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Sl'EA.KKU, t:--.. • On coming into power the present government had been entrusted with a mandate enjoining it to devote itself, above all. to restoring equilibrium in our finances by reducing the expenditure through economy and l)y increasing the i-e venue without imposing fresh taxes. To attain this result we were obliged to strictly insist upon the collection of moneys due the province from all sources and to reduce the annual expenditure as much as possible without injuriously affecting the efficiency of the public service. . The task we had to undertake was an ungrateful one, but it was imperative as the only solution of the problem to be solved. ■' » -• fo^: JB...X' 1^, l>s ■■■':• f^ '''V _ 4 — Tu tliiit en 1 wc had iti tlie tir-it place ami a^ovc all to put u sto]) to the uyatc'in of «^raiitiii/ unlwiiitijcl sulisi'iics auii boMUses tu inteiprisL's and works which, liowevtr dcacrviny, tht-y nii«.''it he, necessitated a considt mhle increase ia o\ir lialiilitics, and a corresponding addition to our nnnnal expenditure in the siiape of interest and sinkiuu fund, Our predecessors had, shortly hefore the <,'enerd elections, hy orders in council, with tlie promise to have them ratified liy the in-coming legislature, given subsidies and gnuits of that nature to the amount of nver a million dollars and they hud increased the annual expenditure in several branches of the civil service i>y addi- tions to the salai'ies and to the number of employees. To piy these sidisidics we should have been compelled to negotiate t'lesk loans ami to provide lor the inrreasQtl cxicntliture ilne to the additional salaries; we shotdd hiive been (obliged to imjiose new taxes, without which the ilesired cipiili- brium could not be obtivined. But, as 1 have just stated, we had pledged ourst Ives to exhaust ev^ry huvtiis at our command to avoiil increasing the liabilities df the province or having recourse to fresh tax. , ji I\ V/.lr',l • * '^ ? IVtween these two obligations we were compelled, in ol)edieMe(> tn the popidar mandate confide 1 to us, to refuse to exact from the members elected to su])port us he ratification of a policy which they had denounced onjxll the hustings. We set to work coumgeously in, the hope that wc should soon be alile to effect the disapp-aran-e fro.n our annual accounts of the enormous deficit l"i't on the conclusion of our irjdecessors' last year in office. This hof)e has in a great measure been realized (hiring the first twelve months of our administration and I am still (ronfident that if the members will continue to give us, in this ])olicy of economy, the hearty su]pport that they have hitherto accorded us, we shall shortly a c )mp1ish it. Hudgetary forecasts can never be made in a }»recise and infallible manner. They are sul»ject to accidental circumstances which cause them, in spite of the eflorts of. a government, to undergo unexpected changes in certain services It may easily hajipeu that dullness in the lumber trade or a falling off in the number of licenses granted during the year will cause a perceptible lowering of the receipts from these two important sources of revenue. It may likewise happen ,1,^ )]i In lilt' nl works icrcust; ia till' sliapt^ 111 eouiiiil, siibsiilios they liiul L' iiy aildi- iiili- tVcsli iliirii s; Mc rt.*d enuili- it's nt' the :ll(' ]injiulal' sii]i|imt us 1m* iiliK' to cit I'-I't oil iu 11 yivat itiun and T s policy of hull shoitlv le manner, . pit« of the C(JS i off in the ering of the rise Imppeu that an increase in the iimtontroUable exjiendituro niny, iu certain i»roportion, add to the amount of the oatiniated expenditure. ' ■ ■* ;• This lias happened tliia year in the service of insane asylums in connection with which the estimate is unavoidably aiij^mented by a considerable iucnmso iu the uunilier of the inmates of those institutions and by the addition of $14.00 to the cost of board of each patient in St-Jean-de-Dieu asylum. But I have no reason to think that we shall be greatly mistaken in the estimates for the coming year, which have been submitted to the House and I am confident that, if th amount of receij>ts iudicatetl by them be realized, we shall obttiin the desired eijuilibrium We have made vigorous strides in that direction during the cour.so •of our first year and we shall infallildy attain our end with the support of the majority of this House. . , , , •• .. ;s ,.■<- Yon may convince yourselves of this In' studying the tables which T shall have the honour of submitting to you in a moment anr)8 16 While on the .•'.Oth June previous it was only 22,156,346 30 The excess having therefore increased in a single year by 3,335,311 86 I ?• ;^,> '>i* '"' Fioiii which inust be deducteil the iiiiiount (olded to0,r>T:, 07 From which must be deducted the amount by whicli our liabi- lities have been increased by the conversion of the debt 800,141) 80 Leaving an excess of liuliilities over assets for O^'s year of 2r»,0:')0,376.71 If we comjjare this amount with the excess of > lialjilititfs over assets on the 80th June, , . . , 1897, amounting as above stated to 2r),49],0r)8 10 Less the amount by which the liabilities had been increased to that date by conversion of the debt 625,051.42 24,806,000 74 it will be found that during the fiscal year ended on the 30th June last, such excess had increase 70 Aylmer Court House (Redemption of ilebentures)... 20,451 69 Ottawa District Court House 1,829 12 Q. M. O. & O.Iiy, construction 2,:500 90 164,309 97 Deficit between ordinary revenue and ordinary expenditure, including the cost of redeeming the bonds of the 1 880 issue and the pur- chase of inscribed stock for sink- ing fund 8187,030 33 *75,325 41 L»SB ; 187,307.99 by Mliich the con- solidated debt AVHs rodiu'cd* through the rudeinption of the abov^ bonds and S10,677.78. by which the asjiota available for the sinking fund were increased as above indicat<'d ; these two amounts taken from the ordi- ' nary revenue of the year and ■" proportionately redticing it, '" amount to 97,985 77 89,044 56 S164,369 97 COMPARISON BETWEEN THE E^^TI MATES OF 1897-98 AND THE I^ESULTS OliTAINED. EHTl.MAl'F.D liF.i.KinS The estimated ordinary n-ocipts for 1897-98 were $ 4,116,199 42 To this must be added the amount collected by the sheriffs . . "' and collectors and disbursed bv them for costs of collection, as set forth in the public accounts 63,592 33 The ordinary receipts amounted to. $ 4,179,751 75 , 4,177,656 85 Leaving a deticit of. .$ 2,135 40 Thus, though the receipts from the various sources of revenue have greatly differed, some being more and some being less than the estimated receipts, thei-e is in the end but a difference on the debit side of S2,l.']5.40. it" '^^. ft/ : l^s ,s 4V- 1,, — 8 KSTIMATKD KXl'KNUITrRE, 1897-1)8 According to my predecessor's Biulj^et, .tlie ordinary exjten- diture for 1897-98 was to Ix' $4,012,900 0? To this amount must be added tlie disbursements of Sherift's and revenue collectors out of their collections, included in the ex- penditure, as appears by the Public accounts, and not taken into consideration in the Estimates 63,592 33 ,;,,■'.,,(■'",.