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PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS 
 
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 Hon. Mr. Marchand's Mission 
 
 In 1897, Hon. Mr. Marchand, leader of the Liberal party, 
 ■was entrusted by the electorate with the mission of restoring 
 the financial position of the province, establishing the 
 equilibrium between the revenue and expenditure, putting 
 an eud to the increase oi the public debt, placing our admi- 
 nistrative system in proper or.Iar and stimulating the deve- 
 lopment of the natural resources of the country. 
 
 This mission was in gieat part accomplished and Hon. 
 Mr. Marchand was on the point of seeing his exertions 
 crowned with complete success, when death, probably occa- 
 sioned by the extra work wich he had imposed upon himself 
 during three years, oame prematurely to snatch bini away 
 forever from the affection of his friends, as well as from the 
 unanimous confidence of the country. 
 
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 The ^ew Premier. 
 
 Hon. Mr. Parent, one of his colleagues and hir principal 
 assistant in the work of rehabilitation performea dunng 
 those three years, was called to replace Mr.Marchand at the 
 nead of the Government. 
 
 AUliough still young, the new Prime Minister has 
 already won for biniSelf a re{iutation as a business man and 
 as an adn^ aistrator of roiiuirkable prudence and ability. 
 Dnrinsr the seyen years that, he has filled the office of Mayor 
 of Quef)ec, he has transfoimed the city to such an extent 
 that strangers who have not visited it for some years can 
 hardly recognize it, so exti-aordiuary is the era of progress 
 Wpou which he has started it. The new city hall, the con- 
 version of the civic debt^ the street improvements, the 
 Victoria park, the new fire stations, the electric tramway 
 and a host of other similar 4mi)rovements, all combine to 
 attest his unquest' jnable administrative- talent and all the 
 more so that the Tvhole has been achieved without increas* 
 mg the rate, of taxation, which is lower in Quebec than in 
 any other city of the same importance. 
 
 It was he who resuscitated the great entreprise of the 
 Quebec bridge anU has assured its ultimate success ; it was 
 he who caused the necessary aid to be given to the Great 
 Northern Railway Company to carry t&ugh their under- 
 taking and, in addition to this, he has lent his assistance to 
 several other undertakings of leas magnitude, but of real 
 importance. In fact, his help can always be relied upon 
 where progress and advancement are concerned. 
 
 An^.'-' 'lo Mr. IVirent was doing all this as Mayor of 
 Queber, iu- vvas also, as Minister, transforming the Depart- 
 ment of Crown Lands and eliciting from the public domain 
 an augmentation of revenue which enabled the Marchand 
 Government to restore the financial position of the province, 
 to put an end to deficits and to fill up the abyss dug by its 
 predecessor. 
 
 To use an everyday expression Hon. Mr Parent is a 
 hustler, " a man of order and method, who keeps the com- 
 plicated administrative machinery running wi^a all the 
 toguliirity of ciockwoi'L without seeminjj; e^QiL to exert 
 
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 himself, so to speak. Under his ablo direction and viiriliiit 
 supervision, everv thing goes straight a« if by magic. Darinir 
 the seven years that he has been Mayor of Quebec, there has 
 not been a singl« cojtnpl»int or charge made against his 
 admmistrataon, whic]i has been at all times without reproach. 
 XDis brilliant administrative car^r, coppled with the 
 esteem and the popularity with which he is honored by his 
 colleagues of the Provincial deputation, clearly pointed him 
 out to the choice of the Lieutenant-Governor as Hon, Mr. 
 Marcnand's successor. 
 
 The Parent Government's Policy. 
 
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 The new Premier's programme is the same as Hon. Mr. 
 Marchand s ; his administration and his policy are the cou- 
 tmuatmn of what the province has enjoyed in these respects 
 since 1397. ^ 
 
 Why the General Elections at Present. 
 
 To afford to the electorate an opportunity to pass judg- 
 ment upon that administration and to clearly indicate the 
 golicy which they desire, Hon. Mr. Parent and his colleagues 
 aye deemed It proper to bring on the general elections, 
 which will take place on the 30th November for thenomina- 
 *^^* of ca-ndidates and on the 7th December for the polling. 
 The dissolution of the Legislature before the expiration 
 of its term, m May, 1902, is warranted by several reasons 
 
 Those who have followed the politics of our province know 
 that, since 1867 the different Conservative Governments 
 . changed Prime Minister several times durii^the term of 
 J a Legislature without ever getting such changes ratified by 
 I the electoni. In this way, Mr. Ouimet succeeded Mr. Chau- 
 • veau, Mr. de Boucherville succeeded Mr. Ouimet, Mr. Mous- 
 ; eau succeeded Mr. Chapleau, Mr. Boss succeeded Mr. Mous- 
 
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viUfi ^"ti!? nhr'?"*^^^- 1'^*""«" ^«^^«^«d Mr. de Boucher- 
 f hA Pr«^ oiv^^''^ •i''''? ^^^^^y' regarded these changes in 
 rnfifiioT ®''^*''P'-'V*.^''"*^ ^". ^PP^^l ^ tiie people for their 
 ratification, as violations of onr constitutional usages as 
 assaults upon the people's right to choose thefrTuiers 
 ^?v;Jf'^ ^^'''"'^' 2^i^ '' ^ thorough and sincere Liberal has 
 wished to respect the traditions of his party to apDlv the 
 principles professed by the Liberals w^hen they^^K 
 
 (iovernor to dissolve the Legislature and to call upon the 
 people to pass upon the choice made of him as Prime 
 ten'' ^' ""'^^ ^' "P"^^ ^'' colleagues in thenew AdmiS 
 
 - Jhero was also a motive of economy 
 TnbnX'' pwl '"^ *^® Legislative Assembly-those for St. 
 and itlkl^if?'!?'"^?' ^V Lawrence, Ndcolet, Quebec-East 
 ^?w^?*%/^^?~¥^.^^<^^"^® vacant through the decease 
 
 to the Bench the appointment of Hon. Mr. Shehyn to the 
 benate and the resignations of Messrs. Bickerdike, Ball and 
 Gjrard, who have been elected membeo-s of the House of 
 hofl.T//''- ^^.^''® ^'®^® therefore six by-elections to be held 
 before the next session, all of which would have entailed 
 
 hen^f ^"ni n'^'"'^^ ^^""ft" ^e re-incurred eighteen months^ 
 hence. Ihe Government has obviated all these by bringing 
 on the general elections, which will fill all the seats foi- livl 
 years. 
 
 ^^he interest of trade and business was also one of the 
 motives which mduced the Parent Government to come to 
 in IS oecision. 
 
 The approach of a general election has always the effect 
 ot somewhat unsettling and retarding business. The nro- 
 ll'^^^Af- ^''-^ ?^^"? through this phase of unsettlement and 
 retardation in business owing to the Federal elections. Why 
 Fn^ ?o"^ this abnormal situation for eighteen months more 
 «n J fn u * ^^^ Provincial elections, instead of putting an 
 end to It at once by holding these elections immediately ? 
 lie country will have done with them for five years and 
 
 mpn"ttl'^/i^ f T'l^ ""f f I"® '^? ^^"'•«e. In fact, business 
 men should feel thankful to the Parent GoverAment for 
 
 
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 Increased Expeuditure-^Diminished 
 
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 During the five years of their administration, the Castors 
 increased the expenses, allowed the receipts to diminish and 
 piled up deficits to the amount of 11,457,408.56. All this is 
 established by the following table, extracted from the bud- 
 get speech of Treasurer Atwater, delivered on the Dth De- 
 cember, 1896, page 58, for the first four years, and, foi- the 
 fifth, from the oudget speech delivered by Hon. Mr Marchand 
 on the 14th December, 1898, page 31 : 
 
 Years. 
 
 Expenses. 
 
 1892-93 1 4,492,106.21 
 
 1893-94 4,550,629.50 
 
 1894-95 4,506,633.31 
 
 1895-96 4,515.2(>8.52 
 
 1896-97 4,907.281.71 
 
 JRecetpts. 
 
 $ 4,467,278.21 
 4,320,427.22 
 4,343,971.65 
 4,359,594.91 
 3,923,238.70 
 
 Dejicitf. 
 
 $ 14,828.00 
 
 280,202.28 
 
 162,661.66 
 
 55,673.31 
 
 984,043.01 
 
 $22,871,919.26 $21,414,510.99 $1,457,408.56 
 
 The above mentioned receipts comprise, 
 the ordinary revenue, the proceeds of the new 
 in 1892 and which were as follows : 
 
 in addition to 
 taxes imposed 
 
 }8P2-9.S $ 493.591.75 
 
 18^3-^^... 518,406.11 
 
 18?H^ 487,398.45 
 
 1895-96 444,856.02 
 
 1896-97 318,200.22 
 
 Total for the five years $2,262,452.55 
 
 Yearly average , 452,490.51 
 
 The average of the deficits was $291,481.71 per annum. 
 By adding this deficit to the average product of the 
 
 
 
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 new taxes, it will bo found that, without this raid upon the 
 pockets of the taxpayeiH, the shortage in the ordinary opera- 
 tions of the Castor regime would have amounted to $743,- 
 972.22, a y(3ar. The total of the deficits duriug the five years, 
 $1,457,408.56, added to that of the new taxos, $2,202,452.55, 
 forms for the whole period a shortage of $3,719,861.11. 
 
 from equalizing the Vmdget. 
 
 Increase of the Debt. 
 
 The debt liad increased in the same proportions. 
 
 From $^7,170,32'.).91 on the 80th June, 1892, the funded 
 debt had mounted up to $34,196,654.08 on the 30th June, 
 1897, making an increase of $9,021,::^ 34.07 in the five years. 
 
 The net debt or the excess of the liabilities over the 
 B,8sets had risen from $$21,622,577.06 on the 30th June, 1892, 
 to $25,491,658.16 or an increase of $3,869,081.10 in five years. 
 
 Increase of the Expenditure 
 
 In fine, from $4,492,106.21 in 1893, Jie expenses had been 
 run up to $4,907,281.71 in 1897, whirb gives an increase ol 
 $415,175.50. 
 
 Record of the Castor Administration. 
 
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 Last session, Hon. Mr. Duffy summed up in the follow- 
 ing table the record of the live years' administration of tho 
 Tastors : 
 
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 «. Increase of the funded debt. 9021 884 n? 
 
 8. Annual deficit (average) . . wSi'ti 
 
 4. Deficit of the five vea^. ......Z;::::: 1 457 OaS 
 
 5. Annual avorage of new taxes 452.4W61 
 
 7. Total of defici; and niw teiwundw 2,262,462.66 
 
 serrative regime 3,70d,861.U 
 
 ^««n^?J^i" ^ *®®°' *^® pastor Government, begotten of the 
 in^.fi'iTS*!* complete bankrupt to all its promises and 
 I T^. 'a ^^h ^^'f "^ ^^? Liberals came to power, they were 
 confronted with a largely increased exneSitui, a mafcen 
 nally decreased revenue and a deficit of |984,048,oi or about 
 a million m round figures. -wui, 
 
 nn 1)!! 9??»?m"' ^"iooJ'^il*''^ ^^^ ^^^''K® <^^ the Government 
 on the 26th May 18»7, the expenses of the current year 
 deducting the railway subsidies paid and the reimburseniente 
 to the companies of ttieir guarantee deposits exceedfid f Ha 
 
 TlT^.f^^^'^^^'}^' TofillupthisTaAnrcover the 
 deficits of the precedmg years, the Plynn Government had 
 taken part of tlie proceeds of the loans which should have 
 been exclusively applied to the payment of the railway sub- 
 sidles, several of tlie anpropriations voted were already 
 exhausted, and, to meet the shortage, special warranto wflrl 
 
 issued to the extent of «a03,70U4:out of whiX?291 300 76 
 were paid out. » ^/v.iw 
 
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 Unforeseen Expense 
 
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 Further, by legislation passed during the cl Ing weeks 
 
 tJ^ 'Tv!^"' ^^^ K^y^A C^overument had lai i upon t^ 
 Ireasury the payment of heavy sums, for which ii> provision 
 was made in tlie budget of expenses for that yvxv '^ The el 
 S?rf.\^° the charges thus imposed by statutes passed after 
 the voting of the appropriations, had added nearly 1200000 
 to the expenses of the current year, as follows '^""'"^ 
 
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The infcereHfc on +.he loan of 1897, to pay the 17| 
 centH por acre of railway subsidies, and the 
 interest ou the temporary loan necessitat- 
 ed by the deficit, amounted to over % 60,000.00 
 
 *The increase caused by the re-organization of 
 
 the departments 7,700.00 
 
 The salaries of stenographers to courts 7,000.00 
 
 The annual contribution to elementary sclioola 50,00900 
 
 The grants to exhibitions 18,000.00 
 
 The revision of the Code of Trocedure 0,000.00 
 
 The grant to the Ursuline school at Iloberval... 2,000.00 
 
 In addition, the following items were not 
 included in the estimate.s, but had to be 
 paid : 
 
 Premiums of insurance on Public Buildings 
 
 this year, 19,050.00 
 
 Rents of houses at llimouski and Montreal 2,000.00 
 
 Coat of sequestration, Baie des Chaleurs Rail- 
 way 7,500.00 
 
 Protestant Hospital for Insane under 59 Vic. 
 
 cap. 5 8.325.00 
 
 Cost of valises purchasedfor members 2.940.00 
 
 Election expenses 2,000.00 
 
 The amount to be expended for agriculture had been 
 also increased to the extent of $14,600.00 and there were 
 $8,000 to be paid for the Quebec and Montreal court houses 
 and for iron bridges. 
 
