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Do (small) Sd to 7d
Mutton, per 1b., Bal to Od
Lamb per 1b, 4d to bd
Veal, per lb, Sd to Bd
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Ham, per lb.,
Butter, (fresh)
Do by the tuh,
Cheese, per tb.,
Tallow, per lb.,
Lard, per Ib.,
Flour, per lb.,
Oatmeal, per 100 Ibs.,
Eggs, per dozen,
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Barley, per bushel, 5s Gd to 6s Gd)
Uats per do., 3s to 332d)
Vegetables.
Peas, per quart
Potatoes, per bushel, 8s to 33 2a
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Geese, 28 Gd to Bs 6d
Turkeys, each, 4a to 7s 6d
Fowls, each, 1s to le 8d
Chickens per pair,
Ducks, 1s 5d to 1s Gd
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Ilerrings, per barrel, 26s to 408
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Lumber.
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LAND ASSESSMENT,
Treasurer's Office,
Charlottetown, P. ELT.
25th January, 1868,
he ursuance of an Act of the General Assembly
of this Island, made and passed in the Twenty-
fourth year of the reign of Her Majesty, Queen Vie-
snow-storm, seeing a bush in the
neon Street, ovenpied/ might be attracted to where the danger
was,
bushes set round the hole,
DEBATES AND PROCEEDINGS
OF TUE
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
Frrnar, April 3rd.
BAPTIST CHURCH BILL,
On motion of the Hon, Mr, Balderston,
« Bill to Incorporate the Baptist Church
of Long Creek, West River, was read a
second time, referred tv a Committee of
of the whole House and reported agreed
to without any amendmeat.
ICK BUSHING BILL.
A Bill to prevent accidents to persons
travelling on the ice, in this Island; was,
on motion, read a second time and refer-
red to Committee,
the Chair,
Hon, Mr. Beer in
Hon. Mr. Batversron: The Bill mere-
ly says that the ice, where holes are
made in it for digging mud or otherwise,
“—~\|is to be bushed, so as to attract the atten-
tion of travellers,
Tt is not stated how
it is tebe done, The smallest bush sot
in the ice might be considered as com-
plying with the Act, while it would not
warn travellera of the danger, but would,
perhaps, attract them to where the dans
ger was,
Hon. Mr. Anperson: There should
Street, in the rear of Mrs, Sal-/be something to distingnish bushes set
near a hole in the iee froma line of bush-
A person ina
ice,
I think there should be a circle of
Hon. Mr. Dixawetr: T anppose the
gentleman who introduced the Bill, did
so from the best of motives, that is, t
gnard the public against danger as those
mud-diggers are getting so common; but
I apprehen? some danger as the Bill fs at
present, for, if there is not some way to
toria, intitaled, * An Act relating to the Land Assess distinguish between bushes set in the ice
ment at present imposed by Law on the Town and Roy-''
of Prinvetown,” and alsa of an Act made and/guide them, it would be better to have
pones in the Twenty-seventh year of the same reigy./none at all,
alty
ntituled, "An Act to consolidate and amend the sever
al Laws imposing an Assessment on allaLands in this
Colony, and for the encouragement of Education,” Ibe very careful iv a matter of this
least, while we are endeavoring to apply
a remedy we should make the matter
worse. It appears to me that it would
be better to make-@ fetteemronnd those
holes which could not be mistaken for a
line of bushes.
should be compelled to fence in the open-
do hereby give Public Notice that I have made procla-
elamation according to the terms of the said Acts, of all
for the non-payment of the several suma due and owing
thereon to Her Majesty, ander and by virtue of the
above mentioned Acts, vit t=
Aeres. dleves. {j
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“ 34 0«=—s- 264 Bunbury “* 1S
“s 35) «—- 229) Connelly ‘* 60
of No. 6, one-quarter of 7, one-quarter of 16, one-
twelfth of 17, one-quarter of 22, one-quarter of 23,
one-quarter of 24, one-quarter of 38 one-quarter of
42, seven-twentieths of 48, one-eighth of 44, one-
quarter of 48, one-half of 65, one-elghth of T4, one-
quarter of 78, one-half of 83, one-quarter of 90, 97,
Os,
Secon?
eight
quart
One-t
one-t
Hundred of Tots tn Charlottetown: — five-
sof No, 6, one-half of 7, one-quarter of 8, one-
sof M4, one quarter of 18, one-quarter of 19,
arter of 2, one-quarter of 21, one-half of 26,
f of 27, 31, one-half ot 43, one-half of 44, one-
quart of 46, one-sixth of 41, three-elghths of 45,
one-s th of 59, one-sixth of 83,
Third hwidred of Lots In Charlottetown :—five-twellths
of 21, five-twelfths of 22.
Fourth hu.tred of Lota in Charlottetown :-one-quar
ter of 6, one-half ot 26, one-half of 29, one-half of 42,
five-cighths of 48, one-quarter of 58, seven-twelfths
of 69, 60, one-half of @1, one-quarter of M4, one-half
of 82, 84, one-half of 83.
Fifth hundred of Lots tn Charlottetown reone-half o
11, one-quarter of 12, one-quarter ef 28, one-half o
29, five-twelfths of 62, one-sixth of 73,
Lots in Charlottetown formerly ocoupled as the Barrack
Square: —No, 1. 4 me
Water Lot. opposite to Town Tot No, 97, In the first
hundr:d of Lots in Charlottetown,
Lots in the Common of Charlottetown :—one-third of
11 seven-twellths of 18.
Pasture Lots In the Royalty of Charlottetown +—-ore-
half of No. 28, 47, two-thirds of 28, 36, 80, 48, 44, 44,
G3, 72,153, 291, 207, 313, 399, 340, 2G7, BGR, BG9, ATO,
871, 903, two-thirds of 399, two-thirds of 400, 49)
402, 431 499. 531, 538.
Town Lots tn Georgetown No, 18, Ist rango, letter A.
One-half of No, 0 third range, letter A. No, 7, 4th
range, letter A, No. 3, 4th range, letter D, No. 6,
Sra range, letter F. No, 2, 3, 1 & 15, 4th range, let-
ter F. No, 11, 4th range, letter G.
Pasture Lote in the Royalty of Georgetown Nos, 163,
225, 309, 822,
Reserved Lands adjoining the Royalty of Georgetown:
acres,
Town Lote tn Princetown :—No. 5, Ist row, Tet divi-
sion, letter A. No, 8, lat row, nd division. letter A.
