SUPPLEMENT To “THE EXAMINER.”

CHUARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWAR

D ISLAND, MONDAY, JULY 13, 1857.

Colonial Leqislature.

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dated with petitions against the Bill, not to be discarded, &c. But he did not state to us whether he explained the principles ‘and provisions of the Loan Bill—whether the money was to be | raised in this country or at home, ‘They may be led to tiink, like others, that it 1s an Linperial Loan—[Hon. Col. Secretary |}—And so itis.] In the correspondence on this subject, printed j inthe Journals, it is headed ** Imperial Loan,” and no doubt | the people were given to understand it was. Did the hon. mem- ‘ber (Mr. Wightman) give them to understand it was not to jcome out of the Exehequer of England; but out of our Ex- smite Senerable. ebesieay, wilt. ctill tania | chequer ?—[II ae oa er Ble were informed of all the ; R.—The re Secretary ‘ ‘ the we slie it, ‘here Mr. COOF eras dis, Ma Ml ont Gis antetenns cad | provisions of the Sill, ane ere satistic d with it } W here they that the preambie 0 chase > ny OF Sy told the state of the accounts in regard to the Worrell Estate: I can only repeat, what | have said before, that the preamble That, according to the Commissioners Accounts, £5,480 Is ~ eeniens an re a of rae ocr should are due, and £6,300 yet unpaid—in all £11,780 in — the not be established. re Volomial Ministers had given i-) Government are in arrears—[{Hon. Col. Secretary —Where do dulgence to persons who made no use of the land themselves, | you jeave the 50,000 acres of good land yet undisposed of? but to mapose rents = Pg a ey onan land ; | Qught it remain on the bands of the Government, if it is such and therefore tt was the duty of the Imperial Government to | good land?) Do Mr. Wightman’s constituents know this— remedy the evil committed by their servants, that is, to purchase | do the people of the Island know it—that there is an arrearage and resume the land and sell it to the tenantry at a price which of £11,780 on the Public Lands already? And, if the Govern- they could pay in a short time. If the CaRneee: Gee by } ment have fallen so much into arrear for this estate, what would an cone _— = on rng eH al edie ed | be eee if we ee another _— at z _ should not be established, ' aso ere equally good | of £40,000? They would be £20,000 behind. This Bill is to show that as ministers had given indulgence to persons to| passed for no other purpose than to buy up the Seikirk Estate. hold over forfeited lands against the rights of the inbabitants,) [here has been a correspondence opened with the proprietor of = oer we ied Acts ge : Fy oe en : view to enn him to part ee matters to trial, the linperial Ge , ' P | There has been also a correspondence opened with the tenants to recover by purchase the claims which ministers had wrong-| on that estote, promising much, | have no doubt, and urging fully given. be AN : them to petition their landlord. It was thought a capita! place Hon. COL. SECRETARY.—He te objected ” the pre- | to buy up @ constituency, ‘'wo members who would support amble alone ; but now he objects to it. te says it om the Government would indeed be an acquisition, and at the the opinion given by ministers why a Court of Escheat should | sainé time assist in getting rid of those fat Tories, who have too not be established. . ; sap long infested the place. Hon. members, holding situations in Hon. Mr. ¥ IGHT} ereeigiteee tag rg I —— ie, the Government, could then afford to buy up good farms, mill- the arnendment of the hon. mem er, ; e oper, ah t re Gay | sites, &c., and they may do so—I envy them not; but let them has gone by when — uaa . c ws - teen rl — | 7 it _ a lg vous or those who ye on it. true there was atime when, : ¥ WETS Gs | on. Mr. GHTMAN.—I regret that the hon. member tablished, it might have the effect of escheating many of the | thinks [ made a false statecnent; but if he does not credit my ‘Townships in this Island, for which the titles were at best but assertions, | can bring many of the tenants in my own and doubtful ; but that va, -_ a NR ee 1S | other districts of King’s County to corroborate what I have now hopelessly lost. cannot our admire the devotion and per- | stated. Asto the Worrell Estate, if there has been a wrong

severance with which Mr. Cooper has fo lowed up this darling | step taken it can be easily retrieved ; but it is set up as a target object of his political hfe. We find him now just as eager in |

HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY. Fripay, April 3, 1857. APTERNOON SITTING. THE LOAN BILL.

