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",," """ ", ' farm; "r. .'.. " I . r" .. _ . .. - . ' c'," _ . _ 'rr .. 75 . in . , a " '. IEaE . ' " if", A _ " - y y t - .2, v, 'Ml" ., "ammo-mun hi, ~ , visited this 2'jl,'.tll5lllllll . - , 1 ', ates for edu- _ ' . "ntttttil. I . bl _ cm. Larva) 33:1: in an under ',',l'Ju'",,1te ititueMiona1 "mucus. in c 'n . .. . ' Thu is O most careful inquiry mm". ' ' ,'et,ttr"e'f",Je"l'; in Mtlll and 2"" ltr, learned and expertemrdtmr- ., , f ' _ MON E teachers publicly spoke in he i 7N r . than we spent 2a"d'uit', very highest terms of our school "agent . ' . person seeks to n _ ll! genemi, and especially of our provision _ 1- . - s " matter of legitimate tor gimme" q hem attach . ry teacher a professional ' or tyeetMMre ot , training. The numerous awards secured k . ot blame to the Administration. I by our educational exhibit at iiiitciriiiikii' . . ' Omit"- . nettieet on the part Exposition, to which the. Minister In is _ it! government to make prompt "$1: charge will make extended reference, fur- - " ' F. grrovhru"? for tttotre pressing t - ,nish clearest proof that this Province. in at! -.oedl which from time to ture. ithe very important matter of who ye. upon our notice would bu won ("itself In "WV-cum "t _ ann [or well-merited "Dulce. Dur- (Ministerial applause.) t ', sac but to. you! our mutational. . '" i . in the We, in" mind PUBLIC 1NiyrITtiTiONS. 5' mm 2i"iiii,i,i',i,t2,g'r,/tte'l'ei; Our largest single appropriation is that ' y vast sum of money to be spent voted for the maintenance y Ji)',f,'"s2fdl; '- on in lessening their ice-ill Institutions. We vyt 'lt? ice as we. . . billa. Each Trear throo times as much forth 3 sexy _ . . . l late . din twenty year- ago. Our annual appro- him with it iiixsucg,,i.etur"pret,1er' priation is 25 per cent. more than it was] wttritiatGrtrtr5truFi"u"ii7tsi system. A tew' ten years ago. We spent in 159.3 for this mutations will. I hope. not be out of service 3128.095 more than we did tive years place. In "up tor exumple-l will tttke: ago, and $170,452 more than ve did ten recent ye----'" appropriated money fori wars alto. 3.0 expended in 1893 f0; "315 the out time for a training school for. one purpose e enormous sum of $118,539, French tincture. and for three years we 'which "is maths" one-tutti ot . out" total expenditures for that year. have opent $960 each year for this purpose. 1 . i This expenditure has led to very "name. And this House, I am glal to say. 5 prac- tory results. Hon. gentlemen will, I tically unanimous in making this large know. read with great interest a clear and I yearly appropriation for this Mfr) import- ' {all report of this subject recently issued i ant service. It is true that objection has by the Education Department. In "oil been taken in committee by one or two we gave our first grant to kindergarten mcmbers in regard to some very trittintr schools. and since that time we have matters of detail. 1t is contended. for spent $7,370 for their encouragement. This example, by some members of the Oppom- V get-gal expenditure its approved of by tion that as to some of the table supplies every one who has given any attention, purchased for the asylumsa saving, ad- even the slightesi.to educational problems. mittedly very inconsiderable in amount, We have as kindergarten schools in the could be effected. Even if this contention Province, employing 160 teachers, and how were well founded. and I do not admit it mg 'n attendance of nearly 7pyJi) scholars. for a single moment, all the items thus We also began to assist night whom; in objected to in this large yearly appropria- an. and our grants in their aid since tion of $800,000 would not in the aggregate; that date have amounted to t2mu. In amount to l-lOth of 1 per cent. In caring I 18W, our ttrtst expenditure in connection for our unfortunate insane, we cannot itp With the Public School leaving exalnina- nore the serious responsibilities we have tion was incurred, and in two years we assumed. Our assumption of these respon- have given for this purpose $1.97). In list sibilities means. be it remembered, that also we commenced our grams under the the burdens of the Various municipalities tarious heads of training teachers in in the Province are lightened exactly in new districts. School of Pedagogy, and proportion to the expense which the Pro- Ichool inspection in cities and towns, and vinee from time to time incurs. No State since that time we have spent for these in the Union, no other Province in the three new tservices, rerrpetrtlvely, and in Dominion. assumes these responsibilities the order named $2,385, 318.138. and 39.065. to the same extent. We must continue In the short 3080!! of three years there- to provide for the insane, and to furnish for? our educational expenditures in com- additional accommodation when required, pletely new directions, in which we had 0 else, as unfortunately happened not hitherto not spent anything, have aggre- many years ago, allow them to drift intol gated no less a sum than 344.570. And and occupy cells In our county gaols. wel these are samples only of increased ex- lust furnish them with comfortable homes! _ penditures to which not one word of oh. and provide them with ttood, wholesome jectlon was ever taken in this House or and nutritious food. our new cottage elsewhere. I have said that our cdllca- asylum at Mimieo has accommodation tor tional system is expanding and that tlioro- 560 patients. During last year it had "T tore increased expenditures .veu:' by your der treatment 593 patients. The new Oril, are unavoidable. 