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Hon. Mr. Mackay ; 0n Provincial t Finances mbmkenudonuoithe $8891,- being last year’s receipts, to die ws made by the old Government abich In many cases were oppos- hornorable gentlemen to your nan, and as to some of which laws divided the House not only once, by twice, and in some cases three times. Ipnrpoae, Sir, brieflytodeâ€" monstrate this proposition. namely, #5 that 2.11 of the 3m of revenue, as between 1% and 1910 save some- thing Qess than 833,0“), can be traced back to fire constructive financing of thoom Liberal Governinent, or to in- credit whatever. Take first the corporation tax, which was opposed so hinerly by the Con- servatives in this House, and the reâ€" peal of which was threatened by the present. Premier when he sat in Oppo- sition. The receipts from the taxing of these wealthy corporatiom, such as telephone companies, street. railway «mks, banking institutions, etc, in were $420,627.00; the receipts Sir, in E10, with the law unchanged amounted to $752338, or an increase of $331,710. Sir, not a. single dollar of this $762,338 would have found its way into the Provincial Treasury had honorable gentlemen opposite had their way; and yet, Sir, if we are to hdieve the supporters of the Govern- ment this increase under this head of $331,710 is to be attributed to the splendid financial management of the present Government! Succession Dutie5. Then again Sir, under the head of succession duties the receipts in 1984 were $458399. In 1910 they amounted To 5753.446, or. an increase of $299,744. To whom, Sir. belongs the credit for these large receipts? The people of this province right. well remember, Sir ti 2:1: whx-n it “as proposed to tax Eur:- vstatu that honorable gentle- mm: «mynosit‘ c and their friends spoke 4f min; 1' me gravestones. taxing the (50:: 1.“ etc. Tiny had not the courage .j their convictions at the ouuet to :zmvc» an amendment to vote against To whom, Sir, belongs the credit for these large receipts? The people of this province right well remember, Sir. that whom it was proposed to tax large wastatos that honorable gentle- nwn oppos; to and their friends spoke A “211:; n; the grave estones, taxing the dead.” etc. They 11 ad not the courage ‘ their convictions at the outset to move an amendment to vote against the bill; but later on when it 'was re- vised the present Provincial Treasur- or moved an amvndment that wou.d have cut the receints at least in half, so that, Sir, it is clear to us that if honorable gentlemen on the opposite vise-J the present Provincial Treasur- or moved an amvmlment that would have cut the receipts at least in half, so that, Sir, it is clear to us that ii honorable gentlemen on the opposite side had had their way they never would have pmposed such a tax, and the province last year would. there- fore, not have received the said $758,446. Licenses. Then again, Sir, take another illus- tration of the splendid constructive financing of the 01d Government: Re- ceipts under the general head of Li- censes in 1.119 1%;1904 _.w.e:e,_,$362.256. Ate unwisely. 9 Somv..ms~s NA DR“ “SvsPEPSI'IE. relieve the discomfort at once, and help digest the overload. The lover of good things may feel quite safe with a box of NAâ€"DRU-CO Dyspepsia Tablets at hand. 50c. abox. If your W has not stocked them yet send 50c. mix: willmail them. l2 l m 1311'! they amount: a) $093334. 3 of $217316. Put of this con- , shuts, Bit, of the money: received for S I 5' braves-5’ and distiller-3’ licenses. and when it. wasptoposedfio place aspe- ‘cial tax on brew-em md _dist.i11e;s as a result of the action of the Lib- eral Government at Ottawa the sub- sidy was increased to $2,128,7m; or an increase as between 1904 and 1910 of $994,112. When the Liberal Gov- ernment was in power negotiations were Opened with a view to nbtaininu’ such an increased subsidy. These ne- gotiations were continued after the present Government came into power with a result that a decidedly increa-- ed subsidy was granted by the Dom- inion Government- The present Gov- ernment in this respect simply did their duty, no especial credit is due them, and no censure is coming to them for what they did. They con- tinued the. work already begun. my} the