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ANOTIIKH APPI'AI- 
 
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 INHABITANTS AND RATE -PAYERS 
 
 OF THK rSITKI) (OiNTiF-i OF 
 
 NORTHUMBERLANl) & DURHAM. 
 
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 IKOCEEDINOS AND FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS 
 
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 FROM THK VKAU 1802 TO 186(5. 
 
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 / ^/I'lt/i' ">■ "itfn /'•/.«"' imii: j'o'f'J'' //'' "'/i((f I .-til/." 
 
 ( Jknti.kmkN, — I liiul til" liniKH', ii tVw years ii;;ii, of aildressini^ 
 VdU r(>j,Mi'(liiii,' tlic jiroceodiiij^'s ami tiiiaiicial traiusat'tioii.s (if your ri'prt'- 
 soiitativcs in tlif Countifs (\puiiciK duriiiif tin; years 1^5!), "iSfid, 18(!1 
 and 18G2, wh<'reiu I IVdt it to lie an inmniluMit duty, as well as an im- 
 IHM'iitivc nooessity, to rccdrd and cxiiosc their reckless career jf jirodigal 
 extra vagiiucc. and illegal a|))iro|)riations nf the imblie money, amounting 
 to hetwoiL'n Ki'.r nin/ m-nii f/iniisKiut iliil/i(i\-; tor their own sjieeial use and 
 lienelit, and \vhi(;li the\ unlawfully ami unwarrantaldy charged f.ir mile- 
 age, and attending on special committet^s, tVc, iV'c. All these, as well as 
 many other serious olfeiices and great wrongs, were c{immitted ami 
 done by yoiu' rejiresentativt's in the ('oum'il. in undertaking the rather 
 ungracious task of exjxising their gross mismanagement of the jntniicipal 
 affairs entrustetl to their care, and scandalous misai>i)lication of the jmhlic 
 funds of these ( 'ounties, 1 assure you now. as \ did then, it was from no 
 ill-will or vindictive feeling that T entertaiiu'd against them that they 
 were called to account, and brought n]» in jndgment befure you. Xo: it 
 was their shameful dereliction of pulilic duty, their many and j^rievous 
 wrong-doings, thereby abusing the trust an<l betraying the <finHdence 
 you had so unsuspectingly reposed in them, that urgently prom])ted me 
 to write and publish that jiamphlet. The jublication df that wurk has 
 effected a great and benetit'ial change in the management of the muuiei- 
 |(al affairs of these Counties. It has been also the means, during the past 
 four years, of stopi)ing the paynjent of at least tin- flinKsinnl ilnll,(i:'< of 
 your money, which in all probability wonM have been illegally extorted 
 from you by your representatives for mileage, and tlieir still luoic illegal 
 and unjustifialde ajtpropriations of the jiublic funds to i)ay the jol)bing 
 members of those '■KjurliJ' humbugs, denominated the " (,>uarter Sessions," 
 '' Gaol," and "JJegistry Oflice (,'ommittees;" and, peradventure, you 
 wonld until now have remained in perfect igrorance of the scandalous 
 proceedings and wasteful extravagance of your unfaithful rejiresentatives 
 in the Counties Council, had they not been fully detailed and thoroughly 
 exposed by the publication of my pamphlet, and to which I wotUd now 
 refer you, as a careful and unprejudicinl perusal of it cainiot fail to con- 
 I vince you that your representatives in the Counties Council, as a muni- 
 { eipal corporation, have been guilty of many unhiwl^il and reprehensible 
 
lifts, wliich have Imth most iiijiiriniis t<i yuii, ioiil \iiy di.M ri'tlitiildn to 
 thuni. 
 
 Pormit iiic now to direct your cur. icsl and jiartiiidar attciitiun to llu' 
 foUowin;,' narrativu of the procecdiiigH, »ayiiij,'s ami doiiij,'s of the ( 'oiintit's 
 Council, iltiriiif,' tlic past three or I'mir years ; and wherein you will tind 
 much to astonish, interest and instruct you. 
 
 Previous to tlie meetin;^ of theiiew Counties Council (if \M'.\, the 
 ('ouncil of iyt)2 Were suddeidy called u])ou l>y the Warden to asseinhhi 
 on Thursday, .January L'2nd, I80:l, just five days liel'ore the or;.?aniaitioii 
 of the new (,'ouncil took place. The Council met aceordijiyly, at the call 
 of the Warden, K. S. iJarnuni, Ksi|. Ilesides the Wanh'n. the other 
 menihers nl' the Council present were Messr^;. llen.son, l>a;,dey. Cock, 
 Dorland, Davidson, Douglas, Konl, dackson, Johnston (iJoht.), Johnston 
 (J. A.), MeCoU, Milne, Is'ielud.s, J'ue, Power, iJiehniond, JJosevear, Urn*- 
 sell, Stevenson, S(piier, Swain, Scott (\V. 1'.), Siuiirt, Tice, I'nileiwood, 
 WuUbridge. The main aiid indeeil the only reason for calling the Coun- 
 ties Council together so \inexpectedly at this time, was on account of the 
 lion. Ci. S. lioulton having, as a rat<!-payer, entered a suit in Chancery 
 against the (.'ounties Council, for the recovery of the large sum.s of money 
 illegally appro])riated and taken by them for mileage, etc., etc., etc. W\dl, 
 after sitting in session for nt;arly two days, and with ( losed doors most 
 of the time, the Council came to terms with Mr. lUmlton, — they agreeing 
 to give him everything he wanted or asked from them ! Tlu^ conditions 
 of this P>ai'guin and Sale between the Countie.s Council and Mr. ]>ouIton 
 were as follows; — The (.'ouncil agreed to lease tin* ]|i'gistry OtHce in Co- 
 bourg, belonging to and occupied l)y ^Mr. Houlton, for a term of five years, 
 they paying him .flOO yearly rent for the same. Mr. lionlton can- 
 celled a bond for $3000 that he held against these Counties, for tlic erection 
 tjf a Kegistry Office on the land ju'ojiosed to be given by him to the Coun- 
 ties; so — amazing to tell — that after negociating with Mr. Jioulton for 
 more than two years, and scjuandering away at least ($1400) n/ir tlutiimml 
 1 1 nd four hniiilri'il f/nl/tn---^ in jiurchasing a new site never to be use<1, 
 
 I Committees their enormous and il- 
 
 payi 
 
 Sp, 
 
 legal charges, besidt's law costs, and paying ^Ir. Pettalick SoO for giving 
 up a contract he had with the Counties Council for building a new Keg- 
 i.stry Office. All this large sum of $1400 might have been .saved to the 
 Counties, had your rei>resentatives in the ('(jnncil only done their duty 
 faithfully and honestly. When ^Ir. Uoulton got the Counties Council 
 to settle in the way and manner as stated above, he agreed to Avithdraw 
 the suit he had fih'il in Chancery against them, liy their jtaying the costs 
 
 incurrei 
 
 r-^ona 
 
 amounting (if I am riglitly informed) to ^iU.*^, at their i 
 
 iwn 
 
 1 ex, 
 
 lense, eai 
 
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 the whole amount. 
 
 Tl 
 
 n^ coniproHiis( 
 
 no 
 
 li member of tile ( 'ouiLcil paying an ei|ual share of 
 
 between Mr. ISoultou an<l tlie ( 'ounties Council by 
 means exonerateii them from the lialiility of Jiaying back tlu' tliou- 
 samls of dollars of the public moiK'y tliey bad liecn for a nund)er of years 
 unwarrantably and illegally a]i]>ropiiating and unjustly payin.n' theniscdves 
 for mileage, etc., etc., etc. Altliougli Mr. iiouUoii thought it ]iro[)er and 
 expedient, after getting all he wanted from the Cnuncil. to withdraw his 
 suit in Chancery against them, yet, nevertheless, ha\ ing sued Iheui on 
 belialf of himself and all otlier the I'ale-payers of Mortlnuuberland and 
 Durham, the IJill filed in Chancery by him can be ])ro.secnted by any 
 
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 r of the rate-payers of these Counti 
 
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 ilcniiUitlrt it to In- tin- <liity ami iiri»iniit actidii dl" the nitt'-|my('i's [o in.stitiilf 
 It'j^iil pn )(•('»•» I in>,'H iiKniiiHt uU thoM' of tlu'ir rcjjroscntativcs in tlic ( 'ountit's 
 CiiuiKil <(iiii|i<i,siii^' till- same ill till', years 1H(!(), IStll, ami 1S(!l>, and 
 coinjitl liitiii to ifturn all the iiioiicy to the Coimtirs Treasury \v!ii<h they 
 had uiilawf'iilly ajipropriatcd and nnjuslitialily taken from tin' County 
 I'linds durin;,' tliisc tlin-f yearn, and wliicli was neither antliorizcd hy law 
 nor sanctioned hy jnstiee. 
 
 The following,' is a true eupy of the liill liletl l.y Mr. iioulton against 
 the Counties Cuuiieil of ISCi;. The .said Hill was tiled hy (Icor-^'c l>'Arry 
 i5<adtcin. Ksi|., the plaintitr's solicitor, Decendter 31st, li<(j'2. 
 
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 " In ( 'll \N( KRV, 
 
 •• r.i'TWKKV the lloiiouralile Cieofj^'c Stranj^e I'lOidtoii, who 
 "sues (Ml liehalf iif himself and all other the I'ate-payers df the I'nited 
 "('uiinties iif Northiindierland ami i)urliani, 
 
 '' 1*I..\I.STIKK, 
 " AND 
 
 ".lames Iteii.snn, 15enjamin dackson, Andrew M. |)orland. Sylvester 
 " Uiehnioiid, John MeC(dl, the younger, (leorge Tiee, John S. Jiagloy, 
 "Walton StevL'U.son, Itobert Puc, Charles Jv. Ford, Henry S<juier, Jiidiert 
 'Slohn.ston, d<din J'osevear, John Swain, dohn Jiurn, iJolicrt ]{. Spinks, 
 "John Milne, Asa F. AVallhridge, Edward (!. ]\iwer, Charles >.'i(.'hols, 
 "Eliukim Smith Itarnuni, (Jeorge S. Jinrrell, Simon iJavidson, Warren 
 " Seott, Uoliert Cock, Alexamh-r Doughis, Thomas Underwood, liohert 
 "(lardiner, William II. JiiLs.stdl, James A. .lolinston, (leorgc^ Smart, 
 "Walter H. Scott, and the Cftrporation of tho T'nited Counties of Xorth- 
 "umberlaiiil and hurham, 
 
 " 1)EFKNI).\NTS. 
 
 "Town ok Cohoukg : 
 
 "Tcjthe Ilonoiiralile I'liiliji Mathew Seott Vaukoughnet, Chaneellor 
 " of Upper Canada : 
 
 " The Kill of eomidaint of your Orator, the Honourahle (ieorge Strange 
 " Uoulton, of the Town of Cohonrg, in the County of Northundierliind, 
 " Kscjuire, who sues on liehalf of himself and all other the rate-payers of 
 "the I'nited Cnunties of Nortluunherland and Durham, except .such of 
 "the (h'fendants as are such rat<'-payors, 
 
 " HUMBLV SlIOWKTH : 
 
 I. — " Your Orator is a resident inhabitant of the Town of Cobourg 
 "aforesaid, and a rate-payer of the said I'liited Counties of Xorthumbor- 
 " land and Durham. 
 
 2. — "The defendants, other than the Corjioration of the said T'nited 
 " Counties of Xortlnunbcrhmd and Durham, now are and have been for 
 " the ])ast year mendiers of and constituted the Counties Council of the 
 "said United Counties of Northumberland and Durham, and of which 
 " Council the .said defendant I'arnum is Warden, aiul as members of the 
 "said Council the said last named defendants are 'J'rustees of the funds 
 "of the said Corporation for apjdyiiig the same to the several ]»urposes 
 " re(piired by law. ind have control over th<' affairs df the said Corpora- 
 "tioii. 
 
 '?. — "The said last named defendants have committed divers breaches 
 " of tnist in managing the affairs of the said Corjioralioii an I in mi.sap- 
 
" plyiiif^ llir I'iiikIs tliriciif, ;tii<l ili'vut in;; tliciii [<> |(iir|ii)srM aiitliuri/.cil not 
 " i)y liiw, and they have by their wilful m'^'lcct and inij!r"vi.i(,'ij(o wa«ted 
 " laiv«' Hiiins (if iiiiint'v lM'lnnj,'iiij,' t"» tlw said ('nr|»initi<>n, whidi liy jiidi- 
 "(•ions and carffid niana;,'i!niciit nii^dit have Ik-imi f^iivcd. 
 
 4. — "TlicHaid last naint'cl dcfiiidaiits havi- illc'j,'ally cxartt'tl ami ap- 
 " |»i'(>itriat('d to tlicir own pniposfs larj,'c sums of tlu' said ( 'or|>oralion's 
 " moneys, anioii^^sl oIIiit tliin;,'s in fliarj,'in},' and rcfi'ivin},' out of the funds 
 "of the rtaid C'orpoiation large wunis for mileage in going to and returning 
 " from t lie meetings of tlie said ('ouneil, also in charging ami receiving 
 "out of the said fumls, in addition to the sai<l mileage, large sums for their 
 "attemlance at times when the said Council is not in session, as memhiTs 
 "of Special Committees of the said Council, and also for their attendance 
 "at the t^narler Sessions as rj'-ii[}irin Magistrates. 
 
 5. — "The said hint named defendants have also imjiroperly re- 
 "cei veil and appropriated totheir own uses and purp<ises other large sums 
 "of the said Corporation funds. 
 
