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furd account were then passed :-- mnflfim'.....-.nc----""' flww Crown Lands.,.,..............*+*+ 20,000 00 Immigration . ...... > >+>++**** 25,000 00 Mnnicii:ufi- Fand.,....... .. . 120,151 42 | Land Improvement Fund....... 54,115 48 | _ The item $59.982 17 to complete services | and to 'cover unpaid accounts for 1873, | passed. | The Committee then rose, reported the resolutions, ard asked leave to sit again. PROVISIONAL COUNTY. . Hon. Mr. MOWAT moved the second read-- | ing of the bill to incorporate the municipal-- ity of Haliburton, an?:o provide tor its be-- comivng a provigioual county. He explained that the reason for erecting the municipality into a sparate district was its distance from th? county town, and the consequent diffi-- culty in admipistering justice. The bill was read agszcond time. FREE GRANT TOWNSHIPS. Hon. Mr. PARDEE moved the second reading of the bill ressecting the sale of pine trees by certain settlers in the free grant towm{ipa in the districts of Muskoka and Parry Sound. The bill was read a second time. PRIVATE BILLS. The following private bills were advanced a atage :-- Te amend and extend the provisions of the Act incorporating the Ontario Mutual Life Assurance Company.--Mr, Gow. _ Mr. McManus--On Friday--Committee to draft an addrcss to her {iajeny, con-- gratulating her Majouty on the success of the British arms usder Major--General Sir Gar-- net Wolseloy, who commazded that gallint little band of Britons agairst tho isnumer-- able hosts of the Ashantces in that foreign and unhealthy ciimate of Africa. PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE, WrepoxrEspay, March 18. The Public Accounts Committee met to--day at nine o'clock, Mr. McLeod in the chair. £ _ Hon. Mr. CROOKS moved the adjourn-- ment of the House. The House adjourned at 12.10 a. m. To incorporateo the Mercantile Fire In-- suraunce Compary.--Mr, Gow. _ _ To consolidate and amend the several Acts relsting to the Norfolk Railway Company, and to change the corporate name thereof to the Brantford, Norfoik and Port Burwell Railway Company.-- Mr. Bu'dx. y Hon, Mr, Mowat--At sscond sitting of this House--That Private Bills be taken after (Government Orders (and before Public Or-- ders) at said sitting, and also on Friday at each sitting. FA * To incorporate the London Life Insurance Company,--Mr. Meredith, _ _ Ak% To incorporate the South--Western Rail. way Copmpany of Canada.--Mr. Prince. . _ To incorporate the Ottawa City and Parry Sound Rsiilway Company.--Mr, Hodgins. | Respecting the Grand Junction Railway Company.--Mr. Graham. |______ 3 To incorporate the Lake Huron and Quebec Railway Company.--Mr. Boultbee. To incorporate the North Simcos Junction Railway Company.--Mr. Oliver. To incorpofit.a the Ontario Central Rail. way Company.--Mr. Farewell, sRA To inooreomto the Belleville and North Hastings Railway Company.--Mr. Boulter. To smend tho Acts relating to the Vic. toria Railway Company.--Mr. Cameron,. _ Mr. WaoxEr called, still being under oath, produced his books containing the account of the transaction besween himself and Mr. Macdonald, in relation to making picke*s for the fenca, which he said amounted to $325.02. Witness also corrected a slight error made by himsclf yesterdsy, regarding the difference in the amount of lumber in a running foot of Dr. Jennirgs' fence compared with that around Parlisment .Buildings, The witness was then dismissed. Mr. d. B. SmuTk called and sworp, and examined by Mr. Lauder. He was inths building bulgneu ; he made the offer to do the fence, beoul:_lo Lhe was n_n,ke_d to do so by Mr. pattern would make a {ence about six feet high ; thought Mr. Tully tolG him that it was to have an inch base ; found by referricg to his (witness') letter, that the fence ten. dered for was to be five feet six inches high ; offered to make it at sixty--five conts per toot lineal ; would have charged somewhat more for inch _ and a quarter than inch lumber ; there was a certain amount of trouble in selecting inch and a qusrter lumber ; the pickets in the existing fence, if P F P & CNat retnedt Psnl < t ... 5l Tully ; to the best of his knowledge he saw him at hbis place of business ; Mr. Tully de. scribed the kind of L-oet.u required, aud also the pickets ; the pickets the rize of witness' N «10Es OF MOTION. | eWOuny nVo CPAUL} > 00 oN¥A un d T ! good lumber for the posts could be got at $18 to $20 per thousand feet ; it would not cost any more to dress square posts than the round ones ; allowing for the difference in the size of pickets, and the different kind of posts, could have put up the fence of his own pattern, at from ninety cents to $1 a foot; thought $1 a foot would be a fair price for the fence ; thought there was more work in the picket pattern of the existing fence than in bis own ; if not very basy, he would put up a fence with a pattern lize that in the existing one at $1 a foot ; had he been asked in the spring to put up a similar fence to that around Parliament buildings, he would have put it up at $1 a foot ; the pickets could be got rough from tweivs to fourteen cents each. tnade out of clear lumber, would be worth from twenty to twenty--five cents each ; twonty--five cents would be a good price t my'n?? VC o ~ / 0 cadd ha ont at S18 By Hon. Mr. Fraskz--Knew Mr. Mac-- donald, Mr. Wagner and Mr. Withrow, and also Mr. Tully ; thought tb:ly would all be as good judges as to the value of the fence as himself ; did not know that it had beén sworn that the material in the existing fence was cléar lumber, and kilo --dried ; that would add something to tHe cost of the fence ; would not have tendered for it it it had to be clear lamber aod kils« dried ; us:mmin* the fionse to be made of clear lumber 284 kils drisd, thought the juadgment of *~m «Withrow and Mr, Wag: ner could be iecli=d on as to '~s valas ; had made no measuroem~=~ts of the present fence ; in his estimate did not reckou upon the fence baving to be made of kiln--dried and clear lumber ; good common lumber fit for the fence he intended to put up, that was inch lumber, was worth $16 to $18 per thousand feet ; clear liamber an inch aed & quarter thick was worth from $30 to $35 per thousand ; had gold clear lamber as high as $50 per thousand, bus it was very superior stuff, 'The prices he gave did not include painting. $ $ By Mr. Lavozrmn--Had never himself built fences of kiln--? . icd aad clear lumber ; it was not custor:ary to do so ; would not do so if he were buildiag a fence for himself ; stock lumber would make as good a fence s8 clear, but it would have to be selected. By Honu: AMr E'raser--When he spoke of stock lumbs. at $18 to $20 per thousand feet, and clear at $30 to $35, did not include the expense of kiln--drying. By Mr. FakEwrEL1--Would as soon drees the rquare posts, as back the round ones, _ By Mirs. RyreErt--Coula uot tell the ad-- ditional differenge per foot througiy having the lumber kiln--dried ; did not inow the By Mr, Lavokr --Had hai no experience as to the cost of kiln drying ; did not think that it would cost $400 for drying the whole of the lumber in the fence, The Committee then rose. s cost of kiln--drying.