•,*''■■ — — ^™* „ /, • $4,106,492 35 Now the ordinary expenditure for that year 1897-98 was 4,364,686 68 Leaving a diiVerence in excess of. $ 258,194 33 Tiiis increased expenditure has been almost entircdy the result cessors' legislation or action, entailing expenses in addition to those seen and for which no jirovision had been made in the revenue. ■ ■; '■; /' ! '-i: ■' Thus we have had to jmy over and above the estimated expenditure the following sums : Increased interest on the public debt $ Cost of trunks for members Increase in amount of salaries through reorganization of departments Additional contijigfencies due to such reorganization Paid La Caisse d'P-conomie under ordei' in council of I'Oth. May 1897 Salaries of otlicial stenographers Public Instruction under the act GO Vic, Ursulines of Roberval under the act GO Vic, Eastern Townships Association under the net GO Vic, Montreal Exhibition Ilichiuond Agricultur.il Society under sujjjdenieutary estimates confirming order in council of 14tli November, llJilG Premiums of insurance on Public Buildini's Protestant Insane Asylum under 59 Vic, chapter 5 Kevlsion of Code of Civil Procedure of our prede. already fore* 66,555 50 2,872 15 8,099 36 5,200 00 7,679 9S 7,227 99 50,000 00 2,498 17 5,000 00 13,000 00 2,000 00 12,432 12 8,325 00 6,652 33 1,042,900 02 G3,592 33 t, 106,492 35 1,361,686 68 1 258,191 33 of our prede« already fore~ 66,555 50 2,872 15 8,099 36 5,200 00 7,679 98 7,227 99 50,000 00 2,498 17 5,000 00 13,000 00 2,000 00 ] 2,432 12 8,325 00 6,652 33 — 9 — S«iuestrution of Rtie des Ciiuleurs Itailway 7,282 38 'Costof AVhelan arbitmtiou ^M'i 47 Claims for iron bridges '447 97 Transoribing registers at Montreal West under order iu council of UOth May, 1897 't'11^5 00 Total..... « 210,732 42 ■ Thus it will 1)0 seen that we were oonipelled, iu cou.setiueuoe of the engagements contracted by the Government which pre- ceded us, to spend over and above the estimated expenditure ' • ' '^ ^ au amount of. $210,732 42 rOeducting this from the amount I have just given as the difference , , . , between the estimates of my predecessor for 1897-88, and v <>ur expenditure in the same year, suy 2o8,194 33 ~There remains only a difference of. $ 47,461 91 .My predecessor, without taking into accoinit these additional ex- . > . fienses imposed l>y his Government, had estimated a surplus for the year 1897-98 of « 7:»,299 40 rBut he wuuld have been obliged to incur the increased expendi- ture which I have just indicated, say 210,7->2 42 ■Thereby inevitably converting his pretended surplus into a deficit of $ rj'i,433 02 2Now, if we C(jmpare the receipts we have iiulized during the year 1897-98 $4,177,656 35 'With tlie exjienditure indicated in the estinuite of my predecessor $4,106,492 35 IWe should have a surplus of $ 71,104 00 instead of the deficit caused by the unforeseen expendiiure .bequeathed to us. ^w< jiC s;... ft'"" ^/; ,\ >; m~ I ^•'■/lii ■I — 10 — My {.redecessov had estimated the payment of the interest on the Aylmer court house debentures at $1,574.00. These deVientures were redeemed during tlie year. The total of this {>nyraent in capital and interest amounted to 820.4ol.i9. Another sum of J17829 1 2 was also paid to the coii)oration of Hull, being the l^alance of ihe law stami)8 collected to the 28th February, 1898, on account of the (tax for the Ottawa district court house. THK ACCOUNTS FOR 189G-7 COMPAEEI) WITH THOSE OF 1807-8 The Publif Acjounta for the fiscal year ended on the 30lh June 1898 show- that the ordinary receipts and expenditure for this year, including the amount re- ceived on the railway subsidy tax, were as follows : , Ordinary receipts S4,177,656 35 Ordinary expenditure 4,864,686 68^ Leaving a deficit of S 187,030 33 i ■ ' ■ On the other hand the ordinary receipts and expenditure for the previous year (1896-7) established on the same . basis, were as follows : ' Onlinary receipts $3,874,966 22 Ordinary exjienditure 4,68r),4o0 42. Deficit « 810,484 20 Thus the deficit for the year 1896-7 was $ 810,484 20 While that of 1897-8 is ia7,0;.?0 33 Being an improvement to the amount of. $ 62:;'., 4-33 87 in the ojierations of this year alone. This improvement in the ojteration of our last fiscal year is due to eoiisidcr— able reductions in most of the branches of the public service and to the fact that, the revenue, thanks to the diligence displayed by the government in collectinf» it was kejit up to the level of the estimate.'^. 11 — bhe Aylmer med during ?20.4ol.«9. 11, being the 3011 nt of the 1807-8 1808 show amount re- 177,656 35 B6-*,(i86 6a 187,030 33 DETAILED STATEMENT OF THE RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE FOR 574,966 22 i85,450 42. i 10,484 20 10,484 20 »7,0;.?0 33 -'o,4.33 ar > considcr- I fact thttt, )llectinsi it. 1897-y8 COMPARED WITH THOSE FOR 189U-97. Receipts : The total ordinary receipts foi 189*7-98, ineludin-,' the railway subsidy tax, are ^,177,656 Those for 1896-97 were 3,874,966 22 OO Increase for receipts for 1897-98 over those for 1896-97 !? 302,090 1*^ The services that have contributed to this increase are Lands, Forests and Fisheries ] )irect taxes on commercial corporations , Insane Asylums Contributions Industrial and Reformatory Schools Licenses Arre.irs of taxes for manufacturing and tradiui^ licejises Dominion of Canada, interest on trust funds Law stamps Registmtion stamps Law fees Montreal Court House Gaol (Juards, Quebec and Montreal , Percentage on salaries of Public OPlcers Interest on price of sale of Q. M. 0. and Interest on loans and deposits Tax on i-aihray subsidies Other services 215,021 93 59,908 33 56,329 91 35,463 12 28,867 41 19,452 97 9,229 78 5,063 60 2,548 05 6,988 58 3,031 91 1,200 00 ' 1,878 24 1,438 27 4,895 58 1,353 68 2,220 02 $ 454,891 38- i The services in which there has been a fftllinu off in the .re- ceipts in 1897-98 as compared with 1896-97, are: — Tax on transfers of property $72,801 18 Duties on successions... 65,986 46 IH m' m: ^t — 12 — Building and J ury fund Maintenance of prisoners Montreal Gaol Arriiars of direct taxes on certaia persons. Other services , 4,132 02 4,630 78 1,368 92 2:127 36 1,154 33 $ 152,201 25 Leaving an increase in 1897-98 of $ 302,690 13 'Ordinary Expexdituke : The total ordinary expenditure for 1897-98, was !?4,364,686 68 That for 1896-97 was? 4,685,450 42 Being a decrease in the expenditure for 1897-98 as compared with 1896-97 of .' $320,763 74 The services in v.hioh there was a decreased expenditure .for 1897-98 as compared with 1896-97 are the following : l^gislition * * 77,713 22 Administration of Justice 44,286 12 Agriculture, Colonization and Immigration 97,2 1 8 78 Public Works "nd Buildings, ordinary 38,300 03 lasane Asylums and Charities 19,241 02 Miscollaneous 105,489 39 •Cost of collection of railway subsidy tax 8,355 22 $ 390,603 78 The services wherein the expenditure was greater ari: Public debt $ 40,302 87 I'ivil GoA'ernment ',337 17 Public Instruction 24,200 00 $ 69.840 04 Being a decrease in the expenditure for 1897-98 compared with thai of 1896-97 of $ 320,763 74 $ 152,201 25 $ 302,690 13 !?4,364,G8G 68 4,685,450 42 « 320,763 74 * 77,713 22 44,286 12 97,218 78 38,300 03 19,241 02 105,489 39 8,355 22 390,603 78 $ G0.840 04 — 13 — These stftteinents mav l)e summarized as follows Incixiase in revenue in 1897-98 overl89G-97 •. $302,090 13- Reduction in exj)enditure in 1897-98 below 1890-97 320,703 74 • Total increase in revenue and reduction in expenditure in 1897-98. $623,453 87 (.)ur financial position has therefore been improved to that extent. This result for a first year's administration shows that Me hu\e liiithfully followed the policy of prudence and economy promised during the electoral con- test and that we are progressin^f as surely as the state of our finances permit to\Vitul a definite and lasting equilibrium. , .