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J\ beRE s mir, VCP Seen s2m2 CC 0 lic ol bad resigned bis position in tho Central Prison, was a Conservative, as wore all bis frienis ss fer as he (Mr. Wood) knew, He had bieen a very deserviog and efficlent of-- ficer, npctwithstanding that he might have been unpecessarily severe in some OA009, &8 ho (M:«. Wood) had stated in his report Feeling that under such clroumstanc se it would bave been unfair to have thrown him entire!y out of employment in the middle of winter, s2d when he had a family to provide for in exceptionslly hard times, he (Mc. Wood) had got him appoluted in the Troa: surer's Department tu connection with the Licenss Brazoh. Ho bad also in that capa:-- olty proved himzeif a most efficlent officer, :;d mm; Goverrcment do::&)l to contiaus scrvices an approp n would be asked in the sugplementary estimates. Lespcotors ; ko bad uo kind of auper: Interdense or' autrority over thom. The Gover:ment had no spoolal Interess in appointing Mr. Stedman to hmnmt office |\ it he was not efficlent, for he had mo poisioa} . sgmp=~'by with them, but if they could not ve trosted with the :pfinhmni of a tem: } porary cfficer, such as was, the soon«s 'hey let their pressnt places the botter _ (Gear, hear ) It was very unfair for har memters to repcat these charges when al the pspers regarding the case would soon i b: in their hands. , Mr, LAUDER said ho did not belleve thi t : _ eples aert i1 to the oouh? distriots to carry out the Licsnee Law would be very service» After rcoias, The House again went into Committeo of Supply. Mr, CAMERON sald that Mr. Siodman had, it was alleged, been guilty of gross cruclty in the Central Prison. If ho was so gulity be was deséerving of c:nsurs; it he was not, bis forced resignaston--perhaps to save some cro eleo from blame--war ut jast. Mr. WOOD sald the hon, gentloman was entirely Incorreok in both of his suppositions, :s ke bad neither been dhoh-:r:: for grous crueity, nor to shalter any one Mr., MILLER said that while he was per:-- feotly satisfica with what the Government bad dozro thus far in the Stedman matter, he was cpposed to their keeping him in his present ;osition much longer. _ Mr. CLARKE sald that thero was a fool. log amcng the Icspectors of Ltcenses that it was orfa'ir that a man in Mc. Stedman's poriticn should be placed over all their hceds Mr. MOWAT said that a great doal of the feelizg in the country ab>ut Mr. Stodman had ateeo from the exaggoreted reports publish: ed sbout bim in the Conservative nows: papers, -- 'FThero was an impresslon abroad about him which the CGovernment did not enéorse, It was ons thivng t> siy thata man's wodo of disoipline was too severe--as right be said of maoy a school teacher for instarce--but it was quite another to say that ho was totally gufis for any position in tho Government s--rvice The oplzton he (Mr, Mowat) bad formed&4 afser hearing all the ciroumetsnoas {from the Proviuclal Seore-- tary was that Mr. Stesman was an anusa-- ally able ofliser in almost evary respeot. It was a mintske to suppare that M +. Sisiman had been pleord over the hen'ds of the other I% being rix o'clook, the Speaker Mr. CAMERON sald it was very suspl« ol us that Mr. Stedman should have been appointrd to this cffice, § _ 'The Item then parsed with a reduction of $200, ow!rg to an error in printisg the estt The {s:lowlng Iteme also passed :-- Scorotary an4 Reofatrar's Ofi sce, $21,100, Department of Agriculture, $1,200. On the item of $1,400 for Immigration, Mr, CAMERON said he thought the Esti-- mates shovold be postponed till the Pablic Acsounts were brought down, Mr, CURRIE said be rather agreod with the remark of the hon gentloman, but the Government of which he was a member bad never brought down the Pablic Aoccounts for one year unt!! afsor the eatimates for the 14 30¢ | next year had been pa:sod. Mr, MOWAT sa'd is was an exseptional thing to atsy tho