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18 PRINTED AND PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNES)AY MORNING

EDWARD REILLY,

EPITOR AND PROPRIETOR,

gt his Office, Queen Street.

“PERMS FOR THE **ITERALD.”
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so te half-yearlyinadvance,0 10 0
Advertisements inserted at the usual rates,
JOB PRINTING

Of every doneri tion, performed with neat
anion nddraba terms, at the Henaxp Office,

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Prices Current.

Cuaktorretown, May 1, 1868,

Provisions,
Beef, (small) per Ib.
Do by the quarter.
Pork, (careass)

Do (small)
Matton, per Ib., *
Lamb per Ib,
vot per ’

. per Ib.,
Benes (fresh)

Do by the tub,
Cheese, per Ib.,
Tallow, per lb.,
Lard, per Ib.,

Flour, per Ib.,
Oatmeal, per 100 Ibs.,
Eggs, per dozen,

Gd to 10d
5d to 9d
4ito Sd
5d to 7d
5d to ON
4 to 5d
3d to Sd
Gd to 7d

1s Gil to Is 8d
Is dl io Is Sec
Sd to dd

9a to 10d

Rd to 10d

B4d to 34d
is to 23s
84d to Ild

Grain, ;

Barley, per bushel, fa Gil to 63 Gd
Uats per do., 3s 3d to 336d
, Vegetables.

Peas, per quart

Potatoes, per bushel, 3s

Poultry.

Ge é, 4 25 6d to 3s 6d

Turkeys, each, 4s to 7s Gd

Fowls, eath, 1s to 1s 3d

Chickens per pair,

Dacks, ' 1a Sd to 1s Gd

aap Fish.

Oodalfish, per qth, 208 to 30s

Herrings, per barrel, 25s to 408

Mackerel, per dozen,

oe Lumber.

Boards (Hemlock) ds
Do race) 4s ‘o bs
Do (Pine) qs 0 9s

Shingles, por M 13st 18s

eae Sundries.

Ifay, per ton, 80s tu 00s

Straw, per cwt 2a

Timothy Seed, 1s to 18s

Clover Seed, per Ib., 1s Gd to 1s Bd

Homespun, per yard, ds to 6s

Galfekins, per 1b., Gd wo Od

Hides, per 'lb., dd

Wool, : 1s to 1s 4d

Sheepskins, 5s to 7s.

Apples, per doz.,

Partridges,

GEORGE LEWIS, Market Clerk,

A, HERMANS,
GUN-SMITH,
BELL-HANGER AND TIN-SMITH.

EGS to toform his friends, and the public generally,
that he has again commenced Busines on Dorches-
tor Street, next door to the Reading Room Isuilding,
whore he is prepared to execute all ordors in his line
with neatness and despatch.
ON HAND,

A neat assortment of Tinware,
Kitchen Utensils, &c. &c.
inélading the patent Box Ton Corre Por, which re-
ceived the Gold Medal Prize, at the Paris Exposition
of 1867. Also, BON TON LANTERNS, which will
surpass everything in the Market, and suitable for cither
use or on board Vessels. :
A fow Warten Cootnns on hand. which together with
a large variety of other Stock will be sold cheap for

Mr. HERMANS Is Agent for SAWYER'S CRYSTAL
UE. a new, economical and superior article used in
washing, whoreby 4 saving of fifty iy? cont is guaran-
teod, and for which he begs to solicit the patronage of
Laundry Maids, &c.

Ch'town, July 24, 1867. e

CORNS & WARTS

Are Permanently and Effectually Cured by the use of

; ROBINSON'S
PATENT CORN SOLVENT.
For Sale by

City Drag Store, Dee. 15, 1807, 7 ® WATSON.

RONALD) Me DONALD,
Commission Merchant, Guctionecr,

AND

COLLECTING AGENT.
Souris, Jan'y 2, 1868, ly

ao hh aa:
Mtorney and Barrister at Law,

CONV AYINCER, &e.
Offico,---Great-George St., Charlottetown.

