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^e lahabitaats of Iiondonderry I
^.aving learnt, by conv^^rsing .with some of you previous to tha^«
|real?thatall are not fafly acquainted with what has been effec^^
L Reform Campaign, and considering a full knowledge essential to ^^
We you to do justice ti the partiesthat will probably claim your .uppMI
at the General Election, I propose giving you a short account^- _
When I entered the Assembly in 1837, the people complamcd of tlw
oUowing evils— 1st. That we had no influence in the appointment of of.
5ce.holders, and as little coi»troi over them after they ^«'^« ^PP^J"**^-
8nd. That we had only the name of a representative government. Th«
lepresentatives could meet and go through the forms of the Housa of
Commons but had no po^er%o do aught but what pleased the Council.---
if the Council, at the com-nerteement of every Session, nad wnt down to
Ihe House a memorandum of%hat might be done it wouid have saved
time and money .-3rd. That the collection of the revenues wm un-
BOMMtilv expensive.— 4lh. That the fses of ProlhoiKUaries and Registrars
gSds wer»^o higlteas to Enable them to sell offices to deputies to do all
fe workf far half th6 lees. Bth. That we supported about double the re-
lisitiiQimiberof Judges an4Courts-6th. That a use ess and expensive
Bte^i of Militia trairfings tiras kept up.-7th. That all the Judges, except
Haliburton, took fees illegally-8th. That the revenues of the
-were wasted in extrajagant salaries, while a large debt was fastm-
u^lt the province.'^' # , , . . r .u
These&bints, I saw, welre but too just. About tjie la ^t act of the
"odold Tory reign, as it is called, was* to borrow £1^000, while only
A0750 were paid out tJJ«t ye^r for the road service. The standing debt
/the Province in Dec.^1836 was not less than £121,994 12s 6d. and the
aterest chi^s^ that year was £4526 9s. 9^ being at the rate of £1S!
per day X saw the|e were. two courses before me, either to go on in
ioid way Sd receive the smiles and the favours of the Government ;
^^fntheendsse the Province become bankrupt, or unite with those
would helpio save our Country. , . , , ■, r
1 Boodly number of those in that House soon decided to stand tor our
iBtrv despite 611 the powers and opposition of the Government party.
ftettl'look back t»that eveatfuljefipd, and contrast it with the present,
feel that is a great dealeasier'an^liasanter to be a liberal now, than it
(then- I believe that-at that t'me,in walking the streets of Halifax, I
uld have told 9« Of every 100 tories I passed, without any other know-
iwlMtthan the bitter, acomful, contemptuous expression of comrtonanca
ewat«is tn«, »■ on« of thoie who had determined to check their extrara-
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At the suggestion of the late John Young we commenced at our own
pay, and reduced it about £100 a year, from 42 to £40 each ; to use his
words " as an earnest of what we intended to do." In justice to the t
old council I must say they allowed us to make this reduction wiihou
offering the least obstruction ; but mark it, this was the only one, all
others we fought for inch by inch. We then, by an address to the 1 hrone.
KOt the Judges fees struck off; but the Council to reward their ir:ends thj
Puisne Judges for the loss of fees which they had collected illegally, and
to discourage us in our attempt to reduce salaries, procured lor each of them
JE212 10s per year fiom the casual revenue, a treasury established, belor-.
there'wasa House of Assembly, for the collection of fees on commissions
Marriage licenses, rents of coal Mines, sale of down lands &c and
which was a kind of side pocket for Councillors to help their friends out
of We next took about £100 a year from the salary of the
Aitorney General, the then head of the House ; but the Council again
thwarted us by procuring Jor hira about the same reward as the Judges
This taught us that it was impossible to effect retrenchment until we had
control of the Casual revenue. Our riglit to this had been admitted by
/the British Government, but before it would be surrendered, we were ask-
ed to pass laws for the payment of certain salaries. To do this agreeably
to the wishes of the tories in the House, and with anything I'ke justice o
the country, was a difficult task. In 1838 we passed a Civil List Bill ,
which we in our sober judgment thought right, some advances were sub-
sequently made, but only for the sake of effecting a settlement, ^ve gave
JE3000 for present and £2000 for future Governors. I or the present Chief
Justice £850 and for future £700, and to each of the Assistant Judges,we
cave £500 The Crown Lawyers and Provincial Secretary we left to be
provided for by annual grants ; believing the fewer permanent salaries the
better for the people. Thi. bill, I need scarcely say, was rejected by the
Tories in Council. We then sent Huntington and Yoimg to England to
obtain for the people some power and control in their own affairs : in he
reduction of salaries, in a word. Responsible Government. 1 he tori|
sent Stewart and Wilkins to prevent salaries from bpmg reduceu and t»
people of Nova Scotia from enjoying the r^'wer now given to them Dt
Responsible Government— the power to d.rc-.t their own affairs.
The increased salaries to Judges and Attorney General, and the whd-
salaries b- ig paid in dollars at 4s. irstead of 4s 4d. the original agreemei^,
w th a gr^atVo repair a church ; a bounty of fifty guineas a year lor hoj*.
racing a sum of £35 a year to sweep an oiface, and another for sonj-
hing else, together with the partial failure in the Coal trade, made tfc
Treasury bankrupt ; consequently large arrears soon accumulated, h
1844 the Liberal members, weary and discouraged at .seeing the people^
money, so long wasted, effected to pass a bill with much h^g^^r salar.|j
than that of 1838. This was a sort of compromisa of the opinions*
all partifts. It was, however, rejected at home, nothing effectual couie
done, 60 long as the Tories were in power, to obstruct by despatch^^
the Colonial office, a« will be hereafter shown--but when the Libd
came into power in 1847, so a» to aid the Assembly, this long vexed
tionwaiioonwttled, and Responsible Government estabhshod , w
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the measure, of the Government must hereafter accord with the kmd of
persons, which the people ««"d to the Assc.nm^ ^^^ ^^^^^^ ^ ^^^^^
In further aiding you to judge of he merits o, , ^^^^ ^^^_
g.ve somewhat .n ^^tad ^hc 1^-^^^ f^^^^^^^^^ as they
plained of by the peoi^^e m lb37 :,enua''y ^ considered the
seldom express tlie real views of any paity-only
lesser evd. .^.^j
,„.e,„e„. by •.■o„e. on ^^b. Move,„e„. ^V L.be™. ^o„ -ie«, n.o.
jects most complained ot j compi
by the people. , „.,^p_That representing the whole Pro-
1 ■ ' ^\^A h\r various denominations ot
Rudolnh.-That the ^'.'^.^^17^^^^^ ^«''g'-
Mr.'Uniacke be fhaplaui. .Chr.s ans h » Hou^^^ ^^ ^^^^„d not
Wilkins-4 bill relating ^» «»« ^^^ "f'^,^^^^^^^^
thebusu.3ssofthe ^«-' jO"'^ -^"^^^^.^^^^ people more
ot Common pleas. ". h,r hatMnc elections every 4th year.
