28 February 1815

Petition of Samuel Morse and other inhabitants of Wilmot, Annapolis and Granville, asking for a grant for building a bridge across the Annapolis River at the head of the tide. Signed with 64 names.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 21 number 57

28 February 1815

Petition of Samuel Head and William Anderson, surgeons, stating their efforts in establishing a hospital for seamen, and asking aid towards completing the project.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 21 number 58

1 March 1815

Petition of Henry Van Buskirk and others of Aylesford, asking for a grant of £25 for opening the road to Morristown in the township. Signed with 20 names.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 21 number 59

1 March 1815

Copy of report of committee of whole on private petitions, and two draft resolutions respecting the Douglas Grant and the proprietors of the Philadelphia Grant.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 21 number 60

2 March 1815

Petition of Richard Cunningham and other inhabitants of Hants County, asking for a grant of £100 to help them level Tanner’s Hill, which is too high for heavy loaded carriages. Signed with 44 names.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 21 number 61

2 March 1815

Report of manager of conference on the state of the province. They consider that "it would be expedient to encourage the Agriculture of the Province by providing a fund to enable Commissioners to supply under proper Regulations poor Settlers with seed, grain and necessary implements of Agriculture" and recommend as a means of encouraging the fishery the providing a constant supply of salt at moderate rates.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 21 number 62

3 March 1815

Copy of resolution for immediate report from committee on the police of Halifax.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 21 number 63

3 March 1815

Letter from the Clerk of the House to William Sabatier Esq., requiring his attendance on the committee on the subject of the Halifax police.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 21 number 64

4 March 1815

Petition of Edmond & Bedell of Saint John, New Brunswick asking for a remission of duties paid on British goods purchased in Halifax and forwarded to Saint John, New Bruswick by land by way of Windsor.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 21 number 65

7 March 1815

Richard Tremaine, Chairman of the Commissioners of the Poor to the Clerk, enclosing account of several sums assessed and collected for the support of the poor of Halifax. (No enclosure).

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 21 number 66

7 March 1815

Report of the committee of the House on the petitions of Lydia Collins and J. Barss, and of Freeman, Newton, and Smith, recommending that the petitions be granted.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 21 number 67

7 March 1815

Report of the committee on the account for repairs to the Government House.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 21 number 68

7 March 1815

Resolution of the committee that the Assemby grant a sum for the erection of a house of correction for the Town of Halifax.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 21 number 69

8 March 1815

Instructions of the Council to its committee on meeting committee of House on the vote for roads. "That the Council cannot agree to the Vote of the Assembly for Appropriating the gross sum of £25,000 to the Repair of Roads and Bridges without some Scale is submitted to the Council of the intended general Subdivision of such gross sum. The inconvenience of a general resolution for a gross sum merely, has been much felt in Council for some years past and the House must be sensible that such Resolutions after having been concurred in by the Council have been frequently exceeded by subsequent appropriations of money made by the Assembly to the same Service." "That if the House of Assembly would prepare a general Scale of appropriation and send it to His Majestys Council for concurrence so that the Council could compare it with their calculations of the Ways and Means for defraying such expenditures it would ten to expedite that pat of the business of the Sessions and facilitate the passing in detail the subdivisions of the monies which may be agreed on for general appropriation."

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 21 number 70

8 March 1815

Rider proposed by Mr. Robie to be tacked to the Gypsum Bill. (As in Journal, p. 46)

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 21 number 71