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“APRIL G. 1373.

The Trade Issue (No. 3.)

Lerork taking leave of Dr. Tupper, it

may be well to cite his opinion respecting ‘‘diderential duties” —so strongly advocated by Sir A. T. Galt, and so vigorously scouted by the Patriot and other Grit authorities. We quote at length :

Hon. gentleman opposite said: ‘You can not meet the difficulty; your position is a peeuliar one; the people of Canada cannot choose their fiseal policy. There is a power above and beyond us which controls our ac- tion, and, if we wanted to day to have a difler- ent tariff with the United States and Great Britain, it would be refused.” I join issue with the hon. gentleman, and say the time has come when I believe it is not only the duty ot Canada to have a Canadian policy, but I be- lieve they will meet with no difficulty what. ever in carrying out a Canadian policy. Have we not had differential duties? 1 would like to Know what the tea duty was, if it was not differential, if it did not operate on tea coming trom the United States very differently from what it did on the tea that came from Eng- land? I want to know, when the Nationai Policy was carried in the Honse, whether we had not a differential tariff; and if he looks in the Statute Book he wili find that, when we proposed to have a duty on salt, we exempted in the ect, we specifically exempted all salt coming from Great and all British possessions anywherere. The hon, gentleman will find that policy has been fairly conceded as far as the Imperial Government was concerned ; but there is a mode of meeting the question, which I am satisfied would avoid any difticulty what- ever. The hon. gentleman shakes his he.d, but I will give for itas igh an authority as he. Sir A. T. Galt,in the speech to which I have referred, pointed cut that it was not only the duty of this country to protect Canada against unfair competition on the part of the United States of America, but he pointed out---and he expressed himself as having entertained no doubt about it, and he is certainly as well qualified to express such opinion as any man inthis country whatever—that there would not be slightest objection on the part of the Imperial Government to have the policy adopted. I say that this policy could be ad opted—a revenue policy or such a policy with relation to goods from Great Britain or from British possessions as the necessities and the fiscal policy of Canada indicated, and another tariff fof all the rest of the world. That would apply only to the United States practically, because our imports from other portions of the world are almost uniformly articles upon which there are specific and not ad valorem dutes, and we could adjust that in the in- terests of Canada as we pleased. I have no doubt that this would meet the onfy serious difficulty represented by the hon. gentleman opposite as standing in the way of a true Cgnadian policy, and one that those who wish to see Caitadian enterprise and Canadian in- dustries flourish, feel it is time that the conn- tr€ should grapple with earnestly and deal with as 1 have mentioned.

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Assessment Act.

fax question of Land Assessment, which has created so much agitation in the Prov- ince during the last year, is the subject of eonsiderable diseussion—occasioned by the amendments to the measure introduced in a Bul. submitted by the Government to the Legislature. That the measure passed last Session would become intensely unpopular, atty person, especially those who were inti- mately connected with the practical work- ing of the old law, easily foresaw. Had the Government, previous to the passage of the new Act, descended from the lofty and ele- vated pedestal upon which they en- sconsed themselves, to consult the opinions of any of the old Collectors, who, from their connection with the Assessment Law, were acquainted with the sentiments of the coun- try, they would have been told by those offieers—-and that without any claim to pro- phetic vision on their part—-what the in evitable results of such a measure would be. The country was prepared for additional taxation. And however unjust and unfair political theorists like the unworthy dis- ciple of ‘ Mills” might imagine such a coprse to be, had they simply doubled the ainount collected under the old Act, with the addition of a more summary meth- od of collecting arrears, there would hardly have been the slightest objection to the measure throughout the Island. Not that | we. imagine that to be the most

nitable- course; but we decidedly

ym that it would, under all cir- cumstances, be the most judicious and popular. If the country was satistied, their representatives ought certainly to be satis- fied. In the proposed alterations they have virtually endorsed these remarks by falling back upon some of the chief provisions of the old law; and yet the main principles which rendered that law so popular forms no part of their amendments. The wisest course for the Government to have pursued in the dilemma in which they were placed

by the universal feeling of opposition to}

their famous experimental bantling, would

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$2,359.98 less than what would be raised by merely doubling the amount.of the Old Land Tax.

Now, let us see what isthe amount rea- lized, per hundred acres, under the so-called ‘ Poor Man’s Act” in this county. In the 23 Townships we calculate there is about 144 000 acres of land, liable to Assessment, based upon a calculation of 10,000 acres to cach Township,-—apart from Government land.s The sum levied upon these lown- ships is $15,054.25, or an average upon land of all (qualities and value, of $3.734 per hundred acres. The probability isthat, if the exact number of acres were ascertain- ad, this amount would be nearer $4. Inde- pendent of the complicated, expensive and varassing nature of the new Act,we have in the figures above suflicient reasens for its unpopularity. —Com.

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Absolutism Triumphing. Tue Patriot reports that ‘' the prospects f Mr. Joly’s party in Quebec, are good” (?) Then ‘* Responsible Government” is likely to prove a failure in this ‘‘ Canada of | ours.” > Ae ee

Impending Calamity.

Tue Patriot announces that * the Oppo- sition is growing feebler day by day.” A terrible fate evidently awaits the Opposi- tion. Of course the Government is getting | proportionally stronger. Tis majority has steadily increased from a hundred and fifty or so to 37. In the language of a_ classic writer, ‘‘ poor, weak Opposition !”

Kio The Mails.

THE following dispateh was received by;

the Post Office Inspector this forenoon :- Picrov, April 6.

Just landed with all mails. Steamer nine miles from here by land and ice. Strong and steady northeast wind. Heavy continuous ice in all directions. Leave at once for steamer with mails to date.

J. CarMAn.

"PROVINGIAL LEGISLATURE.

WOUSE OF ASSEMBLY. Sarurpay, April 6,

House ix Committee to consider ‘‘Assess- ment Amendment Act’”—Dr, Robegtson in the Chair, : :

Mr. CatHocn said that before the Bill was

reported agreed to, he desired to introduce a clause to limit the amount of tax levied to the amount expended tipon the public “reads. He introduced the following clause :—" ‘No assessment shall be authorized to be levied or collected under the authority of this Act, or the Act hereby amended, for any one year, exceeding the “amount voted for such year, for expenditure upon the public roads.”

Mr. ARSNEAUX said it was evident that Mr. Calhoun did not like the law. He evidently thought something ought to be done. The amendment he introduced, however, would not be of any practical value. The Government termed the resolutions passed by the people last year ‘‘silly resolutions,” but the amend- ment proposed by Mr. Calhoun might be more fitly termed a ‘‘silly amendment.” Mr. Cal- houn had not, apparently, much confidence in the Government.

Hon. Mr. Lerurcy said he thought the amendment proposed by Mr. Calhoun very just and fair. If it were carried it would very much go to satisfy the people of the country,

ecause they would be assured that whatever they paid would be expended upon the roads of the country. He also defended the amend- ments proposed by the Government, and said that, in his opinion, the assessment could, not be dispensed with. ;

Mr. Conroy said the feeling prevailed in the country last year was that no city man should represent the country; and the feeling was, to a great extent, awakened by the fact that Charlottetown and the other towns were re- lieved from Provincial taxation. The proposed change might, perhaps, soothe the country. Mr. McMiLiAN said the amendment, as it appeared to him, would not do either ‘good or harm. The Government might repeal it next year.

Mr. Ricuarpssaid he thoughttherecould not be any objection to the amendment. It would satisfy the country that their money would not be expended upon the towns.

Mr. Mcisaac said that the towns and vil- lages would all be incorporated soon, and they would all, then, be exempt from taxation.

Mr, Speaker thought their was not much danger that the towns and villages of the {sland would apply for incorporation ; for if they did they would lose the annual Provincial Grant for wharfs, roads, etc. “He contended that the Government hadno more power, under the present Assessment Act, than they had under the Old Land Assessment Act. He be- lieved the country approved of the principle that the wealihiest men should pay the most tax; and he thought that the amendments of this session, would give general satisfac- tion.

Mr. Wetsu said that if each County were to become incorporated, the Government conld repeal the Assessment and afford to give them twenty-thousand dollars a year.

haye been to have repealed the Act for the present year, and the next Session substi-

tuted such a measure 4s the most irexrperr- | ;

enced Tax Collector might have devised.

The statement made, by some in House last Session that a sum equivalent to the amount contemplated under the new Aet would be raised by merely doubling the , old Land Tax, was not only denied, but that denial was confirmed by misstatements

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relative to the amount contributed by pro-| Mr.

prietors. The object of the reckless asser-

Mr. McKay moved the following Intion in amendment :—

‘¢ That the 60th clause of the ‘‘ Assessment Act, 1877,” be struck out, and that the follow- ing be inserted :—‘‘All the provisions contain-

reso-

ed in the *** Assessment’ Act, 1877,” and the}

amendments thereto, shall apply to the city of “ Charlottetown,” the ‘‘ town of Summer.

iside,” and all other towns and villages here-

after to be incorporated.”

