October 10, 1867
ORDERS-IN-COUNCIL
Herein, a review of some recent decisions of the Privy Council for Canada:
1867-0073: $4,985.95 for repairs to the public works in St. Maurice, Québec, including Trois Rivieres for the six months ending December 31, 1867.
1867-0074: $1200 for the construction of a new Swing Bridge over Lock No. 25 on the Iroquois Canal, the existing one being worn out and beyond repair.
1867-0075: $230 from the appropriation for the rents and repairs of public buildings for repairs to the new Customs House in Québec City.
1867-0076: Approved the construction of a Drill Shed, 80x46, with armoury, on the banks of the Rideau Canal near the No. 19 Boundary Stone, on the application of Lieutenant-Colonel Atcherly, DAG, of the Prescott Militia.
1867-0079: $800 approved to rebuild the icebreaker at Farran’s Point, recently destroyed by fire.
1867-0082: To bring under the control of the Dominion Government, in accordance with the Act of Union, the railways and railway stocks of the Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
1867-0084: Hon. Peter Mitchell (Marines and Fisheries) has laid before the Privy Council a report that would extend bounty payments to the fishermen of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick equal to those paid to fishermen from Ontario and Québec. Last month the cost of a fishing license for an American in Canadian waters doubled to $1 per ton, up from 50 cents, with the expectation that the additional funds would be used to extend the bounty to Maritime fishermen. The Privy Council has not acted on the report.
1867-0086: An additional $7,000 has been approved for further repairs “to put ‘Rideau Hall’ into such a condition as to render it a fit residence for the Governor General of Canada.