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Las diagrammas suivant illustrant la m*thoda. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 Miarocopy risouition tist chart (ANSI ord ISO TEST CHART No. 2) 1.0 I.I 1*5 ■ 2.8 ISO ■^B Hi 13. iii L£ IK ■ 4^ m ■ 2.2 ■ 2.0 1.8 /APPLIED INVIGE Inc 16^3 East Ham SIrnI Rochestff, N«» Yofh 1*609 USA (716) 482 - 0300 - Phont (716) 2Se - 5»B9 - Fa. ^' t/ ONTARIO PBOV^NCIAL ELECTIONS. 1902 '' fiCt'' £y PROVINCIAL TREASURER'S ,^^- DEPARTMENT. /^, C'.\ f /,ji-^> REPORT OF ROYAL COMMISSION ON '^^ SURPLUS. Receipts and Expenditures, 1867-1901— Assets and Liabilities. On the 2nd day of November, 1899, a Royal Commission was appointed by the Government (1) to examine the books of the Treasury Department in order to test the accuracy of the receipts and expenditures as shown in the Public Accounts; (2) to submit a statement of the moneys expended out of revenue on public works and buildings and on railways for each year since Confederation ; (3) to examine and report upon the assets and liabilities cf the Province ; (4) to report whether the methods of book-keeping adopted by the Department set forth clearly and with such reasonable details, as are usual in the case of large financial institutions, the business affairs of the Province. The Commission was composed of John Hoskin, K.C., LL.D., President of the Toronto General Trusts Corporation ; Byron E. Walker, General Manager Canadian Bank of Commerce; and Angus Kirkland, Manager of the Toronto Branch of the Bank of Montreal. The Commissioners employed as an expert accountant, W. H. Cross, a member of the Chartered Accountants' Associa- tion. All the books and papers of the Treasury Department were placed at the disposal of the Commissioners and the accountant, and the utmost liberty was allowed them in con- ducting their investigations. Their first report showed the receipts and expenditures to the 3l8t of October, 1899. Subsequently these figures were extended so as to include the whole of the calendar year down to the 31st of December. 1899, as it was considered more convenient that their statement should terminate with the year. BUILD UP ONTARIO 2 PROVINCTAL TRKASURER'S DEPARTMBNT. Methods of the Department. On page 5 of the report of the Commiaeionerg they state as follows : — " The methods of the Department and Us Miuwctal records are excellent, and have been so for many years. The receipts by the various departments of iirovemment are evidently paid over to the Treasurer with promptness. All expenditures are made by cheque issued from tne Treasury." Accouvia Given in Detail. On page 21 of the Commissionera' Report they state **th» metlMds of book-keeplnc are excellent, and exhibit In as rail detaU as in an ordinary flnancial Institution aU of the financial transactions of the Provliice." Importance of these Statements. When it is remembered that these statements were made by men who have in charge three of the largest financial institu- tions of the Province, their importance will be quite apparent. Had there been bad book-keeping or bad methods they, no doubt, would have said so. Receipts and Expenditures. On March Slst (see page 24 of the Commissioners' Report) the Commissioners »eported that the receipts of the Province up to the 3l8t of December, 1899. were 8104,615,783.96. The expend- itures to the same period were $103,779,588.57. Cash on hand 3l8t December, 1899, $836,195.39. Accounts on Slst December, 1901. Since the report of the Commissioners was made, now more than two years ago, the Treasury Department has carried for- ward the statement of receipts and expenditures, following the rules laid down by the Commission. The receipts and expend- itures of the Province, made out in that way, stood, on the Slst December, 1901, as follows:— Receipts. 