CHAP. I. An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money required for defraying certain expenses of the public service, for the financial years ending respectively the 30th June, 1891, and the 30th June, 1892, and for other purposes relating to the public service. MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN, [Assented to 10th July, 1891.] WHEREAS it appears by Messages from His Excellency Preamble. the Right Honourable Sir Frederick Arthur Stanley, Baron Stanley of Preston, Governor General of Canada, and the estimates accompanying the same, that the sums hereinafter mentioned are required to defray certain expenses of the public service of Canada, not otherwise provided for, for the financial years ending respectively the thirtieth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one, and the thirtieth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two, and for other purposes connected with the public service; May it therefore please Your Majesty that it may be enacted, and be it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, that: 1. This Act may be cited as "The Appropriation Act (No. Short title. 1), 1891." year 1890-91, 2. From and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of Sum granted Canada there shall and may be paid and applied a sum not for financial exceeding in the whole two million five hundred and ninety- $2,594,597.64. four thousand five hundred and ninety-seven dollars and sixtyfour cents towards defraying the several charges and expenses of the public service of Canada, from the first day of July, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety, to the thirtieth day of June, in the year of Our Lord one VOL. I—1 Sum granted for financial years 1891-92, thousand eight hundred and ninety-one, not otherwise provided for, and set forth in the Schedule A to this Act, and also for the other purposes in the said schedule mentioned. 3. From and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of Canada there shall and may be paid and applied a sum not $4,779,700.07. exceeding in the whole four million seven hundred and seventynine thousand seven hundred dollars and seven cents towards defraying the several charges and expenses of the public service of Canada, from the first day of July, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one, to the thirtieth day of June, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two, not otherwise provided for, and set forth in Schedule B to this Act, and also for the other purposes in the said schedule mentioned. Account to be rendered in detail. 4. A detailed account of the sums expended under the authority of this Act shall be laid before the House of Commons of Canada during the first fifteen days of the then next session of Parliament. SCHEDULE A. SUMS granted to Her Majesty by this Act for the Financ inl Year ending 30th June, 1891, and the purposes for which they are granted. Department of the Secretary of State-For compilation of "The Civil .$ 248 30 121 70 370 00 Auditor General's Office-Contingencies-Additional amount to cover outlay for clerical assistance. 1,000 00 Department of Customs-To pay W. H. Carleton difference in salary To pay F. Bennet an allowance in addition to his salary for extra ser- Department of Fisheries-To provide for an increase in the salary of Department of Printing and Stationery-To pay A. H. Beaulieu .$ 50.00 200 00 102 50 246 00 598 50 125 00 925 00 84 60 150 00 234 60 Department of Railways and Canals-To provide for payment to Frank Beard, a 3rd Class Clerk, as assistant to the Minister's Private Secretary for the year 1890-91... 300 00 Department of Justice-Further amount required for contingencies. Department of Indian Affairs-Further amount required for contingencies.. 3,000 00 $2,000 00 To provide salary as technical officer for T. D. Green, from 1st 900 00 To cover the estimated cost of printing the numerous Indian treaties and surrenders which have been made since 1680.. 2,300 00 High Commissioner's Office-Additional amount required for contingencies 5,200 00 4,000 00 16,628 10 ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE. To pay the Hon. W. W. Sullivan, Chief Justice, Prince Edward Island, salary as Judge of the Vice-Admiralty Court, P.E.I., for six months ending 30th June, 1891. 300 00 Miscellaneous expenditure, including North-West Territories 6,000 00 To pay L. A. Audette for services in connection with Exchequer Court reports in addition to statutory salary Kingston Penitentiary-To provide for additional gratuity to the widow of the 434 50 3,100 00 LEGISLATION. 2,000 00 5,534 50 To pay J. Dingwell, County Attorney, Cornwall, for professional services and To pay C. H. Masters for drafting criminal law, and for other expenses in con- 172 68 52 95 Election expenses 250 00 10,000 00 11,500 00 To cover amount expended for French translation between 1st July, 1890, and 29th April, 1891... 1,600 00 To provide amount necessary to cover cost of leather trunks for members as per resolution of the House 5,500 0 To provide for the payment of the salaries of two Sessional Messengers in Library R. G. Smith J. Lafontaine ... To pay balance of indemnity of the late Mr. de St. Georges .$250 00 250 00 500 00 910 00 30,804 63 ARTS, AGRICULTURE AND STATISTICS. To promote the Dairying Interests of Canada in affiliation with Experimental To complete the distribution in Canada of the two-rowed barley purchased for Additional amount required for Experimental Farms. To pay Mr. Stephen Selden's claim (with six years' interest) for statistical services, To pay Carrier, Laine & Co. balance due for engine and boiler for quarantine steamer. 4,010 00 8,460 00 Carried forward. 153,927 75 |