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 BUDGET SPEECH 
 
 DELIVERED BY 
 
 HONORABLE JOHN S. HALL, 
 
 TREASURER OF Till- I»RO\'INXE, 
 
 IN THE 
 
 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF QUEBEC, 
 
 ON FRIDAY, MAY 20th, J 892. 
 
 QUEBEC : 
 
 TRINTZD AT THE " MORNIXO CIIROXICLE " OFFICE. 
 
 1892. 
 
BUDGET SPEECH 
 
 DELIVERED BY 
 
 HONORABLE JOHN S. HALL, 
 
 TREASURER OF THE PROVINCE, * 
 
 IN THE 
 
 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF QUEBEC 
 
 ON FRIDAY, MAY 20th, 1802. 
 
 QUEBEC : 
 PRINTED AT THE "MORNING CHRONICLE" OPPICE 
 
 1892. 
 
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BUDGET SPEECH 
 
 DELIVERED BV 
 
 HONORABLE JOHN S. HALL, 
 
 TREASURER OF THE PROVINCE, 
 
 IN THE 
 
 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF QUEBEC, 
 
 ON FRIDAY, MAY 20th. 1892. 
 
 Mr. Speaker, 
 
 _ In proposing, as I now do, the usual motion that the House do resolve 
 Us.lf into Committee of Supply, it becomes necessary for me to Zhmit 1 
 statement of the financial situation of the Province. 
 
 I have at the outset. Sir. to say that I fully appreciate the honor that 
 has been conferred upon me by my political friends in confiding to me the 
 honorable and responsible position of Treasurer of this Province and I 
 appreciate fully more the consideration and confidence that has been ex- 
 tended to me by those who differ from me politically and by those wh. 
 occupy seats on the opposite side of the House. 
 
 I can assure you, the task of enquiring into th« financai no-i^- -' fU 
 Province, and putting it before you in a clear light, has b;en'n;7asy"one 
 but, as m all like positions of burden, or even of despair, I have been en-' 
 
 i» 
 
;/ 
 
 Ohaleurs Baihvay, LanWa" T,rl,h "'*"•"" ■' k.iom, as the Bale de. 
 at the time 48 .upporTel" '„ H„lt t^r l"' ■"" '"^'■'"-'"-'-» had 
 decidod on an ap«al to the coun y wWch Ll'",'"""^ '°."'''"'' ' '•«'™'''' 
 ««a. .» a resmt, we find 0^07™™*? K™ °'' '""^ !'''<'' *'"'=''• 
 administration had, or amaiori^t7.h^, "uppo.tod hy more than the late 
 
 tion, fought out at'the ger'allotiolr '""" i'""^^-""-' '"« -l™- 
 
 There is no donbt these qaestious were those Af l,„, . ... 
 economic administration, a restoration of on e«dU i,T ' "• ',°"'' *""' 
 »aqn.l.lied condemnation of corruption areZtaUcl """ 
 
 .u«s. there is not only n^rrtti^ra^ rh^i^^t Er' ■"'- 
 
 w.thi«r-r[;ry.^n--r^ 
 
 Wi.la.nre. to examine th; situati:' andlotrt ro'c^TeC m^ "' ""' 
 
of this my na- 
 \ and inspired 
 the country. 
 
 1 now rolievo 
 « rosult olmy 
 ition. 
 
 1887, when he 
 *k which I urn 
 
 and deliciite 
 
 t." 
 
 ■• for him may 
 you iattr oa. 
 
 ■smissiil of thu 
 ^e scandalous 
 
 1 tho Baio des 
 istration had 
 lich I belona^, 
 Hh of March, 
 hm the late 
 re, the ques- 
 
 latriotic and 
 ^5 ''olute and 
 
 ut is serious 
 ictical mea- 
 ure. 
 
 and fairly, 
 stand. 
 
 '. to suggest 
 i)ers of this 
 
 le. 
 
 ato power, 
 
 All/1 noc«ii<M. 
 
 ances of economic a.lmi.iistration and g.neral wolfaro for the country that 
 It IS «s.le«. to n.all. and it wil' only be for n.e to give you the result of 
 the aUuunistration to shew how disasirous it has ho.'u. 
 
 Before going into details. I may SUV thai <Iuring the elections, on th. 
 10th February last m my olU.ial position as Treasurer, f d.liv.red a speech 
 at the W.ndsor Hall, Montreal, where I gave many particular, which w H 
 be reheved oi repealing to-day. All the honorable n.embor. have had a 
 
 points '"'* "'"''' '"""'"•• ^^ '"' ^'"^ '' ^^'- '» ""-1 "-- 
 
 Ist. Our linancial year is IVo.n Ist July to :50th Juno in each year and 
 vyhen I w.ll Hpeak of a year it will m.-an that ending on the .'iu.h Jnne. 
 
 2nd; I will take the public accounts as prepared by my pred^-cessor and 
 give you the hgures as they appear there. 
 
 9 
 
 I do not admit his classilication of expenditure into that of ordinary and 
 special. Th.s latter is absurd and dangerous, and whatever classilica io 
 there may be. the public must understand we have to provide m.-ans or 
 what we pay or undertake to pay. 
 
 If our ordiiniry revenue is insufHcicit an<l we borrow money, we must 
 not only repay ,t. but also the interest, and all this has to.ouxe out of eaZ. 
 power and our revenue. ^-uuiuio 
 
 The statements in d.^tail in my speech of K!th FeJn-uary. and as seen 
 from the Pubhc Accounts of each year, show that this "Special Expend 
 ture was grossly used by the Treasurer to hide ordinary expenditure and 
 to try and show a surplus of ordinary receipts. lie also used Trust Funds 
 and large amounts of Guarantee Deposits from Railway Companies in the 
 ordmary cash, which we are now called upon to repay. 
 
 For the future this heading of Special Expenditure will disappear. 
 
 p ,llt' ^/ P^'^dff^^ disclaims any responsibility for the expenditure 
 forl887 and started fresh on the 1st July with all he asked for and whll 
 we call HI English, a clean slate. 
 
 I presume, Sir, the House desires to know where the Province stands 
 and for thi« "UTnose I will fpll —-. ^,-,^ » r *• ■„ , s«"inus, 
 
 J "l89o *" ^^ ^"'^ °^^ position at it will be on the 
 
 aoth 
 
. "^^ '^'l/i!' \ *"'*«* ff»^'« y°" • "^^o""* history, aiid lor clearnvsH ol cIIhcus- 
 81011, I Will divide my remarks into five heads : 
 
 i«o/" 'r,^««»**»«P«'"«"on« between Ist July. 1887. and 17th IWmhor. 
 1891. and the estimated position on the SOtl. June, 1892. or. how my prede- 
 cessor dealt with all the cash received by him and what position ll Ui 
 lor ine. 
 
 2. Our Liabilities and Assets. 
 
 3. The Meroior Administration. 
 
 4. The Legacy left the Province. 
 
 •'). The Year l892-9;i niid the lutuiv. 
 
 I 
 
 CXmi OPER.VTIONS, IsT JULY. 1887, TO 17tH DECKMHER, 18!tl, .XXI) 
 EMTI.MATKD RESULT ON OOtH JUNE, 1892. 
 
 Budget Speech criticized more than severely his predecessors and my friend 
 the Hon. J G. Robertson. He complained of extravagance u„<l incompoten.v' 
 and asked lor a smal loan of #3.500.000. If he got this he stated (a.s a b«si- 
 TZZi h« would put the Province right, wipe out all delicit^ to 30th 
 June. 1887. and march us on to progress and that (page (54 of hi« Speech) 
 he vrould gire us a surplus of «19.G98 20. He went «till further and 
 declared on account of the increase in the timber dues made only five days 
 ^It'lo '^^''^' ^" '""'P^"' '^^"^^ ^^ «»* '^'««^ #157.927.00 Ibr the year 
 
 He complained, too, that his predecessors had so mismanaged affairs 
 
 hat as a l«?*«y/or him there was. when he took office on the 31st January,' 
 
 1887. a floating debt of $3,888,434.22 (page 42 of his speech), but this wis 
 
 to he disposed of through the proceeds of the #3,500,000 loan. He obtained 
 
 romis "'*^ '' ""''" ""^"^ '^"'*'" *° ^^ *''''" ^°''' ^^ ^"'^^^^^ hi. 
 
 ♦K i\r ^ ?^^''^ '''' *^^ ^^^ February, 1892. I have given (as taken from 
 nth DecLberr^^ '" '^^**"' ^'' operations from Ist July, 1887, down to 
 
 i«R7^J''''^ r^n'i^^^''"*'* ' statement marked 1, a summary from Ist July 
 1887 down to 30th June. 1891. to show, according to Hon Mr. Shehyn'J 
 classification, how the cash was spent, and how it was obtained to m«.t th^ 
 expenses, it wiii be seen my predecessor was travelling on borroweTand 
 trust moneys every year. 
 
riicsii of didcut* 
 
 7th IX'combor, 
 tiow lay prutle- 
 ositioii lit' Ivi'i 
 
 18!ll, AND 
 
 S7, in hi.s /iivst 
 md luy Irit'iul, 
 incompottMicy 
 ted (as a hiisi- 
 t'licits to 30th 
 f his Spooch) 
 further and 
 anly five days 
 lor the year 
 
 naged alFairs, 
 31st January, 
 but this was 
 He obtained 
 ; lullilled hifs 
 
 8 taken from 
 S7, down to 
 
 •cm 1st July, 
 
 [r, Shehyu's 
 
 to meet the 
 
 )rrowed and 
 
 This 8tatoment shows that during this period my predo* 
 
 cessoc borrowed 16,445,926 88 
 
 The proceeds ot the permanent loan were 8,378,382 60 
 
 Balance of liorrowed money through temiK>rary loans and 
 the UHe of Railway Guarantee Deposits and Trust 
 Funds 3,067,698 88 
 
 I take the end of the year 1891, because the figures are absolute and 
 cannot bo disputed, and they will prove that my forecast as on the 80th 
 June, 1892, which T will give later on, will not be far astray. 
 
