i » »_ » . M1*-R0H'31»E 1917 . 'rss cnastorrsfrown Guasnian _ _ __ L _gags nine, ` ._ ' building hsnuia by the innst ancient methods. There were .between thir- t _ ty and forty stoves scattered throulh- o`ut the building, and the lighting sys- tem was of the most prim tive kind The floors were worn until the prin- cipal feature, the feature that would strike an person coming in, would Premier Mathieson introduced his me budget in 11 Brest speech last night. The Legislative Assembly was crowd. sd, all the members being present, and every corner available for the public was crowded, many indie, being present. The Premier was in excellent form and delivered a mas. terly address. equal to the best or his past efforts and characterized b keen analysis oi .the situation and tEe im- mediate outlook Ind brim full of op- timism and vision so essential tg the proper handling of the affairs of state, The public accounts and the report of the external auditors had been pre viously tabled showing that once more the Mathieson Government had carried through the year‘s financing with the strictest economy compa_ tlble witii efficiency and had ended with a substantial surplus-o feat pro~ liably unequalied by any other prov-` ince in the Domiiilon. 'ri-IE PnEMiEn said: 'riiis is the sixth occasion on which it has been` my duty and privilege to present to‘ the House the Estimates and make' what is recognised under our prim. tice as the Budget Speech. This does not include the short session of Au. gust last. The experience of this Government thus cove-rs an extensive field. in the first year in which we niet the I-louse the Public Accounts und all the transactions had relation' to the year 1911, when our redeces D -i sors were in power. The following year that closed on thc 31st da_v` oi’ December. 1912 was partly ii yesi- or this Government and partly that of the previous Government. So that the accounts that we brought down for the period of fifteen months end-l ing December 31, 1912, included two] iiiontlis and two days ol' the Palmer Administration. and the balance oi thc period we were responsible for; and just at this point comes in ii contlniious m_is»statoniciit liy our op~l ponczits, a niis-statement for the piii- pose of comparison. on the very tiircs- hold of the assumption-of otlico by tiiis Government. This fiscal year was changed by our opponents from the 31st day of December to the 30th September, it time when tho piiblic works and the public services were incomplete: tho public woi‘ks ull illi- dor wily. thc your closing ut that dato was as poor a year for statistical pur- poses as could be devised. l iiccii not enter into reasons why that date was clioson, but wc determined- to ro- vort buck to -the 31st Defccnibor, tho cud of tho calendar yoar, and the cud of the fiscal your in this province lor generations bcforo. 'That mails ii period, then, of fifteen months. nx- tending from the 30th September. 1911, 'lo the 31st Dccenibcr, 1912, thsl we accounted for. The public ac- counts which were brouglit down for thh your ending 30th September. 