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Ibo otl.cr EriiUh North AmcrU^auColouics is o„o which will undoul,tedly bo l" ,t a an early ponoa before the ^-'^^^-^^'^ J^f^t^l .ia.J for decision, one w.y "^ '\\° '''■:;• ^'^J!', '^Vat- .Ucn.cc of ai'y attempt bv olhors, uuacrlakcu the taA ol Uraw Ulryotr atteaUon espociaily to the subject, by mcaus of th,. .hort ^tl'y ii'cntion is to do BO in as clear and ^i"'!''" f '°,™ "J. ,=="' to „ mud, and with as much l,revity aa the ^"^'Je^t w.M adu^.t. T umv eav for inyscll, aa those who know uic aud juUfee n,o .».i'ly":Ul £el!:;e, ^,at if in this matter -U.^bucss «tu - -? ,v„y bo attributed to me, it ii regard for a »«'f-'' ""' '^ '^ is deDciide-at upon the good v.-hich must accrue to that commoa iluutry of which 1 am aScative, and of whose P-Ijl" ,»»' ""' laving no iutcrcst and no hope or asp.rat.on outs.do or bcjond it and them ; and 1 would, if for iWa reason alone, advocate ioth in- bu'what I believe- io be for the public advantase. I t thf^ tnueh, because I a.u aware how ready so.ne are lor tbo ;ue of r. Sine thoso a,.d iu,pu,nin, the acts and -8-?= °f th,>.e they Lave an iuteroat in injuring or oppos.ng, to altnl^u o e and selhah tt.o.ive.. Not that there .s »"/ "^S^^f '■' ihi. kmd of imputatioi., for the question .3 not whether any par^ i 'ula Ln or men have sclfiutcrest lu view, or arc l.kelj to L fit more than some others. The quesUon ■" contj^oversy •1^ • 4V. cr-mo Tq it '^ocd or 13 It bad f Wuatareiuo ar,u,uenron one side and the other, and what are the eonclu- vioiv^ to bo urav/u Ircn these rcacors ? To th^e introductory remarks I wc^ Id add that as one mot.vo J ioAhe ubUcation ol III Review, I ah V><>'mf^'^l-^VO^~ hv a desire not to be misuuderetood or m.sintcrpretea b) the eople tUo country, t d my con.tituont. in parttcuar, whoso iuiorcste I represent, tlud whoso w.lfuro us Bucb is in this mutter ijy chief concern. i '« /I / **» Since tlio qacslion nf a Conatitulion was figltatcd, wc have Lad nono of equal public importance before U3 ds that of Confedora- lion. It is ft very pitIgub and a very dclicato one ono opoa whicli no map needs bo ushnraed to have hesitated, to have wavered or to bavo chan{»cd hia views. I may eay for myself thr.t my opinion fiae never much changed. I have always be- lieved that Newfoundland wua in a difi'cront position from tho Continental Colonic? — that while with regard to them the bencfU of amalgamation was apparent and positive becaase of their close connection and of their similarity of character and their common intcrcet in all public works — we were bo placed that without ppccial provibions suited to our local circomstances the principle of Confcdornlion would not bo applicable, and coold not bo justly applied to this Colony. 1 was and still am opposed to tho Queljcc Convcriiion, upon the general terms of which tho Canadas, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia have entered tho Union ; but as that Union has been since carried out, and as if wo remain out of it wo shall be subjected to aerioug disndvan* taj^cs ari?inf» from n separate c.