The road works constructed by the General Government are of considerable magnitude. During the last year £28,662 has been expended on the Forty Mile Bush road—the only large roadwork undertaken in this Province.
It is pleasing to notice that every thing has been placed in such a clear light before - the public. While the works give a fair return for the outlay there is no reason to stop them, ami the Government has not taken a narrow view of the subject.
A return obtained by Mr Mellor of " tbe cost of the several colonies of the British Empire at the expense of the British Ex chequer for the years ISC9-70, 1870-71, IS7I -72, ami 1872-73," shows that the net tola! cost Avas as follows : —ln ISG9-70, £2,745,980; iv 1871-72, £1,911,007 ; and iv 1872-73 £1,817,-71. Canada, which in ISG9-70 cost £434,223, in 1572-73 only cost £3,552. Iv 1869-70 the cost of New Brunswick was .£8,192, in 1872-3 it was £3. Prince Edward Island, South Australia, aud Queensland, in 1872-73, made no demand on the British Ex chequer. In Ceylon the Military contribu tion of the colony and other receipts ex ceeded the expenses by £17,803. The heav iest items of expenditure shown in the re turn for 1872-73 are :—Malta, £378,520 ; Gibralta, £306,433 ; aud Bermuda, £193,015.
