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 BUDGET SPEECH 
 
 1'KI.IVEKED riy 
 
 SIR LEONARD TILLEY, 
 
 Bmsttx of ^inatta. 
 
 IN 
 
 THE HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA, 
 
 FRIDAV, MARCH 30, 1SS3. 
 
 Sir r.EONARD TILLEY At,, o , 
 you lenve the C1,air to m,lcp ,l! 7 ■ , " *""''• ^'"- *f»« 
 
 «-. to c»n t„e .tt;:;:t; ^ «:;:: t""™^.-"' »' "- »- 
 
 ■nent p„po,o to „„ve „h™ T ■■™<>1""»™ tie Gov„„. 
 
 »«.ee„.h^C„, after «,e„t„i!o°lr°" f ''"''™™'' ™ «>» 
 ™.e the Onaneia, .tateoler:; Laov"::::; "S ^ " r'"" *° 
 occurred to delay the st^itP.n.nf ., • ™''"*- Circumstances have 
 
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 he c,no„„„u„e» that ,,„ve ca„^ thi, «„ ."•"'„, J'"- .''••■«.« to 
 they are statcj to the Hoi^ie l™ l ''""''' Wieve, when 
 
 I' WU, he ..™e,„„e.e,,'si, that, al : rj^L^roTp 'r°™ "™- 
 Government asked this Hoii,« t^ ,, 1 ., Pwliament, the 
 
 «i,ooo,oooor„.2.o,oVortr;ttr. ! ""°" *° "'° '»■"" °f 
 
 cun-eut 
 
 year. After look 
 
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caivfully ..ver tl,(, ux-iipts ai.,1 tlio i.ro!.al,lo vKi^ondlUm- lur ll..- ni.nut 
 
 year, tlu' (luveiii i,t tlio.i-lu lli.'V ii,ij,.l,t si.fely ask Pai Hamciit, at 
 
 this Session, to mluco tlio taxation another 81,000,f)()0 „r .•?1,1J50,00(). 
 Tliat havinjr hcon .Icoi.lcl upon, il, of conrs.., l.-camc- a .jiRstion L to 
 the articles on \vhii'li this lediK'lioii siioiiM he niad^. AW- found tho 
 Congress of the United States in session, with various proi.ositions 
 before them for the reduction of tlie Customs duties and the Inland 
 rtevenno tiixution, vnryin-; from 800,000,000 to 81l'O,O00,OOO, accord- 
 ing to tiio action of (.'on,t,'res.s on these lesohitions. One i.ro])ositiou 
 was that tobacco should be recbiced from 1(3 cts. to 8 cts. a 11). • 
 another proposition was that it should be lemoved (;ntirely. ]f either 
 of thesH ]iropositions cariie<l, it would become necessary for the Tarlia- 
 inent <.f (Ainada, for the purpose of preventing illicit trade, jirotecting 
 tho honest trader, and protecting our own manufacturing industries" 
 that our duties shouM bo re.luce.l in proportion to tho reduction made 
 ill the I'nited States. Therefore, if the proposition to reduce tho duty 
 8 cts. per lb. on tobacco was adopted, it would necessitate a reduction 
 in Canada which would involve 8750,000 ; if it was removed altogether, 
 it would necessitate the reduction of 81,250,000, or, perhaps,' 
 $1,500,000 ; and, under these circumstances, it became necessary that 
 we should wait until we saw what the nature of the legislaUon of the 
 United States, with refei'cnco to the Customs and Kxcise llevenues had 
 l)cen, before we would be prepaved to submit to Parliament our proposi- 
 tions. It was not until the night of the 3rd Jlarch that these questions 
 were decided, and, though wo had asked for the earliest possible 
 information as to the nature of the changes, it was the IGtIi March 
 before we received a certified copy ; and then it became our duty to 
 examine it carefully, as it was quite apparent that from the reduction 
 of duty on tobacco alone, we would lose a very large amount of revenue. 
 This necessitated a chango of projiosed reduction of duty on articles 
 imported through the Customs. Well, Sir, under any circumstances, 
 Tuesday would have been the earliest possible day we could have sub- 
 mitted our propositions to the House, and it having been decided that 
 we should separate for the Easter holidays on the following evening, it 
 would have been most inconvenient to present the financial statement 
 and then have the discussion to stand over for a week or ten days. 
 
• for till- iMiircut 
 I'iuHiiiiiciit, lit 
 or 81,250,000. 
 • jucs'iion as to 
 ^V i; foiinil tilt) 
 >u.s i»r()j)()sitioiis 
 111(1 llie Iiilaiul 
 00,000, aceonl- 
 hio iiro])Osition 
 o 8 cts. il 11). ; 
 •cly. ]f eitlicr 
 for the Rirlia- 
 iiile, protecting 
 ling industries, 
 ■ocluction niiulc 
 •educo the duty 
 ito il reduction 
 3 vedai together, 
 . or, perh;ii»s, 
 necessary th:it 
 ;islation of the 
 ? llevenues had 
 'nt ourpropo.si- 
 these (luestions 
 arliest possible 
 IGtli March 
 3 our duty to 
 the reduction 
 imtof revenue. 
 ty on articles 
 circumstances, 
 uld have sub- 
 i decided tJiat 
 iig evening, it 
 cial statement 
 or ten days. 
 
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 i-n.|iiu,v to s-r,0G7,00. 
 
loiiviii- a siM|.lu.s of .9.;,3in,000— the largfst surplus timt li;is ever l,ocri 
 «l«vlur..,I in CiMu.la. Add to that .'?1,7 H.OOO rucivcl froui tlio sulcs 
 of liiii.l iu til.! North- West, niakiuy altog.'thci- a surplus of 
 over 8^,000,000 for th.' last yoar. Well, .Sir, during tho- 
 Kaino period thfro was .•xpciidcd on Capital Account, for 
 tlie Canadian I'acille and Iiitiucoloniul itailwayn, fjr the 
 enlargement of the Canals, and on the Surveys in the North-West, 
 87,310,000, leasing a iiandsoine .surplus over and aliovo all the ex- 
 l>enso8 of Capital Account during tlie last year ; and when we take into 
 coiisid(!ration the Sinking Fund, whidi forms a fund for tho reduction 
 of the del)t, the net debt for the J)..uiuuioii, notu-ithstanding the ex|)en- 
 diture of 87,310,000 on Capital Account, was 81,750,000 less, and tho 
 net interest paid for the year, 815,000 l,>ss than it was the year pre- 
 vious. Now, Sir, we not only spent 87,310,000 on Capital Account, 
 but we redeemed maturing liabilities, during that period, of 84,000,000. 
 Wo had paid in from the surplus earnings of the people of the Dominion 
 five millions nine Imndred and twenty odd thousand dolla's, from 
 M'hich the amount I have stated was paid, leaving nearly 82,000,000 to- 
 wards the exi)enditure of tho current year. Under the.se circumstances 
 our financial position was an easy one. We were not forced into any 
 market for a loan, but met a large expenditure and redemi)tion of debt 
 with the surplus, and the deposits of the people in the savings banks. 
 T need not dwell longer u{)on this general statement, with reference to 
 tlie financial operations of the year ; but I desire to call the attention 
 of the House, for a few moments, to one point, which may be I'eferred 
 toby hon. gentlemen opposite when they deal with my statement. 
 During the last year the expenditure was 81,500,000 more than it was 
 tlie year before 
 
 An hon. MEMBER.— Hear, hear. 
 
 Sir LEONARD TILLEY.-825,500,000 was the expenditure the 
 year before last ; last year it was 827,000,000. Now, Sir, I hear an 
 hon. member opposite say " hear, hear," and therefore I desire to go 
 into details with reference to the increased expenditure, to show tliat, 
 while it amounted to 81,500,000 more last year than the year before, it 
 did not mean more than 8500,000 of taxation to the people of the 
 
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 lilt not interest paid wus !*l"i()(in i .1 
 '^'"■'^t was larg,M- than it woul 1 otLenvi.,, 1.,.,. ,.,„.„ . ,„' ' "^ 
 
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 .> .1-1 i.ii as that ucni 15; concfrnod Tl.o i„.vf u ■ c- , • 
 
 Fund, winch svas iuc.va.sed l,v S3y O'J'! Th V " ^'^'"' 
 
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 3^-t> b} }<a>, and is applied to the nMluction of the .leht Th.t is 
 surely not a payment that can he complainod of Jt in Ite 
 tl.._an.an,ement Ly which on- loans a Johtained .n i " ■ V'"; " 
 extniction of matunng lialilities. Then we l' vj " ^ :"■ " ''"' 
 
 sub-sidies paid to the IVovincos which I ' ''''''''" ^^^ 
 
 tion of tor nnn , ^""'''''' '^'"^•'' ^'^^™ not yet reachc-d a pupnhi- 
 tion of 400,000, and are .mtitled to 80 cts. per head of th, , 1 ■ 
 ""til they reach that point Tho f^ v l-opuiatmn, 
 
 f'>i' l>avin. that Tl " • ^'^^''''""'^"^ ^'"'■ly, cannot be bhuned 
 
 1 awa^ that. Ihe next increase i.s 630,072 fo, Civil Servl,. . 1 . 
 
 are entitled to .Ci.jO a veu- in , ' "'''' ""'''''*"*•'' 
 
 l,„,f tl ; ' "'''"' ''"'' •''°'^' t''''t that wonld con^nn.e 
 
 enlargeniont of our st.UF is necr^-,vv ,.4- , , • ' 
 
 n.,,r,„aij, particularly in connection with 
 
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 post oflipt'K and jiost. oflico siiviiiys lank.s, and tin- Dcparliiifiit of tlio 
 Intf'iior, HO tlii.s iinTca.si,' of cxiiciKlitiirc cannot lie looked upon uh tm- 
 rcasonalili'. On tin; C'cnf^ns tlicn; was un expenditure of !?!:.'"•, 037. 
 That in a Kcrvice tlio (iovernnient liad to p'-rfortn ; and I do not liesitate 
 to say dial the lion. Minister svlio has it in eharj,'e has i)orfonncd it, 
 dnrinj,' the last veal-, u|i.jn terms much nior(; economical tliau in ]>~\. 
 Then i\n the Militia there was an increase of .•?10."»,81 1. Tlir-i'o may bo 
 some ()uestioiis anion;,' lion, meml/ers of this House as to the expediency 
 ofincreasinj,' that expenditure ; l.iit for several years jirovinus to 1,S79 
 it was re.liiccd, and it was ileci led, hist yar, to increase it, and Parlia- 
 ment will pnd.aMy l.c asknl duriiif,' this session for a still fiirlhor 
 iiicrt^ase for this seivice. Thungli <iiustioiis may lie raised as to the ex- 
 jiediency of this step, yet I believe that, considerin;,' the magnitude of 
 our country and the position wo occupy as a Dominion, and considcrin,!,' 
 tlio diminution of this expenditure during four or five years previous to 
 187!l, Pavliament and the country wiU justify the expenditure. Then 
 Tublio Works shows an increase of 8-84,07 I. For two or three years 
 past wo have not oxpemled so uMich on this branch of the jaiblic service 
 as in ]f>7l, 1,S7:., an.l 1870. The cxpen-lituro for public buildings, 
 post oiliccs, custom houses, etc., in various parts of the Dominion has 
 bi3en consider.'d by botli parties the duty of the (Jovcrnment, when the 
 state of the public funds would permit it. With reference to Indians, 
 on which service there has been an increaw; ot §378,317, I admit that 
 the expenditure lias been Jarge. ]]nt I would ask whether any hon. 
 member of this Jrouso would prefer the state of affairs we njw see in 
 the neighboring lleimblic, or have the Government deal lioncstly and 
 liberally with the Indians, in order that we may avoid these dilliculties. 
 Therefore, 8ir, though it may bo regretted by e\-ery hon. member of 
 this House on both sidivs, that it biH^omes necessary that increased ex- 
 liciiditure should take place, I am satisfied not one will object as it is 
 necessary to the development of the North-West. In the Pest Office 
 Department there lias been an increase of $103,0011, to which is to be 
 added $30,000 or !i< 10,000 for exiienditure properly belonging to last 
 year. This would increase it to c'l.^DjOOO, against which we have an 
 increase of revenue of $200,000— the difference between the receipts 
 and the expenditure for the last year in Jie Post Ollice Department. 
 
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 e.stl.nate, based upon tho data we have at ,..-0^. t 7^'^/'"^»^»«d 
 
 months of the voarl..v.. ....:...., . „ '"'.'"*' *'''^* ''^' "'^t^''' ^igl't 
 
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 le Post Oilicp, 
 
r 
 
 31,G0O,O0O- from Pablif Works, inoliidinrf hallways, $3,000,000; 
 from InU^rest on invcstineiits, 8.S0U,0O() ; from oilier sources, $800,000 
 —making .i totiil receipt for Consolidated llevenuc, for the present 
 year, of $3-l,«r)0,000. Tlie expenditure out of Consolidated Revenue 
 will he $L'8,8:>0,000, leaving' a surplus for the current year of 
 80,000,000. Now, f<ii-, we also estimate that we will receive 
 from our lands in the Nortli-West as large a sum timing this fiscal 
 year as during last year, $1,750,000, making, altogether, a surplus 
 during the cunvnt year of $7,7."i0,()00. We will probably receive from 
 savings bank deposits dui'ing the year, s5,'jr)0,O00. Now, what have 
 we to meet .' We have a probalile expenditure v<n the Pacific ilailway, 
 on the Intercolonial liailway, on our Canals, and on the Surveys in the 
 North-West, of $1L',50(),000 this year. We have to redeem maturing 
 liabilities— and at this moment they are nearly all redeemed— to tlio 
 extent of $7,000,000. With the surplus that is estimated, with the 
 jn-oceeds of the lands, with ilw. money tliat we receive as deposits of 
 the people in the .savings banks, and the balance in our hands, deposited 
 in the banks on the 1st of July last, added, we will have ample to pay 
 all. If anything should occur to diminish the deposits in the .savings 
 bank, which is very doubtful, judging from the amount we have already 
 received, a loan of two or throe millions of dollars in Canada would bo 
 taken up readily — because there are enrj-airies in every direction for our 
 securities. Ho that, under existing circumstances, we will not require 
 to go abroad for one dollar, but will be able to meet everything in the 
 Way we propose. Sir, there is a very consitlerablo increase for the 
 current ye'ar. The increase was $1,500,000 last year, and I doubt not 
 that by the time the Sui)iilemencary Estimates are brought down, and 
 some important undertakings provided for, that the expenditure this 
 year will be 81,800,000 more than last year. Now, let us see. Sir, 
 what the items are that compose that $1,800,000. I will state the 
 most of them to the House. There is an increa.se of 8r)00,000 to the 
 expenses of the railway during t!u) current year— $500,000 the hon. 
 Minister asks over and above tiie sum voted the last Se.ssion of Parlia- 
 ment. Thai »vould be a very important item if we hud nothing on the 
 credit side ; but it is quite clear that the revenue will increase over and 
 above the estimated increased expenditure of $500,000 duriu"' the 
 
