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WOOD ^rcagurer si the irobiiifc ot ®n+ario, DELIVERED ON THE 29th JANUARY, 1880, IN ®ItiJ f iJ0isWw ^ssmMg 0f #tttan0. ON MOVING THE HOUSE INTO COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY. REPORTED BY L. V. PERCiVAL. PRINTED BY C. BLACKETT ROBINSON, 5 JORDAN STREET. 1880. f c c P b P n n o o V S V b b C( P t] I FINANCIAL STATEMENT OV THE HON. 8 o. T\^oor> Legislative Assembly, Toronto, Thursday, 29th January, 1880. Mr. Speaker, — When I last had the honour of presenting ray Financial Statement to this House, we were within some few months of a general election, and our opponents were charging us with extravagance. They were going to the countiy upon what might be called a one-plank platform, that plank being reduced expenditure, and that .deed expenditure being principally in the direction of the Civil Service. It was therefore, desirable that I should enter somewhat fully into a com- parative statement of the financial transaction?* of the old and the new administrations, with the object of shewing that any abnor- mally large expenditure had been required in the best interests of the country, and that any increased cost in the maintenance of the Civil Service had been fully justified by the larger volume of work performed. It will not be necessary now, Sir, for me to pass in review the financial operations of pre- vious administrations or Parliaments. My duty will have been fulfilled when I have, to the best of my ability, laid before the House the transactions of the year 1879, given a correct statement of our assets and liabilities as they stand at present, and submitted for the consideration of Hon. Members the anticipated receipts and expenditures for the year 1880. I need hardly remind the House that three-fourths of our 4 FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF receipts are from the subsidy of the Dominion and from interest on trust funds, the property of the Province of Ontario, in the hands of the Dominion Government, and that these are fixed sums. The remaining fourth is made up of items which fluctuate in value, particularly that important item, Territorial Revenue. The depression in the lumber trade for several years past has had a very serious effect upon the receipts of the Province, and has reduced them much lower than has been anticipated by any Treasurer since Confedera- tibn. We certainly reached the lowest point in 1878, and I trust it will be the lowest for many years to come. The receipts on account of Woods and Forests for that year were $284,81 C. This past year there has been quite an increase, but still it falls short of what we estimated by some $50,000. There is a very maiked improvement, so far as the lumber trade is concerned, and we ha\e felt somewhat the effect of it this year, while the prospects are that for some y^e&rs to come we shall have a very large income from the Woods and Forests branch. Increased prosperity in the lumber trade not only means a larger amount of timber and logs to be got out, and therefore a larger amount of dues to be collected by the Gov- ernment, but also the collection of arrearages for former years. The revenue of 1880 will be derived from the timber and logs got out in the winter of 1878-9; and we will not feel the full effect of the increasing prosperity in the lumber trade until the year 1881, but it is most satisfactory to be able to look forward to a larger revenue from Crown Lands in the future, notwith- standing the falling off which has taken place in the collections during the last few years. In 1873 the collections amounted to $189,655 ; in 1876 they were $82,254, while in 1879 they had got down to the very small sum of $45,620. We have been disappointed as regards the receipts on ac- count of interest on investments. This is partly owing to the municipalities who had borrowed on account of the Drainage Fund not paying up promptly, and partly to our having been obliged, in order to meet heavy payments on account of railway aid and distribution of the surplus, to obtain an advance on our : ce on our THE HON. S. C. WOOD. 5 bonds, and also the Dominion Goverument having retired a por- tion of their debentures held by us. These causes have com- bined to reduce the interest accruing on oar investments to a leas amount than we had estimated. Then we estimated last year that we should receive a larger sum from those municipali- ties which are still in arrears on account of the Municipal Loan Fund, but were disappointed, and it has now become a matter for serious consideration by the Government, whether the time has not arrived when these municipalities should be compelled to pay off their indebtedness. {Hear, hear.) The following is a statement of our receipts for tlie year 1879 :— RECEIPTS, 1879. Subsidy SI, 1-16. 