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PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND RAILWAY.

TIME TABLE NO. I.

Winter Arrangement,

ON AND AFTER

MONDAY, DECEMBER 30th, 1878.

Trains Going West.

STATIONS. No. 1. | No.3 ee ; Mixed. Georgetown Dp 8.10 am; Cardigan - a2 $ , ar 9.55 ‘ M.Stew’t Jun dp10.05 “ Royalty Jun. “ae +»? “11.40 * tows dp Benepe eees Royalty Jun. 4 O29 f 47:36: N. Wiltshire “Oils * eas * Hunter River '« 9 30 ** | ** 5.03 * Breadalbane | «10.03 «| 5.4i « County Line 10.18 ** | * 6.51 ** Kensington | **11.00 ““ “6 6.30 6 : ar i1.30 ‘** jar 7.00 ‘* Summerside dp 2.40 pm Welli “* 332 « Port na “46% O’ Leary * 5.33 « ar 6.35 ‘‘ Alberton dp 4.40 “ ‘Tignish jar 7.25 *‘* Trains Going East. STATIONS. No. 2 No. 4 Express. | Mixed. Tignish Dp 7.00am Alberton " a $4 Ol eary ae . ae Port Hill **10.05 ** Wellington **10.48 * Si id ar 11.40 ** weet: dp 2.30pm} Dp 8.45am Kensington * 3.00 * | ** 9.15 * County Line #¢ 3.40 “| .** 9,57“ Breadalbane ae 3.50 ee *610,08 “e ‘Hunter River “4.23 ** | **10.47 ** N, Wiltshire ‘© 4.45 ** | “11.02 ** Royalty Jun. “é 5.40 ss or e ar 6.00 ‘* jarl2.15 pm Ch town } dp 2.55 a rt Reyalty Jun. 6 BIG: * Riewart ar, 4.30 ‘‘ Mt. Stew dp 4.40 “ Cardigan. ** 6.00 “* Georgetown ar 6.25 ‘| SOURIS BRANCH. Going West. Going East. : No.5 | No.6 STATIONS. | Mixed. I TATIONS.| Mixed. Wie oak bli P.M Souris Dp 7.00)|MtStw’tJnciDp 4.40 Harmony *¢ 7,23'| Morell “ 6.22 St. Peters ‘« §,42'|St. Peters © 66.54 Morell ** 9.13|| Harmony @ - Jean

MtS’tw’tJnc| ar 9.55{|Souris ar 7.35

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~& THE TARIFF. As it Relates to P. E. Island.

Orrawa, March 20.

Mr. Trtuuy opened his very able speech by comparing the position of affairs in the year of 1873 with the difticulties which con- fronted ‘him at the present time. His com- parison of the prosperity of the country when he was Finance Minister in 1873, with the depression in trade and want of confidence in mercantile transactions showed how his successors in office had managed to place the country in financial difficulties. The change of policy of the late Govern- ment respecting the construction of

THE PACIFIC RAILWAY

had involved the country in liabilities which are enormous. In 1873 the policy of Sir John’s Government fixed a limit to the liabilities for that great work, but the ‘changing, unsettled policy of the late Ad- ministration had been the cause of the useless expenditure of millions. Provision had to be made for tho interest of money spent by the late Government, for which the coun- try had not received one farthing’s worth of benefit, and this provision was one of the great difficulties confronting him as Finance Minister. The policy of the present Gov- ernment is to construct, if possible, the Pacific Railway largely out of the 200,000,- 000 acres of land unoccupied in the country through which the road will run. The Finance Minister said that in 1873 he could point with extreme satisfaction to the

INCREASED CAPITAL OF OUR BANKS

and the large dividends that were paid by them. To-day a different state of things existed. Bank shares were depreciated in values, dividends small and shareholders uncertain in many cases as to the value of the shares which they held and which had been considered a portion of their wealth. The various manufacturing industries which existed in 1873, giving employment to thousands, who consumed largely the products of the farm, were checked and the men who had been employed are now with- out work and consequently without the means to buy to any great extent from the farmer. Mr. Tilley pointed out the singular lack of attention to the financial state of the country manifested by Mr. Cartwright when that gentleman neglected to provide for the debt which was maturing between the ist of November and the Ist of January. It will hardly be believed even by the most bitter opponent of Mr. Cartwright that-he

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This him so sternly in the face that

fact stared whenever’

made in the Tariff it had

any clanges were

* e.s¢ ° : j to be regarded. and his hands were fettered | so thet increased taxation was forced upon

him in yoxny instances where he was. dis- | posed to make reductions. The 17} per | cent. list would. not have been raised; bnt | mary articles on it 1educed to 15 per cent. | tariff, if it had not been for the fact that adeficit of $2,400,000 has to be met by some means. An additional loan would have been the way, perhaps, the Reformers would meet the difflenlty, but the present Government, seeing the necessity of main- taing the credit of the country, have, there- fore, raised the 174 per cent. list to .20 per cent. Notwithstanding the difficulties which appear in providing for the deficit of $2,400,000,

A REDUCTION oF $400,000 has been made in articles consumed princi- pally by the poor man, in factarticles which form the necessaries of life of all classes. Mr. Tilley brought out strongly the point that the duties on articles which form the necessaries of life, and that are not pro- duced in this country,, would have been lowered still more if the credit of the coun- try could be maintained without imposing duties to meet the deficit consequent upon the extravagant expenditure of the late Government. The reduction of duty on the imports of

MOLASSES

alone will amount to $100,000. This will operate advantageously to the farmers and others of Prince Edward Island who con- sume large quantities of this commodity. It will also encourage the direct trade be tween the Island and the West Indies. Taking the direct imports upon which duty was paid in Charlottetown last year, we Gnd that $11,767.50 duty was paid on molasses. And in addition to this, large quantities of molasses were imported from H wifax upon which the duty had been paid at that port, which sum, added te the duty collected at Charlottetown, will give us the whole sum paid into the revenue by con- sumers on this article. The 10 per cent. reduction in duty on molasses must be cal- culated upon that molasses which was bought in Halifax out of. bond as well as the quantity which was entered for home consumption on the Island. Ten per cent. on $11,767.50—last year’s duty—will give us a reduction of $1,176.75; but it is im- possible to ascertain: the exact amount which was paid for dnty to the Halifax merchant by those merchants on the Island who purchased there.

SUGAR

will not be effected to any great extent. Last year’s imports of sugar into the Island from Great Britain and United States paid duty amounting to over $15,000, all of which weuld be sugar above No. 14 Dutch standard. Much of this sugar was granu- lated and refined. The sugar retineries already constructed in the Dominion will now be able to supply the demand for this grade of sugar at less rates than is now paid for it. The article of

TEA

which Mr. Cartwright endeavored to in- crease the cost of, to consumers, but was compelled to lower the duty upon by the premeate from outside and inside the House, as been placed. upon the list of goods bear- ing a specific,and advalorem duty. The duty or. tea has. been reduced, which, of course, will enable merchants to sell it at a lower price to consumers. The siving on this article alone to the Island, basing tho calculation upon last year’s imports, will amount to $3,483 for the article imported direct. from England and that which was purchased in bond at Halifax and Monireal. In addition to the sum of $3,483 saving, must be added tea that was imported from Halifax and Montreal upon which the duty had been paid in these ports before being purchased by Island importers, and which duty increased the price both to the im- porter and the consumer. The duty on

KEROSENE OIL,

of which so much is used, remains the same. The Government have shown that they car- ried out the policy respecting oil which they advocated while in Opposition. There might doubtless have been some more revenne raised by taxing light, to meet the deficit occasioned by the impolicy and ex- travagance vf the late Government; but in every instance. where it was possible the present Administration have endeavored to make articles vsed by the poor man as low as the demands upon the Treasury will per- mit. It is true that the duty on whiskey, brandy and wines has been raised, but still no man can complain of this, for that which is not a necessary must be a luxury; and if men will drink, let them contribute their share to the revenue, so as to cause a cor- responding reduction on those articles of food which are necessary. On liquors there is a discrimination in favor of the poor man,

should have manifested such utter neglect of his duties as Finance Minister as to al- | low a debt of $15,590,000 to mature with- | out providing for the payment of that liability. The credit of the Dominion was on the verge of ruin, and it was only by to prompt action of Mr. Tilley that provision | was made for the payment of the debt which had accrued, and by such provision the credit of the country had been saved. Mr. Tilley impressed strongly upon the at- tention of the House the fact that

A DEFIcIT oF $2,400,090

would occur under the old tariff. The ex- penditure of the late Government hed so;

‘will contribute more largely to the revenue

for the drinks used by him bear a.less duty than under the old tar: f.. Mr. Tilley, who is a temperance man, dwelt upon ‘this sub- ject with some emphasis, and said, from 4 moral standpoint, the reduction on

