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9 C J ' B¥A 4 # / f o h aics f a e g2 From Woodstock Tfii'Oonmfl, for an & C k s waaw* to legalise certain by--laws and to amend Te that at Tast arrangements have been made é ach consolidntiufg the debt of the town-- ft_u'snttlem.ent.. W ith regard to the constitu-- Mr. McKay (Oxford). tu_uul question to be referred to the courts in From the Kingston Board of Trade, for friendly actions, Ontario can surely afford certain amendments to the Division Courts calmly to watch results. Her success in Act--Mr. Metcalfe. the past in securing the verdict of the high-- From East Middlesex Farmers' Institute, | est courts in support of the contentions of | for certain amendments to the Municipal | her Governtpent. is strong presumptive proof Act respecting the market tax on farm | that they will be equally successful in the produce--M1. Tooley. | questions to be submitted. The munici-- From Oxford County Council, that no | palities interested will doubtless be pieased change be made in the law relating to the | to learn that control of the gaols by County Councils-- | The Diffliculties Still Existing The Attorney--UGeneral. ' in the way ot a settlement with the sister | From Woodstock Town Council, for cer-- Province of Quebec, in connection with the tain amendments to the Municipal Act re-- land improvement fund, are no longer to specting the maintenance of bridges by stand in the way of the municipalities re-- local municipalities--The Attorney--Gen-- ceiving the moneys due to them. (Cheers.) eral. This commendation will undoubtedly re-- From Port Arthur Town Council, for an ceive the endorsation of the House. The n'ct to lcg)g]l'gqe aA 1.,y law respecting the work done so successfully by the Provincial Canadian Pacific Railway taxes--Mr. Con-- Board of Health is not only worthy of hav-- mee. ing attention drawn to it in the speech from From the Toronto Home for Incurables, the }hrone, but of the commendation of this for an act to authorise the acquisition and Legislature and the gratitude of the people hul:hng of real estate--Mr. H. E. Clarke. of the Province. The board has done much | From Rev. 'Alu.\. Sanson and others, for | to educate the people by means of the dis-- . an act to confirm certain acts of the late semination of sanitary {iteru.turo and in the trustees of Trinity Church, Toronto--Mr. preparation of a text book in hygiene for H. E. Clarke. use in the schools and now used in 75 per From 'h.""e'* Ashley, jun., and others, for cont,. of the schools of the Province to the in act to incorporate the Ontario, Belmont great advantage of both the children and k Northern Railway Company--Mr. Ble-- the parents. _ Without going into details of zarfl. ¢ phe board's work, some facts respect-- ' From the Weston, High Park & Toronto ing the suppression of that ({)read Street Railway Company, for a change of disease smallpox will be of interest. name to the City & Suburban Electric Rail-- | In 1884, just after the Public Health Act way Company and for other purposes--Mr. was passed, there were 62 deaths from Gilmour. smallpox in seven counties. In 1885, the From District Assembly 125, K. of L., year of the Montreal epidemic, there were for an act for the examination of persons 21 deaths in seven counties. In 1886 there having charge of stationary engines--Mr. were 35 deaths ; in 1988 there were 3 ; in H. E. Clarke. 1889, 13 in two counties, and in 1890 not The Address. one death and not a single outbreak. It Mr, Tait, on rising to move the adoption seems that we have only just become of th€ address in reply to the speech from aware that in addition to our great the throne, was received with loud applause. wealth in other minerals we have an He said:-- almost inexhaustible supply of nickel, which It would be with no inconsiderable is all the more valuable because of its amount of diffidence that I attempt to ad-- scarcity in other countries. _A great deal dress you to--day were it not for the assur-- has been written and sai about the ance that the kind consideration usually ex-- breadth and depth of the nickel deposits of tended to the first effort of a new member the Sudbury region, but an adequate con-- will be most generously accorded to me on ception of them is possible only to those m this occasion. As his Honor the Lieuten-- who have visited the locality, _ Much may ant--(iovernor takes great pleasure in wel-- be done by wise legislation to assist in coming us to our Legislative duties as developing those great stores of wealth, members of a new Parliament, it may not while, . on _ the _ other hand, unwise be out of place to manifest some reciprocity legislation here as elsewhere may do a great of sentiment by expressing our pleasure at deal to minimise the value of our rich in-- seeing in their old places nearly all his old | heritance, 'To properly develop those mines advisers,including the Provincial Secretary, will require men, money and markets, To the hon. member for Hamilton--(cheers)-- legislate respecting the disposal of the lands with the veteran Premier at his post after so that the Province may receive its just the toils and troubles and risks of the late | share is perhaps the easiest part of the keenly--contested Provincial election. (Hear, | work,. One thing is assured, and that is hear.) The Province evidently _ knew ' that no legislation towards the development enough to recognise a good (iovernment | and expansion of this industry can be car-- when they hm?it, and to hold to it and ried out that will be a draft upon the be thankiul for it. To be perfectly fair and taxpayers of this Province, 'The legislation impartial, we might express our gratification referred to in the speech seems to be of a at seeing the genial leader of her Majesty's far--reaching kind. One item refers to the loyal Opposition also in his old seat, election law, and is doubtless the outcome apparently hale and hearty and as eager for of experience of the last general elec-- work as ever. -- One familiar face and manly tion. . Ibt is right to crystallise the form is absent, the late Mr. Freeman--cut experience of the past in _ statutes off in the strength of his manhood from for the benefit of . the days . to sorrowing relatives and friends, his legis-- come, qnd ag our expet on ce ext,en'ds nebv: lative career prematurely ended to the great suggestions will occur, This may f""lyh 1 regret of his late constituency and the seri-- considered a good time to amend the se OC; ous loss of his native Province. His duties laws, Once in five years is often enough as Liberal whip brought him into close con-- to amend these laws and yet keep tact with members on both sides of the up _ the fecling of stability in hl l House. He was loved by his political gard _ to them, 'line 'callm tX hich v:: + friends and respected, honored and trusted succeeded . the | po em!fin ds br;l" o be by all, and his loss is deeply regretted not e"""{"""""l m.ut!:t',ixs ; l 1 TV a e.:sis re-- only by the old members o{ the House who favorable to car el 1. '""O"gf't C ie s:ome knew him well, but also by those of us solves. I;mmg "f'h P'i'" '::' M 2erwiall among the new members who were fortun-- :spechs 0 0'(11" slb t'?" ':Y"' r:cl:a hfn ua)o' ate enough to enjoy the pleasure of occas-- *'°"l'° .sul')Yos;: Aelk ion C s Fmen dc%.l %f lonal friendly intercourse with him as well and. ?;:'" Pn se ergon..h !x?ita.ble i as by those who knew him only by reputa-- oritacs l"--l'.""r""mt"o"s' um;.uf it emanated tion. The information conveye(fv to us in cisin--leading up to (as most,0! B # " u 4 from) bigotry and hate. _ (Cheers.) But the speech of the Licutenant--Governor is hesefeelinus : 1 to a large extent dis-- all or very nearly all of a pleasing kind. theso eelmgs eYe 8 In view of the annual reference for so appeared. _ UR many years in the 'Treasurer's financial | The Morning of 6th June Last s'atoment to unsettled accounts between they had nearly all disappeared, and when :. » Dominion Government and the Govern-- the byc--elections came off in Hamilton and iw«1* of Ontario, it is refreshing to learn on