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OF HIS EXCELLENCY George Dundas, Iquuire, Lieutenant Governor, &c., &c-,

At the closing of the Legislative Session, Friday, April 24th. 1868.

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Jllr. President anal Honourable Gentlemen of the Legis- lative Council: .Wr. Speaker and Gentlemen oft/Le Ifouse of Assembly .-

In relieving you from further attendance here, I am glad to express to you my thanks for your assistance and advice.

By the Act which you have passed “ to amend and ex- plain the Land Purchase Bill.” you have ermiowered me, —so soon as the purchase ofany Public Estate shall have proved to be sclf-sustaining,——to relieve from further pay- ment tenants on that Estate, who have paid their full proportion ofthe purchase money of their farms.

Under this Act, I shall be enabled to comply with the prayer of the Petition, which, at the commencement of the session, I informed you that I had received from certain persons who had purchased their holdings on the Selkirk Estate.

The settlement and culti ration of Wilderness Lands cannot fail to be encouraged by the liberal Measure, in which you have authorized me to relax, on such parts of the. Public Estates as may be deemed expedient, the pro- visions of the law which regulates their sale.

I have given my Assent, with much satisfaction. to the Bill, by which you have placed in the hands of the Government a dcscretionary power to expend a limited amount of Public Honey in the purchase of lands. “hose value may exceed the limits of the Land Purchase Act.

1117'. Speaker and Gentlemen oft/re [louse of Assembly:

I thank you for the Supplies which you have granted for the Public Service.

I earnestly hope, that the timely aid which you have offered to farmers who are unable to procure grain for seed, may avert the suﬁ‘ering to themselves, and the loss to the Colony. which their inability to procure such seed must inevitany produce.

Mr. President and Honourable Gentlemen of the Legislative Cuncil:

JlIr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the House of Assembly:

The important subject of Education has received your anxious consideration, and I trust. that the Measure, which you have matured for consolidating and amending the Laws thereupon, may be ofbeneiit to the community.

The able Report of the Committee on Highways. has been laid before you : Although you have not seen ﬁt to take any Legislative action upon it during the present Session, the whole subject will be carefully considered duringr the recess. with the view to the adoption. at your next meeting. of a system of management which will af- ford a better security for the judicious expenditure of the money appropriated for this service. '

I now release you from further attendance here by proroguing this Session of the Legislature.

ORMS of Blank Handhills for Sheriff's Sale are to be had at the ROYAL GAZETTE oﬂice.

Legislative Councﬂ Chamber. FRIDAY. 24th April. 1868. ' Is Excolleney the Lieutenant Governor having ('mnP down to the Council Chamber, at hall}, ast tllt‘t‘e o’clock. p. m., was pleased to give his assent to the following hills. intituled, v12:

1. An Act to amend the Act for the due observance of the Lord‘s Day. An Act to revch and continue a certain Act therein mentioned. 3. An Act to incorpo‘ate the Prince County Agricul- tural Society. 4. An Act to incorporate the Saint Peter's Bay Agri— cultural Society. 5. An Act to incorporate the Minister and Trustees of the Baptist Church of Long Creek, \\ est River. 6. An Act to prevent accidents to persons travelling on the Ice. 7. An Act to amend the Act incorporating the Summer- side Batik. 8. An Act for the incorporation of Societies for the sale and distribution of seed grain on credit.

9. An Act for the better security of the Crown and Government of the United Kingdom within this Island.

10. An Act to incorporate the Minister and Trustees of the Baptist Church of North lliver, Lot 32.

11. An Act to continue and amend certain Acts therein mentioned relating to Summerside.

12. An Act to amend and explain the Act passed in the 2nd year of His Majesty King \Villiam the 4th. rc- lating to the celebration of Marriages so fa ' as the satne relates to the Bible Christian Church.

13. An Act (from the Council) to shorten the language of Sheriﬁ's’ Deeds.

14. An Act for the relief of unfortunate Debtors.

15. An Act to amend the Laws establishing the salaries payable to the Attorney and Solicitor General.

16. An Act to amend and explain the Land Purchase llill.

17. An Act to repeal the Acts now in force establishing and regulating the rate of Interest. and to make some provisions on the same subject.

18. An Act. to encourage the settlement and cultivation of Wilderness Lands.

19. An Act to consolidate and amend several Acts there- in mentioned relating to the Savings’ Bank.

20 An Act in fnrthe ‘ addition to and amendment of the Act to incorporate the Town of Charlottetown.

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21. An Act in further amendmentof the Laws regulating the sale by License of Spirituous Liquors.

22. An Act to empower the Government of Prince Ed— ward Island to expend Ten thousand pounds in the purchase of Lamls in the said Island.

23. An Act to consolidate and amend the several Laws relating to Education.

24. An Act for raising a Revenue.

25. An Act for appropriating certain monies therein mentioned for the service of the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight.

JOHN BALL, Clerk Leg. Council.

Executors’ N'otice.

ALL persons having claims against the Estateof the . late James McCormack. of Georgetown. are re- qnested to furnish the same. duly attested, with- in Three Months from date and those indebted to the said Estate are hereby requested to make immediate payment to either of the Executors.

MICHAEL HESSION,

GEORGE MOAR.

RONALD MCCORMACK.

Georgetown, March 12, 1868. g .

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