(Near the Catholic Cathedral.)
Angust 22,1866, Ett

wu, couamad,
(Late of the Customs Department)

SHIP BROKER, &c.,

Ilaving rented the SCALES on

QOucen’s Wharf,

He will attend to the weighing of COAL, OATS
MAY, Ge.

Charlotetown, -

r, zi. Tsland.

a errs a . .
Co-Partnership Notice.

lie SUBSCRIBERS have thia day entered into
CO-VPARTNERSILIIP as BARRISTERS and AT-

TORNIES-AT-LAW. ander the name,'style and firm of

ALLEY & DAVIES,
Offlee -*+«- OULatloran'’s Luilding,
Great George Sireet
GEORGE ALLEY,
LOUIS IL DAVIES.
tf
IWOTICE
S hereby given, that 9 callof ONE PER CENT. on all
sums insured in the Charlottetown Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Company, between the 25th JULY, 1866, and 25th
JULY, 1867, is hereby required within forty days from the
date hereof, to pay LOSSES, otherwise proceedings will be
taken the next da, to enforce payment from all defaulters,
Dated-this 28th January, 1868.
HENRY PALMER,
Fb. 5, 1868 isl

See’y & Troasurer,
rae ae oi

O LET. one of the Shops in REDDIN'S NEW
BUILDING, immediately adjoining the Drag Siore
of W.R. Watson, Esq., Lower Queen Street. For a
business stand this shop is not surpassed in the city,
Possession can be given about the Ist of April next.

Knogqnire of B.D. REDDIN,
Ch’town, Feb. 26, 1868,

Oct, 23, 1867.

DR. J. HOMER,
PYAYSIGIAN & SURGEON}?
AS established a convenient OF PICE in the
building formerly oceupied by DR. SUTHER
LAND, on the corner of Kent and Great George
Streets, Charlottetown, where he may be consulted upon
all the different branches of the Medical Profession
FOR A MONTIL OR TWO. ;
N. B. Special attention given to the most modern
and sucessful method of treating discases of the
EYE and AR,
in connection with all those of a Surgical character.
pa Surgical apphances, with all the modern im-
provements, in great variety, constantly on hand.
Rooms at Miss RANKIN'S, Corner of Pownal and

Sydney Streets, Charlottetown,
March 11, 1863, tf

CHARLOTTETOWN MUTUAL
Fire Insurance Company.

Board of Directors for the current yoar:
llon, Groncr Bren, lresident,
Mark Buteher, Msq.
Mr. Thomas Essery,
John Scott, Esq.,
‘Thos, W, Dodd, Esq.,

William Brown, Esq.,
Hon. George Coles,
Ilen. H, J. Calbeck,
Bertram Moore, Esq.,
William Dodd, Esq. Hon. W..W. Lord,
Artemas Lord, Esq. Win, Heard, Esq.
Olllee hours from 10 a, m, to 4 p. m.
Il, PALMER, Secretary,
Mutual Fire {nsurance Office, Kert St., }
pi

Charlottetown, Ist Feb., 1868.
Oe OIN Tau Oe,
i AVING been appointed Agent for the sale of the
eclebrated

? .. Russel’s Mills Cotton Duck,
the Subscriber is prepared to receive orders for all the
different Numbers, in quantities to suit purchasers,

I, CU. HALL,

Charlottetown, May 22, 1867.

PACKHT
NETWEEN
SOURIS & CHARLOTTETOWN.
_—O-
AUILE Faat-satane and Commopious Schooner “A. BR,
McDonatp,” will ran between Sourts & Charlotte-
town, calling at the intermediate ports, as svon as the

haygaition permis, |
DOMINICK DEAGLE, Master.
January 29, 1868. iy
FREEHOLD PROPERLY
FOR SALE!