 0. — "The, moneyswhich the said last named <lefendiints Jiave thus im- 
 " ])r()perly received amount in the aggregate to a very large .sum of 
 " money, and your Orator sulmiits that the said last named defendants 
 "shouh' lie ordered to refund the, .same to the saiil ( 'orjioration. 
 
 7.-- -"Your ( >rator has reipiosted the .said defendants to refund the .saiil 
 " money.^ so received hy them to the said Corporation, hut they have n- 
 " fused, and still do refuse .so to do. 
 
 8. — " Your Orator has ajijilied to the said last named defendants to 
 "allow a r.ill to be filed in the name of the said Corporation; hut they 
 " have refused .so to do, and your ( >rator has in cunstMpionce lieen com- 
 "polled to file a liill in his own name. 
 
 "Your Orator therefore jirays, 
 
 1. — "That an account may he taken of all sums mi.saiijilied liy the 
 "said defendants, and al.so of all sums improperly and illegally re(;eived 
 " liy the said defendants as above mentioned, and that the .s,iid defend - 
 "ants njay be orilered to refund and repay the same to the said Corpora- 
 "tion. 
 
 2. — "That the said defeuilaiits, other than the .said ( 'orporation of 
 "Northumberland and Durham, may beonh-reil to pay the costs of this 
 "suit. 
 
 3. — "For these purposes that all proj)er directions may be given and 
 " accounts taken. 
 
 4. — "That vour ( )rator mav have such further and other relief as mav 
 " seem meet. 
 
 "And your Orator will ever pray, itc, t^'c. 
 
 (Signed) "(J. D'Akcy ISoulton." 
 
 It will be Aveli to remark here that only the names of the members 
 who composed the Counties ('(mncil in 18G2 are mentioned in the above 
 Bill; Imt notwithstanding, all those Reeves and Deputy Keeves whf> 
 served in, and attended the Counties Council in 18G0 and 18G1, are all 
 equally amenable to the law, and liable to be .sued and compelled to re- 
 turn the large sums of money they received for their unwarrantable and 
 illegally charged nuleage fees; as well as those members of the CJaol, 
 Registry Office, ami tj>uarter Sessions " .Special (."onnnittees," wlio un- 
 lawfully exacted an I imjustly received large sums of the public money 
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 meiitri of all the nauies of tin- llccvi's an<l hrjmty Iletvcs who 
 -«'rv4M| Ml till' Coiintii'.s ('oiiucil ihiriu^' tlif yi'ars iSfWt, 18(11 and IHtl'J, 
 alw) the iiniount of money tliey fach received for niileaj,'e, as wi'll an the 
 .imoiiiit of moui'ys tlicy illi-),'ally reccivfd as m<iiih<Ts of tht- " (laoj, Hegis- 
 try Olliet', and (^•ua^ll•l• Sessions Spciial ( 'oiiiniittrcs." 
 
 Mr. W. II. Itusst'll, the late Deputy liiM've of the To\vnshi|) of (!uvan, 
 honorably and pioniptiy reluriieil !?'5.'i '10 to tlie (otiidies Treasurer, that 
 amount beiu}^ for niilea^'e fees j>aid liim for alteudin;.,' tin- (.'ounties 
 ('ouncil in lSf;2; and Mr. IJ. 15. Spinks. Ueevt? of the Township of (!art- 
 wri^'ht. refunded .«•")'» Ml, Manh IfJtli, lsO.3. tliat amount beiii^' for niile- 
 •m*; fucM uidawfully allowed, and unjustly taken by him for att^'udinj,' the 
 (^tuntieH (.'ouneil in 18^2; liut on e.vanunin^' the Treasun'r'.s aecounts 
 and minutes of the Council of the I)ecember Session of l.H))4, we find 
 tliat throiii,'li the recommendation of the Finance Committee (and of 
 which .Mr. Spiidvs wa.s a member at the tinu'), the Treasurer |)aid him 
 
 the 8r)<i 40 on thi' Itltli |) mber, I SIM. which he had Ao///-.>7/// returned 
 
 to the Treasury in .March, ISO,'}. Seeing' that Mr. .Spinks hail ;,'ot back 
 hii* unlawful mileage fees for 18(12, the friends of Mr. Ilussell in the, 
 Council very naturally supi)nsed that he had as},'ood arij.rht as Mr. Spinks 
 to get liack the money he hail refunded to the public Treasury, his milea^^e 
 fi'CHgot for liis attendaiu'e and services in the Council of 18(12. At the 
 1 )t'comber He.s.sion of the ('ounties ('oiuicil in 1S(»."). tlie foHoMing Resolu- 
 tion was put in:-- 
 
 l.'J84.--" Moved by Mr. Tliorn, seconded by Mr. Swain — 'That an 
 "order he given upon the Treasurer for the sum of !5:j;5 00, in favor of 
 "Mr. Ilu.s.sell, for moneys paid by him into the Treasurer's liands in 
 •' 18G.'i.' Losf — upon the following ilivisi(.n: — 
 
 " Ye.\.s — Me.s.sr.s. Hragg, Canip]»(dl, Johnston, (iJobert) .Swain, Spinks, 
 •'Thorn, Wilmot. — 7. 
 
 " N.\ys — Me.ssrs. Algar, Murk, lU-nson, I'.ealty, Clark, Douglas, Fisiier, 
 •• Kerri.s, dtdmston, d. A., Lavis, I.ovekin, Webb, W'ashingtui. — 13." 
 
 It may l)e noted here, that Avhen the above vote was taken there 
 were tw(dve mcml)ers()f the (Jouncil, including the Warden, absent, orwhf» 
 did not vote; but nevertheless, we do candidly think that the Council 
 acted wisely and properly by refusing to order thi' refunding of the money 
 to Mr. ItU.s.sell, which he had illegally gotten as udleage fees for attend- 
 ing the Counties Council in 18G2 and it wa.s very unwise and unju.st in 
 them t() return the money to Mr. Spinks, when he and all tlio other 
 meml)er8 of the Council of 18(52, knew perfectly well that tliey hail un- 
 lawfully appropriated and unwarrantably taken ex(;e.ssive and unauthorized 
 large sums of money for mileage, &c'., tVc, &c,, which they liad no more 
 legal right or just claim to take than if they had been City Ahlermen 
 or Town Councillors. Many months may not ela]).se, Aviien all those, 
 members of the Counties Council named in Mr. J'.oulton's Bill will havis 
 <l<jep cau.se to regret tliat they did not imitate Mr. fiussell's upright con- 
 duct, and follow his honourable examjile by paying back to the County 
 Treasury all the money they have unLnvfully ajiijrojjriated to pay theni- 
 •iHlvca for mileage, &t\, &:q., i^'c, which was contrary ti; law, jiLstice and 
 reason, and they may rest assured that there ar(> many rate-payers in 
 these United Counties prepared to commence legal proceedings against 
 them, as well as those Reeves and Deputy Reeves who were members of 
 
the Counties Council in 18G0 cind 18G1, and compel tliem to return the 
 large sums of money they liave unAvarrantably and unjustifiably taken 
 from the puh];c fimds; hud they returned that money, they would have 
 done honour to themselves, and justice to you, their much abused and 
 deeply •wi'onged constitutents. We would, even at this late period, ear- 
 nestly recommend one and all of them to lose no time in rctiu-ning the 
 money they have taken for mileage, iSrc, ttc, t'C'c, to tlie Counties 
 Treasurer; by domg so they will save heavy costs, and redeem their pub- 
 lic character from merited obloipiy and just reproacli. 
 
 Tt may be noted here, that the large sums of money which the mem- 
 bers of the Counties Council have illegally appropriated and unlawfully 
 taken for mileage, and also as members of the (Quarter Sessions, Gaol anil 
 liegistry Office Special Committees, as well as for all other extra services 
 rendered liy them wliile out of session, and fur which they have been 
 unlawfully allowed and unjustitiably paid in tlie course of three years, 
 viz.: — in 1860, 1801, and 1862, — cannot, at the lowest calcidation, be 
 estimated at a less sum tliau tirr f/miiioin/ iirr Innulrcd and fifty dvl- 
 larsH! 
 
 In corroltoration iif the correctness of tlie fi;regoing remarks regard- 
 ing the liability of the members of the (bounties Council to pay costs, 
 and retui'n to the Treasury the large sums of money they have illegally 
 taken for mileage, &c., &c., <fec., — the following important decisions, in 
 the Court of Queen's r.ench and the Court of Chancery, cannot tail to 
 conraice you that tlie Counties Council had no i)ower, legal right, or 
 authority Avhatever, to vote themselves, or take any more money for their 
 remuneration, than tlie statuary allowance of $1 50 per day, for each day's 
 necessary attendance at tlie ordinary sessions of the Council. In the 
 legal columns of the (Jhiha of 13th September last, we find the following 
 important case, in the Court of (^)ueen's liench, thus reported : — 
 
 "/» Rr Blakie ami the Corporation of the Townsliip of Hamilton — 
 " ^funicipal Law — Councillor's pay. 
 
 " Mr. Hector Cameron obtained a rule during last term to <|uashaby-law 
 " of this Town>hip, passe«l on the 8th ol' .lanuary, 1866, by which an allow- 
 "ance of $'20 tV.r services as Councillor, and .SI f(jr services in reference to 
 "road contracts, was granted to each Councillor for the previous year, on 
 " the ground that such allowance was illegal and l)eyond the powers of the 
 " Council. The rule was enlarged until this Term, when Mr. Christopher 
 "Patterson showed cause, and contended that as the Council had the 
 " power, under the ^Municipal Act, to pass a by-law fixing the rate of pay 
 "not exceeding $1 50 for each day's attendance at the sessions of the 
 " Council, the allowance of $20 a year could be sustained, even if that 
 "of $10 was illegal. The Court, however, after argmnent, quashed the 
 " by-law as illegal, with costs, holding that the authority given by tlie 
 " Municipal Act to the Council to pay pulilic money to themselves must 
 " be strictly followed, and that they can only pay to themselves compen- 
 "sation at the rate not exceeding $1 50 per day for each day's lUK'es.sary 
 '• attendance at the ordinary session of the Council." 
 
 The following judgment, regarding the above case, was given in the 
 ('ourt of Chancery, by Yice-Chancellor ^NFowat, on Monday, the 7tli 
 January last : — 
 
 "Blakie vs. ST.\rLF:s.— J^ecree for ]ilaintiff, with costs — if reference 
 " required, costs of it to be reserved. This suit involved a question ol' 
 " the ])owcr of members of a Municipal Corporation to vote themselves 
 
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 k.uashaby-law 
 liich an allow- 
 in reference to 
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 powers of the 
 V Christopher 
 3iincil had the 
 the rate of pay 
 p.'ssions of the 
 ,a, even if that 
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 ,^t„__it' reference 
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 vote themselves 
 
 "pay. ]Ield that sucli payment was illegal as to any exce.ss votetl them- 
 " selves over statutory allowance, and Avholly so as to a sum voted tlieni- 
 " selves as road superintendents." 
 
 I believe 1 am correct in stating that there are several other Munici- 
 ])al Cor|torations in these United (Jounties, besides that of th(^ Town- 
 ship of Hamilton, whose Councillors ar(> open to the charge of liaving 
 illegally voted fur, and taken (rousiderahle large sums of money for their 
 own use, which they had no right to do; thereby making themselves 
 e(iually amenabh; tu the law with the Cuuncillois of Hamilton to pay 
 costs, and return the money they ha\ e unlawfully taken in excess for 
 their attendance in the Council, or fur any extra services performed by 
 them out of session; either as road superintendents, inspectors of ])ublic 
 buildings, or letting out cimtracts for Jobs <>f any kind, reijuired to be 
 done within the limits of their respective Municipalities. It remains, 
 then, Avitli the rate-j^ayers of snch ^Funicipalities, if they should tliink 
 jji'oper, to make the necessaiy eiicpuries regarding these matters; and I 
 have not the least doul)t, that after a strict investigation of the accounts 
 and books of the Treasurers and Clerks of several Townships Avithin these 
 Counties, (but Avliose names or localities I do not care at present to desig- 
 nate or mention), that they will find abundant evidence to convince them 
 that their Councillors in many instances have illegally appropriated 
 much larger sums of money for themselves than the Councillors of the 
 Municipal Corporation of the Township of Hamilton, who have been 
 brouglit up before the Courts of Justice and Eijuity. and sentenced to 
 pay heavy costs, and return the money they had illegally taken for their 
 services as road superintendents, &c., cVrc, Arc. 
 
 The Leadvr of the 21st February contains the following legsd inteHi- 
 gence, which further confirms what I have stated regarding the liability 
 of Councillors to ])ay costs, and refund moneys they may have taken for 
 extra services rendered liy them when out <if session, or otherwise, as the 
 case may be : — 
 
 (liefore Vice-Chancellor Spmgge.) 
 
 " St. ViNcKNT vs. (JiuER. — This case was heard at Uarrie la.st ]May, 
 " before Yice-Chancellor Spragge. The l)ili was tiled against dames Grier, 
 " who was at one time Keeve and Councillor of St. Vinceiit, and was to com- 
 " pel him to account for money he had collect(,'d or received whilst he 
 " was lieeve and Councillor— also to make him refund money which had 
 "been paid to him for extra services for the Township, and also for 
 '^ ijrotuitiiis ichich hn>l been rofed to hint, by the Council, which lie alleged 
 " were given him without his interference, without using an influence 
 " over the Council. The defendant also claimed the protection of the 
 " audit. The learned Judge was of opinion that the audit could not pro- 
 "tect him fnuu an acct)unt. T/uit fit- ira.t <ihU<jvd to wcouiit. That hn 
 '■^ ictts not i')itltl('il. to (niiithlnij f<ir vxti'o, .vcrr/ccs. oml lam't nf and the 
 '•'■ money paid to hitn for crfro srrriri's in'th flo- iirotnitlrs. Ordrrcd to 
 "pay cnstx of n-rit. 
 
