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“,... (49 Geo. IIT., Sec. 14, 1809): “And whereas His Majesty, 
“by his proclamation of 7th October, 1763, was pleased to declare that 
“ he had put the Coast of Labrador, from the River St. John to Hudson’s 
“Straits, with the Islands of Anticosti and Magdalen, under the care 
“and inspection of the Governor of Newfoundland, and whereas, by the 
“act of 1774 all the above territory, etc., was separated from Newfound- 
“land, and given to Quebec Province. It is expedient that the said 
“ Coast of Labrador and the adjacent islands, except Magdalen Islands, 
“ should be re-annexed to the Government of Newfoundland, such parts 
“of the Coast of Labrador from the River St. John to Hudson’s 
“Straits and the said Island of Anticosti, and all other smaller islands 
“so annexed to the Government of Newfoundland by the said Pro- 
“clamation of 7th October, 1763, (except the Magdaleines) shall be 
“separated from the said Government of Lower Canada, and be again 
“re-annexed to the Government of Newfoundland.” In the year 1825 
(6 Geo. IV.) yet another and final change was made, which governs the 
situation as it stands at the present day. By this act, a portion of the 
Coast of Labrador, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, extending from the River 
St. John eastward to Blane Sablon, a distance of about one hundred and 
fifty miles, was taken from Newfoundland and given to Quebec. The 
jurisdiction of Newfoundland then extended by the coast line from Blane 
Sablon to Hudson's Straits, as it does at the present day. The fol- 
lowing are the words of this act of 1825. 
#.... So much of the said coast as lies to the westward of a 
“line to be drawn due north and south from the Bay of Harbour of Anse 
“Sablon inclusive as far as the 52nd degree of north latitude, with the 
“Island of Anticosti and all other islands adjacent to such part as last 
“aforesaid, of the Coast of Labrador, shall be, and the same are hereby, 
‘“re-annexed, and made part of the said Province of Lower Canada.” 
This is the division of territory which holds good to-day. No 
change affecting it has since been made. In 1867, on the formation of 
the “ Dominion of Canada,” the act of union was passed. By it the 
Province of Lower Canada again received its old name of Quebec, and 
Upper Canada received the name of Ontario. But as regards Quebec, 
no change was made in its territorial jurisdiction. 
The Act of Union of the Dominion of Canada or Act of British 
North America (30-31 Victoria, 1867) in section 146, provides for the 
admission into the Dominion of other provinces, on addresses from the 
respective Houses of Parliament, viz.: Newfoundland, P.E. Island, 
British Columbia, etc., and on address from the Houses of Parliament 
