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Iss4 A Misrepresentative.

Last year when the news reached us | that the pr posed the Island fishermen

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refund of $30,000 to had miscarried iv mmons, the Patru terms that Air. |

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L H. Davies was io apy way to blame. |

The organ contended that Mr. Davies | had only asked a harmless question in| the House when the matter came up, | and that the Ministers and their sup-| porters from the Island were really the | cul; uble «parties. W hat do we find now? The Government have again placed this $50,000 in the esti- 12 aud th Toronto Globe de- Dounces it as 1 job Phe object it saves being to “bribe” two or. three| me miber the Hou aud Senate W riiwy ior the Ontario Grits the Globe does not | I to say who was the me: f causing the withdrawal of the vote ist sessior Here are its words— ' the itali ~

| 1une up last session but Sir Leonard was a@fhamed to ask for the grant after the I f the job had been expose by Mesars, Blake and Davies, and 80 the item was Ww lrawn.’

This proves conclusively that Messrs. and Blake the meaus of preventing loug-delayed justice fishermen im- nUW

most Davies were being doue !ast session to the of our Province, and it is not at all that Mr. Davies is inspiriug the Toronto Globe and othe Grit papers in their opposition to the What, with his shallow tactics in opposition to the interests of the Island in regard to pier question, his officious ioterference against the proposal to do justice to Isiand Fisherman, and his false telegram to influence the Belfast election, the conclusion is irresistable that a worse representative than Mr. L. H. Davies could not possibly occupy a seat in the House of Commons. The Patriot talks about his “‘popularity.” We doubt if Mr. David Laird is to-day more un- popular in Queen’s County than Mr. Louis Henry Davies. The Conservative majority of 262 votes in Belfast, in the teeth of his telegram, shews him what he is thought of in this County.

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Prisoners to Give Evidence.

In our own House of Commons, the other day, the Bill to permit prisoners aod their wives to give evidence on cer- tain conditions in cases of misdemeanour was “killed.” But in the British Par- liameat a similar Bill will, beyond a doubt, became law. The other day a bill, introduced by Lord Bramwell,

passed the House of Lords which mea-!

sure allows prisoners to give evidence in their own behalf, if they so choose, and also permits a husband to act as a wit- ness for or against his wife, and a wife for or against her husband. At present too, it is impossible for ove of two pri-

soners to give evidence against or on|

misfortune. abolisbed in Lord Bramweli’s bill, which the London Telegraph says was received with a general chorus of commendation from the *Law Lords’ aad may soon become law. The Lord Chancellor explained that Sir Heory James had already given notice of his intention to submit a bill of the sime character to the Lower House. The House of Commons will, therefore, be ia a position to choose whichever bil! they like hest; Lord Bramwell’s or the Attorney Geuerai’s, both of them being directed to attain exactly the same ends. As Lord Bramwell pointed out, it is not so very long ago that in Eogland wives and husbands were iucompetent witnesses for each other even in civil cases, and plaiotifis in breach of promise actions could not be examined ov oath. Both these restrictions have been abolished, and the last remaining impediment in the way of a jury hearing everything that can possibly throw light on a case will be removed when a prisoner is etabled to give his own version of events from the dock.

Methodist Union.

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behalf of his comrade in This disability is

Tue Provisional District Meeting summoned to meet on the 19th inst., has delegated to it an important duty. Com- posed as it will be of the Superintendents of all circuits and missions both of «the Methedist Church of Canada and the Bible Christian Church on the Island; together with an equal number of lay

delegates, making in all between forty and fifty members, it ought to «be

sufficiently representative. It will be the work of this meeting to recommend to Conference such changes in the Circuits as the Uuioa will make necessary. Of course the majority of the Cireuits will not be altered; as thetwo churches have worked to a large extent in separate localities. But in other places where the Churches have crowded each other, sucl: division of Cireuits and re-arrangement ofthe work will be necessary as will prevent one minister from traversing auy other minister's circuit to get to his appeylliments,