"« -uli,, „e„ tut the ..,-,00 000, t,,„, i, T. r?,"""' ■'-' '' -'" 
 
 <i.« i..».v,„,.ti„„s .,,,t „,,. ,„.,•„,.,,■" ■;,-"■ ' " ""'' 
 
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 ) "I'll cL.isi to i)(> to ii "reaf (>vt..iif .. I 
 
 I^'^t, ,ts I St tf..,i win, r ' ■■''""' "1'"'^ ^'"' '*'^' "''i'J". 
 
 toNvhid, T ],.tv,. ...f , '•^i"^-'^'<'"'*'Iv.stotlMMli!!u..uIti...s 
 
 ^..Mi.i 1 r :::::^:\*'''""''' " -'-'• ^"•■"■' - 
 
 s33.o«ot„.;:;:;;;:;::;r'-^[:t:r:r7""-- " ' -'- 
 
 »•.■ ..re to ],av,., .l„ri„g tl,i, „„.i , ' I ■""."'"■■"'>■ -'.v.'n, that 
 
 »>'""■"- o«,.:..i,M „':;,;,:;, .:;t;: '^-i™ -■••-. 
 
 the numhor of iminit.r.nt, H . "»''^''^'i J'^^t Near, as cun.pa.cl with 
 -1 that the ex^ 1 t "'"^ "^" "^ '''''''''' ''''' '->■ --"' 
 
 >vas in ,0.., ; r '::" :° ^^"'■'■^' ^^■'^' '•- -'^' ---thl.. or .hat ic 
 eithe.si.,.. . . wL Tr""^''" '""'• '"-'"- - this irouso on 
 
 -^<l"-keitth..i. ;.: L ™? "^"''" --^t.y to . settle ho.. 
 - Shan have o Ij .,^;;; "';t':'^- ^" ^'-'"« ->^' T'^'^'^-phs 
 
 «.n- toleiap, sv^ t , '''"" "' """'^ '""^ ^'"'' -'^^--- ^^ 
 
 West tde , r'?'?"''''''^ "■' the coast, telegraphs in tho No.th- 
 
 »vest, ttkyiaphs m iintish Colmnhii • .,,,,1 ... fi ^ 
 
 tiou hv teh.-r..„I. 1 J'liinbia , ,1,^1 ,,^ the means of co.n.niiuici- 
 
 '.vi!! 
 
 o.'ject to anijtu 
 
 feaseilcxMenditi 
 
 no hoii. niemljoi-, T 
 
 lui sure. 
 
 le in that direction. Thou wo h; 
 
 ive, 
 

 10 
 
 m th. c.,m.nl y,:r, sl50,n(.n, wl.id. m-:.s appropHato.l l,v Pa.Iia.n.nt last 
 S-sion, for a bo,.nty to tl.. fisl.ennen. Th.t, of c-ou,;, was vut.-l hv 
 I'"' House M,.I ar..,.i,i..,l. and it is consiJ.n-.I, I an. satis(],.,I, a wis- 'a 
 JH'l.nous, an,l a ,j„st oontriinuion to tl:„ fl.I.,.nr,.n of tl.o countrv 
 n.cn we i.avo 8130,000 s,.,.,>t fo,- t!,. Onsus, over a.nl al.ovo the 
 oxpenditun. last year. TI.e expenditure last year was .^100 000 and 
 '■P-ard.s, and tl.e expe„dit„re this year is 8130,000 in excess of that 
 innv .an l,e no ol.jeetion to that, knowin,;,- that it is heini? eeononiicallv 
 •■xp'-nded. Then we have, for the Xorth-West Mounted I'oiice, an 
 -.cn.ase of 8123,000. The H.ht hon. the leader of ,ho (iovernn.on; 
 •stated ,n the House last Session, the -eason why it he.an.e neeessa.y to 
 increase that farce. J'arlian.ent sustained it, and this increased expen- 
 |J'turo is the result of the action of Parlian,ent. Then, with reference 
 to the Po.st Office, 8100,000 will ho the increase durin-^ the present 
 year, and we expect an equivalent in the .shape of additional income 
 fount. Then u-.' have Ceneral Election expenses, 8175,000 Tint 
 .n.Xht have been postponed, Mr. Speaker, for another vear, hut T think 
 tl.e .najority in this ilouso will say it was .noney judidously expended. 
 "'- .here are the suhsi.lies to Provinces. That is the result of the 
 
 TZuL "''"'""'• """ '"" "'"^ '""■""•^ ""'^•^■- i^« -'-»• There is 
 ^1..0,0.)0 increased expenditure on I'uhlic Works. I venture to sav 
 
 .at^here .s scarcely an hon. n,:.:nl.er of this House hut will sustain 
 
 1.0 C!overnn,ent in that expenditure, unless, perhaps, he thinks his 
 
 ocahty ,s neglected in its apportionment. When I made the statenKu.t 
 
 ha whenever the nu-ans of the country would justify it, these 
 
 bmhhngs were to he oree:el. T observed that th;re was a verv 
 
 gonoral response. These iten.. amount to 81,GG5,000 of the sl,S50- 
 
 000 winch it is supposed wll bo the increased expenditure of 
 
 the present year, and but a limited portion of that will be 
 
 ^'1 tl'o .shape of taxation on the people. Taking the expen- 
 
 chtnre ot this yea. base 1 upon the Estimates ^I have Just 
 
 Stated, and taki^.g the population as ,v basis, the Ln 
 
 miuu-ed to be taxed to nu-et it, is but 1 ct. per head in excess of the 
 
 ^30 000 or '''' '^ ''''''"' '"'* notwithstanding wo have spent 
 830,000,000 on railways ami other public works since 1878. So nu.ch 
 w.th reference to the increase an<l expenditure of last yer.r and this 
 
11 
 
 tliooM.Ioncca.'ctm.ulutcs, ];,vin"it l.,.f,,n. fl ir • , • '"^. •!« 
 
 co.no ov.n fume., if need be, i. th i. f dt i ^'" .* ^''Y'"^'^' ^- 
 
 •showed themselves to be in J. „o ]• n , ' ' ' ^'"" 
 
 desire to .suh.nit a f..v f K.ts fo •, ' ™>«tunco,s, I 
 
 , • , •^'"" *''"<^""«id'-''-'itionofthoHoiHewhirh in 
 
 '"yjudgnumt, justify that policy. Althon^d. I ,„ ,v 1 /''"""''''"' 
 
 to .so.ne extent, the -.round I 1, u- ^ ■'"""'"= """'■' 
 
 ,]„„.• '^"^o'ound 1 h.ue g.nieov.T on fonner .Sessions still 
 
 there is an accumulation of evidence T » . ' ' 
 
 as last Session «"l , "i^"-"^*- ^ may not occupy so much time 
 
 last Session, M-hen, because T ,nado my sneec'. •, ]ht}„ I 
 ,,,.,,,,1 1 , V npitcii a little Joiver t i;>ii 
 
 . ,. m.go„.,,.,„c„».M: "W„„,.o ,„i„, ,„ ,„„„ .,„,,„„::„„, 
 lo not ,„.,„, „„„ t„ g„ i,,,, ^|,„ ,|_^^^^.|^ ^^ 1 
 
 ;;.»;5;:;':rr^,:::s::::r;L:;:::r»i 
 
 Mr. MACKE.NZ;£._-Ha„. ],„,„■. 
 
 
 V.'ljat is tl 
 
 liey are made,' str 
 
 le evidence that 
 
 ■onger year by year. What 
 
 are 
 
 they? 
 
 's unmistakeuble as to the position of the 
 

 
 poor man, the \vui!< 
 noeessarilv to wm-'. 
 
 Ill:,' mill, takiir' tin' u 
 
 SSCS o 
 
 f tl 
 
 for (li 
 
 to 1878, iucl 
 
 iviiiL' ] What is the n 
 
 H' pcojil,. wliu liavo 
 •suit f Fi„m 187t 
 
 il; 
 
 sue, tlic'v oiilv iiicroiiHOil tli 
 
 ■ir.l 
 
 by .S-',.'5UO,0()(), i„ I: 
 
 (•itosits HI tliosavin''s lia: 
 
 7.') aii.l 1S7*; tlicy were iihsolutclv less tl 
 
 lan till' 
 
 previous yoars, an.!, in ]S 
 
 77, were iiicrtMstvl, liv tlio fact that a dis- 
 
 astmiis fin, U.ok ,.!acv in th,. nty of Si. John, an-l 
 
 oldaini'il tjici 
 
 th 
 
 I' in.siii-aii('( 
 
 parti, 
 
 ■s w 
 
 ho 
 
 — in the lianlcs of New | 
 hanks as they (•onj,! ,i„ H 
 
 ■< cMuld not gi't .'5 iicrcciit.— no, nor 2 iht cont, 
 riiiiswirk". ami so dcfiosifocl them in thu savin-'s 
 
 will 
 
 lout limit. 
 
 Th 
 
 lai-''(> 
 
 Miav sav tho wli' 
 
 ^f thi 
 
 pfllpOI'tioU- 
 
 -[ 
 
 who ha 
 
 .1 I 
 
 iiu-K-aso of 1S77 was due to polirv holders, 
 
 txvivcd their insurant's [.larin:,' t!i-ni there, not 
 
 requirini,' them 
 
 immediately. Ih.t indudin;^ the inereased deno.its of 1877 and 1 
 
 tl 
 
 8/8. 
 
 le ineivase in ilv( 
 
 interest that was a Ide 1 f 
 itl 
 
 years was only .>:i-.>,300,00(), ,„• la-a.'tieallv al.oiit tl 
 
 le 
 
 the iirincii)al, wheiv.is diiriu-' the last ft 
 
 our 
 
 years they have dep .sited, ill cxeess of tl 
 
 And, what is 
 
 K< sums withdi'awn, 813,000,000. 
 
 in 1878. 
 
 of .S;]0, 473,028 
 
 more, tlie deposits in tin; banks, wl 
 
 liieh were SGG.tOlj.SlG 
 
 were 89G,ST9,.-)U, on tho 31st Decemder, 1882- 
 
 in f, 
 
 >nr ^•>.al■: 
 
 N, 
 
 creased deposits, and is not tl 
 of this country are i:i a hcttc 
 
 an incrcaso 
 
 we have 813,000.000 in- 
 
 lat 
 
 ii pi'oof that the masses of tho peoph 
 
 fiv 
 
 o years, they could only lav I 
 
 jiosition than they were before, when. 
 
 in 
 
 think it is needless fo 
 
 is butter oil' iiosv than it was then ; tliat 
 
 than they were th 
 
 tl 
 
 >y, ineliidin;,' interest, 8-,300,000 ] I 
 
 r me to say any mor? to establish that the country 
 
 men are earuiiu' better warros 
 
 Ml reeeivim.' and that th 
 
 ley requi, e employment. Tlieir suvj 
 returns of the banks, and their puivhasiag po 
 goods they have used in th 
 
 ■y are employed wherever 
 
 Mus eiriiings are shown by tho 
 wer by the (juantities of 
 
 tl 
 
 us s.hould !),. a snilieient answer to tho fi.M 
 
 is country, both imipoi ted and manufacturoil 
 
 geiitleiiuMi at that ti 
 
 nr 
 
 ^• 
 
 rs o.\[»ressod bv the lion. 
 
 k-hat 
 
 ow. Sir, that was ono fbav tliey expressed 
 
 under t! 
 
 were some of the others I Why, that trade with (Jreat Brit 
 
 un. 
 
 lis 
 
 ])olioy would dimini.sh, and trade 
 
 luul we were charged with being disloVal, because 
 
 would increase 
 
 introduced a policy which would iiicvit- 
 
 was stated lieie distinctly on the floor of this llou 
 
 reason wliy this policy sliould be reiccted. AVIiat 
 
 with the United State- 
 
 w, 
 
 vbly produjo that effect. That 
 
 se, a 
 
 md 
 
 given as one 
 
 aresimi)!y those : that l;i 
 
 re the facts ? They 
 
 year the imports from Great Dritaiu wc 
 
 re 
 
I.'i 
 81.1,000,000 ,„.„x. ,lu„ ,l„.v „-,.,v i„ is-.. ,r, , . 
 
 «•■•« .Im-i,,,. ,1,0 «,„„. ,.,i„,| j; ,„, . ; ' "]■"'"> I;- 'l™. .Ley 
 
 '■"."-•... i.:rto.,ku, „.,„...«,;■.,. I, '"-■. ■ '■■' ' '■ 
 
 f *'■-'""-'■■" '-■"■-->.- '^':rs:r;:::r 7"';° 
 
 800,,., .„„,.,„, ,.„,„ ,:;,„, ,„„„.„ „„.,. ,,;„.,:',„:';; ;■ •' .^ ™ 
 
 ki,„l-,„„| u,„t,vc.i„ ;! ""^'7-"" !«•'■ "■"'. - something of „„.t 
 
 -u.,u.s...,:j:;iz°:t:;r;::::ri:rr 
 
 IVo>v, tl„! „al,„.e of ,„„1 |i,„i,„,| ,..,,,„ . ,, "-"'"■'■ ""> '•'''' •I'".'-. 
 
 u„i.„ ,s.,...., Co.,, .„„., .„: ;" : :.:;:;":;;:;, °- ^•■»"' '"e 
 
 therefore, the fears of mv Imn f • i '^^"''''' ' '^"''. 
 