 To make a long story short, there was, on 80th June, 1891, as follows : 
 
 Cashonhand $ 471,852 69 
 
 Less required to pay outstanding warrants 285,602 68 
 
 ± 236.249 9G 
 And the Province owed : 
 
 Temporary Loans 2,223,333 83 
 
 Railway Guarantee Deposits , 1,973,108 67 
 
 Trust Deposits 262,262 47 
 
 f4J68,674J[7 
 In other words there was a cash deficit of 14,222,441.41. 
 
 To some this may seem startling, but it is easily verified by 'he speech 
 of r.:/ predecessor on the 9th December, 1890, before this House, and by the 
 Public Accounts for 1890-91. In that speech (page 7), selecting from his 
 figures, he gives us as the result for 1889-90, as follows : 
 
 Total payments $5,812,907 65 
 
 Total receipts including Trust Funds 8,688.920 50 
 
 Excess of Expenditure over Receipts 11,723,987 15 
 
 This was rather a bad showing, but my predec .>i6or got over it, and 
 this excess was paid from the following sources : 
 
Lt'«s ontstandin^r M'arrants 
 
 1880 
 
 Excess Expeiulituro as above. 
 
 '$ 2,210,019 79 
 7a,259 6fi 
 
 «2,136,7t;0 13 
 1,723,987 15 
 
 The Public Accounts show : 
 
 Cash on hand 30th June, 1890... 
 Deduct the outstanding warrants'. 
 
 $ 412,772 98 
 
 $ 52.5,344 43 
 
 112,571 45 
 
 $ 412,772 98 
 
 the c^ orzi ^TT'^trtrf^' r ^" ^--^-^-^ ^-o 
 
 Funds and Deposits from Railways Lnd?h '['""^''^^y <^°«»Posed of Trust 
 above amount of cash on hanTh; t^^ 7^ ""^ predecessor showed the 
 date as follows • " ^'^ ''''^ "^ '""^ ^^'« °^ved on the same 
 
 Railway Guarantee Deposits 
 Trust Deposits 
 
 01,916,685 98 
 261,361 27 
 
 $2,178,047 25 
 
 1st July. 1890. statement as to the floatmg debt on the 
 
 pay this off and started clean on the lit July 1887 ' ^ ^'" ""' '""" *" 
 in December, 1890 (pages 24a"d 25) '^" ' """"'P' """^ ""^ »™ ^P^"* 
 
 Whai 
 
 1887, to t: 
 
 WeR! 
 lave been 
 
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 2,210,01!) 79 
 7a,259 t)f] 
 
 *2,136,7t;o 13 
 1,723,987 15 
 
 $ 412,772 98 
 
 •• $ 525,344 43 
 • 112,571 45 
 
 $ 412,772 98 
 
 examining into 
 iposed of Trust 
 isor showed the 
 ed on the same 
 
 tl,916,685 98 
 261,361 27 
 
 $2,178,047 25 
 
 1 addition, the 
 
 h June, 1890, 
 debt on the 
 
 having been 
 ot his loan to 
 
 '^ord for word 
 own speech 
 
 FLOATING DEBT ON IST JULY, 1890. 
 
 Temporary deposits 
 
 Railway Companies' guamntee" deposits ^ ^^^"^^^ 27 
 
 Railway Subsidies not earned u'^a.'nV;''" ^'^^''^^'^ ^^ 
 
 Land Subsidies converted, but noi ea^n^d'- "••*''''' '' 
 rirat 35 cents per acre 
 
 Unconverted land Subsidies.Z. !tti^^. !f 
 
 665,3d0 00 
 
 Loss ott Etch.nge Bank deposit "*"'" 122,364 00 
 
 62,961 0. 
 912,183 00 
 
 g.8tjmated Special Expenditure 1890-91 
 
 Supplementary estimate of Special Expenditure l«Qn qV 
 
 estimated Special Expenditure 1891-92 | 838 T.. on 
 
 -ess re- votes * 838,555 00 
 
 280,000 00 
 
 558,555 00 
 
 ?ash on hand on 1st July, 1890 
 .ess warrants outstanding to bTpaid out'of 
 tms amount 
 
 $ 525,344 43 
 
 # 6,874,806 84 
 
 112,571 45 
 
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 412,772 98 
 
 year! on 1 '^' '!!^^''''' ^t 3-X per cent, during 10 
 years on three millions of dollars worth of bonds 
 which may be issued by any company regujy formed 
 
 Law '^''T' '' '""^^•^^ ^ bridge\v:r the Vver St 
 Lawrence at or near Quebec 
 
 300,000 00 
 
 I 6.762.033 86 
 
 ^ot iii:;i;.^;-.r^^^^' ^^^^^ ^^*^ ^^-^^^^^-^o. f^m ^ j^y, 
 
 ing #2,178.047.25 for Trust Money.., which 
 
 887, to the 1st July, 1890 
 
 We start the year 1890-91 ow 
 
 .«e baea dhrerted fron. their trost ^dbeea.;:;* 
 

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 A permanent loan of «8,600,000.00 has b^en effected for special Dnr- 
 poses, t ,s all gone, and if membm will refer to my Windsor HaUspeLT 
 to the statement at the end, they will see we still oJe over momTtlt 
 debts for whi.h It was obtained. 
 
 ■ ^^;'^^''«-J"J* «ho^'»» yo« what a bad position we were in, and it seems 
 
 YeTsIr r^ '.t;^'*^ '''''' administration were not aware of the sUuatr 
 let, bir, how did they act ? "o-tiuu. 
 
 sessio^heldin^'^'"''^^^^^ 
 
 session held in Novemoer and December, 1890. authority for a $10,000,000 00 
 
 loan, based on the following statement : . "^."uu.uu 
 
 (54 Vic, Cap. 2.) 
 
 Outstanding warrants 
 
 Temporary deposits ^'/'Z.'.Z'.'.".'." . ^^ 
 
 Railway guarantee deposits l^l'lll T 
 
 Railway subsidies granted, but not yet earned.'.'. ■':.■.■. o'wofi 347 Z 
 
 Debts Q. M. O. & O. Ry -,898,247 88 
 
 Loss Exchange Bank deposit...!!. ^^7*^^* ^^ 
 
 Protestant settlement Jesuits' Estates..'.'.".'.'.. f'll, ^^ 
 
 Estimated Special Expenditure 1890-91 g^lH ^ 
 
 mil 
 Ore 
 
 Spe( 
 Toti 
 
 excel 
 Rail 
 here 
 
 Trus 
 Tem] 
 Cash 
 
 Dedu 
 
 Cash 
 
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 Temp 
 ForE 
 Trust 
 
 Less cash on hand 1st July, 1890 
 
 « 6,313,374 58 
 525,344 43 
 
 Special Expenditure Supplementary 1890-91 ^ '^f.lfJi !? I ^' 
 
 Railway Subsidies voted November, J 890. 
 
 4,400,320 00 
 
 fallows 
 
 $ 10,862,353 00 
 
 Coming on down to 1st Julr m^i tha p^'i- a 
 
 „.„. ^ist jmy, is^i, the Paohc Accouuts show us as I details 
 
 how se 
 17th D( 
 of the i 
 
Bbt of $6, 762,033.86, 
 t yet come to the 
 ration, but which I 
 
 (1 for special pur- 
 indsor Hall speech, 
 rer $600,000 of the 
 
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 mi.ul;t tL\rsr,[ "'"' *" """ *' "^^^ '^'" ™ - -■ 
 
 Ordinary expenses. 
 '* revenue . 
 
 H.095,o20 45 
 3,457,144 32 
 
 DeHcit 
 
 Special Expenses and Rail 
 
 e in, and it seems 
 are of the situation. 
 
 illy obtained at the 
 or a $10,000,000.00 
 
 ^-y^^^^^^^-^ 1,775,874 41 
 
 Total Expenditure ovor Total Revt 
 
 '^"'^^ 2,414,250 54 
 
 However, the late administration wer. not to be outdone to meet th" 
 
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 receive 
 ash and 
 
 112,571 45 
 
 261,361 27 
 
 1,916,685 98 
 
 2,898,247 88 
 
 122,364 00 
 
 27,000 00 
 
 62,961 00 
 
 912,183 00 
 
 ..ees, of E,po„d,ture. How did they do it /of coa ^wL 'It 
 
 Trust Funds 
 
 (Temporary Loans ^ 14,394 19 
 Cash on hand 30th Jun'p i«qn w''"*r.""'j" 2,223,333 33 
 uu 5utn June, 1890, less outstanding warrants 412,772 98 
 
 Deduct 2,650,500 50 
 
 2,414,250 54 
 
 Cash Ist July, 1891 
 
 236,249 96 
 
 on hand, there was owint 
 
 ig 
 
 $ 6,313,374 58 
 525,344 43 
 
 $ ,6,788,030 16 
 
 115,488 71 
 
 558,556 00 
 
 4,400,320 00 
 
 But while there thus appeared to be this 
 
 Temporary Loans 
 
 For Railway Guarantee Deposits 2,223,333 33 
 
 Trust Funds 1,973,108 57 
 
 • •• 262,252 47 
 
 This year is started by hav 
 owing cash for above purposes to the amount of $4,458,694.37 
 
