The report of the Pennefather Commission : Indian conditions and administration in the Canadas in the 1850s / John F. Leslie. : R32-487/1983E-PDF

"Between 1828 and 1858 there were six major investigations of Indian conditions and Indian department administration in the Canadas. The last of these Royal Commissions, chaired by Richard T. Pennefather, was launched officially on 5 September 1856. After more than a year of study, travel, and on-site inspections, the Commissioners submitted a final report to the Governor-General of British North America, Sir Edmund Walker Head, in early April 1858. This comprehensive investigation, like its predecessors, followed the same format in terms of reportage; however, the Commission's terms of reference were in one respect significantly different. Previous Royal Commissions had been charged, either directly or indirectly, with determining "the best means of securing the future progress of civilization of the Indian tribes of Canada." In this respect, the 1856 enquiry was similar. However, its second objective, that of ascertaining "the best mode of managing the Indian property, so as to secure its full benefit to the Indians without impeding the settlement of the country" was a significant departure. This latter goal reflected the new Colonial and Imperial realities of the late 1850s"--p. [1].

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