1113,274,240 49 liixpencuturea lU gQ5 y^y gQ Cash on hand Slst December, 1901..!!!!l,468,49ie 99 Detailed Statement of Receipts. The following statement carries the report of the Financial Commission in detail, on the lines submitted on page 24 of their report, down to the Slst December, 1901 :— BUILD UP ONTARIO 1997 1^1 Natlona! Library Of Car»da BiWioth^ue nationaio du Canada PROVINCIAL TREASURER 8 DEPARTMENT. 3 Receipts from 1st July, 1867, to Slst December, 1901. From Dominion OoTemment 160,024,865 09 Gnmmw School Luds t 186,306 24 Common Sohool Landi 1,360,462 70 01«rgy Unds 1, 186,782 69 Bulway Lands 39,539 92 Crown Lands 3,383,127 64 Snndry Receipta 64^,638 81 Rentals 612,696 31 Woods and Foresta 27,720,085 75 Mining Lioenaes since 1897 21,526 65 Crown Lands Department Retnmi (36,051,835 51 Manicipal Loan Fund 2,373,393 30 Toronto Asylam Land $301,122 61 New Parliament Building Land.. 174,210 04 Agricultural Hall 101,250 00 Mimico and other Land Sales 114,266 21 690,848 86 Algoma Land Taxes 153,944 30 Fisheries for years 1899 to 1901 102,^71 88 Territorial Revenue 38,^77,293 85 Rerenue from Prisons and Asylums $2,684,735 00 Revenue from Educational Institutions 1,620,215 77 From Underwriters' Property Burned 73,115 10 From Sale of Provincial Statutes 60,199 05 From Ontario Garatte 297,176 SO Literest upon Investments 3,814,658 18 Annuities Sold 2,066,529 27 Swamp Drainage Assessments 270.961 95 Drainage Debentures Redeemed 1,094,748 81 Earnings and Repaymenta 77777777777777 11,772,239 43 LiquOT Licenses $6,381,147 79 Law Stamps 2,378,492 68 Succession Duties since 1892 1,839,602 40 Charter and Secretarial Fees 428.115 40 Official Surplus Fees since 1880 267,834 55 Marriage licenses to 187S 214,640 96 Marria^a Licenses since 1874 78,801 67 PrivateBUla. 141,217 15 Fines and Forfeitures 139,036 91 Insurance Company Fees since 1876 217,664 42 Loan Company Fees since 1897 48,638 30 Supplementary Revenue Act, 62 and 63 Vic. 684,341 21 Game Licenses since 1832 62,616 17 Licenses, Stamps and Fees .77777777 T7. 12,881,949 51 Casual Receipta Unclassified 217.892 61 $113,274,240 49 BUILD UP ONTARIO 4 PROVINCIAL treasurer's DEPARTMENT. Expenditures from 1st July, 1867, to Slst December. 1901 Dominion of Oanada • 8 HM i«k bq Oiva Government if Mi^OM 15 ^'^'^^ ^^ I^dataon... 4,322772 19 Statute CoDsolidation 230 665 73 Eleotiona and Voters' Lists since 1874. '.'.'.'. '. '. 726*418 02 N. W. Boundary and Arbitrations to 1886.. . . 76*831 11 Administration of Justice lo 7tm'>7iu 7a Soott Act (years 1882 to 1890) .■;;.;; 4^',^ gl "Aid to aSw.^**' ^"""^ ."T777.TTT7$ 23.099,255 77 Aid to Railways. 7,097,05112 Colomzation Roads q roo oon lo Municipja Drainage ;:;. . :.:::; f;|g;gj ^ owamp Drainage 366 681 44 River, Lake and Bridge Works i lAnVon lo National Parks since 1885 .::...■. W :; ' Ks 53 t. v.?"»"?,]y°*'' ***^^' *^»° Buildings. ." t 13 450 049 40 Pubho Buadings-constmction ouUa| 9,945 476 26 "'^^•'^^ *" Repairs and Maintenance since 1884. . . 1.304*292 03 Fure Premiums, 1872 to 1887 136'ui 86 Maintenance of Public Institutions ." 19,426*273 77 Yearly Grants to Hospitals and Charities. . . . 3.692.361 30 Miscellaneous Grants VV7 7rq oi Loan to Toronto Hospital in 1869.\".' .■.■.■.■.;; i.'ooo 00 Education 19 480246 64 *^^'^^'^^**^ Toronto University, Fire Grant ." ; .' .' ." ." ; 'm',m 00 Crown Lands, surveys, ranging, improve^ ' * 1».640.2*« 6* Cro^^'^^'CTXt^rr^T ' 'S*9ll Jo Province of Quebec, as interest upon collec- ' tions of Common School Land Sales, on Mis a ^o. ani 09 Agriculture and Arts 1^79^9? 9,484.801 23 Factory Act since 1887 r 1 om -n Colonial Exhibition in 1886. ...:.;.:: 1 J'SfS A? Columbian Exhibition in 189.} .■.■.■; 95;S2 97 BUILD UP ONTARIO PROVINCIAL treasurer's DEPABTMBNT. 5 IminJgwUoD. . 