 ^i»roi,o.,.' c„„; ,: 7 .::;:r;::;r '"' "*">-.-'■» "» 
 
 i> r, >vL,i(> luiit tills nniifv wmii.i i 1 
 
 extent, establish an e.nili,.,.. between o.ir iL : s I " r^ ^7"^ 
 
 vas expressed th,it our expectations would not be reali ed T', i;" 
 
 hon. leader of the Opposition, in the remarks th.t 1 , 
 
 Address in reply to the Speech from the T^ 1 ''^' °" *^'" 
 
 absence of any reference of • *'" .^'"■''"^' ^'"'^^^ attention to the 
 
 anj reference to this subject in that Speech Well l.^ . 
 ay for his information-he n.ay, however, in lookin. over t ' 
 have ascerta ned it alreadv Ipf n,„ . ,• ' » °^er the jiapers, 
 
 cUSerence between the ex .oH ' ''"' "^ *'" ^'"'""' ^''« 
 
 tween the exports and imports avera-ed A] 2 "jQ OOn ,.. 
 
 year ; during the second four years, it averaged P3(3 000 000 ^ 
 
 lu the third four years, it averaged $15 000 000 '^^'^"^^ '"'• ^^^'^^ > 
 
 last four ,ears, that is from isfs to lls^ t, " ""'"' ''"'''"' '" 
 
 I 
 
fe 
 
 : 
 
 U 
 
 cfFect ill estalilisliiii^' ;iii eij'tilibriuiii l)i;t'.vt;t!ii iii.;o:iii! iiU'l ux;tcii.litiin'. 
 Now, Sir, th'Tu Ii;i:s Ijlm'U sorinj anxiety iiianile.stnl in tlii' country, ami 
 I tliiiiic It was aisu iiiaiuftj.stod \)y tin; lion, leader of lii',' 0[t|)03ition, 
 with lefi'ienee to tiie eHoet that must uecessaiily be i>ro(Uiceil 
 if our exports are not e(|ual to our ini|iorts. I tliiuk 1 
 galiierel from him t!iat he had grave; doubts as to the 
 early I'ulure of our country if tliat state of tilings cou- 
 tinu 'd. If I am correct in my recollei'tiou (jf the views he 
 exprcsst'd upon that occasion, he dillers from some of the hon. geutli;- 
 iiieu wiio sit near him, hecauso I have licard them state in this Ilonso 
 tliat tlu! greater the dllferenco betwcim imports and exports, the greater 
 evidence was tlim-e of the increased w(!a!th of the country. From the 
 discussion that has taken place upon this subject, it will not be expected 
 that the Ciovernment should entertain that viijw. Tlio ojiinion has 
 b(!en expressed thi-ougli the press that, owing to our increased imports, 
 a commercial crisis is not far oil'. T have thou^dit it my duty, occupy- 
 ing the position [ do, to emjuire into this matter, and to sej whether, 
 during the last four years, there has bet;n any evideuc.i of tlie ap[U'oach 
 of such a crisis arising tVom this cause — tliat is, in the demand for 
 exchange or in the facilities or nanins of paying for tln'se imports. 
 Now, ah; we had to ))rovide, during the last four years, not only 
 .$33,000,000, being excess of imi)orts over expo'ts, but we had 
 to provide for (>xcliange to the amount of §32,000,000, interest 
 on debt and sinking fund — -these items amount to an average 
 of about §8,000,000 a year — and, of course, it is ^uite proper 
 for lis to consider whether or not wo are in a position, and liave 
 been in a i)osition for the last four years, without creating embar- 
 rassment with reference to exchange in making payments on tiie other 
 side of the Atlantic. Are we in a position, and have we been in a 
 position, to mejt tills amount witliout any dillijulty wliateverl lam 
 satislled ]^^r. Speaker, that we have been able to do it without embar- 
 rassiuent or ditliculty. You add the §32,000,000 transmitted during 
 the four years to the §33,000,000, the difference between the imports 
 mid exports, and you have §05,000,000. How has that been met ? 
 There are c(,'rtain data of a reliable character that A'e have, and from it I 
 am satislled that this amount has be.m met witliout any diflieulty 
 
15 
 
 w:L;::!:!r:;;-;;^/--.™orc,,,,,., „„ , 
 
 I ... I a,i ,;„;"!"•" '" !-^r"" "'''■■•y'-'^' > " ti..- .1..,., 
 
 "- =•■" ^ <i..u „•„ Z ■ 7", '".7?''' """ " y 
 
 •'^''ii'Ping will ,s.ay that that is ■. rni',, ' " '"''"' '' '■"^"'■'■-^''■'I in 
 
 " '■'■^'- - the shape of e^ il " ''""^ ^'"^^ ^ "^ '-K it show. 
 
 ^12,..00,000. Thon,,l,u.in./th;'w, ■ '"" ''" '"""""'^ ^" 
 ^'•ain, a,ul other I-lucts ci^ C^u.ada, .J^o'o^o'or'"';''' " '"■""■'' 
 •'-n expcKle,! in the cli.sh.u....ue,>ts ,T ''''"'' '"" 
 
 <^'^'>-i'o,thata,.iouMt.sto.c^I7-,OOOOo''T. T "" " ^•''"^-' "f the 
 ei.OOCOOO ..eeeivoa o^ i^^''^ j -"- ^..•. th.e has .„.. .,„,, 
 
 -"-Sthat peno,L The, "" ^^7 " Tt "'"'' ''^^^'^ " '"^^ 
 
 '-"s. -.1 capital stock o t^Cr^H^P r r'"''' '-^^ "•'""-* 
 
 '"-.t 613,000,000. It was stated Xh""' ""'*"^"'^"°-^'-- 
 of the Address iu reply to tl e t "^ ' '""'"' ^" ^''« «^'^^"">I-. 
 
 count., ,, i-.ni,.u!f: . :::t; :: ''- ™^"t '"'""^''^ ^-^^ ^'^^ 
 
 '^^•t I talc a lo. esti„u.te, I vm fit r/""""!''' ^^ -'^''^^^'^^O ' 
 
 ^.u;ye..s. Havi„,p.ov;ded;!l^;^^::::rir'T^'7^" ^''° 
 fund, and the exchan-^e necess.r. i ^"^'""f^^ ^'''^'-f^t and sinking 
 
 Hnports and expor(s-we have on tl ■ '"'"'' ^'■'^^•*^"^ 
 
 3^,000.000 in excess of the :ie:: TV'T"' '^^'^^^'^^^ - 
 I tluuk our fears as to the future n X . '^' "'^"^' ^'^'^^ ^'''-""«^---. 
 ^eep, as we l.ope to keep hrthR ? '""'''' '"'"''^'^ -« -- 
 
 and exports n urer than t 'J '' ''"' '""" '^'^''- -"I'orts 
 
 -7to.n,or.jrs^™:Ts:r^^rf'"--'-" 
 
 case jf .ve can keep the proportion where i t • t^'A '"' "" '^ ^''« 
 «ay that I for one, do not look nnnn . . ! . , . ' ""' ^ ''^ "°' ^^^'^'^^'^ to 
 
 unmixed blessing. If tl 
 
 : uj)on 
 
 Ije 
 
 a very lar-e increase of imports 
 
 peoj.le are in a iio.sition t 
 
 'IS an 
 
 ■0 consume the goods 
 
'..' 
 
 
 ^^^^m^ 
 
 10 
 
 wliicli coiiio into the coimtiy — if tliry Imvc the |)urcliasinf,' ]po\vi'r, it is 
 iiii evidcnco of tlidr wcaltli. TIio Iculi'i' of the OpposiHon failed tho 
 attention of tlio Hdu.sc to a ri'inark wliidi I niado to a personal friend 
 — a merchant of S(. Jolm— and I suppose I ropeateil it in pulilic after- 
 wards — to tli(! cfTcet tliat if I were liis a;,'e, and engaged in business, [ 
 would put on tlie M'liole of tlie canvas I could carry for ten years, and 
 tlion tak(! in sail. I helieve, fi'imi tlie fact that wo are Hi)ending aniuiallv 
 a hirgo amount of money in ojuning u|) and developing the great 
 North-West country, fiom tliL- fact that the popidation coming inio the 
 country at the presetit time are liringingin a large amount of monev for 
 investment, from the fact that, last year, we had of tho value of imports 
 over $1,000,000 of settlers' elTects— and which will be increasing, and 
 which, of course, does not creat*? any ditliculty financially. 1 hold that 
 tlie return of tho pendulum— which always does come back— will be 
 deferred, and that we have seven years of prosperity before the country. 
 
 If, Sir, our business men are not carried away by our pros|)erity if 
 
 they do not imj)ort over and above what the recpurementsof tho country 
 
 absolutely demand, if they do not, in their anxiety to do business, 
 
 trust men who will not pay them— then. Sir, I say there will be no 
 
 difHculty whatever, in my judgment, for the next seven years, with 
 
 reference to the commercial condition of the country. So I hold that 
 
 the fear which was entertained that we would not be able to establish 
 
 the equilibrium between the exports and imports must, to a great extent 
 
 have been dispelled, because there were $8,333,000 as comparetl with 
 
 $12,000,000 for the first four years; $36,000,000 the second, and 
 
 $15,000,000 the third, which shows, tliat with the prosperous times of 
 
 last year, and the large importation which took place, tlie balance was 
 
 only $8,333,000 against us. Then, Sir, it was stated, that this policy, 
 
 being at variance with the policy of the Mother Country, would create 
 
 a bad feeling there, and the result would be that Great Britain would 
 
 be anxious to throw us off in her indignation. Not only so, but it was 
 
 said that it would aflect our credit abroad. Well, Sir, has it affected 
 
 our credit? I cannot .see that it has. Year by year our position is 
 
 bt!coming better. As I stated on a former occasion, in 1879 our 
 
 securities were 4 or 5 per cent, below those of New South Wales, which 
 
 stood at th(! very top of the list. To-day, we are 2 per cent, above 
 
!',""'■ "' ■•■''"■""■""-I--.... ,i,„„ „„„,,,„„,„, 
 
 «<JnH,- .s.u|,!„s lro,u v,.Mr to vu- 1 • •^"''un,.- ,, |,,,,„| 
 
 -''^--^--- -n::;;;^:;;::';;i'; wr"- • ■•" 
 
 ^-unt...s have b,,...n to..l.v, if, .o,..si,|....in. tint , """" """■ 
 
 *'—i-u.i.H.vo ...,:. I,. ,^^^^^^^^ '" '". 
 
 sccu.itirs that ,n.t, ,-,.,! 1 • , ^ ' ' ' "* "''•'"'"""•"s m,,! ,,,|„-r 
 '"'11 111. m. led I iiiiii" t lit i,f...; I •!• • 
 
 f''^' l-ri" |'l--i l.V th,.n. with th. r "-"Mn,in,.of 
 
 „ • ' •■ '" -^ ''■<"" tl"' 1>1-OCO..,I.S of <.l,r 1 ,,„l . ■,• ■ 
 
 'l''|H»itra« i„,„.|v st.ilio,„„-v »•,. l.,,l 1 ""'- ' 
 
 ''■»•■ *ot ,,„: e,o,o„o i :, '":: -";'" '■■' '■■ «'■ ■ k.. 
 
 -•..;";.,.,,„.,„,,„ „.^„ wL: :■::;::•■■■' 
 
 '- - .1... Knsii»h ,„„k.,. .„„, „,„, ,„„ ,^ ";■•■' I - -.i. 
 
 I'ocaus,., ju.art, f,„>n ' '"""^ '" Minrl m,.,,,,. 
 
 ■•o-nis,, apart fVo.n urn- n,al,u.i„.]i,,,ili,i;.^. 
 
 SIO.OUO.OOO.hieh.ohaveta.^.:;i-t ''*''' ''''^"--' 
 tlweo or fo,„. years - if we can ■ h v. '-'-"^' w,.. ,1, ,, 
 
 *''"^:'''^-^'-'''teoftheeon.ph.tio.oi-th.Cana,,i: .. r 
 «"q"'re to so to the Endish .naiKt , ''"^^ ■'>'*•• 
 
 ^^''^•^''^-^•»<ie-Weir:.„.J '7: '-'^ 
 
 -and that our .ee.ritieswi„.outi;.;t;l ;::"*•'':' "■- 
 
 I^-.t...ha.„otasurp,.,sjrwehadnutth ;;:7^ "■"- 
 
 p').'-tofthet..saving,ancniadto,otoij ,'^'' ';:'''^''''' 
 loans, wc- wouhl soon .s.o tho .(Krt (,,!,. , , "'' '"' ' •"■^<' 
 
 - -. 1- .ent.„,an ::: .; :: 1^^^^^^^^^^^ .; 
 
 cstunatiunofourfdJow countr.,,.... ,-.. ., "„'"•'■- ^-''iv- ■„ ,ho 
 
 tli 
 
 an it Hver stood befoi 
 
 nnUrjnu^n in the fat 
 
 e. 
 
 Liien, Sii' 1 1 
 
 icrlan, I -.stands 
 
 it'lc Was 
 
 am 
 
 tlicr I 
 
 far 
 
 n.h<.,' 
 
 'l|V.-,Sl.(l 
 
m 
 
 18 
 
 l>y Ik. II. ;,'i'ii(l.'iiicii (.iijiositc. It was siii<l tliat, lljc iiniM..sitinu of a duty 
 ni-oii ii!,'ii(;iiltuial prodin.'ty, iicoessitatiiii,' tlicir Im-Iuu' IhiikI.-iI in (licir 
 piiHHn;,'f! tIiroiij,'Ii Caiiadu, would interfere witli i,nr trade- tiiat is, it 
 ■would dirniuish tlic valuo of the foreign cxiiort-i, and tliis it was not 
 desirai.le to (1(1. Ono lion, gentleman, wlio is not now in tliis House, 
 ]iointed out how large u Knni of money was jiaid to the railway.s and 
 forwarding eomiianies for tli.' tranHnii.ssion of American |)roduets to the 
 ]iorts of th(> Dominion of Canada for shipment, and lie made out a 
 Utrong case. Jlis aigiiinents would liav(i had a great edict if his con- 
 olnsionH had liecn justilied liy the fads, lint nu'asiires were taken liy 
 the hon. .^iini.ster of Customs, l.y which very ]itt](! ditliculty occurred in 
 the tiansnii.ssion of the products of tlio Unit(Ml States through Canada 
 in liond. It was found that thei-e was a large increa.sc in 1878-79, and 
 1879-80, hut in 1881 a falling oil', as compared with 1879-80, and hon. 
 gentlemen opposite calhni tin; attention of the Hon.se to that fact. A 
 very largo falling olf in the exports of tiio natural jnoducts of this 
 continent, both in the United States and in Canada, occurred. J!ut I 
 may state here that, during tlio past year, thfi-o lias been an increase of 
 nearly $1,000,000 in the exports of American products from the Port 
 of Montreal alone, and the cpiantit)- would have been much larger Iiad 
 it not been for tlio failure of tlio corn crop, which alVected the cxjiorts 
 from the American ports as well. The falling otF in the exports from 
 Canadian ports has been in about the same jiroportion as the fallin," 
 off at American ports ; but liad it not been for the failure of ti.j Indian 
 corn crop, tlie exports would liavo Ix^en as large as they were in any 
 year from 1879 to the ]n'eHont— excejit one. It is quite clear, however 
 that up to the present time there hns not been a falling oil', but an' 
 increase ; but that incicaso lias not been as lai'go during the la.st 
 year or two as it was for the two years previous. The Government 
 liave always been exceedingly anxious to encourage this trade. They 
 would have hesitated a long time before taking any steps that would 
 diminish the volume of trade going from the ports of the Dominion. 
 Our whole policy, the policy of both Governments since 1867, has been 
 to do everything that the means of the country would justify to afford 
 increased facilities to the shipjiing coming to and going from Canadian 
 ports. Since Confederation §1,200,00^ have been expended in establish- 
 
i"«li^'I.ti,ot.s,.s, r„,.-wiu.si|,..s. ,.(,• in o,,l,.,. , • M- . 
 
