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LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY:

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HON. MR. PETERS WITHOUT STRAW.

The Budget Speech Delivered Yesterday

A fternoon—Not Much init,

Wepbxezray, April 21, 1997.

House met at 3 p. m.

Hon. Mr. Peters, in moving that the House go into Com mittee of Supply, spoke feelingly of the late Hon, Alexander Laird, whose death was deeply regretted, The deceased, he pointed out, was a man of sterling ivtegrity,a man whose aim was always to promote the best interests of the Province. He then spoke of the result of the elections in Nova Scotia, and referred in terme of exultation to the victory which had been won in that Pro- vince. Referring to our own province Hon. Mr. Peters pointed out thai some time in the near future, probably in February or March, the present Govern- ment will bave to appeal to the people to see if they are satisfied with the manner in which the country has been governed. He was quite willing to face the people and felt confident that the Government’s conduct would be endorsed atthe polls. He then proceeded to state what his Gov- ernment had done in the past, and to point out what it was their intention to doin the future. He admitted that mistakes might have been made, but when these mistakes were ascertained they were not afraid to make an honest attempt to set them right. He proceeded to review they state- ments that bad been ma /e that they obtain- ed power in 1893 on the strength of certain promises which thev failed tokeep. He pointed out that in September of that year, three months beforethe election, he, as Leader of the Government, made a speech in the Lyceum, a «peech which he wished to go through the length and breadth of the province. Certain statements had been made by him on that occasion, and the policy of his party had been laid down. From the statements which he then made and the policy which he laid down he claimed that there had been no deviation. Opponents of the Government argued that they bad promised to make revenue ani expenditure meet. What be did promise was thatthe Government would keep up public works and provide for education as such should be provided for. They would not branch out into unnecessary and extravagant expenditures but would en- deavor to keep things as they should be. He stated further that the government would economize in matters in which economy could be exercised ipjurying any essential public service. He claimed that they had done this. In this connection he spoke of the saving that had been effected by the abolition of the Legislative Council, claiming that by the act amalgating the two branches upwards of $5000 a year had been saved. uring the Jast three vears $15,000 had thus been saved to the province, and this saving would continue for all time to come. When they came into power they also found a system of reporting in ase whic) cost the country between $1,000 and $2,000 a yea-. They abolisbed this ex penditure and thus saved the money that had been pre- viously spent in that way. A saving bad also been effected in the administra- tion of justice and he claimed that during six years there was aditterence of upwards ot $3000 a year between the average ex- penditure of the present administration and that of the preceeding one. On these items alone a saving of $30,000 had been effected. The same economical course has been pursued with regard to the Public Lands Office. Jn that arm of the service he claimed that they did far more work and collected more money at less expense than their preaecessers did. In the Provincial Auditor’s office they saved up- wards of $2500 which woul.J not have been the case had the late government remained in power. On the items of printing acd advertising they had also effected a saving of over $6,000. He thought that a comparison of the pablic acts of the last fiye years with the public acts of the five preceding vears would show that the present Government had practiced true economy. The Premier then proceeded to show the matters on which the Government had been com- peiled to spend money. He compared the cost of education for six year3 uaoder the late administration and the present one, and stated that the average expenditure of the present administration wae over $°%,006 more than that of their predecessors. This expenditure was uncontrollable, and everyone said it wasaproper one. He trembiled lest some day a party would be in power that would attempt to curtail this expenditure. What are we to do with the young people if we do _ not educate them? Compare two boys leaving the province for the United States, one of whom had been educated under our present system the other being without education. Which would be the more likely to succeed? The question an- swered itselt. He thought it was the duty of the Goverument, no matter how it is done, to properly educate the young peo- ple. Armed with an education a boy from this Province will be well able to cope with any boy from Ontario or the, United States. Last year, he pointed out the percentage of attendance in the schools was 60.58, the largest in the history of ‘he province, and there is asteady increase in the number of pupils. All these point