« The decrease in expenditure chargeable to capital is as follows : The payments for railway subsidies during the year 1897-98 were less by 11,143,572.99 than in the previous year. v.- ■ . . .. Thi- payments on Q. M. O. & U. construction claims were less by $4,256.88 than in 189G-97. The balance of the railway subsidies authorized by statute, but not yet curned on the 30th June, 1898, is $925,082,84. The amount repaid on llailway guarantee deposit during the year 1897-98 has been $143,715.70 less than in 1896-97. The balance of these deposits on the 30th June 1898, was $132,702.49. The considerable amount of reductions effected in the ordinary expenditure in 1897-98 neces.sittVtes some explanation as to detiiilg which, with the permission of the House, 1 shall give as briefly as possible. The services wherein there has been a decrease in expenditure in 1897-98 as compared with 1896-97 are as I have just indicated the following : $ 320,763 74 — 14 — i.\. ;(,,., ! s * ■ Legislation : — (Decreaae) To this amouut of (leerease in ex- jienditure must 1>e added the following incurred in 189G-7, and paid in 1897-8. ,,'. i„ Balances on salaries due in 1896-7 and ])aid in 1897-8 $2,134 00 Office supplies bought and delivered .. , , in 189G-7 biit paid in 1897-8.. 5,102 10 ,> Trunks for memliers bought and de- , ' , «. •, •l,^^ • livered in 1896-7, but paid in -^ ••,... 1897-8 2,108 00 $9,344 10 Real decrease in 1897-8 as com- pared with 1896-7 $87,057 32 For the purposes of comparison we must also deduct the indemnity of four members not elected in 1896 7 and charged against 1897-8 3.200 00 ; Making a difference between 1890- 7 and 1897-8 of $90,257 32 But in onler that the comparison may be made upon the same Itasis for each year, it is only fair to deduct the election expenses and the revision of the electoral lists for both years, say 83,390 32 Still leaving a decrease of. $ 6,867 00 in favor of 1897-8 over 1896-7 in the or- dinary expenses of legislation, if we attri- bute to each year the expenditure proper to «77,713 22 — 15 — J77,713 22 Administration of Justice : (decrease), made up as follows : — $ 44,2^6 12 -Decrease : Salaries of Sherift's, Prothonotaries, etc :.. $22,200 37 Criminal prosecutions 88 29 Sherift''8 contingent expenses 16,310 45 Salaries of Clerks of the Crown and Peace 448 05 Court interpreters 375 00 Gaol phj'sicians 241 04 Miscellaneous 13,662 43 '^""'"^'■""•""•J I-"'""" "■■" "^ ^-. ... .,,,..,, $54,054 37 EASE : Building and Jury fund $ 1,457 76 .--, -■■-■ .. .- ;' ■» '• Salaries and expenses of Coroners 479 72 Salaries and expenses of District - ' *^' V> '"'y.. Magistmtes ..... 611 14 --■ " , ,- '', Transcription 444 uo :.x do in' registry office of Montreal West 4,222 1,133 819 00 83 80 Police Inspection of Public offices $ 9,768 25 Uaking a decrease for 1897-98 over 1896-97 of $ 44,286 12 Agriculture. Colonization and Immigration (decrease) , $ 97,218 This considerable decrease for 1897-98 over 1896.97 is explained by the fac that the previous government, for reasons which I do not wish to recall here, increased the expenditure, in the year 1896-97, on account of Agriculture, Colo- nization and Immigration in abnormal proportions, as may be seen by the follow- ing figures : £»•*■ t;> i' fe ':\ p; :i ^f 1 — IC In ISO.'i-Ofi, umU-r the Taillon poverrunont the txpenflituro wiis only 8286, >^U 00 In 1897-08, the i^vsciit administration cxpomlid 307,476 00^ Being an increase for 1807-98 of i?20,662 00 This M'as the normal and ordinary exiionditure as indicati'd more- over in the estimates iirej)ared liy my predecessor as the ••' ' expenditure for this year- 1807-08. We have exceeded that estimate hy $J0,()rt2.00, owinj,' to tli(> increased expense, liy the improvement of municipal roads and other useful objects. The Taillon yovennnent in its estiuuitcs for 180('i-!t7 had set ■ down the sum of ?251.800 00' But his successor, Hon. Mr. f lynu, thouglit i)Vo]U'r, under the very special circumstaiu^es in whicli he was placed, to exceed the autliorized expenditure by carrying it to 40l,tj95 00 Exceeding the appropriations voted by this House by 8152,895 00 And this excess of expenditure was so irregular and so ab- normal that in the same year he reduced the appropriation in : his budget for 1897-08 to its normal amount, say 8288,800 00- We have deemed it our duty to comply Mith the desire of this House by only exceeding the ajtpropriation it has voted liy a small amount to provide for that en .'ouragement of municipal roads of which the puldic has already manifested its high appreciation. TviiiAC WoitKs'ANP BriLitiNGS, ordinary (decrease) $;'.8,o00 03- made up as follows : Decrease : lients. re-iiairs, ite $24,016 70 Inspections, &c ., 14,9&2 22 Kepairs and rents of Court Houses and Gaols... ll,73o 23 $50,732 15- i?286,S14 GO' 307,476 Oa i*20,662 00 .^251.800 00' 404,t}95 00 ?152,895 00- $288,800 00- this House hy to provide for uly manifested $;J8i300 03. — 17 — Incrt,ask : Instimnce of Conrl Houses and (raols iK>t pro- vided for in the estimates 1 2,4;.<2 1 1 Decrease for 1897-1^8 under 189»;.97 $38,:)00 0?- Insank AsYUMS AN'D (■HARITIKH (decrease) $ 19,241 02 Mi8CEi,LANEors Kxi'ENSKs, (decrease) S 10.'>,489 39 Und Miscellancoufi expenses, generallj' f 9,786 IH Department of Crown Lands and Mines 32,420 24 Stamps, licenses, etc Expenses in connection with the ArVjitration.. llevision of Code of Civil Procedure (} rant to Vaccine Institute Official Gazette Protestant Insane Asylum CommiitAtion in Magdalen Islands Traffic expenses of Q. M. O. & The increase has V>een in the following ser- vices : Disbursements by revenue col- l(!ctors out of their collec- tions Pensions 13,958 66 6,581 81 . 11,847 67 364 95 ■ \- !;i^- 848 02 11 80 •«lj| 520 65 7,872 36 1 84,212 50 Special pensions prothonotaries Quebec S 2,026 66 1,200 41 2.100 00 — 18 ~ i^: 1^^ !>.•- p '■>'•. .■ ■■r> '1 ]'uil\v)iy iiHjX'ction.s. 100 00 Night .s.-lioo!8 855 75 Iiiiliistriitl •sliiblishmi iits 447 06 Saliirics uu<[ exptiisi'S of n'gis'ry ollk'o -2,260 31 ..SeqiiHHlmlioii df riiiie (ies Clmleiira IJ.iihvay 1,:108 83 $ I0,30:i '32 Doeivaso $ 73,908 58 , The sitPfiiil Hvu Ilia for 1896-97, wt-re the following: KiUhm. Convent $ 200 00 Chainpliiiu Moniimcut.. -. 2,000 00 Ke.j>rintin;4: l)t;srlmni]ts' work on ■ ■>.\-'- nninici]i!ilities 4,500 00 Cltiini of heirs Aniyot 4,000 00 Aiil to parties iii county of Port- nt'uf 3,353 95 ' ' Aid to n-cly fiishcrmnn of I'um'.., 2.000 00 Histoiiv (In Droit Canailitn 198 00 House of Itofutje 300 00 €laim of Joseph Dus-ault 14,578 77 do of Waterous Co 2,178 15 Indemnity to Mad. Rioux 296 44 Indian relief fund 4,000 00 « 37,605 31 In 1897-8 the special gr.iuts were as follows : Maritime road in County of Ga3p4 $1,824 50 Spec'ial officer on mrth shore 1,200 00 , >'f.i ,h ' 1-5 i;. : 'iii — ly — ijrr'"T"< < II I J : ' :j : ^ - j bi iJolmor.t IMreftt 500 00 MDiinment National -',"000 0'> *t;,0:i4 :)0 The docroiH" iiiuler tho Iieail of spncial yranU is :$ •31,.'>80 81 -Vnl till' total ilotTt'iiso in ruisnnllmii'oug oxponsos (liirinj,' t!u« year 1897-8 with I80G-7 is 105,480 30 I'lKMc WnitKs AND I'lriLinsii?