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seeead SON: \nd the third, N200. These same looked large; botit was to he remembered thet.aa the amount ofthe bountiea iuctettsed, there was a proportional iseresae in the revenue, conse- qacat open the legislative encouragement given to the fisheries. It might be rer to the now geeuell received principles of political economy. to attempt to force or foster any trade. by "1930! .0! bountics; but, liavly circutastanced as the

Legislature, in first granting premiums to, mid

pgpleolttiis ‘ y were, and much as on- eourageutent was needed to develope its resources, and to call into action the latent energies of mi.

people, and considering that the inducement lolWl;l'f| properly |-|’0I49°¢|l_0ll.l' '0'!“ “ill! 001"‘ engage in the Fisheries. which was held out by the ' will-Ila II l . _ Act passed in ISM, had certainly been priidiii-rive way no lon r any necessity to encourage it by

ofpublia good, through the spirit of private eo- terprise which it had called into action, he was of opinion tlist it would be advisable to renew the Act for three years more. He was not, how- evenprepererl to say that it would be wise to continue the full srnount of the tonnage bounty for that time. On the contrary. he thought it would be better, if the Act were continued, to substitute a sliding scale for the fixed bounty, so that it might gradually diminish, and tease altogether when the Act should expire. The great public benefits which lied already arisen. and which. to a still greater extent, would, in future, arise, front the encouragement wisely given, the Assembly. in Agriculture, was evident to all ; end, in his opinion, for the still better securing of general prosperity to the Colony. a similar liberal

olicy should be ursued with respect to the

ieharies. 'I‘hsnt e fishing grounds of Prince Edward Island, no better were to be found in the world. But of what benefit could they be to the people, if the action of the Assembly, with respect to there, should resemble that of the dog in the manger? If the Americans were to be driven from them, ougown people ought to receive every ueedfitlencoursgsmsnt, from the Lcgislature,to benefit, by them. to the utmost. A larger amount of ca ital was requisite for the carrying on of ship-building, than for the prosecution of the fisheries; but the latter was likely to be the more lasting business of the t«.o; and, therefore, it behoved the Government, by every means in their power, toaeslr its advancement.

Mr. Yso.—lIe would go for the tonna bounty as before, provided the House won d alsoa rec to ivea premium on the catch of fish; or the greater rt of fish cured in this Colony was caught in ts; and he thought it was un'ust to give a tonnage bounty on vessels engaged in t e fisheries, whilst no similar enooura ment was given to the men who, with more is ur and enter risk to their lives, prosecuted the tr cin open boats To deny the last class of fishermen a premium. whilst a bounty was given to the former, was ccrtninl very unfisit. About Ti nish and the North Cape, many persons ha expended much ro- perty and labour ifn the gittingfiopt of bopts in s

ro r manner or s ore sin . ii that puaiiier, there was now s great dea of business

one; and, those carrying it on, a eat deolof money was id, to the increase 0 the revenue. on Igoods ended, for them, in Char- lottetown. n

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less the House, therefore, should agree to grant a premium on the cat» 0 , he would vote it inst the bountics altogether. He would have a I engaged in the fishing trade ut upon the some footing, and no unfair istinctiou made between those who rosecuted itfo in vessels, and those who carrie it on in it

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Mr. Cr.as.x.—The Hon. the Colonial Secretar had said, that, as the amount of bountics had increased, there had been a proportionate increase in the revenue, in consequence of the encouragement 'ven, by the Legislature, to the fisheries. at mi ht be the case; but. even ifit were, be (Mr. ‘.) could not see that any eueral or ‘public benefit had arisen from it. t was we known that vessel-fishing had not been beneficial, either to those who had been engaged in it, or tothe country. The men euga on board each vessels had not even earn as much as paid for their victuals ; whilst, in many instances, their absence, in harvest, from the farms on which they should have been employed, hsd occasioned further loss and unneceesa outlay in we a. If a business would not pay of itself, it was not right to tax the country for its prosecution. It was nonsense to tel of enooura ‘ng the fish- eries by tonne. bounty on vesse s on in it. The only nefit erived from fie in , by the people of this Colony, was through tl

