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Unsigned memo on stationary of the Provincial Secretary's office regarding the condition of the Mi'kmaq of Nova Scotia, apparently referring to earler recommendations regarding trespasses on Mi'kmaq land. 1858.
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[typed at top of page]
Provincial Secretary's Office,
Halifax;------------ 1858.
/ 36./
13 April 1852.
The Provincial Secretary calls the attention of the Board to the present condition of the Indian population and represents that with a view to protect their interests and to prevent the further usurpation of lands reserved for their use effectual measures ought to be adopted. The subject having been considered it is ordered under the authority of the [illegible] section of
Date: 1858
Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 431 number 98
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