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I & _ » . 7 and :"fll down the brick work in the manner He $old Wilkis to go on with tg; S'It::f'orml- | N seen it in other prisons, Mr. he did so; but witnmess, on VI5* fingding there E."ny did not agree with witness and tories in the United States, surrounds @3 k" view was adopted. When Mr. Mac: they did away with prison hoy might 989 enzie came into tfie Government he called much as possible, thought t °Ym 3 utilize . . attention to this defect, and witaess informed common doors of a strong kln(ll, P rigons. He him that he had pointed ont the objection, the iron gates for the CentrA cere but had been overruled. The Government found, on inspecting the gates, t-t:,?y%ment! then considered it necessary to have this very defective, and auggefified ;";g his (wib :*000 work -- inserted, mdy gave .orders to Wilkie, which he cgrried o: ooss about or it being done. New works connected ness's) satisfaction, The gaves After theso With the Central Prison had greatly increased 816 50 delivered in Tgr?élf;-of the Refor-- the cost. As the original scheme ot n.vu.ls gates were made, the Wa: elled about some E:.mb:ntdtm mi;b inb.t)llm Pron'ig'" :l be WMOF 3;1dd"§"7lxl{§::3° qua'rl"r:e cause of the n a 0: and probably wou'ld no matter of discipline. _ -- roved revived, he thought it necessary to npke an quarrel wos reported to l}";:. 5"&1;" "Ef:wices addition of 84 oefin. He saw that this work | of the dispensing V;nt to Toronto, asked could be done at a less cost then than by tho of Wilkie, who on com ngke ol gates, aud erection of a new bailding when actually if he could continue to ma 4 havs to seo the required in as much as the foundations and witncees told hbhim ha'wou} . "and Ari o roof had to be constructed. He thong'nt Commissioner of 2 \as t\;:!: lie made a ten-- fully one--half was saved by placing another ; offer in writing _ Affter % ho had done so tler of cells in the Prison. 'The criminal der, and witness knowing Ponetangeishens, l::gflflcn of u'x.:o year, flE'»?Q,hleoutl'ecl to ' w&éltifi] ;ng.kiug'thgg: atw n':kman man neP an extension of the Prison. | and that ho wa¥ *A 8 $ » lie {Thought "These cells, for Which an mended the acceptance of the tender, Ho appropriation of $18,000 had been made, . ordered the cell gates totbe m;oe tab o beoyS. would cost about $25,000, owing to the in tanguishene P""?"i'ffil'} &efif Igdwards. of oreased cost of stono--work aud other things ?{tex:glerl ";sg:;f::he I;at.,s for $24, The Fome discussion took place as to whether -- Mgf;";;: de by Wilkie coskt only $16 apl.ce., Mr. Lavgmair should be pernitted to con-- ' 'i'{h.t Edwards' offer would amount to about tinue to make a statement,.and the Chairman | i5 Z:ente Mr. Wilkie's contract was con: ruled that the evidenc:e was of an important | secuently considerably less. Witness pro: character, and that it was due to the wit-- | B,'ghcd tg' the Committre a return showing ness himsel{ that it should be procesded with ! t;m; the appropriation in regard to corkain Hon, Mr. Frasr:r said he would take Items had been exceeded. the responsibility of questioning witness in The Committoe adjourned at 2:15. . this respect. Witness, continuing, said thas Ne the railway tracks cost $10,858, and that only $15,000 were allowed for the buliding of the wa'ls in the original estimate of $150,-- 000. He atterwards found, upon visiting similar institutions in the States, that the enclosed space must be very largoly increased; and, in order to provide for that addition, the sum of $25,000 was appropriated. This made altogethor $40,000 for walls. At that time the walls were to bo puilt of stone, but the contractor claimed he could not have built them of that material tor $140,030. Wit-- ness thon suggested that a cheaper class of walls.might be used, and he showed that the walls of the prisons in the United States were mostly built of brick, and that a saving of $20,000 would be effected by the adoption of this suggestion, _ The suggestion was adopted, so that $10,000 only, in addition to the original ©15,000, would be required for the construction of the walls, These aidi-- tional items of expenditure were the chief causes of the Caatral Prison costinzg so much over the estimate of $150,000. The repairing the injury done by the late storm would po altogether additional. He believed the, whole cost of erection of the Cantral Pri-- ton would be from $375,000 to $390,000. When the Government took chargs of the work there was quite an advance in tha cost i Of *5@ work on th¢ contrack price. 'The Government dould not complete the work at the echedule rates, In the original contract ' rovision was made for a common warshouse, ' Ent that building was chasged into a foua-- ! dry, ard cost about $8,000 or $0,000 extra. Under the Sandfield Macdonald Ctovern-- ment dry*"goods wero not tendered for. | The custom then was the same as at pre-- gent, Thoy always tendored for flou:, bat. ter, fus!, and butchers' meat, Mr, Camgrox destred Mr, Langmair to make a _ statement of the goods pur-- chased without contrasts being entered int> under the Sandiield Macdonald Goverameont, and a atatement also of goods similarly par-- chased under the present Government, By Mr. Frasaszr.----All the articles he pur-- chased for the Cortral Prison would not come under the head of Maintsnance, For instance, anything in the way of substantial °* furniture _ would not, _ He _ thought the system of going into the marke't and buy Ing as a merchant woald, hal resultad in great saving to the Province, He stated as evidence of this, that although everything bad advanced in price, the cost per head of maintaining the inmates of the Pablic lnst!-- tutions had been reduced from $1i48 to $125 per annum. Mr, McMaster had offsred to buy the blankets purchased by the CGovera: ment at an advance of 75¢ per pair, Ho had | had large exporience, extenuing over 20 years, inmakmg these purchases; they badl noverl had clothing made by contract, Bome cloath-- ing bad been made provlously, he bolieved, but no tenders werse ssked for. Ho ro-- commended --Mr. \Wilkie should havo | the contract for the gates; becauses he was . the trades instructor in the blacksmith's shop at Panotanguishonse,. When it was contemplated to enlarge the Reformatory at Penetanguishens by alding a wino to it, it was decided to have the iron gates and fanlghts made at the Reformatory,