8 December 1808

Draft of address of the House of Assembly to the President on his assuming that office. A few unimportant changes were made in the final speech, see Assembly Journal p. 19.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 123

8 December 1808

Report of the joint committee on the public accounts.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 124

8 December 1808

Report of the Committee to examine the Public Accounts, including those for Sable Island and Public Markets.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 125

10 December 1808

Part of a draft of minutes of the proceedings of the House.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 126

10 December 1808

Report of the commissioners appointed to expend the sum of £250 granted for providing furniture for the public rooms in the Government House. They find that "the Lt. Governor had already imported from England furniture suitable for those rooms to a considerable amount that he had also purchased some Articles of furniture proper for the same rooms from the late Lt. Governor and that several Articles were still wanting to complete the furniture of each of the before mentioned rooms the Commissioners, finding the sum of money placed at their disposal totally inadequate to pay for the furniture already provided proposed on the part of the Province to take on account of the Province of the furniture imported from England so much as would amount to the sum of £250…but…the Lt. Governor declined separating the furniture so provided from England." They therefore took an estimate of furniture imported, that purchased from the late Lieutenant-Governor, and the probably cost of such as will still be wanting "which they submit to your Honour’s Consideration that such steps may be taken respecting this business as shall be fit and proper and the Commissioners on consideration of the foregoing Circumstances have expended no part of the Sum granted finding it totally Inadequate to defray the Expence of furnishing those Rooms in a proper and Suitable manner." Signed. Recommended by the President. Enclosed. List of furniture purchased in 1808 and the property of the province. List of furniture purchased in England. Schedule and estimates referred to in the report.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 127

10 December 1808

Petition of the Grand Jury of Halifax County praying for a site for their Court House. Signed with 13 names.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 128

10 December 1808

Draft report of the selected committee on roads and bridges.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 129

10 December 1808

Eighty-three resolutions of the House of Assembly for granting sums for improving the roads and bridges throughout the province. Signed. Agreed to by the Council.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 130

10 December 1808

Resolution that £15 be granted to improve the Prospect – St. Margaret’s Bay Road.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 131

12 December 1808

Minutes of House in committee on private petitions.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 132

14 December 1808

Resolution for referring the petition of the Adjutant-General of the militia to a committee "and that that Committee be directed by the House to call upon the Adjutant Gen’l for an Acct. of the Expences incurred by him in the Exn. of the said Office."

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 133

15 December 1808

Petition of Rufus G. Taylor, Rufus Fairbanks and John Osborn, merchants of Halifax, praying for a drawback of the sunk duty on coffee imported from St. Domingo and exported to Great Britain, under special circumstances. Also Minutes of the Commissioners of the Revenue respecting cargos imported from St. Domingo for exportation.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 134

15 December 1808

Resolutions for granting £100 "to defray the expence of unforeseen publick services for the past year" to be placed at the disposal of the Lieutenant Governor or Commander in Chief. (Not in the Journal for this date).

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 135

15 December 1808

"Whereas many Members have already left the House and returned home and several others have applied for leave and the distance by water to the Homes make it expedient that such leave should be granted them by reason whereof the House will not be well attended, Therefore resolved that no Question or subject will has been discussed and determined this Session shall be again altered or discussed and no new Business shall be introduced this Sessions without the Assent of three fourths of the Members then present." Overleaf. Division of the resolution. Passed.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 136

16 December 1808

Memorial of G. H. Monk and Brenton Halliburton, Assistant Justices in the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, stating their need of an augmentation of their salary. The prices of nearly every necessity of life having risen greatly since the salaries were established, the "support of that Independence which is necessary to the administration of Justice" requires that the salaries be made more competent so as "to render the situation an eligible preferment to Gentlemen of professional Abilities. The salaries of the assistant justices in New Brunswick has been increased by £200." (As in Vol. 287, no 176). Signed. Recommended by the President.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 137