllabt\an\a
we haH \heretore \he peraonal •1-n\ which h euen\1al.
Then 1\ ta ••tcten\ \ha\ no naUon can aUatn s:rea, ponr
wUhOu\ \he llar1\1me •1-n\. ta _, ba1'e o-rotal
tn\aroourae wt\11 Jl&rope durt111 IIIOft \ban ah mon\lla ot \he
year, You llllo 11n dOWn by \1111 Ma han MIIPO%'\a open
all \Ila year nWl4 and u h beUer \ha\ JOU uiould haH
\JM benett\ ot our \racle \han \ha\ a toretan power eboulcl
llaH 1\. "' \IIOUIII\ Ula\ • hclaraHon aobe■e WU \be
bee\ beo- \MN pro1'1MH are peopled bJ 41tnren\
n•U- encl bJ paoplu ot 41tt9Hn\ reltatona, there ta
\be q11aa\1on ot a Tarttt tor ne Untied PN•tnoea, The
Nlllla\ton ot poa\al ~oauon ancl rain ot poa\aae,
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pany or in\orea,. 110 line now OU•~ an<l Taritte in
\he cUttoren\ ProYinoee all now <littering tl'oa eaOll o\ber
eaOII ProYinoe loouna ou\ only tor na own in\eree\, ••
\o detenoe we all know \lie poe1t1on !Jniland hu UlllDl94
\owarde u■• 9epardo4 • • n are we o■n not 11eten4 our-
■el•H • Oobden and Bri&II\ aay 'Iha\ 1■ \he u■e ot ■encUna
an Ull!l' \o 4et'en4 Prinoe l'!<lward I■land, I\ 1IOU14 be e
grea\ ques\ion it l'!nglan<l would eon4 1111 army or brina \he
powr ot Br1\a1n t o 4eten4 any proYinoe trcm in•uion.
1111on" brin& the Oountry all \oae\hor all our mane would
be un1 to4 to repel an onemr, •• would al■o llaYO \ho eoa-
men and " woul<l have abou\ 80, ooo ot \hem on \ho I\,
Lawrenoe, The pc,ei\ion that En&l■n4 haft \uen no• abowe
\bat " auit be under one ■ye\11111 ot OoYOrnment, Ollr
tinanoial in\oreete aleo 4elllan4 tha\ n aboul4 be un1\o11.
•• all 4e■1re \ha\ \heeo pro•inoe■ ■houl4 be u area\ u
po■eiblo. Thero 1a &1•111• ■ome\bing better \o be <lone
■-wna p-ea\or to be a\ta1nol1,
\h1■ Un1on it I \llol.lihl " would no\ \b■nbf pe:rpe\ra\e
tb■ ponr ot Queen V1o\or1a in \hi■ ProY1noe,
Colonel 0r111, P , IC, I, aa14: 'fllan I apote or Hhbliebin& a naUon
ali\J I only ret'erro<l to lllla\ Ila■ been \b■ drelll!I ot '111!1
lite \o be one <lay a oiti1en ot a area, na\ion enen41n&
t'rOla \he Orea\ 'feet to \be .lUan\io eeaboG'll, He ■inoere-
11 hoped \ha\ the <lele&a\a■ ft'om all \he pro111noe■ IIOll14
uni\e \o aooC111Pltah thie grea\ work, Pr1noe Nward Ialand
••• IN\ a aall pro111noe IN\ 1\ ooul<l be \o \he other
Pro111noe■ all \ha\ \he 11\tlo ■ta\o ot llho4e I■lan4 wu
\o \he areal Amerioan Union, e\o,
Hon, Ill', 0111'\e:r, llewtoUndland. Spoke tn tffour or the aon■ral
prinoiple or hderation and ite bearina on Nowtoun<lland
whioh wu a oo-roial oolony poe■ee■eel. ot 1-n■e weal\h
in 1\■ Piahorio■, llany peoplo had. made tortuno■ \here
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redera,ton ae opentnc \IP a wide neld tor en\erpriae
\hi■ 0onUnent and 1 t might be \he IIHIIUUI of 1nduo1nc woh
person, to 11•e here instead of retiring to the old country
to ■pend their tortunea. The debt ot the Colony wae only
£200900, while the e,a,orte are 1n exoeaa ot the 11'11)orta,
The Pro•1no1al debenture, be&r11\G 5 per cent -.and a
premi um, We oan supply your na-ry with ae-n tor we have
■ hardy r■oe inured to the d&n&era ot the cleep and relld.y
t o det'llnd the country when they are required to do ■o.
our pro•tnoe ta larger than either Enlland, Ireland or
Sootlancl and. ooau,r1••• 40,000 ■Quare m11•••
While I• a member of the adm1n1■trat1on-, oo
deleaate 1a a member of the oppoe1\1on ln tha\ Colony but
our lntere■t■ are alike ln deatrina '° do all n oan to
benent the Pro•1noe we come trom.
Hon. ltr. !Dlea, lle~land, aareed with ltr,
able oon■icleratlon Wllioh ehould be 1l••n to the propo■e4
•uure• we ha•• the ■tronce■t Aeltnae ln toour ot
Contecler■Uon end u llewtoundland ■tancl■ u the key to the
AUenUo 1t l■ the ln\ere■t ot Oane4a \hU we ■llould not
be taken bold ot by any toreian ponr, we ■tend at the
en\renoe ot \he CIU.lt ot St. Lnrenoe an4 the Ponr which
hold• the colony would oontrol the trecle ot the Oult by
both entranoe■ , our ft■llerie■ 9111Ploy so,ooo men a hardy
an4 1nduetr1ou■ olu■ ot men un■urpa■N<l tor daring and.
ene!'CY by any other ae-n in the worl4, we h9Ye 3~0
Henle engaae4 in the Hal n■11ery alone wtth u,ooo men.