1011 showed nn indebtedness by this pro-l viuiro of $004,000. At this point noni- D wh B _ nces the misrepresentation la t election and in almost BD D T0 ll T0 I a Pa 3 li 0 th 3 0 il C0 H ,. D o ii s c S W H R in fo m c o t 0 th ii D \\' 0 il H ii d tcr Lowe's and other claims that ai- tcrwards dev-elopod. lt will he eeou tiicreforo that we had to deal with 2| rot-cived and thc money paid out, -but fo h li fa i i i0 ondition oi the province, i-counts would show of the i_ch we have had tw deal at every _#bile meeting which I attended eech made by homvgentlemen op- oslte in this House. lt is for that ason. and because the. "Patriot" ewspaper has again taken up and iterated those mlsetatements, that now ask the House to consider the ctual facts. The last year of the lmer Government ended on the Oth -September, 1911. and their pub- c accounts showed an indebtedness lug f $904,000. Then they kept on from e 30th September. through, October nd November. until the second day f December, when they went ont; nd we engaged two of the most ex- pert and reliable accountants who uid be iound in the province, msna~ ers of banks, men having no pc-liti- i0 ui persuasion, but having their re- utatlon at stake on the correctness ' otherwise of the statements they own in the public accounts. there ere unpaid debts and liabilities lil mounting $168,000. and i have the eport of those Auditors to prove it. _r a moment be controverted, the H B-SlHt€.m0iliS iS repeated that we altogether. To find the truth you to - ii. iioifs pi-uc 9 ' - ame in and found an indebtedness of divide the gum of the two papers by and niakiiig greater calls for expentli~‘;:;35'm;{e':l advice of the Leader of nly 5004.000; and to provide against 2_ it might lin ssid that $10,000 is ture. Everyone who wishes _to be the Opposition and his fohC,we,.5 ami __ _ e prevalence of any belief in that not veyv much of a reduction iii the honest must make that admission. had borrowed mohev to pay hm, the iso statement we fortunately had hat we have had to iight against wari Pamouc Fund ihsleéd of levying ,max gan those auditors appointed. The result Q Wltll - to ' BVBTY ii. to make an audit oi' the ilnanciiii te c day the present Government came w ito power the indebtedness of the l'0Vll1Ce WKS $1,072,000; and nc- man ting higher and higher, with never e l lid values his reputation i`or truth, si r who has any ability to iinderstand ic simplest form of accounting will ttciiipt to question that fact. tr ti IIl0i1l€S ers throughout the province were 1 te-aciiing on permits without 'it-oiisef filS0 if/ Sll0W Wllill V-he llHblllf|09 0f|Tho enrolment hail fallen by over B thc province worc,-the unpaid lln~. liilillus. Year after YCHY W0 l’|'0\|Kl1l'tlic educational department wan gc- tlown those statements. and this your noraliy triic. lf one only considers iili-ore has been laid upon the table oi the condition of this very huildiiii:,' Iii, the 0 the "Guardian," which is supposed im_ -, . - ~ - _ MVB Slime Hymllllllw Wllh the G0- r said that the statement was not of hmm. .ini-ling ninnihnnbni-wed that er_i__:_}i__»ens;;:i_:e=:_l dzgazugéugyuhhrihhxrigsir hhiihernnni-which ni‘|¢n..i|,,n.¢il»ynenilin¢ii- both wrong. They were wrong, each of One t0 the extent Of $168,000. the it the lace 01’ this fact. which cannot Guardian counting that amount in' ii -twice while the Patriot omitted it 9 liabilities of the province iii five i years, but coiisidor the situation ns C0 _ ltlielr investigation showed that on we (mind ii when we game into po. rlous conditions _that hampered the have gone hm) the money market h, er. Wfe found a debt that for G0V¢\l`l'1me'-it in me conduct of public raise that $185,000 with a iiiai'k black twenty Years had bee" Sfeadul’ mom" 'mairs in the c°"ecu°“ of mms’ m and descreditablc. At once we would he grcatei- call for expenditure. Be- lm tom: You am in the posmoh of nglg break; iii) average for SlllCS the l'O(lllCLl0ll 01 $10,000 lil l.l10 _ __ _ _h i _nun on mortgage ' -- ‘ r c . rggsnlfxruhurgogegv uc§yfS(:,r:,lh i bills, There. is but ond end to such visli to test the credit oi'-a countrv. il "‘1'“"5° “S that' and it is mmucial ' ___ _ ded to the debt, and there appeared S to lie lllGl`(l \\’0l`e S0l110 ll8bllli.l6S Wlllcll that L|'ug_ but evory public Bei-vice \ iose auditors were not able to iiiid.