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 Appeal by the Commissioner of Public Lands of Prince Edward Island. 
 
 Present: — Tlieii' Lordships ChietMiistice K'ichakds, l!rixiiiF, 
 
 •J.. STK()N(i. .1., 'rACIIKliKAl". 'I., iilld FoiKMKl!, J. 
 
 CiiiKF .lisTicK IJiciiaimJs : The Appeal is from thi' Supri'iiie 
 ("oiirr ot' Prince Kdward Island, niakinu' al)solnte a rule to ouash 
 the award made and filed in this matter and all snl)se(pieiit ])ro- 
 eeedinn's. wliereiii it was ordered that the said award he (plashed 
 and set aside, and that the said Connnissioners ot" Pnhlic Lands 
 j)ay the eosts of the application and the rule. AL^ainst this dudu- 
 ment and order of the Court the Commissioner apjieals. On 
 the heai'in;j;. the lirst ohjection taken on behalf («f the respondent, 
 was first discussed, ^■iz : that no appeal lies direct from the 
 lSu;)ivme Court of Priu-je Edward Island to the Supreme Court 
 of Canada. 
 
 The lattei- |)art of sec. IL of the Supreme Court of Canada 
 
 hen an aj)|)eal to tlie Supreme 
 
 Act, reads as f 
 
 OllOWS 
 
 And 
 
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 Court is iiiveu from a judiiinent in an\' i-as(-, it siiall always h 
 understood to he <iiven from the Court of last resort in the Prc- 
 N ince where the jud^^inent was i-endered in such ca 
 
 se 
 
 The respondent in the factum su,i2-<2:ests that the Lieutenant 
 (io\ti'nor in Council is constituted a Court ot Ki-ror and A]>peal 
 in Pi'ince Kdward Island. I)y various Royal Instructions, and 
 refers to tlie instructions to Sir John Colhoi-ne, accomj)anyin!ji; 
 his couninssion. of L'itli Dec.. IS.'JS. appointinu" him Captain-lien- 
 eral and ( lOVeruor-in-Chief of the Island. 
 
 The instructions which in the ahseiice of tlie Captaiu-(jen- 
 eral and Co\-ernor-in-Chief were intended for the Lieutenant 
 
 ( 
 
 lONcrnor. oi' 
 
 Ofhi 
 
 vfv administeriuii' 
 
 the C 
 
 io\Aa'innent for tin- time 
 
 34T^<i 
 
2 JiKhjment of the Siipyeiiw Court of Canada 
 
 beiii", sire referred to as beiii;: in the Appendix to the Journals 
 of the House of Assembly of the Ishuid, A. D. IHol, Ai)pendix 
 F. The Connnission to Sir John Colborne is also to be found in 
 the same book. 
 
 The twenty-third, and twenty-fourth sections of the instruc- 
 tions were specially referred to on' the argument. The first part 
 of the twenty-third section is as follows: '' Our will and pleasure 
 is that you do in all civil causes, on ai)plication beinjr made to 
 you for that purpose permit and allow a})peals from any ot the 
 Co>u-ts of Common Law in Our said Island of Prince Edward ; 
 and you are for that purpose to issue a Writ in the manner which 
 has been usually accustomed, returnable before yourself and the 
 Executive of the said Island of Prince Edward who are to 
 proceed to hear and determine such appeals." It goes on to pro- 
 vide that the Judges of the Court whose judgment is appealed 
 from shall not vote on the apueal, though they may be present 
 and give the reasons of their judgment. It also directs that the 
 sum or value appealed from' must exceed £:Mn> sterling, and 
 security be given, and when the sum exceeds £ oOO sterling and 
 either party^is not satisfied with the Judgment of the (lovernor 
 in Council, an api)eal may lie to the (^leen in Council, the saine 
 to be made within (14) fourteen days and security given; and m 
 certain cases when the rights of the Crown are involved, he is to 
 admit an appeal to the Queen in Council, though the value be 
 less than £500 sterling. 
 
 The twenty-fourth paragrai)h directs him to admit appeals 
 to the Queen in her Privy Council in cases of fines to a certain 
 amount for misdemeanors. 
 
 Clarke's Colonial Law, page HI, was cited, and referring to 
 the position of the North American Colonies the following language 
 is used : " From the Common Law Courts an api)eal in the nature 
 of a Writ of Error lies in the first instance to the Court of Error 
 in the Colony, and from them to His Majesty in Council. 1 he 
 Colonial Court of Error is usually composed of the Governor m 
 Council, who decide by a majority." 
 
 In re Cambridge, 3, Moore, P.C.C , p. 17.5, an application 
 was made for leave to appeal where the amount was under £300, 
 the Court of Appeal in the Colony only allowing ai)peals when 
 th<' amount was over. £.300 ; Lord Brougham refers to the exist- 
 ^..s;.(. /^f f!),. Court of A-UPeiil in the Colony. 
 
On the P.E. Itthind Lntul PmrJins,' Act. 
 
 3 
 
 The Act (; Wv. chaj). 20, sec. o provides thiit juiy iktsoh (lis 
 
 satisticd with the decree of the Surropite may appeal " to tlie 
 (iovernorin Council." Tiider section 51, he was to ^ive a horul 
 for the payment of such costs as should he awarded by the (lov- 
 ,,nior ill rouucil. (Sec. fyl.) If the decision of the surrogate 
 should be reversed or altered the (lovernor in Council should 
 nuike such order touchino the subject of the appeal as to them 
 shall .seem tit ; and by sec. o3, every li. w<>' to sell real estate 
 " siiall be made in such f(.rm as the Surro;rate (or in case of tlie 
 decision of the Surro,<rate being altered, by the Governor in 
 ( .'ouncil) may jirescribe." 
 
 The Island Statute 21 Geo. 3rd chap 17, relates to the limita- 
 tions of actions. Sec. 4 provides that ^- when judgment given for 
 a plaintiff is reversed on a Writ o( /'Jrror, Arrest of Judgment lU'.. 
 he may commence another action within a year." 
 
 The Island Statute o Wm. W. Ch. 10 constitutes the Gov- 
 ernor in Council a Court for hearing matters of Divorce with full 
 |)ower, authorit) and jurisdiction. Tlie Court to sit on the 
 second Monday in May in each year. The Governor may ap- 
 point the ChiefJustice to preside. 
 
 Ill re Moncton, A Barrister, 1 Moore P.C.C. p. 4r>5, the Chief 
 Justice of the Island had made an order, in a matter wherein the 
 applicant, a Barrister, was arrested, striking his name off' the 
 llolls as a Barrister. On appeal to the Privy Council the order 
 was set aside. 
 
 The sections of the Island Statute 80 Vic. chap 22. from \M 
 to 158 inclusive and section 230 refer to appeals to a Court of 
 Error or a* peal. Sections 130 to 157 inclusive are the same as 
 those in the English Connnon Law Procedure Act 15 and 16 
 Vic. chap 7(). From Sec. 140 to 107 inclusive they slightly 
 varied to adapt them to the circuuistances of the Island. The 
 130th section begins : " and with respect to proceedings in Error 
 be it enacted &c." The 145th section speaks of the setting down 
 of the case for argument in the Court of Error in the manner 
 heretofore used, refers to the Roll being sent into the Court of 
 Error or appeal " and the Court of Error or appeal shall 
 thereupon, review the proceedings." 
 
 The Appellar.ts on the argument contended that as a matter 
 of tact no such tribunal as a Court of Error and Appeals was 
 ever established in the Island. 
 
4 .1 iiihjiih III of fin' Siii>r,',,h' Coiirf nf ( ',ii,'iil.i 
 
 Thnv is iM, olHcial (lociiiiiciif .ifaiiv kind <li..\\iriM- t|„. ,.^talt- 
 li^'iiiiii:' of >!ii'li a ( "niirt. 
 
 riiciv is !i() ivc.r.l (ifaiiv case ever Iia\iiiL:- Ihm.;, I,f,„|,_rl,f 1,,,. 
 Wn-r Micliji ('uili't. and tlic ivf.-iviic.. ii, rlic Islainl SfatUfr 21 (ir,,. 
 
 .■;. <'liai) 17. iv^pcciiii-- file liii,irari(. II ..factions r,, „ xcai- f,,r l.ri,,,,-^ 
 iM'j an arfioii w lien ca^.s aiv iv\ ci-xmI in i-w^v Ac.cannof In- 
 (•<.iisi(|..iv(l as cMalili-^liiii-- «'r ivco-ni/in-- rlic .•>tal.li^|iiii..nr of a 
 (^oiiiT of Ai.j.ral as a < 'ouiT of rlic lasr ivsort \\-nm rli.- Sin.iviiic 
 Court ill tlic I-iaii(l 
 
 Thar the Srariirc C \w. cliaj. l'C, so far a> ir relates to an ap- 
 
 P;''"'' f'': I'Ti-ions of rlic Siii-ro-atc Court to rh.. (lovcriior in 
 
 Comicil (lo.'s nor form rhcni int.. a ircn.-ral appdlar.' rribniial 
 l.iir 111 thos.. special eases allows an appeal to tlie (iowrtior iii 
 CoiukmI and direers rlie Prol.are Coiirr n. caiT\- our rlie decision 
 ofthar l)ody when the appeal is nnnh- to thein." Tliat rlie rej'cr- 
 cnee to appeals in the A-T ;i(; \ic. chap 22. arose from hasrv 
 l(',i2:islanon 111 a.lopriii- rhe -eiieral provisions of the Common l.a\V 
 J^'ocediire .\cr and if no Coiirr of Appeal aetuallv exisred would 
 Hot iiecessaril\- esrahlish one. 
 
 A coi.v of the instructions to Covernor Patterson was pro- 
 duced at the argument hut his Commission was not. It was 
 su-n-esred rhat aj.pli 'arion should he made to tlu' Colonial 
 (►jHce for copies of rile Commissions jind instnictior'is 
 of such (ioveriiors as would he likely to throw li,nht on the suh- 
 ject. and any other documents of a"like miture. and thesu docu- 
 uieiirs were- to l)c placed hefore this Court. Reference was also 
 made on the arixuinent to Sruai-t's llistorv of Prince Edward Is- 
 land printed in iSO:). and to llalihiu-ion's! Xova Scotia, vol. 2 p 
 ;'.;I0. Since the arirument. copiesoftjie (\)mmission of (J.^'enior 
 Patterson of Piince Kdward Island, then the Island of St. John 
 and of two (\)mm*issi()ns to (iuy Carleton, Ks.}., as Coveruor of 
 the Provuice of (,)ue1)ec. and the iustnicrions aeeom|»anyin..- ,.,.i,>h 
 of the Cominissioiis have l);,'en tiled with th(; lu"_nstrarT)f the 
 Court. We must, therefore, dispose of the preliminary (luestion 
 with the materials l)efore us. 
 
 Coi)ies (.f the commissions of Lord Monck, Sir John Youn'>-, 
 Lord Dutferin, and of the present (Joveruor of the Island, sTr 
 Ilobert Hodufsou. were obtained in Ottawa. 
 
 Prince Kdward Island, or the Island of St, John as it was 
 then called previous to the year 17(;4, was under the same Gov- 
 ernment with the Province ot Xova Scotia, ami in Lnvin<«- the 
 
(hi thr /'. /•;. /</,iii'/ l.'inl I'l/rr/n/s,' .{r/. 5 
 
 liiMiii(l,ii-ic> i>f' rli.it l'r.>\ iiicf in tin' ( "<iMiiiii->^ioiMit W in. < 'iim|)l»rll, 
 K><|.. cniiiniMnlv (mIIciI l/ird William ( 'miiplu'll. (Iaf('<l lltli 
 An'_n>f. 1 7<;<"i. a]i|i<>'ntinu liini < 'iii>iaiii <ii'rnTal and < iox t-rn'M- of 
 N.i\a Scntia. till' Uland nt' Sf. dolin i> included. In the r<>niinis- 
 sioii to Walter TatriT-Mn dateij Itli Au^ii^^f, 17<*>!>. --i) inucli of the 
 I'jitent to Lord William ('am|iltell a> nientioned tiie Ulaiid of" St. 
 dolm wa-i revi)ke(l, ;ind l'atter>nn w a- ai>|)oiiite(| Captain (Jenerai 
 an<l <iovern(ir in Chief n\' the Island and Territories adjacenr 
 thereto. I'nder the Commission to (l(»v(M-n()r l*att<'rsoii he had 
 power 1)\' and with the consent of the Council to erect and cstah- 
 lish Courts ot Judicature within the island tor the determiniuLi- 
 and heai-in:^- of all causes. ci\il and criminal, accordinu" t'> l;iw and 
 '.'(|uit\', and to constitute and a|)|M)int .Iudi:'e> and CormnissioDei's 
 ol ( )ver and Termini-r for the better adniiidstratioii ot .Iustic<;. 
 Tile Commission also refers to such reasonahle statutes as shoidd 
 thereafter he made and aiireed upon l)y him with the advice and 
 eoiiseiit of the Council and .\ssend)ly of the Island; and as soon 
 as the situation and circinnstances of the Isjaixl would admit 
 thei-eof !ind as soon as need slioidd re(|uire, he was to call ;:-eiieral 
 assemblies of the freeholders and jdauters. to be called the Assem- 
 blv of the Island, and by the consent of the Council and Assem- 
 blV he had power to make laws tor the <roo(l government of tiie 
 Island. \\\ the iiistiMictious lie was to constitute a Council to 
 assist him in the admitiistration of the aff'air.s of the Colony, and 
 the Council to have all the powers and i)rivile,L;es and authority 
 usuallv exercised in the other American Colonies. He was to «;-ive 
 his in'unediate attention to the establisliin,ir of such Courts of 
 Judicature as miuht be- toiuid necessary for the administration of 
 Justice. He was to ('onsult the Chief Justice as to the ineasun'fi 
 ))ropei' to be piu'sued tor the puri)ose, o-oveiiunu- himself as tar a.s 
 ditfere!ice of circumstances would udmit by what had been iq)- 
 |)roved and found most advantageous in Xovti Scotia. He was to 
 transmit to the Secretary ot State copies of all acts, orders, yotii- 
 mission.s, i^-c, bv virtue of winch any Coin-ts, Otlicers, Jurisdic- 
 tions, t^'c, were established. The consideration of calling a Lower 
 House of Assembly could not too early be taken up. 
 