our ~r,a are 111:>out ■ix m1ll1on■ an4 our eiq,ort■
•-e4 our ill'OJ'h by nelll'ly • milllon dollars anmially,
our 11e"1111e per bee4 1a 1ar1er nan that ot any ot the
other pro•1noe■, our clebt 4oee not _un, to aore then
teoo,ooo . we oan rain all the aoney " went • .. per
OUr nnanolal po■1Uon h beUer I belie" than \hat ot
the flete■ ot the AMrtoan un1on. A ftl'J -11 porU•
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pol"\1on - troa \he llnl\ed 8\a\ee,
tao11111•• tor \rede •1\h 0111184a, \hay hall \o 10 \o \he
unneo. nnea. I\ \ool a -\II tor a reply \o ba HN1"4
h a laUer allllNHed \o Oanada 11114 Ille Po•'•• ... Clollllle
1111a, 1\ ... ba\-11 Oanada and nua1n. ft looked 10
Oonf9deraUon \o remedy \hie a\8'e ot atta1ra. ft llaH
an o..._ :raqllil'e• 11114 n ... , \he alu• ot IOOde ~
Oaada OC1 npply. 'lit_, haft ele• pMla\■ Jl)'in,
l'ellllm'll' ba\nen Oanada 11114 \he OOlOII)' 11114 \hen \NIia
-14 aoon tollo• \ha\ o>lannal.
IICIII• Mr. lal\ Nftffecl \o \lie obHnaUona or pnnou e,eaure
a\ - lenl\11 11114 \he banet11a 11111o11 -14 Ila ..i.necl
-.on all Ille Jl'OYUIOH b)' a 11111ru.i\)' or \ar1tta, ,on ... ,
banl1.n&, CIIIZ'NnOl', e,o, 11114 111ft • ll\llber ot a\aU•U•
baar1111 on \he al&ll~O\. !Ila 1n,-10n1a1 la1ln, WWld
ba 1Jle anal !11chWQ' •'-" \Ila o..,._ an4 \Ila 11111'1'1•
11'0Y1nN•, 1t Illa lln1on OOl&lcl ba •OOCll911-■d 1114 \Ila ro ..
9-le\M. n IIOlll.4 ba \he 'IIOllll ot 11111oa bal"• \Ila au, 1114 Illa W.\ •. • •,. • •• • fllil MIii et 0 .... - _.... leea
,- llaae \llai un et le1' ~-. In IPftllJlcl1all&
an4 P1'1DN Nn1'd lalan4 Ille - 1■ e&rftNII\, I\ ta Ml
• -a an Ille MIii et a •lelll' 11 • na, Ille e....a 1-
.. 1■ ,er bead. ot \Ila JCIPllla\1ea. ""111011 -' Ila ....
ftl' Illa ltOMl loffl'laln\1. All \Ila - tNa ._._
1114 DmN IIOl&lcl 10 \O Ille I-al p;aw\, flle .,.._
d 1111 Leoal .. .,_. -14 Ila ~ II)' \he wol'lta \lie)'
Jiff• - lo Jl'OY1M tor ba1na le■-Mcl . ID a.... 11 ...
\Jloll&III Illa laneral Oonrmen\ 00\llcl oon\rtln&\e \owU'clll
Illa -,• ot \Ila looal OOHrmtn\a. !Ila Mb\1 11111 \Ull\1011
ot Illa PJ'o•t-• otrend ao M\el'lal OIIJeeUon 111 our Ytew.
II-, ot u are ot optn1011 Illa\ cl11'eo\ \aDUOII 1■ 1111n 1■
""' IN\ .. _, IIO\ 1nah\ on 0111' 11141Y1mal optato•-
~- 111\o.llell, I balten 1\ h 4H1nllle u a - ot perpe\ua\1111
ntuu l'llle 111 UleH OOloatee. 'ft ••' a pnenl e,na
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lon, or trade remcnd and that we may be Wll \ed
•Uh one ldn4 tor \he detenoe or 0\1.1' riph. I hope \hn
no pedd.11.n& poUoy wUl be a4op\e4.
Ron. 111'. OOlH We _, no\ e xp~o, Iba\ Pl'inoe lclHl'cl Ulancl ,111
- inlo a oont'ecleraUon t.o be t.aacl \hl'ee dollar, per
1Ma4 i n,t.ea4 or one dollar H a\ pnNnl. lo•• 800\la,
o\h,r ReH-• ,111o11 ft do no\ PNNH in 0\1.1' Pl'OYinoe.
It Pnnoe Nwarcl Illancl ·- \o &lH 1llP Iler ,aolN encl Olll
,_ she wo\Ll4 baH no reHmae■ let\ wl\b lllllob lo OGTY
on IIM bueine,, or \he pro•lnoe.
Ron. 11r. RaYllancl:
PO]le:
We are here \o t.bro• away CN1' par\y Tien and lo look
on \he quHUon, beton WI ln a bl'Oader apl1'1\. All a
81'1Ueh Amerloan I ,111 110 bear\ and -1 tor a Pede:ral
11nlon or all \be oolonlH.
Wben \he PNPer u .. al'l'lHI lo 40 eo I "111 allow boll
Pnnoe 141rarcl I■lan4 "111 be effN\M by '11114ft111111 Iler
1ener■1 n•e11ae,.
/Jtht.. n . -W-0\Llly apou a\ ••• loffi\h bu\ o111eny •• IO oplnlon, on
Le&hla\lH lhllon •blah be .,.-.. wn PNYalnl 1D 111,
Pl'OYlno■•
Hon. Dr. !Upper \b0\1&11\ w eho\Llcl haYe a t\Lller •llPD'1 Uon bca Ille
Oana4lan 111n1ell')' or 'ltlla\ wu ln\■n4e4 a\ \ha pnNn\ 11ae.
