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THE DAILY EXAMINER, CHARLOTTETOWN, APRIL £0, 1897
wecccevecesseoesy LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
MR. SHAW’S SEVERE ARRAIGNMENT OF THE GOVERNMENT.
Comparisons of Mecerds—Where Has the Meney Gone’
Tavurspay, April 29. When the House met this after- noon Mr. Shaw submitted the following resolution :—
Whereas, the present Goyernment gained power at the election of 1893 by leading the people to believe that the days of taxation were far off and by promising through economy and reform to make revenue and expendiiure meet.
Aud Whereas, that by certain resolutions submitted during several sessions of the Legislature, and by the declarstions of Liberal speakers at the late elections, both Federal and Local, the people were given to understand that Free Trade with the United States in the products of the soil would be obtained by the return of the Liberals to power at Ottawa.
And Whereas, owing to the most reck- less waste, und extravagance in the various departments of the public service, they have seen fit to enact a system of taxation that is unfair and unjust, end bears most unevenly on the people of this Province.
Aod Whereas, that notwithstanding the enormous amount collected in taxes during the past 3 years, the yearly receipts have not been equal to the expenditure, and asa consequence a public debt of an alarming mugoitude has been rolled up that threat ens i jeopardize the future interests aod well-being of this province.
Theretore Resolved, Thut the present Government having violated the’ pledges made to the people previous to the election of 1988, and by their extravagant and reckless expenditure largely increased the burdens of the people, have therefore for- feited the confidence of the eleetorate of this Province.
Mr. Shaw supported the resolution in a speech of about four hours’ duration. He explained in opening that his olject was to clear up some of the statements made in the Leader’s Budget Speech. That speech, be pointed out, instead of being a defenceeof the Government’s policy was simply an apology fur their straitened circumetapces. e (Mr. Shas) then proceeded to refer to some of the savings claimed by the Leader of the Government. He first dealt with the saving claimed in the matter of the administration of justice, pointing out that credit should have been given the Sullivan administration for effecti a saving in the jury system. The Leader,Sin his Budget Speech, claims that he and his Government are entitled to all credit for reductions in the aiminis- tration of justice, but towards the close of the debate he lets the cat out of the beg, and intimates that the expense is uncon- troliable. He quoted from the Patriot's report of the budget speech to prove this.
Mr. H.C. McDonald, at this juncture, rose to a point of order. He claimed that the hon. member was out of order in reading from the Patriot the report of the budget speech and di-cussing the same, claiming that he bad no right to reter to a debate that had taken place earlier in the session. He quoted Bourinot 10 proof of what ne eaid, aud pointed out that the preper time to have discussed the budget was when that debate was on.
Mr. Sbaw contended that he was acting within his rights in quoting from the official report of the budget speech pub- lished in the Patriot to back up his state- ments.
Mr. McDonald insisted upon the Speak - er ruling on the point of order raised by him.
The Speaker said the hon. member (Mr. Shaw) should confine himself to the resolution which he bad introduced.
Mr. Shaw then proceeded to refer to the Leader’s statement regarding the Land Office, as reported in the Patriot.
Hon. Mr. Peters pointed out that Mr. Shaw could not de this. He said he could not refer to what has already — been disposed of this session. The hon. mem- ber had an opportunity of discussing the budget speech when the budget debate was in progres.
The Speaker quoted Bourinot on the point raised.
Mr. Shaw, referring to quoting from newspapers, pointed out that thev had now no official reporter to refer to, but they had the Leader’s speech as reported by the Government’s reporter, and they should be allowed to quote from it. In regard to the statement that the Government has cuilected more in the land office
Mr. McDonald again interrupted Mr. Shaw and insisted on the Speaker’s ruling him out of order. He pointed out that the bon. member was reading from the Patriot the official report of the budget spaech and was proceeding to comment thereon. Ace cording (o Bouricot this was out of order.
The Speaker said that according to Bourinot the bon. member was out of order in reading from a newspaper, but the resolution could be discussed. If the course of the hon. member could be justi- fied by May he would take it into consider- ation.
