3. The Clergy Reserves were established; later to become a bone of contention.
V. 1841 to 1867—Act of Union to British North America Act.
The demands of the people for responsible government, that is, for control of the Executive and of taxation, became so insistent that the Act of Union was passed, following Lord Durham's report on the Rebellion of 1837.
Provisions of the Act of Union:
1. Legislative Council appointed (20 members)
2. Legislative Assembly elected (42 from each Province, later 65 from each)
3. Executive Council selected from both Houses
4. A permanent Civil List of £75,000 was granted
5. The Legislative Assembly controlled the rest of the revenue. Money bills were to originate with the Government. This was really Responsible Government, as it was developed under Elgin.
VI. 1867 to the present: