The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-18
c A N A D A.
The Financial Prosperity Of the Dominion-rm-
portant Questions Before Parliamentary
y St. Clair Canal-The Anglo-American
y. Treaty and the Fenian Invasious.

OTTAWA, Ont, April II, 1872.
Last night the public accounts for the last finan-
cial year. the trade and navigation returns and the
internal revenue returns were laid before the
House. All show evidence Of the highly prosperous
condition of the trade of the Dominion. The total
receipts from all sources 49, 1886 500; the expen
ditures $15623,osl. The trade and navigation re-
turns show an increase OF the value OF goods i'm
ported for consumption of about s16 600, and in
the duties on imports of S. 600 OOO and on the
exports over 100000. The importations from the
United States were $40, 900 increase of over
s4,000,OoO The exports both to Great Britain and
the United States have decreased. The exports to
the United states over the imports are still nearly
s2,00O,o00 The increase in tonnage OF Canadian and
British vessels inward bound was about 600 900 tons
and outward bound $50 900 tons.
In the House last II light Mr. Mackenzie asked the
government when the House might expect the
papers relating to the Washington Treaty?
Sir John A. Mcdonald said it might expect them
tomorrow. Some OF the correspondence OF
such nature that they could not bring II down with
out the consent of Her Majesty's government.
They had got that consent.
THE ST. CLAIs CANAL
Mr.. Mckenzie moved for an address praying for
copies OF the report of the engineers or Others ap
pointed TO investigate the location of the canal
across the st. Clair Flats the Canadian side of
the channel, by the government OF the United
States, with copies Of all orders i'm council and the
correspondence with the imperial government or
Others on the subject He said the subject had been
brought under the attention OF the House last year
Since then the canal had been entirely completed,
and events had occurred which showed that
this government had given their tact consent to
the claim OF the United States that they possessed
dominion over this part OF the river St. Clair. Now
IL was a notorious fact and every ship owner and
mariner on the lakes know it, that this canal was
built on Canadian territory; and for this reason he
desired to obtain information upon which the gov
eminent had acted In such an extraordinary man
ner as IL had done through the commission at Wash
ington, In which 1t was represented by the honorable
gentleman ut the head OF the government. II the
canal was recognized as being within United States
hn thnr NUnnl hA
channcfby which Canadian vessels could find their
way from Lake Erie to Lake Huron II Americans
chose to deny them passage through the canal. He
enforced this view by describing the courc of
the main channel through the river st. Clair,
and the position OF the canal in regard to 1t, con
tending ut the same time, upon the testimony OF
many persons Of whom he had made inquiries upon
the subject, that the canal was within Canadian
jurisdiction. The motion was carried without dis
| cussion.
| The following notices of motions were given:-
! BY Hon. Mr.. Gray, on Thursday neXt-Inquiry Of
! the Ministry whether any estimates detailed or az
/ gregate, have been made and submitted by the
/ Dominion government to the British government
| OF expenses and damages sustained by Canada by
the Fenian raids OF 1866 and 1870, and whether, IN
| the estimates Of the year 1866, If made, are in
! cuded the expenses borne by New Brunswick on
| that occasion.
| BY Hon. Mr.. Gray, on Tuesday An inquiry of the
Ministry whether any steps have been taken by the
Canadian government, through the British govern
| ment or otherwise to bring before the United
States government the case OF the illegal abduction
| by American citizens from the port OF GuysbOrO
In Nova Scotia, in the month of September last OF
the American fishing schooner u. A. Horton, seized
for violation Of the Canadian fishery laws and at
the time within the custody of and awaiting the
action of the Court OF Admiralty IN Canada.
BY Hon. Mr.. Mackenzie, ON Thursday next m
address to His Exceency the Governor General for
copies of all dispatches and correspondence be-
tween the Dominion government and imperial
government relative to claims arising from the
Fenian invasion of Canada, and also for copies OF
all orders in council or other documents relating to
such claims, and of the account OF the Fenan
Brotherhood drawn up by Lord Tenterden.