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1828 June 2
H. of Commons Canada Committee 1828 May 15 and Ellice's Evidence

Registration at an Office
successfully practiced in New
York: in Canada with
bad effect, with a Notary
only: nure Gallico
35 38, 39

Acres as high as
30,000 granted to favourites.
Conditions as to
putting them into culture
enforced or not according
to favour at home. 36

So Church portions retained without settlement
thence communication
prevented, and the country
a desert. 36

Taxation would enforce
settlement: Escheat cannot. 37

In New York everything
in this way is on
the best footing. 38, 39.

Crown Lawyers – their
interest in keeping up the
Escheat system – and endless
source of litigation. 38

Depretiation of the value
of lands maximized
by 20 years mal-administration:
whereof
many years disfunction
between English and
local governments. 40.

Division of
Canada into two Governments
one cause of
depretiation. 40, 41

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Bills for facilitating
mutation and establishing
Register such done
by Legislative Council,
thrown out by "House of
Assembly". 46

Local authorities decidedly
averse to encrease
of prosperity by exertion
other than their own. 40

On the division, no
provision for letting in
proprietors on English
terms into participation
of shares in the legislative
power. 41

Consequence, violation
of Legislative authority
by the Executive. 41.

Failures of by Receivers
of £100,000: Sheriffs
(Suitors money) £27,000
and another sum not
mentioned, for want of
the securities demanded
by the Assembly. Executive
insists on taxes to the
amount. 41

For settling disputes
between the two Legislatures
unjust proposal insisted
upon by Quebec. 41

Government Not without
great unwillingness Canada
business referred by Government
to H. of Commons. 41.

By "Canada Trade
"Bill" 1822 existing
taxes continued for 5 years. 41

Clause for applying
the proceeds to the Civil
lists of the two provinces
not inserted. 41.

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Mode of supplying the
omission, illegal warrants
to Receivers ordering payment. 41, 42

For one year, by Gov.
of Sir A. Burton consenting.
Salaries of Judges and
other Officers voted by
Assembly. 42

Legislation none
since 1822. 42.

Dissention between French
and English encouraged
by Government here. 42.

Confederacy between
English in Upper and
do in Lower Canada. 42.

In Upper Canada, Assembly
not so hostile to Executive
as in Lower. 42

Men who had resided
30 years – since,
Members of Assembly
Aliens Bill for remedy
stopt for years, till
expedited by Lord Goderich.

Of power of arbitrary
banishment abolition
perseveringly refused by
Government here. Sole
instance of execution
Gourlays case. 42

Paramount obstacle to
prosperity encrease the
vast tracts of Church
property, Church of Englandists
a small minority
of the population Voted for 37 to 3.
Attempt to dispose of the
property to the "Canada Company"
frustrated by "the
"Church" compensation by Commissioners (said
they) inadequate. 43.

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Observations by J.B.

p.42, line 26, the
local authorities have
wisely persevered in attempts
to carry their
measures out by a
minority of at no time
exceeding 10, and seldom
half that number
in a body of 50
representatives. – Boserve.
For "local authorities"
put the Executive: for
wisely, unwisely.

p.43. ..."has little independence
"this body" (the
"Councils) has share of
the Executive authorities"
Observe. Does not the
Executive Authorities mean
in the instance of both
Provinces the Governor?

Though for members of the
Council Judges and Salaried
Officers are objectionable,
scarcely can any
better be proposed, their
clients being the only men
of intellectual aptitude
and these can find no adequate
inducement to settle
land. 43.

No capital stays in
the country: the French Seigneure
being attached to land
and unfit for and disinclined
to trade. 43.

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