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Charlottetown, April 5, 1875.

CIVIL SERVANTS.

Tux “ estimates ’ which we publish to-day show how little is paid the officials f the Local Gevernment for their ser- vices. Owing to the fact that the cost of iving had inereased a hundred per cent, our representatives in both Houses saw fit, a yeat or two ago, to

double the allowance to themselves for five or six weeks attendance in the The salaries of the officials, who serve the public the year round, have, however, with two or three excep-

in statu

os {ner

lL. cislature.

| to remain the standard of the be, truthfully said,

tions, been permitte } According to present day, it may that our Local ¢ ficials do not receive half as much money as they should be paid. The Provincial Secretary and the Attor-

. > « » , ney Gene ral receiv £1,300 and $1,136

rr spectively. It is notorious that men

of ability sufficient to carry on satisfac- torily the business belonging to these de- they applied them- earn three

The Provincial

partments, would, if

selves to their professions,

times these amounts,

Treasurer receives $975; the Cashiers of our banks receive

$2,500 to $3000.

salaries ranging from The Assistant Trea- surer—a young man of more than ordin- ary financial ability—an efficient and painstaking official—receives $458. As book-keeper in any of the respectable mer- cantile establishments of the city, he would be paid more than double as much ; and if he were to go to Halifax or St. John, he could obtain three times as high a salary. The clerks of the Executive Council are paid $800 and $650 respec— tively. In similar positions under the Dominion Governmant, they would obtain much higher salaries. The same may be said of the salaries of Clerks in the Registry, Land and other offices. They are all paid much less than, either for the interest of the public or themselves, they should be paid.

As a natural consequence of the beg- girly system which prevails, all compe- tent and honest men will, in a few years, be driven out of the service of the Pro. vince; and only numbskulls and rogues —men who cannot obtain employment elsewhere—will fill our public offices, In the meantime, the work of the country will not be well performed ; for it is folly

to expect men who are not half paid for | their services, to devote energy and abi- |

lity to the duties of their positions. As Mr. Haviland remarked in the House of Assembly, a day or two ago, “ If we ex- pect services to be well rendered to the | State, we must pay for them.”

We feel confident that the people of | this Island do not grudge their officials | They are not so illiberal | as toexpect men te work for half what they should be paid. It may, however,

roo ] > il iTies,

Civil Service of the Province reformation. The statement may be true. But, in the meantime, officials should not be paid a pittance barely sufficient to supply their present needs—especially when there is $238,669 lying in the Treasury. We trust the Government will, in making up their Supplementary Estimates, set down a few thousand dollars to be divided among our poorly paid public officials.

th it the

needs a thorough

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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.

The finances of the Province are in a| healthy condition. There was in the banks at the end of the year, public

money to the amount of $238,669. Taking into consideration the extraord-

iaary outlays on account of unfinished contracts—econtracts entered into while the ‘“dash-a-way ” policy of Laird and Sinclair prevailed,—on account of the erection of Court Houses in Charlottetown and account of wharves and bridges which—owing to the storm of 1373—had to be rebuilt, the balance in hand to the credit of the Pro- vince is very gratifying. In round num- bers the Government expended $70,000 on works which it wil] not be necessary to perform again for at least a century. The following abstract will show, at a glance, how the public account stands :— Assets, $268,119.64 Dom. Subsidy | Other receipts,

Summerside, and on

3ist December,

+ 0 Si4, D208,

403,013.48

$671,133.12

EXPENDITURE.

Ord ury expenditure, 287,463.75 Extra do. for Public Buildings,dc C.. about 77,000.00 hk. R. Commissions, 68,000,00

432,463.75 238 669.37

Assets, Dec 31, 74, $671,133.92

The Patriot, we observe, attempts to make the publie believe that the Board of Works, list year, expended $173,000, although only authorized by the Legisla- ture to expend $30,000, The disin- renuousness of the Patriot is made ap-

parent by the following statement. We eive the round numbers :- — Paid by the Board of Works, in

S74, on account of old un-

finished contracts, for which

grants were voted previous to

1874, 44,000.00 Paid for Court Houses in Charlotte-

town and Summerside,County

Couris, Ferry Boats, Colonial

Suilding, Lighthouses, and

Buoys, Dominion Account,

Mr. Boyd's Report, Governs

ment House, Lunatic Asylum,

tc., @ic., ete., for which

epecial amounts were voted by Legislature last year— outside of $30,000 for public works,

Paid for building and repairing 235 Bridges and 40 Wharves, for which only $30,000 was voted by the Legislature,

'

75,000.00

54,000.000

$173,000.00 — > oo - ——

HON. J. C. POPE.

