Collections of the Nova Scotia Historical Society . Joseph Howe was Premier from 1859 to 1863. J. W. Johnstone was Premier for the third time from 1863to 1864. Charles Tupper was Premier from 1864 to 1867. Then came Confederation. It has been thought by some that responsible governmentwas not granted to Nova Scotia until 1847. This is incorrect,and doubtless arises from the fact that all the heads of depart-ments were not taken into the Government until that this was not accomplished until about a year after theelection of 1847, when J. B. Uniacke was Premier. But theprinciple of r
Collections of the Nova Scotia Historical Society . Joseph Howe was Premier from 1859 to 1863. J. W. Johnstone was Premier for the third time from 1863to 1864. Charles Tupper was Premier from 1864 to 1867. Then came Confederation. It has been thought by some that responsible governmentwas not granted to Nova Scotia until 1847. This is incorrect,and doubtless arises from the fact that all the heads of depart-ments were not taken into the Government until that this was not accomplished until about a year after theelection of 1847, when J. B. Uniacke was Premier. But theprinciple of responsible government does not rest on the per-sonnel of the Executive, but on the responsibility of the Execu-tive. The application of this principle was first made by , when he divided the House to test the strength of aparty formed to defeat the coalition government of which hewas an important member. He applied it again after theelection of 1843, when he was defeated by a majority of one, E. M. Saunders. Halifax, September 14th, IHHH B .^ Aiii» ^^?^ ^^^.^^ *^%s ^p . t f-:| ..^M ff-}*^.^- ^gfi^S i!^^ f .*^w ^^^^^^^i^v^ *^^ ^ iQiU CENTENNIAL NUMBER OF ACADIAN RECORDER. 203 CENTENNIAL NUMBER OF ACADIAN RECORDER. (Omitted from the Presidents Address.) The President referred to the Centennial Number of theAcadian Recorder, published 16th January, 1913. This issueis quite unique in Canadian journalism, marking as it does thesemi-centennial of the connection of the present proprietor andeditor Mr. C. C. Blackadar with the paper. A most interestingfeature is the reprint of the first number of the paper, as it camefrom the press of Anthony Holland, adjoining the Navy Vic-tualling Office, Water St. The paper has been published eversince without interruption, which in itself furnishes a recordin journalism. Since 1886 the policy of the paper has beenshaped by the Blackadar family, and it is noteworthy that theylived for a long period on the site where the first newspape
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