11 December 1806

Draft of resolutions of the House, moved by Mr. Archibald, on the duties of the Speaker. 1st, that attendance on the House is his first duty, and 2nd, "That this House considers a Summons to the Speaker to attend another duty at a time appointed for its setting and with so short notice as not to allow opportunity of communicating with the House to be highly disrespectful to the branch of the Legislature – and that if such a case should recur, the Speaker will be bound not to attend such Summons until he has the direction of the House to that effect."

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 13 number 99

13 December 1806

Petition of the inhabitants of Sissiboo (Josiah Jones and others) for a grant of £100 to help them rebuild a bridge over the river. (8 names).

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 13 number 100

13 December 1806

Account of Nathan Tupper, Health Officer for the port of Liverpool for 1806, giving ports from whence the vessels he visited came. Signed. (See Resolution of 15 Jan. 1807, granting compensation.)

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 13 number 101

15 December 1806

Report of the joint committee to examine the state of the building occupied by the General Assembly and old Government House, to appropriate suitable accommodation therein for the sittings of the Legislature and Supreme Court. (As in Assembly Papers, Vol. 13)

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 13 number 102

15 December 1807

Import and Export of Fish at the Port of Halifax, 1806.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 13 number 103

16 December 1806

Message from the Council on subject of resolution for appropriating £17500 for Island of Sable, roads and bridges and payment of public services.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 13 number 104

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