11 January 1808

Report of committee on John Hall’s petition, recommending £25 compensation.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 13

11 January 1808

Report of the committee of the House on John Leggett’s petition, recommending that £18. 1. 3. be granted him for salvaging part of the brandy and wine cargo. (Draft)

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 14

11 January 1808

Report of committee on petition of William Blair whose contract they recommend to be renewed, and Robert McElhinney, whose petition they would dismiss.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 15

12 January 1808

Seventy-four resolutions of the House for votes for road services.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 16

12 January 1808

Draft of resolutions of the House for votes for the service of roads and bridges.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 17

12 January 1808

Seventy-four resolutions of the House for votes for road services.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 18

14 January 1808

Draft of the address of the House to the Assembly in reply to the Secretary’s letter of 8th January concerning the Annapolis and Sydney County elections. They express "their alarm at the disclosure of principles and expressions of claims in the Secretary’s letter, which tend directly to the subversion of one of the best established rights and privileges of the House, on the maintenance of which the Independence and even the Existence of this Branch of the Legislature depend." House declare "by the principles of the Constitution, the general Law of Parliament, and the uniform and hitherto undisputed practice of the House of Assembly of this province since its first formation the privilege of judging and deciding the rights of Electors and Elected and on all questions relating to Elections, was and is solely and exclusively vested in the House of Assembly, without appeal or reference to the ulterior judgement of any authority whatsoever." They demand a writ for Sydney County. "in the name and behalf of the people of Nova Scotia, with all due respect, but with that freedom which becomes this Assembly when claiming their undoubted rights." With regard to the Annapolis township writ "the Assembly lament that your Excellency should have been induced by any advice whatever to adopt a measure by which the Freeholders of that Township have been so long deprived of their right of representation, more especially as the advice proceeded from those who, in another capacity have made repeated attempts to invade the privileges of the Assembly"…they await with confidence the determination of the Home Government on the subject. (Also in Vol. 287, no. 166). (See Assembly Journal, pp. 63, 64)

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 19

16 January 1808

Draft of report of the committee of the House on the subject of a lighthouse for Brian Island. (Compare with the finished report. Assembly Journals, p. 65)

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 20

18 January 1808

Resolution of the House regarding the resolutions sent down by the Council for their concurrence. Part of this included in Assembly Journal, p. 67. (Draft)

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 21

18 January 1808

Draft of report of the committee on roads and bridges.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 22

18 January 1808

Draft of report on conference with Council, giving message from the Council, explaining why Council have sent down copies instead of originals of the Assembly’s resolutions… "this mode is rendered necessary on the part of the Council by the practice of the House of so connecting long Strings of different Resolutions together that the Originals cannot be sent down without great risk of mistake, where part only are Agreed to part be for further Consideration and part are disagreed to. But if the Assembly will send each several Resolution to the Council by itself it would be severally Considered. And the original sent down if the House wished it."

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 23

19 January 1808

Reply of the Lt.-Governor to the address of the Assembly of 14 Jan. "The claim of the House of Assembly stated in their Address relative to new Writs of Election appearing to be subversive of the powers vested in the Governor, by His Majesty’s Royal Commission and Instructions, it is my duty to submit the Subject to His Majesty’s Government in England. When differences of opinion arise between the several Branches of the Legislature, the ultimate resort is to the King, from whom we all derive our powers; But such differences do not authorise asperity of sentiment or expressions." (Holograph)

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 24

19 January 1808

Notice by L. M. Wilkins that he intends to move for sums to be granted in the committee of supply. Signed.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 25

19 January 1808

Draft of resolution for an additional grant for repairing the old Government House.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 26

22 January 1808

Resolution of the House appointing a committee to join a committee of the Council to consider the expediency of erecting a lighthouse near Canso and report at the next meeting of the legislature. Signed.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 27