(Continued from last Monday's Examiner.)

to fire at, not only by the opposition, but by their organ, the |

But it will not be so bad as he anticipates.

spect it wili,—it, at least, will be no source of loss to the coun- try. The hon. member also characterized the Worrell estate as an ‘* unfortunate ’’ affair. It has, indeed, been a most un- fortunate affair for its former proprietor, Mr. Worrell. He had skillful men to deal with, who did not mince matters when it served their interest. After the Land Purchase Bill | passed, the trustees had a meeting, and agreed to recommend | Mr. Worrell to sell to Government for £10,000; and a letter to that effect was prepared and given to the acting trustee, to forward to Mr. Worrell, who, in return, authorized the trus- tees to sell to the Government for that amount; but as this letter was sent to the acting trustee, he, from some motive, which appears to be selfish, suppressed the letter, and never acquainted the other trustees with Mr. Worrell’s determina- tion, but wrote back to say the Government would not pur- chase the estate. Mr. Worrell then authorized them to sell it (the estate) to a gentleman for £9,000; but this was not mide known to him. And then, this acting trustee, after sup- pressing both letters, recommended Mr. Worrell to consult | Mr. Pope, who was going to England, which finaliy led to Mr. | Pope’s purchasing the property for £500, and agreeing to pa | all debts due on the the Estate, in which purchase his friend, Mr. Desbrisay, who recommended him, had a large interest. On Mr. Pope’s return to the Island, the property was offered to the Government for £26,000, which had cost the company of Pepe & Co. some £14,000. The Government, knowing the disposition of Mr. Pope to saddle the tenantry with law ex- penses, finally agreed to give £24,000 for the property, so as to secure the peace of that part of the country. Thus it will ‘be seen that had this acting trustee complied with Mr. Wor- rell’s instructions, as recommended by his brother trustees, to sell the property to the Government for £10,000, the people would have had their lands at half price, and the whole estate would have been paid for by this time. And how was this trustee paid for his services? He got £800 st’g., for managing the affairs of the estate for a few years. Soon after he sent in another account to the amount of £1200, st'g., which so fright- ened Mr. Worrell, that he authorized the Attorney General to offer him £900 if he would sign a receipt in full. Is this man—are these men guiltless who have acted thus? I pause fora reply. The hon. and learned member for Georgetown

the pursuit of this object as he wos fifteen years ago. [do not blame him—-t have no doubi as to the honesty and earnestness

of his principles ; bat, sr, his agitation 1s now of no earthly | use, and will rather be productive of harm than good. We! have struck out upon &@ vewer and better path to attain the ob-

ject he so earnestly longs ufter—we have founda more feasible plan for the accomplishment of that end, and this is the pro-| posed loan—a measure which will, | amcontfident, give general

eatisfuction, and be the means of making the tenants not only | independent, but prosperous and happy. It may be well for | hon. members to consider the wnportant results likely to follow | the acquisition of, [might say, the almost unbounded credit | with which the Home Government have invested us, before | they reject it as being more likely to prove ruinous to the | country thaa productive of any permanent good. It is said | that this measure is not well received by the country ; but, str, | 1 can affirm that the principal part of my constiiuents wish this | tneasure to be carried into effect. And why? Some of them

have had to pay and weuld sll have to pay, if the landlord |

system were continued in force, at the rate of thirty or forty | 9 bave heard him then ;—but to-night he commences to fight trom the