 1891-1892. i4,458,694 37 
 
 laving Cash on hand $236,248.26, and vet 
 to the amount of m n^a aoA qt ^ 
 
 $ 10,862,353 00 
 >uut8 show us as 
 
 iJ^fofZ^ZI'^rt'- ™f '"" ■»-' 'i^^-eW and 
 17th December, 189, Id this ad. """ '^'^'--'-^^ion went out 
 
 on the 
 
 ministration came into power on the 22nd 
 
 of the same month, and a retnrn h., b en;ub-.i T I- ™ "" ^'"^ 
 
 det«ls of the Eeoeipts and Paymel Imtv^i: t,"""''' «--<f 
 
L 
 
 ! I 
 
 iff ,) 
 
 >e operations for the current vear M fk . ^ . 
 n 1 • ^ *^*' ^**« were as follows • 
 
 Ordinary Expenditure . ' 
 
 do lleceipts.. t2,083,015 47 
 
 1,534,938 35 
 
 ., Deficit 
 
 ►Special Expenditure... $548,077 V 
 
 Railway Subsidies «143,n8 40 
 
 Repayment Trust Poinds 325,855 00 
 
 wl 
 Ou 
 hat 
 ad( 
 
 10,221 28 
 
 Excess of EKpenditoe over koeipt 
 
 578,478 451 
 
 late] 
 
 l>er, 1891.... ""^^^'P'^ «P *« 17th Decem- 
 
 This was paid from the folio w^^ sources'- *''''''''' '^' 
 
 on^hand 30th June, 1891. less out- ' 
 
 if it 
 
 Cash 
 
 standing warrants... 
 
 Proceeds Loan, 1891 '."is 707 iVn *nn 
 
 LessrepaymentTempora;y '^^'''''^ 
 
 ^'^"^ 2.073,333 33 
 
 ^236,249 96 
 
 1891, 
 
 authc 
 1.634,196 67 I for 2C 
 
 p , , ^ ■ $1,870,446 esr^i'^' 
 
 ^ash on hand 17th Decemhor 7« — -— -.^ I redeei 
 
 ii^ff warrants... .!'." " "''^'''''^ foroutstand- ^ ( attach 
 
 Of this amount there werrspeckld^^^^^^^ 1743,891 oA^onds 
 
 Deposits to secure adva;;;ri;;'Banl«;-;; 
 
 railway companies. 
 
 Available C^sl, 17tl^ Depeiflber, 1891......... 
 
 $387,563 67 
 64,130 QO 
 75,000 00 
 
 theBa 
 Provir 
 expeng 
 
 20,000,1 
 526,693 67 1 Sold at 
 
 $217,197 891 
 
 19,210,( 
 18 
 
were as 
 
 J,015 47 
 t,938 35 
 
 ,118 40 
 
 ,855 00 
 383 40 
 342 93 
 
 S99 73 
 
 521 28 
 
 $548,077 
 
 p«. of the loaaof ,10.000 00. ~eai»^890":/™''''1^^^^ '""'°"»'"^- 
 has been received and spent, and .nrc„nnt„f hi V""""^ *'■'"•'»''■'''' 
 added to onr interest charges. ""'-'' '"''S" "°°"'" P«^ ye" 
 
 We also owed on 17th December, 1891 : 
 
 For Temporary Loans » ,,. 
 
 For Railway Guarantee D^^osits::::.: *. I'^Z OS 
 
 For Trust Deposits :; '-'^If^H 
 
 578,478 45 
 
 ecem- 
 
 #1,126,555 57 
 
 ^9 96 
 
 5 67 
 md- 
 
 67 
 00 
 00 
 
 $1,870,446 63 
 
 $743,891 06 
 
 12,276,143 63 
 latert:' '""'" "" ""^ """ *"- °" "-«■« l^bt o, which I will speak 
 
 ifitLlVttfrrtoatatn"'"''"^""™"™ ""^^ «*~i - 
 
 THE LOAN OF $4,000,000.00. 
 ^^^ J will digress a little to give you a history of this loan, eifeeted in July, 
 
 for 20.000,OoJ franc 'o^T* 000 ror'n^' T '7" i""^' "'"« '°*'' "- 
 bonds of the Proviuce tor SOoTr^ I '" ^''™- *''''"»0 «g»'«' 
 
 redeemable in Parir.;!:^:!',^ r.t'wir/alf '" Y" '"'^' ^''"- •""» 
 attached at the rate of Jour per Tnt „„! ""'f-yearly interest coupons 
 
 bonds were placed on the maX. 'rfrZTach Tat a"" '^™^'- "'"' 
 francs and 7.5 centimes on each bond wa TaS rthe r * .™'"""^'°» »f » 
 the Banqne de Paris et des Pav« n. , /" "" *^'^" Lyonnais and 
 
 Province' 480 francs 25 crnHX ^ ' W W^:'?' Tb"^ '^'' i" '-' 
 expenses have been as follows .- ^° proceeds and 
 
 PKOOEEDS OF LOAN : 
 20,000,000 francs at 19 ,» c per frann 
 ^S^^ Sold at Kr. 480.2. per .oi Frrn;st;5p;r;.;i-;-;,;: 
 
 16th August, 
 
 1217.197 89j 19,210,000 francs at credit of Province in Paris 
 
 $3,860,000 00 
 152.470 00 
 
 1891 
 
 't,ff 
 
 $3,707,530 00 
 
:t 
 
 I I ! 
 
 rH.| 
 
 14 
 
 EXPENHES ; 
 
 Stamps on Bonds 
 
 Printing and Engraving* i'ond;' * '^'^^O 00 
 
 insuvanco and Freight on Bond^ ^^^ 00 l8 
 
 Loss in Exchange to date. 96 60 
 
 Iravelhng Expenses H016 72 
 
 8,802 24 
 
 The Province also d ' «29,670 4^ 
 
 ment of the coupons an7! * ''°'"'"'«*''''^i of one half per cpnf f *i. 
 
 redemption of theTrnellifrr^^^^^ ^' '^"^ ^-rte'r pe^Lt; f'' ^^ 
 part Of the balance'of^^OoV.oJo^O^ ^^ "^^ ^^^^^^ ^"^0 a^J rdl t'S . 
 
 ^ Ji^e loan cannot he said to he advantageo., hnt is onero. for th J- 
 There can be no anps*in« c^ u i 
 
 To avoid too many figures I h«^. • t^^^ 
 
 «ou8e and are annexed jMr S 
 
 ^•^^^''*°'«U While 
 
 l«t C i?9lTl7!I"n ^'^"^ y^" *h« Receipts and F .- ' " 
 
 fnnt ffi ' ^*^ December, 1891 and th Expenditures from . 
 
 took office, and to this I will refe; later on ''""'''"'' "' "^'^""^ when^ jShowi 
 
 «8-foll< 
 
15 
 
 •'J.TPO 00 
 
 9(J5 00 
 
 96 60 
 
 4,016 72 
 
 8,802 24 
 
 $29,670 4 
 »If per cent for the pav 
 
 ^^^SUtea..at No. 3 give, y„„ i„f„™,«„„ „ ^ .^^ „^,.„^^^ ^^^^^.^^^ -^^ 
 
 My predecessor's estimate was 
 
 To 17th December Receipts have'w3'u^a59 oii 
 Estimated for balance of yoar i^g^^^j^g ., 
 
 $'i,(i02,SS5 70 
 
 $3,412,327 99 
 
 ^a«er per cent for thJ - 
 
 ^ "ito and made to formf'' * «^o^tage or deficiency of ~ 
 
 ] $ 190,507 71 
 
 It will be SfiPn tlna rrf^^i- J^ti.-. ■ . „ 
 
 •"t is onerous for the' 
 
 •iolation^f* ;«,:!'; „"j;;;»^^^^^^ EeckIes.Ja„^ 
 
 .,e of . . f «»e official under the eye of .110 ^^""^ "' *"•* ""^ -"i""' 
 
 r ^' ''"""^^ "SuJarL. J. B. Charleson the CWef nf.t n f °"™™'' ""' "P'^»' ™vthi»g 
 keftormce loses „„ii,o„.„ha„d;wi2*auol^^^^^^^ and everything eise, by 
 
 -tra:Xi±^ 
 
 <•- heen obtained l" '>'««"»^^ 'I— 
 
 «riod of tin,e. """h^'nher. and the amoonts reqni JdTo ^th jle Z7 "'""''' '" "* 
 
 «-t of the reoeiptiach year'by Speefr^l" aSXTntt eT'T "I ''''■'"™^^ 
 
 Uily verify thi. by examining the Jonrnrifthe K /"^ """ '^" 
 
 ' -d are anne.e^JM, Shehyn's total estimate for the expenditure (not including 
 I repayments of Temporary Loans and Trust FrdTfof 
 a synopsis of the I *^^ J"®*^ 1891-92, was,... i^«nasj tor 
 
 J«iy. 1887, to Ist Lu-. u $5,385,476 17 
 
 I wnfbe!!'"^^!!:"*'*" '''" *'^^ ''''' *°^^^ -P-^'t-e 
 
 6,479,068 10 
 
 xpenditures from I 
 
 >f affairs when I I Showing an increase for the same service of. 
 
 as" follows: 
 
 1,093,591 93 
 
(Service). 
 