The preaching places belonging to |

each Circuit ought to be contiguous to the Parsonages or to the centres of the Cirenits. In other words the Cireuits ought to be made as compact as possible. This may necessitate some appointments that heve hitherto been Methodist being

supplied by Ministers that have

Bible Urhistians, and of course some appointments that have hitherto been Bible (¢ imtig af ‘ :

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where euch chavges are clearly seen to| be for the good of ihe work, local pre-| judices and prefer. ices must net prevent | them from being edopted. It will be} nore advantageous for the appointments is well as for the Ministers, that they

should be made. Still the great aim should be to make as many of the. Cir- cuits self-supporting as possible. Most

Ministers would prefer to travel a few extra miles and preach a few addititional sermons, provided they received a fair, lecent support, to having small circuits

A few years ago the Conference of New Bruns-| k and Prioce Edward Island made a | great blunder in cutting up the cireuils, | until many of them were quite unable to | support their Ministers. As a sequence many Ministers have suffered | ‘uct a little privation » while the Circuits |have been humiliated by having to accep}

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|large grants from the Missionary ‘Treas jury. The Committee to meet on Wed- | nesday is, it is to be hoped, in no danger of repeating such a mistake

We are glad to know that already the the two Churches has been isatisfactorily amalgamated at West | Cape, Alberton, Summerside, Montague, aud Sturgeon. And also that negotiations

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|plete union at Charlottetown, Murray | Harbor, Union Road and other places. | Doubtless some places wili present difli- culties, but a mutual spirit of coucession aud hermony is abundantly able to | triumph over all obstacles and make the | Union so thorough that in a few years it| | will searcely be possible to know to which 'Cirenit belonged the Methodist Church of Cavada or which the Bible Christian | Chureh before the Union.

| ‘There are other matters—such as the election of lay delegates to the Annual Conference and representatives to various Conference Committees—to come before the meeting. But we have outlined above the most important business; aud we trust tha. it will be speedily and harmoniousiy accomplished.

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Parliamentary Notes.

—The Bill to expedite trials was read a second time in the House of Assembly yesterday.

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HOW THE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES WERE MET, Now, sir, there were other expenditures, during the year chargeable to capital ac- | count, reaching $14,171,413. How were these expenditures met? In the first place, there was a surplus from consolidated revenue amounting to $7,064,092. Then, there were proceeds from sales of lands in the Northwest, $1,009,019; dey osits in the savings banks of the country, $4 445,445 Besides this, uoder arrangement made with the Canadian Pacific Railway Company,

'we received the proceeds of the sales of

their bonds which were in our hanas. These proceeds amounted, at the close of the year, to $2,694,000, upon which four per cent. interest was paid. These items covere i all the capital expenditures of that year, without our being under necessity, as I stated last session, of going abroad for a dollar. (Cheers.) THE BURDEN OF TAXATION.

I may say further, in answer to the charge of increased taxation, that, deduct- ing from the receipts from customs and excise since 1873 the surplus, and charging simply the amounts which were recessary for the payment of the expenditure of the Government, our expenditure per head of the population has been less since ‘79 than it was from 1874 to 1879. (Cheers) I re- coliect that the leader of the Opposition, in the speech he made in answer to the speech from the throne, remarked that | was great on average. Well, sir, I believe that that is a correct principle to apply, and especial ly to the conduct of a Government, No Government would “be justified in taking one particular year of their expenditure and presenting that to the country as an evi- dence of their economy. Neither would it be fair for an opposition to take a

particular year in which expenditure was large, owing to circumstances over which the Government had

no control, and say that that was an evi- dence of ministerial extravagance. (Hear, hear.) Therefore, in ali discussions on this subject I desire to take the averages as well as the expenditure in particular years, as evidences of our economy or of our extrav- agance. Now, sir, we find that in last year, deducting the surplus, the taxation per head of our population from customs and excise was $4,82}, against an average of

$4.88 per head from 1874 to 1879. We

Haviland attended in the Legislative | Library yesterday evening at 4 o'clock, aod received the Address in auswer to his Speeech.