 There is no aiithority in his Commission or instructions 
 directing him to establish a' Court of Error or A[)peal nor to per- 
 mit or allow ap{)eals to himself in Council. 
 
 The Commission of (iuy Carleton, afterwards Lord Docliester, 
 aj)[)ointing him 'Governor of the Province of t^iebec, dated 12th 
 
H ,/ii(/i/iii>'iif iif' f/n .^nii/i III, ('(lint (If ('diKidd 
 
 Api'iK 17(!H, is similiir to tliuf nt' < toxcnioi- rattfi-" >ii wl.'.cli war 
 datt'd Itli .\ii;riist, ITtll*. It a|>|i<)iiiis liiin ('a|iiaiii < iciirral and 
 (lOVcnior-iii-Cliii't" nf the I'i<i\ incc of (^ikIkc. His in^fnicrit»ns 
 difFcl* sotiu'wliilt tl'Diii those at'tci'w aids ^dxt'ii to ( i('\ cnior 
 I'attcrsoii and as to suninioniiiir a ^f< ncral asscnd)I\ ot' tVfrhold- 
 (Ts as soon as tlif inorc |»n'»inL; allair-- o| ( io\ crnnn-ht Would 
 allow, stated as it was imiiracticaitlf to form sucli an cstaMislnncnt, 
 tln-n lie was to make siiidi rules and I'cL^ulations witli the adviee 
 ot' tin- ( "ouncil as should appeal' to he iiecessarx tor the |»eaee. 
 order and uood ^iONcrnnieiit otthe l'i'o\iiiee. lie was to e>tal)lisli 
 Courts of'dustiee and consider what had heeii c^tahlished in that 
 I'cspeeti !!;_'• the other Colonies in Ainei'i<'a, |)artieulai"l\ in No\a 
 Scotia. lie was lo allow app' :ds tVoin an\' oi' the Courts ot"('oni- 
 tnori Law to the (ioNcrnor in Council and for that purpose was 
 to issue a writ /// thf .iiiiiiin'r n-hicli Ints hi'i'u iisikiIIji (irciistoiiK il 
 het'ore hiinselt" and the Coiuicil who were to procet'd to hear and 
 determine such app"als. (As alrea<l\' stated no such dirci-tion or 
 authorit\ as this is contained in the Commission to (iovernor 
 i'atterson.) 
 
 He was aiiain apj>ointed ( Iovernor of (^uchec. liis conunission 
 hein^r dated "iTth l)ec.. 177"), after the passine; of the Imp. Stat. 
 14 (ieo. ,"), Cli. h;» lor makiiiii more etfectual |)rovisions tor the 
 (io\-ernnK'nt of the Province of (^iiehec. Following;- the provi- 
 sions <if the Imj). Stat, he was authorized, with the consent ot the 
 Council, to make ordinances tor the peace, welfai-e and ^nxxl «ro\ - 
 ernm«'nt of tin; Provinct . certain exceptions aa to ordinances 
 imposinu' taxes. He had authority to appoint .]ud_^''es, etc., as in 
 his former Commission. 
 
 Cnder his instru'-tioiis lu- was directed by and with the 
 advice of his Coimcil to establish Courts of dustice. Su;xge.stions 
 were nia<le as to the kind and nuudxr of Cotu'ts, hut he was to 
 l)e guided hv circumstances, and amongst other suggestions as to 
 what slnndd l)e done was the following, \'v/.: '"That the < iover- 
 nor and Coiuicil should be a ^'o;^r/ of Civil Jurisdiction for the 
 hearing of appeals from the Judgments of the other Courts when 
 the matter in dis])Ute excx'eded ten pounds. The decision of the 
 (Governor in Council to be final in cases not exceeding t!')00 stg. 
 in which cas(! an appeal from the Judginent /" he nilin'dU'd to the 
 King in Council." 
 
 An ordinance was passed by the (lOvernor in Cotuicil on 
 2.'>th Julv, 1777, establishiniT certain courts according to the 
 
On llh- I A'. IJ'IikI I.'IIkI /'inr/insi Arf 7 
 
 sii'ji:«'^ti<»ii«; (•(•iitaiiicd in tin- lloy.il Iii>t iMi.tiDii-^. iitid iiinlcr that 
 orfliiiiiiH*' the (iovcriior in ('(Hiiuil was coiistitiittMl aCouitot 
 A|i|)cal. On till' margin <>t tin- oiMlinancf in the copy in the 
 I.il»rary of Parliament linv, then- is tlic t'ollowin^r fiifry ii» mann- 
 siTi|)r: '• \'i(li' onlinancc of '7 Scj.r , 177.") |»as>c(l <»n ('. .1. llayrs 
 
 "■oiim' iioliir 
 
 ... 
 
 It was til- model of this and the next ordinance iti some 
 instances. The next ..rdinance wa- to re,undate the proceedings 
 in the Conrts of Civil dmiicatnre in the I'rovince of (^mdjec. 
 Fri.m this it appears that hefore the Act of 14 (ieo. l^, Cli. 2, the 
 t'ommis>ion and instructions nnder it were ;:iven, the (ioxcrnor 
 in Council had passed an oi'diiiaiice to establish ii ^'''//V of Ap- 
 |)eals in (^uel)e<'. Mud this under a Commission and instructions 
 similar to that under which Covernor l*attersoii was acting- in 
 l*rince Edward lslan<l, except so far as the power to ^n-ant appeals 
 was wantinti' in the instructions to (lovernor Patt(M-son which was 
 contained in the instructions to <iovei'nor Carleton. 
 
 in Au^nist 17'i!t the conunission to Coveruor Patterson was 
 issued and In- is sai<l to ha\-e arriM'tl in the colony in 1770. The 
 hrst nieetinir of the Legislature composed ot the Council and 
 AsscMuhly with the (iovernor of c«)urse, was. Hccordin<r to Stew- 
 art's I lis'torv of I'rince -Idward Island p. 177, in 177;i; and the 
 first statute as appears hy the Acts of the CeinTal .Assembly of 
 the Island published in \Hi\'2. was passed in 177;i. It is eutitled 
 ''At the (Jeiieral Assend)ly of the Island of His Majesty's Island 
 of St. John, be^nui uud ho'lden at Charlottetowii. the seventh day 
 of dulv. .viuio Domiiu 177:), iu the thirteenth year of the reifrii 
 of our' Soverei<,ni Lord, (ieor«,^' the Third, by the (iraee of (iod, 
 of (ireat Britain, France and Ireland, Ki!i<r, Defender of the 
 Faith. BeinfT the first (General Asseud)ly convened in the Island." 
 
 The first statute passed recited that it had been found absolutel}- 
 necessary and expedient by His Majesty's Governor iti Council ofthe 
 Islaii'l to make several resoluti )ns. ordinances and reu^ulationsfbr 
 the fijood <;overnment of the said Island ; it then repeats these 
 ordinances and confirms what was done under them. Cha[). 2 is 
 entitled an Act to confirm aiul make valid in law all manner of 
 pro(;ess and j)r(X'eedin,i:s in the several (Jonrts of Judicature within 
 this Island from the first day of Ma}' 17(i!t to this pivsent session 
 of Assemblv. The recital states: •• Whereas this Island has 
 been without a com[)lete Leijislature from the conunencement of 
 the (jovernuient thereof wliich took place on the first day of May 
 
8 J iKliinii lit <>t till' Siijiri'iiir (\iiirt nf (iiiniihi 
 
 1 7(»!> uiiti) this present session of A»enil»l\-. (liiriiii:- w'lich time 
 iiiniiy iiiid various proceed iiii^s liaNc lieen had at the scNcral Courts 
 of .liidicatlire in the Ishinih" It then deelai-es the writs, judi;- 
 nients and proceedings in the Courts fr.)ni and alter the said 'st 
 May 17()'.i to the end of tliat session ucxidand \ali<l in hiw. Tliat 
 it shotdd not extend to take a\\a\' oi' rectifx eri'ors in the u>in«'' 
 oi jd'ocess. uds-ph'adinLis and ernnieous reiKh'i'ini;' of juduiuenr 
 in point of hi\\\ hut in all such ca>es the parties a,!i,i:rie\ 'd niii:lit 
 ha\'e their writ OI' writs of eri'oi' u|ion such eri'oneous |udunient 
 in >uch manner as they miiiht ha\e done hetore the making' of 
 till' Act 
 
 (io\('rnor Patterson apparentK remained < io\-ernoi' until 17S(i 
 when he \\as succeeded hy (JoNcrnor KauniuL! who continued in 
 ofiict'. it is said, for nineteen years, that would he until ISO.). 
 
 (io\ernoi' I'atterson was authorised l»\- his Couniussion with 
 theacKice an<l consent of the Council to estahlish such and so 
 many Coui'ts of Justice witliin the Island as thev should think fit 
 tor determininii' causes, as well criminal as ci\il. according' to hiw 
 aiid e(|uity, and to constitute an<l ajijtoint -ludai'^. jumI in cases 
 i'e(piisiie. to i.-siie connuissions of ()\cr and Ternnner. We have 
 nothing' to >lu)w that in (io\eriior Patterson's time anx- C )urt of 
 Ki'ror or .\p|»ellate Court was estahlished hv anv act ot' his .Vnd 
 it seems adnntled that as a matter of fact no such Court ev(M' e.\- 
 ei'cised any jurisdiction in the Island and no case \\as ever 
 hrou.^ht I) 'fore such a Court If it had heen e>ta!)lislieil undei- 
 any ordinance of the Council before the iirst sitting- of the Legis- 
 lature, we ha\-e not heen I'eterred to any such ordinance. It is 
 -hown h\ statute passed at that sitting tliat Courts of Judicature 
 lunl before that heen e^tahlishe(l and lia\e heeii continued ever 
 suice. As ro tiiose coiu'ts that lia\c' been exei'i'isinu' their func- 
 tions and powfrs vxcv since, witii lei:islatioii from time to time 
 with retcrence to tiiein, tlu'S' woidd. no doubt, be considered as 
 e>tabli>lied ti'ibuiials ami as havini:' been le^all\c>tablishe(l. IJut 
 when it is contended that so iin])ortant a tribunal as a Coui't of 
 last I'oort exists in a Pi'o\ ince.it shoiiid be >howii there was such 
 a Coui't actually exercisiti;:- -ludicial fiinctioii>.oi' that it wasestab- 
 lislied by >ouie act oi' the LeL;i>laiiire of the Crown. 
 
 .\s iar as(io\-ernor Patterson is cou'criied it does not appear 
 tiiat. by any kind of Legislative enactment or order eii her bv the 
 Coxcrnor in Council or I)y the more perfect Lei:islatioii after the 
 Cemral As-<enibl\ was called, such a (.'ourt wa> e.stablislied. nor 
 
C'li tin 1\ ]■:, ].<la,i(l Lnid Piirrl- ',r A<i. 
 
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 (Iocs ir appear tliat he -was. hy iiistnictions. specially authorized 
 to estahlisli siieli a Coiirr or to ^///"/r appeals tVoiii aiiv of the (\jurts 
 of ( 'oimiioii i^aw as ( Jo\('nior Carletoii was in the iristnietioiis nc- 
 (•oinpaii\ini:' his first Coniinissioii. and as Sir -lohn Colhornc was 
 in the instructions accouipanxinu' the Counnissiou to him in 
 IS.SS. 
 
 I nder the instructions to (io\-ernor Patterson he was to 
 send to the Secretar\' of State co|)ies of all Acts. ( )r(lers. Coinuiis- 
 sions. A'c.. I)\- \ii-tue of which anv Courts, iS:v.. were established. 
 We presume the parties have had proper encpiiries uinde as to the 
 existence of copies of such docuuKMits and that none can he found. 
 It is said none exist in the Island. 
 
 \\ hether undei" anv std)se(pient Commission or instructions an 
 attempt was made to establi>h sneh a Court in the intei'val 
 between the ('(^nnuission to (iovernor I'atters<Mi I7()l) and 
 that to Sir dohii Colborne ISHH. we have nothiu"' l)efore 
 us to show. I nder that Commission, as already stated, he 
 was authorized to al/oi/- appfdis and for that purpose to issue u 
 jWi'it in the iiKHnn'r " irhicli. lias hccn nsii(il]ij accustomed ' return- 
 able befoi'e himself and the Exeeutive Council who were to j)ro- 
 ceed to hear and deternune the same. The instructions to most 
 of the Colonial (ioveri>ors were said to be to the same effect. In 
 Mac[»herson s Practice of the Privy Council Appendix 72, he 
 speaks of the (iovernor in ('ouucil as forming the Court of Error 
 in the Colony. 
 
 The insti'uctions acconqianyinu" the Coinmission to Eoi'd 
 .Monck in ]SC>1 do not in an\' wa\" refer to the allowinn; of an- 
 peals and from what is said on the subject in Mac})herson's prac- 
 tice in the Privy Council, it seems that in the Royal Instructions 
 issued to (^)louial (rovernors (of the Coloiues that have Le,2'isla- 
 turi's) for some time past no mention is made of appeals ; and the 
 same can be said as to the instructions to Lord Lisuar in lS(iS. 
 Nor isanythinij: said as to (ilhui-iiKj appeals in the Commissions to 
 Lord Monck and Lord Dufferin. nor in the instructions accom- 
 panying the same. 
 
