COUNTIES. total, 29,673. According to counties-Halifax, officers, 164; rank and file, 3,093. Colchester, officers, 95; rank and file, 1,829. Pictou, officers, 70; rank and file, 2,456. Sydney, officers, 115; rank and file, 2,541. Cumberland, officers, 63; rank and file, 1,217. Hants, officers, 82; rank and file, 1,680. King's, officers, 87; rank and file, 1,583. Annapolis, officers, 137; rank and file, 3,123. Shelburne, officers, 106; rank and file, 2,285. Queen's, officers, 30; rank and file, 652. Lunenburg, 104; rank and file, 2,029. The law enacts that every male, from 16 to 60, shall be enrolled as a militia-man, excepting the members of the Legislature, lawyers, magistrates, surgeons, and officers of the civil and military departments. Every regiment, if capable, is divided into battalions, which consist of not less than 300, nor more than 800 men. Every battalion is again divided into companies, which consist of not less than 30, nor more than 80 men; and the whole are under the superintendence of military inspecting field officers, who review them on the days of regimental meeting. The King's troops consist of artillery and engineer detachments, and three regiments of infantry. Halifax is the chief naval station for the West Indies and North America, the commander-in-chief being a viceadmiral, with a suitable fleet. The forts protecting Halifax town and harbour are strong. XI. The income of the Nova Scotia Government is principally derivable from duties levied on the importation of foreign goods at the different ports, as will be seen by the accompanying return for the year ending December, 1833, which, while it shews the extent of revenue, indicates also the amount of trade carried on at the different ports of the colony, and the quantity of articles imported. The following is an abstract of dutiable goods imported in the province of Nova Scotia, between the 31st of December, 1832, and the 31st of December, 1833, for which the duties have been paid or secured at the Excise Office (including the island of Cape Breton), under the Acts of the provincial Legislature. barrels. 27790 3647 mines in Cape Breton and Pictou, 1,5151. duties on 16,836 chaldrons of coals, 4501. advanced by the General Mining Association, 1,0077. from Commissioners of Crown Lands, and the remainder for fees, &c.-[Blue Book, 1836.] There is a local assessment in each colony which amounted as follows in 1836-Halifax County, 6,034; Pictou, 1,036; Sydney, 270; Guysborough, 355; Colchester, 416; Lunenburg, 493; Annapolis, 2,745; King's County, 1,136: Yarmouth, 373; Juste-au-Corps, 109; Richmond, 98; Cape Breton County, 327; Hants, 693; Queen's County, 356: total, 14,4417. It is levied by grand jury present. ments in each county, assessments by order of sessions, and for licenses, &c. It is expended for the relief of the poor, for the repair of roads and bridges, and to defray Colony charges. There are no direct taxes levied by the Government of Nova Scotia. Comparative Yearly Statement of the Revenue of Nova Scotia. [B. B.] Excise Duties. Light Duties Loans repaid 35352 31589 34213 23788 25976 26524 36285 35785 32783 30936 1286 1362 1585 1488 1358 1754 2079 1537 2832 3413 683 449 1580 137 221 75 47 123 299 9 £. 86982 76913 82101 66848 61330 63635 71660 65925 67118 76293 Estimate of the amount required in aid of the expenses of the Civil Government of Nova Scotia, from the 1st day of April, 1838, to the 31st day of March, 1839. -Part of the lieutenant-governor's salary, 1,5007.; Establishment at Sable Island, for the relief of shipwrecked persons, 400l.; (this charge is the same as last year) 1,9001. Add, the amount that will probably be required for the erection of a second lighthouse on St. Paul's Island (see Papers printed with the estimate of last year), 3,000l. total, 4,900l. In 1821, the expenditure of the province was about 30,000l.; in 1825, 45,000l. The following returns are from the Colonial Office Blue Books from 1827 to 1837. Comparative Yearly Statements of the Expenditure in Pounds Sterling. [B. B.] Civil Department, including salaries of Lieut.