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PREFATORY NOTE.
This pamphlet is published by the Canadian Club
of Halifax. The account of the proceedings of the
commemorative meeting on October 2, 1908, is
reprinted from The Halifax Herald of October 3,
1908 ; and Sir Sandford Fleming's Deed of Dedication
and an important letter from the Right Hon. Lord
Milner to the President of the Club, are reprinted as
an appendix.

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jfc^jpiwtlSTO COMMEMORATE THE CONVENING OF THE FIRST
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NOVA SCOTIA WHICH MET FOR THE DESPATCH OF
BUSINESS AT THE COURT HOUSE AT HALIFAX ON OCTOBER ?."° 1758 IN THE TIME
OF HIS EXCELLENCY CHARLES LAWRENCE.esouire.CAPTAIN GENERAL AND
GOVERNOR IN CHIEF IN AND OVER THE PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA: ROBERT
SANDERSON.SPEAKEROFTHE HOUSEOF ASSEMBLY. AND DAVID LLOYD.
CLERK OF THE ASSEMBLY:

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JOSEPH GERRISH. esquire
robert sanderson. ..
henry Newton. .-..
JONATHAN BINNEY. gentleman.
George suckling.. • ..
robert campbell. ...
joseph fairbanks. .!.
JOHN FlLLIS. '
PHILIP KNAUT.
ALEXANDER KEOIE. ' ..

WILLIAM FOYE. Esquire
WILLIAM NESBITT. ..
JOSEPH RUNDEL. .
HENRY FERGUSON. GENTLEMAN.
JOHN BURBIDGE.
WILLIAM PANTREE.
PHILIP HAMMOND.
LAMBERT FOLKERS. .
WILLIAM BEST.
MALACHY SALTER.

THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF NOVA SCOTIA IN
August. 1908:

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HIS HONOUR D.C.FRASER.
Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.

HON.G.H.MURRAY. PROVINCIAL SECRETARY.

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Brass Tablet unveiled at the Province Building
August 19th, 190S

COMMEMORATIVE MEETING OF THE
CANADIAN CLUB.
TReprinted from the Halifax Herald]

To the accompaniment of a royal salute from the
citadel, and amid the stress of a south-easterly gale
and rain storm, Governor Fraser yesterday afternoon, ,
October 2, laid the foundation stone of a Memorial
Tower to be erected on a portion of the Dingle
embracing about one hundred acres, dedicated by Sir
Sandford Fleming to the people as a park and recrea
tion ground, and commemorating the establishment of
parliamentary institutions in Nova Scotia. It was
exactly one hundred and fifty years to the very day,
that the first legislative assembly convened in Nova
Scotia, that body having been called together on
October 2nd, 1758. The promontory whree the tower
will be built is ninety feet high and the tower itself
will rise 100 feet above it, thus commanding a mag
nificent view of the whole surrounding country. It
will constitute a fitting memorial of an epochal event.
Generous and The' generosity and public-spirit of
Public-spirited Sir Sandford Fleming in giving to
Gift. the people the park in which this
tower will stand is something most
pleasant to contemplate, and the people in years to
come will thank him more and more.
Sir Sandford. Fleming yesterday afternoon form
ally handed over to Governor Fraser a trust deed of
the portion of the Dingle from the stone wharf
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one hundred acres. The foundation stone of the tower
was then laid. When it is completed the title to the
property will be vested in a board of trustees for the
people, who it is said will consist of G. S. Campbell,
J. B. Kenny and L>. Macgillivray.
A View of N° more entrancing scene could
Surpassing well be imagined than that to be had
Loveliness. from the top of this promontory,
ninety feet above the sea level. The
tower will stand at a point which gives a clean sweep
up to the head of the Arm and beyond and looking
south straight out to sea. When it is erected the view,
from an altitude of nearly 200 feet, will command a
portion of the city and will reveal sea and land for
many miles around. The tower will be a landmark for
passing ships, will be a source of pleasure and pride
to citizens and visitors, and a grand addition to the
beauty of the suburbs of Halifax.
Those Present The rain fell heavily for an hour
at the before the time set for the laying
Ceremony. of the foundation stone, and con
sequently the number of those who
went across the Arm to witness the ceremony was
limited in numbers strictly to those who had little or
no regard for meteorological conditions. When Gover
nor Fraser took in hand the silver trowel with which
he laid the stone, those who constituted the group of
witnesses were the following-named : Sir Sandford
Fleming, K. C. M. G. ; His Honour Lieutenant-
Governor Fraser, J. A. Chisholm, K. C. ; J. B. Kenny,
D. Macgillivray, Supervisor A. MacKay, W. T. O'B.
Hewitt, C. E.; John Willis, A. H. Mackay, LL. D.;
G. S. Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. T. Critchley, Toronto;
Mrs. Hugh Fleming, Ottawa; Sandford Critchley,
Oswald Critchley, Rod Macdonald, W. R. McCurdy,
S. M. Brookfield, Dr. E. D. Farrell, J. W. Regan,
James Roue.

