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The basis of the political constitution of Canadia is the Act of 31 Geo. III. cap. 31, passed by the Parliament of Great Britain in 1791. By the terms of it, the old province of Quebec—which then embraced the present Canada—was divided into the two Governments of Upper and Lower Canada, with representative institutions for each. The legislative authority was vested in a Legislative Council appointed by the Crown, and in a House of Assembly elected by the inhabitants; the Lower province was under a governor, whilst the Upper was under a lieutenant-governor. This constitution was suspended in consequence of the rebellion in Upper Canada in 1838, and a Special Council appointed. In 1810 the two provinces were reunited—by an Act 3rd & 4th Vic. cap. 35—and the Legislative Councils of the united provinces were consolidated. The new Legislative Council consisted of twenty members, appointed by the governor for life; while the people were represented in a House of Assembly, comprising eighty-four members, returned in equal proportions by the inhabitants of Upper and Lower Canada. A final modification of the constitution, which united the provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick to Canada, took place by an Act of Parliament passed on March 29, 1867.
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Statistical and other Books of Reference concerning Canadia and British North America
1. Official Publications
Statistical Tables relating to the Colonial and other Possessions of the United Kingdom. Part XI. Fol. London, 1867.
Statistical Abstract for the several Colonial and other Possessions of the United Kingdom. No. III. 8. London, 1867.
Correspondence relative to the proposed Union of the British North American Provinces. London, 1865.
Further Correspondence relative to the proposed Union of the British North American Provinces. London, 1866.
Letter by Lieut.-Colonel Jervois respecting the Defence of Canada. Presented to Parliament. London, 1865.
2. Nox-Official Publications
Canadian Almanac and Depository of Useful Knowledge for 1867. The 20th year of publication. 8. Toronto, 1867.
Faillon (Abbé) Histoire de la Colonie Française en Canada. 2 vols. Fol. Montréal, 1865.
Howe (Hou. Joseph), Confederation considered in relation to the interests of the Empire. 8. London, 1866.
Hunt (F. Sterry) Canada: a Geographical, Agricultural, and Mineralogical Sketch. Published by authority of the Bureau of Agriculture, for distribution at the Dublin Exhibition. Toronto, 1865.
Matfie (Matthew) Vancouver Island and British Columbia; their History, Resources, and Prospects. 8. London, 1865.
Monro (Alex.), History, Geography, and Statistics of British North America. 12. Montreal, 1864.
Häuslings (Thomas) The Confederation of the British North American Provinces: their Past History and Future Prospects. 8. London, 1866.
Busscll (Wm. Henry) Canada: its Defences, Condition, and Resources. 8. London, 1865.
Year-Book and Almanac of British North America for 1867, being an Annual Register of Political, Vital, and Trade Statistics. S. Montreal, 1867.
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Martin, F. (1868). Canadia and British North America. In: The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230252974_18
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