—The members of the Legislature were entertained at a dinner party given by Lieutenant Governor Haviland, at Government House, last evening.

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—A few days ago Sir John announced that it was the intention of the Govern- ment to have the work of the session done by Easter. The expeditious man- ner in which the House went into Supply is a long stride towards a short session.

We clip the following from a West Aus- tralian paper, which will doubtless be of interest to many in Charlottetown: On | Monday last an interesting distribution of prizes took place at the residence of Lieut. Dixon, R. N. That gentleman had in the most generous way ‘placed three valuable j articles at the disposal of the authorities of St. George’s Cathedral for the reward of such of the choir boys as were found es. pecially deserving, for their singing, attend- ance, and good conduct combined. |Miss VY. Burges, Miss May Moore, Miss Leeder, and Miss Thomson, _ kindly otticiated as a court of judges, and in

|accordance with their decision, the first prize, a watch and chain, was ‘bestowed on Letch, junr.; Wilkinson

and Hussey receiving a gold pia‘and a set of gold sleeve links, respectively. The other youthful choristers were presented | with books provided out of the cathedral funds. Lady Leake-consented to distribute the prizes, and among the company assem- bled were the Right Rev. the Bishop of F'erth and Mrs. Parry, the church wardens and Mr. G. Knight, Captain Wilkinson, and the assistant organist, ete: After the presentation the boys were regaled by Miss Dixon with fruit and cake in the most hos- pitable manner.

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Pcoruustic.—Tifteen thousand persons | assembied iu the pavilion, San Francisco, on the 7th inst., to witness the Sullivan- Robinson match, and it is estimated that as many more were turned away. The receipts from the sale of tickets were near- ly $20,000. Tickets were sold at $5 ad- vance. One hundred policemen were Gis- tributed among the audience to preserve order, Sullivan was in first class form and was greeted enthusiasticaily. _Rob- inson’s condition was unfavorably .com- mented upon by the audience. Sulli- van weighed 204 pounds and Robinson 170. The announcement that the police had re- fused te allow the nse of three ounce gloves was hissed; cight ounce gloves were used.

also find that, taking the average from 1879

—« Eis Honor Lieutenant Governor | to 18853, it amounted to $4.81 per head,

against an expenditure from 1874 to 187 of $4.88 per head. Under these circum- stances it will be found that, while it is true that receipts have been large, and that during these years our surplus has been large, the taxation on the people of the country was less than the average from 1874 to 1879. REDUCTION OF SURPLUS AND TAXATION,

I estimate that the total expenditure this year will amount to $31,200,000, leaving a surplus of consolidated revenue of $1,000,- 000. I estimate that the proceeds from lands in Northwest will amount to another $1,000,000, making the total surplus for the year $2,000,000. Now, it may be said by hon. gentlemen_opposite that this is a great falling off from the surplus of $8,000,000 last year, but it will be remembered that this time twelve months | stated that my estimate was that the surplus from con- solidated revenue fer the current year would be $2,250,000—I now estimate that it will be $1,250,000 less, Well, let us see, sir, what circumstances have led to that re- duction. In the first place the expenditure has been increased while the receipts have been reduced. Why is there such a difference in the two years—$8,000,000 in the one case and $2,000,000 in the other? Simply because, having that surplus, the govern- ment felt that they could come to the House and ask parliament to appropriate a much larger sum of money for public works, in- cluding buildings and harbors, than was ever asked from parliament before, a sum of money that wil) reach $3,250,000 dur- ing the current ycar, or an increase of about $1,500,000. The government felt, sir, that with the surplus they had at their disposal they were justified in asking par- liament for these appropriations, Parlia- ment granted them, and these moneys are now being expended for these purpores. In addition to that, we have increased ex- perditure on the postal service, on pay- ments on account of sinking fund, on immigration, on militia and defence, and on mounted police for the current year. Well, sir, there was an increased expendi- ture of $2,250,000, with an estimated re- duction in the revenue which we supposed would leaye us with a surplus of $2,250,- 000, whereas, owing to the falling off in the revenue, it is estimated that onr sur- plus will be $1,000,000 from consolidated revenue and $1,000,000 from public lands, It must also be born in mind that the revenue was decreased from other causes, What were they? A reduction of taxation of $2,250,009 as compared with the year 1880-81. What were the reductions ? They were: $844,016 on tea, $76,315 on coffee, $91,719 on tin sheets, slates and blocks; $200,000 on stamps, $50,000 of postage on newspapers, $700,000 of reduction in the

