Nothing  official  has  since  been  done  up  to  the  present  time  to  modify  the
force  of  the  warrant  or  change  its  provisions,  and  the  foregoing  remains  the  legal
and  official  coat  of  arms  of  the  Dominion.  In  1870  the  Province  of  Manitoba
was  formed  and  admitted  into  the  Union;  British  Columbia  followed  in  1871,
and  Prince  Edward  Island  in  1S73,  and  since  then  Alberta  and  Saskatchewan.
Legitimate  Arms  exist  for  all  the  foregoing  (to  which  refer),  and  from  time  to
time  unofficial  representations  are  to  be  found  in  which  some  or  all  are  introduced
into  the  arms  of  the  Dominion  as  additional  quarterings.  This  practice  is  at
present  unauthorised  and  improper.  I  understand,  however,  that  at  the  moment
of  writing  the  question  of  the  arms  of  the  Dominion  is  under  consideration,
though  whether  the  result  will  be  one  single  and  simple  coat  for  the  Dominion
or  the  inclusion  of  additional  quarterings  remains  to  be  seen.
No  crest,  supporters  or  motto  were  assigned  to  the  Dominion  in  the  original
Royal  Warrant,  and  though  crests  and  supporters  are  on  record  for  Ontario  and
for  Nova  Scotia,  it  would  be  quite  incorrect  to  add  them  to  the  Dominion
escutcheon.
The  badge  of  a  maple-leaf  appears  to  be  very  generally  accepted  as  a  floral
badge  for  Canada,  but  it  has  as  yet  no  official  recognition.
The  quartered  coat  is  borne  in  the  flag  of  the  Governor-General,  the  shield

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being  placed  in  a  white  disc  in  the  centre  of  the  flag  within  wreaths  which  are
of  maple-leaves  instead  of  the  oak-leaves  prescribed  for  similar  flags  in  other
parts  of  the  King's  Dominions  and  ensigned  by  the  Imperial  crown.
