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l:na.do thke biil p:.'ss." last session had total of $8,246 82. We have, therefore, as our not goue through the House, and I total recepits from ordinary revenue $2,821,-- did not take into account the increased recceipts 854, as compared with cur estimates of $2,220,-- that might be obtained by the oporation of 975, the receipts having exceeded our esti-- that bill. Et will be recollected that that bill mates by the sam of 8100,859. Then there are . | allowed fifty por cent. discount to holders of . some P | lands in Algoma who were in avrrears for: EXCBPTIONAL RECEIPTS prompt payment, and Iam gladto say that the | not estimated for, which are, however, fairly --| mducement hold out hss rosulted in the in-- i to beclassed as ordinary receipts. _ These are creased receipts 1 have mentioned. -- From law | roceipts on account of the Contral Prison ftire, stumps our receipts wore :\}02,2\)1 65. _ Our i the Normal School fire, and the Hamilton ]e_gtnu:xtc was &:D{.OOO. We have received | Lunatic Asylum fire, being respoctively ue :1"0,000' lesa than we expected, but the reccipts | $5,604 34, $330 46 aund §$45,073 61. 'There is from this source for last year has been extraor-- | also an item of $190 fog sale of lock--up land at dinarily low, _ For 1884 the . reomé)ts were | Rat Portage, the whole amount received from $60,009, for 1685 they were $60,988. From | these sonrces being $21,798 11. . There is also liceuses we have received $211,162 76. Our $18,5235 17 i estimates of the receipts from that source was C n teps ¢ ~] only $200,000, 1t will be recollected that we RECEIYVED FROM DRAISACK WoRKs, anticipated from the increase of license fees | Assessments, therefore, including these excep-- wh!i«:h we bhad maie a reduction of the nnumber ! "':'"'t'l "I'""-"P" ""X;";!; 1 class as l'""'di"a"y rl"' of licenses, and allowed for thot expocted re. | csipts because of the corresponding expendi. duction. _ It may be interesting to lu;e House | tures iimposed on the Clovernment, our receipts to know how that | have been $2,8435,632 32, as against esti-- INCREASE OP LICEXSR TEEs matedro.jr.-eiptem'.'_e"'z'.3)20,97§'.;'.n'cxces'% of receipts U affected i1 n ( aicens Iovillwir || over estimates of §122,087 32. Y ou will find some \ aftected the number of lcenses, 1 will give !| further exceptional receipts under the head of ,| them by classes, _ In 1884--85 the liconses i} 'new -- Pavliament Buildings fund--sale of hf Wete : ~ !| land," which amounts to $15,716 67. This x :k:(;":ns ];E')B ,l money is derived from the sale of a part of the s W holesale:"{is. ;s [ aOfintind ,{; ; land set apart by statute in 1890 to provide 4 Tayafnl i l un' ! on s B e I? tor the erection of Parliamentary Buildings. ; A OSR :: :.+.:.+:+s41rrrss.'ss ra8eh>»4ID0Y | Theo land was laid out in three blocks, each \] In 1865--6 the number was :-- j_! fifteen awcres by twenty acres, and tenders | Af O( . TAYEMM.,.rlrerrrlrirersrsrirerszes.,s...1,6894" [| agked for the purchase) of} the same. 'There SBOD....) 6. .lreerrrr se errrlrll......... 8178 [1 were several tenders received, but only one ac» | _ WHOCSEHIG:s:ccrcsresrrickssrerssssshsaen .' C4 ?; cepted. That was for the western portion of | id 'Fotal.......... loo, -- |; fifteon acres, and the price accepted for it was | tlin FRASF Hhans mmnrnine ui en --) £4,100, The $15,716 67 is the cash payment, | | So that in 1805--6 there were in all 51 loss | FhiV/J 1"N€ @i0,/ ie onl Ok s Par AEMEY 4 than in the previoys year { being a quarter of the whole amount. The L & &4 | in ra wor 4 y 7 , C 9 A 9 other tenders werae not accepted because they 11 1900+1 tae licenses issued were ;---- were considered to be below the market value ; \" cce e e e e +1503 of