: : | tition of a number of farmera and others praying tert passage of an Act to protect them from th losses inflicted by vicivus dk “8

The pet wae made an Order of the day for Monday.

Monpay, March 7.

Me. Spraxer tovk the Chair at 8.30 |

e’clock, p. m.

read and |

receiv ed °

COUNTY COURTS AMENDMENT.

Hon. Mr. Souervay, in pursuance of a| Metice placed on the order book, moved | that the House do now resulve itself into a | Committee of the Whole, to consider eer tain resolution:, providing for the introdue tien of a Ball co amend the County Courts

Amendment ct, 1878. He said: The woposed ball is to ineresae | the sittings of tae Connty! sent there are feur sittings in eagh circuit every year. Itis believed that these f sittings do not afford suffi- cient accomodation to the people, and that they cre held at such seasons that suitors are inc nvenienced; and it is there- fore proposed {o increase the number to five, Last year a bill was passed in this House which provided that there should be six sittinzs in each cireuit during the year. Toat Ball was sent to the Legislative Coun- cil,and the na ober of sittings by it was redu ced te five. This awendment was agreed to by this House Bat by some means that Bill did not become lav. Lt is further proposed to give an ad: tional cireuit of the Court to Prince County, and an additional one to King's Count;—one at Montague and the

v J oe wt the the tauber Court A eg

|now elected; that the

Council

be reduced a half so that the total number | of members in the Legislature te be estab- | lished would be twenty two; that fifteen of these membera shou'd be elected on the same qualification and by the same fran- remaining Seven should be elected on the same qualifiea- tion and by the same franchise as Legislative lors are now elected, and that each of these should be supposed to represent on the floor of the Legislature, the particular interest on behalf of which each was lected. This Heuse did not think it ad- visable to accept the proposal of the Legis- lative Council, and the matter there rested. Last session the Government again intro- duced the Bill they previously submitted.

7 i lt was stppos

| cghise as the hen. members of this House are |

I d by them that some of the hon. members in the Legislative Council, having in the meantime eonsulted their constituents, would be prepared to suppert the measure which they had befere opposed. But unfortunately, although there was a strong expression ef opinion favorable to the Government measure, hon. members of the Upper House did net apparently feel justified in giving it their support. The Bill was again thrown out, and we are now in precisely the same position as we were at the outset.

Now the Government feel it to be their duty to press this matter upon the attention of the Legislature ; and again they ask the consideration of the Legislative to a mea- sure having for its object the

CURTAILMENT OF THE LARGE EXPENSE of Levisiation. The Bill based on the re-

other at ligsish. Ic is proposed also to | change the lo ation of the Court now held at St. Peters Road to Mount Stewart. Those are the principal amendments pro- vided for by the resolations abeut to be |

introduced.

Morton earried. in‘o Committee of the Whole, ford in the Char.

How. Mer. Scettivan submitted the fol- lowing resolu aon :—

Resole-d, That the House resolve itself into a Commitiee ol the Whole, te take into con- Bideration the expediewcy of introducing a Bill to further amend the County Courts Am- exdment Act, '375.

Mr. Craw-

Mc. Perry -This resolution has been | equality. Last year the |

sprung upon the House. Biil passed ; but by sone oversight (not of

| legislation should

Honse resolved a |

solution I am about to submit may be briefly summarised. As | stated before,

| there is undoubtedly a strong desire on the

the country that the expenses of be reduced as much as possible. It is entirely beyond the means of this Provinee to maintain all the legis-

part of

| lative machinery we possessed on entering

| the Confederation for the performance of the PALTRY LITTLE PUBLIC BUSINESS which has been left to the Provineial Leg- islature to transact. And it is new pro- posed to abolish both branches, so that both branches shall be placed on terms of it is proposed that the Legisla- ture to be constituted and to take the place | of the present Legislature shall be com-

the Oppesiiio.) the Lull did het become | posed of

law. lish a Court at Tignish, for the people have | tow far te travel to Alberten. 1 do not see | that it makes much ditferenee whether the sittings of the County Court be held four @r five times a year, and I don’t intend to | eppose the bi!

wir Parqvuaarson — More than one member of this House would like to know why the Bill vid not become law last year, ad the Government should certainly make sewe explanat on. Perhaps, by this time, | the Hon. men ber for Murray Harbor has learued the cause of the strangulation of the Bill, aed « aid atford some information.

