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Tue Dairy EXAMINER. JANUARY 29

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The Recent Scott Act Judgment. Tue full text of the judgment of the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Hensley

in Connolly's case, We see } rinted iD one | of our city newspapers. A few com-| ments upon it, written only with the desire to criticize it fairly and candidly,

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a time judgment is being

not be amiss, at this freely discussed by the Bar, and by in-| telligent laymen.

The decision of both Judges, shortly and in effect, is simply this: There is a reasOoable doubt as to the interpretation of this 123rd section. The ancient pri- vilege of a witness in not being com-

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pelled to answer avy questions which may tend to criminate himself, is found jealously preserved in British tribunals from age to age. This privilege is not taken away by the express language of this section, and, vot being so taken away, we shall, therefore, construe it by those principles of construction which are well defined, avd enjoined on the Judge in construing doubtful evactments of the Legislature, and so consteuing it decide that the witnesses privilege is not taken away.

If this is the judgement fairly stated — and we think it is—there are but two poiuts presented :

1. Is the section doubtful ?

2. If so, is this its proper coustruc- tion ?

Inu examining the first point we must ever bear in mind that, by the rules of legal construction, it is the first duly of the courts to give expression to every euactment of the Legislature, so that no letter of the statute Jaw shall be without force aud effect; and that only so far as the Courts of Law give effect to the intention of the Legislature, do they pre- perly perform their fanctious. Now in ascertaining “intention,” the means used are, andcan only be the same as those used in the interpretation of any ordinary English sentence. What does the writer mean? Perhaps the only differeuce cousists ia this: That we are bound to cousider the Legislature as an intelligent writer, and so to have meant some- thing, while the writings of a foolish man may not be discernable, meaning nothing

Now what does this English sentence, numbered 123 in this statute, mean? The learned Chief Justice himself, strangely enough, says that ‘‘it is not unlikely that the person whe penned the Act supposed that the 123rd_ clause would be sufficient to compei the defend- aut to answer, privilege or no privilege.” Shall we add, that without doubt, the peoman could have had no other ioten- tion for the true reasou that if he did not mean that, he meant nothing, which is not a possible construction of any Act) of Parliament, for it must mean some- thing.

Follow the logic of the ensuing sen- fences and see where we are if the Judgment of the Supreme Court is cor- rect. A defendant may be called asa witness. As a witness his evideuce is ovly required, aud can only be given, upon such matters as are material to the issue, His answer to all questions on matters material to the issue must neces- sarily tend to exonerate or crimivate him, as the issue is his own in- nocence or _— guilt. He is not bound to criminate himself, therefore, he is not compellable te give evidence agaiust himself in any proceediog mat- ter or question under the Scott Act, wherein he is the person defending. Now the 123rd section says that the person defending shall be not only com- petent but compellable to give evidence in the proceeding in which he is defend- ant. Is not this the direct opposite of the logical covelusion of this judgment? True, there are two possible ways out of this striking contradiction. One, that the statute meant only to compel the defendant’s evidence in all matters irrelevant to the issue, which farcical in- terpretation we will not stop to refute. The other that the word ‘‘compellable” only applies to such evidence as tends to the acquittal of the defendant, or in other words that the statute enacts that the defendant must give evidence in his own favor. Were this deduction not sufficiently absurd in itself, the words of the section forbid such av interpretation, for the Legislature use the both words, ‘competent’ and *compellable,” the first for the express purpose ot permitting the defendant to give evidence showing his innocence, the second for the equally express purpose of enforcing his testi- mony where the evidence will tend to his conviction. Indecd, we need not argue this latter poiut, as under these identical words, in the Evidence Statute quoted by Mr. Justice Hensely, the Plaintiff or Defendant in avy civil suit can and does every day force his adversary to give self-discerning evidence.

[If we are right in our contention so far, aud we see no flaw in its logical accuracy, there can be no doubt that the judgment in review has practically wiped this section out of the Statute Book. Now, we say that any such decision must be wrong according to every prin- ciple of legal construction, for that sec- tion meant something, and it has been interpreted to mean nothing.

