106 PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND EXPENDITURE, 1915 The Expenditures were for the following services : Administration of Justice ...................... $29,077.09 Boards of Health ............................. 661.26 Children’s Aid Society .......................... 500.00 Consolidation of the Statutes ................... 275.00 Coroners’ Inquests ............................ 1 73. 15 Department of Agriculture ...................... 22,942.40 Department of Education ................... 169,694.67 Department of Public Works (Ordinary) .......... 112,096.49 Department of Provincial Secretary-Treasurer ..... 6,410.20 Elections .................................... 4,418.05 Executive Council ............................. 3,182.80 F alconwood Hospital and Provincial Infirmary . . . . 59,436.52 Interest ................. .......... 41,081.76 Legislation .................................. 1 1,679. 81 Library ................................ . ...... 1 , 363.62 Miscellaneous Grants, etc ................... . . . 12,299.51 Oyster Culture ............................... 1,419,35 Paupers ...................................... 3,896.79 Postage ..................................... 892.96 Provincial Auditor's Department ................. 1,762.78 Provincial Building .......................... 5,028.16 Public Lands ................................. 941.99 Registry Offices .............................. 6,277.87 Sinking Fund ................................ 11,745.00 Telegrams .................................... 1 16. 57 Telephone Extensions .......................... 2,971.17 Total Ordinary Expenditure ......... $510,344.97 Capital or Permanent Expenditure. . . . . ........ 46,114.07 War Expenditures ............................ 1 1,393.45 . $567,852.49 Smking Fund, Interest on Investments, etc ...... 7,112.00 $574.964-49 A special audit of the public accounts and outstanding liabili- ties by the Manager of the Bank of Nova Scotia shows the total debt and liabilities of the Province on the 31st of December, 1914, to have been $1,088,786.76 as compared with $1,027,195.48 on the same date of 1912. ASSETS OF THE PROVINCE Total assessed valuation of Province .......... $2o,ooo,ooo.oo Public Buildings ........................ . . . . 370,000.00 Bridges .................................... 1 , 500,000.00 Trunk roads, 3,500 miles .................... 1,750,000.00 Hospitals, Government owned ................ 225,000,00