tobacco duty, $1,000 ou serap iron, $14,250 |

on periodicals, and $50,00Q on wire and

Thomas Chandler was referee, and Hiram | 6 Covk was timekeeper for Robinson, and William Muldoon fer Sullivan. Robia- | wee knocked down eight

, $00 times jin the flist round, going down ai each blow | from Saljivan,wilhout receiving any punish- The second ronod was a repetition uf the first, except that Rebinsop felj down | fourteen times in rapid sucezssion. In the third round the same manceuvres were shown “by Robinson, who, however, did not succeed so well in avuiding panisk- ment, he getting several severe blows, none of which appeared to take the gturch out of him. In this round the claim of foul was made hy Sullivan’s time keep-r, jhe stating that Robinson fell without being strock by Sullivan. The claim was not noticed by the referee. In the fourth round Robiuson’s trick of falling without an exchange of blows was too evident for the referee to allowit to pass. The round was untinished, The match was given to Sullivan on the foul claimed, Robinson escaped without apparent punishment, though Sul- livan planted several left hand undercuts on his face when he was in the act of fail |'ng. atobinson’s conduct was severely cea- jeured by the spechvturs. Sullivan was ‘iyudly cheered. Z

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other articles, making about $2,300,000 of reduction in the taXation of the country, which, of course, reduced the surplus.

ESTIMATED INCOME OF 1884-85. For the fiseal year 1884 55 the estimated income is as followa:— From:.Custome: ....s04... ces aes $20,000,000 Frem Ex: MG tin ubSint fb ok 0584 5, 550,000

Pant COOGS, cec i cee sot by item 1,900,000 Public Works. including Railways 3,000,000 Iuterest on [nvestmests........ 750,000 ret SOME IN ny net os pe $00,000

Total estimated income..... $32,000,060

THE ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE, according to estimates now on the table, will be $29,811,659. It is probable, how- ever, that considerable amounts will appear in the supplementary estimates for public | works, in addition to those contained in the estiwates before us, and Parliament will be asked for some expenditure with reference to the

EXTENSION OF RAILWAYS. |

It has been intimated here that it may be | found desirable te extend the connection of | our railway system and the Canadian Pacific |

Railway from, Montreat to Quebec, aid an!

amount may by reyuired for that It is

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estimated that the supplementary estimates will amount to $800,000, which will make the total expenditure for the next year $30,611,639. The estimated surplus from consolidated revenue is $1,400,000 and the estimated receipts fom lands in the Northwest Territory $1,259,000, ora total estimated surplus for the next year of

$2,050,000. The leading items of in- ‘crease are: militia, $139,000; police, $54,000; post office, $211,000.

The leading items of decrease are; sinking fund and interest, $235,000; public works, $75,000 Indians $147,920. Under these circumstances it will appear that during the | current avd next ycar the surplus will be in

the neighborhood of $2,000,000 per annum,

and it will probably be satisfactory to

hon gentlemen opposite, who have objected

from time to time to a large surplus, to

learn that it has been reduced by a 1educ-

tion of taxation, by decreased importation, | and by increased manafactures in the

country. (tear, hear.)