_ to the fact that our educational system is,

doing its work. One reason of the in- crease! expenditure is that there are more «choo! districts than formerly, but schools have been granted with a chary hand. Another reason ie that there are more second-class teachers and less third-class than there were, because the people are looking for a better education. In regard to roads they spent little more than their

predecessors, but the expenditures of the

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present administration had been made in a manner which was in the best interests of the country. They had also introduced

road mechines, and had given the people the best possible roads while

reaucing the expeuditure they had now twenty road machines, and it was their intention to go on buying them uoul every supervisor had one. They were now try- ing to effect changes in the law regarding statute labor which would make it work in better with the road machines. The roads and bridges throughout the country had been left ina disreputable condition by the late government; but thev are now in first- class order and at the same time they had actually «pent $5000 a year lessthan their predecessors. Now what about the wharves? The policy of the late govern- ment was to make the Federal government take these over and consequently allowed them to fall. into decay. The present government bad to repair these wharves, and despite all this their yearly expendi- ture was little more than that of their predecessors. The wharves were now in ‘good condition, and a emall expenditure {would keep them so. Then Jook at what bas been done for exhibitions? These have cost the pres-pt goveroment more than they did the late government. He believed, however that the $6000 spent for this purpose would Le better ex- pended in having a steamer come to thie proyince to take our products to England. This, | however, is only a_ hint. It was for the farmers to decide. Dairy Associations have been established and the Government have given them a_ small grant, the amount suggested by Prof. Robertson. He believed this money was well expended. Taking upthe matter of taxation he referred to the charge that in 1893 they said they would not tax the people unlexs they went to the country first. He admitted that he promised the people that he would consult them before imposing taxation, and he claimed that he had kept that promise. At a meeting held lat — Stewart he propounded their | taxation schemes. He also asked through ithe press for suggestions regarding tax- ation, and received replies from all parts ‘of the province, from Liberals aod Conser- vatives alike. All these replies were sub- mitted to the Goyernment. Nota single person suggested the non-imposition of i tuxes, or going to the country first. All felt that taxation was required. Accord- ingly they puton the Tax Act. He did ;not claim that their Land Act was perfect, ‘but the hand that made it is able and |willng to alter and amend it. They

| would not act hastily, but would try to arrive at a system that the people would agree was fair. There

is a cry that the government is taxing the farmer and Jetting the rich man off. But ‘the argument is not sound, as auyone who took the trouble to look into the matter would observe. Taking up the Commer- cial Travellers tax, about which so much had been said, he claimed tpat it was right and proper. From it about $4,000 a year had been obtained. The tax on the insurance com janies is paid and not a word is heard about it. From the Income Tax he showed that they got about $6,000 and pointed out the people whom this tax ‘affected. Under the previous systems all the taxes came from the farmer, but under the presert system a large sum 1s obtained before the farmer is touched at all. The fact is the tax on the farmer is gradually decreasing, while the other taxes have gone up. He claimed that if all the taxes were taken as they stand it would be seen that year after year the taxes outside those paid by the farmer have been increased while those on the farmer have been de- creased. Thatisthe principle they are going on, aud the charge that they were grinding the farmers was not cor- rect. He then took up the _ state- ment that the proviace was sunk in debt, and claimed that this was not the case. At the present time, he asserted, the total debt of the province is only $393,825.96, while the cash assets amount to $385,279,- 69. Deduct the debt and it will be seen thatthe cash assets on hand amourt to $491,453.73. Hethought there was no other small province in Canada that could make a better showing. Lookiog at the cash assets he atked if it coulil be sad that the province was deep indeb:. Be- sides the cash assets referred to the Gov- ernment bave other assets. They have three large steamers, twenty-five road ma- chines, the Stock Farm lands, buildings and stock, besides public buildings anc | other property of cons:d>rable value, Last year he pointed out that they expended $300 less than was asked for. He then referred to specific instances wherein less was expended than was estimated, and showed al+o whierein the estimates had been slightly increased. Inthe matter of ferries, despite all that had been said, the expenditure was less than was estimated. He thought all this went to show that the Government coald run the country on what they proposed. They also came close to their estimated revenue, and the difference between revenue and expenditure last year was only $14,000, the smallest for a number of years. The expenditures included $2,700 for completing the Hills borough, and whet was paid for several new bridges as well as what was expended for road wu achines. Outside of these revenue and expenditure had been made to meet. Take out the capital account, and last year there wasa surplusof $300. The amount realized from commercial travel- lers’ and income taxes will probably be larger this year than laet. The ordinary revenue this year will be about $272,000, and before the House rose he hoped to be able to show that there will be no deficit. |The . estimated revenue was as foliows :— —

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Public Lands; . . ....cescssce,. 0 =32,000 ; Commer vial Travellera............ - 4,000 ‘Incorporated Companies.......... 4,900 NON An's /h clbkehS is iceedan sieves °° i Prothenotaries’ Fees............. 2,300 BUUEEY WEIOOB . 5 3 ts cc cecceceee |= See SO SOC ae rte, Provincial Secretary’s Fees..... 600 Peddlers’ licenses....... peiesineuie 850