Uniacke-For a revurn ^^iP^.^; ,^^l!jCfhe c«""^i^ d°°" ^^°"^^
the Coal raised. ! ^-'^y
Stewart- For^^^mfonnatiou p«^P^f;__^ ^iU to prevent appointment of
Stetan-^Thar'we ^^^^^^ I assorted Judges^ ^^^.^^ ^^ ^^^^.^^^ ^^^^
have an independent Le-; Hov.e— tora , _
Judiciary with a view to reduce expense.
y^-i I IllfllCiarV Willi a vi'^" — •
jrislative Conned. •'vvYnnre— That no member frank over
Wilkins-That nothing be /^ ' ^ °"'-;^^ ,_„k
""said m th3 Address to the 4 '^J ^ ^ ^",^,^0. members to vacate
aiicen of the undue '"'f-J'^l^l^^ .^h.n their conduct is dissatisfac
ence of Churchmen m the then seats w ^„j ^^her causes.
Councils of the ^^^^-^'^l^'^l'l^^^^^^^ expenses
Wilkms-That we should , J^; f ^^^J f^, confession,
not complain ot the /^^^^^ 1°" J»«S^"^^^^^^^ expences of Ju-
Justice being m the Coun- i Morton
'w.Young-To amend election law.
Chipman -To redi'ce expenses of MilUia.
Howe-Complaining of the composition
of the Council being such as to give it a di-
rect interest, in opposing reforms and econ-
"""Howe-That among the evils of the im-
perfect structure of the Council, are a d.fficul-
i V in getting free ports, obstructions thrown
■ • . in n he way of education, and upholding the
Dodd-A bill ^'^'-^;"^^;V;; i;" !'l of Jndges taking illegal fee.
ferior Courts HI Cape S^^" i^y'^^"^g__rphat the Church of England,
while but a fifth of the population, has
iXof the twelve, seats at the conned
Board while Baptists and Methodists are
entirely unrepresented.
oil.
Wdkins— That the House m
the addrer^s to the Uueen,
should not suite the evils
of permanent salaries.
Stewart- For a committee
on members' attendance^
IJniacke— For receipts and
payment of Casual Ke-
veniie.
bounty
ton.
Stewart-To give a
on chocilatc.
D,cl^,e— To abolish one sit
ting of the Inferior Court,
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in Cumberland and Col-
chester.
Uniacke — A bill relating to
suits L'^tween King and
subject.
Miller — To establish a new
Parish in St, Mary's.
Stewart — For an account* of
suits in Cumberland.
(With numerous amend-
ments to the movements of
the Liberals, to defeat or
weaken their force.)
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Howe— That it is unwise to have the
Bishop at the Council.
Holland — To divide the County of An-
napolis, and regulate the representation
thereof.
Howe — That to two family connections,
being partners in a Bank, may be attribut-
ed the failure to establish a sound Currency.
Howe — That the people have a right to
''ontrol the casual Revenue ; and that the
expense of the land department is to'^ gioat.
Howe — That the Chief Justice should
not sit at the Council Board.
Th?t thfa council doors should not
be closed.
Thnt we should have tb*^ same pow-
er as the people of England, to force re-
dress of grievance by rftopping the supplia ,,
which we could not hav to any extent, so
long as the salaries were principahy pern.^-
nent.
That His Majesty be :mplored to
grant us an Elective council, oi oth'^rv. ist.
make the government responsiblo tf the
.Assembly, and thereby confer on us 'hn
British constitution.
For a committee to prepare a:-, ad-
dress on the constitution of the Council.
To rescind all the resolutions about
the Council : because the council had threa-
tened to stop the business of the country on
account of the House passing a resolution,
that the Council had shown a position to
protect itself at the public expense.
G. Smith — Requiring Customs to send
in their accounts, and pay money into the
Treasury.
Howe — Enquiring into the mode of col-
lecting duties at Customs and Excise, with
a view to unite them.
Morton- A bill to prevent Chief Justice
from taking fees.
Howe — For an account of fees taken by
Judges of inferior Courts.
M'Lellan--That no bounties should bo'
given to Stages,
Chipman — That no pay should be given
to inspecting Field Officers.
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Dewolfe,— That the Revd.
j^ Mr. Uniacke be Chaplain.
" Dickie — To abolish one set-
ting of thu Inferior Court
in Cumberland, Colchester
and Pictou.
B. Smith— To abolish Infe-
rior Courts.
Dickie — That the first Judge
in the Eastern circuit, took
fees illegally.
Fairbanks — That Militia be
called out, one day in each
year.
(With numerous amend-
ments, to defeat the wishes
ot the Liberals.)
Howe — An address to the Crown emfiraeing
the substance of the several resolutions
• on the composition of the Council.
1838
Howe— That a clergyman from each of the
principal denominations of Christians in
Halifax be requested to attend alternately
I as Chaplain.
] Doyle — A bill to give the people a voico iu
public affairs every 4th year.
Archibald — A Bill to reduce expense.5 on
confessions of Judgment.
' Young — To revise the Election Laws, and
ascertain how. a registration of votes may
be obtained.
McLellan— For leave to bring in a Bill to
annex Five Islands to Colchester.
1 Young — Enquiring into the expediency of
j abolishing the inferior Court.
I McLellan— A Bill to abolish inferiorCourts
■ in Colchester.
Howe — For repealing the clause preventing
inferior Court Judges from being ap-
pointed to the Supreme Court.
Howe — That the salaries be reduced to
three thousand for present, and two for
future Governors; for. present Chief Jus-
tice £850, and £700 for future; and
£500 to each assistant Judge — that (he
salaries be granted annually, a;id a Civil
List prepared in accordance therewith.
Plowe — That calling out the Militia for a
few days is exp«M)sive, while it adds
nothing to the defence of the country,
and should be abolished.
1839.
Numerous amendments to de-
feat the action of the Li-
berals.
to reduce the expense of
i Morton — A Bill
the Judiciary.
Muutington — A Civil List Bill.
Howe — For h return of all suits brought by
Magistrates.
Doyle — To have an Election every fourth
year.
Howe — For delegates to England to repre-
sent the wishes of the Assembly.
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McLclIan—To annex Five Islands to Col-
cheste-, and Parrsboro' to Cumberland.
Archibald — To reduce expenses on Judg-
ments by Confession.
Young — For an account of the payments to
and from the Casual Revenue for 1833-
34-35, with the quantity of Land sold,
the expense of the department, the
amount of duties collected at Customs,
and the amount of Fees received at the
Registrar's Office Hi Halifax.
Young— A Bill to abolish Inferior Courts.
Young — An Address to the Crown, with a
view of uniting Customs and Excise.
1840.
Fairbanks — A Bill relating to
Crown Lauds.
(With the old system of
amendments to retard reform,
principally however made
when the House was in Com-
mittee. The object of this
was to prevent them from
being placed on the Journals.
Kxperienct! had taught them
that journalizing their move-
ments was preserving whips
with which their opponents
scourged them severely.)
Huntington— A Civil List Bill.
Young— To enquire about uniting the Cns-
toms and Excise Departments.
Archibald — To reduce expense on Judg-
ment by Confession.
Young— to abolish Inferior Courts and
reduce expenses, of Judiciary.
McLellan— To reduce the Interest on the
Funded Debt.
Huntington— To pay oft' £5000 of the
Funded Debt.
Goudge— To reduce the Fees on Register-
ing of Deeds,
Goudge— To have all Printing done by
tender and contract.
Young— That as it was the intention of the
House to unite the Customs and Excise,
His Excellency should be requested, in
case of any vacancies occurring therein,
to only supply them temporally.