shillings per acre, whereas the Government cou!d give them |

be subjected to the inperious demands of the landlords or the | insolence of agents; but with a very reasonable demand to} meet, and ample time for preparation given, it 18 impossible to | have room for complaint or cause to regret the change from the landlord and his agent tothe Government. With regard to the unfortunate purchase of the Worrell Estate, so much gloated | over by the hon. members of the minority, the affairs of that estate are certainly not so successful as could be desired ; but still they are not in sucha rurmous state as is represented, nor will that estate entail a loss upon the Government of £24,000, | as some hon. members have intimated. Sir, those hon. wem- | bers strain statements to such an extent that they will easily bear the false constructions put upon them ;—they say, there is | so much of a debt upon that estate, but they silent!y pass over | the amounts due in iustalments, and the fact of 45,000 acres | of land, in reserve, which will more than lquidate ail claims | for which the Government is liable. 3ut, scr, admitting for a | moment that it would entail a loss of £2,000 on the Govern- | ment, it will ultimately be a real benefit to the country, and one | the country would never regret to bear. The end, bowever, is not yet ; and, I think, hon. gentiemen are counting without their | host. We have not given the scheme a fair trial—let us war, | aod [ fear not the result. When Mr. Worrell held hs estate, | he exacted 403, an acre from those tenants who wished to pur- chase; but when the Government became the purchaser, the | tenant found he could get the same land for from 7s. Gd. to 193. | Gd. When the tenant ficds he can become a freeholder at such a great advantage to what he could formerly, he will go cheer- | fully to work, nerved by the prospect of independence and a | hope of future prosperity, which under the landlord and agent | he despaired of. The hon. member for Charlottetown (Mr. Palmer) says, that three-fourths of the people in the country | are against this loan; but, sir, | can tell tnat hon. member that | I think it wil! be received by the whdle country with satis{action | —at least [ can speak for King’s Connty—in which I have! heard but few dissenting voices to the proposed loan—and || can safely affirm that three-fourths of the people in tiiac County are in favor of it. If the contrary were the fact, we shculd Lave our tables loaded with petitions, and our ears filled with murmurs impossible to mistake, and not to be discarded. It was said last night by the hon. member for Princetown (Hon. T. H. Haviland) that if we borrowed £100,000, the country would have to pay £15,C00 a-year interest upon it: but, sir, we are not so foolish as to draw more than will be necessary to purchase whatever lands may be offered, which, in all pro- bability, will not at the most be of more value than £10,000 at atime. There will be the Selkirk Estate, the tenants on which are desirous to become freeholders, and heretofore have not lia the opportunity of purchasing their lands, except at very high rates; but where they have had to pay from twenty to forty ehillings per acre, they will, when the Government becomes the purchaser, havegt chance of obtaining their lands for 7s. 6d. or 103. per acre. re seems to be great apprehension felt from the prospect of the revenue of the Islagg being pledged for the payment of the loan by the British Gov®fnment ; but it is right the revenue should be pledged. Could we expect the Home Government to advance their credit to us on the strength of those swamps and sandbanks as graphically described by the Hon. Mr. Palmer? Although [ can tell that hon. member, that his estimates of swainps and sandbanks are not always correct, but that dry lands as well as swamps abound. | have no desire to enlarge my remarks upon this subject, which, on last night, was discussed in a manner that reflects great credit upon the intelligence of this Colony, and the hon. members on both sides of the House, and which could not be surpassed by any Legis- lature in the Colonies. In conclusion, | will state that this Bill receives my most hearty concurrence, and I will be most happy to give it my support.

Mr. COOPER.—It is certainly better to giva the people land for 7s. an acre than to have them pay 40s.; but I do not wish to see the revenue of the country involved for such an end, when it might be gained by a comparatively small sacrifice. tlowever, | have no objection to give the proprietors some com- pensation: but not at our expense.

Hon. Mr. PALMER —The hon. member, Mr. Wightman, has siated that he is quite certain three-fourths of the inhabi- tants of Kings County are in favor of this measure—that if they were not in favor of it, we should have thie House inun-

| takes of them and their actions.

Islander—the source of al! public slander, and the falsifier and villifier of all public accounts and public officers. But | can tell the hon. member (Mr. Palmer) that the Worrell Estate 1s not so hazardous an enterprise as he imagines. If he is nor pleased wih the working of the Land Purchase Bill in regard to that estate, the people on it are. ‘That they are satisfied with the present Hill [am assured. [ went to meetings held at several places, and fully explained ts provisions to them ; at which they were satished. The hon. member, when he will have occasion to see them on law business, will find thai my colleague and | have tuily explained it to them.