 ORDINARY. 
 
 Estimates. 
 
 Public Debt.... ESTIAfATE.S. 
 
 l-egislation ZZZZZ tl,239.oo6 82 
 
 ^»nl Gorernment 
 
 Administration of T.VoV; * 
 
 , -dReror™:tlHer^'"-'"d^^^^ 
 
 public Instruction... 
 
 Agriculture.... 
 
 Colonization anri V.^ • 
 
 Public Wo^k! "*"^''^^^"'>»- 
 
 Lunatic Asylums....';;;. 104.474 76 
 
 'Miscellaneous 52,825 00 
 
 280,650 00 
 
 • 
 
 216,797 70 
 251,938 00 
 
 •500.355 00 
 "^10,610 00 
 126,200 00 
 1«5.487 50 
 
 Revised 
 Estimates. 
 
 *1.391,627 82 
 292,115 20 
 272,140 50 
 
 
 
 695,878 08 
 
 416,656 98 
 
 1**6,459 35 
 
 165.487 50 
 
 159,360 45 
 
 '^^69,987 05 
 
 52,825 00 
 
 474,369 57 
 
 nd 
 
 Railway Subsidies and Q M j^ n . ^'''''"''' '' «^'43^^^ 
 
 CLAIMS " "^^ ^^- fj' & 0. Ry. 
 
 W„k«,E;-— ^--— ^^. 756.956 25 ,,,65,686 64 
 
 Special Erpendilure ™ 231,070,4 23,070,4 
 
 •__^55^0 645,458 82 
 
 during the ye., "rt:! '"' '°"»-"? amount., whicrctri' X»f^f;; 
 
 Pariiament Buildings 
 
 I^val Normal s„i. i 
 
 ''--its^Ze^tlh: ;;;;; ^ yoo oo 
 
 Montreal Gaol ^"'"^ ^^'^^'^ ^0 
 
 Stoninff Counf;r^**'y ^^'^00 00 
 
 Court LC H^uif'^^ :::::■; ^^^-^^^ oo 
 
 ' ™^ 9.968 05 
 
 10,000 00 
 
 $0^0,971 65 
 
 ] 
 latei 
 :tur( 
 
 'elici 
 fxces 
 'ailw 
 'epaj 
 
 ^otal 
 
 or 
 or 
 
 It 
 
 ^'as su 
 
 In 
 
 pt inci 
 
 calle( 
 
 Co] 
 |>orue ii 
 Into the 
 f33.3? 
 [891, an 
 i^hiob il 
 
Mates. 
 
 \(io6 82 
 .797 70 
 ,938 00 
 
 355 00 
 no 00 
 too 00 
 87 r.o 
 74 76 
 00 00 
 25 00 
 •0 00 
 
 '4 78 « 
 
 3 25 
 
 ' 14 
 
 00 
 
 Revised 
 Estimates. 
 
 ^1.391.627 82 
 292,115 20 
 272,140 50 
 
 «95,878 08 
 416,656 98 
 ^6,459 35 
 J«5,487 50 
 I59.3b*0 45 
 •'^«f>,987 05 
 52,825 00 
 
 id increased by 1880,870.47. viz ; 
 Paid under contracts, and for which there w^ n. 
 
 pnation or vote, though my .rZlsir Z^IZ 
 known the money would have been wanting: 
 Montreal Court House extension.... 
 
 Jacques Cartier Normal School 1180,000 00 
 
 McGill Normal School.... ^'^^<^^^ 62 
 
 6,580 00 
 
 «d for Commission Culture Beet Root ^"^^'^^^ ^2 
 
 Royal Commissions 14,909 85 
 
 ► 18,000 00 
 
 1T:1^':1^ farther and taking Statement 
 
 1380,870 47 
 
 17 
 
 474,309 57 latement gathered f^o„reS^^^ ^'" ^^ ^--^ - 
 
 1.165,636 64 Railway Subsidies and ell" of r^ and (^1^ ^"'"- ''-''' '' 
 
 281,070 U P^y°»«»t Railway Guarantee Deposits ^ ^'^^''^^^ ^^ 
 
 645,453 82 L i .• ^'^^'^^O 14 
 
 «6.479,068 10 [« I have shown you above, the similar 
 on 1. St July, 1890, was, 
 
 excess 
 
 3creased by $523 . 
 anot be expended 
 
 ■ $ 20,000 00 
 74,147 60 
 10,000 00 
 399,856 00 
 9,968 05 
 10,000 00 
 
 to^o,971 65 
 
 on 1st July, 1891, was #1,723,987 15 
 
 J. .„, '2,414,250 14 
 
 'assurTLtra'id.'''™"''^^' »"""'^ '' '^^ ^-oier administration 
 
 <>^inVl!t:^^^^ the-eipts from loans are 
 
 ^ called in the Publi^ A^o^r '^ R^^ ^^^^"'^^ ^"^ ^'^^ 
 
 o^r^rt^::^^:^:!!^^-!^--.^- ^^^y. ^392, it must be 
 
 ig the year 1891-1892 there 
 5,707,530.00. Out 
 
 lS«.,andtheba,a„.eoffh:Vo:rwX°: 
 
 »to the general fund, tshVm'o'o 'TrnZM'^'^u "''^ "^'""^ ""'' ?»' 
 
 i'hioh it 
 
 g on the 1st July. 
 
 was contracted went infn fK. 7- **"^ ""^^f ** *** ^''^ purposes for 
 ^ ccea, y, ent mto the ordmary cash to meet all wants. 
 
; 11 
 
 Ml 
 
 1 1 1 "1 
 
 
 nia 
 
 This, of course, relieved tho P..« • ===== 
 
 Ordinary Expenditure 
 
 Special 
 
 « 2,353,892 
 
 S 4 (I 
 
 502,335 
 
 lo 
 
 ill 
 
 p ., « Ji,353, 
 
 railways and Q M o c^ n r> "",' rno 
 
 ^ "*' ^"''«'«y Guarantee Deposits 839.781 ^ , 
 
 119,667 J*"*^ 
 
 i^eceipts from 17th December to 30th June ^-^6^^,^; 
 
 3.867,168 it' 
 
 Cash 17th December ISQi T7 1 
 
 Cash tobenrovirlow r t " " 536,699 51^*"= 
 
 S2-93, 
 
 PI.OATING DEBT ler IVLY. 1892. 
 
 - *"* •"-'^1,1892. •>ntrea 
 
 I will not go into much 0]«k i- Imisco 
 
 >• met immediate. * °''"'°™"'>» »>«»«' ft« b„t wi|, jj,, ^^^ ^^ lebec , 
 
 C«h defloienoy above '•""'°°' 
 
 Bai way ^oney Subsidies... ] 741097 «1 
 
 3,833,300 Oflr™^^°<*" 
 
 18,53038^ 
 
19 
 
 Ming wants and ordii.a 
 expenditure. 
 
 "»ent No. 4 annexed, 
 ources including the h 
 ber, 1891. We had th.i 
 lary shows the estimati 
 'lows, and includino- 
 
 I and resolute action. ^"''' *^^ ""'^"««'^y o^ «ome 
 
 191 27 
 91 68 
 
 • « 2,353,892 <] 
 502,335 
 839,781 
 119,6(J7 
 
 * •%8l5,676l 
 3.867,168 3 
 
 ^ i, 948,508" 
 
 536,699 5j 
 1892.TT;jli;^8lj 
 o» and it h evideni 
 
 (2) Ofthisthereis * ^.^^S.QTS 67 
 
 .:«sh doflciency comprising ,he"ab;;o';hre'e'ii;'m, ''''"•'""' '" 
 
 lual Kevenue of about |1,000,000. reauctions, a deficiency in 
 
 •poses. =» unenea and used for ordinary 
 
 J2-98. 
 
 will 
 
 * * ■ • 
 
 lid. 
 
 • • • ■ 
 
 oil 
 
 ■ «• • 
 
 Ureal and Lake Maskinong6 Railway Company 
 jmiscouata Railway Company No 1 ^' 
 
 give you whar^'' ^""^ ^^^^ ®*- "^^^^ ^^'^^ay Company 
 
 Imiscouata Railway Company No 2 
 
 |93-94. 
 
 ^ 1,411,808 9c 
 ^50,000 Oi 
 1.741,097 Sd 
 2,629,296 si 
 
 mtreal and Lake Maskinonge Railway Company 
 765,295 oJ'"'^^^^^** Railway Company No 1 ^' 
 
 Jebec and Lake St. John Railway Company.'" 
 
 _2'833,300 0o|"*»8co«ata Railway Company No. 2. 
 
 18,53038*67 
 
 5,000 00 
 
 78,840 00 
 
 189,800 00 
 
 34,066 66 
 
 $ 307,706 66 
 
 •* 5,000 00 
 
 78,840 00 
 
 189,800 00 
 
 34,066 66 
 
 ♦ 807,706 66 
 
 •irzi£, ■<Ai- 
 
 f.^"-^. 
 
20 
 
 J 894-95. 
 
 Montreal and Ukc Ma«kinong6 Railway Company..: | 5 qoo 00 
 
 TomiBcouata Railway Company No. 1.. '. ^ ' -,'«J^ ^^ 
 
 Qaebec and Lake .St John Railway (Company...:..;:::.:" 189 800 00 
 
 Tom.Hcouata Railway Company No. 2 ZZ a^ioOG II 
 
 • 307,700 00 
 
 1895-90. . 
 
