A new Penitentiary for the Maritime Provinces has been erected at Dorchester, N.S.; the Examining Warehouse at Montreal completed, extensive additions made to the St. Vincent do Paul Penitentiary; a new building for Post. Office, Custom House and Canal Office commenced at St. John's, Q; the West Block extension to the Departmental Buildings at Ottawa completed, so as to be occupied, and the improvements of the grounds nearly finished, some additions made to the Rideau Hall; additional buildings put up at, the Military College, Kingston; a building for Post Office, Customs House, and Inland Revenue Office completed at Guelph, Ont.; the Penitentiary in Manitoba completed and occupied; a residence for Lieutenant Governor built at Battle-ford. N W.T.; also houses for the Stipendiary Magistrate, Registrar and Clerk of Council; a Registry Office and Commandant's Quarters, and the Penitentiary at Westminster, B.C., completed. A great number of repairs have also been done. The expenditure on Public Buildings for the fiscal year was—

Construction	$712,705
Repairs	178,685
Stall and maintenance	75,194
Total	$966,584