- had gradually declined. ln the pub~‘ if lliihillics for damages. for example, . lci liabilities that had arisen on claims ot properly recorded; so that iii ad- tcll°limlolicnilhgf“£xl‘l0'lEt0(l‘0hilllllei3:0wli]llldli oulifulaciiliicgixzttguleggfmwgidprai End that estimate was ilxcd on tho Deolilo and the Govciiimcnt an you ' ' ` ` ‘_ ' _' _ ` A - - h 1 lone just what the farmer did sum of over $11,000 morehetwccnwai use an expression iliat our iiicnd. ls__tv;lri=i__ym_o__i‘__D‘c_c_e_méi_:»_i_C_l_as&D;v__hc::_ wf;_‘i_"__;_r__o___c__ money to mem his gl_O_ Works. would have been very ixladl "h“"S° 0 3_*;~'_9s1! the Farm and Home 36 inch Pongee 39C ` Silk for only yd This is really un uiius-ually good oiici' in u iinc Pongeo Silk, an away out oi the ordinary value that is- 'bound to be picked up in n hurry, l-‘ull 30 inches wide-only 39c. u yard. Remnants, only 10c yard These remnants are ol un excellent giuilc ui ili_iii- iiellette shown mostly ill i!i‘0.YB “nfl 5i-|°lP°“- t5‘;'é‘° a"y°_;’ large pieces in thc assortiiiciit-gooil ‘bar8HlH 9 ° ' I lb for Tea we cannon _ _ C - buy below 40c. Thu has gone up lu price uml is cXlJUl`-‘Gd 10 S0 siiil highs,-, but you can still get the famous Ideal lleind here sumo fliillllil’ at 35° “ lb' It would wat ` us 40c to-day. Kms colahhd gm mu... two famous brands. in packages- 401: ii lb- J ' l The Famous Perrin' ~ tins 1 This new ilepurtineiit is the bargain ceiitrc for our itid_\' iiantikeim-.hici's_ good grade, :i for 10e. Bcttci- quality-_ :l cust0l.nci's-, here is displayed such an excellent variety of for 15¢_ valufn that il iS 118111 10 l’lCk 0“t th” best- l7iiderwcu'i', it lull iis~soi~iiiieiit, ui. prices that will quite Kiiiioiiiis. all excellent variety und some ical splciiiiiil iiinkc lt worth your while to rail, S4-Yl0S llem 3151-25 t° 3325' l-‘iuiineilutie blankets, good tiiicli nap, lurgti. size---a pair Fleece lined hose, warin, strong. woll-matic,--all sizes 25c. $1.50. H Allover npioiis' u nice variety of patterns°-only 50° 0000- Fm” mwcls' “L 11°' 17' 29°' Pork and Beans Cleaned, Grade d “Ideal Sausages” with Sauce |-Rice, only 6c lb.-I Only 20c pound This is an excellent ready made dillner cou rsc. Everytliiiig points to tiniicd Hoods going up has 3|,-dudy iind it big udvauco since lust | summer-lurgo 'tiii 20c. \ F. l. Holman & Co.. Ltd. 0"- GM* G°°- ""1 Kwfsv- F. .l. Holman & Co., Ltd. Today tlie GREATER HOLMAN STORE 1 Offers Values Worth Coming Miles to Secure-I--.lust a F-ew Listed Below For many years past we have been tend to sell as much as possible of everything the farmer needs to buy. - To-day in Greater Holman Store you will find a fully equipped grocery department, a clean and com- l-letely stocked meat and provision department, acrockery department, a shoe section. our new dry goods store “nd men 's furnishingdepartment, a feed and produce department and a wire-fencing department. This store is essentially a farmei’s store-THE FARl\_dER’S S_'l`0RE-but city folks will find here to~ day values that will make a visit to this store as profitable as it is plca'~ifig. , -_ what You W ill Find in our NEW DEPARTMENT imui-isiimimt pci- pound its rolled oats, wheat, oi' other grains, it liz- the favourite [cod or tho hnrily .laps and can bo iunde into scores of most tie- , and especially this line which h ‘only tic a pound. _ ‘nn Specials for Men I l-'din-._v nccktics in u nit-c variety of >=ti'ipes, cxceilciit for c.