We confess to not a little astonishment at the argument drawn in these judg- ments from the use of certain words in section 29th in this statute, aud similar oues in other Acts regulating corrupt practices at elections. in all these cases

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ne else, ard the law cxpressly enacts that he, the witness, must answer though the answer teud to criminate him. The

law then says to such a witness,fwe used

your evidence for the purpose of convict- We could not let your crime stand in the way of of ensuring the punishment of those against whom you testified, you can go unwhiped of justice, as without your i we eould not convict the What possible analogy

assistance greater offender.

| does there exist between such a witness

avd a defendant on the witness stand examived as to his own innocence or guilt. Words necessary in the one case are senseless and useless in the other. A witness is expressly protected, because it is intended expressly to protect him. A defendant is being criminally prosecuted aud is not so protected, because it is not intended te protect him. The object, however, is the same in both cases—the punishment of the law breaker. Iu the ove ; it is dove by using the lesser rascal for the punishment of the greater, though at the expense of the pardon of the former. Jo the other by compelling the truth from the lips of the defendant himself. This is the only analogy we can see, (Concluded next issue.) pre siaichaiptaccneyaegtiaiegiatiasa

Equalization of Official Salaries.

Trere is ove thing which the Official Reports of 1883 show very forcibly— the smallness of the salaries paid Domin- ion officials in P. E. Island, as compared with these in every other part of Canada. Take, for instance, the Salaries paid Customs officials in the other Provinces. At the port of St. Jobo the six officials who head the list are paid as follows :—

Collector - - - $,3,000 Chief Clerk : : 1,500 Clerk . - . . - 1,200 Clerk . . : : -_- 900 Clerk 1,200 Cashier : . : . . 1,100 Tctal $8,900 At Halifax the leading officials are paid,— Collector $3,000 Surveyor : - - - 1,500 Chief Clerk - ° - : 1,600 Clerk - - - - 850 Cashier - - - 1,260 Registrar of Shipping 1,400 Total - : - : $9,550 At Winnipeg they are paid,— Collector - - - - - $2,000 Chief Clerk gl,400 Appraiser - - . - - 1,400 Clerk , - . - 1,200 Assistant Appraiser - , 800 Assistant Appraiser - : 660 Total - : - $8,400 At Victoria, B. C., they are paid,— Coliector, - - - - - $ 3,800 Chief Clerk, . : - - 1,700 Landing Waiter, - : 7 Clerk, - : ‘ - 1,200 Sub-Collector, - - - : 1,600 Tide Waiter, : - . : 700 $10,700

But at Charlottetown they are paid

only,— Collector, - . : : . $ 1,800 Assistant Collector, § - - : 1,200 Chief Clerk, - . . - 850 Clerk, . . - : 700 Clerk, - : : - 500 Clerk, - : : - 600 $ 5,650 While at Summerside they are paid,— Collector, - - - - - $ 1,000 Clerk, : . : - - 500 Landing Waiter, ° : . 400 Landing Waiter, ot gta) Mie 300 Locker, - - . : ’ 300 Preventive Cfficer, . - : 50 $ 2,550

Though Charlottetown aod Summer- side have, we believe, connections with a greater number of outports than either of the ports brought into the comparison, and in proportion to the extent of coun- try which they supply, have a larger coast-line to guard.

The differences between the pay of Customs officials in Charlottetown and Summerside, and those in &t. John, Halifax, Wionipeg and Victoria exist with re pect to officials in the other departments of the public service.

This is a matter to which we have re- peatedly called attention, and one in which our representatives and the Gov- erument should, we thiuk, effect a change.

The MeKenzie Government,when they were in power, made the differences still greater, by lowering the salaries in many eases ; aud we look to the McDonald Government to make them less, by rais- ing the salaries so that they may com- pare, in justice with salaries paid in the oiher Provinces.

