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citizens.
FRIDAY, Aran 23, 1869.
SPEECH
OF HIS HONOR
Sir RUBERT HODGSON, Knight,
Administrator of the Government, «$6., «$th
AT THE CLOSING OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1869.
311'. President and Honorable Gentlemen q/‘the Legisla- tive Council: AIr. Speaker and Gentlcmen ofthe House of Assembly:
The business of the Session having been brought to a conclusion. I feel called upon, in relieving you from fur- ther attendance in General Assembly, to acknowledge the diligence and attention which you haVe throughout CVlllCQtlln the transaction of the Public Business. and to congratulate you upon the many useful measures which have been matured by your joint labors.
The Act constituting a Board of Works, the provision for the appointment of a. third Judge in the Supreme Court. the amount granted for the erection of Public Buildings of acknowledged necessity, the large sum placed at the disposal of the Government for the pur- chase of Proprietory Estates. in extensmn ot the pro- visions of the Land Purchase Act. and the liberal grant for the further promotion of Steam Navigation, evidence your zeal for the public interest.
Your promptitudc in providing for the payment of the salary of future Lieutenant Governorswill. I hope,prove satisfactory to Her Majesty’s Government.
.Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the House of Assembly:
In Her Majesty’s name. I thank you lor the supplies which you have granted for the Public Service 01 the Colony.
.M-r. President and Honorable Gentlemen of the Legisla- tive Council: .Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the House of Assembly :
In parting. I have now only to express my hope and earnest prayer that, by God’s blessing, another session may find you assembled in your Legislative capacity under circumstances of increased prosperity.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER, Monday, 19th April, 1869. IS Honor the Administrator of the Government, having come to the Council Chamber at three o'clock. p. m., was pleased to give his assent to the following bills, intituled, viz :—
An Act to continue the Act regulating the publishing of Notices and Advertisements relating to the Public Services.
An Act to authorize the increase of the amount of Deposits to be received in the Savings’ Bank.
An Act to add to and amend the Act relating to Patents for useful inventions.
An Act relating to persons, now or hereafter. to be confined Within the Limits of the St. Eleanor’s Jail.
An Act further to amend the Acts for the regulation of the Militia. and Volunteer Forces.
An Act to amend the Laws relating to the Office of Sheriff, and to repeal a certain Act, and parts of an Act therein
mentioned. An Act to provide for carrying out Capital Punishment within Prisons.
An Act to Incorporate the Trustees of the Baptist Church of ‘
Summerside.
An Act to nuturalize Charles Otto kalcr.
An Act to Incorporate the Trustees of the \Vesleyan School of Charlottetown.
An Act in further amendment of the Act Incorporating the Summerside Bank.
An Act in amendment of the Act to provide for the punish. ment of offences against the person and property, and to repeal the Act relating to Treasons and Felonies.
An Act to Incorporate the ‘Vheatlcy River Lime Company.
An Act to alter and amend the Act to Incorporate the Min- ister and Trustees of St. Andrew's Church, Bracklcy Point Road, Township Number 33.
An Act to revise. consolidate and amend the Charlottetown N'fnfnnl Fir-o Tnanvanvu O‘uutpauy ABLE.
An Act to authorize the establishment of additional Small Debt Courts in Prince and King's Counties.
An Act to Incorporate the Queen’s County Agricultural Society.
An Act to Incorporate the New Glasgow Temperance Hall Company.
An Act to amend the Act for the Relief of Unlortunatc Debtors.
An Act relating to the terms of, and proceedings in the Sn- preme Court of this Island.
An Act to amend the Act of the Thirty-first Victoria, Cap. Sixteen. entitled “ An Act for shortening the language of Sheriff’s Deeds.”
An Act to constitute two Polling Divisions in the Fifth Electoral District of Prince County.
An Act to provide for the service of Divorce process on ab- sent parties.
An Act to add to the Act relating to \Veights and Measures.
An Act to amend the Act for preventing frauds by secret Bills of Sale of Personal Chattels.
An Act for the better protection of the Salmon Fisheries, and to repeal a certain Act therein mentioned.
An Act to provide for the appointment of a Board for the general supervision of the Public Works and Highways in this Island.
An Act to enable the Government to secure Telegraphic Communication.
An Act to authorize the Government to raise the sum of Ten thousand pounds for the erection of additional Public Buildings in Charlottetown, and for permanent improve- ments in Roads, Bridges, and Public \Vorks, under superintendence of the Board of \Vorks.
An Act to empower the Government of Prince Edward Is- land to expend the further sum of Thirty thousand pounds in the purchase of Lands in this Island.
An Act to authorize the. appointment of an assistant Judge of the Supreme Court of Judicature, and Vice Chancellor of the Court of Chancery of this Island.
An Act to provide for payment of the Salary of future Lieut- enant Governors.
An Act for raising 9. Revenue.
An Act for appropriating certain Moneys therein mentioned, for the Servme of the Year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and Sixty-nine.
JOHN BALL, Clerk Leg. Council.
NOTICE
S hereby given, that all Notices whatso-
ever, (Government and Sheriff’s Notices excepted) sent to the Royal Gazette for publication, must be prepaid, otherwise, they will not be inserted.
EDWARD REILLY. Ch’town, April 23, 1869. 3i