It 1\ oan be abown t.ha\ lhe cllfflcrlllUee oan be -nc1
I lhall be pleue4, u lt. wlll elff■\■ 0\11' l\a\11■, 1-,l'Dft
0\11' ,oolal po11\lon an4 enable 1&1 \o -1l!PY a lllaber plaoe
Hon, Jolin ,. IIODona14:
'f9 all _, hen tor Ille JIU'PON or 419011■11111 \lie
c■nerai Pl'inolple■ or • Pecla:ral OOD■U \1&Uon, l■nllll u
UN■ op■n IO all parUH \o eapnH \hell' •1- ft'Nl-,,
llnleu \be cl1\all1 oan be llada 1a\l1tao\ory \he 'llllole WIii
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TIMI ClllUUon Ja&a\ depend on a'hat tile detail• ara \o
be an4 1' ehOl&14 be aora 4180llHe4 bet'Ore ft &h• Ollr YOH
ona way or \be o\bar.
Brown \boll&ht 1\ lneJQ>e41ent \o llaH a general deba\e on one
reaol\lUon an4 then anerwarcla \be •- \o be a,atn 1ona
OY8!'•
~per ata\e4 \lie P\ll'POr\ or the t'ol'llllr Oonteranoa a, a'hlah
0•1111 \o tba •ta\alllenta or aen\1-n f'l'oll Oanada 1t ••
deolde4 not to report nna111 vnUl 1\ •u known 'Illa\ llacl
been clone a, the preeeni oonterenoe •..•••.•.••
After aome rur\llar d1eOllea1on 1t ea■ deol4e4 \o ad~ourn
vn\11 \«-rrow at 11 a, ••
Q1111beo, Oo\ober 11, 1864, ( TIIII a4IIJ )
oonterenoe opane4 at 11 a. •.
I\ •u reaolH4 at'\ar deba\a \Ila\ 11r. H. IU'llaN
IIIIOlll4 be IPPoln\84 lzeO\lUH llaora\ary \o \Ila OOllftranoe
\o keep • raoord or tlla ornolal <1eo1atona or \Ila OOnftranoa.
I\ ea■ aleo deoldad anar deba\a Ula\ eallll h'oT1noa
by ella\eHr 1111111ber or delega\ea 1\ au repraN11~ allOl&14
llaH one YO\a 1n deol41111 all (l1&ea\1ona ezoap\ \lloae or order
Pree dlaouaa1on to be allowael
Oollftrenoa \o be ln oommi \\ae or \he •bola
lo 41•-aton allo"4 at'\al' yo\a Utan
laah Pro•1noe dela1auo11 IDIIY raure ror oonllllltaUon
Afterearcla all raaolllUona \o be •1\11 epeaur ln aha1r
A\ oloae or oonterenoa c1ao1a1011 • \o P\lbl1oa\1on,
oontwnnoa \llan ra■-4 \118 oonat4ara\1on or aouon 1n
ruov or J'Nal'al Unlon aa par Raaol1&\lon an4
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\he YU'10\l8 proyinoe■, n JIil■\ oonumie wi\h hO■Ul■ \ar1t91
11111■■■ W■haH ille Union 1fh1oh 1■ \he only al\ernatH, Row
1■ w■ t.o be 4on■ T low u ,o t.he oon■u,u,ton ot \he
Le&i■la\UH .. llllOul.4 ha'I■ '"° Ohaber■, ■n llPPff an4 a
lower hou■e, In \he uPPer hou■e equali\y in mmlber■ ■holll4
be \he bad■, In t.he lower bouae poplllaUon llholal4 be
\he but■ , Upper Oanll4a ha4 a\ la■\ o■n■u■ 1,,00,000,
now 1' ha■ 1, 100,000, Lonr Oanalla ha4 \hen aor■ \hall
1,000,000, now 1,100,000. •o.,. 800Ua • .,. aeo,ooo. -■w llrlln■wtok 110,000. •ewt'olln4l■Jlll 1111,000, Pnnoe Jcl•ar4
Ul■Jlll aa,ooo. Upper Oana4a would be t.aken as one 4h1■1on
■ay Wit.h 80 member■, Lower oanad.a so member■ and. Aoaclia
and. llar1Umo ll0 ■aob.
-the mode ot Q>P0int.1111nt. t.o t.he Upper Rouae-
Many are in taYour ot EleoUon and. many are in tffour ot
Q>point.ment. by t.he orown. My own opinion will be ma4e 'Ill)
on hffin& arcwnenh on bot.h 111<1.ee ot the q1111■Uon a■ ray
111114 1e open on t.he aubJeot.,
am t&Yourable t.o a:ppoint.ment.a by \he crown, t mart.er
exP9rtenoe 1n bo\b ■J'■\em■ 1n tayour ot ret.urninc t.o t.he
014 ■Y■\em ot nom1naUon by \he orown, U 1■ aekina t.oo
much t.o require t.he member■ ot t.he 'IQJPer hou■e ot each
proYinoe t.o ex\111&\l1■h t.hem■elYH, we h■Ye 7ll member■
in \he Upper hou■e, ,a eleot.ed. an4 balanoe nOlllina\ed by \he
It a ballo\ were t.uen tor ao in the 014 !Miu■■ t.o
repre■en\ in \he new hou■e it. migh\ an■-■r, or \he new houae
mi&h\ be eleo\94 ttom \he old. Upper hou■e, There ■holll4
be a l■r&e propeny qual1t1oaUon tor \he Upper houae Whiob
1■ \hen \he repr■■en\aUH ot property, n ahollld be an
1n4ependen\ bo4y ••tar•• propeny aoee. J'ir■\ eleo\1on
t.o b■ llade by \he pre■ent. oon■U \uenoy ■JIil an■rward■
qual1t1oaUon ot !lleot.or■ \o be nx■4 by \be aen■ral parlia-
•nl. We 111\l■t. haH a ■t.rona oen\ral OoYffllant wt \h all
au\hori\y eaoep\ What. 1 ■ ,1.,en \o \he looal aonrr..n\■
in ellOh ProYinoe and ■'1014 t.he error■ ot \he Amerioan
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Ron, Ill', D1ok1e e114u1rod .. , au\hor1\y •• ha•• trom \be lll'1\1ell
OoHrraan\ \o a&Ua\e \lli■ q11eeuon, Ila>' we no, hne \lloN
adnn\aee• we loot tor •Uhou\ legialaUn an4 ...in&asa.