No. 3 & &, 2nd row, 2nd division, letter BR. No, 8, 2nd
row, Srd division, letier B, No, 6 2nd row, 4th divi-
sion, letter B, No. 3, Ind row, Ind division, letter c
No. 1, 4th row, Mnd division, letter D. No. 1, 2 & 3,
Sth row, 2nd diviston, letter BR, No. 3 & 4, Sth row,
Gth division, letter B. Noa, 1, 2.3, 4, 6 & 6.
Pasture Lota In the Royalty of Princetown :—Nos, 65,
175, 240, 459, and 460,
And the owners of the aforesaid Lots, parts of Lots
round those holes, say four feet high, I
think it would be the better way.
with his honor who spoke last.
desirous as any person to guard the tra-
velling public against danger; but we
want to encourage farmers in digging
mussel mud, and if we required them to
erect brush fences around the holes which
o warn travellers, and those intended to
We should
kind,
Hon, Mr. MacDowatp:
Those who haul mud
ngs, avd if a brush-fence were made
T cannot agree
lam as
Ilon. Mr. Drnaweu.:
they cut in the ice for that purpose, it
will be imposing a very serious burden
vpon them,
Hon. the Presrpenr : It is not often
that the lines of bushes which are iv-
tended to guide travellers lead over mus-
sel banks, but the danger is, that stran-
gers might follow the tracks of parties
hauling mud and would drive directly to
where the holes were. The winter roads
should be better attended to, for they are
not properly bushed,
Hon. Mr. Lorn: To place a few
bushes near the holes would, perhaps, be
doing more har than good. We can.
not tell what accidents may happen. aod
if we are going to guard against danger,
we should do it properly. Ifa brush
fence were put up it would be a shelter
for the people working at the mud, but at
ly
much necessity for this Bill,
Tlow. Mr. Barberston: I think that
if a brash fence were made 34 feet high |
around holes which the mud-diggers had |
left, it would be sufficient. Tt would re-
quire to be well staked so that it would
not blow away,
Hon, Mr. MacDonatp: Ifa row of
bushes were put round the holes not more
than ten feet apart, and not less than six
feet in height, perhaps it would be sufli-
cient,
Ion. Mr. Dixaweit: 1 approve of
the suggestion ot the lastapeaker, That
would be a much better plan than put-
ting up a brash fence,
Ifon. Mr. Wartronne: Tam olso of
opinion that the enggestion of his honor
trom Georgetown(Mr. MacDonald) is
the one most practicable and best adapted
to meet the requirements ofthe case.
The object.of the Bill is, no doubt, good,
for it is highly necessary that something
should be done for the safety of the tra-
velling public; but this mudaligging is a
new branch of industry, and I would be
reluctaat to throw any obstacle in the
way o its prosecution, To erect a brash
fence would be liable to several objec-
tions, Ina storm it would collect « great
deal of snow-drift, #0 that the men, oa
resuming their work, would find the holes
and tracts of Land go in arrear, and proclaimed as afore-
said, are hereby Motifled that in case sums cha
on them as aforesaid, together with coats wh
rred, shall not be pald before the next
next, eae
b- | Court daring the sald
have been Inch
mence on
tion will be made to the Sapreme
apts
Ch'town, July 24, 1867. °
a
JAMES WARDURTON, Treasurer.
Tots or tracts of
which they had left, filled with lolly,
which would, perhaps, take all the’
hands a whole day to remore, A brash
ifence would also obstruct the ingress
Tha traveller
ssi
the same time, 1 do not thivk there is|_
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am meer
“ne. oma
ing at the great and rapidly increasing
extent to which that branch of industry
‘is prosecuted, I thunk it is not unlikely
that the Government will soon have to
adopt some measures for its regulation,
and this question will then come upin a
different form, If it continues to be pro-
secuted to any great extent, it will proba-
bly be necessary to have persons appoint-
ed to regulate it, otherwise disputes will
be likely to arise.
Ifon. Mr. Batperston: I wish to be
understood. In advocating the placing
of a brush fence around those holes, I
had reference to those only from which
the machines for digging mud had been
removed, aud I am still of opiuion that it
would be the wisest course to adopt,
On motion of the ITlou. Mr. Mac-
Donald, the clanse was amended by
makivg it compulsory on parties who
should ent holes in the ice, to place bush-
es around them, not more than ten feet
apart, or less than six teet high,
Clause relaling to Fine.
Tfon. Mr. Barvenston: I think there
is great objection to that clause, for where
there is such a very serious risk, I think
it is quite absurd to impose a fine for
non-performance of the requirements of
the act of no more than 4s. aud as
low as 103. I think it should be as high
as the magistrates’ limit would permit.
It will not affect the nan who complies
with the act, and the man who does not,
should be liable to a heavy fine.
Hon. Mr. Dixawett: In my opivion,
it ig quite snilicient as it is. I do not
apprehend any serions accidents, and T
would not like to impose a very heavy
fine, A man might not exactly under-
stand the law and it might be taken ad-
vantage of,
Ilon. Mr. Lorp: TI am inclined to
agree with his honor from the second
district of Queen’s Connty, (Mr. Balder-
ston). The fine is perhaps high enough
for ordinary cases, but a man might lose
a valuable horse, and perhaps a sleigh-
load of valuable goods, through the care-
lessness of aman who had cut ahole in
t
an extra fine,
such a law, and not impose a higher fine
than £2 for not complying with it.
he ice, and iu that case there should be
Tt ia quite absurd to pass
Hon. Mr, Dinawetn: The five is for
rot follow that the fine is only to be im-
The House was resumed and the chair-
man reported the bill agreed to with an
amendment.
the Hon, Mr. MacDonald,
time as amended, and passed.
It was then, on motion of
read a third
WILDERNESS LANDS BILL.
A bill to encourage the settlement and
cultivation of public wilderness lands,
was again referred to a committee of the
whole House and reported agreed to, and
then, on motion of the Hon. Mr. Mac-
Donald, it was read a third time and
passed,
On motion of the Hon. Mr. Beer, a bill
to incorporate the Baptist Church at
Long Creek, West River, was read a
third time and passed.
A petition was presented to the Tlouse
by the Hon, Mr. Muirhead, of George
Ki. Meggison, Lot 5, praying to bo re-
leased, tor reasons therein set forth, from
further payment for his farm, The pe-
tition was read and ordered to be laid on
the table.
