I'm in a generous mood, Miller, so I'll help you out, as you seem incapable of helping yourself.

In 1868 a motion passed in the Nova Scotian legislature petitioning the British government to exclude Nova Scotia from the BNA.

Queen Victoria denied the petition.

In the same year, 31,000 Nova Scotians signed a petition asking that Nova Scotia be excluded from the BNA.

http://ns1758.ca/antifed/newscot_anticonfed-1868june16.html

A petition of 31,000 names out of a Nova Scotia population of 387,000.

There was never a "plebiscite" and only a tiny portion of Nova Scotians signed the petition.

Don't thank me, Miller, not necessary. Just glad to help.

You should really try to learn how to use google.

You'd save yourself a lot of embarrassment.