Mr. Shaw continuing proceeded to point out that the statement ofthe Leader that they had collected more in the Land Office in a similar period than was collected by the late government was not borne out by facts. The Leader took five years from 1887 to 1891 when comparing the cost of collecting. Why did he not take the same years when couating the receipts dur.ng the same period of time? They do not do this, but they count the receipt in 1691, 1892 and 1893, and the last two years are omitted because these are against them. From 1880 to 1890 the amount collected was $481,193.29 an average per year of over $43,000. The amount collected from 1892 to 1896 was $148,348,-
72 an average per year of $29,648,74. In salaries from 1880 to 1890 we paid an
average per year of $3,609,93 for collecting over $43,009 while they paid $2,650 per year for collecting an average of $20,649.94. The cost of col- lecting ander boih governments was there- fore about the same, whilst our expen-e* were about $500 mere. Inthe Registry Office. Mr. Shaw proceeded to point out, the saving of the late Government would more than counteract thie. In the face of all the talk about the Registry Office, uoder the late administration, he dared them to point to the loss of a single dollar in that department. He contended thatthe office was properly conducted, and submitted a statement which showed that under five years of the late Government the cost was $19,445.54, while for five vears under the present administration it was $21,977.75, He took the last five years of both govern- ments and found that the present Govern- ment paid $2,500 more than the late Goverament did. This snows how public affairs were conducted by the Con- servatives. The present Government
came aud introduced discounts in the Land Office in 1891 and 1892, and in the latter year these dis- counts were to cease. For the last few
years we have not received a comprehen- sive repstt of that department, but the report for 1893 stated that $324,899 69, was due the Land Office on Dec 31, 1892. From 1893 to 1895 there wa- collected $79,°63.94. Takethat from the $324,- 899.79 and yon have a balance due that office on Dec. 31, 1895, of $245,035 73. The report of the Public Accounts Com
mittee, tabled last session, fays in regard to the ‘and Office that the balance due was $150,086. That report was voted “correct” by the Government and its supporters. He asked where the ‘balance amounting to $95,000 had gone.
Hon. Mr. McMillan’ intimated that the accounts eubmitted for years past by form- er governments were misleading, and asserted that they took the compound interest off accounts due.
Mr. Shaw, continuing, pointed eut that it was a greater offence for the Commis- sioner of Crown Lands to table a etatement that was incorrect. Inthe short time of three years, he added, the enormons sum of over $25,000 was sacrificed at the shrine of the Land Office. What justification can this Government giye for allowing these discounts, especially in 1893-94 95, without the consent of parliament and probably only to purchate support. The Leader of the Government in his Lyceum speech, called our party a party of burglare. But he (the Leader) could uot prove this. The present Government have been guilty of political piracy in the Land Office. The candle has been barn- ing at both ends in that arm of the sert vice. The Commissioner had also stated that there was. $100,000 due the Land Office that would never be collected. The Government also boa+ted of a saving of $800 a vear in printing. While this may be so the public service has suffered in other respects. When the late Govern- ment was in power they paid reporters, and every word of what hon. members said was on record. But when the presen- Government came in they abolished the reporters, so that their inconsistent epeech- es could not be read. Another way they save in printing is that there are not three contracts out of ten that are let by public contract. This is done to win support. If they saved in advertising and printing they lose in other ways by the manner in which they farmed out the jobs. Again. they pay for the services of two typewriters $1600 a year, and abou’. $150 for supplies. So if they have saved in printing thev have increased their expenses, and after 6ll, they heve made no saving. They claim that one source of their over-expen- diture is that of education, and they take credit for what they have done for this. Yet one of their first acts was to reduce the supplements. Agriculture is our mainstay, as we have no extensive manu- factures here. Of necessity, therefore, our surplus population must go abroad to seek employment, and the bounden duty of the Government is to give them a good sound education to fit them for the battle of life. He was in favor of paying the teachers salaries direct from the treasury. This i the policy