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20 CANADA AND ITS PROVINCESBridges, Hedley Vickers Burpee (6. 1862).Principal of provincial normal school,Fredericton, 14 556.Bridgman, George B. Canadian painter, 12620.Brigden, F. H. Canadian landscape artist, 12624.BriggS, William (6. 1859). Methodist Churchbook-steward, 11 333.Bright, John (181 1-89). Moves for inquiry intoConfederation, 6 28 ;and the NationalPolicy, 88.Brion, Philippe de Chabot, Sieur de. BrionIsland named after, 1 30.Brion Island. Described by Cartier, 1 30 ;38.Brisebois, Captain. Discovers traces of Fort laJonquiere, 1 139.Brison, Joshua. Discovers antimony ore inNova Scotia, 14 696.Bristol. Early voyages from, 1 18 ;24.Bristol, Township of. Its original grantees, 1744.Britannia. (1) Lake Ontario sailing vessel, 10494. (2) Steamboat on Lake Ontario, 10499. (3) First Cunarder on Liverpool-Halifax route, 5 36o, 10 597-8 ; descriptionand first trip of, 5 366, 10 598. (4) Sailingvessel owned by the Allans, 10 603. (5)Steamboat on Toronto-Montreal route, 10541.British America. Steamboat on Montreal-Quebec route, 10 541 ;tows Royal Williamto Montreal after her launching, 592.British-America Land Company. Charter opposed by assembly, 4 580 ; its purchases inEastern Townships, 613-14, 580-1 ; developsEastern Townships, 10 361, 15 162, 319 ;associated with Rolph s settlement scheme,5207.British American. St Lawrence steamboat, 10495.British American League. Founded (1849), 559 ;its aims, 235-6.British and North American Royal Mail-SteamPacket Company. See Cunard Line.British and North Atlantic Steam NavigationCompany. See Dominion Line.British Columbia. Special Articles : The Periodof Exploration, 21 13-71 ; Colonial History(1849-71), 75-176; Political History (1871-1913), 179-237 ; general survey, 3-9.Vancouver Island :Colony Fort Camosun(Victoria) founded (1843), 77-8 ; grant ofIsland to Hudson s Bay Company (1849),79-80 ;its government, 85-6 ; the firstgovernorship, 87-97 ; representative government established, 110 ;electoral qualifications and districts, 112; first women settlers,120 n. ;control assumed by home government, 127 ; political conditions, 129-30.Mainland Colony: original boundaries, 126 n.;name and its origin, 126 n., 127 n. ; Lyttonon sale of lands, 146 ; first civil list, 147 ;itsceremonial inauguration, 150 ;grievances ofsettlers, 150-1 ; decline in population between 1858 and 1861, 156 ;sectional feeling,160 ; legislative council established, 166, 22354 ; proposals for union, 21 164-5, 167 ;annexation of Vancouver Island, 167 ; Confederation movement, 170-2 ; the terms ofConfederation, 7 492-3, 21 174-6 ;the firstprovincial legislature, 179-80 ; population(1871), 7 517, 520, (1881) 6 91 ; ballot introduced, 21 183; dual representation abolished,184 ;Voters Act of 1875 and its repeal, 195,197 ; deadlock on redistribution (1878),200-1 ; redistributions of 1885, 1890, 1894,1898, 1902, 213, 216, 219, 222-3, 227-8;changes made by redistribution, 22 367 ;Kennedy breach of privilege case, 21 217-18 ;new parliament buildings erected, 219-20;increase in public debt, 1894-98, 221 ; changessince 1903, 233-4 ; better terms agitation,7 497, 21 324-7 ;Oriental question, 250-73.The Railway Question: conditions ofconstruction, 10 421, 21 175-6 ;location ofterminus, 184-5 ; preliminary surveys, 185-186 ; protests against alleged breach of terms,6 65, 10 421, 21 186-7, 189-90 ; anticipationsof prosperity, 187 ;Carnarvon s mediation,6 65, 21 190-1 ; comparison of Edgar andCarnarvon Terms, 10 422-3 ;CarnarvonTerms, 21 193-5 ; protests against theirnon-fulfilment, 196 ; Island section billrejected by Senate, 6 66, 21 197 ; compensation offered, 198 ;Dufferin s intervention, 666, 21 199-200 ;secession resolution of 1878,202-4 ;Mainland section begun, 204 ;dispute re Island section, 206 ;its settlement,210-11 ;extension to Vancouver, 212-13.Sectionalism Mainland v. Island : division of portfolios, 181, 184 local ; railwayterminus, 184-5 ; Carnarvon Terms, 196 ;Esquimalt graving-dock, 206 ; voting inequalities, 213 ; site of provincial capital,22 417-18; university act ofnow eliminated, 367.1890, 437;See also Agriculture ; Education ; Fisheries;Forests ;Government ; Hudson s Bay Company Indians; ;Judicial Systems ; Land ;Liquor Traffic ; Mining ; Municipal Institutions ; Physical Features ;Public Finance ;Railways; Roads; Shipping; Transportation.British Columbia Copper Company, 22 577,579.British Columbia Pulp and Paper Company.Amount invested in the soda pulp-mill atPort Mellon, 22 514.British Columbia, University of. The act of1890 and its lapsing, 22 436-7 act ; passedsettling lands endowment for universitypurposes, 438 site;commission of 1910,439-41 ; its organization, 442.British Empire. Vancouver and Prince Rupertsteamer, 10 573.British Immigration. To Upper Canada, 3331, 17 78-83, 18 556-7 ;in Saskatchewan,19 178 ; regulations re admission of children,7 553-4 ;statistics of children s admissions(1900-10), 554; in the Dominion, 554-5;totals (1901-12), 555; increase between1891 and 1912, 9 194.British North America. Its population (1825),4587.British North America Act. Defects revealedin operation, 5 155-6 the ; overlapping of