In the case of Education, about which I shall have a few words to say presently, I maj' now 5 add that' it is a matter in re-, gard to which, although locally managed, it will 'be the duty of the' Government to see that the public money is properly expended, and they will therefore propose to place it under proper in , spection and control. The same is the-; case with charitable, institu-' tions, which we must see are properly managed. Ido not think I ne^ed .detain you longer with "details as to the manage ment of affairs wlion the provinces are , abolished. ' I may add however that hav ing come to. these conclusions we are about to send three of the ablest civil 'servants round to all the Provinces with a 'view to enabling them to prepare esti 'inabes,sp that w.e may, as I have said.form •a conception of what amount of jexpeuditure wenivy save. in taking over r these x departments. These gentlemen will carry letters of ii troduction to the various Superintendents,' : who ■ will be ! staked to assist them. It is quite true 'that we might refer them to the' Provin cial Auditors who' are officers of the Go .vornmont, but we think it beiter to refer them to the, Superintendents and ask those gentlemen to give them all the assistance in their power, and phice them in the position of affording the General Government such information as will unable' them to place before Parliament estimates of the cost of carrying on the Provincial services.' I trust that the Superintendents will aid I ' m in mak ing those estimates. We recognise to tho fullest extent ' that the functions of the Superintendents; continue and will continue to the end of next Session ; aivl 116 doubt they will recognise that we shall have a great an I important duty t > carry joijifc whon'fchey shall cease, an i will thore fciro consider ib their due/ 111 1 iwiht ih in preparing to take over thoir functions. There is one point which I approach wit.i droa-l ; became I know how popular is the notiju that the members of the Civil ojrvice aro too well treated, and that Go vernments arc always too kind to them. But the matter now involved cannot be lightly or hastily doalt with. 