 I I '"ri < '"111 ui>' ('\ MMiili 11),, ( ,,. ,1 • . 
 
 inm™c,l 8-,„,„„„ ., ' '.".'■' '"■ "-'■"" r ll"».- I,a, 
 
 ,1, „„,„,„,„'•", '""-"■ ■""•■''■■«•"-. Tl„.„. ,i„„,, ,,„„ 
 
 .1,,. i ..„;;"; "•■'■'■ ■'": ■"■ '- ■ ■■ '■-'»■ ■■ .„ 
 
 "■^^■""•^ ::.::r;:;::: ;;::::::':;' '"■- ■'"•'■■' 
 
 ^•^"' 1- I... .l.,ul,t a.s to tl,., poiiev of tl... C v "''"^ 
 
 1 . . 1'"'"'^ oi iiiu Uuvcriuiiciit nil (1,; 
 
 wlH.'ii It is .vMiniil^.n.,! (l,.,Hf 1 . , '^ '"^ ""^ '|n.vstion, 
 
 ..,.,„ w,,i I '"^■' ""'»■'" il." t™i,. „r ,1,0 
 
 :..ri .. u, ■„■ f "■■ ™ r- -■" '' ■ ..,,„. ; 
 
 " »■« »ai,| ,|„„ „ . ■ °"'' "" ''"'■'■'■ '■'■'■"• "*"". «"•■ 
 
 1 .i,ai if • „ ,;"", '"■'."■" '" '" ■" '■"'"■'■""■ -'""'f 
 
 ;- -*'^ --»:'::: rr:::!\;;,: ' ;' 
 
 fail one way 01- tho otlim. t •. "'"^ "' ■' '''1''""" •, an.i nui.st 
 
 ;■■". >«•»..» i«.f„,.e .,* ,„,,,,„.„„ c,„,,L,. :'■,','"■ ■ ' 
 
 to bo a Protect ve Tui-iff T l,.,vv. . <• .• i-'i'l Juis failed 
 
 ^'"I--tant to .ivo in liitio, t ' • """ "'"' ' ^'''"^ ^^ - 
 
 •-u.l.ttotl. aUe wl , " ^"'^r"" "'^^ '""^^ ''-' 1^- 
 
 imported into Camilla for nvinnf..^ • '^'""'"-'' "^ ^^-^ol 
 
 agamsty,G4G,G3nb.s. i,i LSSl.So .,..•. J... ' :.'''' '^'"'^'W-i lbs., 
 
 ' I>ui' cent., besid 
 
 ail inci-cased con 
 
 «um2)tioa of our o',v 
 
 II wool. Tl 
 
 OS 
 
 io raw cotton imported 
 
lio 
 
 i. 
 
 ill l.S77-7Mi»,Mi«<W».''"lto 7,L'I.!.||,T llis, ii^ruiiist l!»,.T.4'J.0:>'.> ll>s, or ai; 
 iiiorciist' of over lUi |w.|^ wiu. Notliiiii,' iMU slinw in.., iic;-iiiiitclv tin; 
 increased tiiumir.ietinv ot , dtdii i,mu In t!i;iii tin- exteur of tliu iiiipoits of 
 l'!i\V liiati'lial, l.reau^e Wc |i|()(liiec no riw cotliili ill tlie COllIltrv, With 
 reterelice Im lii,l,w. |u |.S77 7S tlie Value of (li,. iiii|ii)rtM \va, 
 
 $1/J(t7,;i(lll, whil,. ill IS^l sj tlie value was Ji<2,L'0i),(l()0, ati iiieiease nf 
 lieariy IIM> |iei'er:;i. 'I'lieii ill,' e<iiisuin|iticiii of coal is a very ;;(iiii| tesi 
 of the increase of iiiaihiiierv ilii\.'ii iiy sleaiii. In 1S77-7S tin' 
 coii-Hiiiiiiitidii (.f ceal, II, it iiielinliiiL; l'.riti-;li Coliimhii, svaH 1 ,<!(;r», Jitl 
 tons, aid, ill lSSl->^i>, -J.-.^:),:.''.!; t,.iH, an increase ofS.TJ.SiM; t,.ns. Tint 
 hIiowh the extent of the il.'inalel fir the art i,-le that is liecessaiv t'l 
 create tlie power to drive the iiiicliiiiei y of our various industries in 
 Caim 111. 'i'liell We have iiiiolher te.st. My ex|ieiieliCH lias lieeil that, <.'o 
 wlnTi' you will, (he iiiamifii'iiircrs of iiutchiiiery are t'ull of onlers — so 
 fill fail, that they art! iiiialile to siijiply their customers, who arc, 
 
 thereloro, obliged to onlcr troiii the I'liited States in soiiio caHCS. 
 Wiiensver wo i,'o, we tin, I tin' in iniifaetiirers sinLlin;; and lookiiii; 
 jierfectly salislied with what they have to do. In 1877-78 tlio value of 
 the inacliinery imported into CaiiiKhi was .*-'S3,G33, while, in lH8l-8-\ 
 it. was iiicieaseil to 8l.',l'.»4,i Ki, an iiifi-easc of nearly 7n(» pop cent., 
 besides the greatly increased ipiantity of machinery maniifactureil in 
 the coiiulry — which give iinmistalcable evidence as to the incrcasi! el 
 our niamihicturing industries. As to our friends' fears about tin 
 progress ■! our nianufictiiriiig industries, I Ihink these facts ought to 
 lie siilliciont to > ,,u)ve them. It was also alleged that tlio Tarill 
 would increase the price of coal, and would not promote the develop- 
 ment of the coal beds of Canada. In 187!), I stated that the opinion of 
 the Government was that in four or five years tlie quantity of tlie coal 
 raised in Canada would increase 400,000 tons Within four years it 
 lias increased between r)l)0,tlO() and 000,000 tons. It is, tlierefoic 
 evident that this poli.y is developing the coal beds of the Dominion. 1 
 may state that ii, Novc votia, at two points within a short distance of the 
 coal mines, the consunij >;■ i;f -oai this ye;ir by two manufactories will 
 be 70,000 tons in exiev; . ' -h.it ci last year. I think tliis is pretty 
 good evidence that, as U-v ih ; e (ii vclopmoni <-.'• this particular industry 
 is concerned, the jiolicj Jius Li'.'n a .success. Then, asrain, there was 
 
31 
 
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 ;■■'"-■ ■"■■'-> ■■.J.;:':i:;:;:;:;:r,:;::M, ""t 
 
 Ji(nvc\(.r tliMf (Ilia . 1- , , 'II. Ill's, |( „,i.s sail 
 
 " :."":':!;;::::'':,:::':::; "-:— ..-^-j 
 
 '-'■ ti-t it w,„,, : ':7''\"' "'■■ ■■■—■'I ,..i.- .,r,„„„, »„ 
 
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 "--■.■,.. :'::: :;,::r;™vr"v ''"■'■■'""•*«■ 
 
 m,im},,m) ii,.,„r ,,.,m,,i .„ "'■" i»' •!«■ «.«<■, «.„i if i,„t 
 
 » i-'^'H In ..,0 ,,..,:,: ;" ;,„ ',;r;^' r '-"■ ""- «- 
 
 tl.0 amount ,„„l , 1, ,„ ,„„ "' "" '^''"' " l'^'"' "U' 
 
 t.-iuie v.i.I, the sw, ..1 • '■^-•-•■'*t"l.li,sIn„L.iit of out- 
 
 »l.icl. tlm 0„vc,,„„e„t .,„,! p°.'"°l' ''«•"''"' '»"»■»« ».. in,l„,,l,y 
 
 -.kmUon ,l,oi, objitio,,,. " '"■" '"'''-^ "' °" I-™ to 
 
 Ml-. PATEKSO.N' (Umnti WMi ,i t 
 
• 
 
 »,' 
 
 iii 
 
 0') 
 
 .SiiI,ivt\Ai;i)'i'iLfj;\-._i ,viii 1, 
 
 not ill this II 
 
 (■ \i-ty ljii|.|iy to do .so. 
 
 DIISI' 111 
 
 1 
 
 lli:inc(! 
 
 .M 
 
 l'':^"!, hut I ica.I [till' I'.iid.'ct dclxit 
 
 I w 
 
 c. The tl 
 
 IS 
 
 mister cxjircsstMl rcLirct tliat tl 
 
 icn 
 
 mistei- tu ivply to liis I!iid-ot Siu'ccli. (. 
 
 II TO w.is no ox-FiiiMi 
 
 ICO 
 
 olitaincd tVtMii a ''I'litli'inan who 
 
 'oiisideriri,!,' tlio rojily 1 
 
 10 
 
 not vciitiiK. to say aiiytliing of tho kind 
 may find tliat [ may moot a nioiv 
 i'oniici ly. I 
 uiidor.staiid tlio h 
 
 was iKit an cx-Financc Ministor, J \vi 
 
 <jrmii 
 
 am suro 
 
 I 
 
 will llK-i t 
 
 on tl;is occasion, liccauso I 
 lalilc opponent tlian 1 did 
 
 ''Ollti 
 
 roiil 
 
 ply. 
 
 r will 
 
 ;i\( 
 
 thoh 
 
 a iiiiirli moro ooiiitooiis one. as I 
 omaii who has just i)iit mo this fiucstion is to 
 
 ')ii. ''ontk-m.'iu till' ( 
 
 i''iirc'.s 
 
 was said that 
 Taiiir, 
 
 01 
 
 "I- Taiiir, if it 
 
 was 
 
 W( (llll Jiot pi 
 
 'oUiico 
 
 ic\cniio 
 
 hel 
 
 snccpssful 
 Well. 
 
 las as 
 
 l«'d i 
 
 or. 
 
 th 
 
 luiw 
 
 tli,-;t. 
 
 Ill 
 
 th 
 
 It 
 
 Piotcctivo 
 trouijle is 
 
 • ■■-iimatiuii. 
 
 reveiiiio. I havo a fiw f 
 
 produces too niuih 
 
 ii't^ to f4;iv(,- tho ]| 
 
 id 
 
 imiiortant. 
 
 roinarkablo 
 
 tho Taiiir is 
 
 some liftcen or ci,i,dite{ u items, on whicl 
 
 year, an increased revenue of ,>^G,G8S) 000 
 
 ouse which are vor 
 
 the producing ]iower of 
 
 coiuvnied. ] have jotte.l down here a few of 
 or ciifhtec u items, oi 
 
 tl 
 
 10 articles, 
 
 'J'l 
 
 ley are worth ^avin-,' to the If 
 
 1 wo received, during the last 
 :is compared with 1877-78. 
 
 01 ISO. 
 
 () 
 
 ii.s compared with 1877-78, au increased 
 
 a Mines wo received, last year, 
 
 Custon 
 
 I'cvenuo of !<ll)r),97 
 
 s and H.\ci.so, 61,237,G3:). I 
 
 ultoi 
 
 ,'otlier an increase in tl 
 
 iim liapjn to .sav that tl 
 
 I I ; on .spirits. 
 
 lis IS not 
 
 coi 
 
 to produce this result ; otherwi.so we micdit 
 
 isuniptioii, lilt an increased duty tend 
 
 ei 
 
 On I 
 
 ohacco a 
 
 lid 
 
 view it with more reiziet. 
 
 Clivals, CustoiiLS and Jvxci.so, the 
 
 silks, .satins and fai 
 
 8.;Gi,00(); on 
 
 81»8,000 ; on jirodiicts of the farm, tli 
 
 inctease liarj be 
 
 en 
 
 lev 
 
 foods 
 
 N <J 
 
 1 ,000 
 
 macl 
 
 iinoiw 
 
 ofth 
 
 is 8532,000; fruit, green, $.57,000 ; dried f 
 
 10 increased revenue, as tho result 
 
 policy, on agricultural products brought from tlu^ LTiiited St 
 
 on which the increase of 
 
 ites, 
 Vuit, s')l,OGO; from linen. 
 
 duty was 
 
 Ijii 
 
 t 2,' 
 
 por cent, wo I 
 
 iin iiiereased levoniie of .9152,000 over l! 
 manner, tho incron.sed piircliasing power of t! 
 tiired, $03,000 ; jewellery, $08,000 ; watcl 
 gol 
 
 lavc I'oceived 
 
 showing, m a marked 
 
 le poop 
 
 fur.< 
 
 manufae- 
 
 ics, S/ 
 
 ■1,000 
 
 il am 
 
 1 sir 
 
 •or, $53,000 ; gla.ss, plate and jilated 
 
 iiding fiet that, i 
 
 000. II ore is the aslou 
 nianiifaetures of cotton in the Domii 
 
 inamifactiired 
 inanufactures, $143,- 
 lot withstanding the increased 
 
 lion, and ihal tl 
 
 cotton thus consumed 1 
 
 luantitv of raw 
 
 lero was increase 
 
 d 1 
 
 V 20o 
 
 per colli, iiiiporti wer(^ 
 
23 
 
 o do so. I was 
 fitc. The tlien 
 
 IK) fX-FillMllCO 
 
 ,' llu! icjily Iio 
 
 ^linistor, I will 
 
 sioii, lurnnsf! I 
 
 nt tlian I did 
 
 cons OIK', as I 
 
 question is to 
 
 asked for. It 
 
 .•I Protective 
 
 le trou'olt.' is 
 
 too lllllcll 
 
 liii/li ai-e \v\y 
 Miig jiower of 
 of the articles, 
 dui'ing tlio last 
 with 1877-7S. 
 ivcd, last year, 
 77 ; on sj)irits, 
 hat this is not 
 '<1 duty tended 
 h more regiet. 
 case har, been 
 ; inaehinei\-, 
 , ns the result 
 United Stute-s, 
 ' ; from linen, 
 have I'eceived 
 in a marked 
 furs niainifiie- 
 nianufactured 
 etures, .sl43.^ 
 the increased 
 unity of raw 
 iii'liortj Wert- 
 
 ..Uor last year than n. 1878. of the deseri,tIon of cotton not n.eh. ^ 
 
 country ; and the anu^nnt of duty collected was 81,230.000 over 
 
 collected ,n ..7-78. notwithstanding th. vast increase in our 
 
 cotton nulls On tl„. hncr d. sciptions of woollen .oods, the increase.. 
 
