[1] The festivities began in the morning, with music provided by the North-West Mounted Police Band.
[1] The session began at 3:00pm with Lieutenant Governor Joseph Royal entering the chamber escorted by Mounties.
The Lieutenant Governor then called for the repeal of the liquor laws passed by the Temporary North-West Council.
The speech also announced the introduction of a bill to provide provisions for collecting vital statistics.
The last major portion of the speech outlined the upcoming budgetary estimates to be provided to members from the Lieutenant Governor advisory Council.