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FOR AND GRANTED
As the securing of a Dominion subsidy of $100,000 for'_Damsges for failure to provide continuous com-
this province for all time to come is a matter which will necessarily be interwoven with the future history of Prince Edward Island, the correspondence which led to the grant- ing of the same is herewith reproduced for future refer- ence. 'It will be interesting to the people of the province
ing the basis upon which the subsidy was granted, as well as the arguments used by the delegates in securing it. The correspondence will also serve as a final reply to the question, “where does Mr J. J. Hughes come in in the matter of the subsidy." The memorandum was oibcially submitted in the Provincial' Legislature and may be found in the Journals of the House for 1912.
CLAIMS UPON WHICH ADDITIONAL SUBSIDY MAY BE BASED:
1. Re Continuous Communication. 2, Grant of Subsidies upon the basis of an assumed
population of 190,000, giving an increase of $106,373.60.
3. Increase of Subsidy for want of Public Lands from
$45,000.00 per annum to $-l; an increase of
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municatlon between P. E. Island and the mainland since May 20.000130
$100,000.00
on the zatn any or February. 1912, 1 received the
promise of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance .that an increase of subsidy to the amount of $100.000~00 iwouid be granted, either on one or the other 0! 01° Plan* above set forth, or on general account without particularis~ ingv-this question to be left over for further consideration -but I was requested by the Minister, of Finance to pre- pare a Bill based upon Plan No. 1 above, which was accordingly done. _
On the 29th day of February. I telegraphed each of my
co-delegates as foliows:-
Fisheries arranged. Subsidy one-half. Leaving to-day.
Absolute secret. `
(Signed) J. A. MATI-IIESON.
Before their departure from Ottawa it was agreed
with my co-delegates that instead of stating the sum that might be obtained, I should telegraph the proportion it bore to the total claim of $200,000.00, and accordingly the term “one-half" meant $100,000.00 and was so understood
No. 1. Covcrs'the period from 1901 to date only. Frolnn_._by them_
1973-to-1901,- was settled by a subsidy of $30,000.00 per annum. » _
No. 2. Manitoba, British Columbia, Alberta and Sas-
katchewan were all paid yubsidles up_on the basis of an assumed population.
No. 3. This subsidy for want of Public Lands is paid
to four Provinces only, viz:- -
Manitoba, P. E. Island, Alberta, Saskatchewan.
All the other Provi_nces own their Crown Lands. P. E. Island under the terms of Confederation received
$45,000,00 and Manitoba $45,000.00. In 1885, Manitoba's subsidy was increased to $100,000.00.
A further increase may be given Manitoba under this
head by proposed extension of boundaries.
Alberta and Saskatchewan, established in 1905, re-
ceived campensation to each Province for Public Lands. $375,000.00; to increase with increasing population up to $1,125,000.00.
This subsidy, for want of lands, appears to have been
framed to meet the necessities of landless provinces. It might well be increased for P. E. Island in view of. its necessities and the immensely better terms given the newer provinces.
After several consultations with the members of the
Subcommittee and with the other members of the Council, and the matters in question having been fully discussed, it was agreed that the closing of the negotiations should be left in the hands of the Prime Minister, the Minister of Finance and Mr Msthieson, the Chairman of your delega- tion; and Messrs McLean and Arsenault set out for home_ with the assurance that substantial aid would be granted io this Province. '
Your delegates desire to place on record their apprecia-
tion of the courtesy and consideration extended to them by the Prime Minister, the Minister of Finance and the other members of the Cabinet, and of their earnest desire to deal justly with this Province.
Respectfully submitted,-
- J. A. MATI-IIESON,
. Premier and Attorney General of P. E. Island.
JOHN McLEAN,
Member of Executive Council of P. E. Island. A. E. AR'sENAUL'r, Member of Executive Council of P. E. Island.
After the departure of my co-delegates and after several
conferences with the Minister of Finance, he requested me on the 26th day of February, 1912, to frame for sub- mission to the Cabinet alternative grounds upon which to base an increase of $100,000.00 and on the same day I wrote and caused to be delivered him a letter with en- closures ss follows:
February 26th, 1912.
