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-- on c P1 » yPe . e Pn C EVC P P w 7 h f # T * X * C t C atli; /o. Ni > whie -- , ONTARIO LEGISLATURE, that they varied from $23 to a little more ' En' m 1 ee than $100. The average costs per case : at * i rinel furing" 1876 amounted to $55 41, and in Third Parliament--Third Session, 1877 to $87 78. This class of cases was | 4 o , not 'ifimte':ib' this Bill, "b":m:{"' 005:3 in | Lsarsuartys Assrammuy, unmitiga cases were usually not so Einday, Fob. 15 e. He pointed out several objections : C HrmrienXt us ul apiaipannda in e BHL saying that it was entfsely in | , ELECTIOX or scnoon TRULSTEES, favour of the mortgagee, and would practi-- | Mr. ROSS moved tae second reading of cally result in the forfeiture ot the estate. | his Bill respecting the eclection of School Although his hon. friend had, no doubt, Trustees in cities, towns, and villages. spent considerable time and pains in pre-- He said that the want of a nomination was paring this Bill, he thought it would be of felt, as under the present style of election no -- benefiét either _ to the -- honest names could be sprung upon the prblic, mortgagee, the mortgagor, or the general He proposed that the candidates shouid be pablic, He himself purposed, during the rominated at the same time as town coun-- recess, to study the English legislation on citlors. There were too many elections, this subject, and if his colleagues agreed and school trustee elections were allowed with his views he should probably be able as it were to go by default, Not one--tenth to submit a measure to the House at the of the electors ever cast a vote for school next #ession, (Cheers.) trustees. -- Were the voting concurrent with Mr. DEACON said that he thought that municipal elections he exvected that a betier the Bill under consideration did not even class of trustecs would be got. He did not possess the merit of lessening the costs. The think that there was ruch iorce in the ob-- sherif's feesalone would vastly exceed the Jection raised of there being A probability costs of foreclosing in the Court of Chan. of the u}truductn,n of municipal politics. cery, The law upon the point is now very ]Ie_thougut. tlmt.thc people were sincerely clearly settled, and there are no difficulties desirous of having the elections separate in the operation of it. He thought the hon. from politics. . By the bal!ot there would member -- should <withdraw his Bill, or con-- 'b'e a better prospect of geiting good men. sent to have all but the first two lines l This new mcth'ud would be more economical . _ struck off. | ?h!:lil th'c c:lstmg pll(xlm. t';l.'hle 1br:uterestl tak]ein Mr. SCOTT said he was opposed to i dhamr dnb s wn?wou cerALN )_..l 1:;_re: yo Pewe change without mature considormig(r)). This ii'ir{"wm moved the second rcading of the Bill, he thought, would only give the mort-- < o y 3 & i gagee a greater influence than was desirable Mr. CROOKS said his hon. friend from . over the property of the mortgagor, Section West Huron bad supported his motion with 18 gives the mortgagee power over the pro. strong arguments, as he usually did support perty of infants. Me likewise took excep-- anything that emanated from him, But it tion to section 13, aud asked the hou. mem-- bad not yet appeared that there had been ber to withdraw his Bill, I any such general c:xprcsslon on the part of Mr. MEREDITR said that the Bill was a | (ueks it neosseary 10 Te present state i :llp:lx::."nt"}:cr: 5 (?l?l 'r::::c":-';rilst ll;:rI:: ':l:l;i' public opinion on this subject. He had an onmisfences such as would wm'rant! aversion to making changes, particularly in the adoption of the Bill, He hoped the law relating to education, unless the that the hon. the Attorney ~Gegerat: in con-- | mind of the public was clearly expressed in | sidering his measure would devise some :}:'(_";':hzilsi:fh (dh:';i'(:lse l:';:hl::fe;:'écengz simple means of ufxmg tlhc costs and also obr:c.rvcd U)a't)z:lybot them had' moved in the [*4 r..glsteun.g oatye i n F matter, with the exception of the Toronto | _ Hon Mr. CURRIE said that possibly two. Board, which had passed a resolution depre-- |\ thirds of the frechold land in the Province cating --th hang ted. Th | was held under mortgage. By this law it oo oo o nnds sinncenvines 09 ho Cabr °C T h page,. DjF inis law i Executive Committee of the City Council was intended to admit of the mortgagee get-- had, however, passed a resolution to the re-- ting possession of his property from the verse. -- The great reason why it was at first mortgagor more easily than at preseni, He decided that the election of school trustees went on to explain how notice should be should be held on diffcrent days from that given of foreclosure by sale, posting of of counciliors, was that the interests of mu-- notices, &c. It would not be commulsory to nicipal bodies were entirely different from proceed under this Bill. He then went on those of school boards. 'The question of ::i d"&:::"';li'l: :g:':;i;:ct?:gw:h?":{r:fi: changing the system of onen voting for the t C biutot in the clection of school trustees had opposition he had n:et with from the hon, not yet been thought necessary. _ He had the Attorney--General, he would let hon. | never yet assented to all the virtues that members bave an _opportunity of voting were usually ascribed to the system of uPOI;dlt';e .When:; Committee he hoped it | secret voting. _ After alluding to one or two | wou 4'1le'UV * other features of the Bill, which he consid» | | Mrz. WILLIAMS, who seconded the mo-- ered objectionable, he said that apart from | tion, hopod' the hon. member would with-- the strong arguimenis advanced in favour of | draw his Bill, and expressed the hbope that his l iil by the bhon. gentleman who propos. H ?'u?vci upon the House. would vote the ed it, he could uot soo that the mind of the Bil} down. pubhc had been so clearly _ expressed The Bill was lost, Hon. Bir. Currie being as to make it a duty of the Government the ouly one to vote for it, to assent fo the BH, Ho presumed, l [The remainder of this report is unavoid-- however, that the mover had obtained one ly held over for want of space.] ;': his objects in bringing the Bill before the Louse . Mr. FRASER directed the attention of the House to the fact that the Confederation * + Act did not give this Legislature the power to change the law with regard to the elec. tion of Separate School Trustees, which the proposed Bill misht affect. Both at Belic-- | ville and at Toromto recently there had been | a dispule as to whether Separate Schooli Trustees were compelied to hold their elec-- | tion on the same day, at the same place, and | c with the same reluzaing officer, as the clec-- tion of Public School Prustees, 1f this Bill passed, the question would arise as to k whether Separate School supporters would not be bound by its provisions. * If, on the other haud, they were not bound * by this law, there wonuld have to be an additional election for gchool trustees. All * this went to show that there ought to be further consideration of this question, and the delay might be a proper and beneficial l one under the circuimstances,