 The refeivnce to tlie matter in Ilaliburton's. Xova Scotia 
 \ oi. '1. p. '.\'M), is to the effect that '"the (io\-ei'nor in Council con- 
 jointly constitute a Court of Erroi' from which an appeal lies Vm 
 
 the (liiliiri- i-rssui't tothcKiu^ ill CoUllril." He Ciaisilh.'l's th(^ 
 
 oiMLdn of this ai)pellate jurisdiction to haxc been the custom of 
 NoiMnand\" when apjteals la\' to the Huke in Council. 
 
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 III >M'\\;irt- No\;i >C(iti,l. ;it'fiT -CitiliL;' till' M|il\ ('()iiliiin:i 
 
 1-!" <'"lirr C-IllMi-lllMl il: llir I,!;|i|,l \\;i^ til'' S II | i I'l ' 1 1 1( ' <'(,||l't. 
 
 |"'iMnii,ii "ir lidw ilir ( 'liii'l' .Iii<tirc \\;i> ;i|>|)(iiiitcil ;i!i<l lidw rlic 
 prM'r.'dlii-., were c. >iii|iicfc.| ndd-: •• A n ;i j.|ic;i 1 in t lie iKitni-c dt' 
 ■■I \\ lif "t !'.ri''ir i> ;i!l iw^il tVuni \\\t' Siiprciac ('oiiiT to tlic (iox- 
 
 '^■Il"l' "!■ ' "IIIIIIMIhIi r iii ( 'liii'f 111 rnlllicil W licli t lie (li'hr (»r Millie 
 
 -|'|"'''''''i f"i" <'M'<'f<U t';;()(t ,>'i:-. wiili ;iii .■i|>|>c;i! troll! rlii'ir jiidu- 
 liii'lit when I 111' dchr or \ ;ill|c ;i|)jic;di'd f. ir I'Xcc m U I* .')( M » >r2-. 
 
 I l'''l'<' i^ ;i ('li;i|ircr (Mi ;i]i])c;i1- ill (d;ll•kl■'«^ Siiiiilii;ir\- of 
 <'|'loiii;il I.iiw |i. l<Mi. il, wldcli lie rclciv- io flic riiilir of diTcniiiii 
 iiil: 111 til'' <"oiii-r of l;i>r i-t--ort all (•oiirro\ci'>ic> lii-rwci'ii ciri/i'ii^ 
 ot a -tare a- lia\iiiL: Im'cji ;d\\a\> coli'^idcrcd tIh' l)r>r cvidciici' of 
 ihc |hw>c>ioii of SoxcrciLiii |).i\\('r. Ar |iaLic 111 he uses rlie Ian 
 i:iia-c ali'cadv referred to. and at |iaL;c li'i). referrini;- to the 
 l*i':i<''i't' ill rlie l'ri\y ("oiineil and To the eax' of a |iart\ wlio has 
 '"■'•il ji'e\('iired li\ aecideiiTal caii^cN from a|)|)l\iiiL: to the (io\cr- 
 II or of a Colony within the |»eriod limited in th'' |iartienlar ( "(.loii\ 
 ^'^1" l*'ii\f to appeal to His .Majotx ill Coiiiieil. the (ioNcrnoi- 
 lia\ ini: no Jurixlieiioii after that to allow the appeal, he ](roceed> : « 
 ■• li'i' //Is l/i/j, ■.</!/ Ill (\ mini fr(i:ii wliolii ///- r/-//// <>{ iijijinil itsi'lf in 
 it.i r.rs<\ I iiniiiiitts nia\' ol cmirs, iit iii^ jilnisiiri rrlii.r in an\' siudi 
 ■|>arfieiilar instance, ii-li, u il Hjijunis , ijuihililr In <ln sn, the nslrirliniis 
 to which it is iicjierally Mihject. So it ma\ happen that a (Jov- 
 criioi- inii»roperly refii>e> to all(n\ an appeal, from some doiil>t> as 
 t » its co!iipeteiic\ or rr;:iilarif\. or from an\ other caii>e where 
 Justice I'cipiired a c()ntrar\- deci>ion. In all >ucli caMs the part\- 
 ai:L:rie\ ed is (,t coiir>e entitled to appl\- to lli^ .Maie>t\ in Council." 
 
 In till re])ort of the ca>e. in r< Camluid-e. cited on the 
 argument. Lord l?roii;^liam said tliei-e i> no iij>tance of aih»\\in!i 
 aiiap|i'ai from the Supreme ( 'oiirt at once to the (^)iieeii in <'ouii- 
 fil. th'Tc heini;- l>y the ( 'oii>t itiition of the i>land a Court of 
 .\]ipi-al. naiiHdy. the Cio\ ernoi- in ('oimcil. froni \\ lio^e decision 
 iil'Hie an appeal lies; and then -a\^: ••The jifoper course and 
 the oidy conr>e their lord>liip> can take i> to ad\ i-e Her Majest\- 
 to iil!,':r ir to lie a|ipealed to the (io\criior ill ('oiiiicil. ir max then 
 he hroii:^jir het'ore us in a future sta-c. if the parties an' nor satis- 
 fied w I r h the dccisii m. 
 
 ill til'' ■'•latiiiieiit of the ca>i' it i^^ >aid (ihi- wa> in 1 S 1 1 j that 
 h_\ the h'oxai in-tnictioii^. \u the (io\ern,)r he was din^cted to 
 allow appeal- to him-elf in Council in ca-es w hei'e r|, ■ \aliie 
 aiM'tMlcd from amoiinl- to L';',! )( t -t.. . and torlie Kin.> in ( '..nnril 
 
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 |)oii(h-ii! h:iil iii'i-ij crcircii h\- rhc ( 'o!i>f it ii f lon of the '<'Mhiii\. or 
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 I \va- oiil_\ ill matter- aiinve L;ni)>rM. wouhl an a|i|)i-al l)e nilmr,,! 
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 .! iidLiineiit- ot r, .Ionia! <'oiirt>. and the ('rown ehoo>c< to-e\crri-e 
 tliar riLiiil ■ fhroi!-h r ii ■ < io\ cnior and < 'oniicii. a|i] leai- ma\ Im' 
 ■ dh>\v('<l to them a'/eordiiie' to in-r met ion- whieh. of eonr>e iiiit\' 
 
 he \aried ti'oMi time to time or aecordii!:;' lo -peeiflc ca-c- ;i> te, 
 rhe ("I'owii nia\ -eelll jn>r. I he 'io\i'r|lor ili I'olllleil liia\' he 
 
 eoii-i(ha'i'(l a ('oiirr a- hdii;' a- rh''-e in-f rncrion- e\i-r. hiif wleai 
 rhe\- are \\ irh<li'a\\ii rhe ('oma niii>t fall with tlieiii. At r!ie linie 
 ot rhe |ia>>ine ot" rlie l)oniinioii Statute e-taldi-hini:' the Snprcnie 
 ('oui-t. the l/,eiitenaiir (io\(a-iior of rile l-laiid wa- nor an » Mtieer 
 hojdiii;^- a ( 'ommi>-ioii under the ( irear Se d of' ( I rear JM'irain. nor 
 . did lie reeeixe aiiy iii-f riierioiis ro allow appeaU. nor was he 
 ;Hithori/.ed to i>-.ne writs tor that |)ur|)o>e retiirnahle hetore hini 
 and rhe K\ei iifi\e (■oiiiicil, nor were rhe\- directed or aiirhori/'d 
 to jii'oci cd lo hciir aiui dereriiiiiie -iidi ajijicaN. 
 
 Ill rhe ah-eiiei' flieil ot' a 11 \' ' /N idcjiee slio wi 1 1 u' r he e-ta 1 )1 i>ll- 
 
 . meiif of a Court of Ki'ror or tliar aii\ tribunal e\ er c\.M'eised 
 within the Island rlie power- ot' -neh a Toiirr. I am ot'oninion 
 fhar the nnmi-rakahle reti'reiice- to -iicli m <'onrr in the l-iaiid 
 Siariire ot' |S7-"' oi- in the orher .\er> to whii-h we are ret'taa'cd. do 
 ii"r create >! !i a ('oiirt. it'ir had not an I'xisrenec pre\ ion- rJiere- 
 f". It ir had heeii -hewii rliaj -ncli a ('oiirr a--iiiiicd to e\erci>c 
 rii'' tuiietion- ot a pi-o]ierly oruani/ed <"ourr and had heeii doiiii;- 
 so tor years, the reco^-nirion o| ir l)\ rhe Acr- ot rhe l.e^i-laiiire 
 uiie'hr he con-idered as altii'iiiiiiL;' irs le^al e\i<reiice, Inir nor to 
 create i ( 'oiirt. 
 
 . Ill the retereiiee ro the ( 'ourt ot I'^rror or Appeal ill the Statute 
 
 3- reterred lo. menrioii i- iu>r made of rhe ( io\ ernor in ( 'oiiiieil con-ti- 
 t uriiii:' -iich ( 'oiirr. 
 
 I he I -la lid Srariire of iM < leo. .",. chaji. I 7. doe- not nei c-sariK- 
 imply rliat rhe i'e\ i-inii ot' a dudeinenr in Mrror iiiii-r !)■■ i)\ a 
 •''" "iipeiioi io iiie >iipreiiii' (tain oj- li II doe-, tiiaf rliar 
 
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 ('oiirt inii>tl.c iifccssMi-ilvoiK' fxistiii- in the ( 'ul.)ii\ . 
 
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 ill <'<'mi(;il iiiinlit revise *jiii Ki'i")i-. 
 ^ _ As to tlie starure ivlatin- ro the esrates ..f intestates, special 
 .limsdK-tion IS hythe Sfatiif -iv<-n t.. the ( i,.vern(.r in C.uneii 
 who are to .kride the matter ..n appeal and tli.-ir <leeision I 
 5ij)prehen(l. is to Ik carrie.i „nr hy the .hul-.-s of the Court. 
 
 riie faet that in the instnietion.s to n^ost of the (iovei-nors in 
 the Anienean Colonies reference is made to ilieir o-,-antin<.- letters 
 ot administration and probates of will, prohahlv su'--es7ed that 
 It was desiralde to have an appeal to the (iovernor and that app.'al 
 IS expressly -iven to him and t!ie Council hy name in the Statute. 
 Ihe Act constituting- the (iovernor in Council a Divorce 
 Court creates them for that purpose and .loes not make them 
 a tourt ot hrror or Appeal. 
 
 In the Imperial Act of 17l»l. ->! Ceo. ;], chap. :',l. the existenco 
 .» the ordinance of the Governor in (\)uncil of the Pr.nince of 
 yuc'hec constituting the (iovernor in Council a Court of Civil 
 ;)unsdiction for hearin- aii<l determining- appeals in certain cases 
 IS recon-nized under ,sec. U which enacts: -that the Covernor 
 of each of the Provinces (of Cpper and Lower Canada) with 
 such Executive (.ouncil as .shall I.e appointed hv His Majestv for 
 the affairs of snch Province, shall be a Court of"CiviMuri.sdi;.tion 
 withm each of said Provinces for liearin- and determiniim- appeals 
 witliin the same, in like cases and manner, and subject to such 
 appeal as before the passin- of the Act mi-ht have' been heard 
 and determined by the (iovernor in (\.>uncil of the Province of 
 (^lebec, but subject nevertheless to such further or other provi- 
 sions as min-ht be made by the Le.uislature of the I'rovince. 
 
 The Legislature of Lower Canada passed a Statute on the 
 
 subject .A (.eo. ;,, chap. (1. L. Cpper Cana.la the.same vear, bv 
 
 ..M.eo. o, chap. i>. .sec. ;^:5, the (iovernor. the Lieutenant ("iovernoV 
 
 -T rrson Administerinn- the (.i.,vernment. or the Chief dustice of 
 
 the] '•ovnicetoovtherwithanytw«,(>rni(.renieinbers.>ftheKx.'<-utive 
 
 •"incd of the Province shall compose a Court <.f Appeal for 
 
 hcanno- and determ.nino- all appeals from su<-h i.,<l-n,ent or sen- 
 
 teu.vsas nnn-ht lawfully be brou-ht before them.' Sec. X^ declares 
 
 in what ease, an appeal should li<' to the Court. Appeal> were 
 
 also ailoued under the l>p,.r Cana.la Act of LS'l? from the 
 
 decisions ol th,. \ ,c,. Chancellor, though the (iovernor was Chan- 
 
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 ili;r III Wondcork's West IihTr's [.. -JSS, tllc foll()\viii;i ivfcivm-c 
 
 is made to appeals in the ('olonics : •• Ap-pcals tVom tlio decisions 
 of Colonial Conrts niav Ix' coiisideivd as cxistin^i- at tiie Coninion 
 Law as affccred 1)\- the Kind's instrnctions to the (iovei-n<Ms, by 
 colonial law and parliamentary enactment. It has been said to 
 lie an inliesH'nt ri^lit of the subject of whic'.i he cannot Ik: deprived 
 to appeal to the SoverelLTn to redress a wront:' (hjne to him in an}' 
 Court oiMustice. and also an inherent ri^ht of the King insepar- 
 able from the Crown to distribute justice amongst his subjects. 
 IJis MajestN- bv his instructions dctdares his IJoyal will and j>lea- 
 siire to be that his representative shall in all cases on api)licatioii 
 being nuule to him for that purpose permit and allow a])j)eal> 
 from anv ol the f'oiirfs of Connnon Law and he and the Council, 
 with the exce|)tion of su(di as may have heard the cause below 
 (who are nevertheless allowed to give their reasons for the ju<lg- 
 ment complained of), are to proceed to hear and determine the 
 a[)peal. It is ])rovided. however, that the sum or value appealed 
 for do exceed £:Mn) stg. and that security be first given by the 
 api)ellant to answer charges as shall be awarded in case the first 
 sentence be affirmed, and if either party be dissatisfied with the 
 decisions of the Governor in Council, then an appeal is ullom'il U) 
 the King in Council ]»rovided the sum <^r value appealed tor 
 t'xeeed JtodO stg: the a})j)eal to be made within 14 days after 
 sentence and good security given by the aj)pellant that he will 
 effectuallv jjrosecute the same and answer the condemnation and 
 also i)ay such costs and charges as shall be :iwarded iii case the 
 • sentence of the ( iovernor in Council l)e affirmed.'' 
 
