DOMINION OF CANADA. 



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SEC. 57. In the cases thirdly and fourthly men- 

 tioned in the next preceding section but one, the 

 judge who has decided that such question is mate- 

 rial, shall order the case to be removed to the Su- 

 preme Court in order to the decision of such question, 

 and it shall be removed accordingly, and, after the 

 decision of the Supreme Court, the said case shall 

 be sent back, with a copy of the judgment on the 

 question raised, to the court or judge whence it 

 came, to be then and there dealt with as to justice 

 may appertain. 



SEC. 58. The next two preceding sections apply 

 only to cases of a civil nature, and shall take effect 

 in the cases therein provided for respectively, what- 

 ever may be the value of the matter in dispute, and 

 there shall be no further appeal to the Supreme 

 Court on any point decided by it in any such case, 

 nor on any other point unless the value of the matter 

 in dispute exceeds five hundred dollars. 



SEC. 59. The Exchequer Court of Canada shall 

 have and possess concurrent original jurisdiction in 

 the Dominion of Canada, in all cases in which it 

 shall be sought to enforce any law of the Dominion 

 of Canada relating to the revenue, including actions, 

 suits and proceedings, by way of information, to en- 

 force penalties and proceedings by way of informa- 



tion in rem, and as well in qui tarn suits for penalties 

 or forfeitures as where the suit is on behalf of the 

 crown alonej and the said court shall have exclusive 

 original jurisdiction in all cases in which demand 

 shall be made or relief sought in respect of any 

 matter which might in England be the subject of a 

 suit or action in the Court of Exchequer on its rev- 

 enue side against the crown, or any officer of the 

 crown. 



SEC. 60. The said court shall also have concurrent 

 original jurisdiction with the courts of the several 

 provinces in all other suits of a civil nature at com- 

 mon law or equity ? in which the crown in the inter- 

 est of the Dominion of Canada is plaintiff or peti- 

 tioner. 



Under certain circumstances an appeal lies 

 from the Exchequer Court to the Supreme 

 Court. The seat of the Dominion Government 

 is Ottawa, in the province of Ontario. Each 

 province has its own local government and 

 controls its own domestic affairs. 



The receipts and expenditures since the or- 

 ganization of the Dominion have been as fol- 

 lows : 



EECEIPTS. 



CLASSES OF AC- 

 COUNTS. 



186?-'68. 



1868-'69. 



1869-'?0. 



Consolidated fund .. $13,681,928 49 $14,379,174 52 $15,512,225 65 $19,335,560 81 $20,714,813 68 $20,813,469 45 $24,205,092 54 



Loans., 2,974,60066 19,961,92489 4,385,95232 1,782,15461 8,291,32255 4,153,19378 14,103,59978 



Premium and dis- 

 count loan ac- 

 count 384,32714 



Open account 8,502,59972 2,419,51003 2,976,23899 8,065,12295 5,811,69374 8,338,64242 1,237,77219 



Total $20,465,128 87 $36,760,609 44 $22,874,411 96 $24,182,838 37 $29,817,829 97| $33,305,305 65 $39,930,791 65 



EXPENDITUEES. 

 CLA COUNTS. A " 186?.'68. 1868-'69. 1869-'tO. 18tO-'tl. 18?l-'?3. 18*3-"?8. 18?8-'?4. 



Consolidated fund.. $13,486,092 96 $14,038,084 00 $14,345,509 58 $15,623,081 72 $17,589,468 82 $19,174,647 92 $23,816,316 75 



Kedemption 337,679 98 1,684,116 00 948,556 55 960,824 99 2,409,279 29 2,807,232 93 3,858,259 21 



Premium and dis- 

 count loan ac- 

 count 96,51268 



Open account 5,269,17274 14.085,00579 6,726,70075 8,167,10934 11,822,41647 13,305,36946 9,253,78756 



Total $19,092,945 68 $29,807,205 79 $22,020,766 88 $24,771,016 05 $31,821,164 58| $35,287,250 81 $36,524,876 20 



The principal items of receipt in 1873-'74 ASSETS. 



were: from customs, $14,325,192.64; excise, Without interest $21,408,907 41 



$5,594,903.84; post-office, $1,139,973.15; pub- **^$i^^;;;:. w$& II 



lie works, including railways, $1,509,915.04; "6 " 1,392,00492 



bill-stamps, $209,088.69; interest on invest- Total assets. ..'.... . $32,838,586 91 



ments, $610,863. Some of the items of expen- Total interest $570.31619 



diture were : interest on public debt, $5,724,- Average rate of interest ' $1 74 



436.31; civil government, $883,685.53; admin- Total debt $141,163,55133 



istration of justice, $459,037.49 ; penitentiaries, Total assets 32,838,586 91 



$395,551.76 ; legislation, $784,048.15 ; immigra- Net debt $108,324,964 42 



tion and quarantine, $318,572.87 ; militia and . Total interest on de bt $6,122 844 so 



defense, $977,376.27; public works, $7,080,- Total interest on assets 570,31619 



699.25; ocean and river steam service. $407,- Net interest... $5 552 528 11 



700.43; lighthouses and coast service, $537,- Average '...'....'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. '$512 



057.63 ; subsidies to provinces, $3,752,757.48. 



The following is a statement of the liabilities On September 30, 1874, 37 banks of discount 



and assets of the Dominion on July 1, 1874: and deposit had an aggregate paid-up capital 



LIABILITIES. of $71,766,666; circulation, $29,046,273; de- 



Without interest '.... $23,852,38433 posits payable on demand, $42,376,970; de- 



At 4 per cent, interest 22,000,630 30 posits payable after notice, $38,989, 994 ; specie 



6 4T729'22? 59 and Dominion notes, $16,819,084; discounts, 



" - $133,731,270. The following is a statement 



?otlre s ;::::::::;::;:::::::: II * the foreign commerce of the Dominion for 



Average rate of interest $4 33 86 ven years : 



