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When the Justice Department shifted equipment and records from the old offices in the Provincial Council building earlier this month, the last chapter in,the usefulness of this beautiful old building was written. One hundred and seven years ago this month the foundation stone of the building to house the provincial government was laid, and the building was opened on April 30, 1861. In more recent years it has housed various Government departments, but all have now left and are accommodated in the new, but comparatively, characterless building adjacent to it. The old chambers have a dim future. They are in a bad state of disrepair and notwiths tanding pleas to have them retained as an historic monument, it seems certain that they will be demolished to permit the completion of the projected Government block.

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The old pre-fabricated huts which once housed the police and later the Forest Service have been dismantled to give the public their first uninterrupted view of the front of the new building.

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Moved into the new quarters, Justice Department staff, Shelley Collins and Pam Greenwood, try out the new telephone switchboard.

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Some wag found a sign considered appropriate and fastened it to the old building

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Thousands upon thousands of old wills, civil and criminal files had to be transferred and restored, a job being carried out by Joe Wallace and Michael Monopoli.

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The main council chamber in the old building was used latterly as the Magistrate's and Supreme courts.

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The new, well-lit court in the new building.