 ''Mr. Ptoaf, g. ('.. and Mr. Hoskin for plaintilf. 
 
 "Mr. Strong, g. C., and Mr. 1). McCarthy for defendant." 
 
 The Counties Council of 1803, at its first meetin<i in January, peti- 
 tioned the Legislatures that the Municijial Law may be s(j altered as to 
 allow the Council of every County to pass bydaws authorizing a fair and 
 reasonable remuneration to the IJieves and l)e]nity Ji'i-<-ves for their at- 
 
tenilaiici' iji tlie Council, and for niiloagi! in going to and returning thoro- 
 from. Tliis is all very Avell and good, so far; but it is much to be regretted 
 and wondered nt tliat the Council had not long before that time peti- 
 tioned the Legislature to allow them a more adequate renunieration than 
 our, (lollur Hitd Jiff 11 ci'ufs i><'i' iJltnu. whi(.'h the law only allowed them to 
 take for their necessary attendance in the Council. ^Vhile petitioning 
 the Legislature for the future better renunieration of Keeves and Deputy 
 Reeves, the (Jouncil went a step further, and asked the Legislature to allow 
 them to pass a by-law fa indivnutifij flic Mi'rnfx.'rx of flir Covitdl, who, fpr 
 the past four years, had been illegally exa(;ting and unjustly receiving the 
 itnrc.dxnndhlji targe fuiin (f fldrfij reiifx for ouch and every mile they tra- 
 velled to and from the Counties Council, besides getting the SI 50 per diem 
 the laAV allowed them for every day they attended. Consideiing all the, 
 aggravating circumstances of this case, and cond)ined and connected with 
 the still more reprehensibh' transactions of the (,'ounties Council to effect 
 the mean and dishonest purpose of t-vading the payment of the Municipal 
 Loan Fund debt justly due >)y these Counties to the (4overnment, it is 
 neither very likely or jirobable that either the Legislature or the Govern- 
 ment will ever grant or sanction the Art if Indniinitij desired and prayed 
 for by the United Counties Council of 2sorthund)erland and Durham. 
 
 The indebtedness of these Counties to the Municipal Loan Fund has 
 been erroneously alleged as being the primary cause of all the financial 
 embarrassments and pecuniary difficulties in which the Counties Council 
 have been involved for many years. AVe unhesitatingly deny this un- 
 founded assertion, and boldly affirm that it Avas the gross mismanagement, 
 prodigal extravagance, and illegal proceedings of the Counties Council 
 during the years 1860, 1861 and 1862 that caused and brought about the 
 embarrassetl and bankrupt state of the ('ounties' funds; and which has 
 placed the once highly resjiectable and influential Counties of Northum- 
 berland and Durham in a most degi'ailed and humiliating position before 
 the world. All this has become matter of history; and ]»y referring to, 
 and carefully perusing my publication, the intelligent reader will soon 
 discover and readily comprehend the true cause of this deplorable state 
 of things, brought on through the reckless conduct, bad management, .and 
 most disreputable acts of some of the leading memlxTs of the Counties 
 Council, who have not only grieviously wronged you, their constituents, 
 but they also have irreparably injured themselves, at least so far as their 
 future public career and prosjiects may be concerned. 
 
 Ever since 1860, the Counties Council have, under one pretext or an- 
 other, been striving to evade the payment of the Municipal Loan Funrl 
 debt; but it was not until the Council met on the 18th of Xovember, 
 1862, pursuant to a call of the AVarden, E. S. Barnum, Esn , that they 
 resolved to repudiate or evade the payment of the intere^ due on the 
 Municipal Loan Fund debt. The Warden addressed the Council on the 
 subject as follows: — " f lentlemen, — 1 have called you together at a season 
 " somewhat earlier than what has hitherto been the custom, in order that 
 " the business of tlie Counties might at the earliest possible period receive 
 " the benefit of yo\u- care and attention. From faoL^ v iiich have come to my 
 " knowledge, I am under the im])ression that funds Avill not be forthcom- 
 " ing from the several INIunicipalities comprising these Counties to meet 
 "our liabilities to the (Jovernnu'nt. I need hardly remind you, 
 " should this ])e the case, that mider the amended ^lunicipal Act, restric- 
 ' tions will be placed upon your Treasurer, antl in consetpience the bui?i- 
 
II 
 
 uniing thero 
 
 ,*- 
 
 ) be regretted 
 lat time peti- 
 leration than 
 >we<l them to 
 e petiHoning 
 ? and Deputy 
 aturo to allow 
 Hcil, Avho, fpi' 
 receiving the 
 mile they tra- 
 
 I 50 per diem 
 dering all the. 
 onn»M;ted with 
 )uncil to effect 
 the ^Municipal 
 ernment, it is 
 or the Govern- 
 red and prayed 
 d Purham. 
 xtan Fund has 
 
 II the financial 
 mnties Council 
 
 deny this lui- 
 lismanagement, 
 3unties ('ouncil 
 )ught about tlu' 
 and which has 
 es of Northum- 
 position Tiefore 
 ly rt'ferving to, 
 fcaiU-r will soon 
 ileplorable state 
 iinagem<mt, and 
 (f tlie Counties 
 ■ir constituents, 
 It so far as their 
 
 pretext or an- 
 |pal Loan Fund 
 of November, 
 [Es' 1 . . that they 
 ro due on the 
 Council on the 
 3ther at a season 
 In, in order that 
 le period receive 
 liave come to my 
 lot be forthcom- 
 lounties to meet 
 remind you. 
 Ipal Act, restric- 
 lueucc the busi- 
 
 " ness (if the ( 'nuiities will be seriously impeded and embarrassed. Should 
 " this emergfucy unfortunately arisi-. I look, (ientlemen, to you with 
 "coufidemM', to (lrr!.'<i>. the mcaiiK whereby the interests of the Counties 
 "may be protected, and tlieir well-established credit fully maintained." 
 
 The AVardeii culled in vain ujion his colleagues in the Counties 
 Council to '' Jrrlsi: tjw mcaiin whereby the interests of the Counties may 
 " be protected, and tlieir well established credit fully maintained." In- 
 .stead of doing .so. the Council unscrujiulously '•' drrlacd fhf iiicniis" ot 
 .sacrificing the interests and seriously injuring the credit of the Counties. 
 The following extracts from the report of the Finance Committee, and 
 Resolution No. 1192, pa.s.sed l)y the Council, iu accordance witli the very 
 unwise reconiuiendation and illegal advice of the Committee, will explain 
 in ^ome mciusure the kind i>/ )iit',((iiti ifrrisff and used by the Council, ami 
 which brought about the alarming and ruinous condition of their finan- 
 cial affairs. 
 
 " Witli regard to the position in which the Treasurer eif these ( 'oun- 
 " ties is likely to In; j)la<;ed after tlie first day of December, your Commit- 
 " tee earnestly recommend that certain Municijialities pay into the hands 
 "of the Treasurer their County IJates with as little delay as possible, in 
 " order that the immediate liabilities of the Counties may be promptly 
 '' met. 
 
 " We would also recommend that any ^lunici]>ality that maybe in 
 "arrears after the .said first day of J )ecember be empoAvered to pay any 
 "authenticated or certified (daim against the Counties, su(di as orders on 
 "the Treasin-er, pay-lists of Jurors and of Councillors, and the like, which 
 " may be presented to them, or either of them, or to their respective 
 "Treasurers ; and we advise that a Kesohition be pa.ssedliy you to receive 
 " the vouchers that may be held by any Munici])ality, or the Treasurer 
 "thereof, for accounts or claims so jiaid, in lieu of money for the (.'ounty 
 "Eate for the current vear. 
 
 ".lOlIX MILNK, (%n-nu'n>. 
 '•doiLN KOSKVEAR. 
 -licr.KRT dOHNSOX, 
 "C. K. FORD. 
 -W. H. RUSSELL. 
 " R. JACKSON. 
 
 " 1102. Moved l)y Mr. Milne, seconded liy Mr. Jack.son, — That any 
 " Municipality in arrear for ( 'ounty Ifates ])aying any order on the Treas- 
 "urer, or any pay-list of Jurors or Councillors, or other authenticated 
 "documents showing a debt due l)y the Counties, this Council agree to 
 "receive sucli voucln.'r in lieu of money on account of County Rates due 
 "to Municipalities for the current yi'ar. — Carried." 
 
 In adopting the repcu-t. and folloAving the pernicious advice of the 
 Finance (.'ommittee, the Council committed a great and fatal error ; ami 
 carrying (mt their illegal ami obnoxious Resolution, they have done 
 infinite mischief and incalculable injury. 
 
 In consequence of carrying out the provisions of Resolution No. 1192. 
 the Trea.surer of these Counties did not receive nor ]iay out any money 
 from the (Jounty or any other Rate from the first of J)eceniber, 18G2, 
 until the fourteenth of November, lSti;{; and. it was nidre than nine 
 months before he, as the Counties Treasurer, paid any money on account 
 of orders from the Counties Council and Quarter Sessions, as specially 
 provided for ami imiieratiA'ely reipiired of him by the l;nv tn do. The 
 
 " (.Signed) 
 
1: 
 
 ('oimlit'Sj ('(iiincil, howttvcr, arc alone i'es))(iii!sil)li' and wholly to blame in 
 this matter, by carryiii},' into ettect their ini([nitous and foolish scheme 
 of t'vadinff tlic payment of the Municii)al Loan Kinid debt, throu<,di the 
 baneful inthieiice and nidawful operations of their pestilent Jiesohition, 
 \o. \U)± 
 
 Kvery Tiejismcr, ( "ollector, oi' other Municipal functionary, and every 
 menil)er irf tlic -Municipal Council in each and I'Very one of the minor 
 Municijialities, who have ne^^lected or refused to perform or concur in per- 
 forminn any olHcial act for tlie collection of the Munii'i])al Loan Fund 
 and (iravelled Hoad Ivates, or licinj^ a party to the nnsaji])lication of 
 the proceeds thereof, liavi' made tiicmsclves amenable to the law, and are 
 j;uilty of a misdenieanoui' ; and they and their sureties are personally 
 Jiable for tlie money which, by reason of their neglei-t, refusal or misap- 
 plication, has not boMi ]iaid to the Receiver ( iencral of the Province, at 
 the time spci-ilied and ic<piired by the ^lunicipal Loan Fund Act. 
 
 The ]*ublir Accounts audited and jiassod at tin; Di'cember <^)uartei' 
 Sessions nf isrii' ;iniounte(l to .S'.)8'.).8f . which was to pay the Sheritt, 
 (Jlerk of the Peace, ( 'onsta])les, J'ay-Lists of (Irand and Petit Juries, etc., 
 etc., etc. Instead of the Counties Treasurer payin^f these Accounts in 
 the way and manner which the law specially jtrovides, directs and re- 
 quires lam to do, Mr. Ro.sevear, the Peeve of the Township of Hope, 
 attended at tiie County Clerk's office, and acted as Treasurer on the occa- 
 sion, and jiaid the $989. Sf to the above mentioned jjarties, out of the 
 money Miat should have been deposited with the Counties Treasurer, and 
 appropriaterl ti)pay a portion of tluf ]\IunicipalLoan Fund debt then due, the 
 Pay-Lists of County Councillors attending the January and June Se.ssions 
 of the Counties Council, the Pay-Lists of Jurors, Constables, ^c, attend- 
 ing the Assi/es. (^)ual•ter Sessions in .^^arch and June, as well as the 
 Accounts audited ami ]iassed at the March ami -lune (^)uarter S(!ssions of 
 1863. These Aci'ounts, together witii the Sheriff's fees. Clerk of the 
 Peace, ami many other charges against the Counties Council for the ad- 
 ministration of justice, etc., etc., etc. amounting in all to several thousand 
 dollars, were illegally appro])riated and imitrojierly paid out l)y those nut 
 rec|uired nor legally authorized liy the law to do .so ; and by doing that, 
 they have made themselves liable to sutler tli<> penalties of the law, which 
 may yet bring them to grief, and which they might easily have shunned, 
 had they acted ])rudently and ujirightly while discharging the various 
 duties res]iectively assigned to them, as members of Township or County 
 Councils, ('(dh'ctors. Treasurers and Clerks of minor Municipalities within 
 and belonging to the L'nited Counties of ^s'orthumberland and Durham. 
 
 Ilie foUowing extracts from the Consolidated Statutes ])oint out how 
 the Accounts audited at the (^)uarter Sessions are to ])e ])a.ssed and certi- 
 tied, ami })y whom paid :■ — 
 
 ''At the adjournment of each Court of (.(tuarter Sessions the Clerk of 
 *' the Peace shall furnish the Treasurer with a list of the orders pas.sed 
 '•(luring such Session, according to their priority, and the Treasurer shall 
 '• ])ay such orders according to their respective numT)er. That it shall iiaf 
 •• hr hnrfHl for the Magistrates of any C'ounty to order and direct the pay- 
 " ment of any sum of money by the Treasurer of such Ccninty, unless it 
 "' shall appear }»y the examination of the Treasurer's accounts that there 
 ''are sufficient funds in his hands to meet the paynumt of .such order; and 
 " that if any such order be made contrary to the provisions thereof, the 
 ''pei-soiior jiersons in whose favour such onler shall be made shall be 
 
 a-s to 
 
to blaiiu; in 
 lish schomc 
 thvous^'li tlu' 
 
 Kesdlntioii, 
 
 y, and evfvy 
 i" the mint 11 
 ■oncnriript-'r- 
 Loan Fuiul 
 Dlilieatiou of 
 law, an<l arc 
 [\> la'rsniially 
 ;al 'or misai)- 
 rr.ivinco, at 
 I Act. 
 
 n1)or (i>uartcv 
 
 • tlu- Shcvitt', 
 
 it Juries, etc.. 
 