HOW THE SURPLUSES WERE

We have had in the last few years an average surplus of $5,000,000 a year ; but nearly $4,000,000 of that has been the pro- ceeds of land in the Northwest. There- fore, that was ro tax upon the people. You may take $4,000,000 off that at all events to commence with. Then let us see how far the position taken by the hon. gentle- man, if | understand him aright, 1s carried out. He estimates, | presume from his remarks, that the consumer pays not only an increased duty, but an increased profit on that to the man from whom he pur- chases the goods. Is that c'ealy estab- lished? I will appeal to every hon. gentleman in the house to-day who is

MADE UP.

doing business either in the United States, or even on the other side of the Atlantic, to say whether the

manufacturers in the United States and the manufacturers in the old country have not approached him in the last three or four years and sold him goods at a lower rate to meet the increased revenues that has been collecied and has gone into the trea- sury of the Dominion We know that is the case, no one knows it better than the minister of customs, who has had to come in contact with this from day to day, from w.ek to week and from month to month. Everybody understands this fact, and there- fore a very considerable portion of the $16,000,000 of customs that las teen paid into the treasury of the Dominion over and above what was necessary to pay our ex- penditure has been beyond doubt paid by the manufacturer abrcad. (Che_rs.) WHO PAYS THE pUTY?

Is it a fact that the consumer always pays the increased duty? We know per- fectly well that many of ovr men who are largely engaged in business complained that the imposition of the two and a half per cent. duty upon the goods they import is just so mueh out of their pockets, that they do not get from the consumer. That is the allegation very often made. I will quote an authority here which the hon. leader of the opposition, I think, will not object to, to show that in many cases, and certainly in some, the consumer does not pay the duty. I quote as an authority the i ou, member for Brant (Mr, Patterson), who his just left his seat and is sitting at the lower end of the front benches. The hon. leader of the Opposition may not consider him quite as good an authority, judging from what has occurred lately. Still | know he has a yreat confidence in the opin- ion and judgment of the hon. member; and therefore I will give him his view on this subject, to show that in many cases the consumer does not pay the additional duty. I refer to the honorab!e member for Brant (Mr. Paterson), who said the other year ; The Finance Minister, in reducing the tariff, gave some encouragement to one industry which it never hed before. The result was that the few men who were engaged in tnat industry in Germany were literally transported by the charge in the tariff to Canada and get to work here. The cost of the article was not insreased one iota, and Canada got all the benefit. The middlemen suffered a diminution of profits, but for them no ene seems to care much. That is the statement, no doubt a correct one, and it is applicable to many other articles upon which the duty is increased, the consumer not paying it.

THE TARIFF JUSTIFIED.

We have been able to take off the duties on many of the necessaries of life, and have been able to do what members of the late Government said they intended to do if they had been in power when they had a surplusrevenue. They justified themselves in not collecting revenue sufficient to pay the expenditure from 1875 down to 1879, because when good times came they would take the surplus and appropriate it to pay- ing the deficits during that period. We have paid off these deficits;

WE HAVE REDUCED OUR DEBT

(cheers); we have ourcredit in such a position that by the legislation that has taken place here we have increased the Dominion note circulation since 1879"by six and a half milhons, and by providing that we should deposit Dominion debentures guaranteed by the Imperial government, for a part of it, we have not been required to keep one dollar of gold more there than when we kad a circulation of $11,000,000 or $12,000,000. Therefore we have had an increased circulation of six millions of dollars without any great cost to the country. We have reduced the in- terest on our debt by improving our credit by haying a respectable surplus, and we have by the coprse we have ptir- sued with reference to the appropriating of the surplus in recucing our debt, placed ourselves in a position that the last fiscal year the net interest paid by the Dominion of Canada was $200,000 lese than we paid | in 187980 (A;planse.) I therefore think | that the policy of the government has been justifel—the tariff has been justified and the evidence that we will be able to submit a little later on will confirm our friends and | suppcrters who have sustained this tariff up | to the present time ip the conviction that it is the thirg to pursue for the futgre. | HOW THE TARIFF AFFECTS TRADE WITH | GREAT BRITAIN,