 --"- - ^U^<:^..^^ making an aggregate incr..:.se of eO.GSD.OO.. Of 
 
 l-ahu,ep.tienhashee^^ 
 
 W enu.nstodosa We. there..., see h.w it is that this Tari.n 
 K asg.....„ereaseden,,h,n:entt.an:n,.reasednu,,dK.rofn,e, 
 «.nen_.nthec„untry, hasreany ,..odu 1 a largelv inccased 
 
 nue, own.g, to a very great extent,,, the , ,,.,... nt ,,ro;,,erous and 
 H>I.y con U. OH,, ,„,,,„. I\Iay I say that there has nLl na 
 
 J- m the htstory of this country, wla.n ta.a.ion was paid more 
 '••-'■'.lly W the people, than the present. We do not hear anv 
 .umLhng al,out the rate of taxation ; on the contrarv, as long as nu. 
 •- prosper„,g, as long as they have n.oney in th, ir peckets. a: long as 
 . y 1-e plenty of employment-and it is the duty of everv Cov^n- 
 >"-'t am the repres.mtalives of the people to see that the masses, as far 
 us possd.le, have these-they are in a contented conditiun. Sir this to 
 -y JudgnK.nt, estahlishes pretty dearly tlu.t the Tariff has pro^vd itself 
 
 ;;':^;''yi-t-.ive,,:utl,eyo,ald,,u,,t, aievenue-prodttcingTari,.; I 
 tinuk 1 have answered the several ol,jeetions raised hy hon: gentlen.en 
 "M>osaeinl8.1,. A great many more o,,ections were m^ and a 
 ^.•eat many n,..re might he answered, In.t I wiU satisfv mvself . i,h 
 !u.se (or the present. New, Sir, I d.sire to call the attentmn of the 
 K""-, hefore J take up the expenditure of 18S3-S4, to the changes that 
 |Uo invposed :n the Tarilt to he suh.nitted in Committee. I may sav 
 that hese propositions are submitted with the view, in the first ^laeJ 
 of reheving the country of S1,000,OUO or Sl.i:50,000 of taxation and' 
 ni the s,.cond place, they are subndtted so as to give, wherever wl can' 
 -bat we felt .e could not saf^dy give in 1879. because the Tariff was 
 len to some extent an experiment. Articles that are raw material to 
 the manufacturer are free. U'e did not do so in 1.71., leea.rse we were 
 not cpute sure that the operation of the Tariff would give us all the revenue 
 we desired But finding that it gave u.s n.ore than we want..! .e 
 proposed, la.st Session, ar.d now 
 
 we continue that policy, to lal- 
 
 Ke ell tlio 
 
-rm J 
 
 21 
 
 10 
 an.i 
 
 l-r cent. ,lMty nil ^o„.l.s thiit kio not nmmifactuiTl in tho conntrv 
 
 ivc t,iic iM'.v in iti'i'ilil to tho ni;iiiul"ictiifei- fi 
 
 tnay lm\o tiic iM^ndii, of tli 
 1879, iia.l w,- f, 
 
 .'I', ill (ji-iIiT tliat lio 
 
 \V 
 
 WMuld havo taken that 
 
 I'onrso m 
 
 t ijuiff 
 
 more tlian tliat, w- \hv\ tliat 
 
 '■■ftaiii as to tlio elll-ct to 1m' prniln^^oil. But 
 
 uiii- cnli'i-iirisin;^' nii :'iI)oiirs to tl 
 
 !•' soil 
 
 t!i of 
 
 us Iiavc mado nji tlicir niimls that, it sncli a th 
 
 liavc for their 
 
 in;' is iMisslhlc, li 
 
 l''V wi 
 
 niinnfaediivs the niarlcet of Canada at: 
 
 anv Diici 
 
 cuhirsarehei!:-,!istri!,.,te,l with r.;f\.roaeo to cerf.iin arlieles, and we 
 ley could L^'t our market in- a year ui- two tiiev 
 
 liiid that if t! 
 
 Weill 
 
 liave th( 
 
 niirkt 
 
 ■t for t! 
 
 an eirort to ifet it. 
 
 Iieretoi'e 
 
 l"ili'<elve.s. 
 
 alter that, ii 
 
 t! 
 
 liev are iiiakui' 
 
 lind 1 
 
 th:it wherever 
 
 we 
 
 roni 
 
 past 
 
 experi'iiee that t 
 
 own iiianufactnroi-s t 
 
 before, we jiropose to ask I' 
 retained to theso inaniifael urer; 
 
 le eonijietitlen is snliieieiit anion;,' our 
 
 lie as chi ai) or cheaper than it was 
 
 irliau.eat that tho market shall be lar'elv 
 
 o ''ive us an arti 
 
 \\'(.' I 
 
 lavi 
 
 tak. 
 
 certain industries, and 
 
 ■n so'iH! time to eonsidci 
 
 res ill 
 to (hi 
 
 we can air.ir.i to wait a year in order t' 
 
 H with reference to some of the induslries ref.n-red, and 
 •se we are not prepared to ask the JI 
 
 asei'rtaiii 
 
 in ri'L'an 
 
 Jiresent. but in others, wIlmv w; 
 
 are 
 
 trtirji 
 
 es in IIh! past at a lower price, or ;it as lo', 
 
 .produced bef ire this 'i'arilf 
 
 caiJiG into o[ieration, we 
 
 ouse to make a chanL;<! at 
 satisfied that we Jiavo produced 
 a ]iric(^ as they were 
 propose to ask Tar- 
 
 . lament to protect (lie.se men from th,> sharp competition from outsij, 
 1 take lip tlif Free J.ist in liio llrst place. W 
 Free List, ajj;,iteH, rubies, pearl.s, sa}i|)] 
 
 o pro[)oso to add to tin 
 
 ares, emerah 
 
 Is. 
 
 jiolish 
 
 make a clian<'e, and it is ( 
 
 Aniline dyes are now on tho Free I 
 
 ist 
 
 rarnct 
 
 but 
 
 s, Glials 
 
 ip; 
 
 not 
 
 lis 
 
 That 
 
 we [iroposc to 
 
 lbs. 
 
 Hlia 
 
 11 bo i 
 
 roe. 
 
 A h 
 
 iuiiline dyes in packages over a 
 
 Canada in small packages, and ^vo are adoiit 
 
 • inantily of this article is imiiorted 
 
 into 
 
 ciple with reference to this articlo that wo did witl 
 s put up in small packages. Under the prcst 
 
 ing jirecisely tho same | 
 
 prui- 
 
 seed 
 
 relerenco to garden 
 nt arranLrement tho 
 
 paper comes in free, and the la1>onr also is untaxed ; wo propose that 
 all packages of less tluin o lbs. shall bo subjected to 10 per cent duty. 
 Celluloid in sheets, lumps or blocks, dry colours, metallic oxides, cobalt, 
 
 roe List. Diamond drills for pros- 
 
 zinc and tin, are also added to the 1' 
 
 pecting for minerals : these are frequently brought into tl 
 Lave been sulijected to a duty. They were b 
 
 country and 
 wrought iu by niou who 
 
•2r> 
 
 „ . •''''''■■'"■'""•> '"l- till- j.lll'iioSO <.t Wi'Vfl- 
 
 oi-m- the mineral resourcvs of tl„- mnntw ..,,1 u- . . r. ,• 
 II,, , "Junii\,,ujl wo ask I'iir hiuufiit to 
 
 .Ik «,. 00 to,,,,, a. for ,lv ,,.,,,,„,„.,. „.,„ „ ,„„ ,„',,,„ 
 
 :""■',":""'""■■"■■"""-" i..vi,„ .,,,„.,. „„., n,i, , 
 
 7'°"''"'."" '■"■'■■ ■'■■. l-,'>o,.„r. „,.-„,,,, ,,„„„„, , 
 
 : , 7""" '" '"" '' "" ""-■ '"' '•'"•• ■'■' • - •■- " ' I"'-.™, 
 
 ■„„.,.„., ,„ , ,. „„,.,,„, ,„^„ ,,,„^^ ^^,,^.^, ^,^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ 
 
 o,,,,.,, „ , ,,,, „„,.,,„,^ ,,,^, ^^^^_^^^^^^^^ ^^. ^^^ 
 
 '■"» I. 01 M'.,.,. ,,„,l v,.,.,o,„ „,1„.,. „.,„„1, rt.wj„,t „„„ ,„v,, ■•„ „..,. 
 
 orat. duty ,,»„„, N„r,„.,,,i,..|.,,n..|., in ,■ , I '>" -" I" ' 
 
 v,,i„,„.„ "■"■'■"<•'>■■■ l',»„»'.l ,1, tl„-,„,„,„(;.clun, „f 
 
 ofo„ „„„ „f„ct„,-c.,, „„ ,„.,icl„ of i,„,,„rt„„,,, ,„„, ,|„„,,.f„^,„ 
 
 „,,,,,.,. „,„,,,„, , „„,.,„,,, ,_ . , .,.^^, ^^,^^^^ ^^ ^^^_ ^ 
 
 i ',,'" """"' "■ »'""'■«■ •■"^«»- t'.» ly ,. »..l,.,- co„,i,„. 
 
 into the ooiintiT naid .hifv n., , • i • ' 
 
 ='"-. live .,t„;.,, ',„, ,,,"!,,.,:;':'"'''■"""'''' ■'■'^' »"""' 
 
 p., ;„.:;::?" : '"r" "-" '™ ""-'-' - ■■■"'" --,.i;„.o„t ^ of 
 
 i-aiiiainoiit as almost ivtiy su.ieet til. t- I>., . 1 i- 
 
 ,. , -^ f'ti'-jtcc tiiat lias Leeii reteii'cd to— tluit is thf. 
 
 'luestioii ot (lutv on hooL-u \ . ^ 
 
 ; , , ' '• '^ '■"''>' «t''0"^' t>''«sure lias beou broii-ht 
 
 :oTn:,:i : ::rr""T '-."'""" ^»^» '•« »'«">- '-.^.^io::: ' 
 
 ., .,i„tl.,| l,„, ito Ciover,m,e„t foim,! it w;,s „„t ,,os,ii,l„ to 
 
 eapahlo men as tii 
 
 ■^■ly that all boolcs should he admitted 
 
 'J im loubtedly are. We could 
 
 not 
 
 iVeo. because the manufacture of 
 
I^i I! 
 
 i-,. 
 
 *■■'■ 
 
 liooks luul till' j.rintiu'' inJu.stiv of tl 
 
 WestiitL'd (liMiuctlv \vl 
 
 country aro iii)|>ortaiit interests. 
 
 icn wc ini 
 
 •» ]»■>■ cent., (li;,t il wa.s fur tin; nni-p,..s." of 
 
 po.sed :i duty of 1") ),rji- cent., iis iitjiunst 
 
 ill tlie |) 
 
 oncoura^'ini,' tlioso industries 
 
 "n.iniun, an.l, i.fler -i\ inj,' the ni.itter ii good deal of considi 
 nld -AL 
 
 tion. we did not see that wo e. 
 was a (jiiosliou with tlio Cover 
 Kul.jcct ])raeticaliy, in order tliat th 
 
 not in \vh 
 
 I 
 
 mler 
 
 th 
 
 ■e to the i)ro|)osals made; Imt it 
 
 nnient how far wo could deal with tlie 
 
 •ir wislies might In; met in part, if 
 
 •se circumstances, wv. decided to suhmit th 
 
 Jiroposition which I shall li 
 
 Free libraries asked to have their hooks fi 
 wlio do not live in the neighbourhood of free 1 
 feel it a groat injustice to I 
 felt that wo could not ask 
 
 ia\o the honour to present to the House. 
 
 ■ee, this gi-anted, individuaN, 
 
 ><• a gnevane(> 
 
 by any (ioveriimont or 
 
 iliraries, would, of course, 
 compoUcd to pay 1") per cent. duty. We 
 exceptional legislation, otherwise there would 
 Ami, therefoi^e, we i>ropose— and it will involve the 
 
 vv seven years, or printed 
 
 loss of .-;.)n,()00--that Looks hound, printed ov 
 
 free. This will cover, perhaps, half t 
 
 scientilic association, ami not for tradi 
 
 slia 
 
 11 
 
 he import of hooks, the duty 
 collected last year being about 8100,000. It will cover bock 
 dead langua!.'es, ref 
 
 s m the 
 
 books for libraries, a large portion of the books 
 
 re<|uiredfore,lucational institutions; but when iK'opie wish to obtain 
 
 eronco 
 
 the 
 
 novels of the present d ly they will 
 
 be re(|uired to pay 15 per cent. ; 
 publishers of Canada the 
 
 and this will retain in the hands of tho book 
 
 l)ul)lication of such books as they have been publishing. X gontl 
 
 said to ni(! th(' other day : •' It you 1 
 
 eman 
 
 '.lot published 
 
 ly down the principle that book;: 
 
 111 
 
 Canada shall bu admitted free, what would I 
 
 all*' 
 
 dot 1 would go lo the United State.- 
 
 aii 
 
 an< 
 
 juiblished tl 
 
 lere, 
 
 an 
 
 d 1 
 
 I have my books 
 
 )rui;' lli'Mil I 
 
 both markets, and there won. I i)e n 
 l>ooks i)nblished in Cjunla, but, on t! 
 
 n duty free. 1 would thereby have 
 inducement for nie to have my 
 
 contrary, there would be au 
 
 indwcei 
 
 ncnt to go to the Tnited States and puldish them th 
 
 .Mr. .MACKEXZIM— Did I und. 
 
 'I'stand the h 
 
 say that all eilucational 1 
 
 ere. 
 jntl 
 
 ion. gentleman to 
 
 lOO 
 
 cs wouhl be admitted free ? 
 
 Sir LHOXAUl) TfLLIIV.— No. ] 
 
 3ooks of ever 
 
 )iiinted over seven years. 
 
 :s\i: .Mackenzie:.— I mui 
 
 y descri[)tion 
 
 derstood the h 
 
 on. gentleman to .sav 
 
 that booki used in educational institutions would be admitted free. 
 
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 i'>*». ..N.I i<„„. ,;,, ;,,:"' "'■■":■ "■'■'■■ ''■■ « i» ...■ 
 
 '■.■'...■.■.»...,....■■ V 1 "' ': "■'■' ' ■«■■.«.■...-,.,, i„ ,w 
 
 .-1 ui,„i,;„ ' ' ;'■»." » 1 *,„„.., .i„. 
 