872 80 Specific grant . , 80,000 00 lutereat on apecial funds 136,690 62 $1,333,569 42 Chown Lands Revenue. Crown Lands $45,670 22 Clergy lands 20,156 49 Common school lands 46,987 85 Grammar school lands 4,782 56 Woods and Fjrests 332,014 47 Casual fees, etc 7,698 68 457,340 27 Public Institutions Revenue. Lunatic Asylum, Toronto $24,430 05 " " London 5,922 07 " '• Kingston 1,794 62 " " Hamilton 1,796 51 Orillia 993 41 . . Reformatory 1,200 81 Deaf and Dumb Institute 475 00 Central Prison 29,129 38 Blind Institute 87 57 School of Practical Science 260 00 66,089 42 Education.... 47,96195 Interest on investments, etc 127,645 70 Casual Revenue — 'Gazette $14,000 00 Statutes 689 85 Casual 11,952 47 26,642 32 License Fund 85,220 17 Algoma Taxes 9,948 96 Law Stamps 71,383 83 Drainage Assessment 15,289 70 Agricultural Farm, Mimico 625 63 Mimicipal Loa.7 Fund ,, 1,652 36 Central Prison Insurance 6,900 00 $2,250,269 73 '6 FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF With reference to the Expenditure, I do not know that it requires any lengthy remarks from me. In addition to the ordinary expenditure there are certain other items of an abnormal character, such as the expenses of entertaining His Excellency the Governor-General and Her Royal High- ness during their visit to Toronto, the visit of His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor to the newly acquired territory, aid to distressed settlers in Algoma, etc., but these have been placed in the Estimates for the concurrence of this House, con- sequently it is not necessary to refer to them now. But there are certain items of over-expenditure regarding which it is perhaps as well that I should make an explanation. The appropriation for Superannuated Teachers has been overdrawn, they having received more than was voted them last Session by $3,574.50. This is simply owing to the working out of the law, and not to any regulations laid down by the Government, nor was it a matter within the control of the Minister of Education. The over-expenditure on account of Immigration has been $12,650. This has been caused by the increased number of immigrants coming to this country. In 1878 the number arriving was 13,055 ; in 1879 it was 24',4b7 — nearly double — which caused a proportionate increase in the expenditure on account of provisions, and also of their railway fares to different parts of the country. We have also an over-expenditure in the matter of insurance. The premiums paid by us last year on public buildings amounted to $20,671 on policies extending over three years. We came to the con- clusion to have a re-valuation made of all our public buildings and adopt a better syLtem with regard to insurance, and we therefore insured them all, with the exception of those to be completed next summer, in some seventeen or eighteen first- class insurance companies, and with the exception of one or two whose capital and position would not justify a large in- surance, we gave to each of these companies an equal risk on all our public buildings ; thus every one of them, whether asylum, college. Parliament Buildings or otherwise, is insured in all these companies, ao that in case of fire the companies 1 know that iion to the sms of an itertaining )yal High- is Honour i-ritory, aid have been louse, con- now. But infj: which splanation. has been tooted thein ng to the ; laid down 3 control of on account caused by is country. 