Why should an Island official not be paid as well as an official on the main- land, who is no better qualified aud no more industrious than he? Is it because the Islava isa small place? Then we sugges! an interchange. Let some of the well-paid Cfficials of St. John or Halifax or Winnipeg or Victoria be sent to the Island for a term, and take the salaries paid on the Island, and that the ill-paid officials of the Island be distributed amoug the larger and more favored Pro- vinces, and receive, for a time, at least, the higher pay! It is wrong that Cana- diaus who enter official life in the Island should be kept grinding away for a bare livelihood, simply becanse the Island is small, while Canadians, with no rights that Islanders do not (or, at least, ought bot to) possess, with no higher abilities, with no more diffienlt or arduous duties to perform, are in the enjoyment of large salaries.

We invite the attention of our repre-

the person charged is not on the witness } 4 wituess is shuply being exwusin-

sentatives and the Government to this nmratter,

|The Loss of the “ City of Columbus.” |

WE have Icoked with much avxiety for the report of the real causes of the: shocking disaster which befel the “City: of Columbus.” So far as we can per | ceive the blame must rest on the second | mate, Mr. Harding, or else the compasses | were out of order. The Captain, and | quartermaster McDonald, agree as to the | orders given by the Captain. Phe | secoud mate, Mr. Harding, was left in’ charge. Mr. Roderick A. McDeuald, the quartermaster, was at the wheel, and steered as straight a course as he could. He corroborates Captain Wright’s state- ments respecting the position of the ship, and the course given him to steer by the Captain, previous to the latter leaving the wheel-house. Mr. Harding was lost. \f alive he probably could clear up the mystery as {to the ship’s being so far out of her course. Captain Wright speaks in strong terms as to the capabilities of Mr. Harding fir the post be filled. He says he found him the quartermaster, when he joined the ship, but recoguizing his abilities, advanced him to the position of second mate. An _ investigation has been ordered, and it is to be hoped that the exact cause of the fearful disaster will become known. ‘The man who was the lockout was saved, and he was the person who saw the buoy which first indicated the dangerous position of the ship, previous to her striking. The in- vestigation will, no doubt, clear up all the conflicting accounts.

The loss of the “City of Columbus” is among the most terrible of shipwrecks. Just a few hours before so mapy were launched into eternity, the ship had sailed from her dock in Boston, the weather was fine, and the water smooth asa mill-pond. In less than twenty-four hours, the ship was a hopeless wreck, one hundred avd one souls had perished, amid frightful struggle for life, and those who were saved suffered hours of ex- posure, almost worse than death.

That such a terrible calamity should fall upon the shoulders of Capt. Wright, as the loss of the ship, and the attendant horrors, which he feels so sensmively, we can only say, in feeble language, we are heartily sorry. He has been known here for years, first as chief mate under Capt. P. A. Nickerson, on the line of steamers running between Boston and this port, and afterwards as Captain of the **Alhambra’”’ for several seasons, and. then master of the S. S. * Carroll,”’ until the Company offered him the command of the magnificent “City of Columbus.” Some years since, he married Miss Cairns, danghter of the late Mr. John Cairns of Charlottetown. He was always known as a competent, careful, dilligent, painstaking steamship com- mander, uuobtrusive, courteous and obliging to all who sailed or took pas sage with him. In port or at sea he was always on duty, and looking out for his ship and the interests of the owners. The writer of this article has often taken passage with him to and from Boston, in both steamships under his command. Under all circumstances he always found Captain Wright closely attending to his duties, night and day. He was always at the right spot, atthe right time, giving the right order. The writer has often admired the quiet, unosteptatious way in which Captain Wight commanded the ship, looked after the details of his office as Captain, and the indefatigable manner in which he attended to navigating the vessels under his command. In may cases he would be out of the wheel-house scarcely ao hour at a time during his voyages. When one wished to see Captain Wright, one could safely calculate finding bim on duty in the wheel-house. The impression ou those who often hadoccasion to observe him was, that he was a seaman of excellent judgment, and left nothing to chance. 4

There was no bluff’ or bravado, or ostentation, such as many commanders of ships assume; and that he would act the part of a brave man, in any emer- gency, such as he has shown at the terrible wreck of his ship, is what every person who knew’ him _ intimately, believed. His noble work in cheering the faint-hearted, and refusing to leave the wreck until the last person was saved, proclaim him a man fitted for the work ofa ship’s captain.