 Montroal and Uke Maskinongfe Railway Company | 2500 00 
 
 Temiscouata Railway Compdny No. 1 ^ ' lAZll 
 
 Quobeo and Lake St John Railway Companv......... i«n unn no 
 
 Temiscouata Railway Company No. 2.J.,.L:Z:,ZZ fioll H 
 
 ^ 305,206 66 
 1896-97, 
 
 Temiscouata Railway Company No. 1 « oa s.n nn 
 
 Quebec and LakeSt John Railway Company :::.:;::"•* isl'soo 00 
 
 Temiscouata Railway Company No. 2 I f^^ll ^ 
 
 $ f 02,706 66 
 1897-98. 
 
 Temiscouata Railway Company No. 1 * ..... ^^ 
 
 Quebec & Lake St John Railway Company Zr^ igo 'o 00 
 
 Temiscouata Railway Company No. 2........^ ;::...:: ^g^;^^^ ^ 
 
 ♦ 302,706 66 
 1898-99. : 
 
 Quel>ec & Lake St John Railway Company g n. ... «. 
 
 Temiscouata Railway Company No. 2... ....^ ::;::.:::: l,%l 66 
 
 • 128,966 66 
 1899-1900. -T-r— 
 
 Temiscouata Railway Company No. 2........ | g^^gg ^^ 
 
 fh« ff^^^P^y^"^,*^^ ^b°^e ^n^ounts. in the Public Accounts, the interest on 
 the Guarantee Deposits is charged against the Public Debt as ntres on 
 deposits and the repayment of the Prinninal i« ento-ed nn- 1. - V 
 Repayment of Railway Guarantee Deposits'. " '^*^^^^ ^"--^« ^e*<i oi 
 
tt 
 
 5,000 00 
 78,840 00 
 ^a,800 00 
 34,006 (iU 
 
 )7,700 m 
 
 2,500 00 
 '8.840 00 
 !9,800 00 
 !4,066 06 
 
 '5,206 66 
 
 8,840 00 
 9,800 00 
 4,066 66 
 
 2,706 66 
 
 8,840 00 
 3,800 00 
 4,066 66 
 
 2,706 66 
 
 1,900 00 
 1,066 66 
 
 !,966 66 
 
 ,066 66 
 
 Brest on 
 Jrest on 
 e^d of 
 
 li 
 
 MABILITIBS . \n AHNfiLS. 
 
 ('omit.a: now to th.. LUbilitiHs and A^ ^ts of th« P.. 
 uct or the latn «rl.ni„j.*-..*:_. " **' *°® Proviuco, th.j reckless 
 
 mor- marked " .d the new burd.M.s 
 
 condii 
 
 imposed oji the Province 
 
 the lato administration is 
 
 are easily s> aud. I am 
 
 Oa 31st January, 1887, m\ predec 
 
 sor.y tosay, being Cell. 
 
 I have h vd these made un for qn^k • .or.* 
 
 the details. ^ ' ^^*^ " ' ■^^' ^^^^' ^^^ Statement 7 shews 
 
 Statemenl S shews them as at 17th D. ember, 1891. 
 A summarj is as follows :— 
 30th January, 1887 : 
 
 Liabilities 
 As«ETS 
 
 Net Debt. 
 
 $22,143,447 65 
 • 10,754,280 64 
 
 •111,389,167 11 
 
 30th June, 1891 : 
 
 Liabilities.. 
 Assets 
 
 Net Debt. 
 
 •33,581,877 34 
 11,139,553 30 
 
 .,442,324 04 
 
 17th December, 1891 
 
 Liabilities 
 
 Assets 
 
 ♦36.849,230 18 
 11.561,191 98 
 
 ^^''^««^ 124.288. 
 
 038 20 
 
 Increase in 4 years. 
 
 .112,898.871 09 
 
 As the Assets and Liabilitie 
 
 the same as onTrC~^-''^''$- '''^' ""^ •» W^xim.tely 
 A.aets „„ this latter daMn fti '""' * *'" "'" »™ '^'- '''''''"- ^ 
 
 giTfe these Liabilities and 
 
 ii 
 
22 
 
 APPBOXIMATE STATEMEVT ^ZTl^- " " 
 
 Province of Qaebec at the 17(hn. u ''"'''■litles aiid Assets of the 
 
 famished by thedSr^ent Delfr? r-/'*'' ^'^ "P™ »»»»' -Port 
 ofdisp„ted;iaia.s.„o™'^Sro*:i r,""'»°l»*»S " '-»- ™»«». 
 th.s date, nor amoanta due to the Prolf ';««"■•» °fC«dit or Acts prior to 
 
 nor from municipalities for other JZZZ ''""'"P"' ^""' ""'"'• 
 
 LUBIJ4TIES. 
 
 Funded Debt outstanding 
 
 Temporary Loans !...'.""! •i25,209,873 33 
 
 Trust Deposits 150,000 00 
 
 ^Z^^':Z'EE*°'^'^''^^ '»ie-t on- "''■'*' '' 
 
 Outstanding AYarrants. //........ 1,860,765 64 
 
 Estimated deficiency of ordin«rVr 11 1 H.O.GOO 21 
 
 expenditure. beLeernl n TT ' ""* "'^"^^^ 
 June. 1892. .. ^''''"^^''' ^^^1' ^"^ 30th 
 
 Railway money SubsidWs authorized but not 496,723 67 
 
 yet earned.... 
 
 Railway land SubsWies'-^'oii^^M- /^fo* '•'*^''"' ''■> 
 money Subsidies, authorized but not 
 
 done . .■.^'' ^''" ^'^'^^' *^ ^°^^ i« 
 
 1,759,800 00 
 
 Balance of land and other debts Q.M O & oT^i ~ ^ 6,052,036 89 
 
 Special Expenditure authorized b/the Act '^ ^'''^^O 12 
 
 54 Victoria, chapter 1. schedule B... goo », .V 
 
 LEss-paid to 17th December.1891..;.:: 128 sog 55 
 
 Additional amounts estimated to be required ^^^'^^e 45 
 
 for the following public works • 
 
 Parliament Buildings'l'to'^omplet; w'aii '''''' '' 
 
 enclosing grounds.,. 
 
 ■"""""r 1(5,000 00 
 
 ♦.^ 
 
 iMx 
 
2B 
 
 3ts of the 
 al reports 
 B amount 
 -8 prior to 
 an Fund, 
 
 )9,873 33 
 10,000 00 
 '8,243 25 
 
 0,765 64 
 9,600 21 
 
 3,723 67 
 
 036 89 
 380 12 
 
 46 45 
 
 Montred Court House-to complete 
 contract . 
 
 clelirered 
 
 Jacq„e,.Ca«ier ■scho;i-fo;'f„;„-t;;; ''''" "" 
 
 deJivered . 
 
 Iron Bria^es-nnai^--^-;;;;;;; i^Ms. 62 
 
 Loss on Exchange Bank Deposit. 675,460 62 
 
 <^uebec Court House Bonds 25,500 00 
 
 200,000 00 
 
 in 
 
 ASSETS. 
 
 ^"''Ba'nkl"' '^' '^- ""• ^ ""• '^'' ^^P°^^*«d 
 
 PartofpriceQ.M O i^^np""' ^ ^'^'^'^^^ ^<^ 
 
 «9G nnn p o "^^ ' ^"^ested in 
 $-9 000 Province of Quebec Bonds, Loan 
 of 18 8. bought at 109 percent «, .,^ ^^ 
 
 PartofpnceQ. M. O &0 R,r • 1 V'V 31,610 00 
 n. k /V ^*y ' invested in 
 
 Quebec Court House Bonds 
 
 Part of price Q. M. 0. & ^ '■• ^^^'^^'^ ^^ 
 
 $35,849,230 18 
 
 City of Quebec Bonds 
 
 Ky-, invested in 
 
 ,000 00 
 
 Balance of price Q. M. O. & 0:%:;„;paid;:::^^^i„o 00 
 
 # 7,600.000 00 
 2,394,000 00 
 
 Claim against Hon. Thomas McGreevv ^^^'^^^ 27 
 
 Cost of Jacques-Cartier School Mn^JST'i ^^^'^"^^ ^0 
 
 sale of property ' ' ^°'^^'^«*'' ^o be repaid from 
 
 Advances to various parties 138,348 02 
 
 Estimated amount due as Quebee'sX'"'*' 7*'": U5,352 69 
 
 • Common School Fund by Ontario "''''''' '"^ 
 
 Quebec Court Hoa- Tax, under 45 Vic:chap:26; ''^''' '' 
 
 Vic, chap. 15 vxccnap. 26, and 48 
 
 200,000 00 
 
 Exce 
 
 ss of Liabilities orer Assets at iitu n l #11.561,191 .98 
 
 Assets at 17th December. 1891 249««nQa on 
 
 24,288.038 20 
 
 t35,849,230 18 
 
^4 
 
 The uet debt has more than doubled. 
 Funded Debt 30th Jan., 1887. 17th Dec, 1891. 
 
 Temporary Loa'nra^dD^^ite.::.:.:.;:::;: fnZ I *'''l'f' '' 
 
 Estimated Deheit current year I?''L, 1 If '^'^ ^^ 
 
 Railway money Subsidies V,^.^ I- o '^'•^'^ " 
 
 do lands do ^^ i ;> 579,732 2.> 8,147,910 99 
 
 do do t nZ rr- "■<'«''>538 60 1,144,325 90 
 
 Railway Company Zr^^^Z ^.^^^I"" ^ J;« 00 
 
 $21,383,243 7o iSl.OSWrTS 
 The most of these items shew at 17th D.-^ isqi .• ., 
 
 burden in these fe. years on our Puhliirbra'nlttr St: ''"''' 
 
 in^erS^W^^t nrjdtr^^Jo'^o'oT"''' ™,1 """^^'^"''""^ "" 
 on our ordinary revenue, whichLfopay if '' " """" '"'"' 
 
 in. 
 
