16 December 1806

Resolution of the House appointing the President of the Council and the Speaker of the Assembly to make arrangements for accomodations for the Legislature and public offices.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 13 number 105

16 December 1806

Resolution respecting superintendance of House occupied by the Legislature.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 13 number 106

17 December 1806

Account of Fish Exported in the Years 1800-1806.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 13 number 107

17 December 1806

Rough copy of report of committee of the House on the laws that are near expiring.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 13 number 108

18 December 1806

Report of committee on mode of applying bounties for the encouragement of the fisheries, approving of the present system. Signed.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 13 number 109

19 December 1806

Draft of address of the House to the Governor asking for representation for the Townships of Wilmot and Chester, on the grounds that they have more than the qualifying number of 50 families each.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 13 number 110

19 December 1806

Message from the Council’s committee on the conference of House and Council on expenditure for roads and bridges, the fisheries and agriculture of the Province. (See Assembly Journal, 1806-7, p. 43).

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 13 number 111

20 December 1806

Resolutions of the House in reply to the Council’s message of the 19th Dec. on the appropriation of £17,500 for the services of the province. (These resolutions are not to be found in the Journal for this year and were possibly expunged from it). House do not admit "any Right in the Council to separate their entire Resolution much less to make any alteration in the amount of appropriations of Money". They "feel great surprise at the Condition annexed by the Council as the price of their acquiescence in part with the appropriation of the House for the Service of Roads and Bridges & especially as the whole appropriation which the Council seem disposed to agree to does not amount to more than three fourths of the revenue actually secured by the existing Laws." (Draft). (Of Council’s message of 16th Dec.).

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 13 number 112

23 December 1806

Resolutions of the House for applying £15,500 in all to the various services of the province. (Draft)

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 13 number 113

24 December 1806

Petition of Isaac Smith and other inhabitants of Douglas Township, asking aid for road-making from the bridge at Mr. Wardrobe’s to the mouth of the Shubenacadie. 20 names signed.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 13 number 114

26 December 1806

Resolution that £1000 be applied in bounties to encourage the importation of salt, the manner of distribution to be determined by the legislature. Signed.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 13 number 115a

26 December 1806

Resolution for encouraging agriculture by granting a bounty on wheat raised in the province at a rate to be later determined by the legislature. Signed. Agreed to.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 13 number 115b

27 December 1806

Petition of David Archibald, road commissioner, asking for return of £49, which he had spent out of his own pocket in addition to the grant for erecting a bridge over French River in Merigomish. Signed. Overleaf. Dismissed.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 13 number 116

27 December 1806

Abstract no. 5 of expenditures and receipts by the commissioners for carrying on the building of the new Government House, 30 Dec. 1805 – 27 Dec. 1806 incl. Signed.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 13 number 117

27 December 1806

Disbursements for new Government House from 30 December 1805 to 27 December 1806.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 13 number 118