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1966 CONSTITUTION (AMENDMENT) CHAP. 11 CHAPTER 11 R.S.B.C. 1960, c. 71 An Act to Amend the Constitution Act 1961, c. 10; 1962, c. 13 1963, c. 9; 1965, c. 6. [Assented to 1st April, 1966.] ER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the H Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:— Short title. 1. This Act may be cited as the Constitution Act Amendment Act, 1966. Amend»». M. 2. Section 14 of the Constitution Act, being chapter 71 of the Revised Statutes of British Columbia, 1960, is amended by striking out the word " fifty-two " from the first line and substituting the word " fifty-five ", so that the section shall read as follows:— " 14. The Legislative Assembly shall consist of fifty-five members, to be elected in the manner provided by the Provincial Elections Act, and to represent the electoral districts constituted and defined by and in this Act." Rc-enacts Schedule C. 3. Schedule C is repealed and the following substituted:— SCHEDULE C (Section 15) (The Mining Divisions herein mentioned, unless specifically stated to the con trary, are as described in the Gazette of October 19th, 1936.) ALBERNI ELECTORAL DISTRICT All that portion of the Province of British Columbia which is contained within the following boundaries:— Commencing at the point on the southerly boundary of the Province due south of the south-east corner of Lot 729, Renfrew Land District, thence north to said corner; thence northerly along the easterly boundary of lot 729 and that of Lot 730 to the north-east corner of Lot 730; thence due north to the westerly boundary of the watershed of Carmanah Creek; thence northerly along said boundary to the southerly boundary of the watershed of Marchand Creek; thence north-westerly along said boundary to the left bank of Marchand Creek at the entrance thereto; thence due west to the middle line of Nitinat Lake; thence northerly along said middle line to and along the middle line of Nitinat River to the westeily boundary of the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Company Land Grant; thence north westerly along said boundary to the southerly boundary of the watershed of Frank lin River; thence easterly along said boundary to the westerly boundary of the watershed of Nitinat River; thence northerly along the westerly boundary of the watershed of Nitinat River and thai of Cameron River to the point thereon due west of the north-west corner of Dinsmuir Land District; thence esit to said corner; 53 CONSTITUTION (AMENDMENT) 14-15 ELIZ. 2 thence easterly along said boundary to the south-east corner of Cameron Land Dis trict; thence northerly along said boundary to the middle line of Englishman River; thence north-easterly and northerly along said middle line to the mouth of said river; thence due north to the middle line of Strait of Georgia; thence north-west erly along said middle line to the point due east of the middle line of Baynes Sound; thence west to said middle line; thence north-westerly along the middle line of Baynes Sound to and south-easterly along the middle line of Deep Bay to the point due north of the north-east corner of Lot 13, Newcastle Land District; thence south to said corner; thence southerly along the easterly boundaries of Lots 13, 72, and 87, Blocks 164 and 841 to the most easterly south-east corner of Block 841; thence due south to the southerly boundary of Newcastle Land District; thence westerly along said boundary to the easterly boundary of the watershed of Stamp River; thence north-westerly along said boundary to and westerly along the northerly boundary of the watershed of Ash River to the southerly boundary of the watershed of Buttle Lake; thence westerly and northerly along the southerly and wc'srly boundaries of the watershed of Buttle Lake to and along the easterly boundary of the waters flowing southerly and westerly into the Pacific Ocean to the southerly boundary of the watershed of Alice Lake; thence westerly along said boundary and that of Victoria Lake and of Neroutsos Inlet to the southerly boundary of the water shed of Klaskish River; thence south-westerly along said boundary and the divide separating the waters flowing northerly into Brooks Bay from those flowing south erly into Checleset Bay to the point thereon due east of Cape Cook; thence west to said point; thence due west to the westerly boundary of the Province; thence south-easterly along said boundary to the point of commencement, shall constitute one electoral district to be designated as "Alberni Electoral District," and return one member. ATLIN ELECTORAL DISTRICT All that portion of the Province of British Columbia which is contained within the following boundaries:— Atlin Mining Division; Stikine Mining Divsion, except that part which