Articles While the company were assemb-
Beneath the ling, S. M. Brookfield's men had got
Corner Stone, the foundation stone into position
ready for the Governor, and work
men were sealing up the copper box, n by 5% inches,
which contained the following articles:
The Halifax Herald, The Morning Chronicle, The Acadian
Recorder, of October 2.
Nova Scotia Statutes, 1908.
Debates of the Legislative -Council of Nova Scotia, 1908.
Debates of the -House of Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1908.
-Halifax newspapers containing account of the unveiling of
the tablet in the Province Building.
Pamphlet by Canadian Club in reference to the present
enterprise.
Sir Sandford Fleming's first pamphlet on the subject.
Canadian Club constitution.
Funds to The Canadian. Club has assumed
Defray the responsibility of raising the funds
the Cost. for the construction of the Tower.
Sir Sandford Fleming, in addition to
giving the park has signified his intention of sub
scribing $1,000. Joseph A. Chisholm, K. C, president
of the Club, called the company to order and made an
introductory speech. Then Sir Sandford Fleming
handed to the Governor the deed of dedication, and
following this, as from the citadel boomed forth a
royal salute of 21 guns, His Honour laid the founda
tion stone, afterwards making a fine address, reading
at its commencement telegrams from His Excellency
the Governor-General, and Lord Crew^, the Secretary
of State for the Colonies. President Chisholm then
announced that Sir Sandford had been recommended
for membership by the executive, and he asked the
members present to elect Sir Sandford, which they
did unanimously. Last of all, Sir .Sandford made
an interesting address. Then the national anthem
was sung and three cheers and a tiger were
given for Sir Sandford. G. A. Gauvin took a photo
graph of the corner stone and group.

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It was raining more or less heavily all through the
exercises, and while J. A. Chisholm and the others
were speaking the company were glad of the shelter
afforded by a temporary covering of canvas that had
been thoughtfully provided.
Address by Mr. Chisholm said : One hundred
J. A. Chisholm, and fifty years ago today the First
K. C. General Assembly of the Province
of Nova Scotia met in the town of
Halifax for the transaction of public business. That
meeting was singular as a mere historical event, in
that for the first time, in what is now the Dominion
of Canada, representatives elected directly by the
people, took part in public affairs ; and, regarded as a
political event, it was of the first importance, for then
were laid the foundations of the system of popular
government, under which- the people of this Province
have so long prospered. Although new to the colony,
the system itself was not new. In the Mother
Country, the House of Commons had even then a long
and useful record as one of the branches of parliament.
It had already asserted and established the right of
the middle classes of Great Britain to participate in
the work of government. But the right was slowly
and in some cases grudgingly granted to the British
communities beyond the seas. It then is a matter of
just pride to Nova Scotians, that so early in the his
tory of the colony, the Lords of Trade and Plantations
insisted that the people of Nova Scotia should have
the right to elect a general assembly, for the conces
sion of that right must be taken as evidence of the
belief of the home government that the people. of this
Province at that early date were capable of governing
themselves. Today we are assembled to witness the laying of
the foundation stone of a tower to commemorate the
convening of the Assembly of 1758. To the generosity
of Sir Sandford Fleming we are indebted for the beau
tiful grounds upon which this interesting ceremony
takes place ; and if you will permit me to anticipate, he

