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IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
Value of TOTAL EXPORTS, IMPORTS, and Goods entered for consumption in the Dominion. with the Duty collected thereon, for 18 years.
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אאא,57,367
Entered for Consumption.
Duty.
Total Exports.
'Total Imports.
S
$
Fiscal Year ending 30th June 1868
73,159,614
1869
31
*1
60,174,781
70,415,165
$ 71,985,306 67,402,170
1870
31
73,573,490
74,814,339
"9
1871
23
""
75
71,173,618
96,092,971
71,237,603 86,917,482
1872
57
"
35
82,639,663 111,430,527
107,709,116
1873
17
""
31
"
1874
89,789,922 89,351,928
128,011,281
127,511,594
128,213,582
127,404,169
ets. $ 8,819,431 63 8,298,909 71 9,462,940 41 11,843,655 75 13,045,493 50 13,017,780 17 14,421,882 67
"1
1875
79
""
""
77,886,979 123,070,283
119,618,657
15,361,382 12
1876
80,966,435
93,210,316
91,733,218
12,833,114 4
""
1877
>>
"
12
75,875,393
99,327,962
96,300,483
12,548,451 09
1878
""
"
79,323,667
93,081,787
1879
"
23
31
71,491,255
81,964,427
1880
}}
J
13
87,911,158
83,489,7-17
1881
"}
98,290,823
1882
""
"
102,137,203
1883
"
27
98,085,804
1884
"1
"}
1885
"}
"}
105,330,840 119,419,500 132,254,022 91,106,496
116,397,043 89,238,361 108,941,186
1,480,185,164 1,811,924,952
94,199,577 80,311,608 71,782,349 91,611,604 112,648,927 123,137,010 108,180,644 102,710,019
1,752,461,545
12,795,693 17 12,939,540 66 14,138,849 22 18,500,785 97 43 21,708,837 23,172,308 97 20,164,963 37 19,133,558 99
262,207,529 31
Aggregate for 18 years
ORDINARY RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURES of CANADA.
Consolidated Fund.
Receipts.
Expenditures.
*
$
1877-78 1878-79 1879-80
1880-81
1881-82
1882-83
1883-84
1884-85
22,375,011 23,503,158 22,517,382 24,455,381 23,307,406 24,850,634 29,635,297 25,502,554 33,383,455 27,067,103 35,794,649 28.730,157 31,861,961 31,107,706 32,797,001
35,037,060
ESTIMATED VALUE of FISHERIES.
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MILITIA.
Under the provisions of the Militia Law the number of men to be drilled annually was fixed at 40,000, to be raised in the several divisions in proportion to the strength of the enrolled militia constituting the reserve in each. The period of service in time of peace is three years. In case of war every man is liable to serve, or furnish an approved substitute. The law applies to the whole country, consequently the militia is under Federal instead of the Provincial control, which prevailed prior to the Confederation. The Federal arrangement prevents differences in modes of formation, equipment, rank, pay, discipline, and generally in all that relates to military service, and it permits the whole strength of the Dominion being put forward in defence without those irritations which would naturally result from different systems being suddenly brought into accord.
The growth of the system, naturally slow in countries where the energies of the people are so largely devoted to civil pursuits, has progressed as rapidly in Canada az can reasonably be expected under the circumstances of the country. The Active Force, as now organised, seems to accord with the genius of the people and the institutions of the Dominion; and evidences are not wanting that the germ of military education which has been planted will, in the course of time, produce satisfactory results.
The men who have completed their period of service during peace are permitted to return to the reserve, and are not liable to be again taken for drill and training until all the other men in the same company division have volunteered or been ballotted to serve. The present force has been raised by voluntary enrolment, and although the men are governed by stringent regulations when under arms, they are found to he tractable and apt, and no serious breaches of discipline have taken place.
A Military College was established in 1875 for a high class education for cadets, who join for a course of four years' study and training in all arms of the service, and at same time, by the study of subjects in addition to the obligatory course, may obtain technical knowledge in many subjects to fit them for civil employment, if military employment is not available. Practical Schools of Military Instruction for each arm have also been formed upon companies of a permanent force, for officers, non-commissioned officers, and men of the Active Militia, who join for courses of three months' drill and training. They live in barracks during the course, and take their share of duties. The object is to afford a practical means of instruction to enable them on return to their corps to become the instructors of others. This system has proved of great value, and is an indispensable requisite in maintaining à militia force in Canada.
The Active Militia consists of:-
Cavalry
Field Artillery
Garrison Artillery Engineers
Infantry
Total
ACTIVE MILITIA.
1.944 1,440 2,013
179 30,490
36,066
18,689,288
The several corps are clothed in the colours, for their respective arms, used by the Imperial Regular Army,
The Cavalry are provided with saddlery and armed with swords and carbines.
The Garrison Artillery with short Snider rifles, and trained in the use of garrison guns.