FARQUHMARSON secomded the resolu.

tion.

tations then made were, if possible, to jus-| Mr. ARSENEAUX said that when we levy for

tify the their new measure.

under the old Act, for the year 1876, was | fits.

$14,744. 52f Simply doubling this would make $29,489.04, The sum realized under the. new Act—less. expense of collection,

&c. —is $24,413.06. The arreays uncollect- |

ed from last year amount to $3,195. “If we deduct, expenses of collection from this ba- lance, it leayes $2,716, which sum added, to the amount already collected, gives $27,- 129.06, as the net sum realized from the ‘© New Assessment Act” for last year, or

ithe peoie of the country.

Government in the introduction of! education, we shoald levy on towns and vil The amount collected | lages alike.

They all participated in the bene- He opposed the Assessment in toto.

Mr. Catyotn contended that his resolution would be a guard, and would tend to satisfy y. He forsaw thatthe iinery of the Act must be amended.

| Hon, L. BH. Davies said the country had obtained $35,000; and Hw" Mr. McKay came ‘in with a “robbery amendment” to tax Char- lottetown to the extent of°S104000'‘ and ‘not give her one cent in return. Did the hon. gentleman know he was proposing an ‘‘organ- ‘ized robbery”? if

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Mr, WeLsu protested against Mr. McKay’s amendment, as an act of spoilation and **CJom- nyunism.” ‘ ual Hoa. Mr, Arssxnaux @ontended thatthe a 2 new Assessment took the place of the old land ; ' tax, which was avowedly levied to provide | a ‘a free education. As this was the fact, and as a ; > ch the towns received equal advantages -— 01 = aonliainiain Je rather inore than equal advantages. -from the; - roe Education s¥stem, they should, of rignt, | ] be subject to the assessment. i } : ne Mr. L. McDoxaxp had the floor, when hh ea: 1 7 ee . ; lef Hon. L. H. Davina said the hon, gentleman | Dh ) SY - \ FI SF . 9 ae oe must bring his remarks to a close, as the Com- ‘ a an a —e es eo ae ' ' ri mittee must rise. - | - Ss © TT i OR ¢ ; na Mr. L. McDowaup moved that the Com- | © cy = = DV LA Tt, 4 " los mittee report progress and ask leave to sit} al again. ” | Zt 50 QUEEN STREET. tT Hon, Mr. Davies insisted that the question must be put. i - cineaiiicdipaideneaagliiadial Mr. FArgvnarson made a few hurried re- ‘ eff marks. 7 é ne The motion in amendment was then put and 5 t : di lost. The resolution submitted by Mr. Cal ‘ au houn passed, , io | Decline in Timber Exports. co _ - —_ :0:-————-— _ = How the lumber and timber trade has} . . : : ; a heen eflected iu the different Provinces, by| Vader. Captain Finalyson’s Skflifal Command, the “Northern Light,” a ° ‘ ° . : : e hh commercial depression, will be apparent 1” well spokea of by bammers, kas ianded us 7. o the Monetary Times by the following state- a i ' ment of the exports of those articles mace a <3 as ive Way J by each of them during the past five years :— ae aSoS ER = ear, > i Se oe te TEE LATEST OUT. , tl €- 3 28, S. S71 tre | —_ (oe < a Ee ar) tgp Chi ee. | eg UAE mores ©) GS a > x | g¢ee¢:k = |WORSI ED COATING SUPERIOR = FINISH + . 3 _— ~~ — ane ’ ‘ os ‘ aes se r rTAL Bl 7 acon . ; - Bae - a Spring Tweed — Newest Designs ! t , oe oe ao ae ow om rm |e ree << ~ ao & ec 8 ~ ie @ 3 65 & J eee rkte 9 : eit . |Z | ‘ vite A. S > 8 | SE28M PS Gvhite & colered) Men’s Hard and Seft Felt and Far ; - & lool ~ 7 ~ - + ’ > in ad oa o ar >" - | EG ATS, CAPS, &e. S | SiSeegig oo RA PL aerind 3 C. ROBERTSON te" } Sh le ot i ° 7 a ae a “wa Se 5 ee wm | Ch’iown, April 6 . i a S e — = = a ee pa ore a ee meat soni co cane cc. ~ 4 ft x <S _ x a ™ aceneneseanetnatnaaes i as oN —_ ks co ee Ic — | a ee ee ee = | a Oe Bae fF aa | ee OPS Tel z g ab | ni De A ee ie . oa wae e p< a - ‘wad ia «{ he aa re G Ne a> - es B - | wD ; ‘> = + % 0: ——— STi & iT ani Oo th as 2 | oO " " ooo a pO ee ee eee RESERVE your Spring: Qrder, and cect our Low tuotations — : co: z -|ILGWER THAN EVER BEFORE. : sh - 2 ; ve | 4 2 a ARVELL 889 f é a ata ° Z op Bon ng, - Seip | Sooners 00.88 i ©, AGENTS. 