▁un se ated ▁on ▁pet ition ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁by ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁Dis put ed ▁Returns , ▁which ▁ended ▁his ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁Assembly . ▁ ▁Four teen ▁months ▁later ▁Ever ard ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁in ▁company ▁with ▁Sir ▁Henry ▁Ay ers , ▁and ▁Mess rs . ▁Alexander ▁Hay , ▁T . ▁Hog arth , ▁J . ▁Fish er , ▁R . ▁A . ▁Tar l ton , ▁and ▁Walter ▁D uff ield , ▁and ▁continued ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁eigh teen ▁members ▁compr ising ▁the ▁Upper ▁House , ▁who ▁were ▁then ▁returned ▁by ▁the ▁whole ▁province ▁acting ▁as ▁one ▁elect oral ▁district , ▁until ▁he ▁vac ated ▁his ▁seat ▁on ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 1 8 7 8 . ▁While ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ature ▁Mr . ▁Ever ard ▁served ▁in ▁three ▁Min ist ries : ▁As ▁Commission er ▁of ▁Public ▁Works ▁in ▁the ▁Hart ▁Administration , ▁which ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁then ▁in ▁the ▁Ay ers ▁Ministry ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁October ▁following . ▁Besides ▁John ▁Hart , ▁his ▁colle agues ▁in ▁this ▁short - l ived ▁Ministry ▁were ▁Ne ville ▁B ly th , ▁J . ▁T . ▁Bag ot ▁and ▁W . ▁Town send . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 2 ▁July ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁to ▁ 3 ▁June ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁Ever ard ▁was ▁Commission er ▁of ▁Crown ▁Land s ▁and ▁Im m igration ▁in ▁the