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revehue Was C0. now it costs = 0” ’ — ‘ oy $s ‘ liyet ‘ IR72 $4.25. The administration of Just in is7s cost $393,000 ; to-day it costs $565,000. The
Government have been able to cut down Mil-
itia expenditure from $1,259,000 a year, but their “Reform” hearts failed them when the national wants pointed out to them the abso- lute necessity of refraining from packing the
eh ote Sete “ae pu slic service With he friends, an | of Spe nad
ine as little as possible on the oflice-holding
class, while the country was suffering from de ficits,
To sum up, the Party of Economy has in- creased the public debt $33,000,000 in four years of grevious depression while the Me- Donald Government with all its heavy ex ceptional expenditure increased it but $24,000 000 in six years; and undera pledge to be economical, has spent in four vears $5,000, 000 more than the highest estimated expenditure of the old administration in the days whon surpluses, not deticits, greeted the people. And, to crown all, besides adding thus en ermously to the debt and expenditure, the than who were to lighten the burden of the taxpaver have extorted three milhons of extra
axes from him!
‘fo say that Sir John McDonald and his col leagues are responsible for this crisis in our tiuancial affairs is a contemptible plea for men t» make, who boasted their ability to ent down his expenditure and remedy all the evils they alleged he had inflicted on the country. [¢ Is false plea, too, for so far from being responsible for the chronic deficits, he left the country prosperous an | progressing, and has been striv- lug ever since, but @ vain, to induce the Gov erument to adopt a policy for restoring that prosperity. The responsibility for the three millious of deficits rests on the statesman who locked up three millions m steel rails, who_ has aquandered the public money though pledge! to economy, and who has throughout pursued & po icy that has aggravated the depression by crippling the industries of the country and im- poverishing the peopie,
+ <> -- The Registry Oflice.
Our contemporary the poor, old lumber- ing Argus—the Sairey Gamp of our Island literature—waddles up to the defence of the Registry Office, and such a defence! Not one single statement that we made has been contraverted ; the accuracy of each one is unimpeached. We have given facts and figures, and we detied the Government press to answer them, and unanswered they remain, because unanswerable.
We gave the amount paid to the officials in January ; the Argus admits it to be cor- rect,but in his own inordinately stupid way, he remarks: ‘Unfortunately for the Ex- AWINER’sS calculations, the sum of $530 was paid only in the month of January.” Is the man mad? We wrote in the month of February, and gave the wages paid during the last month. We could not do more. For we could not give the amount of wages which had not then been paid. Had the Agus been placed in our position, this dif- ficulty would not have occurred to him. Figures would have been forthcoming— whether they were accurate or not would be quite a secondary consideration to him.
But if our contemporary set himself to answer our charges, why not, at least, try and answer them all: that the bey Nor- man, in six months, copied the indexes for three years ; that he copies but four folios a day ; that he is, nevertheless, paid more than any clerk in the department ; that the Regisivu:, with piteous lamentations, com- plains that the clerks will not obey him,and that they have refused to perform work he assigned them; that the certificates oi dis- charge of mortgages are unregistered for the last three years. Why not answer these charges ?
The Argus says: ‘‘ Under the old or- der of things, the clerks in the Registry office used to do whateyer amount of work they pleased.” Dié&they? Then the result was much more satisfactory than now. In February, 1877, the work was all completed In June,,1877, there was not a single unregistered deed in the office (with the exception of discharges for mortyages from 1875), and consequently not a cent snent for extra work. But now since the Loader of the Government has made the easlebrated ‘‘ agreement,” the Argis scems so proud of, in one month the amount paid for extra work is $250—that is only $5 short of double the whole monthly expenditure of the Department! The Attorney General’s financial ‘‘agreements” bid fair to rival Mr. Cartwright’s budgets.
The Argus speaks of what the clerks used #0 do “‘ under the old order of things.” Can anything be worse than the state of that office now? Unfortunate persons who have paid off their mortagages, suffering in their credit becguse their securities have not been marked satisfied ; the clerks in open mu- tiny ; the Registrar helpless in his own de- partment, without any influence or the slightest control over his subordinates ; they laughing at him and _ twitting him into all manner of ridicule; he running abont the
cn ntntenneeinncnecntionie cil LOOT
and a warning which have either bee un- heeded or which the mutinous conduct of his subalterns has rendered him powerless to remedy.
—_ —_om «+ Enterprise.
