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o . | t' ... e * es n . > n ®~ * ~ e e E ' increase fhe"mdemnity from $450 to 600. amourt of the reduction made in each year _ ~~.ff § Mr, DEACON--I deny it most emphati-- | in which reductions were made under the | s $ cally, I never approached the members of provisions of 34 Vic., cap. 20, and 35 Vic., | iss s the Government on the subject. cap. 22, on account of the purchase money j a \., f Mr. FARDEE said the hon. member for of Crown lands, clergy lands, Common ce l > - London had stated that he (Mr. Pardee) School lands, and Grammar School lands, F * Ts : had said something which induced the giving the reduction as to each class of ' p leaders of the Opposition to make the such lands. (2) The amount of interest 1. speeches he had referred to, He (Mr. abated in _ cach year as to each 1 f t Pardee) had no remembrance of saying of such classee of land. (3) 'The A s anything in the House upon the subject, amount remaining due on the ist b s E and if he had said anything outside the day of Janusry, 1879, on account ot each of 3 3 s > House, the hon. member for London, ac-- such classes of lands which have been 3 .. " o | cording to his own ruie, ought not to have heretofore sold. (4) The number of acres l /n referred to it. He was quite sure that sold in each year since 1863 and the price A We . | j there must have been a misunderstanding thereof, E es | between the hon. member Cr London and Mr., Creighton--On Tuesday next--Or. : %2 e K. i the hon, member for East Northumberiland, der of the House for a return showing the j : 2 as the latter gentleman was the last man number of Justices of the Peace in each of f |2 who wpuld repoat aqythin, in the nature the Electoral Districts of the Province on P t | of a private conversation . the Ist day of July, 1878 ; also the names 2 F 6, ; Mr. MEREDITH explaine© that he had ofall Justices of the Peace appointed in | | fy*-- $ | referred to the statements of the Hon. each of such districts trom lat of July last A e t Commissioner of Crown Lanrds in conse-- till the present date. 3 quence of the attack made ujpon members Mr. Boll--On Tuesday next-- <~-- l es > on that side of the Houss by the Hon. House for a return nhzwing tl?:d::x?xflfre o [ Commissioner of Public Works. ] £ 0 residene o alt E * TWd 4 I ty' o. , names, places of residenee, profession 3 * 143 j Mr. PARDEE said that whatever might or trade, length of time of attendance, as + k: R have been the motives of the hon,. gentie-- wellas the subjects taught to each pu'pil ' y 4 |* men who had made those specches, it attending the School of Technology or ¢ raa & R would not be contended that they did not Scuool of Practical Science gince the first of -- $ 5 $ make them f;:om conviction, ' January, 1874, to the presect time. } 8 > - ; Mr, FRASER said that he had not at-- ; i Mr, Meredith--On Monday next--Yf | 4 tackeq the hon leader of the Opposition ,rei,!;m skowing: (1) The names :[tlh}.";,f,: | h t .3 i for auything he had done in regard to the sous, firms, and companies indebted the (CP e mdemn'xt.y at a previous session, but tor Proviace on the 1st day of January, 1879, on 2 4 a#°£_ x the position he had taken this session . account of timber duses, ground ',_.u;" * on ~-';\'y_' Mr. GIBSON said that a different code bonuses for timber limits ; (2) The amount | I {}'\ s 9 of ethics was attempted to be applied to of indebtedncss in each case; (3) The ¥ s se members on that side of the House from bairances, it any, due by such persons, firms, . K . that which was applied to those on the and companies on the 1st day of January in $ . oi f a other side. 'The hon. member for Lon. each of the years since 1871 ; (4) The nature Af x p don had conderaned the member for East of the security, if any, which the Province ' ' 4 Fes f Northumberland in detailing a private con. holds in each case for the balance duc. | 3 s versation, and had_ immediately afterwards Mr. Clarke, Norfolk--On Tucsday--Order | ---- * done the same thing with regard to the of the House showing the number of appeals & hon. Commissioner of Crown Lands, The to the Court of Appeal in this Province, | e Opposition were now taking the coutse including County Court Appeals, and the 3 ' ¢ n which they on that side of the House had number of appeals from this Province to C CA . predicted they would take in endeavouring the Supreme Court, in each case showlug h. to muke capital out of the reduction, He the amounts claimed, the costs incurred, y 3. i would relate a story for the benefit of hon. the nature of the action, and the result of Cl A*¥ hn ( gentlemen opposite, as he had done on a such appeal, ( 6 4 [ previous occasion, A Scotchman had once d t ky ' deposited a half--crown upon the church y e m m co--e Es # plate-- t it 1 Mr. PARDEE--Never, (Loud laughter.) ' i gaye : t Mr, GIBSON continuing said, that + i0 ols e ! on discovering his mistake (bavring hy n ># # | intended to deposit ouly a penny) ® w m,' -- he had uaemanded his money back. 10B yo _ } His request, however, was refused, and he f ~ d attempted to console himself with the re-- > | flection tha. he would get credit in heaven d £ for the haif--crown,. @No," the elder re-- ol 2 | plied, © You will only get credit for the K | penuy." (haughter.) The OQpposition had ; 3; 4 attempted to deposit the half.crown, but W A ; the country would only give them credit $ y . 9 tor the penny. (Laughter.) It was a small f | thing for the Opposition to endeavour w || i ' to ride into power on a matter of t ie o. : a reduction of & few hundred dollars § ~YPs 3y here and there in the salaries of officials. E ~~ PA tkegs \ The individuals receiving those salaries | 1| ME | were, nincteen out of twenty, appointees o 'L Ted of the Sandfield Macdonald Government, } F4 | } i and ho had found that wherever the 'Op. alk Es' ; position were trying to reduce the salary &5 $ of an officiat, that official was almost sure > 1' d 9L + to be a Reformer, l 1 . «-- Mr. BRODER thought that if, as stated l H by the Government, both sides were equally | § t3 K . . responsible for the increase, each side was | k M | 1 | equally privileged to move for a reduction. M V o T Mr. RICHARDSON spoke in favour of e f f the Opposition view, but was willing to f ' accept his share of the responsibility as | t { one of the signers of the "round.robin," _ | i | Mt, Clarke's amendment was put and | 0 | * | lost. { | \ _ The item was passed, a $ The Committee rose and reported . | 8 The House adjourned at 11:05. | XOTICES OF MOTIQN. i Mr. Wigle--On Monday mext--B!ll to [ amoend the revised statute intituled an Act | for the protection of Game aud Fur--bearing llk Animals. * § Mr. Moredith--On Monday next--For a \return showing by townships : (1) The . | | B