KorNDLAXD. 



The people ooormgeously faced their difnVul- 

 were able to overcome 

 and that better days were in store. The 

 JiahflMOiof brandies of 8 Canadian !. 

 hfeh standing in St. John's was attended with the 

 . .'-.;! .: .'' ' ' ; ng ' " 



wstsMbifftmtoiwrta, 



of Montreal ev helping hand to 



.- : i . ., , tB - Dsol d i! t" 

 all ItabUitie* on .Inn. 1 and April 1. 



i plentiful, and shops and stores re- 

 *y aspect. The destitute 

 l*,r ., i-d for by gene: 



. . . 



operation-, and employment !- 

 plentiful a* the year advan. < d. 

 About 8,500 men found employment on the 



Still* more important was the success of the 

 ami fishery, which proved to be the best for many 

 yean, an.) in value exceeded $600,000. This 

 Wan followed by one of the best summer cod 

 - . v , ... :. i i ia need rent, N"t only 

 was the catch large, but, owing to favorable 

 weather and greater care, tin cure was Miperior 

 to that of recent years. The cash trade proved 

 to be the beet for many years. 



Meantime a floating "debt of $2.500,000 re- 



mained, and the condition of th< -rotted 



ility of the colony in 



meet its liabilities. This had a depressing effect 

 at home and exercised an injurious influence on 

 nbmad. If a loan could be obtained suf- 

 ficient to wipe out the floating public d.-l.t. and 

 if a retrenchment policy were adopted, th. n all 

 mteht go well. The Hon. RoWrt I', nd. Colo- 

 nial Swretary. obtain, d in the Ix.ndon monev- 

 markrt a loan of $2,500.000 at 4 per cent., to be 

 repaid in forty years. He also negotiated a loan 

 of ti.OOOjOOO for the savings bank at3* ocr cent., 

 rendering this ii absolutely safe in any 



emergency. As soon as the success of the loan 

 was announced, the Government formulated a 

 stringent retrenchment policy, which was adopt- 

 ed by the Legislature, and at the same time a 

 alight increase of taxation was made. The re- 

 tienchmenu announce aggregate $494 .(XM>. All 

 official salaries are reduced, and reductions are 

 also made in the grant* to various public serv- 

 ices. The expenditure for the fiscal year is esti- 

 mated to reach $1,331.000, while the estimated 

 f*v*naefortheyearis$l 



The revenue, which had suffered severely by the 

 ffmsii. ha* rallied to a wonderful extent. 'and as 

 hwteeai improved and imports increased, it fully 

 shand in the general prosperity. I'.. f.. r . th'.- 

 Ml of I8W it regained its normal condition. 

 Ttwnrvmae for October and November exceeded 

 thai of the same months in 18M : and M quarter 

 <lay approached. .In. 1. 1806, the Government 

 wa* able to remit to London the money required 



; iblir -h lit ;i ,,d 



toMHail home liabilities out of the revenue for 



T "*** d m y*" * cndit 3 ritolB on which 

 I * d . l ~.W on for generations, 

 and in future these 



and t. !.-<sly in ,1,-bt. At the 



same time tin- sy-inu worked dia>trou> 

 the merchant class, and ultimately mine.: 

 . e|.'-tion tok place at the < 

 1888, re-ill' : \ i. ' ..r\ f.T I If 



\\illiam VVhitewa'y. The i ,'. 



i : '.'I \\ I .. wa] ite>, and TJ < j-po>iti,,|,. 

 \\ h. n the new Li-u'Malmv met in i-'el 

 1894, it was found that 1!) ineinber> .f the V 



. iin-luding the Premier I 



all the members of 111- ( al.m.t. had 



Dat on the gnuind that th> 



guilty of bribery and corruption. \Vh.n the 



~-- ww^ww , mru in iut,urc IIH->C 



mftilii will U conducted on a cash basis. 



t *.HX!?' f 3riU?m wa8 to ndennine 

 """ lhe J* - 



._ honesty of the ft-h- 

 to render them reckleas and indolent, 



Camr li|> for hr:c I li jii'l 



III.- Sii|'!vmr Court, the lir-1 tlnv 

 fouinl guilty, and \vi-n- un>-atrd and di 

 ti.-d for .standing apiin a- caixlid^ 

 the term of tin- j-rt^.m I'arlianirn: 

 that i 1 



Sir William \Vliitr\\. 

 rnmr to <li>solve tin 

 order a m-w In-tion. Had tl 

 would have endc-d H 

 and left all open to n--rlrctin. Hut il. 

 ernor refused to act on the ad\ 



ten, on the ground that it would amount 

 u*injj the royal pn-n^ativr for the purj 

 inlerfrrini: with the ordinary course of j 

 and >hieldin^ men who were accused ' rnij.t 

 |.ra<-tic. In this cour.se he \\a- >u-taii.- 

 the rmperial authorities. In con- -ij.ieiiee, [ I 

 William Whiles d. and t 



Morrison, leader of tin- < 'j|>o-jtion. was 

 on to form a (iovernim-ut. Not having a maJ^BI 

 ity in the Bouse of Assembly, the new (}ovcrn- 

 inent could not carry any 'm- 

 Lejj^lature was jror>pied from tii 

 so as to permit the accused mcmWr 

 Tho trials proceeded, and, one after another, 1? 

 members of the Whiteway |.art\ 

 till only 7 were left. The new (Jovernmen! had 

 then a majority : the House met and pas>- 

 -sary bills," and the session closeil. 



When* the new elections wer- 



ancies caused l>y the un-t-atin^- of 

 here, the great majority went . 

 risen % Government, and a lar. 

 Whitfwayite candidates \\ ued. Thi< 



finallv led to the resignation of th- (iovm 

 and 5lr. (Jret-n was called upon to form a Gov- 

 ernment, which he did. and soon af' 

 .- passed removing the di-aM: 

 condemned members; sothat SirWil 

 way and the other disqualified memKer-\\. 

 elected, and he au'ain l-came I'rr-n. 



While these political e\ 



there was much excitement, and party ani 



ran high. Much friction \\.i- .\j. 



carrying on the- Government nnd-r -u-h Bi 



lous conditions, and especially in the coli 



of the revenue. Mut when the Lc- 



s-Mibl-d. in the spring ol 



turmoils were hushed in | 



eial calamity; and th 



to devising remedial measures and 



colony from bankruptcy. 



. In April, 1805. t h< < tovernn* 



tion to Canada toend'av.,r t term* 



the admission of Newfoundland 

 Dominion: but, after protracted di- 

 attempt at union proved a failure, the 