Hou. Mr. Campsece said that the reason the Bul! did »ot become law last year was | the less of aschedule—by whem was not known. iu bis opinion the less the coun- try hes te do with County Courts the better He tried last year to get another Gourt estavlis ved in hie district, but tailed; and he did ne: intend to press again for it this year There peed be no delay in pass- | ing the Bull. The Leader of the Opposi- | tien is tu have a Court at Tignish.

Motion carried.

Hon. Mr Svttivan submitied the fol- | lowing reselniton :—

Resoleed, Tiat the sittings of the County Court be held tive times a year in each cireult, inst+ad of four times a year, as provided for | by the law as it exists at presens,

Mo jvn carried.

Hon. Mr. ScLtrvan sabmitted the fol-| lowing reee aliens:

Reasleed, Ti st the Court in the Fourth | Ciréuit of Queens County, now held at St. | Peter s Uiwad, o¢ removed to Mount Stewart.

Resolved. list an additional Circuit for | King’s Count, be established at or near | Moutsgue Brevi ge, in said County; and that! asosacr a tdite sal Cireuit for Prince County | be establisned at or near Tignish, in said | County.

Mr. DeBiots regretted very much that | there was w be aiditivnal Courts. As it) is at present, we have awple facilities for | suing; and ali additional facilities involve | additiwnal expense. He opposed the Bill jast year, aui would do se again this year.

Hon. Ma Prowse did wot think it Necessiry tv soy auythiny in favor of hav- ing additions! Courts after the long discus- sien of last year; and he contended that the Bil would lighten the expenses to suiters, who were generally poor people ; fur, wider the present circumstances, suit ors have viter tv remain two or three days | waiting for thoir trials to come on.

Me. Fangtuaks nN said that the Hon. Coumissiones of Poblic Works last year moved that an additional circuit of the Coanty Court of Queen’s County be established at or near Crapaud, Lot 29. If th.t was right last year, it surely mae) right tuis year ; aud why the Hon. mem- | ber has backe: down is hard to tell, unless | it is that the tion. gentleman has since be- | eome Cowmts-toner of Public Works. He | nrg-d the estadlishinent of a County Court | at New Glas:ow; and asked the Govern- | ment whether or net it- was their intention : to establish one there.

Hon Maz. “vcctvan said that if the | H ww. geatiewsn wanted information with | fespect to the Intentions of the Govern- | ment regardiug the establishment of a County Court at New Glasgow, he should | place a no ics on the Order Book, and his desire for information would be gratified. |

Motion carr! d. !

Me. Spzaxcr resumed the Chair and | the resolutions were reported agreed to.

Hou. Mr. Sciiivas moved that a Com- mittee of thres members be appointed to prepare and |ringin 2 Bil! in accordance with the forezving resolutions.

Motion Carri d.

Hon. Mr. Sctirvas, from said Com- mittee. submitted a Bill entitled ‘* An Act to amend the County Court Amendment Act, 1375.’

Tae Bil was read a first time and it was . be read a second time to-

ordered that mores, REGISTRATION.

Hon Mr. Svitivan ihtroducad a Bill

|of this Province.

j

i hope the Government will estab. | TWENTY-TWO MEMBERS.

It is proposed to elect fifteen members in the several distriets which now return members for this House,and it is propesedto elect seven members for the respective dis- tricta now represented in the Legislative Council. The qualification of all the mem- bers is, under the Bill, to be equalized, on the basis now existing for members of this House. All members shall haye the prop- erty qualification at present required for members of the House, of Assembly. Electors are also all to have the same qnali- fication ; and the qualification is to-be that which entitles an elector to vote for men- bers of this House. Thus all the membeis and all the electors will have a uniform qu slifieation. PROTECTION AGAINST A FLOATING POPULA-

TION,

The resolution will also contain a provi- sion that persons eoming here from abroad shall be required to live a eertain specified time in the Province, and also fora certain speicified time in the polling division, before being permitted to exercise the right of the franchise, so that there need be no fears

' concerning the undue influence of a mov-

ing population. REDUCTION OF THE EXECUTIVE.