879 it was ite increase so of their e have also e premiums to S20,671 to the con- ic buildings ice, and we those to be ;hteen first- 1 of one or a large in- equal risk 3m, whether e, is insured 3 companies THE HON. S. C. WOOD. 7 therxiselves lose but little, and on the other hand the safety of the Government is assured. They have given what is called an VMconditional policy (hear, hear), and so far as able we hav6 protected the interests of the Province under this system. I may state that we are insured for ^1,892,574, and that the rate is 1^ per cent, for three years. Mr. Lauder~Is that the rate upon all the buildings ? Mr. Wood — That is the average rate. Some of them are higher and some lower. The expenses in connection with the general election have exceeded our estimate by some 818,525. In addition to these sums, but not included in the Plstimates (no vote having been taken last year), we have paid out large sums in aid to railways, and distribution of the surplus, as well as 825,000 to the Province of Quebec on account of Common School lands. This, it is very true, has reduced the assets, but it has in most cases reduced the liabilities also. Our expenditure for 1879 has been as follows : — Civil Government 8154,276 84 Legislation 114,072 98 Administration of Justice 174,013 22 Education 527,0 ' 24 Public institutions maintenance 469, 19(^ ^0 Immigration .39,650. Agriculture, arts, literary and scientific institutions ..... 105,900 8t Hospitals and charities 73,720 44 Miscellaneous 124,539 93 Public buildings 140,190 90 Public works 26,867 27 Colonization roads 114,564 13 Charges on Crown lands 67,776 17 Refunds 53,42126 $2,285,282 10 With reference to the assets, there has been a considerable reduction. In the first place, the Dominion Government, as I said a few minutes ago, retired some $350,000 of the stock we held. In addition to that we obtained an advance from the Bank of Commerce of $413,100 for railway aid, surplus dis- tribution and the payment to Lower Canada before referred to 8 FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF on account of Common School Lands. This, of course, will reduce our assets, but at the same time it will be seen that our liabilities have been reduced in somewhat the same proportion. I may state further that this loan of $413,100 T.as obtained at 3f per cent.^ including commission, and that a renewal was ob- tained at '' er cent., also including commission. Our assets will be as follows : — i. — Investments. Dominion 6 p. c. bonds. , . ^500,000 00 Dominion 5 p. c. deben- tures (£250, 100) or at par value 1,217,153 33 Market value over par value 61,514 59 $1,778,667 92 Less advanced 413,100 00 SJl, 365,667 92 Draining 5 p,c. debentures and invested December ' <^ 31,1879 $239,224 10 Overdue interest on ac- ' count of same 2,537 96 Drainage. Municipal rent charges for works completed $337,374 08 Overdue inter^t on ac- count of same 13,927 00 Drainage — h p. c. tile drainage — deb'ntures in- vested up to December 31, 1879 5,900 00 $598,963 14 $1,964,5^1 06.. . 2. Special or Trust Fund with Dominion of Canada Upper Canada Grammar School Fund, second Yic , cap. 10, and 250,000 acres of land allotted to it. (This fund is bearing interest at 5percent.) 312,769 04 Upper Canada Building Fimd (under 18th sec, Act 1864), Seign(>rial tenure set apart for local purposes in Upper Carried forward . . $312,769 04 $1,964,631 06 THE HON. S. C. WOOD. ^ course, \dll jen that our proportion. obtained at wal T^as ob- 964, sal 06-. Brought fwivard $312,769 04 $1,964,531 06 Canada. (A large portion of this fund should bear ii\terest at 6 per cent., but we have received only 5 cent.) 1,472,39141 Land Improvement Fund, being one- fourth of the collections on accoimt of Common School lands sold between the 14th da J of March, 1853, and the 6th day of June, 1861, as per award. 124,685 18 Common School Fund (see Consolidat^^d Statutes, cap. 26, 1,000,000 acres set apart), proceeds realized to 1st July, 1S67, after deducting Land Improve- ment Fund, $1, .520, 959. 24 -portion belonging to Ontario, as per popula- tion of 1871. This fund is bearing interest at 5 per cent 876,573 00 2,786,418 63 3. Value of library share assigned to Ontario, as per avvard 105,541 00 4. Balance due on account of Municipal Loan Fund Debts, 31 Vic. cap. 47 118,686 85 5. Balance due from Mechanics' Insti- tutes 19,950 00 6. Balance due on account of sal? of lots atMimico.. , 5,684 00 7. Due from Credit Valley Railway Co. for lands sold for railway purposes, as per award of Provincial arbitra- tors. - 9,012 00 8. Cash balance in banks 131,573 00 $5,141,396 54 964,531 06 With reference to our liabilities, the obligations we were- )laced under by the Act passed in 34 and 35 Vic. establish- ing what was known as the Railway Aid Fund, amounting $1,900,000, have been discharged. The remaining roads mtitled to aid under that Act have been paid off oy the issue )f scrip under 42 