THE DAILY EXAMINER, CHABLOTTETOWN, APRIL 26, 1898

‘THB DAILY BXAMINER

’ 4 ‘_—_——_ -—— = ‘THE PUBLIC WORKS REPORT. e — ©! Tue annual report of our Commissioner 4 ehows that there was expended by the Public Works Department of this Province, in 1897, $106,00742. This = made up chiefly of little amounts = forrepairs, etc. The larger contracts J entered into by the Governreent Lave not j been completed ; and we note that there is Ba balance of $27,418.40 for which the ® Province is liable, on account of

Punfisished contracts. This amount Sremains to be added to the con- : Stantiy increasing liabilities of this Province. The largest item to be paid is Sfortheerection of an addition to the § Hospital for the Insane, viz; $19,890.00. © The contract for this building was entered iato August 27th 1896,—but for some } reason which the Governmen: is expected tofully explain, nothing has been done upon i*, though the contractor has had a large proportion of material placed on the ound. “A Capital Account,” (save the nark) ia set out showing expendivures to the amount of $19,873.43, chiefly, if not together, for mere repairs to old Govern~ Hment buildings, wharves, etc.

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A MELANCHOLY FAILURE.

The Liberals obtained office and power min this Province upon the distinct pledge hat they would reduce expenditures and minake ends meet. Ends were to meet with- but resort to taxation; or, if taxation should ventually be found necessary, it was not 0 be applied without the consent of the Npeople. How completely and lamentably hey have failed to perform their promises shown by the Public Accounts. Every r, without exception, their exoenditure s been in excess of that of their prede- eseors, while their deficits amount to close upon $200,000, and the taxes the thave imposed to nearly $190,000. The foliowing statement tells the tale:

1891. Deficit.

eipts......... 274,047.21 § 30,439.20

1892. SExpenditure...... $283,303.57 PReceipts.....-..... 245,652.28 $ 37,651 29 ; 1893. (Expenditure....... $337,415.36 BOSSI NS ...600..0000 317,473.03 $ 19,942.33 1894. Expenditure....... $502,632.19 PReceipts.......... 282,467.98 § 20.164.21 1895.

xpenditure.......$310,177.20 Ceipts.....- 277,31440 § 32,862.80

1896.

xpeoditure ....$287,631.27 Ceipts............ 273,495.95 § 14,135.32

i 1897.

[Expenditure .. .- $310,751.89 PReceipts......... 272,550.24 g 38,201.65 Total Deficits $193,396.50 ay TAXES IMPOFED,

WY 894........ ‘oe $45,182.81 BI BQS ...ccsececesecreee 47,661.00 MIDE ..ccccccecssveee.c 48,466.10 BS97.... cc cecceevee 46,674.50 $187,984.41

$381,381.21 Comparing the promises with results W,

have this sum of [$381,381.21 against the iberals. Truly they have failed miser- bly! What will they now do about it?

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CUTLOOK OF FINANCIERS.

WTaxer to date

Ir is remarked by Heury Clews that the Pabsence of panic or sensation in the finan- jal circles of the United States in the ery presence of war is something remark- ble, and has rarely been witneseed in the world’s money markets under the influ~ Bence of like conditions. Such catastro- © phes are invariably aitended with panic on the Bourses and violent fluctuations in the money markets, which Siextend to other countries than those di- 4 rectly concerned inthe hostilities. The ie United States, Mr. Clews continues, are j probably the most largely debtor nation in Hthe world. England, Germany, Holland, aod France hcld,according to common estimate, fully $2,000,008,000 of their Sin vestments. These creditors have recent- ly had their confidence severely tested by the late silver agitation; and it might be expected that those fears would Nhe acutely revived by the financial strain to which this war may subject the coun- try. That such apprehensions would sause a more or less important return o¢ orporate securities from Europe was aturally to be expected, and in fact has en looked for. But no euch movement

appeared to any appreciable extent, he foreign organs of financial opinion, hich at times have had much to say pout the possibility of the Jnited States ing upon the silver basis, bave had othing to suggest about that danger being sreased by the contingencies uf war

finance; American securities have held their own by the sideof the issues of other countrie*, while Spanish 4s have de-

clined 39 points, and the amount of stocks and bonds returned tothe States market has not been at all abnoraal in amount.

—Nothing doing in the House this fore- nvon. Waiting members have plenty of time to talk about the war.

-—Another Government fiasco: That of Mr. Harrie, a3 tratlc manager of the Intercolonial Railway.

—The Patriot announces that a new, and larger,aud stronger, and better winter steamer is to be put on between this Pro- vince and the mainland. This is good newe. We shall probably soon hear that a vacancy has been made in the represent~- ation of East Queen’e,

—It is calculated by the Mailand Em-+ pire that the increase in the duty on sugar and the reduction of the rate of interest on Post Office savings bank deposits will just about give the government enough to pay for running the Drummond County Rail- way as a part of the [ntercolonial. What the cousumers pay and the depositors lose will help to make Mr. Greenshields rich.

—The Conservatives cf Ontario Jost South Perth because some of the ballote were improperly printed. The St. Mary’s Argus, at whose office the ballots were printed, states that the deputy returning officers got a great many more ballots than were required. It wou'd have been easv therefore to throw away the bad ba'lots and hand out only good ones. It would appear that the Conservative candidate ran up against al! the bad ones and that the Liberal candidate was remarkably lucky in avoid- ing them. The judges have heid that these improperly printed ballots cannot be counted, and eo Monteith (Con.) 1s depriv- ed of his m»jority of five and Moscrip (Lib.) is gives the seat by a mejority cf four. This, is properiy regarded as noth- ing short of an outrage in a country which boasts of free and representative govern- ment,

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Montreal Gazette: Sir Louis Davies uns bosomed himself to some extent to a deputation of university professors!who waited upen him yesterday to urge the ee-~ tablishment of a marine biological! station on the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The glimpse he gave of the interior workings of hia dc~ partment Offered stronger proof than any the ‘deputation could produce ot the neces- sity foreome step such asthey recom- mended. His remarks about political patronage will be appreciated by those who know how long the minister har been persecuted ty the hungry office-ecekers of his own party, and how he has withstood their onslanghts.

A declaration of war has been made

by both houses of the United States Congress,

The British Government has warned alli United States and Spanish warships to leave British porte within twenty-four hours, and British subjects are warned not to enlist under either of the fighting nat'ons,

According to despatch boats which have arrived at Key West from the United States fleet, the port of Havana is block- aced; but otherwise ,the situation is up- changed. Contrary to reports previously received, these boats say that nota shot has been fired by either else.

Capt. General Blanco has published a decree confirming his previous decrees, and declaring the island to be in a state of war. Healsoannuls bis former similar decrees granting pardon to insurgents, and places under martial Jaw all these who are guilty of treason, espionage, crimes against peace or against the inde~ pendence of the nation, seditious revolts, attacks the form of government or against the authorities, and against those who disturb public order, though only by means of printed matter,

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UNITED STATES NOTES.

Sir,—A large proportion of notes now in circulation are American silver dollar

and other note4,—I should say at least one-thiri. The reason for it 18 that banks and public

otticea will only take them at one ceat on the dollar discount. But a tle sto esthey are taken at facial value when you buy any goods. If you tendera $5 note in payment, the change is given in American notes. They are thus kept in circulation, as people do not like to Lave one cent on the dollar shaved off. It is all very well for public offives to refuse to take these notes at the facial value, although it is a nuisance to the travelling public.

Now, a large portion of the profit of banks is derived from keeping these notes in circulation, as interest at tne rate of 7} per cent. is going on the notes the wheie time; when they allow Americin notes to take their place, of course the Yankce banks;et the profit en their floating nates,

I would suggest tothe banke that it would be in their interests totake these notes attieir fu'l value, send them to their agents in the Scates and yet them cashed. By sodoing theirown notes wou'd be kept in c reulation, and I think they would gain by it.

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3. Comic Quartette—“Call John’’......... The Misees Earle avd Messrs Moore and C. Earle.

4. Reading—‘“A Sisterly Scheme”’.........

Miss Alice Lillian Butcher,

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