1,046,622 29 Pan-Amanoui Exhibition, 1901 21,696 54 TT « J, .... • 5,891,787 00 UnfoMMeD and UDproTided for 321,14195 Expenditona onoUuified 977,236 23 Annuity repaymenU l,a07,'86O 00 1 2,506,227 18 Total of Expenditnraa jU j 395 747 50 Cash on hand, 3st December, UMhV.V. i|468!492 99 ?1 13j274;240_49 Surplus of Assets over Liahilities. "" In paragraph 3 of the instructions given to the Commissionere they were directed to examine and report upon the assets and habihties of the Province on the Slst October, 1899, and by sub- sequent instructions they were asked to extend their report down to the end of the financial year, for the reasons given in toe statement with regard to the receipts and expenditures. The Opposition has contended very strenuously that the liabilities of the Province for railway subsidies and other purposes were greater than the assets of the Province, and that if our accounts were properly balanced, instead of there being a surplus as the Liberals allege, there would be a deficit. In dealing with the assets and liabilities of the Province (see page 18 of report) the Commissioners say : — The •tatement aubuiitted limits the asaeta to $7,140,418.22, beinathe ac- tual cash on hand and the funds upon which the ProTince actually receiyes interest from year to year. The direct investmento form only 8305 100 69 a sum which is justly owing to the Province by Ontario municipaUties. aii U, whcwe ability to discharge the obligation there is no doubt More than sir million dollars consist of five funds held by the Dominion of Canada. Three of these the Upper Canada Grammar Schcol Fund, the U. C. BuUding Fund and the Land Improvement Fund have been so held sinoe Confederation, and they have been declared by the Inter-Provindal braeK oitanV" «o>«»PMred and to be held exclusively for the The fourth fund, 32,848,289.52, also held exclusively for the benefit of Ontario, was created under a Dominion statute in 1884. It is practically » refund to Ontario of various amounts retained as interest by the Dominion upon an assumed excess debt of the late Provinoe of Canada, with interest 1884 stetute^STre •""" ^ ^^*' '^P*^""''***- ^he amounts appearing inthl Principal moneys |] 663 239 W Interest accretions 1,185,050 52 Fund created |2 848,289 52 BUILD UP ONTARIO 8 PHOVINCIAL TBEASUBER S DEPARTMENT. The prinoipal moneys appear in the Ontario books as | , '^,166.63. The fifth fund ii held for the joint benefit of Ontario taid Quebec, and ceoHits of the proceeds of Common School land sales which have been the subject of much discussion. Two of the four awards upon this question »ad» by the Inter-Provincial Arbitrators are yet in appeal, although we un- derstand that neither the amount of the trust nor the apportionment of interest thereon is involved. Among the expenditure transaction's with the Dominion appears a claim made by the Province upon the Dominion for interest, viz. : $207,962.40, but this claim of the Province was not allowed. The rate of interest upon the entire amount held by the Dominion for On- tario being settled at live per cent, per annum without termination or date for repayment, the question of the oxigibility of the principal amount due by the Dominion should not require consideration, as it is obvious that it would be a greit misfortune for the Province if the Dominion Government had the power to pay the debt. What we have to deal with is the fact that the Dominion is required to pay Ontario interest tu the extent of 9312.000 per annum. The debt un which this interest is payable is $6,237,791, but the actuiil present value of the income of $312,000 per annum at the moment is about $9,000,000, considering money to be worth 3^ per cent, per annnm, tha value assigned to it in calculating the obligations vl the Province. It miglit occur to those unacquainted with the manner of fixing the pre- sent value of >iemi-annual payments of interest where tlie principal sum does Siut become payable at a fixed date, or never becomes payable, that such an asse; is not as available for the purposes of the Province as if the principal sum could be obtained and the interest payments bs terminated. If any hold such a view, we venture to say that it is quite unsound with reference to the obligations of the Dominion Government to the Province of Ontario. It is quite clear that the semi-annual payments