activity and enterprise of those who carried it '

on in open boats; and, although he would not vote for a tonne e-bounty on fishing-vessels, 3.; would be very willin to vote for a premium on the catch of mackerc ; for it was his 0 inion

relse_where that the sustaining of any branch of

d gagnl lli lll- llallltiu business, he could not speak

b the ex rienoe of those who had preocdcd em in t e business. The intention of the

nu on, Ishiug-vessels, was to induce individuals to prosecute the fisheries, in vessels properly manned and fitted out for the purpose, under the im ressiou that, if so pro- secutod, it would be und that the business was, of itself, it reiaunerating one : and, as had been tttl!l'.‘i tcd, alter a fair trial of three _\‘e;tl‘!, tbc returns had proved fishing to be it prying buiiineru-. It was now evident that,

engaged in it; and, therefore, there

legislative unties. It was generally agreed business by bountics, was bad policy; and that, ifa trade would not pay without such aids, the wisest course was to abandon it altogether. He hoped the same opinion would prevail in the Assembly; but he at least thought it would be right for them to as , Experience has shown that, when our fisheries are properly prosecu- ted, they are sulficiently retnuncrative without the aid of bountics , and we shall now, there- fore, leave those who are on gcd in them to stand or fall by their own in tistry. I oppose the renewal of the Bount Act in any shape.

Ilon. Mr MACAl'l..tY. The subject of bountics bad occupied the attention of the most eminent statesmen and liti economists; and the practice of grsntin them had. in general, been condemned. Notwithstanding the gcnerul-con- demnation of the practice, it was yet, however. firmly and systematically adhered to by the

rcnch, who, in the immediate neighbourhood oft his Island,were still,as they liiid,long been,- b means of the antics granted to such of tdcir countrymen as were engaged in the fishe- ries,—raising up crews ofactive,hnrdy,c .uragc- one seamen, to man their navy. The Americans also, with it like intention, gave largo bountics to their fishermen ; and sent their oung sailors, in that capacity, into our trouble waters, that, from being habituated to their dangers, they mi ht be the better prepared to fi ht the battles oft eir country on the osom of t is decp. The people of this colony could not, however, have any such motive for the granting of bountics to their fishermen ; and the propriety of continii- ing them might now admit 0 question. Still, whilst admitting that, he could not but look with admiration upon the proposal submitted by the lion. the Colonial Secretary; for they who were, last year, engaged in prosecuting the fisheries, under the regulations of the Act, were, no doubt, intcndin to do the same, under similar regulations an with like encou- ragement, this year; and it would amount almost to a e cies of direct injustice, on the part of the ssembly, to disappoint them, by refusing to continue the unty Act. Tlicnco the justice and wisdom of the proposal of the Hon. the Colonial Secretary were up iirent. The continuing of the Act for three years ongcr, and the rttduul reduction of the bounty. by means of it sliding scale, and allowing it to cease altogether when the Act should cxpirc, would, undoubtodl , be the fairest and tvisest way of abolishing t e practice.

Mr. Moouiiv maintained that the Legislature} had no right to take .€ll43—Ilic amount of the tonnage-bounty last year—from the people, and give it to at few individuals who were tvilliii,r_v to embark in the fi~'herier. Whilst the f.irrrrrr was paying the merchant: and others owning fishing vessels, to export their fi-‘h, all he coulrl got for himself were a few miserable gasperaux or srnelts.

lthc fishing business could not support itself, he would say let it fell, “let every herring hang by its oivn tail." He would oppose the reneu-al of the Bouriiy Act, because he believed the granting of bountics, how much soever they might have benefited a few, lied been injurious to his constituents, and not only to them, but ii) the people in general, and to the poor especially. He agreed with Mr. Yen in what he had said about those who prosecuted shore-fishing in open boats. 'l‘liey were certainly much better entitled to legislative premiums for their encouragement. than they to whom tonnage-bounty lied been extended ; and. were he to consent to the contin- uauce ofhouriiies for the encouragement of the fislieries. it woulil only be with a view to the benefit ol'rlu- pour, hardy, enrl daring men who ;-.-m. I‘ llerl i em or open boats upon our shores. Hun Mr. I.-lItI—-‘I he had never been en-