*, oxtiiioivliniirv, (docrfiist) ; This 'ii'i'i'i'iisc i-i iiiiulti up iis follows : ♦ 126,148 58 railianiont riiiildings and tjromid's ]»aildinif and furniture of Montreal Court Houso (laolir's loditini.' Moutn'nl Xow Montreal Gaol Court l[oUl^e and Gaol, liryson, $ ;J.427 65 151,094 11 8,22' 23 2,784 60 179 70 Tnci;kask >t A ! $166,607 20 Court House and Gaol, Terrebonne S2,422 00 Court House and Gaol, Montniaunv .000 00 Court House, ar.d Gaol, Hull ],i»18 L'l Court House and Gaol, Quol)ee i:'.,84:'. 47 Jaeques-Caitier Norninl School 5,627 ."'6 Bridges destroyed by floods 8,199 70 Grande Pti vitro liridge 5.000 00 Claims of Messrs ^[a<|uet and Lafontaine ill connection with briduesi 447 9^ 'ii i-' ■/■ $ 40,458 71 .$126,148 58 f '51-; ■- B?»\ '■• ■' t'X. \ i — 20 — The 8<'ivic<-K in wliidi tlurr was im iiim-imf of tx|iijiilitiiri' in iH'.l7-'.*S iir. {\w follow in;: : ruDM<; Dkivj : ♦40,302 ^T Jn'erest on Vuhlir Dfht. Un 00 do 187t< : L',nc. 81 do ]88() 4.4r.O 77 do 1882 ^.ll^ HI do 18m :;14 t;y ; ' ' > ■ do IhlHi 10^.189 41 ;.;>■■.<:;.;,■■? $ ll'0,.-if.9 8S ■'•■••' Incn-am- of inti'ivst >$ 41,779 05 K('denii»l.ion (innvasf) 2,Cl'7 91* Sinkinj: Kiuui (increase) 10,077 78 « 55,084 82 Cos! of Muna^einvnt (di'tivasc) 14,781 95 Tin? increast tJic piblic debt in l!S97-lKS is therefore $ 40,301' 87 — :il — II !H'J7.',i8 an C is iu'iioaU'ii <.,'U. (liiVKltN'MKVT • 't.'.VM 17 Till' rrt'iiliou mI' tlus l>(>|iartiii>Mtt nl" (.'oloiiizutiitn ami Miiuis us well ih <5t'rluiti iriinviiscs of *iliiri<>s (niKst t»f" wliirli wore yivoii liy llit* jtrtivions i'. i;oiitiiij,'t'nt fxitfn'*»!s of 775 2^ Lffivinj4 an iiicrc^anu of $ o/.V.il 17 ruBUc iNSTiiOcrioN i U,2i)i) OjO •The increase is miwle up as follows : Elenientury Schools under 00 Vir. cha]). :i t 26,uOO 00; Academy of rointeClivirft 1,0,00 00. ','. ' $ U7,000 00 ' Lennox ville .School *2,00u 00 '* Museum of Natural History 500 00 '' ' ' Caiiadiiin Arch i Vis :)00 00 2,800 001 > ",. . $24,200 00 . THK CintRKNT YKAK. The stat^Miu'ut of ivcoipt.s iiu«l jtuyiucnts to the 18tli of Janu.iry 1899, which liiis ht'Hn brought down to the Houtte, will shew thiit so far the t.'xpondituroH have l)oon made with a jiroper oxeniise of economy and that, with the exception of the exjien*iitur('s of Lunatif! Asylnrus, for which an additional anount of $45,000 has been asked in the Sup()lefiienfary KHtimates, owing to the increase in the tariff with the St. Jean do l)ieu Asylum, under the contnict whie,h was passed .<;i A' h\ ^t<^ I -A — 22 — under autlioiity of Order in Council No. lilt of 24tii relniniy 1897, and tlie imreasu of the number of i)atients in the Asylums j,'enemlly, and the paymont oi' certain Unforeseen and in groat part uncontrolal.ile disbursements, for wliieh no pro\i.sion was made in the estimates of the year, there is no reason to anticipate that the estimates will i»e exceeded. As against these, it is probal'le that llie exjieuditure on the I'iil)lie Del)t will fall short of the estinnite, and there luay be a saving on some of the other services. The revenue for the first six months has been in' proportion to the estimates, with the excejttion of tlie interest on Trust Tunds in the hands of the Duniiniou, a portion of which has for the last three or four years been retained by the iJomi- nion, as against the interest on any possible balance that may be estal>lished against Quebec on the settlement of the accounts liv the Arljitration. Wo liave protested against the retention of this amount, claiming that it should be paid and that Quebec will be pre])ared to settle for the balance, if any, which may be found against her at the time of the iinal settlement. • • « ^' .■ > . ■■>/.■_{■•■ ■ '■ It is jiossible that some of tlie sources of revenue may not yi' li! an amount equal to the estimate, but it is exjiected that any such diminution.") will be compoisated by an increase beyond the estimate from other sources. xv«:' • ' ESTIMATES EOR THE YEAR 1809-1900. i,i - '■. »/ The following are my estimates of tlie Keceipts and Exjienditures ibr the year 1899-1900. Tiie'y have Ijcen carefully prepared from tlie information obtiiiiieil from the dilfercnt J)ej)artments. It will Ije noticed that in tlie estiimited rrceipts 1 have continued to jdaoc the full amount of the interest on Trust Funds which will become due to us during the year by the Domi>don, and 1 Ihjjk^ that before the termination of that jnear the accounts M'ill be so m^tth-d that there will be no question about the full jMiyment being made. I have this year introduced a change in the estimati' of the rcciiipts from licenses, the estimate now submitted being the ^ross amount of the revenm? lx- peekHl iKi lie olitaincd from that source instead of the net amount, after payment of expenses connected with its ctdlection, as has been done heretofore. On tlf other hand, 1 iiave decided to put into the expenditui-e the estiinated aiu(kint of Bueh expenses and tn take a vote for the s.iine. sn tliiit these expenditures will Wgm 1897, ami tlie the pay in out IVn- wliiih no II to iiiilicii»ate balilo tliut llie iTul tliire luay llio c'stiuiato.«, tlie Duininiou, il liy the Donii- be 0:] iiu iniinutiun.s will VCC.9. ',-{■ ii if. ii'i'.s i'ur llif year nation olttaint'd tiniak'd ivceipt.'? st Tumls which lojHf tliat l.'ofore there will be no — 28 — have to bo paid as other expenditures are, by warrant, and the ae(^(»unts and vou- chers for such exjionditures will be submitted to the aud't of the I'rovincial Audi- tor, which has not hitherto been done. . , . t . The exi)enditure, on account of the interest and charges on the public debt, which is estimated for the year 1899-1900 to reach the sum of 81,570,411.54, is not controlable. In the other services the estimates have been made with every possible economy consistent with the efficient administration of affairs and thc'pro- motion of the substantial interests of the Trovince, and it is our intention to con- fine the expenditure within the limits of the estimates. 1 i;j.».;t = i-'.'"' -''iV IS.' ■;-' % .' I ii !■ •■ I. i^ ••'. iv- • v- ti- »*» *f. ..•■■«■. .^-'■..'■ ■ ,-< '• ' ' * ■■•■■4\- :■■; ., .._^,■• » • lif**;.,'^'. > i ■' -■•. >(, ; . .,:..--,.. 'fit. \ - ^■•.■;' .sK,:;, ;-',t- *:/; ".r ' , s ?•;!?■*■' . * ■ 1' ■; • 11'-;. (.^) „_....,^;'j!,. Jt , ...i.,»rSij..; .. . . ■■.■,-.-t»:< ... ,„ •'■•>,.•*.* "«»' - •-■' ■■■■- ■'' . .. >. • 'A*!.. ■ , ' -i-t^ ...^ .' ..«<. i..,l'i/ '(.!■:.: ■■■■ . -•■♦ 1,.-. .'i- 1 ., t « ii«;.u.i P-4.. !* ■•,■'. . r -v.if. ■ , ,. ,,.)vi.-s ,,,*.,+':•( . .•i.^,,;,.r,,. .^. ^>|j^i'( ; -^ '-.':«.-■'. , ■fciif?' ■ V*', X,. . !■ . ■ ' ■ ' . ' *.».. '('(•> l-;.i vOl '* !- ..... ..-.»,;. . .....,....-» t.. Vi.-. f *;«Wfl'!>''>#><** ' . : . " - . - .,,.v , . . :■.. ■ . ..-*■• I ■ ... . .1- •' '■:>■■■■ isit-' . i •. *v-^i.■.* :*;<<<*♦> 1! r(iC(-:ipts from the reveuue t.'X- fter payiiifut of ofore. On th- lated am,-M2 («» Interest on Trust Funds l\,'i»li ** .Speci*! Subsiily, 47 Viet., chap. 4 l-27,4«0 M [iilereflt 011 Kiilway Siibsiiiies under 47 Vict., cha]). H I i&,7')*) fMt l.iJ77,7W 4a li^'i'KltKHT : Interest on price of sale <^. M. (>. k « >. Railway SW.iXW «» Int«ro»t on i^aus and I)ei>o.4itM. . . •>.... 10,000 ftfi ;{I0,000 00 lyiNttH, FoBKSTH k KlHIIKKIKS l.OW.OOO Oft MiHMt .' 