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13. Can you "'f'"' any svstem by which transient traders, such as dealers in bankrupt stocks, caun be made to bear their fair share of municipal tasation along with pormanent merchants ? Mr. Hagroy moved that a' prinuted sheet containing only those sections of the As-- sessment Act which the Comuittee had agreed to leave over for further considera-- tion be sent out along with the questions, Mr. Mersoirn thought that would narrow their enquiry too much; and moved to the eftect that the opinion of the poople be ask-- ed as to alt kinds of exemptions, Mr. Hasoy said the Committee had dis-- cussed these various sections with thie ex-- press view of excludina all unnecessary sub-- jocts from their enquiry, and no object could now be served in rc--opening what they had decided upon. After some furthery discussion, Mr. Hardy's mo on was carried on a vote of 7 to 4, ; Oi. motion, it was agreed tha the ques-- tions should be sent to the heads of munici-- pal corporations, banks, building and loan societies, insurance companies, commercial agencies, boards of trade, agrienl*nral socie-- ties, and to any merchants, imanufacturers, < and other business, professional, and work. | ingmen whose names should be submitted to ; and adopted by the Committee, & i _ Nr. Merzoitu proposed that the follow. | ing words be inserted in the letter to ac. ! compemy the list of questions :--*" The Com--, ' miljeb {will be glad to recetve such general sugowgtions as you may desire i9 make with refurcnce to the present system of nussess. ment for municipal purposes, or auny changes you may think desirable for the purpose of regulating the burden of municipal tax. ation." The proposal was agreed to Aiter some desultory conversalion, the Committee adjourned till Tnesday,. PRINTING COMMITTEE, This Committee met this morning at 70:30, Mr, Ciarke (Wellington) in the chair, | There wore also presont Mossrs. Fraser, | Boulter, Creighton, Derochc, Grange, Mac-- douzalt (Stmevs), and O0'Donoghue. 'The examiuation of Mr. Geo. M. Rose, of the firm of Hunter, Rose, & Co., relative to the Government printing contract, was rc-- | snmed. -- Io made comparisons between the | contract prices it Ottawa, Qnebec, and To-- ' routo, claiming that as a whole the prices at Quo--vee were very much higher than those | in OQutlario, and that the prices in Ottawa | were, on the whole, slightly higher than the | mereased rates in Ontario, 12 reply to Mr. | Macdougal!, he said it cost from $45,000 to £50,000 for plant to start a Gov~ornment printing office. ° With strict | gup.vision, the Government might get the | wor performed at the same rates as they ! wer. paying now, except the anunnal sum of $7,000, which would be for wear and tear, intorec! on conital account, &o,. Girls might be empioyed, aud the cost of running the office would thereby be reduced, Ho con-- fessed he saw no reason why the Govern-- ment could not conduct such an oilice, but he did not belicve it would be detirable in the public interest, as most politicians had. so many needyr friends who were or might be prinftors, Whese men might be incompetent ind yot recogre large salaries, which usuaily prevailed in Yovernment offices. $ | bir, Macnoraame sad theso difficultics | were obviated in the Government printing oflice at Washingion i»_\' the n]'['mh!lm'; t of | a smperintendent and the enforecement of stringent regulations, a * The Committee then adjourned, l