. The Yukon Territory, its history and resources . und to be absolutely inadequate forthe proper transaction of the increasing volume of the summer of this year the post office building waserected at a cost of about $51,000, providing accommodationfor a post office, customs, registrars office and telegraph the same year a court house was erected at a cost of about$50,000, and an administration building at a cost complete inthe neighbourhood of $100,000. The administration buildingprovides accommodation for the transaction of business con-nected with the different bran
. The Yukon Territory, its history and resources . und to be absolutely inadequate forthe proper transaction of the increasing volume of the summer of this year the post office building waserected at a cost of about $51,000, providing accommodationfor a post office, customs, registrars office and telegraph the same year a court house was erected at a cost of about$50,000, and an administration building at a cost complete inthe neighbourhood of $100,000. The administration buildingprovides accommodation for the transaction of business con-nected with the different branches of the Department of theInterior and territorial government, and a council chamber,in which the sessions of the legislative council are held. In1902 school buildings were erected at a cost of about $40,000. In 1903-04 the Carnegie Library was built at a cost of over$25,000, which amount was donated by Mr. Andrew is also a large skating and curling rink, with club roomsand gymnasium, which were built at a cost of about $40, o ao A Q a 00 S< CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT 19 Duriiic: tlio Slimmer of 1000 Lord ]\Iinto, who was at thattime Govonior (IciicimI of (aiinihi. nml Lady ^linto, visitedDawson, and were accorded an enthusiastic welcome hv thecitizens, miners, and all classes of the commnnity. In September, 1904, the Hononrable J. IF. Koss, ,for ^nhon, was appointed to the Senate, and in December ofthe same year Dr. Alfred Thompson was elected as an indepen-dent member, defeating Mr. F. T. Congdon, , who hadresigned from the commissionership to contest the seat. During the summer of 1905 the Honourable Frank Oliver,Minister of the Interior, visited Dawson. Mr. Oliver was thefirst minister of the Crown who had visited the Territory,and he was accorded a very cordial reception. A large banquetwas given in his honour by the citizens of Dawson, miningoperators and miners. Mr. Oliver visited some of the richproducing creeks in the Klondike distric
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