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° w« bee Gfoiings ol wovernments with set. t'ers should be characterized by the utmost good faith, 8. Thatit would not be in good faith for sny Government to slter the ar-- rangements under which the Land Improve. ment Furd was constituted, mad to receive the purchase moneys of the lands, without providing for the due application, in accora\ anco with such arrangements, of the proper proportiocs of the proceeds of all saies made during the continugnee of the PnA The committee submitted an ensrossed address which was passed by the House,. Mr. BLAKE moved that this Honse, will resolve itsel{ a Committes of the Whole House, to consider the following resolutions: --1,. That this House concurs in the views expressed en the report of the Selost Com--. mittese on the Lend Improvement Fuand, mace to this Houseat its last session, 2: That the deslings of Governments with set. t'ers should be characterized by the utmost good faith. °8. That it wonld nhAt lA in mand NMeKellar be name an addrees, faction to all partics; an to know that his Exco bkuted his e'cevation to &4I¥i: ©> in this country. &R n EFrinay, Dec. 16. The SFEAKER took the chair at 3:15 p.m. PETITIONS. The follwwing petitions were presented ;-- Mr. OLIVER--From the Township Coun-- cil of West Oxtord, and from Elias Cork and cthers, of West Oxford, praying for a certain survey. 5. FHen, Mr., WOOD moved that the public sccounts for the half year endicg 3lst De-- cember, 1867, and for the year ending 3lst Dectmber 1868 and 1869, and the receipts and ¢xpenditures for the ten months of the cvrrent year, be referred to the Standing Committee on Accounts, Carried, Hon. Mr, WOOD moved that the House, on Tuesday next, take into cors deration His Fxcelercy's spcesech at the opening cf the Nr. RYEM&T prcosonted the first report of the Committee on Standing Ordere. ARBITRATION AWARD, The SPEAKER read a message from His Excellency the Loeutenant Governor, eub. mitltine the award of the arbitrators. lon. Mr. CAMERON preseantcd the an. nual report for 1869 of the Inspectors of Pri-- sors and Asylums. ard evpenditures of the Proviocs of Ontario tor ten months of the presont year. Hon, Mr. RICH @aRD3 presented the re-- port of the Commissioner of Crown Lands for U reni 0 i rovi Hon. Mr, WOO0LG 'he mot AHw on ©11. cccask TRLOW intr 22th of the : i privileges to ovince of Ont REPORT OF COMMITTEE, MALATIC 10n was carrmied, 8. MACDONALD m lake, Hon, Mr. Cariing be named a committee tc ANNXUAL REPORTS. rion tional Gover o the «m t iX LtE Birit 'DONX A [ i4 ILTrOG rnor--t rporatin 1s%§ of submitted the receipts the Proviacs of Ontario ry. to the House of the Fund, LV Livi, )m? ¥wi a O It was N j3 1i A given satis« satisfactory uself attri-- razo to his . to amend 2, to allow sovictics in s Bill to 'eterDoro' & mMaiter a of this a Bill to od that nd Mr. prepare ze Jar. to& say he lsk ex« rexneral ces he justify &. aAD ttle. the :A: