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'Ihe contract contained no provision for 'he 'elueal of the Legislature to accedse to the terms, and the (§'rown was bound to carry <ut the provisions of the coutract _ Last see-- sion the ressonable amendment that the Gov-- vrament should not be bouad to provide 215 cumirals tor fourtzen years was voied dowa, mid the Governmont dariag. ths yerr ha! leen goiog on with the buildings -- Ha nes: fuund that the contractor sugzested, when there contracts had beea entercd int» in this foolish ard hnrried way, that the works were entirely inadequate for the requiramont «l the Company, and recommended the aak Lievs that the snm expended far excseded tho * Pgluad appropriation of $150,0390. Taey fauad that the machinery that had been introduced had Lcen far moie cxpensive than ever Was anticipated. _ The original idea was thit these convicts should be gathered hore for an experiment on a small scale, foc the purpese of asccrtaining whothor thoy coul? be made to support themeelves by lavour. If this ore wors cuccessful, then it was thought two other Contral Prisons might be crected, obe in the east and another in the west, Bu in tlis prison sufficient machinery had been 'placed to sopply the wholo of the railways; crgines had aleo been put in of the valus of &8 ©BQ t least in order that these workshops roight be perfected ard completed for the Capafa Car Company. The Company no doubt looked at this contract with the Gov-- etoment as a very valaable asset, _ Ho was told the Company considered it worth a great deal of money. The wanager of the Gom-- pary had represented to him that this con-- tract as an asact was worth £203, 009 sturting, and if the Government woere to try to cance] it, they would fied the Company won'd nst give it up, Tho Commissioner of Agricul ture, having the Central Prison wish the«a gigantic works on his hauds, in A22itlsn is + «xd naery Ishars, uo doubt fouad 43 wis rcarcely equal to the work,. Ha (Mr Liilsc) Jdid not know st present how he managed tho Agricultaral Fu«rm, but that be had made & mes*s otf tus "ontral Prison was t»» true. lie did noat charge the ling Leutlemar with a wiflful violation of his uty, but ho hasd a great deal oo much work ae bis cxner'enso e did not thinsk ths hou catieman's enlloszuer shasuld have allowsd the Agrion'uaral Farto and the OGonteal Pri-- on to h:;x\'u provés led * wthout L{i"ifl,< him come agsistaince Us /44 jyformeil that 513 irg of suitions to the building. The we -- had been greatly jucresced in value, an, wou!? jndpe from Mr. Leogmuir's sugge * 'rue. lis '}'11. --evkleman with a 'uty, but ho hat a as Lis c xnerienso «€atieman's onlin«g the Agrion' caral (*a «on to bave proves come agsistince Ts Provincial Seer' --nme of his > ___[,_': treah tenders atts7 va'ued, but ioct» whole works into ,"n)'rvi SUCE CCRX EARARITEE WO M o0 , priges to ault the contractGtrs, Us faand w Cunous -- Bupyiation . 0 Mr. Poplo in one of bis lettors, which was ta the offact tuat he hoped the Go--erament woald give any conora«ct for imaeckty,ory they migh; hayo to his {rtead Mr, Diskses The Gavrecament did not forget Mr. Dickey, who hait beon pocksting the money af thoe Goveranimosut without any one to check him, because ho w ie a friend of the Conumisssioner, Peshaps the Commusstoner thonght ho Ww&A rewarding Mo Dickey for the feviora hopa he led hm ia South CGrey. _ (Laughter.) Tas boo. Com missgioner wonld Aad the poeop'e would nat ssnction ine course he had ado tod with ro gard to these works They w«mhfdemmd that Tthe work should be dane as cheaply as possi hle. -- The Commissioner of Pablic \{'M'H fol' it hie duty, whenan clection was about t3 take place in the city, to exery bis inflasace over the mon nsdor jis coutrol _ Mau em ployed at the orsun had stated Pnb'licly toat they were?. ccvucued withhy the ocomaaiwho told thom. is they did not vots for Ms. Moss, | they would bs discharged from thoie work. | (Ories of *'No, no.") Two of the mea hii ixde solemn oaths to this effect, and a third mwau, ~be had made a deposition to which ho was snbeettueut.ly to swoar, was taken back to work when the Commissionsr of Pablic Works heard of the deposition he had inaile. be (Mr. Lander) wl;u'-.cr dars the Goverament 0 give him a Committeo | anth the