Has the trade with Eneland decreased . and the trade with the United States jn- |

reference to the matter. In 1876-77 our unports from the United States entered for | consumption were $51,312,659; from Great | Bri ain, $39,572,239; making « difference | in faver of the United States of $11,740,-! 430. In 1877-78 our imports from the! United States, entered for consumption, were $48,631,789, from Great Britain, $87,- 431,18; making a difference in favor of the

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United States of $11,200,559. vur ivports for consumption from the United States were $43 ee Great | Britain, ,993 130; making a difforence ip ' favor of er United States of $12,846, 089.

In 1882.83 our imports for consumption ‘from the United States were $56 ,032 333; ‘from Great Britain, $52,052,468; making a ‘difference in favor of the United States of

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mounted | $3,979,865, »gainst an average difference of

$12,000,000 in the previons year. AGGREGATE TRADE.

Now, sir, I want to state further that the aggregate trade with Great Britain—the total imports and .export- was m 1879 $67,288,848, whereas in 1853 it was $99,- 197,684, an increase, in that period, of $31,908,836. The aggregate trade with the United States in 1879 was $70,904,720, and in 1883 it was $97,701,056, an increase of $26,796,3:.6, as against an increase of $31,- 900,000 in our aggregate trade with Great Britain. Let me state further that the in- creased duties on the imports from Great Britain, und:r the new Tariff, are two and nine tenths per cent., while on the imports from the United States they are six per cent.; showing that the application of the Tariff has not been against England and in favor of trade with England as compared with the United States

PRODUCE EXPORTED.

Now, I hold in my hand a statement furnished by the Customs D partment of the value of the produce exported from Canada, not the produce of Canada, for several years, which is as follows:—

in. ue biiie hs $6,417,506 EE cas as NW RE bes 5,746,654 ESR. ee 9,856,246 MR iessavcc gece. 7,018,442 ~—— $29,638, 849 Nok hs ae wine Oe 12,462,4 6 sis cao tek etana 12,157.799 ORR... Tia as. nd 6 003 233 SOUS... owe tin 8,196,366 aos $38,799,854

In 1882 there was a general falling off in the exports from every port of the conti- nent. This statement shows that the average annual export of foreign goods from Canada during the four years from 1876 to 1879 was $7,409,712, while during the four following years from 1880 to 1883 it amounted to $9,699,971—a_ eatisfactory answer, in my judgment, to those gentle- men who entertained fears on this subject.

EXPANDING MAND PAOCTORIES.

Two years since, I think, we had two gentlemen employed to visit the manufac- tories of the country, in order to ascertain if legislation was necessary, and what kind with reference to wages in factories. They gathered from several portions of the manu- fectories of the Dominion a certain want of information most valuable in its char- acter, showing the increased prodacts of these manufactories, the ivereased number of persons employed in them, and the in- creased amount of wages paid. We have, on various occasions adduced certain infor- mation, which we think cannot be contro- verted at all, and I follow the same course now. Take, for instance, the article of raw cotton. We can guage very clearly the quantity of cotton manufactured, or its increased manufacture in the Dominion, because cotton is not produced in the conn- try, and therefore the imports of that article will guage very accurately its in- creased manufecture. In 1877-78, the im- ports of raw cot!on were 7.233,413 Ibs.; in 1878-79, they were 6,720,708 lbs.; in’ 1881- 82, 18,126 323; and in 1882 83, 27,353,491 ibs. That shows pretty clearly that the tariff operates ai a protetive tariff or as an encouraging tariff. Hon. gentlemen opposite will perhaps say that it is now too encouraging, though they helped to induce many persons to go into that industry by stating on the floor of Parliament that it paid the parties who hed investments in it at 60 per cent. on their investments. The imports in wool in 1877 and ‘78 amounted to $6,330,084; in 1881 and ‘82 they amounted to 9,652,757 lbs.; in 1882 and '83, to 9,821,104 Ibs. That gives a pretty fait index, though not sg gleer as in the case of raw cotton, because it is pretty well understood that a large quantity of our home grown wool has been consumed in the manufacture of woollen goods in the past year. Still there is an evident large increase in the importation of wool not grown in Canada. Hides and pelts were imported in 1877 and 1878 to the value of $1,207,300, and in 1882 and 1883 to the value of $1,963,744, showing pretty clearly there has been a laige extengion in the manufacture of leather cf varions kinds. The increased vale of machinery imported is shown by the following return ;—

