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i 159 ® I i * ONTARIO LEGISLATURE wo------------@p--_--_--._._._. # # t x oo a Third Parliament--Third Session. ww o eigne e camams Ls:arseartys Assenmuy, Toroxto, Jan. 24.'! The Speaker took the chair at3 o'cleck,. _ | Prayer was offered by tho Rev. Mr, l Sansom. | PETITIONS. | The following petitions weroe present. ed :-- | By. II. R. Haney--Of John Laidlaw, of Toronto, and others, for the exemption of insurance companies' capital stock from taxation. By Mr. Wood--Of Peter Shannon nnd. others, praying that the dam at the town of Lindsay be removed, and that the river Scugog be reduced to the original level. By Mr. Wood--Of John Cornel and others, to the same eflect, By Mr. Wood--Of Robert Magill and others, to the same effect, By Mr. Scott --Of the Cot .,cil of (.lnp town \ of Poterboro', raying for the abolition tax cxemptie i. ' I 35 Y _ meredith--Of the city of Lonkion, to the $ime effect. By Mr. Hardy--Of the City of Brantford, praying that a by--law granting aid for the Braint memorial may be ratilied and con-- trmed. By Mr. Watterworth--Oi the Council of the villazcof Newbury, pray ing for the aboli-- tion of tax exemptions. By Mr. Watterworth--Of the corporation of the cornty of Middlesex, praying that the Municipal Act imay be so amended as to enable County Councils to offer a reward for the apprehension and conviction of murder-- ers, thieves, &c. By Mr. Wiiliams--Of the Canada Life Assurance Company, praying that the cadi-- tal stock of Insurance Companies may be placed on the same footing as the capital &atock of{ Banks, Railroad Companies, &e. By Mr. Williams--Of Wm. Hendrie and othors, to the same effect. By Mr. Wiiliams--Of D. B. Chisholm and others, to the same edicct, STANXNDING ODERS. Mr. DEROCIHE presented the second re-- port ol the Commiitee on Standing Orders, Mr. CA MERON sunggested that any Bills | having special interest attached to them | should be presented by the Committce in a | separate report, | Mr. DEROCHE said that the Bills re-- 1 ported by the Committee in the ordinary way were those to which no objections Lhad | boen raised, If any Bills were objected to, | or were of a special nature, they would of | course be reported on separately. | 'The report was adopted. | INTRODUCTION OF BILLS,. The following Bills were introduced and read the first time ;:-- By Mr. Cameron--To amend the severa} Acts relating to the Toronto, Grey, and Bruce Railway, | Also--To amond the Acts relating to the Victoria Railway . By Mr. Bothune--Respecting the Port Whitby Harbour Company. Also--Respecting the Toronto Club. By Mr. Gibson--'To enable the county of Bruce to assutme the railway debt of certain municipalities. By Mr. Wilson--To incorporate the Lind-- | eay and Bobeaygeon Railway Company. | By Mr. Williams--To incorporate the ' Great Wostern Railway Provideut Society, THE BUDGET. Mr. WOOD on rising to make his financiat statement was recerved with loud cheers. Me said :--Mr. Speaker, in rising to move that you now leave the chair I desire to ask leave of the House to state somewbat brietly what the receipts and expenditures for the year 1877 hbhave been--to lay before hon. members the present financial condition of