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inside decides to answer the door . . . They get in.

Undoubtedly it was a distinguished gathering— composed as it was of the most prominent men in the country. From the two Canadas came Attorney- General Macdonald ; Attorney-General Cartier; Brown, President of the Executive Council; McGee, Minister of Agriculture; Finance Minister Galt; Campbell, Commissioner of Crown Lands. New Brunswick and Nova Scotia also sent their attorneys-general and provincial secretaries.

No minutes were kept at the meeting, but the delegates from the Canadas invited the Maritime representatives to a further conference at Quebec. The result of the meetings was that New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, Quebec and Ontario became the Dominion of Canada. Prince Edward Island was so well off economically that she decided not to enter. But the rest of the Dominion envisioned a line of customs officers extending along the New Brunswick and Nova Scotia coasts and they thoroughly dis- approved. Coercion was tried. The Dominion tarifi‘ was changed to hurt Island tradesmen. Island reci- procity with the United States was prevented. It was all done with the best of good intentions! Finally, the financial tangle in which the railways later involved the Province, and the promise of communication with the mainland induced the Province to enter the Dominion in 1873.

The Confederation Room is dignified and attractive. Sedate mahogany chairs are set in prim order around the long shining Confederation table. In a prominent position on the west wall is a striking adornment. It