 '.■■»...'.' i...o ,„o o„„:;; ;, 7';;:"; ;;;:, "- i-;n-».-..e.u,» ,.,..„„ 
 
 «.i..|.i..g Ad. „o,„„ i,; f,„._;, """ ' '■"■""'■'»■ "■■•'.■■■ "..■ -M...r.i™,t 
 i"'«i..»..i «, „„,,„, „,;, ; ' ;'"'• ""'" ■".'..«.-. .....1 it i. 
 
 l'o.ni.,i,.„,to.,,„. „t„. , '""""" '" "'" '-"l-t."-OH of ,1,0 
 
 '^■'-.^ "..■ .......... or :;;:::,'■'";,: :;,;;™'"^»«';"ii» '.-■ 
 
 ...» co,„|,l,.,e,l i„ , , ■; ' "'""■'"'"■■ '...'il '1.0. o|,c.,.„tio„,, 
 
 TI.0 Govc„,„„,„t „.il] ,„|„„it ' .■ "' "•' S'"."..." i...l...,.t..,c.c.. 
 
 "ill k- i.ai,l o„ „|1 ,,i„ i,.,„ , ' ° ■ ;'"'"' ""■» .'■»"•.". f 1..5'J |.«- Ici 
 
 ^' ...Mo„ ,„„,.„ i,:,;:::t::^r:; :rr ''""•-' 
 
 ...«..t ..m, ,lovd„,„„o,„ of „,i, i„,- .' ■'-• '.».".!>• '.... II... c.„c„„,.ago- 
 
 M....|.le in Mocfe, ,ift„e„ „„, ™ ' ' ■ I"'''"". "".I". -^ .« Lo f,.«.. 
 
 «■'" '.« I-.™; a...l »«-„ .la„ . ' „ r;: »" >■"■.' ■" I- •».'.. 
 
 "■'".. ■■ .->™ « « i.> ,1,0 , .,, ' '' ' '"■'■ =™'- "■■" l» "' !-■ 
 
 Otto of 
 
 ro.ses will ho fr( 
 
 onliiiiuy form, tl 
 
 n.a 
 
 Lit i.s, sawn on both .si.los 
 
 iniiiii Nsau will be f 
 
 ree. 
 
 :'eods 
 
 luuse. 
 
;■? 
 
 ^\ 
 
 28 
 
 '"'";'"'"'•' '^■' ' ^""' '••"-;.'"-l<, will 1.." IV..,.. S,,„,.s an,l stilts for 
 
 f^'Hl,.uw.ro ,nal<,.rs ; saMsa^o skins ,„■ casings „„t cl-an.,! ; va!..,iau 
 
 ;"ot; w,n. nf luass or .o,,,.,. ,,.,,,.,1 op Hat, will U. (V,... Wire of 
 
 '-" "•; ■■<.-l, K.nvanix,.,l o, ti,u,...I, li,„...„ .,„.,, ,„,, ,„„,„„,. ^^ •„ ,,„ 
 
 ''•'•• HM.n.a„.in,l„s,n..siM Canada at tho ,„,.s.n.t tin,. on«a:;..Iin 
 
 ''"""^"""^"'"' <• i'— ia^^" an,l n,,... Conla,. f^„. ship .n.n.s.s 
 
 IH at ,,n.sout f.v,.. Tl,o n.ult is that . I,ih, a ,Iut v of i;^ ,„.,• ...,,t is 
 ox.cU.,1 on that d<-sc,i,„ion of . i,., n,anuf:K.t,n....s \u.u han.li.a,,,...,! ; 
 
 -;•! It .s ,„.o,.os,.,l, inasn.uch as w,- a,, not lilcdy to i...o.hu... th. lin.,- 
 
 w.roof hft..on.a„.oan,I sn.alKtoa.ln.it .i.o used fW the n,an„fac- 
 
 '"v of su.ves, and other work of that kind, ,lutv free. Steel raiUvav 
 
 •-•s or rails, ,ish-,,lates and sheets for the n,anuf^.eture of saws are all 
 
 ■^''-U.- free until the elose of this Session ; l,ut as I have a proposi- 
 
 t.un on tins suhject to subn.it further on, I need now onlv to say that it 
 
 - ...tended that f..,.. the close of tho Session, and afterJa.ds, that steel 
 
 '■Huay l,a,.s or rails, fish-plates and steel f;,r tho n.anuf xture of saws, 
 
 ■^"all I,e f.ve. I now eon.e to the articles, the duty on whieh we 
 
 I-pose to decrease. The ii,.st is l,„ek,.an„ which ente.. hu^^ely into 
 
 certa... ...anuf.ct.uvs, and now paying a duty of 20 per cent wo 
 
 Fopose to .yduoe the duty to 10 per cent. BuUon covers 10 ,ku- int. 
 J Ins Will aid industries established here, the cover for the butto.is l.ein^ 
 -f ■ 1". i-^tead of 20 per cent. Coal dust to he '20 per cent, ad 
 r.fora., u.stea.l of specific. This articl.. has boe.i brought into Western 
 Canada and used by manufacturers. Under the p.c.sent ta.^ifl, oO cents 
 a.Hl (.0 cents a ton have been collected ; if hard coal, the duty was 00 
 ooats ; and d b.tun.iuous, it was GO cents. This was a ve.y large ad 
 valonnu duty o.r this article, which is us..! in certai,. industries in that 
 section; and, the.vfo.^e, it is proposed to change this duty to 20 per 
 cent, ad .dor.,,. Dried fruit, now 25 per ce,.t., to be 20 per cent. 
 Lan.p black and ivory black, now 20 p.u- cent., to be JO per cent. 
 Lead, nitrate and acetate, now 20 per cent., to bo 5 per cent., the same 
 as dry w nte and dry red lead. Leather ; lamb, sheep, buck, deer, elk, 
 and antelope, dressed and coloured or not, reduced from la per cent, to 
 1 per cent. This description of leather is used by glove makers. Kid 
 tanned, dressed and coloured or not, is nowl.5 per cent. This is also 
 used m the same manufacture. Lhp.orice p...ste, now 20 per cent., to 
 
ami stilts for 
 nil ; \.ilriiim 
 <•.!. Wire of 
 aik'i-, will b« 
 10 (;iigaf,'0(l in 
 <lii]) inii]poscH 
 
 > I'lT fCIlt. 18 
 
 aiiilira|i|)('(l ; 
 ucc tin; liner 
 Llie iiianiifuo- 
 kecl railway 
 saws are all 
 \(! a |irn|)o.si- 
 ) say tiiit ib 
 1h, that steel 
 lire of saws, 
 I wJi it'll we 
 Iaii,'ely into 
 r cent., wo 
 10 per ci'ut. 
 ittou.s Iicing 
 )er cent, ad 
 ito Western 
 ll, r)0 cents 
 iity was 50 
 ry large ad 
 I'ies in that 
 
 ■ to 20 per 
 ^ I)er cent. 
 ) jier cent. 
 
 ■ , the same 
 , ileer, elk, 
 or cent, to 
 ers. Kill, 
 his is also 
 V cent., to 
 
 l^'' •'! rent. Marl,],. i„ ,,,,„.,,. ,;,„ ,„,,„.,,.,„„, ,,^,.. 
 
 ""•''>•• fifteen cM.l,icf..ct, 10 ,„,,,, .„t ^1 , . f."nlov,,,.,,.,.. MM.l 
 
 1- -It., to 1.10 p.... J ,,:,r-^';:';'''''^^''^-''-- ■''-■>•-> 
 
 valise makers, now p.. ;., , -'■ ""'"' '•i"""^'.- -uni. , 
 
 'I""'. — '" 1- c,,,,.. , , , " ; .'■''"■ "-■• 
 
 "■"-'■''— '., i..ii.N.:i,.o .,,::::r7 :'■'■"''■"' 
 
 ni,»i„t,. „,oo„i,,, r,„, , ' ■■ <■">•■""-■■.( I,„„„| i,, „„ 
 
 o.. ....lu,,;:::^:, :;:;;— :.-;:::e,;rr"': --*- 
 
 rrr -" '•'-"----'-'::'::^';::'':n 
 
 fi-oniC„„„,i„„i„,r_r„,„s,„.,„,^, A,,,,.,.,, •» i-"« ..I 
 
 Ca„..ii„„ ,„,„„ ,, ,„„„, ,.. ; - - ;-'« I r. 
 
 :-'■"" -"'-"■•■I" '•.«'»'»i:::X ;:,:'x;::;;:''; 
 
 make th,. .l„ty on iH-Ils-rxeept on hclLs 
 
 ""l""'f'''l tnrHunvh pMrpusPs, 
 
 which an. free -3(. percent S ,. r ■"-' ^''Hnvh purposes, 
 
 :-::.t:;:r;:L:-;;:i:::::::t;r:'''""^ 
 
 ^^HMIs,exceptch„reh hells sled! '""'''•"'•'■^'■''•'''•^ 
 
 r<\ n r , "IS, Mi.ni p.iy a nnitornt miiv of .SO ,„;■,■., ^ 
 
 Cloth of other materials than cotton or w„ilen ne, l' \ " 
 
 cent Vni. n > "'"""• "I'i'l'' imiloiin, ;;(» |,er 
 
 cut Lo, the .same reason, we thul it nee..ssarv ,o .le-.l wi,, „ 
 articles to which I have j„st referre.l. Son,e,in,es • I " 
 
 -iUi ref..rence to the material ot which • '^""r""^" 
 
 cotton an,, part wool, ami in son,e cas.: p.. :r '''''■''' "''^'"^ 
 
 f"'™'' """'■'■-'■"''■•''•■'''■I--.-™.: ,i 1,.,. ,„":,, :: 
 
 ■" "-'^ ■'■'-i-*"n..» .uii.,,, .,,«:: ':;;:;:^ :■ 
 
 jec. ,„»,,:,,!,, ,,,„,,„, „„„.^ , .„■ "■^"''■ 
 a'.-..iti»,.■o■...»..l.o„„„<,.,„e,,•„„,„ „: „ •'',■» :'■ 
 
 "■*■■'"■""'■ "»"• »"'"■'"■-■' - f^N..!. ■-:. „ , : "v;;;".: 
 
 jams, now as canft'ctionerv, G ct.s 
 
 per li 
 
 ^i"'ei(ic. A dill 
 
 i.a.lty 
 
: 
 
 ^^^BHi 
 
 30 
 
 3.ns ,<cnn„.,i in ,.st .s ,o .1.. valu,- of ,I„.so articl.-s, an-l i. is ,,n,,,„s..,l, 
 ""<■'■,'' '•an.h.l ..x,u„ina.io„, to fix (l,o .luty at () ds. ,,..>• ]!.., .sp.rid.. 
 Mag.c laM(,.r„s and op.ic.l inst.nnu.nts, ,h,w acnoniini^ to nrntniai, to 
 I'C L'., ,.<.,■ c...nt. The .lillicnUv l.as arisen, as to tl... n.at,.riai of wln.h 
 thoso arlicLs w.ro ,na,l,., an.l it is, ihn.f.v., proi,os,.,l to n,ai<,. th. nU. 
 of .luty d..ar, no inattn- wlmt nufrial is us.,1 in their numulaetu.v. 
 ^..■k,.| anodes tu l,e lO per cent., san.e as now d,a,-e,l. This is to 
 settle a .jucstion whid. has ari.en as to tlieir elass. Luhrieatin- oils 
 the wonlinj^ of the Tuiir is d,an;,e.l. To avoid di.lie.dties. the vvoi-din.^ 
 of the Tanll ,s now .o made ns to sdtie tlio rate of .l„tv • hut there is 
 ;.o change as to the rate which ],as l,eeu collected l,v da- J)e,uutment 
 HI the past. Vassdine and similar preparations of i.etrole„n.. in hulk 
 r. cts. and m I.ottle, etc., G ct«. p.or lU. This is a case of the san.o kind. 
 
 .Ir. BLAKE. -AVhat is the proposition aknit Inbrioiitin- oils ] 
 
 Su- LEONARD TILLEY.-It is sin.ply to settle th. ,nestion 
 which has been raised ; bnt the san.o rate of duty is now to be eolicvted 
 
 I\Ir. ]3LAKj;.~Wiiat duty do vou fix? 
 
 Hir LEONARD TILLEV.-^ltVenmins just as it was. 
 
 Mr. BLAKE.- The hon. gentleman dues not state what he pro- 
 poses to do ? 
 
 «i^ LEONARD TtLLEY.-It is 25 percent. Then pocket-books 
 and purses. There has been a cp.estion whether or not they are under 
 the head.ng : trunk.s and valises made of leather ; and to settle this 
 they are added to that list, in order that the duty may be ddinitely 
 fi.xed. I now submit an important proposition in reference to woollen 
 cloth, which is to be charged as woollen ; dress and costume cloths, 
 under 2o inches wide, an.l not weighing more than tliree ounces per 
 square yard, to ho L'O per cent. I call the attention of the House to 
 this matter, because I think it is important. A great deal of ditlicultv 
 has occurred all over the country in establishing a uniform rate of dut^ 
 on certain classes of goods. In one locality, "i cts. per lb. and 20 pJr 
 cent, has been collected, an.], in another. 20 per cent., and this rate is 
 fixed for the purpose of defining clearly the dutv imposed unon these 
 articles; and therefore the Department has fixed it in this way that 
 the article being 25 inches in width or less, and not weighinc. over 3 
 ounces per square yard, shall pay 20 per cent,, while that which^is wider 
 
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 cil.^::;:::;:^:;;,': :i,::;';:-";':"---' - "■•• .> ■.... ,, 
 
 -"- .i'un,. ..;,,,'';;•'■•■- *'-'^^^'^^^ i'ii-a..,.,,. 
 
