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The cost per pupil for a common school education in the United States $17 22 Ohio 15 98 Massachusetts 22 00 Michigan 14 70 New York 16 80 In England and Wales, 1892, board schools 11 7(> " " voluntary schools 9 34 In Ontario, 1891 8 40 As to cities, the cost per pupil in Boston is 27 86 •' ' Minneapolis is . . .' 22 49 " " " Chicago is 19 95 New York is 17 89 Average for cities in Ontario 13 57 Out of every $6 spent by the Government, $1 goes for educational purposes. A Comparison as to Liquor Licenses. In 1874-5 there was issued in Ontario 6,185 licenses, or one to each 278 of population. In 1892-3 there was issued 3,369 licenses, or one to each 633 of population, a reduc- ition of 2,816. In contrast — [In Illinois one to each 183 of population. In Indiana " 247 " In Iowa " 289 *' [in Massachuaetts " 386 " Ontario, one to each 633 of population. In Montreal there is one license to each 349 of population. In Toronto there is oiie license to each 1,208 of population. In Michigan one to each 239 of population. In Minnesota t( 301 In New York ( ( 134 In Ohio 4( 203 l!!' ;:.» I '''Hi A <'oiii|iari80ii us to Public Works. The Ontario Government erected New Parliament Buildings at a cost of $1,300,000, ■with pi'.ictically no extras. The Dominion (Jovernment erected the Langevin Block with extras nearly as much as the original contracts, and the Curran Bridge with extras over twice as much Jis tlie original contracts. A Comparison as to Timber Sales. Before Confederation (1841 to 18G7), 9,904 miles of timber lands were sold at 60 cents a mile, and 2,5G1 miles were sold at $45.50 a mile of bonus (or $110,771), or 12,405 miles in all. The Sandfleld Macdonald Government, 1867 to 1871, sold 635 miles of of timl)er lands at §260 per mile, or 8165,3(52. The Blake Government, 1871, sold 5,031 miles of timber lands at $117 per mile, or $592,601. Tbe Dominion Government sold several thousand miles of timber lands in the Disputed territory in 1883-4, at only $5.00 per mile. The llowat Goveriiaient, 1873-1894, sold 4,*^34 miles of timber lauds at $1/^05 per mile, or $5,101,<»'^7. A Comparison as to methods of Selling Crown Timber. Ontario Crown timber berths are sold only by public auction after the fullest publicity. The Dominion Government voted down, during the session of 1894, a motion to have all Dimiinion sales by public auction only, thus still adhering to the practice of selling by tender or privately. The Canada Lumberman, May, 1894, in comparing the Ontario method of selling timber berths by public auction only, with that of the Dominion by tender, says : — " If we take the prices secured at the (Ontario) sales, and compare them with prices obtained by other methods of sale, only one conclusiim can be reached as to the financial results accruing from the sale of timber limits by auction." A Comparison as to Revenue from Crown Lamls and Timber. New York State receipts from lands in 1893 were only $24,334 Michigan " " " „ . 14,258 Minnesota " " " 192,345 Indiana " " " 40,629 Ontario, 1893 1,823,550 The above States, having no revenue from Crown Lands as Ontario, are compelled to raise most of their revenue by a direct tax on counties, amounting to $4,028,071 in New York State ; to $1,272,000 in Michigan ; to §1,300,000 in Minnesota, and to $1,497,000 in Indiana. A Comparison as to Cost of Asylum maintenance, Cost per inmate per annum for maintenance of patients in Ontario Asylums, based on average of three years $138 43 Montrear Protestant Asylum, average for 1892 and 1893 181 12 78 U. S. Asylums, average cost of maintenance 227 88 English Asylums, average of 21 years 151 84 New South Wales Asylums, average for 21 years 193 96 mm '■ .j. ^ (^ . '- ^'•^tva'^r^t 3 f $1,300,000, A Comparison as to Voters' Lints. The Ontario Voters' Lists Act was greatly simpiitied during the sessiiai of 1894, _3m1>ining the most simple and effective way of adiling Manhood Franchise voters to the Ists at small cost to the Municipality, by means of Registration Courts. Tlie cost of the last two revisions of the Dominion Votei's' Lists was $900,000. tJoiiiparisoii.s as to Fees. During the session of 1894 Messrs. A. F. Wood and E. F. Clarke, Conservative .P. P.'s, lead in denouncing the fee system. To show the hoUowness of their pretensions, A. F. Wood, M.P.P., has received )13,000 during the last four years in fees from the Dominion Government, as a [aluator at the rate of $10 a day, and full travelling and hotel expenses. E. F. Clarke, M.P.P. , as a member of the Royal rionibition Commission, received 51,213 as fees and expenses. The fee system, which is so obnoxious to the Ontario Conservatives, is liberally bracticed by the Dominion Government. Mr. D. O'Connor, of O'Connor & Hogg, Bar- fisters, of Ottawa, received over $22,000 in legal fees in ten years. It was shown in the 'ublic Accounts Committee at Ottawa, during the present session, that Mr. O'Connor has been in the habit of drawing $100 fees, while his partner has drawn the same amount for |he same work, though the former did not act as counsel at all. The total legal fees paid by the Dominion Government for the year 1892-3, amounted 8141,422, though there is a fully equipped Minister of Justice and law department. otion to have Cost of Dominion Oifieials. The following amounts were paid by the Dominion to officials in Ontario for the irear ending June 30th, 1892 : — Postmasters, salaries $363,82S 82 Connnissions, allowances, etc -. . . . 