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Vendors licenses....ccoo0....0-: Hospital for the Insane......... 700 Prince of Wales Collese tees...... 1,500 Fines and penalties... 1... 200 COR Ne 300 CUOWOOII Cc ti. bea s wew aus LO Seen Ths bees oncdcegshace >, ue RE ics unsnicammunin entails 6. ane AROUND Mls bn as badoeticanee o,0uU $272,476 He denied the statements which has

been made that accounts due last year had been carried over into this year, and claimed that the expenditure up to the present time this year was less than it was up to the game time last vear. The total estimates of expenditure thie year he pointed out, were $306,000; and if $25,000 for the new wing to the asylum be tsken off

the amonnt will be reduced to about $285,000. He eaid there would be mo iocrease in the fees paid

by the stadents in Prince of Wales College until the vew building is finished whicu he hoped would be by the beginning of the summer session. He exniained some other items, and pointed ont that a saving had been effected in the Land Office by transferring Mr. Richard Smith from that office to the Public Works Departinent ino the place of the late Mr. J. W. Morrison. The Registry Office, be also pointed out, was managed by the same number ot offizials as it was under the late Govern- ment, and besides there is an extra office to look after. He then dwelt st some length on the ferries, and explainel how they were to be managed this year. In closing he stated that they would go to the couutry on truthful lines, showing the facts whether they were for or against t hem, and they courted the fullest investi gation. "

At six o’clock the House adjourned

unul 10 a. m.on Thursday. fuurspay, April 22.

House met at 11.15.

Mr. McKinnon introduced a bill to amend the Act incorporating the Char- lottetown Gas Works. Read a first time and referred tothe Private Bills Com- mittee.

Hon. Mr. Farqubarson introduced a bill to incorporate the Afton Hall Company. Read a first time and referred tothe Pri- vate Bilis Committee.

Mr. Prowse introduced a bill incorpor- ating the Roman Catholic Bishop of Char- lottetown. Read a first time and referred to the Private Bills Committee.

Mr. Godkin introduced a bill amending the Act incorporating the Town of Sum- merside. Read a first time and set down for second reading tomorrow.

Mr. Gordon asked the Provincial ‘I'reas- urer to table a statement showing the amount owed the Banks by the Govern- ment of this Province on 21st April, 1897, and also the amount owed by the Govern- ment of the Province in Provincial Loans,

‘the original amount of loans now owed by

the Government and the amount of interest accrued on said !vans on 21st April, 1897, respectively.

Hon. Mr. McMillan promised the iufor- mation asked for as soon as it could be made ready,

The debate on the motion to go into Committee of Suppiy was then resumed by Hon. Mr. Gordon. He was followed by Mr. Blanchard, who was speaking whea recess was taken at one o'clock.

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INDIA’S FAMINE FUND.

Hamilton School District: James Ramsey $2; John M Woodside $1; M A Stewart $1; Mrs M.N. Simpson $1; Miss Ross $1; Nei! Rameey sr. $1; Neil Ramsey jr. $1; E. J. Philips $l; Helen Ramsay 25¢; Percy Ramsey 25c.

Dundas; General Gordon Currie 50c; A Lincoln Currie 50c.

North Wiltshire Schoo! District, collect- ed by D W Henderson: McLean Bros $10); D W Henderson $2; William Henderson $1; Thomas Godfrey $1; J R Edwards $1; William Bowman $!; Ewen Campbel! $1; J M Nicholson $1; John Deacon jr $1; Altred Matheson $1; Daniel McLean 25c; Jobn Darrach 25c; Patrick Curiey $1; Joho Balderston $!; James Noy 50c; Malcolm Matthews = $1; Dr Handrahan $1: Frank Brown 50c; W.W.Smith $1; A2.as Campbell 75.; William Mitchell $1; John Deacon 50c; Howard Balderston $1; Charles Godfrey 2 buxh wheat Michael Berrigan 13 dc; [saac Smith 13 do.

Howell Brook Schcol District additional. This District was collected by Neil Me- Fadyen aud M. F, McKinnon: Johan Me- Dougall Strathgartney $1;

Collected by the Trustces cf Lower Newton School District:__Efber Anderson $1, Donald Gillis g1-: Soman 50c; M G Anderson $2; . Martin $1; Charles Biggs $1; M Jouga!] $65; Malcolm Smith 4 sLentan $1; Alex McDougall Gillis 2 bush — me ee f , James Dunn 1 do; Finlay do; Finla Smith 1 do; Joh n 4 do; kasha: McDougall 1 doy - McKachern 1 do; Hugh N McEachern 1 do. Lower Newton School collection $3 32.