It is still further proposed, by the Bill which will be introduced,to reduce the mem- bers of the Exeeutive Council.

GENERAL RESULTS.

If, then, we sueceed in reducing the membership of the Legislature from forty- three to twenty-two, and of the Exeeutive Council from nine to five or from nine to seven, «s the case may be, I think we shall have done well. These are the principal changes contemplated.

1 do not think that I need, at the present

| time, detain the House by dwelling at

length upon the necessity of carrying such a weasure as the one propesed. When the Bill itself cou.es before the House there will be an opportunity for discussing it from every point of view. It appears to me that if we can reduce our Legislative and Executive machinery about a half, and thns save about $10,000.00 a year, our action will commend itself to the tax-payers I think we should not hesitate to pass this measure.

A general discussion followed.

House adjourned about 1 o’cleck a. m.

Tvespay, Marcu 8.

Several hours were also spent this fore- noon in the discussion of the resolution, and an amendment was submitted by the Leader of the Opposition.

W epnespay. March 9.

Hon. Mr. Suctiivan submitted a Bill, entitled **‘ Aun Act respecting the Adminis- tration by the Crown of the Estates of in- testates in certain cases,’ which was read a second time on Thursday.

Upon motion of

Hon. Mr. Suuurvan, the House went into Committee on the resolutions providing for areduction of the Legislature. He sub- mitted a resolution providing that each term of the Legislative Assembly shall be four years, and another to the effect that the Executive Council shall cousiat of five members. Resolutions reported agreed te,

Mr. Suniivan brought in a Bull in ac- cordanee with the several resolutions

| agreed to, to be entitled, ‘*‘ The Legislative

Assembly and Executive Couneil Act.” Read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Thursday.

Hon. Mr. Campsert presented a peti- tion from certain inhabitants of Stanley, asking for the passage of an Act to incor- porate ‘‘A Hall and Church Company.” Received and read.

Hon. Mr. Campse.t. submitted «a Bill in accordance with the prayer of the petition. Read a first time.

Hon Mr. Fercuson moved the Honse into Committee of the whole, for the pur- pose of considering the expediency of im- proving the management of the Stock Farm. It is proposed to appoint five Com-

entiuled *‘ A A-. farther to amend the Act regulatin. the registering of deeds and instrusents y lating to lands and to repeal the laws heretefure in force for that pert “se.” :

fhe Bill was read a first time, and it was, on motion, ordered that it be read a secuad time to-morrow

BENUCTI IN OF THE LEGISLATURE.

Hon. Mr. Scuttvan moved that the Hous: do now resolve itself into a Commit- tee of the Whole, for the purpose of taking jute considerstion aresolution setting forth that it is exp-dieut to introduce a Bill te abulish the tivuse of Assembly and Leg- islative Council of this Province, and to provide for tie covetitution of a Legisla- tive Body, w be designated the ‘* Legis- lative Assen ly of Prince Edward Island.” He ssid : -It will be in the recollection of Hon. weubeis of this House that on the

FIRST SEASION of the presen! Legislature a Bill was sub- mitred by the Government, having for its of ject the abolition of the Lezwislative Cuoancil. Tat Bill was introduced because aiter the last ueneral eleetion it was under- atood to be the will of the people that the cost of Legis ation should be curtailed, and that

ONE BRANCH of the Legi:iatuie was sufficient for the Province as it now stands. At the gen- eral election of the Legislative C..uncil there was aloo a very general expression of opinion that the Legislative council itself shuuld be abolished. In order to carry out the wishes of the people, thus constitution- ally expresses. the Government brought down a Bill. That Bill was passed in this

House. But I need not tell you how it was received and treated in the other Rearch Li was met in the Legislative

Council by ANOTHER BILL

@hich set forth that each branch of the Degialature as at prosent constituted should

missioners, who shall make all neeessary rules and regulations for the management of the Farm, subject to the approval of the Lieut. Governor in Council. All debts now cue the farm, or which shail hereafter be- come due, may be collected by the Board. It is also intended to provide for the di- vision every year of the surplus stock of the Farm, equally and fairly between the three Counties, for its sale by public auction at the County Exhibitions,or on other pub- lic oceasions,so that each County shall have an equal share of the advantages to be de- rived from the Farm. The Lieut. Governor in Council will be authorised to erect buildings on the farm suitable for the various kinds of stock raised there. ‘These are the chief provisions of the Bill, but there are others, among which, 1s one providing that the Commissioners shall report to the Gov- ernment at the close of each year, concerning all the work done, the stock raised, sold, and remaining on the farm, together with a full statement of their revenue and expenditure.

