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amounts paid in each year,from 1867 tol875 for repairs and maintenance of the Dooart: ; mental Buildings, viz, Parliament Houss t ard eest ard wost wings. He said the information be asked for would, he thought, be of interest to the House and the country, | The accommodationnow farnished by these buildings was he bslieved in many respects so defeciive that a firs might dos-- troy a great numbor of very valunlfie docu-- ments, I( the return showed that the ex-- / perse of maintaining these buildings was / very great, it would be a question for the ) House whether it would be nesessary in the AT intercats of the country to provide bstter security for these documents, or perhaps to * erect new buildings, This question, thougsh it had not been #poken of in the Hoass, bad been discussed by mombers and throughout ._ _ the country, The motion was carried. DRAINAGE WORK 3. '~M1, COUTTS moved for a return in dotsil of all surms of money paid to contractors and --other Eeuons on the drainage works in the townships of Raloeigh and Tilbury East, the rcturm to specily the date of such payments and to whom paid, Carrled, The Housa adjcurned at 4 0' clock, | NoTICE OF MOTION,. Hon Mr, Camcron--On Fritdsy--Bi to | amend the Administration of Justice Act o' | |