^islence, as well as excluded from its positive benefit*, I now feel that we ought to prepare ourselvea to negotiate for admission npon the beat terms wo can secure, and if certain conceasions bo made, to unite with the rest. Tha matter will certainly bo brought before tho Legislature in its next session, and 1 should bo ono to oppose the deter nioation of tho quosiion until tho HufTrages of the people had been taken open it ; but in common justice to tho country, the Constituencies should be made awuro beforehand what aro to be the terms and conclUiona upon which wo may become a part of tho Dominion, and tbo LeRislaturc and Government should tako early steps to n?certain this. There is no uso ar.d no reason in going to the country upon *' Conledcration " or " no Confederation," for as the Quebec Convention docs not in all rcsnects meet the views * ot the people, tho whoio question is one of terras. Tho Nova Scntians. in their late elections, rightly rejected those members who voted for tho Uuion, without first asking their assent. Our Legislature will I hope first ascertain the best arrangement to bo made, and then ask you if you arc willing. We shall consider by and bye what wo ouni try ,u.tain itsell and carry on tho Government ^f .tho Col«^^^^^ Certainir not without a ve., considerable ancreaso »";^° PJ^^'J; rate of t'axation-cqw^,^ to, if not much exceeding ^"J^ '"f^/°.^* anticipaed from the Confederato Governmeot, ^>thoot tho brne rof nvin- free trade Kith the other Colonics, ana subject to tt alsadvanlaie: their hosulo tariffs and alienation from us ^'^l7u •:Ut:^^a^^"lc and gloomy pictarc; but we^ninst con- front it boMly and in the li-ht of truth and reason. We can not by u lin< 19 face to the wall change its dark shades into light- re- md bauty. Unreasoning " Anti-Conlederatcs on any to L' will say/how is Confederation to change the prospect ? llZ a continuauon of the present condition offers no hopo of LpTov^me'nt, and that would^>e,quito a sufficient ans^^^^ Ex- r^n imoiit tlnH not Only becomes jns-vihabla, but it is lorcea upou u a7a d V as tl.o present fuils yed by us; but you will see hereafter that I propose as anessen-^ tial that clioctive means of intercourse must bo established as a con* union of our adhesion. I Having referred to tho general benefits which flow from a Union t)f States, and which aro not capable of being stated as mattes of ai ithmetic, and which must under circumstances not positively adverse, |;radually develop themselves, I turn to the consideration of the dia- advanlageti and unfavoraldo influences to which wo shall be subject, if wo conclude to remain out of -tho Union. " Ai present, and bccaufio it is expected that wo are shortly to (nom- ic with tho rest, our produce is not subject to taxation in Canada ; 8 t^,B c,m not contmue-thc Tunff to bo csm^^^^^ ^^ it ^v ill any LJi.&ouving Colonics on no «^^^^ J'^'X ^W ot ^^.va Scotia ^^'^;,,., forlr.tanc., .h.lo ^^.^/^^^^ t' ^^u^'^^C^^^^^^^ State. ^iU Ro in auty fiTO ; ^^^l' '^^l'^^^^^^ a, imports from foreign «-.rrr trap's": '"r^^^s'LrX^.^a Tnl acst?oy our intcr-ColoniM <=ommorco^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^. „, . Daring tl. l-ast =''°™' l_'''f;"„yself tho character, condit.on and for t\^o parpo30 of "''^^"^ ""- ;?J °/ „itU ,,hich wo ^vete expected to prospects of tUc pr ncipal i ' °^'"^" " ,. ;„ raptaroM tc"M "f ^„y'o..rsclve5. I Jo i,<.t '"„f> ("^^^^^VoCdr-^n estimate of .hoir ,1,» Canudas I msh \^^'^°J^Z^Vl.:,s ultimately be led to position or of the possible »d™"tage| je J „,„„„, » country Scriro from conneot.on "''J' f Sf e.'e^t.tions were far exceeded In uU tilings I wos »f "f f ' ""„ Zlxlw odin.t that my views, after '•1 tl td Un' ::TZI S;rw;Vcted to,mds CWederatton n"S^:Lr;rS:nboro>^^^^ v,lth which the C';™''»;X,oof con? o,rvo.ll know, the Province, end our entire c othmg, wh lo of cour.o a ^^^^ ^^__ ,^ ^j can supply us ^f ^IfXccd th Hu ;ives for the tearing of sheep, R peasantry not bctte. P'='«>* °'" f „, prc.lucing for their own use llx the raisins ff''°'™:'''f„7„Uorhc 'articles of woollen textures ; Cloths, flannel, blanUetms, »»J. ''' ",,, ,o„ols, and other euch goods, U »ahins their ov=n Jo" f , '^^^'J\,„U, besides the h sher •nd eo with tlicir leathcr«ai o. J-n ^ ^^ ^^ ^ national ;i«, «» manufactures in the ^J^ ^ "=^7„,,,i„„y, »„d all Wnds of ex...t in the I7'*°"lf , 'to X als». manufactured, so .that the »et«l tools .nd ™P'<^"><'"'' "^ Y^l Bru'iswick which manufacture. tfTpci has already been «''«' '° ^r/,.,-,do restrictions under Con- ,».h articles for iWolf, tbc "jn""' ° f ' b„j„g inported there from Memtion ha, already ^ ' '^/^^.tf he l<«a fndustry. Surely tho Caoada. .nd Uoldmg '»»P«'''°°:, ?, ,ell ,o imitation bv u, in some enmpte of .uch facts i»u»t ~«';"',^',^i, ,uhiect I would mention a. 9 cjv^rt tens of lliousands of scal-Bliir.s am! tomo tljor.sanda of hide?, t; lo raanufactured into leather abrciiil, mucli of which ia returned to U3 if ihcfoiin cf leather and ready-made kv.lherwarc, with the extra ex: cnsc alt-iching to it of two fici-hts und uvo duties, Avhilo boro one tinncrvcannotboBUCCCSsrully ronductcd. _ ._ .„ I know that ii has been urged that iho Confederate Tanir wi.l ' operate a3 one p otectivc ot Canadian industries, and that wo can con- tinue to import from England and elsewhere, and suppose wo admit tor the sake of argument that tho Union duties were to exceed ours by two three, or four per cent., would this difference countervad tho advintagc' wo should gain by getting such articles as ihc other Pro- vinces can eupp'y us vilh duty free ; and it must bo al«o remarked, us I said before, that we can nut continue •he present system m iUj3 cuuntry without increasing taxation. A'ain, we can not pvovlda for ourselves improved intercourse by o'cam with tho outer world— and il is oil impoilant ihat liiiB object Bliuuld be Becured. Wiih such means, and the necessarily extended trade with the other Colonies, will the boldest sceptic deny that tho opportunities of tlie people for cntcrpiise, improvement and general uJvancemcnt in civilizution, and the mutual avading of the rcaourcea of each other will be materially promoted. y\gain, have wo a right to expect that Great Cntain will look \TitIi favour upon our persistent isolation, and preserve for us a separate do- s partmcnt ut the Colonial office ; tiiat the liiitish llevc^nues will contri- bute to our steam service or defray the expense of our troops, kc, if contrary to the imperial policy we "decline a reasonable opportunity ot uniiing with the sist.T Provinces, bhall we not rather expect to bo fiubject to many trials and expenses and unfavourabU) distinctions, and possibly while not Bliaring iu the dignity, equality, advaulojes and prctuctioa of the Confederacy, be plated in tho position of u Provinco 1 politically sul.ject to the Govc^iimeut of the Union, and having to cor- i respond with and account to tho Imperial Government through it. Tuere is no Constitutional principle to prevent a position so bumiUa- ting, and the satibfuctiou of having claimed and exercised the political I privilege of preeerving our present form of Government, and an mde- [ pendent cxisience would iu such au event bo poor indeed. .' No;v, OS to lh3 Quebec Cuuveatiou, entered into m IbO-i, and as 1 . bavo stated, upon the maia terms of which the Caoadas (now called lOi.tuioaud (Quebec,) Kcvr lirunswick and Kova Seotia have sinco : Confederated, I will explain v.hal I consider to be- such raodific:.tion3 ::* eni additional Ur»s » wc eaould eiipcct beforo atiirming tho project :. of Cuion. ,. . •i hy that Convocation, !