The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

were of opinion that more information :::uld be given to the public on this mat. ' Mr. SCOTT suggested that the motion y be amended by the addiiion of the words, . "also the moneys expended in the munici-- palities while the Temperance Act of 1864 ; was in force," i | 'This was agreed to, and the motion #o amended was carried . Mr. MERRICK withdrew a similar mo. tion which he had on the paper. RALILWAY COMMITTEE, 5j 1 On motion of Mr. CROOKS, the first re. ' port of the Railway Committee was referred back to that Committee in qrder that some formalities might be complied with, \ The House adjourned at 3:85. \ 'rcecmniece NOTICEKS OF MOTION, Mre. McLaws--On Moaday next.--Order of the House for a return showine the aumber | of Orange Lodges incorporated under the | | General Act of 1874. I | _ Mr. Creighton--On Monday noxt--That an order of the House do issue for a return °_ showing the amount earned by the Ontario Gazette from Government notices, from other | advertisements, and from subscriptions re-- spectively, Also the cost of printing and the balances due to the Government rc-- maining in the printer's bands on the 31st December in the years 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, and 1848 respectively, PUBLIC ACCOUKTS COMMITTEE. Toroxto, Feb. 6. This Committee met this morning, Mr. Clarke (Wellington) in the chair, _ There were also present Messts, Wood, Ross, Fer. | ris, Striker, Gibson, Marcourt, Ballantyne, and Deacon, i The only business done was the sclection of a number of items from the accounts of 1877 with regard to which papers or expla-- nations were desired. "#