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(c) that in no case shall the subsidy exceed the sum of $6,400 per mile.

OTTAWA: Printed by SAMUEL EDWARD DAWSON, Law Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty..

CHAP. 41.

An Act to readjust the Representation of the Provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta in the House of Commons, and to amend the Representation Act.

[Assented to 27th April, 1907.]

WHEREAS the results of the quinquennial census of 1906 Preamble.' make necessary a readjustment of the representation of

c. 5.

the provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta in the House of Commons, pursuant to the provisions of section 6 of The Saskatchewan Act, chapter 42, and section 6 of The Alberta Act, 1905, cc. 3 chapter 3, of the statutes of 1905, and a corresponding amend- and 42; R.S., ment of The Representation Act; and it is expedient otherwise to amend the last mentioned Act: Therefore His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

1. Section 3 of The Representation Act, chapter 5 of the R.S., c. 5, Revised Statutes, 1906, is repealed and the following is sub- new s. 3. stituted therefor:—

of House

of Commons.

"3. The House of Commons shall consist of two hundred Constitution and twenty-one members, of whom eighty-six shall be elected for the province of Ontario, sixty-five for the province of Quebec, eighteen for the province of Nova Scotia, thirteen for the province of New Brunswick, ten for the province of Manitoba, seven for the province of British Columbia, four for the province of Prince Edward Island, ten for the province of Saskatchewan, seven for the province of Alberta, and one for the Yukon Territory."

amended.

2. That part of the schedule to the said Act which enumerates, Schedule defines or constitutes electoral districts for the representation Electoral in the House of Commons of the provinces of Saskatchewan and districts in Alberta and that part of the provisional district of Saskatchewan Sas

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not included in the province of Saskatchewan is repealed, and the following is substituted therefor:

"SASKATCHEWAN.

"There shall be in the province of Saskatchewan ten electoral districts, defined as follows:

"1. The electoral district of Battleford, bounded as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the meridian between the tenth and eleventh ranges west of the third meridian by the north boundary of the twenty-ninth township; thence northerly along the said meridian between the tenth and eleventh ranges west of the third meridian to the north boundary of the province of Saskatchewan; thence west along the said north boundary of the province of Saskatchewan to the northwest corner of the said province; thence south along the west boundary of the said province to the said north boundary of the twentyninth township; thence easterly along the north boundary of the twenty-ninth townships to the point of commencement.

"2. The electoral district of Humboldt, bounded as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the meridian between the tenth and eleventh ranges west of the second meridian by the north boundary of the twenty-fourth township; thence northerly along the said meridian between the tenth and eleventh ranges west of the second meridian to the north boundary of the fortysecond township; thence westerly along the north boundary of the forty-second townships to the third meridian; thence south along the said third meridian to the said north boundary of the twenty-fourth township; thence easterly along the north boundary of the twenty-fourth townships to the point of

commencement.

"3. The electoral district of Mackenzie, bounded as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the east boundary of the province of Saskatchewan by the north boundary of the twentyfourth township; thence northerly along the said east boundary of the province of Saskatchewan to the north boundary of the forty-second township; thence westerly along the north boundary of the forty-second townships to the meridian between the tenth and eleventh ranges west of the second meridian; thence southerly along the said meridian between the tenth and eleventh ranges west of the second meridian to the said north boundary. of the twenty-fourth township; thence easterly along the north boundary of the twenty-fourth townships to the point of commencement.

"4. The electoral district of Moosejaw, bounded as follows: Commencing at the south boundary of the province of Saskatchewan where it is intersected by the meridian between the twenty-third and twenty-fourth ranges west of the second meridian; thence northerly along the said meridian between the twenty-third and twenty-fourth ranges west of the second meridian to the north boundary of the eighteenth township;

thence westerly along the north boundary of the eighteenth townships to the Qu'Appelle river; thence along the Qu'Appelle river up stream to Buffalo Pound lake; thence northwesterly along the said Buffalo Pound lake to where the said lake is entered from the west by the Qu'Appelle river; thence along the said Qu'Appelle river up stream to its source in the twentythird township in the fourth range west of the third meridian; thence along Aitkow creek down stream to the South Saskatchewan river; thence along the said South Saskatchewan river down stream to the north boundary of the twenty-ninth township; thence westerly along the north boundary of the twentyninth townships to the west boundary of the province of Saskatchewan; thence south along the said west boundary of the province of Saskatchewan to the southwest corner of the said. province of Saskatchewan; thence east along the said south boundary of the province of Saskatchewan to the point of

commencement.

"5. The electoral district of Assiniboia, bounded as follows: Commencing at the southeast corner of the province of Saskatchewan; thence northerly along the east boundary of the said province of Saskatchewan to the north boundary of the eleventh township; thence westerly along the north boundary of the eleventh townships to the meridian between the fourteenth and fifteenth ranges west of the second meridian; thence southerly along the said meridian between the fourteenth and fifteenth ranges west of the second meridian to the south boundary of the province of Saskatchewan; thence east along the said south boundary of the province of Saskatchewan to the point of commencement.

"6. The electoral district of Prince Albert, bounded as follows: Commencing at the east boundary of the province of Saskatchewan where it is intersected by the north boundary of the forty-second township; thence northerly along the said east boundary of the province of Saskatchewan to the north boundary of the said province of Saskatchewan; thence west along the said north boundary of the province of Saskatchewan to the meridian between the tenth and eleventh ranges west of the third meridian; thence southerly along the said meridian between the tenth and eleventh ranges west of the third meridian to the north boundary of the forty-third township; thence easterly along the north boundary of the forty-third townships to the third meridian; thence south along the said third meridian to the north boundary of the forty-second township; thence easterly along the north boundary of the forty-second townships to the point of commencement.

"7. The electoral district of Regina, bounded as follows: Commencing at the south boundary of the province of Saskatchewan where it is intersected by the meridian between the fourteenth and fifteenth ranges west of the second meridian; thence northerly along the said meridian between the fourteenth

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