Holland— Enquiring what appointments
hid lately, been made to the Council,
Huntington— That, as it was in contempla-
tion to reduce the number of Judges
should a vacancy occur during the recess,
His Excellency be requested not to fill
it up,
Huntington- That the rejection of the Re-
gisters' and Civil List Bills by the Legis-
ative Council confirms the worst appre-
hensions of the House, satisfying it that
so wide a departure from the commands
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of Her Majesty wou'd not have been
hazarded had not those interested in
keeping up extravagant salaries, and who
advised the Governor at the time, wished
to deny justice to the country.
Goudge— That Sir Rupert D. George, du-
ring five years previous to 1838, had re-
ceived the enormous amount of £87H6
16s., besides large aliowances for clcrka,
and that one- third of the amount would
be ample compensation for his services.
Howe — That the House does not believe
' any such extravagant sums would have
been given to Sir B.. D. George had the
Assembly had due influence in the Go-
vernment, and the whole Executive power
not been in the hands of a narrow exclu-
sive party.
Huntington — That contemplating with
deep regret the lavish waste of money to
Sir R. D. George, the House cannot be-
lieve it will be continued when it is ge-
nerally admitted that £700 a year is suf-
ficient for his successor.
Huntington — That the whole arrangement
respecting the settlement of the Judiciary
has been delayed, and is still embarrassed
by alledged clairas for fees ^peatedly de-
clarec, by the House illegal, and since
abolished.
Huntingtoii — Showing the evils of perma-
nent salaries, and that if the House, after
trying every constitutional means of re-
sistance, yields, conscious of an inability
to resist, it will be with a nrm reliance
on the correctness of their views.
Howe — Disapproving of the appointment
of Alexander Stewart to the Council.
Howe — An Address to Her Majesty repeat-
ing former complaints, and that the House
could uix' lipate no satisfactory settlement
uhtil it had the aid of the Government.
That the House, weary of seeing the
ve' aues of the country wasted, the peo-
ple misrepresented to their Sovereign, and
the gracious boon of Her Majesty so marr-
ed, solemnly declare the Council does not
enjoy the confidence of the people.
Hovre — An Address for the removal of Sir
Colin Campbell.
Dewolfe— That Messrs. Twi-
ning and Scott should ofTi-
ciate as Chaplains.
Dickey — That onlyTwining
should b*; invited.
Dodd — To continue Inferior
Courts in Cape Breton.
Fulton — That Liddell's pen-
sion be £260 per year.
Fairbanks — To defer the
Sheriff's Bill. i
Dewolfe — That 100 copies of
the Rules of the Supreme
Court be printed for the
use of the House. !
Thome— To defer the Bill i
for equalizing the Repre-|
eentation of Ann.*polis.
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1841.
Goudpo— \ Civil List Bill.
Yci.ng — To reduce expenre of Judiciary.
Goudge — To reduce the expense of record-
ing Dei ds.
Chipmccn — To give the people some control
in the appoi.ntnient oi' Sheriffs.
McLellan — For a Committee to consider the
propriety of paying off a part of the Fund-
ed Debt.
McLellan — To have the money drawn from
tha Treasury for the purchase of Seed
returned according to asreement.
Huntington— To reduce Davie S. Clarke's
pension from £300 to £200.
McLellan — A Bill for taking the Census.
Henry — A Rill to reduce expenses of Judi-
ciary.
Annand — That Liddell's pension be reduced
to JEiJOl.
1S42.
Huntington — To reduce the expenses of re-
cording Deeds.
Annund — To givp the people some influ-
ence in the appointment of Sheriffs.
\V. Young — A Probate Bill.
McLellan — To pay off pan of the Funded
Debt, by an issue of Treasury Notes, so
as to save interest.
Dickson — Enquiring into the expediency of
having a registration of votes.
McLellan — To reduce expenses on Suits at
Law.
Huntington — To have all Piinting done by
Tender and Contract with a view of sa-
ving expense.
Henry — That, the Council had set the sala-
ry of the Usher of the Black Rod one-
third too high ; that two Clerk's were not
required by the Council ; that three mes-
sengers to a body rarely exceeding six-
teen showed little regard for economy ;
that the attempt to increase the Clerk's
salary had excited the suprise of the
House ; that the contingencies for that
body having been raised from £5?A 4s.
to £783 7s, Id., the House would act
wisely and prudently to withhold them
altogethor.
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9
1843.
Anothar ye&r of the sams.
Annand — A Bill to give the people
aniiifluei o iu the ap[/ointnnnt ot
Siiorill's.
Huntington — To reduce expenses on
Registering Deeds.
S, Chipnian — A Bill to reduce Fees
to Prothonotaries.
1814.
Dickey—That the Rev Mr. Twi-
ni'.ig be chaplain.
Dodd — That instead thereof a minis-
ter from each religious body olliciato.
Dodd— That the House had IVII
confidence that the Governor
would fdl up his Council as soon
as circurnstdi , would admit.
Johnston — Fox a. Committee lo en-
quire into the propriety of uniting
Customs and Excise.
Johnston — A ivi' List Bill.
Thome — A Par^h Bill, similar to
the one introduced in the Couii-
cil by Johnston, iu 1843. (In the
" good old times" parishes were
laid off, and a law passed to give
the Churchwardens and Vestry of
the Church of England auth rity
to tax all inhabitants within the
line of the parish for tiie mainte-
nance of one Church Clergyman,
and for building and ornamenting
a Church and parsonage house.
Any dissenter who could show an
agreement to pay, or a receipt from
a clergyman, was exempt, — they,
however, could ta\ for only one.
This Bill, if passed, would enab'a
the authority within the !'ne of
the old parisiies to tax for the sup-
port of ac? .nany church clergymen
and for building anO ornamenting
as many Churches and parsonage
houses as they thought proper. )
Wilkins— A Bill for registering the
names of Vours at Elections.
Huntington — A want of confidence
in the Council.
G. Smith — To rescind the Resolu-
liition movfr'd' by Dickie to have
only the llev. Dr. Twiniiig for
chaplai'i.
Howe — ".hat it h the duty of a
Council to carry out the well nn-
understood w'-'V.es of the people.
Huntington — To reduce the expense
of recording Deeds.
M'.liellan — To give the people .somo
intiuenctj i" the appointment of
Sheriffs.
McLellan- •- reduce the Fees of
Prot'ionotary's Court.
McLellan — That no pension be gi •
ven to Sir R. D. George on a set-
tlement of the Registrar's Bill, for
the reasons thai they are prece-
dents at all times dangerous to
the people, oud particularly so
wnen i luided on no better claim
than lecciving large sums of mo-
ney fir lahoi' performed '>y oihers.
Doyle — That Uniacke, Mc. «ab, and
Howe, in retiring from the Coun-
cil, exercised a right which this
House recognizes as part of the
Constitution.,
Doyle — That there should oe a full
Council.
G. R Young — A hill to encourage
' the settlement of disputes by arbi-
tration.
McLellan — To rcducw ths expense
of recording dgads.
^MtlMWMMMpa
10
Ross— A Bill relating to the ap- ' McLellan— To reduce the fees of
pointment of Sheriffs. Prothonatory.
McLellan — A bill to pay off part ol
the funded debt.
1S45.
Mai-shall — A Bill to prevent Officers
of Excise froiu setting ia the
House.
.Tohnstou — A Simultaneous Polling
Bill,
B. Smith— A Bill to prevent tl'.e
Church of England from taxinjn;
dissenters for the support of their
Church. Whether Mr. Smith has
changed his opinion and thouglit
the church of England should tax
diiocnters, or found it distasteful
to their church, I cannot say, but
it is certain he made no further
motion than to lay the bill on the
table.
