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Wing says he notes a 'ltt'itdh'1'itt','irtgit-. _ _ ' ; rent in the manner in which' ttttttttu ' _ :'eipalltles havet kept their tgit,',t,tt He , , . .. calls an ins once o a reasurer he 2y.1.11JN1ul re.. I! EBF'UARY 9 {lice knew who kept his accounts for! ----------____________----"-.;--____ .40 years in the form of memoranda on . spike mea. In the end they were hope- N iessly wr9ntn,and there was a deficiency . . . ' . . of a good many thousand dollars. Now there was a uniform system through- out the Province, and any Treasurer who did not live up to it would find " necessary to resign. _ S Pay at Treasurers. . L ' l, Mr. Laing also calls attention to the . small remuneration of many municipal ----_-r- Auditors and Treasurers. He knows 'gut",',',',' "he? Ithe f,t'tt',.1n'?.'rg"g is . . . . t a year an t eAud'.tora' " each. Bplendid . Condition of Twenty-ttve. dollars is by no means un- . . . ' common, and $100 is more than the MunicipalFinances average. Many Treasurers also ne- glect. to open a bank account, and in- stances are quoted of money being lost' ---__...- owing to this neglect. The Auditor . again l,'gf"t school tlT2, to use the, _ " proscri onus. . ad tr that the) NEW ONTARIO MM AYS reeling in favor of a permanent body} of skilled auditors to report to this. . department to take the plate of thel _ ' "bresent municipal oilicers appears to) . ' have. died out. ! Ian, Lines Want Government A"-. After quoting the recommendations of . . ' P the St. Thomas Auditors. Mr. Lain: - at the Pgta-Artter "m" ro-l concludes with the following statement gramme For Tuesday's Speeches i showing the losses to the municipalities, Not . l ascertained since the foundation of the " e . l department :-1897, about $100,000 ;; 1808, $11,000; 1899. $4,000: 1900, no- _-r--------- thing. i I The annual "report of the Provincial! M New Ontario Railways. b l ' . . B. Lain ' ' embers of the Legislature are e- Municipal Auditor Mr J . g; ginning to discuss the probable rail- shows a remarkable improvement "i way grants during the present session. the administration of municipal ttnan- Whatever may be done by the Govern- ces throughout the Province. In begin- Lusaka? (is 'tt,tdltf'oag, thing: t1Ult hing his report Mr. Laing Maytt'.--- ' ered. New Ontario is again well to "The record ot the past year .in my the front. Among the lines which want department has been remarkable for a 'tl In; nt,11t'eti't1i.,hn titnt,lt,f1ler,"'s'iic." still further improvement in the man- sanagbie tug,",,'.':,",'.',, t't,"dlhtrlff,e,'l, hay. agement of the financial affairs of Ile, . Manitoulin and North Shore, c?!'.- municipaiities'throughout the ProvinceW T/ditty,.', tr: td,',."',-,',','),',?,?,',',, 2,1,ag1,J1tl', There have been cases where losses .miles of which was constructed last have been ascertained to have occur- tear. red. principally through bad bookkeep. Manitou. Wahigoon & Minneiakie mg.- amounting in round numbers to .Railway. from the Rainy Rher north- about 56.000. but in all these cases the ward. crossing the C.P.R. at Ife,?,iyfyey parties involved. or their administru- lgaskt of .Rat Portage. and reaching to tors. have made full restitution. and in e Minnetutie., and passing through there being no allegation ot fraud. I 'utr, sa,N.'T,t1',1.tu/11,1, region. 'h . do t't"rdh,',r.ct It WW"... "adamant: m.' this. 'srti2g,',upt't'u',t'itti,"l'h1e; ve e names. as no go res .. . - J,,',' derived from such publicity." ignition. and passing through the trout Special audits were completed during l 'git',',' {egiog J il F . the year in the Townships of Tucker- {romp tl',','.', B amesth If"; Ittal lira"); smith and Murray. the City of St. Temit, a 1 ay nor war o la n Thomas and the Town of Amherstburg. It i: ragga that the Al om The principal work was at St. Thomas. Central will be completed from [li1'l'ii where a very thorough examination Tll' ste Marie to within 24 miles of tung- made. resatltintr in a deticieney or $3.50.. amiable this year A'lreody 40 miles being found. which Iv/e', promptly "fdi of that branch are running and the tied. Th,".,.',"!,?,,']?.',' also inspectedm' e other 175 miles under construction. t'/2rfhevi.'c'f..h'" municipal o Les Supplies for this stretch were all laid . Reviewing the work of the year. Mr. J'lo/trthf/"r'ate'." stored at mterxals