Page 40 - Annuaire Statistique Québec - 1918

14 CHRONOLOGY OF THE HISTORY

3rd Governar General: Marquis of Lame (1878 to 1884).
41'H LIEUT. GOVERNOR OF Qu.:'RJ';C: HONOURABLE THEOOORE RODl'l'AILLE (1879 TO 1884).

1E:79.-Adoption of the tariff of protection called "The National Policy".
1880.-Annexation to Canada of ail the British North American possessions, except New·
founclland. Signing of the contra.ct for the construction of the Canadian Pacifie
Railway. Catholic CongTess at Quebec. '0, CanadaJ" written by Sir A. B.
Routhier, music by C. Lavallée, adopted as national hymn.
1!:82.-Royal Society of Canadll founded. Sale of the North Shore Railway.
4th Gavernor Gene'fal : Marquis of Lansdowne (1883 ta 1888).

5TH LIEUT. GOYERN'On OF QUEBEC: HON'OURABLE RODRIGUE MASSON' (1884 TO 1887).
1~~85.-HalfBreed rebcllion in the North West. Execution at Regina of their leader Louis
Riel. Diocese of Nicolet erected.
1886.-First C. P. R. train left Montreal for Vancouver. Mgr. E. A. Taschereau created
Cardinal. Seventh COWlcil of Quebec. Montreal and Ottawa erected into
Archbishoprics.
11187.-Interprovincial Conference at Quebec. Intercolonial Conference at London. Mon·
treal Polytecluüc School affiliated with Laval.
6'l'H LIEUT. COYERN'OR: HoN'. AUGUSTE RÉAL AN'GERS (1887 TO 1892).
1n88.-Final settlement of the Jesuits' Estate question (The Government paid the bishopll
$400,000).
5th Governar General: Lard Stanley of Prestan (1888 to 1893).

1lJ88.-Creation of the Provincial Health Board for Quebec. Fisheries treaty signed at
Waslùngton. EstablisJunent of an experimental agronomical station at St.
Hyacinthe.
1B89.-Formation of "The Equal Rights" party. Erection of the Cartier-Brebeuf monu-
ment at Quebec. Rock slide from the Quebec Citadel cliff. (45 killed).
1B90.-Abolition of Catholic schools in Manitoba.
11~91.-Dismissal of the Mercier Provincial Governrnent by Lieut. Governor A. R. Angers.
Death of Sir John A. Macdonald, one of the fathers of Confederation.

7'l'H LIEUT. GOVERN'OR OF QUEBEC: Sm ADOLPHE CHAPLliJAU (1892 TO 1897).
H92.-Diocese of Valleyfield ereeted.
6th Governor General: Lord Aberdeen (1893 ta 1898) .•

1894.-0peIÙng of the Colonial Conference at Ottawa. Death of Hon. Honoré Mercier.
11~95.-Provincio.] Act respecting Mutual13enefit Societies. Coming into force of the commer·
cial treaty with France. First Council of Montl'enl.
11!96.-Petition of the bishops of Canada ,relB.tive to the reestablishment of Catholic sehools
in Manitoba. Federd Act fixing the limits of the Province of Quebee at Hudson's
Bay and adding to it a territory of 118,450 square miles.
11197.-Mgr. Merry dei Val, Apostolic Delegat.e ttrrives in Canada. Mgr Bruehési succeeds
Mgr Fabre to the archicpiscopal see of Montreal. Encouragement to elementary
schools votcd by the Pl"ovincial Governroent. RuB.~ to the Yukon gold fields, on
the diseovery of the precioUB metal.
8TH LrEUT. GOVERNOR OF QUEBEC: Sm LOUIS il.. JETTÉ (1898 TO 1908).
1898.-Coming into force of the preferential tarifi of 1897. ChamplJ].in Monument inaugu-
ro.ted at Quebec. Death of Cardinal Taschereau. Mgr Bégin Arehbishop of
Quebee. Meeting at Quebee of the Anglo-American commission te determine
thè boundary of Alaska. Death of Sir Adolphe Chapleau. Inter-imperial postal
rate reduced by two cents.