\ (After the passage of a number of
i resolutions giving money to Secta-
irian inslilutions — Huntington mov-
: ed that iiisleud of money being given
i to Colleges, £150 be o\vcn to the
; mombcrs of eacli County, in addi-
' lion to the School grant, to estab-
jlish schools in thin and pooi settle-
'meiils, or expend in any other way
ithey may think best for the advauce-
! ment of education. Against the mo-
; tion, 2(3 tories and 2 liberals. )
I Uesbarres — Condemning the inter-
ference of Sir R. D. George, in
1 preventing the passage at Home
j of the Registrar Bill, and asking
j an address to Her Majesty, re-
I questing instructions for the Gov-
i ernment to assfiit to a similar bill.
1846.
Ross— A bill to regulate the ai)point-|
ment of Sheriffs (different from!
the one so often introduced by
the Liberals.)
Dodd-
fees.
-A bill relating to Sheriff ';
Dodd— To keep the fees for record-
ing deeds high while Sir R. D.
George held the office.
Fraser—That all printing be let by
tender and contract.
Howe — Enquiring into fees taken by
8h-riHs.
Hutitinston — A bill to reduce ex-
pon?os on recording deeds.
J. B. Uniacke. — That Governrjent
should be represented in the As-
sembly by htads of departments.
Huntington — Tbia the Registrar of
I Deeds at Halifax be excluded from
the House.
:G. R. Young — An address to her Ma-
I jesfy, praying that all officers be
paid out of the Casual Revenue,
agreeably to the bill agreed to by
the House in 1S44.
Howe — That the Governor bo re-
spectfully requested to stipulate
with any person accepting any of-
fice included in the Civil List
passed in 1884, to be paid by the
rateb !\djmted by that bill.
,^H.., *
Limber of
to Secta-
toi! mov-
ing given
in to the
in addi-
to estab-
501 seltle-
)ther way
advauce-
!l the mo~
.s.)
he inter-
eorge, in
at Homo
nd asking
jes^y, re-
the Gov-
milarbill.
s taken by
iduce ex-
pds.
n'ernrjtnt
iu the As-
utineiils.
'gistrar of
uded from
to her Ma-
officeis be
Revenue,
•eed to by
I or bo re-
stipulate
ng any of-
[^ivil List
.id by the
ill.
Johnston — The siraiihane- \
ons polling bill.
Johnston — An address ,
thanking iier Mnjesty for ',
giving IKS the liberty lo '
give our markets to the i
Ambficans, by taking off ;
all protective duties, and
that we avail ourselves [
of the privilege bypass- |
ing a bill for that pur- |
pose.
Huntington
To reduce expenses on record-
ing deeds.
Howe — To reduce the expense of (he Crown
l^and Department.
Huntingion — To repeal the permanent grant
to King's College.
Howe- An address to her Majesty for the
purpose of having the expense of the Crown
T.and Department reduced.
Huntington — That all Printing be let by
tender ami contract.
G. R. Younc; — That Lord Falkland, in his
despatch to Lord Stanley, when Howe,
Uniacke and McNab were in the Council,
in 1843,) having said, "I very much la-
ment the invincible disinclination of the
Assembly to gr:it a round sum, in accord-
ance with your wishes, in exchange for the
Crown Revenues, without knowing the
several items to which the aggregate is to
be appropriated ; atid by another despatch,
dated April, 18'lfi, was advised, without
consulting this House, ard contrary to its
oti-esjjressed opinion^, to recommend that
in any future negociations for a settlement
of tliis vexed question, the Civil List
should be treated as a whole, and also to
state as a principle that the salaries of pre-
sent incumbents must be continued undi-
minished; therefore the Executive Coun-
cil, in advising the despatch of 1S46, did
fail in its duty lo the House and the
country.
V
18.18.
Dodd — To invite 5 clergy- 1 Huntington— To ballot for Chaplain,
men of different deiiomi-i
Uniacke — A want of confidence in the Coun-
cil.
Creolman — A bill to give equal privileges to
the freeholders of Colchester.
(On Young's motion, de
daring the Council had \
failed in its duty to the !
country by advising the ;
despatch .)( April, 184G, I
Johnston bronaht forward \
twenty-two "Whereases,"' ,
concluded by a resolution
declaring it was for the
benefit of the country the '
subject should bo deferred
until next Session.)
nations to attend weekly
as Chaplain.
Dickey — For.£2500 per an-
num to the Governor.
Harrington — That the sum
be £3000.
FuUon—Tluit £3000 be
G. R. Young- -To reduce expenses oi' record-
ing deeds,
given tu present, and| Huntington»-..A bill to give the people sonin
£2500 Iw 'utura, Gov'rs,! oQiitr-il ovo? jliiac;fi!».
I
r
Crown Land Departments.
Huntington — A Civil List bill.
12
Fraser-Tora.se the Chief iCreelman-Requiring Alexander Stewart .0
Jus ice Wary to £1250 1 refund son.e £226 sa.d to have been un-
currency. ! P^opevly drawn as salary.
'^^T^^^l^o^e^^ bill to reduce expense m the
over fllOO.
Johnston— That all arrears
be paid.
'"'Sli'pata £92?U.'8d;;u,,iacke-A ,,,11 .0 provide a more acoura.e
for arrears. ' inspection of public accounts.
Whitman— A bill rdlatnig
to the Civil List.
1849.
Falton-That the money Huntu.gton--To g.ve the jople some con-
lent Dalhousie should be trol nr the appouitment of Sherjtls.
Joh'nltn-For u.foru.a..on Henry_To repeal permanent grants to
as to the changes m office Kmg s College.
holders. iUniacke— A Civil Ljst bill.
Johnston — For names oil pnvileees to the
'Z S^f a„":«o;;;.1 H.uu,„s.o„-T„ rd,,™ o.vp.nse. on .cord-
of- date and circuit. ni;,^ deeds.
Harrington — Against, the ^ ^^
continponcics and -rmit ,Crcclinan-A b il to pie\eni ^-nv.
to Gou:rnor's Fr.v. H,;c. Peace Irom takn.g lees.
1850,
Jo„ns.o„-Awa«of«„.i- Hcry-AWll to repeM perm.nen, gran.
,.;;^,^;;LS^;r::,=c,ivo'o,[Sntf^.o„„c™„.,e.o„.oM„e
Llglu.c Co>,..o,l. Colomal Csloms and Excso.
so„,c of yon n,ay ^^^:^^^^:^^,!:::^:,sr^zx:!:.:^.
„„„■ „r tha, lov, .0 iu. n,|u y of 1 u on ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^
public sc,«anl5 luo .na.lcrs of ''° ; J'^' ^ ,' ,|i ,imc to come ; and you
,„ .„i, ,hon- v™,,:,, .. X' ;; 4 t; r. flnva„l n,a„y resolutions,
tZZSi a, tnd'olV c.::,,*: : -...l d o'nb,l.s? sc„t ,nany ,>,eoions docnntent.
