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v f T 1kA ; \_Thorsday, Eeb 2¢ -- % DEMAND Gov _ Expenditure Still Mounting. o. iz]| Cifte took up Mr. Nickle's statistics : j %g'lch set forth that in elght\pnd?& x > K41f months the Drury Governmen . was responsible for the expenditure (aee /3 | Of $30,598,000 and the _Ferguson is | _ (Government in three and a half --I | $13,.357,000 on special warrants and $ij 'l MTreasury Board warrants. This was ; | A monthly average for the Drury o 'Administration _ of $3,599,000, and smcs for the Ferguson Gov;rn'mon.}t' of $3,-- i | $16,300, an increase monthly ex-- _Lrberals Charge Conserva--| penditure of 3217.300(,1 and an '1;- ~ #1 1 * \| ercased annual expen iture 0 , * > tives With Spending More §07 600 on these items alone. _ . . ; # Similarly with statutory, exclud-- j Than Thell' PredeceSSOI's ing loans, the recordas showed an We it brvate i arrrie cce increased monthly expenditure with ¥ t the Ferguson Government -- of $1,-- BELANGER'S FlNE SPEECH 208,000, or an annual increased ex-- . penditure . of $14,496,000. And in f 9 _ total expenditure Mr. Belanger sub-- . Through the medium of A. Be-- mitted his calculation to show that janger, Liberal member for Rus-- the nm\-t (;m;'or;in_?%nsts a%a:)s spending el] C $ a @t 'a rate 0 (, s per year ; h'. 't.'ho Liberal Opposition in the> more than the old Government had Legislature put into the form of an gpent in the past year. amendment yesterday their deomand Spend More on schools ;.m'l tr}x]( Ferguson Government bal $ 'Thp member Tor Russell, pesides lence the Budget yearly. offering criticlism, had a number of > Mr. Belanger's amendment, sec-- euggestions for the House, amon£& s onded by Malcolm Lang (Liberal, t't('rf??;nitttheis a'ggozgg'cefitur" a.ns,c'l)ecml A e .' / st n * Aee A e un-- t "Lochmfw). 1r~ald.. In view of the »mnlovment to delve into problems increasing expenditure necessary to 'whi h * * meet the obligations of ~the Prov-- mancd(;d M;" Belanger thought, de-' ince, this House urges the Govern-- ({connection "&;}';gdiatp attention. _ In ment to exercise the . most rigid ment. ho decllah ;gricul-tural better-- ¥ economy, and to so 'administer the the x')ublic 'sc}"nrel that too long had finances of the Province that the boys and girls Oqt?n provided _ rurall Budget may be balanced yearly." 'of itself was énv:r:cen]tiit\fga{toulrgaWhiFh Makes Figures Talk. iifarm for the cities, On edu::r:.tggre\ © | Mr. Belanger made an exceeding-- ntgglf, he said, the Province should + j ly fine address, for which he received ed itexPe"vt rigid economy. He class-- 1 Tthe applause of all sides, and demon-- in fh"r}.he most important industry strated that in the art of making He° 1 rovince.. . columns of figures articulate he lend n':s'o urged that the Province measures up to the standard of the tifie resyore en cik haa in it Aitorney--General. the e]é:arCh work, which had in it -- The member | for Russell, how-- and eC ients of substantial social ever, went the Attorney--General one in reOnlomlc progress. better by demonstrating from Mr. Suggestip y to the Liberal member's Nickio's own figures that the Fer-- Mr Ferons of special committees, guson Government, in its three was alregl:lsm;] pointed out! that there and a half months of office, had in-- Thittee ta y heralded a special com-- creased expenditures at the rate of | porté,fiono €o ii'nto the whole trans-- $17,088,000 annually. And _ when nestclal sitharon, but My." Belenger \Mr.' Nickle pointed out that the to-- uouent it way too darge an order ials which he used exceeded in ag-- for one ";"i's too large an order gregate the total expenditure noted thorou "sma body of men to do in the public accounts, Mr. Belanger §niy. promptly acquiesced, but axcl;ded: ;'I Deficit Unconvincing. am _ using the Attorney--Genera 's) Hon. Beniah Bow figures." . |upon what , he deoll;.'rizl ctomgqem,e,d The Liberal member was follo we'd |Nickle's unsuccessful ff 4o cons in the debate by Hon. Beniah Bow-- vince the House and § grt S ouairy man (Progressive, Manitoulin), and that there was the hu ti ?'1 io Thich Former Minister of Lands, who, al-- Provincial Treasurer 8F}g ce hay am though he made light of Mr. Nickle's nounced. Not to' his kmm' 1ha'd ie Aeficit calculations, did not at-- said, had the old Gover en e,dge, lok * iempt to dispute them with figures; been kept open too l'gme"tSbOOkB and by J. A. Currie (Conservative, mildly expressed the r:ig{ and he Southeast Toronto), who, speaking ere long the Ferguso%rec;.:uovn that | 'for himself only, he said, demianded would be guiny of keepin ';ernmem, | a "sane liquor law," which would open for revenue past tphe8 tds or ine bring _ to Ontario thousands'hot fiscal year. > end of the United States tourists to spend their Mr. Bowman was criti money with us. falling off in reventesCJgggtltR; ntgl\: stable System of Bookkceeping. gg::;&mf)zt &rlt.';n the Lands and = 'In opening the debate, Mr. Be-- was former.:-ly :5',',:.1 i uninne"* «s langer reiterated 'his suggestion of a 'commented that the nistrator, -- and epecial committee to examine into > been more timber cutrel must ~have § Government accounting and recom-- & in the year previous ?'St year than menda a stable system, which would, he was sure there we;'e 1 n any event, Le inaugurated by legislation, for the in that department d arge amounts benefit, he said, of the general pub-- ment which would ufi the Govern-- lic, who desired to know the real year's public accou t; ow.. in . eSt | _ Eituation in . Provincial finances. t 2 RttOUte: What took placo the day previous * * poneyty between Mr. Doherty and Mr. Nickle, HaMlltonTleen Authortty ' he said, was an excellent demonstra-- | tion of the nedd 'of what he advo-- At ihie P .,0 'Sfl'le Debentures| cated. It was inconceivable that two rivate Bills Committee of | experienced members of the Legis-- the Legislature yesterday ~mornin a ; & lature should vary $12,000,000 in authority was granted the Ci itheir calculation of the true state of Hamtiton --to-- issue" 20 ity of Provincial finances. tures to th --year deben-- ¢ Te criticized the Budget address e amount of $275,000 to| for its failure to throw light upon | pa's'eror highways and bridges. i the future as well as the past year, that r-hBiE_BS assured us last year @nd,. indeed, in that raspect, he said, C '13'" en the proper time came he could not be called a Budget speech T uld give us power to issue deben-- at all. According to established d"hes' stated City Solicitor Wad--| precedent, he argued, a_ Budget eThOf Hamilton, amid laughter. f gpeech should contain information R e committee also approved as to the year immediately past, the egislation respecting the Townshi present year, and the year to come,. | gfie}tm%t}iczl:le, gilngtk%mg that the totag fo it t |connecting Grand nfige,f'?;'"'" pipe Nachool to the Miinico Sewage syatom ' o ; ; '|shall be charged and Ieafe%mem !|school rate upon all ramav'b T un : [arty in Sohool Section 11, fumber ._' i a $ B&y. j 1! Hmb"