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The DAILY EXAMINER.

Charlottetown

APRIL 6, (897.

THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS,

Many expenditures belonging to last year having been deliberalely kept out of the public accounts of last year and many receipts of this year having been deliber- ately included in the receipts of last year, the report of the Provincial Auditor 18 practically valueless. Of necessity it exbibits a false statement of the financial position of the Pro- vince at the end of last year,and a false basis of comparison as between the operations of last year and previous years. The false sbowing may extend to the amount of $20,000, $30,000 or $40,060 or it may be only $5,000 or $10,000. No one cau say how far wrong the accounts are. We shall not know until after the elections, not even then, what condition the finances had been brought to by our Liberal Government at the end of 1893.

But false and deceptive as the public

accounts of last year are, we approach them more im. sorrow than in anger. After ali that has

been done to make them appear to be favorable, they show a deficit of $14,135.35. This is the best result that can possibly te exhibited by a Government that received the confidence of the people upon the dis- tinct understanding that should make ends meet w.thout imposing additional taxation.

The receipts of the year (as shown) amounted to $273,495.92, nearly $50,000 of which came from taxes which were not imposed by the present government's pre-

deceesors. They are made up as follows: Dominion Subsidy... . £183,010 90 Public Lands........... «see esoee §624,482.93

Commercial Travellers’ Licen:

ses.. “i ehige 3,070.00 Incorporated "Companies... 4,775 00 Ferries........ pmsbedbetad + ds oecce) COB RS Prothenotarv Offices... . 2,279.54 Registry Offices.. 4,161.66 County Courts.. } 1,294.7! Provincial Secretary’ - ‘Utlice, 572.80 Peddlers’ Licenses.......- an $05.00 Vendors’ Licenses......... ait 300.00 Hospital for Insane. . 651.59 Prince of Wales College, Fees. 1,391.25 Pines and Penalties............... 208.09 Casual Revenue........-....... 157 51 IR... cdclis coed wee 105.00 Sucession Duties................+ 3,660,468 Provincial Land Tax........... 30,082.69

DOG SE nc. dhteetcorccn: Gee The expenditure (as shown) amounts to $287,631 27, $124,084.32, or nearly half of which went for education and $15 441.18 for interest on the accumulated debt of the Province. There was also expended upon ferries $25,000.63; upon roads (including inquisitions) $15,337.83; bridges, $13,- 622.23; hospital for the insane, $18.755.33; administration of justice $14,733.04.

It is significant that of the whole num- ber of last years payments, only three items (including Education, Hospital for Insane and Ferries, were Jarger than that of interest paid upon the Provincial Debt ;

According to statements as set forth mm the Auditor’s report, this debt now amounts to $392,036.50, made up as follows:

Treasury Balance............... .$ Stock Farm Balance. 7 Debentures (less sinking ‘fund) 179, 339, 00

Borrowed under Act of 1894.... 174,151.47 Private Re rare 3,132.32

Total Debt... 0000 cereeeeeeGo92,036.50

That is to say, upon their own showing, the Government have, after being four years in office, run up the debt of the Province to close upon $400,000,—though they were elected to make expenditures and revenue meet !

Moreover, itis to be remembered the Government have taken from people in additional taxes and fees, close upon, if not fully, $200,000—though they were pledged not to impose additional tax- ation.

How much additional debt was around throughout the country at the end of the year iv small amounts due poor people, is not known aud never will ke Nor do we know nouvey has been given away, in the shap®

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of discounts to persons indebted to the Land Otfice. Such knowledge—necessary as itistoacorrect yiew of the financial condition of the Provinze—-:annot be arrived at until the present administration

has driven from office. as saneiapiliiaaihiitiias

‘OUR SCHOOLS.

AccorbinG to the annual report of the Superintendent of Education, 569 teachers were last year employed in as many school 22,138 scholars were en- rolled, the average daily attendance was 15,412, the percentage of attendance 60.58) and the total cost to the Provincial Trea: -

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ury $124,084.32. This is, in brief, the story of our public schools for 1896.

The cost of our schools was last year about $2,000 more than the highest of that of all former vears. On the other hand, the average daily attendance at the schools was larger than ever before, aad ten additional teachers were employed.

