THE DAILY EXAMINER

MAY 4, 1887.

The Additional Subsidy.

Tue Patriot of last evening gave the lic to its assertions of the past five months respecting the addition of $20,000 a year

equal to a capital sumof $500,000—to the subsidy paid this Province by the Dominion It that the Patriot persisted statements

Government. isto be noted

in its false until the very evening previous to that on Mr. Sullivan delivered his the truth Up to the last day on

which the Hon Budget st

h, would necessarily appear

Spee when which the public could be humbugged and misled it continued to publish telegrams, garnished with big letters, setting forth that the prominent supporters of Sir John Mac donald in this Island had been “ guilty of a wicked and most deliberate lie.”

pertinacity of its re- that the Pro-

The boldness and

iteration of the statement vince had not, as reported by Tue Ex AMINER, been guaranteed the interest on $500,000, impressed the public mind with the belief that the report was merely ** an ” and that there was nothing Tae EXAMINER was at last almost that the

good to be true, and that sources of infor-

election dodge, in it. Indeed,

persuaded news was too

mation which had never before proved false had at last sent forth an erroneous report. But now the truth is out. THE

EXAMINER is vindicated ;—and the Patriot is (or ought to be) covered with shame and confusion.

What will the public think of the Patriot now. It has friends. It has deceived the electors of this Province. Hundreds of honest men supporting the Opposition Party have, on its authority, this matter which were absolytely false. What apolocy can it make to them? These honest men, who be-

misled its own

made ataicments respecting

in their turn, induced other men, lieved in them, to withdraw their support has all the

How cau

from the Government which while befriended the country ! the Patriot survive the indignation and wrath of the men whom it duped and ysed as means for the its false- hood ?

Now that the truth is known, an intelli-

propagat ion of

gent pe ple will not fail to appreciate the

tactics of the men who obtained their elec-

tion on the strength of the Putriot's base

falsehood. These men have prejudiced the Government in the eyes of our people by represeuting that Sir Joho has treated this Province unfairly; and they

now are

striving with all their might to prejudice the Government in the eyes of Parliament, their liberal in behalf of this Province. No

upon the

and thus to defeat intentions

other con- |

struction can be placed motions

and speeches calling attention to the pro- i

posed grant of $20,000 « year as something

exceptional, su.mething better than the other Provinces have obtained. Mr. | Davies and his friends are doing in Par- '

liament the work of representatives of |

Ontario and Quebec, and injuring, as much

a3 they can, the interests of the people who,

itor ef the diocese,

a

right nor claim as a consideration therefor. We think. therefore, that the thanks of the Province are fairly due to Premier

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Sullivan and his colleagues ; and now that the people have been awakened to the

‘alsity and baseness of those by whom they have been misled, we lave no doubt that they

will, with practical un snimity, acknowledge

the great service which the Government have rendered the Province, with the voice of public opinion the effurts which they ave making to collect the debts

jue the Provinee, to reluce the expendi-

and second

tures for public services, and to administer the affairs of the Province without resort

to direet taxation.

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‘Editorial Notes.

uninteresting to our

—It may not be Hon. Jonathan

readers to know that the Binney, great-grandfather of the late lamented Bishop Binney, was appointed second Judge of this Island in 1768, the island being at that time under the juris- liction of the Governor of Nova Scotia.

— It is reported that in face of their re- presentations that the Province is in an 1m- poverised condition, the Grits in power in Nova Scotio are advancing their salaries tifty.per cent ! The Premier's salary is in- creased from $2,400 to $3,300, and Attor- ney-General’s and Comméssioner of Works from $1,630 to $2,500. More Grit econ-

omy !

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Government Railways.

Tue Government of Canada are now operating 1190 miles of railway, viz: the Interculonial, 886 miles; the Eastern Ex- tension, 80 ; the Windsor Branch, 32; the P. E. Island, 212. The loss on working these railways during the past year was $195,065.77, as follows: Intercolonial, $106,042.84 ; Eastern Extension, $27,862,- 95; P. E. Island, $61,159.98. On the Windsor Branch there was a profit of $4,- 423.62, making the net loss on the Gov- ernment railways in operation $190,637,15.

The receipts of the P. E. Island Radways during the year amounted to $155,534 36, or about $3000 less than in the previous year. The decrease in passenger traflic was 10,049, the passengers carried in 1884-5 making 130,423 and in 1885-6 120,374.