10,000 00 Amminhtratiun ok .Ti'otick : Uw Stamps liW.WW 00 i,000 00 07'»,(»0() 00 l(iO,(KlO 00 •AM.OOO 00 S.tXM 00 2i)« 00 «7,«K»0 00 2H,000 Oo S.OOO 00 Ai.OOO 00 l,»K)0 00 'i, •i«9,776 mf Admiriictration of Justice, *c r.3(S,7I0 00' Vublic Instruction, *c 432,560 00' Hubliu VVorki and Kuililings— <3idinary \0»,40^ W' Agiicuhure 172.050 00^^ » r.aiuU, FvreHto A Finherie* • 129,000 00 Colouisiatioii 4 MiiieH, Ac I.M.250 00 Lunatic Asylums, Ueforniatoiies, Ac • 4 19,«4V 09 ^^,,,^,,it i^j " 44.875 76 Mi*celUneou. Sem.e« 146,025 00 n 4,l5{5.75r» 97 Fiililii- Works aiitl Bdildings— Kxlraordiiiary 22,000 00 4, 177,755- i*7 Kepaymtiil of Ruilwuy liiiaranlee Deposits $ .■^,072 12 Railway ■»5uUidie8.W)d Q. M. 0. k O. EUilway 413,740 U 446,1112 46 , 14,624,568 43 m — 26 — *v ' STATEMENT G. Approximate statement of LiabiliticB and Assets of the rrovinec of Quebec at 30th June, 1898. LIAl!ILrrJK.s. Fumle«l DeM oiitNlnndiiitJ fts existing before (onvcrsion i$.S:i,4K;t,W(t 6" IiicreaRe of coitiml liy <.-oiivcrcioii S(,)0,I4« 86 .It/JsS.SH J;J Tcmiioraiy Loiiis :. M.(). ,V(). [Jy., dcpor,ited in Banks S3.w.:«»o (K) do. do invented in $i2!<,«»0« I'ro- vinoe of '.Quebec bunds, loan of 1S78, Imught at \m/ 3I,«I0 (Kl riuiiwuy gram under uominion Aci *, v ic, cap. N Cash in Itanks Cost of .Ja>''jiiu.s Carticr Sihool, Miintn'al, to t>e repaid from sale of pro|H-rty Claim in rr late Hotible. Thomas Mcftreevy Advances to various parties Qie»H>f Court House tax, under 4'> Vie., Lap. 26, and tS Vie., Cap. IH. Excess of Liabilities over Assets at ;I0 .Tune. ISJtS .(i(K>,(KtO 00 I0,fi:7 7S •WA.' 00 .UN) 4,:tW,.W5 37 ... .yf^yqBig» WWH »i! wiw w i ^^ — 27 pu'c of Quebec t «7 > 86 .•M,-Js3,sn J3 1 fi7 78-i 84 '2-\-m 7iV •-'(0,000 00 .?:{«,:!>;?,088 M A comparison of the foregoing statement with tlie statement of liaVtilities and- hots at 30tli June, 1397 will show that the following thangtis liave been made I' the payments and receipts during the year. [xcess of liabilities over asset!?, OOth June, 18&7 $'2r,,491,6b8 IG- Increase of liabilities : " [rust deposits |46,9G4 60- rnnded debt by conversion 174,49.!- 44 $ 221,459 94 Decrease of liabilities rundeer cent Inseribed stock sinking fund, Decrease of assets : Cash on hand $ 24,940,436 29 10C77 78 900,705 00 890,087 28 Excess of liabilities over assets, ."0th Jnno, 1898 .f25,8;:50,52." 57 Kxccss of liiibilitie.s, June :'.Oth, 1807. do do do do 1898. $25,491,058 10 25,8:!0,52;! 57 Increase of liaVjilities luirease s «xtraririliniirv Aylnmr court house fuiul Ottawa do do Q. M. O. & (). \ly. con-itru.tion Deficit Itetwi^en ordinaiy revcuuf and onliiiarv expendituri' iu- (dudin;^ redemption of bonds of 1880 and i»ur«;hft90 of inscrilit'd stock for sinkini; fund 187,030,:5;J Xess ^St.SOT.aO l»y wliidi the liu- ,\ bility for funded del it has been diminished, and $10,677.78 by ■ f<. which the asset for sinkin<{ •- '• fund has been increased, pro- vided for from ordinary re- venue 97,985 77 $50,68:5 70 20,451 .69 1,829 12 2,:560 90 89,044 56 $ 164,369 97 FirNDKD DEBT. At the 30th Juno, 1897, the b'undeil Debt outstanding \va.«i.,$ 34,196,654 08 At the 30th Juno, 1898 it amounted to 34,288,841 53 Incroa.se of Funded Debt during 1897-9S i Accouiitod for as follows : — 3 jKjr cent. Inscribed Sto»?k issued for con- vcri^ion of f 646,220.0 1... f 820,715 45 Bonds of the loan of 1880 re- deemed I 87,307 99 87,187 45 — 2H — Bonds oF various loans ro- deemcd in conversion of debt 646,220 01 $ 7:53,528 00 $ 87,187 45 - $ 164,369 91 I 87,187 45 There has been invested during the yeiir fur the Sinkiui; Fund the sum of 1*10,677.78 bringing the Sinking Fund invest^Hi up tu the amount of $10,00-1,- 677.78, leaving the net amount of the Funded debt $24,271.', lC3.7r». FLOATING DKHT. At the :>Oth June 1898, the H(^iting debt consisted of : v : Temporary loans * 700,000 00 Trust deposits 3:U,00:'. 97 Kail way Companies Guamntce Deposits Io2,702 49 Outstanding Warrants 191,639 36 Railway Subsidies granted but not earned 925,682 84 Loss on Exchange Bank Deposit ;.... 25,218 7,5- Making a total of $ 2,.^09,247 41 Against whieh we have : Cash in Banks $490,663 r.9 Claims for loans and advances against individuals aiid corporations amounting to 277,224 00 767,887 59 Leaving the bulaucti of lloating debt l|;l,541,359 82 Before leaving the subject of the public delit 1 wouM call attention to the heavy burden which is imposed on our revenue by tlie interest and charges thereon. The interest alone araountetl during the last fiscal year to $1,476,558.36 an amount more than $200,000 in excess of the wliohi yt?ar's subsi"», Icavinj,' a Itahmoo of Si'-*,-">St'),478.7- to la-ovide for all otlior services of the Goveruniont. It niust K' vi'iiK-ialterod that our rovoiiiu's are <,'eucrally s])eaking not progressive in jiroportion to the iiicreased demands made on the Clovernmeut for education, administnition of Jiistioe, agrieulturc and colonization, owing to the iuorease of our population. (Jur subsidy is a fixed amount. Tho revenue from Crown Lands cannot bo expected to be much, if any, lar^'er than it now is. The revenue from licenses depends largely on the determination of tho municipalities of the number which shall lie granted. Under the circumstances it is diHicult to see how the Governi>'"nt could bo justified in adding to tho Public Debt by borrowing for the purjtoses of granting new suKsidies to railways. , ... The amount alreaily paid in Cash subsidies to railways to tho 30th June, 1898, is $12,0.!3,.o44 16 And the cost of the Q. M. 0. & 0. Ry. to the province after de- ducting the pi'ice of its sale and the Dominion grant towanls its cost is 3,962,319 73 . ". Xet cash paid $1.5,99 '•,863 89 « ■ ■ To which is to be added the discount on the Bonds sold and the expenses in issuing the loans to provide for these payments, amounting to at least $2,000,000.00, making tho portion of tho FuTided Debt which has been incurred for Railways n>arly ^18,000,000, and the rr..vin..^e is lialtle for more than $900,000 of subsi. dies still to be earned. fe,^/ CONVERSION OF DEBT, UNDER 00 VICTORIA, CHAPTER :i. During the currency of the fiscal year 1897-98 the Bank of Montreal, in the terms of the contract approval by Order in Council of the 17th April, 1997, con- verted the following bonds of the Province : — 31 — iditure on tho an per cent Inscribed Stock issued. »73H,676 28 82,039 17 !8i820,715 45 The pTiucii)ai of the debt was therefore increased during the vear by the sum of .$174,495.44. The total amount converted to .".0th June, 1898, is $ 3,371, ■:»53 35 For Mhicli has been i.ssued 3 yt-r centj Inscribed Stock for 4,171,700 20 Increase of principal of Debt.... $ 800,146 85 Till' annual interest on the ^;>,37l,55,"..:'.5 of converted bonds was $ 140.241 50 Tlie annual inticul voir to 31st DcciMiilior, 18P8, the convc'Mion of drlit lias jirDft'Hlcd more mpidly tliiiii incvioiisly, The amount of Bonds convwitod iliiriuif flmt p.Tioil hcing ><;1,')71.700.y 3 |kt cent, iusoribed Stock for .f 8,571, -'87.70, tlui priinjipiJ ofthc FnnU'd D.-Iit h;ivin',' b.'Pn in.^ivasi'il hy the sum of J!)il,62H,243.72. ARBITh'ATlDN. • The question of tlic nrhitnition which has been pending si me 18I).J itetween the governments of Ottuwa, Ontnrio and QucVkjc with a view to the final settle- ment of accounts between them, is of such importance from the standpoint of our finuneial interests that 1 have thought projtcr this year to give you, in as few words as possible, the history of the various claims still pending n'S{K!