Collected by Donald McRae, Flat River, additional,—Neil Blue 50c¢; Mrs John McDonald 50c; Dova'd J McDonald 65c; Alex McDonald 50c; Kenneth R McKeen 25:; Angus Beaton 13 bush wheat; ary Beaton 14 do; John D Beatoa 1

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Collected by William Piggott and Gordon Sterns, Mount May School District —H H Case 50c; Stephen Arsenault $1; M Coffin 50; Frank Rossiter 506¢: A Friend 50c; James Lambert $1; Geo Hume 35c; William Pigott 50c; Edward Jardine 2 busi: wheat, Johua Jardine 1 do, Henry Coffin 1 do; John Murphy 1} do; R H Coffin 1 do; Patrick Smith 1 do; Kemble Coffin 13 de; James Hogan | do; St Mary’s Road Kast School District : cash about $1.45,5 bags wheat.

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A few years ago the idea of loading a ship with 2,500 tons of flourin 24 hours by means of two small motors would have been looked upon as absurd. This was done the other day in Tacoma. Two thousand tons of cargo have frequently been loaded or unloaded in a day by steam power, but the important factor in the record breaking achievement at Tacoma was that the conyeyer was worked by electricity. With the appa- ratus which has been designed for this purpose flour and grain can be loaded at any stage of the tide and independ- ently of the weather. If itshould rain, a canvas is quickly spread from the door of the warehouse to the ship’s hatch. With the system of loading ordinarily used 18 men are required to do the work of one electric conveyer, with which the bags are delivered into a ship’s hold at

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What Is a Sailing Ship?

The average landsman may be sur- prised to hear that there is doubt as to what constitutes a sailing ship in the eye of the law. This question was raised in London the other day before a divi- sional court of admiralty. Mr. Commis- sioner Kerr held that a barge which had a jury sail up to assist the rowers was a sailing vessel and held her in fault for a collision which occurred in Bark- ing creek between her and a sailing barge, on the ground that she could and ought to have kept out of the way. Her owners appealed. and it was contended on their behalf that she could not rea- sonably be considered as a sailing vessel, because a vessel could only be a sailing vessel when it could comply with the rules laid down for sailing vessels, such as tacking to port and starboard. Be- sides, if she were a sailing vessel she would have to carry sidelights, and a canal barge with sidelights was a thing unheard of. The court did not think it necessary to decide this point because the appellants’ barge, having a motive power of two knots, could be kept out of the way by porting, and so dismissed the appeal with costs. The judges added that when the question of what was a sailing ship came to be decided it would have to be very carefully considered, as there were a number of important points to be determined. —Exchange.

“Mad Death” For Wolves.

A young cattleman of Wyoming has hit upon a remarkable scheme for exter- mipating wolves and coyotes. His secret is contained in asmall vial of yellowish brown liquid. His mode of extermina- tion is to trap a wolf or coyote alive and inject three drops of the poisonous fiuid beneath the skin. This operation he re- peats three times in 12 hours, and then releases the atjimal, green eyed, with dilated pupils, frothing at the mouth and raving mad. It lives from 30 to 40 hours after being liberated, but, like a dog with hydrophobia, it bites every- thing it mects, and every other wolf bit- ten becomes inoculated, and in this way the poison spreads, and death follows at arapid rate. The Big Horn basin papers have published reports brought in from the range of the death rate among the coyotes being enormous from a new dis- ease never before heard of, and the in- ventor claims it in his ‘‘mad death’’ wiping out the tribe.—San Francisco Argonaut.

The Snow Melting Chinook.

In the northwestern states a peculiarly warm, dry wind, called the chinook, which has a wonderful power. of ‘‘eat- ing up’’’ snow, occasionally prevails, and aremcrkable visitation of this wind occurred in Oregon and Washington last December. Professor Ward, writing in Science, calls attention to the close re- semblance between the chinook winds of the Cascade and Recky mountain re- gions and the celebrated feehn winds of the Alps. Both blow down from the mountain ranges, and both produce ef- fects in the sudden liquefaction of snow that are almost marvelous. There is no mystery about them, although they re- quire particular conditions of atmos- pheric pressure, combined with certain effects arising from the position of the mountains with respect to the isothermal lines, or lines of equal temperature.

A Solemn Ass.

An English provincial paper recently printed the. following paragraph: ‘*‘We are informed by the American press that Governor Leedy of the state of Kansas is a drunkard. When it is re- membered that teetotalism prevails in Kansas, the nonchalance with which this disgraceful admission is made indi-

‘cates u low standard of public opinion

in the States.’’ Americans need hardly be reminded that the solemn ass who wrote this misread the paragraph on which he comments. It was stated that Governor Leedy is a Dunkard.

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