 THE ADMINBTBATION OP THE L.ITE OOVBBNMENT. 
 
 You cau see at a glance the extraordinary wav in whioh ,u 
 tares went on increasing year by year and ho JhL . ^^ ^''^'''^" 
 
 respect to the revenue *"^ '^^*'^ ^*« ^*d with 
 
 |g?^^ 
 
 ijfcriSt.1 
 
25 
 
 increased. 
 
 .indi(jat.^s 
 
 •ec, 1891. 
 )9,873 33 
 18,243 25 
 )6,723 67 
 7,910 99 
 L4,325 90 
 i9,800 00 
 i0,76.5 64 
 
 7,642 78 
 marked 
 
 d\y our 
 i inroad 
 
 ew the 
 on this 
 ire and 
 r state- 
 brecast 
 
 pendi- 
 l with 
 
 in Public W„,to, and J his ft Lf t T T t^ '"'' P'''''''^^-" 
 expenditure in this Department IZ, "r,""''''' '*^'"- McShane, the 
 
 I'y Mr. Shehyn thatTIwtuld h 7-°™ '^ ^"'' ""' '™''* »»<•« 
 vigilance." "«■ would hale "an opportunity to ejcercise his 
 
 Works, those of his succjor and th! Z O "''«'."".^'-«<'» "'- of Pablic 
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 W78™rodTto «M,oo'rd'ts' • I'th' /"'"?•-"-» "- -n „p from 
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 IV 
 
 THE LEGACY LEFT TO THF PPOvrvnc t,,. 
 
 THE TLOALNCE BY THE MEUnVAl ADMINKSTRATIOX. 
 
 To summarize, ^ho leo-acv ]oU i,« «,. i • 
 follows : = ^ ^'" "' ^"^ ^™1^°^^<1 "Pon the rrovinco, is as 
 
 1. Net Debt 17th December, 1891 
 
 " •' 30th January, 1887 ^-2^,288^20 
 
 ^ ' 11,389,107 11 
 
 o HA- $12,898,871 09 
 
 - wdinary expenses, I880-8G... . 
 
 " " 1890-91 '53,032,77140 
 
 J891.90 4,095,520 45 
 
 _„ . ^ " 4,436,907 50 
 
 -5. Special expenditure fexoIiisJvo «f d -i 
 by my predecessor, averaged dri""i888^;^8^^^^^^^^ "^ '''^ ^^^^^^ 
 
 sum of $668,560.95 per year or tot ,1 VSl^*^^ ^"^ ^^^^ *^« enormous 
 v-ill be 1645,453.82 '^ ^^ ^2.674.243.82, and for 1891-92 it 
 
 4. During the Mercier regime there wp-^ also th. k p. . • 
 unexpected receipts and additional revenue as follows '"''"^' '""^ 
 
 Arrears Commercial Corporation Tax 
 
 • Annual collection «« „ foSS.SOS 00 
 
 Increase ground rents on Timber licenses vea;'!; ^'^^'^^^ ^^ 
 
 Increase one vear from licenses '""'"' ^'^^^^y 140.000 00 
 
 150,000 00 
 
 Guarantee Deposite and tJ^^^„ ?J . ^^ ""^ '^°' I«^"™y 
 
 which seem to be, in IhTnL fSL 7^ ""^ "f"'^ "P"" *° f""!'. and 
 olaim.,ofaco„,e table charter "P-t from a largo „„„berof 
 
ministration 
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 J pnulontly 
 
 TRATIOX, 
 vinco, is as 
 
 !88,038 20 
 !8D,107 11 
 
 98,871 09 
 
 32,771 4o 
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 rcvoi.ue to face, <lU,c,«,cya„d ex.oss of ,.xp,.„.!„ure over 
 
 7 Wo havo to provide on ICih I„l,, ism p ., 
 loan oi 1801 of 1-0,000,000 francs, 'S"^. f"' Hw n.,lt.mplion of the 
 
 V. 
 ^^^^^_Tho,.ti™at,. Of expenditures „a.. „ p,.. ,,„,„ ,,„,,,,.„ ^,^^„ 
 
 canj::^:;:ilt\:&^ 
 
 Act, .e,.. „2, 30 Vic! cap So'tTd Z%Vt' "'" '""" o'' "'» ^- N. A 
 amount to about «1,278,952.80 In J.a ' T''' ' *^'""'"^"' •'""' "o»' 
 
 price of tlxo Q. M. O. & () R„il„a, „f ' "■° '"'" "'° ""«-' <>" <l.e 
 a total of $1,640,800.87. ' '' '""™"""S lo .{.307.908.07, or Ibrmin.. 
 
 Then, we have our Crown In,,,]. u- , 
 
 way, a further source of revenue JmmT ? P™'*- ^ '^ ''"ve, on thi» ■ 
 merdal Corporations, from Law S amp, fro^TI; ''"^°' '"«^ "» t-om. 
 and from Casual revenue. Howe™X'sor„ ^e Common School Fund, . 
 very rapidly, and I will give yonas an i ° .'"'■^''''''oesnotincrea.se 
 too nscal year 1890-01 as'thesrrX;:re"^„r :^,*-°^ -ipts for 
 
 RECEIPTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ,8.,0.91. • 
 
 Dominion of Canada 
 
 Crown Lands ['"" • $ 1,278,962 80 
 
 Administration of Justice... 742,544 62 
 
 Percentage on fees of Public Offirers 236,094 48 
 
 Licenses 10,473 J2 
 
 586,206 14 
 
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 luuiiicipalities and 
 
 Legislation 
 
 Lunatic Asylums-Contributions' froln 
 
 paying patients 
 
 Oflficial Gazette 
 
 Public Buildings— Rents 
 
 Casual Revenue 
 
 Civil Seryice-^ContribulLs'lbrren;^^^ 
 
 I roviinciai Insurance CN>mpanios--Contributi;;;;' to'^xp;';;.* 
 ot inspection ^.M'Lns,ts 
 
 Industrial Schools.. 
 
 Direct Taxes on Commercial' Corp'ora'ti'on's 
 
 PrZ "" ^^P°^'*« '" Banks and on Advanced 
 
 Premium, Discount and Exchano-e 
 
 Interest on the price of the sale of Q. m'(x'& aiy 
 
 5,440 08 
 
 Total Ordinary Receipts. 
 
 8,1.38 
 
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 26 
 
 762 
 
 17 
 
 1,991 
 
 10 
 
 8,309 
 
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 440 
 
 86 
 
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 32,357 
 
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 307,908 
 
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 32 
 
 TRU.ST FUiNDS. 
 
 Teachers' Pension Fund 
 
 City of Hull Sinking Fund.".'. * ^^^^ f 
 
 Marriage License Fund '^ 
 
 Public Officers' Security Dep;>;i;: ::::;::: So 00 
 
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 Railway Guarantee Deposit 
 
 Temporary Loans ' "■ 
 
 Total Receipts from all 
 
 12,049 02 
 
 2,500 00 
 
 278,520 00 
 
 2,223,333 33 
 
 '°"^^^« i 5,974,140 67 
 
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 I now give you in detail what 
 year 1892-93. 
 
 are the Estimates of our receipts for the 
 
81 
 
 5,440 08 
 
 8,138 
 
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 26 
 
 702 
 
 17 
 
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 333 33 
 
 140 67 
 
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 or the 
 
 $ 1.278,952 80 
 
 395,000 00 
 
 Dominion of Canada: ^'^^^^^^^ "^ceipts 1802-93. 
 
 Subsidy under B. N. A. Act * 950 0.9 wn 
 
 Interest on Tru.t Funds * ~ ^ 
 
 .Special Subsidy under 47 Vic, chap. 4.:! 127 460 68 
 Interest on Railway Subsidies under 47 
 
 Victoria, chapter 8 119.700 00 
 
 Interest : — 
 
 Interest on price of sale Q. M. 0. & 0. Ry. 370.000 00 
 do on loans and deposits .. 25,000 00 
 
 Administration of Justice : 
 
 Law Stamps | ^^qq^^q ^^ 
 
 ^"!;V 6,000 00 
 
 Building and Jury Fund... lo.OOO 00 
 Municipalities, for mainten- 
 
 ance of prisoners 10,000 00 
 
 traol Oruards— Montreal and 
 
 ^.. ^"^'^^« 4,000 00 
 
 ll'''l"'" 600 00 
 
 Montrea Gaol 8,000 00 
 
 Montreal Court House 3,500 00 
 
 High Constable's Fees, Que- 
 
 ^^^ 500 00 
 
 Registration Stamps.. . 11"^^ ^^ 
 
 Licenses (Net revenue) ,, !'"^^ ^^ 
 
 Crown Lands ^ 500,000 00 
 
 Taxes on Commercial Corpon;. ^^^'^""^ ^^ 
 
 tions (Net revenue) 
 Percentage on Fees of Public' Officer's i;:."; IZl on 
 
 do on renewals of hypothecs 30000 
 
 Legislation... '^^" ^^ 
 
 Official Gazette''.".'.".;; /'^^^ ^^ 
 
 Maintenance of Insane....' f/JH! ^^ 
 
 Rents of Public Buildings.." ' ^^2 rl 
 
 Contributions to Pension Fund.'.'.".'."; IvJn Z 
 
 Casual Revenue 7,o00 00 
 
 2,000 00 
 
 • 1,694,750 00 
 
 I 3,368,7or80 
 
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 and tho futuro. remarks, and that is lor next year 
 
 EXPENDITUIIE 1892-03. 
 SU.UM.nv O... ESTIMATED -X-ENmTBKE rOH 1802.03 AX» OOMP.„„o,. „„„ 
 
 r„biiodobt'. ' „''f-^8. 
 