 '■" fu„n,..tion «i,h tins .ul,j,.,t ' ' '' '""'■"^''•'' " -"-'< 'I'al ,.C .i,!li,.„|„. 
 ''^'''' f-HoXA |;i) Til I FV__- ., 
 
 -iJ'l tu,.koy and ,„ai,. J„ om ' r ''' "'" '■^''"" "'' ''-•> 
 
 *- ^-^- Hgl. and left, an,l if 2^! ;"7 ^" "' """■" '""' '^'-^''- 
 T^- Ontano Legislature have ^ i ^ 1 "" ^""" -""•'"'"- "'--. 
 .t is .ore ,.opeH, within tho^.: 1 TTT '""' " '"' '•^■•■""^' 
 to deal with the iH-ohibitiou of ex o t ' • 1 ^'^".""-" ^•-•'ia.noat 
 ;i- ^ein, .t least, to ,.ohiLit the'e. o. i^::/ ,;V"'"'"T' '''" "" 
 -•key. ana to impose a penaltv i„ eas J • '' ''"" ""' ^^"'' 
 
 Speaker. I eon.o to the items in which T . "'"• '^■"^^■' ^^f'"" 
 
 Acetic acidic a n,atenal which ; e rrr""""' *' ''"^^• 
 
 the United States a duty is in,. ' T ^ '" •'^"■"""^''- '""1 ^'^ 
 
 ^"t . is not imported inL^i:^::^:;;:::'':'-:::' '- -■■'^^•' ^ 
 
 ^n applying that expensive test I T "^ "'" ^'"^•"'•""'-"t 
 
 ^;V^et.tol5i ThelllCTtlr ^ T' •'"^^ 
 
 aiticle, imported, bein- stroncmr,,! . • , ' ""'''''' ''"'t this 
 
 porting it to underselftl ' ■ o oT' "71 ^""'" ''° '"^'•^^ """ 
 -i-^ them, and in the sam way t e r^ V ^ T''''' ^^"^^^^"*- 
 P^'";io acid with others. .ujJZZ^'VT "' "'^'"^ "'"■ 
 evade the higher rate of dutv imposed " '^"' "'"' " "''''"' *" 
 
 to pay 25 per cent, instead of 
 
 20 
 
 iilpi 
 
 1 -cent. Absinth 
 
 '•ic. .Mixed aciils 
 
 IS anothe 
 
 are 
 1' article 
 
.'Iiicli i-, ilrij.oiti'd into ('iiiiiii|;i ; [ siii 
 
 ll is to Ik' riillliil 
 
 list 
 
 ill til 
 
 lit' iiinniimciiili li spiiits, luil it is 
 
 irlicli' ij-lct 
 
 iiliil it is |iin|Misf(i to iiii|ii).sc ii|ii)ii it ;t 'lu(y of 
 
 t'lli'iis in It:- 
 
 IMT ;;;illoli. 
 
 :irt;cts, 
 
 A I 
 
 IIIUli- 
 
 .f 1, 
 
 ^S til. Ill 
 
 ajincniiiiial n 
 
 |ilick;i!.f.s, arc to |,;iy a ,\u\y o( 1(1 |„.,. ,.,.„t.; 
 
 m| I'liMi.ts iiimI iiiacliincs to pay a s|Mrilic duty and w/ 
 
 and iijioii portalile liiacliiiicH, s|.ii.l('s. 
 
 Tiiliiri'iii duly i'(|nal 1,0 .'l.l prr cciit. 
 Jio((S and (oiks till' hmiik; liiit 
 
 \ wil 
 
 ll' IIMIIIISI 
 
 d. 
 
 lias licrli iii.i ll' 
 
 to til 
 
 va.iic ol till 
 
 il'i'flil 
 d 
 
 I'xanunalioii 
 
 Koils, mid we caiiiii (o tli 
 
 comliisioii tint a sjiocili.'aiid ,i,l r„l„r<in, .liilv, ('(Miivalcnt to •^^^ 
 
 vi'iil. 
 
 lid 
 
 I III III IS' 'I I 
 
 T 
 
 lis is ii;ii' of till! artifli'H to wliicli F 
 
 I'li'ii ill iiiv rriiiaiks v.itii icfiT 
 
 I'll 
 
 111 cliaiii'iiK 
 
 till' T 
 
 I'l' to ilic iiolicy of tli(> (Jovciimiciit 
 
 inii 
 
 If 
 
 u tak 
 
 till' list of tlio Aiiici'ican J 
 
 lOUSOS 
 
 in Wiiiiii|ii-^' you will find that tlicy oIHt thcii- 
 
 at jirri'isi 
 
 !v tl 
 
 .i!,'rit'iilLuial iiii|il('iiicnts 
 
 10 SiiiiK; |)iier as oiii' iiiaimtactiirors liavt 
 
 '11 SL'lliiif' tliom 
 
 for, and in soiiio cases nici 
 
 I who were ai;(.'iit.s for ouv 1 
 
 iianii 
 
 till' Noi'tli-Wcst liavo 1.1 
 
 fact 
 
 lifers 111 
 
 •come aLfciits for American 1 
 
 iiaiuifactiiier.'i, and 
 
 a fair iiif'ci ence is that they allow thi'iii a larger mari'in tlia 
 
 n our own 
 
 ]K'o|ile allow tliciii. 'I'lic result is, that unless some sti 
 
 pH are taken 
 
 (lie Aiuericans will drive our people out of tlie market, and tliev will 
 
 tl 
 
 It'll increase 
 
 price ol the implement to the consumer. Our peopli 
 
 ites impi 
 
 show tliat their jirices are as low as those of the United St 
 ments, and we ask Parliament to .say— inasmuch as the people of 
 Canada, who maniifactuie these implements, can pro luce them as 
 cheaply and .sell tlii'in at from ll) to V) per cent, less than in 1878 and 
 
 re prepared to .supply them as cheap as the A 
 
 shall not be deprived of our own market, and therefo 
 
 mericans — that they 
 
 re we ask for thi.s 
 
 increase in the Taiilf. 
 
 Mr. ]iLAKE.--\Vliat 
 
 a; 
 
 I i-ah 
 
 ornm ( 
 
 luties ? 
 
 lire theiiroportions between the specilie and 
 
 It 
 
 Sir 
 
 s now 
 
 Mr, 
 
 LEON 
 
 •lb j.e 
 
 BLAKJ 
 
 ItD TILLEV. — We projiose to make it 
 
 cent. 
 
 • );) per cent. 
 
 -How much is specific? 
 
 Sir LEONARD TILLEV. -About one-half. 
 
 Mr. BLAKE.— What 
 
 valoi-fm. duties ? 
 
 are tli 
 
 proportions of specific and ad 
 
c siicMiic and 
 
 38 
 
 -to Canada. th.i.,,.reets\c.in/;f:;r;t'^^ T" """ ^""^ 
 '''''''■'•■^■'''•''•''••'-•■•'''••■Hor. an.Hlu.r ' ^ ""'' ^■"•"'•'*''' ""-' 
 
 only u-ay to ,.oach sneh ca; to "'""""' ''"" '""'''' ''''' ''"' 
 ''-'ty. IU..1 eo,„ro,.t.n an,. . „ Us „r''"'". "' ^'"'^'"^" -^"'^ «'' '•"/--" 
 
 i"-'-I of 20 U c . 1^ ; "'"' ^'" '"^-^ '^"« ^° I-^ 30 por olnt. 
 
 cent.. a..e to pay .. '^.,^'Z ^"' -^"T'"'"''^' "^^ ^'^-"^' "^'^ 1- 
 
 ««/om« duty e,p.al to 3D per cent ... W^ «l'ecific and «</ 
 
 «I'I.liecI to agnoultural i„,ple„.ents ''"'' ^"""^^'*^ ''^'^ ^''"^ 
 
 Mr BLAKE.-IS it about orp,allv- divided? 
 Sir LEO.NAIiD TILLEY.-Yes I JT^ ,. 
 and tho balaneo is specific ('I,;i I '' ^^ "'' "^ "'' '"^^'•^"i, 
 
 Co... or „„ ,,„,: .:;..:: ToZrr :;■ '° -^ "- '»-■ 
 
 .» the result , The .oault i. n,„t near v " f T """' ' ""'' "'"" 
 CanuJa i, r„, ,,.i,,|,i„,, .,„,^^, l'"' "" "'" »"'"S° imi-orled into 
 
 .l.»ll l.ay 20 „„ cent T™ ,' " '"■°''°*'' """ "" «>«1»"« 
 
 i» n,a.,„ i„ „,,,er to give tho Z:^Z2J^ ^T"'-"- ^"' " «' 
 
 chance, which they have not „„„■ Z' '°"''«'' '" f»"aJa a fai,- 
 |.<»ce„,., after the Ut J.n„„; e.t : 71":"-?' " ''^^' """ ^^ 
 oaal,li,h„,e„ts for the mamictZ I .^^ ' ^"""- '^'""""■o 
 Canada. When the T^ITTZ:^ ^Ts^r" ■'""'" '"'" '" 
 Revenue tariff dutv Wl.pnpvn u .■ ' '''® ^'Posed only a 
 
 «.ct„re it in Cnj: .^J^Xt] T '" " "°*°" "^ "™'- 
 
 other,„.oete.goe*;bntnt;:.«noj:r "r'-^-'-^f-'-^- 
 the Ut of January, it i, proposed .""'^"'""''y """"°'*c'".e before 
 
 fo,ee until that dl. JeleT:l ' "f"' ""'^ '''°" "°' «" ■'■'» 
 
 »■• Bilk, now 0., „er cent., It p„ 3„'™""' ""'' ""=■" ''■'* «"' 
 
 Pa73 30 per cent, and it i^ 7oZ!'\ ,'""' T ^'^ """'-' "'- 
 3 •"'■>= propo,e„ to place the manufacturers of th, 
 
i. 
 
 31 
 
 caSfiB in H bettor position ]>y niakin;,' tlio duty on tli« nnuiiil'iicliiicd 
 article 30 per cent. Cano or rnttan, split, to ».o 25 per rent. ; it is 
 now 20 per cent. There is an eRtiiblislinicnt for ilic nmniifa.tm.' df 
 nittiin Koods iit Woodstock. Tliey fiiiniMli tlio nplit auw to riiiiiitiin- 
 nianufiic'iiirers, and tlicy furnish it of as g(.od .|iialily and as cluaplv 
 as the imported article. Tills industry is capul.h." of being nia.l.i one of 
 the nio.st flonrishing in the country, and it is desirable to give them 
 some Protection. 
 
 It being .six o'clock, the Speaker left the Chair. 
 
 After Recess. 
 
 SirLEOXARl) TILLEY.-When the Speaker left the Cliair I 
 was calling attention to the proposed increases in the TuvlfW I think 
 the hist article I referred to wua split cano. It is proposed to inctreaso 
 the duty on cane from 20 to 25 per cent. It is also proposed to change 
 the duty on fruit in air-tight cans. There is a different duty imposo.l 
 upon fruit whicli is sweetened and fruit which is not ssveeteiied in th.^ 
 Tariff as it stands at pi-escnt ; but there liavo been so many attempts to 
 enter sweetened fruit at the low rate of duty, that I propo.so to j.Jace 
 the same duty upon all fruit in cans— 3 cts. per 1 lb. can. Iron bed- 
 steads, I propose shall now be classed as furniture and bo placed at 3.') 
 per cent. On show cases, now paying 3,3 per cent., a specific duty of 
 $2 is to ])e added. Hair cloth, now paying 20 per cent., is to pay 30 
 per cent. A first-class Article is now being manufactured in that line 
 in the Dominion, and is sold at a price as low as it can be imported for 
 and loss ; and the parties who manufacture it simjjly ask that they may 
 have the market. Jute carpeting, matting or mats, now 20 per cent., 
 are to be 25 per cent, ml valorem. Lamp wicks, now 20 per cent., an' 
 to bo 30 per cent. I\Iusic, printed, now paying cts. i)er lb., I propose 
 shall pay 10 cts. per lb. Fancy paper, now paying 25 per cent., is to 
 pay 30 per cent., the same as wall paper. Iron pumps, in addition to 
 the 25 per cent, duty now paid, to pay 50 cts. each specific duty. Steel 
 in ingots, bars, sheets, coils, I propose shall j.ay .^5 per ton, on and after 
 1st July next, when steel will be manufi.ctured in Canada. Files, now 
 30 per cent., are to pay a specific duty : under 9 indies in length, 5 cts. 
 per lb. ; 9 inches and over, 3 cts. per lb. Tin crystals are to pay 20 per 
 
It; inmln one of 
 
 3.5 
 
 "'••• topav J ctK p..; 11 "■'' ""•''"'"'« ^-"■" «'"' p.- i.. cans. 
 
 u i.s_,„ („vo„, of the nmnufictMren of *1 SO . »i 
 
 '.^^=o,,„;::::;:;r x-;;-^-. ;■»-... ^ 
 
 "'• '" ""■ ".eanlin.e. This cove « v "'" "* ^^ ^'"^ I'^'" 
 
 !'0.tiuu of the cotton .I„ck in.po.ted clnnnrt 1 ' " " ^' '"»" 
 
 •'een i„.,o,.tecI for tl,e,se ,..,,,0 e- t ° T '"" °'" '"'^ ^'- 
 
 in one ca«e 70,000 yj 7' '"" '""'^ *"""'' ^''"^ '""^■l' of it 
 
 revenue by it, and as the nv.,., r . '''^ '^'''" l°«'"g 
 
 ••-'-■ i^ i«;.opcs: ::::::: --^^ -"• ^^^ ^^^^ 
 
 ^I'.ty to the in,i.o..tens when they Z7Tu^\Tr '' ^'"' '^^"^• 
 
 -a fo. .ships' pu.-po.ses ana fo/s i J '""' *''" ^"^^'''^^^ -- 
 
 -nufacture. is in a better nsti I'. . """"' '' '''''''' *'-' tl^''" 
 
 i" a like po.sition. I ^t -t! t ut -t"; T' '^"' ^"^'^^''^^'-'^ -'- «'' 
 I ^ 'iia> sute tliat within the I'i«f <-l>..o„ /• 
 
 >i.c,cn,e t„. cxd,.„go o£ the natural pro- 
 
■i 
 
 ' 
 
 3G 
 
 ductH unci n.anufacturo of tlio Dominion of Cana.la for tl.o prclucls of 
 tho West Indies. The deputation was informed l.y the Govornn.ent 
 tliat tlieu- proposition was perfc-ctly in accord willi tl.oir policy tluvt 
 tl.oy were in a position to ask the House, providing such arrangements 
 coald be made, to reduce the dnty upon sugar from all countries that 
 would give us an equivalent by tJie reduction of the duty 0,1 the n.anu- 
 factures and j.roducts of Canada. Instead of asking rarlian)ent, at the 
 J.resent tune, to reduce the duty upon sugar and molasses, we propose to 
 contnuie the enquiries we entered upon some time since, with the view 
 of extending trade with the West India Colonies. We have, in the 
 past, (experienced considerable difficulties, because these colonies have 
 very little revenue to spare. We find them anxious that we should 
 give favourable consideration to their productions, but when we ask for 
 a reduction of ihe duty on Canadian products, they hesitate, because 
 they find it difficult to surrender the necessary revenue. In reference 
 to Cuba, we proposed to the Spanish Government, ih.ough the High 
 Commissioner in London, to ask Parliament for a subsidy for a steamer 
 to ply between Canada and Cuba under the French flag, we paying the 
 subsidy if the products of Canada would be admitted on the t"erms 
 which are extended to imports under the Sjuanish flag. That proposi- 
 tion, after some consideration, was refused. Other propositions have 
 been before the Spanish Government for some time, and down to the 
 present they have not been successful, although, unlike the proposition 
 in reference to subsidizing a steamer under the French flag, they have 
 not refused them, and they are still under consideration. I can say on 
 behalf of the Government, that it is their intention during the Recess 
 to enter into negotiations with the West India Islands, and other su^ar 
 producing and coff-ee producing countries, to see whether any arran^'cre- 
 ment can be made by which we would be jusfified in submittin^to 
 Parliament, when we next assemble, a reduction of the duty on su°c.ar 
 and molasses, on receiving as an equivalent for it a reduction of dutv 
 on the natural products and manufactures of Canada. In addition to 
 that, we have been endeavouring to negotiate arrangements with 
 France, by which the products of Canada may be admitted on more 
 favourable terms than they are at present. Down to the present time, 
 while the negotiations are not broken oflf but are still continued, we 
 
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87 
 
 :":;:r:\r;:::'::;:'.i;rv::;r-;-'V""--'- 
 
 "- «f «.y 0.1,0,. <-o,,,,,,.v .,;^ '':::,:';■''"''' '"•"'' ""'■ 
 
 «■«.■ l.ro.l,„-ls „„,il t,„,,- „,,■ "■'■ "■'"■ «'Uitioi.al o„ 
 
 i"'"T "f ti". <i„,v,.,„„„,; : ' ,"; ""■■'' '■■"■'«■ ■'■!•» " .N.. 
 
