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7th, 1791,) he issued a proclamation as to the conditions of sale of 
Crown Lands. Beyond this we have as yet little or no record as to his 
doings while at Quebec. Probably he was renewing acquaintances with 
some of his old associates of the Queen’s Rangers, and gathering informa- 
tion as to his new province. 
With the early summer he started westward, and on July 8th, 
reached Fort Frontenac or Kingston. After the swearing in of the 
following members of his Executive Council he began formal 
deliberations :— 
William Osgoode sworn in 9th July, 1792. 
James Baby PA rage eos cu ae 1792. 
Peter Russell Say arene NES 792. 
Alexander Grant of erallalt laiatatcs 1792. 
William Robertson had been selected as a member, but he does not 
appear to have been sworn in or to have taken his seat. Trying to make 
up for lost time, the Council met even on Sundays, and after 8 days’ 
deliberation the proclamation of July 16th, was put forth. This 
proclamation dealt with two things: First, it divided the province into 
19 counties; second, it provided for the selection of 16 members of the 
Legislature by the residents of these 19 counties. 
The following notes of procedure are to be found in the Archives 
of Canada for 1891. They supply some interesting information as to 
how the work proceeded :— 
Minutes of meetings at Kingston, 8th July, 1792.—Proclamation that Dor- 
chester is appointed Governor-General of Upper and Lower Canada, and 
Simcoe Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada read and Simcoe takes the 
prescribed oaths. 
Minutes, 9th July.—Executive Councillors Osgoode, Baby and Russell take 
the oaths and their seats. Littlehales, appointed Clerk of the Council, and 
Jarvis, the Secretary of the Council, take the oaths. Instructions read 
(embodied in minutes in full). 
Proclamation ordered for continuing judges and other civil officers in 
their employments. 
Minutes, 10th July.—Militia returns laid before the Council, which pro- 
ceeded to divide the Province into counties to provide for representation. 
Minutes, llth July.—Grant took the oaths and his seat as a member of 
the Executive Council. Tthe division of the Province resumed. 
Minutes, 12th July.—Division of the Province continued. 
Minutes, 18th July.—Same business resumed. 
Minutes, 14th July.—Division resumed. 
Minutes, Sunday, 15th July.—Division concluded; proclamation to bring it 
into effect ordered; as also a proclamation to call together a legislature. 
Sec II., 1902. 7. 