HF Subscriber offers to sell, by Private Contract,

the following Property, namely:

A SUOP, on Queen Street, at present in the oceupa-
tion of Edward Reilly, Esq, and used as a Book-store
and Printing Office.

A DWELLING HOUSE, on, Pownal Strect, occu-
pied by Mrs, Sallenger as a Boarding-house.

A ITOUSE, on King Street, in the rear of Mrs. Sal-
lenger’s, ocoupied by Kr. Dunn,

A DWELLING HOUSE, on the rear of Euston
Street, occupied by Mr. Fitzgeral, pensioner,

Also—the DWELLING on Queen Street, occupied ,

HUGH MONAGHAN,

by the subecriber,
if

Ch'town, March 4, 1868,

~ lregistered, that is,

DEBATES AND PROCEEDINGS ,
OY TILK i
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

(Continued. )
Tuurspay, April 9.

SEED GRAIN SOCIETIES.

On motion of the Tlon. Mr, Lord, a
bill to incorporate socigties for the sale.
and distribution of seed grain on credit,
was read a secoud time and referred to a
committee of the whole House. Hon.
Mr. Gordon in the ehair,

ilon. Mr, Mumuvap: The bill says
that the documents of the societies are
to be registered in the office of the Pro-

County, but there is no scale of fees fixed
which the officer will be entitled to re-
ceive. In the office of the deputy Pro-
thonotary of Prince County, documents
are merely filed, and au index or estry.
made of them, but this bill says. a book
is to be kept ia which they are to be re-
gistered,

Hon. Mr. Lory: T think that matter
may be left to the society. If they wish
to have a book opened and ‘a’ registry
kept of their documents, they must pay
the fees, His honor says that doéuments
are uot registered in the deputy Pro-
thonotary’s oflice in Privee County, but
merely filed, and I think it is a very
strange way of doing business, . If there
is a Prothonotary there, he should keep
a book and have the documents properly
registered, but as far as these societies
are concerned, I think it may be left to
them to make their own bargain about
the registering of their documents, and
the amount of fees need not be stated in
the bill,

Ilon. Mr. MacDonarp: The deptity
Prothonotarys are bound to file all docu-
meuts kept in their office and to keep a
book of entry, for which they ave entitled
to afeo of ove shilling. They are also
entitled to a durther fee for giving a certi-
ficate under their hand and seal. Papers
relating to these societies would come
under the game provision.

Ilon, Mr. Gorpox: The act is yery
istinct, and J must say I am surprised
t the statement of his honor from Sum-
aerside. The Prothovotary must keep
« book, and it must be ready fdr iuspee-
ion at all times. I think he is allowed
fee for every huvdred words. I know
he deputy Prothonotary at Georgetown
Ateads to the business of his ollice very
aithfully.

Hon. Mr. Mumtatrap: T do not think
he law requires a bill of sale to be re-
‘istered or transcribed, it is filed avd an
utry made of it, and if a person wants a

copy of it, he has to pay for it, You can
go to the office at auy time ane gee a bill
of sale on file.

Hon. Mr. Drxaweie: If it is not eus-
tomary fo register those papers, perhaps
it would be sufficient to file them and it
would save expense. I would not like
to see any obstacle thrown in the way of
those societies.

Ifon, Mr. MacDonatn: There is pro-
vision in the bill giving those societies
power to make their own bye laws, and
if they consider it necessary, to have
their documents registered, they | will
make a rule regulating the fees to be paid
for doing so. !

Mon, Mr. Lory: T do not see any ne-
cessity for any amendment, To require
the papers to be registered will entail ex«
pense, and why not leave the bill as it
is? It has been passed by the House of
Assembly, and they should proteet the in-
terests of the people as well as us. The
object of the billis merely to legalize a go-
ciety which has been in existance for years,
and if it is sufficieut to have bills of sale
filed, why is not sufficient for these docu-
meuts also? Some of your hovers speak
of arranging a scale of fees, aud perhaps
some poor man who bas not paid for his
seed oats will be brought to the Court—
perhaps to the Supreme Court—and ex-
pense heaped upon him, Iam prepared
to support the bill as it is, for I helieve
it is better than we can make it with any
amendment we can introduce,

Ifon. the Prusipenr: We. want to
protect the poor mau by fixing a scale of
fees, so that the Prothonotary wonld not
be allowed to charge whatever he liked.
He is required by this bill to register the
documents, and it is our duty to see that
he shall not be allowed to charge more
than a certain rate for doing so.

