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New Westminster

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
New Westminster city (1991 pop. 43,585), SW British Columbia, Canada, on the Fraser River, part of metropolitan Vancouver. Founded in 1859 as Queensborough, it was the capital of British Columbia until Victoria was made capital after the union of British Columbia and Vancouver Island in 1866. New Westminster is a year-round port, with an excellent harbor that is the base of the Fraser River fishing fleet and a shipping point for grain, lumber, minerals, and canned goods. Among the city's industries are salmon, fruit, and vegetable canneries; distilleries and breweries; oil refineries; paper,... Read more
Statutes of Westminster
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ... legislative promulgations made by Edward I in Parliament at Westminster. Westminster I (1275) practically constitutes a code of law; it ... a sweeping ordinance against administrative abuses. Westminster II (1285) is similar in purpose and scope; it is especially ... and thus fundamentally altered English ... Read more
Westminster, Statute of
A Dictionary of World History Westminster, Statute of (1931) Legislation on the status of British DOMINIONS ... Conferences pressure was exerted by the dominions of Canada, New Zealand, the Commonwealth of Australia, the Union of South ... within the British COMMONWEALTH . The result was the Statute of Westminster, accepted by each dominion ... Read more

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