Dear Mr While:-
Enclosed, please find suggestions in the line you spoke
of this afternoon. one or other of which, I trust may meet requirements. The one Marker Plan No. 1, it appears to me is most easily justified by precedent.
P1511 N0- 2 lS raised to the required amount, as you
will observe, chiefly by increase of the subsidy for want of Public lands, the sole foundation for which is necessity. The three items, viz: Continuous Communication, Land Subsidy. and Assumed Population do not, when taken \0Kether, readily lend themselves to an adjustment within the limit you prescribed.
If there is anything further that I can do in the way
of suggestion, kindly let me know. _
Faithfully yours,
(Slslwd) J. A. MATHIESON.
Honourable W. T.” White, _
Mfnister of Finance, I' Ottawa. Ontario.
Memo. PLAN No. 1.
1. Annual allowance in full settlement of all claims of
Prince Edward Island against the Dominion of Canada on account of non-fulnlment of the terms of Union between the Dominion and said Province respecting the mainten- ance of elllcient steam communication between the Island and the mainland since May 1901..............$20,000.00`
2. Grant oi’ Subsidy on assumed basis
of a population of 150,000, re- sulting in an increase for the support of Government and ' " Legislature of . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .$50,000.00
And 80 per cent. per capita on a _ population of 150,000, minus
109,078 equals 10,922. . . . . . . . . . 32,737.60
82,737.60
4' $102,737,60
Nota.-This proposal would settle two claims, viz., No. 1,
as above set forth, and No. 2. an equivalent for increased per capita subsidies granted other Provinces by amend- meht or n. N. A. set, 1901, for watts tan Province receives no equivalent. _ _
‘Honourable George Ross, then Premier of Ontario, pro
lwqed. by memorial, at the Conference of 1902, that in the` case of Provinces having a population of less than one- million, an annual allowance of $200,000 should be given for the support of Governments and Legislatures. This proposal would have given P. E. Island $100,000.00 more than it actually received. Our delegates appear w bg un.
conscious of this. 'Noather Province was interested in it, and it therefore toll the ground. .
see senate steam, 1991. 5. 919.-and s.`n.‘ new-t or
Conference of 1008. _` _
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The following correspondence thereafter took place:-
Charlottetown,
March 5th, 1912.
Dear Mr Whlte:-
In accordance with your suggestion, I enclose Draft
Bill providing for increase of subsidies on the basis of $20,000 per annum, for damages for non-fulfilment of terms of union respecting continuous communication and an assumed population of 150,000.
This would result as followsz-
Increase under S. $20,000.00
Fixed Subsidy ..................$50,000.00
Increase 80c. per capita on 150,000 minus
109.078 equals 40,922 . _ . . . . . . . . . . _ 32,737.60
82,737.60
_ $102,737,110
I also enclose under separate cover a. statement in the
nature of a Brief accompanied by the Schedules therein geferred to, verified in each case hy the proper ohicial of the Government.
I trust the enclosures will meet requirements. If not,
please call on me by wire to supply what you need.-
Thanking you for the exceeding care and consideration
which you have given in this matter. '
I am, faithfully yours,
(signed) J. A. MATHIESON.
Ottawa, March 9th, 1912.
-My Dear Mr Mathieaon,--
I beg to acknowledge receipt of yours of the 5th inst..
enclosing Draft Bill providing for increase-of ,Subsidy to your Province, which I shall bring to the attention of the Government for early consideriion. The Brief has not
yet come to hand, but no doubt l_shnll receive it in aélay or so. It has occurred to me that probably a straight grant wlthbut attempting to particularlse would be most satis- factory so far as legislation is concerned, and I shall he glad if you will wire me whether you see any objection to this.
` With kindest regards,
Yours faithfully,
(Signed) W. T. WHITE.
Hon. J. A. Mathleson,
- Charlottetown, P. E. Island.
Charlottetown,
March 14th, 1912.
Dear Mr Whlte:--
I beg to acknowledge receipt of your favour of the 9th
instant, referring to intended increase of Subsidy for this Province, and to thank you for your prompt reply. I have telegraphed you to-day as follows:-- "Brief mailed 5th instant, mailing duplicate to-day.
