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The Nova Scotia Council (1720–1838) was the British administrative and judicial body in Nova Scotia. The Nova Scotia Council was also known as the Council of Nova Scotia, the Annapolis Council (prior to 1749) and the Halifax Council (after 1749). After 1749, the Nova Scotia Council was limited to administrative powers and the judicial courts are set separately. There was no legislative assembly in British-ruled Nova Scotia from the time of the conquest in 1710 until during the Seven Years' War in 1758. The Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations (or simply the Board of Trade) in London through much of the 1750s pressured the various governors in Nova Scotia to establish an elected assembly. The lack of civil government with an elected assembly was a drawback to attracting settlers from the older, established colonies of New England where the population was expanding and seeking new lands. New Englanders wanted guarantees that they would have governmental institutions the same as or similar to what they had become accustomed in New England. In 1758 the Board of Trade, anxious to attract settlers to found new townships, ordered Col. Charles Lawrence to hold an election and convene an assembly.〔Kenneth S. Paulsen, Ph.D.: (The Provincial Election of "1758: The First Vote in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia" ) in ''The New England Historical and Genealogical Register'' 156:2 (April 2002)〕 The Nova Scotia House of Assembly was established in 1758 and the Nova Scotia Council became the Upper House until 1838 when it became the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia, which was dissolved 1929. == Historical Context == Since the Conquest of Acadia (1710) and the ratification of the treaty of Utrecht in 1713, British control of Nova Scotia had been erratic and ineffectual, betraying the home authorities’ lack of real interest and a seeming absence of policy. The selection of Richard Philipps as governor for Nova Scotia to succeed Samuel Vetch was part of the British government’s plan to regulate the untidy affairs of the province. The senior officer at Annapolis Royal – with the exception of Canso, the only British-occupied part of the province – was expected to govern the colony, extract a binding oath of allegiance from the resident Acadian population, and maintain authority with four infantry companies who had no regimental affiliation. Governing the scattered Acadians effectively from a crumbling fort at Annapolis was difficult.〔DCB: ("PHILIPPS, RICHARD" )〕 The members of the Board of Trade and Plantations in London, convinced the government of the need for a change in the methods of running the colony. Philipps pointed out that his appointment would be valueless unless a form of civil government were provided. The final instructions issued in June 1719 reflected Philipps’ views, guiding him to set up a civil government. He arrived in Nova Scotia in April 1720 after wintering in Boston, and created the Nova Scotia Council, consisting of himself and 11 townsmen and officers, and spread the news of his arrival among the Acadians to prepare the ground for the administration of an oath of allegiance. Like Thomas Caulfeild and Francis Nicholson before him, he quickly found that the appearance of power without the substance was of little value in overawing the Acadians. He partially lost the initiative three days after his arrival, when Father Justinien Durand came to the fort with 150 Acadians “. . . as if he meant to appear formidable.” Philipps informed them that his instructions were to invite them to take the oath; Durand threatened they would migrate to Cape Breton. Philipps stalled by persuading the Annapolis Acadians to choose six deputies to represent them in discussions on the issue.〔 This occasion is the first recorded formalization of the Acadian deputy system. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nova Scotia Council」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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