can be hypothe- cated, and the present money value be thus obtained, and we have shewn that if the Dominion Govtrnment cannot force the Province to take the principal sum the asset is enormonsly increased in value because of the hiiorting on the financial affairs of the Province. For the purpose of as8i8tin;;"the Commission in the prosecution of their enquiry, I urn desirous of ascertaining how your De- jaj-tme- 1 regard the sura of money ($2,848,000) which has been plsced to && crc Jit of the Province by Chap. 4 of the Statutes of 1884. -^Although we have not called on the Dominion for payment of this BUILD UP ONTARIO PROVINCIAL TBEASURER's DEPARTMENT. 7 money, we hare awumed in our accoonia that it belongi to the Province, and that if we had deaired to use it for I^ovinoial purposes we would have been free to do so. " Kindly let me know the view which your Department takes of this question. Yours truly, "G. W. ROSS. •• Hon. W. S. FiKtDiNo, M.P. Minister of Finance, OtUwa." "Ottawa, January 12th, 1900. "My Deak Mr, Ross, — 1 have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 29th ultimo on the subject of certain moneys placed to the credit of your Province in the accounts with the Dominion. " The advantages to the Province in permitting these moneys to remain to the credit of the Provinc^i in the Dominion, where they yield to the Pro- vince five per cent, interest, are so obvious that I do nut suppose you are contemplating their withdrawal. As a pure matter of finance between the Dominion and the Province, it would of course be profitable to the Domin- ion to pay you the money, as we could easily raise it at much lower rates. " I do not think your Government have any uncunditi(>i.al right to demand this money from the Dominion. There are certain limitations provided by the statutes ; but no doabt ir you desired to obtain the money, yon eonld easily comply with these conditions. " In the earlier history of confederation it appears to have been contem- plated that the moneys placed to the credit of the provinces in what was called the Debt Account should remain in that account, and the annual in- terest be paid t form of amendments to the Supply Bill. Taking the yeai, ^ ^83-1900, the proposed reductions were, year by year, as follows : '° Jf«* *»»••«"» ot « 2,760 00 .}St^ ' 24,90000 . Jff6 MOOCO "1887 '• 16.10000 In 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891 no reduction was proposed bv the Opposition. *^ ^ '° J802 the •urtk of I 36000 .,]lll 42,276 00 . 5J* 107,6»6 60 .,\l^ 13.65000 .,J89« 10.70000 }5SJ 36.776 00 Jl^ 47.05000 „^ 102.77500 .;JS? 52,47800 1»01 31.20000 Out of a total proposed appropriation, in 18 years, of $61,631,- 333, the Opposition objected to only $488,996.50, equal to a fraction over three-quarters of a cent on the dollar. GompariaoiM with Qtc«&«c and the Dominion. The following table shows the rate at which the cost of civil B>vernment and legislation increased in Ontario, Quebec and the ominion, respectively, from 1878 to 1900, inclusive : Clril Government. 1873. 190a Increase. Percent««e. Oaimtio 1175.914 $265,347 $89,433 60 g"*'^* 136.106 285,872 160,766 111 >*»">»>»»"«> 750.874 1,420,997 670,123 89 LegiglatlOD. ^*^o 119.660 142.773 23.123 19 V««b«o 163,669 192.213 28,644 17 Dominion 529.343 830 302 300,959 66 Debt» of the Different Provinces. ITie following statement, from the Canada Statistical Year Book of 1900, shows the debts of the several provinces, the assets, the net debt, and the debt per head of the population :— BUILD UP ONTARIO PROVINCIAL treasurer's DEPARTMENT. 13 Grou Debt. Auets. Net Debt, ineluding . CoL 3. • ProTincea. Dominion Govemm't Debt Allow'ce. ♦Other AMeta. Debt Head. 1900. Quebec • 36,120,393 4,069,618 3,349,966 8,616,863 8,866,868 492,751 1 2.649,214 1,066,129 629,628 3,707,196 683,021 181,932 f 11,339,324 290,087 69,252 5,868.860 2,616,283 • 22,231,866 2,713,302 2,751,086 ' '5,768,564 t « 13.73 Nov» Sootia New Branawick Manitoba 5.90 8.66 Britiah Columbu Prinoe Edward Iiland '3*1.64' t *Not inclndijg publiQ buildinga. tNot given. During 1900 Ontario received the sum of $281,923.62 as in- terest on investments, while the Province of Quebec paid in interest and charge"? on her public debt no less a sum than «1 ,538,059. 