We must really decline the mead of praise for enterprise awarded to us by this morn ing’s Patriot. He far surpasses us In this particular branch. His daily is regularl) ante-dated, and could be thrown off his press any evening by 8 o'clock. In fact, to all intents and purposes, the Patriot is an evening paper issued in the morning. His press may begin to work between three and four, a. m., but the forms are all locked up the evening before, and left to toast at the stove, while the enterprising managers retire to slumber. With forms thus locked up and ready to be put on the press at o'clock,—that is, about four hours after the EXAMINER is in the hands of its readers,— how can the Putriot have the brazen eflron- tery to promise his readers telegrams twelve hours later than those of the ExaMINER ! Enterprise has strangely muddled the lead- ing minds that direct our contemporary s course.
City Schools.
For the following Statistics of City Schools, taken on Monday, March 4th, we
obliging Secretary of the Board of School Trustees :-- UPPER PRINCE STREET SCHOOL. Pupils on Roll
Mr Duncan, D4 Miss Smith, 41 Miss “naddon, 47 Miss Moore, 71 Miss Barr, 64 Miss Gregor, 58 Miss M. Lawson, 62 Miss Bartlett, 47 Miss Montgomery, 56
500
EAST KENT STREET SCHOOL.
Mr. Miller, 50 Mr. Seaman, 69 Miss McKinnon, 57 Miss E. Lawson, 90
260
QUEEN SQUARR SCHOOL,
My. P. Curren, 4 ‘* M. Curren, 63
‘© McElmeel. 100 204
ROTCHFORD SCHOOL. Mr. Mackenzie, 53 Miss Finnesey, 51 Mr. Helin, 36 140
WEST KENT STREET SCHOOL.
Mr. Amos, 52 Miss Walsh, 4) 98
SPRING PARK SCHOOL. Miss Lawson, 58
KENSINGTON SCHOOL Mr. M, Smith, 41 99
Total number of pupils in City Schools, 1302
Corresvondence.
pax~- (We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions or statements of Corress pondents,
To the Editor of the Examiner :
Sir, —I am not of an irritable temperament, but 1 must confess that my indignation has been thoroughly aroused. ‘The cause is this : The Dominion Government, through its repre- sentatives in Charlottetown, has actually set up a job shop, and men are now being sent out from this Government shop todo jobs throngh- out the city and country. This, you will al- low, is a sufficieut cause for not only my irrita- tion, but for that of every manufacturer and mechanic on the Island. It seems that the Dominion Government Railway Machine Sho is not satistied with a menopoly of the alk farnished by the repairs to be done on the Northern Light and the Steam Dredge, but mfn are sent out to look for work, and repair boilers, engines, hydraulic presses, &c., &c., wherever they can be found. Now, let me ask an intelligent people if it is possible for private enterprise to compete with an establish- ment supported by the Goverament? 1[ also ask Mr. Stronach if he has been instructed by the Government to continue in such a course ? If so, manufacturers and others should be made aware of the fact. Matters have, in- deed, come toa fine pass when Governments tax the industry of the people, and with these taxes support establishments which strive to take the very bread out of the mouths of the game tax-payers. Yours,
MANUFACTERER.
building bitterly complaining of the treat- ment he is receiving. The boy Norman, whose duty is to copy the indexes, neglect- ing this, and, with official impertinence, waiting on those who bring their deeds for registry, filling up ieceipts, and] what is most highly irregular, filling them up from signed blanks which the Registrar most im- properly allows him access to ; add to this the terrible state of the plans, tossed and tumbled about the floor, and in drawers without order or arrangement ; and what is worse still, several of them lost evidently beyond hope of recovery.
This is the state to which the Registry Office has been brought under the present Government, and surely, the Argus will hardly dare to say that ‘‘under the old order” matters were worse than this.
We have one more remark for the Argus. Some months ago he issued a Patent of Nobility to Senator Haviland by designat- ing him as ‘“‘one of nature's noblemen.”
e are not going to quarrel with him about this ; but we think we may fairly claim that with him Senator Haviland’s word should have some weight. Now, we state it to be a fact that Mr. Haviland protested to Mr. Desbrisay against the state of his Office and warned him to have the dis- sharges of mortgages registered, a protest
Ch’town, March 5, 1878.
T'o the Editor of the Examiner :
It has been very noticeable on each occasion of a fire in this city that great confusion has occurred and very great dithculty experienced by those wishing to arrive at the scene. It is evident that reform is necessary in_ the Fire Department. Insteal of five wards, repre- senting as well fire wards, as at present, there should be at least double that number. Let the division line be Great George street; the Eastern portion might be still recognized as Wards | to 5, while the Western side could be numbered 5 to 10. An arrangement of this kind would greatly facilitate matters and save much inconvenience. A new fire beil is also a great necessity. Hoping our worthy Chief Engineer will attend to this most important matter immediately,
I am, ete., Cusros. Ch’town, March 5, 1878.
