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.. 22,%tit RariFtiv' ad "Ustore the 1iiiiiiervmioit ot the Commissioner of 83 _ , 'trr-tt k"t'r,t,,'1r'n"t came into power Public Works. It is not possible, hav- war not borne but by the recordm He ing regard to the best interests of the denounced tteGovernment for having public service and to the maintenance ' been responsible for bringing about the of the public works and buildings, to do present condition of affairs by retaining away with the Mice of Commissioner. in ottice many useless omcialt, who were . If subordinates are to be not: to have living on the country. Accepting the: their. own way the economy practised, comparison sometimes indulged. in by in the department. may not long be con- Speakers on the Government side. that tinned. It is only by constant super- the Opposition had wandered many vision that the expenditure of the de- 'vcars in the wilderness of Opposition, pnrtment has been kept at a he pointed out that the Israelites long low figure, and certainly the de- "80 wandered m like manner, but 'partment had never been accused of eventually were enabled to drive out extravagantre. Hon. gentlemen who had the Philistines who possessed the land. been talkine about cutting oft the de- His' declaration that the time was at partment did not understand and did hand when the Opposition would enter not know that there never had been a into the promised land was loudly ap- time when the Ministers gave as much plauded. He made a. general attack attention-to the details of their depart- upon the Government for extravagance meats, and he was convinced they in expenditure, and closed with an would glve'better "Nice to the Pro- micgy of the Conservative party lor vince if they had not so much detail to, having constructed the C.P.H. attend to. . ' Mr. Fox (West Victoria, attacked the _ Mr. Mathegon contended that for Government for its expenditure on years past the Public Works Depart- colonization roads, and lnstanced the ment had not been erect-ins any public Cliemrmg road, which, he contended. buildings. .The question gummy re- was not in any sense a. colonization} solved - into ting: at it cost road, and that the municipalities! I through which it ran should meet the; : about 319.000 to supervise an expendi- cost. as it was simply a road from, ture of about $160,000. Pctcrboro' to Chemong Park. i Hon. Mr. Hardy pointed out that tho. Mr. Stratton, in explanation, stated? hon. gentleman was wrong in his esti- ' that the road in question was situated} mate of the expenditure, having omit- l . in the northern part of the Township of: ted several items which ought to be Smith, and was needed as an outlet for Included. The expenditure of the de- i the northern portion of the county. partment rightl amounted to t,t'e) l Continuing, Mr. Fox advocated grcat- $230,000 or $200,080, so that the cost o tl" energy in opening up the nortln-riil supervising and engineering of the ser- rnd western portions of the Province. vices of architects and various special Tlw motion that the Speaker do now] and expert services was really less have the chair was carried on division. than 8 per cent. __ Mr. Hoyle acclaimed against the prac- Comu1ittee of Supply. tire of granting annuities. The sum of $2,200 was a good salary and ought The House went into committee of to be sumcient to allow a putrlicpervant supply. Mr. J. It. Stratton in the chair. l to make provision for his old ago. the The estimator, for civil government, some as private individuals had to' do. 3353.185. were taken up. . The practice of giving gratuities was A slight increase in the item for the wrong, whether adopted here or at Ot- Lirxutcmant-Goverrtor's o.mce was ex- tawa, and he should take exception to p'.ained by Hon. Mr. Hardy and ap- such items whenever they came Up. .l'-'0\'Pd by Mia Whitney. . Hon. Mr. Hardy said he had asked _ Tht Attorney-General explained that Mr. Edwards why he had not made .3" increase in his own department. of provision for his old awe. That gen- |85i65 was caused by the growth of the, tleman replied that he entered the ser- l business of his department. arising; vice of the Province under the old law . from several branches having bccni as it then stood and v as now, and that added to those formerly under the SUI)" he was, therefore, entitled on his re- ervision of the Attorney-General, iiot- thtment to a. month's pay for every ably the tisheries branch. year spent in the public service. The The item was passed, no oli'tion recognition of such a claim would have being raised. meant paying Mr. Edwards the sum of 1'pon the item of publio works, $18,- i $6,000, and the Government thought 750. Hon. Mr. Hardy explained that tho, i that it would not be warranted in Day- ' reduction of $3.450 had been ("TENN by. ing such a large amount. It was felt the retirement of two offViuls and t't'-l that if Mr. Edwards were paid a. sum diictions of salary of others. It hun! equivalent to eighteen osottthg' salaryi been intended to reduce the stat? earlier' that was as much as the Government I in the your 1893. but this wus could do. Formerly the gratuities . prevented owing to the fact given amounted to as much as $5,000, 3 that the attention of the Govepnmvnt $4,000 or $3,000. Yr. Marling, formerly] lard been occupied hy the August so» ot the Education Department, was' ition of the House. 1b'spectirur the air-i granted $6,000 when he retired. He gument of hon. gentleim-n that the do- was a very old public servant who en- I partment should be abolished and the' tered in the Government employ prior! wrrk transferred i," other Ministers, to! to Confederation and was given that ', be administered li t them.in addition to sum because the statute warranted it their own departments, he assured the and the House voted it. The retiring Hons" that such a course would he im- allowances had, however, been reduced possible, inasmuch as the Department from year to year. of Public Works is essentially one ofi __ . detail. Even though there is no great? - . work of construction in progress there is a large amount of smaller work al- 'Ways in prowess which reoulres the _lrf_'"l'_y-"_'"ri"r_T'"'_"i-.-,-.--------q1