Hon. Mr. Paumer: As the bill was
passed by the ITouse of Assembly, it ex-
pressly saysthat the documents are to be
transcribed in a
book, which is the proper way, Mere-
ly to file a certificate, is not, iu my opiv-
ion, sufficient safety, for thia corpora-
tion will have power to purchase a sight
for their warehouse, aud the title to that
will depend upon the regularity of their
proceedings. ‘The purchaser will have
a right to see (hat their tiles are regis-
tered, and therefore, I quite agree with
the bill, that they should not simply be
filed, for in case of a removal of the
office, or in case of fire, they would stand
a much better chance of being preser-
ved. IL dovot think any person would
ask a public officer to transcribe a docu-

thonotary or deputy’ Prothonotary of the’

ment, without paying him for doing so,
and the only thing is to see that the fees
he charges are not too high, No honest
community would attempt to impose a
duty upon a public officer without proper
remuneration, Ido not think there is
anything exeeptionable iu the Dill, or
‘anything that we peed be apprehensive
of, It appears to be a very inpocent kind
of institution, and, as faras I ean see.
it is likely to prove a useful one, Ihope
that in every settlement a similar societ

will be formed, and that our ppt yey a
ists will be more provident of that whieh
is of the greatest value to them—their
seed grain, This very year shows
how improyident many of them are.
They thresh out aod ren to market with
their grain as long as they can get a load
sokl without looking to the future, and
in the Spring they often have to buy a
similar article at 190 per cent. higher
price. I think these societies will be
very useful, and I do not see that avy in-
convenience ean result to any. clasa.
The alterations we propose to make are
very simple—merely giving power to
the institution to hold a piece of land. to
build upon, and all corporations have
that power. T therefore propose the fol-
‘lowing amendment : =

‘Tho preliminary, expenses necessary
for carrying into éffect the provisons of this
Act, shall be paid by the members of the
said Society, rateably, according to the
quantity of grain subscr bed by them. tes-
pectively; but shall not exceed in the
whole, the sum of pence per bushel;
and.no giain shall be phone frou any
such subscriber without being accompanied
by such payment.”

“The amount so to he rated and paid,
shall be qcterniined or fixed, and appropri-
ated and accounted for in such nianner as
may be prescribed by any order or bye-law
of the enid Society.”

Hon. Mr. Dineweti: I have no
doubt bit his honor is sincere ia propo-
sing that amendment, but at the sate
time, T think it would be just as well to
pass the bill as it came before us. Tt
may be necessary to make. alterations
at a future time. I know it: is the de-

fn ti

Hion. Mr, Haytuorne: His honor
from Prince County appears to think
that we are opposed to the bill, but such
is not the case. I think the amendment
proposed by his honor from the City,
is quite necessary. I have conversed
with those who introduced the bill, and
they agree that it is necessary, for with-
ont:that, there would be no means of
raising the'preliminary expenses.

Amendment agreed to.

Hon. Mr, Pauater also proposed’ the
following amendments, which were
agreed to :—

“Tt shall be lawful for the siid Saciet
to acquire and hold lands, and immoveable
or real and personal property, provided
that the real estate to be held by the said
Society, shall, at no time, exceed in value
the sum of one Thousand Pounds; and it
shall be lawful for the said Society to. sell,
lease, or otherwise dispose of suid: property
and Estate as they may sce fit.” ae

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** The Prothonotary or Deputy Protho-.
notary shall be entitled, for registering the
certificates aforeraid, to a feo of 9 fOr
every hundred words, and fora certificate
of such registry, the sum of Yoni ant

The House was then resumed, andthe
Chairman reported the Bill agreed to,
with several amendments. /

IT¥on. Mr, Parmer presented to the
Hlonse a bill for shortening the language
of Sheriff's Deeds, Read a first time,
and ordered to be read a second time on
Saturday next. '

IMPROVEMENT OF IIIGHWAYS.