 As will be seen, the Liberal Government found itself 
 confronted with a veritable administrative chaos ; the debt 
 had been increased, the expenses had been increased ; the 
 deficits were increasing from year to year : they had attain- 
 ed even a million, and, to crown all, the Flynn Govemmenfc 
 had materially reduced the sources of revenue by abolishing 
 nearly all the taxes imposed in 1892, in order to prepare for 
 the elections and to thus be in a position to state to the 
 electors that it had abolished the taxes, always with the 
 intention of re-imposing them when the elections were over. 
 
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 "*9 §^!l!® ^5<>^V*'<*^ of certain taxes 1272,72004 
 
 2. By the redaction of the interest paya- * '^'^''''''''^ 
 
 ■ «o «4t**^*^^®^'^**^° Pacific ...„ 3221400 
 
 a By the increase of the expenditure for : 
 
 r f?) m?® interest on the debt.,. ^60,898.04 
 {&) The increased grant for 
 
 " / ^ rn.P"¥i« instruction 50,000.00 
 
 ip) ihe increase of the expense 
 for the civil service result- 
 mg from the organization 
 of a new department and 
 from salaries in the others $22,000.00 
 
 $49,142.05 . 
 
 Making in all...... ;. $454,096.09 
 
 <Suchwas^ the situation when the Liberals came into 
 office on the 26th May, 1897, Mattenj were in an aKte 
 state of chaos and the province was so financially embarrass' 
 sed that it seemed almost impossible to extricate it. 
 
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 Work of the Liberal Administration. 
 
 to hI^Lt^^/fK®'*K^^^^^*^.^^^'^^*l ^lovernment seemed 
 to be beyond the bounds of feasibility • hnf if «,„« *. 
 
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 wrrrds the work of reform and rebabilitation nndertaken Dy 
 
 ^•".^Tbretme besil^tion i» --f.^- .^^P^.^"^ 
 shoeing to this Honse the financial P^^f^^.^^^S^ffid be 
 The sifuation, 1 regret to ^Tn ^ ?,^\ 7^^^k'^ obCd to 
 and in order to put it on a sound ^f J^^f^lf^^^^^^^^ 
 have recourse to extreme T^a^^lT*" w^ Trll v nnon the 
 to adopt and fot the carrying out orf which I rely upon ine 
 
 eood will and snpport of the members. io-,t;««_- the 
 
 " For a long pe"od-€ver since G^^^^^^^^^\}„, 
 people of this proW and its go.. '^«««t/rau,Ubie 
 IJed themseW^ to look npon it^ '•««°«^,,^i'^ffc^X^^^ 
 The consequence has been^ an era of P^odi^ ty auring 
 4hich the Vslature, with.the view of encourag^^ 
 veraents and local undertakings of a\l ^i«^%^f^ P^^^^^ 
 voted away the public moneys m subsidies. T*"« Pf^^^^'^^ vif^ 
 r^tfHed in annual deficits and the accumulation^ iLErbs a 
 debt, the payment of the interest whereof already absorbs a 
 considerable portion of onf ordinary revenues. . «„:-«^ 
 
 " Without wishing to criticize the motives that ii^pij^^^^ 
 our public men in can7iug out that pohcy which has greatly 
 contributed, I admit, to the development of the pubuc 
 domain and of its natural resources, f<^<»'[^i'l^i^*H7^^^ 
 ha.s come to suspend its course m the ^J^eref^f our pro 
 vincial autx)nomy and the maintenance of o«^l««*^^^Jf]'^r 
 tious. For that purpose it is urgently '^eccssa^ ^ a.o,^^ 
 a certain trme;t 11 expenses both '\\* , "^ ''IrreHH 
 
 revenue account, not imraediate.iy ...o.iuai to onv progreas, 
 Z order that the equilibrium in ^lU" finances ^vhichha^ too 
 long been disturbed, may be je^'^H^'^^ln^ n^Le m^^^ 
 thankless and ungrateful task that I /o^!"^^/ P^!^^ Ss^ 
 self to accomplish with the «oembers of this Ho^, who also 
 pledged themselves to it during **»« last elector^a con^t^It 
 fs upon the faith of that promise that the ^^^jon^^y of t^^^ 
 House obtained the conhdence and support of,\^® ®^.\^- 
 tors and it is for the purpose of carrying j^ out that tne 
 Liberal party is now in power. However difficult the lafeK 
 
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 ^rf/r^'^L"^/" °®* ^'?*^^.I^^'!" *^'® obligation of fuiailing ft 
 and I hope to succeed with +! - support of this House " 
 
 ^»^ !r a/u'^^^I^^J '^'^ ^^'^-^»^'al Government of 1897 
 put an end to ohe deficits, restored the equilibrium between 
 revenue and expenditure, succeeded in obtaining a surplus of 
 receipts, stopped the increase of the debt, re-established good 
 order m our administrative system, vigorously pushecTthe 
 development of the resources of the province, gave a power- 
 ful impetus to agriculture and colonization and contributed 
 agood share to the prosperity which the country lias en- 
 joyed during the last three or four years. 
 
 ooi,'^^®^®®ii^®f"®PjL^^ *¥ boundary question was definitely 
 achieved ;^that of the arbitration between Ontario, Quebec 
 and the Dominion was vigorously pressed and to-day the 
 
 T^- uj-\^- ^os* x^^^^^^^^^^'^g- '-^be remarkable qualities 
 which distinguish the new Premier, Hon. Mr. Parent, as an 
 aommistrator and a business man, his activity and his invin- 
 cible energy, his sound judgment, his experience and his 
 business capacity, wil soon complete the work so patrioti- 
 cally begun by Hon. Mr. Marchand. 
 
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 .P"o!£P T^® ^^r®*' ^^^^^ ^^ Liberal administration ended 
 on the dUth June last, the ordinary revenue and expendi- 
 ture, including extraordinaiy public works and buildincs 
 were as follows : * 
 
 jM • ^i'J7M3a63 $4,415,370.38 
 
 iftoqiHon Hlf'SIH! 4,201,023.21 
 
 1899-1^<^^ 4,421,716.98 4,403,524.41 
 
 loaa^* r^^^ ^®* '^^o°;nl^®^® ^^^ * surplus of $^2,556.22 for 
 1899 and one of $18,192.57 for 1900. 
 
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 Deficit of 1897-98 Explained. 
 
 This deficit was the result of the legislation of the Flynn 
 Government and of the obligations which it had coptracted 
 over and above its estimates, as explained by Hon. Mr. Mar- 
 chand in his budget speech of the 7th February, 1899. The 
 following is a list of these payments over and above the 
 estimated expenditure : 
 
 Increased interest on the public debt ; | 
 
 Cost of trunks for members. 
 
 Increase in amount of salaries through rc'Orga- 
 nization of departments 
 
 Additional contingencies due to such i-e-organi- 
 zation 
 
 Paid La Caisse d'Economie under order in coun- 
 cil of 20th May 1897 
 
 Salaries of official stenographers 
 
 Public Instruction under act 60 Vic 
 
 XJrsulines of Boberval under the act 60 Vic 
 
 Eastern Townships Association uuder the act 
 60 Vic 
 
 Montreal Exhibition 
 
 Bichmond Agricultural Society under supple- 
 mentary estimates confirming order in 
 tsonncil of 14th November, 1896. „ 
 
 Premiums of insurance on Public Buildings 
 
 Protestant Insane Asvlum under 59 Vic, chap 5.. 
 
 Revision of Code of Civil Procedure 
 
 Sequestration of Baie des Chaleurs Railway 
 
 Cost of Whelan arbitration 
 
 Claims for iron bridges ^... 
 
 Transcribing registers at Montreal West under 
 
 order in council of 20th May, 1897 4,11G 00 
 
 66,555 50 
 
 2,872 15 
 
 8,099 3G 
 
 5,200 00 
 
 7,679 98 
 
 7,227 99 
 
 50,000 00 
 
 2,498 17 
 
 5,000 00 
 
 18,000 00 
 
 2,000 00 
 
 12,432 12 
 
 8,325 00 
 
 6.652 33 
 
 7,282 38 
 
 1,843 46 
 
 447 97 
 
 Total $210,732 42 
 
Deducting all these old engagementB and these old debte 
 contracted by the Flynn Government, the Marchand Govern- 
 jnent only remains respo ble for an expenditure of »4,ii04, 
 687.96, which reduces to $28,498.43 the deficit of that year. 
 But this deficit was wiped out by the surpluses of the two 
 ^following years, these forming a total of $40,748.79, leaving 
 on that period of three years a balance of surplus to the 
 
 extent of $12,250.46. . , .,11.^41, 
 
 Hon. M. Marchand therefore carried out to the letter the 
 promise to put an end to the era of deficits, which he gave 
 to the electorate. 
 
 
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 A Significant Contrast 
 
 TTnder the Castor administration, begotten of tje cowp. 
 tPitat, the ordinary revenue fell off from ^^^f™'i^J^ 
 J893 to $3, 874,808,18 iu 1897, or to the extent of $516,967, 
 80. At the same time, the ordinary expenditure ran up 
 from $4,190,522.85 in 1893 to $4,853,927.48 in 1897 or an 
 increase of $663,404.63. , . ^^ ,, 
 
 As will be seen, the Castbrs were burning the candle 
 
 at both ends. . . „ ,, i. j xu 
 
 Under the Liberal administratioTi cf Mr Marchand, the 
 ordinary revenue increased from $il76,139.63 in 1898 to 
 $4,42,1716.98 in 1900, making an increase of $245,577.35. At 
 the same time, the ordinary expenditure was reduced from 
 $4,415,370.38 in 1898 to $4,403,521.41 in 1900, making a 
 decrease of $11,845.97. , ., . 1 i.u 
 
 This comparison shows better that any thing else the 
 difference between the two Governments ; the Castors were 
 leading the province to ruin by increasing the expenditure 
 and decreasing the revenue ; the Liberals have extncatea 
 the province from chaos and ruin by increasing the revenue 
 and diminishing the expenditure. 
 
 Between these two styles of government, the choice 
 is easy, ^■- — ^ . 
 
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 How the Liberals have Increased the 
 
 Kevenue. 
 
 The Castors bad an easy way of increasing the ^eyenue-- 
 by laying on taxes. When the rcvenne did not suffice t«. 
 pky for tiieir extravagances, they imposed fresh taxes. Mt. 
 Krchand obiected to resorting to this ready me^a for » 
 Government, but ruinous for a people, of »«PP^i?g,*^®^t^ 
 ^e in a budget ; instead of increasing the taxes it decreased 
 ffim and only siught an increase of revenue m the develop- 
 ment of the country's resources. 
 
 Reduction and Abolition of Taxes. 
 
 During the five years of the Castor regime, the hotel 
 licenses, the taxes on commercial corparations, on^^P^o- 
 Sons on transfers of real estate the manufacU.rers' and 
 traders' licenses and the succession duMes, produced $b,ioJ,- 
 029.71 or ft yearly average of $1,230,405.94. . 
 
 During the three 7ears of the Liberal Administration, 
 these sami taxes yielded otily ^3127,919^1 ^^^^^^ 
 average of $ 1,042, 637. 77-a DECREASE of $187,770J7. ^ 
 
 The tax on real estate transfers which gave an averagft 
 of $196,822.87 a year to the Castor Government hah beea. 
 abolished and the $2,472.71 received bv the Marchand Gov- 
 ernment under this head are arrears due under the previous, 
 regime. The same may be said of the tax on the professionsj 
 and tlie manufacturers' and traders' licenses, which have 
 been partially abolished ; the Marchand Goyeniment haa 
 onlv got from these sources of revenue the collection ol me 
 arrears-$38,577.47 for manufacturers' licenses and a tnlla 
 of $2,082.61 for the taxes on the professions or taxes on cei> 
 
 tain persons. , , , „„„■, 
 
 The hotel licenses, which yielded an average ^annual 
 
 rAvflnue of 1632.798.58 to the Ca&tor Govermnent, have 
 
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 yielded under the Liberal n« 
 
 which shows a decrea^rof |2teoTyeai?^^ «602,977.08, 
 
 Crown Lands Revenue. 
 