7, a = f x ; Cn town, March 23—sw pat § jour 23 : } 5 i Me ew Me am if 2 got tt A A S 3°-a g)'% ee’ , 0. S$ ¢ * 2 & 2 © > = , 2iy o 2 2s mS ee = = TS : a eS a ae z 2 é 2 "6 S = a : F | F : 5 : : pbebess |p NWICOAL! COAL! rere eae f = & gi The greatest dedline of the last two years 3 a 3 whiten AD etcienl) took place in the shipments from Ontario, TOR AT and this is accounted for by the fact that no reais | BOUT a Ss wc: Sy ites lumber is sent direct from Ontario ports ex- | scieanad . Nee ; A - © e 380 Tons Gowrie Mines ‘i - cept.to the United States. A considerable EB é 3 SS 4 Ay oe, ESP bi Fi se and Stemen aivah Will be 7 * @ & a = od eee to 4 oOses , portion of the exports nominally from Que- 0S bat EF x Pariia i 9 | for Cash purposes. Will be sold. cheap bec ‘are produced in Ontario, and ‘raited At Twel * ‘ “ve ; Hit Swit 3 welve ¢’clock April 4—li WM. down the St. Lawrence to Quebec city for “oan # _. ‘ ee ee M. KOUGHAN,. : shipment to Europe and elsewhere. ~ —_ CROCHRYDZ —- , Recitine’ "the Rav PE yHE Commiss! f the Stock Farm will — Pve Recitin ae 8 ven.” ‘ ‘4 ommMissioners 0 : re SBboc arm Wl ae . : 6 Ie offer the following Prizes for Fat Cattle ‘ * SID SF iP RY : , . . i m TUESDAY, Apri >t, ‘ 2 oc : Once, in discussing. ‘The Raven,” Poe re AY, April 16th, at 12 o'clock, <3 observed that he had never heard it. cor- Re sl ee Mach cat : 7 rectly delivered by even the best readers— 2 . Fat) on Exhibition, 310 00 that is, not as he desired that it should be ond Mectlad: ; ~ ani & ye > read. That evening, a number of visitors Rest Bae Steer, not over. 3 yeare old, 6 001) a being present, he was requested to recite] ond best do Od 4 00 . . . 7 ae 3 *> "> % 1 the poem, and complied. His impressive de-| Best Fat Cow, 8 00| Cor Great George & Kent Sts. livery held the company spell-bound, but in| 2nd best do., 6 60 a the midst.of. it, I, happening to glance to-| Best Pair Sheep, Ewes or Wethers, 5 OO}, HE Subscriber wish : 4 4 ward the open window above the level roof| 2nd best do., do., 3 00 ea tee” onblie. ee poke 0 his friends } ahe oa ‘ ee “7 ” t rene : of the greenhouse, beheld a group of sable} Amjentrance fee of 50 cents will be charged } keeps on hand Giibd nasortanadl t he stilt faces, the whites of whose eyes shone in | for eweti of the eattle, and 50 cents for each | se: strong relief against the surrounding dark-! pair of sheep. : » & i ness. These were a number of our family; Entries to be made with the Secretary on or Tageries and Provisi servants, who, having heard much talk] before Tuesday, the 16th April, at 11 o'clock. about ‘‘Mr. Poe, the poet,” and having but ‘ AT HIS OLD STAND, | an imperfect idea of what a poet was, had abit ell baiiolnesad ; requested permission of my brother to wit-| §4 iE GF AYOSHIRE BULL cay ae oe baee them call an@ ness the recital. As the speaker became) ~~. , a peck far: theanngivan. more impassioned and excited, more con- The S@rvices of the Ayrshire Bull wail be Seren spicuous grew the circle of white eyes, until ee Auction immediately after the Cattle ON ELAN D when at length he turned suddenly toward} °°" § i alae ek an _ ‘ rise ean”? cra “E Wie t. . SIMON W. CRABBE, n mg " the window, and, extending his arm, ¢ried, ictathihcieak tem Silenaie: Haman: Chaey J eet 5 VGou T : with awful vehemence,— April 6— a me tein tt ae 49) U “Get thee “back into the tempest, and » the (‘New Season”) — night's Plutonian