 It is also ]>rovided that in s})ecial cases the (iovernor is to 
 adnnt the appeal 
 
 In Macpherson's l^-actice of the Privy Council, Appendix r>. 
 the instructions to (lovernors previous to 1S,")4 are referrecl to. 
 Thev are said to be substantially the same in all the Anierican 
 Colonies, and were generallv to the effect mentioned in Mr. 
 Woodcock's book. lb' adds': -In the Royal Instructions iiow 
 issued to Colonial Covernors no mention is made of appeals. 
 
 Special order> are m de in the Privy Council as to appeals 
 from the Su|)reme Court in the Colony, named in the order wdiere 
 the sum or or matti'r in issue is ai)ove a certain amount. Such 
 orders appear to ha\c been nnidi; in reference to the itrovinces of 
 New Brunswick and No\a ^coiia. 
 
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 '-.fcl ill tlir I-l:iiii! I.! i'riMcc |'M\\;(rl (iiiii'i'_;- tlir liiiii' tint .Mr. 
 
 I'iit fi'i'-iiii w ;i- < 1. Pi .•riiiT nt' till' I 'rii\ 'pii'i- WcwiTc hut ri'MTiT(l 
 
 m \^'> :tii\ cM-r rliMt liii'l i'\.T liffii liiMiijlit l)"ti)ri' >iicli ;i ' 'Hiit. ;iii'i 
 
 if \\;i- iKit liciili'ii tii:il ll'i C!!*!' llM'i i'\i r i)^'i'll t;ii\ii| ic ^\\c\\ ;l 
 ('olllT wi'hill till' l-l;ili(|. h i- ll'if ]>iv;-i|ili'(l l!i;ir -lir'n ;i (''UliT 
 li.i> (•\ I'l' li'M II , <!.tliHsh, il li\ lr-i-.i:it i\ (• cii;!. ■nii''iit. llhiiiL;ii ir w ;i> 
 riMitciiilt'i I tl;i' <'\i-ri'lir(' 1)1' -iicli ;i ('o:ir! \\;i- rcct ii^ni/.i' I in Sru- 
 nitc^ ]i;i->-('i| li\ I'm- I ,i'ji->l;il lll'i'. 1 1' c-f ;i I >! i -! h ■' 1 .'It :ill. it iiiu^r 
 li;i\(' liccii li\ ;iii iii-truiiii'!ir iiinlcr fli'- _i'i':it x'.'ii. nr itiidcr tln' 
 iii^t riic'iit 111- to I !n' ( Mi\ ci'iidj'. it tliai \\ < .iild c^tiiltli-!! ;i < iMirl i it 
 ., Hint kiiiil No iii^ti'iiiiM'iit iiikIi-i' tln' lH'i'mI -i nl. citliiT <<\ <ii'i';ir 
 
 $ Ul'it.'lill (i|- dt' tlic < ''i1m|i\ . li;i> licfli rclri'icd Id ;i«. c-tllMi^llillL; -lli'll 
 ;l ('dlllT Now. till' ( II )\ 1 I'linl' III ('i)llll('il \V;l- I '^t 11 1 )1 i-l I I'l i '' ^ i"lil 
 
 dt' .\|i|M'.'ll li\ nil ( 'I'liili.'lll'i- lit fill' l'l'i*\ ilirr I it' < ^Ui-Im-i' wlii'll the 
 
 iii>-t I'lictiiiii- i'\|)i'i'-^l\ ;iiil III iri/.i'd :iii ;i|i|h':i1 t'l the (loxi-ninr in 
 ('ipllliril. Till' ill-t riirf i' ill^ tn < in\ Cl'linr ( 'lU'li'tull. with lii^ ^itoIkI 
 t'iilllllli^>!iMI. W llcll I'rti'irill'J to ^l|l»irct> tnl' ( it I II 111 \ 1 1^« ' 1 1 H ' tcl'lll ) 
 
 li';^i^l;iriiiii. (!ii'('('ts hi- ;if trntinii tu <',t!i>tiriitiiii: the < n i\ cniiir in 
 
 tt (iHllU'ih 'I ( 'milt nf ' 'inl ■! Ill isilicliitii t'nr \\\v hrill'illi: i >t .\ 1 1] ii'il 1-. 
 
 The .\i't (if ."il-t ( i('i». ,"i(h eh. -'ll. ili-riiirtl\ rcc ii^hIm's siK'h ,'i Ciiiirt. 
 ; :ili(l the >llhM'ijiit'iir l('i:i>hitii)ii. liiith ill 1 ppi'l' iiiid Low ( r ' ";ili.'i<hi. 
 * t'Dllstimtr the (inxcninf. ill < 'i Mllicil. ;i ('oinT. I he tril HlliilU. >i> 
 
 ('>r;il)li«.lir(h Were |)ro]K'rl\ ('ii'ii'ts. and f.xcrcixd their |ii>wcr> 
 nndrr hiw- which ('lUitiiiiifd rhfiii as h)n;iastlu' h'iw> ('.\i>t('d. 
 Thirr i> a niaiiitc>f ditrcrcnrc hl•r^vl'l'll Trihtinals >-o (■iiii>tinit('d 
 and fh<i>c whirh cxcrcisr jimwcin cDiit'crrci! I)\- the lli>\al lii-rriii- 
 tion.-' ahiiic. and which mi'Iii oiiK ro cxi-t whil>t the iii>tiiicrii ui^ 
 arc cKiitiiiiH'd. In the one case the\ e\i-t ami continue hy imsi- 
 ti\ e eiiactiiieiit. and in tin' other li\ \irtue ot' the |irei'o;^ati\ e 
 riiihr to ri'\ ise the de<'i>ioii- ot' the Colonial ( oiiiT--. and w hen the 
 <io\ei'iioi>. are not aiithorixd to e\( n ise that riLihT. it >eeui> the 
 natural and logical resiilr that tlie\' cease to jiov-e--'- ir. 
 
 The ('oniniis>ioii- i'^siied to ( u)\ I'l'iior- -iiiee Sir .loiiii <'ol- 
 lioi'iies time, which >\ e lia\'e seen, do not contain aii_\ anthi>rit\ 
 to the (io\eriioi' to allow' aiid hear a|i]M'aU. and the rrtereiice to 
 thi- matter, in Mac|)her>-iin'> l*racric*', indicates that in iiio-t. it 
 11..; ill all ot' the ( 'oiiitiii--ii m- i-^iied latej\. that authority which 
 \\a- formei'l'N L'i\eM. ha- lieen infeiitioiially withdi'awn. 
 
 (hi the whoh. 1 ciinie fo tlu' coiicliisioli that the jire-eid 
 (,o\ernor ol the i.-iaiid ot" i'lince Kdwai'il had no ani hoii' '■ i" 
 
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 s |>n,,H.Ny iH-onol.r L.ton. u. .'.s ...ln.,..lv stMN-.l. I ,|o not .k 
 
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 fr.> civnrc a ncnc-al c.iirr uf api.c;!!. 
 
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 t ..-rasrs h,.,v to ..v,. th..,„ l.c-anl in! if 1 ,nav ,.s. th. tc-,-n a 
 
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 Ml)aii(I()iic(l an.l ceased ro l)e,ise(I. " 
 
 I, tl.i.ik, tl.cvfon, the ai»,.,.al is ,.rop,.,-]v I.efM.v „.. ,,,i<l ue 
 iinvc j,ii-is(licti()ii t(- hcai-it. 
 Ill n-iiai'd to tln' incrits: 
 
 TIm- ..,>'<. stat(-s: Thattlu. Kiol.r IIo„n,-al.lc. }I„nh (^,lli„o- 
 'r''-<l'"y < iHl.l.Ts was d„Iv a,.point,.<l a ( 'o„.,nissio,;.,. :,v t ^ 
 .ov.n.o,-(.,.,u.|-al-ni-ro,n,dI. ,„k1,.,- the sc-ventl. smion of tli. 
 Land uiv.aseAct. IST.',; John T. Jenkins. K.,.. was dnlv .n- 
 Hunted a ( oinnnssjoner hy the Lientenant (ioven.o,-. nnde.^ e 
 ( th se-t.on: and IJo he.-t (i.-ant IIalih,.,.t..n was appointed y 
 Miss N.d.van, as her Co.nniissione,-. nnder the ninth se'tion ^ 
 lHHt the C otninissione,-s. so appointed, met at a <h.^• and 
 place ,n ( huHottetown, the,, appointed fo,- the pn,<pose of hi'a 
 and cons.denn. the matters ..efe.-.-ed to theni.'and at the s .7. 
 tin e and phice, so appointed, the Connnissioner of P,d,Ii,. Lands 
 and the P-pnen-ess. rha,-h.tte Antonia Snlivan. we,^e ,vp,-e : 
 n Counsel : and evKlence.tendere.l on l.oth sides havim. hee 
 lK.u^.jhe saul tiu-ee Conunissio.H.s ,nade an awanl, whiHi ^^ 
 
 The notice of tlu- (^mni.issioner of P.d.lic f.an.Is. served on 
 M,ss S.d.vans a;^..t. is set out in the case and .vti-rs to the Ac 
 nd the po.vers ot the Conni.issione,- nnd<.,- it. and states that the 
 
 i h I land hable to the p,-ovisions of the Act. indndin.^ all 
 sudi parts o,- po,-t,ons of Lots o,- Townships Xu,nl.e,-s !) K; ^I-' 
 •-f '•• m the sland as she was o,- claimed' f. l.e the p.-opHc't'o; 
 
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 Ir nni.ciil^ iVoni the Sl:itUtc ll.Mt dir Cnvcnniiciir ..t' the 
 
 Tvl-iiid wn. ciitirlcd tn r( ( civc iVoiu thr l>Mniiiii.in « ioNtrtinu'iit ;. 
 
 ^ hn'-'-r ^iin. ot'tlinnrv for th.- vuvyn.r nf .■|ial)lill- the -oV.'ril IIICU ' 
 
 # nfrhc Pr-r !!!'•(■ f./pinrliaM- rhc to\\ii-l:ip lands held l>y t\\r \\-n- 
 
 jM'iftnr> in tli'' I-laml. 
 i \\i' nia\. wirlinnt 'j:<,\\\^i Ih'MmhI uliat i> coii^idciTd ilif Irnal 
 
 ■ pr..\iiMM-.fa .In<l-<'. Ik -nj.'iM.MM'l To kn-.w thai th.av had_ hrcii 
 iliirn-idii.- in tiic l-hmd cxi^tinL;- tor many wars, in relation to 
 ,1„. ,.,,ll..,tiMn n\- rnit^ nn tln-e hinds: that tlaav had l)c'.'ii Ir-is- 
 l.,,i,,ii .,1, thr ^id-icct. and th:it tnrtlirr h-i^latioii \yas deemed 
 i'ieee>.arv. The iveital in th.' Statute that it was .lesirahle to 
 ronxeiT 'the ieaMliohl tenure- info freehold .-fates, indicates that 
 it wa^ a m;,tter atVectin-- th.' pnldi.' iiifeiv>fs. This Stafiit" .)n;.dif 
 , th.'ivtore t.. h<- view.'d; Hot a> ordinary le-i>hiti.)n. hnt as the 
 4 M-rtlin-- .'fan im|...rtant (iuesti..n ..f iiivat moment f.» ll..' e.>nimii- 
 iiifv an.l in prin.'ii.le lik.' the ah..riti..n of the S.'in'niorial teiimv 
 A ill L.'.wer < 'ana. la. and the settlin-- ..f the land .|Ucsfion in Irehind. 
 In carrviim out such measures as flu'se, flier.' may he .-a^'s where 
 fhe law \\T)rks harshlv. wliere imporfaiif ri-hts may scm to lu' 
 .lisreiiarded. and priva'te interests are ma.le fo yield t.. tlu' pulilu 
 ..oo.ir with. 'lit sulHeieiit compensation hein-- .iiiv.'ii; yet, the 
 h-jisiafi.*!! ..n rh.' Mil.ie.'f e..,ici-a!ly assumes to he liased on tlu' 
 npiucii.l.' ..f ,'oini.cnsati..ii t.) individuals wiieii fliei/ property is 
 ^ taken ir.Mii them, and p.)iiits :>ut a m..de ..f ascertaining what 
 1 the ind.'innitv shall Ix' and how it shall l)e paid. 
 1 It is not .loiii>tcd in the Cmrt helow. and we do not (lonht 
 
 that the Leui>lature .>f the Island had a ri.i^ht f.^ i)ass the Statute 
 ii,',,ue<rioii." The Lireat ohject of the Statute seems to have beeii^ 
 to .'..iivert the leaselmld te'niires into freehold estates, a matter ..t 
 verv -ivat imp..rfaiice. and one which, if not settled. Would he 
 likelv t.. aiV.'.f the peace, as well as fhe prosperity of flu' Province. 
 'Their intenti.>u seems fo have been as to all i|uesfi.tns con- 
 ii.'cted with the land, sm-h as rents, and jud-meiits ohfained for 
 the rents, and clauses arisin-' out of the ownership of the laml (a.s 
 far as pr.)pi-ietors o\' the land were concerned) that they sh.)uld 
 ,'„) hacer l)e enforceable hv them, and that fho>e in.'ideuf>. _siich_ 
 as arrears ..f rent, an.l the like ri-hts, slnaild he with the s.-il its.'lt 
 iin.l all int.'ivst in if pass from the proprietor fo fhe iiovernment 
 That the ui.Mi.'V value of the ri-hts of the propri.'t.M\ takinn- mfo 
 ,.= .i;^iili..'-th>!.. "in estimating such value, certain cir.Mimsfances 
 su.-h as the price at which .)ther pr.)prietors ha.l s..ld their lands, 
 
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 fli.' arnnml n.|,fMl> ,1,,.. an.l actualK ivc-ivc-,! ,.acli v.-ar tin- ex- 
 I"-.i.s.. of .-.IN-.TiM^r. rl,,. „, r .vc.ipts for six vrai-s, a'c., was to lu- 
 
 ,^ 'V ^'"•''•'/ »Mssio„,.rs. TI..-S,- ('o,M,MissioMci-s urn- fo !„• 
 
 sH.vt.Ml, one l.y rl.c DoM.ini.,,, ( iov.-ri.iii.Mif, o.h- hv fh,. Islan<l 
 
 <."vn-.,.m..,r. o,,,- l.v tin- partv iMt,.n.st...I. Ir can l.anilv In- 
 
 <lis|>ur.-,l fl.ar tins was a tMir n.o.l.. of srlrrtino tl,,- CoM.M.i^sio,,- 
 
 .i-s. who wrr... att.T h.-ari,,;: ,.vi,|,.n<T, to inakc the award, and 
 
 '.. ,no,n-v avyai(l(-d was to 1„. „ai,l into the Island tn-asni'v to 
 
 "• uvdif of th.- suit or pro.rcdinns; rlu- oLjcct, no do.iht, luMn-- 
 
 I.Ht tlu- nn.nrv should rrpn-s.-nt th.- lar.d, an.l the diffn-cnt par 
 
 j.-siut,.n.st,-dsH.uld. on a,.,,li-afion to the Curt, re.vive uhat 
 
 they were entitled to from that fund. 
 