20. Both Provinces at Confederation started with a clean sheet. Railtoay Subsidies. In addition to the expenditure for the improvement of high- ways in Ontario, large sums have been expended by the Govern- ment m aid of railways. The question of transportation is o^ the utmost importance to the farmer and manufacturer, and the Uovemment has not been wanting in enterprise in meeting the demands of localities to which a line of railway would be of matenal advantage. In this policy the Qovernment has been generously supported by municipalities. Aid granted by the OoTemment aince 1871 $10,058 942 07 " munioipalitiea " 11,970^ 164 37 Or a total by Oovemment and mnnicipalitira of.. $22 029,106 44 The following table shows the various railways aided by the Provincial Government, and the mileage aided in each case up to 31st December, 1901. In some cases the aid has been granted by cash given direct from the Public Treasury ; in other cases by railway certificates. The amounts in this table, applied by BUILD UP ONTARIO 14 PROVINCIAL treasurer's DEPARTMENT. way of railway aid, include the cash payments as well as the certificates paid and outstanding. Name of Rulway. Belleville & North HMtings . . . . . Bnntford, Norfolk & Pt. Burwell . .. Canada Central Canada Southern Central'Conntries .', Central Ontario ,,[ Cobonra. Peterboro' & Marmora. . . Credit Valley Canada Atlantic .!.".'. Erie A Huron .*' ". Q. T. , Georgian Bay & Lake Erie '. . . . Jrand Jnnetian Hamilton & North Weatern Hamilton &. Lake Erie Irondale, Bancroft & Ottawa Kingston Ht Pembroke Lake Simcoe Junction London, Huron & Bruce .... .*.*.... Montreal & Ottawa .'. Midland North Simcoe '...., Northern Extension !.'!..'!!.! Ontario & Rainy River !!!!!!! Ontario, Belmont & Northern Ry Ottawa, Arnprior A Parry Sound Pembroke Southern Prince Arthur's Landing Prince Edwai^ Co ity !!!...!.. Port Dover & Lake Huron. ... . . ' Port Arthur, T iluth & Wettem ....'. Parry Sound Colonization Stratford & Lako Huron Toronto, Grey & Bruce '.['. Toronto & Nipiasing .', Tilsonbarg, Lake Erie & Pacific. ...... Victoria Wellington, Grey & Bruce. . Whitby, Pt. Perry & Lindsay ..'.'.'.'..'. Ottawa & N. Y. (International Bridge. ) . Inter- Provincial Bridge at Ottawa. Miles. 22 33 48 63 17 21 9 163 66 41 79 66 144 33 36 89 26 69 60 65 33 70 1£5 10 149 18 6 32 63 80 48 27 161 46 19 66 121 46 Total Amount. ( 114,206 40 129,363 60 126,967 16 244,669 20 68,747 26 117.634 40 18.740 m 807,360 86 464,887 ea 123,834 87 231,446 00 278,067 60 727.697 20 66,960 oa 196,888 00 606,946 70' 63,000 OO 268,839 60 186,660 00 216,611 90 144,241 60 196,188 00 932,800 00 35,726 60 817,692 00 103,640 80 20,747 20 156.520 00 126,000 OO 463,315 54 267,247 20 66,000 00 461,364 40 105,212 OO 71.296 20 637,317 20 241.276 00 129,790 40 65.297 60 93,284 00 2,219 10,068,942 07 BUILD UP ONTARIO PROVINCIAL TRKASUREB's DEPARTMENT. 15 Many of the appropriations voted in aid of railway construc- tion have not yet been earned, and so do not appear on this list. Drainage Work. As far back as 1869 an Act was passed, authorizing the Gov- ernment to advance money for drainage, the works to be carried out under the Public Works Act. the improved land to be as security for the repayment of the advance by means of a rental charge. This Statute was repealed by an Act passed in 1873, which made still more liberal arrangements for the construction of drainage works. It was also provided that the Government might advance money at the rate of five per cent, to municipali- ties for drainage purposes, leaving the work to be done by the Jocal authorities. The method of investment under this system 18 the purchase of municipal debentures to the required amount