‘The expenditures on the P. E. Island Railway during the year comprised $4,668. - 33 on capital account, making the total capital expenditure on the road $3,735,- 930.89 ; and the ordinary running expen- diture $216,744.34. Included in this is the cost of a combined freight and passen- ger station at Peake’s $590, improvement to Peake s Station ground, $305.58 and #@ station master’s dwelling at St. Peter's $591.04.

-—ve The Late Bishep Binney.

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{Halifax Herald) The Synod will be summoyed within thirty days to fillthe vacancy in the See. The choice lies absolutely in their hands, only re

quiring a majority of both orders—clerical rand lay.

Archdeacon Gilpin, who is now administra- has issued the following notices ;

NOTICE TO THE CLERGY.

The corpse of the late Bishop of Nova Scotia is expected at Halifax by the evening train from 3t. John on Wednesday next, the 4th iust. The city clergy are requested to be present. —Epwiw Givin, Archdeacon.

The body of the late Lord Bishop of Nova Scotia will be placed in the catiedral charch of St. Luke, on Thurstay, the 5th. The

misled by their organs and henchmen in | faneral will be from tne Bishop's Chapel on

But thanks to the strength of the Gov- ernment majority, thanks to the firmness of the Government, their efforts hive prov- ed vain. Mr. Sullivan in the course of his bulget speech real the foliowing telegram from Sir Charles Tapper :— To How. SJul

“ Have announced in House of Commons to day, that Pariiament wilt b@ usked io grunt additional subsidy of tweaty thousand doliars to Prince Edward Isiand.

a Ww IVAN

CHARLES TUPPER. This proves that the Government have Me.

leagues—receded from

Davies an | his col- the promise they aul

not—in spite of

gave Mussrs. Sullivan Ferzuson in December last, the purticalses of which are set forth in the following Minute of Council

and

after the Island hal sent a solid contingent

made afterthe elections were over,

to oppose the a in Parlia:nsat :—

* The C »mmittee of the Privy Council have had uniter cuasideration a m°morial, dated 27th S -pt., 13%), from the Gover» ment of Prince Kdward Isiand, relative to the flaancial arranzement existing between that Proviace and the Dominion of C.nada.

“the Sub-Committee of Conncil to whom the memorial was referred, stute that they have duly cousideret the staiem sats therein contained anithey have sls» had « conference on the subject wih the Hon. W. W. Silliven, the Premier f the llaud Goverumen’, and after due cousideration they beg Lo ree sin veal to shoal that for the rea-ona hereinafter set forth an ad ditional annual subsidy of 320,090.00 be graniet co that Province, and tast the wathority necessary 4» carry this recommendation into effect, be obtained from Parliameat at the coming season.

“Tae reasons Which have led the sub-committee o—_ ‘hese recommen iations of Council are as

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“lat. From the insular position of the Province they are of opinivd inal Lhe construction of the Pacific tailway and of the Intereoloaial Railway has not affecte! it. to the same extent thatit has the other provinees, and t%e isund has not had the banefl’ of tha advantages which accru d to the otver proviness from these lines. and on this gr vund it is enti led to some consideration,

“Ini. The sa sb-committee think alao that con sidersiion <hould be snown on account of the ex- peuditure for the cmstraction of the above named tuilwars having been wreater thin was @nlicipated at the time these works were taken into con‘emplati-o and the terms upen which

Prince Edward Island entered the union haviig » ea in 4 wreit measure b 1 upoa the estimates te. rmed forthe oo. pl @ mf these roads, el, £ib> ol wi-lies cha iio the other yr VV 0Ce8 "ty LO ENS vresev’ times in carrying out the railway policy of the Government, in the wuy o! assistance b lecal railways, bave nota: ye! been made applicable in any w iy to Prince Edward TJend, and that Province has not received any benefit from the carrying out of this policy. whereas, onthe coutrary, th: other provinces formu; thé onion h:ve in thia roanner been besgely venodited, ; 16 COMMNtLee Concurring in the reasons above et forth and the reornmundation msed Rae jay @ grunt Ws asked from Perl ameat of the purpwe above mm ontinved.

