LaFayette, Marquis de, re his visit to th Indians,
528.

LaNaudière, Charles de, member of legislative
council, 341, 552.

Lands, remarks on the settlement of, 100, 101;
restrictions proposed re land grants, 108 (see
also p. 112); on the extent of Crown lands
in Canada, 108, (see also pp. 110, 112); proposal
to give power to governors to make grants of,
117, 118, 125; proposed grant of, to naval and
military officers and soldiers who served in North
America, 121, (see also pp. 109, 113; power to
dispose of, vested conditionally in Governor and
council, 121 (see also pp. 102, 117, 118, 125, 126);
proposed additional clauses in Governor's com-
mission re grants of, 125, 126, 131; regulations
for making laws relating to, 135; French inha-
bitants required to register grants received be-
fore the treaty of 1763, 141, 218; regulations
concerning the granting of, 142, 143, 144; the
rights of Indians to lands to be protected, 145;
proposed retention of French customs and
usages in actions relating to, 177; regula-
tions concerning granting of, 219, 220, 221, 222;
French and English law followed in proceedings
relating to, 240, 241 ; ordinance of 1745 concern-
ing settlement of, note p. 241; justices not al-
lowed to determine questions of titles, 288;
French system of grants restored, 295, (see pp.
218-223); suggestions made by Wedderburn re
disposition of lands of the Jesuits, 303; French
law re lands followed by inhabitants notwith-
standing ordinance of September, 1764, 316;
Marriott's remarks on the laws concerning dis
tribution of, 332, 333; Quebec Act provides that
lands granted by the King may be executed ac-
cording to laws of Canada or laws of England,
393, 404.

Lands, dispute concerning fulfilment of articles

of Treaty of Paris of 1783 relating to con-
fiscation of, note p. 493; provisions in Treaty
of Paris of 1783 for the restoration of confiscated
property, 493; Haldimand authorized in 1783
to make grants of lands to Loyalists who desire
to settle in Canada, 494; views of Carleton, on
the removal of unnecessary burdens, and the evils
of large grants, note 3, p. 551; Canadian laws
and customs to be followed in actions relating
to, 555; reserves to be made for carrying on
the fisheries in the Bay of Chaleur, 560; Carle-
ton's instructions of 1786 provide that lands be
granted in fief as practised before the cession,
omitting the reservation of any judicial power,
561; provision made in Carleton's instructions
of 1786 for granting lands to the Loyalists, 561-
563; grants to reduced officers and privates of
the 84th Regiment of Foot, 562; reservation of
timber lands for the Crown, 563; provision for
the administration of justice in the proposed
new districts in controversies respecting titles of
of land, 576; committee of council appointed to
report on the settlement of Crown lands, 591;
council recommends that the Loyalists hold
their lands according to the terms of Carleton's
Instruction (1771), 640; recommendation of Car-
leton, re tenure of, 646; petition of Loyalists re,
648; Loyalists to be granted their lands in free
and common soccage, 653.

Land Tenure, conditions of, 41, 62, 70; ordinance
for temporary retention of French system, 166,
187, 231, 232, 243; draught of an ordinance re-
taining French laws and customs relating to in-
heritance and alienation of lands, 204: sketch
of; retention of French system recommended,
209: Maseres' reasons for reviving French law,
260; restoration of French system of, 295 (see
pp. 218-223); suggestion by Wedderburn to re-
tain French law only, 303; Maseres in his

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Land Tenure-Continued.
"Draught of an Act" proposes retention of
French law, 373; instructions to Carleton in
1775, relating to, 429; Loyalists petition the
King for relief from the French system, 525;
changes to be made in system of, in Quebec,
note 1 p. 586; Quebec merchants recommend
retention of Canadian laws, 615; suggestions
concerning the tenure of Crown lands for the
Loyalists, 616; notes concerning instructions to
Carleton in reference to, note 1, p. 641, note 3,
p. 646; magistrates of Cataraqui represent that
the Loyalists should be allowed to hold their
lands in freehold tenure, 643; inhabitants of New
Oswegatchie desire to hold their lands free from
seignorial claims or other incumbrances, 645;
Carleton recommends that Crown lands be
granted in free and common soccage, 646;
Loyalists desire lands to be granted according
to English tenure, 648, 653; Finlay's opinion
that the laws and customs of Canada should be
retained, 657; Grenville's remarks on proposed
changes in, 666; lands in both provinces may
be held in free and common
soccage, 672;
remarks by Carleton on alteration in mode of,
676 (see 691-692); lands may be held in both
provinces in free and common soccage, 682-683,
Lands, Indian, the rights of the Indians to be
706, 707. See also Tenure of Lands, and Lands
maintained, 17, 27; proclamation proposed re-
garding lands reserved for Indians, 111, 112, 223;
prohibition of private purchase of, 113; protec-
tion from encroachment on, 121; policy of the
British government regarding the losses sus-
tained by Joseph Brant and others, 547, (see
also 548).