 Accouiit.s ill 
 
 iroets and ro- 
 
 \n\) of Hope, 
 
 ■r on tlie occa- 
 
 es, out of the 
 
 rreasurer, ami 
 
 »tthondue,the 
 
 June Sessions 
 
 's, i^-e., attend- 
 
 s well as the 
 
 n- S(!ssions of 
 
 Vh-rk of the 
 
 il for the ad- 
 
 [veral thousand 
 
 hy those not 
 
 i)y doing that, 
 
 Ithe law, which 
 
 lave shunned, 
 
 .g the various 
 
 liip or County 
 
 palities within 
 
 Ind 1 )urham. 
 
 Kioint out how 
 
 feed and certi- 
 
 Is the Clerk of 
 orders passed 
 ll'reasurer shall 
 fiat it shall iiuf 
 llirect the pay- 
 linty, unless it 
 hits that there 
 L'h order; and 
 [is thereof, the 
 ,,)iid<' shall he 
 
 I 13 
 
 " entitled to recover the .same again.>*t the Magistrate.^ who .shall have sanc- 
 *' tioned such order, in any action to he hrought for that purjjose, as so 
 '' much money had and received to his u.se and hcnetit." 
 
 143.- — " Every Sheriff shall make a Pay-list for tin; IVtit Jurors .sum- 
 '• moned to attend the Courts of Assize and Nisi I'rius, (.)yer and Ter- 
 " miner, and deneral Quarter Sessions of the Peace, certify and n 'turn the 
 ".said ]'ay-list to the Treasurer of the Cminty." 
 
 144. — "The said I'ay-list, checked and certiti<'d as afore.said, shall l)e 
 •' suiHcient authority to the Treasurer to ]iay to such Petit Jurors the sum, 
 ■' as certiHeil l>y such list, and tin.' Treasurer shall forthwith pay every 
 ■'such Juror the .sum so aiipearing due to him on sucli list." 
 
 "The Treasurer ol' every (,'ounty shall, without any further .uithority, 
 "jiay the amount of the fei'S Avhicli are ]m'ahle out of the County funds. 
 •• when duly allowed liy the Magistrates in (^hiarter Sessions assemlded, as 
 •• in the onler prescrilied hy law, for the payment of the expenses of thead- 
 '• ministration of Justice, that fs to say after the ex])enses of levying and 
 "collecting, and managing the rates ami taxes iia))ose<l on any (.'ounty 
 "are paid; — all sums of money payahle to tlu' Sheriff, Coroner, Gaoler, 
 " Surgeon of the County (laol, or to any other ofHcer or ])er.son, for the 
 ".su])port, care or .safe keeping of the ]irisoners, or foi- the repairhig and 
 •• maintaining of the Court House or ( laol, or for any other purpose what- 
 " ever connected with the administration of Justice within the County, 
 ".shall he paid out of the ('ounty funds by the Trea.surer, hefore, and 
 " wlien not otherwise provided hy law, in preference to all other charges." 
 —8 v., C. 38, 22 v., C. l.'i, S. 2, No. 3. 18.59. 
 
 It will be seen from the foregoing extrai'ts that the law expressly en- 
 joins, and specially jiroviiles that the < '(.unity Treasurer ah.me, and no one 
 else, shall pay ad orders given by the (.'ourt of (^tuarter Sessions, Pay-lists 
 of Jurors, checked and certified by the Sheriff, and all sums of money 
 payable to the Clerk of tlu.' J*eace, Sheriff, Coroners, (,'onstables. Caoler, 
 Surgeon of the ( laol, &c., tl'c.. iV'-. It is also enacted " that it .shall not be 
 " lawful for the Magistrates of any ( 'ounty to order and direct the payment 
 " of any sum of money by the Treasurer of such County, unless it shall ap- 
 " pear by the Treasurer's accounts that there are sufficient funds to meet the 
 " payment of such orders." Now. it so ha]>pencd that when the ^lagistrates 
 audited and passed {ho Public .\ccounts in the < 'ourt of (^luartcr Sessions, 
 held in December, 1862, and in the month-; oi' Maich and June, 18(53, 
 that tlie Treasurer nf thesi' United ( 'ounties liad no funds whatever in his 
 hands to meet the ])ayment of tli'' onlcis niaih' and given on him by the 
 Magistrates. 1 am apprehensive that tho-e Magisti'ates who atteiideil the 
 
 <.'ourt of Quarter Sessions in I>ecemliev, 
 
 iSli 
 
 ind in March and June 
 
 1803. and who then and thci'i- audited and i 
 
 la- 
 
 the A. 
 
 mnt- 
 
 ani 
 
 1 
 
 :ave 
 
 ordei's on the Couutic.'s Treasurei' to!' iheir payuunt. have tlierelu' niadi 
 themselves amenable to the law. and are liable to suilei' the pains and 
 
 penalt 
 precei)t.- 
 
 le-: It inllicrs u 
 
 pon ti 
 
 ."iio \i(ilate its pi'in(i|iles and di>obey it.- 
 
 Wlu'ii the new Counties Council of 18(1;) was organized, th('\ 
 
 loUlliI 
 
 the tiiiancial all'aiis of tlie Corporation in a most unsatisfartory and all 
 
 Uiy 
 
 ;t 
 
 less 
 
 liopid 
 
 nieni. u 
 
 mditinn, which was broui;lit oii bv the extrena 
 
 hail nianae-i' 
 
 asteful extravaiiaiK 
 
 nd illeual acts of their oi'edeeessors in oltice 
 
 ana winch reiiu 
 •itl 
 
 lired all their eiJleet 
 
 i\(' wisdom and united energies to 
 
 grai)]iie with and overcome tin'' heavy jiecuniary endiarrassments, as well 
 
 a~s 
 
 ■ncounlt 
 
 vevv seruub 
 
 il difficulties, arising tVom the reekh 
 
 :.% 
 
(■•iiiilurt iii'.l (lislioiK'st .scliciucs of the ('muicil nf lS(iL' td fvatlf tlift pay- 
 inriit iif. imd (Icrniiiil tilt' (IdVcniiiK'Ht uf the iiiMncy diic fVir, iiitcrcHt on 
 tli(! ^luniripal Ldaii FuikI tlelit, tlicivby setting the law (A' llio land at 
 (■(iiiiplcti! <l('liaiii'c, and totally disic;4ai'dinj,' its must, sacnd (ddi^'ationM. 
 
 'riio fcilldwin^ extracts I'mm tiif Addri'ss cil" the \\'ard('n, II. S(|uiei', 
 Ks(j., will pvt' yiai soniL' idea dftlic (lomngcil state nt'tlie financial affairs 
 of these Counti(;s; and will also show yiai that tin- 'riMasnrt'r's Ar-counts 
 were in a most confused and unsatisfai-tovy cdndition, (»win<,' to the carry- 
 ing out tlic pernicious princi})les and unlawful provisions of TJcHolution 
 ,\o. 1192. 'I'lie Warden's A<l(hvss wa.s deliveri'd lOtli Xoveiuher. 1803: 
 
 '• ;\.t the close of the last session of tliis Council it Avas thou^dit that 
 •' ample provision had heen made for meoting any exigency that might 
 "arise in the ordinary husiness i)f the Counties, and to enahle me to nian- 
 " age the important interests entrusted to my care till near the close of 
 "the year; luiL circumstances have since arisen, and events are likely tt» 
 " transpire, which demand your careful consideration, the importance of 
 " whicli I tliink demands your unite(l efforts to 1)ring them to a successful 
 '■ issue. 
 
 "ItAvilllie your duty to adopt some means hy whi(di this Council 
 "■will he relieved from the ((cr/nii/t/iifi'tirj iHpic.iilfiis arising from the ((!k- 
 " i>n'(nnji')n( lit nf till' jiiiiOK'i'tf nfthr (Jninitii!<, nx iriH itx til'' niixntixfiii'iory 
 '^ jHisltlou. ill fi'liii'h tlii-i Coitiicil In IX [tliii'i'ij till' iirrniiiitx Iciiltlmiiti'ly hii- 
 ''hiiKjhiij tn till' Ci)\iiit'ii'x Tri'uxiiri'r. 
 
 " I have had fretpient interviews with the 'I'reasurer relating to the 
 "indebtedness to tlie Municipal Loan Fund, and tlie neees.sity of obtain- 
 " ing immediate relief from the restrictions imposed by the ^[unicipal 
 " Loan Fund Act, and it was deemeil advisable to write to the Clovern- 
 " ment requesting the liberty to allow our Treasurer to go on witli the or- 
 " (Unary business of the Counties till we were in a position to meet the 
 "wishes of tlie Cjoveriunent. I did so, but without any .satisfactory I'c- 
 " suit. The re])ly of the Minister of F'inance will be laid before you. 
 
 "In carrying out the instructions given by you, I have been obliged 
 "to negotiate for funds to meet the current expenses, amounting to some- 
 "thuig over three thousand dollars, and by tlie jiroiiipt and cheerful co- 
 " operation of the Treat'urer funds were obtahied from the Bank of To- 
 "ronto, wliic'a iHMiuire to be repaid on the 21st, 24tli and 29th in.staut; 
 "for which 1 trusts you .vill make the neces.sary provision. 
 
 " The Tretusurer ha.s furnished me with a statement showing the in- 
 "debtedness of each Municipality (as they a})])ear on his luioks), amount- 
 " ing in the aggregate to forty-two th(jusanil eiglit hundred and thirty-si.\ 
 " dollars, Avhicli though correct in itself, places each Mimicipality in a 
 ''■ j'alxi' pnsltiiut hi'fiire tin' cninitrij^ mid nt tlie xama tinii' flic minor Muni- 
 ''' cipaliticx iiMji hare paid all ilennuidtt made aijaiiist tlioii, and fur whicli 
 "theij hiild ri»a-hci;s, while the Treasurei's buoks .show them to he largely 
 " in arrears for amonids irhirli they hare adiialh/ juild iritlumt the knotv- 
 ^^ ledije of the Treasurer, thus producing confusion and disorder in the ac- 
 " counts of the Cuuiities, which I fear the Auditors of 1804 will find dif- 
 " ficult to adjust. This unsatisfactory .state of things ought not any longer 
 "to exist, and 1 cannot but exjn'ess my confidence in your ability to deal 
 " with this matter and to place yonr Treasurer in. a position more, satin- 
 ^^factorii to himself, and the accounts and finances less embarrassing to 
 '' this Council." 
 
 ! would n )W direi.t your attention to the sham re^tiignation of the 
 
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 number 
 
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 lldii. A. A. lUiniliiiui, lis 'rnasui'iT of ilic I'liitcil ( '(Piiiitics di' Nurtlium- 
 IhtIuiiiI anil Dnrliiiiii, iiiitl tin- ]ui-^n^ iipiiniiitiiii'iil n|' Mr. K. A. Mi'Nauj,'li- 
 loii, the Ciiiiiitit's ( "lui'k, lis his succfAsur in nIHcc This cxtriKPi'diiiarv and 
 iiiarvolli)Usly stviuij;(' event took i>li«;e at the XnvcinhiT session of the 
 ( 'oimtics ( 'diiiicil, held in 180:5. Tin- fhicf, and indeed the oidy cause 
 dl' .Mr. lUirnhanrs resi;,fnation, was the mean and dishonouralilc edndnet 
 lit' the Ciiunties Council in strivin;,' tn evade the ]iayi:ient of the interest 
 due to the (Idverument fci' the nmiiey Ipurripwed fidiii the Municiiial Loan 
 
 l""unil. 
 
 An atleni]ir was made, as will l)e seen hy the fdUnwinj; IieJohition, 
 to place the Treasurer in a more satisfactory position, and \n have liis 
 tmsiness nmre ])roper]y and satisfactorily transacted : — 
 
 "Moved l)y Mr. Fisher, see"!i>l.;d by Mr. Tucker, — That in the event 
 '■ of no ."satisfactory atis'.ver heing received from the Finance Mini.ster in 
 "answer to n tele;,'rani from the Warden, relating to the interest on the 
 " Miuiicipal J.oan Fund Debt due by the.se Counties, and slujuhl this 
 '• Council fail to come to any satisfactory way of placing our Treasurer in 
 "a proper position to transact the business of his office, that the foUow- 
 "ing gentlemen form a Hpecial Committee to confer with him, a)i</ 'Ift'isi: 
 '■'■ KoDie Ki'lHUiic that the business of 'J'reasurer may lie ]iroperly transacted, 
 "and that Mr. McLcjod, the "\Var<len, Mr. Swain and the mover, lie sucli 
 "( 'ommittee. ( 'arried." 
 
 Well, the Special Connnittee .so apjiointed met and conferred with 
 the Treasurer, ami the xi'licnii: tln'if <h'rii<«;(l to have the "business of the 
 Trea.surer pro/xrh/ tnivsticfcij," was this;— that Mr. llnridiam should 
 temporarily resign his otlice of Treasun.'r, whih; Mr. E. A. McXaughton, 
 the Counties ("lerk, (an individual of whom the Warden .snd, "that he 
 is alirai/'i rcjiilij to mixf tit" ii'lslicx of the ConncJK <ui(l to il'i^clinrgi' 
 atii/ (lift)/, hoirert'f r('.spon--<ihln or iufn'rof/',") was nominally ajipointed 
 Counties Treasurer instead of Mr. I'urnham, until the much-ilreaded ides 
 of December had jias.sed away; and thereby, through a mean dodge and a 
 contemptible shuIHe, the payiuent of the Muni(dpal lAian Fund Debt was 
 dishonestly and shamefully evaded for a brief jieriod. The following e.x.- 
 tracts from the minutes of the Council tidl how the .solemn farci^ of ac- 
 ce])ting the mock resignation of the Treasurer, ami appointing another in 
 his stead, was enacted and carried out by the Counties Council. 
 