 Thev inten.le<l th.- awanl of the Couunissioners to he Hnal 
 >n If .Mther party wished to have any .r..., i.f^.nnaliu, ..y onusslon 
 ' th- award correeted. h. n.ul.i apply, within //./r/y davs afW 
 
 en.ilr T^l'V /'^'^""^'^''.^'^ ^'" ^"'I'-'He Court; to ^hav. it 
 ienntt<'d hack to the vouunissioners. 
 
 \ trustee was to he appointed to convey the estat<- of the 
 l"-<'l'nKor to the Conunissioner of Public Lands ; notice was to 
 'H' Uiyen to the proprietor, and the Court, or a Jud-,. n.i-d.t 
 .■estraiu ,ne execution of the <lc.d. This convevauce^md The 
 
 Lionel", Ml fee snnjile. 
 
 ' WHU. 1 Ireasury at the expn-ation of (i(/ davs, anil the laddie 
 
 . . >n- . ter the nn.ney was so paid, was to execute a conveyance 
 
 •t the esta e of the p.vpr.etor unless restrained after 14 days 
 
 e'^anir'; "^'-T''"- • ^^''(^ ^'-"•'l '"^t the intention of" le 
 i.ij;i>l;itiir<. be .•iiiTii'd out n, this iMiittci-;-' 
 
 I «l- iM.t lliink it ,„.,.,.ssai-y to .lisniss tl„- ,.|„lmn,t.. iii.|..„,™ts 
 .!-■ "I ti„. StMtut,. ,vn.l..,s tl,:,t u,„„.<.,s,s,rv^ Tl„. vi..» ,,k i 
 
 ;'."•';"•""■"■""/"■'' '"■"""■■■-■ -■ i" '!"• ""-a,-,! ,„„.h. .,,,1 that th ■ 
 
 .' ;' '" 'I-"- I-- li..,.K Ana ir.h.viuJth. strict I '"n'l'X 
 
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On l/ir I . /•'. Ishind /."in/ Piirrhns, .1.7 
 
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 iH'st «.f tny.jud^nMcnt. the application ..i' tli.- proprictorH to M-f 
 asjilc fin- award >lioul(l liaxc l>«<'ii n't'iisc(l. 
 
 1 s,.,. MO reason t.. (loiil)t that the ( '<'ininissioncrs i.ro|M'Hy 
 ,.ntcrc<l on il.r in.|uirv as to tiic (•oniix-nsation to !..■ awanlrd to 
 Miss Snlivan for h.-r'n^dits as a ).ro|'ri('tor in to\vii>lii|» lands in 
 tlic island. 
 
 It is not denied that Miss Snlivan was a i.n.pric'tor within 
 the meanin^^ of tho Act. of township laii(!> exeeedin;: in the 
 i,.r,r,v.rate .')n() acpes. Ih'!" hitids wciv then toiv liahle to he |)ur- 
 ehased nndiT the Aet. The appointment of the ( 'onunissioners 
 is stated in the ease and the notice r., Mi>s Sidivan of the inten- 
 tion to pnrchas.. all her lands is set ont. The notic<- c.m.plies 
 with the Act. If otdv !i i)ortion could he pun;hased, it ini;:ht he 
 that the portion selected would h<' that which was most prohtahle 
 to the j)roprietor and most desirable for hei to keep. 
 
 In mv opinion the St.Mute eonuinplates the purchase (.f all 
 of the peculiar description of lands owned hy a proprietor whose 
 estate exceeded .')<»() acres. an<l when the value was to he ascer- 
 tained, it wouhl he for th<- interest of the proprietor '.show 
 what the land was, in order that comi)ensation nuoht W- -iveii 
 for all and that none mi-ht he omitted. It the Statute had 
 reciuired the (\.mmissioner of Public Lands to dehne hy nteh's and 
 h<,ii,ni< in his notice the lands he intende<l to be purchased under 
 the Act, it would i)rohablv induce him to describe such lands as 
 were well known to belon'- to the particular proprietor and which 
 probablv would be those that were most valuable and most tor 
 the inteVot of th<' proi)rietor to retain, or it would have theettect 
 of makin- the Statute useless if the Commissioner would not 
 •dve a minute descri].tion of each parcel of land owned by the 
 proprietor The Court below thought the notice suthcieiit and 
 I see no r.-ason to dissent from that vi.'W. It was suggested on the 
 aPMiment tbr the first time that it did not apj.ear that the Coinmis 
 sj.Hu rs were sworn or that the Commisioner api)Ointed by the 
 proprietor ever notihed the Commissioner of Public Lands ot his 
 Mppointment. It was al.so suggested that the notice ot the sitting 
 of the Commissioners was not published a sufficient length ot 
 time before the day Hxed for their sitting. 
 
 The pnnisions of the Statute as to these matters seem direc- 
 
 .,..-1 if U reasonable to oresume they were tollowed, par- 
 
 ticuhirlv as the objections were not taken on the argument m tne 
 
 
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 /' 'll'' |'l'"|''"''"l'- <'"lMllli-i"II.T -.-INr tl,c (• I,,i^.~,|„.|- nt 
 
 ' ".''"■ '";""'^ "" "''i''i' "•'ii'''' '■!' I.i> ;ip|-iiitiMrii! than claiuiiii- 
 '"^" •";'' ^"""-■■'--ii'l' ^vli"ii ill' iii.-.trrr ,vas pr.x-cr,!,. I u it!,. 
 '''"■" ''"■ ^■•"'' <''iiiiMi..i,.n.T ua> .illi-T |..r- .iiaih i. ,•,■>.•;,! ,,,• 
 
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 "iiiiiil>-i'>iHT-. a lar-r iiiiiuIht ,,!' w ii n, •>..,. ^ 
 '•Naii.iiM.i. aM,.a,K,H.ar.. a,Mr,.>..,l 1 1.- C .,un.isMo,u.r>. ami tun 
 "' ''"''ii '•I't'l'- tlHMf aaai'd a- (n||,,u< : 
 
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 / ifrinr, ,,/ I'rinri I'^i I ir, i , i i Ishiiiil. 
 , '.' '" fli';"iaftrr.,trl,c ai.|.licaii,.i,' ,,r Kniaini,.] M.^Kachci. 
 f"' •""-"s>,..M.ror|>uhii.. Laink for rl,,. |.urrha^,- , ,f rh- r.taf." 
 "MiK.Hntr,. Ai.ronia M.livan. ai„l • Tlir Laii.l l»,„Ti,aM. \..r ,,( 
 '• '•'. rhc'Mini awar.lr.l uimI.t >rrri, „, •_>•; of tlu- slid V.-r !.v n> 
 ruo ., tl„. ( ,.i.,iiii.HM,n.is a|.|M,int.Ml uiMl.r rlir uvu^ i^on^ A' rli- 
 ■N.i.l Act. i> Li-litv -..,„■ tho.,>ai„l llvr l,ui,.lr,.il dullaix. 
 
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 '"'■'"'"" fl"-i-''"'f as :i|or,.>.-ii(l ; and prM\ i,l, ,1 tuiTlicr. iliat in cas,- 
 any siirli award i> f(sni(r.',| l,;,,.k n. ili.- ( 'oni!ni>HMii,.r>. tli.-\- s|,,.||l 
 ''•'^"' '"" |'"W'M- ro iv\i.,. nnd iv-..\,.,.||t,. the >ainr. ;iii,i tlicir 
 powers >liidl not l.c li,-ld to iiaw ccaM.,! 1,\ rr;i>on oft iit-ir cxrciit- 
 II1-- rh.'ir lir>r award, and in //r <:i<, sli.tH'nnii ,ii,i,r.il Ii.- iVom anv 
 such awai-d. citlicr to tli.' >n|.ivini- Coiirr, thi' Court ot" ( 'haiiivrv. 
 "rany .ithcr i-'-al ti'ihuu.al. nor shall any su.^h award or tli.|.ro,-,.(.iN 
 iii,iz> Ix'lorc Mich ("ouinii^sioi...;-, h,. rrino\rd ,ir taken into or in- 
 'I'liivd into 1)\ Mny ("oiii-f Ky Cnhnrnri or any other pr.M,.>.. \mX 
 with flic exception ot th.' aforesaid |.ow,r niven t,. vu,'h Siipreiiu' 
 Court to remit hack the matter to M|,-h Commi-ionei-s. llnir .i>n,nl 
 shall l)e hlinlnnj, i'ii„il and . <'tirl„.<irr ,„, ,ill p,irt;,s." Could an\- 
 more emphatic lan-ua-c he u>ed to >how that the L(-i-,|atnre iii- 
 reuded that tlie award should !).• •■ l.iudin,--. final and ^'oneln^ive 
 "II all partio." and >lioiild not !.,■ In-ld or deemed to he iii\alid or 
 \<'id for anv I'easoi, \\li:it-oe\ ,r '^ On the ap]>licalioii to the <'ourr 
 I'ch'wcertaiu facts w,'i>- stated l.\ tiie a-viit of M i-^ Suli\ an iu 
 Ills atlida\ it. ( )iu.. that in Sch,.dide li. theiv is a farm alle-vd t,. 
 i»e;;iac!-e< purchased hy AiiiThur IJamsay on Lot Hi. \\!ierea> 
 l>aiii-ay had piirclia>ed M acres. tlii> hcinl:- .")() acres more than 
 .Mi.vs .SiiHi\an dainie,! r. own or deiiiaiide(l c.)iiipen>ation for 
 -• 'j'at ill llie lo.lMHi aci-es (daillied to he con\c\,.d to the Coiii- 
 Ullssioneis hy the 'IVll^tc,. ihc-e i> included 1 I ( M l"a,.r,.^ , „, |^,,t Hi 
 
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 agreement rli<' lamK owne,! I)\- Mi^s Sulivan and for which she 
 
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 she oiijL^lit to hiivc iii>|.Ii('(l sooner. She lui-lit liavc Mi)))lie<? ac- 
 cordiri.ir to the terms of the statute, she has (h-liheratelv chosen 
 not to (h) so, she niusr therefore al)i(h' h\ rhe consecjiienees. 
 
 As I uiKh'rstand the JH(l;r,„ent ot the Court Ixdow, the 
 uiatter in tlieir view was in-operiv hcf u-e the Coniinissioners, it 
 was within their jurisdiction and" tlicy were tuUv autliorised to 
 deci(K' on all (luestions arising:' in relation to theuKiuirv and de- 
 cision they were to make. The ohjecfion is that they did not 
 decide matters which they on-ht to have decided and that the 
 award is void hy reason of that (U-fect, thouirh if the j)roj)riotor 
 hail applied within the :\0 days the award miuht have l)een re- 
 mitted to the Commis>i()ners to correct the error or omission. 
 
 It is not pretended that alter the ;;o days the Court have the 
 power of scttini: aside this award under the statute nor am I 
 awai'e that they ha\'e any pcculiai' powers conferred on them h\- 
 local statutes to interfere when the I.enislature has declared that 
 an award shall he final. I understand that the Court helow 
 proceed on the Connnon Law i-inht (,f the Court to review the 
 decisions of infei-ior trihiuials and to see that thev i)ro[)erl\- carrv 
 out the i)o\vers and authority vc^sted in them. Not that tliev are 
 a Court of ajjpeal to review the conclusions at which the inferior 
 tribunal has ari-i\('d. hut that they can if that tribunal has not 
 done all that it should have (hme/declare void its decisions. The 
 tnore l<),nical coin-se to be taken uikUm- such circumstances would be 
 tore«|uire the inf-rior tribunal to do what it ou;.dit to do and that 
 was what the L;'i>-islature authorized the Court to d). \\\\x in 
 this case I do not think any such riuht existed in the Court be- 
 low. The Statute emi)hatically declares that in no case' shall an 
 a])peal lie from any such award either to th.e Sujireme Court, tiie 
 Court of Chancery, or any other leual tribunal. Xor shall any 
 such awai'd or the pi'oceedjnus befoi-e such ('onimissioners l)e i"e- 
 moved or taken into or in(|inred into b\- an\- Court b\- ci'rlinr'iri 
 or an\- other pl-ocess. but with the exception of the power of tlu' 
 Supreme Court to remit back the matter, theii- award >hall l)e 
 Itindiiii;- final and conclusixc on all j)ai-ties. 
 
