Sunday morning globe., 1901-09-15
TOO MUCH Governed.
The Elaborate System AccrOss the
Border.
CANADIANS KICKING.
Who We're Want 10 ChtClse Tho United
States System OF Government and Multi
poly Of Officials, SpOIIs, etc Their Re-
cent Census Opens Their Eyes to an
AbsurdU.

The Canadians, who, sometimes, in
their large philanthropy, extend pity
to this misgoverned republic, and who
never fail to contrast, to their own
intense satisfaction, the economical ad-
ministration Of Dominion affairs, are
now up in arms owing to the publlca-
ton Of extracts from their recent cen
sus tending to show the number, va
riety and expensive character of their
rulers. There is a loud call, The Globe
perceives by its Canadian exchanges,
for change Of the representation
from the provinces in the Federal
House as a cure for the disproportion-
ate legislative machinery.
II the representation Of the pro
vinces in the federal house is to be
altered, how about the province legis-
latures and councils? Canada is a very
much governed country and provinces
with a population less than some large
towns across the line are endowed with
system of administration more suit
ed to the requirements of great and
populous States.
Little Prince Edward Island is found
to contain a population Of only 103, 258
souls, less than half that Of Toronto
1t has a Lieutenant governor, who is
furnished with an aidede-camp and
private secretary, an executive council
and legislature.
The executive council consists Of a
premier and attorney general, a provin-
cial secretary.treasurer and commits
sioner Of public lands, a commissioner
Of public works, FIVE members Of the
executive without portfolio, and an es.
tablishment of clerks.
The deputy heads and chief officers
Of the civil service include an assistant
provincial ecretary-treasurer and
clerk of executive council, a provincial
auditor, a secretary Of public works,
and chief superintendent of educa.
ton, with, of course, a full clerical
force The legislature consists Of 30
members.
The costly provincial machinery is
paid for out Of a subsidy from the fed.
! eral treasury under the British North
America act, but the province has for
years claimed in addition a sum Of not
! less than S5,0O0,00O damages for fail
ure to provide efficient steam commu-
nication between the island and main
land for the year 1873, provided for
under the act,
British Columbia, with an estimated
population, as returned by the census
bulletins just published, Of only 190,-
900, has a similarly and propOrtionate-
ly extensive and costly administrative
equipment
So has Manitoba, with a population
Of 246 464; New Brunswick, with a
population Of 331 ,093, and Nova Scotia
with population of 459,l16.
The northwest territories, estimated
population 1000 have a lieutenant
governor, an executive committee Of
four members, and a legislative assem-
! bly, OF % members Thus, out of the
entire population Of Canada, five pro-
vinces and the organized territories
with fewer than a million and half
! souls Q,474,931) are provided with the
! elaborate machinery OF six separate
| governments, each with a lieutenant
governor at it's head.
Ontario, with a population Of 2167,-
/ 97S, and Quebec, with a population Of
| I, 1,620,974, and the unOrganized terri
tories, with an estimated population
of $4,000, complete the total population
of the DominiOn-5, 1888, 883.