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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mithode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 S'EI,Ii( leotion yom the iKigedl dbverni: 16, the l#them t#tbe al t|b par »feat ii e«Ocilal it is I vwsies 1 to writ( fltiUlttiti] \hUDd lears, i |ftbund in the fact that, Jurtna: the past three ^ears, neither the Government nor the people ?of this Province have demanded that a dollar i^e added to the Debt or to the annual subsidy ostablisbed by that compromise; nor have any 'of the gentlemen who have gone to Ottawa in tb« interest of those who opposed me in 1869« ventured to file an account or to make a de- mand that ooold shake tbe foundations of the settlements made in that year. Certain mat- ters of account, which it did nut include, were promptly adjusted by the Finance Department; and the expenditure on the new Provincial Building, that, for reasons which I shall pre- sently explain, could not be dealt with by Mr. Bose, has since been settled by arbitration, and the money paid. But there are other evidences to prove that Mr. McLelan and myself were not very un- skilful negotiators. Though the political Op- position have ceased to ring the changes in Parliament upon tbe Nora Scotia Compromise, it has formed one count of the indictment pre- ferred against the Qovernment, in almost everj^ busting and platform speech uitered in Ontario during tbe past three years; while New Brur^- wink has been convulsed by an agitation for ' ' better terras," largely baaed on what it is as- sumed were the too liberal concessions made to Nova Scotia in8l8G9. A great doal has been said and written about the amount subsequently clnimed and received on account of tbe n<3W Provincial Building, and 1 have been blamed for not having had th it sum included in the compromise. I have hitherto taken no part in this discussion. My chiff rea- son was that I had no desire to embarraav those who irlgut or fpitcht uotbeable to establish any t'.'.i: claim which I had beea unable to adjust. The time baa come, however, when a few ex- planations touching this matter, are due to my- self and to you. McLelan and I went from Portland to Ot- tawa on Mr. Kose'a assurance that he would fulfill the pledge, conveyed in Sir John Mac- donald's letter to me, and deal, in an enlarged and liberal spirit, with the whole question of Finance. When we reached the seat of Gov- ernment we were asked to state our case. This we did under seven different headtt, including " Public Buildings." When that paper wu« submitted and considered, -Mr Bose frankly stated, that if he dealt with the subject in de- tail, as ;ve had assnmei^ he would, questions would probably be raised by the other Provin- ces, under some of the different heads , which 2 would cortamly lead to protracted debates, and might possibly endanger the passage of the tOfiaiBure through Parliament. He therefore proposed to cover the whole ground of claim by an increase of the debt and of the subsidy. To this we consented, provided we could agree as to the amount. When the sums were named, included in a minute, and tendered to us with the sanction of the Privy Council, we both thought them so liberal, so near an approxi- mation to any amount that we could fairly es- tablish, that we closed the controversy with- out hesitation. Now, you will perceive, that having accept- ed these two round sums, as a fair equivalent for all we had asked, I could not, as a gentle- man, even if no pledge had been extorted in Parliament, go behind that agreement, or de- mand a dollar more. Even if we were getting $80,000 too little, that would only be the twenty fifth part of what we had at stake. The prac- tical questions which I bad to consider at the moment were: Can we get any mere now? Will it be wise to risk the loss of 82.000,000 by hazardous delays and further chafifering, about » sum so comparatively insignificant? We decided to take the two millions, and I think we were ris;ht. Now, if I was in honor bound by this agreement from the moment it was signed, how mnch more was I restrained by what subsequently took place in Parliament? The measure, as you are aware, met with stout resistance. The political opposition, led by McKenzie and Blake, combined against it to a man, and, on the earlier divisions, they were reinforced from various quarters. While its fate was somewhat doubtful, a member put this Question—" Suppose we pass this mea- sure, what security have we that Mr Howe will not come back next year and demand a further sum?" T immediately rose in my place and answered "My word of honor; if the House sanctions this agreement I will never ask for another dollar." With this pledge, solemnly given to the House of Commons, how could I, even if no resolution had passed, violate my word, and take part iu a renewed agitation, either about the cost of the Province Building, or ^f anything else. But no ; Blake was not content to rely upon the mere word of a com- parative stranger who was a political opponent. He offered a resolution, which the Government, to secure their measure, were compellbd to ac- cept, and which passed by a nearly unanimous vote. Here it is : Mr. Blake moved to add the following as section Dt " Tta* grants ana prorisions mad* by this Act and th« Brltiib North America Act. :80T, sbnU be in full •t' ftl) damands ou C counterl for Bome eTances redress* 1 the danger of I repreaentatires iteeu able men 1 the floor of the )ied, for the last to occupy a fine red or weakened 1 calibre of the er. I am well blamed me for the phase went, :epted it, I trust iianging front, I in time to pre* :mation, when it ch the interests I protected. Bary you with a md measures of liked very much, have explained But as I am de- refer you to the ade by the Pre- iter in Ontario, iblished in the ou and me, the have been long I am very anxi- on, and in offer- )ions which this 14acquit me of to clear up some ioh it is natural It. ^ :PH HOWE.