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No. 44.

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aAEXN BASE VV LUNIA . BA. : EDWARD WHELAN] Chis ts trae Liberty, when Free-born Mlen, having

Vor. Vin. CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, MONDAY, MAY 10, 1858. (F (} onial fenisls Li oa 1 . nnae?, VIZ :-——

wenn ee 115 7-1)

ee Bonds,

IOUSE OF ASSEMBLY. Amounts due upon Deeds

} . 2917192 29 ‘Tcurspay, 350th March, 1858. issued, £4052 13 33 ace rs et | alia due upon Deeds not PUBLIC ACCOUNTS. | issued, 1165 12 5 (Conciuded.) Amount due for which there are no vouchers, 9008 8 38

HON. T. H. HAVILAND’S AMENDMENT. |

Your Gom mittee appointed to examine and report on Public | Accounts have, after a careful examination of the same, found

; ; 7 £15,002 1 1 ell the accounts submitted to them correct, with the exception | Y . i 4 ; . . : our Committee beg obse t the stat t of of such errors as the Auditors of Public Accounts have | ttee beg to observe that in the statement o

. | sums due, under the last enumerated head, several instances already remarked upon.

Your Committee find the general Accounts of the Financial state of the Colony, charging against it all the Debentures | ' ; ; ; pre Har — oe ak ess , | Only bas been paid, bearing a very small proportion to the issued under the authority of LGth Victoria, cap. 18, and all | es ; 2 » : : Warrants 1 Treasury Notes afloat. and giving credit for }amount required to be paid by the 28th section of the Land yy arrants an rea : avotes aitoat, ( y red r . 7 :

Ye Y y ee | Purchase Act. [See Note 1.] cash in Treasury and Bonds for Duties in Treasurer’s and

ttorney General’s hands, to have been at. the end of the ld

financial year as follows :— '

; 14226 14 0

Your Committee would also call attention to the great

the return furnished by the late Commissioner of Public Lands GoveRNnMant OF Privce Epwarp Istanp. during the last Session, in which it was stated that there were Dr. | then in the Prothonotary’s Office Judgment Bonds represeut-

To Warrants unpaid 31st Januaty, 1858, £30,594 1 94 ing £3320 93s. 383d., with £232 2s. 8d. costs, of which he Treesary Notes, 11,500 © 0 | considered that at least £1400 would be recovered of them, Debentures issued under 16th Victoria, besides interest and costs; yet, after payment on account of

cap. 18 20,550 0 0 /said Bonds, during the past year, of £60 Os. 54. only, the|

—— balance due appears to be reduced to £775 7s. 1d. by Bonds £62,644 1 94)| being cancelled prior to Ist May, 1857. [See Note 2.]

The Account of Public Lands for the last year will stand

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. “ To balance avainst the Colony 2'et Jan'’v

1857. £22,003 14 0 |ag follows :— . Expenditure during the year ended Jist Dr. Cr. Jauuary, 1838, 48,522 12 54) To 1 year’s interest By gross amount of

on Debentures is- sued for payment

receipts on account of landssold during

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£71,326 6 53 ; t Cr ' of Lands, £1027 10 0O theyear, £1957 3 6 ” , | Lost by Land Tax, 210 0 0 Pe Ronde in Treaenry O95 TRA 12 21 ae J ie gas “Pp By c oe - } a Se ii tine ; £25,156 = “4 |Commissr.’s salary, 500 0 Q 200 ds io ands oi A tiorney yeneral, 3,067 a 11 }Hurveyor General’s Cash in Treasury, 4,550 1 43/| salary, 250. 0 0 Balance, 29,870 4 47) Wood-rangers, 57 0 0 ———__. | Assistant Surveyors, 29 10 0 ~ > . } jleaca Ff ; é ROS 0RN 3°°9G | Ree Cs 20: ea 16 By Receipts at Treasury in the year ended ‘eee eee e y : ‘ , a - — | Stationary a 4S 3let Jaquary, 1858, 41,455 2 02) Baja oe 84147 . : 7 ee , } ale nee, ox i Balance, including ail Debentures and ge a r 5 o> | ‘ a . shee . Treasury Notes, 29,870 4 43) i057 °3° 6 £1957 3 6

