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The resolution was then adopted on the following division: For——Hon. Messrs. Pope, Howlan, McEachern, Kelly, Lefurgey, Haviland, Brecken, Sullivan, Davies, Messrs. Owen, Thos. Kelly,

Arsenault, John Yeo, James Yeo, A. C. McDonald, A. I. McDon- ald, I. A. McDonald, McLeod, McIsaac, Laird Callbeck, Mc— Neill, Rowe, Beer, Sinclair, Stewart and L. H. Davis; against-- Messrs. Howatt and Holland.

In accordance with the resolution, a delegation consisting of

the Hons. James C. Pope, T. Heath Haviland and George W.

Howlan proceeded at once to Ottawa, and the Legislature ad-

' journed for ten days. Meantime the delegates from the Island met a committee of the Privy Council of Canada, and after negotiA ations extending over several days, Better Terms were agreed.

upon. On the 26th of May, 1875, the terms, as amended and improved were submitted to the Legislature, and accepted. Only two members of the House 'Of Assembly, Messrs. Howatt and Holland, voted against their adoption.

‘ When proroguing the Legislature on the 14th of June, 1873, the Lieutenant Governor announced that he had forwarded to the secretary of State the addresses of the Legislature praying for the admiSsion of Prince Edward Island into the Dominion of Canada and expressedthe hope that “matters might be so arrang- ed by telegraph as to enable the Union to take, place on the first

of July next." This hope was realized. On the first day of July, 1875,

Prince Edward Island became, “for better, for worse, for richer,

for poorer,” one with the DOminion Of Canada. It is remark—

able that, by the pressure of political circumstances and financial requirements, those political leaders who were most prominent of all in their opposition to the, Union became the chief instru- ments in bringing it about. '

'Events have proved that if Prince Edward Island had enter- ed the Union upon terms and conditions arrived at in the Quebec

Conference it must have remained far behind the mainland pro- . vinces in respect to material improvements, or its people must

have submitted to considerably heavier direct taxation than has since been imposed upon them by the Provincial Government.