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10.1057/9780230270305 - The Statesman's Year-Book, Edited by John Scott-Keltie 242 THE BRITISH EMPIRE :—CANADA which is also a colonial court of admiralty, with powers as provided in the Imperial "Colonial Courts of Admiralty Act, 1890." There is a Superior Court in each province ; county courts, with limited jurisdiction, in most of the provinces ; all the judges in these courts being appointed by the Governor- General. Police magistrates and justices of the peace are appointed by the Provincial Governments. In 1899, 8,170 persons were charged with indictable offences ; of these 5,713 were convicted, 13 being sentenced to death, 592 sent to the penitentiary, and the rest sentenced to various terms of imprisonment ; and 32,997 were summarily convicted, 28,446 of these with the option of a hue. Finance. The financial accounts of the Dominion of Canada are made up under three different headings—namely, first, ' Consolidated Fund,' comprising the general sources of revenue and branches of expenditure ; secondly, ' Loans ' in revenue, and 'Redemption' with 'Premiums and Discounts' in expenditure ; and thirdly, ' Open accounts.' The headings ' Loans ' and ' Redemption' include the deposits in and withdrawals from the Post Office and Government Savings Banks, the amount on deposit forming part of the floating or unfunded debt ol the country. Under the head of ' Open Accounts' are included investments, trust funds, Province accounts, and expenditure on capital account on public works. The revenue and expenditure, Consolidated Fund, for fiscal years ending June 30, have been :— Year 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 Revenue Dollars 33,978,129 36,618,591 37,829,778 40,555,238 46,743,336 51,029,994 Expenditure Dollars 38,132,005 36,949,142 38,349,760 38,832,526 41,904,592 42,975,279 The total actual receipts and expenditure, under these three divisions, were as follows in the financial year ending June 30, 1899 :— RECEIPTS. EXPENDITUKE. Dollars Dollars Consolidated Fund . 46,743,336 Consolidated Fund . 41,904,592 Loans & Dominion Notes 8,768,447 Redemption & Dominion Open Accounts . . 107,051,673 Notes . . . 2,997,008 Open Accounts . . 117,661,856 Copyright material from www.palgraveconnect.com - Trial Access - PalgraveConnect - 2014-03-13 . 162,563,456 . . 162,563,456 The actual sources of revenue and branches of expenditure comprised under the division called Consolidated Fund were as follows in the financial year, ending June 30, 1899:—
FINANCE 243 REVENUE. Customs . Excise Lands Public Works . Post Office Fees, Fines, and Forfeitures (including Seizures) . Militia, including Military College . Weights and Measures Premium, Discount, and Exchange Interest on Investments Fisheries . Penitentiaries . Superannuation Dominion Steamers and Lighthouse and Coast Service Mariners' Fund Steamboat Inspection Various . Total . Dollars 25,316,842 9,641,228 1,544,941 4,433,934 3,193,778 166,802 72,964 48,391 186,831 1,590,448 76,440 45,583 41,734 15,317 57,288 34,891 275,924 46,743,336 EXPENDITURE. Interest on Public Debt Charges for debt. Sinking Fund Subsidies to Provinces. Legislation and Civil Government . Public Works Penitentiaries . , Administration of Justice Geological Survey, &c. Arts, Agriculture, and Statistics . Ocean and River Steam Service & Mail Subsidies Militia and Defence Mounted Police N.W.T. Pensions, &c. Lighthouses, &c. Fisheries . Indians (Leg. Grants). Immigration, &c. Yukon Provisional Distric Charges on Revenue, &c. Gov. of N. W. Ter. . M iscellaneous Total Dollars 10,855,112 173,257 2,482,485 4,250,636 2,304,168 2,287,514 416,939 815,455 149,758 258,782 914,311 2,112,292 529,069 421,689 545,645 412,368 987,312 392,622 t 971,939 9,837,453 357,025 428,761 41,904,592 The public debt of the Dominion, incurred chiefly on account of public works, and the interest of which forms the largest branch of the expenditure, was as follows on July 1, 1899 :— Dollars Without Iuterest . . . . . 25,391,985 At 2J per cent. ,, 9,733,333 ,, 3 ,, , 104,251,249 „ 34 „ ,, 35,510,498 ,, 4 ,, „ 143,769,540 ,, 5 ,, ,, 26,417,199 ,, 6 ,, ,, 87,098 Total Debt . . . 345,160,902 Copyright material from www.palgraveconnect.com - Trial Access - PalgraveConnect - 2014-03-13 There are assets which make the net debt 266,274,538 dollars. following shows the gross and net debt in five years :—■ 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 Gross Dollars. 318,048,755 325,717,537 332,530,131 338,375,984 345,160,902 Net Dollars 253,074,927 258,497,433 261,538,596 263,956,399 266,274,538 R 2 10.1057/9780230270305 - The Statesman's Year-Book, Edited by John Scott-Keltie The
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