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Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 15 Dec 1870, p. 3

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Mr. SCOTT (Ottawa) laid q that the 1rAsituer ha me'etloned awful 93308 in which he had doue justice to Upper Canada; cud had boasted that m the 313.399.! of the Canada Central Railway he bad saved the country an untold number of acres. He (Scott) was present " the RU1wsy Coin. mittee, tixtil. could assure the Trusurer that without it pretence there the lands of the country would hwe been ponieetlv safe. The Attoriut9trneral o gnt the 13m, and the Treasurer followed; tll M r what reanou he (Mr. Scott) could not any. The Govern- ment should be cuLfii/d with facts) and no: make use oi tiotios . Hon. Mr. WOOD said that as regarded the Canada Central Railway, all he dcaimd toohim was that he did not wish to give any additiunrl right to persma about to in. vest money in the Canada Cantmi to cxpeca lands to which they were not ou' 'tterl. Mr. H AYS congratulated the Government on the action they had when. Mr. MONTEITH said that the Trauma! was entitled to great credit for the tfiorts he had made in the matter oi the Land La. provcmmt Send. Ir r " Whit): tcckw linen", Mr. MCDOUGALT. a M that {at credit was dnc to the hon, member tor South Bane for his action in respect. to the Land 1m. prwement Puuti. That hon. gentleman bad introduced the matter, and pussho'. it ' 1.cn- nouely; and every disinterested [1101, and the coutAry genera"); wcvid ihmx he hm. lat-ember fur South Bruno for the pres nt Pt s.ult. (How. hear.) The ('cufzth'n "o.rt'cul ".tLaRa would remember win ,rruti..u.:'e What ha been daze by that hon. number. l hut, hear ) Mr. FERGUSON claimed orzdifs to the Cove rummt it: their nation it. my: I :3 tho land 1mrcovunuust Fund. trrr. SCOTT (Grev) mid that tht hon, runner for South Bruce was e' I71. I to cud-t tor his exertions, bat a ' r .3 kit.- '.i '"cd's'arCr. ctlr. "4th- I Mr. siit'ciewt said that tin: hm, m in tor Sou'A 8ruae hud given the Trear credit for hi. oxert'on' in me matter: oi Fund; but be (In. 'ilccldr) was "my to that this spirit was not reciprn$ed was rather 32390 of tho Erna-m rev- to try rob the hm. in%ribo-'for 4rotitta Dad-u oi credit that bdrm 4,0! to Lia. Lien. M I' "nuanced Prutb PM}: matter, tl "m Dr. Jsut, JUN Ao c,rs.rv,mit-i.r hm} l neuter for South l paper or" .3, and did not kan, p'thlic jmrnala had said on When h: pmpuScd his motion t "puff MW) 1 bets gto..ersrry.rr', mazs'x-c .Y m fot having daze cbis matter. m (Mr. L113. would nrw rec the!rpniatake, t Iyer ll rutrxss a great wrong. Ho (Mr, Blake) mu act, to be blamed for the turn ths denim bod tale cu. As to what ho had Ireo. in thh nutter, he Would leave the record oi his new: to weak for inc". The Treasurer had ls. bomul bud to Show what. his: iriurls and bin self had done. The Gama-la Cert. tral was brought up. the p, "tll, irs.it Fund and - the Selgmtial Fund-.. in; Fund and Alto Ieitir,es1 Fund-. all to show what the J'reuurm' hid dove and had failed to do. Me (Mr. Blake) owl-l not, see vhat has madam had to do with the question before the Hmsa. Tim question was not what tha G ave amraat hal to de with these various matters, but.what they should do with respect to the right-a of the eeulers. He (Mr. Blake) wtcld wish h knew what was to bacomo a; tho $100,090. being the anem- of the Crown: Lind; ro ccived anterior to July, 1367. The Treas- uwr said he would adopt the vie In taken by it in the heli Mr BL .10, he Would haw peak for mat. T icd hord to show self by]. done. [ was hang" Fund. and th to show what m1 natal the ca den, and had ad tcitusasl would no 'i', in tn ma he c' of his friea d spoken, the wrated into a album I; "I t? Ff}; TRDW taid ha dLI rot 7 untied to credit ths.: c' V in L) " Wt ) sit. RSV had :14ch titat, quid not be just 'ttid 3121' he done more L'rano. that he m: mesh vr1it to 'os the fir: Ha (Mr, Blake) the turn ths 6.0 t, ho had done. ia Judah-i that n (In U?!" Inn. nr'..; a Treaaarer r-rt,'., p Lea. p, 'ilil- 'und-.. Ind Blake) hm. til then tho the; Gamma In that case th? Canada. Hon. Mr. WOOD said that if the hott., msinlrer for South Bruce looked at the award he would fin-1 that there were. several itams still unsettled that would affect the debt. Tho debt was apportioned between Upper and Lower Canada on a ratio. be it larger or orallre. If the $100000. were allowed they would increase the debt of Ontario, " the hon. member for South Bruce bad and. Mr. BLAKE enquired, if the $100,000 were (3 allowed by the Government at, or" tawp, mighf not Ontario pay " much to the .. A: L-'.