Value of Imports I878,.........,, & 483,037 “ a taints te 403.809 ¥ I ik en's ha aa 59 3,858 - MMe tdgiae.» Se a 1,022,518 oF SO <4 44 sp he 2,194, 446 os BM cis lS es 2,757,570

This is a pretty fair evidence of the inercased developwent of our menufactur- ing industries,

THE COAL OUTPUT,

Take also the article of coal. It is quite true the consumption of cgal may be in- creased by the developn ent of our tariff, and we know that it has been considerably increased through this cause within the last three or four years, In 1878 the imports of coal amounted to 892,446 tons, and in 1863 to 1636,617 tons, showing an increare of 719,791 tons while the in- creased consumption of Canadian coal in 1883 over 1878 was 700,000 tons, making a total increased consumption of 1,463,171 tovs over 1878. It is quite clear there must be some cause for this increased con- sujnption beyond tle increased require- iments cf the railways gwing to th¢ir in- creased traffic, Itis kaown the increage ip factories established thronghout the Dom- in-on has been very great indeed. This is the evidecce I have adduced to show this policy has been not only a protective pclicy in i's encouragement to manu‘acturing in-

dusties but it has also been a revenue pro. ducing policy. It was said the tariff would not ben fit the coal industry. I estimated in 1879 that in four yeara the itereased output of coal in the Dominicn of Canada would be 400,000 tons;'and the’ retupns [ have received from Nova Scotia, through these are not qoite complete, and tho e from British Columbia show cleatly that the in-

(eveased} Let me give you a few facts in erpsed outpnt cf coal since 1879, fur the

last calendar ywar, was 2,000 tons a day, for every working day, ora tota] of soame- thing like 700,000 tons cf an increase.

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How to save twenty-iive dollars. — Carry your old sewing machine to Brown’s and have it made as good as new, instead of changing it for a new oue, Shop on corner of Prince and Grafton Streets, Ch’town. [jain 29

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Hay Presses For Sale,

1 Dedric k Perpetual H ) Press Bales 14x18 inches, 4 to 4 fect 'ong. 1 Railroad Hay Pree, Beles 9 fect require by 4 feet Jong. Enquise at Island.

Merchants Bark cf P, E,

W. McLUAN, Cashier, Ch'town, March 14, !8*4

Ground Bones.

‘HE underg*xned will be prepared to fyp.

nish pure ground bones, of all sizes, and

in large or email quantities, to faimers and others about Ist April.