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 Iand5:r^34\*nd'fiKeTth^^^^ T-u^^^''^ domain^the 
 sought and found th. TeceTsar^^«f ^'^^"^^ AdminiXation 
 budget the void occ^ionerb^the ^^^^^^ *^ ^" «P ^^ the 
 tion of most of the taxes imnniSl ^«duction and the aboli- 
 Mr. Parent, the head of IhHf^ K^^^ ^^^stors, and toHon 
 part the merit and the honn^^ll^^'.*"'®"*' belongs in^e^' 
 
 sfcoiution of our fi„atia^^po3i«on ^7^1^"^ effected th^r^ 
 details of thi«j wnrt JiZ- *r"°^"on. Further wft iriwo * uT 
 
 ministrativelbTiity\r^^^^^^^^^^ proof'^ft^ '^. 
 
 The receipts of the deSfll^t ^' ^ business man. 
 one and the other regime fl^"'* "^^^^ ^« fo"ows under 
 
 J«2? «?8»,262.67 
 
 ft2r ^3,802.96 
 
 if2f , 863,649.36 
 
 i«?7 1.042,612.94 
 
 1897 879,206.26 
 
 . I 4,C78,53Tl8 
 
 Average | 935,70o.84 
 
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 1898 
 1899 
 1988 
 
 Liberals. 
 
 $ 1,087,042.52 
 1,043,245.67 
 1,399,371.74 
 
 I 8,429,659.92 
 « 6,143,219.97 
 
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 Eevenue from Mines . 
 
 The Castors, who found it easier to resort to taxes, had 
 neglected this source of revenue, as well as those arising from 
 the lands, forests and fisheries. Hon. Mr. Turgeon, who con- 
 trols this branch of the public service, has pushed the de- 
 velopment of this resource and derived from it more than 
 k\ times its yield under the previous regime, as will bd 
 seen by the following figures : 
 
 
 Conservatives 
 
 1893 
 1694 
 1995 
 1896 
 1897 
 
 Average 
 
 $1,675.00 
 
 1,361.00 
 
 2,382.57 
 
 2, 697.35 
 
 687.00 
 
 8,803.00 
 1,760.60 
 
 -'"Liberals 
 
 1898 $ 7,872.67 
 
 1899 4,120.92 
 1800 11,961.48 
 
 23,960.08 
 . 7,866.69 
 
 By keeping on at this rate, the revenue arising from 
 mines will before long form a respectable contribution to 
 the budget of the province. 
 
 Revenue from Insane Asylums 
 
 The Caators had neglected like every thingelse to collect 
 the sums due to the Gove, nent for the maintenance of the 
 insane in the asylums. Hon. Mr. Marchand gave his active 
 attention to the work of geJtting in what was due to the 
 Treasury in this respect and the result of each administration 
 is shown in the following table : ' 
 
 
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 1893 $ 26,537.87 
 
 1894 19,863.15 
 
 1895 21H4S.2S 
 
 1896 35,083.69 
 
 1897 9,342.57 
 
 $112,175.56 ■ 
 Average.. 22,435.11 
 
 The increase ia neariy 3 to 1. 
 
 1898 
 1899 
 1900 
 
 $ 65,572.48 
 46,87>^37 
 79,713.87 
 
 $192,258.63 
 64,086.21 
 
 Ecvenue from I^foniiatory and Industrial 
 
 Schools. 
 
 Conservatives. 
 
 1893 
 1894 
 1895 
 1896 
 1897 
 
 5 77,64 
 2,289.06 
 5,688.51 
 
 12,366.76 
 923.72 
 
 $ 21,345.69 
 Average.. 4,269.14 
 
 Liberals. 
 
 1898 t 36,386,61 
 
 1899 19,677.44 
 
 1900 23.176.22 
 
 $ 79,240.50 
 26.413.50 
 
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 1893 
 1894 
 1895 
 1896 
 
 1897 
 
 18,044.65 
 18,006.05 
 58,371.60 
 61,338.51 
 63,875.90 
 
 Liberals. 
 
 1898 I 66,432.95 
 
 1899 68,850.95 
 
 1900 68,003.49 
 
 219,636.71 
 Average 43,927.34 
 The increase exceeds 54 per cent. 
 
 203,278.39 
 67,759.46 
 
 Revenue from the Administration of Justice 
 
 Under this head, there has been an increase on the 
 average of $6,027.83 a year, as indicated by the following : 
 
 Conservatives. Liberals. 
 
 1893 $ 221,716.53 
 
 1894 246,308.42 
 
 1895 261,57027 
 1696 256,72^75 
 1897 236,197.43 
 
 1898 
 1899 
 1900 
 
 1242,448.62 
 262,417.15 
 247,793.81 
 
 ♦1,222,520.40 
 Average 244,504.08 
 
 •752,659.58 
 250,531.91 
 
 For the first four years, the public accounts include in 
 the revenue from the administration of justice that from 
 registration stamps. We have taken it out of the above 
 table in order to put the comparison on a footing of equality. 
 
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 Federal Subsidy 
 
 The product of this source of revenue has l^en increa- 
 sd to the extent of 169,692.07 a year, as compared with the 
 Castor Administration. Here are the details. : 
 
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 Vonservatives " Liberals 
 
 1893 $1,278,952.30 1898 $1,266,413.48 • 
 
 1894 1,278.376.11 1899 1320,137.28 
 
 1895 1,277.799.42 - 1900 1,279,991.82 
 
 1896 1,241,798.59 
 lfc97 1,257,183.70 
 
 $6,324,110.62 • $'3!865j4l58 
 
 Average... $1,224,822.12 $1288,514.19 
 
 will be observed, the increase amounted to $63,692.07 
 par annum on the average. 
 
 Besides the subsidy tixed by law, the Federal Govern- 
 roeut pays to the province its share of the interest on certain 
 J A' *^® division of v^'hich is in dispute between Quebec 
 and Ontario and of which that Government is the depository. 
 For reasons known to them, the Federal authorities had 
 been holding back the payment of this interest. Mr. Mai-- 
 chand took up the matter and, thanks to the good will of 6iv 
 Wilfrid Laurier and of Hon. Mr. Fielding, succeeded in 
 triumphing over the opposition of certain Federal employees 
 and securing for the province the payment of the interest • 
 on a good part of what should come to us from these trust 
 funds. The money was due to us, but the Marchand Govern- 
 mant got it, when their predecessors could not get it paid by 
 thair friends at Ottawa. 
 
 These Increases Summed Up 
 
 By summing up the foregoing, it will be found that the 
 average increase in these seven sources of revenue was as 
 follows compared with the five years of Castor rule :— 
 
 Lands, forests and fisheries $207,513.13 
 
 Mines. : 6,226.09 
 
 Maintenance of the insane 41,651.10 
 
 Reformatories ., , 22,144.36 
 
 Administration of justice... 6,027.83 
 
 Registration stamps 23,832.12 
 
 Federal subsidy 63,692.07 
 
 $371,086.70 
 It must be conceded that this is a splendid result. 
 
 
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 The Revenue without the Taxes 
 
 - Towards the close of their administration and for the 
 purpose of preparing for the elections of 1897, the Castors 
 abolished tne taxes on real estate transfers and on the pro- 
 fessions as well on the mannfacturers' and traders' licenses, 
 after having got the benefit of them dnring five years. This 
 
 Sroportionally reduced the revenue and the resources at the 
 isposal of the Liberal Government. It is obvious that to 
 establish an equitable comnarison between the Castor and 
 Liberal regimes the proceeas of these taxes should be elimi- 
 nated from the ordinary revenue. This has been done in 
 the compilation of the following table, which shows the 
 rdinary and regular revenue under the one and the other 
 Administration : — 
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 Conservatives, 
 
 1893 $ 8,938,492.32 
 
 1894 8,891,960.96 
 
 1895 3,997,165.17 
 
 1896 4,046,419.86 
 
 1897 8.786,044.68 
 
 1898 
 1899 
 1900 
 
 Liberals, 
 
 % 4,142,856.90 
 4,215,268.26 
 4,420,178.09 
 
 $ 19,640.072.99 
 
 Average $ 8,928,014.56 
 
 $12,778,803.25 
 % 4,256,101.08 
 
 Without the taxes above mentioned and by means alone 
 of the development of the provincial resources, the Liberals 
 therefore increased the ordinary revenue to the average 
 yeaily extent of $328,086.49. 
 
 Striking Contrast. 
 
 Under the Castor Administration, the revenue fell from 
 $8,988^498.32 in 1893 to $8,786,044,64 in 1897 or to the extent 
 of $l&fi,447.04 in font yesu^ 
 
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 cd from |4,U2.85(>.SI0 in 1893 t 
 augmiMiiation of 1277.321.15. 
 
 The rmnh h still more stiiki.. ^ ., 
 
 last year of ih^ one or the other regnne is coutmsted. 
 Revenue in imi, uudi^r Lib* ral rule $4,420,178.09 
 
 Revenue in 1897, under Uousorvative rule 3,786,044.68 
 
 LIBERAL INCREASE $ C34.133 41 
 
 ThiH is what the Liberal administration has accora 
 plishod without imposing a cent of new taxation, only hy 
 stimulating the development of our natural resources* and 
 by pushing the collection of what was due to it. 
 
 In the face of such results, is there any room for sur- 
 bold that the commercial and business community should 
 prise in the highest ester rn the Liberal Government, which 
 has so fine a result to its credit ? 
 
 The Red Revenue. 
 
 Even in taking the ordinary revenue iv: given in the 
 public accounts without deducting the new taxes which 
 yielded 12,262,452.55 to the Castors in five years, there is 
 still an appreciable differei C3 in favor of the Liberals. Hero 
 are the figures from the public accounts : 
 
 Conservatives. 
 
 
 Liberals. 
 
 1893 $ 4,391,779.48 
 
 1988 
 
 $ 4,176,139.63 
 
 1894 4,260,533.61 
 
 1899 
 
 4.223,579.43 
 
 1895 4,8l^^028.12 
 
 1900 
 
 4,421,716.98 
 
 1896 4,327,910.55 
 
 
 
 1897 3,874,803.18 
 
 
 
 $21,177,045.94 
 
 1*2,821,436.04 
 
 Average... 4,235,409.19 
 
 
 ■ 4,273,478.68 
 
 There is therefore in favor of the Liberals an average 
 yearly increase of ^""8,069.49, even after the abolition of 
 
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 most of the taxes v hich yielded to their prodecessoiH |2,202, 
 452.55 in five years. 
 
 A Cnisliing Contrast. 
 
 Under the Castor regime and with the advantajje of 
 their odious taxas, the revenue fell off year after year or 
 from $4.:i9 1,770.48 in 1893 to $3,874,803.18 in 1897, which 
 ai\v,H a bh0H,i;2e of $516,967.30 in five years. 
 
 Under Liberal rule, after the abolition of the taxes 
 imposed by the Castors and without the large contribution 
 ftom the proceeds of those taxes, the revenue increased 
 from $4,176,139.63 in 1898 to $4,421,716.98 in [^ an, 
 augmentation of $245,577.35. With the taxes, of which the 
 Castors got the benefit, the auir orientation would have reach 3d 
 three quarters of a million. 
 
 The following, table renders the contrast still more stride- 
 Revenue for 1900, the last year of Liberal 
 
 Administration $4,421,716.9^ 
 
 Revenue for 1897, the last year of Conserva- _ ^^i qao lo 
 
 Administration 3,874,80d.l8 
 
 Difference in f9,vor of the Liberals $ 546,913.80 
 
 Anil this was achieved after the abolition of the taxes, 
 ■without imposing a cent of new taxation, by the devolop- ^ 
 ment of the resources of the province and the care, activity 
 and intelligence displayed by the Liberals in the management 
 of the country's affairs. 
 
 Who Were Guilty of Inactivity? 
 
