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5 qi & abeica ®u 37 T F53 xA Dand«s would limit the question to some year, s | the roturn would otherwiss bo a long one. hk Mr. MEREDITH said he had information | _ that no Orders in Council had béen issued, and ¢ . _' therefore the work would be light. _ 5 Mr. ROSS said Orders in Council had beon issuod sver sincs the High Schools were estab-- lished. R Cortlgs Mr. MERED|TH asked if the Minister of Education really moeart to say that Orders in Council had been issued giving directions to the principals of Model and High Schools as to _the text books betore the present Minister came into office. Mr. RO3S said there had been no such ordor issued sinco ho had been in ofic» y Mr. MEREDITH asked it Orders in Council had been issued to the principals of Model and High Schools since the ons issued last year ? Mr. ROSS said there must have been Orders in Counctl issued ever since there have been High Schools. Mr. MEREDTIUH --Will the hon. geutlieman not tell us what thore must have been, but say if there bas been. l Mr. ROSS said thero had been Orders in Council issued on the subject, and many of them, : Mr. MEREDITH now said ho meant Normal | and Model Schoois. Mr. ROSS upin this pointed out that the leader of the Opposition did not know what the motion was. y The motion was carried as amended so that it only went as far back as 1887, and was for Nor: mal and Model Schools only. SECOND READINGS. Mr. FERRKRIS moved the second reading of his wills to amend the Assessment Act, and the Municipal Act. Mr. GIBSONX (Huron) moved the second read> ing of the bill to amend the Ditches and Water-- courses Act. Mr. MEREDTTH thought the bill was a very |\ important one and should be sent to a special committee,. _ The Government might look at the ' matter and bring it up as a public measure next session. Mr. PARDEE said he would be sorry to see a | change in tho Act at present. It only came in | force last March. The bill provided for the limiting of the amount the engineer should award for the despening, widening,or making any ditch or drain, but he could not see the logic of the change. -- The bill, he thought, should be deferred till they could ascertain the working of the Act, Mr. WATERS could understand_ the object of the bill to limit the scove of the Water Courses Act, but he thought it would be a difficult thing to do. The Act had given great satisfaction. The motion was carried and the bill referred to the Committee on Municipal Laws. Mr. WOOD moved the second reading of a bill to amend the Railway Act of Ontario. | Mr. CLANCY moved the second reading of | the bill to amend the Consolidated Municipal Act with reference to the construction of drains. REPORTS. Mr. HARDY laid on the table the report of the Commissioner of Crown Lands for 1883 ; also statement of timber cut in disputed territory . He also laid on the table by command the cors respondence between the Government of the | Province and the (Government of the Dominion with reference to the case of the Quoen v. Hodge. The House adjourned at eloven o'clock, NOTICES OF MOTION. Mr. Carnegis--On Friday next--Order of the House for the return of (1) a copy of the caleuia-- tion unon which it has been announced that 40 annual payments of $13,105, if sold for a eash payment of $242,154, will yvield the purchaser 4} per cont. upon Ins investment ; and (2) of a state-- ment of the agaregate amount of such 40--year ; serip which it will be necessary to issue in orde! } to take up the railway scrip now outstanding, &s the same matures. Mr. Freach--On Friday next--Resolution-- That in the opinion of this House it is desirable to extend the principle of cap. 118, see. 1, R. S. 0. (which prevents confessions of judgment) to cases where, by collusion with, or other act of .a debtor, a creditor procures a fraudulent or speedy judgment, to the prejudice of other ereditors, and that a committee be appointed to bring in a | bill on the subject. i _ Mr. Meredith--On Friday next--Order of the | House for a return of copies of all correspondence ' or communications since the 1st of January, 1875' between the Commissioner of Crown Lands o any other member or officer of the Governmen and any other person with regard to the sale o | disposal of water fronts or lots at or near Prince Arthur's Landing; also copies of all Orders ir Council and reports with reference to the sale o1 disposal of any of the said water fronts or lots also for a return showing the names of the per sons to whom, the prices for which, and the date upon which such water fronts or lots were sol: or disposed of ; also a return showing in whic of the grauts of any of the sard water fronts o lots a reservation is made of a right of way to the Canadian Pacific Railway ; and also a map or sketch showing the position of each of the sau water fronts or lots sold or disposed of, speciall: with reference to the stroets oi Prince Arthur' I.smdmi.s \ _ _Mr. Bishop--On Friday noxt--Order of the \ House for a return -bowinfl the names of teachers on the superannuation list, the date of their super. ;> annuation, ths amount received by each, thoir place of abode at the time of superannuation \and by whom their supsrannuation was recom-- ' mended. s