Laws, the representatives of the people to frame a
civil code "as near as may be to the laws of
England," 120, 237; power given to the assembly
to make laws, 128; regulations to be observed
by Governor in Council and Assembly in the
framing and passing of, 135, 213; suggestions
for retaining the laws of France or making those
of England general in the province, 252; ad-
vantages and disadvantages of both methods,
255-256; suggestion by Carleton to follow
English law in criminal, and French law, in
civil cases, 258; retention of certain parts of
French law and whole of English criminal law,
proposed by Maseres, 374.

Laws of Canada, Carleton orders an abridgement
of French laws to be drawn up, 202, 210.
Laws of England. criminal and civil, in force in
Quebec, 229, 242; question of legality of intro-
duction of English law, 244, (see p. 258).

Laws and Customs of Canada, admitted in Court
of Common Pleas where cause of action arose
before Oct. 1, 1764, 150, 231; Carleton suggests
that they be followed in civil cases, 258; inhabi-
tants desire to be governed by, 292, 294, 354,
356; to be followed in civil matters, 393, 404;
petitioners for a House of Asssembly desire con-
tinuance of, in certain matters, 504, (see p. 555);
referred to, 512, 514; opinion of the Solicitor
General that matters relating to, should be de-
cided by Privy Council, note 1, p. 571 ; ordinanc
of 1787 provides for the statement on the record
of the Common Pleas of any judgment pro-
nounced upon any law or custom of the Province,
582; question raised as to whether the law is
applicable to English born subjects, 569, 571;
Canadians at Montreal claim that their com-
mon law was promised them by the articles of
capitulation, 628, 630; retention of, advised by
Finlay in settlement of real estate, 657; the
noblesse petition the King for maintenance of,
note 3, p. 657. See also French Law, and French
Law and Customs.

6-7 EDWARD VII., A. 1907

Marsham, Mr., member of British Parliament,
favours the Habeas Corpus for Quebec, 652.
Martial law, Governor given power to execute "in
time of war," 130; declared in Quebec by Carle-
ton in 1775, 456.

Martin, Mr., Secretary to the Lords of the Treasury,
49, 652.

Marriott, James, frames a code of laws for the
Province of Quebec, 310; source of text given in
this volume, notes pp. 296, 310; reviews the
early administration of the colony, 311-337;
endeavours to frame code of laws from facts
furnished in several reports, 311; on the relation
of Canada to Old France, 312; basis on which
code of laws should be formed, 312; remarks
on status of civil law after the cession, 317;
refers to discretionary power of the Governor,
317; suggests that four bills re courts of justice,
common law, revenues and religion be laid be-
fore Parliament, 322; on oaths to be taken by
members of Council and Assembly, 322; makes
suggestions as to the limitation of power of
judges, 323, 324.

Maseres, Francis, references to, 178, 179, 203, 239,
258, 262, 276, 296, 316, 317, 327, 328, 333, 335,
340, 343, 347, 319, 373, 375, 413, 414.
Maseres, Francis, appointed Attorney General,
notes pp. 178, 179; considerations of, on the ex-
pediency of procuring an act of parliament for
the settlement of the province of Quebec, 179;
prepares draught of report of Governor in Coun-
cil re state of laws and administration of justice
in Quebec, 228, (see p. 257); plan for the admin-
istration of justice suggested by, 247; suggests
that the province should be divided into three
districts, 247; his suggestions re qualifications
of judges, 247; suggests that power of deciding
cases should be vested in English judges, 248;
suggests four methods of settling the laws of this
province, 252; his plan for settling the laws of
the province disapproved by Carleton, 257 ;
criticises Carleton's suggestions re criminal law,
258; disagrees with Carleton and returns to
England, note p. 276; writes to Dartmouth re
petition of English inhabitants for an assembly,
340; letter from committee of English inhabit-
ants re an assembly, 343; writes to the Lord
Chancellor setting forth chiet points in his
draught of a proposed act for settlement of the
laws of Quebec, 373; confers with Lord North
on measures to settle affairs of Quebec, note p.
375.