Vic. The Fund set apart under the Act )assed in 35 Vic, known as the Railway Subsidy Fund, beinw ^00,000 per annum for t wenty years, has been exhausted, and mder all the other Acts creating subsidies and authorizing the^ [ssue of scrip to railways, the annual payments due on account )f the same up to 31st December, 1879, have been met. Now^ 10 FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF I J yrhat I propose to do, in order to arrive at our railway liabil- ity, is to give the amount of direct grants we still owe on ac- count of railways. We are not indebted on account of subsidy, for every dollar of scrip that was due up to 31st December, 1879, has been paid, but we are indebted for direct grants made to roads which have not been completed and are therefore not entitled to receive them. Of these last, I believe, there are three: the Grand Junction, when completed to Peterboro', 20 miles, at $3,000 per mile— S60,000 ; Montreal and City of Ottawa, 66 miles, at $2,000 per mile— $132,000; both of these roads being aided under 34th and 35th Vic, and the Cobourg, Peterboro' and Marmora, 13 mii-s, at $2,000 per mile — $26,000, and Montreal and City of Ottawa, 66 miles, at $1,000 per mile— $66,000, under 39th Vic. ; so that our railway indebtedness will be $284,000. We are in debt on account of Surplus Distribution, as follows : — amount, $3,115,733.66, less amount paid on account of principal, $3,008,412.70, leaving due on account of Surplus Distribution $107,320.96. With reference to Quebec's share of the Common School Fund ; this account stands as follows : — collections on account of lands sold between 14th June, 1853, and 6th March, 1861, $711,070.44 less 6 per cent, cost of management, $42,664.22, and one- quarter for Land Improvement Fund, $177,767.61, being ji total deduction of $220,431.83, leaving a balance of $490,- 638.61 ; that added to $256,081.59, the balance on account of lands sold since 6th March, 1861, after deducting 6 pei cent, for cost of management ($16,345.63), makes a total ol $746,720.20, of which Quebec's share, according to population in 1871, is $316,362.42, Then there it^ the liability we assume onj account of the Land Improvement Fund — due municipalitie> for collections on lands sold between 14th June, 1863, and GtH March, 1861, as per award, $124,685.18, making a total ol $832,368.56, leaving us, after all our disbursements and afte:^ the very hard times which we have experienced during tlicj past four or five years, and which greatly curtailed our revenuej a surplus of $4,309,027.98. (Cheers.) il THE HON. S. C. WOOD. 11 railway liabil- iill owe on ac- ant of subsidy, Ust December, ct grants made 3 therefore not 1 ieve, there are 1 to Peterboro', I ;real and City 1 2,000 ; both of J L Vic, and the | 1^2,000 per mile j I, 66 miles, at i lat our railway | t on account of | 115,733.66, less | 412.70, leaving I ',320.96. With | lool Fund ; this | nt of lands sold )1, $711,070.44 14.22, and one- r67.61, being a lance of S490,- nce on account educting 6 pei| akes a total oil ig to population ty we assume onl e municipalities e, 1863, and Gi}i king a total o\ ments and afteij iced during thtj iled our revenuel Liabilities. 34 and 35 Vic. (Baihuay Aid). "Grand Junction, to complete to Peterhorongh, 20 miles, at 33,000 ,S60,000 00 Montreal and City of Ottawa, 66 miles, at 32,000 132,000 00 39 Vic. Cobourg, Peterborough and Marmora, 13 miles, at $2,000 §26,000 00 Montreal and City of Ottawa, 66 miles, at Sl.OOO 66,00000 8284,000 00 Surplus distribution to Municipalities :— Amount §3,115,733 66 Less amount paid on account of principal. . 3,008,412 70 8107,320 06 Quebec's share of Common School Fund, made up as follows : — Collections on account of lands between 14th June, 1853, and 6th March, 1861 .