 LogWation *1,690,433 12 
 
 ,,|°,, „ 198,389 60 
 
 Civil Orovermneiit .,.„ ,. ^ 
 
 Administration of Justice..... '.■■'■■■■ d-t 1 J ;!„ 
 
 rabhc Instruction gg^'^g^ ^^^ 
 
 Agriculture, Colonization and Emigration 222ioi9 25 
 
 Public Works : 
 
 ^f"'^7. S 106.720 36 
 
 Extraordinary 375^00 oo 
 
 1891-92. 
 
 $1,470,626 96 
 292,115 20 
 
 272,140 50 
 
 695,355 00 
 
 415,656 98 
 
 311,946 85 
 
 482,320 36 
 355,725 00 
 
 Lunatic Asylums and Charities 
 
 Miscellaneous on in 
 
 ^^pecial expenditure!!'!' !;";;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; '^^^ ^'^ 
 
 Railway subsidies and Q. M. (). & O. %! 
 
 for letters and acts 
 
 To provide for settlements prior to 17th 
 
 December, 1891 
 
 159,360 45 
 
 422,812 05 
 
 384,457 68 
 
 1,180,915 62 
 
 1,052,821 19 1,165,636 64 
 
 72,831 89 
 
 15.582,178 06 16,843,855 82 
 
88 
 
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 An examination of this statement will show you to a certain PTf««f ♦», 
 
 work energetically, ,u.d with the few mo„.h» at our diaposall have !o 
 doubt the public will appreciate our labours A« » .IT 
 ahow to you «»d to the public a redact 17.11 ™»">"'»<=''">™t we 
 
 of «I 'fli «77 7,1 ... 1 r rettuotion in all expenditures n one year 
 
 ";end:t:re '" '"™"' ">' '•™"" "»" J"""-""' <=<»"-' of the 
 
 The following are the aerviees in which the decreaaes are ahown 
 
 »..ne'nt::i":r[re:""^^-'''^'"<'""'-»'''»' '-^ «duc.io„ laper. 
 Legislation : 
 
 The reduction here is $93,775.00, but of this there is 
 about .$65,000.00 for general elections, so we should 
 
 only claim credit for * «« 
 
 Civil Government...... ^ ^^'^^^ 60 
 
 Administration of Justice ^^'^^^ ^^ 
 
 Public Instruction .'; f'^<^^ ^^ 
 
 Agriculture Colonization and 'immigration".: fo f? Ta 
 
 Public Works, Ordinary .... f/^^ ^^ 
 
 Lunatic Asylums and Charities. '.'.". ■.'.;■.. 1,^^, 2 
 
 Miscellaneous services ' ""•• ^^'^^^ ^^ 
 
 •. 73,260 86 
 
 . '^°*'*^^e<i'^ction Ordinary Expenditure.. ..T"73762n4 
 As against this, however, we have a certain number of items y^rhinh 
 
 yon an annual reduction of $681.62L00. »*^^.o^i.i4 above, we Bhow 
 
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 v^unin about $18,000.00 <,t what it was in 188r,.lH8tJ. wo led wo can do 
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 anneL^d^o^«f.' ?'!^ '''" ^'"^ ^" *^° Miscellaneous Statements 
 annexed to this, a detail of the payments estimated for the year 1891.1890 
 but now give you for general information a detail of the payments of the 
 fiscal year 1890-1801. These are fixed and known and subject to no dispute 
 
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 ■ This shews : 
 
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 will T'' ^P^r*'"*i^ "^^"^^ ^' ** ^"* ^^ unfavorable-comparison, but as 
 will be seen from the estimates for 1892-1893, we have 'to pay for charirea 
 on Public Debt and for Repayment Railway Guarantee D^sits impS 
 by our predecessors, $202,829.38 more than in 1890-1891. For Q M & 
 O. By. c aims, and Railway Subsidies, consequent upon the enormous grants 
 n the fall session of 1890, we have to pay at least $100,000.00 more So 
 that as regards 1890-1891 we show : 
 
 Reduction as above ^ 668 49169 
 
 Charges for interest and Railway Guarantee Deposits".'. 202,829 38 
 *^^*^^ 100,000 00 
 
 » 871,821 07 
 To give you details, the expenditure of 1890-91 was as foUows : , 
 
 PAYMENTS OP THE FISCAL YEAR 1890-91. 
 
 Public Debt 
 
 Legislation ::; 11.271.606 83 
 
 Civil Government .' ' TaZHt 
 
 Administration of JusticeanciudingPdice^lZ^ZZ'"*"*' 670078 61 
 
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 Legislation 
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 Statements 
 1891-1892, 
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 160,069 69 
 582,178 00 
 
 568,491 69 
 
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 3 imposed 
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 68,491 69 
 02,829 38 
 00,000 00 
 
 71,821 07 
 
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 ri»506 83 
 11,078 74 
 >9,660 07 
 ^0,078 61 
 
 Reformatories and Industrial Schools * innnnn aa 
 
 Inspection of Public Oflices... ™. *.'.". '.'.*.!*. 8 9°? 67 
 
 Public Instruction '*''''*'' siSUO 00 
 
 Literary and Scientific Institutions iq'o<;n nn 
 
 Arts and Manufactures ,7;," ^^ 
 
 Agri^^ulture ZZZZZ:::. mm 9 
 
 Colonization Roads and Societies I'>3'l50 00 
 
 Immigration '.!»."*!!".'.'.*.'.'. V041 so 
 
 Repatriation '7^^ °^ 
 
 Public Works and Buildings ZZ.ZZZZ: 1^;^ 83 
 
 Lunatic Asylums 209,148 38 
 
 Chanties ^^'^^^ ■ 
 
 Miscellaneous .^^'^:j^ 
 
 Agent in Franco 2*500 00 
 
 Municipahties Fund "'o^^ ^^ 
 
 Crown Lands Department ' 287 876 00 
 
 Official Gazette ' '*"' jg'g^^ ^g 
 
 Charges on Revenues, ^^tamps, Licenses, &c .* j/g^Y gg 
 
 Inspection of Railways ""* j'q^q ^q 
 
 Fraserville Hospital '500 00 
 
 Temiscaming Hospital Knn nn 
 
 Hotel-Dieu, St. Hyacmtho ^qq qq 
 
 Grey Nuns' Hospital, St. Jerome 500 00 
 
 St. Bemardiu's College, Waterloo ..Z... 250 00 
 
 General Hospital, Sorel I qqq qq 
 
 House of Refuge, Ste. Cunegonde '5OO OO 
 
 Sisters of Providence, L'AsHomption ^00 00 
 
 Transcription, binding, &c., of Registers, &c *.." 9990 04 
 
 Geneological Dictionary of Mgr. Tauguay .*...' o'gQO 00 
 
 Printing and distributing amendments to Municipal Code... "'500 00 
 
 Polytechnic School, Montreal 2 500 00 
 
 Annuity to Mrs. Gaspard Drolet *.......'......'. "'^00 00 
 
 Land grants to Head of Families of twelve living children.. 1,500 00 
 
 Manual, Justices of the Peace 2500 00 
 
 Biggar's Hand Book, Canada ZZ... " 625 00 
 
 St. Jean Baptiste School, Quebec * 2000 00 
 
 Church of England School, Quebec o OOO 00 
 
 Short-Wallick Monument...; ""' "'^qq qq 
 
 Reformatory and Industrial School, Pointe-aux.Esquimaux... 750 00 
 
 Municipal Code, Manuel d'Hygiene and other publications... 24.224 85 
 
86 
 
 Models and books of design, Temple's method. 
 
 rensions Civil Service 
 
 Jamaica Exhibition. 
 
 9 10,000 00 
 
 28,669 08 
 6,000 00 
 
 coirections.::.:...' ^"^' ""^ "' "'"'''''''" ""^^''^ ^^* °^ 
 
 Licenses, paid by Re v^n^'e Officers" oui of cdiecUois*..:.::" ,1^11 !« 
 
 Total Ordinary Expenditure. 
 Special Expenditure : 
 
 45,183 42 
 
 $4,095,620 46 
 
 New Parliament Buildings, construction $ 13,495 34 
 
 New Court House, Quebec, to complete sur- 
 
 rounding wall, &c g .,.. 
 