will in a few moments, deliver to His Honour the
Lieutenant-Governor, a deed of about ioo acres of
" The Dingle," stretching from the southern boundary
to near the stone wharf, the same to be held by His
Honour as a trustee for the public.
As the president of the Canadian Club, under
whose auspices the project has been launched, I now
permit Sir Sandford to tender the deed, and then
call upon His Honour to lay the foundation stone of
the Memorial Tower.
Sir Sandford Sir Sandford Fleming then came
Fleming's forward, and before handing the
Dedicatory deed of dedication to Governor
Speech. Fraser, said : The special purpose of
this extraordinary meeting of the
Canadian Club of Halifax, on this spot in the open
air, is to witness the Lieutenant-Governor of Nova
Scotia laying the foundation stone of a lofty memorial
structure to be raised in commemoration of a memor
able national epoch.
It is essential that the ground upon which the
building is to be erected shall cease to be private
property; it is therefore a matter of high gratification
to me that I have it in my power at the present
moment to cause the ownership of the property to
change hands.
It affords me very great satisfaction to ask His
Honour to receive a deed of dedication of the emin
ence upon which we now stand and upon which the
tower is to be erected.
I have additional pleasure by the same deed to
convey to His Honour in trust for the public, an
ample area of land to be dedicated as a memorial
park for the use and enjoyment of the citizens forever.
Both tower and park are designed to remind future
generations of the beginning of parliamentary govern
ment in Nova Scotia, on this day a hundred and fifty
years ago, the legislature having first met in Halifax
on October 2nd, 1758. These memorials are designed

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to give perpetual expression to the deep sense of grati
tude, so generally felt, for all the blessings which we
and our forefathers have enjoyed, and as British sub
jects we continue to enjoy, within an empire of pro
gress and peace, buttressed on every side with liberty
and justice.
Before placing the document in your Honour's
hands, I ask permission to read two short paragraphs:
" The Grantor is to give and the Grantee formally to
receive possession of the said lands and premises hereby
conveyed on Friday the second day of October, 1908, and on
that day the grantee to formally lay the foundation stone on
the site selected, of a. memorial tower or structure to be
erected by, or under, the supervision of the Canadian Club
of Halifax, in accordance with the general design and
description contained in the pamphlet, which is hereto
annexed, and which is hereby made a part of this convey
ance." " 2. Upon the said tower or structure being satisfactorily
completed or its completion reasonably and sufficiently
assured, the Grantee to grant and convey the said lands and
premises to the corporation of the city of Halifax or to any
body corporate created by the Legislature of the Province of
Nova Scotia, for the purpose of a public park, on such terms
and conditions as the Grantee may in his uncontrolled
discretion see fit."
Governor The Governor having declared
Fraser's the stone well and truly laid, began
Admirable a speech couched in his usual felici-
Speech. tous style and breathing his warm
enthusiastic spirit, by thanking Sir
Sandford Fleming for the confidence reposed in him
in naming him as a trustee for the park and the clause
empowering him to prescribe conditions before the
park should be formally handed over. His Honour
remarked that he would not say what the conditions
would be but the wish of the donor would first be con
sidered. We of the Canadian Club and the people
would see that the generosity of the donor should be
respected and his wishes carried out. The Governor
then read two telegrams that he had received, one
From His Excellency the Governor-General and the
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colonies, the latter received through His Evcellency
Lord Grey. He first read Lord Crewe's cablegram,
which was as follows: "London, October 1.
" Lieutenant-Governor, Halifax,— I shall be glad if you
will convey to the citizens of Nova Scotia my hearty con
gratulations on a century and a half of parliamentary
government. The Province is rich in historical associations
and honoured names, and with the record of its past and
present is combined the sure promise of future prosperity as
an integral part of the great self-governing Dominion.
"(Sgd.) CREWE."
The Governor-General's telegram was as follows :
" Grand Forks, B. C, Sept. 28.
" Lieutenant-Governor, Government House, Halifax, —
I regret I cannot be with you at the semi-tercentenary cele
bration of the opening of the first legislative assembly
established in the Dominion. The Legislature of Nova Scotia,
associated as it is with the genius of Chatham and the
oratory of Howe, has a special interest for every Briton. I
sincerely wish you and Sir Sandford Fleming a complete
success in your public-spirited endeavours to raise a suffi
cient sum to enable your Province to erect a semi-
tercentenary memorial worthy of Nova Scotia, Canada and
the Crown. This memorial will recall to the present and
future Canadians the achievements of their ancestors who,
animated by the twin spirits of individual liberty and
imperial duty, contributed permanent additions to the
character and strength of the Empire. "(Sgd.) GREY."
Governor Fraser proceeded to say that nothing
could better show the appreciation of those who had
heard of the laying of this foundation stone, and of
the event it commemorated, than such messages as
these and others that had been received.
Two months ago we dedicated in the parliament
building a tablet with the names of those in that first
assembly, but to-day, on the very anniversary of the
assembling of that historic body, we are here to lay
the foundation stone of a tower to point out what this
means. To the people of Nova Scotia, the sons and
daughters of this Province, the question will come —
what means this tower? The answer will be that it
was built to mark one hundred and fifty years of par
liamentary government, and that the people of Nova

