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April 4.The tide of settlement towards Manitoba, to which I referred recently, is now in full swing. A few days ago a party of over six hundred left London and vicinity, and large numbers follow shortly. In all probability it will be necessary before the end of this or next year to form a new province in the North-West or to extend the limits of Manitoba, as settlement has long s: ice overflowed the bounds of that province, and spreads many hundreds of miles to the west along the Saskatchewan Valley, where there is a population double that of British Columbia. The already organised “ territory ” of Keewatin forms the skeleton of a new province.The death of Hon. Luther Holton, member for Chateauguay, has just takenplace. He was a prominent and valuable member of the Reform party, and was, in fact, a sort of silent leader, his speeches being short, but weighty and judicial.In the Dominion Parliament this week Mr. Girouard’s Bill, legalising both past and future marriages with a deceased -wife's sister, was read a second time. There is a violent opposition to the Bill from the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches.During the last session of the Local Legislature In Toronto, which lasted about a month, no less than sixty Bills were discussed and passed with the usual formalities. This is not a bad record, and the members may fairly be said to earn their 1:20/. indemnity for expenses and loss of time at this rate of work. Dominion members receive 2001. for their services, which is not excessive in a country of short seasons and long distances. Members of the Ottawa House havethe privilege of “ franking ” letters, as in days of yore in England, and a, moderate
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Colonies and India
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Sat, May 08, 1880
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