of the Opposition. But they are not opposes to allowing the districts to supplement the teachers’ salary if they see fit to do so. Wealth has not a monopo- ly of talent, and our policy is to guard the interests of the poor man as well as the interests of the rich. The Government can take no credit to themselves for the increased expenditure on education. The Leader seems only anxious to educate the boys to yo away: but what about those who remain at home? Is he assisting thera in acquiring an agricultural education. The late government established a chair of agriculture in the Prince of Wales Col'ege and no eooner did the present Government come into power than they abolished that chair because they were dictated to by the principal of the institution, It ie the duty of the Government to educate our young men in agricultural matters, If the boasted savings in the various departments are true where bas the money gone? Their expenditure, he claimed, was $304,564, or an increase of $28,944.61 per year over that of the late Government. Now, if they were economical and effected savings where have they sp2nt the money. They did not spend so much on roads as the late Government did, ex- cept in the election year, when the enor- mous sui of $337,415.36 was spent, #0 that they might retain power. Their ap- parent deficit last year was $14,000, but it would be just as well for the Government to he owing the banks as owing the poor men throughout the country for road work when the amount was due them and the time for payment was October, November ard December of Jaet year. Yet the hon. member from West River as acting prem- ier refused to pay their road orders and they were held over till this year 60 that the amounts would not appear in the pub- lic accounts for last year. Heoce the small deficit. In 1893 the election took place, and when he(Mr. Shaw) was ex- amining some road returns in 1895 he
found a letter pinned to one of these returns etatiyg that Mr. Kickbam, one of the xing’s County cand dares, had actually giveu a contract t»> 4doun Goodwin, Some $8,700 of the $50.000 «pent on roads and rights Of way i that vear was spent to return the Leader of the Government ani his colleague, and about $7,500 of it was expended to return the Commissioner of Public Works. These are certainly pretty expensive representatives. The Govern- ment epeke about repairing the roads and the disgraceful condition thev were in when tbey obtained power. Yet the late Government expeuded yearly an average of $22,735.48, whilet their average was €22.203.97, and last year the expenditure was considerably less. They said thatthe late Government allowed the wharves to go to decay. But our average expenditure was $7,316.62 whilst theirs was only $4,814,11. In 1896 there was only $1,556- 91 spent on wharves. Only $33.75 of last vears amount for wharves Was spent in Prince County, whilst some $1250 was spent in Queen’* County, namely in Fort Avgustus, and West and East Rivers. Is there any fair play in thie? Where even their excess of $25,000 went it did not zo to wharves or roads. It did not go to bridges because they spent an average of §5,195,00 less than we did for this purpose. T+ey did not spend it on the Provincial Building which they said was in a disgracetul condition, aud in fact they iseued some $10,000 worth of debentures for the purpose of making itright. Al- though they berrowed this money on debentures for this epecial purpose they only spent in all since 1891 $1,342 on this building. The Leader failed to fulfil even this pledge to the peonle. Where then did all the money go to? Some say that it went down into that sink the ferries, A great amount certainly went there. Tie same <fficiency on the ferries, he _ claimed, could be obtained for less money. The hon. mem- ber from Springtou intimated that six members of unis Houre owed their seats to the accommodation previded by there ferries $15,000 of the peoples money murt be paid out tor this expesive luxury. The Goverument was not justified in this course. The farmers pay $30,000 a year in direct taxation and $15,000 of tbat amount the hon. member from Springton admits is to keep *ix membera in this House. The farmers will ponder this siatement well and will not condone euch a prostituton of the peoples money There is aleo another wav that the money bas gone. A steamer appropriated called the Boodler was built at Mount Stewart the contract price of which wae $13,590 and on which $17,765,40 was really paid or $4,265.40 over and above the contract rice. Itis no wonder that steamer is called the Boodler, and that the deificit is large. There is yet another way that this moaey has goue. It isin interest. Our average # year for this purpose was $3,- 382,25 whilet theire was $12,122,07, over $9,792,79 more than we paid. The interest last year was $15,441,18. (Continued on 6th pag?.)