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Scotia, through the generosity of Sir Sandford Flem
ing in giving this, magnificent park in which it stands,
saw fit to perpetuate in this historic manner an event
so pregnant with good to the public.
There has been a parliament ever since. He knew
a number of people who had been saying that this was
not a matter of great importance, but he did not agree
with them. In this age of rush and haste we might
forget the landmarks of great and far-reaching events.
There could be nothing better than this tower to
remind us of our heritage and to aid us in perpetuat
ing the memory of those who did much in .securing
for us our liberties. Not only would this be a
memorial to worthily commemorate the greatest gift
to any people — the right to govern themselves — but
Sir Sandford Fleming was giving us a beautiful park,
where our mothers and daughters, fathers and sons
may enjoy the loveliness of North- West Arm scenery
and benefit by the association of an ennobling historic
association. Here Ave will rightly join the memory
of the donor of this park and the fact of history that
the beautiful tower will commemorate.
The Governor paid an eloquent tribute to the work
of our pioneer ancestors. This tower, looking out to
sea and up to the head of the land, will keep lively the
remembrance of their achievements. Little did they
who came to that first assembly — and they had to
come by the harbor to reach the city, for there was no
other way from a large part of the province — think
that their names would be enscrolled 150 years after
wards as they have been in the Provincial Building,
and that that first Legislature would be remembered
as it will be by the tower that is to be erected here.
Let us cherish the memory of those men who in their
day achieved the beginning of that which has made
Nova Scotia great in the best sense.
The Governor said that he was proud to accept the
deed of dedication. The stone we had laid should be
an incentive to us that as Nova Scotians today we
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"tribute to the generosity of Sir Sandford Fleming,
who had made possible by his gift of the park the
noble tower that would teach history through the eye
and thus reach the understanding.
President Chisholm announced that the Executive
of the Canadian Club had recommended Sir Sandford
Fleming for election as an active member of the Club,
and he asked those who favoured the election to
signify their assent, which they did with great
enthusiasm. He then informed Sir Sandford of his
election, and called upon him to make the concluding-
speech. Concluding Sir Sandford, stepping on the
Speech by stone, as a platform, made the fol-
Sir Sandford. lowing address : I am deeply
sensible of my good fortune in
being here today, and especially gratified for the
honour conferred upon me by the Canadian Club of
Halifax in electing me a member and thus allowing
me to be associated with the members of the Club
in the important purpose, which is this day formally
inaugurated by the Lieutenant-Governor.
As an eye witness of what His Honour, the
Lieutenant-Governor, has just accomplished in laying
the foundation stone of a great historic tower to be
raised as a memorial of the past, my thoughts have
had a wide range, but I have found it no easy matter
to realize the full import of a commemoration which
takes us back to this day a hundred and fifty years
ago — a period in our chronology long before the
grandfathers and great-grandfathers of most of us
were born. I would that Joseph Howe or Archbishop
Connolly, or Principal Grant stood with us in the
midst of these beautiful surroundings, so familiar to
each of them, to inspire us not only with pictures of
the past, but with visions of the future. To us this
day resembles many another day, and we cannot at
once discover its true import as the anniversary of a
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tioris ago. Still more difficult is it to look forward
one hundred and fifty years, or one-tenth of that time.
Our forward range of vision is limited; we cannot
draw the veil which conceals the future from us. We
can, however, judge of the well being of the future by
what the past teaches us, and herein lies the educa
tional value of the movement which happily the
Canadian Club of Flalifax has made its own.
The more the purpose of our meeting here today is
considered the more will the movement by this Club
be appreciated. There are many Canadian Clubs in
the various cities throughout the Dominion all doing
useful, patriotic service and excellent educational
work, but there is not another which has displayed
higher and broader patriotic spirit than the Canadian
Club of Halifax. Perhaps the fact is due to the unique
position of the province and the city, for they stand
alone, the one as the cradle the other as its constitu
tional birthplace of self-governing Greater Britain.
The Canadian Club of Halifax is to be highly com
mended in resolving to turn the circumstances which
I have alluded to, to the best possible account. Since
the suggestion was made public that steps should be
taken to commemorate in some permanent and
worthy manner the semi-tercentenary of the origin of
parliamentary government within the limits of the
Dominion, many communications have been received
in favour of the proposal. These I would wish to read
on the present occasion, but I must content myself by
a brief reference to them.
His Honour has already read to you a telegram
message received from Flis Excellency Earl Grey, and
a cable from the King's Secretary of State for the
Colonies, Lord Crewe. Another has come from
Lieutenant-Governor Dunsmuir, of British Columbia.
Many letters have come including one from Lord
Strathcona, from premiers, ex-premiers and ministers,
from universities and educational departments, from
Canadian Clubs and various boards. The com
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universally expressed in a variety of ways that
nothing which the Canadian Club of Halifax can do
would, "at the same expenditure, be of greater
advantage in future years than a memorial such
as that proposed. The movement seems most fitting
at this stage in the history of a liberty-loving,
progressive people. Non-resident Nova Scotiahs
familiar with Halifax and Nova Scotia unanimously
concur in the opinion that the site proposed for the
Memorial Tower is unrivalled, that nowhere in the
whole province can a more suitable spot be found. All
are agreed that the event "to be commemorated is of
supreme importance in our history, and that Nova
Scotians, indeed all Canadians, may well be proud of.
the fact that in the city by the sea there was the
beginning of the application to the Empire of that
principle which is assuredly the foundation of its
greatness. Every correspondent points to October second,
1758, as a date of the first importance, never to be
forgotten as a mile stone in the history of the British
Empire. Since that memorable day there has been a
long process of development, but we must remember
that strength results from slow and steady growth,
and we cannot forget that the founding and building
up of a new nation in a new world requires time, and
that more than the ordinary forces are needful to
ensure stability. There must at the beginning be men
of strength, who can break away from the old con
ditions to face the new and unknown. They must be
fitted by Divine Providence for the work given them.
Men of will, men of wisdom, men of foresight are
needed, men who can realize the possibilities of the
future and who can equally arise to the opportunities
of the present. Adventurous spirits, too, are needed
to conquer unseen obstacles, and not seldom the
strongest only are equal to the task.
These words apply to the first settlers of Nova
Scotia, and these pioneers include men accustomed to
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and the perils of the deep. Out of such struggles
came forth the finest spirits and the great actors in
history whose names we find in the country's annals.
The Canadian Club in the important work which
is now undertaken, will have at its command all the
facts and will regard it as a primary duty to symbolize
the early condition of the province as well as its
progress from one generation to another, and its con
ditions in more recent times. The massive and lofty
tower as designed, will on its completion be an
instructive object lesson which will always be valued
for what it represents. Its effect will be to foster in
the minds of the youth of this and future generations
a worthy pride on their past, and lead them to a
correct knowledge of the basal elements of national
greatness. In completing the patriotic task which has been
commenced on this anniversary, the Canadian Club
will earn the warm thanks of the people of Halifax.
According to the terms of the dedication deed, which
I have placed in His Honour's hands, the completion
of the tower will entitle the citizens to become owners
of a memorial park, of ample dimensions upon part of
which we are now assembled. Moreover in the tower
itself the people of Halifax will gain ready access to
all the treasures of historic interest which will
gradually be collected.
But the value of the completed undertaking will
not be confined to Halifax, or to Nova Scotia, or to
Canada. Its influence will be far reaching. The mere
fact that the foundation stone is laid will be
announced in the press of the Mother Country
tomorrow morning, and will speedily be made known
throughout the whole British world. It will be
accepted everywhere in its proper sense as visible
expression of that warm and friendly feeling which
exists and ought always to exist between members of
the same family. It will appeal to the " Mother of
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benefits conferred in the past, and evidence of that
relationship and sympathetic alliance which the
following lines express:
Hail, great Mother land,
The house of the free;
Hail to old England
From sons over-sea.
Sons of your own blood,
With other allied,
Keep watch o'er the Empire
Of freedom with pride.
We thine own children
Shall always be free;
Show the way, England,
We all follow thee.

