, 1863-08-30

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nan -.s "ctos sna eon.o 14p snp'e3 W.,
1> s1ATEa sr. Hsp De na1rasa H NORTH aas 1aErIcA.
Teas ending
1877. % SSs,ooo S21bs,oi1
3sas 3sae. ss9 &C. ss9 asffS fS
lsss, .:16,lso,7M s!,2soa9
III is;S3... SS.:..s415@s1 ..:.....::.. assasss
3es sesss.:.-.........'..":.3ss s@sYs ee1 81 @eSir;7
1890. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 320d.sss
1o'1'' -zs'ds.s'S z7'o''l'
Ihese neuies spsaa .of tsem.s':es. 1asy r.. sno"
no,t. % % from ~ hi. M sount1 to The Brtish Provinces
wcrc largely in excess Of the imports. and went |
faf towards making mp the unfkTorahle balance
aga'ns. Us IN aae 11oe "'tn INC s. notuet soun
- tn-n ths ..,1s. ~ f. &C. ~. pnorinc,sls nm
excess Of exports amounting to more than NIL
lion. IL 1851 We exported to the Provinces three
omes a. much - We imported nom spsm. 4sa., ",ae
ns1t Of, Of r1s.. % emp.e The t1sde With which .nthe
aggregate shows balsncs .esinst n. To-day,
the balance Of trade with Tho co.onles nts sns.
~i.n 1ne nolne9 10 pse:'.- eGan of ronrse the b.l.
ance sun % hss to be naid in eold. i
These figures do speak for themselves.
They show how bencdccntly the Treaty,
now 80 seriously aesailel, has worked for
each party thereto, and how 1iberality and
fairness in international Legislation pro-
mote the prosperity and happiness Of all !
who fall within Its scope. True, our i'm
rorh have generally increased; but as long
as our exports bear the proper relation to
these impo1ts-as they always will where
trade is rnrestricted-aone but beginners
in the science of Political Economy will !
see any cause Of. alarm therein. We want
no Canadian money, because commodities,
not pold. are tic basis Of national wealth;
hence. AZ long 50 the Provinces can enrich
MS from their excess Of what we lave not,
or have in limited quantities, in exchange
FIR what we can profitab1y snare. thetrade.
+1,o,,ch MT d61lsr If cn;n should enter
;nto q w;,1 1,~ ,out1,e,,v nrnf,tab,e. and m
hnon]oos ,hon, .ha1ancesn will s7,fftce
- 7na,.o nm: ;aon,e of t1,a N,r1fh ,r,ast sur.
render Il FIR tie n,,rnose ofon;no hack tn tbe
-aet,;ct;xe nol;cv and wo,n-out ,,arhsrisn,s
~ thu n.st: Rnt # il mt trne that the
f~G ~.
oaiaace rs against Us, INC excess o. u
lew hnnafeo 1nousanos ol oolars VI i'n-
pof1s. oset e11'ofs' sno"n u tns - .eeuins
OF 1eo1' proves only lnat .ie gtA9se ., tne
commerce, on cur sue e:9s e n ~ nne'
were small OF TIN. they haSepeen pa,d N
money u which, in tne returns 10 winch
we 1eieT' no menuon nas noen msoe' we
nave IN 'o11ner oasc"sslons o. o1c slassuon J.
ano o.ne, 4u':s''on' " ue svt., eoo.seu nao
OCCASION 70 expose ILLS gaon'e aoous thc
balance OF trade" that We are afraid that
our readers will be bored II VIC attempt 1t
again; but the truth is so much needed that
we must venture We take the table Of
figures above which will, better than q
hypothetical illustration. serve our pur-
pose. According to them,' VIC sent
to the British Provinces In 1851, merchan-
disc to the Fa1ue, By the books OF our Gus:
tom-houscs, Of twenty-five millions Of dol
lars. THIS valuation Is made at the places
Of shipment. :. Now, in Canadian ports, at.
ter fteights; interest Of the money, storage,
commissions, insurance, and profits are
added, these twcnt9-tw ought to be swclled