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We understand that Mr. N. Lee has matched the stallion ‘‘ Island Bush Mes- senger,”’ owned by Mr. J. Gourlie, to trot Mr. Jas. Sharpe’s gelding ‘‘ Gray Dick,” for £50. This we expect will be an inter- esting race as the horses are about equally matched. Notice will be given in due time
as to date, — Progress.
are indebted to Mr. Isaac Oxenham, the
Latest by Telegraph. WAR NEWS.
Special Dispatch to Lranuner. Lonpon, March 5.
The Standard, in its fourth edition ,prints a Constantinople despatch, saying ‘*Prince eherkesski, to whom was entrusted the administrative organization of Bulgaria has died at St. Stefano.”
In the House of Commons this afternoon, Gathorne Hardy, Secretary of war, In an- swer to a question by Charles Morgan Nor wood said, that the matter ot the defence of the commercial ports of England, was being carefully considered at the present moment.
in the House of Lords this afternoon Lord Derby, in reply to a question by Karl Granville, said that the Government had received the terms of peace, but in an 1Im- perfect state. Ile could only say that the terms donot include the cession of the Turkish fleet; that the indemnity is re- /auced to 12,000,000 «sterling, and that Kgyptian tribute is not affected,
QGonsTANTINOPLY, Mareh 6.
To-morrow the plenepotentiaries will enter upon the discussion of the details of the several points of the treaty which were agreed to, taking up first the payment and guarantees for payment of the indemnity.
Lonvon, March 5th.
Intelligence comes from St. Stefano that General Ignatieff and a special Turkish am- bassador were to leave for St. Petersburgh immediately after the signing of the prelim- inaries of peace.
it is thougkt that the special Ambassador will convey the Sultan’s desire for the re- storation of diplomatic relations, or be charged with the conduct of negotiations for drafting a definite treaty, preliminaries only having so far been signed. The prin- ciple conditions of the preliminar treaty signed are the cession of Batoum, Kars, Ardahan and the district of Buyazie. The question of the Straits will be reserved for further consideration.
The Agence Russe says that some days must elapse before the treaty can reach St. Petersburg and authentic conditions be pub- lished.
CONSTANTINOPLE, March 5.
The foreign Ambassadors have not re- ceived the text of the treaty. They are not certain whether it is definite. It is
understood, however, that exchange or rati- fication within a fortnight is obligatory. Lonpox, March 5.
In the House of Commons this evening, Gathorne Hardy introduced the War Esti- mates.
In his speech he avoided all exciting topics, confining himself to technical details. He stated that the Estimates had been framed in as strictly a peaceful footing as would be the case whether apprehensions were entertained.
en ; Mr. Earle gives his concert this evening |.
in the Y. M. C. A. Hall, at 8 o'clock.
‘* Entre Novs” on the Argus and the Skating Carnival, will appear to-morrow.
Tue Supreme Court will finish its work in Georgetown to-night, and will resume here on Thursnay.
Tue market to-day was very small. There was very little poultry, and the display of meat, in the Market House and on the square, was unusually thin.
THERB was but one trial before the Stipen- diary Magistrate’s Court this forenoon, John Martin, for furious driving on the street, was tined 50 cents, without costs.
ReMEMBER the Kntertainment to be given in the Reform Club Hall by the Women's Tem- perance Union, this evening. The programme is well arranged, and there is every prospect of a good entertainment.
THE Northern Light left Georgetown at 6 a. m. and arrived at Pictou at 11 a. m. to-day. The business of the Intercoionial Express will be immediately resumed. A large quan- tity of express goods will (D. V.) arrive here to-morrow.
Ir seems that’we were in error when no- ting the drift of the Rev. G. W. Hodgson’s letter to the Patriot, published in yester- day’s Examiner. All that the Revd. gentle- man wanted to do, was to refute a silly and spiteful assertion of the Patriot.
Tue Bririsu Revexte.—The totel receipts nto the British Exchequer from Ist April to ithe 2nd Feb. were £63,074,004. In the cor responding period of last year they were £62, - 746,094. The expenditure was £66,356,195, against £65,608,534 last year. The balance in the Bank of England on Saturday last was £833,775, and inthe Bank of Ireland £409, 562.
Disastrous Fire ar Carurroy, N. 8.—A disastrous tire occurred at Carleton, N. S., on the Istinst. It originated in Wyman Bros. & Co.’s furniture factory, a very large building, and did not stop until this and the adjoining mills were burned. The fire commenced at 9 p- m. and lasted six hours. There was no in- surance on any of the property. The losses are as follows: Wyman bros. & Co., $5,000; Miller, Richardson & Co., $1,000; Miller & Kelly, $1,590; Samuel Hamilton, $300.