APPENDIX
DEDICATION DEED.
» Site for Tower— Land for Public Park
North West Arm.
This Indenture, made this second day of October in the
year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eight,
between SIR SANDFORD FLEMING, of the City of Ottawa,
Province of Ontario, K. C. M. G., hereinafter called the
Grantor of the one part, and THE HONOURABLE DUNCAN
CAMERON FRASER, of the City of Halifax, the Lieutenant-
Governor of the Province of Nova Scotia, hereinafter called
the Grantee, of the other part.
Witnesseth, That the Grantor doth hereby freely and
voluntarily grant and convey unto the Grantee, his heirs,
successors in office and assigns, to be held by him and them
in trust as hereinafter set forth ALL that certain lot, piece or
parcel of land situate, lying and being on the south-western
shore of the North West Arm adjoining the City of Halifax,
the, capital of the Province of Nova Scotia, and more par
ticularly described as follows : — Commencing at a granite
monument marked No. 2 on the south-eastern boundary line
of the Dingle lands, and about one hundred and seventy-five
(175) feet north-easterly from the small stone church erected
by the Corporation of the P.arish of St. Luke's, of the City
of Halifax, to the north-west of the Arm village; thence
north forty-nine degrees east, six chains, more or less, to a
small bay or indentation in the shore line at the narrows of
the North West Arm; thence north-westerly and westerly
past Fairy Cove, following the various courses of the shore
line of the North West Arm to a dry gulch in the point of
land opposite the head of the stone wharf, which gulch is
about thirty-seven chains (37) from the extreme north
western limit on the North West Arm of the lands held by
the grantor; thence from the said gulch south-westerly
parallel to the boundary line hetween the land of the Grantor
and the land recently held by the War Department near
Melville Island, a distance of seventeen chains, twenty-five
links (17 — 25), more or less, to base line of survey of lots to
the north-west indicated on the plan attached; thence north
westerly, following the course of proposed road eight chains
twenty links (8 — 20), more or less, to the boundary line
between lots numbered six and seven, and four chains dis
tant south-westerly from the base line aforementioned;
thence south-westerly parallel to boundary line between the
land of the Grantor and the land recently held by the War
Department twenty-three (23) chains, more or less; thence