Mr. T. H. HAVILAND.—It is unfortunate that the hon.

jmember, Mr. Wightman, should have thrown the * apple of |

discord ’’ in our midst; for, until he arose, all seemed to be going— ; ——‘‘ Merry as the marriage bell.”

W here was he the other night when we had so much animated conversation about this Bill? 1 am sure I should be haypy

the battle over again, in the character of a corps de reserve. & ’ i

but to say he will support the bill. It is, however, quite necessary for him to do so, for if he did not his colleague would give him the cold shoulder. The hon. member com- plains of the Js/ander newspaper, most piteously. | wonder what the members of the Government would do but for it. One half of their speeches, at least, are filled with compaints of it. I think they ought to feel grateful for the notice it But if it make misstatements, us has been gravely asserted so many times in this House by hon. members, | wonder they condescend to notice it. Per- haps they are afraid that if the people read it they will not swallow the Government pap prepared for them every week in the Examener. The hon. member, Mr. Wightman, said at the outset that not one man would be found in the Island but was in favor of this measure. On reflection, however, he cuts off Prince and Queen’s Counties, and confines the remark to King’s County. At last, he tells us that three-fourths of the people of King’s County are in fayor of the proposed Loan. He also asserts that the tenants on the Selkirk Kstate wish that the Government would purchase that Estate. would be foolish if they did not ; because they would then be enabled to purchase the land for 10s. per acre, while they have now to pay 40s. [ would have no objection to the pres- ent Billif it were founded on justice, was self sustaining, and would not impose a ruinous tax upon the country. The hon. member complains that the Worrell estate bas been made a common target to shoot at. All 1 can say is that, if so, the arrow has gone straight into the * bull’seye.’? He admits that it was an ‘‘ uniortunate’’ purchase,—that it will prove a loss of £2,000 to the country. Well, that isa slight ad- mission at any rate. We are prepared to receive others. Hon. COL, TREASURER.—Mr. Chairman, I do not intend to say much on this subject. There has been some reference made to the Islander newspaper, and I am sorry my hon. friend, Mr. Wightman, has thought fit to express himself of that paper in the manner he has done ; because [ believe it to | be the best friend the Government has. To show how its at- | tacks on the Government are regard abroad, I was asked some | time ago by a gentleman in a neighboring Province, how much | the Government of this Island paid it for villifying them! The | fact is, so low is its character for veracity, and so highly is it | prized for being a most scandalous and abusive publication, |that if must raise the character of this Government in the opinion of every good and honest man. It happened at one time, when I was an agent, that the editor of that paper called me a ‘‘ gentleman.’’ I hoped then, and do hope now,

| he will never style me such again ; for it would not only in- | jure me in my own estimation, but in the estimation of ail my | friends. The question now before the Committee, is, I be- | lieve, the resolution of Mr. Cooper, to add an escheat clause }to the Bill. Ifit be his object to make the Bill an escheat measure, [ will yote against it, for reasons which it would be unnecessary at present to repeat. I did think that we were done with that affair; and it is silly in the extreme to bring | it forward again, when all reasonable prospect of its adoption e hopeless.

Hon. COL, SECRETARY.—Mr. Chairman, I am sorry to | have occasion to rise again; but I cannot permit the state- )ments made by the bon. and learned member for Charlotte- town (Mr. Palmer) to go forth without reply. He is correct ‘as far as the balance due on the estate is concerned ; but he ‘says nothing ahout the land remaining in the hands of the /Government. He says the Government are £11,780 in ar- /rears—I take his own statement for granted—well, let us say there is £11,000 due on the Estate,—there is 50,000 acres of land to cover it, besides £10,000 due for lands already sold. | Now, at 5s. an acre, this would amount to £12,500. Thus it will be seen, that even admitting the correctness of the | hon. member’s calculation, that is scon provided for. Besides | there are hundreds of acres of land on the Worrell estate, the

timber on which, alone, is worth 5s. an acre. And there is a gentleman in this Island, at the present time, who would be | willing to,pay the baiance due on the Estate of Lot 11, in | consideration of his having the timber on it. It is all very well for hon. members to get up and make statements here

that have no foundation in truth ; but they will be contradict-

wisps.’" The hon. member, Mr. Wightman, said that if even these Estates were a loss of £2,000 to the country, the people