lies to the cast of the one hundred and twenty-eighth meridian of west longitude; together with Portland Canal Mining Division, as denned in the Gazette of April 22nd, 1937, shall constitute one electoral district, to be designated as "Atlin Elec toral District," and return one member BOUND\RY-StMIT-K\MEEN El ECTORAL DISTRICT All that portion of the Province of British Columbia which is contained within the following boundaries:— Commencing at the point of intersection of the westerly boundary of the watershed of Ashnola River with the southerly boundary of the Province; thence northerly along the westerly boundary of the watershed of Ashnola River to and along the southerly and easterly boundary of the watershed of Willis Creek to the point thereon due south of the south-cast corner of Lot 2853 (S.), Similkameen Di vision of Yale Land District; thence north to said corner; thence northeily along the easterly boundary of said lot to the southerly boundary of Lot 405, Similkameen (formerly Osoyoos) Division of Yale Land District; thence easterly, northerly, and westerly along the southerly, easterly, and northerly boundaries of said lot to the point ihcreon due south of the south-west corner of Lot 361 (S.); thence north to said corner; thence northerly along the westerly boundaries of Lots 361 (S.), 359 (S.), 360 (S.), 1585 (S.), 1583 (S.), 1803 (S.), and 1804 (S.) lo the north west coiner of Lot 1804 (S.); thence easterly along the northerly boundary of Lot 1804 (S.) to the noint thereon due south of !".,.- ./Mith-wcst corr^; of Lot 404; thence north to said comer; thence northerly along :hv- westerly boundary of CONSTITUTION (AMENDMENT) CHAP. 11 said lot produced to the middle line of Siinilkameen River; thence easterly along said middle line to the point thereon due south of the south-west corner of Lot 403; all the lots herein above mentioned with suffix "(S.)" being in Similkameen Division of Yale Land District, and all other lots being in Simil- kameen (formerly Osoyoos) Division of Yale Land District; thence north to said corner; thence northerly and easterly along the westerly and northerly boundaries of said lot to the point thereon due south of the most westerly south west corner of Lot 4305, Xamloops Division of Yale Land District; thence north to said corner; thence northerly along the westerly boundary of said lot to the southerly boundary of Lot 4306; thence westerly and northerly along the southerly and westerly boundaries of said lot to the north-west corner thereof; thence due north to a pcint due east of the south-east corner of Lot 918, thence west to said corner; thence northerly along the easterly boundaries of Lot 918, 967, 1040, and 978 to the north-east corner of Lot 978; thence westerly along the noitherly boundaries of Lots 978, 971, and the southerly boundary of Lot 1509 to the south-west corner of Lot 1509; thence northerly along the westerly bound aries of Lots 1509, 1402, and 1866 to the north-west corner of Lot 1866: thence west in a straight line to the south-east corner of Lot 1523; thence northerly along the easterly boundary of said lot produced to the south-east corner of Lot 3362; thence northerly and westerly along the easterly and northerly boundaries of said lot to the southwest corner of Lot 3364; thence northerly along the westerly boundaries of Lots 3364, 3361, and 3768 to the north-west corner of Lot 3^68; thence easterly along the northerly boundary of Lot 3768 to the westerly boundary of the watershed of Hayes Creek, all the lots herein above mentioned, beginning with Lot 4305, being in Kamloops Division of Yale Land District; thence northerly and easterly along the westerly and northerly boundaries of Hayes Creek to and along the northerly and easterly boundaries of the watershed of Trout Creek to the point thereon due north of the most westerly north-west corner of Lot 4485, Osovoos Division of Y3le Land District; thence south to said corner; thence southerly along the westerly boundary of said lot to the south-west corner thereof, thence due south to a point due east of the north east corner of Lot 2092. Kamloops Division of Yale Land District; thence west to said corner; thence southerly along the easterly boundary of said lot to the northerly boundary of Lot 4478; thence westerly, southerly, and easterly along the northerly, westerly, and southerly boundaries of said lot to the north-west corner of Lot 2093, Kamloops Division of Yale Land District; ttience easterly and southerly along the northerly and easterly boundaries of said lot and the easterly boundary of Lot 2094, both of Kamloops Division of Yale Land District to the north west corner of Lot 4476; thence southerly along the westerly boundaries of Lots 4476 and 4479 to the south-west corner of Lot 4479; thence westerly to and