 '■Moved by ^Ir. Fisher, seconded by Mr. IJenson. and R-sulri'd — 
 "That the resignation of A. A. fUiridiam, as Counties Treasurer, lie ac- 
 "cej)ted." Carried upon the following divi.sion : — 
 
 "Yf:.\s — Messrs. Algar, lienson, IJagley, I). ( '. Clark, Douglas, J)or- 
 " land, Fisher, McColl, Pettit. Sjunks, Scott. Stephens. Turntiull, AValker. 
 "— U. 
 
 '• Nav.s — Mes,sr.s. J. Clark, Cock, Mcheod, l^iwer, Wallliridge. — 5. 
 "Mr. Fisher lu'ought up his Jjy-law for the apjiointing of < 'ounties 
 "Treasurer. Jiead three times and jiassed. 
 
 "Gloved by Mr. Fisher, secontled by Mr. l\'ttit, and /^',sv,//v-J — That 
 " the Treasiu'cr be reipiired to turn is] i tin- necessary bonds for the due 
 " fulfilment of his office, to be approved ])y the Warden." 
 lonaer ^^ "''"^^ ^*" stated liere, that Mr. Jhirnham's resignation was not brought 
 
 not any ^b^ before the Councjil until Saturday, the last day of the session, when a 
 abuity |.^^ number of the Council had gone liome, and there were only nineteen 
 
 ion mo) ^ members besides the Warden ])resent when the resignation of the 
 
 the pay- 
 
 terest on 
 (. land at 
 .tioiis. 
 [. Siiuier, 
 ial atfairs 
 Accounts 
 the < arry- 
 iesolntion 
 
 I,,.,., i8«:v. 
 ,„ightthat 
 
 that might 
 ine tomf"\ 
 he close of 
 ve likely t(i 
 portanee oi 
 a sucx'CSHf"! 
 
 iliis ( ,'ouncil 
 roni the (li>i- 
 
 Hhu'iti'hj //'•- 
 
 ■latirig to the 
 ity of obtain- 
 ic Municipal 
 , the (iovern- 
 1 with the or- 
 
 to meet the 
 ,,vtisfactory re- 
 ;fore you. 
 
 l,,.cn obhgetl 
 kting to some- 
 Id cheerful co- 
 
 T,ank of To- 
 
 •29th instant; 
 
 lowing the in- 
 Lks), amount- 
 1 ami thirty-six 
 
 inriivditH in « 
 I vilnor Mum- 
 \,nid for which 
 I, to 'he largely 
 initt the Icnow- 
 |r.ler in the ac- 
 will fiiK^ ^^^^■ 
 
 Yaharrassing to 
 
 Treasurer was accept e<l; and had all the mendiers of the Council been 
 
 anation 
 
 of the 
 
 I 
 
ir, 
 
 present on this nidnu'iitous occasion, it is vciy duiilttiul wlicthcr such a 
 scandalous and disrt!putal>lc nu-asurc woulil Imvo hoou adopted or car- 
 ried by them. After Mr. Hurnhani had formally r('si;j;ned his fiffice us 
 (bounties Treasurer, and Mr. ^IcNaujfhton, appointed in his place; — Mr. 
 lUirnham did all the (hities of the Trea.surer, by receiving and i)aying out 
 the tJounty funds from the IGtli of November, 1863, until the meeting 
 of thenew Council in .Ian. 1804, whenhe was re-appointed and regularly in- 
 stjiUeil into ofhce. as Treasurer of the United Counties of Nortlunnber- 
 laud and Durham. Thes(* extraordinary jtroceedings startled many, and 
 oeated no small degree of astonisliment and .surpri.se at the time thc^y 
 wore consummated; and so far as Mr. Ihirnham isconcerneil in the mattei', 
 it is much to be regretted that a gentleman of his high standing and 
 position in life should ))e more than sus])ected of having (;onnived with 
 the Counties ('ouncil to evudo the payment of tlie Muuicii)al Loan Fund 
 Debt. Had he not accepted the Treasurership so shortly after his resig- 
 nation, it would have redounded more to hi.s honor, and savetl him many 
 unpleasant and liilter reflections. 
 
 At the opening of the ])ecem})er .session of the Counties Council, in 
 1863, the Warden, in addressing the Cou!u;il, stated as folhnv.s : — 
 
 " At the commencement of this year you entered upon the duties as- 
 " signed you under the most unfavorable eireumstance.s. Thf Treamry 
 "was dofioti /njaiiixf >/(»/, nml tlw JimtncrH of tlu' Comities irnrc in the most 
 " (irnhdrraxsiiui unit iiDsatisfuctorii position— a. position unparalleled in 
 "the historij of these Counties ; hut I am happij to say that the financial 
 " arrauf/enients entered into />y you hare a forded temporary relief and 1 
 " have no doubt will materially aid in finally accomplishing the object 
 "you had in view when you adopted the measures whieh so far have been 
 "successful, if not in ronoriny the eansrs vhich hare involred the Council 
 " in these difficulties, will at least place you //< a)i equally favorable 2^0- 
 " sition with other Mvnicipalities (f) I have repeatedly called your atten- 
 " tion to the • necessity of discharging your liabilities to the Municipal 
 " Loan Fund, and ho2)e you will not overlook the necessity of being pre- 
 " pared to meet the amount, whatever may l)e the arrangements made by 
 "you for the final adjustment of tliis important matter." 
 
 The Special Committee ajtpointed to reply to the Warden's address 
 replied to the above paragrajih of it as follows : — 
 
 "Your Conunittee cannot but call to mind the very uu.satisfactory 
 " position of the Finances at the comnieiiccment of the year, but are hap])y 
 " to learn that the recent actiiui taken therein has been the means of 
 " opening the Treasiny. afl'ording relief, if not pernuinent, at least suffi- 
 "cient to carry <ui tlie ordinary business nf the Counties, Ictiviny us in no 
 " worse p(i.-^itl(iii tliau many other Muuieipaiities ; 
 
 "• Your Committee ((re fully imprc-'O'fd e-ith tiif neccxnity of proridimj 
 " the •neeexxiiry funds to meet our indihti'dnr"" to the (lorerninent, <(nd 
 " (I'tnild earnestly urye upon the resperfirc mcmhcrs (f tliix Council to use 
 " their influence in their several Municipalities to ])lace themselves in n 
 " proper ])(isition with these Counties, in order tliat all <lemands tliat may 
 " he made l)y tlie Covernnient for interest due them may 1)C satisfied. " 
 
 At the commencenu'nt of the January session of the (bounties' Coun- 
 cil of 18(M, tbe Warden, -lohu Fislier, Es(|., in his opening aildress re- 
 ferred to tlie ai'cunudating iuilel)tedness of these C(umties to the Munici- 
 pal Loan Fund, in the following terms: — "I beg to call your attention to 
 " the fact that we are nn\v in arrears to the (iovernment at least twn 
 
 -u;i 
 " till 
 
 tJlC) 
 
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 Y s\u;U IV 
 il ov car- 
 (.Iftce us 
 ice-,— Mr. 
 aying out 
 . iiu'cting 
 
 ruliirly iii- 
 rthvmibtT- 
 urtuy, aiul 
 tiin>'. they 
 he matter, 
 lUtUng and 
 [lived with 
 [.oau VnwX 
 ■r hiH vesig- 
 . him many 
 
 Coiuieil, in 
 
 fa :-— 
 
 te duties as- 
 
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 > In the mod 
 
 )cimlleh'd in 
 
 the Jinaneial 
 
 relief, and I 
 
 ig the ohject 
 
 ftu- have hcen 
 
 ,1 the ConncU 
 
 favomhle 2^0- 
 
 ;il yonr atten- 
 
 le Municipal 
 of heing F«- 
 nts made hy 
 
 ,,1eu's address 
 
 I unsatisfactory 
 
 but are happy 
 
 Ithe means ot 
 
 at least sulh- 
 
 .n-hiri 1"^ !» "" 
 
 hi „f i>i-iirUVni[l 
 rpriiw'iit, <nt<l 
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 [xomselves in ;> 
 limds that may 
 le satistieil. 
 ounxios' Oouu- 
 [iicv aildross rc- 
 lt(7the Munici- 
 Lir attention to 
 it at least tw" 
 
 "years' interest upon the amount Iwrrowod by the C'onntios, and although 
 " the Warden has from time to time heretofore urged th(i necessity of 
 " placing the Counties iu a riglit position in this matter, yet from action 
 " tiiken at difterent times y)y the (Jouncil, // is plain ti> xn- that the major- 
 '' ity oj the mi'inhfrs heretofore felt that whilst other Municipalities which 
 " had borrowed from the Municipal Loan Fund were not paying the in- 
 •'terest ilue by them, and if the siuiic pra(;tice wa's to continue f<tr any 
 •'length of time, we, woidd not only be paying uur own debt, hut //ai/iii// 
 ".'/wim'C^ the d(;l)t iif otliers (]) Under these circumstances, I do not 
 •'deem it jirudent to make (iny recommendatidu on the matter at present, 
 •'farther than I think it would be well to jjresent tlie mutter to the (!ov- 
 "ernment, when I think tlie importance of the matter to the J'rovince 
 '' will cause Legislative action to l)e taken thereon; nnd we miglit then 
 •'1)e j)lace<l on an eipiid footing with otlu'r Municijialitie^* from the same 
 •' fund." 
 
 The above (,'xtract fVoni the "Warden's address jilainly shows ujton 
 what shallow groumls and frivolous pretexts tin; Counties Council foundetl 
 and carried out their disjionorable and foolish scheme of repudiating oi- 
 evading the i)ayment of a just and lawful del)t. The AVarden says in as 
 many words to this effect, "that other Municipalities who had })orrowed 
 •' money from the ^lunicipal Loan Fund had neglectcil or failed to pay 
 " the interest due by them ;" "we, therefore, the Municiyial Corporation 
 •'of the United Counties of Xorthumb(.'rland and Durham, sliall not pay 
 •'the debt Ave owe the Covernment, because, forsooth, we would not onhj 
 *' ()e payinif our oicn debti^, (nit paijlmj i/i'liredb/ the debts of others." (! !) 
 By what process of reasoning or ])rinciples of justice and morality 
 the Warden and the then majority of the Comities Council arrived 
 at such a " lame and impotent conclusion," will in my humble 
 *)pinion l)e extremely difficult and exceedingly pu/zling to find 
 out. And as the case now stands before the public, the mildest terms 
 that can be applied to the Counties (Jouncil in delaying and evading the; 
 payment of the Municipal Loan Fund debt in the way and manner they 
 have done, is that they have hliusted their reputation as being cither foith- 
 ful representatives, wLse and prudent councillors, or honorable men. 
 
 Again, at the June session of the Council of 1864, we find the War- 
 den addressing them in ([uite a different strain from what he did in Jan- 
 uary, regarding that never ending, still beginning troubh?, and much 
 vexed question of the Municipal Loan Fund debt; he said, "I have to 
 " call your serious attcjntion to tho fact that a warrant has been placed in 
 " the Sheriff 's hands against these United Counties, for $31,908.70, for 
 "interest due up to 31st December, 1861 ; and having formed an opinion 
 " that no such sum was due the Government at that date, I Avrote to the 
 " Hon. Asa A. Burnham, then at Quebec, reciuesting him to get a full 
 " statement from the lieceiver Ceneral's books, in reference to the Muni- 
 "cipal Loan Fund rate, in ac-count with these Counties, which statement 
 " will ])e laid before you. I earnestly hope you will take such action as 
 " will be deemed expedient, fn prevent uuneecssarij costs Iteing ineurv,'! 
 " upo7i the larijc amount now due hy us, on account of our indebtedness to 
 " the frovernment on this fund." 
 
 The Council did not follow the advice of the Warden, — neither did 
 
 they carry out the I'ucomnuuidation of the Finance Committee, "to make 
 
 the mijior ^Euniiupalities of the Corporation levy u siuu equal to their 
 
 •'proportion of the amount of the AY rit" tliiit liad been in the Sheriff's 
 
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 hands Hiiici! tho 6tli Fchruaiy. That no action oi' tlir Conncil was takt-n 
 in this nionuMitoiis nnittor, will 1)0 seon from tlir lullnwin;,' extracts from 
 iho miinitcs of the June session in 1864: — 
 
 "l.'U)ri. Moved hy M, Ferlis, seconded by Mr. Jioseveiir, 
 
 "That it he an instmetinn to the Treasurer, in notifying tin; .lunior 
 "Municipalities of tjie amount to he collected for the payment of the in- 
 " terest on the Municipal Loan Fund, that in default of any of the said 
 "Minor Municipalities neglectiu- "r refusing to levy and collt^ct such rate, 
 "this Council will order the Treasurer to issue liis warrant against such 
 " defaulting Municijialities, and enfoivr th(> j)ayuient thereof, so that in 
 '•future at least (uie year's arrears he coUt'ctcd and paid on said Loan." 
 
 This resolution being submitted, it was i.osr nu the following divi- 
 sion: — Ykas, — Messrs. IJenson. ( 'ampbell. ("lark ddhn, Ferris, ^lilligan 
 and Jlosevoar, (()). Nav.s, --Messrs. Hurrell, Luik. Ileatty, Itrown, Clark 
 1). C., Cann, bonglas. Foulds, ddhnston Kobert, -lohnstoii ,L A., Mc- 
 intosh, McLeod, McCoU, llobrrtsdii. Swain, Spiid<s, .*><tepliens V.., 
 Stephens I). T., Turnltuii. Tinker. Tduchbuni. W'ihunt, Webb and 
 Young, (IM). 
 
