IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-S) V A ^^ f/j (/. ^- 1.0 I.I 1.25 1.4 6" M 12.0 1.6 V] / > A d?^' # PhntnorQnViip Sciences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. 14580 (716) 872-4503 ^^ ^ .•V qv n> k ^^^'L. <^^\. '^o^ '#. m ►««*.*" wtmWlJI UNO.., "r_: Syracui* s. Y.. ^ k'r I II! (i 1 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 "•"■-■*>.: *!!«•#» ^ 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 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 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^:;;^ \i ■^»,v «fT BINDER 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 -^ 'r :y p- 17 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'- 1 F-^* 1 % 18 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 ■ST-* i ■INOIR \ 19 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 li 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, aiioii 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 ** ^ ;wfe- 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. '^ f- ij 1 • ; J fecs.t'*^*si> I X -•*■ '^ ■ ' i-i If li ff '1 1 ' 1 * ■ ( ^ Jk r^^"= ^ffSi* / «t #•• J- ■I P3 I '^ •> ;■< .4