AN HISTORICAL and STATISTICAL ACCOUNT OF NOVA-SCOTIA, IN TWO VOLUMES. ILLUSTRATED BY A MAP OF THE PROVINCE, AND BY THOMAS C. HALIBURTON, Esq. EXTRACT From the Journals of the House of Assembly of Nova-Scotia, FRIDAY, 27th March, 1829. On motion of Mr. HARTSHORNE, Resolved, unanimously, That the thanks of this House be communicated ro THOMAS C. HALIBURTON, Esquire, for the very laudable and laborious effort which he has made to illustrate the History, Topography, and resources of the Province, in the "Historical and Statistical Account of Nova Scotia," now issuing from the Press; and that Mr. Speaker be requested to convey to Mr. Haliburton the substance of this resolution; and thereupon, Mr.HALIBURTON being called into the House, and standing in his place, was thus addressed by Mr. Speaker: Mr. HALIBURTON, 1 am directed by this House to communicate to you, that they have had under their consideration a work now issuing from the Press, of which you are the author, entitled "an Historical and Statistical Account of Nova Scotia," which they think alike useful to the Province, and honourable to yourself, and that, to mark their approbation of this first effort to describe the Country, and develope its resources, they have unanimously passed a vote of thanks to you, for this laudable undertaking, which resolution will be read to you by the Clerk. It affords me a great deal of pleasure to add my own opinion of the work, to that of the Representatives of the People, who deem it an object of this honourable notice, as the production of a native of this Province. The resolution was then read by the Clerk-and Mr.HALIBURTON replied to Mr. Speaker as follows:-Mr.Speaker, I beg leave to return you and the House my most grateful thanks for the honor this day done me. I regret that I find myself unable to express fully the high sense I entertain of this flattering distinction, and can only say, that I feel the labour I have performed, more than amply compensated by the notice this House has been pleased to take of it. |