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Winter Arrangement.
— MONDAY, DECEMBER 30th, 1878,
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STATIONS. No. Ll. | No.3 “| Express. | Mixed. Georgetown Dp 8.10 am}
Cardigan **' 8.35 ** ' ar 9.55 ‘“* M.Stew’t Jun $p10.05 «* Royalty Jun. “E20 ° aes } ap 6.00 3.30 p 8.00 am) Dp 3.30 pm Royalty Jun. “$20 “| 3.50 « N. Wiltshire Sie’ P= 445 * Hunter River ee 1 oe“ Breadalbane *“EO.G8 * 4s GAL. © County Line 1 om Bad,” he Kensington “See 1 ** Ge ¢ Summerside dp 2.40 pen PP ay Welli "sa * Port Hill . hen ” O'Leary 5. se Alberton ax 8.35". dp 6.40 ‘* Tignish jar 7.25 ** = — - Trains Going East.
STATIONS. No, 2 No. 4 ) Express. | Mixed. a |Up 7.00 am
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THE TARIFF. .- |
As it Relates to P. E. Isiand. |
Ortawa, April 7, 1879. | Mr. Tilley, in his supplementary state- | ment, alluded to the speeches of members | of the Opposition, in which they had evinced a remarkable sympathy for the United States. It was said that the United States considered the present Canadian Tariff hostile to the Republic. The Finance Minister replied to this assertion, stating that no such motive actuated him as ‘os- tility to the United States beyond that which the interests of Canada pressed upon him. ‘The best idea of the attitude of the xovernment of this country towards the United States is conveyed in Mr. Tilley’s own words. His language shows that in- stead of .the hostile feeling which the Op- position accuse the Government of mani- festing, there is a desire for
REC] PROCITY
with the United States, as the following quotation from the Finance Minister’s
speech proves: ‘‘ But he might say he felt that this country having for twelve years’ refrained from
imposing duties upon articles imperted from the United States, that were free under the Reciprocity Treaty, notwith- standing that the United States had im- posed duties upon articles passing from the Dominion into the United States—when the Government accompanied its proposal to put on the duties, with a resolution stating that whenever the Americans were prepared to meet us half way, we were more than prepared to meet them, it would disarm the United States and any unkind criti- cism.”
It was the intention of the Government to place tea on the free list; but the large
pEeFicir or $2,400,000,
which must be met, precludes the possibil- ity of reducing the duty on tea to any further extent than has been done for this year. It has been announced by various members of the Government that, when sufficient revenue is obtained to meet the ordinary expenditure of the country and the deficit of the present year, a reduction in the 20 per cent. list will take place. When the present Administration governed the country before, the tariff was reduced from 20 per cent. to 15 per cent. It is fair to assume that the men who so successfully governed the country six years ago are as competent, with their increased experience, te manage its financial affairs to-day as they were then. We may look forward, almost with certainty, to the time not far distant, when tea and many other articles that are largely consumed in this Dominion, and which cannot be produced here, will be ad- mitted free of duty. This contention will be further strengthened when we remember that in the year 1872, after the obligations of the Provinces which had been admitted to the Union were met, the duty on tea and coffee were taken off. In a previous com- municatien I alluded to the quantity of FLOUR
imported from the United States into the island, showing that a comparatively small quantity of American Flour is consumed on the Island. Part of that which is imported from Boston and other American ports, is Ontario flour shipped in bond A howl has been raised, both in the House of Commons and in the papers, concerning the duty on flour. It is argued that a large percentage of the article used in the Lower Provincesis imported from the United States, and that those engaged in lumber- ing, farming and fishing will find the duty bear heavily upon them. To show that there is no foundation for such assertions, 1 will give a fow figures which have heen obtained through the Customs Department and elsewhere. It will be seen by the fo’- lowing statement that the flour trade be- tween the Lower Provinces and Ontario has been rapidly increasing from year to year, and, consequently, our trade in that article with the United States has been fall-
ing off. Total number bbls. of flour im- ported from Ontario during the years
1872 384,176 1875 463,916 1874 431,640 18765 317,288 13876 372,897 1377 502,702 1878 888,371
{t will be seen that the last two yeurs show a large increase of imports from On- tario, and this is due to the opening of the Intercolonial Railroad, by which route and the River St. Lawrence most all flour is carried to the Lower Provinces. If the trade in flour has so largely increased between Ontario and the Lower Provinces, within the last two years, when American flour was allowed te come in and compete free of duty, we may confider: ly assert that nearly all our supplies will be obtained from the surples which Ontario produces. If On- tario principally supplied us when there was no duty on American flour, what is to prevent her from supplying us now? The following figures will show more clearly than any words which can be used that the assertions frequently made by Liberal or-