Hon. Mr. Ferauson introduced a Bill in accordance with resolutions submitted, which was read a first time.

Mr. Poo.k presented a petition of certain inhabitants ot Government lands, asking for an additional seven years for the payment of their instalments, and for the remission of arrears of interest.

Hon. Mr. Sutiivan said that, as the peti- tion asks for a remission of public money, it must come before the Legislature through the Government. The Government would, how- ever, give the matter their consideration. Several other matters of minor importance were dealt with by the House.

On Thursday a large amount of business was very quickly transacted in the Assembly. The Legislative Assembly Bill was read a first time; the County Court Amendment Bill was passed through Committee, and a Bill to prevent vicions dogs from running at large was submitted and read a first time.

The Report on the Public Accounts, the Reports of the Superintendent of Education, Commissioner of Public Lands, Commissioner of Public Works, and Trustees and Superin-

mitted by Mesars. Sullivan, Ferguson and voiel towards consolidation of the Laws,

Campbell.

i {ot which only #400 was Messrs. Coombs & Worth, at whose eatab- | expevditure for Poorhous:

expended. The and Paupers was |

lishment the public reports were published, | 36536, against $7000 granted. Majutenance

deserve the highest praise for the very eredt- able manver in which they were brought out. |

oe a eae Che Geckilp Cxaminer. w x ae AND ISLAND ARGUS. “MARCH 11, 1881.

Success and Premptitude.

Tue favorable manner in which the con- solidated EXaMINER aND ARGUS is being received in all parts of the country is very gratifying. Subseriptions are pouring im every day about as fast as they can be taken. The advanee system of payment is destined soon to become very popular with the people. Those who have not yet sent in their subscriptions will please do so at their earliest convenience. We undertake to furnish our patrons with the best weekly paper published on the Island; but we require prompt payment of our cheap rates.

LEGISLATIVE.

Tue work of the session is being rapidly pushed forward. For the short time the Legislature has been in session, quite a large amount of work has been performed, and if the Opposition is patrietic enough to

refrain from pursuing an obstructive

course on the flower of the Heuse, the session will, in all probability, be a short | one. A stiff debate arese on the Br:li!

yroviding for the reduction of the Legis lature, but in discussing this question the Government party had a decided advan- tage over the Opposition.

The latter, reinforced by two members of the Assembly who, till quite lately, held strong views on the abolition of the Council, still cling to a policy which is calculated to raise invidious distinctions, not only between the representatives of the people, bus also between the people themselves.

While this policy, if persevered in, would not afford any protection whatever toe prosperity, it would have the effect of leading to endless bickerinys en the floor of the House between the different sets o1 representatives, which could not fail te | work injuriously to the interests of ghe| country. !

The Opposition are most unreasonable in s» firmly taking the stand they have en | this question. rhe whole country expects | the Gorernment to curtail the expenses otf | legislation, whicl: are, since Confederation, | out of all prop: rsion to the nature and | importance of the work now devolving | upon our local rulers, And when the | Government are doing everything im thet | power, within the bounds of reason, te | meet the wishes of the people, they fine themselves hampere? by the Opposition m the Assembly, se far as it isin their power to do ao, and thir efforis here ofore bafli by the action of men in the Conneil, w were elected for the express purpose o aiding in the unconditional abolition oi that Body.

But itis to be hoped that a majerity of the Councll will, this session, compiy witi the wishes of the peeple, and take patriotic stand in the interests of theix | country, by giving the Government the: hearty co operation im its efforts to remove a serious burden from off the shoulders o the tax-payers.

The CGovernment but one of the points of difference that ex isted between the views held by them and those entertained by the Opposition in th: Council, in*regard to this question, it be comes the bounden duty of the latter to yield the remaining point, if its mem- bers are atall possessed of the spirit of compromise.