Adjourned till to-morrow at eleven
o’clock,
Satunpay, April 4.
LUNATIC ASYLUM.
TIon, Mr. Hayrnorne, a member of
the Government, presented to the Honee
the eighteenth annual report of the Medi-
cal Superintendant of the Lunatic
Asylum, which was read and ordered to
be laid oa the table.
A bill was bronght up from the Honse
of Assembly by the Hon. Attorney Gen-
eral to amend the act incorporating the
Summerside bank, which was read a first
time, and ordered to be read a second
time on Monday next.
Adjourned till Monday next at eleven
o'cloct.
Mownpay, April 6.
SUMMERSIDE BANK.
A bill to amend the act incorporating
the Summerside Bank, was read a se-
cond time and referred to a Committee
of the whole Touse, Hon. Mr.
Muirhead iv the Chair.
Ton, Mr. MacDoyarp said he was
not fully aware of the reasons for intra-
ducing this Bill. He believed it was in-
tended to extend the time for the payment
of the shares, and he thought that was an
unusual privilege.
Hon. Me. Hayroonne remarked that
he was not very well acquainted with
the affairs of Sammerside
the bill.
vote
haps this was an exparte moasure.
ank, and he
was rather at a loss to know how to
He had heard that
the direetors of that Bank had not been a
very “ happy family” of late, and per-
Ion. Mr. Moraieansaid there was a | open
petition before the House asking for this’ move that the clause be amended by in-
measure, which he believed was signed
by all the directors except himself, and
the reason he had not signed 1t was, that
he was not at the meeting at which it
was drawn up. The reason for intro-
ducing the bill was that the bank did not
go into operation for ten or eleven
months after the act to incorporate it
was passed, and this bill only extended
the time for paying the last instalment
of the shares till next January, thereby
giving the stock-holders the same time
for the payment of their shares, as the
act contemplated they should have. He
did not, therefore, see that there could be
avy objection to it.
Hon. the Prestpent said that as the
bill merely extended the time for the last
payment of the shares, he did not see
any objection to it, It did not entail any
expense on the conntry or upon their
constituencies, and he was willing to give
it his support,
The House being reanmed, the bill was
reported agreed to without any amend-
ment, and then, on motion of the Hon.
Mr. Muirhead, it was read a third time
and passed,
LAND OFFICE ACCOUNTS.
Hon. Mr. MacDonatp, a member of
the Government, presented to the Honse
a copy of the accounts of the public lands
office, for the past year, and on doing so.
remarked thet it was usual to preseni
those accounts at an earlier period of the
session, but the reason they were f0 late
in being presented this year was, that by
some mistake the two copies which had
been prepared for the Legislature, were
sentto the House of Assembly, Ordered
to be laid on the table.
Adjourned till to-morrow at eleven
o'clock.
Tvespay, April 7.
A bill was brought up from the House
of Assembly by Mr. Brecken in further
addition to and amendment of the act to
incorporate the town of Charlottetown,
The said bill was read a first time, and
ordered to be read a second time to-
morrow,
SAVINGS BANK,
Hon. Mr. MacDownatp, on rising to
move for the second reading of a bill to
non-compliance with the “law.” It does | consolidate and amend several acts there-
t
posed in case of an accident.
in mentioned, relating to the savings
bank. said :—The object of this bill is to
consolidate the several laws on the
statute book, as well as to introduce
some amendments which have been
deemed necessary inthe savings bauk
net. That institution was established in
1865, and it has gone on since then re-
ceiving deposits of small sums on inter-
est up to this time. The amount de-
posited has been steadily increasing, as
is shown by the balance of interest each
year in favor of the bank. The balance
of interest, that is the difference between
the amount paid to the depositors at five
per cent. and six per cent., which tho
money is worth te the Government, in
1865, was £14 Gs, 74. In 1866 it was
£51 10s. Sd., in 1867 £114 Gs., and in
1868, that is, for the year ending on the
first of January, £155 103. 4d., which
just about paid the working expenses of
the bank. The amonnt of deposita on
the first of January, 1867, was £11,205
Ids. Sd. and at the same period in 1868,
it was £14085 2s, 5d., and the interest
10d., showing that amount of money
saved to the poorer class of people, and
in many cases to orphan children. IT be-
lieve it is admitted on all hands that an
institution of this kind is a great benefit
to any country. It enconrages saving
habits in those who would otherwise spend
their movey foolishly. During the ses-
sion of 1866 an amendment to the origin-
al act was passed, and in a despatch from
the Colonial Office in reference to it,
certain alterations are recommended to
be introduced in any future act; bat t
find that the Honse of Assembly have
not fully embodied them io this bill, J
will, therefore, when the louse goes in-
to committee, eunbmit two or three ad-
ditional clauses, with a view of carrying
out those recommendations, One ot these
relates to savings deposited by married
women, and another contains a provision
the Imperial savings bank act, for the
as to who is tho proper party to draw
money deposited in the bank.
First clause: —
Hon. Mr. MacDonarv: I am not
be made in the days for receiving de-
posits.
greater nuraber of people are in town ;
a with that opinion.
which was paid to depositors, £727 15a- |
similar to the 48th and 49th sections of
purpose of preventing or settling disputes
The bill was then read a second time
and referred to a committee of the whole
House.—Hon. Mr Gordan in the chair.
aware of any reason why a change should
The old act required the office
to be open ov Tuesday and Friday fy
each week, which being market days, a
bnt this bill only mentions Tuesday, and it
is the opinion of the officer who has charge
of the management institation that Friday
shou'd also be named as formerly, and I
hours
named in the bill for keeping the office
open, are from ten till fonr, and as the
othor public offices are closed at three, T
I, therefore,
serting the words “ and Friday "* after th
word “'I'nesday,” and by striking ov
** four” and inserting * three.”
Hon. Mr. Beer: I rise to second t
motion to amend ‘the clause, as J thin
such an amendment is required, Fror
ten till three o'clock is quite long enougt
in myopinion, to keep the office open ; br
think a good deal of inconvenience woul
result from only having the office ope:
ove day in each week, instead of two, a
formerly,’ It is gratifying to find the
such a large number of persons are avai
ing themselves of the advantages of th’
institution—that they are thus. savin’
their money and receiving interest fc
it, which would otherwise be lying id?
or, perhaps, spent to little purpose. —
was pleased when the institution was 0.
ganized, and still more so to ficd that —
is giving satisfaction,
Hoa, the Prestpent: T think it @
quite necessary that the office should 1
opentwodays ineach week, and Tue
pay and Friday being market days, th
people, when they dispose of their cor
modities, will have au cpportunity of d @
positing their money in the Bank. I
very well pleased, as I am sure all yor
honors must be, to see the Institutic
prospering so well, and that the aum |
£14,085 2s. 5d. has already been
posited, Tt spanks very highly for
people who have deposited such a |
sum in such a short time.