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south-easterly along the rear line of the Dingle property
twenty-four chains (24), more or less, to a granite monument
marked No. 1, which is . situated three hundred feet north
westerly from a natural , .boundary,, mark known as "Round
Rock " ; thence north-easterly along the south-eastern bound
ary oi the Dingle lands forty-five (45) chains, more or less,
to the place of beginning, containing by computation ninety-
five and a half acres, more or less; together, with the water
lot in front of same, bounded by the prolongation of the
south-east and . north-west lines of the above described
property into the North West Arm a distance of three hund
red feet, according to the grant from the Crown to the
Grantor dated May 3rd, A. D. 1902; excepting thereout all
that certain lot, piece or-.parcel of land heretofore, granted
and conveyed by the Grantor unto the Corporation of the
Parish of St. Luke's by deed bearing date the third day of
September, 1895, consisting of the land on which the church
already mentioned has been built, together with a space of
twenty feet in breadth on each side of the said building for-
the purpose of a road around the same; and also excepting.
and reserving unto the Grantor, his heirs, executors, adminis
trators and assigns, the right and privilege of taking and
carrying water from the Dingle Lake over and upon the said
hereby demised lands and premises, and every part thereof,
by pipes or otherwise as the same are now laid, or by any,'
other direct or convenient course unto other the property of
the Grantor, and for that purpose the Grantor, his heirs,
executors and administrators shall have the right and privi
lege of entering upon the lands and premises hereby granted
and conveyed,, or any part thereof, and upon the shores and
waters of the Dingle Lake aforesaid, and relaying or repair
ing the said pipe or pipes, or of making any other water
course for the purpose aforesaid. The said described lands
and premises hereby conveyed • being delineated upon the
map or plan which is hereto annexed, together with all and
singular the rights, easements, privileges and appurtenances
to the same belonging or in anywise appertaining, and all
the estate, right, title, interest, claim and demand of the
Grantor of, in, to or out of the same.
To Have and to Hold the said lands and premises with
the appurtenances unto the Grantee, his heirs, successors in
office and assigns for the following uses and purposes, to wit:
(1) The Grantor is to give, and the Grantee formally to
receive possession of the said lands and premises hereby
conveyed on Friday, the second day of October, 1908, and
on that day the Grantee to formally lay the foundation
stone, on the site selected, of a memorial tower or structure
to be erected by, or under, the supervision of the Canadian
Club of Halifax, in' accordanc with the general design and
description contained in the pamphlet which is hereto
annexed, and which is hereby made a part of this convey
ance. (2) Upon the said tower or structure being satisfactorily
completed, or its completion reasonably and sufficiently