We have this week to congratulate the provinee, on the re-entry of Hon. J. C. Pope into Local Politics. On Wednes- day last. Mr. Pope was, by acclamation, elected a representative of Summerside smd vieinity in the House of Assembly.

Deita op Joun Kuicnt, Esq. — John Knight., Esq., died at his residence, Souris Est, on Friday evening last, at the age of sixty-two years. His funeral will take place to-morrow (Tuesdiy.) Mr. Knight was born in New Brunswick. Ile resided at Souris about forty-eight years. By his business capacity and perseverance he suc- ceeded in amassing a large fortune,

| Asylum is completed, which will be in two |

| suitable warehouse.

| Hon. R. N. Scott,

he said that there are too many officials— Sec’y State, Xc., |

. | PUBLIC PRINTING.

i | PRINTING AND PuB-

| ‘Tur EXAMINER Listing Company has, many times during the past year and a half, been character- ized by the Patriot and ZJlerald asa ‘mercenary ring.’ It has been stated that the EXAMINER is sustained by Gov-

| ernment pap; that its proprietors are at the expense of the »

of the

|‘*making money country.”” Qur warm support principal measures of the present adminis tration may have given some colour to these statements. Notwithstanding the fact that they came from such exceedingly questionable sourees, we believe that our business was considerably injured be- eause of them. But we suffered in silenee.

We have now much pleastge in laying before our readers a statement, which proves incontestibly that the EXAMINER was not sustained by Government pap ; {that its proprietors are not ‘ grabbers,”’ | The follow-

necounts of

} of the funds of the country. ing extract from the public the Provinee shows that we received from the and fourteen cents more than the pro-

prietor of the /lerald:—

Provincial Treasury just five dollars

P. R. Bowers, public printing,.....$2933.95 | Be BOOP vac bcetes paca 967.71 H. A. Harvie, stationery ............« DHALSO Bremner Bros., stationery and

CEI sc tcic anknsdervercet vabicnens D9 1.80 Hxuaminer Printing Co.,............+ 277.01 PO CAN, is clistcicesecsenicsmemnecss | RENE EK. H. & W. Hl. Brennan, printing, 182.37 Chemven © TCM OCtey. ccs cocci cos0s 147.75 Laird & Mitchel, printing and

PIES os vsies on ese asesanccccvgnee 93.92 Be i Me I i anise cnseresiecnnen oan 70.75 IID, eiseicinerccesecracensenboniections 24.10

$5776 00

In pubhshing these figures we distinct-

ly disclaim any intention of either raising

invidious comparisons, or impugning the

economy of the Government. We pub-

lish them with the view, solely, of setting ourselves right before the public.

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HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY. Tvespay, March 30,

Hon, Mr. Owen submitted the Quarterly returns ot the Superintendent of Public Works for Prince County, and also the accounts and vouchers of expenditure on the new Court House.

Hon. Mr. Brecken introduced a Bill to repeal the Chamber of Commerce Act, and also Bills to repeal clauses in certain Acts, passed, ultra vires, last session. These Bills were, on motion, received and read a first time.

Hon. Mr. Haviland submitted and read the following correspondence :—

Orrawa, Narch Ist, 1875.

As the Provincial Government intend | passing an Act through the Local Legisla- ture during the Session which commences on the 18th inst., to build a new Lunatic Asylum, and to appropriate the present | Lunatic Asylum as a Poor House I will |

thank you to ascertain from the Depart- |

ment of Militia and Defence whether they | I

will permit that portion of Victoria Bar- | racks, of Prince Edward Island, at present |

occupied as a Foor House, to continue | under the control and management of the |

| Fire Department, Ch’ town

| provide a second boat for Hillsborough | Ferry.

| town, and lowered the fares, at least one

ROAD SERVICR.