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ed,—the people will not be led astray by those ‘ will-o’-th’- |

says the Government, by passing this bill, will saddle the country with a hurthen, &c. Now, sir, I have plainly demon- strated before, that it will be no barthen to the country. He went further to say that, in purchasing the Selkirk estate, the Government had in view the securing of two members to the Legislature of its own party. The Government have one member for that district already ;—they are not so much in want of supporters as the hon. member would insinuate by making the allegation. The Government, however, have no such intention. They thought the Selkirk estate would be the last one in the Island they would have an opportunity of parehasing. One of the hon. members for that district is, ] ob- serve, absent to-night, which is significant. 1 am glad to see that he has learnt wisdom ; for he shows no opposition to this measure. (Mr. T. H. jlaviland.—Does he support it?) He does, by staying away. The hon. and Jearned member for Charlottetown, Mr. Palmer, said we were deceiving the people | by telling them that we were to get money from the Imperial /Government. Now, sir, [ contend that we do get the money lmperial Government: It is raised in the same

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Thus it is in reality taken outof the Imperial Treasury. Then it is said the interest will have to come out of the treasury of this Island; but Ll have already explained that it will come out of the Land,—that the Estate will pay for itself. ‘The Government are also limited to certain reguia- tions. beyond which they can not go. great stress on the £6,000 due by Government on the Public Lands. Perhaps his party wish for a change of Government; **for,”’ they say, ‘* while the Liberals are in power we can't get the £6,000 out of them.’’? If the hon. member's party were in power, no doubt they would pay the whole amount. Bat it is useless further to repeat arguments which are only thrown away upon men who are determined, if they can, to oppose all measures introduced by this Government, caring very little whether they be good, bad or indifferent.

T. Kirwan, Rep.

now, showed better than anything he con!ld have said, the necessity for such a motion. Was it possible that Mr. Worrell would have given it up for £500?—and was it possible that another party would have expected to make £12,000, or £13,- 000 profit by it, if they did not know that they would make something of it?) Even if the present Bill was passed, the House did not know what speculation might be made on it. Perhaps it might 5e possible to buy land from the Karl of Sel- kirk at 53. per acre ; and another man might offer 7s. 64d.

‘The Committee then divided on Mr. Cooper’s amendment, as follows :—

Yeas—Messrs. Cooper, Hons. Palmer and Montgomery, Messrs. Macintosh, Laird and Yeo—6.

Nays—Hons. Col. Secretary, Col. Treasurer, Speaker, Whe- lan, Wightman, Mooney, Lord and T. H. Haviland, Messrs. Clark, Perry, Muirhead, Muuro, Dingwell and T. Heath Havi- ) land—14.

The Honse then resumed, and the Chairman reported the Bill agreed to without any amendment, and moved that it be received

Mr. COOPER, before the question was put, moved in amend- ment that the Bill be referred back to Cominittee for the pur- pose of inserting in 1 the clause he had subinitted in Committee, when the House divided on the motion of amendment, the numbers being the same as in Comimittee, the Chairman, Mr. Macdonald, voting with the majority.

So the amendment was lost.

Lion. T. H. Haviland then moved in amendment wo the original motion, that the report of the Committee be received “this day three months,’’ when the House divided on the motion, as follows :-~ :

Yeas—Hons. I’, H. Haviland, Palmer, Montgomery, Messrs. T. Heath Haviland, Yeo, Macintosh and Laird—7.

Nays—Hons. Col, Secretary, Whelan, Mooney, Col. Trea- surer, Lord and Wightman, Messrs. Macdonald, Perry, Cooper, Clark, Muirhead, Munro and Diagwell—138.

So the motion was Jos’, and the report of the Committee was then received and adopted.

House adjourned.

Saturvay. April 4.

On motion of Hon. Mr. Wightman, the Accounts of the Worrell Estate were referred to the Committee on Public Accounts.