(;ting which the governments are at issue and whieh have been submitted to the decision of arbi- trators. These decisions Vuivc been numerous and the opposing parties liave accepted most of them. There arc others with respect to which an ap|H^a] h.is been taken to the Supreme ('ourt ami to the I'rivy Council with varying results, as will be seen hereafter. In this statement I have been able to give an account of the various incidents Ihathave occuiTcd in the course of the arbitration with "sufticient details to put the House in full possession of information on this im]H)rtant subject, and it is my jdcasant duty to liere stat*; that my task lias been greatly facilitated by the assist- ance of Mr. Machin, the Assistant Treasurer, whose long continued lal)or3 and painstaking searches have made him exceptionally competent in this matter. INCHKASKD ANNIIIIES TO INDIANS OF LAKKS lUKuN ANU sri'KKlOK. On the 7th January, 1 898, the Arbitrators made their awanl in the ease of the Dominion against Ontario and Quebec conjointly, representing the old Province of Canada, for increased annuities t(* the Indians of Lakes Huron alid Sujterior, jmyable under the terms of the Kobinson Treaties of 18 '»(>, by which very large territories were conceded by the Indians to the Province of fmiada, these territories now lK.'ing iji the Province of Ontario. The consid(;nitioTi for the — 33 — ■ - ■ -^f i :T":ja g ' — ' M -t::-!. ■ - -s c • J. r. 'T^g y T i. '' « =;:"cr? »jt r j:. - j s -vt* : i Sfs *. Jfrsrrsi •or, 1808, II V, Tl.f "'I'll Ity ;> nt' bom Is ill:^lMilnMl iii'MvasiMl it't wpcn *l st'ttlr- \i of cm r ti us i'ew viiioli tlio of arbi- iiccpj>t<;d ica taken I will be incidents f) put tho it is my le iissist- l)ors rtnd ier. oase ot" th« old iron a!id ►y which Ciinada, I for the ceBsion of thoso t^irritories was an amount of money paidj at the time; of the treaties, wrtain lixed annuities to tho member,-! of tlio tribes, and the treaties further provided that " should the; territories ceded, at any future period produw, " 8ueh an amount as will enable tlie Government of the Province of Canada " without inrurrinji loss to inwease the annuities, the same shall be augmentwJ " from time lo time, provided that the amount paid to each individual shall not " exceed tlie s»im of one Pound, Provincial Currency, or such further sum as Her " Majesty Jnay j^raeiously 1)0 plea8eehalf of the Indians, against the old Province of Canada for increase*! annuities and interest from the time of the treaties until Cotjfederation and against the Province of Ontario for the increased annuities and interest from and aft|>etti .sImuUI Ijo Ui8:ni.s»Btl ami tilt.' iiwuril iiiiiiiiluiut^U. • r- From tin- jiiil)4iiii'iit of tho Suprciiic 'Joint, Ihe l)i>miiiii)ii utiil Queljoc up^hwded to tlic I'rivy Council, who ilisiiiissol the appeal and luaintuiiiuil the jiiii^;utent. Ill .luiiiiary, IS'jT, till- Itoiiiiniun therefore f/lud itn claiiii for the iuoreatied tii'liiiii Aiinuitii's sultsciiuont to Confederation agains* the I'lovinoc* of Ontario auud Qiiobue conjointly. The oine wan argued in Nuvoiuber, I8'J7, and the award of tln! arljitr.itor.s of the 7tli .ruiiuai y, 1898, is a» follows : #» " That ill iisoitrlainin^' and dl't^•nllinill^ the tlebt of the I'rovince of (Jaitada " inuntittned in the ll2tli sfction of the IJritish ^'o^tll America Act, 18*>7, the " coiitiii;;ent obligation devolving; uiion the Dominion of Canada to pay the iucreas- '' ed annuities incniioiied in the Uoltinson Treaties of the 7th and 9th S()pt»Mnber, " 185'), and .ujy increased annuities which have l)econie due to the Indians sinoe " the first day of .Fuly, I8lt7, up to and incliidin;^ the lUsttlay of Ddceinljer, 1892, *' shali bi! taken into account, and included in sudi debt. " Tiie Honoraljle Chief Justice, Sir L, X. Casault, at the close of his reasons for the award says : " Mr. Hall, for Quebec, has a^ain referrtjd to the question of " equity. It ciinnot In doubted that the position of Quebec is made n very hard " one, as it is awarded to pay its share of annuities which will be determined by " the exc(fss of profits wliieh Ontario will derive from the lands made lior's by the " Act of Confederation. I must say that 1 would Iiave favored that being made " the j^rouud of our first award, Imt it was thouj^ht otherwise by the other Arbi- " trators, an I I did not dissent. After having decided against Ontario, as a " question of law, and our award having b-jeti r 'versod by an appeal, T do not " think we coiihi decently overthrow the decisions of the Appeal Courts, by " adoptiu;.; another ground to maintain our first award, or refuse the Dominion a " recourse which it clearly has by law. And in the conclusion cf the reasons of the Honorable Mr. Justice Burbridge, lie says : " Tiieu for the Province of Quebec it is contended that this burden should be put "oa th? s!)0 ilders of Ontario alone. As a matter of law there i^ no ground on " which that can be done. It has 1 eon decided that Ontario takes tl;e cede«i terri- IP — 85 — "tory true from iiny iiidiviilual oltli^utioii to Itenr tlio hunli'iiiiinl thiitinake>t tliat iiiiittcr. Hill il is pointuii out that wi- ar*; not " l)Oiiiul tu ilncidu " any "ilnc^tioiH HubiiiittiMi to IIS iici'ordin^' to strict rwU-a of law but may ilfM.' upon '"oquitulilc pi'inci|)Itv>*, ' aivl \v« art>, inkml as II matter of ftiuity anl fai;;i":»i to " r»'lit'Vif (Jiu'Ih-i! fi.iiii any sliar.i in the Idinlcii, As ti> that I (run only ro|M)Ht •' wlinl I said on a former occasion that, cun-^idered as an isohiled transaetion, itaeeins •' to me nnjust and iMei|iiitaltl(' tliat Ijiii'ljec sliould hear any part of tlie burden "while Ontario has all the advanlages to I'j derived from this vast territory with • its immen-te possibilities for revenue. But the Iransaelion is not isolated. It • fiiniis part of a complictited arraii^jjenicnt, the terms of which ihe parties have • lli'inselves settled and which, as a whole, must l»o taken to bo fair and «'niiitaltle." Tliis tloviiriimcnt on tlio advice of counsel, appeah!er 1892^ with interest, amounts to the sum of S5SO.:3Ufi, but it is expected, from the stttti'meiitg furnished by Ontario of their expenditures in the territories, that this will, under the rulin,i,'s of tlie Arbitrators, be consiilerably roihu'ed. It must, however, l>o remembered tl\at the numbers of tliese tribes appeiir to be rather inorcasinj^ than diminishing. . -• >;. .- . > ■• . . , . . . - . •• , . It is unfortunate for this Province that the Arbi-trators did not s<'e ftt to nuike their lirst award on the },'rounil of e([uity, which would liave been fully witliin tlnir powers, as in that event Quebee would have been relieved from a burden wliirjh [ ?Annot r.>frain fronx sayinjj; is an unjust one IVn' this I'ruvinee tt» bear. 'It was clearly the intention of the treaties tliat the beneticMfnics by the rev.'- nues to be derived from the ceded territories should bear the biinlen oi' tlio in- creased annuities, and Quebec has no share in these revenuiis, but must pay ln-r share of the annuities from the revenues arising from taxes on her popiilattou and from the receipts from her Crown lands, not one acre of which consists of t^-rrilcprv ceded by the Indians to the Province of Canada, while a threat pirt (jf tlnj present t^jrritory of Ontario consists of lands aecjuired by treaties from the Indian* by the Province ol' Canida after the Uuion of 18+0. The statements furnished by Ontario shew that at Confederation theiD was comprised within the territory of Ontario .