oitimates tlil the Accounts for the previous year Wero broughs down. | The greatest exertions wero bcing made to prepirte the Accounts, and they would be down very short!'y, . The item was postponed. The Itom of $6.650 for Public Lastltation:s also paied, h On the item of $10,210 for mie-- ocliancous erpenditure for oivil government, Mr., MERRICK eald, as law stamps wore abolisbed, be thought the Divison Court Ia-- apector's dutles must ba very light. He did not reo the necesrity for retaining tie oth-- cer. Ms. CURRIE oonourred in the view of the khon. gentl.man opporite, inasmuch as this cflicer was Intended to prevent frauds in the maiter of stsmp8, which had now been abolisped. _ He hoped the item would be struck out belfore concurrence. 0 im uh sn i uic d ts -- WWA EeWME NC P Mr. WOOD gave statlstlos from the ro-- turns made by Inspectors, showing that in only a very fow of the Division Court offices were the books kopt aocording to law. Ths Inspection was very nCOSI8AFTY, and had as complished much good. ¥ t uks J 4 BM L466 conner dbmue that Mr. MILLER sald that ia bis opinion there was a great nexsiity for Divislon Court Issgrctors, and he only wished they had greater powers than they had now. Greay benefis bad reeulted frominspeotion, Mr. MERRICK expresied the bellof that the oljeos of the Government was to ind svch favlts with tho Divsiston Court olerks that is would be found necessary to have them sppoin'ed by tha Government, and thus throw more patronsge into their hands At prescat If the clo'ks did not pay over mosey to saltars, the (G ;vernment ojuld not ascortsin the fact. Mr. WOOD sald that in the majority of cates the Inspectors could ascertain if such moneya were pald over or not. Mr DEACON said that If Disision Court ollrks and bailiffs falled to pay over the proper amounts to sultors, their seourities oould ba keld Hable, These Courts were doing a large amcunt of usefal work. Mr. EETEUNE bolleved that though the cflice may have been necsisiry at one time, 1% was nok so now,. Ho belleved that the County Jadges or the Oounty Astorney might make an inepection of the Division Cours -- Of:ccs, They were gnhotly ocmpetent ¢o do #o, and i -- was not beseath their dign!ty. He also thouglt _ the Inspector _ of Reglatry Offices might be dispensed with, or at least °'f'£ cflicer might discharge the duties of both t c"l Mr. FERRIY consldered the Iaspectr of Registry Offices one of the most important offices i~ the country, Ho believed thase ingpectors were very usefal officlals The Gcvernment, bhowever, ought to ia-- alst upon the records of the Divislon Courts being kept safely. Mr, CLARKE (Norfolk) said he should vote for the sppointment of the Divislon Court Iospsctor every year until Divlaion Courts were for ever aboli.hed, (Laughter,) Mr ROSY supported the oontinuance o' the Ins,cctore, » Mr. HARGRAFT thought the Gavern-- mentih uld Insak on ayearly report from the Irspector of Diviaton Oourts, Mr, KAY.oontended that Divicion Courts were of" very great sorvice to the poor, and protested sgainut the mannver ia which they bad bren referred to, He be-- levea the Irspectors ought to be continued as nelith;r coucty jadges nor crown attor-- reys cculd prcparly discharge the dutles, Mr., CAMERON ra'd that if there was any neglect «1 uty on the part of bailiffs aad olerks there was a remody at law, Ho be-- Moved if the Provinotal Seoretary were to request the Judges to see that the books of these «flices were asoording to faw, they would cheerfully do ao,. I% would be a most dapgerous thing to throw the appointments of the bailiffs and Division Court clerks Mr, EUNTER belleved tha two offises might to sma'gamated, Hoe thought the Divicion Court jaiiedistlion might very well be exrlszded. To impors on the ocunty judges the additlonal dury of insposting the Division .OQcurts would be a myvs in the wrepg d'rection, as was seeon by the conduockt of the ccunty jadge in Lincolo,