 If a power o|' a Sui)erioi' Court to re\ iew or set aside an 
 award or decision of a s;i""ial ti'ibiuial can be taken awa\- 1)\- Act 
 of i*arli;nnent it >eein> to me that the woi'ds in thi^Statute ouiili 
 to !,,■ held to do it. 
 
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 t}i:ir the writ (oi' err/in, ■,ir/) u;is taken away a- to all |irnccc(liiiL:s 
 iiiidrr fli" acts, (wliicli iic rctfiTiMl to), this rule tlicrct'orc caiiiiot 
 !)<■ made ahsoliifc unices if di-tiiictly apih-ars that in the [.rocccd- 
 in-js tIic Shci'itr and the .lui'\ ha\r ^ik(■n upon thcniscl\cs to dc- 
 cidr (HI a niarrcr on which liifv had no inii><lieti(Mi. \\ hen that 
 is niadt' our the Statiirorv prohilution docs not applv and the 
 inherent jni-isdiction of tills Court is unrestrained. > * * * 
 There i> liowexcr a lii'eat di«-]io>ifioii to e\ade elanses in Acts of 
 Parliament wjiieli take awaN' the rci-linfuri lUi the alleged exeess 
 of' dnrixlietion and we teel honnd not to yield to attempts of this 
 kind nnles-. -iiex- rest on ver\- 'eai- and sari>taetory Lifmnds. 
 
 Ill tlu' Colonial W-awV of Australasia rs. Williams, ."> I..1M'. 
 C. W'l. the tollowiiiL:' lanL;ii;ii!c i> nse<l in the deeision of the 
 Jiidieial Committee of the l'ri\y Coniieil : ■•There are numerous 
 i-a>es in the hooks whieji estaMi-h that, notwithstanding' the priva- 
 fi\c in a Statute, the ( 'oin't of (^hieens I Jen eh will ;j'rant d rrrtmi-'iri. 
 hut ^ome of those authorities estahlish. and none are inconsistent 
 with the prop.osition. that in any such case that Court will not 
 (plash the order reiuoM'd. e\ce[!t upon the ground either ot a 
 iiKiiiii'i'^t (li'i'ict iif inrisiUclii'ii in the tribunal that made it. or ot 
 manifest fraud in the party procuriiiLi" it :" and at pauc !">'* the 
 followino- i> ii.x'd ; *■ The Court of (Queens iJeneh. ii-lmsi- rjirr/sr 
 iif this jijii-i r Is if/srfrf/diiiiri/. would certainly not (pnish an order ot 
 an inferior Court upon the ;i'rotind of fraud, unless the fi'aud were 
 (dear and maidt'est. " 
 
 Here there is no defect of jurisdicTion. and it is not pretended 
 that there is aiiv fraud. l)Ut. as I iuider<rand the ar^nmeiir. it 
 was lu'u'ed that all the jiu-isdiction was not exercised, and that is 
 a defect of jurisdiction. The\ wvvv to consider and award on the 
 matters referred to in the 'JSth section, and not havin;^- done so, 
 t!ie whole proceeding is \(tid. 
 
 After uixinii' the matter m\- hest consideration. I ha\c ar- 
 ri\c(l at the conclusion that the Leui-hitnre did not intend that 
 the Commissionei's shotdd find, as specitic lacts. the hicts and 
 cir(aun^fance> mentioned in the I'Sth section, which they were to 
 take into their con>i(|eration in otimatini:' the amount ot'c'impe'i- 
 ■«ation to he paid to a proprietor for hi- iniere-t or riuht in an\ 
 land. 
 
 It' it had hciii intendeil the\ should llnd >pecific;dl\' on each 
 of these points. I think ditlerent hiULinaiie would ha\f heen used, 
 and il' the ('.airt thoiii^hr some kind of deci-iou nece->ar\' on the 
 
(hi tfw P. /•;. lshni,J r.dnil Piiir/nisr Art. 
 
 25 
 
 points, they could have rcfc-nvd the award hack to the Coimiiis 
 sioiiers for that purpose. In any view it does not seem so phiin 
 ii question ot want (.f exercise ot'jurisdiefion as to justitV settiu<r 
 asiile the award under such a Statute as this. ^ " ^ 
 
 The object of this .section 2Sth h( in^; to aHow tlie (^)MMIUs- 
 sioners to fake evidence on all tiies- subjects and luivin-:- all these 
 matters and the evidenc-' ivlatinu' to them before them and seein*'- 
 that the dechiivd object of the Legislature was to pay every pnJ- 
 prietor a fair indenuiity or e(pn\ almt for the value of his interest 
 iind no niore in the land to be i)urchased; all this was to l)e taken 
 tito consideration and then they were to award under section 2() 
 the sum due to the proprietor as •• the c()mj)ensation or [)rice to 
 which he should be entitled by reason of being divested of his 
 land and all interest therein and thereto." The pai)ers before us 
 sh()w that the matn-rs referred to in the :2Sth section were i)rou,<rht 
 before the Comnussioners, except, perhaps, those relating to the 
 conditions of the original grants. It is said that, as Miss'Sulivan 
 was one of th" parties referred to in the Act of 27 Vic, chap. 2, 
 she was not a party affected by any decision of that (piestion. 
 After hearing the evidence, the Commissioners made their 
 award. They say, in express terms, the sum awarded under the 
 2(;th section of the Act, is $,Sl,.j()0. Is there any reason why we 
 should presume they did not take the matter into consideration, 
 wdiich the law directed them to do before they made their award ? 
 They were to make the award after hearing the evidence. This 
 of course implies thev were to considiM- it, or it would be useless 
 to offer evidence. On the contrary, ought we not to assume that 
 as they could not j)roj)erly mak(! an award under the 2i!tli section 
 unless thev considered these matters, that thev have done so y 
 
 In iirittain r.v. Kinneard, 1 Brod. and H.. \). 4oO, Dallas, C.J., 
 said f )rmerly the rule was to intend everything against a stinted 
 jurisdiction. That is not the rule now, and nothing is to be in- 
 tended but what is fair and reasona!>le ; and it is fail* and reason- 
 able to intend magistrates will do what is right. 
 
 It is fair a»id reasonable to j)resume that the Commissioners 
 did what was right. It is a fair and reasonable intendment that 
 they did wduit the law recpiired of them, unless it a[)pears on the 
 face of the award that the\- did not. The proceedings before the 
 Arl)itratoi's show that these matters were discussed before them; 
 and the only reasonable conclusion is that they must have taken 
 
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 III the \ icw tli;ir I tiikc, tlu'ii. the awiii'd oiiu'lit not to liii\t' 
 Itci'ii set a-;i(l('. 1 lie Commissioner.^ wen' not re. jiii!'('(l to rind 
 >|)('ciHcally on the iiiiittci's tli('\- were to take into consideration 
 iindi'i- rlic L^Srll section, and the |)resnni|ttioii is tlie\ did take 
 them into coiisi(h'rati()n. 
 
 I lien, as to t!ie necessir\- of (h'scril)inL'' the specific hinds as 
 to wliich they nnuh' the award, sunnose the\' ha*', in tlie award, 
 descrihed hind- that Miss Si'li\an did not own. or hinds that were 
 not ' ai)h' to he purchased nn(h'r the Act. wonhl their rindinuf 
 hi.'id aii\ one not a part\- to the award':' If is not preteii(h'(l it 
 worhh Tile < 'ommissioner notiried Miss Siil'van he inten(h'd to 
 j»uivli;is,' nil her township lands, that heiuLi' tlie kind of" hind re- 
 ferred to in the Statute wliich he was authori/ed to pui-chase, ■: ' 
 it was coiicerniiii:- all these lands the award was r.ade. FiU 
 money has l)eeii paid into the l*ro\incial Treasiirv. and repre-^i-nts 
 a these lands. When those chiimina' the m^iev are hrou'jht 
 betore the Coiiri. the\- wi'l decide to whom and in what jjropor- 
 tioii the money is to he paid. I*i 'nut fur'n' it is Miss Sulivati, and 
 those who contest liei' i-iufht mi!>t show how their claim oriuimites. 
 1 'le rindiii;.!' of the Commissioners could not in ati\' way deprive 
 tuo pa -'ies of i'iL>hrs which arose ( ut of matters in which they 
 and Miss Su""\aii wk^w alone concerned. The Court mliiiit say. 
 ' tne Commissioiiers took a cer ain ^i.'w. it would be-only fair 
 as b. 'tween i.idMduals 'iiiu the other pa:"^ies should have a ci'i- 
 tain sum, but the Court wo(dd not necessarlh' be bound to ^-ake 
 that o;- any jiai.'cr'ar \Iew. The who'e mat'.er is ojteii to them, 
 and when the j.ar^ies are before t!iem thev will dispose of their 
 r 'ill's J s they show them to be Mere sjjeciila'-ive •'•tficrl'^ies 
 (Mi'.;ht not to be \('iy sei iouslv considered \\hen tlie party su^ir- 
 gesi! i^i' them had an oopoi-tunity of having them all settled, but 
 d"d not (ho.se to avail her.-i-lf of it. 
 
 1 do not consider the describing of the j)ro[)erty in the 
 deeds by the Public Trustee a transfer of their authority by the 
 Commissioners. There were certain lands, the value to be paid 
 for which was the subject of their tMi(|uiry. What those lands 
 were seems to me easily ascertainable, and if the particular maps 
 in the descrii)tions cannot bi' identified and thy conveyance is 
 held void for uncertainty, I fail to see how Miss iSiilixan is in- 
 jured by that, or why slie should concern herself with it. It 
 seems to tne all he)- township lands, and her interest in them, 
 and in the rents were properly ijefore the Commissioners, anl 
 
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 tlu'V have awardcil iier all tlie coinpeiisatiun she is entitled to 
 for thciii. The anioiiut so awarded has been paid into the trea- 
 sury, and 1 see no reason why she should not iret what she is 
 entitled to out ot it. Why she should eoncern herself ahout the 
 eonveyanee, unless as it may allect her interest, is not so a|)j)ar( nt. 
 If this conveyance included any of her land not liable to be pur- 
 chased under the Act. she might then say she was interested as 
 to t'iat and insist upon its being put right. She might ap[)lv to 
 the (Joint to ivstriau the conveyance under the ?)'! section until 
 it was corrected. 1 fail to sec t'.iat the omission to describe the 
 land in the award is a ground for setting it aside. The Trustee 
 is to execute a coiveyance of the estate of the [)roprietor. If he 
 executes a deed of proi)crty. not a i)art of her estate, that canin)t 
 l)rejudice hei- nor any one else as far as I can see. It has, indeed, 
 been suggested that if it was her estate I he conveyance gives a 
 [iriiiKi I'dcii' title, and if ii s([uatter on the estate were suetl the 
 Land Commissioner, or pmchaser under him, would onlv be 
 obliged to show^ that title under the conveyance b\- the trustee, 
 instead of tracing the title I'rom the Crown. I would hardlv 
 think a Ct)urt would set aside an award like this on that ground 
 alone. 
 
 The money was awarded under the section for the lands of 
 which Miss Sulivau was di\ 'sted, and they were all the lands 
 of 51 certain descri[)tion, cjf which she was pro[)rietor in the Is- 
 liind. As it was not necessary to describe them in the notice I 
 fail to see why it is necessary for the Commissioners to describe 
 them in their award. If she had devised all her township lands 
 in the Island and tlied, it is not doubted that such a description 
 would carry to her devisee all the lands of that description in 
 the colony It is urged that the form of deed appended lo the 
 Statute nnd\es it necet<sary the lands should be described by nirtrs 
 and hall mis. The section o- says the deed nmii be in the form 
 and if a clear and iiitelligil)le descri[)tion were gi\eu without 
 iiK'tcs -Mid ho'i lids I do not think the deed would be imperative. 
 
 It seems to me that the words of the 2()th sec. of the Act 
 authorizing the (Jo umissioners to siunmon and examine witnt sses 
 upon matters submitted to their co i^ideration, " and the facts 
 whi<h they nniy re(iuire to ascertivin in order to carry this 
 Act into ellect," taken in connection with the "iSth sec. mean 
 the facts and circumstances thev are to take into consideration 
 in order to nuike their award, and they could not do this unless 
 
 
I?>S .1 mlijiihiit of th*' Siijti( nir C'ciirf of faihidil 
 
 thi'V had power to exaiiiino witnesses as to these tacts. That 
 eaiuiot mean all the facts necessary to carry the Act into ellect 
 as I'ar as the action of others is concerned. Much must be left 
 to the Court to ascertain when they are called upon to distribute 
 tlie money, nnd as the Commissioners were not called upon in 
 any view to lind specially on those matters referred to in the 
 2.Sth st'c. 1 do lot i'ink the words referred to in the 2Uth sec. 
 compelled them to do so. 
 
 Take the converse of the case betore us, supposing after the 
 time for moving to rct'er the cise back to the Cjmmissioners had 
 ])assed and alter the money had been paid into the treasury, and 
 an a})plication had been made on Miss Sullivan's behalf to the 
 Court for an order to pay over the same, then, for the first time, 
 the Co'iimih'^ioner of Public Lands had ap[)lied to set aside the 
 award, because he would be embarrassed in discharging his duties 
 under the Act inasmuch as the Commissiorers had not found 
 si)ecially on the matters referred to in the 28th section, would not 
 the answer have l)een : '• You had the knowledge of th - award 
 and its contents long ago, you have delii)erately chosen to let the 
 opportunity i)ass of having the alleged errors corrected, and you 
 must now work out your rights under the award as you best can ; 
 Miss Sullivan has had a certain sum awarded to her, bv your 
 notice you claimed to purchase <i// her township lands, she has 
 been awarded a sum for her interest in those lands and she ought 
 to have it." If this would be the proper answer to such an ap- 
 plication a similar answer to Miss Sulivan's seems to me equally 
 just and proper. 
 
