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APRIL 1, 1885
1 over.
Deminion Government maintaining have taken Government
third place, the have accepted the duty of the cost ofthe piers they The Dominion
‘generously threw in the tolls the Local
The Provincial Budget.
Hoo. Mr. Sullivan usually de- livers a clear, forcible and convincing budget speech. He has, of course, a very great advantage over his opponents : he has a rood cave, —they have a very
Ven
bad one
Last evening he pointed out in the first place that the Government have tor vears been struggling with the debt con tracted by their predecessors ; that the surplus at the end of 1884 was nearly a) thousand dollars; and that the debt was} consequently by so much legs than it was at the end of last year Then he dealt with the charge that)
estimate of the expenditure of} last year had _ proved erronegus. | inthis connection, he referred, in a | humorous vein, to the old-time way his | opponents had of making up their esti-| mates, They put down “a sum} sufficient” for almost everything. For} education ‘a sum sufficient,” for printing and stationery “a sum_ suflicient,”—®| pretty large sum too,—for interest “‘a| sum sufficient,” for West Point lighthouse | ‘a sum sufficient In point}
of fact they gave themselves curte /
1° iis
—and so on. danche
| to expend as much as they chose; and they could always claim that they had not exceeded their estimates. But
now each item of expenditure is esti- | mated at a stated sum, which eT Government can not properly exceed— | unless there be extraordinary circum
stances to justify them in doing so.
When making up his estimates last year, | he had expressly stated that it was quite | possible they might be exceeded by| reason of unforeseen circumstances over | which the Government could have no control This statement proved true. | Last season exceedingly wet—| rains were incessant ;—and the extraor- | diuary expenditure op bridges carried | away by freshets was consequently , $8,690.60 more thao the estimate. The same cause made necessary extraordinary repairs upon the roads, to the amount of $8.122.97 over the estimate. Thus the heavy raivs of last year—which could neither be foreseen nor prevented by the Grovernment— made necessary av ad- ditional expenditure of nearly $17,000. Then it was fouod, after the estimates of last year were made up, that the ferry steamers required ap extraordinary out lay tor repairs of $4,054.59. Again, last year the Llospital for the Insave cost
was
more than it did in avy previous year. No less than eighteen lunatics were admitted to the asylum in oue week; aud the additional cases
necessarily called for additional ex pendi- ture, so that it was no wonder the ex- penditure on that institution exceeded the estimates by $1,08425. Again, au extraordinary expenditure of $1,222.52 was incurred for the repair of the old Provincial Building. The cost of education, over which the Govern- ment have vo coutrol, was $4,409 more than that of the previous year; and there were bonuses to teachers, etc., makiog in all upwards of $28,000 of extraordinary expenditure, incurred by reason of the weather and other things whieh the Governmont could not control. Oo the other hand the Land Office yielded $6,000 less than in the previous year—a circumstance also due in great part to the weather, which damaged the crops of many of those indebted to the Government for the freehold of their farms, making the difference on account of extraordivary avd unforeseen circum- stances, $34,000. But for these circum- stances the estimates of last year would have been, as nearly as _ possible, accurate.
Mr. Sallivan then compared his esti- mates with those of Mr. Davies’ show- ing that while he was as nearly as pos sible correct, Mr Davies had been out to the tune of $48,840 in one year, and $71,458.30 in the other - though there were no untoward circumstances in his Yet Mr. Davies came down to the House smiling, and his friends ap- plauded !
In passing, Mr. Sullivan refer- red particularly to the great cost of the Educational Department, and said there is uo Province in Canada, no State in America, no country in Europe the Government of which expends as much on education, in proportion to wealth and population, as this Island. [n 1878, Mr. Davies expended for education but $65,000, while last year the expenditure was $105,185.09.
jut while the expenditure on account of education has so largely increased, the expenditures have been reduced un der the present Government by sums
case.
amounting in the aggregate to $107 159.89. Mr. Sullivan defied
the Leader of the Opposition to prove that this statement is not true, Justead of heaping ou taxation, as
their predecessors did, the present Government set about collecting the
debts due the Province ; and for this they were taunted and ridiculed by the Opposition, and called * jolly beggars ” by the Opposition Press. But, Mr. Sullivan said, he had vet to learn that if there is any disgrace attaching to a Government which iays claim to debts due the people, and presses for payment su a dignified way. As a result of their efforts, aud in spite of the tauvats of the Opposition, they had obtained from the Dominion Government in the first place a refand of $22,000 on account of penitentiary criminals, and in the second piace a refund of $77,462 on xerount of piers aud wharves : and in the
4’ i claimed.
| Province ithose whom the Patriot contemptuously
‘assets of the Province.