-Governor, all Civil Officers, and contingent expenses. Judicial Department. Ecclesiastical Department 5389 5537 5577 5739 6783 6783 7550 9145 Custom-house Department 9628 8915 8731 8597 Expenses of Legislature 2526 2876 2814 2197 Expenses of Militia Miscellaneous Expenditure 5882 5946 5678 5653 6051 6105 9025 9025 7865 8444 6750 7600 9738 9336 9065 9358 8975 8865 2625 2951 4412 3666 2773 3552 1456 1790 1729 1405 1971 1837 1615 1615 1521 1271 39660 52124 69710 22172 58172 49889 44642 34686 36586 41893 Total £. 73960 87644 100272 53417 94876 86660 79023 68056 71414 77451 to the above, many officers of the line and ordnance departments, have drawn their pay upon agents in London; the arnount cannot be ascertained. There is no charge made against the colony, nor do the troops receive any advantage from the colonial revenues. The amount of bills drawn by the Commissariat during the year 1836, is 106,645!. Recapitulation of the Establishment.- Paid by Great | 2,2217.; advances to departments, 11,5247.; special Britain, in sterling money: Civil establishment, in- disbursements, 4,4391.; total, 94,8211. In addition cludingcustom-house, 4,846l.; Ecclesiastical establishment (through Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge), 7,6001. ; total, 12,446. Paid by the Colony in sterling money: Civil establishment, including custom-house, 12,500l. ; Contingent expenditure, 6031.; Judicial establishment, 5,879.; Contingent expenditure, 2127.; Miscellaneous expenditure, 41,8931.; Expenses of Legislature, 3,5521.; Pensions, 298.; Military disbursements, 1,4967. total, 66,445. Grand total, 78,8911. Ordnance, not required, as appears by a despatch to the respective officers at Halifax, from the Board of Ordnance, dated, 11th August 1828. Commissariat Department.-Supplies for rations of XII. In 1807, the shipping entering the ports of provisions and forage, 16,6247.; ditto fuel and light, of Nova Scotia was about 25,000 tons; in 1826, 3,5977; miscellaneous purchases, 3101,; transport, 90,000; and in 1836, 332,000 tons. The following 667.; pay of extra staff, 6431.; military allowances, statement of Imports and Exports, are from the Colo1,011.; contingencies, 4121.; ordnance department, nial Office Blue Books. 19,859.; ordinaries, 34,1091.; pay of commissariat, Val. f No. Tons. Val. £ Val. No. Tons. Val. £ No. Tons. Val. £ No. Tons. Val. No. 1829 311100 105 27368 163548 129544 1439 287642176843 131 16058 203328 1830 418572 117 31133 221776 262360 2343 127096328847 190 22633 156031 1831 579755 106 30521 262695 341396 1805 154842219657 231 27096 92732 1832 597396 129 32310 186038 385772 1869 124026 218598 578 52867 119409) 1833 299176 130 32053 226347 211337 2200 145424 227923 1343 112893 121579 1834 199432 115 39651 210266 116405 1297 74760 105424 967 80340 205534 38 1835 228740 100 26685 216140 170914 2285 154469 115974 833 16105 68552 25 1836 443576 124 33417180325 351169 2989 194526|123544 965 97689|118701) 36 From Elsewhere, in 1829, 1,0667.; 1830, 17,6671.; 1831, 33,675l.; 1832, 30,3897.; 1833, 12,2707.; 1834, 11,5617.; 1835, 65,8397.; 1836, 27,5571. EXPORTS AND SHIPPING OF NOVA SCOTIA. [B. B.] 25 23 1018 89423 1846 129027 4058 985430 1700 135126 4935 1405254 2673 186716 7483 10848 22 3594 1529912 2164 216053 9351 42 7637 1537606 2611 216083 12878 86 22390 224221 179010 1582 102547 15240 137 16886 37239 1830 117795 97 24800 284007 238034 2434 164330 36976 213 26054 238491831 129442 75 19936 295891 384143 2009 177894 57937 284 33404 23987 31 1832 161135 111 26733 296178,370120 1957 128946 107085 618 62876 45332 32 1833 93856 124 30936 263813 352612 2149 144459 213148 1466 122905| 35204 1834* 220335 136 31906 220335 276989 1340 93278 78990 945 78040 36681 20 90951 117 30182 285292 408462 2430 159103 110726 876 80417 29669 29 106382 123 33539/220004 345767 1245 217466 173315|1109/119553 29732 27 To Elsewhere, in 1830,13,2047.; 1831, 9,6737.; 1832, 2,936.; 1833, 3,746.; 1834, 2,2517.; 1835, 44,1877.; 1836, 59,3937. • Exclusive of Cape Breton, whence no Returns. 