, 1880-09-29

VA
the said Hospital, has only been ex.
pended Ill the months of April and
May this year, but it was then found
hat several of the beams at the loft
of the gallery of the West, were in
such q state of decay, that it was
necessary 10 replace them with new
ones. The amount from last years
Budget Sl85.0O, and the amount SIS
posted on the present draft has there
by been exceeded with an amount of
$54.94, which is hereby proposed to
be granted along with the amount
S1S5.00 from last year, which neces.
sarily must be regranted.
The Chairman remarked in general
that in going through the items enumerat-
ed in The remarks to the bill, it had not
always been possible to bring them i'm
accord with the estimate from the Build
ings Inspector, without any explanation
being given of The cause; whenever devia-
tions occur in this respect, he would follow
the bill he would not detain the Council
by stating those Emergencies, but would
only name one instance, viz under ! the
Prison at Richmond, where the Estimate
has S155.70 but the bill only $40, and no
explanation is given as to how it has come
down, nor of what the 500 are to be used
for, if the Sl55.70 are not required.
The amendment to b. 2 to increase
$1,175 to S1,235.94 was adopted iacitly.
The amendment to f. to increase
1898 to 5000 was adopted likewise.
The amendment to p. so understood,
that instead of altering $l5 to 500 .25 mo
amount is entered on the grant,, there be
allowed under this item S95, was adopted
tacitly.
The amendment to Increase $500 to
3254.94 adopted tacitly.
3rd Crownmember (FG6er) would, in
connection with the repairs to the rural
schools, observe that formerly, the Build
ings Inspector when inspecting the several
public buildings, i'll order to frame the
yearly estimate Of the repairs, was in tho
habit of informing the different Commits
sionS etc. of the day he intended to come,
and he was then accompanied by some of
the Members Of the respective Commits
Si0ns. OF late this has not been observed,
perhaps because the present official has
not been aware of the practice, or had not
received instructions to that et1ect.-Ho
(Faber) had examined the schoolhouses
and teachers dwellings at Diamond and
Two Williams, to both Of which there were
some repairs very urgently requisite; Oh
examination of the estimate for lS79-S0,
to which reference is made in the
estimate for 1SS0-S1, he had found that
some of those items were included
in the amount proposed now again;
he hoped those repairs would soon
be completed. 1t is but poor economy to
let such repairs remain undone for SO long
q time.
The President replied that the delay was
to a very great extent owing to the great
demand Of late for workmen not only on
Estates but also in the town of Ere.
derikSted.
LIST Crownmember {Qain) had nothing
special 10 say in regard to the other School
houses; as far as La Valle6 is concerned
the repairs do not require to be done at
once, particularly as the school is not in
use, as there are but 5 children in that dis
trict, and who lave been divided to other
schools. He said that the seablast
causes all the iron work in the doors and
windows to wear out very rapidly, and
hence the woodwork was very nigh falling
to pieces, in so much so that the teacher,
before the school was closed, had express
ed fears of remaining in the place durin 6
the hurricane season. AT Easthill School
some repairs are necessary, chiefly to the
cistern. At Peters Rest there are some
leaks in the roof; but as he had not seen