Hon, Mr. Dinewrtr: T am al
pleased to see the Institution prosperin &
and I hope it will soon be necessar
from the increase of business, to keep th
office open morethan two days in eact)
week. I would like to see it open eve
day if the salary of the officer who h
charge of it were sufficient to compensa
him for doing 80. 2
%
Ifon. Mr. MacDonatn: Iam awa
that it is the practice of the Treasur
now, to receive deposits on avy day |
the week from parties coming from
distance, in order to save them trout
and inconvenience; but the salary pai
for the duties of that office at preser.
would not remunerate any person f 7
keeping it open every day. In fact,
would not pay to keep an office at all
it were not combivod with another,
is the practice in much larger Institutio
of a similar kind, to have stated days f/
receiving deposits, as well as for payi
interest, so that it gives as much acco:
modation in that respect as larger In
tutions in other countries,
Hon. Mr. Haytnorxe: Like yo
honors who have spoken, I am pleaed
find that the Institution is prospering a j
that so many parties in the country ¢ i
availing themselves of its advantag:
If more would do so we would probat
hear less abont the distress in the cor
try. If people from the country wor},
deposit a little of their cash in this Ba 9
in prosperons times, they would not be ;
often under the necessity of purchasi |
seed on such disadvantageous terms
the Spring. Ithink it is well to affe
as much convenience as possible to |
depositors. and 1 would, therefore, be
favor of keeping the office open two di
in each
week,
Amendment agreed to, ;
ei
i
Fourth clause :— Fl
Hon. Mr. MacDonyitp: I
glad to see that clause in the Bill,
I remember when the Act was bef p
this House, IT made a motion to have |
terest calculated upon deposits from —
first day of each month, instead of &
first day of each quarter after being ¥
posited, but it was not agreed to, T_
clause gives still greater advantages ©
the depositors than I proposed giv .
them at that “time.
Fifth clatse:— od
Hion. Mr. Bern: This clause ¢ 7
that no jnterest shall be allowed c
fractional part ofa pound, and do
feel inclined to support it. Five per ces.
is the rate of interest allowed, which *
shilling on a pound, or six pence onl
shillings, or nine pence on fifteen shilli
so I do not see that there would
any diffentry in calculating the amc L
to be paid. +
Hon. Mr. Anprrson: TI agree
his honor, (Mr. Beer). A poor mat
a poor child, might not have a pound
would not, therefore, get any inte
If a person were allowed interest on
or fifteen shillings, it wou'd help to 2 |
up the pound, 1 :
Hon. Mr MacDonatp: Itis six _
in this respect, to other Savings 1
Acts. It is thought, that to allow iif
est on a fractional part of a pound w i
cause a great deal of additional la’
and would, consequently, entail :
alexpense. It is very easy to ealet
interest at five per cent., i any
aumber of pounds, but if it were o
wise, I do not think it would be
to carry on the Institution without
ditional assistant in the offiee, and
fore, Ido not thiok it is adv
make any change in that reepeet,
Mayes re
t ui at benefit a
not the rich wth de see why a
— should pie oe jotere
shi or 10
al labor tothe officer, and
the poor every possible
(Continued on fi
7
do not see why this office should be kept
till a later hour.
«aa
‘VOL. IV.
ee
CHAR
um ¢ '
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ny :
EDWARD REILLY,
EDITOR AND PropRrreror,
at his Office, Queen Street.
TERMS FOR THE ‘‘HERALD.”
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Of every description, performed with neatness and despatch
and on moderate terms, at the Henarp Office,
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Full Moon, 7th day, 3h. 4m., morn., 8. W.
Last Quarter, 14th day, Gh. 22m., even., S.
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For1
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5 \Sunday 35) 28'9 14) 4 54, 58
6 |Monday 34: 2910 8) rises.) 55
7 |Tuesday $2! 91/10 57|.7 9) 59
8 |Wednesday $0; $211 41/8 1613 2
9 |Thursday 28) 33 even.! 9 21 5
10 |Friday + 96 ssi1 61022, 9
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24 |Wriday 1; 55 morn,| 8 51 fd
25 |Saturday 0 56,0 1810 6| 56
26 [Sunday je 57/1 S11 9! 58
27 Monday 57) 58} 1 52/11 5914 t
28 [Tuesday 56
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Prices Current.
ALLL LALA LALA LEE
C iarLortrrows, April 24, 1868.
Provisions,
Beef, (small) per 1b. 5d to 10d
Do by the quarter. 5d to 8d
Pork, (carcass) 41 to 6d |
Do (small) Sd to 7d
Mutton, per 1b., Bal to Od
Lamb per 1b, 4d to bd
Veal, per lb, Sd to Bd
6d to 7d
Ham, per lb.,
Butter, (fresh)
Do by the tuh,
Cheese, per tb.,
Tallow, per lb.,
Lard, per Ib.,
Flour, per lb.,
Oatmeal, per 100 Ibs.,
Eggs, per dozen,
Is Gd to Is 7d
ls Sd to Is 4d
3d to bd
9a to 10d
8d to 10d
Sdd to 39d
2is to VWs
Od to 10d |
Grain, |
Barley, per bushel, 5s Gd to 6s Gd)
Uats per do., 3s to 332d)
Vegetables.
Peas, per quart
Potatoes, per bushel, 8s to 33 2a
: Poultry.
Geese, 28 Gd to Bs 6d
Turkeys, each, 4a to 7s 6d
Fowls, each, 1s to le 8d
Chickens per pair,
Ducks, 1s 5d to 1s Gd
Fish.
Codfish, per qtl., 20s to 30s
Ilerrings, per barrel, 26s to 408
Mackerel, per dozen,
Lumber.
Boards (Hemlock) ds
Do (Spruce) 4s ‘o 5s
Do (Pine). Gs 09s
Shingles, per M 15s t. 1838
pea tcheas aD Sundries.