S16,000, 00

~ 9900,00 325.00 |

Gereral Grant New Roads and Rights of Way Salary of Road Correspondent Commissioners of High- ways 1,136.00 }

FEERIES.

Georgetown Steam Ferry il re-

quired POOR

Lunatie Asylum, Cost of Mains tenance

Poor Asylum

Paupers

Small Grants to poor and intirm people

Casual paupers

Boards of Health

PACKETS.

$648.00

AND INFIRM,

7,500.00 | 1,500.00 1.600,00

1000.00 | 325.00 1500,00

Packet Service $95.000

AGRICULTURB AND INDUSTUY, !

£1390,09 32.00 | |} sometimes seemed as if the city had no government at all. If the Mayor and Cor- poration did not give more satisfaction in future, it might be thought advisable for the Provincial Legislature to step in and tvke from them some of the powers of which they are now possessed, | Dr. Jenkins would support Mr. Beer's ‘resolution. He thought the streets of and approaches to the city simply disgraceful.

The Stock Farm Cascumpee Agricultural Society Agricultural Exhibition Queen’s County Prince County 590.00 King’s

County 500,00

THE RAILWAY, Balance due Contractors for cons struction Expenses of Department and Land Damages (or so much thereof as may

xe required) 30,000.00

FIRE DEPARTMENT, $325.00 Summerside 50.00 Georgetown if required Alberton do

50.00 50.00

SUND.Y GRANTS,

| Salaries of Auditors of Public Acs |

| resolution.

65000 |

$32,500.00 |

the cily by way of the ice, and also ens dangered their property. ‘The attention of the civic authorities had been called to the nuisance, but’ without avail. Le (Mr, Beer) thought it was, therefore, necessary that the Legislature should take sleps to prevent citizens from leaving — the offal of the city in the approaches alluded to; and he submitted a resolution to that ellect.

Mr. Welsh said he would support the Ile would also support the introduction of a Clause to prevent people

from hauling snow out of their yards and

dropping it upon the streets. ‘The practice

‘isashame and disgrace to the city; and

if the Corporation were unable to prevent it, the Provincial Goyernment should, Hon, Mr. Haviland said that as the city

ment of its own, the Provincial Legislature could not nowMefislate in the way pro- He, however, fully

| | was blessed with an independent governs | |

posed by Mr. Welsh.

agreed with the strong sentiments ex- preased by that gentleman In fact, it

lhe resolution passed anda Committee Was appointed to frame a Bill in accords ance therewith.

Bills to incorporate the Merchants Mas rine Insurance Company, the Citizens Skat~- ing Rink Company, and the Summerside Cemetery Company were reported from the Committee of private Bills by the chairman, the Hon. A. J. MeDonald. Fees proportionate to its length and the | estimated cost of printing, were attached to each Bill.

counts $325.00 | Mr. Brecken presented a petition from Commissioners for issuing | the Physicians of the Provinee for a Lill to

Treasury Notes 80.00 | Keeper Colonial Building 350.00 Guard Government House 209.00 | Market Clerk at Georges town & Summerside 41.25 Keepers of Signal Stations, Ch'town & Blockhouse Assayer of Weights and

125.00 | | |

Measures 33.00 | To Deafand Dumb Institution,

Halifax 500.00 | Coroners’ Inquests 500.00 | Public Printing and Stationery 5,200.00 | Public Postage 250.00 Contingencies of Public Service — 3,000 00 Hon. George Coles, in recognition

of Public Services 590.00

Widow of the Hon. Edward Whelan in recognition of public services of her late hus- band

Steam Communication between Charlottetown, Orwell Halliday’s Wharf and Hickey s Wharf, Hills» borough River

Steam Communication between Charlottetown and Crapaud if required

200.00

1200 00

970.00

Mr. Welsh said he expected to have | seen in the estimates a sum set down to |

The Government would only be doing right if they afforded the people living south of the Hillsborough better means of communication with Charlotte-

ialf.

Mr. Campbell wanted a grant of £75) for packet service between New London and Charlottetown.