Think draft Statute as mailed best and most easily de- fended, havlng numerous precedents. Writing. Will go to Ottawa if necessary."
You may recollect that at the last meeting two basis
for the increase of Subsidy were considered-one marked Plan No.1, providing for
1. Damages for- non-fulfilment of terms of .
Union $20,000.00
2. Grant of Subsidy of assumed basis of -
150,000, giving an increase of . . . ._ . .. . 82,737.60
$102,737.60
AND .
PLAN No. 2:
I. Damages at above $20,000.00 2. Increase of Subsidy for want of Public
' Lands'$45,000.00 to $125,000.00 80,000.00
The former is most easily defended on these groundsz- i. We are the only Province whose population has
actually declined in Confederation;
2. Also the only Province with which a contract has been
continuously violated;
3. This breach of contract certainly affected adversely
our population, and we should not thus be penallsed twice for Canada’s default;
4. Under the favourable conditions expected, our popu~
lation will resume its old high ratio of increase and will
commence at once to cut down the gift and ultimately wipe it out.
As to Plan No. 2, it would, if worked out on the same
scale as applies to all the other Provinces which have no Crown Lands, give us $1.50 per capita, making an increase "nd" Ulf! 0050 0! $95,583.00 Dlus the allowance for winter communication which would run up-to s total of $116,538.00, a sum above the limit you fixed. The $80,000.00 mentioned in Plan No. 2 above, is arbitrary only and it re resent;
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_qne-third of the subsidies to each of the landless Westem
Provinces.
lf there is any further information or suggestions that
I can give, or if I can aid you by going again to Ottawa, I shall be very glad to do so.
Our Legislature meets on the 21th instant, and I would
date.
Fsithfully yours. _
_ _ __ (smell J. A. narmnsou.
Flon.`wI ’i. white, _
.Minister of Finance, . . . . . . . .
_ Ottawa.
_ ' Charlottetown,
Dear Mr While:-» ,. " I
ll°f¢_\l° °f llllllilv for want df public lands from ' »
“ “ - -- - soft an mmm: lv this man s scoliosis. °¢r1_mf¢°f
_ 146,009.09 to |1_ss,m.oo._.................. m,ooo.ooi“_w“wm“w“' 'mhlhmmwm mm _
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ln 'the' case of the dnt Brief in our can not turnisl
' Hon. J. A. Mlfhielbll, -
like to make a dednittrannouncemsnt on or about that? T' W' T' whm'
' ed basis of ulation am lltlilliii
I mn; it more sttnrsctory to vom ‘“’ ~ Please wire your decision and whoa I or
. (signed) J. AI uA'l"nnnsoN. -
, <T~|»'srim>
larch 15th, 191|. _
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two and two make dye In every pos $0 1911, but we
tried to belittle the Governmenvs sur- Meyers Rosa
‘lt attempted to befog its readers by tires llabliltlpafof submitting ,tha lausneesneet_ of _tae twttm-oo_191,1, we -Grit Government for 1911, and the That was the s
po _ y could be D
improvement in. the finances. The Dvndent banker. 'comparison would have been all right whose reputation -and the logic convincing but for one showed that the 'thing-the Grit balance-sheet sub- December 31.1914 .mitted was cooked and unreliable. to 6933.354-M, or
,a showing as possible and to mis- Tl10\‘0 0511 D0
their outstanding liabilities at Sep- Wlllk #SIU Bra tember 30 When Messrs Rosshor- but ltgcallot
the finances of the province stoodf m°"° W°fu!Y °f
until 31st December 1911, when the 1-16111811. Who are present Government took chaise. 016 '“°*' P°"l““9» bl"
a ready-made deficit of $33,000. They ll' “° d“m°W °“ found also that there were $85,000 of llllllilii Of BUY Of unpaid accounts, which the present 1191101110 l'€l>0l'¥B Government had to pay These should 1911 and 1914 1
ers, whose reputations as actuariea `
-Report by Messrs. Rossborough and Dench on 19
Receipts, year ended Sept. 30, 1911
Debentures sold ' '
»
Receipts, Sept. 30, 1911, to Dec. 2, 1911 ',
$171,839.66
6,456.21
Due banks Less cash on hand
$165,383.45 ` 10,046.82
85,533.56
I .
