CONTENTS. Vll C HATTER VIII. Arrival of .the Prince of —His Reception—The British Colonial Secretary expresses satisfaction with the Assembly's proceedings in regard to the Land Commission—The Report of the Commissioners—Its cardinal points presented—Their views with regard to Escheat and other subjects—The case of the Loyalists and Indians. Remarks on the Com¬ missioners' Report : its merits and its delects. The evils incident to the Land Question fundamentally attributable to the Home Government— The Immigrants deceived—The misery consequent on such deception— The burden of correction laid on the wrong shoulders—Volunteer Com¬ panies— General Census— Death of Prince Albert —The Duke of Newcastle and the Commissioners' Report .......PAGE 128 CHAPTER. IX. Bill to make the Legislative Council elective— Change of Government—Ad¬ dress to the Queen, craving to give effect to the Commissioners' Award— A Review of recent Proceedings in regard to the Land Question—The As¬ sembly willing to meet the views of Proprietors in regard to the appoint¬ ment of Commissioners—The Assembly and the Commissioners right, and the Colonial Secretary wrong—The Reason-why given—The rejection of the Award unreasonable—Delegates sent to England on the Land Ques¬ tion—The Result............154 CHAPTER X. James C. Pope and the Railway—Assimilation of the Currency—Con¬ federation— Conference in Charlottetown—Speeches of Edward Whclan and T. If . Haviland —Opposition to Confederation—Resolutions in the Assembly—Offer of Terms to J. C. Pope —Further Proceedings—The , Question of Confederation Kesumed—Delegations to Ottawa— Messrs. Haythorne and Laird —Messrs . Pope, Haviland, and —linal Settlement of the Question..........169 CHAPTER XI. Biographical SI Dr. Kier —Ho Hon . George retches:—Bishop McEachern—Rev. Donald McDonald—Rev. in. T. II . Haviland —Hon . E. Whclan— Hon . James Yeo— Coles— James D. Haszard .......188 CHAPTER XII. Commercial Statistics—Imports—Exports—Revenue— Government Policy- Fisheries— Education—Manufactures—Charlottetown—Census of 1798. '202