 At the |)eceml)er session of the Council of lt<{')-\, ihcy '^(/rrhinh'f (/ii/fr 
 " lunirriwKri/ to faki. itnij fffipx Avith relation to the aniotmt due by these 
 " Counties to the Muiiicij)al J.oan Fund." It was not. however, many 
 days after thi.s declaration of the Council, Avhen the Warden found it 
 nimiliitclji iii'i'c.'^xiii'ii ti> rail a ftpecinl si'ssi(,/i of tlic (,'(jii)tcif, to Ik; held f)n 
 the (ith .January, IHflf), and he then addressed them regarding the pay- 
 ment of the interest due on tho Munici]ial Loan Fund debt as follows : — 
 
 " (iKNTi.K.MKX, — 1 regret that I have felt it my duty to call you again 
 "together at this time, l)ut the Covernment having made a demand upon 
 " us, retpiiring the payment of the interest upon the Municipal Loan Fund 
 "debt due by us for the year 1^04, by the tenth of this month, I deemed 
 "it best that we should come together ani/ th'nW mefttis'fopmrnf anotJirr 
 •' writ heiiiij iasiied aijaind ihp Cituniics. I ani f'lUi/ roniu'nced that t/ic 
 " bed find most Jioiiordh/e ni>ir,tf' i.'i prompt pxynu'iit, and I hope that even 
 " tioir, iindrr present eirennidanres, n-r ntaii hi' al/Ir to arn'rr at sonietln'mj 
 ^'■that n-ill mre t/ie Counties from a hearij (mrden of rosts." 
 
 The " means devised by the Council to prevent another writ being 
 " issued" against them Avill be seen l)y reading the following extracts 
 from their minutes:— 
 
 " The chairman of the committee of th(> whole rejtorted tlie subject 
 " of two Resolutions. 
 
 " Moved by Mr. Ferris, seconded l)y Mr. McColl, 
 
 " 1333. That the AVarden, Mr. Rosevear, and Mr. McLeod, Mr. 
 " Wilmot, and the mover, be a committee to draw up a representation to 
 " the Government in the name of this Council, showing the ground upon 
 " which this Council think that a Writ should not at present issue against 
 " this corporation, and that the same be intrusted to the Solicitor General 
 " for presentation to the Government. — Carried. 
 
 " 1334. That it is expedient to appoint a delegation either at this 
 "or next session, composed of the most experienced members of the 
 " Council, to wait on the Government ; and that communication be at 
 " once had with all ^lun^cipalities in Upper Canada indebted to the M. 
 " L. F., soliciting their co-operation, and the appointment of delegates for 
 " a like purpose, all to act in concert, with the vicAV of representing the 
 " matter fully to the Ministry and Parliament, in order to the equitable 
 " and final settlement of this question. — Carried." 
 
 ".., 
 
 succ< 
 Tunc 
 afav 
 just 
 
 tyh 
 
 predf 
 
 the 
 
 Coun 
 
 ,'li 
 
 i. 
 
 ;«>»i. e,T)&i ■. 
 
19 
 
 viiH taken 
 ucU from 
 
 of tho in- 
 f tlio siii'l 
 L s\ich rate, 
 aiiist such 
 HO that in 
 
 l,()iin. 
 
 wing *livi- 
 «, mulligan 
 iwii, (Mark 
 J. A.. M;- 
 L'\)h('ns K.. 
 
 \V(.b1> anil 
 
 ■ )itrillf(lllil'' 
 
 luo hy thost! 
 rt-ov«'V, many 
 (Ml f(ivin<l it 
 , Ijc heUl on 
 ing tlio pay- 
 is follows ; — 
 ,U you again 
 U-niand upon 
 [iilLoanYuwl 
 ith, I ilecmcil 
 
 inc 
 
 cnt nnothcf 
 vd that thr 
 ope that even 
 it somethimj 
 
 wiit being 
 wing extracts 
 
 the subject 
 
 McLeod, Mr. 
 rcsentation ti> 
 ground upon 
 it issue against 
 ,licitor General 
 
 either at this 
 embers of the 
 Inication be at 
 Ited to the M. 
 ■of delegates for 
 Ipresenting the 
 ■ the equitable 
 
 Agrcoiihly to /IcHolution No. 1352, .luhn McLowl Kw]., the Warden 
 of tlif.'sc United (Jounties, was uuthomed by the Conncil "to pntcced U) 
 " Quebec, and u.^f all legitimate means on behalf of the interests of the 
 " (.'orponition." The following extracts from his Address to the Coimcil 
 it its -lune session ill 18G5, will show the results of his misyion to the 
 seat of (Jovernment to be of a more cheering and satisfactory nature than 
 wl'at might have been reasonably anticipated. The "Warden stated to 
 the ( Council, "Tliat in accordance with your instructions, I jiroceeded 
 "to Quebec in February last, and hail an interview with the (lovernment 
 " in reference to our Municipal loan indebteilness. From th<^ representations 
 " I was enableil to make, the result was so far .satisfactory, that n(» dan- 
 "ger need be ajtprehemled of nnot/or Writ, except iii ei'xe of fid lire ife- 
 ^\fault. I ol)taine(l a statement in detail of the account from the Ke- 
 " ceiver (Icneral's department, exhibiting an apparent balance of arrears 
 "against the Counties on the Ist .January, 18(1'), of jgHf),?.")!) lU ; and the 
 "sum of !?71.471 1*5 to the credit of our Sinking Fund; this latter 
 "amount does not, however, .show the precise value of the saiil sinking 
 " fund. 
 
 "I liave now the jdeasure of placing before you, in addition to the 
 " former one, a revised statement of account up to 1st January, 1865, 
 " made out in accordance with the foregoing views, which exhibits the 
 "interest on our loan fully paid up, with the sum of $43,636 31 to tlie 
 " cretlit of sinking fund ; being an actual saving of over $35,000, aixd a 
 "reduction of the yearly interest of one per cent., or ^4,600, to contiiuie 
 " until th(! final liquidation of our loan." 
 
 The following extract from the Warden's Address to the Council at 
 the December session of 1865, gives a more satisfactory and favorable 
 statement of the financial affairs of these ( 'ounties than any other report 
 that has ajipeared ill the Journals of the Council since 1859. "Inre- 
 " viewing the tinaucial position of these Counties for the ita.st number of 
 " years, the Hi is rca.soii to feelgratifieil at the present favorable state of affairs, 
 "and the c(jmpari.son reflects the highest credit on your jiulicious and 
 "economical management of the several interests intrusted to your care. 
 
 "In issuing the requisitions to the respective rates, I considered it 
 " but just and expedient to instruct the Trea-surer to base his demands, on 
 " account of tie; Municii)al Loan Fund, in keeping with the settlement 
 "effected with (/overnment. and extend the advantage to Municipalities 
 " under the C.ravelled Koad Act, and also to receive as cash the Clergy 
 " Reserve vouchers, and there is ample reason to believe that under this 
 " arrangement Minor Municipalities ha\e faithfully responded, so that 
 "the prompt payment of all the rates may justly be expected." 
 
 Without drawing any invidious comparisons, or making any unjust 
 reflections on the official conduct of the four gentlemen who preceded 
 Mr. McLeod in the Wardenship of these Counties, it is with unfeigned 
 pleasure that I bear my humble testimony to his able, meritorious and 
 successful exertions i»i obtaining a s'^ttlement of the Municipal Loan 
 Fund question, and ])lacing the financial affairs of these Counties in such 
 u favorable and satisfactory ])osition. Mr. JMcLeot' well deserved the 
 just and merited tribute of ai)probation and tlLinks awarded to him 
 by his fellow members in the Counties Council ; and had they and|his 
 predecessors in office Jidopted the same honorable jirinciples, and followed 
 the same straightforward line of conduct in managing the affairs of these 
 Counties during the jiast five or six years, the writer would have been 
 
 '¥ 
 
1*0 
 
 Hpurcd the jiiiinl'iil hjhI 'liatif^n-wible towk of rt'cording and luyinff l)of(»n.- 
 you the lojij^ und Itluckfin-d li»t of their muny iitrxcuHidtIo shortcomingj" 
 and p-eut wr()T»^,'-di)ing.s. 
 
 Having dt'cmcil it iieocHs^in, in the Ibrej^oiug piigcs, to givf you a de- 
 tuiliHl «tattiiioiit of thf proceediiigM of the (,'ounties Couiu-il regarding the 
 Munici]>al {.onu Fund indl•])todne^K during the pa.'^t five years, where in 
 the first place ymi will discover u glaring want ol' good faith and fair 
 dealing ou the part of your representatives in the ( 'ountieH Council, by 
 striving through the. most disrej)utahle and unlawful ways and mean« 
 they j)ossiljly could liave conceived or adopted to evade the payment of a 
 just and lawful deht — utid hy tloing so, they have not only brought dis- 
 iioQor and disgra<'e upon themselves but they have also griev(tusly 
 wronged you, by dt.-stroying your fonner high reputation and well estab- 
 lished credit both at home and al)roa(l ; and in the second place, they 
 have most recklessly and foolishly squandered away at least tni thaummd 
 (loUavH of your money, by fradulently attempting to repudiate and evade 
 the payment of the interest due on the Municipal Loan Fund del)t. Iliis 
 enormous expenditure has been for interest of money borrowed from the 
 M. L. F., the Minor Mur.iCiimlities, the I'anks, and from other sources ; 
 besides paying your unfaithful representatives for holding several special 
 sessions solely on ac(!0unt of this Municipal Loan F'und indebtedness ; 
 and, moreover,, it niiiy be added here, that ever since 1859 up to 1805, 
 more than one-half of tlie time at almost every regular session of the 
 (Council during tli.it period has lieen taken up by them in discussing this 
 momentous and everlasting <|ut'stiou in all its bearings ; resolving at one 
 session to liavi- the speeial llutf for the l.o.in Fund collected, and then 
 resolving at anotlier session of the Council not to have any such ratr 
 raised at all. Several thousands of dollars of the Counties funds have 
 tioen paid for law eosts, Sheriff's fees, etc., etc., etc., in consetjucnco of 
 tlu! non-paynii'nt of the M. L. F. debt, as it became due. All the money 
 thus wiistefully ex])eniled, ami foolishly snuandered away, might have 
 l)ei'u saved, liad your r(!|)resentativ('s only dmie their duty in an bone.st. 
 I'aithfid and straightforward manner I 
 
 The following statement, tonijiiled from the Treasurer's detailed sUite- 
 nients of accounts, and the Auditors' Ceneral Abstracts of the amount of 
 moneys paid to the licrves and Deputy 1 Jeeves for attending the Coiinties 
 Council, the amount of .salaries paid to the various ('ounty oflieials for 
 their services; also many other expenses incurred for carrying on the 
 Municijial government of tht; Counties Council — and which will show 
 yon that if yon have the ])ower and jirivilege of taxing and governing 
 yourselves for lo(!al purjioses, through your representcatives in the Coun- 
 ties C<iuncil, that you have paid pi'etty ilearly for those privileges, anfl 
 their very patriotic, most disinterested ami inestimable .s(!rvi<'e.s in your 
 behalf. 
 
 STATF:MEXT of FXPENSFS for Salariks and Municipal Govern- 
 ment uF THE Council of the United Counties of Xortiiumber- 
 land and Durham During the Years 18G0, 1861, 1862, 1863- 
 1864 and 1865. 
 1860. — To amount paid Eeeves and ] )eputy Keeves 
 for mileage and attendance in Council 
 
 in 1860 $2574 30 
 
 " Paid sundry Keeves for their services out 
 
 ofSes.sion 114 00 
 
 T 
 
 i 
 
 166: 
 
 '7 
 
^ i)cf(in; 
 
 :oming» 
 
 (JU A tl**- 
 liug thr 
 vherc in 
 ind fair 
 jncil, by 
 I moan« 
 lent of 11 
 ught dis- 
 ri(!V(iUNly 
 I'll ostab- 
 acp, they 
 
 \\{\ evadi! 
 ■1)1. 'JTiis 
 from the 
 r sources ; 
 ral special 
 btcdncHs ; 
 . to 186r). 
 lU of the 
 iKsinj^' this 
 ny at oiH' 
 , and then 
 such Tate 
 jinds have 
 (^donce of 
 le money 
 i^dit liave 
 honest. 
 
 ilcd stiite- 
 
 amount of 
 
 Cdunties 
 
 Ucials foi- 
 
 n<^ on the 
 
 will show 
 
 governing 
 
 the Oun- 
 
 ileges, and 
 
 •OS in your 
 
 I, (jOVKIlX- 
 UTUUMBER' 
 
 862, 18G3. 
 