| By the Accounts of the Commissioner of Public Lands, it £71,326 6 54/also appears that he has sold Crown Lands during the past The Revenue of the past year execeds that of the previous | year, principally in Georgetown and Royalty, to the amount year by the sum of £793 5s. 3d., as will be seen by reference lof £710 10s., and that he has received, en account of such tothe accompanyiug Tabular statement, and may be accounted | sales, and on balances due on former sales of Crown Lands, for by the additional impost of 14 per cent. levied under the the sum of £581 2s, 7d., and paid the same into the Trea- Act of 20th Victoria, cap. 1, upon certain goods, wares and jsury, under the Act of F merchandise imported into the Island, the general importation} Nore 1. The amount of six thousand pounds, with of dutiable articles being jess ia amouut than those of the | interest, is still claimed by the vendors of the Worrell Estate previous year. {to be due to them for the balance of the consideration money Tasc.in St iveueee Ov Revenue yor 1856 ann 1957. oe their Deed of Sale to the Government, which, however, is , ~___—- | retained uatil certain points in dispute shall be adjusted.

{occur in which no amount of deposit has been paid by the! ‘alleged purchasers; and in other cases a very trifling amount |

iserepancy between the above amount of Bonds, and that in}

Committee are of opinion that the latter service should have

Works.

Mr. MecDonald’s Speech on the Public Accounts re-published, with some corrections.

Mr. McDONALD.—I cannot agree with the hon. member who has just stated, that the managemeat of the Public Lands has cost over £2,000 a-year, for I holdin my hand a statement by which it appears, that the expenses of managing the Public Lands office, never in any one year amounted to £1,760, and up to 3lst Jan., 1258, there has been paid into the Treasury from sales. of Public Lands £6,022 14s. 104d. The expenses

| of management altogether—including the salaries of the Com- missioner and Surveyor General, the amounts paid the wood- rangcrs, assisjants to Surveyor General, printing and ad- vertising, stationery, travelling expenses and interest, from the time of first purchase of Public Lands to this time—amounts to £4,796 13s. 5d., thus shewing that the receipts exceed the expenditure by £1,226 Is. 54d. ; and besides this amount, the sum of £1,359 14s. 74d. has been received, and passed through the Public Land office from sales of Crown Lands during the same period; and, for so large a concern—especially at the outset, when the difficulties to be overcome, and the inyolyed | details which had to be disentangled, were so great—the ex- | penditure must, I think, in the estimation of unprejudiced minds, be accounted a moderate one ; and tle amount paid into the Treasury as much as could reasonably be calculated | wpon in the way of returns, in so limited a period. These | figures, allow me to add, cannot be disputed, for they are those of the Auditors of Public Accounts. In the report which I, as chairman of the select committee on Public Accounts, have had the honor to present to the House, there js no allowance made for the expenses incurred by the Commissioner on seles of Crown Lands, effected this year, principally ia Georgetcwn and Royalty, to the amount ef £700, and of which amount £370 2s. 74d. has been paid Into the Treasury ; the expenses incurred by him on this account are not expenses incurred on account of the management of the Public Lands, and ought not therefore to be allowed apparently to increase the amount of those expenses. That part of the report which exhibits the Commissioner's account, shewsexactly what amounts of money have been received severally, on account of eech of the two deseriptions of lands; that is, on account of those especially denominated ** Public Lands,’’ and of those known az ** Crown Lands.”’ R. B. Invine, Reporter.

Tuvrspar, February 25, 1858. FORENOON Session.

IIon. Col. Secretary presented to the House the detailed Public Accounts for the past year. Referred to the Committee on Public Accounts.

Hon, Col. Secretary presented the following papers, which had been Jaid befere Governor in Council, and referred to the iiouse :—

Surrender of @ portion of land, fora right of way to Sum merside Wharf, by J. C. Pope, Esq., and others.

Two Jetiers from Mr. Joeeph Robinson, regarding the revenue service; and, the Report ef the Preventive Officers,—all of which were laid on the table.

The Hon. Col. Secretary also presented the too following report and petition :—

Report of Mr. Lawrence Peters, Commissioner of Highways, regarding the straightening of a road on the line between Mary Mefachern and Maleolm Morrison.

Petition of John McInms, and others, of Gallows Point, praying fer a new line of read, with a plan.

A Commiitee, composed of the follewing gentlemen, was appointed, to whom was referred the above report and psiition, }vizi—Hon. Mr. Wightman, Mesers, Perry, Dingweil, Yeo, Munroe and Hon. Mr. Mocney.