/ ' s
jjtih WiffH8WBWW'»<
wart lO
>en »in-
in tne
accurate
)me con"
rants to
is to the
n record-
cs of the
nt grant
xpense of
;nl of the
he above,
ir iti mind,
! udvaiice-
slionld be
ce receives
; and you
; r('S^:ulatcd
lold on as
resolutions,
documents
/' ' \
13
to the Colonial office-their last retreat. But m spite of all their obstruc-
tive manoeuvering, we have obtained control over our pubhc servants, open-
edTe ro^d to prderment-so long closed to all but the favored few, to any
deserving individual, however humble, and fanly commenced the work of
Retrenchment in the public expense as shown by the follou.ng figures, wb.ch
"^■"^ ^^'^^^^ efTected since 183(3, by redaction of salaries and
Present.
3,750
nil.
700 11-2 10
700 337 10
Forineilj .
4,375
250
812 10
812 10
750
1250
500
700
Account of Savings
otherwise :
Governor's Salary,
Contingencies,
Master of the Rolls,
3 Puisne Judges,
Attorney General,
Provincial Secretary,
Militia expenses reduced,
Amount paid officers of Custom House,
4 Judges of Inferior Courts abolished,
Members pay reduced,
Interest paid in 1836,
Clerks of old Council stationary vV-c,
Old Crown duties formerly paid to Custom House,
Saving in laud department.
Harbour Master,
Suporintendans of Mines,
Collector of Excise at Halifax,
. Treasurer, ' ^ i » /i" i
r rrois delected in 1850 in ti.e rcndcrmg of the ace ts ot Coal
Mines,foi- wliich there are to be paid yearly, as per agreement
Errors detected in the Treasurer's and Sir R. D. 'Jeorge s
acc'ts., to say nothing of errors found by conmussioncrs,
(some of long standing) to the amount of £-^247 6s. \\^,
the yearly inieresl of which is
Less.
Sir R. D. George's pension as Secretary.
Judge Marshall's
- Sawyer,
. Ritciiie,
Present interest on fnnded debt,
Receiver General,
Cayhier of Savings Bank,
i"in;uH:ial Seretary,
1st. Clerk,
Expenses of Councils,
Revenue clerks, m ,
Sir R. I>. Georgo's peubion as Registrar of Deeds.
13
1-
4
8
9 2i
I'rc.-ifnl tavh)^.
£625
250
112
337
250
ri5{)
704
7,141
I,b50
100
4,526
200
2,500
301)
125
125
700
600
276 13 8
134 16 94
£21,412
11
8
£500
:m)
300
300
2,101
13
!0
600
250
600
200
870
17
6
475
20O
£6,697
11
4
il4,715
4
i
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^
14 /
There has then hf-on pFr^nff.^ ..
meat of 183/, that ."id tw t ^.^1:?^'^ ?"' 1'"^^ ""' ^«-'"="--
v.nce of Fourteen Thousand i:::^^ZLf::^, '^' '''f'' ^^ "^« ^^'-
over forty pou.ids per dav. VVhen the n nl'" ^'^'""^ ^ """'^^ -^ ^eing
about two thousand ...und.. HV nsion sho r o,', ^T'^^l ^""'"'^^ ^^^'"S "^
i'rovmceat their real vah,e. ac c, d , . l ' •' "^f ".^^•"S^'^ against the
rnn. The sruri.. houv^vci n i ^.i . '''W^^^^A time they have to
Shube.acadie Canal J ' ' '""' "^ '''^^" ""^^^««'- '^" account of (h«
whSr;:^i:!;t;; :::^s^^^'"^ ^^^ '"^ '--'"^ ^'^^ ^ -- ,^36.
Reducng the pnco of rocordiag deeds, -^.^SO
Striking oh the Judges' fees. 1,000
Making the total indirect sav-;,,- £10 -.00 . „ • , "^50
and other fen. reduced, and th. ncK-.t . " r, ' ' ^''^''^^'^e of Sheriffs
Land and of the s.nnitaneo s K^ ^^^^^ ^^Hmving control of our Crown
years have, then, not Ivea Htho."- . '"''""'■'' "'^ ^^'^ V^^i 14
tf-e immense direct v.a h s^ ' U "" 'Tf"'^^ "! ^ P^^"-«^y vieu^^vnd in
P-^^led ve.y n.any good niS 7o I ^i, " "^^'^-''^ ^'^ that which has
'^^•o.-n JO to 50 thousandanni, ! ' "''- government could expend
pay arrears, etc. withi^nlMir^n-^ f^'^'«' '-"^' ^elegri^.^
'^;' -ro of the crops throu^n h^ t ," " '^ ' ' ''• ' ''''' "^'" ^''<^
able articles couid be purcha ed r-n- ' ?\' '"^'"''^ '"''' ''""'V ^'^^^^ fiuti-
f'^ '-i-^g .t the rclS o^ie n::7n ' 'r;'^;'«/^"tios paid.
"^"1 that can l-.sibl^ aris. i v ^ ^t^'^!' ' ^el l at the only q„cs-
e^able you the better to decide v^^i.^,"' '^''''"^ '^^' S^^^^i- To
enable you tUo, better to docile 1 uUl n =—• '"
-' ,t;.e Johnston adnnnistr don Zj {^ r^ ^'^^'^ "1'^"^-" ^o the acts
-^onty are called.) The pnncii'L oniS;: .^l!'^ '"'''' '"''^ ^ ^
or th^ i^;t:^^s;s: t:;;:;-:^^;;-:.-'--;- ^';^ — ---
tonis department. Tho'resu if ih l ,, ' "■'^" !'"^ ^ ''^■''^''O' or Cus-
House on this irnportantnueior -''"'• '''^ ''"''"'' '" discourage the
Tories and one Libcr l^V ^ ' ";. .^ liZ'!" ''";^'" ''"'^'^''^^ «^ 'our
port. theyenna.erateanun.!":r;'d S\'"'''^^ I" their re-
that part of their report rclatin;;,^^;^ ' ^- 1^ l"t f f "?''«"^' «"d clo.e
Coinin.tceo also woi altendedl.y ,! f Snci T "^""" '''''^'' '^ ^h^
n.on that at present, tl,e ooil,..:,ion of 'v 'nl/ 7T''' 'T^ '''^ "^ «?'"
could not be united u.th the Tre'survvl.:' "'^ '^" ^''ovince
t''e public, and thev.havo there ^eiouti i?'''""'"'^ '^ ''^'''^^''S- to
l-^^'n-y into the e.p<.Honcy of su^ S w j ■ T"i?r^ '" '^"^«"« '''«
had^x.t.g cn.nnstance.^.tueruds; 'bS ^^ZZT^ f" '^^" ^'^^i^^'
-n<. ' he speculation of buvin" meal u--', .i , , ^ 't-
t <
.'*)«%.,
^PHUT BINOU
J comriiBnce-
? to the Pro-
mds • hein"
ne '>ther ar-
rly saving of
I against the
ley have to
>"iit 0/ the
since 1836,
tal £5,000
•3,750
1,000
750
<f Sheriffs
Mir Crown
i past 14
^v, and in
'■hich has
d expend
•legraphs,
*''hen the
fc'.v dijti-
d.
|'.V qnes-
>d. 'i'o
t'le acts
^fe jn a
nstances
or Ctis-
'■age the
of four
leir re-
d close
■>, '■• The
of opi- •
rovince
age to
le the
!>ropor,
(i
Ii the
giving
15
4th. The Simultaneous Polling Biil. This I supported as warmly as f
opposed the preceding Act to lepeal duties.
^ In 1844 the Johnston Admii 'stration having been pressed hard by G. R.
