translate English to French: The NBRC maintained that the federal statute of 1881 repealed all acts of the Province which were inconsistent with the Consolidated Railway Act, 1879; and in the absence of anything in the 1879 Act which would expressly negate the obligation to operate a railway, it was intended that the NBRC incorporating act would continue to be operative, that the obligation of the NBRC to operate a railway continues by virtue of the subsequent federal legislation relating to the NBRC, and that CP is accordingly also under an obligation to operate the railway.
La NBRC a affirmé que la loi fédérale de 1881 a remplacé toutes les lois de la Province qui étaient incompatibles à la Consolidated Railway Act, 1879 et qu'en l'absence de toute mention dans la loi de 1879 qui nierait de façon précise l'obligation d'exploiter un chemin de fer, la loi constitutive de la NBRC continuerait de s'appliquer, l'obligation de la NBRC d'exploiter un chemin de fer serait maintenue en vertu de la loi fédérale subséquente concernant la NBRC et, par conséquent, le CP a l'obligation d'exploiter le chemin de fer.