 I have not met with any case where special provision was 
 made for the correction of errors or omissions of the tribunal 
 created by the Statute, and where the ))rivative enactnu-nt was 
 so strong and emphatic, as it is in this Statute, when the Court 
 has felt justified in setting aside the awanl of the inferior 
 tribunal. 
 
 Undor such circumstances, on an ap[)lication like this, I 
 think that the declared intention of the Legislature ought to be 
 respected and the ])arties should be left to assert their rights in 
 .some other way than l)y asking the C.'ourt, on an application 
 such as this is, to declare the award invalid and void wdien the 
 legislature has said it shall be binding, final and conclusive on all 
 
 llfirtleS 1ini('«S ilUlinriul illt.\ ill flw» rvTiimor- i\v/^o^i.; Iw>,] l.>. +l>,-v 
 i T i • • • i:: •_::•_ iiiiiiiii-- i ^/ ; '_ .t-._ i ; : ;\.; vt tj \ liit; 
 
 Act, and shall not be intiuired into by any Court on certiomri. 
 
(hi tin l\ /•;. I sin, 1,1 L,n, I Pinrhas,' An J9 
 
 If either ol" the parties to tl)e award liiid a diniciilty in ob- 
 taining all the henclits umler it to whicli they chiim to be en- 
 titled, tliat is a iniitter which may be said , to have urisen eitlier 
 from their own delib Tate act or want of rea.-ionable care and 
 attention. 
 
 The ai)j)ell".nt in this matter does jiot anti('i{)ate difticiilties 
 of a serious character as far as his ])art of the ca-se is concerned. 
 If the respondent (inds a ditliciUty she ought to have taken the 
 steps thiit were open o her to have it remedied. 
 
 The case may be briefly summed u[) as follows : — After 
 considering what lias been l)rought before us relating to the sub- 
 ject we are not satisfied there is a Co>n-t of htst resort in the 
 Province of Prince Edward Island other than the Supreme Court 
 from whose judgment this appeal is brought, and therefore the 
 appeal is properly brought directly to this Court; 
 
 Secondly : That by the Statute passed by the Island Legis- 
 lature, and which they had a rii^ht to pass, the award of the 
 Commissioners could not be (|uash((l and set aside, or declared 
 invalid and void on an application made to the Supreme Court, 
 but it could have been remitted back to the Commissioners in 
 the n-anner prescribed by the 45th section of the Act. The ap- 
 plication for the Rule in the Court below not having been within 
 the proper time nor according to the provisions of that section, 
 the decision of that Court is against the express words of the 
 Statute and cannot be allowed to stand. 
 
 fluDGE J-^ITCHIES DECISION. 
 
 Mr. JusTiCK Ritchie : I think this appeal is properly before us. 
 It was admittetl en both sides on the argument that no evidence 
 could be discovereci of the establishment of a Court of Appeal 
 either by Charter or Patent under the Great Seal or by any 
 statutary enactment, nor could it be discovered that any such 
 Court has ever sat in the Island. The ol)servation of Lord 
 Brougham in the Cambridgu case nuist therefore, I think, reftr 
 to the clause at that time usuallv inserted in the Roval instruct- 
 ionn to Colonial (lovernors authorizing the Governor in Council 
 to permit and allow appeals. 
 
 I think this was not the estat)lishment of a Court, because 
 
 ..l,,r.». ...nf Iw..,; f .r t'.o- ^...iriii.r fli.if tlio 1-1 ^\\'■pr tn (><hl Ull.SIl 
 
 + 1 
 
 Courts cannot be granted bv the Crown by instructions or 
 
;;0 .hnliiiiK lit of tin Sninrinr ( ',>nrt nf' ( '.nnn/n 
 
 ntlKM-wiso than u...K'rtlK'(;.v:.t Seal, l.nt it is nitluT. 1 tliink, 
 ;,„ rxrvcise cf tlir Koval i.v-ro-ativr in fiirtlKM-ancc ..I i\w "i-l.t 
 .,f thr (Mc'cn t.> iv.vi;^ aiul luMr app^'als tVoin Co ...ual Courts, 
 t.v whi.-li tlK' (i.K-rii .liivcts that ht-toiv roimu- to hor .lir(M-t the 
 ./^ ^,.n;,„t ,hall (list .-o to h.M' ,v|..vsontat.VL' in (ouir-i im 
 til!' Colonv A (iovcnior without iiistnictioiis to that Hlect has, 
 it ai.lR'av ^'to me, no auth..rity to entertain sucii api^'als, and no 
 sueh instnu-tions exist at pieseni. Ifth.-Queen s ,ei..esentat.ve 
 witliout instn.rtions w..u|(l have no snch powe.-, much less wouhl 
 the ollieer of the Dominion (loveniment. I <lo n.)t think it can 
 he ^aicl that there is either ,/r jnrr or <ij):rtn any Court ot appea. 
 un the Islaiul, and therefore 1 think the matter was appealahle 
 to this Court iVom the Supreme Curt a hem- the nii^hest curt 
 of tiiial nsort in the Island. 
 
 It was I think,rh-arlv the ohject of the Legisleture to provide 
 for a speeclv final and eonelusive decision hy the Coinuussioners 
 of all (piestions referred to them, and to make their award 
 •' linal, bindinu- and e.melusive on all parties.' At the same 
 time it wasobvi.)Uslv the desire of the Le-islature to secure to 
 the puhhe throu-h the Commissioner of Public Lands and to the 
 proprietors the means of having the doings ot the Commissioners 
 reviewed and anv errors they may have commitLed correcte. , 
 any omissions su'pplied and anv infornuihties or detects cured, 
 for accomplishing whicli the Co:-mi.ssioners were placed, as it 
 were under the immediate supervision of the Supreme Cimrt ol 
 the Island, and readv access to that Court was atlorded by the 
 simple api)lication either of the Cotnniissioner oi Public l.ands,or 
 Tlie Proprieiors. and to enable the Court when its aid was invoked 
 to see that right was done, ample power is given to remit the 
 awards to the Commissioners to correct any error or mlormality 
 or omission, provided the application was made withm the time 
 limited, and on such award being remitted to the Commissioners 
 full power is given them to revise anrl execute the same. 
 
 The statute lirst declares that -'no award made l»y the said 
 Commissioners or any two of them, shall be held or deemed to 
 be invalid or void for any reason, defect or informality whatso- 
 ever;" and then provides a suitable tribunal lor the correction 
 of anV '• ernn-, intormalitv or omission,"" and declares that in no 
 case s^hall any appeal lie from any such award either to the Sup- 
 
 . 1 ,< . ■•/'! .,., . oflw.i- 1..I/1I tribunal. 
 
 reine UouiT, ine v^uu; i Oi v^iiaiiVA^i ■, •>-•: ^----j ••• " "^ i /i 
 
 nor shall anv such award or the proceedings before such Commis- 
 
(hi III' I . I'.. I-I'in<l L'Uxl I 'in. ■/„!.<. All 
 
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 sionors 1, • nMnuv.,1 or t.ke.i int.. nv in.,.nnMl into l,y :u.x 'U. t 
 1 V (Wllinniny anv otluM' pro,-.,-, an.l rts .1 to ,Mvv.nt thr ,.o.m- 
 
 te section olMl..AK,.l-t.M- hnn.tln.s nunut.^ tln.s..u-nd^^^ 
 
 ..hut will, ilu-exrq.lw.n of the Mton-.n.l p .wer i-Mven to .. h 
 S lnuM:.HU., to t.Mnir lurk th.. n.at.r to sn..lM,on.ms.^^^^^^ 
 
 ,l,.i, ,,,,ml shall 1.' l.nulin,.. linal .u.l ^•■"-l-'— ='>.!'; '; 
 I, ,,„„, ,,. a.ni.Ml th.t the L..>shmnv l.ul th. I-- ' ' / ,; 
 with this <nhi."rt an.l if it rhos.' make the awanl ot the -on - 
 ^ '.ners;;nal,anan.osteert:nnlv.tha.lthen^ 
 , (;,,„, ot review linal in the Isla.ul so tar as »»-; - ^'^ ^ 
 Mar, I were oncvrnea. Cniihl they have seh-eled anin. suit 
 
 ble\nh:;,al than the Supreuu. C .u.t, th. (^ .u.t to^w^^^^^^ 
 ordinarve.nanustanees. hdon;:s espee.allv tt-;; < ^^^ -T^^ ,^. 
 in- ihenr H-etMlin-sof themfenoi- tnhunals ..I the Island iiu 
 ae rv dhv reallv was n.erelv to ^ive the Supreme (.,urt a 
 ; s !nnl!;v and an.pU' .iurisaiaion to enahle it -•- spee_ .^^ 
 
 ,.ul e'VeetuallV lo .leal with tt.e UMuer tree iron, the teehnu alitie 
 
 v. , s n.l ros/.Wlv eosis incident to the ordinary mode ol 
 ^It :- t .is ;va. the intention of the Legislature as trjnn 
 
 the St^ uTe 1 father it ;o have heen. I a.n at a oss o eonee e 
 V at l^^l'-.a^e could have bee,, used to ^^^^l^f :^rT\^^ 
 lungrageofthe 40th sec. of the Land Purchase Act ot 
 
 does not do it. 
 
 In .he case of Nawah of Suvat. Moore PC. C.. p. 88 a.i 
 
 Bn.ce. Lord .luslioe si'.d; 
 
 "TlK-ir I„.nlsM,,s ar. of opinion tl.it the int.nUouul ^ 
 
 :,: aL,vtK,n. ,1,0 .,Uninis.,a,ion and a.s.r.lm ,on o V «ab > 
 
 f'- 
 
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 property, oiii lu ■^ii'-i 
 
 ....,,, fl..,t tl..- administration and distiiDu- 
 
32 .hnhini. lit nf Ih, Siijii.nn Ci.int nf ( ',iil'i<I'i 
 
 lion slioiild not Itt' jiidioiiilh (|Ucstion«'(l. 
 
 It HM'Mis, lit' savs. an anomalotis and extraordinan proreedmi; 
 to vost powers oV tl.isd.'sniption, not lial.lc to lu' rlieclu-d hy 
 nnv ordinarv <-omsi' of powers of hiw in any individual or m any 
 ImuIv : Imt the Indian Lr-islatnrc had power ..ViT tlu- property ; 
 the'v ini'dit, in tli.- exercise of that power, whieh is inherent m 
 Le-ishition, have -iven the wh..le property at once to anv 
 stran-i-er. or devoted to any puii)()se. and whether with moral 
 idsticV or not. is not the question, '.iistead of dom- that, they 
 do what, to their Lordships, appears suhstantially the same thin- : 
 thev vest the power ofdealin-- with it in a particnlar individual 
 or a particular hody. and declare that its acts shall not he lial)le 
 lo he(iuestioneil in any (' .urt of L:iw or Eipiity.' 
 
 How dilVerent is* this case, in view of the CNi-encies and 
 necessities of the Conntrv.the L(>,-islatnre compels proprietors to 
 sell, no douht in manv cases a-ainst their will, and makes pro- 
 visil)n lorcompensaticm to he estahlished hy disinterested parties, 
 and not hv parties whose acts cannot he ju.licially (luestioned. 
 it (mlv pnnides that if such acts are .[uesthmed it must he hetore 
 a particular Court, within a specitied tine and in ii specihed 
 manner. 
 
 1 have heen nnahle to discover, alter most careful investi- 
 oatiou. th.-it the Commissioners have in any way dealt with any 
 matter over which their jurisdiction dii not • xtind, or. that m 
 dealiiK-- in matters over which they had jurisdiction, they ex- 
 ceeded^'in anv way that jurisdiction. The only (inestini the 
 Commissioners had linallv to detei mine and award ,vas m the 
 words of the statute " the sum due to the pr jprietor as the com- 
 pensation of price to which he shall h.> entitled hy reason ot his 
 heing divesteil of his land and all interest therein or theieto. 
 
 The provisions of the Act as to how they were to proceed 
 and what they were to take into their consideraiion to enahle 
 ihem to arrive at a just and proper conclusion were di- 
 rectory thouirh m)t the le^s ohli-atory on them a.id which 
 if thev ttailed to r-'irird, ninple remedy a-* we have seen 
 was im)vided. Lt is not shewn that they did not do every 
 thiiiL^ that they were reipiired. to do, and did not follow the di- 
 rections of the statute in every particnlar; hut the complaint 
 s "Cins to he that this does not ai)pear on the face of the award, 
 linf if thev did not do as thev were re(iuired, or if they did and it 
 ^.hould haveappjared o^ the face of the award, which 1 by no means 
 
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 uiiaoisuiuil.siiys sollo. . '[)]'''. „„ to tl.i,- Supren.o 
 reason von live Jis.siitislio.l «itlitln •"■;."' ^„„i „ ., ,1,„ 
 
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 ,l,e iiiutUT to tlio ^•"»"»';;^""";'r,-."' „i noi li tlie S.,l.ro„ro 
 
 "^ Tlle;or:;-e''l'-Vl.ink the itiljiiili-ixtion of tlie Si.pi-ome Coi,.-t 
 was ,To™u'.te,l, una tlieir jn-l^.a-t mnst lie veve,..e.l. 
 