Dominion ermmenb increas the subsidy as stated. T. 8L N. 0. Earnings. The Temiscaming 43: Northern 0n- tario Railway was, as everybody knows, staer by the old Liberal Gov- ernment. In 1904 it was in its initial stage of construction, and there were no earnings received from it by the province; in 1910 the receipts were $420000. In other words the incrnns- rd receipts of the province as betwm-n 190; and 1910 under this particular lzvad were $‘20,000; and the Howe will well remember that the construc- tioz. of this road was not favorably received by honorable gentlemen op- posite, and many and adverse were their criticisms of it. Had the old Gov- ernment not undertaken this excellent colonization work the receipts last year would have been $420,000 less than they were. Summary of Comparison. Now, Sir, what is the result of this increase? The total receipts in 1910 were $8,891,004; the total receipts in 1904 were $6,128,358; in other word> tha imam in revenue between 19:34 :ind 1910 wa5"$2,762,646: B’ut, Sir. un der the six heads w-hlch I have :1! "‘12 Juan dealing. ‘th sun] for eac' Sometimes peoptc do. and suffet. because the stomach balks. OI; v-v v- ‘ an“ UV W, claim the credit. the revenues increas- ed between I”! and 1910 in the fol- lowing amonnts, namely: As‘to CorporatiOn Tax, $331,710. A5 to Succession Duties, 52991344. Dru-h. $192,085. V As mag Expenditure. Honorable gentlemen opposite com- plain that. critics of the Government do not particularize sufficiently when nbjecting to excessive expenditures. This is an easy remark to make, and yet there is much force In the pOSition taken by the honorable member for South Wentworth (Mr. Reid), who says. that the Oppostion has done its duty when. for example, under the head of Civil GOVermnent he poian out. that owing to the unnecessarily increased number of employes the ex- penditure is unneoasm‘fly increased. 1: is not for the ition members, to say whether J Smith, or Joe Brown. or some othergperticu‘iar ‘em- Brown. of 9‘ ploye is mm of the Head increased since 1904, 65 per cent; the cost of managing the crown lands has increased during the same period 98 per cent. ;. the total exyenditm‘e agriculture is but 39 per cent. This shows clearly that as to this impor- tant field of work the expenditure has not at all kept pace with the general expenditure, nor yet with the increased revenue of‘ the province. , â€"â€"â€"_¢___dn-â€"a Much credit is claimed by supporters of the Government because of the in- creased expenditure on education; they forget that such expenditures would be absolutely impossible were it. not for the increased revenue de- rived a.s already explained. They might do well in making comparisons also to note the fact, that the expen- diture in 1904 on education was 18 per cent. of tI:-- total expenditure of iture on education reached onlv 19 per cem. or the town expenditure for 1910. -V-v- “Another point that. might well give ; the Government pause, and particu- larly in view of the ever-recurring de- ficits, is the fact that the increase in the per capita expenditure during the first three years of Conservative rule ; was as great as the increase per' i oapita expenditure during the whole: 33 years of Liberal rule. Suggested Sources of Revenue. Owing to the fact. Sir, that we have recently had a series of deficits in this province, it becomes imperatively the duty of the Government to either decrease the expenditure. or to devise ways and means for increased re- ceipts. I have already dealt with the question of the conservation of our forests and of reforestration as a means of securing a permanent rev- enue, in addition to that, Sir. the Government might well Consider whether under the Succession Duties tax they might not grade the percent- age to be taken by the province, so that when you come to largemstates that run up to say $500,000, $1,000.- 000, $2,000,“ and so on. the Govern- ment might take a. much larger per- centage on say the excess over $500,- 000, and thus secure a substantial in- crease of revenue without injuring anyone. mmnariy 1 advocated wnen the Mining law was being put through. that the royalties might very well be graded so as to take the higher percentage from the excep- tional paying mine. It is not the duty of a Government- to make multi- millionaires of one, and tend to make paupers of others. 