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‘~- m~r~r..?nLv rt. riuui his own experience. He was.

ly emp'.o_red in the fisheries, but, ilimo-,»li ilu-in, and praying for an alteration of the law now in -

the farrno-.ra also, llllfl, in fact, the tiiio‘c CtilttIl\. force for tho cncouriiguinont of Iilducittionidwzl A. in I)u|I-fijlllliy, ii would alio, ho llltlligltl, lm presented by the lion. Mr. lliivtliind: an t 0

' ' I ' V ‘M well, ifthe re‘ onus would alforrl ll. to Lrriiit a ltsichoul. C':tlIlI_lo"°wwn' by ‘he "om ‘ho Mmfi

sinrrll pi-I-miirin oit ilis cnlcli. Ct.iItx.—Tlic trade had certainly not

r. _ id those who had cnibarkod in it, nltlrough. l film’? C0IIlmlW90-

in the shape of bountics, the country liitd puid_

um.‘ fr '[‘,-.m.« of st. Dunstan‘s iii-y General.-—-Th_c were both referfotl 10 “I9 ‘be other two,—one of them,

resented by the lion, Mr. Lord, from Gsllatou Eclilunc, Muster Mariner, Aricbat, Nova Scotia.

tb 4 .7 d.f iutal the lndbrou lt _ , _ In:(..I‘|fiIl: Island?’ W", qu ’ l g I praying com pensattou for loss sustained in being llon. Mr. Loitu.—lt was true that it was not I emitted. 0! It CI‘0Wl| Wllflellrllllflng the Spring

is piiyiiig trade ; and, for that rcuson, it wus ric- ccseriry to encourage it by bountics.

i\lr. I“rusatt.—On the sonic principle, all who were cngngcd in un rofitublo trudcs, whatever their nature, might ook for, and ivcre entitled to, tho ni of bountics. \Vlien the lost Act for the encouragement of the fislicries, by means of bountics, wits ssed, it was understood that it would be the last Act of the kind : und, ifuny rcgiiril were due to that understanding. it was not quite right to propose it renewal of it. The trade had been supported by legislative aid quite long cnough—-ever since I833. It could now support itself; and the prusectitioii of it ought to lt‘ lcft entirely to the industry, skill, and enterprise of those engaged in it.

Mr. l).\\’lbZS.—Il' had been well shown, by Mr. .\l:ic:tul.iy, that the object of other countries ivhicli guru lijllllllefl to their lishcrincu, was not merely the encouragirigol‘ tlic lisiiing trade. but the rt-airing oi bravc utid linrdy sertriien for their rittvics; rind tlirit there was no such ino- tivo to influence tho Legislature of this Colony to pursue it siinilrir course. The liict was that if the trade tvuti found to pay, it would be pro- sccutcd; and, if not, it would be abandoned: rind so they should leave it.

Him. the (‘oLosr.ir. Srzcruzriitv then submitted it Resolution, to tho clfoct, “ That the Art for the encom'a,«;mtcn! of the Cod and ilfaclrrrcl Fisht- ries, be amended by the substitution ofn sliding sctile of Bounties, instead of tho fixed Bounties iillowcd by the expiring Act: and that it be con- tinued for three years only."

Hon. Mr. Coxrrov wished distinctly to record his vote against a I‘t)lll.'W‘.ll of the liounty Act. Ilc could not see why the ugrictilturists should be taxed for the support of the fislicrnicn on the coiist. Tlic grunting of bountics for the en- couragement of the fisheries, as it was said to bo, wire a more frittcriiig iitvrty of the revenue.

Term of the Supreme Court, in Charlottetown. in the car 1851; and the other, b the lion. Mr. Wlieliin, from Peter MCCIIIIIIII, hIsq., of St. Peter's, praying for the Tonnage Bounty under the Act for the encouragement of the cod and llluokcrcl Fisheries. It was ordered, that these two be lltltl upon the Table.