1•• IIZ'l'an&eaen\e, , , , , , :retorrod \o tlour \rade,,, • •• •
TuaUon i n Ollllada 1e be:re on roa4e nn4 br14gee an4 aleo tv
edla~Uon, TbeN 1• alao lllln1o1pal \uaUon beatdee \be gen
eral i u; \be:Nlto:re llllOh a meAeure _, in- \ua\1on
ye:ry •lertaUy in \lie llar1U• Pro•1noea 1114 1t lllln1o1pal
\uee are no\ 1nol'llllotd. 1n \he OUll41an au,_,
hxea •re \llan \lley reallJ -IIZ' \o be,
(low) Dllapa\oh ot l\h .J\Uy 1861 wu read in NP11 lo llr, DtoU•'• quaaUon,
Bon, llr, 11&1 \ NJ)l194 ., 801118 length:
TbeN h no doub\ bu\ Wlla\ \he tree \ r e ,le be\ween \he Pr 0\'-
1noea 111&11\ be eaen4e4, enn u •• aN, bi&\ u 90\llel no\ 111
Clone 110 etteo1ua11,. I \hint u neoena-, \o &h• oena1JI
-,• ftoa Ii. a-ral :reH- \o looal wame,
aon, llr, lloOUJ.11 addreeaeel Ii. oontuonoe 1n a 10111 1110111111 WI h1a
-■ru ••1'1 aaneral,
Bon, llr, ll'OWII ea14 he 41ttere4 in - 4a\a1la Wh1oll lie -14 41■-
c,uaa in 0\1191' NIIOlllUon• wtien \heJ - llP•
Tbe ftN\ :reaolvUon WU \hell WlmlllOll■lJ ag1'NCl \o,
Tbe .. oon4 naoluUon 1n tffor ot PederaUon ot \lie PNY-
1noe• wl\11 ,_r al OoYe-n\ 1114 looal aonn.en\a tor eaoll
of \Ila Oaned•'• an4 t'or \ha llarUtm ProYinoee tn looal ma\
\e:re, wl\11 J)t'OY1■1on ot eellltH1on of I , •• T,, B, o. an4
•-•er, \lien 9'illlll1 \te4 bJ llOn, llr. Brown Who aa14 \Ila\
\he lr1 Uu CloH~\ ban OU.Niel \Ila llv\11 ... , 001111\1')'
\o Oaada al1'11adJ an4 \ha\ we allolllel o,on llP ro■- in\o \Ila\
OoUD\17, e,o., e\o., e,o.
IIOn, 111', Al'Oldbalel •PNYN ot \he l■MNl prino1J)lH
1MN- of \eff1\o:ry H oon\ellillla\04 1n \he NOOlllUOII, , , ,,
l pod. Cleal ot IOM1'al 41Hl&H1on ftllOllecl •lion ftlD' 0 1olo0l
llu1n& llff1YN ,11■ Oonftftnoe •Jovn■cl Wl\11 ll ,. II, \o-
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oonterenoe ueeal>led at 11 A, I,
A !Mlber or oommun1oeUone addreued t.o \he Oonterenoe bY
YU'1OWI ■oo1eUea 11114 1nd1v1dual■ 1m1Un& t.ha Ocnterenoe
t.o vl■U Jl\l,bl1o tn■U t.uUon■ , et.o. , 11114 alee ftca t.he pre■■
tor report.■ or \he p1'0oeed1na• were read and \he minute■ or
previou■ meeUng■ were ~ed t.o,
A 41aou■s1on relaU ve t.o 1nv1 una: the Yee tern Tem t.ory anl
BrU1■h ool lllllb1a to unite with \he OOnte:renoe t.ll■n •-d,
and \her&UJ>on and ow1na to other o1rOla8tanoee 00111111O\ed
w1t.h t.he delegation, t.he Oanad1ana adjourned t.o hold an Ez
eouUH oouno111111et1na, The dele11atea trolll t.he IIC'lt.tm
ProY1noo■ reaained 11114 41eouaeed a re■olut1on ■ubait.'414 bY
Bon, Oeor1e BrOwn, that the Lower P1'0Y1noe■ be adaUte4 u
one, and Upper 11114 Lower oanade ae one HOh,
Aner oonatderable debat.e ell t.he delegate■ t1'0III the Lower
P1'0Ylnoe■ 41■a&ree4 to thl■ re■oluUon,
oonterenoe adjourned Ull 11 A, 11, t.O1or1"0w,
Q\Mbeo, Tllllreday, 00\IIMI' 11,1114
oonteranoe •t. purwant to adjourraant.. llinut.e■ or prevloua
meeuna edop\ed,
llr, lll'Own aaree4 to withdraw hi■ reaoluUon■ or \he previou 4-,
JOhn A, llao4onald \hen reed aeHral re■Ol\lUOM Wllioll t.11■ Oana4-
1an■ had prep-4 to aumtt. aa t.o \he Oonaut.uuon or the
Le&i■la\'111'81 Y11,,
That \he Le11■1aUH Oouno11 oon■i■t. or TI llllllt>er■, M trca
IJ»per Canada, U trca LOnr Oannde Uld. U troe Lower ProY-
1noe■, to be Ollo■en trom t.he pre■ent oounoil■ 11114 11111>O1nte4
bY the Ol'Own llllller 1rea\ ■eal or laa&Uft oon-.it. Uld. \o
be rv l1te, ■nouUft IOHria■n\ to be reepona1'111■, loON1
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11r. ll&Odonald UPla1Md \he■e rHoluUon• 1n hh addreee \o
\he oonrerenoe, an4 \lien
Bon, llr, '1eher JDOved \ha\ \he General an4 Looal Ocrrenaenu &hall be
tormed on \he model ot \he lr1'1ah ConeU\uUon •• tar u
poee1ble, A 10111 d1aouae1on \hen enll\led •• \o \he propr1e\J
ot paH1n& tnlOh a reeolu\lon, 11111oh, aner ener al ~
ren\a were propoaed, rewl\ed in \he adop\lon ot \be -116-
men\ ot llr, TilleJ \ha\ \he word 'Loou• be e\rva 011\ ot
llr, 11eher'• reeoluUon wh1oh wae \hen aereed lo •• _ndlMI,
Bon, John A, llaodonald moYed Ula\ \here be a llneral CIOHrrmen\ -
e1e\1n& ot • Le111la\1Ye couno1l an4 • Rouae or uelllllllJ,
lln4, Thal \he counou oon111, or TI .-bar■, 8' nir aaoh or
\he caned&'• an4 8' nir U. Loft!' Pronnoe1,
A lena\llJ d11ouae1on tollowed \hie po1n\ lllll Ill' TlllllJ IDOYecl
\ha\ \he Canada'• h&H 84 Hoh an4 \lie Lowr '""8MI H
....,.n or a BOIIN or 10 -ben, and 1n h11 raaru 1\ated
Ula\ UMIN wOl&ld be IIPS)01n\ed, 11 lo IOYa IOoUa, 10 \o ...