$711 ,070 44 Less 6 per cent., cost of manage- ment 842,664 22 One-quarter for Land Improve- ment Fund, on account of land sold 177,767 61 220,431 83 Collections since 6fch March, 1S61 8272,427 22 Less 6 per cent., cost of manage- ment 16,345 63 8490,638 61 256,081 59 8740,720 20 Quebec's proportion according to population, 1871 8316,362 42 Land Improvement Fund : — . Due Municipalities for collections on lands sold between 14th day of June, 1853, and 6th day of March, 1861, as per award 124,685 18 Making a total of 8832,368 56 n 12 FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF Our Estimated Receipts,. Mr. Speaker, for the year 1880, are as follows : — ^ . Wi 1- :■•". Subsidy $1,116,872 80 Specific Grant 8(),000 00 Interest on Special Funds 136,696 62 $1,333,569 42 Crown Lands — Revenue. Crown Lands $33,000 00 Clergy Lands 16,000 00 Common School Land 40,000 00 Grammar do 4,000 00 Woods and Forests 355,000 00 — $450,000 00 Public Institutions — Revenue. Lunatic Asylum, Toronto $28,000 00 Do. London 7,000 00 Do * Kingston 3,000 00 Do Hamilton 3,000 00 Do Orillia 1,500 00 Penetanguishene Reformatory 4,000 00 Deaf and Dumb Institute 1,000 00 Central Prison 40,000 00 $87,500 00 Education Revenue , 55,000 00 Interest on Investments 105,000 00 Casual Revenue 31,000 00 License Fund 85,000 00 Algoma Taxes 10,000 00 Law Stamps 72,000 00 Drainage Assessment Fund 25,000 00 Agricultural Farm, Mimico 1,000 00 Sale of Revised Statutes 400 00 Municipal Loan Fund 40,000 00 Toronto Mechanics' Institute 14,000 00 From Insurance Companies, to defray expenses ol inspection by Provincial Inspector $2,000 00 From Counties, to defray expenses of . taking lunatics to asylums and boys to reformatories, etc 6,250 HO '■ — 7,250 00 Making a total of $2,316,719 42 THE EON. S. C. WOOD. 13 he year 1880, 51,333,569 42 $450,000 00 $87,500 00 55,000 00 105,000 00 31,000 00 85,000 00 10,000 00 72,000 00 25,000 00 1,000 00 400 00 40,000 00 14,000 00 7,250 00 $2,316,719 42 There are some increases and some decreases in the proposed Expenditure for 1880, to which it will be necessary for me to illude. Hon. Members will notice that so far as Public Insti- itions are concerned, very little change has taken place; while ^n the one hand there is an increase e! $9,728, on the lather there is a decrease of $9,532, so that in the aggregate 16 Estimat3S remain about the same. Take, for instance, le Hamilton Asylum ; we are asking $6,004 more because Hre are providing accommodation for 80 more inmates. The lecrease in tL Central Prison of $5,200 is caused by the lange of industries, which enables us, however, to dispense -"irith the services of the chief man in charge of the industries ||b a salary of $2,000, and also to ask for a less sum for the pur- oiase of material. We require quite a large sum in connection #ith the Agricultural College at Guelph, to provide for ad- itional pupils. We have come to the conclusion that that istitution should have sufficient accommodation for at least 150 »||iipils, and when that is reached such boys as we are unable to ttdmit must simply wait their turn. I have been given to ||nderstand — in fact I am perfectly satisfied — that the present i|fcaff can teacli 3 50 boys just as well as they can teach 92, and fi|> far as the expense is concerned, it will be confined to the em- loyment of a few more servants and the result will be the "O rata cost being very much reduced. We ask for that pur- )Sfe $22,000, and I have no doubt it will be cordially granted Hon. Members. We have also decided to make a change ipth reference to the Reformatory at Penetanguishene, but as |expect, in introducing the Bill for that purpose, to make such iplanations as may be necessary, I will merely state that we endeavouring to make it more of a reformatory school than prison it lias virtually been for a number of years. We Ltend, in carrying out this design, to take down the cell doors, love the eel' :, make large dormitories, and also to provide evening room, and make better arrangements for dining- )ni, etc: ; in fact, to make It an institution of which the people this Province ought to be proud. To do all this, we esti- ite that we shell require $29,664. 14 FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF J* i« n ■^ I I ^^ Perhaps I may here be allowed, Mr. Speaker, to make a few remarks with reference to the large amount of expense incurred in connection with railways. One would hardly have thought in the years 1872, 1873 and following years that the roads aided by this House and this Government would nearly all have been completed to-day. Take, for instance, the twenty-six roads to which we granted aid; only four of them are uncompleted for the distance over which the aid extended, and these four are the Grand Junction, which has 20 miles to complete to Peterboro' ; the Montreal and City of Ottawa, GQ miles, from Ottawa to Province line; the Kingston and Pembroke, 2und the money themselves. Now, I will quote the authority the Treasurer of Quebec himself in