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Mr. FLESHER moved for In order of the Home foe oopiel ot an correspondence and papers respect- ing the appolatsuent orrrc-tppoitttmvut of William gushes an Inspector of License: for tho Electoral mm: of Cardwell. 4Jarrtod. Respecting the taking "of attidavitg and "baua- gittts--l'dr. (Junie. To amend the Municipal Act-Mr, Robinson. COLLECTORS ROLLS. Mr. MOLAWS moved for an order of the Home for a return from ouch city, town, incorporated vil-. lue, and township showing Mo amount placed on the collocwn' roll: for collection to: the your. 1871 "111878. Carried. THE OABDWELL I N M'ECTORSHIP. an it wc uld be mach more dosh-able iGii"iGiiiG on in the public interest if wu could In": the no. ttrite/Me',',',',')',',',",",, the time the Home is in lou. I mar Mate that the Government have No the conclusion that, either with increased mutant.» or otlunvisv, they wiil make such arrange- mtsu will have the effect. that the Public Ac- count. will tre" brought down at the ensuing I0!- ttlt of Parliament. Without taking up the time of "eottae with any preliminary remarks. I wilt 'NN.' mu what this receipts were for the put you. On account of the subsidy we rcceivod $1,116,872 80; it "count orstrecityc grant, $80,000; on ucount of latest on rpm-mo funds, sumac ea; makinza huh-{$1,333,569 42. The territorial rennin. has been as follows: -threcial funds. clergy lands, '988 73; Common School lauds, $65,906 63; Warner School lands, $0.437 21; Crown lands "Venue, $02,432 " ; Woods and forests, $284,810 tn; meal ft'eq,ee.,$3,U0 75; in all for territorial revenue, 'tM,t'n 62. The revenue from pullllc institutions has Men as follows :--Frottt the Aqlmu for the Dunno " akyronto, 3.6le H; at lirmdtm, $6.94" 10; at Bookworm]. sum in; at niuniiton, 35200 10; u Otilliu, 3w»? :5"; t'cntml Miami, Toronto, 0,031 5.3; 1lrinrtnotory, Prnrrtattgrtitshnnr, L102 23; Dent" and limp!) /rwtittite, Mellevillr, MM 55; 1U'inrtmatory, 1'vntrtirtgontnno', 1,162 23; Deaf and Dumb Institute, Mellevilir, " Go; School of Practical ticivnce, 8tr'T, making I ttttal of public inr,titutions' rovvnuc of $01,999 76. The intorut on inv-,stxlxents has been $150,251 46; tt account of culuratiou rovenno, $31,830 an; on m:- temt of the liccnm fund, 375,329 66; on; account alum tstamp", $0.29! 82; on amount of 'itsca, fees, dforteitares, casual .(me. $20,291 85; on no- comn ofAlgmua mam-a, ':0'tl M: Agrhvultuml Farm v Mimico. $5,133 4ti; Huh-15' "ouuystesd Fund, on 34:00qu of rcpumeul. $521 91; (haulage assen- ent, 311.8%; 50; . Mruiriml ec,") "Bland. 10,288 82t yitutr 3.11qu Jt In"! 6 c ll cigar? Envoy; by are, .sWUf?ii 'il-'il'rtf . amino? In 2 , 1 'it. w. i'Ti,'t",t, WC autumn] lust your to have hugged 32,4130w, and the 13.11ng o.!tit principally Mr. LAUDER moved for an order for thit miuates 'del?' Route of Toronto University, which was care I . UIII'VJC" It; luv, .vavv, uuuiuug a - on Q4 (as, Til " w. tlpeaker, Wt' Mthmud lust ynnr to have heaved $3,423.00", and the falling oitie principally and" two heath. one is the territorial revenue, Owing to the depressed auto of tho lumber market, and chemo inability on ttw part of iocatoeu to make the pay-burnt: dun upon lunch; the other defleioney ll owing i artly to the tirtt at the Central Prison, and partly bocanw-ot' the low prlcca prevailing on w- eolmt cf woadotrwareé, ae., tho recounts of mu in. wtution have um. been that we rxpucted them to be.'l'ho expenditure has treett.s-Vot. Civil Government. $158,721: H; for Lvniaintiun, $126,463 b3; for Ad. mini-tm ion of Justice, $291,369 52; for Education, 150314;."4; for Public Ir.tstitu!iot,imaiuyrmmee,' 843194 75; for Immigration, 3:31.975 09; for Agri- Mural, Ath. Literary-, and h'citratifle Institutions, 97,0?! 0-2; tor Hospituls am} (nag-Mu. t,'fy'f',"i", 19; Ueethttitotts 'a'xp'enditttroi, $78,!'0133; or Public funding. $272,?!" 