 With that effrontery which so ill-becomes them and that 
 iniustioe towards their adversaries which is so characteristic 
 of them, the press and speakers in the Castor interest have 
 accused the Marohand Administration of inactivity. Ine 
 
 

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 facts above established show what value should be placed 
 upon such charges. If that Administration, wtdch, by work 
 as persevering as it was energetic, succeeded in increasing 
 the revenue to the extent o2 1546,913.80 in three years— if 
 tliat Administration deserves to bo taxed with inactivity, 
 what should be thought of that of the Castors, who, with 
 the addition of their famous taxes, let the revenue decrease 
 to the extent of $516,694.30 in live years ? The public 
 domain was then under their control as it is now under 
 Liberal rule, with its forests and its water-powers. Why 
 did not the Castors draw from it the increase that Mr. 
 Parent did ? Why did not the Castors push the collection 
 of the revenue due to the province ? Why did they not 
 force their Ottawa friends to pay us the interest on the trust 
 funds ? They could have done all this just as well as the 
 Libarals did it. But they did not do it, and why ? 
 
 There is only one answer possible to this query : be- 
 cause the Castors were too indolent, too careless or too in- 
 competent. And yet it is these people who have the audaci- 
 ty to prate about inactivity. 
 
 Reduction of Taxes. 
 
 A comparison of the figures in the public accounts 
 establishes that the Liberal Government under Mr. Mar- 
 chand reduced to the extent of $187,766.84 a year the direct 
 taxes, including hotel licenses. This comparison is shown 
 by the following table, giving year by year the revenue de- 
 rived from each source ; 
 
 Conservatives. 
 
 1893 $ 1,305,275^6 
 
 1894 1,297^12.95 
 
 1895 l,25i073.89 
 
 1896 1,256,587.34 
 
 1897 1,038,780.67 
 
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 Averagd $1,230,405.94 
 
 Li^ertds, 
 
 1898 $ 1,006,09^1.18 
 
 1899 1,062,680.50 
 
 1900 1,039,142.63 
 
 $1,042,639.10 
 
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 Why should the tax-payers be tempted to revert to the 
 regime of the Conservatives, who stripped them of $187,- 
 766.84 a year more in the shape of direct taxes than the 
 Liberals did ? Before casting their votes, let them thoroughly 
 grasp this little table : 
 
 Average of direct taxes paid under the ciAnKQA 
 
 Conservative regime $1,230,405.94 
 
 Averatje of direct taxes paid under the Liberal 
 
 regime 1,0 42,639.10 
 
 DECREASE UNDER LIBERAL REGIME $187,766.84 
 
 We commend this table to the special attention of the 
 taxpayers in the cities and towns, upon whom the incidence 
 of these taxes falls heaviest. 
 
 Expenses— Their Keduction. 
 
 The ordinary expenses under the one and the other re- 
 gime are set forth in the following table : 
 
 Conservatives 
 
 1893 $4,190,522.85 
 
 1894 4,267,946.07 
 
 1895 4,195,727.44 
 189G 4,098,707.00 
 1897 4,853,927.48 
 
 Liberals 
 
 1898 $4,415,360.38 
 
 1899 4,201,023.21 
 
 1900 4,403,524.41 
 
 $13,019,918.00 
 4,369,972.66 
 
 $21,607,830.84 
 Average.... 4,321,466.17 
 
 Progress was in the inverse sense under the one and the 
 other regime— increase under the Castors, decrease under 
 the Liberals. , , 
 
 From $4,190,522.85 in 1893, the" Castors increased the 
 ordinary expenditure to $4,853,927.48 in 1897, making an 
 augmentation of $663,404.63 in four years or at the average 
 yearly rate of $165,851.16. 
 
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 n 14,415,370.38 in 1898, the Liberals redaced the ordi- 
 1 M penditure to $4,403,524.41 in 1900, making a decrease 
 
 of $11,845.97. ., .u T-u , ^ • • . 
 
 Why should the electors set aside the Liberal administra- 
 tion, which has decreased the expenditure, in order to replace 
 it by the Castors, who increased that expenditure by $bb3,- 
 40468 or at the rate of $165,851.16 per annuui. 
 
 Decrease, of Controllable Expenses. 
 
 Apart from the fact that by its nature the expense for the 
 service of the public debt is uncontrollable, the Marchand 
 Government cannot be held responsible for the increase of 
 that expense, because, as will be shown further on, it aimin- 
 ished, instead of increasing it. To draw a fair and equitable 
 comparison of the ordinary and controlable expenditure 
 under both regimes, the payments for the service of the 
 debt should be struck off and then we get the following 
 figures :— 
 
 Conservatives. 
 
 1893 $ 2,745,491.51 
 
 1894 2,880,018.40 
 
 1895 2,609,060.82 
 
 1896 2,602,277.01 
 
 1897 3,303,053.32 
 
 $H0S9,902.06 
 Average 2,817,980.41 
 
 Liberals. 
 
 1898 $2,824,193.35 
 
 1899 2,642,700,18 
 1890 2,865,645.21 
 
 $8,832,358.73 
 2,777,452.91 
 
 That is to say, that, under Liberal rule, the controllable 
 expenses showed an average of $40,521.50 a year less than 
 under the 'previous regime. A comparison between the last 
 year of Conaervative and the last year of Liberal rule shows 
 a decrease of $437,408.11 in favor of the latter. 
 
 In the face of such facts, it must be granted that the 
 Liberals have kept their promises to the letter that tney 
 weuld not increase the expenses. 
 
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 Expenditure for Public Instruction 
 
 This decrease did not affect in any way, too, the effi- 
 ciency d! ?he public service, in spite even of an increase of 
 $35 487 23 in the expenditure for pubhc instruction. Here 
 is a'list of the payments under this head : 
 
 Conservatives. 
 
 1898 
 1894 
 1895 
 1896 
 1897 
 
 Average 
 
 $ 371,960 00 
 369,260 00 
 371,260 00 
 870,260 00 
 394,260 00 
 
 1898 
 1899 
 1900 
 
 Liberals. 
 
 $ 418,760 00 
 375,143 28 
 
 438,758 37 
 
 $1,877,000 00 
 $375,400 00 
 
 $1,232,661 65 
 $410,887 23 
 
 Who will blame the Liberals for having spent an ave- 
 rage of $95,487.23 a year more than their predecessors for 
 popular education ? 
 
 Expenditure for Agriculture 
 
 This expenditure directly benefits the mass of the 
 
 population, L it is upon t^« Wjf ?f^^^^^^ 
 dftneiids the eenoral prosperity of the Province xnis is wuy 
 ?he liberal Idministration, which cut off all the useless or 
 less important expenses, dit not hesitate to spend more than 
 their^decessors to stimulate the improvement of agricul- 
 tu?e and agricultural pro^luction. The following table will 
 show the expenditure uuder both regimes ; 
 
 
 ■; ^""WI^^ 
 
 y.rN: 
 
I HI ' 
 
 i.'j 
 
 Conservatives. 
 
 1893 $115,478.17 
 
 \foi 115,418.00 
 
 1895 200,330.66 
 
 1896 166 464.09 
 
 1897 230,795.75 
 
 $872,165.47 
 $174,433.13 
 
 Liberals, 
 
 1898 
 1899 
 1900 
 
 $197,226.97 
 175.418.26 
 193,759.97 
 
 $566,405.20 
 $188,801.73 
 
 Average 
 
 Bon. Mr. Dechene in th« ,?=<.„ iSH'?''"'"'^ wrought by 
 e«lton.l gr^tslZZ dtVed thlt iSe."*""" "' "" ''^'^ 
 
 Expenditure for Colonization 
 
 and its influence in^Sf n ® f^jancement of the proving 
 patriotic adSl^tionm^^^''!^^"/^^^ Mr. MaSnd^ 
 
 W and deyS*^t an^'a^'rlie of */q*5%"^,V^ '^'' ^^ '-* 
 than their predecessors. ^^®^^® ^^ $35,957.13 more a year 
 
 Conservatives 
 
 1893 $81,100.00 
 
 1894 79,077.65 
 
 1895 85,00a00 
 1886 116,100.00 
 1897 169,900.00 
 
 Liberals 
 
 1898 $106,000.00 
 
 1899 136,243.00 
 19C0 184,845.00 
 
 Average. IIOmII;! «|;08a60 
 
 natintirw^^''o/^^?'^^« ^berale vigorouslv pushed on th. 
 
 I] 
 
^-$1- 
 
 by 
 
 jri- 
 
 )r- 
 co 
 
 ra 
 
 lat 
 ar 
 
 An 
 
 Interesting Summary 
 
 On summing up the foregoing data, it will be found that 
 for education, agriculture and colonization, the Marchand 
 n n«?,?ii ^;fernment expended on an average 186,782.96 more 
 annually than the Conservative Governments of Messrs De 
 Boucherville and TaiUon Here is the summing uoiSing 
 periS— expenditure the yearly averse for each 
 
 Conservatives 
 Public Instruction .... $375,400.00 
 
 Agriculture 174,433.13 
 
 Colonization 106,435,53 
 
 Liberals 
 $416,887.23 
 188,801.73 
 142,362.66 
 
 $656,268.66 $742,051.62 
 
 7ft9q^'\1fJf^^f ® *^''2? heads, there is an increa.«e of $85,^ 
 782.96, that IS to say, that, for these purposes of first impor- 
 tance, for these expenses which directly benefit the people. 
 
 avIi^eT^TO^gS*"^^^^^^ ^.!i- ***I«^"^ Paidoufonan 
 average 5»&,782.96 more a year than the previous Conserva- 
 tive administration It will thus be seen, that, wh?le prit 
 IZf? .^TT^' ^^er^ver possible, the Libemirmale a 
 ^vnfif of ?H */l ^^c**^ *fa© »weful expenditures that were 
 the Str^ ^^""^ ^^ essential to the advancement of 
 
 Public Works and Buildings. 
 
 Hon. Mr. Duffy, who had charge of this denartmenf. 
 i'ZL^ ^^? ^^"^^^^^ of the Parent Wernment?wrought 
 7X^a^7,^^ economy, as will be seen from the followfne 
 table of the expenditure under both regime^ loiiowmg 
 
 ,««<. Conservatives. 
 
 1893 $ 342,792.98 1898 
 
 1894 491,99aiO ' 1899 
 1^ 202,756.33 190O 
 
 1896 156,029.98 
 
 1897 34^816.04 
 
 «l,59M8a4i" 
 Averggo 319,237.68 
 
 Liberals. 
 $178,167.43 
 95,028.09 
 97,209.15 
 
 $370,404.67 
 12a,46a22 
 
 "m 
 
 tm* 
 

 "wSs^n 
 
 "^""iAwwgwSm^T^. 
 
 • xJ**?"® ^^ * decrease of $195,76^.46 or of nearly $600,000 
 1! *"® *'^^®® yeara A comparison between the last year of 
 the Conservative and the last year of the Liberal regime 
 •hows a diminution of $246,406.89 or nearly 300 per ceni 
 
 If this be not economy and retrenchment, it would be 
 interesting to know what is meant by those words J 
 
 L 
 
 Ift' ;l^^ 
 
 Public Debt. 
 
 On ttie 30th June. 1897 (Budget Speech delivered by Hon. 
 Mr. Marchand on the Uth December, 189t7) the debt of the 
 province stood as follows : 
 
 Funded debt. ^..«., $34,196^634.08 
 
 Floating " ., 3,147,656.73 
 
 Assets.. 
 
 J7,344,310.81 
 .1,852,652.65 
 
 Uet debt.r.^ ^...•..«..$25,491,658.16 
 
 On the 80th June, 1900, according to the statement pub- 
 Ushed in the Quebec Official QazetUy the debt stood as follows : 
 
 funded debt.«.« 
 ioafcing " „„.. 
 
 •«*«•• ■■■'^ >>•—*.<»»♦ tK 
 
 $35,072,027.43 
 1.(>4S^6j05 
 
 xLSSetJS • r ■■ M *•»». 
 
 Ket debt,«....^ 
 
 $36,120,393. 
 
 .^ 10,049,646. 
 
 $26,07(^^47.10 
 
 AccordSng to this table> the increase would appear to 
 be $579,08a92 . 
 
 But, in reality, instead of decreasing it, the Marchand 
 Cfovernmewt reduced Qiq debt. 
 
 ¥mm. f3^ 196lI^4CS Q^xthe 30^ J««« 1897 th^ total <x? 
 