\cwr.iundlana could enter upon conditions, toa,j of wLicb v.lto inado rpeciaily favorable io our orcumstanoes, and to latiiCcd wero tlo Delor-t« fiom our Govornmcntwuh that ficUcuui Hi iLc liai), xHiMey uii la vUas Utur '♦ k'at curscUcs iro law U& •I 10 ift itft'o thil wo afTixea our signntures, 03 individual*, to tli«l R.'pofI, liih the fall conviction tlmt the v/dfare of the Colony ^ill bo promoted /;7 cnltrin'- the Umon it proposers, nnd that ntg ca»i not reject it ,,;iho.t a^iavating the injariou3 conscciuences of our present .sola* hion" t^v\ I atn not prepared to sny th.t tlu-y or any other od. Toca?^\ of Confederation, who hold views favor.bleto the auop ion of ihc Oaehcc Convention, rather tlian not Cnvfedcrate at «",«!«{ not bo more correct in their judsmcat than I and others ^ho thmk '^' aM>c&'C Rcsoliuiong, and tlio Imperial Act since passed, provide for th- Esocativ.3 authority or Government, and the cstabhshmen, Tv\ conglitution of the general Lo-islature. With rofcrcnco to theaa LdlntTl matters, thevo is no objection made. I thmk they are TveTrdcvis^l as possible. Our number of Representatives mtho . ITou.c of Tommons ia. accordin;^ to population, Ect do^^n at CJght. V'c'can find no fault ^vith un a^ljasimrnt based upon « pnncp le wh ch .m'l U cruully to all. T.o ipnuonco of such a number of vje Lchosen ^.-\rf\nvoi united nnd huvin- a common end, nouh not be mcon- ::?:;; to ;^cial;y.lie";ho d^ontsorthe wholo Parliament an, con 'l 'red. a^id bides with well-defined tcrm^ embod.cd in any con* et'uti^nal arrangement WO may make, there needs bo no fear of '' I'baJ^l^for^eferred suHlciently, I think, for present purposes to i ha\. icrorc ^eieireu Government, except on the question l^St.''" Xrtll G:n';il rl:iLc„t is ..rorrla by the Qucbc, ^'"Tho^nnrositiou or rcjulation of Duties of Castome or> ImpotU 'Ph.- mrosition or regulation of Excise Duties. t!!o rlu/ng of monc"y by ul! or any other modes or systems of ^\Tf' course it 13 essential that tho right of general taxation, for tlio Jro^T. of rub ic Revenue, shall rest with tho General Pailiamcnt; Tn/ t'mus bo home in mind that no duties can bo imposed upon ua nn-l It must oo i-ori t Provinces of tho Union, so which will no app^ ^ ^^ 1\ f^.i ,ould bo absurd to suppose. la ; o Vc^Lll Go^^'nmrt 'Uuld establish a system of taxation liat the -^^^'^^7 "^j. f unduly burthening Newfoundland, when having m vien the ^;>^\; "f^,^,, ^^.^uld be subject to the eame. u Brunswick and Kova Scotia ; and further, that thii Colony would Buffer cicessivclf compared wlUi the rest, if any eucb tax wcro im. DOBc'd • our Btaplo products of Cih and oil must bo cxi)res3ly aeclared exempt from taxation on il3 munufacturc or export, for tho purpose B of the General Government ; for I do not hold with some that orgums from modern principles of political economy, it is suflicient for us to trust to the belief that there k no likelihood or danger Cf nnv bucU duty ever bcint; imposed; and if ever those articles wcro taxed m tUo event of imperious emergencies, it thould be for our own local pur- poses. This correction beiug made, the most serious of all objectioni would be removed. . , ^,. ,». »„ liy the CGth Section of the Quebec Convention, the Mines, Minerals, end ungranted and unoccupied Crown Lands of tho Colony nro to belong To the General Goverumeni, in placo ol the Local Government ; and m consideration thereof wc aro to receive ^loO,000 lowards the tmount to bo annually allowed for our licvenuo out of iho general Lxchoquer ; and it is provided that the Colony thall retain td3 right ot opening, construcdog .d cont: oiling roads and bridgCi thiougU anv of the said lands, .now to this proviso I would havo added a reservation of the right of the people to cut wood upon aM ungruntcd and unoccupied land.