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Canada three forms.

forms of

Ouths are administerest

ade

One to

the Executive.

Advising Coursillon_

One to

the Legislative

Connoillors prescribed by

the local Ast settling

the Council, and one

to

the Members of

Assembly.

The simple Oath

of Allegiance might

possibly be substituted

for each of

the

tivo

latter without any

but that

the

harm

Législative Councillor

is prescribed by

in the

Code

398

Law

of Canada.

This is

speaking

GAA

д

generally

illustration

the butts which are

contained in the return.

That takew

by

Roman

Catholics is

think

for the most calculated

to create unpleasant.

considerations in

considera

minds me

the

that Body.

From the African

Settlements there is a

rocierio

of

Oaths takers

which affects other Office

holders besides Counsellors-

Aud