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much of the principle and mode of taxation, separate management and other important points are, therefore, not secured by the Act of Confederation; but rest upon a Provincial Statute of Quebec; that is subject to repeal, if not prevented by the veto power.
Representation.
The representation guarantees enjoyed by the Protestants consist in the following provisions of the B.N.A. Act:—
80. The Legislative Assembly at Quebec shall be composed of Sixty-five Members, to be elected to represent the Sixty-five Electoral Divisions or Districts of Lower Canada in this Act referred to, subject to Alteration thereof by the Legislature of Quebec: Provided that it shall not be lawful to present to the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec for Assent any Bill for altering the Limits of any of the Electoral Divisions or Districts mentioned in the Second Schedule to this Act, unless the Second and Third Readings of such Bill have been passed in the Legislative Assembly with the Concurrence of the Majority of the Members representing all those Electoral Divisions or Districts, and the Assent shall not be given to such Bill unless an Address has been presented by the Legislative Assembly to the Lieutenant Governor stating that it has been so passed.
Electoral Districts of Quebec specially fixed.
Counties of
| Pontiac. | Missisquoi. | Compton. |
| Ottawa. | Brome. | Wolfe & Richmond. |
| Argenteuil. | Shefford. | Megantic. |
| Huntingdon. | Stanstead. |
Town of Sherbrooke.
At best, it was felt at the time to be a guarantee of a most illusory nature, liable to be disturbed by natural causes. But in what position does it now stand? Under the guise of re-patriation, large sums, of money have been annually voted, and the most persistent efforts
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