This act imposes fees on licenses granting the right to run distilleries, specifying how often these licenses need to be renewed and to whom the fees need to be paid.
This act repeals a prior census act passed in 1836 and replaces it with a new census act, defining what kind of information is to be taken by census-takers and how it is to be taken.
This continues an act passed in 1843 which enumerates the tariffs to be charged on various items being imported into Newfoundland in order to generate a revenue for the province.
This act places all properties heretofore been set aside for use for defence shall remain vested in the Principal Officers of the British government charged with defence.
This act allows for the sale and lease of land reserved to Native peoples, with the proceeds from such sales to go towards the benefit of the said people, and creates new regulations to prevent encrosions upon their remaining land.