Mr. Callbeck thought a sum should be |

® ; . Td i ne a Provincial Government until a new Lunatic | 2PPropriated for the enceuragement of |

1 }

years from date. Should the Department of Militia and Defence require additional accommodation for the storage of arms anc clothing in the meantime, the Proviacial | Government will be prepared to rent a

I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, T. HEATH HAVILAND.

given immediately to lease the building |referred to to the _Local Government, at /@ nominal rent of one dollar per annum; subject to the usual conditions of resump- | tion, Wepvespay, March 31. House met at four o'clock p.m. Mr. | L. Ht. Davies called attention to an article | in the newspaper published by the Queen’s | Printer, from which he quoted as follows : ‘‘ During the debate on the Draft Address, | | we learn, that the Leader of the Opposition | spoke of Mr. Swinyard as a sort of spy or Dominion detective.” | ‘This statement Mr. Davies characterized |

}as a wilful and gréss misrepresentation. | He hoped the reporters would take his words down. | Hon. Mr. Haviland said he would not | justify the publication. He thought the | writer of the article alluded to must have | | been under a cloud. The Government, bowever had nothing to do with matters published in any newspaper other than in the Royal Gazette.

The House in Committee of the Whole (Mr. Richards in the Chair) agreed to the Bill relating to the property of congrega- tions connected with the Church of Scot, land. By the Bill, congregations entering the union are permitted to take their pro» perty with them; but it does not interfere with the property of those who remain out of the union.

Mr. Owen submitted the Estimates of Expenditure for the current year :—

FXECUTIVE GOVERNMENT.

Salary of Provincial Secretary $1300.00 Assistant do 650.00 Attorney General 1136.00

Solicitor General 650.00 Provincial Treasurer,

Assistant do 488.00

First Assistant Clerk

Executive Council 650 00 Second Assistant do 500.00 Keeper of Plans and Res

gisfer of Deeds 650.00 First Assistant do 570.00 Second Assistant do 488,00 Extra Assts in Registry

Oftice 1300.00 Private Secretary Lieut.

Governor 325.00 Messenger Public Offices 250,00 Messenger Executive

Council 125.00 Retiring Allowance to

Sir R. Hodgson 650.00

LEGI=LATION,.

xpenses of Legislative Council a sum sufficient. Expenses of louse of Assembly —do Salaries of Legislative Librarian and Assistant 330.00 Grant for Purchase of Book. Legis- lative Library 150.00 | Expenses of Elections 1000.00

EDUCATION, Grant for Education—a sum suflicient. JUDICIAL,

Salary of Prothonotary 1820.0)

Deputy Prothonotary’s 850.00 Sherifls 195.00 Crown Prosecutions and disburse- ments of Courts 2500.00 Salaries of Jailors and Matrons of Jails 1250.00 Medical Attendants to Jail 73.00 Crier of ,Courts 130.00 Clerks ofCounty Courts 4700.00 Rents and expenses of County Courts 2000.00 PUBLIC LANDS.

Salary of Commissioner 975.00 Assistant do 650.00 Surveyor General 650.00

Disbursements 1500.00

BOARD OF WORKS. Special Grant $40,000.00 Unfinished Contracts—a sum sufficient,

To this letter Mr. Haviland received a Rustico, New London and Charlottetown. reply to the effect that instructions will be | The vessel, he thought, should not call at | say the eyes of the British Empire were on

| duty of the Dominion Government to do The representatives of Belfast in Ut- | 4 tawa should have obtained a Grant towards He thought the Local Govern- |

| so.

steam communication on West River. Mr. Beer asked whether the Government |

| intended to subsidize a steamer to ply be- 1 | tween Charlottetown and West River.

Hon Mr Owen replied that the Government | did not think it wou'd be right to take

| traffic away from the railway; and as the | railway passed by Mount Stewart 'not the intention of the Government to | ' encourage communication to and from that |

it Was

place by steamer. Mr, MeNeill said that steam or packet communication should be provided between

St. Peter's, as it was so far out of the route. | The Bridge at North Rustico had not been | properly constructed, and it is now level | With the water. It should be repaired.

Mr. B. Davies was also dissatisfied with the estimates. His constituents had no!

He | to the unfinished state of Wood Islands ; and he

called attention the Breakwater at

i wished to know why the Government had |

not set down in the estimates a sum suffi, | cient to complete it.

Mr. Haviland said the reason why the ocal Government did not intend to com. | plete the Breakwater was that it is the |

the work. ment would act unwisely were they to set

the precedent of providing for services |

within the province of the Dominion Gov- ernment. ‘Even if the money were ad< vanced by the Local Government, it would be difficult to get it back again,

Mr. L. H. Davies disputed the assertion of Mr. Haviland, that breakwaters should be provided by the Dominion Government, When such a work would be generally beneficial to the shipping of the Confeder- ated Provinces, the Dominion Govern~ ment might consider it expedient to give a grant ; but they were not bound todoso, He contended that the building of breakwaters was within the province of the Local Government. At any rate he should look to the Local Government of this Pro- vince fora grant towards the breakwater at Murray Harbor.

Mr. Welsh said he would oppose every thing proposed by the Government until he ‘saw that they wero disposed to do justice to his district.

Mr. Stewart hoped the Government would be prepared to lay before the House a clear statement and account of all the sources of our revenue.

Hon. Mr. Brecken presented a petition from J. S. Carvell, James Bourke and others, for an Act to incorporate the ‘ Merchants Marine Insurance Company,'— the capital to be $500,000, held in $100 shares. He submitted a Bill to carry out the prayer of the petition, which was read a first time. Mr. Brecken also submitted a Bill to vest in the United Wesleyan Church of Canada, the property owned by the” Wesleyan body in this Island. The Bill was received and read a first time. Mr. Brecken also presented a petition from C. L. Strickland, W. C. DesBrisay and others, for an Act to incorporate the ‘Citizen’s Skating Rink Company ;’ and introduced a Billin accordance therewith.

Hon. Mr. Haviland submitted a circular dispatch from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, relative to the Naturalization of foreigners. The cireular sets forth that the law Officers of the Crown have decided that no foreigner who has obtained certifi- cates of Naturalization in Great Britaia, can enjoy the rights and privileges of a subject of the Empire while in the Colonies,

Mr. McEachern called attention to the statement of Mr. L. H. Davies, respecting the alleged misrepresentation of his res marks by the Queen’s Printer. He quoted from the official report, and asked how he could, in the face of that report, character- ize the statement made in the organ of the Queen’s Printer as an ‘ unmitigated lie.’ He (Mr. McEachern) was accustomed to think the Queen’s Printer incapable of falsehood.

Mr. L. H. Davies explaimed that he had net charged the Queen’s Printer with lying, forthe statement he complained of was prefaced by the words ‘ we learn;’ but the statement itself was, he was glad of the opportunity of repeating, an unmitigated lie. It was utterly opposed to his intention and to the tenor of his remarks.

Tuvrspay, April 1. Hon Mr. Haviland submitted the annual

Supplies to Jails

Fuel and gaslight for Publie Offices

Gaslight for Government Guard House 120.00

Repairs, ete , for Colonial Building, 900.00

| Court House and Jail, Summer.

side

22,000 00 New Law Courts, Ch town, 20,00 1.00 The Hillsborough Ferry Steamer 12,500.00 For Building County Court Houses 5,500 00 Salaries of Members of Board of Works 500. 00 Superintendents of Public

3,90).00 | report of the Medical Superintendent of 900.00 | the Provincial Asylum for Insane.

AS a summary of the report has already been published in these columns, it is needless to repeat it here.

Mr. Beer moved the House into a coms mittee of the Whole to consider the pros priety of introducing a Bill to prevent obstructions being placed on the approaches to Charlottetown from the ice. He said that since the construction of the railway these approaches are limit d to three or four; and the practice of taking snow, filth, etc., from the backyards of the city, and leaving it in the vicinity of these approaches, in-.

commoded persons coming to and from

| following bills were agreed to, viz :

| has “ Faleonwood Farm,’

protect them against quacks.

