Week
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contributor: W. Blakemore
issued: 2017-03-21
issued: 1910-07-09
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note: IX S n STB 8 8 B 5 '8 8 S S 8 }____T__" Just a Little Better Terry's Fountain ALWAYS IN THE IllJUUUUUUULAJUUAJUl Week A British Columbia Review, Published at Victoria, B. 6. flrre-sT-mr-rrrrwTWTwrteg HALL & WALKER \ Agents WELLINGTON COLLIERY COMPANY'S COAL 1232 Government St. Telephone 83 ■ ^CB»P«tOtPBOOo(.l_BomiLti? Vol. VII. No. 22 THE WEEK, SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1910 One Dollar Per Annum |he companies' act At the last session of the Provincial legislature the House set its seal upon lie work of Mr. Charles Wilson, ex-At- Imiey-General, in consolidating the Com- lanies' Act of 1897. There was no dif- 31-ence of opinion as to the necessity for lis consolidation. After thirteen years Ixperience, during which the business of lhe Province had increased by leaps and lounds, the old Act had out-lived its use- lulness. It needed bringing up to date, probably needed the importation of bme new clauses, and generally speaking, I needed to be lined up with English [Jompany Law of to-day. Not that it fol- aws of necessity that the English law of lommerce is in all respects applicable to a lew and sparsely populated country like lis, but in a general sense it may fairly le said that the Britisli Columbia Gov- Irnment is justified in following this pre- ledent. Everyone interested in trade and lommerce knew of Mr. Wilson's appoint- lient and its purpose; indeed, the Liberal lress and notably the Victoria Times was |ot slow to criticise the appointment. All lie more reason, therefore, that these self- lonstituted critics should have kept close |*ib on his work, and have called the attention of the House to any objectionable llauses which he may have imported. IVhen the Consolidated Act was submitted here were five members from Vancouver |nd four from Victoria in their seats, yet hey were not instructed to make any pro- pst against the Act, whicli passed without Ipposition, and was duly incorporated in Iho Statutes of the Province. With re- Jpect to any alterations whicii may have J…
note: Publisher changes in chronological order: publisher not identified (1904-1906) The Week Publishing Co., Ltd. Offices (1906-1907) "The Week" Publishing Company, Limited (1907-1918) publisher not identified (1918-1920)
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Victoria (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0344233
language: English
lat: 48.428333
long: -123.364722
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Victoria : ""The Week"" Publishing Company, Limited
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text