67,573 85 $431,402 67 Postoffice inspectors, mail clerks, etc. , salaries and contin- gencies 117,112 93 Inspectors of Weights and Measures, salaries and contin- gencies 28,397 2s Gas inspectors, salaries and contingencies 8,087 10 Excise officers, salaries and contingencies 183,002 30 Customs officials, salaries and contingencies 291,924 48 Total $1,059,1186 76 This statement does not include any of the departmental officials at Ottawa, the lilitary officials, nor a few other officers. A Comiiarison as to Royal Commissions. The following valuable Royal Commissions have been issued by the Mowat Govem- lent at small cost : — The Agricultural Commission at a cost of $6,000 Respecting Municipal Institutions at a cost of 3,650 Respecting Mineral Resources at a cost of 6,770 P>.especting Prison Reform at a cost of 3,800 Respecting Fish and Game Laws at a cost" of 2,630 Respecting working of the Drainage Laws at a cost of 3,630 Respecting Dehorning of Cattle at a cost of 1,780 $28,260 [In Comparison : — The Royal Prohibition Commission had cost the Dominion, up to March Ist, 1894 $34,387 4 I i'' ABh ''■' H ^B !h m n fl! .'ji. 4 (Comparison ais to Civil Government and Lejsislation. The following table shows the rate at which the cost of Civil Government and Legis- lation increased in Ontario, Quebec, and the Dominion, respectively, from 1873 to 1893. inclusive : Civil Government : 1873. 1893. Increase. Percentage. Ontario $175,914 8 241,621 $ 06,707 37 Quebec 135,106 261,908 116,802 86 Dominion 750,874 1,325,087 574,213 76 Legislation : Ontario 119,650 138,924 19,274 16 Quebec 163,569 199,769 36,200 22 Dominion 529,343 1,302,875 773,532 146 A Comparison as to Expenditure, Ontario and i^uebee. The following comparison of certain items of annual expenditure in OnUirio with the same items in Quebec, in 1893, is very instructive. The first table includes the suui-s spent in carrying on the public service of the Province, and in the e it will be seen the expenditure of Quebec is higher than that of Ontario, though the population is less. The .second table includes appropriations that are intended to lessen the burden of local taxa- tion, and in these Ontario is the more liber. 1 : Table I. • Service: Quebec. Ontario. Excess in Quebec. Civil Government $251,908 $241,621 $10,287 Legislation 199,769 138,924 60,845 Administration of .Justice. 460,633 380,652 85,981 Table II. Quebec. Ontario, Excess in Ontario. Prisons and Asvlums $300,000 $778,839 $478,839 Education .....' 37 • ,960 662,520 290,560 im ^ I A Comparison as toil^upply Bills. To make still clearer, if possible, the economy with which the finances uf Ontario have been managed during the Mowat Adminisi ration, look at the sums voted under the Supply Bills of Ontario, Quebec, and the Dominion in the years 1873, and 1893 i respectively : 1873. 1893. Increase. Percentage. Ontario $2,460,212 $3,571,789 $1,111,577 46 Quebec 1,713,750 4,361,397 2,647,647 154 Dominion 19,174,648 44,938,287 25,763,639 134 ^n; A Comparison as to interest. During 1893 Ontario realized the handsome sum of $379,896.79, aa interest on her investments, while her less fortunate sister, the Province of Quebec, paid in interest and cliarges on her public debt nolesa a sum than $1,445,031.34. A Comparison as to Deficits and Surpluses. Lastly, Quebec utarted with a clean sheet in 1877, and she has eince piled up a debt I of $25,000,000. Ontario, liberal as her expenditures have been, out of surplus revenues, I has accumulated in the same time a surplus of $6,135,480, a difference of thirty-one i millionB of dollars ! Copies of this Pamphlet mag be had from ALEXANDER SMItH, 34 Victoria St., Toronto, at $1 per 1,000. '^^m^^. itioii. lent and Legis- 1873 to 1893, i rentage. ■ 7 ^ 16 '6 i 6 12 .6 y ebec. lUirio with tho ludes the suui-s ill be seen the mis less. The of local taxa- (^uebec. 287 845 '■^■" 981 Ontario. 839 6(50 ces of Ontario /'■ jtecl under the 73, and 189^ ■* entoge. '■-'I: 45 '*?■' 154 134 nterest on her ^ n interest and >il'3d up a debt f: plus revenues, f thirty-one t $1 per 1,000. .