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f $ : R ' l I ' ONTARIO'S BIG SURPLUS % + Humuueqrmrersmimnmue porere nememmeniermemmuget The following summary of the assets and liabilities of Ontario prepared by the Royal Commissioners shows at a glance the position of the Pro-- vince :-- ASSETS. Bank Balances. Ontario BANDK..... ... ..> k.@kkkrkkker®krr@ k6 k66 k6 k 6k 4+ % ....$ --38,878 58 Canadian Bank of COMMOTCO.......} ks kess k es k e e« «w e k6 k en ks 58,467 58 ImpCrlM] BARGK ..... «.. .0. se« «eisskxrrisk¢rs s¥¢kxrkk i44 «s 306,412 54 4 . Standard BANMK..... .. .... «...)«@¥ ««rrrr@rrkkskrk rkk rkk. 34,7806 18 $ Traders' BADK ........ «.. ««« «k «+k «++®orssrkrkkk @@+ kkkk ks 14,035 89 ? Bauk of HAMIItOM ... ... ««««s@s>kk «> «+t 6+ s6 + «+@ ««@ «+s k«« 13,500 45 ; Current UAIBRCCS ... ... cii kir ¥¥k i,.sissis0¢ s s+... .$ X06,171 20 Less DOR--CUFreDt DAIADCG@ ..6e« ««+« «+ss k« + «®+ «+k @ «+k k«s 43 59 --o--»----$ 196,127 O1 Ontario BANK |...... ... «+¥ «+rrkkkkkk r+#rkrkrrk s okkk +k ... $ 130,000 00 Canadian Bank of COMM@PCC...e% +« k >« k« se« k6 s 6e w es e e es 101,308 77 Imperi@l BANK ..... ... ..« «+k «x«x +« k k«® ++ +k k k «k k kk + k6ks 60,000 00 Standard BADK .... ... ... ... k.k svkkrsr®ss 66 s k« s gakkkkks 20,000 OO Traders' BANK a@.......) ... 0k.k krkrrkx s ks 66 k 6k s kk k44 k ks okk 70,000 00 . Bank of HAMIICOD ..... ... ««« «««+s+sksksksk «+6 «@@ se« kks 20,000 00 ' Special depPO8It8 ... «.. .6« se« «+«xskkrrrerkkrk «ak «+k se« 401,308 77 Total of actu@al Cash ON RAMO.......ksss ks k se er e e e e e a k ea $ 397,520 38 I Funds held by the Dominion in behalf of Ontario upon which ' Interest at a rate of 5 per cent,. per annum has been settled I as paysable to the Province half--yearly :-- | ' T. C. Grammar SCBOOl FUDC ..... ....sk kss k k63 ++3 kss kk}.}.0 _ 312,760 04 T. C. DBUHCIME THICEL. . _..... ... ...}sickkk ks kk kss ks a 3k su¢ iss 1,472,301 41 I en o 0 o oT e 124,685 18 | Foend created under act Of 1884..........k.k¥s s k s +¥ k¥ k e.. ... 2,848,280 02 f ------------------ 4,168,180 15 | | Commonschool fund hbeld by the Dominion on behalf of the _ Provinces | | of Ontario and Quebec, upon which interest at the rate of 5 per cent. F per annum is payable, divisible as between the Provinces in ratio of the ' last. decennial census, $2,521,371.10; upon basis of 1891 census, Ontario's I SHATCE BCHKK ..... ... 11. is. 1100 ssirkkkskk0¢is o sricssk s¢% is «x' «6k 1,479,650 10 Direct investments :-- DraiDAge Q@DODUUT@S ..... s k4 se« s 6e« 66 k6 n 6 6k 6 + e# sis++++s@ . XIS,M0 80 Tile debD@ntUre COUPODS ..... .. se« «e «e kn 6n 66e n e w66 on 6k kn e + 120,732 17 Municipal ~drainage ASS@S$SIMONtTS. . ... «e k« e« e k e e 6k k69 k 6e 6+ 37,190 47 | Sault Ste. MAFIG A@DODUUT@S. .. .... «++ 0 +ex@kk k¥ 6k se 6k ++...000 20,152 65 | ---------------- _ 803,100 59 | iimpininemrcemaremnate ~ixperrmel' 15 ~~ $7,140,418 22 ! LIABILITIES. | Balanee of account current with the Dominion from Confederation to date, \ 'including common sehool fund and other transfers; capitalization of the bounty of the Crown under tribal treaties assumed by the Dominion, : the, capital having -- been apportioned to the Provinces under various | awards, with interest upon said gccount current,. ind including interest | " as hbetweer Ontario and Quehbee not finftlly adfjusted '.'.1.."%+......., ++ +$2,000,000 00 | Common school fund collections by Ontario from 1st January, | 1898. payable to the Dowminion in trust for bothProvinces..$ 12.576 12 ! Less Ontario's share upon basis of InSt CENSUS ..... ... «.10 ++ 7.308 24 \| s woueere voummims» 5,207 88 I Prosent value upon basis of 3% per cent. per annum of :---- | ! Annuity PAFMONtS \..... s es k se se kn e 6t e k k k e 6k kn e es . . . .§1,097,231 00 ' W Railway COPtACATO®. ..... «e¥ «6k k «k6 66 t e k k k k en k k6 k k ks 1,180,483 00 ~s-------- 8.111, 114 00| Liability to other Crown trusts in connection -- with certain | land sales, the mortgages for which were taken over by these trusts upon the guarantee of the consolidated revenus fund.. 50,562 15 $5,182,544 0; SUMMARY. f 7 19° ASSCLS ....1 «is cra ierrrirbresk ¥¥Arrrer6hrrikriri0rs® ra¥is wi% a + . .++ ++« . $7,140,418 22 LIgbDIHItICS ...« a sirse k* & assker grrrsrk..r ris sre krik's k¥ #a++«¥ksA'% 5,182,544 98 SUFDIUS Of ASSCtS ... @....0. s@@kkkken »e«6 s k80 «+k w o @+@ si. see + s« . +« & --$1,957,878 20 y