the l:mf,l. -'l'he rejection of t:hese .t.enders sf se oieaaih * t h havikbre hi ib (ev uk sanr e ns ul has been justified by offers received since the _" poiink on ie oo ncadt + aaaraner ~>/ * refusal of the tenders, which are at least # T HAL:.Yirs++r4++«i1s gh¥aeskassss +« x L000 80 per cont. in advance of the said o| Or a reduction of 60 as compared with the || tenders. I am satisfied that the offers we have | previous year. {| received will enable us, when the whole 80 6 _ It will be seen that the reduction was not so | | acres are disposed of, to realise nearly double C large as was anticipated, and therefore the ': of what it was estimated in 1880 that the land 'i revenvue is larger than was estimated unuur ! | would fetch. -- Then it was estimated that the 4 that head. 'WThen from the i; 80 acres would average #2,000, but we have un ho m ctwbnies is on sal rr sold part of thein at $4,100, and 1 aim satisfied d EDLCATION DEPARTMENT that the remainder will realise at least £3,000 ; ';' we h ave received $30,220 50, as compared with || per acre, if not considerably over that figure, .. an eatimate of $31,000, heing an exsess of | WTherefore, although the amount of the eriginal ; & £7,229 50 over our estimate, For public in.|| estimate of the cost of the new Parliamentary | » stitnutions our estimates and receipts almost .| buildings will be exceeded, so also the amount agree. 'The estimated receipts were S%\U,JCO, of revenue coming from the land sold in con-- . and our rescipts have been #88,220 02, | | nection with tho same will also be greatly | or $870 91 less than the -- estimate, ; | oxceeded. (Hear, hear.) Then these are 1t is not necessary to refer to the various fine-- | | the receipts connected with our investments, ; , tuations and variations between the estimates | | the increase or reduction of which affects our . " and the netual receipts, -- 'The principal Ructur | a;m«ts. '-llhfl"' !:'*-"-'l'l)'*}l 1{"'9 :--Toronto Me--| . tion is that coming under the head of Central "' chanics'_ Institute building re-- mortgage, | \ Prison. -- From this institution | we estimated | ; $5,816 73; Mimico lots ve mortgage, $8,148 75 ; | , that we should receive $35,000, and woe have , drainage debentures, $40,752 37, and tile | received only #20,620 74, or $5,8579 26 less |.| drainage debentures, $3,750 60. than wa expected. 'FThis falling off mainly |.| aAxxtiTIEs. ' s fran fank #h» h EX R I smcs hn ce es st 5 copmuemmtl9,,005, [| _ Tertlyy there to an Ttem o reccipte in pe-- Test y ear were mot sohl Juub.retained for £ ©| gard to annuities, amounting to £2350,042 57, | " in the construction 'of. the new Parliaiment ' being merely renewais ol our present out-- | Dulldings. Under the head of .| stanuing certificates, Daring thcsg'fiar railway | 6+ s .| certificates to the amount of $247,982 woere | CasUTaAL REYEXUR . falling due, and for thelpurpose of meeting | % ho ndantoat a%, U us . _--| these, tenders were issued for annuities to the | mlan on td O on n en | hok o mesvcmany, dbviengrns an item of $8,000 for a forfcited lshe: ue from | C . o on e on man i enidi9n, hur't'hern Cmm | the (',l,'ntl'il(";();';i in conzection with ]lllu new o mece 0.I!lpany ("f(h"gm"d s Poo of" 100' ?.t i ond . Parliament buildings, Then from insurul; ce I sc'*nt Noi ue 20- d 400 of a.unulty;uml | companies' assessiments we -- have rec«ivéd i also one from Miss Weir, of our own 1.'::0\'1::&, { $3,999 94, as compared with an estimate of | hy }:,600' athou p'll'f;'som p'g'tce o nleug 19 $hon , $£5,000, und we . have | reveived . $5,206 | oi the annuity, 'The price received in 1885 | for the removal. of Ciants hloy, was $19 18, and the presont price is as I have | * pavients, making & |said, $19 2%6, or about four and twenty--two |