Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE vii
3. ABBREVIATIONS x
4. CONTENTS xi
5. ILLUSTRATIONS xii
6. CHAPTER ONE. THE BRITISH EMPIRE AND THE CONFEDERATION OF CANADA 1
7. CHAPTER TWO. THE COLONIAL OFFICE, 1867-1887 28
8. CHAPTER THREE. THE TREASURY AND IMPERIAL GUARANTEES ON CANADIAN LOANS 66
9. CHAPTER FOUR. THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL AND THE DISALLOWANCE OF PROVINCIAL ACTS 109
10. CHAPTER FIVE. THE LORD CHANCELLOR AND THE QUESTION OF APPEALS TO THE PRIVY COUNCIL 135
11. CHAPTER SIX. THE BOARD OF TRADE AND CANADIAN COMMERCIAL POLICY 168
12. CHAPTER SEVEN. THE FOREIGN OFFICE AND THE NEGOTIATION OF COMMERCIAL TREATIES 216
13. CHAPTER EIGHT. A CANADIAN "RESIDENT MINISTER" IN GREAT BRITAIN 255
14. CHAPTER NINE. THE IMPERIAL RELATIONSHIP IN OPINION AND PRACTICE, 1867-1887 278
15. APPENDIX A. THE ORGANIZATION OF THE COLONIAL OFFICE, 1867-1887 324
16. APPENDIX B. A NOTE ON THE LATER HISTORY OF APPEALS TO THE PRIVY COUNCIL FROM CANADA 326
17. BIBLIOGRAPHY. A NOTE ON SOURCES 330
18. INDEX 355