the municipality being responsible for the payment of the deben- tures, and being left to collect for itself the amounts charged against the lands benefited. The maximum amount invested under either system cannot at any time exceed $360,000, but the money, as it is repaid by one municipality, may be lent to arother. In this way the total •HaoV^^^^if^ "°^®^ ^^^^ P^*"^ "P ^ *^^® «°^ of 1901 was »1,283251. The area drained is made up of tracts scattered over the counties of Kent, Lambton, Middlesex, Elgin, Lanark Lennox, Grey, Addington, Peterboro', Essex, Leeds, Welland' Unron, Bruce, Durham, Perth, Hastings, and Haldimand. Tile Drainage. Another application of the same form of investment was made in 1878, by an Act authorizing the Government to advance money at five per cent., through the medium of municipal deben- tures, for tile-draming purposes. The whole amount so invested at any one time must never exceed $200,000; the total amount in- vested up to the close of 1901 was $210,500. In 1887 the Government reduced the rate of interest on all drainage loans to four p^r cent. Provincial Drainage Aid Act. The Provincial Drain^e Aid Act of 1900 was another import- ant step m assisting municii»litie8 to provide drainage works by local assessment, supplementing the provisions of the Municipal BUILD UP ONTARIO 16 PROVINCIAL TRBASURER'S DEPARTMENT. Drainage Act'so as to encourage and assist in the construoticm of main or trunk channels, and pumping or artificial outlets in cases where the cost would be greater than the lands affected would bear. Power was taken under;,thi8 Act by which the Province, based upon carefully prepared reports and estimates, might assume a proper proportion of the cost of such undertakings. By this means large areas of land in the Province, hitherto use- less, will be reclaimed and brought under cultivation. PRAISE OF THE FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION OF ONTARIO. The Montreal Witness. The Montreal Witness, in its review of Ontario's budget speech of December 14, 1897, said : " The Province of Ontario is to be congratulated on its splendid financial position, which has been preserved by careful, business-like, honest administration since Confederation." Th^ Mail on the Financial Administration of the Province In an editorial on February 13, 1890, the Mail said : " . . . The Ontario Government's management of the finances has been thrifty, judicioiis and clean." The Toronto Telegram. The Toronto Telegram (Independent) whose proprietor was recently the Conservative representative of one of the constitu- encies of Toronto in the Dominion Parliament, said:— "The toancial critics of the Opposition may go through the motions of an attack on the financial and administrative records of the Ontario Government. But their speeches are not likely to alter the general public belief that the record of the Liberal party in Ontario in these respects i , on the whole, creditable. It is as truly the duty of honest journalism to praise the good work of a TOrty as to condemn its evil deeds. The resources of the Province of Ontario have been on the whole wisely handled The revenues of the Province of Ontario have been fairly distrib- uted and in its expenditures there has been a constant endeavor to secure efficiency in results without extravagance in outlay. BUILD UP ONTARIO PBOVINCIAL treasurer's DEPARTMENT. 17 There is no profit for the Opposition in wholesale denunciation of the Government in regard to administrative dealings, which have been creditable to the dominant party and profitable to the Province. It would be well for Toronto if its administrators had guarded the public resources as carefully and spent the public money as frugally as the resources of Ontario have been guarded a,nd the money of Ontario has been spent. It would be good tactics for the Conservatives to try and prove that they would do as well or better than the Grits have done in handling the public resources or spending the public money, but the Opposition does not streogUien itself by its feeble and ineffectual attempts to prove that the Liberals have handled the public resources unwisely, or have spent the public money either rashly or dishonestly." BUILD UP ONTARIO 18 Statement showing the amount of benefit derived Lunatic Asylumi Central Prison Reformatory for Boys Reformatory for Females Blind Institution Deaf and Dumb Institutiua Public, Separate and High Schools Administration of Justice Agricultural Societies Mechanics' Institutes Brant. 