Fripay, April 2,

House metatll am. In committee of the whole, (ir, Richards in the Chair) the A Bill to Incorporate the “ Merchants’ Marine In- surance Company, A ‘‘ Bill to Incorporate the Citizens Skating Rink Company’; A Lill to Incorporate the Summerside Ceme- try Company. In Committee of the whole, on correspondence relating to the Lunatic Asylum, (Mr. Rowe in the chair). Hon. Mr, Brecken submitted the following reso- lution, which was seconded by Mr. Stewart :

Whereas the building at present used for an Asylum for Insane persons is inadequate to meet the requirements of this Province :

Resolved therefore, that a Bill be intro. duced to authorize the Government to purchase a tract of land for a site (if deemed expedient) on which to erect an Asylum for Insane persons commensurate with the requirements of this Province ; and for the purpose of paying for such site and for defraying the cost of erecting such an Asylum, to issue debentures, bearing interest at the rate of per Centum, per annum, the said debentures to become due and payable at the end of twenty years; and also to regulate and improve the system for the proper management and conduct ot the said institution,

Mr. Beer said he was very glad indeed that a new Asylum is, at last. about to be built; but he did not fall in with the reso- lution tabled by the Attorney General. He thought it would not be right to authorize the government to buy more land. While it he did not see why the Government should ask for more land,

Hon, Mr. Haviland thought the question ®& Very important one — one in which was

involved the honor and philanthropy of the

Province. It should, undoubtedly, be one of the first cares of the State to ameliorate the

| condition of and, if possible,curs those who

are unfortunately afHicted with lunacy, The days of the straight-jacket have gone by, lunatics are now treated more humane~

ly and more skilfully than they were form.

erly, To care for them and to see that they are treated according to the latest discover ies of medical science, is now considered a

_ duty incumbent upon the community. The

Asylum in Charlottetown, has obtained

| such a widespread notoriety, that he might

the action of Government and Legislature respecting it. The presentment of the Grand Jury, in July last, gave, he believed, an exaggerated report of its condition. But there was no doubt that the institution was in a very bad state, Since the present~«

| railway accommodation ; but they were! ment was made, the trustees have done a | led to expect that the difference would be

7 a : a : | great deal towards the amelioration of | made up to them by special grants.

the condition of its inmates But much still remains to be done. We must not now stand at trifles. We must have such an Asylum, that when

strangers come to visit us we may be able to point toit with pride, and they may be able to report it unsurpassed by either of those inthe sister Provinces, For himself he (Mr. Haviland) was strongly in favor of

having the Asylum built on the high ground of Faleonwood Farm; but he

| thought it would be throwing away money

tospend it in the enlargement of the old ; Faleonwood House. To defray the cost of erecting a suitable Asylum, he thought it would be right to issue debentures payable in twenty years; for it was not expedient to take from the slender reyenue of the Province the large amount of money which would be required for the building of an institution which will be required by gen~ erations who come after us, He was in favor of repealing all the old acts respects ing the Lunatic Asylum. In his opinion, the number of trustees should be smaller, and they should be paid for their services. If we expect services to be well rendered to the State we must pay for those services.

Mr, Welsh quite agreed with the most that had fallen from Mr. Haviland. He would, however, oppose the issue of de- bentures while there was public money in the banks. He would also oppose the purchase of more land, while the Govern. ment owned the Stock Farm,

Mr. Callbeck dealt at some length with the history of the Institution. He also opposed the issue of debentures and the purchase of more land,

Mr. Campbell agreed with the first part of the resolution introduced by Mr. Breck en, but not with the second part. He would oppose the issue of debentures and the purchase of more land.

Mr. Welsh submitted the following reso - lution in amendment ;-—-

After the recital to the resolution, strike out the words following and insert —

Resolved, Therefore, That a Bill be in- troduced to authorize the Government to erect, upon some part of the Stock Farm, an Asylum for Insane persons commensur- ate with the requirements of the Province and to defray the cost of erecting such Asylum and also to regulate and improve the system for the proper management and conduct of the said institution, and to appropriate a suitable part of such Stock Farm for the purpose aforesaid. _

Mr. Stewart said he was pleased to see that public opinion had so greatly changed respecting the state of the Lunatic Asylum, that the Government now thought fit to propose the erection of a new building A year ago, he had been appointed a trustee ; and he was no sooner appointed than he saw reforms were greatly needed. He proposed several; and he was pleased to be able to report that his suggestions had always been favorably received by the Leader of the Government. The more he saw of party politics, the more he was con. vinced that they Were not always conducted on the principles of honesty and right. In this matter, he was not inclined to tie the hands of the Government. If scientific men pronounced that the Stock Farm was not a good location for the Institution, it would not be well to strap down the Gov- ernment and prevent the erection of the building until after the next session of the Legislature, Personally he was not in favor of the Stock Farm as a location for the Asylum. It was out of the way.