support of my state- 2 m 18 FINANCIAL STATKMENT OF jre III menis. I will read from the Financial Speech of the Hon. L. R. Church, delivered to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec on the 31st Januaiy, 1878. I myself would feel that if Quebec, through unforeseen or unavoidable circumstances, had gone behind financially, or if it had come about as a result of the Confederation Act, she would be deserving of sympathy at the hands of her sifter Province, but when it appears from the statements of no less an authority than her own Treasurer that Such is not the case, then, I say, she is neither entitled to our sympathy nor to receive assistance at the hands of tin Dominion Government. Hon. Mr. Church said : — " Ontario contributes towards the cost of Administration of Justice not over thirty-three and one-third per cent. Quel contributes more than ninety-five per cent., that on this su alone we have saved not less than two and one-half millioi of dollars since Confederation." He goes on further, and speaking of colonization roads, Ik says: — " In Ontario the $60,000 was spent entirely upon what are known as Colonization Roads, in those districts of the country where there is either no population, or where the population is so sparse as to be unable to contribute anything for local purposes. It was an expenditure entirely outside of the ordin- ary resident population, while a very large portion of th( $150,000 spent for this service in Quebec, nr^ore than two-third> of it, was expended in the old settled counties." He goes on to say :- — " Now, will any one explain to me in what way Ontario is richer than Quebec because she has this sura, which probablj amounts to two and a half milium of dollars in the last ten years, and which she has been enabled to save through tin contributions of the municipalities towards the Administration of Justice ? I say, will any one explain to me in what wa} Ontario is to that extent richer than Quebec because she has this sum lying at her credit in the bank, and drawmg, prob ably, five per cent, interest upon it, while the people of Quebec 01 »3 th of ai tb to sn b€ th th at stf th tei Ifi loc Bj oil Pr litj Sii sat th( ays lu) Br* pe] iw THE HON. S. C. WOOD. 19 of the Hon. L. Saving had these sums of money, which, in Ontario, as I have y of Quebec on iitplained, are paid by the people through her municipal hat if Quebec, system, paid out of the Provincial exchequer, and hence to the nces, had gone wlief to that amount of the ratepayer ? Rather, does it not % result of the l|llow that that amount is left in the pockets of the ratepayer empathy at the i^ the people of this Province will voluntarily accept the firt^e burthens w^hich the people of Ontario accept and bear to tite relief of the Local Government; if they, through the way Ontario i,» system in vogue there, will build and maintain their own court- uses and gaols, and the inmates requiring no more from the ovincial Exchequer than what is paid in Ontario, and will severe in this system for ten years, we too would have our o or three millions at our credit in the bank, although the payer would be probably that much poorer." Now, Mr. Speaker, I have perhaps made an innovation, but hink the circumstances fully justified it, and I would like y much to hear an expression of the opinions of other diich probably in the last ten ie through tht Administration e in what way ecause she ha;^ drawmg, prob ople of Quebec r 1 1; 1 ' 1 1 ! 20 FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF THE HON. S. C. WOOD. honourable gentlemen with reference to th^ stand taken by tlit* Premier of Quebec. As I sai34 m 20 2ii « Half-yearly psjnnent for 20 years, eciucl to a direct paym t of 2i' Direct paponent of. . 2( 40,000 00 6(5,960 00 40,000 00 39,750 00 37,592 50 96,180 00 40,800 00 17,500 00 7,927 50 41,040 00 126,000 00 40,000 00 44,400 00 110,748 00 66,878 00 Total half-yearly pay men uS. ns v g c i 0) s '^ ^ o a '^i S2 O «9 7,174 20 4,088 07 34,292 16 17,490 00 7,925 60 17,958 08 4 3 16 16 16 36 37) 24 24 24 j Total paym'ts due annually on certificates. 32 c. 6,312 48 7,464 22 4,489 52 1 24 APPENDIX. i I ' Aid to Railways — Continued. i' Railway. Toronto & Nipissing . . Toronto, Grey & Bruce t( (( Wellington, Grey & Bruce Canada Southern Credit Valley (t (( « <( Hamilton & N.