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, r SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1914. l, l :EVANTUREI T0 MAKE I i d l STATEMENT M Tumult T 'l i In House Yesterday, but Wouldl l I l Not Speak I u IMR. FOT GAVE HIM CHANCE} l a . 1 New Government House Will Prob! l ably Cost 3872.000. According mi l Statement. Given to Mr. Proudfoot.l, i l --------- a i After two days of excitement the; "legislature spent a quiet hour yester-T iday afternoon, and transacted more, {actual business than in all the pre-l, 'CC'dmg sittings of the session so fanj (Mr. Gustave Evanturel (Prescott) this; itime made an appearance, but did i'.n.ot vouchsafe his promised explana- ition to the House. When the-orders !ot the day were called Hon. J. J. Foy Ireminded the hon. member for Pres-l you that if he had any statement tol pnake that was the proper time. Mr. 'Bavanturel, evidently taken by sur-l prise, emerged from behind a pam-! phlet he was reading. l "I did expect to make a state-! ment. ' said he, "and will do so latch"; . Shortly afterwards the House ad-l Journed. l Mr. Evanturel has since intimated} that he would explain his position to. the House on Tuesday next. 5 Central Prison Reforms. Lieut.-Coi. t R. Atkinson (North Norfolk), in moving for a return showing the cost of the buildings at the new Central Prison, and what Iproportion had. been built by prison ilabor. said that while the reform} iwork instituted by the Provincial stcrl lretary was commendable he thought "the Government was starting at the wrong end. At the present time a great many persons were out of em- ployment. and the Government ought 'to take steps to help them. l Mr. Proudtoot. in the absence of er. Marshall, asked the Government lfor expenditures on the new Govern- ment House. and the estimated ex- 1,i.iiiii,i,iti,isi,i, for its completion. The reply showed the expenditure already ' the site was $147,000: laying out grounds, $109,000: buildings, $350.- 000. estimated cost for completion of laying out of grounds, $30,000; esti- mated cost for completion or. build- ings, $2.36.000; making a total exclu- . slve of furnishings. which have not been estimated, of $872,000.