A good idea of the work of our schools inthe past year will be afforded by a perusal of the following table showing the numbers of pupils in each branch of study :—

gos 19%. & ¢ 2 Primer and Book I....... 4,871 139 Books ILand HUI....... 7,408 83 EEG OF ebm seiccbescbecuscce 4,603 100 UCT shncuie-dewuilissticiiin Mune 155 NIE il cicadas ~ 4,756 176 Mi isiivcrccctician eee * te Arithmetic..cooeree. .++++-039,639 6 eee egonenae 481 Hiatory... »etagevcnce Gee. O62 Geography y. sobeosebendsareses 12,635 62 nn, 6 ef esuibatebibedoened 14,108 1,233 Com position.. «10,627 121 Music... sigs deectoocs” SE 16 Book - -keeping... 170 9 III ciisins 4 iilctiss cence 5,609 107 Scientific Temperance... 4,548 471 MPO RGTO. ob ccc ccessccoes 967 233 NEE aig fect d ak 1,441 113

eS rioenry id 14

French .. ot 3,582 147 Algebra. .. bivcscaccbias kena . 214 Geometry... vee itdtinn dkackdte 1235 79

Thus it will be seen that there was a heavy falling off in the number of scholars studyiag orthography and composition — two highly important branches ; and there was a falling off also in the number study- ing drawing, scientific temperance and agriculture. On the other hand, there is shown to be an increasing number who study Latin, Greek, French, Algebra and Geometry. Upon the whole, the tendency of the students in our public schools is not in the right direction,—for the goo] of the Province.

PUBLIC LANDS:

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Tue report of the Commissioner of Put- lic Lands isshort. We quote it infu'l: “During the year 5975} acres of land were sold for which the eum of $8,741.37 was agreed to be paid.

“The receipts tor the year amounted to 25,565.61.

“Five bundred and thirty-six deeds and counterpacvts were executed during the year.

“Three hundred and fourteen accounts were closed during the year.

Appended to this report is a statement of the cash account. Only that and

nothing more! Om Oe

PUBLIC WORKS.

THE expenditure of the Public Works Department last year amounted in all to $91,853.69. Of this amount, $17,154.04 is set down to capital account—though most of it went for simple repairs !

The amount of the contracts entered into during the year was $44,041.52. Of this amount $20,820.02 were paid, and the balance remained to be paid in this year.

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MR. HACKETT’S CASE.

Tae Patriot has teen more highly fav- ored Tue Examiner in that it bas Obtained a copy of

than the judgment of the Supreme Court of Canada upon this case. We are unable to ceal fully with the wat- t-rtoday. But we hastes to say that the judges of the higher Court at Ottawa are in perfect agreemen' with the judges of he lower Court in this Province. Chief Justice his colleagues are unanimously of the same ming, in respect o 8e, a8 Cort Justice Sullivan and Mr. Justice Fitzgerald. Of this fact, let all persons engaged in electioneering take notice. The precedents of the past bave overruled and

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eleciioneering has been set sy bv ine Judges of our Jand. Mr. Hickett bas

been deprived of the seat to whi be was elected because he did not explicitly warn aman uamed Callaghaa, by whom be was being driven round previous to the electioa, not to treat anyoseto whiskey. It is admitted that Mr. Hackett did not know that the man had any whiskey. But the

judges say that he ought to have sus- pected it, because Callaghan, without his

knowledge, took O’Brien into a barn and gave hiw the whiskey s:cretly (80 that Mr. Hackeit would not know it), and because he efterwards took some other bersous into tne woods and gave them seme whiskey, also without Mr. Hackett’s knowledge! The Court is unanimous also in the opinion that this particular treat

was & corrupt treat becautre it was given in secret—although the mau who was treated swears that it did

not at all influence his vote and was n+ given for that purpose. The judges are profouad and learned men and candi- dates must in future be particular to in- form ail persons that they may (witlou, his Kaowledze) be his agents, and are nut to treat any ove to whiskey unless in his presence !

The law as quoted by the judges sets forth that—

“Where, upon the trial of an election petition, the court decides that a candidate at such election was guilty by his agent or agents, of any offence that would render nis election void, and the court further finds—

(a) That no corrupt praciice was com- mitted at such election by the candidate per-onally, and that the offences mention- ed were committed contrary to the order and without the -anction or connivence of vf such candidate ; ard

(b) That such. candidate took all rea-unab 'e means for preventing the Gom- missiou Of corrupt practices at such leo ion; and

(-) That the offences mentioned were

of # triviai, unimportant and limited charactei; and (d) Thatin all other respects, so far

as disclosed by the evidence, the election was free from any Corrupt practice on the part of such candidate and of his agents ; then the election of such candidate shall not, by reason of the cfifences mentioned, be void, por shall the candidate be subject to any incapacity therefor.

Mr. Hackett was found to be free from everything mentioned in this section— except that under sub-section (b)}; and inasmuch as he did not hnow that Calla- ghan bad the whiskey—the fact having Leen kept a secret from him—we think that reasonable men wiil agree with us that he ought not to have been dprived of his seat and mulcted in heavy costs simply because he failed to warn Callaghan rot to treat anyone. The objectof the law as quoted is, clearly, to prevent the voiding of @ seat on acconnt of offences of a trivial character ; and Sir Henry Strong eays “I admit that the offence proved in the pre- sent case was of a trivia] and unimportant character.” In view of thie admission sensible men must wonder that the Court did not give Mr. Hackett the benefit of the law in regard to his failure to warn Callaghan.

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