shore !” iT} Citi Ty eae ihoce wa a badten aman st 1,009 Lbs. Canadian € 1ere was a sudden disappearance of the sa- i 1} US. Canadian Cheese, ble visages, a scuffling of feet, and the gal- : 3 lery audience was gone. Ludicrous as was 1g Casks American Kerdsene Oil, i +7 rj 7 +4 > +s © ¢ a} 7 + TQ Log rg. res > oan > the incident, the final touch was given when yur Ywenty-eighth Annual Meeting, under iearite a a tee ren ee P ee. yo or tHe auspices of the S. 8. Branch (126° test; 36 cts. per gal.) raordinary character in her way, sleepily st oa entered the room, and with a dull and METHOBIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY, 26 SARRELS SUGAR drowsy deliberation seated herself on her Ta Eee On : brother’s knee. He had subsided from his : . S (all kinds), excitement into a gloomy despair, and now, Si E A i Tih 72 fixing his eyes upon his sister, he con- Whaay Venlig, pl ! 108 BD q ul HULA, ay cluded : nh a , Wiig ‘And the raven, never flitting, stell is sitting ° “ o> Puns. Very € aie Ani ae “Monday Evening, April Si.! aropa ae On the pallid bust of Pallas, just ‘above my — ’ i (WOE) S SHS 7 ! _— fom e el a On Sunday Sermons will be preached in the on] : _ And its eyes have all the seeming of a demon} Brick Church at 10.30 a. m., by tif Horlse 8A dag : that i3 dreaming—” Rev GEORGE 6! ‘ERLE ai uod, Pickles, Ra G32, Assorted Jams The effect was irresistible; ond as the ee . si h 4 . , . sapien — a “ and at 6.33 p. > v i Ayn CuasaTn: n final ‘‘nevermore” was solemnly uttered, rn eee ‘Tasty ag voxGs Dessert Primes, the half-suppressed titter of two very young Rev. J. F. BETIS ; : 199 Fi j persons ina cornér was responded te by a an:lin the Second Methodist Church, at 10.3 4 ns Sardi nes eneral laugh. Poo remarked quietly that }a.m., by TAGS & a = his noxt delivery of a pattie eeaeee se Rev. J. F. BATTS. se erage | would “‘take Rose along, to act the part of . and at 6.30, » by NEW Q5n3 TOMATOES, iqould “take Hans slong, 3° Se VE at 6.30, i m., by NEW RAISINS, ZANTE CURRANTS! 1e raven, In which sne secmed Horn to ex- rn GEORS ey G2 ae Ag ve my cel.’ —Mirs. Susan Archer Weiss; Seribner oY. Sarees Shame BRED APPLES, STEWING PRU er ow ann MIARTO p re Fhe» Annaal Public. Mestin vou RNARTS CRANBERRIES. eERRENNnN enacted 4 iuigi Lud i668 ig . GREEN CRAPES SEVERAL of the posthumous works of M. | on Monday evening will be addressed by sev-| 100 LBS. SMOKED HALIBUT re Thiers are shortly to be published, namely ;) eral young men in connettion with the Subbatli} —__ nn Wah ‘*A complete history of the finanelal nego- School, and also by-the Rev. J. F, Betts; of 25. QYLS. CODFISH, tiations concluded with Germany,” “Frag- Summerside. ‘The chair will be taken by the | 00 BOXZS Gay tr ve, “its: 4 Philippe,” “Detached episodes Of the Presi-} . Singing will be conducted by the Sabbath and all Zoos usually found ip a First- dency of M, Thiers,” ‘fhe Bordéaux As- School OA iiticends ae . Class Grocery § *° a / sembly,” oor Phe Communists,” nnd an $n- 7 ae : a < aid pee Funds of tie So- P & @ Oo at of 7 complete work entitled ‘* History of human- ~ saberg rey: a Meetings ’ i PM me RHE ; ity in its relations to ‘the word.” There anal - Git 7 ? ALTER BE ER, Sec’y, FAMILIES: SSPPLIED BY THE MONTHS : will also shorily appear a chronological and| __—~ bh wine bl outs! -themeSh 40 ties sid methodical collection is . So ee f eB sy rodisal collection of his speeches and) QUESCREBE for tie DALY. EX! — DONALD HICHOLSON!’“*/ report All will be edited by MM. 4 anit tae Merten et N acead aaah 4] St a, a } ER, the Uheapest and most newsy y JUVERUUN, Miquet.end Barthelemy St- Hilgire PPaper pildisheddmmine Province se yy ¢ toateanhaan, 16, 1876~y.

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