9 226,022 43,086 10,184 6,966 39,020 26,430 201,965 113,387 45,780 26,490 0. 71 09 27 66 05 69 00 34 00 98 Bmoe. 768,332 79 276,215 9,980 13.166 3,212 29,107 30,969 286,673 00| 88,747 131 63,776 00 36,836 Oarleton. t 0. 439,693 12 69,673 00 32,684 64 60,376 42 23,776 26 60,361 27 323,203 00 143.638 47 28,805 00 9,546 32 Doffwin. 827,679 76 1,181,558 39 « 0. 33,067 11 1.760 04 2,289 60 206 62 11,046 86 2,876 67 86,511 00 26,484 68 19,100 00 9,186 69 192,609 06 Lunatic Asylums. Central Prison ' ' Reformatory for Boys Reformatory for Females Blind Institution ,[ Deaf and Dumb Institution Public, Separate and High Schools Administration of Justice I Agricultural Societies j Mechanics' Institutes Leeds. 181,500 24,734 12,416 6,471 12.962 16,871 210,876 45,133 52,549 9,067 c. 47 60 17 43 33 88 00 96 00 85 Grenville. 109,105 14,868 7,463 3,890 7,792 10142 126,765 27.131 33.301 11,352 c. 82 78 77 20 03 24 00 48i 00 19 Grey. ~ $^ 318,736 19,126 19,204 8,132 24,595 40,088 314,404 93.011 62,800 27,066 Haldimand. 9 c. 166,286 39 10,145 97 6,100 79 120 42 14.706 9 976 146,422 75,552 28,741 12,682 34 £7 00 74 33 82 Lunatic Asylums Central Prison Reformatory for Boys Reformatory for Females Blind Institution Deaf and Dumb Institution Public, Separate and High Schools Administration of Justice Agricultural Societies Mechanics' Institutes 9 180,470 0,819 5,696 3,068 7,528 25,366 164.898 43 736 43.799 10,723 c. 27 69 72 00 80 64 00 57 00 91 I 230,508 32,354 37,746 4,246 10,132 12,175 238,188 87,322 24 39,568 31 23,984 84 c. 90 73 01 68 68] 15 00 9 795,611 97,290 66.326 26,150 35,213 42,370 481,885 234,878 77,925 32,399 c. I 9 c. 471179,940 47 97| 13,320 67 23,034 2,916 20,008 26,137 178,422 76,218 43,835 11,670 01 86 10 03 00 25 00 73 by each county daring 30 years— 1871-1900. 19 Elgin. f 0. 266,210 92 31,409 41 32,795 06 11,864 62 22,084 88 28,111 86 246,268 00 132,870 26 43,970 00 18,334 77 Euex. 833,909 67 f c. 232.176 38 69,340 42 24,350 24 12.624 99 36,831 86 29,040 89 222,461 00 127,(})2 84 41,100 00 8,295 52 Frontenao. 803,269 13 9 c. 431,264 60 40,627 50 46,643 06 20,206 93 27,731 69 17,046 30 242,660 00 75,191 40 28,250 00 15,175 95 944,786 42 Stormont. ^1 a 146,604 09 8,004 69 6,662 96 1,168 36 8,614 75 13,439 71 133,414 00 27,:J36 07 32.348 00 2,429 00 Dandaa. 379,911 52 9 c 108,282 80 5,912 24 4,847 45 856 67 6,362 92 9,926 66 98,542 00 20.190 60 21,900 00 5,389 90 Glengany. 282,210 14 9 c. 121,294 05 6 622 66 5,429 91 958 38 7,127 49 11,119 45 110,382 00 22,616 70 21,831 50 2,789 45 310,17' 59 Haltoa. ; Hastings. 9 0. 170,965 37! 4,864 13! 8,472 59! 120 42: 5,329 28i 14,951 97, 113,858 00 47,443 19 21,900 GO 13,948 18 401,853 13 9 259,039 30 29,319 10 27,131 23 7.534 15 17 329 64| 65,264 00 303,891 OOI 103,921 89| 64.567 501 12,230 95 Huron. 9 c. 362,213 72 9,031 80 8,312 27 317 14 22,852 86i 52,967 24] 349,147 00 77,286 61 62.861 00 46,093 81 890,269 26 991,083 44 Kent. 9" ~c. 264,053 10 48,401 38 27.721 00, 12 691 57 lb,933 63 33,280 31 244,188 00 129,680 10 42,443 00 25,148 90 Lambton. 834,540 90 9 c. 364,393 -SI 28,2(' 45,8io 4,531 28,439 11 37,695 62 240,445 00 103,653 68 42,400 00 25,102 76 Lanark. 920,589 81 » c. 227,613 60 8,682 83 4,747 51 678 96 5,583 13 15,321 71 242,932 00 42.459 48 43,756 00 20.065 18 611,730 40 229,831 34 21,09S 03 14.365 74 i 3,3(50 06; 11,073 18i 27,885 89! 