11r11nmot, e lo llntoundland and tov \o Pr1noe Nward Illand
llanJ ot \he del11a\ee epou on \h1• IIIIIJeo\ and uie how or
• 0 101001'. enauin& \he Oonftrenoe •u adJCNJ'llecl IID\11 lli, 11,
\omorrow.
1'1'1da,, Oo\ober 1', 1ee,. Conftrenoe •' al ll A, II, and re-d \lie oon11dera\1on or
\he IIID\ton reapec\1111 Le11ela\1Ye Ccuno11.
TIie mabare trae \he Lower J>roy1-• 1vona1, VIM U.1r
oon\en\1on tor a 1ar1er Nla\1Ye rwpre1an\a\11111 etoh \lie
Cllllllti an, OJ)J)OHd. 11anJ or \ he ....,.n or 11111 Oonftrenoe
loot PU'\ 1n \he d1ICI\IH1on ot \h11 q\lHUon an4 ~ •end
.•nh were ottered, TIie IIU'1Ume dllala\e1 oen\811414 Iha\
PGP\lla\1on ah0\114 no\ deo1de \he maben 1n Ille ftdlral Le1-
t1laU Ye oounou, laOII ProY1noe had th own con1\1\ll\1on
llllder lllltoh \he aallar ProYlnoea had Ille - power■ • Ila
laraer one■ an4 oould , , ue wt\h re111on alata \he rtill\ \o •
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t\&ller q\lO\a in the OOW'lo1l tban propoeed b)' lhe Ganadiana.
TM Onll' •at'e&Uarll lbe aall P1'oT1noe, •o\lld PGHH9 WU 1n
Ille aounou. It IIUl!lberw in Ille ouier a-"" bM4l4 on
populaUon \lie)' llllould no, alao deoiclll the HPN-'IIUOn
• h1ob Ule ••uer ProT1noee were 10 reoe1Te 1n t.be Upper
Gbaber, eto. , etc.
Al • O'GloOk Oont'llrenoe lld3ou:rned till 11 A. II, ,_rro •. 111\v.NaJ, Oolober 111, 1ae..
Gont'llrenoe re.-cl,
U •u reeolT8cl \Ila\ on and aner llollllllY \be Ila\ inal,,
Oollf'erenoe _, • 10 ,. 11. and ,u uu • •• 11. IIHI .. am a\ '7,30 P, M, and 111 u late u deatrabla,
Tba t\11'\her _.1clera\1on or npNNll\aUon 1n tm J.e&l■ln-
1" Oollllotl n■ re-d and uie 1■neral llllb3ffl or ,...r,1•
•u d1■ou■secl in oonneoucn Wi\b \bi■ reao;vuon,
Tba delega\■■ tr1111 Pri- lclwarcl I■lancl "" no\ ■auanecl
Wi\b \be mad>e1' or repre■en\aUH■ propoll■d ftl1' \lieu l'rff
i-.
Bon, Ill', Jom&•rin alala4 \11111 •beo llboulcl IIIIH an eq\1111 llllllber wt\b
Upper Ganade b\lt. dicl no, appec t.o vp • ..iiar mav \ban 111', t1llaJ propo■ed nir Ille Lower ProT1-■,
( Iola ) I t.b1nl \Ila\ Ron. Ill'. lll'Own oonhndecl nir a lar11■r mall■r
tor 0nlnrio t.ban tor Quebec,
1aar11 all or iba dele&al■■ •GreHa4 \ha1r rta-■ a\ -
1-\11 b\11 no olber no\■■ ftra lmn bl' tile wrtkr or \ball'
■P■HIIH on \bi■ da7 , u he n■ Bn&apcl 1n 0~1u1111 .,.,_
1■11o■ or P. 1, I. in Dollar■ and. a.n,■, 1114 a, 1.ao P, 11.