Young and others lor measures, moved a Civil List I3ill, and for a Commit-
luittee on the Customs and Excise. These movemen'.s, feeble as they were,
would be entitled to some credit did not the subsequent action lead us lo
doubt their sincerity — ^judgc for yourselves. In a despatch sent by their
advice to Lord Stanley, dated April i8'li (see Journal of 4G, Appendix
y;3) a few days after the passage of the Civil List by the Hou.se, in speak-
ing of the fulnro Governor's and Provincial Secretary's Salaries, they say
with regard to the former, " it will be impossible for him, ('exercise what
economy he may,) to live on £2,500, in the manner which his position re-
quires." As a remedy, they suggest that military men drawing pay as such,
should be sent out as Governors ; and respecting the Provincial Secretary
— that he always hold the jilice o( U':gistrar of Deeds. The-evident inten-
tion of this was to make the Colonial Secretary believe thai the reductioti
of salaries was a humbug, and could not be efFocted without injury to the
public service by narrowing the choice of Governor's to military men whoso
traininij- and habits are not considered the most suitable for Colonial Go-
vernors, and connecting the offices of Secretary and Registrars of Deeds.
Yet, respecting the latter, we fmd Mr. Howe living on the reduced .salary
without being Hcgislrar of Deeds, and no complaints are heard from hiui or
even from Mr. Johnston.
Again, although the House had, by a large majority, refused to grant a .sum
ill exchange for the Casual Revenues without knowing to what it was lo be
appropriated ; yet, they (the xMembers of the Johnston administration) did in
a despatch dated AprU. 181(3, recommend that in all future negotiations
about Iho Civil List, it should bo treated as a whole, and that the Colonial
Secretary should stale to the Assembly that all salaries must be continued
undiminished to present incumbents, while th'-y held" office. In plain terms
they request the colonial Secretary to ask a rouii<l sum for them L, divide.
Those are the acts of the Tories during the Johnston administration.
If you examine them closely, and award only their due merit, the Libe-
rals will not lose much.
An. attempt has latejy been mad.^ to jicrsuade you that Dickey and Ful-
ton, by their late action on the Governor's salary, are entitled to a largo
share of credit. How stands the case ? Earl Grey, itj a des|)atch to Sir
John Harvey, dated May 3d, 1847, (Journals of 1848, appendix SO,) says
that the Assembly would, in his opinion, exercise a wise discretion in
placing the Governor's salary at £4,000 ; but lliat he.- .^dajesty's Govern-
ment was not bound to stipulate for a larger sum than .i"3,500, and in
support of the view that this sum is necessary, he sends a copy of a mem-
orandum sent to him in Ajnil, iS47, signed by Johnston, Almon, llobie
and Wilkins, stating that .t;j,500 was . ot n)ore than necessary. IS'o'r,
Fulton and Dickey seeing it so plainly stated in this despatch that £3,300
was stipulated for by the British Government, moved for £2,500. Do you
not see that their object was to defeat the bill at the Colonial Office, and
in that way keep the salaries from being reduced ? Yet, on the strength
of this movement, their names were paraded bei'ore you previous to the
i?v*.
I.
16 . ;
veritable shadows of Alex3pr^J^ extravagance and abuse. The
who sent delegat^slo^En'Ta'S fo'^^/^nltltts 7' 't-^' ''^ ^^^
.rhese men are of that party that wrn^JTti f • I"""" '""'"S reduced.
IS not sufficient for a Governor hTh' '' V'^°"/"' ^''"^^ ''^^' ^2,500
that £3,500 is not too mu \ tl num hav".' b''^ °" '' '" ''^"'^ ^^.in,
Tories ;i;;t;f.a^ 2- SJs^'ir^-" '^^'"^'- ^^ey a., decent
salaries, I do say it was an n nU to Z ^iT''"' '"' '^""''"8" '"^ '"^duce
tiiere had been a particLT ifo ' j ,' f "'g^"'^^ of this country, ff
itself before. Whin S Co, f c n.n 1^1'^ '"'"' '^ ^"''^^ '''''' «'--"
was right with Mr. Dickey. VvC d ! fh" '"'''"'"^ ^^'''^"" '^ y^^^, all
in the lime of (he .lohnston ■ Imni ' "f" ''''' '''°^^' ^''^^'^ '"^''orm
small that thev. by lea ' ^o d ':'^^?:''' '1'"'' ^'^« "-'P^^^V was so
reasonable measure •' Notln '/w as , le f^ ^^mpliance with anv
ournais, you find them vo^^u Z^l^t . " ''''' ^"^^ 359 of
t^iat can exist in any countrv -^he h Ih r ''"^ '''°'''^ nionopolies
Treasurer was, surely^ a well^aM 1 f ^^^600 'aT't^'r'"?^- ^^'^^
day, yet we see by the Journals of the same veW^^^' .^"' ^'"'^ P"-^''
iorg.ving him an extra hundred pounL Of all tli T '^ ""' f'^^ ^^'"^
these men have shown the stronal.f "ii .; } ^''^ ^''"^^ "^ ^^e House,
the people of their co r ^ 'IW intS T '' '''H ^^''gh-shod ove
the management of their &ur Ho'uf^^ound' b'n?'" f " ''''' ' ^"' ^-
members would attempt to insert a Lih!r^ ' ,''''''"^^^' ^'^"^ °^ 'he
P;--ople a controlling pLer Tev wo.M^^^ ^?''P'f "^'° 'f> giving the
House, however, al^lengt fo cej Zi tn ff '" l^'f, ''^''^' *^^"- The
Grand Jury tlie control of it The' olh , ^b.ll which gives the
ral or Special Sessions the power to'com, el Tt^' '" f ^^" '' ^ive Geue-
the roads to have wheels one-eigh or tT, t 1 "^^"'./^'^ '^'''''^ deals on
take them. The effect of this wo ,M I I '' ''^'^^ ^' ^'^^ ^^'^'^ might
to be rafted to Wallace t P ^w 1 Tb ''" f" ^'^''' ^''''^ ^" ^eals
U.vide their county .if int^diSfcr to hJl^^'° -ntroduced a bill to
of Lumber appointed to .4l Sit , ' \'"'v'"'^ ""^^ ""^-- ^''^^^vor
trict, he was \o be fiu^d and mm 1 ed ^ T ?"'' 'T'^ '''' °^' '"^^ ^''«-
who had mliueuce enou^rat t e So si^ P"'^"" ''''•"' ''''^' "'^''y '^^^chant
would be, in e/fecr, InsC S mvey T If' fh::^'^' ^T^y^' ^^^^^^^^^^
much notice has been taken of 1,01^0;,. i , gentlomen think too
their friends for bringing th.nfowa^^^^ "^7 ^''''' ""'>' '" ^latne
Many, no doubt, will be ^t a los^tnT. '7''^'"^ '° ^^■''""' '''^^'^^^■
people give their suppo t to h^S ie si IT. T/^^ ?f '"^^"^ ^^^'^'^^ '^--"^^t
country from bankr.ptcy, and'f tho Ro.nn, , ''"' ^^''"™ ^'''' '-''''^^ the
tl^e people. Some do so f on' the want of rZ 7'''''' '''"^' ^^ '^'^^'^
reverence and regard fur old custom "l?H 11 ^'^ '"^^™^"^'>' ^"^ a sort of
is very strong. In some partTo e P ^^ ^"^^" ^^'' ''^''''^ ^^"'^ ««">«
habitants could be persLed olbandon r'' '^^^'^-^l '^"S before the in-
was also a great relLta.ice w th ma^fv L l'"^ '"^^^^ P''"^*''" ^^^^''''
at.d have o„e« near, the .h^pf of^^Z to^SlJ^^Zr^:;;^
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tut: I
3 •' Save the
abuse. The
eld the party
iing reduced,
that £2,500
; and again,
■rumental in
/ are, decent
g to reduce
"ountry. If
have sliovvn
a year, all
their reform
rity was so
R with any
page 3;39 of
monopolies
eeds. The
e hours per
L they were
the Jlouse,
-shod over
r, a bill for
any of the
giving the
hill. The
gives the
;ive Gene-
i deals on
lim might
1 ail deals
a hill to
Surveyor
t' his dis-
merchant
'ippointed
liinif too
to blatue
salaries.