Not one of the many who know him but will heartly regret the uptimely and terrible death of Mr. A. Morrison, the chief engineer. He also married a daughter Mr, Cairns. Mr. Morrison first came to our waters as engineer of the steamer “Island City,” which plied for a while on the Straits, in connection with the Boston Line of Steamships. He afterwards was chief engineer of several of the boats of the same line, running here, and went with Capt. Wright to the “City of Columbus” from the “Carroll.” He was a thoroughly competent engineer, and for years enjoyed the confidence of the Company under which he served for so many years. Mr. Morrison was a jovial, good-hearted, good-natured man, intelligent and upright. His habits of life were excellent. Not one who kuew him any way intimately, bot will drop a tear to his memory. May his widow and son bear their loss with fortitude, as they have met with a sad bereavement.

Our fellow Islander, Mr. R. A. Me- Dovald, the quartermaster of the ill- fated ship acted the part of a brave and clear-headed man. By his guidance, the only boat of the ship which reached the shore was landed, and the lives of those. in it, except ove poor fellow, were saved. |

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Those saved, gice Mr. McDonald the.

credit of saving their lives. Mr. Me- |

Donati is a son-indaw of Mr. George W. |

gratulate him on his varrow escape from a fearful death.

Milluer, of Charlottetown. He was for)

some time in the employ of the Steam |

We con-

Navigation Company here.

Since the above was written we fiod that a large number of ship captains, ac- quainted with the coast and the route tollowed by the “City of Columbus,” all agree that Capt. Wright was fully justi- fied in lying down for rest as he did, The statement of Capt. Howes we pub- lish in avother column. ‘The ship had assed through the narrow chavuels and the really dangerous places, and with the course given to the quartermaster and the second mate, the skip should have proceeded out to sea on a course at least a couple of miles from rocks, shoals or dapger. It is mysterious how the sbip should have been headed to the fatal spot.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR,

A Falsehood Contradicted.

Sin,—The intemperate party of Prince County are making a great effurt to defeat the Seott Act. Amoagst the falsehoods being scattered broadcast by them the statement that ‘J. J. Chappell, Eq., was dismissed from the oftice of Grand Scribe for habitual inebriation,” is the most malicious and unfounded. It would be ludicrous to tell your readers there is no truth in the charge. Mr. Chappell’s name is a household word in the home of every true son of temperance. When we remem- ber that the enemy is circulating this report in places where Mr, Chappell is eomparatively unknown, it becomes our duty to give the accusation our unqualified denial. When those meatis have to be resorted to it shows the innate rotteness of the party that uses them, and is an acknowledgement of their final defeat.

Friends of temperance, lovers of happy christian homes, rally round us, help us tu hasten the day when the rum curse shall be a blight of the past,

, Yours, A SUrFERER. Ch'town, Jan. 29, 1884.

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Contradiction.

Sir,— In your issne of the 26th instant, I notice where you state that Mr. R. C, McLeod’s imported stallion ‘‘Dartmouth,” trotted a mile in 2.25. This is not correct. He trotted two half-mile heats—first in 1.20, second in 1.194. This is the correct time,

Yours, Aut Riear. Summerside, Jan. 28, i684.

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The “City of Columbus.”

A WELL KNOWN CAPTAIN CONFIDENT THERE 1S A ROCK OUTSIDE THE BUOY AT GAY KEAD.

Capt. Frank M. Howes, of the steamer ‘*Berkshire,”’ of the Baltimore line, who is now in Boston, in an interviewsays: ‘‘I see that Capt. Wright says that there must have been a rock outside the buoy, and lL think he is right. About four years ago the steamer ‘‘William Cranc’’ of our line passed in by there just after a fog, having fallen in to the southward, going within two ship-lengths of that buoy, and sirnck something very hard, which caused her to careen over considerably. but she passed along, and as she didn’t leak, she was not taken into dock for ex- amination at that time. When she came to be hauled out to clean and paint they discovered a long scratch made by some hard substance, evidently a rock, which had dented in her plates for a distance of twenty or thirty feet. They put a patch on as a sort of safeguard, of some fifteen feet

in length, in the worst pl.ce. So 1 think that Capt. Wright’s statement, that he struck a rock there, is true. Now, the

‘William Crane” at this time was going at the rate of probably eleven knots an hour, drawing about fifteen and a-half to sixteen feet of watcr, and her great speed eaused her to pass over it; the water being smooth at the time it did not punch a hole in her, The ‘City of Columbus,” probably, was not going more than four knots an hour, and so she stopped on it, and I can imagine just how she was thrown off the rock, and before he could get her round she went onthe main ledge, and those tremendous sess took her up and threw her on it before it could be avoid-c, I see by one staten ent that she was a quarter of a mile inside the ledge. I don't doubt it at all. She could have been hurled a quaiter of a mile ia fhere in fifteen or twenty m-nutes, with the wind and sea helping her. 1 notice is is said that Captain Wright found he could not work her off, so he started his engines to go ahead; but itis very reasonable that she should pave been thrown a distanceof 2.0, 300 or 400 feet before he could do anything and finally weeged in there solidly. I think Captain Wright's judgment about it is supetior to anybody’s else. I don't doubt in the least that he made that buoy on his port side, from the fact of the Wm, Crane’s experience four years ago.”

‘Have you ever noticed this tendency to drift on to this rock?’ inquired the reporter.

“Yes; Lhave. On my trip before last, bound out, we had a heavy gale, blowing from about west southwest. I got the ship ont about to Tarpavlin cove and turned her over tomy second officer. I went to my room, giving him the course of west-south- west, our usual course ont of the sound. As we were right off Gay Head he reported to me that the ship would not come up to her course, that she was falling off to the south and then heading southwest by south, Finding that she would not come up to her course, it being very rough, the wind cn my asterbcard bow about a point or two, and fearful of being drifted over to that shoal, I immedi- ately hard-a-starboard and wore ship to get her round ep to the wind, thus making a complete cjrcuit, If my second

mate had not reported to me this fact the ‘-Berkskire” might have gone ashore in the same place that the ‘City of Columbus” did. The cule is aboard all ships—and I have no doubt it was the rule on Capt.

Wright's vessel—that the officer of

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deck shall report everything out of the | usnal run of things It is always the duty of the cflicer of dhe deck to report to the

captain when the ship is not making her subject of Provincial and Domin on rights

course, and it is one of the most important duties that an «flicer can be entrusted with.”

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS, (SpeoraL Despatcuxs ro THe Examiner, |

The York County Election.

Sackvitie, N. B., Jan. 29. The election in York County takes place to-day.

A Visastrous Gale.

Lonvon, Jar. 28 News of the disasters caused by the last gales continue to pour in.

A Large Nationalist Meeting.

Dusuiw, Jan. 28. Ten thonsand people were present at a Nationalist meeting last cvening «et New Port.

The Gloucester Fishing Fleet.

Guioucester, Mass., Jan, 28.

Another of the over due Georgia men is given up as lost with all her crew, twelve men, mostly natives of Cape Breton.

Resuming Work.

Troy, N. Y., Jan. 28. The Albany Iron Works, in this city, resumed work today after a period of idleness, giving employment to 1,500 mer,

An Honor Cenferred on the Governor-General.

