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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
i)
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
9
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.;:;*
t
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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
I
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
better or any business appheatiot ''"'"""""'''■'"" 0° -t show any
W78™rodTto «M,oo'rd'ts' • I'th' /"'"?•-"-» "- -n „p from
let me give you his o v„ w" d ', '. frim t^' "'• "'"'''^'''^ P''^"'-' »<1
plained of enormous expense in 18SP ''"^ '^'"'"'^ ^P^ech when he com-
• ''WendthorremierSrM'Krif '.'■"'' 7'^ ^ " My honorable
; tant question, and 1 am satilh^J^tXlZot"?" 'rtV" ""^™P"'-
" ivth it when he shall have the necLtLr " H v "' ^""^'""'orily
" session." necessary time at his disposal after the
The same thing was said about Agriculture ,„.! n
yet, see the humiliating position in whilTh pL"1 ^s ieTto d^^ " ™'
,vii, ju^!! ''- ""' ™^ -- <l»°-ion from his speel Ind IHrt^Uo
"pr;.t:m^;T,:te't1hrst''.^:^r°'*^^™^^^^ ^-'"- of „„
■• of the public money trcloselwh th'^"™?" "^^ "•" '^"'""""^
•■ expenses, and to coukuet he b'^^.^Tnet „ 'he'p^ ^'' '" T'™' "" «>«
" our best managed financial in,tit , , . ^''O'-moe as the business of
" conducted, a„5 accordtag „ the ^I a'nd tf"' T""'T' "'"- -
" institutions. ^* •""* ""' Practice observed in those
" This is the end we have in view T„ »i. ■ -^ ,
" necessarily take time to seriouslv and .1, , ,'" ' ^'"^<^''^'. we must
" our administrative or^anSon so "'"'•"S 'ly study all the details of
" not be in keeping ^TTZZl ^T"^ ^"'"^ ""S'"''"? t^at may
•• lasting results.' fam uite' ^'^ edfhat b "".' ""' ""^'^ '"''' ""^
" and in accordance with the prSes „f „ » " '^. -^ ^^ ^'''"nment
•■ we shall succeed in materfa rin 1 administrative economy,
■■ and controllable expenses '^ ^ Permanently reducing our oixlinary
Now I give you the statement. '
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country and to ihuZlLTJ^lr ''r'""''" "'"' '"'''''"'' »»' '<• "-
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
1", violating-
'^ out to the
J pnulontly
TRATIOX,
vinco, is as
!88,038 20
!8D,107 11
98,871 09
32,771 4o
95,520 45
?6,n07 50
n created
iiiormous
801-92 it
ed fr
om
5,393 00
>,000 00
•,000 00
,000 00
indicat-
laihvay
t least
li, and
nber of
29
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
ii
I
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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
00
24,351
26
762
17
1,991
10
8,309
21
440
86
11
40
139,430
30
32,357
11
2,884 44
307,908
07
10,841
91
3,457,144
32
TRU.ST FUiNDS.
Teachers' Pension Fund
City of Hull Sinking Fund.".'. * ^^^^ f
Marriage License Fund '^
Public Officers' Security Dep;>;i;: ::::;::: So 00
''";:iciri:rc ;\:::-:-: h-^^^ ^" ^^'^^^^
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
anneLdThetcttf^^^^^^^^^ ''^ ""'""7° "^ ''^''"^'^^^^ -^^^'^ -e
92. amounting toXlS 32m '" '"^^ """^*" ^^^'^^^ ^^ ^^^l-
I now give you in detail what
year 1892-93.
are the Estimates of our receipts for the
81
5,440 08
8,138
GO
24,3 -)1
26
702
17
1,991
10
8,309
21
440
80
11
40
!»,430
30
2,357
11
2,884
44
7,008
07
0,841
91
7,144 32
,049 02
500 00
520 00
333 33
140 67
ch are
• 1891-
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
82
Lo,,,,™:;:;:,';:;;:, qX" f-:: T:»"',:„!'r^-""""^ i, ''--'^ ^'-"-p^
.•Htimulo or „„„ that Juid 1 rel Jd 1 ''/'"P-^f ''« "> f- "ny UoHnile
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
>??•
WITH
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
6
84
all iL""""^ j-^P^f . Sir, that wo can «till fnrthor make honest reductions in
v^unin about $18,000.00 <,t what it was in 188r,.lH8tJ. wo led wo can do
waTlo he / " •' "^^""^^ *'" ^^"^ "'*^ *»^« ''^^^ servi-oAut it all
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
dalT '"^ ^"""^ "*^ '°°'^"''' *""' P'"'^ "^'^^ ^ y^"^ '""'^^ known
■ This shews :
Total Payments 1890-1891 , .'... . * rtlfiOfirtQ an
'^ '^ ^«^-i«^3 \:zz::^^_^Z
^^^^^^on ^ J^^TJq
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
8i
d action 8 in
Legislation
wo cull do
. but it all
liiioioncy of
Statements
1891-1892,
eats of the
no dispute.
ith known
160,069 69
582,178 00
568,491 69
>n, but as
}r charges
3 imposed
I M. O. &
ous grants
more. So
68,491 69
02,829 38
00,000 00
71,821 07
s :
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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