 Aml» 
 
 i^ 
 
 <mmim 
 
 MikMMM 
 
 l!lui.feMiiiiito i 
 
 I -t«{4 
 
 V ir 
 
K»,'-i» 
 
 » 
 
 w 
 
 t^ft»n^«^ debt rw3e to $85,072,027.43 on the 30th June, 
 IwOiWaking an increase of $875,373.35. 
 ' Whence came the increase ? From permanent loans 
 eftected by the Marchand Government ? No, because that 
 Government never contracted a cent's worth of indebtedness 
 in the way of permanent loans. It arises from the conver- 
 «oii of the funded debt effected in virtue of the Act 60 Vict, 
 chap. 21 passed by the Flynn Government and under and 
 by virtue of a contract made by that Government and 
 fPProved by order-in-council of the 17th April 1897, with 
 ine Bank of Montreal. That contract expired on the lat 
 May, 1899. In virtue of this transaction, there was issued 
 up to the 30th Juiu 1899. inscribed stock, bearing 3 per 
 cent mterest, to the extent of $9,048,725.03, to redeem or 
 convert $7,333,297.31 of old bonds, bearing a higher rate of 
 intOTest, which added $1,715,427.42 to the figure of the 
 janded debt. If this Increase was reduced to $875,373.35 on 
 the 80th June last, it was clearly because the Marchand 
 "^^^P^^*^**^on, instead of increasing the public debt, took 
 np $840 054.87, of the old bonds. 
 
 By how much did Mr Marchand increase the net deM to 
 take up or extinguish these $840,05437 of old indebtedness ? 
 
 By $579,088.94, as above shown. The balance of $296.- 
 ^84.41 was extinguished out of the ordinary revenue, that is 
 to say, that, instead of increasing the debt, Mr. Marchand 
 reduced to the extent of $296,284.41 the debt created by his 
 predecessors. 
 
 He therefore kept to the letter his promise to not in- 
 crease the debt. 
 
 The Inverse of its Predecessors 
 
 4 
 
 
 The Castors had done just the contrary, p/om $21,622>- -^ 
 677.06 on the 30th June 1892, they had increac^sd the net debt ^ 
 to $25,491,658.16 on the 30th June 1897, or an augmentation 
 €>f $3,869,081.10 in five years at the rate of $773,816.22 per 
 
 A.r\r>iini 
 
 / 
 
 
 
 
 f^\ 
 
,,*l-~. — .^- .*»«(l>u. 
 
 ''1/vW 
 
 m r 
 
 S i 
 
 \l 
 
 1 ' I 
 
 •-34 -« 
 
 Reduction of the P ioating Debt 
 
 ^M7^t!\^^f' ^^^ftl^ came to power, on the 30fch June, 
 1«»7 the floating debt amounted to $8,147,656.78. On the 
 30th June last^ after throe years of Liberal management, the 
 &^titV|2%^^^^^^^^^ ^ Il,a48,366<making a 
 
 uti '^^•^ ^o^lowing table will show some of these dimiu- 
 
 Deposite and trust funds. $512,039.47 $348,368.00 
 
 Hallway guarantee deposits. . . 370,17135 Notbinir 
 Railway subsidies 1,121,967.08 732,96675 
 
 $2,004,180.90 $1,081,332.50 
 
 The railway guarantee deposits have been repaid to the 
 last cent and completely wiped off the Treasury books. The 
 railway subsidies have been decreased by $389,000.53 and 
 the trust funds by $168,673.42. 
 
 4n"^^ ^^lis putting matters in good order ? 
 
 Why therefore should the electorate withdraw their 
 confidence from an administration which has done its duty 
 so well ? ' 
 
 Eccapitulation 
 
 ■nnft^fu ^^^^' u?' ^®P^y^°g, *o ex-TreasTirer Atwater, Hon. Mr. 
 Duffy thoroughly summed up the work of rehabilitation ai5 
 SlnTsfncel897 a^^o^^Plished by the Liberal Gover^ 
 
 *' ^'<^ sum up, he said, we have a right to be proud of 
 what we have done in two years. ^ 
 
 l~We have put an end to deficits ; 
 J— We have a substantial surplus of $33,655.33 : 
 
 r^nhiiV^ikf T^^u^® ^'^^K ^fl^L^^^^' we have reduced th3 
 public debt to the extent of $12UM^M • 
 
 - *i.-«— ife™.„ , 
 
 ■MM 
 
 ?SS5! 
 
 ".* 
 
 
 ou 
 
 tho 
 
 in 
 
 
 W( 
 
 
 ha 
 
 
 ta] 
 
 
 fa< 
 
 
 ass 
 
 
 an 
 
 ■ 
 
 
 
 ,— IS* 
 
M 
 
 30fch June, 
 73. On the 
 ement, the 
 
 making a 
 
 lese dimin- 
 
 48,366.00 
 
 N^othing 
 
 33,9667i5 
 
 81,332.50 
 
 said to the 
 ooka. The 
 )00.53 and 
 
 raw their 
 le its da<7 
 
 ni 
 
 Hon. Mr. 
 ation and 
 I Croyern- 
 
 proud of 
 
 iced tho 
 
 peopt^® ^^^® imposed no new taxes or burthens on the 
 
 «ffin-^~i?^® ^'i^® managed the affairs of the province honestly 
 efficjently and ecouomically. ^ "unesuy, 
 
 min/Jf?.?;,-?!^'"* ^1?-^? ""^^^^ ^^y« '•'^^^ed tliat the Liberal Ad- 
 ministration which we have had since J 897 has r?one mora 
 for education and colonization than any of it/predelZ^ 
 
 VI 
 
 Work of the Different Departriierjts 
 
 in^rR^J' hi US examine a little the manner in which each 
 member of the administration has conducted his depr il m^ub 
 
 Crown Lands Department 
 
 The management of this department by Flon Mr Parpnt 
 
 t^ Fv^^r""'''^^?^ ^^i^ brilLnta«u34.1 o tie coun. 
 try. Even the most enthusiastic could never have .Ireamed 
 
 of so extraordinary a development of the ;e.( cm^^^^^^^ 
 our public domain. Under the abie ami vi'^omu inn' l^e 
 given to It by the Prime Minister, the T^venu; a. nSed 
 the value of oar timber limita /.as doubled, tho forest in us- 
 try and especially that of pulp h.i„s made marveliourst S • 
 pur water powers have been turned to the account of great 
 industries, the revenue from our Hnhories has doubled the 
 wealth of our forests and the force of our hydrauic powers 
 have been brought to the noUc^ of ho,ne and foreign Tpi- 
 tahsts, who are seeking them to convert them into the 
 factors of an industry that, before ten years, will have 
 assumed proportions, of which it is sonvp^iv ,.^o.hj,. *.. 
 an Idea at present. * 
 
 liv lOrm 
 
 :t 
 
 '■*■{ 
 
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— 88 —■ 
 
 rtr- 
 
 ]"r 
 
 i!r( 
 
 Woods and I* orests. -The revenue arising from this 
 source lias been increased by an averaire of f 128,0o8.29 a 
 year as compared with what it yielded during the five pre- 
 vious years. Here are the figures which establish this 
 increase :— 
 
 Conservatives 
 
 1893 $888,722.41 
 
 1894 828,900.92 
 
 1895 773,355.56 
 
 1896 951,098.92 
 
 1897 782,303.53 
 
 Liberals 
 
 1898 $ 911,088.30 
 
 1899 894.289.48 
 
 1900 1,112,529.52 
 
 $4,218,887.35 
 Average 843,677.47 
 
 $2,917,907.30 
 972,035.76 
 
 Revenue under Liberal administration $972,035 76 
 " Conservative " 843,077.47 
 
 Increase under Mr. Parent. 
 
 $128,95ai9 
 
 It witl not be amiss to note that Hon. Mr. Parent effected 
 this increase notwithstanding the depression in the forest 
 industry occasioned since 1896 by the Dingley tariff The 
 increased revenue above indicated is due to the more efficient 
 supervision of lumbering operations and to the energy and 
 activity manifested by Hon. Mr. Parent in the collection of 
 the timber dues. 
 
 4.U onff o/^«'w*^«-— during the five years embraced betweeu 
 the 80th June, 1892, and the 30th June, 1897, Hon Mr 
 Parents predecessors sold 3,805^ square miles of timber 
 limits, yielding in bonuses $132,117.85 or an average of $34 72 
 per square mile. From the 30th June, 1897, tS the SOfch 
 June, 1900, Hon. Mr. Parent sold 8052 square miles which 
 brought in $538,929.77 or an average of Wi per sqS 
 mile,^ nearly double the price obtained byhia predecessors 
 The following table sums up these sales under both regimes : 
 
 t> 
 
 ij^^mt-: 
 
 
n this 
 )8.29 a 
 6 pre- 
 
 ti this 
 
 JO 
 )2 
 
 
 6 
 
 6 
 7 
 
 9 
 
 Bcted 
 
 orest 
 
 The 
 
 cienfc 
 ^ and 
 311 of 
 
 veeu 
 Mr. 
 nber 
 J4.72 
 80th 
 hich 
 Qaro 
 sors. 
 lies: 
 
 Bale Qf Sah 
 
 Area Sold 
 
 Product Price pm 
 mile 
 
 15th December. 1892 
 
 14th June 1894 
 
 26th February. 1895 
 7th November 1895 
 
 18th March.. . 1896 
 
 24th March 1896 
 
 28th May 1896 
 
 9,6tli January... 1897 
 
 22nd March .. 1898 
 26th October. 1898 
 
 30th May 1900 
 
 26th June.... 1900 
 
 220U 
 154 
 
 mh 
 
 173 »o 
 16 1 
 
 9 
 
 277?^ 
 
 167 JS 
 3806i 
 
 1215^^ 
 1933Ji 
 
 1682 ^\ 
 8502 
 
 miles 
 it 
 
 41 
 
 « 
 
 U 
 U 
 
 u 
 
 u 
 
 n 
 
 tl 
 
 u 
 
 « 
 
 II 
 
 « 
 
 $31,436.95 
 1,099.45 
 9,233.80 
 7,434.83 
 
 2,311.67 
 
 4,104.00 
 
 69,494.50 
 
 3,003.25 
 
 , 14.28 
 
 7.1f 
 
 11. 4d 
 
 42.76 
 
 143,38 
 
 456.00 
 
 250.11 
 
 33.87 
 
 $132,117.85 $34.72 
 
 $ 30,610.48 
 129,171.92 
 246,937.70 
 132,209.67 
 
 $24.77 
 66.80 
 76.66 
 78.60 
 
 $538,929.77 $66.93 
 
 A* fhA aveiaffe price realized at the Rales made by 
 
 rf view It ^ for these forests hitherto regarded a« . 
 -i„ii»o«WA mmntitv by his preaecessors that Hon. Mr. 
 
 miles of the most richly wooded lands of the Ott^^ «^\^^J|. 
 St. Maurice, only an average of $12.84 per miie couia do 
 
 "^'^Betides the product realized from the bonu»«, the 
 
 JX 
 
 J. ..-1 '. ,'-*i6^Ui>. J^i'^Ekltr. :A " 
 
='*■■#- 
 
 
 •t 4 nc- cent capital oTZufitm " "'"'' ^^Presontiog 
 pHee ? ' "^'^ '^^'' ^^^•- ^*^»-^"<^ "»^"««e to got this riso in 
 
 powerful inn U J'^oj®''""/-^ are situated and by giving &, 
 OovernorV ^"' ^'''^ '''^''''^ ^^' <^*'e Lieutenuut- 
 
 donui.,'d^'c!e!;fpd tV'^ '^"^' /" l' ^""^'^^ n^oiisuve at least, to the 
 iutSni'o; til ^,, r P"^P or wood 
 
 to tfio holiPf t It hi? 1: : ^^*^i^''t^/elesa evorvthing loads 
 
 attainc I t«;n4re,i,e hn f n^ ''' "^''^ ^^^' ^^o«» having 
 fmm (lay to dav hv fho .' ^^'Sjo wing importance assumed 
 
 attra<.|;.^„r;jf eontimfef?^"ff^J^^"" j",^* mentioned 
 r'roviM,..o for^Li cnniH vj'?>^^'\°^?oreand more to our 
 
 of our f()i73 t -Sm w f h S '® *■'* ^'^.^.'^ »^^^®'" advantage 
 place of ixplo itatlon W« * '"^ l!l\r^^^.*« ^''^^^i^^ «f their 
 po.s:sible tliismovZent w\1\''^^^*^^^ aid a^ much as 
 
 obstacles n it^ wn V fo n^ '1' '' ^^stmed, unless we place 
 PonuIaHm in L ^''^'^P'^^''^^ remunerative lahor for our 
 m- in li e ie vZmie'nt'^f ?"^'S"^ '\' ^^^"^^-^ ^^ ^^^ direct 
 tural reso HcVs T' tain ?bi;.^rw\ "^'"^^^^^ ««^««1- 
 
 be manufactured on S"^' 'f. '""^'^ •^''' exportation and to 
 and pahSt c me-isu p1^^^ ™' intelligent 
 
 to thl pulp nduSrv .^ ^? extraordinary impltus 
 
 01. the St/Maurice Lid a ^.r4}"H' f""' T ^^T^^"^ "P 
 this industry will be one of Hp In i ^"' ^"? '^.^ ^^^ 5^^^^^ 
 viuce, indeil n Can«%i F ^^'^ important in the pro- 
 , uetu, in Canada. English, American and even 
 
 m-w^ 
 
 
 ' i \.. 
 