power of examining withagses upon oath, and if this were granted him be would provs to the satistection of every one that that which he t nA statad was traa_ To a~lar toshow what io give bim a Committee, anth the ppwer of .exa.minmg witnagses upon oath, and if this were granted him be would provs to the satisftection of every one that that which he bad stated was true. | In ordar to show what | be termed the abnse of powor by the ) hou. genticman, hs referred to tho Proton but fjusteait of works into his o# such contractora & ta suil the cont oys _ suygiation of bis lettors, whii e hoped the (¥o7% ntracye for maekivue {rread Mr, Diskey 109 utrag 1 Teom.y 0 ~ utrage, -- wlhuch -- allusion was _TC * vith gd;risive chesrs. That ra%csl!tybe;':;:: inaugurated by the hon. gn:nvla_mm"oint_ he had taken his seas after his A>? ment, R e -- The SPE AKER said that the en was out of order in making ment. Mr. LAUDER reiterated thst uNO 02 |_ of the Commissioner of Pablic Works in this respsct was of a rascally and destardly ;1'3. ture, and unkheard of in the histury of bae country. ul old o nrin lt cite sunt-- PYe Mr. CURRIE ci cumstance that the when The SPEAKRLER to order. Mr. -- LAUDER -- sard | _| endeavouring to show that'th of Public Works bai abused the Crowp He thea stat the puat year Lowis bad bes the Goverament. Mr, FAREWELL detr. e $ Hor. Mr, Mn GLGaAM~ emplojed for a siazle d . ment, Mr. LAUUER said bo wi | what he copsidered gord aut wan ergag.d 2n ruperintsnd zation Road at Tauander Bi samiwt". Tho SPEAKER again JnbEFIO! °C Mr. LAUDER proceeded to was questionable whether the wh resolutions passed in favour of th tleman bad dons him any & 1od. uf the Governraent b i1 charas! conduct of Lowis astof the grosses the GOvernimt * + Hon,. Mr, MeKELL AR--I rice to corroct the bop, gentlem20, 1 intsaded by--and--bye to reply to him. but I c:onot permaiit him to stats here deliberately what is not a fact. This mwan bas not besn employedl by tae Governwent in any of it3 dop.1 sments. | Mr. LAUDER--In!| We will ges about it Hor. Mr. MeKELLAR --He bas not baca 7 + 4 _ 1. wha fLiavan-- Mr. LAUDER maintained hi no TAX 7 --right to proceed, in order to saow that the ' ton. Ministor of Public Works had abused | the privitege o lie Crowa -- Tuae hon goa:-- | tteman wouald ros deay that the man inad \ been engaged by some uf the Goverameat agents. Rop., Mr. MoKELLAR-- --Tais mm has neither been emploj ed direcily or indirectly by the Government NOF by any of its agents, or anyhody under the coatrol of the Governtnent | Mr LAUDEI went on to charge the Min--« ister of Publbse Works with abusing his gow(-r during the lite South Simeos slestion, y feaving a stitoment of tho revesus and expenditure of the Province for the ye xr' 1573 parposely to aid his frieads aud misiead | the clecstora of South Siracoo The hou gentleman 8 ctaally jutimated to ths peoule of that Kiding, cathe 18th [D--cember, that the expenditure tor the year 1873 was £2,500,000 He did uot say the probable exp.a luare. The utlt':mcnt gave what was paipably & falsebord. aud thab was that tho surplas af ' the Province for 1873 amouated to §5,833 -- | 705 81. The ho» gentlemau knew that was nat*arne. (Crtex of "Ordeor.") must . seo . b" the question un ie SPEAKEL--T B but he would have to accoant tor this extravagant expenditure to the psople of the country. -- He (Mr. Lauder) asked for thete returns, because they were ansious to Nilv v e enet P ES ACEN NC , proceeded to_ 81y that ib whether the white washin A in favour of the hon. gen-- him any good. Tas lerder mt badl chacacterized the astof the grossest kind, called attontion to the cir-- no discu»sioa Was irregalar, UR--The hon gentlomsn 60 this is ivrelovaat to ler discuszicn. t maintained thait ho had a , in order_ to show that the 'Public Works had abused the Crowa -- Tae hon gon:-- vo; desy that the man nad y some of the Goverameat again juter{e again called Ms. naid bo was informed, upon d go ud authority, that Lo wis iperintandent of the CGoloat: adnder B.y;during the past said _ ho .w3 ounly that"ths Commissioner abused the privilese of .q stated th.t duaring ai beso employed by roge. to a point of 4 that the acti m hlic Works in t}ys t --He ba; not baen d_y by the Gvern-- »red hon. geotle . thit sbate , Laude: recaived Or--