Lonpon, Jan. 28. The Marguis of Lansdowne has been made a Knight of the Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George.

cctancerennemeenl nearness

A Double Murder.

CuatTranooca, Teny., Jan. 23.

A wan named Webb became involved in a difficulty in Jackson County, Alabama, to-day, with three brothers named Milber, and killed two, fatally wounding the third,

Killed in an Engine Room. New York, Jan. 28. ——- McBride, oiler in an engine room in Brooklyn, was caught in a fly-wheel which makes fifty-six revolations a minute. His head was completely severed from his body.

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The Duty on Flour and Wheat.

- Orrawa, Jan. 28.

Numerous deputations have waited on the Government recently, asking that the duty be removed from flour and wheat. The Government have decided they will not remove the duties.

Canad-an Vessels Ashore. Lonpon, Jan. 28.

Twelve ships are reported wrecked on the English coast, the result of the late gale. Among them are the brigantine

epathan Weir, cf Moncton, N. B., and the Herbert Beech, of Yarmouth,

Aquatic. Lonpon, Jan. 28.

The single scu!]l race between Bauarbear and Elliott, for the lecal championship of England, tock place tc-day, and Bubear won by four lengths.

Burbear and Ross row for $1,000 a side on March 10th.

Bubcar is the favorite as he has ten seconds +t:rt.

Notes from Egypt. Carmo, Jan. 28.

Sr Evelyn Baring, B itish M nister, is very ill -

Mr. Clifird Ll yd, Unler, Seerctary of the [:terior, ie s‘i ] confined to his b 4,

The new Saltan of Darg ur is a son of a former Sultan.

The Kingdom is to bs restored on con- ditions that slavery be abolished, and that commerce be free and unrestricted,

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Dominion Political Notes.

Orrawa, Jan, 28.

Cameron, of Huron, is evidently working up claims for the position of Minister of the Interior in the far cff Grit Ministry of the future, he has asked for many quires of returns already and promises to ask for ageod many more. He will ask for copies of ail papers, documents or rerolutions sent tothe Gevernment on the subject of the administration of the Northwest, and the complaints and grievances of the in- habitants, ete.

Casey wants copies of any agreement between the Government and the contrac- tors for Section B. in regard to measure- ment, classification of work done, and c. pies cf estimates.

Blake wants a number of papers, among them copies of correspondence relating to the negotiations between British Columbia and the Government of Ontario, bronght down. He also wants to know which are the clauses of the statutes under the authority of which the Government made the guarantee arranvements with the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. Also, if any tariff changes will be made for copies of the proceedings before the Privy Council in the case of the Queen against Mercer. Weldon wants a return of casu- alties to trains on the LC. R.

Mr. Mutock will introduce an Aci for the better prevention of frauds in connection with patent rights,

Mr, Ives wants a return showing the average price obtained for lands sold in the Canadian Railway Bel’,

Mr, Coursol wants copies of correrpond- ence in regard to the claims of the Quebec Province against the Dominion.

Cameron, Opposition, introduced a bill

| to-day entitled An Act to repeal the Act

the sale of intoxicating lianors Tle

r. specting aod the issue of licemes ther f,

\on this matter will be freliy divcussed.

In answer to Farrow, Si Joln sad the Government cculd lay down no rules about extending time to tilers in the Nortwest | for payment of purchase money of Jands, |Each case would be treatd on its own | merits. | The Postmaster-General, in answer to a | question, said the question of reducing | postage was under comeideration.

In answer to Melssac Sir Charles Tapper said the Government hia made po arrange- ments to «ttle t]eurjpa:d clams of coutract- ors and labor rs for work done on the Short Line Railway

Mr. Davies, P. E. 1, asked for an order of the House for copies of all reports made by the Steamboat Inspectors of Huils ard Machinery upon the steamers ‘St. Lawrence,” “Prir- cess of Wales” and ‘‘Northern light,” since the appointment uf the Inepectore.

W eatner Bullet n.