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imported in 1873 by the Lower Provinces, only 138,000 barrels were Amcrican flour. In round numbers :—
Nova Scotia imported from the United
States? oA cdl Se eee Te 97,500 New, Brunswick imported from the . United Mhatet ii ¢ octet. 0k) ite 50,500
Prince Edward Island imported from
She: D wihed Genbees sinus eee cae 8,500 156,500 Deduct 15,500 barrels Canadian flovr imported through United States ports.. + clean a 18,500 138,000
These figures show that a duty of fifty cents a barrel cannot raise the price of flour to the consumer, The duty on PORK has been increased fifteen cents per barrel. Under the old Tariff 1 cent per lb. on 185 lbs. was collected, while under the new 1 cent iv eallected on 200 Ibs., the amount which a barrel of pork weighs when it has absorbed the salt. We cannot say that this sum of $2.00 on a barrel of pork is sufficient to suit Prince Edward Island, be- cause large quantities of American pork is imported by Nova Scotia and New Bruns- wick, but it will still give a protection to the farmer of P. E. Island, witheut which he cannot compete with the corn fed pork of the United States. For the financial year of 1877-78 Nova Scotia imported, in round numbers, 41,000 barrels of American pork, and New Brunswick 105,000 barrels. Half of the quantity imported by Nova Scotia was consumed there. Now, it must be apparent that if we had a large share of the Nova Scotia and New Brunswick markets, the farmers of the Island would get a better price for pork and packers would have a larger field for operations. Mr. Tilley’s reasons for fixing the duty on pork at $2.00 per bbl. are, that thousands of men are engaged in lumbering, and the increase in price which would evidently follow a higher duty on pork would seriously affect that trade. During the last year
4,000,000 BUSBELS oF OATS
were imported from the United States, a great part being mixed with corn and fed to cattle and horses. The duty of ten cents per bushel will, no doubt, prevent such large importations of a product which is sv largely raised on the Island. Nova Scotia and New Brunswick imported oats direct from the United States; and, althongh not a very large quantity, yet sufficient to shew that American oats, free of duty, could be brought into competition with Island oats in Halifax and St. John, and keep the price down. Oats being a staple product with the farmers ef Prince Edward Island, they will see that any legislation which can prevent the overstocking of the home market will be in their interest. One of the most beneficial results which the sup- porters of the present policy predict for it, will be the creation of a
‘* HOME MARKET”
for farm products. Any revival of the ecal trade in Nova Scotia will benetit the Island, as large quantities of oats, potatoes, pork, butter, and other articles are consumed by the miners, and they look to Prince Ed- ward Island fora large proportion of their supplies. During the last year, 500,000 bushels of oats were consumed in the mines of Nova Scotia and Cape Breton. The num- ber of mines in operation were twenty, while in 1873 when the coal trade was brisk, thirty-three mines were worked. The duty which is placed upon foreign coal will give an impetus to the coal industry, and inuch of the bituminous coal of Neva Scotia, which analysis proves to be the best steam coal will be consumed in the Upper
Provinces. Already preparations are being made to carry coal from — Pictou
to the West. A Picton Company is now arranging for a propeller to carry coal to Toronto. The managers of the In- ternational Coal Mines of Sydney have contracted to supply the Ottawa Gas Com- pany with 300,000 tons of coal, while last year not more than 1,000 tons were shipped this far west. Mr. Howland is negotiating to send a propeller to Nova Scotia with flour, and to carry coai as return freiglit. The Island will doubtless reap large bene- fits from these operations in coal. We see that 590,000 bushels of oats were consumed in the mines last year, and, with the in- creased demand for coal, must come an in- creased demand for oats for the horses used in tbe mines. 1] have been informed by ‘one of the best authorities here that the consumption of oats will be double that of last year: and, as the miners principaliy draw their supplies from Prince Edward Island, we may look for higher prices for hat grain. Of course the surplus oats of | Prince Edward Island cannot be all con- sumed in the Lower Provinces, and ship- pers will continue to send across the Atlan- tic, but an increased market near our own doors will tend towards a steadier price when the demand for the English market is not brisk. When the country imported 4,900,000 bushels of oats last year, thereby leaving on the hands of farmers and oat- buyers a large proportion of last year’s crop, we may contidently hope that a sim- ilar demand will be met by oats produced
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cents per brishel prevents American oats from competing on an equal footing with our.own, The
gans in the Lower Provinces, and one or two in particular on the Island, respecting the tax on bread, are false and unreliable statements made for political
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SHIPBUILDING INTEREST has been duly consideved in framing the new tariff. Under the old tariff many articles entering into the building of ships paid a duty of 5 per cent., while others
fin the country, now that the duty of 10 ~~
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