‘The Bill for better securing the liberty of the subjeet was, according to order, read a second time; it was then committed toa committee of the whole house, and reported agreed to without any amendment.

The House again resolved itself into committee of Supply, when several resolutions were agreed. On the motion of a grant of £1210 the Horticultural Society being put, Messrs. Cooper, Macdonald, Perry, Mooney, Mcintosh, Laird, Clarke, and Muirhead, voted against it. It, however, was carried.

Mr. T. HEATH HAVILAND, in moving a grant of £150 for the purchase of books forthe Legislative Library, explained why it wasso large. A motion of the grant appropriated to the Library last session, had been expended in paying for the freight &c. of a large number of “ Works by the Commissioners of Patents,’? which had been presented to the [sland Government.

| for the works in question, were a very valuuble addition to the Library ; and though they might not be of much service at

ae as Beng S ee os ; ' manner as Her Majesty's Government raises monies on Ex- | the samme land for six or ten shillings; besides they would not Che fact is, when brought to the breach, he has no alsernative | chequer Bills.

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would not complain ; that it would ultimately prove a benefit | present, yet when the youthof the Colony in fature times, turned 80 ba If it will not /their attention to making inventions, no doudt those works more than pay for itself\—which there is every reason to ex- | would afford them valuable assistance.

Hon. Col. Secretary and Mr. Cooper expressed their high appreciation of the present, and regarded the works as a val- uable acquisition to the Library, concurring in the views ex- pressed by Mr. Haviland. ‘The motion was then agreed to.

House resumed, and progress reported.

The house was again a short time in committee on the con- sideration of the Road Scales, which were then agreed to, and the house aojourned for one hour. R. Lamp, Reporter.

AFTERNOON SITTING,

The petition of inhabitants of St. Peter's, praying aid to build a new schoolhouse, the former one having been destroyed by fire ; and the petition of James Douglas praying for a sum of money to enable him to lecture on Agricultural Chemistry, were taken up and rejected.

The petition of Ann Cullen was taken up, and referred to supply, as was also the petition of Hugh Me Varnish.

Phe Bill to prevent the runsing at large of Swine at Saint Kleanor’s, &c.. was commitied to a committee of the whole house. Mr. Mooney in the chair. After spending some time therein, on motion of the Speaker, the committee rere without reporting, and so the bill was lost.

Then the house adjourned,

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Monpar, April 6, 1857.

The house, on motion of Mr. 1’. H. Haviland, went into a committee of the whole Bill te amend the Act to Incorporate the Gas Light Company of Coarlottetown. Hon. Mr. Long- worth in the chair. Bill was agreed to without amendwent, read a second time and ordered to be engrossed,

The Bill for better securing the liberty of the subject was read a third time, passed, and sent to the Couneil by Mr. T. H. Haviland.

SUPPLY,

The house then went into a committee of the whole to cor- sider further of a Supply. tion. Col. Vreasurer im the chair. The following sums were voted, viz :—

£510 Wilham Bourke, an aged and infirm person.

£5 to William McUarvill, towards defraying the expenses of his passage to [reland.

£10 to Hugh MeVarish, to remunerate him forthe loss of his house, destroyed by fire, the act of seme person unknown, after been used as a small pox biospital, in TRA,

£10 to Mrs. Ann Cullen, in consideration of her husband's services, as late Clerk of this House.

£25 to Volunteer Guards, towards defraying their expenses, and as an acknowledgment for their services.

£30 to Charlottetown Mechanics’ Instiute.

£40 for deepening the channel at Knstico Oyster Bed.

Hon Mr. Mooney moved a resolution to grant the sum of £16 13s. 4d., to Abercrombie Wiliock, being for his services as teacher for 4 months in Milleove District. Mr. T. Heath Haviland moved in amendment that the petitioner have leave to withdraw, which was agreed to, and Mr. Mooney’s resvintion was lost.

The House resumed. The chairman reported that the con- mittee had come to several resolutions, and it was ordered that the report of the counnitiee be received to-morrow,

The Hon, Col, Secretary iaid before the house a copy of a Despatch in reference to the Revenue Bill of last vear, which | is said to be too stringent, and pointing* out such clanses in the Act as are considered objectionable. Referred to the house in committee on ways and means.

