. Canada: an encyclopædia of the country; the Canadian dominion considered in its historic relations, its natural resources, its material progress and its national development, by a corps of eminent writers and specialists. in case cfdifference of opinion as to the extent, nature orvalue of these rights, the same shall be submitteiito judicial decision, or be determined by mutualagreement between the Government of Canadaand the parties interested. Such agreement tohave no effect or validity until first sanctioned bythe Parliament of Canada. 7. Thatupon the transference of the territories inque
. Canada: an encyclopædia of the country; the Canadian dominion considered in its historic relations, its natural resources, its material progress and its national development, by a corps of eminent writers and specialists. in case cfdifference of opinion as to the extent, nature orvalue of these rights, the same shall be submitteiito judicial decision, or be determined by mutualagreement between the Government of Canadaand the parties interested. Such agreement tohave no effect or validity until first sanctioned bythe Parliament of Canada. 7. Thatupon the transference of the territories inquestion to the Canadian Government, the claimsof the Indian tribes to compensation for lands re- 54 CANADA : AN ENCYCLOPEDIA. quired for purpose of settlement would be con-sidered and settled in conformity with the equit-able principles which have uniformly governed theCrown in its dealinf:s with the Aborigines. 8. That a Select Committee should be appointedto draft an humble Address to Her Majesty onthe subject of the foregoing Resolutions. The purchase of these territories for ^300,000,the first Riel Rebellion and the admission of Mani-toba as a Province of the Dominion, followed aftersome years of storm and Sir Edward W. Watkin. Sip Edward William Watkin, Bart., , wasborn at Salford in iSuj, and was employed in hisfathers banking-house until 1845, when he becameSecretary to the Trent Valley Railway. Fromthat time onward he was connected as Directoror Manager with several of the most importantEnglish Railways, also with the IntercolonialRailway of Canada, and was for some time Presi-dent of the Grand Trunk Railway of 1839 he became one of the Directors of theManchester AthenjEum—an institution foundedby Cobden and others for the advancement and diffusion of knowledge, and organized certaincelebrated literary gatherings in the Free TradeHall. He also did much to secure parks for thepeople of that city. In 1843 he led in the inaug-uration of the Satur
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