\be Oonhreno■ ■1l30·.-d vn\11 10 o 101oot .l, 11. on IIOD4aF•
lloallal', oo,ob■r u, lNf,
Gont'arenoe •' a\ 10 .l, 11,
Tba ra■olvUcn ■llbllitt.ecl bl' Ill', lll'Own on tv■■4al' la■\ n■ ,
l■un vP ■■tt111& ftl1'\b 111a, \Ila .,,.._ or eon-n, ■bCN14 be Jecleral Wilb LOoal 0oftl'Nl8nl■ in HOil ProT1no■ an4 pro-
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Y1e1on tor ..-iee1on or Ula lorth weet Terr11or1ea, ..,._
rcnan41an4, llrl\1 ■11 Ool\■lbl■ 11114 V■nOOllHr, ■n4 tllrlher de
bale tollowtll& \be reeolu\1on ••• lldop\■4 an4 entera4 on
\he r■oor4,
The ad.~olll'Jl84 debate on \II■ oon■u \uUon or the
heleral Le&1■ln1Ya Oouno11 wu than r■ l\a94,
Hon.•••• MaoDonal.4 aa14:
That he oon■14er■4 eaOh ProY1Doa ■IIOU14 haft equal
r■preHntnton 1n the Jlldffal Upper llcNN an4 tn■\--■4 Ula
41t'ftr■n, "•'-• or the Unlon Wll1ell llll■Hff 41Yff■1fta4
1n area wr■ ■aell r■pr■ aenta4 by t■o len■'ora 1n \Ila --■1
llon_n,. n ... 11■ lhoU&ht llllder■tOOll n nr■, Ula\
WIIUe \he LOWr IIOl&N allOul.4 haft 11a lllllllel' ot ... "
baH4 on :populaUon, \ha UpPff IOUH all01114 be - rapr■-
Hft\a\1H or Ula -■uer Pro•tnN• •• u ... to be \II■
auar41an or \hair 1'1&211• an4 prldlq-■• laob Pro•1noa
now PGHHH■ a oon■UtuUon ot U■ own ■tatlar 1D Ula o
ot 111■ uallHI to lhal tn Ula lar&HI hwtnoa 11111 equal
l'tchl• an4 prtyUq-■ "" -rclecl lo all alUa • . n ... \JleNftN • &004 re- IIIIY Ula ..Uar ProY1MH aJloul4
Olata better r■pr■ Hntnton 1n Iha Led■laUft oounou
\!Ian \he raa01U\1on Pl'OY16'4, flla GanalUane ... no allow
ano■ ror our PNNnl oon4Uton. ft are no\ ■JH1allY
4e■1rou■ ot ollan&1n& 1\. Whal are lhe 1~nla tor u■
lo &1Ye uP our oona\1\ul1onl niat 1■ Oanad.a oonoe41n& to
\he LOwer ProY1noeal Oanad.a pro,oeea a oerta1n m:abar ot
oounotllor■ lo ■ut\ \he tcleu or tta - people 11111 wtll
no, adal\ ot any daY1■'1on trom Iha\ pro,oaal. l aob
J>roytnoe hu now • ftecl IIIIID'bel' ot Pro•tnotal Le&ialaUH
0-1len 11114 1n • 1■1111ra1 oouno11 halt Ula 111aer WOU14
be a htr NPNHn\aUon tor MOil ProYtnoe. flla l■o
Oana4u hafl '11 Le&t■lntn OOUno1llOI'■• The llar1Um
ProYlMea wtlll l ewtllllll4lan4 baa Iha •- 11111111H, I
•uuea\ \hat we \au \he maben tn the pre■en\ 001111o11■
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\he reurai .Le&11la\1Ye OOIUloU:, rue propoeal ne no\
en\enalnect an4 tanller deba\e enauect. l\ wu ld-foOa\84
by •- dele&e\ee ,o allow \he orown \o 11114 \o \he maer
of Le&1eln1n oouno111on a\ any tll\llN U• • \lley 1111111
clNm neoeHary, b\l\ \hie wae objeo\ect \o by \lle Pl'tnoe
lcllrud UllllldaN an4 ·- o\llen .. u -u dee\1'0)' \he
eq111l1br1\III ee\abl1ehect be\WNn \he ProTtnNe and. 1IOlll4 be
ct1tt10\ll\ lo work OIi\ ee\1efeo\o1'11)',
The Neol11Uon \JI&\ tor \he P\ll'PON Of tolW111& 8
Le&hlaUH 00\lnoil \lie J'ectarnect Pl'OYtnoee ahall be oon
eturect u oonahUn& of \llreo 41Yh1ona, l■\ u,pu O&nlllla,
11'14 Low■r oanacta, and S1'd Ion eooua, In ll'lln■wta 8114
Prtnoe l4n1'4 [■land u \lle \hlr4 41Yh1on wt\11 9Clll&l :repr■-
NlllaUon trca ■eoll 41Y1■1on, WH \ hen ■lllatUect lo •ole,
an4 O&l'l'iect; Prtnoe 14Ware1 Ulan4 481■&&'8■ 41Hen\1en\,
The 1'■■0111\ion f1:ll1n& \II■ maber Of Le&l■ln1ff
00\IDOlllON ., 1M tor eaOh 41Y1e1on wu \hen a\lllat\\ect ,o
Yo\e, !lie 111111, Dr, !llpper propoN4 N tor eeoll of \he
Oanacta■, 10 tor IOY& IOoUa, t tor '" !11'11119W1U, ■114 II
.. u tor Pl'1noe 1119&1'4 Ulan4 an4 llfftlnln4J.an&,
'l'h1■ aner debate wu 11i\h41'•11o
Hon, Ill', OOlH propoN4 10 eau tor \he \1111 O&na4M, a eaCIII
tor IOY& 800\ta an4 In lll'llnwnok, an4 , e■Oh tor Prtnoe
lctwarct Ulan4 anC1 llewto11Nlland.,
Thi■ aner cteba\e wu alao 111\~.
Hon, A, A, llaoDon■l4 propoeect \Ila\ half \he pNeen\ maer
tn ■au Pro•tnN oonaU\11'8 \he llllllber tn \he 1NIIM1
Lai1■l■UH OOUIUl11,
Thi■ r■eol11\1on wa■ al■o wt\~.
