| FUTURE POSITION OF THE PROVINCES. | |||
| Local Revenues. | Estimated Outlay for 1864 under present Government. | Estimated Local Outlay under the Union. | |
| Nova Scotia | $107,000 | $667,000 | $371,000 |
| New Brunswick | 89,000 | 404,047 | 353,000 |
| Prince Edward Island | 32,000 | 171,718 | 124,015 |
| Newfoundland | 5,000 | 479,000 | 250,000 |
| ——— | ———— | ———— | |
| $233,000 | $1,721,765 | $1,098,015 | |
| Canada | 1,297,043 | { [1] 2,021,979 | [3] |
| { [2] 238,170 | |||
| ———— | ———— | ———— | |
| $1,530,043 | $3,981,914 | [3] | |
[1] Average of the last four years.
[2] Interest on excess of debt.
[3] Not estimated by Mr. Galt, for reasons given in the speech.
| THE AUDITOR’S STATEMENT OF THE LIABILITIES OF CANADA | ||
| Debenture Debt, direct and indirect | $65,238,649 21 | |
| Miscellaneous liabilities | 64,426 14 | |
| Common School Fund | 1,181,958 85 | |
| Indian Fund | 1,577,802 46 | |
| Banking Accounts | 3,396,982 81 | |
| Seigniorial Tenure:— | ||
| Capital to Seigniors | $2,889,711 09 | |
| Chargeable on Municipalities’ Fund | 196,719 66 | |
| On account of Jesuits’ Estates | 140,271 87 | |
| Indemnity to the Townships | 891,500 00 | |
| —————— | 4,118,202 62 | |
| ——————— | ||
| $75,578,022 09 | ||
| Less—Sinking Funds | $4,883,177 11 | |
| Cash and Bank Accounts | 2,248,891 87 | |
| ———— | 7,132,068 98 | |
| ——————— | ||
| $68,445,953 11 | ||
| From which, for reasons given in his speech, Mr. Galt deducted the Common School Fund | 1,181,958 85 | |
| ——————— | ||
| Leaving as Net Liabilities | $67,263,994 26 | |
| IMPORTS, EXPORTS, AND TONNAGE OF THE PROVINCES. | |||
| Imports. | Exports. | Sea-going Tonnage. Inward and Outward. | |
| Canada | $45,964,000 | $41,831,000 | 2,133,000 |
| Nova Scotia | 10,201,391 | 8,420,968 | 1,432,954 |
| New Brunswick | 7,764,824 | 8,964,784 | 1,386,980 |
| Prince Edward Island | 1,428,028 | 1,627,540 | No returns. |
| Newfoundland | 5,242,720 | 6,002,312 | ” ” |
| ————— | ————— | ————— | |
| $70,600,963 | $66,846,604 | 4,952,934 | |
| 66,846,604 | Lake Tonnage 6,907,000 | ||
| ————— | ————— | ||
| Total Trade | $137,447,567 | Total Tons 11,859,934 | |