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§ .. _--nummmammmmennaniiiierriieeiiieeeieeiieeeeeeeeeanigith :'w +. | to the Dominion, and whether any common should 59"'30%8'1"0'1 in tne subsiares pard by ' #£ | ground could be found for relief. Referring th6 Dominion*? The hon. gentleman endeavored l w | to the Dominion subsidy for cost of civil gov: to _ show that Ontario paid two--thirds f | erument.and legislation, the hon. gentleman of the revenue of the Dominion. The!' Jquoted Sir Alex. Galt and Hon. Geo. Brown exact proportion . was a _ matter _ of | | to show that it was intended that these ex-- dispute, becauso it was difficult to tell \% | penses should be defrayed by a specific grant what proportion of Customs duties was paid | and that the possibility of inadequacy had by each Province. . But prior to Confederation | ' | been foreshadowed. The grants had been 80 the compleint was that Upper Canada, itre. cents per head for Ontario, 70 cents per head spective of the amount paid for Customs duties, for Quebec, the same for Nova Scotia and 50 | was contributing a larger portion of the re. , N cents per head for New Brunswick. Ountario's venue by reason of the larger population, and . _ expenditure under this hoad was $312,291, for yet was receiving the sinaller shave of it. The | which they received $80,000, and Quebec's ex-- proposalfof the conference wal: the first pro--| ! penditure under the same head was $397,099 posal that population was to e recognised in s | against $70,000 received. _ The proposal was connection with revenue and expendl'ture: and <_| to make a moderate increase extending the yet ho gex.leelnenlobjet.:tl(.:d o {t". They ' recognition to the smaller Provinces, in view claimed that ({ncrease( snl{sl(' fi? hAtt d ""."l"g of a fact that had been recognised at Confedera-- us in loss, and they w""t}f" M ts t'ixxatxo;x. tion, viz., that the cost of civil government What-- would be' ,t f pmcticu elt.lec:. and legislation per head in the smaller Govern-- of _ trying to . ('a"-{d O"ft that . plan ? ments was very much larger per head than the Why tl"'t' Ontario w"l" l';e nse .A 1nl(;'re?.sed same in the larger Provinces. The hon. gentle-- subsidy, while the other Provinces obtained man contended that the principle of popula-- increases ; that she should tions had been recognised in the originall RESORT To DIRECT TAXATION, scheme in this respect and it was only fair while the other Provinces refused to do so. If that it should Y;e recognised now, and the hon. gentleman's proposal were placed be-- on that (principle Ontario _ would have fore the country it would be very promptly to have a large increase in her subsidy. The disposed of, When they went to the confer-- hon. gentleman pointed out that it must uot ence they were bound to look at matters in a ; be forgotten that the Provinces voluutarily | statesmanlike way. They found some of the gave up the larger part of their revenues at other Provinces in a state of extreme irrita-- the time of Confederation. The original basis tion, and it was their duty to propose such a | of scheme _ as _ would allay . that _ irrita-- | THE DIVISION OF THE FUXDS tion. They were desirous of finality, but | was that 80 per cent. were to go to the Do-- tnality could not be obtained upon the | minion and 20 per cent. to the Provinces. At present basis. In Ontario the people had been the present time the Dominion got 87 per educated up to a very large measure of muni-- cent. and the Provinces ouly 13 per cent. 'The cipal government, and to wp{:lyinz many of hon. member for London objected to the total their needs by local taxation. When the other t revenue being _ taken. The speaker Provinces were asked to follow the same dealt with -- this objection -- at some course they answered, and not without reason, length, going into a _ careful -- analy-- that before Confederation they supplied all | sis of the increaso in Dominion revenue since their needs with a tarviff of 10 per cent. ; that Confederation, showing that as the revenue had | under Confederation that tariff had been ] increased Ontario's contributions to it had done | raised to 35 per cent., and that they ought not ' the same proportionately, and her subsidy had to be asked to pay heavy imunicipal taxes remained stationary. 'The leader of the Op-- as woll, _ The press of ,Ontario, with , * position said that the Province of Ontario had the exception of a few extremely par-- | been looking for glory, but that Quebec had tisan sheets, had expressed surprise at | got the money. If he had examined the resolu-- \ the moderation of the financial proposals of tions he would see that Ontario received more | the conference; and he believed that a pro-- than Quebec, and that if there was any Pro-- | posal which while greatly promoting vince that might perhaps have a reasonable TME UNITY OF THE DOMINION ! objection to the proposal it was Quebec. The required an additional expenditure of only proposition of the conference was that the Do-- | £1,500,000 was such as ought to be accepted by minion subsidies should increase as population all hou. gentlemen who were wiilling to look at | increased. It must be recollected that while the matter in a non--partisan spirit. (Loud l for the Dominion, revenue increased as popula-- applause. ) j tion increased, to the Provinces increase of Mr. J. CLANCY, of West Kent, contendea population brought no increase of revenue but that the present Government in Quebec that only an increase of expenditure. -- Ontario originated the conference was not eclected on p spent large sums of money in attract-- broad principles, and he fancied that the hon. ing settlers to her lands. Even a gentlemen opposite might owe their seats to new settler, as a taxpayer, brought to the somewhat similar tactics. Dealing with the Dominion§ an increase of $29 65 ; to the Pro-- veto power he charged the first Minister with vince he brought not a cent of increased compromising his views at the dictation of the revenue. Many of the new districts would representatives of the other Provinces, and perhaps never be self--sustaining. Would it be argued that if this reasonable that the residents in the older Pro-- POWwER BE VESTED ANYWHERE ¥ vinees should continue to pay onerous taxes to | it should be placed where the people , till up tbos.e new districts and receive no bene-- may eifectually avenge its arbitrary use. ' 4 fit from their expenditure ? Was it not reason-- | He combated the position of the hon. treasurer ' * able that the popp!:fliqn of the Provinces l | that under the proposed financial scheme the | ' * * is c= t «------.mm mm ieprrrrrrrrrrrrceafim *~~~ onfi 4