Volume 23 - Section XII - ElectricCanadian.com

GENERAL INDEXHertel, Jacques (d. 1651). Pioneer immigrantat Quebec, 15 19.Hesker, Samuel. Preaches at first Anglicanservice in Nova Scotia (1710), 11 201.Hesperian. Allan liner, 10 606.Hesse, District of. Created (1788), 17 39 ;itsboundaries, 18 521.Hett, J. R. Attorney-general of BritishColumbia, 21 208.Hewlett, Richard (d. 1789). Commands loyalistregiments settling in Nova Scotia, 13 150.Hey, William (d. 1797), chief justice of Quebec(1766-77). On the dispositions of FrenchCanadians, 3 109; retirement of, 111 ;onopposition of clergy and noblesse to Englishlaws and institutions, 4 530.Hibben and Carswell. Contractors for supplyof books to schools of Vancouver Island, 22410.Hibernia. Cunarder which replaced theColumbia, wrecked on Cape Sable, 10 598-9.Hicks, Elias (1748-1830). Leader of Quakersecession, 11 389.Hicks, Richard. Revenue officer at Yale,British Columbia, 21 148 n.Hicks, William H. Principal of ProtestantNormal School, Montreal, 16 486.Hicks-Beach, Sir Michael, first Viscount StAidwyn (1837-1916). Onrespective functionsof lieutenant-governor and governor-general,15 186-7.Hierliky, Major. Sent to defendward Island (1779), 13 354.Prince EdHiggins, David. AppliesEdward for Island, 13 343.grant on PrinceHiggins, David William (b. 1834). Resignsspeakership of assembly of British Columbia,21 222 ;elected to assembly on recount, 223 ;member of Fisheries Commission, 22 453 ;his reminiscences of early days of VancouverIsland, 21 129-30 ; his estimate of De-Cosmos, 130-1.Higgins and Young. Send first shipment ofwheat from Red River Settlement (1876),20 295.Higginson, J. M. Superintendent-general ofIndian Affairs, 5 355.Highland Emigrants. See Royal HighlandEmigrants.Highlander. Steamer on Hamilton-Montrealroute, 10 540.Hildreth, Isaac. Makes first survey for ShubenacadieCanal, 13 270.Hill, E. E. Establishes first cheese factory inProvince of Quebec, 7 661.Hill, George S. Member of assembly of NewBrunswick, 13 200.Hill, George William (b. 1862). Sculptor, 12634.Hill, James J. (b. 1838). Runs first generaltrading steamer on Red River, 20 287 ;secures freight monopoly, 287 ;in alliancewith Hudson s Bay Company, 287 ; managerof St Paul, Minneapolis, and ManitobaRailway Company, 19 111 ; opposes GrandTrunk Pacific charter, 10 458 ; makesCanadian extensions of Great Northern, 463 ;leases fishing rights on the St John, 16 563.Hill, Philip Carteret (1821-94). Premier ofNova Scotia (1875-78), 14 390.Hill, Sir Rowland (1795-1879). Secures establishment of penny postage, 5 367, 369 ; casefor penny postage as applied to Canada,370-1.Hill, Captain, officer at Charlottetown. Sendsschooner to rescue a surveying party, 13333.Hill, Captain. Secures the release of Maquinna swhite captives at Nootka, 21 53-4.Hill Line of steamships. Absorbed by AllanLine, 10 607.Hillgartner, H. Imports Holstein cattle intoCanada, 7 658.Hillier. Gives formal possession to MilesMacdonell of Selkirk s grant, 19 22.Hills, George (1816-95). Anglican bishop ofColumbia (1859-92), 11 232, 21 147 ; presidesat trial of Rev. Edward Cridge, 107.Hillsborough, Wills Hill, first Earl of, afterwards first Marquis of Downshire (1718-93),British colonial secretary (1768-72). Alarmedat growth of cloth manufacture in Quebec,4 527-8 ; censures Lieutenant-GovernorFrancklin for his actions, 13 338.Hincks, Sir Francis (1807-85), Dominionminister of Finance (1869-73). Manager ofPeople s Bank, 4 630 ; chairman of committee on currency and banking, 5 263 ;inspector-general of accounts, 33, 166 ;founds University College, Toronto, 18384-5 ; joins La Fontaine-Baldwin administration, 5 51 ; first chairman of trusteesof Toronto University, 18 372 ;reformsCanadian banking, 5 270-2 ;on lack ofconfidence of British capitalists in Canadiansecurities, 233 ;on public debt, 171-2 ;criticizes sending of indigent immigrants toCanada, 205-6 ; Hincks-Morin administration formed, 69 ;at Boston railway celebration, 10 375 ;his resolutions on clergyreserves, 5 66 his ; equivocal financial dealings, 70, 71; a fruitful session, 70 ; hiarelations with French-Canadian party, 72 ;his scheme of municipal aid for public enterprises, 18 444 his ; Municipal Loan Fundmeasures, 443-50, 10 415 ; on weakness ofMunicipal Loan, 18 449 ; introduces decimalcurrency, 5 274-6 ; favours imperial construction and control of Halifax and QuebecRailway, 10 380 ; advocates the Valleyroute, 384 his ; opportunist railway policy,396 ; original director of Grand TrunkRailway, 401, 407 ; attacked on his association with Grand Trunk, 5 71, 10 408-9 ;what his railway policy cost the country,414 ;favours reciprocity, 5 228 ;on missions, to Washington, 238, 242 ; his arguments in favour of reciprocity, 238-40 ;onretaliation as the alternative to reciprocity,240-1 ;causes of defeat in 1854, 72-4 ;onthe state of parties in 1854, 81 ;minister ofFinance, 7 514, 10 630 ;details of hisbanking measures of 1870 and 1871, 5 264,10 630-5 ; proposes, and afterwards abandons, import duties on natural products, 9147 ;defends government s policy on issue