i) honest
aved the
:> elevate
a sort of
ith some
! the h\'
'J 'he re
d shoes,
growth
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'r
:y p-
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Ir^f sl\"a^^ \^;- ^^-- they are deceived by the private"
cples in nrivate matt^lsay v et^r^h! 7«"'^'.«"Jy ^arry oJt thei? S
wrong, but that having --o there Lm. '"'.'" \^''' ^''"''> '^^t it was
^oon expose their absu'du;/', ^0.: , Zv wo ,M ^'^'^^'^^^--they would
"any, do so. Takp ne ^/ ''"'"",-.» mey would act cons stentlv p..,.
find 5,em remo,,^glZT7l'lT ''"""' "'" «■ Smith i^d you :m'
■he,r dealing,, ,, i, .^n/ X, fc i,"''";^! ,""f ^^"' ""•> honest
such men their voles - Voi Zi , Liberals do friqnentlv oij
we find these men bv Jet'allTJ" '""l' "' ""^ •'>'""«1». ^y of 1846
««>.ds must not be redL, fi, \ ' > '"* """ S,t K. D. Geore.'s Jh^n'
four shillings pet^d" '':t' ^oZ^^ro'^.l^'^^ »' '-O'dingT^/s t,"
and must be reduced t„ tinee s Hlli„r; , '"'°' ^°'^' "" 'he roads
Huntington tnoved to ^ive C so to i. if '"' ^-l'^"'*; "nd that ..vhen
;6.a,„edaLatX;i: ter;:;- i'if'i'ikrr'if '™ «■" ^'■™""
.^eTu'ietrrti-^^^^-s^r^iVr'^^^'^''--
•old rortunes , but , do t v ' thThr',™'"." "'" "= («" HosJ,^ e^
and mar fortunes bv «rorlnn7,L , '™ "'""'^ something to . ,»ll
;^e rule o, oontrarfes-;!" fs ToZtTZ tf h™'=V ^"^'^ '''" " -
Mr. Ross, when on the hustings sad " vf '"'Y '"'"""fuHy it works
no salary shall bo over £400 a-ye»r -■ bit 'wf «""",: """" "■«. and
wdl remove every abt,se and e« ^v. gal't'thr ^ " ''^'' S^n.lemer,'
Ross the member, he says: ■' No S^" " ^ """>Uy." But as Mr.
K. D George for recording deeds mf,!S' u' '"""opoly held by Si>
r^ordtng deeds mnst no.'be -educed ■ ■ Se'e b"'™ "P ' ""' P*o „
fh,^i^ n'^'"' "» canvasser, he say. " v.! ""=, ==""= J°"™als, page
cartCrpr? ^7stT™^T ^ °^°» '• ^n.-Kdtaterth"- '
vaaser said • " vL „ '.?™ Journals, 1843, page 824.1 S .L ''°
if
4'-
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times." But again, the member said : '« No, gentlemen, the laborer's
wages on the ro. ds shall not be four shilling a day ; they must be reduced
to three shillings and sixpence." (Journals of 1845, page 279.]
It has been said that if a man finds himself in the company of those
who set up no standard of principle lor themselves, hut only strive to pull
others down, the sooner he leaves them the better. Now, the Tories
never say a word of their principles, but are continually harping on
something the Liberals have not done, or something they have, in their
opinion, done wrong. Mr. Munro gave us a specimen of this on ncmina-
lion day. He had nothing to say about his own principles ; all was. that
Mr. Creelman had not carried out his, and i\rxi the Financial Secretary's
office is unnecessary, and he would endeavor to abolish it, if he got in
the House. As he is one of that party who was satisfied with the old
state of things, and are desiring to get back to it, let us see how much
would be made by the return.
The Custom Hou.se collected the foreign duties, and retained in 1826,
'27 and '28 no less than £32,321 7s. od., or nearly eleven thousand
pounds a-year. In 1829, the Assembly agreed to give £7,144 18s. lOd.
yearly in lieu of all such charges. In addition to this, the Province had
an Excise officer at Halifax to collect the home duties with a salary of
£700, and a Treasurer at £(iiJU. In 1837 the Liberals commenced to
agitate for a union cI the Customs and Excise, and by steady perseverance
have at length succeeded, and in place of three officers for the collection
of revenue we have but two costing much less.
COST or OLD SYSTEM.
Paid Custom House,
do. Excise Office,
do. Treasurer,
COST OV NEW SVrTEM,
Financial Secretary,
First Clerk,
Clerks collecting revenue,
Receiver General,
£7,144 18 10
700
600
X8,444 18 10
£600
200
500
600
£1,900
Annual loss to the Province by Mr. Munro's plan, £6,544 18 10
Besides a great iuconvenience to ship-masters and importers of goods
in having to transact their business at two offices instead ot one. Yet,
I think this is only a fair specimen of what we might expect to lose
by having Mr. Munro for a representative, provided he had his own
way.
In addition to the above great saving in the cost of the establishments,
we have provided a proper inspection of Public Accounts. The want of
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this was long felt by the Assembly and Council, a& you will see by th«
following extract from the Joint Committee from the AsBembly and Coun-
cil on the Public Accounts :
"The Committee, in closing their report, have to observe that they find
if altogother impracticaljje, in the limited time allowed for the purpose, to
give tiiat close ami satisfactory examination to the several accounts -'iid
papers submitted to them, that the public interest demands, and are uiily
tif opinion that this duty can never be well and properly performed, unless
"ome person of suitable (|ualification is appointed to inspect and audit all
accounts and papers connected with, or commg from, the respective de-
partuients of the public service, who could devote his time and attention
to a minute and thorough investigation of all these several accounts and
papers as they come to hand ; such an appointment, the Committee be-
lieve, would effect a saving probably far exceeding any expense it might
mvolve ; wonld facilitate the business of the I-cgislature, when convened;
and it is hoped, would exhibit a much more satisfactory state of the pub-
lic accounts. The Committee therefore strongly recommend this subject
to the favorable consideration of the House.
'•Committee Room, 13th larch, 1844."
You perceive by the above tliat as far back as 1844 a committee from
the Council and Assembly recommeiid the appointment of an officer such
as is the Financial Secretary. And who will deny the necessity of it
whfc.. vvitfiout it the whole public account could only be glanced at; espe-
cially when, even by this hasty e.\amination. errors have been detected
therein. During the first and second years I was on the Committee on
Public Accounts, I, by the mere bird's-eye view I could only take, detected
errors, some of long standing, to the amount of one thousand one hundred
and nine pounds, which were surcharged to the Treasurer. [See Journals
of lS46and 1S46.J
VVlion the coal mines were about to come under the control of our
Government, 1 examined some of the Journals and found that a system
ol errors had been practised in the casual revenue. 1 communicated the
fact to the Government shortly afterwards, as appears by the Journals of
1850, Appendix 22, called on Mr. Cunard, the agent of the Mining Asso-
ciation, for the sum of j£6,389 2s. 4d. Mr. Cunard, in a letter to the
Government, does not api ear to dispute the legality of the claim; but
says the receipts granted in full must be conclusive as far as they go.
