tenant farmers.

In 1840 the House sat from January 28 to April 29 without a break. That meant that members from Prince County and Kings County didn’t get home for three months.

No item was too big or too small for the consideration of the Assembly. Dur- ing the session of 1841 they agreed to the construction of a lighthouse for Char- lottetown harbour, and the construction of a 560-foot-long wharf at Ferry Point opposite Charlotte- town. They also ap- proved plans for a census of the Island and to gather other statistical informa- tion. They took meas- ures to encourage education and also pressed for a steam- ship connection with the mainland to ensure mail delivery.

Other business seemed quite mundane, ranging from problems with farm animals running loose in the streets of Charlottetown to cases of individuals in dire need. Each case was discussed individ- ually and then voted upon which was very time-consuming.

Some things were acted upon right away, but other items took a lot longer. The Charlottetown lighthouse, though approved in 1841, did not go into service until 1851. It is located at Blockhouse Point on the western entrance to Charlottetown harbour. It was the second

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Approved in 1841, the light went into service in 1851 and is basically unchanged to this day.