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Its principles of parliamentary government are those of England.

The Central Government has control of all matters neces- sary to the general development of the whole Dominion, such as trade and commerce, postal service, militia and defence, public works, fisheries, patents, copyrights, quarantine, customs, excise and finance. The Parliament meets annually and consists of first, the Sovereign, represented in Canada 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 81 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 213 members. The various provinces of the Dominion are represented in pro— portion to their population. The representation of Quebec is fixed at 65, and after each decennial census, the represen- tation 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 65 bears to the population of Quebec. Prince Edward Island’s representa- tion 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, West Queen’s, East Queen’s, and King’s ; but a case is now before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council claiming a return of the original representation of six members. In the selection of members every British male subject of the full age of 21 years has a voice.

The Provincial The Provincial Government is vested in the G°"'“"‘°"t 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 3 Legislative Assembly elected by the

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