° as they now do. Not that I believo thcro wouid or could bo any i)ractic^l intericrenco with the custom, but tor cjution'8 Edke, on bchdf of the poor, I should like it expressly reserved. This clause to which I have just rcforred, and by which our mmoi cad minerals aro tv bo transferred to the General Government, Las been f und fault with. I am, on tho other hand, in favor of this pro- vision, becauso I am (with others much better qualified to judge), convinced, that thcro u immense undeveloped wealth m this country imbedded in its rocl:^ and under its most barren surfaces, ihe geo- lo'ical survey hitherto piosccuted, tlie natural coniormatioa ot tUu I^Vand, tho numerous promising searches from time to time made, tdo hidden truths already biought to ligU;, and successful issue by ex- penmcmsin tbo Tilt Cove, LuMauche, and other mines, testiiy to this; and I am iuoHued to think fow will bo found to qucction tho rreatcr capacity of tho General Government to Qevclop and utiliao theso resources Under this cbuse the Confederacy will have a airect intercut iu turnin:; them, if po3.7:blc, to valuable account ; and mstejid ot the very impcrfec!: surveye, which the means at tho disposal of the Loci Government cni-ble it to provide, I havo no doubt that such explor:.lion3 will be coudacicd on a hrgo and expensive Bcale by the uL able Liid Ecicntiiio ncn, and this, if our hopes bo well fouriacd. uust lead 10 tho encouragement of entcvpnB|;, the loimation of Com- panics, tho conECCUcnt introduction of wealth, and tho cmployinont of tho labor in ' claEsee. Vro aro unablo of oureelvcs to accomphsh thew cbicctG. It" is of tho utmost concern in tho present Btato of tho coul- try bud ita ix&Qc, lii^ ccadiUiu of iu people, Bad tho msuiaoicticy a n „,„\ foitcr il.o mens "f ""''"">• ,..V 'I, n ,» ih b-.-tior ll:u.a^ uiul.r [|,o cu, irul of il.c Cencra, tb .u -C ' " ^j^^" „„,„i ,„ i,o oj valuable a. ,°'y arc b.li.vca I. be, U wil ''--• ''-"Jj' „i^,, ,,oruablo b.bur. If I- ..vcnuo in our loo.l 1;«''^T " « " ;" .".anas^'emct ol il>c U.ucral Lre ol Ibe Uuion. ^mno nb.rm M bee ,^,^1,,,. ^our people wouM ;-^-";;;,f J7\.l , ve'uli. .0 bo a ground. „„,1 dralted away .0 " '=;'';,;' ,> , .^ noua,.i,.« and IbU eoanlry lo,H fear, because in ""■ "^"' ' ' ' m<: to alT-rd to fend a«ay K.i„„ in dnuRer, ralhcr llian '"' "p J'"jji,jor.ai protection upon ^thora- ^)Ut lo remove any cau^o oi uj i . ^,-, pjcTunt any i r. Id ins.-t upon the int™";<=''°" ^^-^^ .""out of 'vbo Colony iompul^ory dralt and ^'."P'»)"^«";,;' " our heartb, and homes i„c 11. 01 courec, «.tbi» "'« \°i°°/j' ^^ ^,,Ui in defend.ug our- Urc in dauRer, ^c '^'"'f\^')~i\ou .bo lir.Uaw of naluro ,clvea so iar as wc could, ^^"^[^^"X^ll dofcnoc. tcaebes u, .be «''!'>;■ ^''f'l^^iig to Dominion, tbo cOD.trno. I!y tbo Iu.rer.a Act o'""'^ ';* ' coi.nectius tbo U.ver St. lion and completion of a ^•^"."^^•r„. '„. of ibe lunds of tbo r. "co .Ul*. "^"f • '^'i.rc'.latl ."OnVof con.pleto mean, GciicrM Government, ""*. '''° "t^e„t from ,ho Atlantic to the of comnxmication acrop tbe Cont.ncn ^^ ^^^ ^^^^ , r„cr-.c, i« contemplated It ^"'^ „ „t such means of mtcr- „e should not benef t bj the comp c ^^^^^ ^^ ,, ^„ ceorse, bat comr»rr...ve y to "o ' » ' ^„,„„,,ip,, i„,o closer nor.ant tbal we fhonld lo bf^Oo' '. J ^ ^^ ,,,^0, gtitei of Connection .Uh tl"" l^-'-/';,,?: ' pa" liclpa.o in tho beaefita .f tb.. Dominion, aud iba- wc s; " ,, ' _„ direct stea,u o^""'""'^-^''"!'^ of J object a» tbo most impor- I regard the nccompU=l inent ol .b.3 J confedcralion, and I tant .o'bo Rained '".■""t ab"c coniiUon of union with tbo TTC.nM make .t on "»5'»P^""';fJ,"'„a intercourse should b« Pominion. that such ""»"• « "„» ' *,, of enablins »s cffeC.vo^ expressly provided ^^ ".t.