The q11eeUon on \lle matn moUon wu \Mn PII\ an4 Pl'1M■
IC1Wv4 Ulanct h&Yln& N\1N4 an4 oon■'lll\■4 4aotu4 aaa1ne, U by a tia,101'1\y, !'he Clllail'll■D tol' P, I, I, -Nil
\ha\ Cleo1■1on, 11114 all o\h■r Pl'OY1no■■ h■Y111& yo\■4 tor
\lie neol11Uon U wu cteol&l'a4 o■n'leel,
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7: ao P• 11,
u 7: ao oonrvenoe aaa1n 118\ an4 e reao111uon ••
moved "\Ila\ \he _.,.Not \be Le11alat1ve 00\ll\011 ■hall
be QJ>oin\ecl b)' the crown 1md■r \lie grea\ Hal or \he
General OoH1'1111111nt and hold otnoe tor 11i.. •
Honf John A, lloDoneld, Oeora:e Brown, Dr, TIQ,per and other■ apote
on~• reeo111t1on b\lt I have no no\e■ or \heir ad4reeae■ ,
Hon, ltr, oo_le■ moved, HOOnded by Bon. A, A, llaODonald •the\ a\ \lie
tir■ t an4 all ■11beequen\ 11eouon■ or member■ lo nne in
\he Upper 80\IH \hey ahell be OhOHn b)' a maJori\y or bO\h
branOhea or the Provtnolal Le11■1a11ve trom lllOII q\lal1t1e4
per■on■ ea are \hlr\y ye11ra or age or ~•IIZ'lla, One hall'
or e110h 00\lnoU to 10 011t every tov year■ after \be nrn
!leo\1on, to be 4■o14e4 by lo\ 1n nra\ •••ion,•
111', Colee epote 1n a4vooaoy or hla re,0111\lon,
Hon, A, A, llaoDonald 1n aeooncUna; 1\ oonl1dere4 \ha\ 1n \hi■ way
only WO\lld the PoP\llar opinion or \he ProY1noe be elQ>l'HH4
WbeNU 1n IPPOin\manh !lade b)' \be 01'01'II INOII WO\lld no, be
\he - an4 \he 11011inH 01' the Oro•n llia;h\ lie \he •• ,
1111POP1llar per■on 111 \he Pro,r1noe.
A\ 18 1111dn1a;h\ Oonl'erenoe adJo1l1'!1ed Ull 10 a, ••
Tlle■<lay, Oo\ober 18, Oonhrenoe 11111\ a\ 10 o• cloot a, 111, ■n4
reeimmd \he a4Jo=d deba\e, e\o,
•nat the member■ or \he Le11■1a\he 001111011 ahell be
111>PG111\1d by \he crown Wider \he a;rea\ •Ml ol' \lie Oenu-al
Oo,rerza■ n\ an4 holel ottloe tor Uh.• tbe Pr1noe 1Clwar4
Ielan4 4elea;a\ea •1tll4Nw and oon■lll\94 u to \lielr ao\ion,
!he que■Uon wu a■ted: Shall IQ)poin\aen\ be open to all
per■on■, anCl on a YO\e be1111 \aten, II YO\ecl MF, 1 YO\eel
na, I\ wu \hen aate4: lhall IIPPoln\aen\■ be .... n-oa
PNHn\ OOIU\01Uor■ H l'ar a■ q11al11'1ecU An•, IIO, b)'
uJo:r1\y, only one voUng yea,
On Ntlll'll1na; \o \he oonl'erenoe Chamber the q111111Uon
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'bJ ProY1noe1 ,( al\ho;iah tncUYldual mo11'ben 1n 1111 Pro••-•
414 no, apee l
The qllalttioaUone neoenar, tor ell11'bU1\J \o een.
u Ll&lal&U" 00llll01llON WU \lien OON114'He4, an4 1\ ·
PJ'OPOee4 \o eeleot thoM bJ lo\ ftOII \lie preeen\ L111111tl••
OoW101l1 u:oept ln Prtnoe Mwvc!. Ielan4, tllta propo11Uon
•u 41teate4. n ... t hen propoNd \o Nlecn \lie Lqle
l&lhe CO\IJIOlllor■ nth 4ue N I IIM to 100111 panto1 ,-to be
11P1.otn\94 bJ \lie Oenorlll ~ouun Oo"rta■n\ on re-1111-
a\ton or \!lo 100111 !xeou.11•• trom preNn\ Llll■la\1•• axoep\
.. N&Ucle Prtnoe 14■U4 IUand, tlll8 ... 11110 loe\,
It •u propo11d \hat tllo r1:r1\ eeleoUon 'be _. rr. 4uly qualltiod mol!tblra or \lie u11111UH 00-11 tn Oanada
b\l\ tn \lie o\her l'l'Ortnoe, lo be o,e-4 w all ,.. ,oewn
\Ill l'■qldet\e .,..itttoau- -■Ullr - ~ er \Ill
i.ectalntn onnou or not, 1h11 - nuu-. u wu uien PNPON4 ,, Nlecn 111■ lieCS&la'in a
.u W1\helll9 NCaN\I 1-1 ...-..., epaa .... \IN
.... 'llf \Ill ~ hi.Un on -llllni• er \Ill
loN&l IIDWUn "-~-, l,epalaUn oe.ietl■,
1' llolO \Ila MUon fir .. 3~ WU Nn114o
TIii OcllltlN- _, a\ 10 ..... "94111■4ar Oen. 11, a4
-■16era\10II or \Ila 8130IIZ'Md. 41b&II N-4 en NNl•I
, .. !Ila\ \Ila -■-en or \Ila i.ectalnln Oo-■11 ftl' \Ila
lilmNl IIOYa-.n Mall in \Ila ftnl inn-. be Nlaftl4
,_ \Ila J,qlalaUn OCNnotl• ., \Ila Hftllll JINTUIOH
Wl\h\11■ a....,Uoa er 1nnN l4nM lela&, .. ,_ • ..-i
iftl4, a4 4IIM\I Ollftl .. \Ila PrlAN M9aN lala4 4alaea
U• relbN '41 -..11 an4 • a YIM er \Ila\ poybN
belac laDll a ~\J WM q:ain■\ \Ila NNll&Uon, 11111111
- ...,\94 'llf \II■ YOW 'llf JNYl-■ in Ille 111111'81 Clall
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The reeoluUon the\ the tire\ 00\ll'lotl tn \lie ~al
.Le111la\1H lha.11 be ~otnted by the orown on \lie re-.
a\ton ot \lie Looal OO•erm.n\e wt\h 41W re11U'Cl lo ol~
Of tlle oppo■t Uon WU then pnpoN4 ancl after lODI Mba\e
u ••• adopted..
Bon, Pe\er 111\obell betna Galled away on hte prtn\e
b\letneu 10\ lean of ebeenoe tor \he reatnur of Illa Oon
terenoe.
oonterenoe 114JO\ll'fte4 a\ I P• •• \111\11 7 P • ••
oonterenoa ru-4 a\ 7:10 P• ••
RHoluUon \ha\ the beet• of NIPNINn\aUon 1n \lie IIO\lH Of
0- Uall be PoP\llaUon ancl lSM 111111,en .s■., "»Per
Oanada, 81, LoNl' Oanada 811, IIOH BooUa 11, ... lll'\lllmOk
111, llewtcNnd.lancl I , Prtnoe 14Ward telan4 II, wu Ulan p\.