(Hay, per ton, 80s tu 90s
Straw, per cwt 26
Timothy Seed, 15s to 188
Clover Seed, per lb., 1s Gil to 1s Bd
Ifomespun, per yard, 4s to 6s
Callskina, per lb., 6d to Od
ides, per 1b., 4d
Wool, Is to 1s 4d
Sheepskins, 5s to 78.
Apples, per doz.,
Partridges,
GEORGE LEWIS, Market Clerk.
wo
Series
A, HERMANS,
GUN-SMITH.
BELL-HANGER AND TIN-SMITH.
EGS to Inform his friends, and the public generally,
that he has again commenced Busines on Dorches-
tor Street, next door to the Reading Room building,
‘where he is prepared to execute all orders in bis line
with neatness and despatch.
ON HAND,
A neat assortmont of Tinware,
Kitchen Utensils, &c. &c.
the patent Row Ton Corrare Por, whieh re”
at the Paris Exposition
ANTERNS, which will
and suitable for either
ineladin
ceived the Gold Medal Prize,
of 1867. Also, BON TON L
: everything in the Market,
Farm use or on board Vessels. :
‘A few Water Cootnrs on hand. which to ther with
a large variety of other Stock will be sold cheap for
~~ ERMANS ie Agent for SAWYER'S CRYSTAL
a new, economical and superior article used in
washing, cent is guaran.
teed. and for which he begs of
‘Taundry Maids, &c.
whereby a saving of fift
to solicit the patronage
soc
59) 2 dasa 3 | the undermentioned Town Lots, Weve Laat, Comenen
la.ar parts ot stands, Town:
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First Hundred of Lots in Charlottetown :—-three-cighths
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ett et i
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he Subscriber is prepared to receive ordera for all th
different Numbers, in quantities to suit purebanern, :
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_Charlottetown, May 22, 1867, .
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MecDonatn,” will ran between Sours & Charlotte.
town, calling at the intermediate ports, as soon as the
navgaition permits,
DOMINICK DEAGLRE, Master.
January 29, 1868. ly
OLD PROPERLY _
shrifer offers to sell, by Private Contract,
ng Property, namely:
Queen Street, at present in the ocenpa-
rit Reilly, Esq, and used as a Book-store
Mee
Oftice,
A DWENHLING HOUSE, on Pownal Street, acca:
pied by/Atrs, Ballenger as a Boarding- house,
A LIQUSE, on Kin
lengere, oceupied by itr. Dunn,
A PWELLING UOUSE, on the rear of Eustonies to direct travellers
Stre@, occupred by Mr, Fitzgeral, pensioner,
Afo—the DWELLING on Q
by the subscriber, HUGH MONAGHAN,
Ch'town, March 4, 1868, sf
LAND ASSESSMENT,
Treasurer's Office,
Charlottetown, P. ELT.
25th January, 1868,
he ursuance of an Act of the General Assembly
of this Island, made and passed in the Twenty-
fourth year of the reign of Her Majesty, Queen Vie-
snow-storm, seeing a bush in the
neon Street, ovenpied/ might be attracted to where the danger
was,
bushes set round the hole,
DEBATES AND PROCEEDINGS
OF TUE
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
Frrnar, April 3rd.
BAPTIST CHURCH BILL,
On motion of the Hon, Mr, Balderston,
« Bill to Incorporate the Baptist Church
of Long Creek, West River, was read a
second time, referred tv a Committee of
of the whole House and reported agreed
to without any amendmeat.
ICK BUSHING BILL.
A Bill to prevent accidents to persons
travelling on the ice, in this Island; was,
on motion, read a second time and refer-
red to Committee,
the Chair,
Hon, Mr. Beer in
Hon. Mr. Batversron: The Bill mere-
ly says that the ice, where holes are
made in it for digging mud or otherwise,
“—~\|is to be bushed, so as to attract the atten-
tion of travellers,
Tt is not stated how
it is tebe done, The smallest bush sot
in the ice might be considered as com-
plying with the Act, while it would not
warn travellera of the danger, but would,
perhaps, attract them to where the dans
ger was,
Hon. Mr. Anperson: There should
Street, in the rear of Mrs, Sal-/be something to distingnish bushes set
near a hole in the iee froma line of bush-
A person ina
ice,
I think there should be a circle of
Hon. Mr. Dixawetr: T anppose the
gentleman who introduced the Bill, did
so from the best of motives, that is, t
gnard the public against danger as those
mud-diggers are getting so common; but
I apprehen? some danger as the Bill fs at
present, for, if there is not some way to
toria, intitaled, * An Act relating to the Land Assess distinguish between bushes set in the ice
ment at present imposed by Law on the Town and Roy-''
of Prinvetown,” and alsa of an Act made and/guide them, it would be better to have
pones in the Twenty-seventh year of the same reigy./none at all,
alty
ntituled, "An Act to consolidate and amend the sever
al Laws imposing an Assessment on allaLands in this
Colony, and for the encouragement of Education,” Ibe very careful iv a matter of this
least, while we are endeavoring to apply
a remedy we should make the matter
worse. It appears to me that it would
be better to make-@ fetteemronnd those
holes which could not be mistaken for a
line of bushes.
should be compelled to fence in the open-
do hereby give Public Notice that I have made procla-
elamation according to the terms of the said Acts, of all
for the non-payment of the several suma due and owing
thereon to Her Majesty, ander and by virtue of the
above mentioned Acts, vit t=
Aeres. dleves. {j
TownshipNo. 3 1014 TownshipNo. 26 8194
" & 5428 ba a7 481
“ 8 786 “ a 3110
«“« ll 1884 * 40 21294
“ 13 1868 “ 41 20054
“ 13-98), “ 42 2084
" 16 3146 " 48 32agg
" 17 «333 “ 4@ 20524
" 18 166 “ ‘0 18053
“ 19 «BSC he BL BIOS
“ 20 9004 & 82 1097}
“ Si sel " BA 12TR4
“ 22 #217 as 64 1722
“ 3 1091 « 66 2494
* 24 «25a5 “ a8 «468
ose 25 «4154 “ so ay
“ 26 «1994 “ GO 2TTA4
“ 27 «apo “ Gl 23634
- 2 lave “ 9 2220
" Si «so S7ah " 64 1808)
“ 32. G23 as a ws
st 83 908] George's Island, Sen
“ 34 0«=—s- 264 Bunbury “* 1S
“s 35) «—- 229) Connelly ‘* 60
of No. 6, one-quarter of 7, one-quarter of 16, one-
twelfth of 17, one-quarter of 22, one-quarter of 23,
one-quarter of 24, one-quarter of 38 one-quarter of
42, seven-twentieths of 48, one-eighth of 44, one-
quarter of 48, one-half of 65, one-elghth of T4, one-
quarter of 78, one-half of 83, one-quarter of 90, 97,
Os,
Secon?
