31 December 1817

Printed memoir of the 'Cod and Small Fisheries of Nova Scotia' prepared by the Halifax Committee of Trade. History of fishery in N.S. and of Committee of Trade. Present impediments to progress of fishery, and suggestions for removing them.

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 305 number 113

16 March 1818

Copies of the depositions of seven fishermen to the effect that Americans have been and are fishing off of the Labrador coast. (The above depositions were presented to the Assembly on the date given; see Assembly Journals for 1818 p.6)

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 305 number 114

19 February 1818

Statement of funds of Royal Acadian School. (The document is undated, but on the given date a petition of the Acadian School committee was read in the Assembly, for the support of which the above statement may quite likely have been used.)

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 305 number 120

9 February 1818

Michael Tobin and Samuel Cunard to Dalhousie, reporting on monies which they were given to relieve the distresses of immigrants. After sending 89 of them settlers who arrived from Newfoundland in December 1817 to various parts of the province, they established a soup house in Halifax, which daily fed about 500 people who would otherwise have starved. If £200 could be procured it would maintain the soup house as long as it would be needed. Signed. (Enclosed in No. 122)

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 305 number 121

10 February 1818

Message from Lieutenant Governor to Assembly, stating that he has advanced £150 to relieve distresses of immigrants and enclosing report of committee on its expenditure. Recommends report to their consideration. Enclosure: No. 121 Report of Tobin and Cunard.

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 305 number 122

18 March 1818

Report of Committee on expenditure of £8000 voted for purchase of seed grain. Signed.

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 305 number 123

27 March 1818

Speech of Lieutenant Governor on closing the legislature.

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 305 number 124

14 April 1819

Resolution that certain townships and settlements will be entitled to receive provincial allowance for English schools, under law passed in 1819 session 2. Signed.

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 306 number 1

17 February 1819

Estimate of civil establishment for 1819. Signed.

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 306 number 2

17 April 1819

Lieutenant Governor's speech at close of session. Regrets that his recommendations re: road and militia have not been considered, and only yields to clause of Appropriation Bill granting Assembly members more pay because Council and Assembly have passed it. Signed.

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 306 number 3

5 February 1818

Lieutenant Governor's speech on opening legislature. Signed.

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 306 number 4

23 February 1819

Part of report of joint Committee on Public Accounts. Signed.

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 306 number 5

23 February 1819

Remainder of report of joint Committee on Public Accounts. Signed.

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 306 number 6

10 February 1818

Estimate of civil establishment for 1818. Incomplete. Signed.

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 306 number 7

27 February 1819

Return of schedules of Cod and Scale Fish made to the Treasury and certified previous to 20 Dec. 1818, to be entitled to bounty authorized by Act of 1818.

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 306 number 8