TIIE ONE-NINTH BILL

The Hon. tho A1-roaxxv Gaxnir. introduced it Bill, to bc intitulcd “ An Act relating to cer- tain Lcnsciind Monctiiry Obligations, entered into before the passing of the Currency Act." In doing so, the hon. and learned gentleman stated. that the Bill was introduced in accord- ance with the llessrige of llis Excellency, rela- tive to the One-.\'iiitli Bill; and that it was merclyo. transcript of the original Bill, with tho evvcption of an iiuicndiucrit to rotcct Land- lords against any further depreciation of the Currency. The ill was read for the first time, and ordered to be read it second time on Mon- day, the 20th instuiit.

SUI’I’I.Y.

The lion. tho Cowsiii. SECRITAIY gave notice that he would, on Mondny_noxt, move tbata

Supply be granted to Hi-r Majesty.

R. B. IBt'lh‘G, Reporter. HANS zsn ])’8 G AAZE '1' TE. Tuesday, March 21. 1864.

Wu tire no friend to bountics, and repudiate class legislation under tiny form, however specious. At the ruins time, tve would willlingly encourage ingenu- ity and enterprise. \Ve fully concur in the propriety of giving to genius the exclusive right, for it limited

It was nlriiost in vain to look for rt single dis- interested iuiin, in the country, to raise his voice or his hand in fuvor of the bounty policy. It liiid given birth to a system of trickery und fraud; and they who had been appointed, by tlic lute Government, to act as iris ectors under the Bounty Act, had to.) often, t ero tvus reit- son to bc icvc, bccri obcttors of tho trickc und frtiud Wlllcll lind been practised undcr

Ilo tvislied to record his vote ngninst the pro- posiil for the rencwiil of the Bounty Act in the very strongest language.

it as it had been the iucuns of sending rillmtt forn time, it set of idle, dissolutc vngaibonds. who, when they citmo nsliorc, spent tvliiit tlicv liud obtained by it in drunken dcbauclicry. It would be much bcttcr to give to pxiupcrs, what would be required for bountics if the Act were rcncwcd; for, iuiicli us liiid justly been said against the encouragement of puiipcrisiit by thr- Assenilily, positive pauipcrisrii Wits ccrtuiiily ll lcss evil in a country llillll tho cncouriigcriicnt of such it set of luzy. dclutuchcd vngatbonds, bv iiicaiis of toiiniigc-hoiiutics to fishing \'CHSClfi. The bounty systciu might, pci-hops, suit sonic who made advitnocs to those who were directly enga red in the fisheries; but such iridividu:il§, he be ievcd, often duped thcriisclves. The pro- secutors ofrt fishing voyngc ol'tcn made notliin of it. and the merchant wont to the wall besides. llon. Mr. Lotit>.—lIc supposed his lion. and learned collciigue had intended, by some of his rcmarlrs,to linvc n sliotiitliiiii,botli us it mcnibcr of the late Government, and its ii supposr-d sup- plicr of some who hiid fitted out vessels for the rosecution of fishing voyugcs. lfso, hoivcvcr, c must have been dotin or worse: for IIC (llon. Mr. Lord) lirid not ndvanced goods to thc value of £1 to any vessel that wits fitted out for such a purpose. And, as to his obscrvrttioris. refiecting both upon the character of the late Government and of tlioso whom tlicy lind rip- pointed ins ctore under the Bounty Act, he could tell rim that the Government selected. for such appointments, none but men of shind- ing and respectability: and he dcficd him to establish it clzarge of frnud or trickery ngninsr

li.r\\'€"(", r.iiher Itl favor of bountics; for they naidcerlaiiily been the rooms of extending the trade. Since the passing ofthe Bounty Act in I851, it had been doubled; and the increase had.

that, if mackerel fishing were enooura here, as it is the Americans, it woul prove a source of wealth to the Colony.