eight
quart
One-t
one-t
Hundred of Tots tn Charlottetown: — five-
sof No, 6, one-half of 7, one-quarter of 8, one-
sof M4, one quarter of 18, one-quarter of 19,
arter of 2, one-quarter of 21, one-half of 26,
f of 27, 31, one-half ot 43, one-half of 44, one-
quart of 46, one-sixth of 41, three-elghths of 45,
one-s th of 59, one-sixth of 83,
Third hwidred of Lots In Charlottetown :—five-twellths
of 21, five-twelfths of 22.
Fourth hu.tred of Lota in Charlottetown :-one-quar
ter of 6, one-half ot 26, one-half of 29, one-half of 42,
five-cighths of 48, one-quarter of 58, seven-twelfths
of 69, 60, one-half of @1, one-quarter of M4, one-half
of 82, 84, one-half of 83.
Fifth hundred of Lots tn Charlottetown reone-half o
11, one-quarter of 12, one-quarter ef 28, one-half o
29, five-twelfths of 62, one-sixth of 73,
Lots in Charlottetown formerly ocoupled as the Barrack
Square: —No, 1. 4 me
Water Lot. opposite to Town Tot No, 97, In the first
hundr:d of Lots in Charlottetown,
Lots in the Common of Charlottetown :—one-third of
11 seven-twellths of 18.
Pasture Lots In the Royalty of Charlottetown +—-ore-
half of No. 28, 47, two-thirds of 28, 36, 80, 48, 44, 44,
G3, 72,153, 291, 207, 313, 399, 340, 2G7, BGR, BG9, ATO,
871, 903, two-thirds of 399, two-thirds of 400, 49)
402, 431 499. 531, 538.
Town Lots tn Georgetown No, 18, Ist rango, letter A.
One-half of No, 0 third range, letter A. No, 7, 4th
range, letter A, No. 3, 4th range, letter D, No. 6,
Sra range, letter F. No, 2, 3, 1 & 15, 4th range, let-
ter F. No, 11, 4th range, letter G.
Pasture Lote in the Royalty of Georgetown Nos, 163,
225, 309, 822,
Reserved Lands adjoining the Royalty of Georgetown:
acres,
Town Lote tn Princetown :—No. 5, Ist row, Tet divi-
sion, letter A. No, 8, lat row, nd division. letter A.
No. 3 & &, 2nd row, 2nd division, letter BR. No, 8, 2nd
row, Srd division, letier B, No, 6 2nd row, 4th divi-
sion, letter B, No. 3, Ind row, Ind division, letter c
No. 1, 4th row, Mnd division, letter D. No. 1, 2 & 3,
Sth row, 2nd diviston, letter BR, No. 3 & 4, Sth row,
Gth division, letter B. Noa, 1, 2.3, 4, 6 & 6.
Pasture Lota In the Royalty of Princetown :—Nos, 65,
175, 240, 459, and 460,
And the owners of the aforesaid Lots, parts of Lots
round those holes, say four feet high, I
think it would be the better way.
with his honor who spoke last.
desirous as any person to guard the tra-
velling public against danger; but we
want to encourage farmers in digging
mussel mud, and if we required them to
erect brush fences around the holes which
o warn travellers, and those intended to
We should
kind,
Hon, Mr. MacDowatp:
Those who haul mud
ngs, avd if a brush-fence were made
T cannot agree
lam as
Ilon. Mr. Drnaweu.:
they cut in the ice for that purpose, it
will be imposing a very serious burden
vpon them,
Hon. the Presrpenr : It is not often
that the lines of bushes which are iv-
tended to guide travellers lead over mus-
sel banks, but the danger is, that stran-
gers might follow the tracks of parties
hauling mud and would drive directly to
where the holes were. The winter roads
should be better attended to, for they are
not properly bushed,
Hon. Mr. Lorn: To place a few
bushes near the holes would, perhaps, be
doing more har than good. We can.
not tell what accidents may happen. aod
if we are going to guard against danger,
we should do it properly. Ifa brush
fence were put up it would be a shelter
for the people working at the mud, but at
ly
much necessity for this Bill,
Tlow. Mr. Barberston: I think that
if a brash fence were made 34 feet high |
around holes which the mud-diggers had |
left, it would be sufficient. Tt would re-
quire to be well staked so that it would
not blow away,
Hon, Mr. MacDonatp: Ifa row of
bushes were put round the holes not more
than ten feet apart, and not less than six
feet in height, perhaps it would be sufli-
cient,
Ion. Mr. Dixaweit: 1 approve of
the suggestion ot the lastapeaker, That
would be a much better plan than put-
ting up a brash fence,
Ifon. Mr. Wartronne: Tam olso of
opinion that the enggestion of his honor
trom Georgetown(Mr. MacDonald) is
the one most practicable and best adapted
to meet the requirements ofthe case.
The object.of the Bill is, no doubt, good,
for it is highly necessary that something
should be done for the safety of the tra-
velling public; but this mudaligging is a
new branch of industry, and I would be
reluctaat to throw any obstacle in the
way o its prosecution, To erect a brash
fence would be liable to several objec-
tions, Ina storm it would collect « great
deal of snow-drift, #0 that the men, oa
resuming their work, would find the holes
and tracts of Land go in arrear, and proclaimed as afore-
said, are hereby Motifled that in case sums cha
on them as aforesaid, together with coats wh
rred, shall not be pald before the next
next, eae
b- | Court daring the sald
have been Inch
mence on
tion will be made to the Sapreme
apts
Ch'town, July 24, 1867. °
a
JAMES WARDURTON, Treasurer.
Tots or tracts of
which they had left, filled with lolly,
which would, perhaps, take all the’
hands a whole day to remore, A brash
ifence would also obstruct the ingress
Tha traveller
ssi
the same time, 1 do not thivk there is|_
“ISLAND, APRIL
-
a
Se a ee
am meer
“ne. oma
ing at the great and rapidly increasing
extent to which that branch of industry
‘is prosecuted, I thunk it is not unlikely
that the Government will soon have to
adopt some measures for its regulation,
and this question will then come upin a
different form, If it continues to be pro-
secuted to any great extent, it will proba-
bly be necessary to have persons appoint-
ed to regulate it, otherwise disputes will
be likely to arise.
