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Amefvimnmintibnighs o0 t u0 uol ul2 rize s # ; agh C ' Ontario Legislature. "gs | PE j FOURTH PARLIAMENT--THIRD SESSION. | ooA | (By Our Own Reporters. ) H TuEspay, March 7. ! "The Bzeaker too}: the chair at eleven o'clock,. THIRD READINGS The following Bills were read athird time and massed :-- To establish a Bureau of Industries. To establish a Provincial Board of Health, and 0 ?lve increased powers to Local Boards of Aealth, To amend the Act respecting the Rights and Liabilities of Innkeepers. THE SCHOOL LAW. Mr. CROOKS moved the second reading of the Bill amending the School Law, explaining its pro-- risions. _ The first clause enables a third--class weacher to teach in a county other than the one n which the certificate was granted. 'The second ection provided a system by which third--class eachers may be examined and reported upon, and heMinister of Education shall determine whether, it the expiration of such certificate, its term shall be extended. 'Tho third clause provides for the 'rantin:; of certificates in remoto districts--Thun. er Bay, Nipissing, Algoma, and Parry Sound, 1lso in the northern part of certain counties; the soard of examinors to consist of the judge, sti-- pendiary magistrate, with the inspector, and in sounties of the inspector and two members ap-- Poinwd by -- the Minister of _ Education,. Clause four compels Councils to cause the as-- sessor to give the names and residences, as well as 'he ages, of all children in the municipality over wsixteen and under twenty--one, and between seven and thirteen,. in addition to the columns for those aver five and six. The eighth clause provides how the Board of Examiners for the admission of | pupils into the High Schools and Collegiate In-- | atitutes shall be constituted, and includes the U'hairman of the Separate School Trustees, in HLuceo where the High School and Separate hool are each situate,. Section 4 and sub-- | section 2 of the ligh Schools Act_ are | repealed by section 9 of the Bill, and the | matters dealt with in it arse made subject to departmental regulations. 'The Minister pro-- ceeded to speak as to the 'Teachers' Superannua-- tion Fund, explaining the proposilionas a basis for a fund of the Ontario Teachers' Association, pointing out the injustice which this minimum subscription of four dollars from each teacher would impose on the female teachers. He hoped that a reasonable basis would be arrived at after further consuliation between himself and the teachers, h s Mr._ MEREDITH 'charged that the Minister | of Education was taking to himself extr& | ordinary Power in accordance with the policy | nf centralization pursued by the Govern: ment, e therefore owosed, the _ passing of the second section. e also disapprovep, of the ninth section, (as the House would be un-- willing, doubtless, to veto any regulations which | the Minister might issue beforehand. _ 'The House | should be asked first to pass an affirmative resolu-- | tion. As to the superannuation question, he urged some Prompt. action, although recognizing the' difficulties connected with the rwution. | Mr. CASCADEN said that although the Bill did ' not co far enough, he supported it. | Mr. LAUDER said that the school system was | upon its trial, no matter what Government was in | i::ower. and such being the case the Minister of | ducation should. as far as possible, withdraw ' himselft from party politics. . Hoe |object»" to the Minister taking to himselft increas'. powers. The Education Department would 1' reduced to a party machine b{ such legislation. , Such would be very undesirable, and would be a | violation of the understanding arrived at when | Dr. Ryerson resigned and the hon,. member was appointed. Mr. ROSS desired that the grants to the Col-- legiate institutes should be made on the basis of l results. The Yrovisions of the first clause,. he | thought, would entail a great deal of trouble, and | would not be satisfactory to the municipalities, Me hoped the Minister would withdraw that u!auso. He was sorry that the Superannuation Fund had not been dealt with, but hoped that it would be noxt session. , + Mr, MoLAUGHLIN 'reminded hon. gentlemen opposite that if educational matters had been brought within party politics it was their work. He lp&)'roved of the second section of the Bill. Regording the ninth section, he concurred in the observations of the hon. member for London (Mr. Meredith.) HMe thought the grants to Collegiate Institutes should be made according to their work, | le read the grants made to several Collegiate | Institutes to show the injustice of the present | system. Hoe rogretted that the superannuation ! question had not been dealt with. The door should be closed and no more teachers allowed to take advantage of the benefits of the fund. If teachers were entitled to pensgions he did not see why doc-- tors and Iawyers. who also had to pass examina-- tions, should not have pensions granted to them in their old age. The loss to the Government in four | years by the fund amounted to $194,977. Headvo-- cated the repeal of the law which established the funmd. He believed the teachers themselves would be Yleued with such being done. RC. _ Mr. MAY thought it was desirable that the Min-- ister of Wducation should take and exercise some of the lar%e powers possessed by inspectors. He would be less liable to be iniluenced by political eonsiderations than a greatmany of theinspectors. He supported the Bill, Mr. GIBSON (Huron) lxprovcd of the second section of the Bill. He did not see the use of the fourth clause, and opposed it. Heagreed with the remarks which had been made in opposition tothe