1‘ #__..‘.-_.L m:n‘\‘ i I } Again, Sir. the Government might well consider the overhauling of the taxes on corporations and also the railway taxes. with a view to 1:531 creasing the taxation. 1 Education. ‘ Just a word or two on education: This House was not divided on the debate on the address; but I then dealt fully with the question of edu- cation, and I therefore at present do not purpose to deal at length with this question, but for the purposes of of my amendment to the present mo- tion to go into supply the two debates might very well be considered as con- joined, thus to avoid the necessity of repetition. That educ’ational affairs, particularly so far as the rural schools are concerned. have been badly muddled is not even seriously denied by Conservative members. As to the scarcity of teachers honorable gentlemen opposite express difierent views; one member expressed the hope that in two years matters would properly adjust themselves, while the’ honorable member for East Peter- borough says, that in five years time there will be a. suficient supply of teachers. This, Sir, is' decidedly en- mm.xesâ€"Tmm_nheshinzwe the be” ormn' the liberals licenses Iand Fees. .0. earnings. $934,- MORE PINKflAM CURES Added to the Long List due to This Famous Remedy. Glanford Station, Ontâ€"“I have taken . LydiaE.Pinkham’a , g--.' 1 Vegetable Com- - ‘ _ Tji pound for ears .511; and never ouqd :,f-_'3} any medicine to .2 3:. compare with it. 1 had ulcers and fall- ‘_v;.'. ing of the uterus, and doctors did me no good. I suffered dreadfully until I began takinf your medicine. 1: has also helped other women to whom Ihave recommended it."â€"â€"Mrs. HENRY CLARK, Glanford Station, Ontario. Harvey Bank. N. B.~I can mgmy recommend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege- table Compound to any sufi'enng woman. I have taken it for female weakness and painful menstruation and it cured me. MRS. DEVERE HARBOUR. Because your case is a difficult one, doctors having done you no good, do not continue to suffer without giving Lydia E. Pinkham’s Ve etable Com- pound a trial. It sure y has cured many cases of female ills, such as in- flammation. ulceration, displacements, fibroid tumors! irregularitiesa periodic IIWVI‘ wâ€"u-ovâ€"-, __._ pains, backache, {Eat bearing-down feeling, indigestion. dizziness, and nervous prostration. It costs but a trifle to try it, and the result is worth millions to many sufiering women. ;iwa'ys 11219101- hands of unqualified teachers. That, Sir. is the result of the Government's sinning against advice and against oftâ€"repeated warnings. We pointed out over and over again that a large percentage of our normal trained teachers go west,« to teach in the western provinces, and taking that fact with the fact of the wiping out of the model echools there was bound m1..- “.1“, UL ulc ulw». w- 7, to be a dearth of teachers. The edu- cation rcport for 1909 shows that 600 teachers left the Province of Ontario for the west. The honorable the mem- ber for East Peterborough, as I have already stated, expressed the opinion that, in five years there will he a sufficient. number of teachers. I beg. Sir. to introduce the honorable mem- ber to his own riding, that of East. PMr-rborough. East Peterborough. Richard Leos. the Public School Inspector for East Peterborough, un- der date of January 24th, 1911, sub- mitted a report to the County Coun- cil. in which he says that last year our of the total rural schools of that Riding. numbering 74. there were ‘37 teachers holding second-class certi- ficates, fifteen holding third-class cor- tiflcates. six holding district, certifi- cates. and not less than thirty-one who were not regulaxiy qualified; but who merely had permits and such other like temporary certificates. In other words, during the, year 1910 forty-two per cent. of the rural school: _ _ . -. o H, -L “AAA-knunnflh Let me gwe another illustration of the result of the mismanagement of educational affairs in this province * A 1' an,‘ educational affairs in mm provxuw by the present Government. I find, according to the report of William E. Tilley, M.A., Ph.D., Public