Joux J, sicGaus,

Cler« Privy Counc]

This Minute of Coun:il shows that $20,- 00 ayearhave been sevured tothe Province;

wnd that thy Guvwramtat have given up a

this Province, sent them there. a 1y. the 6th, at four o'clock, p. m.

The clergy of the diocese are invited to attend and jvequested to bring their surplices.—EpWwIn GiLPinx, Archdeacon,

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; Election Petitions.

A pctition has been filed against the return /of Thomas Robertson as M. P.,for Shelburne, ,on the sround of bribery,corruption and other | idega! practices.

A pecition has been filed against the return jof O'3 iea, of Muskoka

Sir A. P. Caron has filed a p:tition aguinst Martin, his oppouent in Quevec, dein wnding disqualification.

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@ueen’s Jubilee — Trades Proces- Si +n.

The adjourned meeting of mechanics and tradesmen was held last evening in the Coun- cil Cnamber, Mr. John Newsvuin the chair. After considerable friendly discussion, parti- cipatel in by Messrs. W. L. Cotton, R. Smallwood, Webster, Harry Anderson, D. M. Fraser and others,.#egarding the proper method ef carrying the matter to a success- ful conclusion, a committee was appointed— composed of representatives of different trades —to wait upon manufacturers and mechanics not represented at the meeting, and obtain their co-operation, and to report at a subse- quent meeting to be held on Tuesday evening 10th inst.

The »pinion of the meeting, as generally expressed, was that there should be a united i} ettort pat forth to mike the Trades procession | a complete success worthy of the oceasion,an] fone which would reflect credit upon the mechanics and others who take part in it.

Geo. W. Garpiner, Secretary.

A meeting of the committce was held im. mediately after, and Messrs. John Newson, W. D. MeKay, and C. Hermans appointed a sub-committee to wait upon the Financial Committee of the City Council to find out what amount they would grant to the Trades Provession, and to report to said General Committee on Friday evening.

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In the House of Lords on the 29th ult., the Earl of Harrowby asked for informa- tion respecting the decision of the govern- ment on the proposal of the Canadian guv- ernment to establish a line of mail steamers between Vancouver city and China. The Earl of Onslow, parliamentary secretary of the colonia! office, replied that the com- mittee to which the matter was referred declined to recommend # subsidy ot £100.« 000 for the proposed service of a steamer every three weeks, but was considering the udvisability of granting a subsidy of £6), 009 for a monthly service, Canada to con- tribute also. Lord Carnarvon urged that the subsidy be granted and said if England did not assist the enterprise the advan- tages of the route aundy Uf anuther

power,

THE DAILY EXAMINER, |

Provincial Legislature

HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY.

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THE BUDGET.

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Hon. Mr. Svutuvan, Leader of the Government, moved that the House do now go into the Order of the Day, and in doing so would make a few observations on the state of the Province, as it was at the end of the past financial year, viz., 31st December last. Viewing this subject from the standpoint of our friends on the other side of the House, it would appear to be anything but inviting. The Public Accounts for 1885 show that at the close of that year there was a balance against the Province of $72,027.01. On the first day of January following, when the semi- annual subsidy was paid by the Dominion Government, that balance against us was changed into a balance in our favor. On the 3ist December, 1886, the balance against the Province was $142,516.02, but on the first day of January of the present year that amount was very materially reduced, and at the present time it is not nearly as great as at the former date. Hon. members, however, can only regard the Public Accounts as made up on 3lst Dec., 1835. When, last session, I »stated the financial condition of the Province, I pointed out what amounts we expected to receive from the Dominion, and also what we expected to receive from other sources. L also stated the amount that would be required to cover the expenditure of the then current year. Well, atthe close of the year it was found that the estimates of expenditure had been somewhat exceeded; and the receipts turned out to be some- what less than was anticipated. Hon. members will notice that the estimate of receipts for last year, from ordinary sources, was $236,727.31, and that the actual receipts were $233,977.64, or nearly

