22 June 1804

Petition of Patrick King, asking for his wages for the winter of 1803-04 on Sable Island, and describing his condition due to an accident while on the service. (Rejected) Signed.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 11 number 8

23 June 1804

Reply of the Lt.-Governor to the Council’s answer to the Lt.-Governor’s speech on opening the session. (Holograph)

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 11 number 9

23 June 1804

Petition of Jas. Ratchford and James Noble Shannon, asking for continuance of the £50 grant to help them maintain their packet service between Parrsborough and Windsor, and for definite regulations as to sailing times etc., that they may be sure of fulfilling the conditions desired by the House. Signed.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 11 number 10

25 June 1804

Petition of John and David Dill asking for compensation for injuries to his land through the running of the new road over the Ardoise Hill. Signed. Dismissed.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 11 number 11

25 June 1804

Petition of Ludowick and James Hunter for compensation for injuries to their land through the running of the new road over the Ardoise Hill. Signed. Attached. Map showing their property and the effect of the new road on it. Dismissed.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 11 number 12

26 June 1804

Account current of commissioners of public markets. Signed.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 11 number 13

27 June 1804

Reply of the Lt.-Governor to the Assembly’s answer to his speech on opening of the sessions. (Holograph)

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 11 number 14

27 June 1804

Petition of Hall and Bremnar for drawback on leather imported by them for the use of the 5th battalion of the 60th Regiment. Signed.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 11 number 15

28 June 1804

Report of the committee on public accounts.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 11 number 16

9 July 1804

Abstract No. 3 of accounts of commissioners for carrying on the building of the new Government House.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 11 number 17

30 June 1804

Petition of Donald Grant, Joseph Towler and Isaac Mullins, waiters at the Impost and Excise Office, asking some compensation for the days they are unemployed (when not engaged in supervising the lading and unlading of cargo). Enclosed. Schedule of number of days employed and unemployed in first quarter of 1804. Overleaf. Report of committee recommending that the extra waiters be paid ten shillings per day during the time they are not employed. Signed.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 11 number 18

30 June 1804

Petition of John F. Gschwind for compensation for his services as Health Officer for the port of Halifax for the past year. Signed. Attached. List of vessels visited by petitioners.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 11 number 19

30 June 1804

Petition of Pryor and McLean and other merchants of Halifax, representing the expense and inconvenience caused by the enforcement of the provincial law requiring all cargoes of which any part is intended for Nova Scotian consumption to be unloaded, "not only by subjecting them to the charges of unloading and loading their Vessels and to the Sunk duties here on all such Rum and other Articles, but also by rendering Rum in particular Subject to a duty of three pence Sterling per Gallon in Canada and One Shilling Sterling in Newfoundland, owing to the said Articles not being accompanies by the Clearance from the West Indies. That the evil Consequences of the Law are particularly felt by the Shipping Interest of this Province, as it seldom happens that the proceeds of a Cargo of this Country Produce are adequate to procure as much West India Produce as will make a full freight homewards which Subjects your Petitioners to a heavy loss from dead Freight frequently of more than one half of Tonnage of their Vessels." Subscribed to by 7 firms. (See Bill No. 16.)

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 11 number 20

30 June 1804

Report of committee for examining the accounts for Sable Island.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 11 number 21

1 July 1804

Report of the committee of Ways and Means for present year for public services including roads and bridges.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 11 number 22