83. i'm' Public Workr, $26,~ is 'dr, to: Cohhdzauon Roads, $85,613 48; for Cling" on Crown Lunda, 370.5019 14; for rotunda, tltht.l 2.3; making a tutal of>2.41!5,b34 02. I may im, t5'fVr, Mi. bpealzor, to a mkject that has b .on diocuued of lain. vim what wmtimtol a surplus. and what a deficit. I am ammo that more has been Dome dimm mm. of "pinion an the sauna, and (hero bu lvrontiy LLVH stun-Ii what may bo called a novel many, and tum is, that a nation can have no capi'al account unless they borrow the money. At (Manta, whom pub- tie mom-ya no spent upon public buildings, upon railwavl and cumin. Ih'y have a capital ac- count, became mu money iy, borrowed. In the I'ro. vinco of Ontario, however, one of the Provineea' of that 1PPiyittnst1ypritdiutrt tor similar purposes is "coming to this theory, not to he charged to Gi,iiiil PETITIONS. The foibwing patitlom were presented. By Mr. Ne.1tae-Wom the Village Council of Ionolon Falls praying for certain amendments to tho Mutrirupal Act respecting the enforcement of "State labour. By Mr. B4tl1-Tttr" petitions for Orange Incor- Poration. By Mr. Parkhtit-rwo petition: for the lame. REPORTS. INTBODUUTIOX OF BILLS. The following mm were mtroducod and read the Brst time C--. Mr. W001) on thing wan received with loud choc". He o"ii:--Mr. Speaker. 1 havo received tgttitttatittt ttat tho statemvnt of rocoipll and ex- penditure, will be delivered to the Home some time this afternoon, certainly before six o'clock. And although than statement: of receipts and expendi- l!lthi', hue always heen pretty full. I am aware there "(I tten I [effing trn/he pan. or.tlepoott. gtitttsrailr riots,', " r A; 83.!" ', 71:; Rural, Ar 97,028 oi'; I lucHaM'm PM..." 18 'dr, to: Mr. FRASER presumed report No. 2 of the Com- tuittett on l'rivam Bills, which was received. Mr. FRASER preaouted the third rcport of the Comvniuee on Railways. which was received. THIRD PARLIAM "T-FOOT" SESSION. The Sputum took the chair at three o'cloa. Prayers " are read by Rev. Dr. Castle, ENTARIO _ LEEELATURE. TORONTO UNIVER'IIY. THE BU NWT. Lamina-1v: Assam". February 5. F , , , V -- -___'__- H'I uvtill' All cap.% " 2 Victoria, $312,769 N; tho Upper Canada Building Fund, $1,472,391 ti; the Land Improve. wont Fund, being one-fourth of the collections on account. oi'tfommun School land: sold between Itth Match, 18.73, and 6th Junie, 1801. " per awn-d, $124,- 055 18; the Common School Fund proceeds realized " to m July, 1667, after deducting Land Improve- ment Fund, 51,020,959 24.thu portion bolonging to Ontario, " per population of 1871, being $876,578. 1 ma; explain in commotion with this Common School Fund, that whereas it was formerly divided in a rough way by giving four-ninth, to Quebec and tircsniutht, to Ontario, the award decide! thtt the division of the fund and the interest "lemon shall be in accordance with tho last can-us, no that every ten years, tho last comm being taken, the nmmrnt w. repair- in"... m..- :,._L_.._A ,7 the {Imounf we Eccelv ---.- "u' _ M . . . . may Var bo ., w' 'AT, Brit-Ion F,ttttttt',r in 1871 M,','. tha'. Worse. _---- x-,, __ ' _. _ , as we _ .. - _._ _.,.. "a... ... 'P"? I5 we had increased in population more rapidly during that "Mum. Nola-o w. h' v ham ' - "V hut have ' it 1uh'h1n'2',','rat'pe, h',",'.",',', l tho Province, bat in to be charged IND" Ea ordi- l Jury expands of the your in order to show a detieit. ( I have no hemmlon inaaying that this thoory "not l only novel but ridiculous, Imoy bertgtioued to rotor for a few maximum to tut proposition. In the adjurttturnt ot the Municipal Loan Fund indebted- new; " become necessary to distribute some $3,000,- 000 of the surplus money. And from the time of tho passing of that Act ovary succeleive Treasurer has trained that. as u liability to the Province not .suurguabloto the current oxtwudituro of tho yenr,but chargeable ugai'iatlhu accumulated surplus of mo prong-.96. Every iiuaucial statement that has been made bears the mum construction, Viz: that tho duttribution of the surplus is u. liubility, Ono can hardly uudrrstand how any ler- aon enduring to bo an accountant should take the ground that the distribution otti3,000,000 of our sur- plul should btt chargui 'agalnu the pidinary ex- pemes ol' the year With a View of showing a dtdleit. lunar. hear.) 1 will now. refer to the Railway Aid Fund. Hy turning .to page 12 of the Stadium; of Ieiirt, chap. 2, sanction I, the fol- towing words will be found, "For tho purpose aforetstrid $1,600,000 shall be not apart from and out of tho Consolidated llcvcnuc Fund uf this Province and form a fund to be designated and known as the allwuy Fund." In the tittuytoti..o.l' 1821-2, [urge M, 3m. 21, soc-lion 1, these words will be found: "Tho sun 0f$4ll(l,(l0'.l shall be not "part from and out of the Conan-Hunted iii-w lllll' Fund of this Provincv. and