McCord, John, member of committee of Quebec
agitating for an assembly, 341, 351.

McGill, James, member of committee of Montreal
petitioning for an assembly, 352.

McKenzie, Alexander, desires to be made a mem-
ber of the council, 155, 156, 167.

McKenzie, William, desires to be appointed to the
council, 167.

McRandle, Gilbert, grand juror at Quebec, 155,
156.

Mearns, J. W., clerk of the council, 584.

Melville, Robert, Governor of the West Indies,
109, 116, 124, 372.

Melville, Viscount. See Dundas.
Memoranda, relating to the Quebec Act, 374-385;
used in framing instructions to Carleton (1775),
note p. 419; by Carleton for his instructions of
1786, 551; concerning trial by jury, 602.
Memorial, from Quebec to Dartmouth for an as-
sembly, 349, 351; of French subjects for con-
tinuance of their old laws and customs, 357, 358;
of British merchants trading with Quebec for
house of assembly, 541; of the judges of the
Common Pleas of the district of Quebec for vin-
dication from charges by the Attorney General,
593; of merchants trading to Quebec for reform
in the civil constitution, 649.

Meredith, Randal, member of committer of Que-
bec agitating for an assembly, 413.
Mesplet, Fleury, printer at Montreal, 513, 516.
Militia, Carleton's projects relating to Canadian,
451, 454; Carleton authorizes raising of, note
3, p. 456; officers of, empowered by ordinance
of 1777 to act in their respective districts as
peace officers, 472; suggestion from Hope con-
cerning, 540; Sydney's remarks on raising col-
onial militia, 549; Finlay recommends a well
established company, 571; proposal to enact an
ordinance to regulate, 572; ordinance proposed
for lodging the troops in the country parishes
and for the transport of King's provisions, &c.,
572; officers authorized to act as peace officers
in the country parishes, 585; committee of coun-
cil appointed to report on matters relating to,
591; suggestion to make Cataraqui the depot of
stores for the garrisons in the upper country,
644.

Military Council, to constitute a court of appeal,
34, 36.

Military Courts, established by Murray, 33, 35.
Military Force, advisability of maintaining, 102,
104, 109.

Military Government, established by Amherst, 31,
32; Hamilton's disapproval of, 528.
Militia Ordinance, proposed amendment of, 528.
Military State of Quebec, sketch of, by Carleton,
196.

Mills, Lieutenant, officer at Quebec, (1762,) 37, 195.
Mining, opportunities neglected by the French, 64.
Minutes of Council, 1786-1787, 590.
Mohawks, their losses during the war to be com-
pensated by British government, 547.
Monckton, General Robert, referred to, 29, 30,
96.

Monckton, General Robert, wounded at capture of
Quebec, note p. 29; succeeds Wolfe at Quebec,
note p. 29; appoints Murray to act as gover-
nor of Quebec, note p. 29; appoints Burton to
act as lieutenant governor of Quebec, note p. 29;
issues manifesto permitting inhabitants to return
to lands on giving up arms and taking oath of
fealty, note p. 29; extract of letter to Pitt re staff
at Quebec, note p. 29.

Money Bills, council and assembly to have power
to frame such, 135, 136, 137.

Moneys, Public, Governor in council granted
power to dispose of, 131; rules to be observed
by Governor in council in passing laws concern-
ing, 213.

Monk, James, references to, 483, 586, 588, 392.
Monk, James, appointed Attorney General, note

4, p. 483; arraigns the administration of justice
in the Canadian Courts of Common Pleas, note
3, 586, (see pp. 588, 592.)

Monopolies, abolition of, 70.

Montcalm, Marquis de, last letter of, re surrender
of Quebec, 3.

Montgomery, General, in command of invading
force in attack on Quebec, note p. 459.
Montreal, articles of capitulation of, 8, 21; source
of text of articles of capitulation in this volume,
note p. 8; articles of capitulation referred to
8, 21, 264, 337, 362; report by Gage on state of
government of, 69; state of fortifications, 70;
re sittings of court of assize at, note p. 149;
Murray advises appointment of a lieutenant
governor for, 167; seigneurs petition the King
to suppress the register, and for liberty for all
subjects without any distinction of religion,"
188, 189; defective state of the fortifications,
197; complaints re adminstration of law by
justices of the peace, note p. 276; Court of
Common Pleas at Montreal constituted an in-
dependent court with original jurisdiction, 282;
articles of capitulation ratified by Treaty of
Paris, 306; petition of old subjects for an as-

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Montreal-Continued.