247,804 00| 63,151 69i 43,800 00; 12,995 62 183,777 08 16,870 36 11,487 10 3,086 »8 8,854 32 22,298 04 198,148 00 60,49; 08 43,725 00 14,478 OO! It C.I 334,455 38 22,385 07; 30,086 35 3,582 87 22,280 86 22,911 42 298,988 00 88,908 33 43,800 00 26,600 00 310,080 60 42,441 64 26,483 49 11,197 74 12,636 34 32.425 95 258,256 00 87,078 27 43,800 00 28,881 16 9 c 190.034 74 6,417 58 2,2.« 81 447 46 4,404 24 12.376 51 136,371 00 56,790 58 34,461 00 27.216 94 075,865 45j 553,221 56j 893,998 28 853,281 lo! 4; 0.758 86 « c. 280,371 36 11,038 23 13,986 70 2,7.^9 95 12 934 59 40,489 00 312,756 00 80,214 80 43,800 00 28,692 58 833,043 21 20 Lunatio Airluina OentrAl Pruon , R«fonn»toi7 for Boys Rafomuttotj for Fem»lM Blind Iiutitation Detf and Dumb Iiutitntion Publie, Separate and High School* Administration of Juatica Agricultural Societiea Meohanioa' Inititutea Luuatic Asylums Central Prison Reformatory for Boys Reformatory for Females Blind Institution. . , Deaf and Dumb Institution Public, Separate and High Schools Administration of Justice Agricultural Societies Mechanics' lastitntee Statement — Peterboro', I 0. 168,374 99 14,206 36 ia,S83 60 7,609 13 13,186 81 15,409 20 206,091 00 62,496 91 44,221 00 13,304 62 PraMMtt. I Russell. t 0. 69,644 03 1,263 83 1,604 90 647,281 42 2,989 95 16,672 27 107,086 00 26,262 03 21,900 00 247 16 I c. 44,746 71 948 14 1,204 00 237,669 16 186.185 33 2 243 II 12.607 76 80.336 00 19,696 06 21,900 00 1,604 66 Prince Edward. 86,463 69 3.303 31 2,432 68 12,628 70 6,666 06 101,612 00 46,623 68 21,900 00 3,168 60 283,667 03 Went- worth. York. 9 566,259 165,867 89,643 63.074 66,467 42,987 386,168 184,249 54,645 17,136 o. 68 26 46 07 74 14 00 98 00 63 $ 1,880,458 476.353 148,750 198.539 149,494 97.382 865,093 643,820 82.012 45,374 c. 82 82 76 31 16 08 00 04 00 78 District of j District of Algoma. I Mnskoka. 9 38,168 16,170 3,297 1,562 3,896 2,606 130,096 377,097 36,459 8.359 c 13 87 69 75 50 43 00 23 00 70 1,625.478 934.687.278 76 617,714 ;« « 36 828 8,773 6,036 1,982 6,032 13,698 25 83,028 00 149,516 81 24,382 00 9,734 73 o. 16 86 64 61 68 339,012 54 Lunatic Asylums Central Prison Reformatory for Boys Reformatory for Females Blind Institution Deaf ana Dumb Institution Public. Separate and High Schools Administration of Justice Agricultural Societies Mechanics' Institutes Northerly and Westerly Parts of the Province. Domicile not known and other Provinces. « 0. 182.841 24 2,299 82 849 68 17,959 73 17,959 73 185,990 74 Continued. Renfrew. • 0. 143,232 82 7,377 IC IF. 376 06 2,501 97 28,780 32 88,996 69 260,103 00 76,036 81 44.127 00 9,964 80 Simooe. 21 Victoria. f 0. 600,064 29 39,767 62 23,169 23 13,836 80 26,867 27 44,766 76 446,096 00 144,996 36 72,614 00 42,261 79 000,496 67 1.354,310 02 • 0. 172,300 33 12,661 28 10,280 02 4,961 19 13,435 66 17,286 39 262,720 00 63,709 96 44,143 00 17,463 22 618.949 96 Waterloo. I ~c. 216,267 26 26,232 89 17,463 70 4,571 Oil 13,304 15| 32,105 57 262,643 00 89,064 89 43,741 00 50,739 89 765,133 36 WeUand. 1 a 177,388 24 66,634 46 23,147 04 2,637 16 8,817 51 13,668 79 172,314 00 83,619 67 29,744 36 24,709 43 Wellington. T c. 339,665 68 27,277 20 16.967 48 6,643 09 26,707 64 35,745 01 364,416 00 103.078 10 65,700 00 49,967 91 602,480 66 1,026,068 01 District of Nipiwing. f c, 15,816 90 2,390 63 3,981 91 2,316 07 4,094 24 64,943 00 161,012 94 13,280 00 2,996 30 Diatriot of Pany Sound I I 12,372 05 6,668 66 232 34 ii624 60 2,836 32| 85,981 00 166,886 65 22,186 OOi 2,765 40 t c. 11,605 64 3,591 78 220 10 49.670 00 244,620 89 f c. 7,453 601 Rainy River. t c. 5,105 83 631 20 43,184 00 20,918 67 6,479 00 1,G53 20 5,231 40! 68,046 OOj 21,854 35 9,437 fJO 277 50 2,276 40 57,800 00 179,327 59 600 80 Lunatic Asylums Oentral Prison Reformatory for Boys! Reformatory for Females.*. ". '. Blind Institution Deaf and Dumb Institution. Pttbho, Separate and High Sohoi)li Adminutrstion of Justice . Agricultural Societies Meohanios' Institutes. . I c. 12,271,586 84 1,633.084 14 981,384 02 535,824 70 883,366 63 1,174,708 16 10,836,030 00 5,256,323 95 1.909,452 CO 857,617 55 136,339,377 99