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o-e-r--":'-' --wqq. .~r _ Fer" _'. "' . nap 'di'iiiigr! . ' The member hr Woman" then went on to score the expenditure on' Government Home, dee "in: that !'notwithatandhttr the solemn assur- iance given the Legislature that it was }Wmted Government House would inot cost over 3400.000 the 't1trur'e had :reached $1,0r8.000.. He was conti- ldent that expenditure of this kind Iwotud not, commend itself to the'peo- pic of the Province. With reference to operating Gov- ernment House during the last year he found that under the heading of repairs and maintenance there was a sum of 857.759. That showed what an absurd and foolish thing it was for the Province to build a, residence of this kind costing over a, million dol- lars, and which cost. according to items appearing in the public ae- c0unts. $57,759 for repairs and main- tenance. Public Buildings _', Exceed Estimates i Hon. Mr. McGarry said there were Eitems that belonged to the year il19i4-15, but had come in after the Public Ancounm that year. Mr. Bowman replied that there was nothing to show on the face of the Public Accounts than these items -.were not in connection with the year lists-16, and it the Provincial Trea- 'surer or his department had not the 1capacity to place items intelligently {before the House, surely those on the Liberal side were not to he con- sured. The Liberal Whip also de- clared that expenditure on Guelph [Prison Farm had exceeded by $535.- :000 the estimate given by Mr. Arm- strong before the Public Accounts Committee in 1014, and the estimates on the Whitby Asylum work had also been largely exceeded. - The member for West Bruce re- newed the objection to the amend- ment to the audit act, as a result ot' which the preparation of certain statements were taken on of the hands of the Auditor and left to the i Treasury Board. Exceeding the Estintatey. '; Mr. Bowman pointed out that "vi cording to the Public. Accounts the! Provincial Treasurer commenced the: year with $4,493,353 on hand, and at i the end of the year" the balance on I hand was $4,162,00'.l, showing 3331;: 350 less than when the. Treasurer: commenced the Tear. On Govern-) ment House, the Guelph Prison Farm '! and the Wnitby Asylum the. total! over-expenditure us Compared with; the estimates which they had laid he-'; fore the House amounted to $1,500». 000. i Approves Big Expenditures. i Mr. A. ID. Donovan said it was all! right trat this Province should have one of the grandee: Government, lHouses on the continent of America. Elie also tier-lured the people liked a. ispending Government it' the Govern- ment spent the money judiciously Inna properly in the interests of tho ,people. Wants More Meerutcss Referring to the temperance dues-- tion, Mr. Hum of South Brant said he detected in the speeches made on ,the Government side a claim for a, little more credit than what the cir- cumstances in connection with the carrying of that law would warrant. ',It seemed to him that a little more modesty and a little more ineekhess on their part would have been more. in harmony with all the facts of the history of! that movement. q-tgr--------"---.