The Field Artillery with 4 M.L.R. 9-pounder field guns for each battery, of which there are 20 batteries.
The Infantry with Snider rifles.
All are provided at the public expense with suitable equipment, including knapsacks or valises, but not with kits.
3 B 2
1874
11,681,886
1875
10,350,385
1876
11,147,590
1877
12,029,957
1878
13,215,678
1879
13,529,250
1880
14,499,480
1881
15,817,163
1882
16,624,092
1883
16,958,193
1884
-
17,766,104
1885
·
17,722,973
1886
-
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PERMANENT CORPS.
In addition to the 36,066 Active Militia, there are of permanent embodied corps :-
1 Troop of Cavalry
2 Batteries of Artillery
3 Companies of Infantry
1 Company of Mounted Infantry
Total
43 310
·
315
105
773
The authorised strength of these latter corps is 1,000, which provides for one additional Troop of Cavalry, one Battery of Artillery, and one Company of Infantry to be embodied this year, 1887. Seven Schools of Military Instruction are formed upon the corps already organised, and three additional schools will be formed upon the corps to be raised this year.
EXPENDITURE on account of the MILITIA and MILITARY WORKS and BUILDINGS from 1872 to 1886 inclusive.
Ordinary Expenditure.
339
TENT ACCOMMODATION.
For 50,000 men, viz.:
Hospital marquees Bell tents
114
5,146
SMALL ARMS RESERVE,
Snider-Enfield rifles Martini-Henry rifles
·
17,703 6,731
SMALL ARM AMMUNITION RESERVE.
The Government maintains a small arm ammunition factory at Quebec, capable of
turning out 20,000,000 rounds per annum in emergency, In the meantime it prepares enough to incet current requirements, and keeps up the reserve, which now consists
of-
Small arm ammunition (ball)
Do.
do.
(blank)
Rounds.
6,979,714 783,150
Construction and Maintenance and
Improvements.
Repairs.
cta.
$
1872
1,645,282 00
cts. 25,000 00
3
cta.
1873
1,396,031 00
1874
1,106,545 00
| |
10,493 23
15,009 25
1875
1,147,170 00
29,514
10
17,522 04
1876
1,060,116 00
|
58,963 24
16,665 75
1877
580,421 00
33,729 79
12,393 45
1878
618,136 00
1879
777,698 00
50,997 60 27,529
48,537 20
15
85,029 09
1890
690,018 00
76,897 03
15,333 96
1881
667,000 00
60,460 82
11,465 49
1882
772,811 00
53,609 82
20,038 19
1883
734,354 00
66,903 77
23,093 14
1884
1885
1886
Total
989,498 00 2,707,757 00 4,022,080 00
18,995,2-17 00
165,689 98 55 116,187
10 157,783
923,265 90
34,159 51
89 2,357 2,303 46
311,404 65
RESERVE OF POWDER.
Powder of different kinds in store, 156,367 pounds. The powder mills in the country are ample for the supply of any reasonable quantity of powder of good quality per annum, and are capable of expansion in times of emergency.
GUNPOWDER and FRICTION TUBES issued for Practice and Salutes during the Year 1885.
Military Districts.
Stations.
Corps.
Friction
Gunpowder.
Tubes.
Lbs.
No.
No. 1 No. 2
London Toronto Kingston
London Field Battery
100
110
Field and Garrison Batteries of Artillery Field and Garrison Batteries of Artillery,
3;0021
1,635
Royal Military College, and Royal School of Artillery.
1,2141
400
No. 4
Ottawa
Nos. 5 & 6
Montreal
Field Batteries of Artillery and Salutes Field and Garrison Batteries of Artillery
640
391
and Salutes.
7481
901
No. 7
-
Quebec
Do.
do.
3,181)
1,665
No. 8
No. 9
No. 11
▼
No. 12
St. John, N.B.
Halifax, N.S.
Victoria, B.C. Charlottetown
Do.
Jo.
2,2701
GOO
Garrison Artillery Batteries
2,656
275
School of Artillery
105
50
Salutes
1,543
280
Total
15,467
6,307
The expenditure for Militia purposes for 1885 and 1886 was increased in consequence of the Rebellion in the North-West Territories in 1885. The payments for that service were 81,697,851 in 1885, and 82,851,921 in 1886.
DRILL HALLS.
Commodious drill halls of brick or stone, with armouries suitable for the proper care of equipment, have been erected in the principal cities. They are of great use in maintaining a military spirit, and in the provision they afford for military instruction. Similar provision, in wood, has been made in most of the towns and villages. In all cases a portion of the cost of construction has been contributed by the municipality in The cost of maintenance is borne by the which the drill halls have been erected. Dominion.
No. 3
BARRACK ACCOMMODATION.
Fredericton, N.B.
Quebec
Montreal
St. John's, Que.
-
Kingston Toronto London Winnipeg.
Men.
250
1,000
100
250
1,000
500
250
250
3,600