Ou’motion of the fon. Mr. Beer, the
Tlouse resolved itsell into a Committee
of the whole to take into consideration
the report of the Joint Committee of the
Legislative Council and Louse of As-
sembly, appointed to report upon the best
method of improving the Highways of the
Colony.

Ifon. Mr. Haystiorne: I must, con-
fess, your honors, that I am a little dis-
appointed that the recommendations in
the report, cannot be embodied in an act
this session, but several circumstances

sire of your honors to make’ the bill as
useful as possible, and the simpler and
less expeusive it can be made, the better.

have documents filed in the office of the
Deputy Prothonotary of Prince County,
aud I do not think it 1s necessary to make
any change in this instance.

Tlon, Mr. Wanker: I shall certainly
support the amendment. There should
be a specified amount for copying or re
gistering the documents, otherwise, there
may be some difficulty about the matter,
To any bill of this kind where documents
are required to be registered, the fees
for doing so are mentioned, and why vot
in this Bill, so that parties would kaow
what they, have to pay, instead of hav-
ing it left open for them to quarrel about.

Hon, Mr. Lorp: | If doouments have
hitherto been filed in the Office of the De-
puty Prothonotary of Prince County, and
there has not been any complaints about
it, E-do'tiot see why we sliould make a
change for the sake of those few inhabi-
tants cf Egmont Bay, who, it is not
likely, will ever take their documents to
St. Eleanor’s to get them registered. I
will, therefore, oppose the amendment,
though: I woul] not object to inserting
the word “filed” instead of “registered.”

Hon. Mr. Anperson: The greater
number of the documents filed in the
Office of the Deputy Proethonolary iu
Prince County, are merely kept froin
ove term of the Court till, another ; but
the papers of this Society would, perhaps,
require to be kept for ages, for they will
require a piece of land for a site for their
buildings. :

, Hon, Mr. Parmer: ,The documents
filed jv the Office of the Deputy Prothon-
otary are simply papers in the suits till
the pleadiugs sre completed. When ao
case in Court ig tried aud decided, jadge-
| meut is entered up ina book. Those pa-
| pers are only kept there for a year or so,
but the papers of this Seciety will .¢ou-
jcern Real Estate, and they should bo
jkept in some Netter way than merely
j filed. Objection is: taken to the expense
of registering,but what will it amount to?
There cannot be a vast number of socie-
ties organized under this Bill. Suppose
there are ten jn each County—and our
heads will probably be pretty gray be-
fore we will see tha tmany—the expense of
rogistering their docurments would not be
more than 3s. 6d., or 5s.. each, or£7 10s
for the thrée Couuties, Really I do not
think it will pay us to debate the matter
much longer.

IIon. Mr. Gorpon: I quite agree
with his honor who has just spoken, for
jany bank or institution that would not
pay for registering its documents would
scarcely be worth going into, I do noi
think the documents of those Societies
will be any great trouble to the Prothovu-
otary, for 1 am not so sanguine about
them as some of your honors, and though
I do not like passing a great number of
useless Laws to encumber our Statute
Book, yet I will not oppose this Bill. I
think it will be one ot those Laws which
will neither do much good vor harm.

Ifon. Mr. Watxer: The amend-
Ment I would like to see introduced is ove
to regulate the scale of fees for register-
ing ths documents.

