The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-28
NEW BRUNSWICK.

Governor Wilmot's Opening Add ress to
the ParIia m ent-The Province La m Mt
Ing Its Union with the DOminion-A
Series OF Financial Embarrassments
the Result.
FREDEgIcKroN. Feb. II, 1873.
Parliament opened to-day. His Exceency Gov.
ernor Wilmot opened the session with the custom
airy speech. in which Ire said:-
Upwards OF five years have elapsed since the
union OF the Provinces, and wnIie many OF the
benefits which It was hoped would result from
such union have been abuudantiy realized III Wu
appear that some OF the provisi0ns OF the British
North American act-necessarily OF an expert
mental character-Daye been found to operate AL
verscy To the interests OF this Province. shortly
alter the union it was deemed eXpediens by tne
Dominion government to open the settlement OF
the union under an acttc satisfy 1.-THE demands or
an adjoining Province ana ~ ~ Obvious that the
financial principles upon which the original com.
pact was BASED have proved insufficient IN their
application to younger PROVINCES In order 10 Sc
cure their admission To the Dominion. it was IN
the interest o the Dominion generally TO al!ay dis
content, insure harmony and consolidate tie
power OF British North America that the people OF
This Province heretofore submitted TO he sacrihce
which such course imposed. The experience OF
the past five years has proved, What no poitcaI
sagacity could have ioreseen, that this Province.
while occupying inanca ally position OF INFERIOR
ity, has borne and Is now bearing III proportion 70
population the greatest snare OF Inc PUBIC ouruens
OF Canada. Its rate per capita OF taxation Tor Do
minion purposes Is greater than III any other Prov-
NICE. while. on the other ham, the public property
transferred by this Province To the Dominion mas
been more directly rcmuneratlve tian that
contributed by any other Province. Under the
working OF the union it has become apparent that
the Provinces OF United canada, which, PRIOR to
confederation, were by no means clear OF financial
embarrassment have III their separate provincial
condition, under the act OF nnion come into pos
session OF resources producing large annual sur
plus, in one instance actually embarrassing from
It's large amount
While this Province, which, prior to the cOnfed-
Grafton ". - possessed OF revenue in every respect
equai to its local requirements, is now In q cond-
dion OF comparative financial depletion.
have again brought this vitality important
matter to the attention the dominion
government, to whom further communiCa-
ton the subject has been addressed.
deeply regret That IL is not IN my power to inform
you that the reasonable expectations which ex-
pressed at the opening OF the last session have
been realized. still beiieve that the Dominion.
alter due consideration, Will he disposed to render
fan Justice, and we may reasonably assure
selves that representatives ol this Province IN the
Dominion Pa lament must he so strongly i'm
pressed with our prospective financial emoarrass-
ment under existing arrangements that they Will
not lail to urge the favorable consideration OF thus
matter upon the attention OF the government and
Parliament OF Canada.