Ifon. Mr. Batperston: I wish to be
understood. In advocating the placing
of a brush fence around those holes, I
had reference to those only from which
the machines for digging mud had been
removed, aud I am still of opiuion that it
would be the wisest course to adopt,
On motion of the ITlou. Mr. Mac-
Donald, the clanse was amended by
makivg it compulsory on parties who
should ent holes in the ice, to place bush-
es around them, not more than ten feet
apart, or less than six teet high,
Clause relaling to Fine.
Tfon. Mr. Barvenston: I think there
is great objection to that clause, for where
there is such a very serious risk, I think
it is quite absurd to impose a fine for
non-performance of the requirements of
the act of no more than 4s. aud as
low as 103. I think it should be as high
as the magistrates’ limit would permit.
It will not affect the nan who complies
with the act, and the man who does not,
should be liable to a heavy fine.
Hon. Mr. Dixawett: In my opivion,
it ig quite snilicient as it is. I do not
apprehend any serions accidents, and T
would not like to impose a very heavy
fine, A man might not exactly under-
stand the law and it might be taken ad-
vantage of,
Ilon. Mr. Lorp: TI am inclined to
agree with his honor from the second
district of Queen’s Connty, (Mr. Balder-
ston). The fine is perhaps high enough
for ordinary cases, but a man might lose
a valuable horse, and perhaps a sleigh-
load of valuable goods, through the care-
lessness of aman who had cut ahole in
t
an extra fine,
such a law, and not impose a higher fine
than £2 for not complying with it.
he ice, and iu that case there should be
Tt ia quite absurd to pass
Hon. Mr, Dinawetn: The five is for
rot follow that the fine is only to be im-
The House was resumed and the chair-
man reported the bill agreed to with an
amendment.
the Hon, Mr. MacDonald,
time as amended, and passed.
It was then, on motion of
read a third
WILDERNESS LANDS BILL.
A bill to encourage the settlement and
cultivation of public wilderness lands,
was again referred to a committee of the
whole House and reported agreed to, and
then, on motion of the Hon. Mr. Mac-
Donald, it was read a third time and
passed,
On motion of the Hon. Mr. Beer, a bill
to incorporate the Baptist Church at
Long Creek, West River, was read a
third time and passed.
A petition was presented to the Tlouse
by the Hon, Mr. Muirhead, of George
Ki. Meggison, Lot 5, praying to bo re-
leased, tor reasons therein set forth, from
further payment for his farm, The pe-
tition was read and ordered to be laid on
the table.
Adjourned till to-morrow at eleven
o’clock,
Satunpay, April 4.
LUNATIC ASYLUM.
TIon, Mr. Hayrnorne, a member of
the Government, presented to the Honee
the eighteenth annual report of the Medi-
cal Superintendant of the Lunatic
Asylum, which was read and ordered to
be laid oa the table.
A bill was bronght up from the Honse
of Assembly by the Hon. Attorney Gen-
eral to amend the act incorporating the
Summerside bank, which was read a first
time, and ordered to be read a second
time on Monday next.
Adjourned till Monday next at eleven
o'cloct.
Mownpay, April 6.
SUMMERSIDE BANK.
A bill to amend the act incorporating
the Summerside Bank, was read a se-
cond time and referred to a Committee
of the whole Touse, Hon. Mr.
Muirhead iv the Chair.
Ton, Mr. MacDoyarp said he was
not fully aware of the reasons for intra-
ducing this Bill. He believed it was in-
tended to extend the time for the payment
of the shares, and he thought that was an
unusual privilege.
Hon. Me. Hayroonne remarked that
he was not very well acquainted with
the affairs of Sammerside
the bill.
vote
haps this was an exparte moasure.
ank, and he
was rather at a loss to know how to
He had heard that
the direetors of that Bank had not been a
very “ happy family” of late, and per-
Ion. Mr. Moraieansaid there was a | open
petition before the House asking for this’ move that the clause be amended by in-
measure, which he believed was signed
by all the directors except himself, and
the reason he had not signed 1t was, that
he was not at the meeting at which it
was drawn up. The reason for intro-
ducing the bill was that the bank did not
go into operation for ten or eleven
months after the act to incorporate it
was passed, and this bill only extended
the time for paying the last instalment
of the shares till next January, thereby
giving the stock-holders the same time
for the payment of their shares, as the
act contemplated they should have. He
did not, therefore, see that there could be
avy objection to it.
Hon. the Prestpent said that as the
bill merely extended the time for the last
payment of the shares, he did not see
any objection to it, It did not entail any
expense on the conntry or upon their
constituencies, and he was willing to give
it his support,
The House being reanmed, the bill was
reported agreed to without any amend-
ment, and then, on motion of the Hon.
Mr. Muirhead, it was read a third time
and passed,
LAND OFFICE ACCOUNTS.
Hon. Mr. MacDonatp, a member of
the Government, presented to the Honse
a copy of the accounts of the public lands
office, for the past year, and on doing so.
remarked thet it was usual to preseni
those accounts at an earlier period of the
session, but the reason they were f0 late
in being presented this year was, that by
some mistake the two copies which had
been prepared for the Legislature, were
sentto the House of Assembly, Ordered
to be laid on the table.
Adjourned till to-morrow at eleven
o'clock.
Tvespay, April 7.