‘The Kill te provide for the improved man- agement of the Government Stock Farm deals with a very important matter, inasmoch as agrieulture is the main industry of the Prov ince, and it is the duty of the Government to foster and encourags it to the full extent of their pewer. ‘The Government show a praiseworthy dispesition to de this. They are taking the necessary steps to have suit- able buildings ereeted on the stock Farm—a fn!] deseription of whieh we published last week—and they are about to make a judicious importation of horses, cattle and shecp of im- proved breeds, from the Old Country. By the time that the present Goveromens’s term of office will have expired, we have no doubt that it will be seen that they have dene more towards promoting the agricultural in‘erests of the Province than any preceding Adminis- tratior.

There is another Bill before the Leyis- | lature, which is by no means an unimportant

| having conceded al! |

i

|

Within a circuit of a very |

summery manner farmers have suffered

few miles of the city the avery serious loss during the past year by | having large numbers of valuable sheep des- troved by vicious degs, that are continually | roaming at will without their masters. The | measure now beture the Legislature is design- ed to protect the interests of our sheep raisers against loss by these bloodshirsty cutthroats.

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TSE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.

A SATISFACTORY EXHIBIT,

! j | | ; i |

Tue Reports of the various Public De- artments were laid before the Leyislature

ednesday evening. They are very eredit able doeuments both in the style of printing | and the manner of arrangement by the sev- eral compilers. We have not had time to do more than take acursury glauce at them, | but we prepose to lay befere our readers | to day, a summary of the Report of the} Provincial Anditor, which is very com- plete, and shows a good exhibit of the financial position of the Prevince—one which we are very certain from their pre vious record, our opponents would not have been able te surpass, and with which, we venture to say, they will have some diffi- | culty in finding fault.

The total expenditure for the past year | was $257 308.38, and the tetal re celpts &269,603.38, showing a surplus tor the year of $12,295. In his Badget Speee) last session, the Leader of the Guvernu cnt estimated the expenditure for lsdy at | $262,602; it has exceeded this amount by $4,705; but on examination it will be | found that this excess is due either to ex- | penditures over which the Governmer | could exercise little control, or for various | services for the benefit of the Province. | Ceriain it is, that the Government cannot | be charged with auy extravagance, and we | shall shew that in very many itewa the expenditure was considerably Within the | appropriation.

On the other hand, Mr. Sullivan esti- mated the receipts from ail sources at $262,- | 850, whereas the accounts shew that the | revenue has been $6,753 in exeess of the estimate. For 1879, the balanee sheet ex- hibited a balance against the Province of $14,985. The accounts now presented show the same balance te stand at $2,690, or a reduction on the previous year of $12,- 295. Our readers will, we think, agree with us that Mr. Sullivan and his col leagues have carefully admiustered the public affairs, and deserve the confidence of the people fer their prudence and economy.

As it is impossible for every elector to be placed in possession of the Report under review, we shall endeavor to shew, as briefly as possible, the primcipal items ef expenditure and revenue, comparing them with the estimates given thereof in the Budget Speech of last session. Administra- tion of Justice is charged with $20,440, being nearly $2,500 less than the appro- priation. The saving is chiefly in the ex- penses of the Supreme Court, for jurors, witnesses and constables’ fees, which} amounted to $3,361 instead of $4,590 as | estimated ; Queen’s County Jai! cost $2961,

|

—_—, of the Hospital for the losane, and | tionery for,

$840. The County Courts cost $5,985, being $15 within the appropriation. Mileage to members of, and Executive Counce]

ot the Hospital for the the grant by $1,000 1 $15,030, The total cest of

$13,240 being $740 in excess of the esti

) in eXeess ef grant

| iat or

one. We refer to the measure under the p-ro- visions of which dogs fonnd reaming at large} 2: without their owners, will be dwelt with iv al |.

iwae are Carrie

| tion to power.

| aged by the Reform party.

respect. $700 within the grant; Prince County | money, they take dre care that it is not Jail $1,450, $300 within the grant; King’s expended ina feolish or unprofitable man- County Jail $75 less than the grant of | Der.