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A By-law for allowing a Rate of Discount on the Assessments on Real Estate and Personal Proper-
ty in the City of Charlottetown for general civic purposes for the current year ending the thirty- first day ef December A. D, 1897.
Be it enacted by the City Council of the City of Charlottetown as follows:—
lst. A discount at the rate of Twoand One- half Per Cent shall be allowed to all taxpayers who shall, on or before the Fifteenth of July next, A D 1897, pay to the City Clerk, at his office, the taxes severally due by them for the current year on Real Estate and Persona! Property for civic purposes.
[Sea.} W. E. DAWSON, ayor of the City of Ch’town HK. M. DAVISON, City Clerk.
April 15‘h —dy2w
A By-law for levying and specify- ing the rate of assessment on Real Estate and Personal Proper- ty in the City of Charlottetown for general Civic ar under Statute 51 Victoria, Chapter 12,
Be jt enacted by the City Council of the City of Charlottetown as follows:—
lst. The rate of assessment on Real Estate for general Civic purpoees under said Statute, for the year commencing the first day of Jan- uary, A D 1897, and gon | the thirty-first day of December, A D 1897, is hereby specified and fixed at the rate of one per centon every dol- lar of the valug of Real Estate, as assessed by the Assessors of the said City of Charlotte- town in the General Assessment Book and Valuation Roll of all Real Estate and Person- al Property liable to taxation in said City, and of all persons liable to ~~ Poll Tax therein, made and duly returned by them on the fourth day of March, A D 1397
2nd. The rate of assessment On Personal Property tor such general Civic purposes, for the year commenci ag the firstday of January, A D 1s97, and ending the thirty-first day ot December, A D 1&%7, is hereby specified and fixed at the rate of one per cent on every dol- lar of the value of Personal Property a8 as- sessed by the Assessors of the said City in the said General Assessment Book and Valuation Roll, made and duly returned by them as
aforesaid. [sed ] W. E. DAWSON, Mayor of the pity of Ch’town H. M. D
AVISON, april IF —dy 2w City Clerk.
A By-Law for Levying and Specify- ing the Rate of Assessment on Real Estate and Personal Pro- perty and Poll in the City of Charlottetown for a Waterworks Fund, under Statute 50th Vic- toria, Chapter 8.
Je 1t enacted by the City Connell of the City of Charlottetown as follows :—
ist, Therate of Assessment on Real Estate fora Waterworks Fund under said Statute for the year commencing the first day of Jan- uary, A D 1897, and ending the thirty-first day of December, A. D. 1897, is hereby specified and fixed at the rateof one-eighth of one per cent on eyery dollar Of the value of Real - tale nk assessed by the Assessors of the said City of Charlottetown in the general Assess- ment Book and Valuation Roll of all Real Es- tate and Personai Property liable to taxation in said City, and all persons liabie to per Poli Tax therein made and duly returned by them on the fourth day of March, A. D. 1887.
2nd. The rateof Assessment on Personal Property for such Water Works Fund for the year commencing the first day of January ‘A D 1897, and endin<s the thir: y-first day. of Dect mber, A. D, fixed at. t: e rate of one-eighth of One per cent onevery dollar of the valueot Persona! P r- ty as: by the Assessors of the said City in the said General Assessment Book andy a- ination Roll, made and duly returned by them as aforesaid.
3rd ‘Ihe amount of Poll Tax to be paid by every person returned by the said Assessors in said General Assessment Book and Valu- ation Roll as liable thereto for such Water works Fund under said Statute, for the year commencing the first day of January, A. D 18u7. and ending the 3ist day of December,A D 1897, is hereby specified and fixed atthe sum of Ten Cents (lfc) on the pollot every persoo so assessed and returned as aforesaid.
(Sgd.) W. E. DAWSON, Mayor of ‘he City of Ch’'town H. M. DAVISON,
City Clerk. City Clerk’s Office, ; Ch’town, April sd, 1897. § dy 2w
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