■'7,44-8, (100 acres remaining unsold, uf UK- lands C'jded under the Kobinson Treaties by thes- Indians of lakes Huron atid Superior, and that the revenues r_'eeived l»y Ontario t etw-eu Confederation and the Slst DecemVjer, 181>J, from the^.! lands, amounted to ?t),444,042.0(), while by the same statements Ontario claimed to have expended during the same j)eriou on account of these territories an amount of $2,676,428.00, leaving a net revenue of $3,76:^,214.00, and still on the 3l8t December, 1892, there remained unsold Ii6.3;>3,000 acres, the property of Onbirio. In view of the altove fiicts we cannot help feeling that since the highest courts hav declared that, acconling to law, Quebec must pay, at a dead loss, in proportion to the enormous gains of Ontario, it is unfortunate for our -Provinc<> that the arbitmtors did not give their decision according to equity, which they had a right to do. iind the- ir l.Sl»2 > att'inent, 11, UIullT 'ever, lie liiii; than to iiiciko thin thi'ir . which I the revi'- il' rho iii- t pay hi'V ttou ;inil t^Tritdry Irt of \\ui x! Indian* lioii! was 5ld, .)f the iron and )n and the le by the [)eriou on < revenue 3d unsold e highojst i loss, in 4'rovinc4^ they had , COMMON SCHOOL FUND Jiulgiui!nt3 wiM'o rondeivtl hy the Supreme Court in June lu.st, Ji.sniisfiing the appeals of i)oth Ontario and Quoltec from portions of tlie award of tlie Arbitrators of the 6th February I89t), in the Common Sehool Fun I ease, referred to in my last budyet speech. .„ , : . ^ ■„ The etfeet of tiiis judgnuMit is to maintiiin the award. The interest of Quebec- tlierefore, in the fund is confirmed, and at the same time, tlie tran.sfer of $1.24,685. 18 from the fund in tlie hands of the Dominion at Confederation to the Upper Canada Improvement fund by' the arbitrators in 1870 is conHrined. In the examination of the accounts of the sales of Common School Fund Lands, it was ascertained by the accountants on the part of Quebec, that a very large number of remissions Imd been made to parties indebted for these lands without obtaininf,' any consent on the j)art of Quebec to such remissions. These remissions were made under the autliority i>f an act of Ontario of the 2nd March, 1872, which authorized the Lieutenant-Crovetnor in Council to reduce the price of any Common School Lands sold previous to 1st July 1867, and also authorized him to malvc rcbatemonts of the arrears of interest upon the unpaid purchase price of such lands. The act further provided tliatsucli reductions and abatements should be made only in respect of and in proportion to tlie share of interest of tlie Pro- vince of Ontario iti, such lands and the ])rice thereof, and not in any ■wise to extend to or affect the share of the interest of Quebec. It moreover provided that these reductions and ab? teraents should be effected by paying out of the Consolidated K-jveiiue Fund of Ontario the amount thereof to the party entitled thereto, on his paying the full amount of the purchase money and inton\st. It appeared on examination of the books that, instead of these reductions being paid out of the consolidated funurchas(.'r of the said Common School lands, remitted by the province af Onttirio to the purcliaser, an and deducted from the sulisidy, or whether inter, s. should only bo calculated on the excess of del>t as actually ascertained at the beginning of each o' six months; (2) Whetlier (iic lialances at thecredit uf tin- account at the S^vd May 187J should be carried into the accounts of Ontario and- Quebec or (ontinued in the aeronnt ; [_:'>) Whether interest siiouhl be caleuluted on tiie exjtss of debt fruni 1st January to tlie 2;lrd Mny 1873. liy an award o" the arbitrators of the 2iid DeeiMnber 1898. llie lontentious o: he Provinces w.-re siis'aincfl. • L — 30 — 4 It may appear that the proeeerlings of the At>)itratii)n have bsen exception- ally extitindud, Vnit the iioporUince of the \v.>rir porforiiioil is very jrreat and the number of comp!i(!atad (juestions which tliosJ Arbitrators were called upon to decide has been considerable. The extended delays oocasion'Hl by appeals Iwfore the Supreme Court and the Privy Council, must also be taken into account. We may now hope that no further delays will occur and that this im)»ortant matter, which has been in suspension since Confederation, will soon bj t,n:^■ i ' ■ CONCLUSION -> The House will jiardfin my entering into the.se; perhaps, tediotis details, but I have deemed it right to state the situation as frankly and clearly as jiossible with- out exaggeration or concealment of any kind, so that it may be enabled to }>ro- perly judge the policy which we have hitherto pursued and which we are deter- mined to pursue until our object has been attaiued. That object was traced oiit for us Ity the popular voice, which found such emphatic expression during the last general elections. We have received an im- pfrative mandate In rostorf the enuililmum in our finances ane6fit. $24,828 00 — 48 — '68 62 PAYMENTS : 1883-94. Ordinary Expenditure (iucludiny §7o,97o '^o for lionds of Ix>au of 1880,. redeemed) Extmordinary Exjienditiire (Public Buildings) Payments on Truat Deposits Loan — Sisters of Charity, Beaiiport Asylum Itepayrnent — Kailwny (Juamittee Deposits , Costs of Collection Tax on llailway Subsidies KECEIPTS: $;^,87G,990 ;i90,955 13,081 19,39.*. 250,117 88 83 24 7a 60 2o 80 JH,5rjO,G29 50 Ordinary Kevenue ^3,740,322 4'> do New Taxes 518,400 11 lleceipts from Sales of Pro- Fity Trust Fund Deposits Tax on Kaihvay Subsidies. 'H;2r,s,7-2S :.G 1,805 or. 10,161 13 49,732 48 1 ' T ■ ■ '■''* PAYMENTS Detieit 1894-96 61,698 66 9') 4,320,427 2 $230,"202"28 Ordinary Expenditure (iu'jluding S'77,8G6 66 for Bonds of Ixtan of 1880, redeemed) Extraortlinary Expenditure (Public Buildings) ExjKjnses in re sale of Chateau Baniezay Property Payments on Trust Deposits Special Deposits in re ConKnuation of Title to Property Q, M. U. & 0. Railway .'..... Loan — SisUn's of Charity, Beauport Asyluia Repayment — llailway Cuarantee Deposits Costs of Collection Tax on Bailwav Subsidii-s $4,043,228 146,756 5,742 17,390 5,550 25,000 260,223 2,742 43 60 41 26 00 00 01 60 RECEIPTS $4,506,633 31 Ordinary Revenue S?3,734,289 3'.t do ' New Taxes 48v,'?98 45 Receipts from Sides of Pro- perty Chateau IJamezay • 100,340 28 Trust Fund Deposits 10.048 85 Return of Deposit in re Confirmation of Title to Property Q. M. 0. k Railway 5,55(1 6.344 00 Tax on Jiailway Subsidif'S 6S 4.221,687 84 122,283 81 ^^ 4,343.9 71 65 Deficit $162,6¥r66 44 — 1805-06. PAYMENTS : . Oixlinaiy Exi)eliditure (including $80,78d.67 for Konda of liOan of 1880, redeemed , Kxtraordinary Exjjenditure (Public Ruildings) Payments on Trust Deposits Repayment — Railway Guiirautee Deposits Tax on Railway Subsidies Costs of Collection « 1,962 07 Itefund 27,899 04 $4,041,221 66 58,485 34 17,459 02 268,241 :i9 29,861 11 RECEIFrS: Ordinary Revenue $3,883,054 53 do " New Taxes 444,856 02 $4,415,268 52 Trust Fund Deposits Tax on Railway Subsidies. Redemption of Loan 1876, refund of balance of amount held in TiOnduu for inveilnu'nt 27,662 64 3,285 62 736 10 4,327,910 55 31,684 36 4,359,594 91 Deficit $ 55,673 61 PAYMENTS : «««o-i»^. Ordinary Exi)enditui'e (including $84,680 for Bonds of Loan 1880, redeemed Extraordinary Expenditure (Public P>uilding3) Purchase of Property Payments on Trust Eunds Tax on Railway Subsidies : Costs of Collection i... $ 413 17 Refunds of Taxes Collected 7,942 05 $4,677,095 20 176.832 28 30,000 00 14,999 01 RECEIPTS : Ordinary Revenue $3,556,602 96 do New Taxes 318,200 22 8,355 22 $4,907,281 71 Sale of property 2,500 00 Trust Fund Deposits 45,772 48 Tax on Railway Subsidies. 