1835 1836 Abstract of the Number of Vessels owned at the Out- Ports of this Province, with their Tonnage, and the Official Value of Imports and Exports of said Out-ports, where there are Custom-houses established, for 1832-1833. The Imports of Nova Scotia consist principally of export are fish, timber, beef, pork, flour, grindstone British manufactures and spirits, sugar, wines, coffee, and gypsum. &c. from our colonies. Its principal articles of Exports from Nova Scotia (exclusive of Cape Breton) in the following Years ending In order to afford a comparison, I give the following returns of the fish exports in 1806 and 1807. The quantity of timber shipped from the colony in 1833, was-square timber, 38,191 tons, at 15s. per ton, 29,6434.; deals and boards, 9,984,000, value, 24,2801.; lathwood, 228 loads; staves, 2,714,000; shingles, 3,042,000; handspikes, 2,300; oars, poles, &c. 3,894; masts and spars, 642; hoops, 228,150; from Cape Breton, value, 1,9727.; total worth, 62,4471. The total value of the produce of the mines exported, was 105,3297.; and of the fisheries, 127,4551. XIII. By the old rule, currency was converted into sterling, by the deduction of a tenth; 100l. currency, being thus nominally equal to 907. sterling; and the 11. note of 20s. currency, having been formerly equal to 188. sterling. By the same rule, sterling was con verted into currency, by the addition of a ninth; but the English shilling being now made by law equal to 18. 3d. currency, sixteen English shillings become equal to the Bank or Treasury Note of 208. currency. The new rule consequently to reduce currency into sterling, is to deduct a fifth instead of a tenth; and to reduce sterling into currency, add a fourth instead of a ninth. Gold coins are seldom seen in the ordinary transacactions of the community; paper money which passes readily every where except at the custom-house, having superseded them. The Queen's duties, are there commonly paid in Doubloons at 31. 68. sterling each, or dollars at 4s. 4d. The dollar and its parts have nearly disappeared, in consequence of a fictitious value having been given to English shillings and sixpences, which may now be said to be the only coins in general circulation. The English shilling formerly was only worth 18. 14d. currency, but it is now made equal to 18.3d. currency; the former value of the quarter-dollar, which it has displaced. Nova Scotia Paper Currency in 1836. [B. B.]—The amount of Treasury Notes in circulation on the 31st day of December 1836, chiefly in notes of 17. issued under an Act of the Province, was 53,9717. 138. sterling; the amount of notes in circulation, issued by the Nova Scotia Incorporated Banking Company, on 31st December 1836, was 43,9931. 7s. Ships. Joiner, per day Shipwright Blacksmith The following estimate will also shew the produce of the province. Estimated Value of Property annually created in Nova Scotia and Cape Breton, and, if not consumed, converted into Moveable or Immoveable Property. Wheat, 200,000 bushels, at 6s. per bushel, 60,0007.; other grain, 500,000 bushels, at 38. 6d. per bushel, 87,500l.; potatoes, 4,000,000 bushels, at 18. per bushel, 200,000l.; hay, 200,000 tons, at 10s. per ton, 100,000l.; animal food for 200,000 mouths, at 200 lbs. each per annum, at 4d. per lb. 666,6661.; fish for 200,000 mouths, at 150 lbs. each per annum, at 1§d. per lb., 187,500l.; cheese, butter, and milk for 200,000 mouths, at ld. per day for 365 days, 304,1667.; vegetables, fruit, eggs, &c. for 200,000 mouths, at 3d. per day each, 912,500l.; beer, spirits, and wine for 200,000 mouths, at 3d. per day for 365 days, 912,500l.; luxuries, viz. sugar, tea, coffee, &c. for 200,000 mouths, at 3d. per day for 365 days, 912,500.; clothing for 200,000 persons, at 31. each Manufactures, Mines, and Fisheries of Nova Scotia in 1836. [B. B.] No. of Ships | built in the Colony. Tons burthen. Registered according to law. 140 14,395 £. sterling. and Value in Quantity produced, Ships. Boats. employed. No. of Ships Coal... Value, 8,5597. 14s. 12,194 chds. 48 bush. Value, 23,5647. 188. 30,803 chds. 22 bush.. Cape Breton Mines. 1423 Value, 20,0357. 128. 30,678 chds. 6 bush. All the mines in Nova Scotia are leased to the General Mining Association. in £. sterling. 750 |