sta- | young man in Moneton a few months ago, cost Was a few days ago sentenced to three

Treasurer's Accounts, were sub-' $753, $247 less than grant, $1000 was! years’ imprisonment in the Penitentiary,

insane, exceeded | 1¢ total eat being | legislation was | vate. The expenditure coaneeted with Public Lands is stated at $6,025 being $05 Besides this amount bore was paid for expenses under the Land Purchase Act, $997, fer which no appro- priation was made. The amount disbursed by the Public Works Department was $76,- 255, some $200 in excess of theappropriation

Want of space prevents ws at present giving, in any detail, the payments made through this department, but we shall ina future issue. It speaks weil fer the care exercised by, Mr. Campbell in this large and treublesome office, that he has succeed- edin eonfining himself so closely to the Legislative grant,and at the same time ren dering the general seuisiaction that he has done since he occupied the chair of Com- missioner. The Registry Otfice cost $5,917, au excess of only $40 over the estimate. Au amount of $252 was paid for Railway Land damages, wich remains te be drawn from the fuud at Ottawa,

Under the head ef Miscellaneous Expen- diture, we find $174 for the reeeption of the Wagliah Farm Delegates, $365 disceunt on cents sold, $271 interest paid the Banks balances, $12! paid Mr. Shanks for slice 1875, as auditor. ‘The appropriation for unforeseen

expenditures of this kind was exceeded by

on evercrawn balance due

$425 In the Stock Farm, as our readers ure already aware, there was no expendi ' the Government, and the appro-

p:aion f $2,000 was not Criwn. The fore Mug euibrace the principai items of expen liture which have been kept within the aprropriation ; others there are, such as Coroner's inquests, Elections, «c., uoim- portant and unnecessary to partic ularize. We shall now give those Items ef ex- penditure which have exceeded the appro- priation. The principal one is that © education, the total cost of which was $96,213, or over $4,700 in excess of the grant. Buatit has not been in the admin- tatration of the Department that this large increase has taken place, but entirely in the salaries of the district teachers (so the extent of $3,952), and of the staff of the College ana Noriwal Scheel. Our people will not be dispesed to grumble when they learn that of the ameunt of $4,700 by which the Government exceeded their

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Reduction of the Legislature.

TUE NEW MBASURE,

The Government have often been twitted by the Opposition for being insincere in their efforts te leasen the cost of legislation te the Provinee. But the faet that they pew show a disposition to meet the Legis- jative GCouneil more than half way, a'ter having pue forth repeated but vain efforts to abolisl.that. body, shows that they are thoroughly in earnest. The very clear outline of the new measure. given by the Leader of the Government, will be found in another column.

a ne oh Ee i ee ee Peopling the Northwest.

Ovr readers will have seen by our spec- ial ef yesterday, thatthe Pacific Railway Syndicate have already taken steps to aasist in peopling the Canadian Northwest. A Mr. Wheilama, of Rapid City, leaves Otiawa to-day for Eagiand to take eharge of the first batch of emigrants to be sent out to Canada by the Syndicate. It will be tound, no doubt, that as an Eewigration Agency the Syndicate will accomplish mnere in the way of causing a tide of immigration to flow into the Northwest, than all other influences, Government and etherwise, eombined. It will be to their interests to have the lands of the North- west peopled with the greateat possible despatch, and this being tke case, they will exert themselves to bring abeat the desired consummation.

ee

Direct Trade with Great Britain.

THE ‘‘ PRINCE EDWARD” TO BE SUBSIDIZED.

A rew days ago, we brought to the notice of the ** Ocean Steamship Co.,” the desirability of taking some steps te improve the commereial arrangements hitherte ex- isting between this Prevince aad Great Britain. Weare new greatly pleased to ‘see that our representatives at Ottawa are alive to the necessity that exists for taking a step in this direction. On Thursday last a deputation of Island Members and Sen- ators at Ottawa, consisiing of Messrs. Maed: nali, Montgomery,Hackett, Breeken, Matta:taid Carveil, had an interview with the Premier and Minister of Finanee, with referenee to ebiaining a subsidy te enable tie steamer ‘ Priuee Edward” to ply regularly between the isiand and Great Britain, with very esatisfaetery results.

estima’ss $4,300 was spent in this branch | The vext item is)

of the Pabiie Service. Local Exhibitions,for whieh an .ppropria'ton was made of $2,200 (which

has be n exceeeded by $8i only) bat last | Pes

year it Was not expected that we should save an opportunity of participating in vose held at Montreal and St. John. In sonsequence, therefore, of the privileges rrant-d us at these Exhi ritlons, an expeh-

| diture of $1,127 wes incurred.

We have stated that the receipts for the $269,603. This amount 1: ~ubsidy $153,424, Pub-

ast year we tuade up chi tly by

i lic Lands $54,561 (34,000 in excess of esti-

uial », Assessment anu Poll ‘Tax $21 057 vrears Of same collected $3,866 ($1,000 ess than estimates) reiundsed by Duo:mimeon yovernment for maintenanee of Pentten wary prisoners 316.539, and fer expenses vneer Land Purchase Act $997 Sale of Pau! s Chureh $103. (rant towards expenses exhibits at Mon Purchase by Dominion Gov- Alt erton,

Governer’s Pew in St

real $500

rnment of Jiariue Hospital at

| $1200, Fees from Provincial Secretary's

itice. $1,021, from Proihonctary's effice,

,irem County Courts $5,118, from tegisiry office $4,609, from paying patients

~ _- 32,57

| a Hospital tor Insane $875, from Priuce ei

rm«

Wales College $272, trom Licenses, princi- ally Peslars, $547, Fines and Penalties *433, Rents ef Wharves aud Wharfage, $1797,

The total amount paid for printing and stationary was $5,473, against $9,550 in 1579, and $10,815 in 1878. It & worth while noticing that in ne department, with the exception, perhaps, of the Public Works, and that to a very trifling extent, has the cost of administration exceeded the appropriation. There is still te the eredit of the Province on the Debt Account at Ottawa $793,355 (subject to a deduetion of a amall amount forraliway damages ui paid) and en Land Purchase Account (800 000 fund) the sum of 861,845. On this account 25,887 were drawn during the year 1880 to purchase the estate of Mrs. Brenan and Miss Macdon ald and $2,063 to pay for the Cuonaingham

Estate. The total amount of tax-se levied in 1880 was $51,917, of which 22.628 were received, leaving a balance of SY 289 due. The aizount of poil tax leved for Charlotte-

town last year was $2,089, of which only

$14 was collected, and $1.447 of the same tax is uneollected from 1879 Of the total

arments in 1880, $33,912 were for exren- ; s incurred in former years, and $28,-

* forward, to be paid in 1881.

limi Lisitgllgiietiapacics cele The Debt Per Head.

Tue Oppesitien orators and journalists are continually harping upon the alleged increase of taxation for the purpeses of the General Governuinent since 1872, especirlly since the advent of the present Administra- In his budget speech, re- cently delivered in the House of Commons, the Finance Minister produced figures to show that the taxation per head necessary te meet the annual cxpenditure is less now than it was in 1873-4, and less during the years 1879 89 and 1880-81, than it wasforthree of the five years during which the affaires of the country were man- From 1861 to 1871, the rate or increase in the populatien of Canada was 12} per cent., and Sir Leonard Tilley estimates the increase be- tween 1871 and 1881 at nearly the same ratio—12$ per cent. He adds one-tenth o* this increase to each year from 71 to ’81,

down to the present, to show the annual in

They succeeded in obtaining a grant et $1509 per trip, or a gross amourt et $8500 | foe thisseasou. This isa matter of con- | gratuletion to the country, jor it cannet | fail to result beneficiaily to the trade ef the wires. Lt wiil, in ali probability, secure }t» the island, the service of the Steamer |ior the whole season, Thus, whenever a | siipivent of eattle or sheep can be po-- |cured, 1s can be sent to market direcs, | shereby saving the expeuse of forwarding | by the rowundaveut route ty Q ebec. The | vranting of this subsidy will thus be of oreat advantage to our farmers, as well 2s our “ge: and traders. it wili hove the eff oi raising the price ei cattle and sheep; for purchasers ean afford ve pay higher tor these asimais when they cai send them ‘irect to the slaughter empo- cium, than i they Had tv sip them by a route seme 2,000 miles longer.