 '"« "™» «-' ...-.v. Hm w„ f, . ,r r "'V':'"*'""" ■" 
 
 "O' l,.y on tl,o TaWo „f ,|„. „„ ' ""■ .■'•''Oli.t.ons lliat »•„ 
 
 i...or...sof t,,e Do,,-,!;: „ , ;,":*7"-%»'"' «"" '".l..»t,W 
 
 -nibo. f,.„,„ c„«.„„., ^^ 00 \r7"": '■"■"'« "-'«-' -vo.,,. 
 
 "■e l..-nt yo,„, oooa,*;.o.;' ■ ; , ■ ^ " f ' "™' » -«"».W for 
 
 81,000,000 to s,,o„„,„„„, „,,, Zmi: "'*° '''"""■' »f 
 
 Excise. Tho revomie f,-o,„ |.'v„i ■."'•"""• f'om Custom, „„,i 
 
 P.'e»e„t ,c»,., bc.o„„.,o it 1,„, l,oo„ well l- , „ , f '" '''">■ '" "'« 
 
 -ofilo. of toU,ooo t,„.t .1,0 Z:;' ! ru^."'" -'""««.-.^ ..n<, 
 
 .«l..co.l horo, „„.,, u,o,,f„,,„_ ,„„„,,,,?';'-' 7" "'= <I'"J' '""»' 1.0 
 
 o.-6«o,oo„„ towoo i„, rc, :;' - ';;;':;';;••'■'"»'»»» 
 
 we estimate at $1,750 000- ,-P"»n r -^ '''^t Ofhco receipts 
 
 «-. ,...ki„, .„e total ;.o;o„,^"S3 Z m T^T"' '"">''""' 
 
 b..,>l,lo,no„ta,y Es,i,„aie, will u l„™,„,,t j„„„ ' ,"'" '* '^»""'' """ 
 «... s..tisflecl, «„ ,j.|;ti„„„, exnoL-lit,,";.;; !""*"■•■"■"•"-'■• I 
 «tln,ato the .,.p,„. .t a^.ol.^^"":..'! ' '^ '^ ^'^.^'^'y 
 
 ^ }c.u. ihe estimated 
 
! ' • 
 
 i 
 
 38 
 
 <'xl,..u.lUun, ft... n.u yon., „.s com,.un.,l with tho e«tiumto.l oxuon- 
 •'turo for tlK> i„e.soMt, y..,u-, sl.ows an in.Tc.so of ov.t .C^l,00n0.)O 
 Jl.oi,u:n.us.sa,e Htatcl a. iollows: l>o«t Olllc,., ^^2l!<) OOO ,V ',,,.. 
 largo increa.so is rc.juir,.,! n..xt year for tho following ivason • th. 
 Ims.noss ha-s grown to such avohnno, that undur th. arrang,.nu.nt that 
 was tna.le with tho Grand Trunk Railway, I.y which tho Post Oflice 
 Uoparttnenthad tho use of half a car for postal purposes, tho l.usiness 
 could not bo transacted in half a car, and wo were co,np..llod to make 
 .m-a.^ements lor a whole ear, and this additional outlay on the (Jrand 
 Trunk Kailway alone involved an inc.eased expenditure of .^25,()()0 
 I hen tho increased business on tho Intercolonial Kailwav was such th-,^ 
 the Depnrtn.ent demanded that tho road bo placed on th"e sanu, footin. 
 as other lines, that they were entitled to the san.e con,pensation f.^- 
 carrying the nmil as other lines, and demanded that the apprcpriaticn 
 for the postal service should bo increased. Of course, as tho Inter 
 colonial Kailway is a Government road, it is taking n>oney out of one 
 pocket and putting it into the other, but it was thought to bo a pro,,er 
 arrangement, and tho increase amounts to $33,000. I,i the North- 
 West tlie proposed increased expenditt.re for next year amounts to 
 something liko $57,000, so there is nearly 0120,000 from the.e three 
 Items alono. Then we have proposals to establish new offices • tho fact is 
 >ve find every day and < very week applicttions from the older Provincps 
 asking for increased accommodation, and as tho revenue is iiicreasin.r ]„ 
 about the same proportion as the expenditure, wo trust that the vevelm 
 from this source, though it will not quite cover $220,000-becauso the 
 sum paid to the railways is in excess of former payments, and for it there 
 IS no return-will largely come back to th.. Treasury. Tho expenses are 
 regulated by the receipts, to a considerable extent, because nearly all the 
 postmasters, except those in tho cities, receive 40 per cent, on their' receipts 
 as salary, and as the receipts increase, the salaries increase, as also do tho 
 charges en the Department. The increase iu tlie Civil Service Esti- 
 mates, as hon. gentlemen will notice by tho Estimates on tho Table of 
 the House, is ei30,000-a larger amount than in any year for some 
 tune back. I may mention that of that sum, $32,000 was formerly 
 paid out for salaries toofhcers on the Geological Survev-in the D-part- 
 mont of the Postmaster-General alone are nineteen or' twenty-ono men 
 
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« TMW7W*1Wf.v« . 
 
 39 
 
 i- lHc,,,„i,„. K„ ,.„„,„„„„ ,,,„ ' " ''- '"" »■»»■'> »» n.l.i.ll.v, ,„„] 
 
 »"■,,, «,, : , ; ' ;■■- '» "'"'-"....■.>•, in u,„ ,„, „f ,„„ 
 
 Tl,« M„„. Mini,,,,,. „f A,,,^, r" ' ""'«""■"■ ^'■™'«- 
 
 •ion, a„J .1,0 »,„„,„.t ,iL r, i of ■ "'■' " '"""•""' '"■""■=■- 
 
 W.»k ex|,c„.li„„.„ it i, ,>,„„„, J ••""''■'l>«lo,l. The P,„,|io 
 
 i»'^"' ' "..,; »„., ■,,„:: If i;:,,rrr ■; """""™° 
 
 "•"' l»iJ for l„,iMi„i., u,e/l„ ,0 . ° '""'•"' «"" "- ""' 
 
 ■»ail «.taiJio, will 1.0 S4S000 Tl '" '" '"^""'''''V "■■■ 
 
 l.loUo„-r„,. ,„.„,i„e« of Stole,. "^""."O""" '<""«> of com. 
 
 oo...,e, ,.„.,or ,„i, „„;::::„ r;::;:;-::;;:':-"^-' " 
 
 c.vtc„Ji„g the ,„„le „„,, e„,i„„,i„ ',,„„, "^^ ' ? "' '"'"""gmg ai„l 
 ■n.o.. the,, i, „„ i„e,.e„,„ i °, ^ 1 " 2, ';7f' -'.«- -....fie. 
 
 "'V',":" -■ "" "■■*"•■' «••»■■'«'. »n., decLi,,: ,To: ; ; ':.T.'"« 
 
 |.0|.k.il into ,h„ Dominion Tl,„ ,-. • "''"''" 'm- 
 
 6'.%000.of..,,ic,,82»00 istaM T '",""""•"" '"'■I"-'"'''"- i-' 
 
 7- -.1 ..« -"if li: . "■ ;■■;::' :"::°*"r'- ^'■'■' 
 
 ""«ll.o.ei„«Uon,in„: f. t ^' ^"^ *'»""''^" »i» be the 
 
 -ease,, e.,.„„i,„..e o.„n;:i ^ L: ri.;:,;""?'"''^ '"" «'° 
 
 it imperative. The same thin, „1 ,.'. . , T""^ ""^ «"*""« 
 
 g maj be saiU with 
 
 regara to Excise 
 
Il:, 
 
 !•■ 
 
 
 40 
 ■ ....... (I,. I.,ll now ,„,,„, ,l„. n„„„, ,„ ,1,0 <.„„„ „f „,,„„ ,V-„ „„„■ 
 
 o w»„„„„.,i, i.„v„tobe „,i,.„,,_if ,..,„„ „ „„„,,;,,;,'■ 
 
 liositKjii- -t)io honiis to Im i,,ii,l to tl,.. ;,. r ""« t"t l^io- 
 
 tii.vt at tJic close of t uh vear w,. «l,.>ll i , , ' 
 
 ^'^ ^"" «'"Iui-onient of our p.nv.l« 
 
 ^t«.." , .S„, ,l,.,t U,o co„„„-y will „„t „,|,„t ,„ 
 
 h. l,u,ir™„I,m„,„ wcre,„l„„itt.J bj the Govo„„„e„t, it .,, „„ ' 
 hat .1,0 seat«,„onls n,a.le tl„.o„gI,„ .t tl,„ eo,„.fy i„ „, El„ i„„?, 
 
 lo,uta- of tl,e Govo„„„„„t, tl,e„ tho lea,,.,. „r „,„ o,,„„,Ui;„ !°tu 
 reference to protection to tl.e indnsl.i™ of the connl,.. It "Z[ 
 
 that in the Elections of 1878 that -c„e,.,l , , "^- " "'" '"">"" 
 
 ±0(0, umc general policv was nresenfed m +i,„ 
 country. But when we came Jiere in IS'O , • ^''''^'^^'"^ *° *''« 
 1 .., . ,. . ° '" ^^'^»'"i J m subsequent vcir<< 
 
 a,,a,.nUhat,.o.c,.„.„ the for„ of a resolution for the cLsUeS 
 orParl,an,c„t, en „■,. r„„„j „„„. „,„„„„„„ . _ 
 
 hargtng ,nd.vKl„„, ,.,™,fce. .„n the C^ovcrnn.ent a, a >.,,„,., Z, 
 hav.„gfa.Wt„oa„yo„,„h.tth,;had pW^aJ theo»elvoa to carry 
 
Dominion lands, 
 militia |iiir()n,s(.H^ 
 about 81.'»0,()(ifl. 
 ^ustuins tlio jno- 
 '•crs (lui'iii^ next 
 ly thcro aiipcais 
 ?ticiilly, even in 
 >aitmeiits wlioro 
 -it, although I 
 ' oxpouditui-e of 
 of 1874-78, ami 
 asod will, if you 
 list aliout what 
 I stated before, 
 ed 610,000,000 
 our canals, 
 cjlonia! liail- 
 tlieso circum- 
 tlie increased 
 sreased. Xow, 
 1 the attention 
 tst. It was by 
 3 statement by 
 1878. \yjien 
 it was alleged 
 Elections by 
 'own. It was 
 he right hon. 
 )osition, with 
 It was known 
 isentod to the 
 ?qucntr years, 
 consideration 
 le House and 
 whole, with 
 v^es to carry 
 
 41 
 
 out before the Elections of 1878 Weil «?;. . 
 
 of knowin.. th.t after tb . , . ' ' '"' '""" ^^^ satisfaction 
 
 .oa., ani t^ ^c^'^ ;;:X;\:- ^^ ^'^ Operation ..r three 
 
 -o-Udrdsof the people. .■„ " jter^rL: /'l/'^'^'^'^' 
 ""tail, that |»licy. Tliore i, ,1,. .„■„ '° "'" "°""« '<> 
 
 very marked -^Un K^ elections. Ihat verdict wa.s 
 
 J iiKtiKeu, also, becau.so we were tnl,l ;,, *i, i 
 
 -t that this policy would Le 1 '\«^ '^ ^"" 
 o"t of the Union the smaller Ppovinces Has \ ? ' 
 
 out the smaller Provinces, What is heverdi^t T r7 
 of the members elected in June last from the Mlt P '^ 
 
 sent here to support this policy. And I t^^. Ul on ,""" "" 
 
 were of the late House wi 1 nard. rr """""•"' ^''° 
 
 pHde and satisfaction L s^l : t', rnt^V'^f'" ' '''' ' ''-''' 
 
 Elections nf 1K80 u ^ , ""» policy, but at the General 
 
 xiiiecuons ot ih82, what was the verdict? Thr.„„i t 
 
 chafed .u, ..,,_«„, .,,. ,.,. X jti ,:::r:2 
 
 b , a m.jo,.. , ha, been ,e„t f„„, „,, P,,,tae. .o .„a.ai„ thi „roy 
 Sir, ae majoiity of the vote was larger for the ixil.V. ,1 .? 
 ^.«on i„ tte House. That . another iZ:!:'^^":^^ 
 
 n„. . ^ P"^' '™'' '° """"• tf this aide of the 
 
 Ho„,e, you m„at accept the National Policy." Now I MtZ 7 
 
 verdict given in June ..,t wa. n,ost emphatic' and p^'vL tT] 
 
 .y statement, that hon. gentlemen opposite .u,t LepTt N ^ 
 
 Po rcy before they can hope to come on this „de of the House n 
 
 «at has gone forth, and i, will be perpetual. And it is thi, : t at the 
 
 hand must pensh that attempts to remove one single stone f„l t 
 
 oee foundation wa« bo oaivluliy laid and superstructure ao 
 
42 
 
 skilfully En,>erintended by the right hon. gentleman v-hose nan.o I need 
 not mention m. tl.i.s House. 1 .s..i.l. in 1^80 an-I LSSl, ti„.t wl.enev.v 
 an Election came, this policy wouM be sustained, that aft.r it had been 
 five years on the Statute-book, and af,er having been perf-cte.! f..om 
 time to tune, it would never be repeale.l in Canada so long as Canada 
 was Canada, [.nder the.se circnn.stances I desire to lay u,on the Table 
 of the House the resolution that, when we are in con.u.ittee, I prono.se 
 to move in confirmation and perfection of that policy. 
 
)se nanifi I neerl 
 tli.it wliciievur 
 ftiT it liiid l)ei>n 
 pcifictcd from 
 long a8 Canada 
 n|.()n tho Tal)le 
 iltec, I propose