School Inspector for West Inspectorate No. l. of these counties, that in the year 1900 there were 70 rural schools in his inspectorate; in which schools there were, 2 first-class, ‘22 secondâ€"class, and 46 third-class, and not a single teacher holding any kind of a tem- porary certificate or permit. In 1910, in the same 70 schools, there were 2 first-class, 27 second-class, 22 third-class, and not less than 19 teachers with no regular qualificap tions whatever, except temporary permits. This state of affairs in these two old ridings are but typical of what is to be found .all over the Province of Ontario. You may talk, 0%- nknni Hm mineral wealth. of the province, of its forests, "its fisheries, and its agricultural wealth; but there is no asset concmning which the Government should exercise such scrupulous care as with reference to the children of the province. Ii" this been warned over and over again, his conduct might, have been excus- able; but, Sir, as I have already stated, he sinned against advice, against oft repeated warnings, and against what every sane man in the Province of Ontario, save apparently himself, had clear knowledge. I can- not, understand, Sir whv honorable LII. ‘1‘! ‘ul. v - - t -: ever fails. There, A rehable French regula ofrulnin regulating the pills an; exceedinle WWcr Refuse generative fiortxon of wgfifg‘gfiifiefi sold at all cheap imitations. . 10. Malled to any address. guns 3 bomx, or 59%,...” $00., Oath-I'm Ont 511 cheap ifnitations. ur. uv_ ..... â€" ...- -. n ’5 a box. or three [or $10. Malled to any addr “I. W nm 00.. 8t- whlnnoo, 0 Sold at Higinbotbam'q store. \ THE LINDSAY POST Northumberland Another Cure B. ~I can highly and Durham. ileum 'w"ydur~‘r1gnz‘ are sucn slaves to party politics; if this were not. so serious a matter the explana- tions given by honorable gentlemen opposite as to the scarcity of teachers might be enjoyed as a burlesque on #A-_1J Inn‘vn a" the the facts :uh’aEJQOEidwhave afl the downtown theatres faded in the dis- Explanations by Conservatives. The honorable member for Algomzi Says, that the closing of the model schools has had nothing whatever to do with the scarcity of teachers, that the sole cause is the fact that they are going west to teach in the western provinces» The former statement is absolutely false, the latter has an element of truth in it, which we pointed out to be the fact long before the model schools *were abolished. The more astute and resourceful im-mher for West Hastings gives as lllr explanation, that there is a ~t-rircity of labor everywhere, on the farm. in the workshop and in the “Nice: and he gives this as his reason fur the scarcity of teachers. Appar- wntly not satisfied himself with this :14 an explanation, he volunteers a Eurtlwr statement, and says that w» Bratish are nomadic, and hints, that :hn twat-hers. gipsyJike. are fuldin.‘ tin-tr tent: and flitting out of Ontario. (To be continued.) CAN NOW VETO LIQUOR LICENSES The Hon. W. J. Hanna announc-i ed a number of changes in the License law in the Legislature on Tuesday. One amendment gives the Provincial Secretary the power to l Veto a license in any part of the! Province, where he deems it desir- able. in the public interest to do iso. It is probably safe to assume that Mr. Hanna’s experience with Atherley last summer had some- [thing to do with the introduction of this clause. In explaining the amendment, the Minister Saidzâ€"“It is not the intention to sit in re- view, but it is proposed to take the power of veto to meet extreme and exceptional caseS: and the GOV- lernment will not haitate to deal {with all cases that come belore tit." ‘ Another amendment provides that hotel keepers must pay five per cent to the Government on all bar receipts over $40 a day. This in- cludes receipts from the sale of to- baccoe, soft drinks. etC,. as wellas liquor, It is further provided that where a chemist is convicted of a. second offence for selling liquor his certificate will be cancelled for at least two years.