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assured, the Grantee to grant and convey the said lands and
premises to the Corporation of the City of Halifax, or to any
body corporate, created by the Legislature of the Province
of Nova Scotia for the purposes of a public park, on such
terms and conditions as he, the Grantee, may in his, uncon
trolled discretion see fit.
- (3) Whenever it may become expedient and desirable to
take advantage of the Act recently passed by the Provincial
Legislature in respect to the establishment of the proposed
public park on the North West Arm, the Grantor hereby
nominates the following three persons, who under the said
Act will, see to the care of the property, the preservation and
improvement thereof, and the maintenance of good order
and decorum at all times in connection with the property,
viz. .
1. George S. Campbell, of the City of Halifax, Merchant;
2. Dougald Macgillivray, of the City of Halifax, Bank
Manager ;
3. Joseph B. Kenny, of the City of Halifax, Barrister-
at-Law. And it is hereby declared that in the event of the said
Grantee ceasing to be Lieutenant-Governor of the Province
before the completion of the Tower, or its completion reason
ably and sufficiently assured, and the lands and premises
transferred and conveyed to the Corporation of the City of
Halifax, he, the said Grantee, is hereby empowered and
authorized by writing under his hand to nominate his suc
cessor in the office of Lieutenant-Governor to be the trustee,
and the new trustee shall hold and enjoy the said lands and
premises upon the same trusts and for the same purposes as
the said Grantee.
And it is Hereby Understood and Agreed by and between
the Grantors and the Grantee for themselves, their respective
heirs, executors and administrators, that in the event of the
failure to erect and complete the said tower or structure
within five years from the date hereof, that the lands and
premises hereby conveyed shall revert to and be and become
the property of the Grantor, or, if he shall then be not living,
the property of his heirs.
In Witness Whereof the parties to these presents have
hereunto their hands and seals subscribed and set,- the day
and year first above written.
(Sgd.) SANDFORD FLEMING.
(Sgd.) DUNCAN CAMERON FRASER,
Lieut. -Governor Nova Scotia.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in the presence of
(Sgd.) J. B. Kenny.
Province of Nova Scotia,
City and County of Halifax, SS.
• i On this second day of October, A. D. 1908, before me, the
subscriber .personally came and appeared J. B. Kenny, sub-

