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e l iAfi asaeaieat~ . _ ~* e e f R s k 3. »*¥ k e e a\Cek s 1 e : inss h e < a R 7 Te * $ 4:'-,' iWz €%o = *\ V'.',&',.' +8 B |C ts 2 mss t f . ' fa 4ns ans wo p o i f | | Upposition were imbecile and fi.d.;i:':ot be-- f t 4 * ounces of brains amongst them. 149 9"°° _ pp, | | i lieve this. There were, some of thert, SOTY 5 °° -- F | men, and he believed there were more . | J ounces of braimns amongst them. ; & Mr. HARDY--Four ounces. (Laughter.) 3 v ; x Mr. MOW AT--Neither the statements nor Cw © 4 ' the statement made to give weight to thein were ul E bo'lllz?g.otion was passed without the alteration | . . } ft suggested by Mr. White. t [ Soak | 18 LAND IMPROVEMEXNT I«'U:\D.l b |M a Mr. CREIGHTON moved for papers re ating yR y | to outstanding accounts between Ontario, Que-- ' bec, and the Dominion. & 5 * b j Mr. A. M. ROSS stated that he had made it s En E. 45 one of his first duties upon entering his oflice as k P -- 1CP Provincial Treasurer to try and come to a set tlo-- + l f J ment with the Dominion and the Provinee of &~ j 1| Quebee. Delays had occurred, but these delays is 14 f were unavoidable. He was perfectly willing e i ' that the correspondence asked for should be laid 8 | | before the House. -- He had received a statement | .. ___-- ; 1A ¥) from the Dowinion authorities, but it was a very i. in ( f p voluminous one, and it would be brought down s 3 ' as early as possible. He could say, however, \% P |}| that the Province of Ontario did not stand in E. & || 4 the same position as the Province of Quebec, oo f *' 1} ¢ but he thought there was a large amount aue the w w _ | | Frovince, MB | f The motion was carried. ' s § ' LIQUOR LICENSES. \€ t Mr. CARNEGIE moved for a veturn of the 3 l | 1 > number of hotel and saloon licenses authorized C . | + & to be granted in the town of Peterborough, for 4 o P 1 1 the year 1883--4, under the Crocks Act, and of * 3. f the number of such licenses actually granted. A fr { The motion was carried. BJ . MINING LaXDSs. 3 I Mr, WOOD moved tor a return showing :--1. t J | C . The several lots in the townships of 'Pudor, Wol« go L ; # laston, Limerick,. and Faraday, in the County of | 1M | 1. | : Hastings, which have been sold, located, disposed l i & of, or applied for since January 1st, 1880, 2. i 3 The dates of said sales ; the persons to whom ; | | § & * | sold ; the prices paid and terms of payment. 3. ; | j & | The dates of the several abplications for the pur-- o ' f » |\ chase or location of s.id lots. 4. Copies of all ' t 5 ¢ | correspondence with the Crown Lands Depart-- | | T ment with reference to any of the said lots to | | +W -- which conflicting claims have been made. < ; Mr. PARDEE, after assenting to the first 1 -1' MB . three returns, stated that the fourth would be of ; .. M a very volumimous nature and would invoive a j & | ® search through all the files and an examination se _ «W of all the correspondence, ; C hB i After a littie discussion the mover assented to ' P > this course on an offer having been made by Mr. | * 1| $ _ Pardee that he might examine the correspon: f 19 it\ | dence in case he found out that there were any T R 1 grievances in connection with any particularlets. N | MUSKOKA DAM, SLIDE, AND BOOM CO, | ' i _ Mr. CARNE(GIE moved for a return of copies j &, 3 | of the annual reports of the Muskoka Dam Slidle ' a i Like and Boom Company for the years 1882 and 1883. 5 f He contended that the Company had not only a 36. complete monopoly but in addition they claimed f ie all the unmarked saw lops, instead of dividing. tA B |° Mr. FRASER explained that the so--calied LVLOP f monopoly was one grarted ky the House, and it DNE\ consisted of doing work which it was in general t 4 lifficult to get a company to do and which had t & mainly to be done by the Province with na | 8 e 4| > direct return. ie s U INTERIM ESTIMATES. # 544 s Mr., MOWAT brought down a message from [ _ . 4 the Lieutenant--Governor transmitting estimates [N -- [B| | of certain sums required for the service of the C P J L. Province until the estimates for 1884 are finally i\ passed, and recommends them to the Legislative ;, | 1 Assembly :--Civil government, $35,000 ; legisla® 3 +M tion, £80,000 ; immigration, $5,000 ; education, S || & j $109,000 ; administration of justice, $40,000 ; WBP n o &3 public institutions, maintenance, $50,000; Crown 4 lands expenditure, $60,000 ; miscellancous, $10,+ B * & 000 ; 'nfiricultnrc, $2,000. Total, $232.500. f % ~<\ }| i COoOMMITTEE ON TT"{A.\'DINU COMMXCE-- N _ _ | t Te SES. K a# P | |~ $ * Mr. MOWAT moved the following as the CjoR¥ |, _ _ -- mittee to select the Standing Committege»s i P _ 1 N> Messrs. Baxter, Ferris, Fraser, Gibson (Hy ar P [A +8 ;!? Hardy, Lauder, Meredith, Merrick, V torms, W § Ross (Huron), Awrey, and Creighton, _ & «rrigd, i LIBRARY COMMITTEE,. ce | ' $ 8| | Mr., MOWAT moved to appoint the fo .lowing | f ' as the Committee to assist the Speak, «r in the """. M H F | + control and management of the L:,bmrv :--Mossrs, "\"'""\ t g i-- & Mowat, Harcourt, Meredith, Morris, O'Conner, /\ _ P( t f (i, W,. Ross, Gibson (Huron), White, Wood, ..(]*' i P 1| 9 Gibson (Hamilton), _ Carvied, MAY: . ' | sUPPLEMENTARY -- ESTIMATES,. y t ' } 1| & Mr. a., M. ROSS moved that the message of "'y', ¢ | . | tf the Governor accompanying estimates be referzed e & :+ | 1 to Committee of Supply. tb )'\?' S The House wont into 'Committee of Supply -- bQi | w's and councurred in the estimates, and they were 1 " 4+ referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, om t ; | _ The Mouse wout into Comumitteeo oi Ways and he 3 o B | Means, which considered the estimates, reported | _ 1 is to the House, ungrusked leave to sit to--morrow, A8t | | . § Mi. MEREDPTH asked when the estimates | | | o would be laid on the tabie? s + t | | € Mr. A. M. ROSS--Possibly they will be laid C | I on the table next week, ¥ P B || j CABINET CHANGES. , e §F ' Mr. MEREDITH gave notive that he p ask a question to get the usual informat ~ 1 a about the changes which had taken place in N k Government, CC Pm 10 \ The House then adjourned. ul [# P | B | NR <| | '