We have no desire to lay ourselves open to animadversions from the Bench such as the Patriot and Argus had to endure. Hence we refrain from publishing any ut- terance upon the riot trials, beyond what is given in Court, until these trials are ‘fin- ished. Both the Patriot and Argus have again sinned in this direction by publishing the ‘‘official letter’ of F. H. Campbell and T. J. Leeming. That letter is intended to produee an impression—otherwise it would never-+have been written. It might. be a matter of conjecture what kind of an im. pression it is calculated to’ produce, and hence we hold it back until the Court has finished with the culprits arraigned.
Died.
At Souris East, on the 20th ult., John Cos- mos McDonald, son of Michael B. McDonald, } aged nine years, May he rest in peace.
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SHEETINGS, PILLOW COTTON, WINDOW HOLLAND, White & Grey CALICO, ETC. CARPETINGS, HEARTH RUGS, MATTS & MATTING, FLOOR OIL CLOTH, ETC.
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To i ichael MeCorma ck, E Hligh Sheriff of King’s County.
Sir,-—-As efforts are made in certaj to decry the S. 5. Northern Light aad her from her present route, we request coe you will please call a County Meeting as a3 possible, to consider the situation aan ing the people of King’s County an opportu. nity to discuss their interests in ghis matter. ; lohn M. Stewart, G. A. Aitken R. Munro, J. H. Ruther Charles R. Aitken, Alickead temas Charles Owen, W. Wightman, ” Wim. Clements, Jos. R, Macdor Arch’d J, Maedonald, James Bourke Adam Wivht. David Keye. >. Gordon, Ewen Stewart,
Georgetown, 2ad March, 1878,
To John M. Stewart, @ 4. Aitken, Roderick Munro, Esquires, and others,
GENTLEMEN, —In compliance with requisition, I do bertliy give hoses ane PUBLIC MEETING will be held in the Supreme Court House, Georgeto on THURSDAY next, the Seventh March at two o’clock in the afternoon. '
MICHAEL McCORMACK,
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! Sheri Sheriff's Office, King’s County, } nis March 2nd, 1878. { 2i dy pat
BUTTER! BUTTER!
FEW Tubs good Home Made BUTTER
44 —not fmported,—made by some of best Butter-makers—can be had on a lication to JAMES BARRETT:
Dorchester Street. Ch’town, Mar. 1, 1878—+tf
FISH SALE!
FOR.SALE AT OUR STORE:
Af 0 QUINTALS No. 1 CODFISH, 20 Quintals POLLOCK, 30 Boxes Smoked HALIBUT, 50 Boxes Preserved LOBSTERS. HASZARD BROS. Ch’town, Feb. 28—dy pat lm
Mp, Barle's Concert!
CONCERT of VOCAL & INSTRY- MENTAL MUSIC will be at
he
Y. MH. C. ASSOCIATION HALL
-—_ON—
TUESDAY, 5th March
Tickets 50 cents each, to be had at Dr. Dodd's Medical Hall, where a plan of the sit- tings can be seen on Wednesday, the 27th instant.
Family tickets of six, $2.00; of four, $1.50. Feb. 25—
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Anniversary Service,
FYXHE ANNUAL MEETING of the P. EB
island Auxiliary Bible Society will be held (D. V.) in the Hall of the Y. M.C. A, Charlottetown, on MONDAY, the 11th inst. Besides the usual programme, some choice pieces will be sung at intervals during the eve- ning. Chair taken at 8 o'clock, p. m.
DONALD MeNEILL, Seeretary. March 4, 1879—t meeting.
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Tenders for Poor House,
en marked ‘* Tenders for Poor House,” will be received at the Poor House, until SATURDAY, 9th March, from persons willing to furnish the following sup- supplies :—
FISH, KEROSENE OIL, SOAP, HOMESPUN CLOTH,
as FLANNEL, UNBLEACHED COTTON, WHITE as WINCLY,
SHIRTS and DRAWERS, HATS and CAPS,
Also for perferming the following services : TAILOR’S WORK, SHOEMAKER’S + UNDERTAKER’S *
All necessary information can be obtained at
the Poor House from the master.
The Commissioners do not bind themselves
to accept the lowest or any tender. GEORGE W, HODGSON, ics Sec’y Commissioners, Ch’town, Feb. 25—dy pat 3taw till 9th
SHROVE TUESDAY !! An lintertainment,
UNDER TUE AUSPICES OF
THE WOMEN’S TEMPERANCE UNION,
WiLL BE GIVEN ON
TUESDAY, MARCH the
REFORM GLUB HALL.
As the Committee have spared no. pains in making the programme an interesting one, they hope the Entertainment will be liberally patronized,
ADMISSION, TEN CENTS. Doors open at 74 p. m.; to commence at 8. T. NEWBERY, See’y Com,
5th,
March 2-=|lm 2aw
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