That because the Association had lost money, had never claimed dues on
the export of gypsum, and had conducted their business with liberality
and fairness, they were entitled to the best considerations ; and therefore
lie (Mr. Cunard,) i'elt the Government would not think of demanding pay
for 'he small coal. Although the Province may not require the Company
to pay some £300 annually as Royalty on the small coal, or some £500
arrears tor the same yet nothing can bo clearer than that by their lease
all coal sold is entitled to pay the Royalty. It, however, appears by the
Journals that Mr. Cunard paid in one thousand one hundred and f leven
pounds fifteen and two-pence, on account of errors of short payments, and
so
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agreed to | iv nn increase for rent of £276 13s. 8d. annually, leaving, as
the memor.iii Imn of agreement shows, the ckitn for Royalty on slack or
small coal to see if the Legislature shall think fit to demand it. Yet,
with all tlip saving by this new systom, and with all these blunders,
Ebenezer P. .Miiriro, I'.scinire, Attorney v.t Law, stood before the people
on nomination day, and declared that a Financial Secretary or Inspector
of Accounts is not required. If Mr. .Aliinro is ever brought to understand
properly what he that day talked about. Ins feelings will be far from
enviable.
It has frequently bi.-en said that as wc have now Responsible Govern-
ment, and as the Tories cannot wrest it from us, it matters little who
goes to the Assembly. Passing by the ingratitude ot this, I ask you, is it
enough to got a ship under weigh ; is it enough to have good tools ? No,
If you wish to derive profit and advantage therefrom, you must find men
capable, willing and anxious to use them. Now, if the Tories should
obtain the power at the next election, tlicy dare not go back by a direct
course, but they would indirectly. 'Ilicy would be unwilling to take hold
of the good tools that have been provided, and employ them for your
benefit. It woii'ld hv. very like thn Inst .lohnston reign— a stand-still — a
dead set — an obslrnction of the reform movement.
It is true much has been done, but still there is a great deal imdone.
Is there any use in p.tyiiig noarly one thousand pounds a-year to Adju-
tants of militia now, when the system has gone 'lown r Should Mr. Nut-
ting be allowed to sail Prolhonatory's offices thro;jghout the country so as
to pocket half the whole foes while others do tho work. This is on tho
same principle as the Registrar of Deuds. There are also the abuses in
the Vice Admiralty and other Courts, ami there is wanted a system of
education that will ensure a common education to t\w poor, home manu-
factures, home markets, railroads, itc. Tlie good work. howev«*r, has been
fairly commenced. And let me ask you if you feel disposed to obstruct
11 ? Look back at the past, aii<l see if you do lu-l find, in tfie good which the
Liberals have effected, a siiflicinnt guaranleo for the future. Look to the
time when every office of honor and emolument in the hiud was closed
against you and your sons. V/hen none but the sons of those holding
them could e.xpect to succeed ihem. Think, too, of the many thousands of
your money that were annually wasted by the Tories. And, then, ask
yourselves if you wish a return of those things, to be again hewers of
wood and drawers of water to a (oav individuais in the city, who would
care not for your interest ; who would care not how miserable the existence
you dragged out, so Ijug as yon wore able to furnish a suflicient number
of thousands for them to sport upon. If this be you.'- wish, then do what
you can to carry it oi.-t Go to the hustings at the ne.\t election and
vote for the Tories. And thereafter having done so and retired to your
houses, you that iiave sons can call them around you, and say to them
thus, " Boys, there is a party of men in this Province called Liberals who
have ever since 1837 been laboring, among other things, to oj>oii the road
to preferment so that if, when you come to manhood, you can obtain the
good opinion of your fellow countrymen, you will have the same chance
of filling the highest offices of honor and emolument as the richest
> -V
5y'o<»i.
y, leaving, as
ty on slack or
and it. Yet,
ese blunders,
c the people
{ or Inspector
to luuJeistand
be far from
sible Govern-
irs little who
ask you, is it
id tools ? No.
lust find men
rorifts should
;k by a direct
g to take hold
lem for your
stand-still — a
deal undone.
ear to Adju-
xild Mr. Nut-
country so as
his is on the
the abuses in
a sysle.')! of
home mann-
!V*ir, has been
3d to obstruct
>od which the
Look to the
d was closed
Ihoso holding
thousands of
iid, then, ask
in hewers of
, who would
the existence
cient number
then do what
election and
tired to your
say to them
Liberals who
>)>oti the road
n obtain the
same chance
; the richeet
iJan'a son in the \»nii n
I have .„pp„„,d JroZ'^X Zle'^^'l^i' "^^ '»'«' •«•-.< y.« ;
"MS inducement to act with ,u " "'"^e to keep from v on thiaT>,.„^« . ",'
^ In conclusion, I haveTo'Ja'^l.^^!;: °^ "»'"? in the'worlS" '•^'"".' "^
of publio men 1 wnnU r f^ " ""' '''^•"y I have taken w.m .k
every realTrlend nf I ^'^^^y ^'^"' »<> others, and that I Tn'I^'^'' ""'"*'»
LoNooNDKRM, March, 1861. ^- ^- McLELLAN,
Dailyjnterest paid .n 1836 on the standing debt
^^o. on loan to Shnbenacadic Canal !
Total interest paid daily in 1850,
£12 8
£600
Nearly sums granted since IMqi f .l ' " *6
expense of the Railroad Survey ^"' '^' ^^^ "^'''•ce, including the
1844 £]nnnf\
1844-
1846-
1846-
1847-
-£10,000
— .30,000
— 30,000
■— 35,000
£105,600
848 £31,730
1849 — aaleso
1850 24,100
1851 30,000
£109,480
3,400
In 1848 snd 1849 £100 wbk ar...i.j JEl 12,550
canal properfv '^'^S^^l'h, arrears of salarie. and some^
I £6,887
The Johnston Admimstratiow.
To obstructmg for f^r vT"' "'' ''' "'""'^ "^^ ^''^ ^-'-. Dn
^vhichhasi^:;^t^eT:L::r8r"""«°^^^''^^^ '^ ^
u , ';«• • '^°'"' ■ - £45,450 16
% be..ehts of Simultaneous Polling Rill
Du. the People, . ' ' ' £2,000
I'-l..s.vconoss by sundry. preci;u. job;." '
£43,460 16
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What a vast amount must have been lost by the obstruction of that
party from 1836 to 1847, when, as you see above, it was over £30 per cky
iJiiring the limo of the Johnston reign. VVhilo th« savings effected by the
Liberals arc now about j^IO daily ; one-half to tiie Province Chest, and
the other to the people in reduction of fees of registraring deeds.abolishuig
Superior C-'ourts, ^c.
1 -,[iall he prepared on nomination day at 'I'ruro, or olsewliere, to prove
that the quotations I have made from the Journals are Rubstantially -orreci,
provided i havo reasonable notirR of the particular fads on which informa-
lini is required.
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