234,000less. This wasirrespectiveof avery considerable amount which we expected to receive from the Dominion Government. It will, therefore, be seen that those re- ceipts were nearly realized, with the exception of that amount. Every hon, member of the House is aware that it is alinost impossible to prepare esti- mates that will be strictly car- ried out’ in all their details, this must be so from the very nature of the case. When we havea good harvest we have large receipts from the Land ()flice ; when the harvest is bad, those receipts are not as great as were expected. During the past year the receipts at that office were very fair, the amount being upwards of $47,000. This was in excess of the sum rece ved the previous year from that source. The estimate of expenditure for 1885 was $277,287.82, and the actual ex- penditure $304,466.65, showing an excess of about $27,000. No doubt the “Govern- ment will be charged by hon. members of the Opposition with making © esti- mates which they know were erro- ueous, with the intention of deceiving the country previous to the general election of last year, because it was to their interest to make as good a show as possible under the circumstances. It was pstimated last ses- sion that the sum of $6000 would be ex- pended for Boards of Health on account of the Smallpox epidemic ; but. we were called upon to expend $8311.63, which 1s $2311 of the estimate. The estimate

in excess for exhibitions was $2,200, but the Gov- ernment expended $3346.16. This was

partly owing to the extra expenditure in connection with gur exhibit at the Indian and Colonial Exhibition in London during the past year. Beside this, a balance due from the previous year on exhibition ac- count, amounting to $698.71,had to be met. Under this head, there was an expenditure pover estimate of $1146.16, On the Ferry Wharves the Government was called on to expend $8,542.70, most of which was ex- pended upon those on the Charlottetown and Southport Ferry. On bridges the sum of $29,578 wag expended, an excess over the estimate of $9578. On the public roids, culverts and small bridges the Gov- ernment were called upon to expend no less than $21,818.11, instead of $15,500, the sum estimated, an excess of $6,318. Che estimate of expenditure required on the steamboats plying between Charlotte- town aud Southport was $2,200, but no le s than $9,131.28 had to be expended. Exten- sive repairs had to be made to satisfy the requirements of the In- spector of Steamboats, causing an excess of expenditure over the estimate of $6,931. The over-expenditure on the various items alluded to more than make up the total of $27,000 already stated... In some of the items of the estimate “the ex- peuditure was smaller than was expected, which accounts for the difference. 1 have, therefore, fully accounted for the excess of expenditure beyond the estimate of last session. It will be noticed that the whole of this excess has heen expended upun those branches of the public service. for which it was absolutely necessary, and which could not be neglected without innperil- ling the interests of the country to a very large extent. Some very large bridges were out of repair, necessitating immediate attention. The pubic roads a!so required a very heavy outiay during the year,— much larger than had been anticipated this time last year. Having showed how the excess of expenditure over receipts was brought about, I now propose to deal with the estimates for the present year now be- fore the House. I have no doubt that when the hon. leader of the Opposition addresses the House he will attempt to show that the Government have been very extravagant indeed, and that they have ex- ceeded their estimates by an amount far in excess of what they had. any right to ex-

pend. The hon. gentleman has made that statement year after year, and will. no doubt repeat it again on the present occasion. During the nine | long years in which I have been on this side of the House the hon. gentleman has been in the cool shades of opposition, and his speeches during those years have been | mainly a reiteration of similar charges against the Government. If the hon. mem- ber will compare the. estimates submitted by himself whilea member of a former’ Goverament with the receipts and expendi- | | tare of those years, he will find there was *#imuch greater difference between them than was the ease for the past year. * The ‘estimates of expenditure forthe current year ainount to $265,481.22. This includes

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Georgetown, which will cost, when com- pleted, about $7,590. The estimate for the administration of justice for the year is $19,952, while that of last year was- $20,752. The reason for this reduction is; that the actual expenditure was not 80 | great as was estimated. I will ask the) hon. leader of the Opposition to compare | this estimate with that made when he was Finance Minister, which was no less than, $34,000. The difference between the latter sum and the expenditure for the past year) in that department, viz., $19,000, repre-' sents a saving to the country of no less than $15,000 per annum! Hon. members will notice that several of the items of: these estimates are the same as those for | the past year. I will make no further allu- | sion to them. The amount set down for bridges in $20,000 ; and for roads, cul- verts and small bridges, $15,000. None of the other items have been increased except in such cases as the exigencies of the coun- try absolutely require in. The total of these estimates is only $265,481.22—not a | very large sum. I will be asked how I propose to meet this expenditure. I dare say the hon. leader of the Opposition will remind me that, last year I stated that we expected fromthe Dominion Government one-eighth of one million of dollars. That information alarmed at first, and afterwards «mused hon. members on the other side of the House. They looked at each other and

