29 January 1808

Resolution and draft of resolution for granting sum not exceeding £450 for transporting arms and ammunition for the use of the militia to the different parts of the province, for providing suitable places of deposit for such arms and ammunition, and for keeping such arms in good order and repair. Agreed to by the Council. Signed.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 43

30 January 1808

Copy of paper received from the Council on the conference respecting additional wine duty bill. Printed in the Assembly Journal, pp. 98, 99.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 44

30 January 1808

Copy of answer of the House of Assembly to the written paper received on this date from the Council. See Assembly Journal, pp. 99, 100.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 45

30 January 1808

Report of the committee relative to the Old Government House. Signed.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 46

1 February 1808

Draft of memorial referred to in the address of the House of Assembly to His Excellency Sir James Craig. "The Impolicy of the Advice which has induced the Lt.-Governor to agitate a Question of privilege in Times like the present, is so obvious that the House avoid all Observations on this Part of the Subject."

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 47

1 February 1808

Draft of address of the House to Sir James Craig offering congratulations on his appointment, and informing him of the attack upon the independence of the House which has been made "by an attempt to draw the final decision of Cases of Election to another tribunal." See Assembly Journal, p. 104.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 48

1 February 1808

Draft of report of the committee of the House on privileges, on the Lt.-Governor’s refusal of their application for a copy of parts of the Royal Instructions. In view of the fact that the Lt.-Governor has referred the Annapolis election case to the Home Government and is about to refer this case to the same authority, the committee recommend "that the whole matter should be laid before His Excellency the Governor-General, and recommend that a suitable Address be presented to His Excellency, and that it be accompanied with Copies of all the Letters, reports, and proceedings on this Subject: and that His Excellency be requested to interpose his authority, to protect the privileges of this House;"

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 49

1 February 1808

Five resolutions of the House for granting sums for various provincial services.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 50

2 February 1808

Message from the House of Assembly asking for advice on how to proceed as the Lieut. Governor has declined his assent to the purchase of a sword or piece of plate for Vice Admiral Berkekey.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 51

2 February 1808

Resolution of the House that £450 be granted for the repair of Sambro and Shelburne lighthouses. Resolution for granting £15 to the widow of each non-commissioned officer or soldier of the embodied militia "who has already died or who may hereafter die while employed on actual Service. Resolution for granting £25 for repairing the Lunenburg-Shaffelburgs Mill road. Resolution for granting £25 for repairing bridge over Cooks Mill Brook on the road to Lahave from Lunenburg.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 52

2 February 1808

Resolution for granting £380 for repairing three roads. Not agreed to. Signed.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 53

3 February 1808

Draft of Mr. James’ resolution "That the Clerk be directed by the Speaker to inform the Members who have been absent during the Whole of the last and present Session, that if they Neglect to Attend the Services of the House, when next convened, their Seats will be…Vacated."

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 54

3 February 1808

Resolution for granting £80 to Thomas Carswell for materials and workmanship for the new Government House.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 55

3 February 1808

Resolution for voting a sum to the Lieutenant-Governor for defraying the expenses of repairing bridges in case of an accident to one of them.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 56

3 February 1808

Draft of six resolutions moved by Mr. Tonge concerning the encouragement of the fisheries. (See Assembly Journal, p. 112). The following page or pages are missing from the Journal, on which are latter part of the fifth and sixth resolutions. "(fifth)…Which experience has proved to be useless the House is obliged to decline the application of any publick Money to this purpose – Resolved That these Resolutions be transmitted by a Committee of this House to the agent of the province to be laid before his Majesty’s Ministers with an assurance that this House will cheerfully appropriate a part of the publick Revenue upon any rational System by which a Branch of Business may be established & improved which will tend to promote the general Interests of the British Empire"

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 57