-â€"Packet. DROPPED DEAD AT TELEPHONE Tge following from the Toronto! Mail refers to the mother of Mrs... R. G. McGraw. wife of a former G.T.R. station agent. of Lindsay“ “When Mrs. Fred Hartley return- ed to her home. 228 Dovercourt Rd yesterday afternoon about 5 olclock she was startled to find that sne could not get into the house. Fear- ing- that something had happened,‘ she solicited the help of some neigh bots and an entrance Was made by1 an upstairs window. ‘ “When the searchers reached the ground floor they found Mrs. J Johnston, Mrs. Hartley's mother, prostrate on the floor. She was lying near the telephone and the ber. Dr. Ahern, who lives across the street was called. but the lady had been dead for some time. “Mrs. Johnston. who was 60 years of age, had been suffering from heart trouble for some time, and was under the care of Dr. CombOy, She appeared well yesterday, when her daughter went out and in fact, had been feeling better for Some time past. “The outer coroner was notified, but as it is a plain case of heart failure it is not likely that an in~ quest will be held." receiver was dangling from the book as if she had tried to telephone and fainted before getting a num- EXTENSION OF The Canadian Courier, Canada's Na- tional Weekly, is carrying on a pcsf card campaign for the extension of the civil service reform to the f‘Outâ€" side service. ’ ’ This reform would not afiect any present holder of a‘ position in the Outside service, but: all future appointments to the graded :ositions would be made by the Commission, after exmination, instead of by members of Parliament, and by pat- ronage committees. The members and the cormnittees might recommend certain persons for’ certain ofices by Conservatives. CIVIL SERVICE 'ould not afiect of a' position in , but: all future a graded ~gositions capital Paid-Up, $275,000.80. Reserve Fund. Siflxfize‘eg The question of security is being considered by savings, do,“ orslas, perhaps never beforefi'; It gives us pleasure to Intinzaae to a public that in this respecthe excel to a marked degree. JAM ES} LOW, melatbzoces - - â€" $3,034,584. 1 Government Bank Premises Other Assets 3 HEAD TOFFIGE Dividends on paid up Capkal Tm slst January. 1911- THE CANADIAN BANK r- OF COMMERCI; Every b;a:n;:h of The Canadian Bank the grandpa! cities in the foilowing cc Pd- G wtlomzfimeifanaéa LINDSAY Branches of the Bank in every 1’2’ajvi1: '3 A general banking business tranelctei Savings Department at every Branch. necessary examinations and show the necessary fitness. It would prevent men of fifty years of age being put into the service over the heads of younger men who have served along apprenticeship. It would guarantee to all present members of the Service those rewards and promotions to which their ability entitles them. It would put the service on a business basis, eliminate wire pulling, impru- per promotions and unfair dismissals It would establish greater discipline and make the Service more-efieeuve China urax m The amount of these drafts is , able; that is they are drawn in sterling, francs. marks, lire, krona), :11 taels. roubles, etc, asthe use my be. This GEW‘ that the payer .4 receive the actual amount intended. I. A. HOLMES, Manager LindsayB Money to loan on first The Standard Bank of Canada 3 Wm, PM 3min _ PM Branches and Connections throughout Canada British and Foreign Correspondents all the important Cities of the V Ofl‘icef'Hours : 10:0 3 o’clock Saturdays 10 to 1 o’clock Victoria Loan and Savings Company Circulaiion Had 06cc: TORONTO Record of Business as at 3lst January Manager. FULL COMPOUND INTERES’J’ IKE??? Notes discounted and general Banking Business transacted. canal Paid up . ......................... ........ unnamed Profits ................................... $12. .15; Pr'ch Cochin China Grat B'dtain 10 INCOR PORATED 1 895 JANET‘s’EH . MCGILL, Manager body. I «km NW" t would ““3321...“ 24,994,55109 ESTABLISHED 1817. ESTABLISHED 1873 n‘ortgage on real estate. 100,000.09 151,052.61 uk gt: Commerce is equipped countries withougflcla)‘ t LINDSAY, FRIDAY. mam; L_T'dn per cent. per am GEO. P. SCHOLFIELD. Capital paid n2 igflflfllllf) Deposits Doc to B NEWTON SMALE, :th Pmfits - 2.51wa Province of pnevent all those web at have bee: have marred the minion Civil Set The Courier asks the date on post cards tha favor 0 this reform a: cards to the Ca? onto. Ont. The Manager LI is been show“ 11 colt”. ntry where they-fl" Service v, 1911 King 5‘ West Wat Sufism “5m. ssxsta