It will be seen that the Conservative representatives ef the Islaud at Ottawa are |} doing what they ean in their legislative | capacity to promote the interests of their Prevince.

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Railway Rates of Pay.

Farty iu the “session, Dr. Muttart, moved tor a eomparative statement of the salaries and wages paid employes of the Intercolopial and PF. E. Island Railways respectively. The {fullowing is the state ment :—

InTEROOLONIAL Raruway.

Poymastere......... $100 per month, Trackmasters ...... 3100 per month, Section Foremen.... $1.25 to $1.50 per day Section Men........ 39.90 to $1.10 perday Prisee Evwarp Istaxp Kariway, Pavmacters... ).44. «2 $100 per month, ‘Trackmasters....... $53.33 per month, Section Foremen.... $1.50 per day, Section Men........ $1.10 per day. octamer CD Aim avanti

at Searltown. COMMUNICATION, A large and influential meeting was held lat Searitown on Thursday last, for the purpose of diseussing the question of Winter Communication with the mainland. The speakers were Messrs. D. S. Wright, | 8. H. Trueman, Hughes, J. R. Calhoun, | T. 3. Wright, F. Moyse, and Jas. Affleck. | A reaclution was passed to the effect that 1 wi

Meeting

| the Capes’ reute is the only praeticabie winter route for communication with the mainland. Mr Hughes was severe upon the Northern Light, and also criticised the | action of the press for not doing what he | alleges to be their dutyin the matter. Mr, Trueman took the ground that the Nor

theru Light has failed to give us that com- {munication promised by the terms of Confederation. Mr. Calhoun believed that if one-tenth of the money that had been spent on the Northern Light had been ex- pended in perfeeting the Capes’ route, the resnlis would have been inuch more satis- | factory.

A resolutien was carried, urging upon our representatives at Ottawa to presse upen the Government the necessity of | building braueh lines of railway to the Capes.

Auother resolution was adopted, advo- eating the placing cf a suitable steamer at the Capes for the purpose of carrying freight

Still another resolution was passed by the meeting, stating it to be the duty of our Local Governnient to use their influence with the Government at Ottawa to obtain the steamer and railways in question.

@-ease of population inthe several Provinces.

And taking the money neeessarily collected | ne +

from castons and exciee. for the pur } The Shrine of Lourdes.

pose of p Lyin x the necessary expenditure of —_—_

the eountry, the Finance Minister fixes the! Rev. Grecory McDonatp lectured in rate of taxation per bead of the population | the Market Hall, on Thursday eveniug, on te be as follows: tie above subject. The Hall was filled, and 1873-4 eer We. 47} | the addience listened with marked atten ieee... 3.3 GR? TREE. ig ca 5 Of} tion to the ReV. e- ntleman’s expositson of NBO Seo 6.22 189OBO ot. 4.87 he Catholic doctrine on miracles. ~ Ke ably is7Ggt SS. 4852 [989-1 ....... 498 }showed the differenc® existing between

In the course of his remarks, Mr Tilley «tated that it was open to Mr Cartwright t , show that he was wrong, but the very fact that the ex Finange Minister perimiited ‘ir. Tilley’s figures to go unchallenged, is the best proof that could be adduced of their correctness.

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Who are the Fortunate Ones ?

Tue Pioneer, in the course of an article, cankeurtty the Local Governinent for tts sileged shortcomings, states that ‘* extrava- gant salaries are paid to offelals holding sinecures positions, and the public money otherwise lavishly expeaded on political favorites.” The author of this statement has buta very imperfect knowledge of that about which he attempts to enlighten the pullic. He enght te know that, under the

resent Government, there are no officials holding sineenre positions, and that extrav- agant salaries are not being paid, even to those officials who are the hardest worked. We should like the writer of the article from which we quote the above extraordi. nary sentence to inform us in regard to what partienlar manner the public money is being lavishly expended upon political favorites! Who are the tortunate re- cipients of this lavish expenditure? The payment of extravagant sal- aries, and the lavish exrenditure of the public money, form no part of the political creed of the present Gov- ernment, They did net follow the bad example set by their predecessors in this As the guardians of the people's