^aSv^m-es if .ndon. 1 ^oald have iv to obta... Md enjoy H'O »"' , ,7„holc Poninion al all prao- |„,„coiouiai »'-;■!■. -;';"';:^ ' ,S:iu co...^- t^^tu th« i la I too lal6 tP import •ucli i clon-c; and BeconJly, it \7oul,l be l-i. I conBiBienl with ol) the conoi Joci of ur.ion »nd ronscqutnt unifor- * ti.iiy in mch noltcri, if a Kcnorul IVliammt wor« to naas (iiQVri'jU Tariffd (or diCFcrciit Province^ In n-hiion to audi ji.flilcr!', a^ wcD to l.o eubjoct lo pcnerni tuxalion ; but I fliid 4 l».nr It will bo conMstcnt with ll.o In 'rial Act to have pro- i MHOij u.ado lor en incrcaao of our uubsidy from the Federal I i:xci.pqucr bj a i^tipulation, thtt s: tuo population increases »o a Iccruiiu poiijt, t!»o cci.italiou wioncy of eighty ccntB u ball' bo I payable to Ui upon tl.o increased liumber; and qs I find sup'i a ^^!ulo Dppiica to New iJrunswick and Nova Sc'iiQ, ihcro ou-lit to |bo no Uifiiculty in .lavinj; it cxtc.iuod to up, and this would wi'h |tno, bo nu'jiiier estoulial coudilion ol union with ibo other l*'-o. "vincoH. .^ Wuh rc^^vid to llio Pobentorcf of nur Local Gorcnuuent il '^ias been ut ^cJ that they shoulj bo all paid off at theip f«U. %a!uo upon the i.'un&lor lo tho Dominion of such liabiJiticB upon liio ^TounJ that the iM.Jdcrs havo in many instance*) paid a larco ^rciiuum fur them, atx? that the present poaa^ssorti may prefer tho )rcKci]t locyl to the liii;;ro Doitiinion puara;iicc. Ao u iiLlicnlurc purc.mser and holder, I hardly §eo the forco Il thii chiuse. Undoubtedly ihc General Govcrnmont mu t lo |)ouud ;o pay them ofiat par, m thoy full due; but I do not see Thai tho fcccunty of tho wholo Dominion wll bo lesa than that ot huo IVovincc. I'erhap?, couriderin^' tho possibly docrea.Hed fu.il.ty of transfer, U vunid bo desirable to provide that tho iMnf^oiiMatca stocl: ehorjld bo cither paid oQ" or exchanged for six |er cei.l. Dominiou scrip, and I aiu hopeful that an ariangcmont |i::ht U uiado to cfi'u-ct an cxchaugo even of liie whole iu thii fay. tTho nmltors 1 hnvc referred to having been arranged by the ».ieciious I have raised being removed, and the cdditional iti- fulDiiona provided (or, ihu fuuctious of tho Local GoTcrnmeofc would toufiai fxa follows : — I LXCLUSIVL POWLT.S OF TOE PROVINCIAL , LKGISL/a-UiiE. iBt. Tho aincndaont, from time to time, of tho Conctitution of the i'rovii.cc, c^^cpt as rc[;>.ia3 tho cluc c of Licutoiiant Governor. -nd. Direct T'>tation wiihiu tho Proviocc, iu order to tho r|i:iiu^ of a KevonuG for Provincial purpoac", (any ta:: or other t^ty on Hih and oil, their mcnufactm- , c::port or wthcrvriso if etti* Imposed, to bu for local pu'uQBCj.) * ^* ' T' ' i « 4 Kr.ooarRj?cmCnt ol Fishcrlt!}, Vo\ur.t(;cr Perce, •o„>,ii« -> rur. 4^ 000 t90,000 .!,c v„u;r..cer Force. VVe ...» ''^»'"^;;^ ''';,, o^Snitioa cotrmoncin!; ft ncn career vrnh n clean «''<^"' "'^Jl"- • ,( „i,l :L „,:.„' over l-v .1,= Gencvr.l Go«rn,acn . b »= fJ^J" t,. tvn oncourag.mcnt to future /'f ,,^'"' "' ■■^3;^',;- .,, „a> -.■1,0 IS S„.i •« ». pu».o .but tuerc nuy ^ "^ » ' „, ,,i„«doue, Oou- c..ioD Willi •''•'""'''•'"'''u !i„M Uo well to imvo an cflicieut ,„,.,,o. it tU. ..n.»aou ^o';-" ' J„",i,, .,.. .o.u,Uuo» «l l5U,UUUIi.i«»*Uawea »a «^»^^^^*"^^^^^^^ have about >hue; .ud ungru.:cU ^'^^^;" ^? t^^ intercut iUlO.OOU lor local cxpcudituro, a.ier «c ^ j)umiuion, * u .if l^ablic dtbi, ibcu I. ,^-/f°"JX^'lL Central Ciov^r;*. Uovcruor ana i3Ccro*arj, ^ ^ At Got- > i oni Udgc Eccj^cr, Fuel siud Light, iw, fci ^OT / 1^201 . IlcctUcr Gciicral aud Clort, ^ 0^3^ Ucprcmo Cuur; aud Labrador Jua-Cf,. ' ^^^^^ tv'sloma Dcpaiiwiiwti'^'^o^' ■ £5,660 Locd Steam, . 