- "my 4AhtuaiU1tt, Mr. BLAKE; enquxruu, u " were (i allowed by the Govern tawa, mighf not Ontario pay as settlers as it would have "pa were allowed? L - um. Mr. WOOD Win tive. f'i . ' _ I Mr. msrcea'i'ti'tre, the Ll'lco Mr. 1u,Arat1i'ii't'dvit the lime mieh', regard the quantitatudb the $575,000 as nestled absolutely under than circumstances; and. having been assured? hy the gentlemen appetite that they wouldgbve in this mat. in, it: would be useless' for him to press his: motion that the Speaker should leave the cult. The object he hr] in View in press" ing the matter to a satiafactory decision WM accomplished. He had to congratulate the people of the cast and west on this result, . which was mainly attributable to the lu. . hour: of the committee, the members ob which had worked more la'sorlously than T those of any committee he had known in this House. The Treasurer had admitted that; tho report of tint committee was the ground- 5 work of his scheme on this question. (H car, i hear.) l . Hon. J. S. MACDONALD said this ques tion had been up in the Parliament oi the late Province of Gouda, bat his party had 'cuml that those who preceded them had set their faces agairst isrecognitkn of th. i claims of the settlers. Re was so weak when head of the Government, having oary 2of a majority, that his party never fouai trcury.seivo in a poaition to deal with the question. l'nlese members of the ontwc'e Government had been in that Reuse we trhould not have had the award to div. He was proud in being connected with a cell: aguc who knew the fiwctets of Ontario so thororginly as the Trcuurer did. With regard to the arbitration, there was no mm in Canada so able to master all the points as l cler._rly_a§ the Trysurf.r', and in Commune: id More Howl w as an asset; by the Hon. Mr. RICHARDS (who was ahas.:t, inaudible in the gallery) was undammod in; my that thtslutds on Late Supariar hsl brim 'odvetdismd at the tata of can dollar an acre. There were no maps of Silver Is. In"! upon tt Mr. BLAKE said that the Attorney. Gan- trays remarks were characterized 1tgross unfairness; for Le knew that, according to the rules of debaée, he (M P. .Biek.o) ooald not reply to them. He was not a": to be fo irregular as to reply to those aiAt.cka. (Ctr:~ of " Go on.") He (Mr. Blake) prnnnumm I thorn to be moat, unfair, fur tltey were. ma lu, Ity the Atty General undCr suoh 91mm".- atancos as prevented his (Ma. hicks-'2) replying. (Hear, beam The matter then dropped, ' QYESI'IONS. In reply to Mr. HAYS, Mr. BLAKE said that. he moved the re. solutions origin: any in this llcuse. la Oats. " t.ht AuarneiNisntrra1 thought they were right, bat here he thought thay Wax) wrong. Hon. J. S. L' ACUONALD said there wan '. small sum in their hands since 18:2," ; but it was considered to be better that each of the municipalities should get its share all at one», insicml of piecemeaL . After aiatin; that, the Government were anxious to get the award and the decision of tho arbitrstors, the AMaatey.flenera1 proceeded to comma-dz on the remarks made by Mr. Blake with re- spect to tho arbitration, . we hail the award, which he (the Abtumav- Hanan!) hoped was settled for ever. There were many members who did not tako he trouble to read the report. Hon. J. 8. MACDONALD amid than W33 never any 'Yiffieu'iey in this House on the Land Improvement Fund ; the ditt%aity was in the old Government of Cumin. yo Mr. BI. ARE said that the Glover-Inn) bad gott0t.s0,ti00 they had not pxid oat: th JY had been receiving money for the iiithiai", Mr. B'XTET'. cars. 2iiiii" am of the B l XTER asked whether the_ doht a I iatnilton and Port Dover Blink :o Howl ms transferred to Unix-lo. "I. , - u . . .. - tho 4yfrs.ts w ith 11351990: Arbitrators. Jii Jariss much to the have "way itthodob: peck to this sum. uld be to increase late Proviace of the affireta. Hon. Mr. WOOD said by (ha tgrhtil of the Ditrh North America' Act o11 the Frtatayes should be the property of outvla, my} "'roald be taken in reduction of the debt ot the respective Provinces. This wa? one/s' ihut class of debts whi:h belonged to t l,, >- v 't'lq tion. J. ti. MAU .'nuu ma..- consequence of the, unite!" (love tyct being constituted. ere had been veyors' reports 'tauch g tho bounds bccween ifGiiouaiiVus Province. In reply to st'rttcH'.PD as to ti vincial 'iiGiyijliij.y..sposit, Hon. W. WOOD said that the $1,450,090 in the Bank of Montrezl: . ' non AM ha Ehit Raw, Mr. LOUNT WM glad to hear that the Ontmio Government were not, to blame toy 'vhero unfortunate appointments. In reply to Mr. 3109143001 In reply to Mr. EUYD, gaola, ' Eon. Mr. WOOD said the reps" o: w. Commizdoner of Public Works would cover the motion of Mr. Boyd for returns unnam- ing the gac'k of this Promnce: The Gunm- mert wonla give iil possible mforxnatmn. The troiirrt by Mr. Boyd, " modified by bu owu coast-m, was csrriegl. Mr. SCOTT naked and obtained levee to introduce a 1313'. to incorporate the Nosth ZDU'OUVI Grey It I The Home MAde .5110 an that m. ro Company. tit) at tttt Gavel-amen. In. " been no eur- ,_g_tho boundary in 3d the repor§_of tlu: tor returns M to in the Pro. i,

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