Deba\e thereon oonU-4 \111111 10 o•oioet 1'htln the MUon
tor a4Jo~\ wu ovrted tor 10 o•OloOk ,-now. !llurll48J, Oo\ober IO, Oont9renoe •' a\ 10 •• ••
lenral N■oluUona ft■peOUJII ■en1... Of LecSe-
la\ure■ .. Ula PoWft UleNOf - INllll1\M4. Alao Me-
oluUon reapent111 _.. of appotmam ot Lt~ lff
■l'IIOft an4 \!I■ CIWaUon of tlletr 1111141111 otttoe 1■4 lo
leJII\Jly deba\a b■tore \hey RN ftnally ....., ... by \!I■ Oon
nre-.
llaJOl' l■l'Nll'll ,. IDouUy■ IHNIV)' of \he OOnteNnN
llu atnn • fllll■I' encl bfUer NPon of We day■ Cl■k\ae
\hen -14 be .... ou\ ,roa .,. no\e■, ■o I llan \u■n 111■
NJ>Ol"\ t'01' Ille IOU!•
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be ae\\1114, Reaolnd tberetore that a ,,_ eqllal to \lie
1nterea\ or tile .Olin\ neoeaHZY to purohue tbe Hid land.a
be paid CUN&llY to Prinoe Nlrard Ialmld 1n oon■1darn1on
ot W• Q\IHUon,
001H apou 1n ~por\ ot hta l'HOl\lUOn M \o \be PNNn\
1\11\1 ot \be land Q\IHUon an4 Wlla\ \be looal CIOH1'199n\
!lad done tn 1\a ettor\a to haH \be lan4 tefflll'ea N\Ued.
Ill retured to \he aeneral benet1 \I II\IOII a meuure WO\lld
haft an4 1\a ettH\ 111POn \he Yiewa ot the people on \be
8\lb~eot ot oonr.ura\1on.
A. llaoDonal4 aa14 \ha\ \be onl.7 a4Hn\ap he 001&14 •• \ha\
WOUld aoorue \o the people ot hie i'2'0Y1noe \Ulder the pro
poeed. OOntedernton wu.14 be \o haH the lmlda Plll'ohaNd
b7 \be CIOY1r1-n\ • !hie \he looal CIOH1'199n\ miih\ ao
Gal>U ah thrCN&b UM Without entering into Oonr.daraUon
bll\ 1\ mia\ tau many 711are to do u. lftn 1t the lmlda
NN \o be Plll'Ohued by \he pnaral CIOH1'199n\ and handed
onr \o the looal CIOH-nt to be d1apoN4 ot \o \ha
\anan\a \be tllnd• artatna trom the eala IIO\lld not oonaUtu\e
a pemanen\ IO\ll'oe ot ""-• They WOl&ld be all 41apoaad
ot 1n a ft• ,ear• and \he aoney wol&ld be eQended tor looal
1111i-n\a owt111 to \he neoeH1Uea or \be Pro•1- ldl1la
" WO\lld be \ua4 u auob per bead aa " no• P&J' mid haH
be■14H \o P&J' Oll1' propor\1on ot \be hderal \uaUon ~
•- u all \ha other Pro•1noea, our looal mid Pedaral
\uaUon WOUl4 be MN than we OOIIJ.d bear. We W0\114 haft
to P&? OIII' Po1'\1on ot the nuway deb\ Without a ra111'0114
\llrcnl&bllllt 0111' 1'2'o'f1noe. n ta a ■attar ot 1n41tterenoe
to 0111' people Wlle\ller \lie In\ffoolontal Ra111'0ad ta bll11'
at all or no\. lle1n& an 1nal&lar Pl'O'ftnoe and enUN17
Oil\ Ott t1'0a \he mainland b7 the Ioe tor 1111arl7 halt \be
year we need ftar no toretp 1nYM1on Uld beln& bll\ a -11
i'2'0Y1no■ otter no 1ndlloeant■ \o a ron1111 1nYader to _..
•ar on u■ ldl1la ao llanJ' rtaller i'2'0Y1no■ e otftr aore pri■H
and 111 between 11a and any poae1ble toe.
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911 are loyal INbJeoh ot Olll' 1raol0\l8 ~n an4 elle WO\ll.4
no\ - ll8 OIi\ ott troa pro\eoUon 1'1111• .. pv\ tllnll tnll'
own ettone \o pro\eO\ Olll' alloN•• n WINl.4 N'llllN -
llberal ftnanolal \ema \JIU an,"' propoN4 ,o lnGN -
people \o WIIPOr\ • ,,_.ral llnlon lt \lleJ ftN \o tol'II •
porUon ot 1\, (Be retorred. \o \lie lnoNMe4 !IIZ'itt • •~
pared 1Jl\ll PNNn\ looal),
Bon, llr, lal\ H14 Iha\ \be 411\lu ot Oana4a 1'111 be M\erlallJ 1Ha
ene4 IIIIU1' allJ OlJ'O\IMI-• an4 1'111 be re~\N 1'1\ll
ntore- lo \be poalllon ot all \JM Prort-• an4 lblllr
41&11•• anv oontoGiarallon,
eonrv■- a4JOIU'lle4 •' 1114111&111 .nu • maer ot
reeolll\1- lla4 been paH4,
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.& llllllber ot neol11\1ona 1'111oll lla4 'Ileen lln4er oonelurnloa
al PNYlO\le -■■lone ftN a4ople4 Ible aorn1111 allll Ille 1'110le
NC OYV, IIOel ot \be UlqalH len •• 1,. I WM \JM
onlJ Ialan4■r el \be oonr.renoe durlq ~lleN ~ pro
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Oo\ober IIMII 11111 \lie prtnle4 repon ot 11111 OonftN- ~--
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