_Government had received from the piers,
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which, in strict justice, they might have |
These amounted to upwards of 88.000, and swelled the amount re ceived by the Government to $85,467.79
Iu addition to this amount, the Deminion |
Government have already voted sums for | ‘the repair of piers which make, up to the
present time, a total sum of abou! $105,000 received by the people of this asa result of the efforts of
called “ the jolly beggars.”
Mr. Sullivan then adverted to the was not, as he had been all along, fortified by the statements of the public accounts. Mr. Sullivan referred to the friendly hint of Tue Examiner that it would be well to have in the public accounts a compre hensive and reliable statement of assets and liabilities ; and expressed regret that a capital account had not been opened when the Province entered Confeder ation. Every intelligent person who listeved to Mr. Sullivan’s budget, must have been convinced that the want of a statement such as that suggested by THe EXAMINER, Was the ove thing needful to a proper understanding of the whole subject. Mr. Sullivau did the best he could under the circumstances ; aud he no doubt, well within the mark
was,
when he said that the public property of the Province was worth ‘“ upwards of a million of dollars,” and
pointed to the Stock Farm, the Hos- pital for the Insane, the Provincial Buildings, the Court Houses scattered over the length aud breadth of the Island. But he had, admittedly, no data upon which he could rely. The absence of a statement of assets leaves him and the people at sea ;and permits each person (6 give to the subject the coloring that he prefers. The Government should make such a thing impossible. Mr. Sullivan was, however, in a position to state that the Proviace has now, as cash assets at Ottawa, exactly $!,027,896.21,
| which és satisfactory. Mr. Sullivan guarded his statement of
the estimates as he did last year. Some- thing may, he said, happen which will cause a larger expenditure or a smaller revenue. But the estimates had been made with great care and after consultation with the Commissioner of Public Works. The expenditure of the year will, it is estimated, amount to $252,552.22, as shown by the table submitted to the House aid the country. The receipts will, it is estimated, be as follows :
Dominion Subsidy,..............$173,557.31 ES SE renege 50,000. 00 Provincial Seeretary’s Office,...... 1,000.00 Prothonotary’s Office,..... wee 1,500 00 Registry cf Deeds,.......... 5,500.00 County Courts,........... oscves) | ee Hospital for the 'nsane,.......... 1,500 00 Prince of Wales College,......... 100 00 NN in Ke 65 03s ccc es sf 100.00 TT I ic acc ccs stent 1,000 00 BA cio hk ok he cd 390.00 aOR PR es 5 nos dss seek os 100 00
$236,637.31
In addition to this, there will be re- ceived from the Dominion Goverumeut on accouut of piers, $24,240.00, making the total receipts $260,967.51 ,and leaving a surplus of about $8,000. If this esti- mate prove correct, the balance against the Province at the end of next year will be reduced to about $44,000 as against $81,520.90 which the Davies admip- istratiou left to be carried by the present Government.
Mr. Sullivan referred briefly to the fact that while the late Governmeni raised taxes at a cost of 18 per cent., the present Government impose no taxes, and obtain the advances they may want from time to time at the Banks for 6 per cent., thus saving to the people uo less than 12 per cent.
He also referred to the fact that while the deposits in the Savings Bank were but $371,074.32 on the 30th June, 1878, they amounted to no less than $1,412,- 694.96 at the end of June, 1884; and he claimed that this large increase was due in some measure to the remission of
taxes by the present Government. If
the late Government were in power, our farmers would now, he said, be bearing direct taxation amounting from $10 to $30 each per year.
Mr, Sallivan also called to mind Mr. Davies’ telegram from Ottewa during the election contest in Belfast on Eebruary last. In that telegram Mr. Davies declared that Mr. Sullivan’s statement about the piers money was untrue. The result has proved who told the truth io that matter; and he had good autlorily for stating that before Mr. Davies sent his telegram, S.r Hector Langevin had made him aware of the truth.
In conclusion, Mr. Sullivan said that the Government hoped to make up the balance which would remain against the Province at the end of next year, by further amounts obtained from the Dominion Goverument in settlement of the just claims of the Province.
Tur Percheron Stallion Durce, referred to in yesterday's issue, is owned by Messrs. Benjamin Heartz and Wm. S. McKie ofthis city. He was selected by the last named gentleman in New York on arrival from
France, wheie he was bred ~~
Tur Logan tannery at Pictou, which has been in the hands of the Pictou Bank for some time past, has been purchased by a local syndicate and will be immediately started under the management of John Logan to run to ite fullest capacity.
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ENGINEERS. —A full attendance is requested at the Drill Shed this evening (Wednesday) at Spim., eharp. By order, A, Horne, Liens.
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PRII. 1. 1
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s ‘ | going Lutalo hupting across the ies had
| A | many encounte,s with the Sacres, | Piegan, ny | ‘and Blood Indians on the American side.
It is estimated that there is at least one
psc thousand mal) adults among the half-breeds
rU RTREE PA REICULA RS. little, and are described as being generally
'iu good condition,
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FORT CARLETON | lies in a hollow on the south bank of the The bill of rights adopted by the half-| North Saskatchewan. The only buildings breeds at a public meeting at St. Laurent | jn the place are the fort and a house to the in September, and which they claim has| east of the fort about fifty yards, occupied
tHE HALF-BREEDS’ DEMANDS.
been ignored by the government, demands; |
by Hon. Lawrence Clarke. There are no
loing so he | : In ¢ » | breed settlements of echools, hospitals, and |
(1) The sub-division into provinces of the Northwest territories ; (2) the half-breeds to receive the same grants and other ad- vantages as the Manitoba half-breeds ; (3) | patents to be issued at once to the colonists ‘in possession; (4) the sale of half a million acres of Dominion lands, the proceeds to be applied to the establishment in the half-
such-like institutions, and to the equipment
and implements; (5) the reservation of a hundred townships of awamp land for dis-
during the next 120 years; (6) a grant of at least $1,000 for the maintenance of an institution to be conducted by the nuns in each half-breed settlement; and (7) better provision for the support of the Indians. This last item was inserted by Riel in order to please Poundmaker, a turbulent Indian chief, whose band has since made common cause with the half-breeds.
The Halifax Heralds Ottawa correspond- ent says: ‘The justification of Sir John’s reticence about which Mr. Blake complain- ed, comes in the shape of the telegram from Col. Irvine, on the 28th inst. It will be seen from that telegram that matters were serious and that secrecy was an important factor in the affair. The Riel men thought that Col. Irvine would take the trail direct to Fort Carleton and were waiting at Duck Lake, near the south Saskatchewan to pre- vent them crossing at the point. Col. Irvine, however, took the trail through Birch hills and by making the detour cir-
Carleton by way of the Prince Albert settlement. It seems somewhat strange that Crozier should have ventured to march to Dock Lake before’ the arrival of Irvines force, as it was important that at the first brush with the rebels there should be nothing bearing the appearance of re- pulse. Probably Croizer felt strong enough with the L00 mounted police and the 40 civilians to cope unaided with the enemy. Possibly, also, scouts had arrived, inform- ing him of the success of Col. Irvine’s at- tempt to cross the river, and he (Croizer) thought the attack upon the «nemy tm the front was unecessary to enahl» Col, levine to traverse in safety the intervening district and reach the fort. The first and most es- sential point was to prevent the rebels en- gazing Irvine’s force and hindering the junction. That junction has been effected. Whether the loss of twelve men killed and eleven wounded was a stern necessity, it is impossible at present to say. The public may rest assured of this, namely, that the junction has been effected, which is the great point. The volunteers from Prince Albert have suffered a great loss considering their numbers. They must have exposed themselves with great courage and deter- mination. We mourn the loss of the brave men, twelve in number, who were shot down by the rebels. Their blood cries from the ground against the murderers, and their deaths will be avenged seven-fold. The government force is now entrenched, and as soon as a consultation is had and a plan ar- ranged we may expect decisive steps to be taken to crush once for all the rebellion which the fanatic Riel has instigated for his own selfish purpose.
THE SCENE OF THE DISTURBANCE,
Captain Seath, of the 6th fusiliers, had occasion to pay a visit to the Northwest Territories in November, 1883, and trav- ersed the entire country around Carlton, Prince Albert and the district round about where the trouble at present exists. He thinks that the fort would not be difficult to capture on account of its situation, which js upon low-lying ground surrounded by hills, from which an enemy would have little trouble in pouring a very hot fire upon the beleaguered garrison. Moreover, it is a weak concern at best, unworthy to be called a fort and just now is in a very diapidated condition, pregnabie to a force of comparatively little strength. The region stretching between Prince Albert and Duck Lake is inhabited largely by half-breeds, though in the imme- diate vicinity of Prince Albert there are a greit many English settlers, and doubtless a body of at least five hundred of these could quickly be raised to march against the insurgents. The latter are, almost all of them, well armed, none _ being found without their trusty rifle or shot gun, and although they are not the most industrious or hard working people in the world, they would make a desperate fight, if thoroughly aroused. A difficulty presents itself which would prove a con- siderable hindrance to the rapid despatch of troops to the scene of the rising, and that is the great distance, nearly 276 miles, from the nearest station of the rail- way at Qu’Appelle to Prince Albert, to- gether with the unfavorable season of the year and condition of the ground for trans porting men. Riel seems to have taken advantage of all these cirumstances, and will prefit by his knowledge of the country. The spring freshets and swollen streams will soon begin to show themselves, and these, with the soft condition of the ground consequent upon the thawing of the snow, wiil make a march across the prairie one of the utmost diffculty. Wagon wheels dis- appear entirely into the mud at such seasons, and it would be manifestly impos- sible to drag guns over the yielding loam. In fact, the country, in the spring, would be one of the hardest imaginable to operate in and handle troops of even the lightest description.
RIEL S HEADQUARTERS.
Riel’s mother and brothers reside at St. Vital, a short distance south of Winnipeg, but, with the exception of his mother, nune of them knew anything of his movements. The half-breed settlement extends 26 miles from Dumon’s crossing to Carleton, a dis- tance of 17 miles, passing through Duck Lake. St. Laurent is the name applied to the half-breed settlement referred to. There is a Catholic church four miles down the river and one at Duck Lake. Riel is under- stood to have made his headquarters at Bactoche crossing. He is thought to be the leader, as he was captain in the buffalo
energetic man, and he was in the habit of
of the poorer half-breeds with seed grain |
tribution among the children of half-breeds |
cumvented the rebels and reached Fort}
hunts for many years. He is a bold and!
residents in the place save the mounted police and Hudson Bay officials. The fort lies about fifty yards from the river on a flat, a bluff rising behind it to the height of 200 feet above the level of the river.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
The Northern Light.
Sir,—It is cause of great disappointment that the Northern Light is still unable to get out of her winter quarters in George- town harbor, and shows conclusively that it is not the proper place to run her at ail times, and more especially to lay her up for the winter, wheu the port of Souris is just as convenient and available at all seasons of the year.
If she had been laid up here this winter she could have gone to soa at any time the weather was favorable, and in all pro- bability could have been making regular trips for the last fortnight, as there is scarcely any ice to be seen, all open water as far as the eye can reach.
Another great advantage to travellers and shippers, if she ran here early and late in the seasons, would be that she could get right to the Railway wharf, and save all the annoyance and expense of hauling freight and passengers a long way on the ice, which cannot be avoided at times when it is not possible for her to get to the wharf in Georgetown | I hope the powers that be, and those interested, will see the propriety of giving this route a fair trial, and there 1s no doubt but the results will prove satis- factory.
Yours truly, NEPTUNE.
Souris, March 31, 1885.
DRUG CLERE.
W ANTED—A Clerk of some years ex-
yerience, competent to dispence and
keep books; must be well recommended. Apply to
DR. DARRACH. Kensington, P. &. 1, April 1—2w end
; L T a3 NOTICE. FFXHE Subscriber, having purchased the good-will and business of Messrs. Wheatley & Sons, ond having taken their stal! in the Market, is prepared to attend to all who may favor him with their custom. I have also opened out a Meat and Provision
Store on Kent Street, in the premises form- erly occupied by the late John Jury,
WILLIAM SELLAR. April 1, 1885—6i pd
Depository of the British and Foreign Bible Society, Corner Queen and Fitzroy Streets,
\ E wish to call special attention to the fact that our Bibles and Testaments are sold at PRIME CosT ; freight and duty not charged. Pulpit Bibles from $4 80 to $8: Family Bibles from $150 to $2.55; Pocket Bibles from 12 cents to $1.56; Testaments from 3 cents to 80 cents. A few German, Hebrew, French and Gvelic Bibles on hand Also: French, Gee'ic, Greek and Hebrew Testaments. Bibles and Testaments are rup- plied to Sunday Schools at HALF PRIcE, by obtaining an order from the Rev. D. McNeill, Secretary of the Society.
M. F. ELLIS.
Ch'town, April 1, 1885
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Never varies, does not contain one particie of the adultera- tions used to reduce the cost of
PURE GOODS
But DOES possess the FULL VALUE of every Legitimate Washing Quality, which gives it every advantage over Soaps of doubtful character; practi- cally recommended by other manufacturers in imitating it. None should be deceived, how- ever, as the word WELCOME and the Clasped Hands are stamped on every bar. _
TENDERS»
ILL be received by the undersigned until the 15th of next April, for the making and putting up of gates and fence, in front of the Catholic Cemetery, on the St, Peter’s Road.
Plans and specifications of the same may be seen at the office of Mesers. Peake Bros. & Co,
HUBERT Z. PERRY.
Charlottetown, March 23, 1885 -2wks
DVERTISE in THE DAILY WXAMI : NER, t* e@ baat <3-nctlel.g me Unen tw Che t-~ - 3. ~-
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in any imported Boot.
Ch'town, March 25, 1885
Shoes for Spring, at a Low Price
Throw your money away in buying Shoddy Boots, Come come at once and buy. a Good Solid Leather pair of Boo's «,
We want to keep all the money we can on the Island we are bonnd to give better value in our make th Therefore, buy from vs.
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prices.
Ladies’ Corsets, at low prices. as they are going up in price,
prices ever seen.
Ch’town, March 5, 1885.
Oh’town, March 17, 1885—wkly
RE CHEAP GOODS!
oO EOPLE Looking for Bargains ought to go first to Weeks & Co’s Cheap Store, where goods are sold all the year round at ab ut the same rates as many shops call their “selling off”
During March a number of excellent Bargains will fe offered to all cash customers alike :—7000 yds. Bed Tickings at 5 to 7cts. per yard under u_ual prices; 200 white tringed Coun terpanes only $1.10, worth $1.75; 2000 yds, Roller Towellings at 5c, 6c, and 7e.; 1590 yds. Table Linen, beginning at Lic, very cheap; 4000 yds. Cotton Flannels, 4c. to 6c. under prices; All Grass Cloths and Prints, Cretonnes, &c., at reduced prices; about 9000 yds. choice Cotton Shirtings from 7c. per yard; black and colored Cashmeres and other Dress Goods at a bargain, about 5000 yards to go cheap, ask to see them; also, special lines in
Now is the time to buy Cottons,
We have about 75,000 yards. bleached and grey Cottons and Sheetings to offer at the lowest.
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“Bay State” Fertilizer.
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For all kind of Field and Garden Crops.
Its application to our soil has been fol- lowed by
For testimony of reliable practizal farm- ers, see Hand Book for 1885—F REE. J. M. AULD,
oy Grafton Street. Ch’town, March 31, 1885 —tf
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PE. ISUND RAILWAT
Laster Excursion.
} PK bear ag Return Tickets, at one First- _class Fare, will be issued to and from all Stations on this Railway, on FRIDAY and SATURDAY, 3rd and 4th April, prox., good to return up to and on April 6th, 1885, JAMES COLEMAN,
Superintendent, Railway Office, Ch’town, March 30th, 1885, Si all wily pa li
COAL. |
* hand, a quantity of Pi-tou, Gowrie Mines and Glace Bay Coal,
Also : Sydney (old mine) Round Coal. Will be sold for Cash at Summer prices, CAPT. JOHN HUGHES,
Water Straat
h’tewn, March 10, IRS% — Tena
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March
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LL accounts Jue siacé December 30th, 1884, must be paid at once,
MARK WRIGET & 00,
31, 1885 3i wkly2i
‘Seed Wheat! Sead Wheat! FOR SALE.
BAGS Choice Seed WHRAT—White
Fife, White Kassion and Red Also, 800 busbels choice ‘Timothy Seed, a
| arrive first trip Northern Light
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The above 1k of the Mellish.
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