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Those too large to be entirely included in one exposure ere filmed beginning in the upper left hand corner, left to right and top to bottom, as many frames as required. The following diagrams illustrate the method: Les cartes, planches, tableaux, etc., peuvent Atre filmAs A des taux de reduction diffArents. Lorsque le document est trop grand pour Atre reproduit en un seul clichA, il est fiimA A partir de Tangle supArieur gauche, de gauche A droite, et de haut en bas, en prenant le nombre d'images nAcessaire. Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mAthode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 24- % =r-T= ^m^9^ ^wT^rs; MESSAGE. No. 1. % Frederick Seymour. In ootapHanoe with the Bemlntion of tite Legid«tiv« Ooaaoil, th« Goveraor Iw b«fd«e tlie Bowrd » oopj of saeh pertienfl of H«r lif^eatjr'B lostniotions to him 't re&r to the Ooaatitation of the Colony wid the oonstrae^u of tike Legielative Connoil.. It was decided, in another Colony witli which the Governor was connected, that the House of Asaombly was not entitled as of right to be put in possession of the Royal Instructions. The Governor will not however tlirow any impediraeut in the way of tlie Council during the present difHcult Session. Oovemment House, 2nd February, 1867. Enclosure in the Qovehnor's Messaoe. No. 1, to tub Leoislativb Council. Extract from the Royal Imti-uctions. Eleventh. — And whereas by an Order in Council, bearing date the 11th day of June, 180;5, we did constitute a Loj^islative Counoil, and did empower the fiovernor of our Haid Colony with the advice of our siiid Council, to make Laws for the I'eace, Order, and (iood (Jovernnient of our said Colony, anil did ileelare that until otherwise provided by us, the .said Council should, in the Transactions of Business and Pr.Hsini; of Laws conform as nciirly as might be to the Directions conveyed in certain Instructions therein montloned, and bcarinji; date thi' second day of Septeinlicr, 1S,5S, and to such further Instructions utuler our Sijrn Manual and Sijinet as might hereafter be •Mniwd to tlw Oovernor of ear Mid Ookmjr in that b«lwif; and we did fturther declare that, ml^eel to Kph IniMtrwDtiDiMt tbs nid ( enmirp ?iinrtuiility of Altipndnnet- of the Memherx nf the said (!oun(!il, and to prevent Meetinf^s of tlie siiiil ('(Miiioil beinj; liolden without eonvitnient Notice to the several Members thereof, and to uiaintain Order anil Method in the dispatch of Business, and in the conduct of all Debates in the said C. mcil, and tr) secure due deliberation in the passing of Laws, and to provide that, before the passing of any Law intended to affect the Interests of private f-sons, due notice of the same is given to all l'>rsens concerned therein, all which ilules and Orders, not being repugnant to the said Order in Council, •jr to jour said Commission, or to these our Instructions, or to any other Instructions which you niiiy receive from us, shall at all times bo followed and observed, an