 
 ', 
 
 
 C'%::.:. 
 
 4fcv 
 

 ^Aiff- 
 
 ii^ 
 
 »^«^ 
 
 '•^' 
 
 l%" 
 
 uo of the pro- 
 , rapresonting 
 
 at this rise in 
 
 ntagee of the 
 
 i by giving &, 
 
 is what he 
 
 LieuteiiaRt- 
 
 b least, to tiie 
 ulp or wood 
 vthing loads 
 from naving 
 nee assumed 
 t mentioned 
 more to our 
 il of manu- 
 r advantage 
 lity of t'leir 
 as much as 
 38 we place 
 .hor for our 
 y the direct 
 nd agricul- 
 nple means 
 consists in 
 of the raw 
 
 IS." 
 
 i solved the 
 tial tax of 
 tion and to 
 intelligent 
 ry impetus 
 •ringing up 
 b few years 
 in the pro- 
 and even 
 
 Swedish capitalists are on the look-out f«^. s»^^2\'on'\'o 
 for the esta\)lishment of immense ff^<^\«j;'««' ^" ^^f^^^?^^^ ^^^ 
 the Belcian company, who are installing themselves aj 
 Shawinigln aTtaking out this winter a large quantity of 
 
 ^"^^''The now Premier is practically the founder of the great 
 pulp industry in our province. 
 
 Water Pomrt.--Th\9 is another resource which "on Mr 
 Parent hi town forth from the latent state in order that 
 it'^y co^tdbuTe to the restoration . of oj finances and to 
 thfi development of our manufacturing industry, bmce ne 
 l^a!"rniaLgeu.entof^ Crown Lan^B Depart^^^^^^^^ 
 he has sold thirteen, which havo r^.hin ed to the Ireasuiy 
 $111,210 as detailed in the foUovvmg taolo : 
 
 Price and 
 date of sale. 
 
 Water Poweks. Puecoasbrs, 
 
 Gatineau River : 
 Paugan and Kock Island 
 l^alls Hanson, Bros. 
 
 .Price : $5,550. 
 
 (2 Nov. 1677). 
 
 Chateauguay I^ver : 
 Hydraulic power between 
 iilind No. 2/5 God- 
 ID anchester and lot 
 8£0 of the same town- 
 
 ship. MalcolmMc- 
 
 Naughton, De- 
 
 witviUe-.... Price : $320.00. 
 
 (13 Nov. 1900). 
 
 St Maurice : 
 
 Water Power of the Grfes .ofinA 
 
 (Fief StrEtienne) Warren ^"^^^^^'-'^^'^^m'-J^VlSeO). 
 
 Ottawa Elver : 
 
 CHisbAsb rs^ids and islands _ 
 
 Ko. 2 and 3 UpperOttawalm- 
 
 provement Co.Pnce: $6,000. 
 
 (9 June 1899) 
 
 %'■ V 
 
 \ 
 
 
 

 «'* 
 
 £.^ .g. . .^ . 
 
 ^ 40 « 
 
 Part of the Chat. B^'PW-P^^-gll^^price : $20.00. „; 
 
 (29 June 1899). 
 
 ^ conditions :BeveWpme;^^oUhe^w^^^^^^ 
 
 Sagueuay River : , 
 
 nKier XlXw!! W t. Wilson..Price^: *3^0.^^,^_ 
 
 Conaition. :In.tn-o^-t„ 1"A ^^tH^:^ . , 
 nalty of $7,000 if works riot ex- 
 ecuted within stipulated delay. 
 
 Saguenay River : 
 Hydraulic power of the 
 
 'Grand Discharge from 
 
 Caron's Falls to the 
 
 division line between 
 
 . ^X^^'^^-^- ^. Scott. ••••.P-«,S'l900) 
 
 Conaitions :S1 000 000 1^ be^^-ded m^d^- 
 
 this and 3 years. In default, a 
 penalty of $6,000. 
 
 Grand Discharge from 
 Lake St. J©hn to divi- - ' 
 
 sion line between town- 
 
 date Penalty, »9000 if thU eon- 
 ; dition unfulfilled. 
 
 f / ' Sif 
 
: $20,00. 
 9 June 1899). 
 
 irater power 
 ie of sale. 
 
 : $3,000. 
 20 Dec. 1899). 
 
 I amount of 
 5, with a pe- 
 orks not ex- 
 lated delay. 
 
 e: $6,000 
 
 (22 June 1900) 
 
 inded in deve- 
 
 lower between 
 
 In default, a 
 
 rice : $9,000. 
 (22 June 1900.) 
 
 in developing 
 in 4 years from 
 )000 if this con- 
 
 _ ,^ — 41 — ■ 
 
 Metaftetchouau River : 
 Rapids facing lots Nos. 
 
 21, 22, 23, 24 of the ' 
 
 west range Metabet- 
 
 chouau. J..B. Renaud & Co. Price : $v],00 
 
 (13 March li^C 
 Lake St. John : 
 Falls of the Little Peri- 
 
 bonka facing lots 21 
 
 and 22 of range 2 of 
 
 Dolbeau P. A. Potvin Price : $150.00 
 
 (29 March li)u ' ] 
 
 River Chicoutimi : 
 
 Falls Chicoutimi Electric 
 
 Light Company ....Price : $1,00... 
 
 (May 189 7j. 
 Shawenegan Falls, with 
 
 islands , David Russell & 
 
 John Joyce Price : $50.00 
 
 (9th Oct., ly«)-< . 
 
 Conditions : $100,000 to be spent in 18 moutt; 
 from sale for the developmeii 
 of the water power, $2,000. i(; 
 in 30 months and $2,000,01^ 
 more IS months after the expi lo- 
 tion of the iiO months. Indefaui;. 
 sale to become null. Penal tv o 
 $10,000 paid on 20th April, IblJl. 
 lor extension of delay. 
 
 Grand'M^re Falls on the 
 
 St-Maurice The Laurentides 
 
 Pulp Company Price: $4,500 
 
 (21stJan.,1900i 
 
 The receipt from these sales, large as it is, is insignificant 
 when compared with the obligatioaa imposed upon the pur- 
 
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 I 
 
 Al!'S3FJfeg^|gf-[^-^"r'^ C »■ sS'-^i 
 
 m 
 
 jjfc ,«%?B^ w , * BtHBSaiijp.,. 
 
 >,iMkS 
 
^mM:^^ 
 
 
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 t 
 
 ;^^f*^ 
 
 chasers to lay out fixed sums within a prescribed delay in 
 order to bring these water powers into working order. 
 These sums form a total of $5,1)00.000 or $6,000,000 in round 
 figures. 
 
 What do $0,000,000 devoted to the creation of indus- 
 trial estabhsshments represent ? The Grand'Mere mills, 
 around which a little town has sprung up in five or six years, 
 did not cost two millions and a half. The four millions which 
 the Shawinegan company must expend six miles lower down 
 will give birth to a town twice as large and before three or 
 four years the wasjes of the workingmen employed in these 
 two places will be about $5,000 a day or $1,500,000 a year. 
 The establishments organized on the other water powers 
 eold since 1897 will call for as much, so that the effect of 
 Hon. Mr Parent's policy of progress and advancement will 
 be to secure for the working class the opportunity to earn 
 three or four millions in wages annually. And this is only a 
 beginning in the great work undertaken by the Prime 
 Mil ister. 
 
 How can the workingmen vote againstthe candidates of 
 a Government, whose leader labors with so much intelligence 
 and energy for their welfare ? 
 
 Fisheries— This is another source of revenue to which 
 Mr. Parent has imparted an extraordinary development and 
 the yield of which has more than doubled in three years, as 
 the following figures will show 
 
 Conservatives. 
 
 1893 $ 17,657.31 
 
 1894 19,089.01 
 
 1895 20,364.18 
 
 1896 20,82303 
 
 1897 24,574.80 
 
 $102,5iJ6.35 
 Average 20,5^1.67 
 
 Liberals. 
 
 1898 
 1894 
 1900 
 
 85,152.90 
 40,943.67 
 49,222.24 
 
 $125,418.81 
 41,856.27. 
 
 m -t /\ ti" 
 
 centb 
 
 l-Ta^t^ io otn i-nm.nnr.A ^^.t #01 OAi^A 1- __ ^ 
 
 .x^mmmf^ 
 
 ■ >.i\^ 
 
 ,.jtt,.^'«S^jfe, 
 
SliM- 
 
 Tr "< 
 
 ■iiV-'.SjT- 
 
 [ delay in 
 ig order, 
 in round 
 
 of indus- 
 re mills, 
 six years, 
 ns which 
 v^er down 
 
 three or 
 in these 
 • a year. 
 ? powers 
 effect of 
 ent will 
 
 to earn 
 is only a 
 e Prime 
 
 lidates of 
 3lligeuce 
 
 o which 
 nent and 
 years, as 
 
 )2.90 
 13.67 
 22.24 
 
 [8.81 
 6.27. 
 
 I 
 
 ■ ■ ! 
 
 % f 
 
 A ■ 
 
 - 43 - - • 
 
 atten^L^or^Can^diifand IZ'- ""*"^"^^ *<> ^^^aw the 
 superiority of our rivers and lak^/^ sportsmen to the 
 of ^r forests for lame game Wifh'fv"^^;"^ P"^'P«««'^ a»d 
 ment took an active narflLi?* v5 ^^' *.w^ ^^J^^<^ ^is depart- 
 at Boston and New York T.^' "' *^^ ^Po^'^smen's sfows 
 Province by strangers wL vfst nr/n1f ^?^"^^'j ^^^^ ^^ thi 
 to hundreds of tbSuSi^s of dol ar^ n'!"* ^"1 ^^^ ''^"^^""ts 
 they pay to the Government: ' over and above what 
 
 Junef'lsltfclVe^'rid^bv f"V^"\^-' ''^^2, to the 30th 
 of land or an^'^vlrage^'of 1 ^6 4ir9'^?;!,,*f ^* ^^^'t?^ acres 
 30fch June, 1897 to tbp qofi; t ^i n^^ y^''^^'- Fi'om the 
 602,160 acres, a Year y'averL^T 1 6^^^^^^ ^^^^ ««1^ 
 
 acres more than under the Vvf.LiLr'-'^.'''*^'^ ^^ 10,837 
 grants amounted trU5 8S0 Tc'eJ ,^^^^^ The free 
 
 during the first period and q I r?S ^F'^^*^ ^^res a year 
 
 yeari; average of 10 560 S ^^'"^'ing the other, a 
 
 During the first period 2 620 lett^'T ^ ^^'^^« ^«^s. 
 covering an area of 294 975 acres or r'^""^"^"* T^^« issued, 
 patent and 58,995 acres yeadvTrnrT'?^?«^^24 letters- 
 
 traw 2,075 letteSSf ha'ie' bUn' ^^^^^^^^^^ 
 
 £6l,dSd acres, mak n^an avPi-^rrJ^^ /^no i 1^^"®"* covenng 
 
 77, J 27 acres a year, f hereTs thptl^^^ letters-patent and 
 
 in tue number of letters-p^te^^^^^^^^^ «f 1«8 
 
 ©f acres patented. *^* ^^'^^^ in the number 
 
 The following were the receipts from the land sale, :- 
 
 1893 
 1894 
 1895 
 1896 
 1897 
 
 $ 46,595.22 
 35.321.48 
 38,532.61 
 38,552.64 
 53,295.40 
 
 ^12^7^ 
 
 ATerage $ 42,459.47 
 
 1898 
 18ii9 
 1900 
 
 \ 
 
 $ 64,994.99 
 73,827.57 
 64,278.76 
 
 .^203,101.32 
 « 67,70044 
 
 
 
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 .^OtSfe. 
 
'-' '-i-C:-««.!^j».;^ 
 
 
 aji*^ 
 
 - ■ MWMwnmrMriii 
 
 Mf^er-^w « • ■■ 
 
 ^^i 
 
 
 
 .- '44 — 
 
 . "» . .- 
 
 Increase under Hon. Mr. Parent's administration, |25,- 
 240.97 a year on the average or more than 59 per cent. 
 