r. iou'ruaN.—0ur fishermen were‘ quite as much entitled to legislative encouragement as our f rm Agriculture and the fisheries were our chief dependence; and it was the duty of the Legislature to foster and encourage both. It was true that our fishing-vessels were not very successful upon our own shores; but, with the returns made by such of them as had been sent to the Labrador coast, there had been reason to be well satisfied. The fish taken by them had been sold at from 12s. to 15s. a ain- tsl,and the herrin at 20s. a barrel; an , in that shape and at t rate, Iar remittances had been ads from the lslan , which was certain] much better than to have remitted in cash, w ‘ch would have been be case, had no legislative enooura merit been given to the

undoubtedly, been occasioned by the impetus given by the bountics. It was all nonsense to say that it had been attended by no benefit to the 4 farmer. Who sup lied the provisions required] by the fishing-vesse sl They were not inporlt-d ; . but bought mm the farmer. Anal the men . r-mployad on botird the fishing-vessels were lltitl foreigners, but the farmers‘ sons. It was all tvell , enough for such lion. members as were opposed 5

to the granting of bountics. to say that there was ‘ plenty of employment to be found ashore. At present such was happily the case; but it was not so when the Bounty Act passed in l85l. Should the bounty be hastily and at once with- drawn, the country would cease to place confidence in the Assembly. Many vessels were being fitted out for the approaching fishing season, by indivi- dualsfully expecting a renewal of the Bounty Act; and. if it should not be renewed, they and all dependent upon the business would have good reason to be dissatisfied with the determination of

prosecution of the sheries. In every point of view, our fisheries were entitled to egislativen protection and encouragement. They were a nursery for the productive activity and en- terprise of many of our _yourig men ; and they’ were, he loved, destined to be lasting source of wealth to the country.

Mr. Dsvtm.—'I'liare was not now the same: leussity for ntlug bountics for the encou-‘ rage-set of‘ our fisheries, as once existed. It’ was very well known that the success of those

who were the Irst to embark in an new entero ‘ tea, was» _ ‘ £2-.-.-,.-;.-.. - .. *; *:.-:r-.~*.': ::.-:.:-.::r

' lly much less it that of.full amount of botltity st llrst allowed, to give at least a part.

the House. Let them look for examples to other countries. What was done in Newfoundland for the encouragement of the fisheries? They did not indeed allow bountics; hut tliay did what was] equivalent to the granting of bountiee:—they

allowed all articles. imported for the prosecution l of the fisheries. to be admitted duty free. And. again if they looked to the United States, they would find that there the bootities given were nearly equal to the value of the fish. It was certainly the duty of the Assembly to continue the Bounty Act, and, if they did not give the

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hey were itnperatively called upon to do it 3 for it would not only lteiiedt thou direct-

any of them. Such illibcrnl observations had been altogether uncalled for, and they were unprirliomentitry too. It was easy to make broad assertions, but it wiis sometiiiics very difiicult to adduco any evidence in support of them ; and he called upon his lion. and lciirncd colleague to point out one instance iflio could, of such dis raiccful rind dishonest practices as he had broallly preferred nguinst inspoctorsurid

period, to make l'|l‘ltI vcnd those articles which are the product ofiis own invention; and in like manner. we would niiilre the way emootli for the introduction of those useful nrticles of machinery which facilitate, abridge, or dispense tvilli the exercise of liuriuin labor. lfllis ninn who could mnke two blades of corn grow where only one grew before, is to be considered a bent-fiictcr to his country, surely be who imports e uincliine that will enable one man to do the work of ten, is not less so. We would have added to the list of “ nrticles imported free of duty," rill luber-saving machines made of nictnl, and this for various reasons. In the first plnce, steiiin boilers. giis pipes, retnrts, .-ind all that kind cfgeer, rnny fairly be considered its sunken cnpiiiil, wliicli cannot be expected to yield any great profit for n considernlrle length of time,_ the reverse of goods irriportcd for snle, upon which the nu ners are enabled, by incorporating tlir-duty itilll tho price, to reiriiliurse llturnselves iii a jenr or l\\'o nt furlllcsl. Not so ivitli niiichinery. He who ventures for tho first liriie to substitute sieitnr for horse or writer power. must lity liis riccouiit in having to wait it longer or shorter time, according to the mug- nirude of his uiidertuliing. before the profits arising ilicrcfroin \\lll compensate him for the outlay of his cnpitril, and tits iiitcresl coniinuitlly accruing. In the next place, it duly upon liiliirrqsviug mgchinuy