Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1842-04-29
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Communication,


Mr.. EDrToR.--It is presumed that very
few of your readers have an opportunity Of
reading Canada Papers-especially those
that have independence enough to tell the
whole truth-and contrast the present ex-
penscs Of Government with the former
The Quebec Gazette is the only paper, IL is
yell knoUn, in Lowcr Canada, that does
this; and it would be well for your readers to
know the blessings of Colonial Govern
ment, and make such comparisons as they
tliak proper. You will please publish the
following, taken from the Quebec Gazette
Of the 22nd of December last, headed Can
ada Government Economy, and oblige
A SUBSCRIBER.
CANADA GOVERNMENT ECONOMY.
The following has been handed 10 us as
founded on the Lists of Warrants on the Low
er Canada Receiver General for 1910, and the
Estimate for l3ll.
1t furnishes some curious items of the do.
ings OF our responsible Government" for the
time being. Now that they are united with the
responsible gentlemen OF Upper Canada, and
have Proclaimed their "resp onsbilitv," we
suppose, Mr. Secretary West, will keep Mr.
Secretary East, in check, and that Mr.. At,or-
ney General West will look sharp after the
accounts of the Crown Lawyers East, and so
or, rice rersa, particularly in the division of the
.ES3Oo0 of our money, granted permanently by
the Imperial Parliament.
Doubling the expenses OF the Civil Govern.
ncnt OF Lower Canada beyond the legal appro-
prlation in the course of few years, shows
that there were other aud more substantial
grounds than those generally alleged for get
ting rid of "responsibility to the well under.
stood wishes and interests of the people Tof
Lower Canada, as expressed through their
Representatives" ard substituting sham rep
resentation a kind Of representative Govern.
ment" as Mr.. Joseph Howe has il.
Expenses OF Civil Government in
1882, slnctionsd by the King in
Council, aud to which the lnlpe-
rial Act confined the Governor in
Special Council Charitable and
ed icatlonal institutions. and pub
lie improve nents eXcuded) f57O15 Q 10
Expenses OF CivIi Government, Is.
innate Of 1871, Char liable and
educational institutions and pub.
lie Improvements excluded,) 62O5 0 o
(FROM LISTS OF WARRANTS la.O)
Acting Civil Secretary, ncrca> ed
from $500 10 t-500 per annum.
acting Assistant ditto, from i 200 %
$500
Assistant Civil Secretary and Others
for me sengers, to n. Yors, &c,
contingent and extra expenses fl,s36 0
PROVINCIAL Secretarys expenses Of
Extra expenses, ditto, $50 $50 Q
fl3ol
Expenses in 1882, -f3S0)
James Cuthberts salary, Chairman
Special Council, fi00 per annun, 626 II 0
Sir James Stuart, do. al do. from
18th Nov. to Both September, 556 :
klngs Printers, printing Ordinances
Special Council 10 Wet, cap. |,
inclusive, 2,7s2 10 4
miray fl50f $50 0
And Commissioner Requests 6OO\
Contingent account, Sheriff Quebec, Ass 10 s
(Thc same in ls32,-fl ,200)
Ditto Montreal, $500 8
(The same in 1885,, ,2o0.)
Ditto Three Rivers, l,Ol7 10 ?
CThe same in lSS2,-E350)
AJiutant Generals Militia Depart
ment, ,.., 49,. ,,73s IA
Thomas Amyo, late Provincial
Secretary pension. 400 0
Expenses of Executive Councillors
and public o licers attending tenn
porary removal Of seat of Govern
ment at Montreal, during 1910, o03 IL 10
Police Force, 1870 I'm 1892, f700) 3l,3S7 II
Special Seryi es, Stewart Der
bshre, 7. W. c. Murdoch, AMI
G. Dunkin) Col 0
UcinHitts.-NHaTlCs DO!!ol' 'din|
Eustachc, 1913 4 II
Charles L. Dumont, ditto, l,Oo7 II Q
Leon Gobcnskey, st. Scholastique, 4G5 II 7
Paid for Indispensable services, not
provided for by appropriation, $500
FROM ESTIMATE To lOrH OCTOBER, 1871.
Civil Secre,arys Department, G9s03 |
('rhe same in lS32,-f2,73l)
Contingent B!lls-Crown Officers, 5000 0
(Gl,2 200 in 1897
sheriff Quebec, $500 0
(Gl 200 in 1922
Sheriff, Montreal, G,000 0
(fl,200 in lS32.)
Sheriff, Three Rivers, 1850 0
tf350 in 1922
Adiutant General Mllira's Office, in
Guiding two Provincial Aids-do
Camp, $3.50, LASS 0 0
TN lS32,-f910)
Certain claims, Attorney General in
1888, 80 and 10, 5000 0
Special services advanced BY Mil
itary Chcs, in 1887, 80, and 80, 6225 0
Police expenses, I'm l8}2,-G700) 22,700 0
Board of Works, 1000 0
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FOREIGN.
Correspondence of the ~ Y. Evening Post.
LONDON, April %, 1912.
IMPORTANT News FROM INDIA.-Disds-
ters Of the British in Alphabetically
letters from Bombay Of the lst of February,
intelligence has been received Of the great
est disaster which has ever yet befaIlcn the
British in the EAT. At least five thousand
English and Anglo Indian troops have been
destroyed in their retreat from Cabool!
Success in the East mad become so much
matter of course, that the first accounts of
this tremendous disaster we're at first discred-
tied. Subsequent accounts however, leave