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LECISLATURE 0# ONTARIO wonmnemmmm tm cz hn sECOND PLRLIAMENT--THIRD SESSION-- wl .mm WxepxrEsoay, Fob. 18. 'Tue Speaker took the chair at throe ("Olookl 6 REPORT3 PRESENTED, Mr., PRINOE prosented the repor . of the Seloct Committee on Hill No. 38, which was read and adopted. BILLS 1NFRODUCED. The following Bills wore introducad:-- +; Rethune--To amend the Mailway Act. 1IDiOT ASYLUM Mr. MONK enquired whother it is the intention of the Goveromert daring the present Sescion to provide for the construs-- tion of an Mdiot Asylam in the Eastern See-- tion of the Province. Hon, Mr MOWAT said it was not the intention of the Government. IMMIGRATION AGLNTsS, Mr. RYKERT moved for a roturn show. ing:--W hat instructions bave from time ts time been viven to Immigration Agents cm-- ployed by the Ontario Government -- How much money has been pud to Iminigrants by way of bonus before leaving for Canada, sinss January, 1873 Also what distinction, if any, is made in favour of any parsiculat vwlass or classcs of in migrants, -- Ho referred to the policy of the late Mr. Saudtield M ac-- donald in zonding gentlemen from this cauntry as agents and lecturers to induco omigratioa from Britain to this country, and pointed out that the Governn.ent of Mr. Blako bad gromiwd to employ competent persons resi-- dent at home for this purpose, thus saving the country the expense incurrod by sendias men specially to do the work. He coutend-- ed that the preseut Administration h21 changed that plan entirely, and sout home their own polhtical hangers on as agonts. He charged the Government with carolessness in the pay ment of bonuses to eraigration #o-- cioties, and ohjected to tha change of ths Government policy wita regard to naying th-- bovue toimmigrauts, Heobjected to paying the $6 in advance, without any guarants-- that thpee who received the monoy wou'd come to the country or atay in it whon they did come, "hey jound an emigrant agont, who bad since been summarily dismissci, had sert ent a number of emigrants aod drawp £08 for those poor people, and had ased it bimself. When theso emigrants arriv ed in the country, the mosey was again claimed, and is was found that they bha1i not received a dollar of thoe money which hai been drawn. BHe made this motion in or. dor to prevont the wastaful expenditura of public money. Hon, Mr. FRASER regrettod that the hon. member had not left over his moation until tho Commissioner of Pablic Works was present, and he defended the absince of that