sembly, 346, 318, 351; Court of Common Pleas
to sit twice a year at Montreal, 478, 481; state
of police in, 618: proposal for a charter to in-
corporate the city, 618, 626; views of merchants
on the state of commerce, 622, 623, 624; sug-
gestion for erection of a registry office at, 625;
proposal for building a gaol, 625.
Montresor, Lieutenant, officer at Quebec in 1762, 37.
Moore, Sir Henry, Governor of New York, 339.
Morgan, Maurice, sent by Privy Council to Que-
bec to report on the adminstration of law
in the province and of "everything relative to
the general state and condition of Canada,"
201; delivers reports re methods of administra-
tion of justice to privy council, note p. 258.
Mounier, Francis, member of the council appointed
by Murray, 193, 194.

Municipal Government, note re the beginning of
the agitation for, in the western settlement, p.

643.

Municipal Laws, citizens of Quebec petition Carle-
ton concerning alterations in and execution of,
619, 621.

Munro, Captain John, signs petition to the King
on behalf of the Loyalists, 527.

Murray James, references to, 29, 30, 31, 33, 35,
36, 37, 61, 93, 104, 108, 112, 115, 120, 123,
124, 126, 128, 130, 131, 132, 149, 150, 151, 152,
153, 158, 163, 166, 167, 168, 172, 173, 187, 188,
189, 190, 192, 193, 194, 234, 239, 259, 264, 266,
306, 313, 317, 321, 327, 347, 354, 364, 372, 486,
539.
Murray, James, appointed acting governor of Que-
bec, note p. 29; appoints Jacques Allier as judge
in Berthier, 29, 30; establishes military courts,
33, 35; reports on state of government of Que-
bec, 37; reports on draught of commission as
governor, 116; letter to Egremont re clause
in Treaty of Paris concerning Roman Catholic
religion, 123; his commission as Captain General
and Governor in Chief, 156, (sec also pp. 239,
243, 264); instructions to, 132; instructed to re-
port on the affairs of the country, 147, 148;
signs ordinance establishing civil courts, 152;
protests against entire military authority being
vested in the commander-in-chief of the forces,
152; additional instruction re interpretation of
proclamation of 1763, note p. 163; signs ordin-
ance for temporary retention of French land
tenure and rights of inheritance, and defining
age of maturity, 166; cause of recall as Governor,
note p. 167, (see also note, p. 172); writes Lords
of Trade advising extension of civil privileges to
Roman Catholics, 167; British traders of Que-
bec request his dismissal, 168; board of trade ad-
vises recall of, 172; date of his former recall,
note, p. 172; extract from additional instruc-
tion re alteration of ordinance establishing civil
courts, note, p. 173; his commission as Vice
Admiral of Quebec introduces laws of English
Court of Admiralty, 239; purport of his commis-
sion and instructions, 239, 243, 244; attention
drawn in report of Lords of Trade to additional
powers vested in Governor, 265; his powers as
Governor, 306-307.

Murray, Walter, member of the first council ap-
pointed by Murray (1764) 193, 194, 276.
Naval Department, suggestion to make Cataraqui
quarters of, 644.

Naval Officers, offences on land to be punishable
by law, 131.

Navigation, exclusive rights claimed by French
on Great Lakes, 99, 100; instructions to Carleton
relating to, 438; open to Great Britain and
the United States by the Treaty of 1783, 493;
difficulties of, in relation to lumber and fur
trade, note p. 543; requests of the Loyalists

Navigation-Continued.

concerning, 649; British Parliament may im-
pose duties for the regulation of, 707, (see also
p. 673.) (See also Trade and Navigation).
Nepean, Sir Evan, referred to, 500,569, 571, 572,
578, 656.

Nepean, Sir Evan, appointed first permanent
Under Secretary of State for the Home Depart-
ment, note p. 500.

New Brunswick, boundary line between Quebec
and, 674-675, 684.

Newfoundland, French to have privilege of fish-
ing and drying fish on part of banks of, 75, 78,
86, 88, (see also, pp. 98, 99); Labrador coast
placed under protection of, 120; remarks on corn
trade with Quebec, 542; encouragement to be
given fisheries of, 560.

New Orleans, retained by France under Treaty of
Paris, 75, 86.

Noblesse, inhabitants refuse to submit to authority
of, 453; loyal to the English government, 455,
460; consider it an indignity to be tried by
their peers if men in trade are to be considered
in that light, 573; petition the King for the
maintenance of old French laws and institu-
tions, note 3, p. 657.

North, Lord, references to, 390, 460, 474, 497, 499.
North, Lord, his opinion on establishing a legisla-

ture in Quebec, note p. 375; extract of a letter
to Haldimand authorizing aid for the Loyalists,
580.

Norton, Attorney General, reports on civil status
of Roman Catholics, 171.

Norton and DeGrey, report on status of Roman
Catholic subjects, 171, 267, 271.

Notaries, desire to practise as advocates, 328.
Nova Scotia, proposed annexation of Cape Breton
and St. Johns to, 104; boundaries of, 117, 118;
Charles Inglis appointed Bishop of, 568.
Oath, of allegiance, to be taken by inhabitants,
139, 217; to be taken by all officeholders and
others in British possessions, 233; Marriott's
remarks on oaths to be taken by members of
Council and Assembly, 322; form of, to be
taken by Roman Catholics, given in Quebec
Bill, 392, 403; forms of, 392, 403, 671, 672, 681,
682, 700, 701; to be taken by members of
legislative council, 420, 553; to be taken by the
loyalists making application for lands, 562;
members of the legislative council take the oaths
required of them, 590-591.

(Economats, see Economats.

Official Salaries amounts determined by instruc-
tions to Carleton in 1775, 432.

Ordinance, of 1760, establishing provisional mili-
tary government, 31, 32; of 1760, establishing
military courts, 33, 35; of September, 1764,
establishing civil courts, 149, referred to, note
pp. 33, 203, 229, 230, 231, 232, 243, 265, 266, 277,
280, 314, 315, 322, 323, 327, 360, 361; of Novem-
ber, 1764, for temporary retention of French
system of land tenure and rights of inherit-
ance, and defining the age of maturity, 166;
interpretation of, 232; of July, 1766, granting
Canadians right to act as jurors in civil and
criminal cases, and allowing advocates to prac-
tise their profession, 172, (see p. 175); of July
26th., 1766, establishing a third term, called
Michaelmas, for sittings of Supreme Court and
Court of Common Pleas, 174; for regulating
pilotage in river St. Lawrence, 187; relating to
French land tenures, 204; re settlement of
lands, note p. 241; defects in ordinance of
September, 1764, 266; to be prepared by At-
torney General re administration of justice,
276, suggestions for this ordinance, 278; of Sep-
tember, 1764, gives undue authority to justices
of the peace, 277; relating to assize of bread,

Ordinance-Continued.

279; of February, 1770, repealing clauses in ordin-
ance of September, 1764, re authority of justices
in matters of private property, 280; of Feb-
ruary, 1770, for the more effectual administra
tration of justice, and for regulating the courts
of law in Quebec province, 280; of February,
1770, gives offence to justices of Montreal, note
p. 280; clauses in ordinance of 1764, re sittings of
courts repealed by ordinance of February, 1770,
283; of September, 1764, repealed by ordinance
of July, 1766, 315.

Ordnance, Quebec Bill as returned from the
Ciommons repeals the proclamation of 1763, and
ordinances made since that date, 392; those of
Governor and Council made since proclamation
of October, 1763, and relating to the civil
government annulled by the Quebec Act, 403;
list of ordinances passed in the legislative
council, session of 1777, 463; of 1777, for estab-
lishing courts of civil judicature in Quebec,
464, (see p. 574); of 1777, regulating proceedings
in the courts of civil judicature in the pro-
vince of Quebec, 466; of 1777, for establish-
ing courts of criminal jurisdiction in the pro-
vince of Quebec, 471; of 1777, regulating
proceeding in courts of civil judicature, to be in
force for two years only, 471; to prevent undue
influence of the market by a combination, 485;
concerning regulations for postmasters, remarks
of Haldimand on, 486; remarks re regulating and
establishing fees of office under government,
486; of 1783, re proceedings of courts, renewing
and amending a former ordinance, 490; Gov-
ernor and Council authorized to enact an ordin-
ance supporting general trade instructions, 496;
titles of ordinances passed in 1787 and 1788,
relative to trade and commerce with the
United States, note 2, p. 496; regulating
the fisheries in the river St. Lawrence, in
the bays of Gaspé and Chaleurs, on the
island of Bonaventure, and the opposite shore
of Percé, (1795) note 1, p. 497; for securing
the liberty of the subject, and for the prevention
of imprisonments out of the province, note 1,
p. 501.