MALT LIQUORS

would be in favor of giving men « iess in- jarious drink than alcoholic beverages made from other materials. The reduction in malt liquors was met by increasing the duty en wines and brandy. The men who can afford to drink these eXpensive beverages

than formerly, and that system of making

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» * } . . . . . . e Directory, | increased that it was utterly impossible to ation by paying more than his quota into ' meet the liabilities of the Dominion without ‘increasing the revenue,

the treasury, will be reversed. TOBACCO,

manufactured and for excise purposes comes free of duty, and tobacco manufactured of Canadian leaf reduced from ten cents per pound to four cents, lowering the cost of this article to poor men six cents on the pound. A careful study of the tariff shows to any man acquainted with our im- ports that-all articles heavily, taxed can be produced in the Domimon in abundance, SALT, which, according to the Reform campaign statements was to be so heavily taxed,comes free of duty for the fisheries, and all salt imported from Great Britain and_ her col- onies is also piaced upon the free list. FLOUR

has been taken from the free list, anda duty of fifty cents placed upon it. . And while this may seem objectionable to con- sumers, yet the whole ainount of duty on flour imported from the United States— taking last year’s importations. as the basis —wonld not amount to more than $4,200, while duty on CORNMEAL

would amount to $2,450. This duty on flour can be saved to importers by bringing from Ontario to the Province a_ better article than that which has been imported from the United States. It has been fre- quently stated in the House of Commons, during the debate on the tariff, that a duty on flour cannot raise the price, because the country has a surplus. Mr. McKenzie re- peated his statement that while Canada has more flour than she requires for home consumption, the price cannot te raised by a duty of fifty cents. Mr. Charlton (Opposition) made the statement that Canada produced nearly four million bushels of wheat more than she required for home use last year, that is taking the flour which was exported to foreign countries. It must be some satisfaction to

ig MECHANICS

who are now struggling for their rights on P. E. Island to find in Mr. Tilley’s speech that encouragement in their several branch- es which has been hitherto denied them. The carriage maker, who has been com- yelled to witness second-hand American wagons sold almost. at. his very door, and whose business has languished because of this unfair trade, may now hope fora re- turn of that brisk trade under which he prospered and was enabled to give employ- ment to numerous workmen, Also

THE CABINET MAKBR,

whose trade has almost been swept from him by importations of cheap American fur- niture, which was slaughtered in the market while his own manufacture have remained on hand for menths and years—will find by the present taritf that he can now compete with the cheap and poorly manufactured that is imported from the United States. With a larger home trade, the cabinet- maker can give employment to additional hands, and these also who have been work- ing half-time will find constant work.. That the mechanics ef Prince Edward Island have suffered from unfair competition,cannot be denied by even the most rabid supporter of the McKenzie party. Articles that can be manufactured on the Island, such as wowing machines, castings, carriages, fur; niture, etc., have been imported to a large extent and entered at a very low price for first cost. Salt water invoices have been made, and not enly does the mechanic suiler by. this system, but the-revenue is. de, frauded. This. trade, we are glad to say, has not been carried on by Island mer- chants, but by men who have come from the States or those who have shippedon consignment. The system Mr. Tilley pre- poses, of having competent and expert ap- praisers, will prevent such trade transac- tions; and the tariff, at its present rate, will prevent the slaughter of surplus manufac- tures from the United States, and which has worked detrimentally to the interests of mechanics on the Island.

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Tue Boston Advertiser—one of the ablest and most reliable papers published in Boston, states that “‘It must be admitted that, if Canada has the ambition to manufacture for herself, there is quite ag much reason why she should adopt the protective system as that we should continue to maintain it. The older manufactures with us are better estab- lished, and are in a situation more nearly self- sustaining, irrespective of tariffs, than they arein the Dominion. Therefore, it is not for us to complain of unfavorable chauges which - the new tariff makes.

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The Death-rate of

Our country is getting to be fearfully al-. arming, the average of life being lessened . every year, without any reasonable cause, death resulting generally from the most in- — significant origin. At this season of the ~ year, especially, a cold is such a common j thing that in ~he hurry of every day life we + are apt to overlook the dangers attending it and often find, too late, that a Fever or Lung trouble has already set in. Thou- © sands lose their lives in this way every win- ter, while had Bosshee’s German Syrup been taken, a cure would have resulted, and a. large bill from a doctor been avoided. For - all diseases of the Throat and Lungs, Bos- — ehee’s German Syrup has proven itself to be * the greatest discovery of its kind in medi- - cine. Every Druggist in this country will , tell you of its wonderful effect. _ Over 950,-

000 bottles sold last year without a# single

the poor mas bear the chief burden of tax-

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