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     by the Governor General; secondly, an upper house called 
     
     the Senate; and thirdly, a lower house called the House of 
     
     Commons. As at present constituted, the Senate consists 
     
     of eight-one members—four of which are from Prince Edward 
     
     Island. The House of Commons is elected by the people for 
     
     a term of five years, and consists of 214 members. The 
     
     various provinces of the Dominion are represented in pro- 
     
     portion to their population. The representation of Quebec 
     
     is fixed at sixty-five, and after each decennial census the 
     
     representation of the other provinces is changed, if necessary, 
     
     so that the number of their members of Parliament shall bear 
     
     the same proportion to their population as sixty-five bears to 
     
     the population of Quebec. Prince Edward Island’s represen— 
     
     tation in the Commons prior to the last decennial census (1901) 
     
     was five members. Since the census, as a result of a decrease 
     
     in the population, it has been reduced by the Redistribution 
     
     Act to four—the electoral districts being Prince, VVest 
     
     Queen’s, East Queen‘s, and King's. In the selection of 
     
     members every British male subject of the full age of twenty- 
     
     one years has a voice. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Provincial Government—The provincial govern- 
     
     ment is vested in the Lieutenant Governor, appointed for five 
     
     years by the federal administration and receiving a salary of 
     
     $7,000 per annum; an Executive Council of nine members 
     
     who have seats in the legislature, and who are responsible to 
     
     the same; and a Legislative Assembly elected by the people. 
     
     The sessional indemnity is $160, with an allowance for 
     
     mileage, stationery, etc. The Lieutenant Governor exercises, 
     
     in regard to matters within the purview of the local legislature, 
     
     the same powers as the Governor General exercises in respect 
     
     to subjects within the jurisdiction of the federal government. 
     
     The Executive Council is composed ofmAttorney General 
     
     (Premier); Provincial Secretary-Treasurer and Commissioner 
     
     of Agriculture; Commissioner of Public Works; and six 
     
     ministers without portfolio.