2»C0O. I'rwtci'.iou of l^'ifclicrief, -. ^ \^* • / , 1,£00- • Ucvciiuo Ciuibcr, ' ? • - ' * .*^" ^ 400 ' Ciowu LaiidsAct, .i,i;n-, «ftf 1»0<^0 lut-uiuncu of cciuli: P-bUs E'^MlOm^s, fC/ ^^^|^ ,^^ i*uUl:o iScrvicc, • 4,000 iH . „f mnne- on tko wlo crcflU ot ibo Pro- Z,<\. Till) borronlns of mone, on fill Tl." ci.tal)li6bmcnt. '"'""''•'''? ' „„ Province. „ rut •; nnd nclo.matory rn.on.^Jl'^'.'^ ^,V,Un«eea,.nt of D- GU.. Tho "'^'^'trr^n n 'n,n;T..ry I„stimion», m and '-,;jr S;j ?-V"n, in^..o rro.„ce ^^,_^^ ^ ,^^ ,, „.i';:- f -z So?r^- ------ ^-"'- "^ """ '";\,""Kwo,ks .na „n• the ^''^"IV^^^^^ie.^in.ProTinckl object!. JO,t.. The Incorporal.on '"/;j'^f*"„, i„ ,i,c Protinee. r: rror^rty .m'l cm K-sI; ' " '' ° ,,, Province, incluAmK „Rllct ia lUa rroVmcc. EDUCATION'. provisions:- . . ,„„ gi.all i'WJ'"^-":'.''"-'' ""c',, 'j. rrli rh any class ui i'^» ^■•■i;:,- ^^-Lcro in an, Province a ^<^ ^ ^^,,,, , ,.o. ifoo^n'orOo^cralinCouncilJroma act^or^,^.^^ ^^ „_^ \n relation to EducaiioD. M MnUCCLTUHE AM. IMMlGlUTtON. ■"" ^ « ,1 f'mifedorat.'s who vouM 'V;i«CuUe terms I I'^vo »u.^'^c.lo^..'^' ,_.^.^ ._,^„„„e Here t ■"»'' ward brs n object.... vi. : -[^^X'' » n.ed vo fuo couuary, aaa 6 - ^1, („,r OMv i • - t..'. -i t r aaiflcrcnloraddU.oBuUo.M, . i ^^^ „^„.^,, ,,,., „ . 4 ,( ,1,0 Conlcdcroc, , t > ^^^^^ ^,,^,y u.u.apatcjur ^ .._^. ' uu.iH-.blo Batis.acuou. u.d a. ^,_^ \.,ai.,voBUanbovalu^a u^^^^c,^,,,^,„,. ,,v^^^^^ „„untiou of a I'vco U.m, v ,;^,,,,ie trade. ^ ^>. [,„,,i,aon 18 ;r.^:t»r «;: sri xru./.ni cue. .. » v.iliwWo (vcqiiiHition-. m« nnJ eellintcrcjt wmnot lend to lia.U you tUl "»>'""^ P^' ^^Xvoir to turn to tho n>o.t ad- .very lORiiirottto c-nd ^''^ '''l "J mcrcttntlk pOBition and trod. „.,„ar.;c. ot "='' ""^"^"/^otour fisheries ttd out fi.hcrroon U'^.ly to 1.0 »t"""'»'^") ' ^^V rrotoctod •. and will the noLonal l.Uoly to be «"'=""'-"f'i„?iiC5 bo ftlio^cd to lio w.».o »nd uvoporty in our lands ond ""MS 'o t,,,;^ Uome iudostry VoValc,,? WiU not «»;'/;Vr„7ro Jon tl..t our merchant. pvo>m\.ly improvo n, ( Am l''^J"^l^ They bnTO by tlio.r ,„„„„ „,,va..tt.co over n 1 ° ^ .,,.,^„\ ,„„.d offer, It » known -;;r :,::! ;:i ^r tao,ldT;r;-ve .ue^cd mo a„d e„cr,y to „o dc.iro to '"'^^'■?« 'V''mr«cdot .1.0 Clements ot the Ne» „,.rt iv.wcrlul nut...... to >"^;° '^''"-^^/i^ct you t tl.c pro.ect of l>,,mini-n. 1 ''»" l'° ;'">•"„ mo be exr.euera.cd, nor w>th ,,„on «Ub esroo.M.o... ; '" ^"""i ,„a ,„ob!emetieal. Truly h.p., an>< idc... t .at •""?• ''^ !"=' "„uorv t,-U'. spU^edid-resocr- ,h.; l)omU.io.. ^""^'.7."'" "J^to ,or''^I^"'"' ™'- ™ ^^f' ,0,, tvn>1 «itl. "P»'"''^"t''' , «r> ol u EcU-supporung, .elf- ^,, ^^„.,u., «,r,l .t loay bo «''^ E=''" , j y prefer to contem. a loud!.. nr,„o...; bat -^V^^'^^'X^l^L wiU. Great Uritoin. '•::; Vurt^t;^^:t:;r:r tuUcision «..d pretcetion oMbo '•l w uo UK.I- e.-ci. ihu ^^^ ^ ^,eu^ to a high der^co . ,o«(ti.. ot acif -:- -^^^:;^:^!i:%^.e and well di,e^ed ^- .r-.nzc:uout., .1 ^.^ ^••^'; f'^.^Vu-Vcf.nl nn^ tbo more rapid ani ^.>8ailU'. dcstrcv ruup-^ris.:. .. J^ e. 4 i ■ u ! 10 T ""'o'ocrv nT tX" grir - wif,:.ll cul^'of C^dfi.U '"r;?.'>fr-^bV tio mo.o c.toudcd cuUivutiou of the grou.d- "'>• '^"'•'"K ' i,r,.r„.rallt iDcrcBBcd t IT U Olid iDJusuy. our DO«Khboun,canDOii)uiuur eucouraucmcut aud pro- Loaus cf omploymont wbic. wo arc uuubk .. ur.vs.lh.t eclTCB QOliToly to pro«ccuU, ■n APPENDIX. he ,„0 L .oLd"^ lor tho r;.l,>cli.,n o( ll>0 Civil 1 .p.na.tar. I aU'. appona r.t. nppro-Jn.M.. statement of tlio probib.c Local Kxpor.ditoro under t'uc imw reg-ino. A IHLL To P'O..W<. yor (/k Red, lion of the Chit Expenditure. Wnrnr»s it i, c.Tt,edicr,t to m.ko provision for the reauclioD °^^l^Uhcrob"o"cn'c"a, .hat t'.o following omcc, bo aholishc. „» ttv r .poet volv hceone .acaut, viz. : Iho offices of Sol.cuor ^Vn^ry I M.ancI.Vsrcrctr.ry.Clcrl: in Financial Secretary's otGcc, -;Tn< CI lei Colonial Secretary'- Omee; the I'ol.ce Mai,..