tthalt he added lo and form part of the fund desig- utod and known as the Railway Fund, establiuhed and" the Act in aid of railways." Now, here are two "potato Acts Eating atorttotun of money from the cohtsnlrlaurd Revenue Fund, to be known as ("nag for . certain Jeseigauited purpose, and ailll tttere are those who claim that the payment upon those railway funds man be charged against the ordinary expemvs of the year, with a. viow of showing a dvfFit. The untenablenrss of that position does not rennin: to he extotiated upon; it on] numb: to 1.e 31am! to Show it, almur'dily. Now. villi tolerance to Hit: assets um] linhililics I bad hoped to lmvu been able to in brim this Home a statement" the final mijuslnu-nl of tho accounts bo- woou the Provnux of Ontario and: the Dominion of than"; Mad hetwu'n the l'mvmcc ofoutario and tho Prorince of Q-wbcv, and with llmt object in View 1 mule severrd applicntiunc In tho late Dominion Crue.. ornmonl. It had been decided that amortize gon- oral Cautions this mailer \"l-llld bc you!) into, but the Jefeat of the Blackmail) Administration and the cocoa-ion to power of tho [01"!le Jovcrnmcnt have rrisvenuul that arruugr'munt from Ewing rarriedout, in it was found that it wan irttpoeeilno for the pre Mont Finance Mini ire in tall? up this subject or to Rnd timé in go info tho, (KW-Flinn until aftisr this ses- sion of il Mama". Nominate are levnrul unset- qu accnimt- hum-rm on and the Dominion of Can. ids, :u for ind-ml . 'lioi'ntvreor on the t pper Canada 11fyf1'f/;l'h')',); W. claim aettrgairt perm-n of that mid. .~QIVNS $39,000, and have dew tit? for a grout nuuihm of years, and how claimed interest at " per cent., they only gunning no I) per cent. Then air, Yi' haw s, has. is. known as tho Land 1mprovonent l'uml, tho Ctown Land Suspense Account, the Crown Land lmpui'unient Account, the Quoln-r Turnpik" Trust, the claim "Lu-h the Do- minion Government hare auxin-t no for the main- trutttttc? of Inn. tis' l at Rm luv-nu, and also our claim "plum them tor the timber dues collected on what wasfvrusevly 1.411 ot' Kt cut-tin Territory, but Which in now joined to Unhno by the " ct oi 'the late award. A "u dammit between us and the Dominion tso/glee,',',': We know pretty well now how we stand with the Province of Quebec, but a settlement of tho uncertain claim- and nnmttled "count: with the Dominion Govern- ment tiny show that they are indebted to us, or it any turn out that We owe them nemxtll sum, though certainly uotalarge one. I will therefore give vhat I believe to beufnlletatementofourliubili- tiee. end such users as are notdietriruted, and much other mute n have been determined by the award of the arbitrators to be can. Before giving that statement I may any that we hare sold "45.900 of bonds known as h per cent. bonds, receiving for them 105 and 1061, and consequently they do not a )anl' in the statement of the use" Whig-bl." altout to give. We hare Dominion h per cent. in stock and bond 3.350.000, Dominion n pcr cent, " bouturcn £250,100, or at par vulno $1,217,153 33, making a total of 32.179310 99; Drainagir-' 5 per cent. debentures amounting on 81st Dec, 1878, to $195,. 503 37; Jrrainaipt--tnunivipal rent charge: for work completed and under construction $346,315 45, oval-due interest on "ocmmt of same $11,022; Drain- "e-i5percr'ut.tilo drainage debentures, amount- ing on 31M. December, 1378, to 3700 ; making a total on Account of drainage of 533,540 t'A cratotot of imcstments of $2,732,551 81. Wo now come to tho Trust Funds, which are held by the Do- winlou Government, they paying us inter-en. The that is the Upper Canada th'lmmar School Fund, being on accgnnt of "qs?Py.yy?? o.f.uesi act nude in Mr, 8c01'T-W% Ito» be a claim for land: sold there. Mr.W00D-trno wmild supra-e, now that that notion of the country has been decided to he ours, any emoluments that may have been derived by tho Dominion Government would belong to us. H'it certainly intend lo press our full claim. But, Mr. Speaker the Msttltrtnettt of them accounts will not i';GGiiiifr" affect oarfhiaucitv1 position. It Is quite impoulble to tttthat may ty 3110 303m: of Mr. WOOD-I do not know, but I do know that more an aeveral (mum; of lLLgr limits there, and whiten: dues trave hat-n n-ceiwd by the Dominion Gavel-mm under. mu arbitration we are .ntitled '. MERrlDITrr-.What do you "Haunt: that M.