Mr. L. H, Davies could not agree with Mr. Stewart respecting party politics. He thought party politics a necessity. He would oppose the issue of debentures or the purchase of more land.

Mr. Conroy and Mr. B_ Davies were op- posed to the purchase of more land.

Mr. McEachen thought that to build the Asylum anywhere but on the Stock Farm would be to break faith with the country members

Dr. Jenkins read a proposition he had made to the Government, and said he

shame and disgrace we bad suffered in con~ nection with the Asylum would not have been incurred, He thought the present building, with some alterations, and by the femoval of ipcma@ble patients to the

thought that, had it been acted on, the.

Stock Farm, would do for several years. With our limited income, it is necessary to be careful and economical, Ue would not be frightened by a despateh from Lord Car- narvon.

Mr. Haviland said the Government des caled to build the Asylum long before Lord Carnarvon’s despatch was received. Miss Dix — the philanthropist —declared our Asy» lum wasa disgrace to us, Our farmers would go without any money for bridges and roads rather than do without an Asy- lum. Dr. Jenkins once tried his hand at road.making but he was not a suecess, His doctrine, that the chairman ought to be all powerful, was only fit for the air of Russia The Government had, he said, no right to accept Dr. Jenkins’ offer. He read from | the Act to show that the Executive had no | power to doso, The Local Government had no right to make a_ political appoint. | ment forpur Asylum. The Trustees have | full pow@? to regulate salaries etc.,--it is there province to do so.

Mr. Brecken said the Model Farm is the only place he knew of for an Asylum. The proposed building will be a costly one. It | is the intention of the Government to take the plans of the very best architects in con- structing the building. If an overseer fail- ed to fill up a rut, Dr. Jenkins would hold the Government responsible. Until the Grand Jury made their presentment, he was not aware, that the asylum was so bad~ ly managed. Dr. Jenkins was guilty i not making known the state in which the Asy~ lum was. Ile was a Trustee ; but he be- lieved the Doctor did not know there was sO many monstrous grievances existing. It was not the duty of Government to look into every little matter connected every building—it was their duty to appoint good men. ‘This matter has a shape that we ought to be ashamed of Mr. Brecken referred to the labors and il!- ness of Hon. George Coles, in very pathe- tic terms ; and said that in pleading for the Asylum we might be only pleading for our selves. Mr. Brecken here moved as an am- endment to the amendment of the member for Be fast :— Add to the amendment the words -

“ And for defraying the cost of erecting such Asylum, toissue debentures bearing interest at a rate not exceeding six per centum per annum —the said debentures to become due and payable at the end of | twenty years.’’

Mr. Welsh did not approve of issuing de~ bentures in payment of our Asylum. We have money on hand, and it should be used,

Mr.B. Davies thought the present build- ing capable of being altered and improv~ ed, so as to suit us for many years to come. The presentment of Grand Jury was made | against the Government more than against Trustees.

Mr L. H. Davies was opposed to the principle inaugurated by the Government, | but was glad that the Attorney General had agreed to build the Asylum on the Stock | Farm. We have $227,000 in’ the banks | bearing $4 per cent interest, and now the Government is going to issue debentures | bearing 6 per cent interest—thus losing | two per cent. Ue was opposed to dividing | the inmates between the two Asylums.

Dr: Jenkins said he hates politics so | much that he wishes he could get out of | them. [le has no confidence in the Goy-, ernment. The roads he made in the Royal: | ty are yet good roads. He found fault | with the policy of the Government respect. | ing the Stone Crusher. They should have | bought stone and mended the streets. He | was still a Liberal.

Mere followed a desultory discussion on | the repairs of roads and bridges.