- m.e?t To .,,.,; Magistrates in ail the O^tports, ^"« "' '!;^°: • ,(*;.r movided • all Clerks of tho Peace, cxocrt H.Johns, ,,,alter f'" '^^^^ 'J^'^, „, t at St. John's, Harbor Grace and LTbot:;- B.- .".fanl Port cLGravo, (where .l,ero shall bo b.t Ca.bonea >\"q '.l.crfl shall be but tivo , uud one m ' ;"^', '^L f Vi, .c ma, bo provision hereinauer ma. 'e for s';"L':v Malrl-.rat'^r, all Ferryn,eu, except those cssent.al '''^l^>;:r:X:lef h:':i:p-idea shaU bo p.yab,o to the fo.^ lo;-;;^ OlLcr., uncr tho prc.e.t lncua,boa.. .ball cea.o to hold ll.c:ii, vi/.. : — COLONIAL SFXRETARY'S OFFICE. , ^ , $2000 The Coloni.T. Secretary „,«,,) A9?ist.nt C- bniul Secretary, (m place of pre.eu. | ^qOO Office^ K^cr, ^ho shall be Keeper of Colonial , 40O Building 21 i TREASURY. Colonial Treasurer, wbo shall be Cashier of the fcxviugs' Bank, ^vitii a salary u3 lutler of §1000, and as Ticasurer of LokuD OF W011K3. The Chairman ^cci ct'\r V Superintcr.aont un.i loepoctor cf Public Works > and Buildings i Surveyor aud Inspector t)f Roadtf LAW DEPARTMENT. Attorney General High SheriiT, Central Disiiict Uigii tShcrifi, Konhern District IIi°h i^htrifi", Soulhcru District , r^• • . Lailiflan-l Kcep'„r of Court House, Central Du^trict Chief Clerk aL — ♦•,< 2000 liiOO liiua looo 400 li>00 400 100 280 80 2000 1000 1000 600 C50 4,2r>0 COO 200 40O 400 60 60 'm tl^. Tiie tame ui Oreenspond Twillinr^fttc and Fogo Ferryland Placontia Burin 50 50 60 60 Provided thnt it sliall bo larrful to nppolnt any such G&olors (excapt a: Harl>or Grace) to iho oGco ^t Constable heroin mentioned. CONSTABLES IN OUTrORTS. ^ A Chief Conetttblo ^vA 12 otbcra »t H^irbor Grac9 $1000 A Chief Constablo and 7 otlicr^ ct C^;bon«ar 1600 Thrco Constublca at Brif;u3 and Port-do-Graya 500 Two Constablcj nt Eav llobcrts 250 In cnch placo ^hero tho Bervicoa of a Stipendiary Magiatrato are hereinafter provided, and no provision for Constables hereinbefore made, there ebali be one Constabh vrith a ealary of Kighiy Dollars ; provided that nothing herein contriincd cball prevent tho appointaaeat of other Constables to bo paid fees ot ofSce pro?ided by law 8^^^ STIPENDIARY MAGISTRATES. It eball b9 lawful for tho Governor or other ofTiccr adminietering tho Government, to appoint such person »9 mnj be Sub-CoUoctor of CaRtonjB, or any other suitable person baing » Justice of the Peace, to bo Stipendiary Magiatrato in the ""spoctivO places, and for 80rvic«9 08 Bucii with the salaries following, \ ... : — P.rigu3 and Port-de-Grave Carboncar Trinity ." ' ■ ' Bonavista Twillingatc and Togo . ; - • -• ' Fcrrvland ' - •■ . Placentia Burin Harbor Briton Burgeo and LaPoile MEDICAL. Four District Surgwns, St. John's Two ditto Conception Bay Caol Surgeon, St. John's Ditto Harbor Giaco Physician. Lunatic Asylum Physician, St. John's Hospital (Siiy another to be paid for bj General GoTerniatnt for Mariao departmont.) $400 400 800 aoo COO 200 200 200 200 200 $1000 500 180 100 1200 400 2^ KSLIE^ OF TUE TOOll. Comia'iBsionef 'I' wo iDOpectors ESTIMATED LOCAL EXPENDITURli. $800 BOO Under foregoiog Bill Casual Supply ileal Beivioo Education Poor Rolicf Lcgialaturo Currency, British Sterling. 33,870 40,U00 00,000 CO.OCO 6,000 §240,000 £00,000 X48.000 the »lovo est.mut. will Pf "" ^ "" . c'tpouded b.- tbo Local oihtr purpC803. " *. I