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(iii) extract of the eomniission of De Monts; (iv) extract of the grant 

 of Nova Scotia to Sir Wm. Alexander; (v) extract from orders and 

 correspondence relative to the removal of the neutral French. 



The second volume contains the following engraved plates: — View 

 of Halifax from Dartmouth Cove (Frontispiece) ; Province House, Hali- 

 fax, (p. 17) ; Double page Plan of the line of the Shubenacadie Canal 

 (p. 29) ; Plan of proposed canal from Bay Vert to Cumberland Bason 

 (p. 73) ; View of the front street of Windsor (p. 103) ; View of the Fort 

 and part of the Town of Annapolis (p. 159) ; Plan of proposed Canal 

 from St. Peter's Bay to Bras d'Or Lake (p. 239) ; Folding tables of Cus- 

 toms Duties and payments from the Treasury and Statements of trade 

 of various ports in certain years. This volume has a chapter on natural 

 history in the province, giving descriptions of animals, and a list of birds, 

 fish and plants. There is also a section of geology and mineralogy, with 

 special reference to the coal deposits. 



The historical part of the work only reaches to the Treaty of Paris 

 (1763). A great part of the first volume, and all of the second, is statis- 

 tical. 



The last three editions (Nos. 2, 3 and 4), contain an extract from 

 the Novascotian, which gives an account of the proceedings in the House 

 of Assembly on March 27th, 1829, when Mr. Haliburton enjoyed the 

 unique distinction of being thanked in his place in the House for his 

 work. The account is much fuller than the extract from the Journals of 

 the House given in Vol. 2 of the original edition. The Journals record 

 that it was " Resolved, unanimously. That the thanks of this House be 

 communicated to Thomas C. Haliburton, Esquire, for the very laudable 

 and laborious effort which he has made to illustrate the history, topo- 

 graphy, and resources of the province, in the ' Historical and Statistical 

 Account of Nova Scotia,' now issuing from the press; and that Mr. 

 Speaker be requested to convey to Mr. Haliburton the substance of this 

 resolution; and thereupon, 



" Mr. Haliburton being called into the House, and standing in his 

 place, was thus addressed by Mr. Speaker: 



" Mr. Haliburton, I am directed by this House to communicate to 

 you that they have had under their consideration a work now issuing 

 from the press, of which you are the author, entitled ' An Historical 

 and Statistical Account of Nova Scotia,' which they think alike useful 

 to the province, and honourable to yourself, and that to mark their ap- 

 probation of this first effort to describe the country and develop its 

 resources, they have unanimously passed a vote of thanks to you for this 

 laudable undertaking, which resolution will be read to you by the clerk. 