 Jesuits Eatates, Public Domain. — The diligence and 
 energy displayed in the collection of the arrears has nearly 
 doubled the revenue arising from this source, as will be seen 
 by the following figures : 
 
 1868 $69,457.32 
 1899 28,462.99 
 19U0 66,225,79 
 
 1893 
 1894 
 1895 
 1896 
 
 1897 
 
 $26,557.02 
 16,356.67 
 16,142.64 
 25,247.41 
 11,241.42 
 
 Average 
 
 « 95,545.06 
 $ 19,109.01 
 
 $ 163,547.10 
 $ 64,515.70 
 
 t 
 
 The ifxcrease is .Sr>5,406.69 a year or nearly 200 per cent. 
 
 As for the experises, Hon. Mr. Parent has reduced all 
 that \vere susceptible of reduction, without impairing the 
 efficiency of the se)vice. 
 
 Department of Agriculture 
 
 r 
 
 We have seen elsewhere that the Liberals increased the 
 expenditure for agriculture by $14,368,60 a year on the 
 average. Under the previous regime, the expenditure for 
 agriculture had been a regular administration orgie ; the 
 money intended for the farmers was r^f^nt upon pets and 
 favorites and these practices had bee 60 scandalous that 
 the people, with their chai'acteristic g I sense, had design- 
 ated ""his brigandage under the name f " agricultural mar 
 chine." Hon. Mr. Dech^ne put an end to all this and to-da7 
 the money voted for the farmers goes to the farmers. 
 
 'jgi^ie£ 
 
 I 
 
 
 ^f 
 
afe&i:::^,.-. 
 
 ion, 125,- 
 ieut. 
 
 3Dce and 
 as nearly 
 1) be seen 
 
 7.32 
 2.99 
 5,79 
 
 7.10 
 5.70 
 
 per cent, 
 luced all 
 ring the 
 
 )ased the 
 r on the 
 iture for 
 gie ; the 
 pets and 
 Ions that 
 i design- 
 lUral ma- 
 d to-da^y 
 
 B. 
 
 — '45 -^ 
 
 \ 
 
 I 
 
 Cheese and Butter Industrr. 
 
 Of coui-se, the (iovernm^nl i ^^ ^^^^^ and cheese 
 ID the case of our cheese that i/ J^^'^^^'-^^'^ed, esneciallv 
 
 Contribution ofthe Province of Quebec' 
 
 ««4:ilffl^ --»**«« to-Too s,„are feet of floor 
 
 .urfe^:»lS:« "^"""f W to 1000, qua™ f^.^ „, ^^^ 
 iiTJH^?^^"?^"^«^n'j»7- ^.f" was not 
 
 .i*/- 
 
 
,,( 
 
 -w- 
 
 - 40 - ' 
 
 The Hon. Commi«f?ioner of Agriculture further instruct- 
 ed a specialist to put himself at tlie disposa of the public to 
 supply the necessary information. This improvement m 
 the conditions of our dairy industry wa„s so well appreciated 
 as soon as announced that the <|«vevnment received from a^^ 
 parts even from abroad, proofs of this satisfaction, ihe 
 : imits of this pamphlet do not permit of their reproduction, 
 3ut we may cite the following : • i- •„ 
 
 During the Convention of the Dairymen's Associationin 
 1808 Mr J D. Quay made the following statement :— 
 
 -I desire, in the name of all those interested in dairying, 
 to thank the Hon. the Minister of Agricu ture at Ottav^a, 
 and the Hon. the Commissioner of Agriculture at Quebec, 
 for the speeches they have been good enough to address to 
 us. To attend this Convention, in spite of their occupatio.i3, 
 was already much ; but for Mr. Fisher to prepare so import- 
 Int an address, and for Mr. D^chene to come hith^^^^ 
 profiting bvthe opportunity, to announce to us the good 
 Sews cmicerning the grant he proposes to make to f^^^^^^^^ 
 for curing-roonis ; this was more than we had any right 
 toexpecf Sol wish to offer .them our thanks m a most 
 
 'P'^i: m'J:' dSuo told us that he wants the Association to 
 point out to him under what comlitions this gran sho 
 made-that the best results m.y be derived f om ^^ This^is 
 a compliment we highly appreciate. 1 f'.^,^^*^^, even if M^^ . 
 Dpch^no i= not a farmer, he is by no means isnorant ortno 
 r^'tof the^dairyman, and he thoroughly umW^ 
 far from the small cheeseries Iveing J^^^^^^^^^g, ^L^ ^"r?^T;^^^^^ 
 ment the sooner thov are abolished the better. He by no 
 nitiu., iviie buuuci L > ^ ^i^g small 
 
 means intends thai tii.s grant hiu\.n .^H^^Xu-'^J'^^ i .^ ^ :„ 
 factories going, for iliey are dy,ng of in^n t on, and that is 
 the reason why he seeks to J^^fW' from thosej.ho 
 diirvino- their Special bus ness, the best way in wbich to ex 
 ^!Z grSit.^' I therefore t hknk Mr. ^^eehene hj an esp^^^^^ 
 jianuer for this compliment and for the service he is len 
 dering to tiie dairy industiT," (Applause.) c5t..joi,„ 
 
 Mr. J. Girard, Conservative member for Lake bt-Jonn, 
 
 ^^^.l r,n,. TM;.^.fovo xvhn have addressed us show that they 
 
 
ie^^,^-. 
 
 ■ instruct- 
 ) public to 
 ement in 
 )preciated 
 i] from all 
 ion. The 
 •oduction, 
 
 ►ciation in 
 b :— 
 
 dairying, 
 t Ottawa, 
 t Quebec, 
 address to 
 3upatioii3, 
 io import- 
 ither "and, 
 
 the good 
 ) factories 
 any right 
 in a most 
 
 iciation to 
 
 should be 
 
 b. This is 
 
 ven if Mr. , 
 
 ant ofthe 
 
 ands that^ 
 
 ncourage- 
 
 He by no 
 
 the small 
 
 ^nd that is 
 
 vho make 
 
 jich to ex- 
 
 m especial 
 
 he is ren- 
 
 ) St-John, 
 ' that they 
 
 ■ T^-fctag^K^ji* 
 
 ' — 47 «• 
 are well inclined in f h« t 
 
 this province especially, t^rvt"^''' ^he Commissioner of 
 glad to offer him my thkiTk, iV? .T^i'o^al, for which lam 
 ernment has troubled iSelf^K^f '! *^«.^^«<^ t™e that a Go?~ 
 
 fruit and Hr.n q \r n ^ ^^erefore alreadv hnm^ • "® 
 
 Fruit-Giowino- Stat 
 
 ions. 
 
 
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 ,;■;¥> 
 
 
 
V .^i** <^t1^PT« 
 
 '"ft."r«^3 
 
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 •■' ^ 48 -* '. 
 
 to rendered the most precious services to all hereafter who 
 desire to provide themselves with an orchard embracing the 
 different varieties suitable to each section of the province. 
 We will henceforward know which varieties should be pr^ 
 ferred at any given point, what system of protection should 
 be adopted for the treep in winter, how the soil of the 
 wchardT should be fertilized to secure an abundant crop of 
 fruit annually and what preventives should be employed for 
 the protection of the trees and fruits against their many 
 enemies. 
 
 The importance of these stations is most favorably ap- 
 preciated not alone in this country, where those interested 
 an naturaily watching their operations with an atteinticn, 
 which can be readel^ understood, but even in Europe, where 
 our fruits and especially our apples are much sought after 
 on account of their attractive coloring and delicious flavor. 
 
 At a sitting of the International Congress of Aboricul- 
 fcureand Pomology held during the Pans Exhibition, the 
 president of the Congress, in the course of some eulogistic 
 remarks on the organization of these stations and on the 
 experiments they were making, said : — "The result of thOoO 
 experiments will be precious not only to the people of that 
 northern region, but also to the pomology of the world, as 
 horticulturists will learn officially to what latitude certain 
 species and varieties can grow and produce." 
 
 The relatively trifling cost 'of the maintenance of theso 
 stations will be amply compensated by the results which 
 they cannot fail to give. Our fruits are being more and 
 more appreciated in the European importing countries and 
 our farmers should devote special attention to their culture. 
 We deem it right to here reproduce a few of the remarks of 
 a Paris corretspondent on the fruit exhibits from the province 
 of Quebec this year : . 
 
 " The fruits of the province of Quebec at the Pans 
 Exhibition are so fine and so well kept that a first pnze has 
 been awarded to that province. 
 
 " It is evident that the fruits of the province of Quebec 
 contributed largely to the grand prize won by the Dominion 
 of Canada. Many French and English horticulturists could 
 liardly believe that Canada could produce such &ie, choiCO 
 iruit. 
 
 % 
 
 -&■ 
 
Efcer who 
 cin^ the 
 jrovince. 
 1 be pre- 
 n should 
 1 of the 
 b crop of 
 oyed for 
 ir many 
 
 ibly ap- 
 iterostod 
 itention, 
 e, where 
 fht after 
 3 flavor. 
 Lboricul- 
 iion, the 
 ulogistic 
 I on the 
 of thooe 
 B of that 
 vorld, as 
 I certain 
 
 of these 
 ;s which 
 aore and 
 tries and 
 r culture, 
 marks of 
 province 
 
 :he Paris 
 prize has 
 
 3f Quebec 
 Dominion 
 .sts could 
 le, choice 
 
 •— '49 -^ 
 
 , ^oj^cnfturf^?;? from RoiiAn o«.» "x 
 teard their Cana,.'i, r°lleZes ^1'^ eo^rons, who bsd 
 Canadian paviUion, All o chTd „wL;^*^k2'' "»"*'* *^« 
 ed^^ted that Canada surpassed'thZr l^beruW^^ 
 
 ofou?Si^r.1rro&n'";S:rfc'^'.^"l?'»''"»ch 
 portant, and enable as to thoron^hw ^^''^'^y, »>ecom6 im- 
 nessot the creation of tCfS P''"^''*** the timeli- 
 lessons (ron, which will impart to tte)^"'^ '■''"?'^ t"-* 
 in this province a fresh impetus ful?°'/"^°'"P8i°d"«t>7 
 welfare and success of the agricM'ci4f»°"^« *"' ">« 
 
 Thousands of Miles of Roads Opened or 
 
 ivepaiied 
 
 THE GOOD ROADS POLICY. 
 
 Hon.%^^.^^SSa,\^^^^ of Agricultu^ 
 
 aspirations of our ruraPpo^^^^^^^^ was to meet tS 
 
 improve their roads Papulation by assisting them to 
 
 ' life ^>' KtsHetV i?t^^^^^^^^ Z'rr'''^''' ^^.*^« ^^^-e^B 
 would tend to raise and LciHtatrthfi S?nl^^ ""^^ ^ ^^^^ 
 farmers. The school, the X?ph fL^'^'ul o'*ho 
 
 neighbor's house, all' would b^;fi*!^?J"^^*« i^eetmg, tha 
 effect of all this-increlse nf fhn t^^®^ J^^"^ ^^^Y- The 
 profits and more pleasures won?d Z^T ""^ "1*^ fl^^^^ ^^ri 
 attractive and no longer r^m?« 11 ^ *S '■^''^®^ *^« co^ntiy 
 towi? to the coun^Sad^nf Hrit'- ^^t'-a^ people from tK 
 to the town. •' H^ can w*, £ '"^'i*^ *^®°* ^o*^ *l»e country 
 cities ; how can w^keeS Z. ^""^^^ overcrowding in X 
 Thp«e are quest^8^d?n?^/^''°^ P®^P*® «»* the farm r 
 making the Lm^ni^..^^- * xP^^^'P* solution. Iq 
 
 sufficient ^enKn^elVrttiZtiLT/??; *^^ *^^^««^ 
 will be found and one of S rnni • ^*^J*^ ^^®«® Problems 
 solution is to be loXd fo^^g^^d '^^i^^'^^^^^ in thaj 
 
 i-.i 
 
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 ^^^j^^^t^[^5^^^^^' ^fti^MjgW^^ 
 
■ I, 
 
 4- 60 — 
 ^e demand 'o^r'^'«^S^ MghSa^'S oa 
 
 2U sides, U Ben?'-»l!^f„rSSr 1 nes »»« their rolling "tock. 
 companies are >n'P'<'^'"f„i^td and widened and vessels of 
 The canals are being deepened aiia ._^ ^^^ 
 
 grater carrying ^paeitj a™ be. mb^^^ ^^ 
 
 Son ot transportation, tnefcr^ condition had to be im^ 
 dition of the «>»"''7^°^SIne did n,.i hesitate <<> come to 
 proved and Hon. Mj^ «^''^ ,„,^tio.. by means of giants to 
 
 MrrobiVoTroym^^^^^^^^^^ ,,,,e machines, the 
 
 '^""^rbis policy, wl- in-g«ation hd^^^^^^ 
 promises, was not s'"* t.^^t that within three years an 
 Soted by Mr. Cammuids report i^ ^^ been made yeaito;, 
 iivflraae of over 3,000 "''**. °VAiriilninfl of this great work, 
 """^f^ afe still only f *^* Ky "?t« the progress made. 
 ,0 to speak, and yet ''«'^".*'Je^,(, policy, there is reason 
 irhrrks to this ?««»"* P;^^o^, ,irc road system will be 
 
 »oted1or%VakSve.'ht^^ 
 
 *™°fhe Conse^'^^-I^ tt"ngmt"lat:'the Quebec Govern- 
 
 -Se»:"- '-«'^ ^-- ''^' "'^ ~ 
 
 Tudee Lynch said : rpiidered siiecially important 
 
 ••Tliis meeting has ^een "JVX!", i^inisters, tfon. Mr. 
 V 4vi ilrpscnce of one of *.'"'.*, j^Brs. Hon. Messrs. 
 Flshei '^^r?^'- "^ *"« I'^^rve™ .».> beMarliament. 
 Dnffy knd I'^heae and o^ several n ^ giv^' *«! 
 