Probabilities jor the next 24 hours fur the Maritime 7 roving s.

Toxorts, January 29- 10 a. m.

North to east winds, fair to cloudy weather with snow in the s-uthern po: tion, higher temperature.

METEOROL GICAL CFFICE, Charlot «+t wr, °9th Jar, 1884, Highest temperature yer.) . . 59 Lowest temperature (read at midvight),. — 17.0 Lowest temperature this morning...... ~ 20,1 Temperature this morning, at 8 o'clock ~ 1x,3 Temp rature thts afternoon, at] o'clock + 2.0

cA, J OLICE is hereby given, that whereas trees have lutely been cut down and others “antonly injured, and fences destroyed

on the ‘Kensington Propert..’’ near this city, the subscriber, who is the «wner ot the

said property, will c. ure t» be sued all persons fourd im aby way trespassing thereon.

purposes for @ term of years, MICHAEL BEAZELEY,

By his Attcrney G. W. DiBLOISs, Ch'tewn, Jan. 24%, 1#%4.—if

Pay Your Taxes and Save Costs,

OTICE is hereby given to al! persons

who have not paid their Real Estate Tax tor year 1+ 3, that I will apply to His Honor the Stipendiary Magpirate, on Wed- nesduy the 6.h day cf Filruary next, for JUDGMENT agains: warrants will be issued and placed in the hands of the Sheriff for collection.

FRANCIS 8S. CHAN! LER,

Ch’town Jan, 2%, 18 4,- hen _ ee, ; .

HE ANNUAL MELTING of the Share. holders of the abuve Company will be beld at 4 o'clock, on ‘TUESDAY atternoon, the 5th day of February next, at the office of the Stream Nayigation Company, corner Great George aud Lower Water Sireets, By order of th Presider t,

F. W, PALES, Seerctary Cemetery Co. Jan. 2%, J884.—tl date. ROUILE Te CONTRACTORS LE 1d Gb i EALED TENDERS, sddressed to the undersigned and endorsed ‘Tender for North Rustico Works,” will !-e received until the 9th cf February nert, inclusive, for the following works ;—

Ist. The rethoval of the Lighthouse (tower and cottage connected) al present at North Rustico, a distance of atout 179 yarde, and building ® brush block and placing the Lighthouse upon the same,

3nd. The erection and completion of a new range and foundation for the same.

The plans and specifications for the above works can be scen at the cflice of Donald McKay, Erq., Oyster Bed Bridge and at the office of the Agent of the Department cf Marine & Fisheri s, Charlottetown.

An accepted bank cheque equal to 5 per cent. of the Tender, mode in favor of His Honor the Minister of Marine & Fisheries, mist accompany each Tencer, which will be forfeited should the person whese Tender is accepted fail to complete the cgntract and do the work furwhi bh he Tencers All cheques ‘or Tenders not ac epted wi'l be returned,

Tenders must be made on the proper forms which will be supplied to inteuding con- tiactors.

The Department will pot be bound to accept the lowest or any tender

ABTEMUS LORD, Agent Marine & Fisheries. Cl’town, Jan, 28, 1884,—2i,

To the free and independent Electors of the Fourth KlectoralDistrict of Queen's County,

Geen saese Being unanimously chos- en bya tull convention of delegates fom al! parts of your district, as the Liberal- Conservative candidate at the forthcoming

death ofthe much-lomented late Angus D. MeMillun I am now before you to solicit your influence and sipport

If returned, jou may rest assured of my undivided a'tontion to ali the wants of the District, and will always | trust, be found @ et Of B00 m asures, as wil es of the equitable Cisbursement of ihe Pullic Fands.

Trusting that I will have your countenance and support at the pol’s,

I remain, gevth men, Yours truly, ALEXANDER MARTIN, Jan. 28, 1884.—wkly pres her.

FIRE INSURANCE, : ANU

I~KS taken on all ‘eines of insurable property ab reasonable rates.

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