Mr. Perry presented a petition of inhabitants of Egmont Bay and vicinity, praying a grant towards completing Lialdimand River Bridge. Laid 6n the tabie.

Hon. Col. Treasurer presented a petition of inhabitants of Kildare, praying aid to repair aroad. Laid on the table.

Hon. Mr. Palmer presented a petition of Daniel McKinlay, District Teacher, praying that, as his schoo! is only divided from the Royalty by ® road, he be allowed the same amount of salary as is payable to Teachers in the Royalty of Charlottetown.

Also, a petition of John McDonald, and other protestants praying that the Scripiures may be read at an early hour every day, both in the Normal School and Central Academy. Both petitions laid on the table.

Mr. Laird presented tke following petitions :—

Petition of James Miller and other inhabitants of Lot 34.

Petition of Join McKenzie and other Protestanis of Scotch Settlement, and piaces adjacent.

Petition of Alex. Sutherland, Minister, and other Protestants of New London District—all upon the subject of the intreduc- tion of the Bible into the Public Schools. Laid on table.

The fourth order of the day, being the engrossed bill from the Council, entitled, “* An Act for the safe custody of insane persons charged with offences, and otherwise to amend the law with respect to offenders convicied ef crimes punishable with death,’’? was, taken up, read a second time, and committed to a coramittee of the Whole House. Mr. Pope in the chair.

The Bill was read in committee, and agreed to. The House resumed, and the chairman reported accordingly.

The Bill was read a third time, under suspension of the rule of the House, and passed.

Mr. Douse presented a petition of Jane Green, praying an allowance as teacher of a Primary School, during part of tre past year at Lot 38 |

A Special Committee was appointed, to whom the above |

and Hon. Mr. Mooney.

notices and adverusements, relating to the public service, wae read a second time, and committed to a committee of the Whole flouse. Mr. Muirhead in the chair.

The Bill was agreed to in committee. The House resumed, and the chairman reported accordingly, aud the Bill was engrossed. Adjourned for one hour.