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■;i .fnihiiii, III nf tin SiiiiniiH' ('nint of < 'niidilil 
 
 Court <.l l:i-r icx.rt. li,i> not Ixcti <ii>t:rnic(l. tor tln' followiti;: 
 ivj^oiis : It" ;iii\ ;i|.|H'|l:it.' Cmirt i\i^t> ill fli<' Isliiiid. it mil^r owe 
 it- oij.j-in citlirr t.. ;iii Iini..'i'i;il Art ot rarli:iiii<-iit. il Statute^ ut 
 til" Ulaii.l L.-ji-latiiiv. (.1- t.» I,ctt.r- I'at.iif uii<1»t the (Jl-«'iit Si'iil 
 ,.t til.' I'liitcd Kiii-dmii. (M- '.t tlir Ulaiid. It jii<icr(i, a Coiirt t'X- 
 crci-iii'i :i jiiri-dictioii l.\ way <>f a|.|.cal. which \va> mikiinwii to 
 fh.- (• iiiiiii -II hiw. ciiuld l».'"( rcatrd othcrwi-ic than hy Statute 
 Nm .!|c'i S'atiitr can l>c shnwn to have hi-cii in c\i-«tciicc, iUid tio 
 Letters Pat. 'lit coiiterriiiL; such a jiirisdictioii arc ii<>\y extant ; hn' 
 rhis rca>nii, and thi- reason only. I think the ol>jectioii tails. 
 A- iiuard> the incrif-. 1 a-rce on "all points with tli<' jiid,Lniiciits 
 of iii- I.or(Ulii|) the ('lii<-t du>ticc and my hrorhcr liilchic. 
 
 (ItiDOE Jaschereau's P I c I s I o n . 
 
 Mr. .Irsini; 'r\sciii:i;KAr: The tacts ot the case have already 
 heeii stated 1)\ in\ teai'ne(l hrother .ludu'cs who tunc ju>t c.\- 
 j.rc.x'd their o*iiini"on. and I will therefore ah-tain from n'Hectiii;: 
 the. 11 I shall neither incntion the ol)jccti» » made on the part of 
 Miss Siilivan to the ri_dit of appeal <lr >>/''■>. in this case, from 
 the iudunicnt oftln' Supreme Court ot I'rincc Kdward Island, ou 
 the i:rouiid that the same appeal should have hecn, iti the Hrst 
 instance to the (ioNcrnor in CounciK as a Court ot Krror and 
 Appeal, and fhe:ic(' to our own Court, viz., the Supreme Court ot 
 Canada .\s it has lieeii clearly slicwu, no siiih Court of Krror 
 and Apjieal exists in the Islan'd. and. therefore, tiie appeal was 
 riiihth Itroii^iht hefore this Coiii-t. the jiid^iuent complained of 
 hein-'reiideivd 1)\- the Court ot last re.sort in T. K. Island. liut, 
 (•online- to the merits ot the case, I say that the respondent had 
 no rieft. Mich as she claime«l in the Court helow',^ and such as 
 the s;,)iie Court eiitertaiiieii. that is to -ay : to set aside; the award 
 made 1)\ the CommissioiK'i's appointed under the Land Purchase 
 .\ct. In?."), statiiiiithe amount ot money to l)e paid to resj)ondent, 
 Mi>s Suli\an. as proprietor of certain township lan(l>. The 
 ^rounds on which the re>])ondeiit l)ase(l her motion to set aside 
 the award were on account of jiretended irretiularities and in- 
 sntticieiicx in the woivlini: of the award. Looking at the te.xt of^ 
 tlie Act "in question, wt- tind. at section 4, that the amount of 
 ni(-iie\ to he ]iaid as an indemnity to any sueli proprietor, shall 
 l)e tound and aMcrtaiiied hv three Commissioners, or any two ot 
 them dulv a])i)ointed ; no toini of procedure is indicated, and it 
 seems that the duty of tiie Connnissioners is purely and simply 
 
I hi llh I II U'lui/ /.nil/ /'iiii'lnis, .1./ 
 
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 liinitctl to tlif ;i\v;ii(l ol' iiU :iiiioiiiit ;is mm in li'imii t v. iiii'l ii f.ict 
 tlu'V wciT ;intl u'st'il ;•> iiroccnl ill a siiiiiiii;ir\ w iiy , w it lioit 
 
 oven it'i 
 
 liiciiii 
 
 llic i'\ idciit'i' t'» wi'iiiiii 
 
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 ,lU » ti) '»t' 
 
 ohservcil tli.it 1>\ sctioii l"» ut f p- Liml Act in «iii-siini, it 
 is providt'il thill -mi no <• i< ■ -^liill ;inv mummI li.- Iroin micIi 
 iiwiinl. I'itlitM- to the Suprt'int' <'<iiirt. tin' Co iff of ( lliunciTV, or 
 !iny oIIkt K-,n;il tril>iin;il. nor shall ,inv nidi awwA or th.- i)io- 
 (;ee(lin"'s hi'tbrf siicli ( "oininis-fioiuM's he i-i'inovL-d or tnkt-n into, 
 or inquired into hv iiiiy (Jourt hv ( %'rlin;in n|- :iny othi-r 
 pnx'css; hnt," luiirk thi^^. " th.- Sn|.rt'im' Conrt shidl Inivo 
 power, on application ot' either the ( 'oniniissioner of I'lihlic 
 Lands or the i»roprietor, to imiit to thf Commissioners any 
 award which shall have huen made hy them, to correct any error 
 or informalitv or ommission made in tiicir award, provided 
 alwavs that anv such a[)pli«'ation to theSni)i-em" Court to remit 
 such award to the (.'ommissioners shall he within thirty days 
 after tiie puhlication thereof; and |)rovide(i, lurtlu'r, that the 
 said Commissioners shall have [)ower to revise and re-e\ecnte 
 the same." 
 
 T think th'.'ahove enactment of the '"Land I'urchase Act '" 
 clearly indicates the intci.iion of the L ;<j;islature as to ccderity 
 of action and proceeJinirs, as to denial of any revisi )n or appeal 
 as to avoidin-r a multiplicity of proceedinj^s in the law courts, 
 and as to the correction and revision hy the Commissioners 
 themselves alone of any defect or inlonnaiity duly pointed out 
 to them by any of the'parties within tiiirty days fr.m the i)ro. 
 mnlgation of the award. Now the thirty days had elai)sed he- 
 before any of the parties in the terms of the Statute lodged any 
 complaint. I infer that the resj)i)ndent is now estopped froni 
 lodging her complaint before a (^ourt of Justice unless section 4o 
 above referred to means nothing and should be looked upon as a 
 dead letter. The language of the section seems so clear and so 
 energetic that 1 can st-e no way of eluding it. it is true that tht 
 .Judges of tli»i ('ourt app»;al(;d tVouj have (juoted a nund)er ot de- 
 cisi(nis having some bearing on the i;ase, but otheivs ot (Mpial 
 strength can ^l)c found to sjiow we (M)uld not interftire and set 
 aside'~su(^h an award supp;)rted by a section so formal as the 4.') 
 section of the Land .\«'t in (piestion. 1 for one wouhl not \u. dis- 
 posed to set aside the law, (which is clear and positive \„ \x^ 
 terms) on the strength of decisions whose authority is destroy, i 
 by coiitrary ruiings. 
 
30 Jua.jnnnf of lln- Snprmn' < 'n>ui <>/ ( •ann,hl 
 
 ....that tin. >u,nvnH- Court of I'. Iv 1>1..mI h.s l---/;' '''^ . 
 n.K.s .u.l .v.Mllmuns not inconsistent u.th ti.c P'^^ ^ ^ j . 
 Art. tor th. Vurpos. ot tnon. .tn.c.tually c-arry.ntr out '" M^ * 
 HH.ntsoftlJA.l.nn.Msnythat U ,s not sn.nvn ^l-t :u - 
 n.p.lations In.v. !.■.-. u.^^y autl.or./n.n' all tlu- torn.s ot [.kh u ,1 
 in- rl;iinu.(l in r(.si.on(lont"> l)ri''t. r,, , , 
 
 n„rwhat.li.ltlK. ConnnisMon.rs omit to doV !*> jU-r a.•(■ 
 in their .wa.-cl on th. nnm.rs nu.ntio,..a u. the 2sth -tion 
 ,,„, j^„„i l.„,,haM. Art of 1S7:> an.l therein vin.heate.l as to I 
 ,,U.,, into eon.i.leration hy then, in e.nn.at,n<x ->;"1-'-';';; ^ 
 ,,,,,i,t,>rsv An attentive perusal ot that seet.on 1'=;- ' ; ^ 
 
 ,,. that the su-e<tions therein eonta.neJ :..v '-'[V') ^ . ^ 
 f;,, their investip.tio,.. an-l. as it was verv wel sanl n. ^'P^ 1* ' ^^ 
 tartun. were intended .nerely .s '..mns t. h,hnhr C--''-- '-; ' ' 
 th.ir >nui to n ,'n,il ronrlnshnu an(l_ that the mention ot details was 
 not a neeessarvinuredieiit in their award. 
 
 In arriviim- at their awanl the Coininissioners nuist he pre- 
 sumed tohave'taken into th..ir eonsideration all the suir^estion> 
 ,.,„tained in the Land Purehase Aet. and this under the ^.^^ 
 eonunon rule of law. onn.i, i>n.snn, nnt.r rilr .t solmnnf.r^ artn. 
 The Commissioners, hv the Aet in .,uesth.n. are put in ihe 
 posithm of juries. It is not. either, evident fhat all the deals 
 , i,,l ,,v the respondent ean easily he .vacdie., ami i . he ot 
 .-hat .reaf use would it have been for the respondent, it the ou- 
 misshiners had eate^orh.dly allu.le<l to eaeh of the m^^tt's t 
 faet mentioned in the 2Sth seetion V None whatever, tor Im- 
 port was ti.uil to all intents and purposes, it eould not he M '<-•"; 
 ;,a „, anv wav nor reversed. Th.' respondent, it desirous o k o - 
 i,„.. h,.,: tru'e position, .-au easily a<eertain it: the impo. .u. 
 taetsbeino- verv few in numher. her number ot acres ouanuiteed 
 and her rights to arrears of rent not atteeted. 
 
 All the presumptions are a-ainst the n'spondent and s.. is 
 ,1,, law of the ..as<-. She did not eomply with the law. she did not 
 eon.plain in due time (and she had ample time to do so bu a - 
 ,.,ved hera.lversarv to ,e>t in peaee ; sue does not avail herset 
 the onlv elheient pVoeeedin- point...l out by the >tatute : but an 
 after th'o.,.ht lead her to adopt in the ( ourt_ beh>w _t e proeee. - 
 i,., alluded to. I eouMder the respondent is not riii-htiv .etou 
 this C.Mirt. and. a> one of its members, I am not disposed to .l.s- 
 t„ 1, the awanl of the Con.ndssioners, for the reasons mentioned in 
 
(hi tlw I' /v. i-^hiixl l.'iiiii /'iirr/nisr Act. 37 
 
 tlu. ruir ,./W,ur:inr.Ml l.y the Supiviur ("ouiT of Priiur Ivhvar.l Is- 
 lunil. I would, rhcrclorc. maintain the anpcal. 
 
 jIuDGE folJRNlEf^S PeCISION. 
 (Transliit.'il tnun t'lu FreiK'li.) 
 
 Mr. JrsTicK Fouknikh : The lirst .luesi ion is-has this Court 
 
 iurisdiction to hoar this ajtiR'ar: i,. i),Mn,.o F<1- 
 
 The KespoiukMit contiMuls tiiat it has not. In Inme il..i 
 ward Inland there was a tril,unal alter the Supreme Court am 
 superior to it, consisting of the (^overnor-in-CouncU to v u 
 applic-ation should have heen made b.tore bringing tl e sent 
 •DDeal She bases her contention on the provision ot oui Act. 
 ^K'dedares that no apeal shall lie to this C^nirt, except tn.m 
 thedeci-^ionoftheCmriof last resort m the Province wlieiut 
 the appeal comes. 
 
 The numerous documents cited by his Honor the Chief 
 Jusiice. and the historical researches made, ..r the purpose ot 
 a^certainimr the existence of that Court, have on y had the resu t 
 of demonstrating, in a very positive manner, that «;'^; ! /; ^': J 
 buiial, consisting of the Governor-in-Conncil, as a Court cu Appeal 
 for Prince Edward Island, does not exist and never did exist. 
 
 Therefore the appeal Is well laid. That point being decided, 
 the question re.nains to be determined, whether the resi>ondent 
 on brinoinu- the matter before the Supreme Court ot 1 nice hd 
 war sFand by r,..//....;, should have had the award ol the arbi^ 
 ^iloi-s, of whLi she complains, set aside. In the proceedings o^ 
 the Sup.ome Court, the respondent gained her application and the 
 award v>as set aside. 
 
 But the Act concerning the purchase of hy^ds on Prince 
 Edward Island, -Fhe Land Purchase Act, I8T0 contains jm 
 express provision taking away the remedy ot ^ ,rtnnn> m oide 
 ::;:nteit tl. vaUdit, ot the procedings of t u. -^^^ra .n. and 
 substitutiu"- a special course of procedure. Ought not he re 
 spon e tcrhavihad recourse to the special remedy pointed on 
 Tthe statute in order to guard herself against --takes^^^ 
 omissions, which might slip into the proceedings ot the ai- 
 
 bitrators. 
 
^■^8 ./ni/i/iili'i/f of till- Siijiiiuih' ( 'oitli nf ('(linli/d 
 
 Not having seen lit within the prescrihed time t<» resort 
 to the only remedy pointed out to her hy the hiw, >he ought 
 not now to comphiin of the hiw, if slie does not succeci! in having 
 the decree of the arbitrators amended. 
 
 Moreover, I am satisfied, like my honorable eolleagiies. thnt 
 the formalities pres<'ribed by the Law have been eomi)lied with, 
 and that the respondent hns no re^l grievan<?e.