did not credit the statement, and, perhaps they do not yet do 0, it was true the money was

not actually received during the year 1886; | but I did not state that it would be re-' ceived during that year. I said that if the Government received that amount the ac- counts would balance, and that probably there would be a small surplus. 1 know that during the election campaign in June last hon. members vf the Opposition de- clared we had no claim against the Domin- ion Government, and that the money would, therefore, never be received by the Provinee. That statement was published in the Opposition press. When the elec- tions were over and when there was no ob- ject in courting popular favor, it was stated by friends of the Government that they expected the Dominion Government to give this Province $20,000 per year or to

place to its credit the sum of $500,000, we) were told that the statement had no foun- dation. In fact, I do not know that the Upposition believe it yet. They look on the biue side of everything, and discredit any stateurents which seem favorable to this Province, while the present Govern- ment are in power. They would sink the Province in irretrievable ruin in order to accomplish their own purposes and obtain the reins of power. 1 do not know why they should be so anxious to exchange! places with the Government if the public | finances are in such a terrible condition as | they allege them to be. My attention was sume time ago, called to a statement in one of the newspapers respecting this half mil- lion dollars. I was not in the Province at the time, and my hon. friend, the Commis- sioner of Crown-agd Publie Lands was run- ning an election. There is a'néwspaper 14 this city called the Patriot which is the preas | to which I refer. The statement is as’ follows, and is headed, ‘* That $500,000 :”

‘* During the Dominion Election campaign, the Tories told the public that the Sullivan Government had obtained $.00,000, or $20,- 000 a year for all time from Sir John. They said there wag ay Order in Council giving the money. This yarn was used for all i, wag worth against the Liberal Candidates through® out this Island. The statement was challeng. ed scores of times, but the | Tories persisted in it. It was a} false story. ‘They had not obtained the’ money, and were simply trying to deceive the | electors. After their defeat here the Tories | began to back down. They said that as P. E. | Island had not given Sir Johna eee support, the money could not be obtained. | It then began tobe whispered about that’ Messrs, Suilivan and Ferguson had a éorivey | sation with Sir John, and he had held out! hopes to them of getting the $500,000. To! put it pleinly, he hinted that he was prepared to give a bribe of half a milion dollars if the Liberal candidates here were defeated. The people here did not propose to take as a bribe what was theirs by right, and then the Tory cry was that as we had gone against Sir John, of course we could not ex- pect the money. In their wrath the Tory organs blurted oyt all this stuff, forgettiug they might have another election to ruy. Now, Mr. Ferguson is again seeking election in the Taird District, and the old revived, Tht EXAMINER asks, sliould the, people. reject Mr. Ferguson _ because the Government took olf the taxes and obtained $500,000 for the Province? The stale yarn will be persisted in until after the election, then abandoned as it was before,” |

This article declares that there js no truth whatever in the statement alluded to. It contains no saving clause, as is usual under such circumstances, but gives as an absolute fact,thatof which the Editor had no knowledge whatever. He is, | therefore, guilty of stating that which he had no means of knowing to be true, and of condemning that which he did not really know to be false. This evening, however, he discovered that he was stating what was absolutely false.

{The remainder of Hon. Mr. Sullivan's speech, crowded out of to-day’s issue, will appear to-morrow. |

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Advices from St. Petersburg says that after a fortnight’s quietude the country is in a state of uneasiness. Large armaments are being pushed forward with feverish activity. An order of the war ministry points to tue con- centration of great masses of troops on the frontiers of Russia. litiniweie

Mr. GoscHen’s budget proposes that the import duty on cigars shall be 5 shillings ‘per pound (of tobacco) on Cavendish tobacco, on the leaf 4 shillings sixpence per pound, on Cavendish manufactured in bond 4 shillings per pound, on other manufactured tobacco

per pound and for tobaceo containg less than 10 per cent. moisture three shillings six pence per pound,

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being informed that France is desirous of resuming good relations with the Pope, will appgint Sr of leading eccle- siastics tu study the questions at issye, ayd to draft proposals for" @Bettloment.

Customs officers through Great Britain aud Ireland have received stringent orders tu search all vessels arriving froin America, China and the East, the Government hay- ing been warned that explosives have been sent from San Francisco to ports in the

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