 New Court House, Quebec, to settle balanc^ 
 
 01 all claims ' 
 
 New Court House, Quebec/'cVestings' for 
 roofs 
 
 Spencer Wood; hot-house, cellar for' vege'. 
 tables, &c 
 
 Iron Bridges in MunicipalitiesTtowaids 
 struction of 
 
 con- 
 
 New Vaults for Court Houses and Gaols" "in 
 
 155,000 00 
 800 00 
 1,000 00 
 100,000 00 
 
 new districts ^^^^ 
 
 Night Schools •• ,W0 00 
 
 Montreal Court Hous'e'exten'si;;:::::::: .'Hoooo 
 
 New Gaol, Montreal, construction .... r:." '37 263 44 
 Sherbrooke's Court House and Gaol, <;;«: 
 struction of drains, &c 
 
 Court Houses and Gaols, new distrkts,* "heat- 
 ing apparatuses ; , ' 
 
 Gasp6 Court House and Gaoi*,"new'roof 
 aqueduct, &c ' 
 
 Quebec Gaol, new drains, piumbere' woik 
 . &c.,. ' 
 
 Iberville Court House and 'Gaoi,*'surround- 
 
 ing wall and outbuildings o nnn na 
 
 Stoning country roads, to make a trial of **" 6 31 ? ol 
 Exhibition Society. Montreal, to repair th^ ' 
 
 Exhibition Buildings 25,000 00 
 
 3,000 00 
 8,000 00 
 2,286 00 
 3,890 00 
 
 
10,000 00 
 
 28,669 08 
 
 6,000 00 
 
 8,582 99 
 45.138 42 
 
 95,520 45 
 
 87 
 
 Toronto University, in aid of reconstruction 
 of buildings destroyed by fire, 4th Feb- 
 
 ^ 'rj ^^^? $ 10,000 00 
 
 McGill Normal School, Montreal, repairs, 
 
 alterations, &c 60,805 00 
 
 Colonization roads, explorations, inspections, 
 
 ^ ^^° •••••• 50,000 00 
 
 Vjuebec Railway Bridge j 75Q qq 
 
 Exhibition Grounds, Montreal, for commuta- 
 tion and purchase 2872190 
 
 Towards damages caused by a wind storm ^ ' 
 on 8th July, 1890, in the counties of " 
 Beauharnois, Vaudreuil and Hunting- 
 
 _ .^°^} 9,880 00 
 
 Kevised Statutes,— towards publishing Sup- 
 plementary volume 6009 84 
 
 Arts and Manufactures Building, Quebec, to 
 
 ^'o^Plete 5,532 00 
 
 Index General des Journaux de I'Assembl^e 
 
 Legislative 6,000 00 
 
 Jacques-Cartier Normal School, Montreal, 
 for demolition and reconstruction of 
 facade, &c gO.OOO 00 
 
 M6moires du Chevalier de L6vis 3,150 00 
 
 Expenses connected with the last illness and 
 funeral of the late Mgr. Labelle, Assis- 
 tant-Commissioner of Agriculture and 
 Colonization 2 942 30 
 
 Commission re Culture of Beet-root 6,206 00 
 
 Eailway Subsidies $885,255 99 
 
 Construction claims,— Q. M. 0. & 0. Ry.... 70,364 27 
 
 Trust Funds: ' 
 
 Marriage Licence Fund $7,608 00 
 
 Aylmer Court House Fund I'^g.^g qq 
 
 Security of public officers 4149 §2 " 
 
 Advance to Protestant Hospital, Montreal.... $35,000 00 
 do to South Shore Turnpike Trust.... 8 760 00 
 
 820,254 15 
 955,620 26 
 
 18,417 42 
 
 48.760 00 
 
88 
 
 Quebec and Lake St. John Eailway Com- 
 
 pany— Repayment Guarantee Deposit.. $136,875 97 
 
 Temiscouata Railway Company— Repay- 
 ment Guarantee Deposit No. 1 58,004 98 
 
 „ , /''.., ^*^ 2 23,*155 12 
 
 Montreal and Lake Maskinonge Railway 
 
 Co.— Repayment Guarantee Deposit... 4,061 34 
 
 222,097 41 
 
 i 6,150,669 69 
 By giving you this, it will afford an opportunity of comparison between 
 these payments and between those mentioned in the Miscellaneous State- 
 ments annexed and with Expenditure set forth in the Estimates now before 
 the House, to show in what way the present Government have redeemed 
 the pledges they made before the electors and whibh they think absolutely 
 necessary for the benefit and welfare of the Province. 
 
 The serious point, however, is that on an examination of these expen- 
 ditures m the Estimates just submitted to you for 1892-93, as compared with 
 the Estimates of Receipts. I have put before you, the showing is as follows : 
 
 Total Estimates 1892-93 in order to fulfil obligations. $ 5,582.178 00 
 
 Total Estimates, Receipts 3,400;000 00 
 
 Deficiency, or Excess of Expenditure $ 2,18217700 
 
 ^\^Tr^'' '""^ ^^^"^""^ ^*''°"' *^'"' ^^•^e^s the amount included for Rail- 
 ways. .$1 000,000 00, it will be seen that the total deficiency for the res'ofonr 
 Expenditure will be $1,182,178.00, in which is included .^375.600.00 of ex- 
 
 iThTJrr^'''^'*'''' "^ ^^^^'' ^"^^^- T^^«' ^" ^ddit'«» to the floatincr 
 lutile '' on 1st July, 1892. is what we have to meet in th^ 
 
 «,«nf^Vp'*M'''^''n*^''*""''^'''^''''*^^*"''^ ^^^^^ P"Wic Debt and Repay- 
 ment of Railway Guarantee Deposits, it will be seem that by adding these 
 two together, we have, as a first charge on our revenue, the sum of |l,696 - 
 433.12 to meet next year. In taking the list of Railway Guarantee Deposits 
 I have given above, it will also be seen this amount will not be much re^ 
 duced on this account for at least six years to come. 
 
 p„ JTu5 ^f ^ ^° *^' y'"' ^^^^"^^' *^" "^^^^^ i^ connection with our 
 l?u.«c Jhht oniy amounted to 1977,760.32, so that we have in these past 
 
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 four and a half years to meet an incronso of »718,072.80 in our fi«d ch.r<res 
 
 Ordinary Revenue, say ^ 
 
 Charges for interest and on Pabu; Debt;&o:im93:::;::: ^ f^^Ts n 
 
 Wing a balance of fl^^eTis 
 
 which IS a very small amount left for the ordinary services of the 
 adm.mstrat.on, apart from onr obligations for Railway Subsidies 
 
 There is but one course open, and that is to bring about eouilibrinm 
 between our receipts and expenditure and avoid new obligations' To ari" 
 at this we must for some years to oome increase our revenue and tts 
 means mcreased taxation. It is useless and idle for us to thtok the 
 Provmce can go along any further without taking means to pay our obW 
 hons. My predecessor got over all his difficulties by making 10.^ and 
 
 tZtfb P ' ^"•'^^»' *'■- we have now to stop, if for no other°re.Zth« 
 that the Province should not resort to further borrowing. 
 
 There can be no question that, since the elections, our credit has been 
 
 InZZ T"'"^: """^ "''' ^'"^' ""'' '^' ^''^^'^ «^^^^«^ i^^v-e increased 
 
 in value. We must maintain this position and make it still better, but we 
 
 can on y do this by showing that we have resources and means of revenue 
 
 o meet our obligations. There was a time when the public were aware 
 
 IrnLw ^TT"" '^'^^ ^'^ ^°* "^'"'^ °^^* ^"*«^««* ^l^^rges. There was 
 probably a feeling that no matter what our ultimate soi rces of revenue 
 might be. as long as the Dominion was paying us a subsidy, they would 
 not see our bonds or our credit fail, because the Dominion had enough in ite 
 hands to pay our interest charges and save our credit. Under these cir- 
 cumstances borrowing was easy. 
 
 Now that time has gone, and we find that our interest charges more 
 than exceed the amount of the subsidy payable by the Dominion. 
 
 Let us now rely on our resources and meet the difficulties by our own 
 means and energies. ' 
 
 No doubt we can still make and will make further reductions in our 
 expenses, and with oar Public Debt. The items on Legislation, Civil 
 Government and others will decrease. 
 
 We are now giving 155,725.00 in charities. Many people wiU be 
 disappointed this year in not having their applications granted, bulthe 
 
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 Government, m view of an increase in our bnrdens, had to cut down 
 and refuse many, and those we have granted were only under special cir- 
 cumstances and because they had relied on the grants. I may state, however 
 hat the next Estimates will shew a reduction of most of these items, and 
 there will only be allowed to remain those of a public or general character. 
 
 Returning to the question of Ways and Means, and speaking in the 
 bests mterests of the Province and our credit for some years, we must look 
 tor an mcreased revenue in the neighborhood of $1,000,000.00 per annum 
 It IS Idle and useless to hide the difficulty imposed by our predecessors Ti 
 LlTnTu T ""' ^«^«tf ti«^«l existence. To meet it, it is but a little 
 helpftomall. logo on at present we cannot. We must be practical and 
 there is no doubt of the future. We have the finest Trovince in the Domi^ 
 nion we are r,ch m lands and minerals. The St. Lawrence passes through- 
 out Its entire length, and is the great highway of communication from fhe 
 West not only of Canada but of the United States to Europe. The comme ce 
 of the Dominion and the great railway systems are centered in our midst 
 and what we have to do is to take advantage of all these. 
 
 mo. ^V""*^ ^^ J^^* '"""^ °^ *^' '^'^'^''' ^^ ^^" ^^ve later on to suggest 
 may throw a large amount of odium upon the Government, but. Sir with 
 the examination that has been made, I feel that we are right aiHo 
 matter what may take place to-day, history will sooner or later write upon 
 Its pages that we have acted patriotically and wisely. 
 
 With these explanations, somewhat tedious perhaps and lengthv I ask 
 the cooperation of all the members of the House to examine the EsrimaTes 
 and be prepared later on to meet the Government in the measures that wil 
 be brought down to put our Province straight. 
 
 r««nlLTir?n^'-^^'^^'';*^'* y°™ ^'^^' the Chair, and the House 
 resolve itself into Committee of Supply 
 

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