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: D ominion D i- -â-  /i ay in c anaaa d Some Facts About The British North America Act It brought about the union of the provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia and New nninswicit Into onn Dominion, fomiinK thpm into four provinces of Ontario, Qiipbcr, Nova Scotia and Now Brunswick. It vested in the Queen and her heirs the executive government and authority over Canada. It established the Privy Council of Canada 'to aid and advise In the Oov- eiiinicnt." It vested In the Queen and her heirs the ConKuandin-Chlet of the Land and Naval Militia and of all the Naval and Military Forces of and In Canada. It (slablishod the seat of the Gov- ernment nt Ottawa. It provided that Parliament must sit at 1 'a.st once every year. It provided that senators niiist be: "Thirty years of age: "Rrilish .subjects by birth or natur- alization. "LeKnl owners of lands worth $4,- 000 above all mortgnRes and charges In the province for which they are chesei!. Owii'-rs of real and personal proper- ty worth $1,000 above all debts. Hesidents of the province for which they are elected, and in the case of Quebec residents of the electoral di- visions for which they are appointed. A senator Is appointed for life, al- though ho may resign. His seat be- comes vacant if he Is absent for two consecutive sessions or makes an path declaring his allegiance to any Foroign Power, or Is adjudged bank- rupt, attainted for treason or convict- ed for felony or ceases to be qualif- ied by properly ownership or resi- dence. The <; 1 .1 rnor-C;eneral iimkr the Great Sr :il ot Caiuida appoints the Speaker of tne Senate, but the Spea- ker of 111.' House of Commons is ap- polntel liy I 111! members of that Housi Thi ildiisf of Coninions may sit for five yi'ars without appeal to the peo- ple bill no loni;! r. Tht number of the House of Com- mona i.s determined by the census, and Quebec always has Cf) members and cai h of the oilier provinces has a nuiiib' 1 of iiKMubers which boars the sai. «â-  pre portion to the number of Its p')|;i!latiiiii as the number 05 bears to the iiii'iilalinn of Quebec. Readjust- ment of iMiiiil)ers cannot lake; place until 111; expiiy lit a sitting parlia- ment. Tile I'll wriiiir (IcniTal lias power to assent til all bills passed by both of the Houses in llic name of the Sov- crlgn or he can wilhold that asent or rescivc the bill for the significa- tion of the Sovereign's pleasure. The lih'ulenant-gDveriiois of the provinces aio ap|iolnted by the Govor- nor-tJeneral and hold office during his pleasure, Tlnlr salaries nri,' paid by Pai'liaim nl. The iial.uy of llie CovirnorGener- al is fixed at ten thousand pounds a year (about J50.000) payable out of the Consolidated Uevenue of Canada. Special provision Is made in the U. N. A. Act for the admission of New- foundland, Prince Kdward Island, Bri- tish Columbia and the Noilhwest ter- ritories. Under this Act Canada pledged it- Bt'lf to build the Intercolonial Kail- Act. Canada is Proud Of Civil Service Prior to 1.SS2, appoinliiienis to the Civil Service of Canada were made directly by the tlovernment of the (Jay. In that year, a Boaid of Civil Service Kxaminers was appointed to Examine candidates and Issue certi- ficates of (|ualificatlon to those suc- TCSsful at I'xamlnalions. Appoint- ments, however, were still made by tne Oovernmont. The Uoyal Commission of 1907, ap- pplnled to inquln! Inio the Civil Ser- flco Act and Its operation reported In favour of the creation of a Civil Ser- Ico Act and Us operation reported favour of the creation of a Civil Service Commission. In 1908 this Body was .-ippoinleil, consisting ot {y-o members appointed by the Gov- ernor in Council and holding office lurlug good behaviour. This ("ommls- Ipn made appointments to the In- Jdo Service tat (J(tawa). some after [)en rnmpetlllon 'aiid other after tlalifying tests. Qiiallfyitig examlna- Jons were also held for the Outside Jervlcc' (service apart fiom Ottawa) Hd lists established from which the 3opartnient sebicled names. In litis a third member of Iho Civil Service Conimlssion was appointed, Ind by the Civil Service Act of that ft'ar the principle of aiipointnient af- Br open examination was aiiplled t4) |o Outsldi! as well as the Inside Ser- fco. The Act also provided, for the 6>'eanizatIon by the Commission of tjio various (Jovermnent I)opartmen(H for "i« ostablishlng of new rates of Oompensatlnu, and for the principle C-4 Where The Laws Of The Land Are Devised In the Kntrance Hali ,.1 tlie llouse ,.f rarliament (upper left) theie is a triumphal first statement of the gothic theme that re-asserts itself in every cor- ridor and chamber of the siilendid buildings as one elo(|uent ligure haunts a fu^uc. "-'^'y !n u,. â-  h" It' 7h^''" 'f v" ^'"^i" '"'"-''': fit['"K'y/â„¢'"^''' between the vaulling lines of a shadowy arch. High up in the tower is the Memorial Chamber (upper riffht) n which the Altar of Hcniombranco stands with its preat book of holy names. There is inscribed a record of all those who valiantly gave tjicir lives lor Canada ill the hill Below are two aerial vevv.s of Ottawj^a From them it may be seen how well the city was planned. The (Sovernment buildings stand on the very summit of Beyond them a precipitous clilT falls away to the river. ji o . .i, v/i of promotion by merit wherever coii- Bistent with the best interests of the Service. Provision was also made for preference In the matter ot appoiiit- nient to the service lo bo given to (inalified applicants who had served 111 the Great War. From April 1924, a monthly return of personnel and s.ilarlos has been made by each Department to the Do- minion Bureau of Statistics accord- ing to a plan that ensures compara- bilily b(!tweeii Departments and con- tinuity in iioint of time. The inslitu- lloii of this system waa preceded by an invest igut ion back to 1;U2. Dining Iho war years the number of employees Increased very l-apidly, as a result of the enlargement ot the functions of government and the ini- poslllon of new taxes, necessitating additional officials as collectors. Such new services as the Department of rensions and National Health and I lie Soldier Settlement Board W(iro al.so created. The maximum was reached In January, 1920, when 47,133 p.'isona were employed, a. number which lius since decreased to 4.'!.i)l'5, In .lanuarv, 1930. , It may be added that, out of 11,175 In March, lit:?0, 1,- llil in the Income Tax Branch and 2.- lir> in the Department of Pensions and National Health, or 3,306 in all, were engaged in services o( eutstaiul- ing iniportauco which had no exist- eiKo before the war. Purtlier, an ad- ditional 11,739 persons wore, in March 19:;0, oinployed in tho Post Office De- liartmont, performing; services ot an industrial rather than of a govern- imntal ty[ie, and receiving lliei,- r •!â-  arli's out of tho payments of tlu' i.Ti- llc for sservices iniiiiediately render cd, rather than out of taxation. This lioBlal service aloiui accounted for ?-!,- V27,75(i ot tho $7,-113,404 paid in salar- ies in March, 1930, or 30. G5 per cont of the total. t;:i .I..I111 A. ."..1 . i-irsi Prime Minister Tke Present Governor-Genera! Jcl-n Buc^iB!!, \Vritei' and His- torian, Was Born in Perth, Scotland, August, 187S He came of an old Border family lirnily orflahlished in the esteem of Iho cnuntrysido, and comfortably nf- llui'iu. Advantages which, while use- ful were to count llttln beside the capacity of the man himself. At Glasgow University, and Hrase- iio.sc College, Oxford, ho was not long ill proving his quality. With an in- siiililo appetite for history â€" espec- ially it.-j p".r«antry and color â€" ho carried oft the Stanhope Historical Lor.l Tweedsmiir, the present Gov- ernor-General of the Dominion. Prize and the Newdigate Prize for Knglish verse. Also nt Oxford, he was elected president of tho XInionâ€" that great debating society that has given to Britain so many ot Its men of affairs. The Boer War had already been raging a year when, at tho ago ot 26, John lluchan was called to the En- glish Bar. Followed a two-year so- journ In Africa, during tho early months of which he went up tho Zam- besi niver, and shot big game. He be- came a convert to Cecil Rhodes' dream of a United British Empire and It was not long before ho was called to more serious work. Lord M liner was South African High Commissioner at that time. Volume Two of the ''Milner Papers" records the commissioner gathering around him a group ot able yocng men, drawn from the Civil Service and elsewhere in England, who came to bo popularly known as his ''Kin- dergarten". One of these young men was John Buchan, who became Lord Milner's secretary. Another who has since made his mark in British life was Philip Kerr, now Marquess of Lo- thian. To both fell a share in the task ot healing tho war-stricken Transvaal and meeting tho implacable hatred ot the Boers with justice, tact and a genuine desire for friendship. As to the success ot this policy. South African offers ample evidence. During the next few years he di- vided his time between law on jour- nalism and then In 1907 came a par- tnership with Thomas Nelson and Sons. During all theos years, John Biuhanan was writing. From the time of his first novel, ' Sir Quixote," which appeared in 1S9G while he was still at Oxford, has has been a con- stant procession of romances, his- tories and biographies, interspersed with an occasional sally into tho realm ot verse and ''Light" mystery liction. The war brought him one ot his greatest opportunities for service. The London Times sent him to the front as a correspondent in tho spring ot 1915 and he wa.T present at tho second battle of Ypros. A year later ho Joined Sir Douglas Halg's staff as intelligence officer, was present at tho battle ot tho Somme, and was recall- ed in January 1917 to take Iho Im- portant post of Director ot Informa- tion at the War Office. It was this war service, joined to his fi.c;hts as nar- rator and historian which let him write John Buchan'a History ot the Great War. (1921-2). Assuming his duties as Ocvenior- Oeneral of the Dominion at Rideau Hall, in 1935, Lord Tweodsiuuir brough,. with him an Ideal hc'ipiaate. Lady Tweedsmuir, herself, an au-" thorcss. r r 't »• â- f â- f '» V r * V â- Â» r r f r â- * I Assured of Suppcrl If the Dominion Government de- cides to pursue a more vigorous policy in regard to preservation and extension of the fores'is, it is assur- ed of a strong support, for interest in this subject was never greater than at the present time. â€" Broek- ville Kecorder and Times. m VA. Hon. Muckenzij Klug, Prlmt Minister