Ordinance, to regulate the proceedings in the
courts of civil judicature and to establish trial

by jury, 529; titles of five ordinances laid
before the Council in 1787, 572; of 1777, regu-
lating proceedings in courts of civil judi-
cature; draught framed by Chief Justice
Smith for the better administration of jus-
tice and to regulate the practice of the law.
574; for the dispensation of justice in small
causes, note p. 576; to regulate the proceedings
in the courts of civil judicature and to establish
trial by jury in commercial causes, 579; of 1785,
renewed in consequence of the defeat of the
rival bills proposed by the Chief Justice and
St. Ours, 582; of 1787, re proceedings of civil
courts, 582; of 1787, continuing for two years an
ordinance to regulate proceedings in the courts
of civil judicature, with additional regulations,
582; of 1787, re proceedings of civil courts, to
remain in force two years, 584; of 1787, to
explain and amend an ordinance for establishing
courts of criminal jurisdiction, 585; concerning
examination on facts and evidence, 607, 609;
empower the Commissioners of the Peace to
regulate the police of the towns of Quebec and
Montreal for a limited time," note 1, p. 618; of
1789, re proceedings in the courts of civil juris-
diction, 658.

to

Orwell, Lord, member of the Board of Trade, 97,
107, 110, 112, 114.

Panet, Judge P., references to, 570, 593, 606, 607,
608, 609, 611.

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| Panet, Judge P., memorial to the Governor to
vindicate him from the charges of the Attorney
General, 593; paper by, concerning examinations
on facts and evidence, 607, 609; paper by, con-
cerning guardianships and trusteeships, 608, 611.
Parr, John, Governor of Nova Scotia, note 2, p. 550.
Payn, Phil, on grand jury at Quebec, 155, 156.
Perrault, M., grand juror at Quebec, references to,
155, 156, 341.

Personal Liberty, Canadians adopt British ideas of,
453.

Petition, of Quebec traders for reforms in civil
government, 168; of London merchants, re
changes in Government of Quebec, 170; of
Seigneurs of Montreal for suppression of the
Register and permission to hold office under
government, 188, 189; of old subjects for a
general assembly, 291, 347; of French subjects
for restoration of their old laws and customs,
354, 355; for repeal of Quebec Act, 414, 417,
473; for house of assembly from old and new
subjects of Quebec, Montreal and Three Rivers,
502; of Sir John Johnson on behalf or the
Loyalists settled in Canada, 524; of British
merchants trading with Quebec, respecting re-
gulations proposed for that province, 541; of
Western Loyalists for government according to
the British constitution, 647.

Pilotage, of St. Lawrence, regulations proposed for
187.

Pipon, see Robin, Pipon & Co.

Piracy, instructions for the suppression of, 146, 224 ;
directions in instructions to Carleton, for sup
pression of, 430, 564.

Pitt, William, references to, 3, 8, 29, 31, 33, 96,
521.

Pitt, Williain, extracts of despatches from Amherst
to, re capitulation of Montreal, note 1, pp. 8, 29;
extract of despatch from Amherst to, on capitu-
lation of Quebec, note p. 29; his opinion on the
necessity of reconstructing the government of
Quebec, note 2, p. 520.

Plan of a Code of Laws for the Province of Quebec,
reported by the Advocate General, James
Marriott, (1774), 310.

Plan for the Management of Indian Affairs, referred
to in Carleton's instructions, of 1775, 433.
Police, suggestion by Marriott to imitate system
used in Holland, 324; report of committee on
commerce and police, 612; suggestions for re-
medying the condition of police in Quebec,
617; concerning an ordinance to empower the
Commissioners of the Peace to regulate the
police in the towns of Quebec and Montreal for
a limited time", note 1, p. 618; suggestions for
regulations in matters of police in Quebec and
Montreal, 626; committee of council ask the
magistrates of Quebec for their views on police
affairs, 630; magistrates of Quebec lay before
the council suggestions for the improvement of,
631; proposal to appoint a police commissioner
at Three Rivers, 636, 638. See also Commerce
and Police.

Pollock, William, Clerk of the Crown in Quebec,
567.

Poney, grand juror at Quebec, 155, 156.
Population, of Quebec, estimate referred to, 57;

of Three Rivers, report on, 65, 67; committee of
council appointed to report on. 591; report of
committee of council on, 639; committee of
council suggests methods for increase of, 640;
Loyalists suggest that the encouragement of
education and missions would be helpful to,
645; distribution of, in the province, 654, 655,
Post office, Hugh Finlay holds office of Post-
master General, note 3, p. 486; Haldimand's re-
marks on an ordinance making regulations for
postmasters, 486.