A message was received from the Legislative Counetl, ac- quainting the house that their honors had passed a B./l to enable the Supreme Court of Judicature to provide against loss to sheriffs. Read afirsttime. ‘To be read a second time to-morrow.

The Charlottetown Gas Light Company Bill was read a third time, passed, and sent to the Council.

There was no ocession, however, to regret that expenditure ; |

Hon. Mr. Palmer submitted the draft of a Bill to amend the ‘Charlottetown License Act. Read a tirst tame. To be read a | second time to-n.orrow,

| Hon. Col. Secretary moved that the Losn Biil be read a third time, and the same do now pass, Vo which the Hon. T. EH. Haviland moved an amendment that the said Bill be read * this day three mouths,’ which was vegatived on the following di-

Mr. COOPER said, what the Hon. Col. Secretary had said | vision :—Yeas,6 ; nays, 10. The original motion was then put

and carried—yeas, 10; nays, 6.

‘The Bill was then read a third time, passed, and sent to the Couneil.

Hon. Mr. Wightman, fro:n the committee appointed to wart on His Excellency with an address in relation to the establish- ment of new Post Offices,—pursuant to the adopted report of the special committee on the same,—requesting him to direct the recommendations contained therein to be carried into effect, —reported that the committee had waited oo His Ezcellency with the said address, who was pleased, in repiy, to give his assent to the same.

Mr. McDonald from the epecial committee appwinted to ex- amine and report on the petition of Peter MeCalium, St. Pever's Bay, submitted a report recommending that the sum of £7 5s. Odd, duty paid to him on goods damaged, be refunded.

' Hon. Mr. WIGHTMAN said the goods were insured. and that when sold at anction, Mr. McCailom bought them in for litle or nothing. He therefore moved the report of the com- mitiee be rejected. It was, Adjourned for one hour.

T. Kirwan, Reporter.

AFTERNOON SITTING.

Mr. Macdonald, from the committee on Public Accounts, presented tie report of the said committee, and moved that the consideration of the report te the order of the day for Tuesday next, which was agreed to.

BOARD OF WORKS BILL.

The House went into committee of the whele on the second reading of this bill, Mr. Muirhead in the chair. Several clauses of the bili were then read.

Hon. COL. SECRETARY explained thet some of the clauses read, were similar to those in acts of the same nature as the Bill in the other Provinces, There, they appointed a Finaucial Secretary with three or four other persons ia the Board of Works ; and provision was made in their bills, that persons holding departmental offices received no pay for their attendance at the Boards of Works, but those not holding such offices, were paid for every day the board met. He thought it was agreed by all parties that it was time there should be some board to took after all the public buildings of the Colony. It was true that the Government as at present constituted, looked after those buildings; but then it was only from time to time, and it was not the business of any particular member to take the matter in haud; whereas if there were a Board of Works, they would ‘inquire into it, and bring it before the Government in a | proper form, and see that light-houses and similar establish- | ments were properly regulated. 1t would also be their duty to pay attention to roads, bridges, and other public undertak- ‘ings. The suggestion had been made that there should be ‘one of the members from each of the other two Counties ; ‘and it was thought, that the offices of Road Commissioners | would be abolished, and that in’ place of them, there would ibe a Road Superintendent for the whole Island. When expensive bridges were required to be built, they would come | under the management of the Board of Works; and a great

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locests of timber are alm it wi Rneaaa ben oeaedalt anmadaneaan T° ; , , Ost mexXhaustabdie; and no wood-|it will be a loss to the Gov : / #200 a year ; and he might find his own travelling desk. were Bee toe a De ern tangers are required ; but in this Island, if th pape waar:

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: : [having Auditors. These genilemen were opposed to the Go- le

Mr. COOPER said, to say the least of the matter, it had vernment in every shape. Some hon. members said they had

cn very loose indeed ; and they ought to express an opinion! noi had a chance of examining those accounte, and stated tit *

eu ab : : tain wood-rangers. | e timber is not It is better to give the people a chance to obtain tinrber when | be

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