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scribing witness to the foregoing Indenture, who, being by
me duly sworn, made oath and said that Sir Sandford
Fleming and the Honorable Duncan C. Fraser, the parties
thereto, signed, sealed and delivered the same in his
presence. (Sgd.) W. H. Fulton,
Barrister of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia.

LETTER FROM LORD MILNER.
Winnipeg, Sept. 28th, 1908.
J. A. Chisholm, Esq., K. C,
The Canadian Club, Halifax:
Dear Sir, — I am so sorry that the shortness of my stay in
Canada, and the immense distances I have to cover, may
prevent my visiting Halifax during my present journey, and
particularly sorry that I cannot be with you on October 2nd,
when the foundation stone of your Memorial Tower is to be
laid. The event which you are about to commemorate is a
great landmark, not only in the history of Nova Scotia, but
in that of Canada and the whole Empire. It takes us back
to the most glorious period of British history, and is asso
ciated with the name of a great imperial stateman, who not
only did more than any other to enlarge the bounds of the
Empire, but was the first to recognize that it could only be
maintained by the extension of freedom and self-government.
One hundred and fifty years ago Nova Scotia took the first
step on a road on which all the British states on this con
tinent and other parts of the world have since travelled, as
I hope and believe, to a world-wide union of free commun
ities under the British Crown.
How marvellous has been, on this continent, the develop
ment and expansion of these British institutions of freedom
and self-government, the first introduction of which in what
is now the Dominion of Canada, you will be celebrating next
Friday ! It was, I think, in 1851 that a great Nova Scotian,
Joseph Howe, uttered the well-remembered words that many
men then living would " hear the whistle of the steam
engine in the passes of the Rocky Mountains, and make the
journey from Halifax to the Pacific in five or six days."
Within a few days I shall myself be hearing the "whistle of
the steam engine in the passes of the Rockies," and the
significance of your anniversary will be brought home to me
as forcibly as if I were actually present at Halifax.
With the best wishes for the success of your Memorial
celebration, and kind regards, believe me,
Yours very truly,
(Sgd.) MILNER.
I venture to enclose a small contribution to the subscrip
tion which is being made for the erection of the Memorial
Tower.

Cable Address: " Canclub," Halifax. Canada.

THE
Canadian Club of Haliiax

1908

[Founded February 7, 1907]
Honorary President :
HON. D. C. FRASER,
Lieut -Governor of Nova Scotia.
gieccuttuc (Committee
President :
JOSEPH A. CHISHOLM, Esq., K. C.
Senior Vice-President :
C. FRED FRASER, M. A., Ll. D.
Junior Vice-President :
HIS HONOUR JUDGE WALLACE.
Treasurer :
C. H. MACKINLAY, Esq.
Secretary :
C. A. EVANS, Esq.
Archivist :
A. S. BARNSTEAD, Esq.. Ll. B

COMMITTEE
GEORGE S. CAMPBELL, Esq.
D. MACGILLIVRAY, Esq.
HON. MR. JUSTICE RUSSELL.
HOWARD MURRAY, Esq., Ll. D.
HORACE A. FLEMMING, Esq.
A. T. WELDON, Esq.

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