 % 
 
 21 
 
 " I'iiid salarie.", tu ('minty rri'u.Miirer, Cliik. 
 Aiiditiii'H, Warden and MertMouger of 
 
 tlir ( nimril 1 Ddl) (K> 
 
 " I'aid fill' I'riiitiiig ami Stationery ">1'.* .')."{ 
 
 *' i'ajil for I'ostagf and 'i'elegrains VIV, 49 
 
 " i'aid lnr < 'nn-inlidalctl Statutes to Reeves 
 
 and Di'iiiity K't-eves 4<;7 OO 
 
 '• I'aid I, aw Custs ."iis.'i.'Ki ,\h, VVitnesHOH* fees 
 
 .«r)(> (III .'»Sf; Xt 
 
 "Tnwn of ( 'itlMiur<i[ Coninnssiduers for rent 
 nrCdiirl House, Coiincil Cliuiidter and 
 
 otli.T pulilic olHci's 1200 (lO 
 
 " Paid for furnisliing ( ourt liooin and 
 Couurii ( '•laiiilier, I'rince of Wales' ri-- 
 I't'ption. giis. anil luh-liiic l-OiiO 92 
 
 'I'otal aiiiouiii of Ivxpenditun' for Muniiijial 
 ( lovi'i'iiiueiit'or till' ( 'ountics in If^'io... 
 iJ^'il. - I'.iiil K'-i'Vi'.s and l>c|nily K'l'i'Vcs, Salaries 
 to County ( lllieials, Printing and Sta- 
 tionery, per Auditors' Alistract State- 
 ment of the accounts of ll^fll !?r)8U; .M 
 
 I'aid iient of ( 'ourt House, ( 'ouncil ( "luun- 
 
 ber, itc, »fce 1200 00 
 
 rai<l sundries, per iVuditors' Al)stract State- 
 ment <if tlie airounts of istjl 2«1H2 22 
 
 Total amount of expeiidit ire in 18G1 
 
 18C2. — I'aid Reeves for attending (Jouiuil and (ait 
 
 of Session S])ecial (\»mmittees 82208 C5 
 
 I'aid Salaries to County Treasurer, Clerk, 
 
 Auditors, School and County JJoads 
 
 Superintendents " 4380 no 
 
 I'aid I>iiw Costs, $206 97, I'rinting and 
 
 Stationerv, ^380 47 077 44 
 
 I'aid Sundries', ^1261 00, Rents, iJillUH 00 3179 00 
 
 Total auKuint of Expenditure in 18fi2, per 
 Treasurer's detailed and Auditors' Ab- 
 stract Statements of Exjienditure in 
 
 18G2 
 
 1863. — To paid Salaries to Counties Treasurer, 
 (Jlerk, Auditors, School and Itoad 
 Superintendents, per Treasurer's De- 
 tailed Statement of Accounts, 1863 ... 3671 07 
 
 " Paid Keeves for attendance in Council, 
 including $200 00 alloAvance to War- 
 den for .services in 1863, per Treasur- 
 er's detailed and Auditors' Abstract 
 Statements 1044 60 
 
 " I'aid for Rents of Court House, Council 
 Chamber, Public Offices, and Registry 
 
 ()ffice.s, per do. do ". 1907 80 
 
 2* 
 
 .*902t; 19 
 
 9728 73 
 
 1044r) o9 
 
^ Art 
 
 ' Sundry iiaynunts iV.rwooiI, $3(51 75, K. 
 S llaiimiu's alloAvaiicc as "Warden for 
 1862, !^200, Law Expenses, $327 55, 
 Priiitin<,' and .Stationery, 8-^86 00, 
 Postage, §99 83, C'.as, $58 50, S. 
 lletallick iV)r giving up contract, $50, 
 and sundry otlier small items, amount- 
 ing in all to 1212 53 
 
 Tot^il amount of exjx'uses of Municipal 
 
 (Government for 1863 7836 60 
 
 1864. — Paid Salaries to Treasurer, Clerk, Auditors, 
 School and iJoad Su])erintendents, &c, 
 tV;c., Sec, per Treasurer's detailed state- 
 ment of accounts for 1864 2897 16 
 
 lieeves' l^iy-list for 1864, SC42 00, Print- 
 ing and Statiunerv, $627 02, Pents, 
 ifsUOS 66 ; 2674 CyS 
 
 Law Costs and Sheriff's Fees for levying 
 iind collecting Municipal Loan Fund 
 deht— say 1800 00 
 
 Sundry miscellaneous jiayments, j)er Trea- 
 surer's detailed stateineut of accounts... 552 10 
 
 Total auKHiut nf expenses fur .Municipal 
 
 (Jovernmeut f,)r 1864 7924 24 
 
 1865. — Paid Salaries to Treasurer, Clerk, Auditors, 
 School and County Poads Superinteu- 
 (h'uts, per Treasurer's detailed and Au- 
 ditors' .Abstract statements of accounts 3708 82 
 
 Ki'cves' I'ay-list.s, including allowance to 
 
 Warden. ISi;.") 1180 (M» 
 
 IJi'Uts di' ( 'nnrt luMiui. Council (Jhamher. 
 ii'ouistrv ami other jmhlic olHces, in 
 iNl).") 1116 (10 
 
 Printing and Stationery, !i?412 10, sundry 
 niiscelhuu'ous anmnnts paid in 1865, 
 per Treasurer's accounts, .S604 88 lOHi '.»S 
 
 'I'otal aiHMiint of expmditiu'c for Municipal 
 
 (invi'mnient i'or 1^6.') 7321 80 
 
 Total anioinit of e\]>enditure for Municipal 
 
 (lovernnieiit in six years $52283 15 
 
 The following STATKMKN'l' gives the amount of the expenditure f(jr 
 Salaries anil Municipal Covornment of thi^ minor Municipalities 
 of the United Comities of Nortluunherland and Durham, during 
 the years 1862, 18(;.3, 1864 and 1865; and which is compiled 
 I'nuii tlie Annual ntnrns .,{' the Counties Clerk to the Govern- 
 ment : — 
 
23 
 
 1 
 2 
 
 3 
 4 
 5 
 6 
 
 7 
 
 8 
 
 9 
 
 10 
 
 11 
 
 12 
 
 13 
 14 
 15 
 16 
 17 
 18 
 1!) 
 •20 
 
 TowiishiiMil'Hamilton. . . 
 
 " Hakliiimnd... 
 
 " Cramahc 
 
 " Brighton 
 
 " Murray 
 
 " IVrcy.' 
 
 '* Sevmour 
 
 '• Alnwick 
 
 " S. Mdua^han 
 
 C»>lbona; Villa;,'*' 
 
 Brighton ilo 
 
 Name of Municipality 
 
 Year 
 1862. 
 
 8 CtH. 
 
 586 0(1 
 371 (Ml 
 5H7 (K) 
 360 00 
 14«2 0(1 
 6!>0 (HI 
 «5(M» 00 
 231 0(1 
 206 (K) 
 561 00 
 180 OOl 
 
 Total North mill H'l'land 
 
 T(jwnislii]) of Dailin^^ton 
 (Mark.......... 
 
 Itolie 
 
 ('avail 
 
 " Manvcrs 
 
 " Cartwri^dil .. 
 Town of Bownianvilli'.. 
 Villaw (pf Ncwcasth'. ... 
 
 Year 
 1863. 
 
 $ cts, 
 
 1038 (M» 
 <5.j(i (M) 
 721 (M) 
 4(Kt (H) 
 4.')!) 00 
 f)17 00 
 3.")() (M) 
 260 (K» 
 203 (M) 
 307 00 
 17!» (Ml 
 
 Year 
 1864. 
 
 $ cts. 
 
 1224 00 
 
 881 (HI 
 
 700 00 
 
 200 (HI 
 
 No ret'ns 
 1092 00 
 
 No ret'n.< 
 181 (HI 
 210 (M) 
 225 (Ml 
 15(1 (Ml 
 
 S5854 (Ml 
 
 $ :,vxi (M) 
 
 Total Diirhaii 
 
 . 511 (M) 
 
 No rct'll 
 
 5iJ3 (Ml 
 
 610 0(1 
 
 No ri't'ns 
 
 No rt't'ns 
 
 1123 (1(1 
 
 333 (Ml 
 
 .^3170 (Ml 
 
 Add total NnrtiimiiliL'i- 
 
 hmda^aliovf 5854 (Ml 
 
 1515 (M) 
 1(I5() (HI 
 !)18 (Ml 
 712 (Ml 
 ()7(» (Ml 
 No ict'lis 
 !)2!> (HI 
 1,S(I (Ml 
 
 Yeai' I Total in 4 
 
 1865. ] J ears. 
 
 8 L'tS.^ 8 cts. 
 
 4!)0 (M)j ;{338 (K) 
 
 610 (M) 2521 (M) 
 
 334 (M1 2342 00 
 
 No rc't'ns! 960 00 
 
 369 (Ml,' 2310 (M) 
 
 978 0(i; 3377 (M» 
 
 606 (Ml 15.')6 (Ml 
 
 226 (Ml 898 (M» 
 
 245 0(1 864 (H) 
 
 218 (Ml 1311 (M> 
 
 220 (Mi| 729 (Ml 
 
 846()3 (Kl 
 
 §4296 (HI 
 
 ^25 (HI 1159 (H) 4(110 (Hi 
 
 No ri-t'iis No ret'us l(l.")(J (id 
 
 510 (Ml " 2(121 (Ml 
 
 ()40 (Ml 1(M)8 (H) 297(1 (Ml' 
 
 644 (Ml 478 (Ml 1792 (Hi 
 
 No rct'nsi 345 (Hi 345 (Mi 
 
 1152 (Mil 1041 (Mij 4245 (HI 
 
 298 (Mli 219 (Hli 1(1:5(1 (Id 
 
 S20206 (Ml 
 
 -^ ;>98(1 (M»|84il(i!» (l(li*!425d (l(Vg!174(i9 dd 
 
 5193 (Ml 
 
 4(;(;3 I Ml 4296 (Ml 
 
 |i!i!9(124 (HI ^11173 (Ml!§!8732 0(i:.S854() (Hi 
 Aild for di'tii ii'iuy ni' IJctunir^ fmni I'liuhtoii, Sfyiimur. ( "laikf. 
 MunviTs and Cartwiiuln, sa\ tliis iinicli mi an a \iiii ;.;',• 
 
 2(1-2(16 (HI 
 
 j>37675 (HI 
 53(HI dd 
 
 (Irand total of cxin'iiscs of Miniicijial (io\« ruiiirut lor four yt'ai> 
 Add the f.\|H'nscs foi' Salaries and Miniifi]'al ( Joviiiii'iciit oj 
 
 till' al>ov(.' luiiMV Municipalities for l^OO 
 
 do. do. do. do. for the year 1^()1 
 
 (Jranil total of cxjuMiditiirc for Salaiics and Municipal (iovcin- 
 
 iiii'Ut in six vcar.- 
 
 ■•(42975 (Ml 
 
 1(173(1 (HI 
 1(1215 (Ml 
 
 ?()392<i (Ml 
 
 (No. 1.) 
 TMK FOLLOW! X(; AllSTRACT ST.VTK.MKNT .-u.iws (K.X( i.u.sivi; 
 
 OK TlIK MrNl(_irAI. LOA.V Fl'.N'lt, AM) CiKAVKl.LKI) liOAdS JiATKl^.) 
 
 Tin'. Total Amoint or Ukvknlk ok thk rN-jTci) ("ountiks of 
 
 XdUTKUMliKUl.AXn AM) Dl'KIIAM, DkRIVKD I-IloM THK 1 lUCKIiKNT 
 SdlHCIvS XoTKI) BkI.oW, DUUI.NU Sl.X YjiAHS, AND l-oR E.VCH 
 
 AND Kvt:i!V Yk.vh, viz. :— 
 
 1860. I 1861. 
 
 ('ounty_ Uiitcs 9,.'">6.'5' ll.fiol 
 
 .\duiinistratiouof .lu.sticc j ^ 
 
 received from Govern- | i ^,2^7 2,33:3 
 
 mont : 1 
 
 1862. 
 
 24,101 
 5. 612 
 
 1863. 
 
 2:5.3:37 
 
 4,700 
 
 1864. 
 
 l.".,!16.'? 
 4.(I0J> 
 
 T'l ani't 
 1865. 11116 vr's 
 
 23,442 1 07, <i.- 7 
 
 1 
 
 4,93*;! 124,848 
 
24 
 
 r24i 
 
 364 
 
 Jury Fund I'ruiii Clerk of ) 
 
 Assize iiiid County / 
 
 Court ) j I 
 
 (V.m.non Schools, Legis- I , j 
 
 lativc ({rant nichulctl.. i ! ' \ ' 
 (iraniinar Sclinols, TiCgis- ) , 
 
 lative Grant ) \ , 
 
 Clergy Reserves Fund.... ..| 10,005! 15,216 
 
 Townsliiiis of Ca Villi ami ) : o n-i> 
 
 -,,1 1 n 1 •• o,9/4i 
 
 ( larke, and Banks ; ' : 
 
 liOans from sundry parties. 
 
 (tovernineiit flrant for } 
 
 (Jaol enlargement ) 
 
 Proceeds of Notes dis- / 
 
 counted \ 
 
 Total nmoiiiit of Hevcniii 
 
 S47,823 
 
 3,184 
 4,144 
 
 352 
 
 14,846 
 
 2,150 
 11,035 
 
 1,324 
 7,618 
 
 .•J51,550|.S67,038 
 
 41] 
 
 14,958 
 
 2,250 
 6,684 
 
 3,380 
 
 $55,720 
 
 51 
 
 15,508 
 
 2,625 
 4,762 
 
 2,500 
 
 $45,417 
 
 565 
 
 15,506 
 
 2,990 
 3,608 
 
 $51,049 
 
 2,467 
 
 90,816 
 
 10,015 
 
 51,370 
 
 8,974 
 
 2,500 
 
 4,508 
 
 15,142 
 
 $318,597 
 
 (No. 2.) 
 THI-: FoLLoWIM; Ar.S'rUACT STATKMK.N r Sunws tih.; Totai. 
 Amoint i)v MoNicv K.\ri:xi)Ei) in tiik Cointikh ('ocncii. in 
 
 I'JACII AND EVEHY VkAH FOIi SIX YkAHS, AM) I'OH TIIK UnDEI!- 
 
 MKXTioxEU Purposes, viz. : — 
 
 Administration of Justice.. , 
 
 (>aol Expenses 
 
 Jury Expenses 
 
 Common Schools, includ- / 
 
 ing Legi.slative Grant.. \ 
 
 Grammar Schools 
 
 Boards of Instruction 
 
 Coroner's and Surgeon's ( 
 
 Fees I 
 
 Registry Offiijes '.. 
 
