king's woods in North America.
While governor of New Hampshire opposed the imposition of the taxes by
Great Britain, but still supported British connection; compelled in 1775
to take refuge on board a British ship on which he sailed for England.
Appointed lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia, 1792. =Index=: =Dr=
Lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia, 290. =Bib.=: _Dict. Nat. Biog._

=West.= =W= Of Halifax, establishes first Madras school in St. John, New
Brunswick, in 1818, 87.

=West India Company.= Established by royal edict in 1664, under the
usual conditions, that it should further the cause of colonization and
religion in New France, and in return should possess a monopoly of the
fur trade. The charter was revoked in 1674. In 1721, a similar charter
was granted to a new West India Company. =Index=: =F= Creation of, 49;
failure of, 149. =Bib.=: Biggar, _Early Trading Companies of New
France_.

=Western Forts.= =S= Held by Great Britain pending settlement of
Loyalist affairs, 55, 119; handed over to United States, 142. =Bk=
Transfer of, to United States, 53. =Hd= Necessity for strengthening,
137; Haldimand declines to surrender till instructed by his government,
260; surrender of, 262. =Dr= Retained by Great Britain as security for
concessions to Loyalists, 231; handed over to United States, 291, 303.
_See also_ Michilimackinac; Detroit, etc.

=Westminster Conference, 1866.= To settle finally the plan on which the
Confederation of the provinces was to be carried out, the delegates from
Canada, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia met in the Westminster Palace
Hotel, London. The Conference lasted from the 4th to the 24th of
December, and passed a series of sixty-nine resolutions based on those
of the Quebec Conference. The Conference resumed again in January, 1867,
with the result that the British North America Act was framed, and
passed by the Imperial Parliament. =Index=: =Mc= Conference meets in
London, 125-127. =Bib.=: _See also_ British North America Act;
Confederation.

=Wetherall, Sir George Augustus= (1788-1868). Born in Hampshire,
England. Educated at Winchester and the Military College, Farnham. In
1803 joined the regiment of Nova Scotia Fencibles formed by his father,
General Sir Fred A. Wetherall. During the Rebellion of 1837-1838 in
Canada in command of the troops at Montreal, defeating the rebels at St.
Charles and Point Oliver. In 1838 promoted brevet-colonel; from 1843 to
1850 deputy-adjutant-general in Cana