A bill was brought up from the House
of Assembly by Mr. Brecken in further
addition to and amendment of the act to
incorporate the town of Charlottetown,
The said bill was read a first time, and
ordered to be read a second time to-
morrow,
SAVINGS BANK,
Hon. Mr. MacDownatp, on rising to
move for the second reading of a bill to
non-compliance with the “law.” It does | consolidate and amend several acts there-
t
posed in case of an accident.
in mentioned, relating to the savings
bank. said :—The object of this bill is to
consolidate the several laws on the
statute book, as well as to introduce
some amendments which have been
deemed necessary inthe savings bauk
net. That institution was established in
1865, and it has gone on since then re-
ceiving deposits of small sums on inter-
est up to this time. The amount de-
posited has been steadily increasing, as
is shown by the balance of interest each
year in favor of the bank. The balance
of interest, that is the difference between
the amount paid to the depositors at five
per cent. and six per cent., which tho
money is worth te the Government, in
1865, was £14 Gs, 74. In 1866 it was
£51 10s. Sd., in 1867 £114 Gs., and in
1868, that is, for the year ending on the
first of January, £155 103. 4d., which
just about paid the working expenses of
the bank. The amonnt of deposita on
the first of January, 1867, was £11,205
Ids. Sd. and at the same period in 1868,
it was £14085 2s, 5d., and the interest
10d., showing that amount of money
saved to the poorer class of people, and
in many cases to orphan children. IT be-
lieve it is admitted on all hands that an
institution of this kind is a great benefit
to any country. It enconrages saving
habits in those who would otherwise spend
their movey foolishly. During the ses-
sion of 1866 an amendment to the origin-
al act was passed, and in a despatch from
the Colonial Office in reference to it,
certain alterations are recommended to
be introduced in any future act; bat t
find that the Honse of Assembly have
not fully embodied them io this bill, J
will, therefore, when the louse goes in-
to committee, eunbmit two or three ad-
ditional clauses, with a view of carrying
out those recommendations, One ot these
relates to savings deposited by married
women, and another contains a provision
the Imperial savings bank act, for the
as to who is tho proper party to draw
money deposited in the bank.
First clause: —
Hon. Mr. MacDonarv: I am not
be made in the days for receiving de-
posits.
greater nuraber of people are in town ;
a with that opinion.
which was paid to depositors, £727 15a- |
similar to the 48th and 49th sections of
purpose of preventing or settling disputes
The bill was then read a second time
and referred to a committee of the whole
House.—Hon. Mr Gordan in the chair.
aware of any reason why a change should
The old act required the office
to be open ov Tuesday and Friday fy
each week, which being market days, a
bnt this bill only mentions Tuesday, and it
is the opinion of the officer who has charge
of the management institation that Friday
shou'd also be named as formerly, and I
hours
named in the bill for keeping the office
open, are from ten till fonr, and as the
othor public offices are closed at three, T
I, therefore,
serting the words “ and Friday "* after th
word “'I'nesday,” and by striking ov
** four” and inserting * three.”
Hon. Mr. Beer: I rise to second t
motion to amend ‘the clause, as J thin
such an amendment is required, Fror
ten till three o'clock is quite long enougt
in myopinion, to keep the office open ; br
think a good deal of inconvenience woul
result from only having the office ope:
ove day in each week, instead of two, a
formerly,’ It is gratifying to find the
such a large number of persons are avai
ing themselves of the advantages of th’
institution—that they are thus. savin’
their money and receiving interest fc
it, which would otherwise be lying id?
or, perhaps, spent to little purpose. —
was pleased when the institution was 0.
ganized, and still more so to ficd that —
is giving satisfaction,
Hoa, the Prestpent: T think it @
quite necessary that the office should 1
opentwodays ineach week, and Tue
pay and Friday being market days, th
people, when they dispose of their cor
modities, will have au cpportunity of d @
positing their money in the Bank. I
very well pleased, as I am sure all yor
honors must be, to see the Institutic
prospering so well, and that the aum |
£14,085 2s. 5d. has already been
posited, Tt spanks very highly for
people who have deposited such a |
sum in such a short time.
Hon, Mr. Dinewrtr: T am al
pleased to see the Institution prosperin &
and I hope it will soon be necessar
from the increase of business, to keep th
office open morethan two days in eact)
week. I would like to see it open eve
day if the salary of the officer who h
charge of it were sufficient to compensa
him for doing 80. 2
%
Ifon. Mr. MacDonatn: Iam awa
that it is the practice of the Treasur
now, to receive deposits on avy day |
the week from parties coming from
distance, in order to save them trout
and inconvenience; but the salary pai
for the duties of that office at preser.
would not remunerate any person f 7
keeping it open every day. In fact,
would not pay to keep an office at all
it were not combivod with another,
is the practice in much larger Institutio
of a similar kind, to have stated days f/
receiving deposits, as well as for payi
interest, so that it gives as much acco:
modation in that respect as larger In
tutions in other countries,
Hon. Mr. Haytnorxe: Like yo
honors who have spoken, I am pleaed
find that the Institution is prospering a j
that so many parties in the country ¢ i
availing themselves of its advantag:
If more would do so we would probat
hear less abont the distress in the cor
try. If people from the country wor},
deposit a little of their cash in this Ba 9
in prosperons times, they would not be ;
often under the necessity of purchasi |
seed on such disadvantageous terms
the Spring. Ithink it is well to affe
as much convenience as possible to |
depositors. and 1 would, therefore, be
favor of keeping the office open two di
in each
week,
Amendment agreed to, ;
ei
i
Fourth clause :— Fl
Hon. Mr. MacDonyitp: I
glad to see that clause in the Bill,
I remember when the Act was bef p
this House, IT made a motion to have |
terest calculated upon deposits from —
first day of each month, instead of &
first day of each quarter after being ¥
posited, but it was not agreed to, T_
clause gives still greater advantages ©
the depositors than I proposed giv .
them at that “time.
Fifth clatse:— od
Hion. Mr. Bern: This clause ¢ 7
that no jnterest shall be allowed c
fractional part ofa pound, and do
feel inclined to support it. Five per ces.
is the rate of interest allowed, which *
shilling on a pound, or six pence onl
shillings, or nine pence on fifteen shilli
so I do not see that there would
any diffentry in calculating the amc L
to be paid. +
Hon. Mr. Anprrson: TI agree
his honor, (Mr. Beer). A poor mat
a poor child, might not have a pound
would not, therefore, get any inte
If a person were allowed interest on
or fifteen shillings, it wou'd help to 2 |
up the pound, 1 :
Hon. Mr MacDonatp: Itis six _
in this respect, to other Savings 1
Acts. It is thought, that to allow iif
est on a fractional part of a pound w i
cause a great deal of additional la’
and would, consequently, entail :
alexpense. It is very easy to ealet
interest at five per cent., i any
aumber of pounds, but if it were o
wise, I do not think it would be
to carry on the Institution without
ditional assistant in the offiee, and
fore, Ido not thiok it is adv
make any change in that reepeet,
Mayes re
t ui at benefit a
not the rich wth de see why a
— should pie oe jotere
shi or 10
al labor tothe officer, and
the poor every possible
(Continued on fi
7
do not see why this office should be kept
till a later hour.