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W FRIDAY, i 52 2 UAF ?=' x% | Hon. Mr, Harcourt Finds That He Still Has a Surplus of | Five Millions. | | | a | 'AN ABLE SPEECH. | 'Provincial Finances Are in al Healthy Condition. | ) MR, MATHESON'S REPLY. Me Figures Out a Big Deficit and Charges Offlicials With Corruption in Bye--clections, Parliament Buildings, Feb. 9. The entire time of the Legislature to--day was occupied with the debate on the budget. The Provincial Treasurer | occupied upwards of three hours in the ' delivery of his speech, during which the lintex'esrt did not flag and the applause was frequent and vigorous. He did not disclose the means by which the Government intend to recoup the lose of revenue which has resulted from the enforcement of the regulation pro-- | lhibit'!ng the export of pine logs, but| intimated that in the course of a few | days the Government would introducel