Cheques outstanding Loans (private parties)
_ , $250,953.93
.Accrued _interest due
Banks (overdrafts)
Loans (private parties)
Debentures
Accounts payable, Appendix A. Accounts payable, Appendix, B.
Outstanding road orders, Appendix C.
Salaries accrued-
District teachers
Public officials -
Incomplete contracts, Appendix D.
Dominion subsidy, 29 _days unearned Net debenture indebtedness, _Appendix E.
I
Balance of Current Account, 31st Dec., 1913
Receipts, 1914
Due Loans - _ _ _ _
Accrued interest- _`°
Banks
Loans _
Debentures .
Accounts Payable, Public Works ‘
Incomplete Contracts, Public Works
Accounts Payable, Treasury . Teachers' Salariesf Grants and Supplements accrued Debenture Indebtedness (net) _ '
I
Due snnlr $110,333.91
ceed in convincing its readers that the Grit expenditures as at September
purposely omitted
1 _ , _ ri _sible and conceivable manner it has so doldde and. mislead the publloi
ll- and Dendh cef-
' - -. bo `luses,~but without success. Yesterday `-titled ever»-thelrtsignaturoi that the
_tho province _at Bap-
rs-$1.|l72»5Il.17t , . tar-ting point of the
_balance-sheet for 1914, and asking Mathieson Government. sn.d-after.thr,ee- them to judge !or_ themselves whether Y¢Bl*l.'tbe rel\°f.!.0f the eltorltl li#-' there ssibl a sur luus or itor, on this occasion another indo-
Mr.. H. W._Binniug,
also is at, stake. total liabilities ’at had been reduced a--not reduction in
_The Grits in order to present as good thfel Yvlfl of $89,241.28. - "
no gsinssylng these*
‘lead the public, took no account of N018-»=1\\5'Pl¢l'l0¢llll¥ UV to l100_¢l-
as mliclyéiis likes.
` ° d t t i l' ‘gba kt!9llté§lF
ou h and Dench, the t 0 indepen en F8119 _Bl_\_ _ BDOIIB Q _ I1 lo lm_- augitors appointed to vlzxamine the |95 `ll3".l7P“°“(u|\l ¢l\&.n1°"PQ°k¢0.“' accounts and to find out eaxctly how 120111101' of the' Grit" Gove1"nment"nre*
.credence than' tha- re-
folmd that from 30th‘ September 1911 port of .these three. independent Keli-
neither politicians trained bankers and
,Palmer Government had received $22.- Pl`°f°°5|°““l ““dll0\`9- 000 and had nm out 3105900, making In order that there may be absolute-
the subject in the
our readers, ye ap- of these audi ors for
m which it will be
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,according to these independent bank- 50911 GXHCUY 110W matlsrs 8!and:-
11 Accounts
Balance against Province, Sept. 30, 1910 (current account) $145,349-07 Expenditure. year ended Sept. 30, 1911 $416,531-03
374,797.82
, _-_ 41,333.25
187,682.33 10.000.00
$177,682.33
Expenditures, Sept. 30, 1911, to Dec/2, 1911 $105,862.44 ` .
22,580.94
53,281.50
`.'sz5o,95s._s_s
ith-1* -‘ *wfolil
$715.50 9,095.15 9,393.24 34,554.01. 5,575.79
$12,084.89
10,430.86 4,959.49
` $15,740.00
173.03 _
.1e,513.os
- 19,532.39
21,449.11 125,522.1s
$1.072.595.77
' Report of Mr. H. W. Blnnlng on 1914 Accounts ‘
valvala-<
$270,925.50
Expenditures, 1914 $514,982.73
525,555.19 ---¥- 10,572.46
$260,353.10
89,969.19
$260,353.10
$1,268.15 2,526.62 6,331.88 18,508.27 5,581.37
117.61
14,901.00
673,766.49
723,001.39
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` $983,354.49
7 I enclose herewith-a clipping from the St. John “Daily Telegraph," of
March 13th reporting Mr. Pugsley's cordingly.
speech in the debate respecting the '
extention of the boundaries of Mani- `toba, which may possibly have escaped your attention. It looks to me as if somebody has been priming ' - Mr. Pugsley in our case for this debate but his remarks may be of assistance . when it comes to putting through- the Bill for our increase, as after what he ‘ has said he could scarcely offer any
opposition.
_ Hoping to hear from you- favorably at the earliest- possible date, and
ulsrising. You
ered to the press inform you that been passed' by' Canada carrying l
kindness and attention you have ' shown to our delegates and to our
. cause. .
I am faithfully yours,
Hon. W. T. White,
Minister of Finance, _,, 5 Ottawa. ""
‘ March 18th, 1912
Dear Mr. Mathleaonf-
'P110 D\l0\lBll BD
they are mellow, shipped. Pick the hand into a
one lined
cool shed or
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of the
I am much obliged 101' YOIIPB
‘ of the 15th inst. enclosing a clipping from the "St. John Daily Telegraph," which will be of assistance to me in connection with tho Prince Edward Island additional grant. The Brief which you were good enough to pre- pare for me has come tohand, and will be very useful, -
With best regards, ’
Yours faithfully.
-(Signed) W. T. WHITE.
ter
nails which rel. are
They
is in
Charlottetown. P. E. 1'.
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'Minister of Finance, Ottawa. Though preferring grant on assum-
DOD
with straight grant without particular-
`may announce same ' ,
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Ularlottetown
"young for additional'
. etiee of apples must
dred thousand dollars, without partic-
may announce ac-
W. T. WHITE.
This telegram was thereupon deliv-
and I nm pleased to a Statute has since 'the Parliament of o effect the terms
of the above agreelgent. '
Respectfully submitted this second
again thanking you for the special- dBY Of ADHI. 1912. - -
J. A. MATHIESON,
Chairman of Delegation.
(Bl8ned) J. A. MATHIESON.
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What the Farmers- .
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gmmgnt “inch took place in 191 I. One has but to refer to the _files of
grumhlings, growlings, complaints and even threats against bot-h the
>p0“-¢,»5-t}m¢_-be in the Province and at Ottawa. The Island was in :i
Try as it will the. Patriot cannot suc--are .st stake. have been included lo,__.1he Island ngwspapers prior to 1912 and there he will find .nothing but
,du _Stine of t,mk,.uptcy_. nothing was being dont- or could rionc`by_tl1¢_,-'
“party in wer to im rove conditions or even save the situation 1`h¢
`.Lib¢m| lgfemier; ¢mJ2}n¢mber.f of the Government, it__i; truegwrnt __qui- favonfing all over Canada, Gnd even fo E”9l‘"'d» “f ‘W-"’-l" "0 ”“"P"°'/"iff xdf $9000 ‘WHICH WAS BORROWED by tile Government, but _they
.succéédeé megdy in landing the ‘Island deeper in_the‘ mire. The Liber. als bnngletl most thing, they handled, and e=l>¢¢!.='“¥ \>“"Iil¢d-9°' ,f°l;f¢~. sentative case and our claims for additional subsidy. The prm_1e object 'of the Liberal clique here was to push the Claims of the Province to a successful issue, but to keep in with the authorities -at‘Ottawa that they
might obtain for themselves and their favorites personal favors.
` Premier Mathieson when in Opposition pressed andpleaded fora
‘more statesmanlike handling of the affairs of the-Province, and even
went the length of offering assisfance in _putting our claims effectively
'before the Administration at Ottawa is pleadings and offers were
spurned, our representation claims were rejected, and our appeal for
'additional subsidy was turned ‘down with the curtadvice to go home
and tax the farmers more as they were not _taxed half enough. . .
That was the Liberal way of doing busmess. Contrast then with now. Today one ncv‘er hears a bonaiide com-
plaint irom anybody. The Editor of the Patriot alone out of the 93,000 inhabitants of the Island ls_ left to murmur and _c0m,plam, but not of any neglect or maladministration on the part of either _the local or federal Governments. His grouch is against the popularity and suc- cess of the Mathieson regime. There has been nothing to parallel it in the history of the Province. In a brief three years the Province has risen from bankruptcy to comparative influence; all the public services are well, efficiently and economically administered, the farmers are more lightly taxed than under the Liberals, and every honest farmer and citi- zen who has no particular axe to grind stand as one man behind the Mathfeson Govermneut.
It is interesting to make :1 comparison between taxation then and
now and to show the difference between inefficient Liberal Administra- fion‘and the capablefonservative Administration :-
LIBERAL TAXES IN 1911 .
Out of a tolal rvwnuc of $375,000 thc farmrrs paid $58,650 in
Land alnd Road Taxes. .
CONSERVATIVE TAXES IN 1914 _ '-
. . Out of a iota! rt-z'cnue of $531,000 the farmers paid $47,430 in Land and Road 7.`a.t'¢-s. ` ‘
In other words, under LIBERAL RULE tlzr farllwrs fluid $15.60
out of every $100 of Rez/enut_.’. ,
UNDER CONSERVATIVE RULE the farmers ffaid $8.80 out of
every $100 of Revert-110. ' '
That is, under the Mathieson Government, tht’ farmer />n_\'.f 01ll_v
one half of what he had to pay under the Liberal clique. The statistics show an absolute-decrease in direct taxation of $11,220 in foliar of th? farmer, and zt relative decrease of 6 4-5 percent. \Vhiie the farmers taxes were decreased $11,220 the rezlerlitc of the Province was increased $156,000 by increased Federal subsidies, secured by Premier Mathieson a more systematic collection of inc0m_e tax and fees on incorporated companies.
In 1911, thc late Liberal Government closed the fiscal year at Sept.
30, with a deficit of $41,800, and in the two succeeding months outstand- ing accounts to the amount of $105,852 were pajti, leaving further liabil- ities stili outstanding of $15,000, making in all 3 total deficit of $162,600.
This deplorable bankruptcy notwitlistamling the Patriot would
have us believe that is the kind of Government the people ought to havei
In 1914 the Mathieson Government after spending $30,000 more
on capital account than' the late Government tlitl in 1911, $21,000 on war grants, $7,343 on the Lowe award, $31,000 more on education,`$8,000 more on public \v0rks, closed its third financial year with an absolufr .surplus of $10,000, besides $11,250 invested i1_\__cre0sote<i lum_l_1cr, suf- ficient for the public works for the next three years.
This is the sort of business G0ve'rnn1ent the people appreciate. This
is the sort of business Government the people inteini to keep in power. _
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Teachers’ Supplements “
The Patriot asks: “Was not the carrying over of the teachers'
bonuses and supplements into the year 1915 for 1914, so that a surplus might be created, concealment and attempting to cover up the true con- dition of affairs?" . ~ `
N0, it certainly was not. If our Contemporary would refer to page
17 of the Chief Superintendent’s report on education, it would find the following with reference to the new arrangement :-
“Under the old system of payment it was not unusual for ateacher
to take charge of a school opening the first of September, teach one month, send in quarterly returns, receive the quarter s pay and go off to college or somewhere else, leaving his successor to work for three months for the same pay as had just been given for one month’s work. The monthly payment system completel obyiates that anomaly and sec`nre§ to each teacher the pay he actually earns, so far at least as the statutory allowance is concerned.
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__ '_ "1,-pressed upon _the Board of Education the adoisabilily of . . . milking each term to consist of five teaching months and ensuring the equitable payment of teachers in proportion to the work done. My recomgnendalion was jinally accepted and the change which came in force in December, ‘gives ns :t system of payment that is just and _fair to 'ali concerned." - - '.1-'~'|¢l\Q'._ ` That is the history of the change in the method in the paying the bonuses and supplements and our readers will see that the Patriot which has this information under its thumb, is only attempting to throw dust in peoples’ eyes by suggesting “c0ncealment.” So far as this affected the surplus of fhe Government the reverse is' the case. What are the facts? The supplements, ctc., total $18,000, but the Government paid out of the 1914 revenue the following amounts, which should rmturalily
have come into 1915 accounts:
War Expenditure ....$21,000 , Loweaward... ... ... ... ... .. 7,000 Agricultural Hall, Summerside, 14,500 CreosotedPiles, 12,250 ". T0ial..............................$44,750 '
Thus even allowing for the $1,800 which the Patriot wrongly
claims should have been included in 1914 accounts, the Government has a surplus of $26,750. ' -» \ '_
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