 Loans from Townships, / 
 
 Banks, &c \ 
 
 Total amount of expendi- | 
 ture in 6 years \ 
 
 1860. 
 
 $4,378 
 2,049 
 3,700 
 
 15,240 
 
 800 
 26 
 
 539 
 
 1,217 
 
 13,072 
 
 1861. i 1862. 
 
 $41,021 
 
 $4,697: $5,104 
 8,316: 7,985 
 4,037i 2,772 
 
 14,75o| 14,846 
 
 2,1.50 
 224 
 
 856 
 
 2,680 
 
 8,468 
 
 821 
 
 484; 
 
 1,6681 
 
 4,21ol 
 
 $38,244'$45,085 
 
 1863. 
 
 $6,120 
 4,872 
 3,593 
 
 14,858 
 
 2,250 
 264 
 
 1,473 
 
 567 
 
 3,944 
 
 $37,941 
 
 1864. 
 
 To'I ex- 
 pendi- 
 ture in 
 1865. l6 years. 
 
 $6,695 
 2,995 
 2,492 
 
 15,508 
 
 2,625 
 174 
 
 951 
 
 1,000 
 
 1,092 
 
 $33,532 
 
 $7,375 
 3,052 
 3,372 
 
 15,506 
 
 2,990 
 171 
 
 744 
 
 1,848 
 
 $35,058 
 
 $34,359 
 29,269 
 19,966 
 
 90,708 
 
 10,815 
 941 
 
 5,047 
 
 8,980 
 
 30,786 
 
 $230,871 
 
 The annexed monioranduni gives the total amount of moneys received 
 hy the Counties Treasurer on account of the Municipal Loan Fund and 
 (travel Roads from 1860 up to 186G : — 
 
 
 1860. 
 
 1861. 
 
 $ 
 
 18,322 
 12,084 
 
 1862. 
 
 1863. 
 
 1864. 
 
 .1865. 
 
 Total in 
 6 years. 
 
 Municipal Loan Fuinl Rates » 
 
 received each year ) 
 
 ( iravel Roads Rates 
 
 $ 
 53,339 
 16,071 
 
 $ 
 4,086 
 4,686 
 
 $ 
 
 Xone. 
 640 
 
 $ 
 None. 
 None. 
 
 $ 
 14,5.38 
 12,496 
 
 $ 
 90,285 
 45,977 
 
 Total amount received from i 
 M. L. F. and Gravelled [ 
 Roads Rates in 6 years.... ) 
 
 136,262 
 
 
 
25 
 
 The following abstract statouiciit shows the anicunt of money paid to 
 the Receiver (Jeneral, on account of the Municipal Loan Fund, in six 
 years : 
 
 1860. — Paid lieceiver General this much, being on ac- 
 count of interest due the Municipal Loan 
 Fund $54,486 
 
 1861. — Paid Keceiver General on account of interest... 44,216 
 
 1862. — Paid Keceiver General in January, February 
 
 and March $7,800 
 
 July. — Paid Receiver General from Clergy Reserves 
 
 appropriation, to the Counties, this much. 811,035 
 
 $18,835 
 
 1863. — No money paid on account the M. L. F. this 
 
 year 
 
 1864. 
 
 July 27th. — Paid this much from the Clergy Reserves 
 
 Fund 4,762 
 
 1865. 
 
 Septembor 22nd. — Paid Receiver General from the 
 
 Clergy Reserves Fund 83,608 
 
 December 18th, 28th, and 30th.— Paid Receiver (Jen- 
 eral from ^Iunici])al Loan Fund Rate, 
 
 1805 23,200 
 
 ■2C: 808 
 
 Total amount paid the (iovernment in six years, on accnunt of 
 
 Municipal Loan Fund 140.107 
 
 Deduct this much, being from the ("Icrgy Reserves Fund as 
 
 noted above 1 '.),405 
 
 Which .shows the exact amount of money paid iVuin tlic Mu- 
 nicipal Loan Fund, and Gravel Ruads Rates 129,702 
 
 AJ<1 this much, as being so much less than the .^130,262 re- 
 ceived by the Treasurer on account, as noted in 
 the above memorandum G,5C0 
 
 $136,262 
 
 The following sunnnary of the total amount of the Revenue and Ex- 
 penditiu'e of the Counties Council of Xorthumberland and Durham, com- 
 piled from the foregoing financial statistics in these pages, will show the 
 intelligent reader, at a glance the amount of the Dr. and Cr. sides <if these 
 accounts during the past six years. 
 
 Dr. 
 
 RUVKNUH AND FROM "NVlIAT SoUnt'ES I )ERIVKn. 
 
 -'Vmount of County Rates raised in six years. !?107,957 
 
 Amount of School Rates " " '" 45,408 
 
 Municipal Loan Fund and Gravel Roads Special 
 
 Rates 136,262 
 
 Total amount raised by direct taxes in six years $289,627 
 
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 Clergy Reserves Fund appropriations to the (Joiintios in six 
 
 years 51,370 
 
 'I'otal amount of Legislative gr<ints to (_'omnion Schools in six 
 
 years 45,408 
 
 Anioinit reeeived from (fovernment and C'lerk of Assize and 
 County Court for tlie administration of Justice, in 
 six years, enlargement of the Gaol, and the Jury 
 Fund ;. 31,803 
 
 Totid amount of revenue from all sources !$418,208 
 
 ToTAr, Amount of Kxi'i.ndituui:, and iou What I'urpohkh. 
 
 Administration of Justice, Gaol and Jury Expenses for six 
 
 years 883,594 
 
 Paid Government on account of the Municipal Loan Fund 
 
 Debt fur six years 129,702 
 
 Paid on account of Common Schools in six years 90,708 
 
 Paid for salaries and expciuses of Municipal Government in the 
 
 Counties 52,283 
 
 Paid l>y the minor Municipalities for salaries, anil Municipal 
 
 Government, in six years 63,920 
 
 Totiil amount of expenditure in six years $420,207 
 
 It will l)e seen from the above statement that the rates raised in six 
 years, for County purposes, aniounted to $107,957 ; while the amount paid 
 for salaries, and the Municipal Government of these Counties during the 
 same ])erio(l, w.\s $52,283, licing nearly o)ti'-h<i/j'oi' tlie money raised for 
 County purj>oses in six years I I ! liy adding together the sums of 
 $45,408 and $31,803, will give $77,211, which was received from Gov- 
 ernment, for s(;hools, the administration of justice, ^v..\ and subtract this 
 sum from $418,208 the total amount of Kevenue derived from all sources 
 in six years, will leave the sum of $340,997; then add the two sums of 
 $52,28^3 and $63,920 together, they will make $116,203;— that amount 
 being expended for salaries and Municipal Government of the minor 
 Municipalities and tlie United Counties, and shows that this expenditure 
 of $116,203 exceeds that of $90,708, the expenditure for educational 
 purposes in six years, //// ffte hrn/e (D/toiiut r>/ $25,495 ! I ! which excess of 
 expenditure for Municipal (Government would have been far better and 
 more usefully applied in i)romoting the educational interests of these 
 Counties, than having so much money s(iuandered away to remunerate 
 your representatives in the Counties Council, in too many instances, for 
 thc'r unnecessary and really worse than useless services. 
 
 With regard to the proceedings of the (JoimtiesCouncilof 1866, as re- 
 corded in their Journals, I have nothing special at present to mention, except- 
 ing that the C<juncil, at its June st;ssion, handsomely votetl the Liberal 
 sura of three thousand dollars to the nine companies of the bravo and 
 patriotic Volunteers that formed the Battalion of these United Counties, 
 as a " slight recognition of their services," and who, when called upon in 
 the hour of danger, instantly sprang to arms in (iefence of our free coun- 
 try and hajtpy homes, and w«'nt fortli to save and protect them from the 
 
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 ruthless attacks and devastating ravages of the hordes of marauding ruf- 
 fians and lawless vagabonds that insanely attempted and recklessly 
 dared to invade and conquer our heloved and sacred soil. 
 
 When I commoneed preparing this work for tlie i>ress, I expected tn 
 have been able to give you an absti-act statement of the receijjts, expen- 
 ditures, and liabilities of these counties during tlie past year; but I can- 
 not do S(i Hf)W, as the Treasurer's accounts have not as yet been audited 
 or reported on ])y tlie auditors, appointed this year to audit and re])ort the 
 accounts t)f 18G(), wliicli should liave been done by tlieni, as r(!([uired and 
 directed by the Liw to do, within one montli af^<'r their ap])ointm('iit; and 
 also "to tile an Abstract and Detailed staten\e)it. in duplicate, of all such 
 "receipts, expeuditiu-cs and liabilities of the : /rporution, in tli(! office oi' 
 •* tlie (-'ouucil, so that any inhabitant or rate-}tayer of the Municipality, at 
 ■'all seasonable liours, may have an o]iportunity of insjiecting the same, 
 "and by himself or liis agent, at his own cxjx'nsc, lake a copy tlua-eof, or 
 •' extracts therefrom." 
 
 Before concluding these remarks, I wouM !)eg to olfcr a few ol)serva- 
 tioiis respecting the new Municipal Ad, and rciativ(( to tlie election of 
 liceves aiul Deputy Reeves, in Towns, Incorporatetl ^'illages and Town- 
 ships. The law now is "that if a town lias not withdrawn from the jur- 
 " i.sdiction of the Council of the ( "ouiity in wliicli it lies, then a lieeve 
 "shall be added, and if tlie toM-n had the names of five hundred frec- 
 " holders and househohlers on the last revised assessment roll, thei. a 
 " Deputy lieeve shall be added, and for every live hundred j)ersons pt.ss- 
 " essing the same ])rojierty ((ualitication as voters on sucli roll, there shall 
 "be elected an adilitional De]>uty Keeve." "The Council of every incor- 
 " porated A'^illage shall consist of one Keeve, who shall be the head there- 
 " of, and four Councillors ; and if the village hail the names of five hun- 
 " dred freeholders and householders ou the last revised assessment roll, 
 "then of a Reeve, De]iutv Keeve, and three Councillors, and for every ad- 
 " ditional hve hundred names of ])ersons possessing the sann; pro})erty 
 "qualifications as voters on such roll, there shall lie ehicted an additional 
 " lieeve instead of a Couneilltn-. The ( 'ouncil of every Township shall 
 " consist of a Keeve, who shall b(! the head thereof, and the number of 
 " Deputy Keeves to be elected are to be upon the same conditions as jiro- 
 " vided for in the election of Deputy Keeves for Incorporated Villages." 
 
 The election of Keeves and Dejiuty Keeves direct by the j)eople, is un- 
 <[uestionably a great improvement upon the former mode of Municipal 
 Councils electing one or two of their number to re])resent tlieir respective 
 Municipalities in the County Council ; because in too many instances it 
 frequently hapjjened that instead of sending the most intelligent and best 
 qualified members in the (J'ouncil, througii a system of /ni/-rolh'nij tnrtirs 
 being practised by the aspirants to Municipal honors and the emoluments 
 of office, those the least qualified and most inconii)etent to act as County 
 Councillors Avere too often elected by themselves Keeves and Deputy 
 lieeves; and it frecpieutly occurred in such cases that such persons, repre- 
 senting the minor Municipalities, did uk re harm than good in the Coun- 
 ty Council, and instead of maintaining the rights and ])romoting the in- 
 terests of their constituents, they either through ignorance, mental inca- 
 pacity, or sordid selfishness, totally ig::ion'd thost' rights, and sacrihced 
 those interests which they had solemnl'y' promised and (h'clared tliat they 
 would faithfully advance and firmly muintain. 
 
 Although cordially apj>roving of the mode of electing Reeves and 
 
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 Deputy Reeves dii'ect by the })eople, yet I muat candidly confess that I 
 cannot see any great benefit will be derived, or any desirable advantage 
 obtained by sending one lieevo and two or three Deputy Reeves, as the 
 case may be, to represent minor Municipalities in the County Council. 
 From long observation and considerable experience, I liave often been led 
 to think tliat in many respects it would be far better, and much more 
 conducive to the public good, were only the Reeves of the minor Muni- 
 cipalities sent to represent them in the County Council; and there would 
 also be more likelihood of having the Municipal affairs of the Counties 
 much better taken care of, and more efficiently unil ])ro{)erly managed 
 than tlioy have been heretofore; besides saving at least one-half of the 
 large amount of money that is noAV paid to Reeves and Deputy Reeves 
 for their attendance and services in tlie Counties Council. If only Reeves 
 were made eligible to take seats in the County Council, then we might 
 reasonably expect, as a general nde, to see a mucli more respectable, bet- 
 tor educated, and a more competent class of men seeking for and occupy- 
 ing them; for as the case now stands, it cannot be denied that ilunicipal 
 reform in tliis matter is much Avantetl, and should be loudly called for, 
 and tlie sooner it is accomplished so much the better will it be for the 
 public weal, by elevating the cliaracter and adding to the honor and dig- 
 nity, as well as the responsibility, of your representatives in the County 
 Council. 
 
 I am now done with my voluntary and self-imposed task of recording 
 and publishing the proceedings and financial transactions of the Counties 
 Council of Northumberland and Durham, extending over a period of seven 
 years, an<l which is now offered for your consideration, instruction and 
 special benefit; and all of which is most respectfully submitted for your 
 approval and action thereon, in such a way and manner as you may deem 
 most proper and expedient to do in the matter. 
 
 "be just and fear not." 
 
 I have the honor to be 
 
 Your most obedient and humble Servant, 
 
 JOHN STEELE. 
 
 CoBOURG, March, 1867. 
 
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