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 -^ii- 
 
 ' 'iMIi i i i iiiii i ■' 
 
 p Jju^K^J^tSon"""'' «'«"'» ^--«- "1,0 
 
 with it« (inn i^uifl (lV,f th' *^'' »'ouo-breakei-3, tosfeUier 
 
 will hapten L-al^il'^Lemelvrof^rr""''-^ "^ ""'' ''''^o^ 
 Oovorn.noiifc." "'euuelves of the gcuoious offer of tho 
 
 still XS'^:;',,^^^,--^^^ coHiflcate to tl„-ov, into 
 
 of isfs™ * '""^ """«<* "' hazard from page 301 of the ■•oport 
 
 ARTJIAHASKA, 
 by tS' mclS"'" "■■« """ ^•'"'■^««'i «-ith the work don, 
 
 ARGENTEUIL. 
 
 BAGOT. 
 
 critidze%Ten7u?4'fc^"^^ of Sfc Simon were given to 
 having been so dry Bui fnYr P"^'.^^^^^^ the fall of I897 
 had an opportun fy to rLHi^^ 'P^^ «^ l^^^. when they 
 
 ?«ent they declared themsivp.^V'^i'"^ ^^ *^^" ^"^^'^"^ 
 ity of them did so Thlf ^^ satisfied, at least the maior- 
 
 , St. Andii d'Acton 7"h- '^'"^u^*^^^^ ""^'y well. ^''' 
 faction, and the coun^U l^weTst^.fipr ^J,\^»/""<'h satis- 
 
 »-" 13 well satisfied with its purchase. 
 
 BEAUCE. 
 
 l-^^^^^'l^^^^^ very useful to this 
 
 the roads, each la h?s own way """'^^ ^^ working oL 
 
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 1 
 
4 
 
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 •--82 ^ 
 
 BEAUHAHNOIS. 
 
 \; 
 
 Sfc. Louis de Gonzagiie.—This machine is o! irreat helo 
 
 .Q keepiDg our roads iu good condition. 
 
 BROMB. 
 
 West Dojton.—lhe machine works well and to the 
 
 eatisfaction of all concerned. 
 
 Potton — Our roads have been much improved by the 
 use of road machines, which are regarded here as mdis- 
 pensaDio. 
 
 Eastman —Nearly all the roadii of this municipality have 
 been repaired with this machine and most people here admit 
 tliat It la a great improvement upon the old system. 
 
 CHAMPLAIN. 
 
 St. Stanislas.— -The machine is almost indispensable in 
 order to have good roads. In leas than a month, last year 
 all our roads were repaired. To-day, they are finer than 
 ever they have been, 
 
 COMPTON. 
 
 Bury.— The roads have been much improved. Road'- 
 have been rounded off which could not be so improved ia 
 any other way. This machine is used m spots where the 
 plough could never pass. We are in great need of another 
 machine to repair our 75 miles of road in the season, 
 
 St. Edwidge.— The machine gives good satisfaction. Al 
 the people here are satisfied with the reaolt. 
 
 Emberton.— This machine is of great importance to the 
 road service, saving a great deal of Tabor so that we can 
 reduce the rates by one half and our roads are much finer 
 than formerly. 
 
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 11 
 
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 'V 
 
 -83 ^ 
 
 IBERVILLE. 
 
 n^JcA^^^^^^^^ and the 
 
 JOLIETTE. 
 
 andL";'^^^^^^^^^^^^ last summer 
 
 more of road thiHfttii All ^tK?«^ '^P*''" * ?ood length 
 
 *««!. All the ratepayers are satisfied. 
 
 L'ASSOMPTION. 
 
 spring'- orl8»8"'':R"t-Jo"ad!,"'„fthr° "''^'l'^'^' «"> 
 ronnded off and the oonnniy^^^ . municipality were 
 
 road contract^ to ™rtheShr^'''''''''"yS''"'P«' ">' 
 so a8 to keep them in good order * ""'"' """'" '»'«'' 
 
 from the Z£7oni hnSM^V'T- f''^" at hap-ha.ard 
 than any llng^ge We mi^A'^^ll^ T T"'' ''"^^ent 
 of Conservative newspapera Se A p"'«™'<> the testimony 
 even Le Courier duSi^ bllkl fLT" "' """'real, anS 
 of themselves and we know thnt ,li 'f^*^.T& sufficiently 
 tionot our rural distriH^Jmi''^ '"'""'eent popula- 
 
 Comraissioner o?Agriculf^re andfo^ 'T^'Z^ *^« "on. 
 ;^&ti^a^'^;S'"«-'"'-^^^-^^^^^^^^ 
 
 change" (SfinKX*e 'r;, e*t "'■''"'"'«' / ■""« - great 
 *'th4h in ce?taKcLlit ^^Sg r b^e^l*'-: T'^' 
 
 road macSr Inforration i: ^ughrfroTalurd'i"" r'i! 
 
 J 
 
A 
 
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 f-jBtjjfT^ja 
 
 R / r 
 
 'I 
 
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 w 64 — 
 
 Colonkation Department 
 
 This department, created by a law passed by the Flynn 
 Government, has charg.^ of colonization, mines, surveys aua 
 cadastration. Hon. Mi-, 'liirgeon who presides over it, lias 
 managed it to the satisfaction of all and the advantage ot 
 the country. 
 
 Roads and nridr/es— There was expended for these ob- 
 lects $100,000 in 1898 and $75,000 in 1899. The department 
 has iriven attention as much as possible to these road worK^ 
 in ttVe localities most favorable to the foundation of new 
 settlements. Several large bridges were built. 
 
 Surveys.-The clepartment only got .the work of abso- 
 liifft neces^itv done. From $4V,472.84 in 1897, Hon. Mi. 
 Tu^on reduW^^^ expense to $25,996.77 in 1898 and to 
 $37,743.00 in 1899, as shown by the departmental reports. 
 
 hadastration.—The expenses of this service were $21,66'3.89 
 in mi %20,m in 1898, and $12,000 in 1899, which shows a 
 marked diminution. 
 
 During the last three years, colonization has made 
 marked progress in the Matapedia Valley and the Lake bt. 
 John region. 
 
 Public Works Department. 
 
 We have already seen the saving . effected by Hon. Mr 
 Duffy in the expenses of this department Here is a fact, 
 which will give an idea of the way m which he managed its 
 busfne.S ^rhe Rimouski Court House, which h^^^^^ cos. 
 131,551.68, wa« burnt down on the I2th C ctober 1897. 1 he 
 insmance on the building yielded $16,791. Hon. Mr. UuHy 
 rebuilt it for $15,387.45, so that the province has a better 
 biMiiing to-day, besides $1,393.55 to the good. 
 
 ■:^mm^m' 
 
"^^^v'i^f 
 
 WiSmMid 
 
 \S8 ^ 
 
 All the rest was 
 
 / 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 j\ 
 
 Si 
 
 li 
 
 eiflains wV the erpeS^fthk l""* T"* '"7- "Woh 
 rej-uced to the extentTa^V-l*' 'o^f 'a^ltraV^r '"^'' 
 
 Attorney-Generars Department. 
 
 this department is conducted ^^ *^® "'^^^^^ ^^ which 
 
 Public Instruction 
 
 to dimmish as much as SkiV??®¥®^ ^^^ grants in order 
 payers. It inaugamted thf nn? *^^ j^^rtlien? on the tax- 
 o her articles of fhSna^^^^^^ Po^cy of f^ee text books and 
 distributed among the srhnoh; ^ a'^eady caused to be 
 
 and will be distributed shorK tI ^^°J^ ^^ been printed 
 aJarge saving to pare^nt^ and wilfe ^T ^'^^' represent 
 000 a year. ■ *** *"^ ^ill before long reach $100,- 
 
 A Master Stroke 
 
 In connection w*f k 
 permitted to call attentio,f?n"\'"''™"<»°. we may be 
 te a ''*''>"' '«P"^i«'' ''"""" marking ^Hot 
 
 the Canadian* ft^Sflite** °', ^^» Chateau-Frontenac to 
 *>*^e Old ^oa.i^«^Sfe^riL^™,-«---]^ 
 
 M 
 
— 50 - 
 
 ' ased to the Government for 16.000 a year TIip hnil/lml 
 wing been condemued as unwhole oUf t became S^^^^ 
 try to fand another or to erect a new one ^^ 
 
 . The Mercier Government had formerly contemn! ,fp.l 
 le construction of a spacious edifice and Kbo^^lhTK^ 
 irj^ose a tract of land on the Grande All.e Q efc bi t in 
 
 ;.;;irps^^^^^^ ''- Ath,^iSo,itm&r!r 
 
 ' operll's^ '^' 'y^ "P«» t^^'o or three other 
 
 ' S to' 7hfT\ll^^^h ^''"""^ ^^ '^''y conclusiou with 
 ^ciui to uiem. llie matter was refeirrd to IJn^ Mr, 
 
 ai-ent a few days after he became Premie and in a mosi 
 
 L:Z V^ol^""- ''^y ^*- *^^ ^^^'^ ^^^ settled by the pui-. 
 lase of the Chmic property beloncrimr +r» m "'^ tT ^ 
 
 le outskirts of St JohTs Sb ^ fnr ^l" ^'''' ^^* 
 :A000 payable in twelve "mon\H''with'out*^lter^^^ 
 • nal' own^^ T^^^O S ^T^^^^ had cosf ^'o?^ 
 
 'i'ther, agreed to a deduction of $2,000 o^the annualTnt«T 
 :/hichthe Goyernment was bound trparto?t under ts 
 '^ 17.^*^%^""""* y^^^^' '^o *ba<^ ^^ reality the purchase 
 
 ually for rental. The Goyernment fuXr remains^n^nor 
 
 did on'r ^''''' '*^^^*^P°'"*' *^« bargain made was a splen- 
 This transaction gives an idea of the wav in ^^rhioh f!.* 
 >-ew Pnme Minister ^ministers the aSai^'of the^ri^yUa' . 
 
 VH 
 
 f^^wr 
 
 

 n 
 
 The building 
 >ecame ueces- 
 
 contem plated 
 ought for the 
 Liebec. but in 
 oted to other 
 d liave beea 
 which natu- 
 
 V three other 
 iclusioa with 
 to Jfon. Mr. 
 i, in almost 
 
 by the pui- 
 Wr. Ross on 
 he sum of 
 
 interest on 
 ast its Ori- 
 ■>he Govern- 
 e Seminary 
 inual rental 
 it under its 
 le purchase 
 bher words, 
 sown house 
 1 to pay au- 
 ains in pos- 
 
 is daily in- 
 
 ^as a splen- 
 
 i which th« 
 e provincQi . 
 
 v^ 
 
 TABLE OF C0:N^TENTS 
 
 rZ^""- ^'""hand's Mission 
 
 The New Premier. . 
 
 W.fwt"« ^'«^«' "tent's' P,Aicy:: ' 
 
 Tj. , VT -""CO x-oiirs 
 
 wired F™*''*'."^'^'^^ S'*"''*'"" i»'l8S7. 
 ^ncreased Expenditure-- Dir „; orl p^„ 
 
 Increased of the Debt ^^ ^^"^ 
 
 Paces 
 
 .. 3 
 
 4 
 
 : 6 
 
 .. 5 
 
 7 
 
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