Mr, Stewart wished the Governmept had brought down a full and complete estim:te of the public accounts. The government are wrong in borrowing money at 6 per cent. and only getting 4 per cent for their own, He did not atall agreewith Dr Jenkins in dividing the inmates of the Asylum be- tween two buildings.

Mr Welsh’s amendment, as amended by Mr. Brecken, was agreed to and the House adjourned.

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assumed

Saturpay, April 3.

Several petitions for amendments to the County Court Act were presented.

Hon, Mr. Owen made a finaneial states ment showing the sources of revenue and | the manner in whieh the Government pros | pose to expend the public money during | the current year. $61,750 will go towards education—and $16,0.0 towards the gens eral road service of the !’rovince —$5 300 for Queen’s County, $4 7 0 Prince County, and £4,700 for King s County The other expenditures are shown in the estimates, | which we publish. The revenue Mr. | Owen estimates, will be derived as follows: |

From Land Assessment $15,000

Public Lands 40,000 Crown Lands 260 Fees from Public Offices 10,500 Interest 8.009 Fines and Penalties my) Wharves and Bridges 20.0 Rent of Warren Farm 99 Licenses 2,000 Subsidy 209 O00 Dredge Payment 22.01 Balance on hand Ist Jan, 1875 299 183.52 538,233.52 Amount of Estimates for the yeur LS75 326,141.62

'alance at the end of next year, $212,091.90

On the motion to go into Committee of | Supply, Mr. L. H. Davies delivered a speech | in which he censured the Government for not making a plainer statement of public accounts. He would hazard the opinion that, as they were presented, no man in the House except the Leader of the Goy- ernment, understood them. The receipts from the Land Office should, he thought, be credited to capital account, and not applied to ordinary expenditure. The Board of Works should be obliged to lay before the House a statement of the ser- vices on which they propose to expend the large amount of money they had asked for. Mr. Davies went pretty fully into the detaiis of the accounts.

Hon. Mr. Owen replied briefly. The House then went into Committee of the Whole on Supply—Mr. J. E. McDonald in the chair.

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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,

[Continued from fourth paye ] Wepnespay, Marcu 24.

In the afternoon the House in Commit. tee, resumed the consideration of the ad- dress.

Hon. Mr. Laird said he believed the set- tlement of the land question had been ap- proached in sincerity by both parties, last session, and yet the result of the united wisdom of the Legislature had failed to meet the approval of the Dominion Govern~- ment. So for we were ignorant of any ade. quate reason why the Cabinet at Ottawa had advised the Governor General to with~ hold his assent from the Hill passed last session. It was evident that there were omissions in the Bill, but it was easy to find fault with a Bill after it had been condemn- ed. A Fill which apparently ran contrary to the rights of property, in England, should have been most carefully worded. It was difficult to compel a man to sell his proper- ty against his will, but still, it could be done when the interests the who!e comunity de, mand it. The unsettled condition of the tenantry, for the last century, appearel to him (Mr. Laird) to call for legislative action. When our young men were compelled, by the state of the land tenures, to leave their native shores, it was time for the Legislas ture to interfere, though the measures they might devise appeared to run counter to the British @nstitution. The unsettled state of the land question, retarded the prosperity of the Province and prevented it from taking its proper position in the Do- minion. It therefore became the repre- sentatives of the peole to endeavor to have it settled, and he for one would give his best attention to the Bill when it would come before the iouse. He believed the leasehold system should never have crossed the Atlantic, but the fact was, that a man who took an unimproved farm here, paid?a higher rent than a farmer in any part of the old country paid, when the expense of

| bill. |; would say God help the tenantry

| a leng standing, and it would give him great

| arbitration, | point of difference in this House Jast year.

| was rejected, for they said in the Speech

| lieved that these rents had been pretty

would be laid befere the House they would | be ina position to judge of the sincerity of the Government. He thought it was a matter for regret that the time allowed for purchasing estates under the fifteen years’ purchase bill had been allowed to | lapse. If the Government had !ost faith a compulsory measure it was a waste of time to introauce one. lion. Mr, Strong had not said that the Government had lost faith in the compul- principle, but he had said the reason the bill was not allowed was that it was I Mn i , l pon ine principle of compulsion.