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} } Yy c ' ; >+- ; } | Nore 2. There appears to have been 84,254 acres of Amount ror | Awount For | Increase. | Decrease. | 4 1; ‘ a ee 2° ORNs : * 1656, | set, | |Pablic Land, of which 38,8502 acres sold for the sum of | | | | £19,256 16s. Gd, and there remain still unsold 45,403} acres. Bhine ein : 92 '40 a : i e2 es £ sa | The Committee recommend that in future the Accounts Light, Anchorage, 84418 63| 85713 8 | 11215 1} | for the purchase and sales of Public Lands be kept separzte land Assessment 4845 4 63] 4626 0 4 (219 4 28/and distinct from the general Revenue Accounts, and that Post Office 1132 0 G| 1198 0 O| 66 O 0} ithe Debentures teened for the purchase o ao tain. tee ns 281 10.0! $2510 01 41 0 01 bel eb eames ued for the purchase of those Lands be a Fees Seo’ y’s Of 216 810! 198 8 & {20: @'g [PORtee agains amen, “ Registrar’s“| 84215 6 | 340 2 8 | | 213 3 | The Light Duty Revenue from the year 1852 has been, at “ Customs 7311 9{ 7117 0} | 2114 9 | the different Por 5 full ee pa Sates 2112 0 | 4512 0 if ona ) iss dilierent Ports, as follows: Fines & Penalties; 83 7 G| 10919 0] 2611 6 | Re te eee os oe uaa ee oe Pablie Landa 1863 13 44) 1996 138 6 73 20 13] CORI ANNOO rm moe Ne © oO le a > I { oil Crown Lands 269 2 4/| 37112 2h 0210 33) { te a ee Tuterest on bonds! 376 9 54' $3110 4, * ; 4419 13] Sear SEVER ROega: s eS Woarfage wma 8 8.2 ib 7 9 | MADSAtHONS Romo » ~ Head Money a 4 2 7 te. 24 Smt Ola re “D Sales of Books 911 5| 99 2 4 | o 71 a E Wrecked and un- ; ' a si ide bam odie claimed goods. | $42: i 34 10 10 | 30.13 9 aA RWSEHNSOTMS OAH o> BOS | O Rent War’n Farm! 27:38 6 27 16 6 . e 2 Return Land As | j = Aoowa © ai a ~_ a ae “ * 2 — 7 = seasment fees & 4's) 6-1 Ot oO as i 00 co = OD GC DO uo Ae + Surcharges Ey 0 | 319 04] 315 04 Phe oe x = Selsares } 1913 6} 13 1 114) 611 6] — ” Sundries 138 16 0 138 16 0 | a li teehee _——— ot NS Sn moomoo is = 140662 16 93'41456 2 03124411 0]'451 5 9 % o itecnargonisinmcenmeieng thor oleae teantpeeimiunietearecaenieetnenaencanaentertt Af OD &O > Be WD 6 OD C> Ni tt oO Go — The following Table shews a comparative statement of G Sagmenges a = the Public Exponditure for the two past years, under its — ee i different heads :- — ” = soni abit ; Ss eliaanail : sstulibiiiadle SHH Ne ct ; l z a ee TWAS HO HI SOMSO MD 4 co ro Ex *ENDITURE EXPENDITURES | INCREASE DECREASE WORMmMOMADOAMM Of nN ror 18356. | For 1857. | wor 1857. FoR 1857. | ene — “= ——— —— |—-— —_ — — | ——-———|--—--—- | AOMSSDONNSOCAM wo 2 1, Oi 0iMie S: 0H Ea aleh i be ocd | a rd Roads, Dridges & | | { | UR Wharf. 111468 8 0 | 9893 14 03) [to74 13 113 | iin ND ae an es ae = iteation jis954 11 119 13982 0 93) 427 S$ 9)! age Cee aT ee Sede DOR egislature | 2777 5 8 | 2779 6 8 | | 9719 0 | ead til loll niall ili cid Tk es taal a Salaries 4214 6& 4%) 426710 0 53 4 7 | So ot. mb ent amt. hone - — — yf Ch Town} 27% 1 9%) 1275 4 8s] SAOMASNH AA HOCTH At - Mails & Packets| 2769 0 7 | 4646 2 1 jisv7 1 6 20 SEED UN 0 es S Ajghts, Buoys & we iene ‘ | : Seacons { 1240 13 9§' 1120 17 43 119 16 5 | « 40-48 mi ED aa ore Inquests | 106 14 04] 139 9 34{ 3215 8 | Sek TT Ete . . « Nvociet | rm ‘ 4 ‘ . s Prov. Building \ ns " 3 i poe . 1 aes - 2 CIMAHAMDOAHAHOowW Pon + Sea bg ™ €30 1-3 is i } 273 18 9 ard me aS es jovt. House O17 17—s€ 467 15 8} 509 110 BNDMOoHeNaDHO AnDoNn > Lunatics & A sy. 880 12 6 os | 102 11 7] } . = PCNNON = Boards Health 55 0 6} r 09 oa Be “rotection Fish! 25 0 @| 25 0 0 | ’ u ne. alll 1122 14 44; 1188 2 4] 6 7113 A s * 3 Public Printing 5037.12 23 | 739 15 si | 297 16 64 e Ss so ss = Stationary 115 6 | 152 14:9} 2819 3 | 2. ore BSS - rown Pros’ tions! 423 18 54 47 9 e&Ooe «a v3 S on o> ae. ‘i . ~3 Post Office and ‘ on? S233 GEM ZERSE rsa 8 ; * > want aS Sega a a2 o s+ Public Postage! 843 7 84! 930 15 ol 117° 7 10 a oo -= & 38 Ooms Se abs § 2s Public Lands 4336 2 3/1703 3 4) 2622 18 11 S2EPSeosfEwmaea~sesssas Military 11 0} } “110 0 OOM ARODORE DAOCARAAO qieasury Notes 56 19 104! lid 8 4 29 | —-- Te ‘ene a 5 i ee Mec ar] iene eee The Committee remark that the amount of Light and) i 9 . landwaiters and | a ae Anchorage Duty colleeted at G eorge‘own is larger than that | ee 225 1 0| 355 9 1/1299 8 1} collected at all the Ports on the North side of the Is!and, and | lett Disharee ae -cppeteades | mm mm 8 | |consider that from the number of American vessels calling | ents “| 338 8 0] 19410 04] sé 2 04 jinto those Ports being larger than the number calling at ars and Loup-| \ Soha 0 0 810 0 | 810 0 *aecaunted for, should exceed the amount at present paid in, | graph Com. 520 9 5 | 520 9 5 ; eee ; prtion ! 3716 2) 3716 2 and recommend that the Government take such measures as gg? Honse, Lot | j will secure the prompt collection and correct return of Light) in | 1566 0 0/156 0 O }and Anchorage Duties at those Ports in future. ttiprty Treaty s : paiy mtemnedt 6 151 | | Your Committee observe that the sum of two hundred and | “aes | 400 0] 8316 2] 45916 2 . |seyenty pounds has been paid to the Clerk of the Executive | sellancous | 45315 5h) 272 3 105) | 216 11 7 | and Legislative Councils for his services for the past year, 2s Bite, [50364 12 @} 9522 12 54408418 04 6995 18 3h also twenty pounds to an Assistant, while the Act 14th Vic. — paral E ~~» } gap. 34, expressly declares that the salary to that officer of