163 04 3,874,803 18 48,435 52 3,923,238 70 Deficit $984,043 01 — 46 — 1807 98. PAYMENTS Ordinary expenditure (including ?87,J<(t7 99 l»»r Bonds of Loan of 1880 redeemed) H'564,G8<> 68 ExtrAordinary expenditure (Public Buildin<;s) 50,683 70 Payments on Trust Funds 313,675 10 RECEIPTS $4,449,046 48 Onlinarv Revenue S3,979,401 64 do ' New Taxes 196,737 99 Trust Fond Deposits 58,358 79 Tax on Railway Subsidies. 1,516 72 4,170,'t39 63 59,875 51 i i ■; i ' '- ' 4,236,015 14 Defi.il $ 213,030 34 -I — 40 — 0} 3^ i « ^ *_ -f 'i — — "'5 5_— z I- I • ^1 -J « » X O — I- - « -3 1 1 — ?T5 .U . S o ! e x' i !*■= • o = 5i ' . O -T S^ 5 31 >.■- O 3 "M rf X ?: #; rf r: 3 •-S — ■ M -f — ' -c' ? r ti aa •£ •» — — — 5 i Ti » i yi -r 5 — t -t SI '-c ;i « 5 w 1! r m » » — jT as 5 C 1^ '" 'j 2 !^ 2! '"* fi 3 - •r •^ ft C. 'ti I - 1 . p « — 'l'*-'",t t^ r: Tl — -f sT -t — w f r -»•' c" y. ?i -M — — = f 51 S S - -5; -J « 35 2J ^ Z V 'sirs » 3 * 3 3 -M 1^ — ^ « i^ ?! 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" "" ■M « '1 I - fl i IK U u a 'Z o « — c o o o S '4; ^ ' 5 s « S ti C " 4) O jj o MS K 7; « « '^ S -J -2 « * 2 £ "^ — 9 = 3 o S ■= S .S •- .£ .S S .S J i ;^^* ill Q 1; X o S-! 1 3 . ■§0 -is^-c S3,5H 9 O # ■ -^ ft. = ■5-, tt 2 - u L< •/! a y. a g«-s - a s o o U 0) 9 _ a ._9 . w C «' O - a a ,3 •;; c L< %i 08 « S 5 a .0 ^^ U s. a i & =1 «-.s .si -O 41 ■n a eg ■J « ■E| ■-^ 3! 3: s s — 47 — . i B i 5 : 1- . •I- S-'l : . !2S : 1 n * 5 * 8 S « S ? mi 2Ss X X >* : :?l«s^ s 21 ■ ■ S « 2 5 1 • w ; ; :-'^-'^, 1 - t rf ^ IIP. if -f'^i -f « 31 — » — 'ii 5 1'- fl 5 - 5 r. z 5 1^ ^^?l^ ■M W Li Si I - 5 — s> 1-5 ■?^ ?i M ■ ri \ to ■ ■I ] ^ \'^s iijli^j -4". -} = ,x ifl >* i » -Ji ": -«• - S'^-* I- X « • , c ■2.2 ^ s _3 ♦'5 3 5' 3 J 25. r- 3 3" '' c ^ c -^ . .2 i; g 11 s 2-2 » 3 * 3 5 i,i:^a,j;pso':; 0> J 5 .i' " •; « '^ T( ' 5-3 "7 a 7 3 DOT — 4!i — STATKMENT D, EXPENDITURE. Public Debt l^gJHlation Civil (iovnriiinciit A \HUr> UK »1,437.1»32 «7l|l,480,H«O «2 *l.4!t7,4'29 !MI •J«»7,07« 771 I!m,.i4:« iVI I!I8,.>4!> 27 AWJiifl 24] 2->l,2.Vi .14; 2.');i,4(ll «!» .•.1H,(W8 (».">! «»K,.327 2!»l r,mM4 28] ;m(t.7«o 771 ilo.ii<;l 1897 tt8 9 u, *l.. 501, 177 0» 210,910 IP 282,.'W.'> (IS HI 8, .170 «S 4.%»,2«0 fHt 242,8«4 01 2!»tl,fi;i(i «2| 28»i,8l4 ml KM.WC. 7(^' :«07,47e 07 lOl,o;i7 8»li :«X 1,955 24 i :<25,082 OC .•»76,874 23 I IO,2.->7 .12 l.'-.2,4»« 01 .•<23/»47 25! 390,772 84i '.•7, .'144 rt4| .■t8,48.-| M. •«,078 i-l! Irt.i,783 7« I7H.832 2H :<58,«lrt 77 .....,0H1» («»; .V'i8,.V27 67 4,2«7,J>4« 071 4,195,727 44: 4,01(9,707 00 Railway Subsidieii and Q. M. O. &0. Railway. Temporary l^iOHns repaid. . Redrmptiun of tiilio» uudor 47 Viot., olnp. S 119,700 00 Intkhkmt Interest oil prion of haIci <^. M. (). A O. Kiilw.iT. 30l),000 00 IntereHt on Loan* and Deposit* 10,000 00 1,277.7W 4a- 310,000 00 Lands F(.kkmt.h k Kishkrihh • I,OM,000 00 MiNMM 10,000 00 AltMINIMTKATIIIN OF .IrSTKJR : Law .Stamps lO.I.OOO 00 Law Fees . . . ; Huildiiig ami Jury Fuua/.elte Kenta of Public Buildings, &c Casual Revenue Provincial Insurance Companies — Contributions Contributions to Pensions, Civil Service Premium I^iscount and Kxohange ; Railway Sub8idi'>s Tax . 14,000 OO •25,000 00 10,000 00 4,000 00 200 00 3,000 00 200 00 4,000 00 600 m 255,900 00 03,000 iK) 075,000 00 160,000 00 225,000 00 8,000 00 20« 00 07,000 00 28,000 00 8,000 00 22,000 00 1,000 00 5,000 00 400 00 5,000 00 1.000 00 4,174,899 42 30,000 00 1 4,204,899 42 — 60 — STATEMENT R ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE 1899-1900. $ Ct8. Public Debt ....•; .". ■. ! 1,670,411 64 Legislation Civil Government Administration of Justice, ftc Public Instruction, Ac Public Worl-.s and Buildings— Ordinary . Agriculture Lands, Forests ft Fisheries Colonization & Minus, Ac Lunatic Asylums, Reformatories, Ac . . . Charities Miscellaneous Services Public Works and Buildings — Extraordinary. 192,894 70 269,776 19 536,710 00 , 432,560 00 108,402 79 172,660 00 129,000 00 133,260 00 419,400 00 44,676 75 146,025 00 4,166,766 97 22,000 00 4,177,755 97 Repayment of Railway (iuarantee Deposits $ 33,072 12 Railway Subsidies and Q. M. O. A O. Railway 413,740 34 446,812 46 S4,624,.'M8 43 — 61 — STATEMENT G. Approximate Btatement of Liabilities and Asaets of the Province of Quebec at dOth June, 1898. LIABILITIES. Funded Debt outstanding as existing before conversion $33,483,604' 67 ' Increase of capital by conversion 800,146 86 Temporary Loans Trusts Ueposits Railway Company Deposits to meet guaranteed interest on bonds Outstanding Warrants Railway money subsidies authorized but not yet earned .$36.),709 U7 Railway land subsidies converted into money subsidies at 52^ cents per acre, authorized but not yet earned 539,973 17 34,283,841 53 700,000 00 :«4,003 97 132,702 49 191,639 36 Loss on Exchange Bank deposit Quebec Court House bonds 925,682 84 25,218 76 200,000 00 936,793,088 94 ASSETS. Part of price of Q. M. O. & 0. Ry. , deposited in Banks $353,390 00 do do invested in 929,000 Pro- vince of Cjuebec bonds, loan of 1878, bought at 109% 31,610 00 ' do do invested in QuebeoCourb House bonds 200,000 00 do do invested in City of Quebec bonds 15,000 00 Balance of price Q. M. O. & 0. Ry., unpaid 7,000,000 00 7,600,000 00 Province of Quebec 3% Inscribed Stock 10,677 78 Railway grant under Dominion Act 47 Vic, Ciip. 8 2,304,(00 00 Cash in Banks 490,663 69 Cost of JiKHiuos Cartior School, iMontreal, to bo repaid from nale of property 5,391 11 Claim ill re lale Honble. Thomas MeUreovy 100,000 00 Advances to various parties .... 161,832 89 Quebec Court Houw tux, under 4.5 Vic, Cap. 28, and 48 Vic, C.ip. 16. 200,000 00 10,962,566 Sr Excess of Liabilities over Assets at 30 June, 1898 , 925,830,523 67 ^viPPMiRipWiP mmm — 02 — STATEMENT H. CASH OPERATIONS 1897-98. The following is a statement of the cash operations during the year 1897-98 Cash in Banks, 30th June, 1897, on current account was $486,891 28 Less outstanding Warrants 443,257 08 843,634 20 Cash in Banks, 30th June, 1897, balance of proceeds of Loans of 1896 and 1897 was $904,537 37 Out of which have been paid be- ween 1st July l8'J7 and 30th June 1898 : Bail way Subsidies $196,284 24 Q. M. 0. & 0. Kailway.. 2,360 90 Guarantee Deposits 237,471 86 436,117 00 468,420 37 I Leaving a balance of 8 512,054 5*7 Which has been disposed of as follows : — The total expenditure, exclusive of Railway Subsidies, Q. M. 0. & 0. Railway and repayment gua- rantee dp.poait,s, from Ist July 1897 to 30th June 1 898, WHS :— Ordinary expenditure $4,364,686 08 Extraordiniiry expenditiue 50,683 70 Trust deposits 33,675 10 4,449,045 48 The tot .1 evenue from Ist July, 1897, to o )th June 1898, was: Ordinary revenue $4,177,656 35 Trust deposit? 58,358 79 4,236,015 14 Deficiency. $213,030 34 Balance of cash on hand, 30th June, 1898 $299,024 23 Viz :— Cash in Banks 490,663 59 1(688 outstiinding Warrants 191,639 36 299.024 23