1 will rerr-l- Irrieit.v to "a Asylum has accommodation for 550 pa- some facts in support of this statement. tients, and last year " had under treat- In 1He. We had 397 move Publi" School ment at different times 553 inmates. Later teachers and 95 more High Scti1ool teach- on 1 will make further reference to these ers than we had in 1889. We null Ci more new buildings. The rapidly im"reuslng' Mechanics' Institutes and true libraries in number of Jaft'ents compelled us to Pl'o- 183 than in 189. and therefore while our vide this enlarged accommodation, and to . grants to 'Mechanics' Institutes and li- incur therefor heavy capital expenditure' braries amounted to $31,429 in 1889. they In our asylums, we had m 1887 3.533 ill- were increased to $44,476 in lion. We spent mates, in 1888 3.808 inmates. in 18:49 3.933 34.500 more on our Normal Schools in 1893 inmates, in 1890 4,187 inmates, in 1591 than we did in 1889. We had nine more 4.972 Inmates, in 1892 4,785 inmates, in 18143 {High Schools and 197 more Public Schools 4,893 inmates. being an increase of 1.340 lin 18irl than in 1&9. We had L200 more patients in six year's. The extra accom- ', High School pupils in 1892 than in 1880, modation provided in 1891 accounts for the and our High School grant was $3100 increased admissions of that year. With , larger in 1893 than in 13%. Our grants to this i.o'e'ot'e,2,tl,v increasing number of pa- ' Public. Separate and pour s. minis we're . tieht ' no one save a charlatan will ex- "fs73 more in 1893 than in 18O. Nor have pect either stationary or decreasing ex- we had occasion at anytime to regret any penditure. At all times the Minister in _ of these new or increased exp_ttore". charge of these institutions has earnestly The position of the Province, eilur.attott- and methodically aimed at two things, ally considered. is admittedly an enviable namely, rigid economy and highest etti- one. No country offers to its (-z'u-rl' child, clency. He has succeeded in a striking de- all things considered, greater or better gree in Both regards. I could quote, Ar, i [ school taciilties or privileges than ours. from the highest and most impartial au-I , While prlmaly education.. the cducalion thorny, and give to the House the' testi- _ I imparted in our Public Schools, is our mony of experts and allenlsts of dimin- , timt and chief concern. we have not run guished reputation, and prove conclusively . ' triected the secondary education which that our large asylums. which now.'taken our High Schools afford. innit" d. we together. contain nearly 5,000 inmates, the dare not do so, since the healthy and maintenance of which costs the Province sound growth of the one is insepurablr more than $1,370 a day, are second to none . connected with that of the othur, 1 will in the matter of efficient management, be allowed, air, in this connection to re- when compared with those of any other mind the House of the glowing tribute State or country. I need not argue this paid to our school system by Sir Richard point. Hon. members of the Opposition " Webster. the cultured and scholarly At- are not disposed to dispute it. They prefer, . torney-ueneral of Lord Salisbury'" Gov- as We do, while rejoicing at the fact, to ernment, who, in speaking of our cduca- determine to leave nothing undone which tionnl exhibit at Chicago. said (1 give his would lighten the sufferings of the afflict- own words). "That it was one. of the most ed of this Province, or place within their beautiful and instructive in the whole reach the best possible available treat- exhibition ; that it was the only exhibit ment. As regards the other question, that b which at all approached his ideal of what of economy, how is it, I want to know, i an educational exhibit should be ; that " h - that the per capita .cost for main- watt the most perfect in arrangement, 5 tenance of patients in our eiiiiiii), and explanatory in a simple and satisfac- r is noticeably lower than that .of tory way of the finest practical system of / , similar institutions elsewhere t I have public education from the kindergarten to ;_ " at hand a schedule showing the cost per the University that the world affords to- l; :' patient according to the last return in day." A few months 820 several of the E,- each of 78 asylum in the United States i i . .