t} Se Committee have minutely examined the Accounts of £120 shall be in liea of all fecs_of office, allowances and. ie - Sg. Bes, ; 3

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Frioar, February 26, 1858. FORENUON SESSION, Hon. Mr. Mooney presented a petition of Donald McPhee

and others, p towards the erecti River. Laid on the table.

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and bridge. Laid on the table.

been chiefly discharged by the Superintendant of Public)

ther sum of £115 5s. to the same person for superintending | the erection of Prince-street Wharf in Charlottetown. Your,

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under the authority of the Act of 16 Victoria, cap. 18, as 7s. Gd. has been paid to John Doirant for superintending the ‘the chairman reported the resolatious agreed to in Committee, ‘erection of Oyster-bed Bridge and other services, and a fur- , Which, being again severally read, were agreed to by the House :

5. Resorvep, That the following sums be granted, at the disposai of the Government, for the several services inculioned, viz

Incidental and contingent expenses of the

Lunatic Asy!um,

Contingent expences of the House of Assembly,

Expenses of Genera! Election,

Incidental expenses of Legislative Council,

Fuel for the Public Offices and Legislature, 100

Premium for killing Loupcerviers and Bears, 10

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Episcopal Church, Charlottetown, 16 Roman Catholic Chapel, 14 Church of Scotland, 7 Wesleyan Church, 7 Baptist Church, 7 Free Church of Scotland, 7 Contingencies, 400 Three Iligh Sheriffs, 60

Crown Prosecutions, and Crown Officers’ Fees for miscellaneous services, and for Jurors, 350

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Crier of Supreme Court, 20 Coroner’s Inquests, 66 Repairs in and about Government House, 150 0 0

6. Resouvep, That the sum of eight hundred and forty-five pounds eight shillings and five pence be placed at the disposa! of the Governmeat, for the following Light Houses and Lights, viZi—

Point Prin, Three Rivers, Richmond Bay, Cas- cumpec, and Summerside Lights and Light Houses,

Saint Paul's and Scatiarie Islands’ Lights,

Saint Paul’s and Scattarie Islands’ Lights, extra expenditure, 9 8 6

7. Resorvep, That the sum of three hundred pounds be placed et the disposal of the Government, to pay the amount appropriated to the Telegraph Company by Statute, 300 0 0

Mr. Cooper presented a petition of Schoo! Trustees, Litile Harbour, Lat 45, setting forth that they have been unable to secure the services cf a licensed teacher, and praying fora grant towarda the ealary of Matthew Kevil. whom they have engaged as teacher of their school. Referred to Committee on Teachers’ petitions, &c. 4

ne A Ores Furpay, March 5th, 1858. FORENOON SESSION,

Mr. Cooper presented a petition of Abercrombie Willock, praying remuneration for his services aa a licensed teacher, at Black River Schoo! District, for a period of three months, in 1856. Referred to special committee on Teachers, Peti- tions.

Also, a petition of inhabitants of Lots 44 and 40, praying for an alteration in a road, te avoid the present circuitous route. Referred to committee on opening new roads.

Also, a petition of inhabitants of Mill Grove, Buck Settle- ment, Lot 46, praying aid to improve the road communica- tions. Laid on the table.

Hon, Mr. WHELAN stated that a committee had been appointed by the upper branch of the Legislature to take into consideration the prayer of a petition presented by Mr. James Douglas, of Bay Fortune, relative to some disputed claims on lands in that district, presented last sessiou,, and as a similar committee had been appointed by the House last session, he moved that the last mentioned committee be instructed to confer with that of the Legislative Council, and that a message to that effect be conveyed to that body.