Highest Cash Price poid fer uld Bones,

J. W. MeGitt. Cn’town, March 14—eod 2m pat cod %m sj 2m

MORTGAGE SALE,

TO be sold by Public Ancticn, ®t the Conrt House, in Charlottetown, in Queen's County, ia Prince Edwad I.land. on Wednesdiy, the four eenth day cf May nest, A.W. oci,2 8 hour of twtigg o'clock noon,

LL that tract, piece and parcel of lend, hereditaments and premi-cs, sit lying and being in the City of Ci.arlott town, in the said Islind, being part aid parcel of Town Lot Namber (92) »inety-two, im the fourth hundred «tf Town Lo‘s in Charictte. town, aforesaid, having @ front of forty-six feet on Cumb “lard Street, and keing eiguty- four teet (°4 feet) im depth back from said

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now in possession «f Widow Brothers, and extending hick from said strat by yaralled lines at right angles with said street,

The above -al. i: made pursuant to @ Power of Sale, containe! in an Indenture of Mortgag’, bearing date the twenty-first day of November, A. D. '+77, made between Michae! Welsh and Elizsteth, bis wife, of the one pait, avd Barbara O'Halloray, of the other part, which Mortgege Las been duly assigned to the undersigned.

For further particulars apply to Mr, Edward J, Hodgton, Solicitor, Charlottetowp,

Datad (his fourteenth dey of March,A D. 1884,

RICHARD HEARTZ,

March 14 —3aw ti sale

GHAND COMGERT

To be held under the auspices of the

BENEVOLENT IRISH SOCIETY,

WILL BE GIVEN ON

St. PATRICK'S NIGHT,

Orchestral Olub,

Chorus-—Let Erin Reyyembe* the Days of Old Moore St. Puastan’s Chair.

Solo (vees')—W hen the Tide Comes In...... Millard

Miss Newbery,

Cornet Solo—Tihe Green Little Shamrock.... Mr. Fletcher.

§ 0 {voeal)—An I R mem! ered in Erin....

Aleourtiy Mrs. uke. 4 Cnorus—The Minstrel Boy............ Moore St. Duastan’s Choir. Solo (voca]) —The Waiting Heart.......... Mre. Byrne, Solo (voca')--The Lament of the Irish

gag NY HUE gp er aaeny Sein Boker : Mr. C, Hermans.

Selections from Pott and Peasant... . -. Suppe Orcgestra]l Club.

MARE. Fo itis... oth. BGA UAE, Cs Mr. F. J. Conroy.

PART IL. Pi:no Duet—Dvet in D............ Diubelli « The Misses Quirk. Gels (vechh) .. ....2: cite OL Edie «ss,»

Mrs. Strickland.

Chorus—The Last Rose of Summrer.... Jfoore St. Dunstan’s Choir.

Solo (vocal)—The Monarch of the Wood....

Cherry Mr. Reid. Violin Solo and String Quartette-—Ave Marie Gounod Mr. Vinnicombe and Orchestra! Club. Solo (vocal) —The Shamreck.......... Moore Mr. Caven,

Solo(vocal)—The Last Glimpseof Erin. . Moore Mrs, Gaffney.

Waltzes—Breeze of Night.......... Lamothe Orchestral Club. Chorus—Domestic Scenes.......... Lockwood

St. Dunstan's Choir.

GOD SAVE THE QUFEN, Admissiou— Reserved Seats, 50 cents; Un- reserved, 25 cents, Doors open at 7.30 p, mj Concert at eight p. m.

March 13, 1884.

J. A. CHIPMAN & CO,

Are (fferiug ex Warehouse,

ACO bils. Medium and H'gh Grady Patents cae and Can@lian), 126 bris Low Grace Bakers,

OFFICE OPPOSITE RANKIN HOUSE.

N. B—We are now prepared to receive

orders for Spring Importation Flour, Corm-, meal, ete. Also, partivs haying Oats or Malte

ing Barley for ssle would do Well to oall.

J. F, SHATFORD, Agent.

Ch’town, March 13, DVERTISE in the DAILY EXAMINER

Rates moderate,

street, and hounced on the south ast by Joveph Maher's land, formerly James Hane cock's, and on the norti.west by the lands os

Assignee of Morigage,

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IN THE * MARKET HALT. PRO G24 MME. PART J, 4 Overture —Queen of the Valley,,...,., Bissig ‘