‘have concurred to prevent that fiom

It appears that it is the common way to, |“. Aah
owe enquiries, yet the report was not

being done. Though the Commitee
were tolorably diligent in prosecuting

prepared to submit to the Executive
Council till after the Legislature met,
and then, a press of other busiuess rev-
dered it impossible to give the subject
that consideration which its importance
‘demands. But perhaps the delay will
not turn 6ut to be much disadvantage,
for when a thorough change is contem-
plated in any department of the public
service, it is desirable that the cotntry
should be made fully acquainted with its
nature. And though the report will not
be-acted upon this Session; yet, 1 cannot
but rejoice that your houors have av op-
portunity of expressing your opinions
upon it, and thé publication of it will fa-
miliarize the minds of many others with
it. e appendix, I regret to say, is
not yet before us in a printed form, but
I trust it will'be forthcoming in a few
days. Considerable delay was expe-
rienced in. getting information from
abroad, partienlarly respecting stone-
breaking machines, for we considered |
that little progress could be made in mac: |
odamizing the roads unless some cheaper |
method of, breaking the stones. were
adopted than by haud. We thought it
would be advisable to import a stone-
breaker, but we felt it tobe our duty,
before recommending that course, to sa-
tisfy ourselves thorougly of its compe-
teucy, and eventually, we obtained con-
siderable information on that subject.
Lis honor in the chair (Mr. Beer) com-
municated with some correspoudents of,
his oWn, in England, upon the. subject,
and the replies have been very satisfac-
tory! One includes a statement from
Groby Granite’ Company, that their Ma-
chine had broken 20,000 tons, which
shows that it must be au efficient one,
aud I believe, it is not liable to get out of
orders Tho Committee cousidered that
noless Some machiue of that kind could
be employed, it would be almost impos-
sible to macadamize our roads to avy ex-
tent, and our proceedings were delayed,
in order to be fully informed upon this
poibt. Mr, Owen, one of the Committee,
was in England, aud we waited for some
information which we expected to obtain
through him, respecting the salaries of
overseers, aud some other matters, Which
information was also very satisfactory.
It was stated that Blake's Stone-Break-
er sometimes crushes the stoue instead

loss that would be sustaiued iu that
way, would be fully compensated for
hy the great saving that would be eflect-
ed, when compared with breaking the
stone with the hammer. Mr. Owen also
obtained information respecting the cost
of a sinall steam engine to drive the stone-
breaker, and we enquired as to the re-
lative cost of getting one built in Char-
lottetowu, Considerable delay would be
experienced in getting ove built here, but
perhaps that may yet be found the most
feasible plan. The committee have ex-
pressed their opinions that the radical
detect 1m our road system, was to be found
in the absence of competent superin-
tendence, and I am convinced that this
is at the very root of the evil. There is
no person permanently employed to see
that the intentions of the Legislature are
carried out. There was a considerable

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of breaking it, but we felt that any little |

amount of. money. Jaid out forroads last
year, but the results were very: nasatis-
factory. 1 do vot attribute blame fo any
person, Or accuse any party ofne nee,
for, you, cannot expect men to;leave or
neglect their.awa: business! for the. paltry
salary that is ‘paid'to our road: Commis-
sioners, e:
enced ploughman (9 work for thé, wages
that our road Commissioners, receive.
The committee had Mr, Williams, the
Charlottetown Commissioner, “before
them, who ‘stated that Charlottow roads
‘would require the whole time of,ap indi-
vidual to, superintend thems; Iavthe old
country they have fitishedrondsyaud they
require comparatively: little “attention ; .
bnt here they) ate ouly’ in a balf’ formed
state, anil require, repairs, a}most, ever
week. ‘The committee, t@ meet tis dif-
ficulty, ‘suggested the appoiatmedt of a
Board of ‘Wotks, ‘tit Peart pre

prefor (6 have ong individngt: pro-

-per class, that i¢, a civikenginear.of good

experience } but.we: thoughtethé .eolony
eonld hot: afford -to°telnin' one perman-