This was objected to by several hon. members, as it would establish a bad precedent, especially as the case was not of such importance as to demand such a course of action—a course which was only pursued in cases of considerable moment. Afier a short discussion, Mr. Whelan consented to withdraw his motion.

Mr. Douse presented a petition-of inhabitants of Lots 49 and 50, praying for the opening of a new road to Pownal Wharf, to avoid the present circuitous route. Referred to committee oa new roads.

Hon. Col. Secretary presented a petition of inhabitants of Lot 50, praying for a grant to remove the wharf at China Point to a more eligible site, and to complete the same.

In presenting the above petition the Hon, COL. SECRE- TARY said he did not know why he had been selected to present it, unless the inhabitants of Lot 50 had lost confidence ia their representatives. They complained that the present site of the Wharf at China Point had been illy chosen, it being on a very soft and muddy foundation, and that although a great deal of money had been expended upon it from year to year in repaira, itis still insufficient for the purposes of commerce, and does not reach the channel ; whereas, if it were removed a short distance up the river where the bank was harder and tke channel nearer the shore it would not require much more to rebuild it than it would to complete the present ove, as the old materials would be sufficient for the purpose. He should like to hear if the hon. member from Belfast, Mr. Douse, could throw any light on the subject.

Mr. DOUSE said, that he had always been most willing to give his concurrence to something of this kind, because he thought the money would well be expended ; but it was a mistaken idea to think that all moneys appropriated for such

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purposes were carefully applied. As to the wharf at China Point, owing to an error of jadgment in chosing the site, there had been much money expended to little purpose, so

petition was referred, and to whom all p@titions of a like nature /much so that he could not give his consent to the expenditure should be referred, composed of the following gentlemen, viz :— |of any more upon the old wharf but he would cheerfully Messrs. Perry, Muirhead, Douse, Pope, Mcintosh, Dingwell | gecoud the prayer of the present petition, although he was ; i /not aware of the precise spot where it was contemplated to ‘Fhe Bill to continue the Act regulating the publishing of boi14 the new wharf. He thought, however, that the most

convenient place was opposite Mr. Nelson’s, about five chains above its present site, where the channel approaches nearer the shore than at any other place.

Hion. COLONIAL SECKETARY said, this fact shows the necessity of having 8 proper officer to euperintend the erection of Public Works, and to select proper sites for the same ; for it often happened that self-interest had more to do with the choosing of sites than impartial judgment. But the money was divided among the members of the District, and to whatever purpose i is appropriated—and it was ofien done so by perggne

raying fora grant, in atd of individual! subscription, | who were uaacquainted with the real wants of the different ion of a wharf at the north side of Eiliot | localities—it was expended, whether needed or not. It was ithes evident that a reform was needed, and he hoped that the uy Rivers thes f duty, if arly coll 1 and | Col. Treasurer presented a petition of inhabitants of | adoption of some effective measure to remedy the defect, would puoumeden pike store thee Sh Be 9s as. ay ets | Pierre Jacques and Brae River settlement and vicinity, praying | be speedily brought about.

140 improve a road ; also, a petition of inhabitants of West |

Mr. DOUSE partiaily agreed with what had fallen from the

Cape settlement and Its vicinity, praying aid to improve ryad | hon. Colonial Secretary—in reference to this sabject. The | present site at China Point was no doubt a bad one, and if the

Hon. Mr. Whelan presented a petition of inhabitants of Lot | wharf were continued on it, the cost fur keeping it in repair 4t and vicinity, praying sid to improve a road; also, a petition would be as much as a new edifice. it was true that the money of Widow Donovan, Lot 39, praying for a like effect. Laid on for roads and bridges in many instances were not properly

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lexpended, and who could expect that hon, members could

Hon. Mr. Whelan moved that Mr. Dingwell be added, in the | always be in various location, to check and complain of ill raom of Hon. W. W. Lord, to the Committee appointed last | performed contracts. They mht use their utmost en‘eavore, Session, to report this Session, on the petition of Mr. James to obtain appropriations for their constituents, with the best

Douglas, formerly of Bay Fortune. Agreed to.

Yarrant Book, that the sum of £67 | chair, after some time epent thereto, the House resumed, und |

{intention end he had no doubt every hon. member felt an The House then went into Supply, Hon. Col. Treasurer in the | interest in doing 20 to the best of his judgment, but it wae

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