\'er_\'dii_v wear. worth 401-. for . . . . .. A better griitle tic' in ai newer style, excellent \'ai`ieiy of pn.t.tei'ns'_ worth 006, for . _ _ _ ..._ ..._ .... . . . . .. Ncgligee .'l`s_ 4 for 25c. 29c. 401:. 79c. $2.75 _ ' 1 buying practically everythinga farmer has had to sell and now we in- - _______. ‘ f i __ ;_,g_ We but ev¢__f_vfl§ie_s_fb_e_ has to sell-we sell nearly every- thing the farmer needs to buy____ Men’s Lia a H Worth 60?fo1' Use 49C l.laniu_'~' his-ick. worth 600 ai pull' for 49c. liomc made ziil»wool socks, irortli to 05:- t`or 55c. Fancy hose. r-olourcii :intl tuu. ti pail' 25:: to 65:. Striped Overalls §’,‘_’g3' 1.00 These overalls ale oi' iiciivy graiio striped twill. lh0r» » oughly i"ciii1`ei'<-¢~il and nxt-clit-ntly niade, worth easily $i.50,for__.. . _ _ _ _ . ._ . . . . . . _ _ . . . . _.$1.00 lleavy drill shirt, khnlil. large size, woitli $1.50, for ., .. .. .. $1.00 l Choice Meats I Our moat departincnt is' spotlcsuly ulcali und splondidly sto:-.kc'tl.t ilcrc you will ilnd i Beef. fresh and corned. Fresh pork. Bacon and ham smoked and plain- . Poultry. Bologna: and P, Vegetables of nil kiiiili'-. |ii‘li'.utl as low as th* l iiiarkt-i will uiloiv. ’ .-~‘ I I Rico will givu uliiiost us much Tlieio ure -many iiltlereiit makes of saiisngc-init only one ldeli. ldcnl sun- sugos are made from carefully selected Mons _"Shel Lm_go_ cleaned rica young pork. after an olrl recipe und ure in ] ii cialis all by tliomeolvcs for ilavuur, ii'ouh~ ness und quality, 20:: ii (iound. Fancy Biscuits, Fresh for Excellent cooking apples in splendid (,__"b B 10 ich _B h0m(` 25° . bl - l rgo luscious' tin of plums 2 for 25°- ondition-only several barrels loit- while ‘ W y __ ' ` _ For freshness and toothsomc iloliclousness no s lilians-tlavoured bisckberrles,2i’or25c gh” ,hut 20,, B nach h5_i;i_i_i_hza_t_;>_;i;_i_iit; c_r;;i:i_i_i;_ it bottle. 255';-_ Cu" is batter than tho Porrin i|ii¢_ They are here in a Large tin of salmon. 2 l0\' 25¢~ Large Naval oranges, two griidcs. 454:. d 60°. a dozen. d. a" ' full variety of flavours at 250 to 601:. a polill ___ __ dm __ - f Two phones connect us with your ' 01"” Umm” W ‘|° ‘"3" Y”"" ‘"` __ E T-1 l home. No 109 and No 201 When one ‘0 “UV 9”" °f ""3 my ["`°mW ‘ml I e J is busy cali the other: l """Y "i ” f°“'“'° °f °“"°t°'e °°"'°e.‘ Good Cooking 2 25,, _ Apples y Some Excellent Values in Our Crockery Dept. Our crockcry ilepsiiniont is not very large, but con- boiltlgggr 5C tulns so iiiany excellent values that it is well worth visiting, Call in to-day' and note the prices. Y l Produce Bought Every l Day | Received - _ _ _ ` ‘ Everytiiiy nt all seasons wt; iran oifer you the ° _ _ ini! Kent St highest price on plultry. but sr, 099|- P towel, A load of the famous Maritime wire ien_c __ Great Geo. st. 5 & _ _ _ H _ sud 523| just received. 'l;l_;i:__;_v; s__i;___s_:a:iii;_g___h_t__ oz* . . O’ hey oats and general farm pro ues \ Bn |)0lllbl9 price' cons TRC( ¢0UdH|0\lI. ` ¢ kin-_-nun-IF-""'_"'° r ii. i » . .hi \ , _ _ ~ ~---~-~~ -~' ~ '--~'~‘>~“-'“'~‘ .~-..._-._........ ._................ ...._..,....._ . .......... ...¢-._._-_--.~»--¢~wi~¢»allvwuin~»~»»-- i ~ A..-1. 1 E mi E “M” .nd pn,” 5:'