éutly. ‘Phe member's of'd Boke 0 V orks
are trequently divided fo their gpipions,
and bo particular indigjdyal, feels, imsell

responsible, ..But:a.¢ivil. engineer gener-
ally: receives hich emolamentsy:apd we
thought-it would be'bettér’ t6° avail our-
selves of kuch ‘services ps. We bre at
hand. No doubt your, honors Have ob-
served that there are.itlree. distinct re-
commendations: ine ‘the «report One
refers to the ‘roads neat Charlottetown,
and other plated ' wheré trafic concen-
‘trates, Tleke we recommended to have
macadamized with, hard stome, aod to be
placed under a different system-ofmanage-
metit, because ‘the, expenditure ‘would
be so much grealér, We considered it
necessary that those places, should be
placed under the .monagement) of a
capable individual,” The main post'roads
require immediate attedtion, as they are
almost finpassable at certain seagpns of
the year, and in, order;to secure this
‘most desirable object, the: improvement
of those, highways, we torght ie best
way would be’ to place‘them, uoder the
immediate mauagement,of, three special
Commissigvers, avd, give, them such an
amount of salary sas would cenatle them
to devote their whole time ‘tothe Gare of
one hundred milgs of ‘road, or a8 much
more as they could well look after. The
Legislature would then have-more se-
curity, that auy grants of money for the
improvement of the rods, ‘would be
well and truly applied to the purposes
tor which they were, appropriated. I
believe this suggestion would be found
io be a very practicable one, and it cor-
responds to some extett With the plan
adopted: in England, where each Com-
missiouer takes charge of from 420 to
180 miles of road. As tootler roads,
which ate not main post roads, it would
be desirable’ to induce the people to act
for themselves with respect tothem, It
is those who live iv the immediate neigh-
borheod of them, who have tle’ most in-
terst id tiem, ald Tkddw of BOVelter way
than for them to take charge, of,.what is,
infact, their own property...1 Ma district,
including several townslipsy’were placed
under the management 6f « loval'board,
elected by the people for that purpose, 1
think that would be the Dest security that
could be afforded for the cflicient man-
agement. of those roads.) L thiuk such a
board could be safely: eatrasted with any
grants of public monoyy and ‘they ‘would
also see to the proper, porformapee of
statute, labor. It is also suggested that

are required, they might, after ascertai
ing the amount, apply to the Governor
in Council for permissién ta levy such a
rate upon the inhabitants as would etiable
them to earry out the improvements.
know there are objections to local tax-
ation, but the people Yo this county, as
they do in, others, must, look to their
own local wants, for they cannot-expect
to get all they require tor: euch’ services
from the general reventie. ‘The principle
of local taxation is alpegdy laid down in
the [ducation .Act... The trustees can
assess for the expenses: of. buildiag and
repairing school houses, as well as for
fuel, aad I’see vo serious objection to
permitting farmers to tax, theinselves for
making or improving roads fortheir own
advantage. No doubt the colony labours
under a disadvantage’ id beihg deprived
of its most legitimate sources of réveuve,
by having its lauds granted away to ab-
sentee proprietois, but we must make the
best of our pfesent circumstances, in-
different as they are ia that respect. It
was suggested that the commilttee were
| misinformed with regard to: the quantity
of hard stone that could beprocured at the
price they have panied, atid that if we
imported a machine ‘at a hea vy ‘cost, it
would be a loss to the colony, because it
could not bo kept in operation for want
| of material,

cided to appropriate a sudh of inoney for
the importation of stone, so as to see
whether a considerable quantity could be
| procured at a reasonable Yate or not, be-
fore a machine would be imported. I

chair, (Mr. Beer), which will no doubt
be given, is as valuable as that of any
individual in the Island upon this point,
for few, if any, have made larger pur-
chases of stone brought fromthe eighbor-
ivg colonies,

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if this Board consider that further —_ Ms

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able weight to that objection, it was de- ©

believe the opiniou of his hovor’in the -

I believe, largo quantities
of stone can be procured at ‘prices not —
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