-West'u It <( Route. <( << i( (C London, Huron & Bruce Brantford, Norfolk & Port Burwell Victoria It Portage Road to Coboconk Orangeville to Owen Sound and Teeswater Toronto to WeSton Harriston to Southampton and Palmerston to Kin- cardine St. Clair Junction to St. Clair River Woodstock to IngersoU .... Toronto to Woodstock and Streetsville to Elora .... Toronto to IngersoU and Streetsville to Elora . . Hamilton to Burlington . . Burlington to Georgetown . Georgetown to Buckstone Road Buckstone Road to Cooks- town Siding Cookstown Siding to Barrie Clarksville to CoUingwood. Jarvis to Port Dover London to Wingham Brantford to Canada South- em Railway, Canada Southern Railway to Til- sonburg Lindsay to Kinmount .... Kinmount to Haliburton . . Miles. Aid. per Mile. 12778 Direct payment of. . 30(34 142-59l! " . . 201 73*529 Half-yearly ppyment for 20 years, equal to direct payment of 1(H 36 8-55 120-6.38 62-901 9-351 142-5 151 -851 9 I 26-021 23 Direct payment of. . 20i 34 Half-yearly payment for 20 years, equal to direct payment of 20i35 f Direct payment of . . 20(39 Half-yearlypaym't) o()i (oj for 20 years, equal S-fA * todirect p'ym'ts of j ( Half-yearly payment for 20 years, equal to direct payment of 30(35 a " 25(' « « r« 300 20 Half-yearly payment for 20 years, on 12 miles, equal to di- rect payment cf . . . And for 8 miles 17-443 Half-yearly payment for 20 yearfi, equal to direct paj ment of 39-077 8-975 69-146 300 2U 33-270 33-442 33-442 22:310 20*1 \ 20(36 « (I Half -yearly paylnent for 20 years, equal to direct payment of 30® |H Direct payment of . . lOi® ^ Half-yearly payment for 20 years, equal „ todirect payment of 80(" ▼ ^•P^ APPENDIX. 25 Aid to Railways — Continned. iSfS* Aiij PER Mile. Statute. •ect payment of . . 301' 34ttacl ;}5 Vic . " . . 201 * « If -y early ppyment r 20 years, equal direct payment of 10< 36 and 37 Vic . « «' *« 201' " " rect payment of . . 20i'34 acd 35 Vic . .If -yearly payment r 20 years, equal direct payment of 20i35 Mid 37 Vic -ect payment of . . 20(139 Vic If-yearlypaym'U 20(,j85 & 37, 39 & r 20 years, equal V j^^X 42, & 40 Vic. direct p ym ts or ; \^ ,lf-yearly payment r 20 years, equal direct payment of 30f35^««d 37 Vic ... iiJl • • • - '« «' 30(' " " f -yearly payment 20 years, on 12 lies, equal to di- et payment of . . . 30i d for 8 miles .... 2rii f -yearly payment 20 yearn, equal direct pay ment of 2V " " 20i' (( (< (« l< i< (( It (( 1 Total payments of direct grants. } d 37 Vic. <( (I 0()| If -yearlj'^ pay taent r 20 years, equal direct payment of 30*5 ■ect payment of . . lOli If -yearly payment p 20 years, eqval direct payment of 8(Ki •« id 37 Vic. lo. Total half-yearly payments $ c. 38,334 00 285,182 00 241,276 00 18,702 00 33,442 00 c. ^7,176 00 13,itM) 96 . 5 a t! EL °« a 16 16 Total paym'ts due annually on certificates. 24 24 97,823 68 1.54,633 20 t 20,995 20 50,584 80 53,654 40 43,545 60 40,149 28 69,725 44 4,659 06 107,535 84 51,741 44 78,013 44 42,066 GO 16 From 3 to 16. 16 16 1() 16 16 16 6 16 16 16 24 From 24 to 37 24 24 5&6 24 24 24 21 34 j 24 24 24 1 34 & 35 c. 8,809 12 12,227 96 39, .505 14 36,384 86 13,441 98 0,467 08 25,193 76 26 APPENEIX. ■I Railway. Am TO Railways — CovMnned. Lake Simcoe Junction. Belleville & North Hastings Stratford & LakeHuron Prince Arthur's Land- ing North Simcoe Prince Edward County ROUTK. Stouflfville to Jackson's P't Grand Junction Railway to Madoc Miles. Stratford to Listowel Prince Arthur's Landing to FortWaiiam Penetanguishene to Har- rison's Crossing Picton to Grand Trunk R'y Total miles aided. . . 26-50' 22 27'5 5-995 33-343 32 1410-702 Am PER Mile. I Direct payment 200 39 H alf -yearly payment for 20 years, equal to direct payment of .30039 Direct payment of . . 20(i39 Half-yearly payment for 20 years, equal to direct payment of 2O04O " . . 20041 ' " .. 20035 1 ,f^tM APPENDIX. 27 Am PER MfLE. Statute. ect payment ... 20(*39 Vic. ,lf -yearly payment or 20 years, equal o direct payment .f 3O0 39Mi(142Vic. rect payment of . . 20l> 39 Vic Jf -yearly payment or 20 years, equal ;o direct payment ,f 20(40 Vic. " . . 25(41 Vic " " .. 25(135 *i('. 37 Vic. Totals Aid to Railways — Continued. Total payments of direct grants. f . c. 53.000 00 55,000 GO 1,685,409 15 Total half-yearly pajTnents. 14,275 80 3,630 76 18,030 20 62,208 00 1,072,679 21 -2 o Pi u u 16 35 35 24 Total paym'ta due annually on certificates. 5,710 32 1,037 36 7,21,2 08 7,776 00 182,032 48 28 APPENDIX. ■ I I m ilill OS o 03 -2 ID. e5 W : S ft H >< c 05 f- H