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' =2=.2rT:tte:'rei- ..- . a. I r / df 3 THURSDZ 3 MARCH 31. F I 'politicain them now, audit was stated in i the public press that the president of the , ONTARIO LEGISLATURE. 5 Central imam was inclined to make too a much of that question. m did not see that t --------_ i the Central institute did 'll'"tft'h _ , , l Mr, MeKechnie said he di not come Education of farmers Sons l forward on this question as a farmer, but . . . ' his interests were identical With theirs. Again Under Ijiscussitm. i The farmers' institutes he considered were 0 b in the best interests of the farming commu- -.-L.-.-. nity. Ho ha: attended Cl,',','. of the meet. in sin his ri ing (South Grey) and could T H E F I n H T D I V I S I o N. (ltd from personal observation of the vreat benefit derived from them. They fJ,',',t'idl not only the Ttlt," but spout". . or. l torn and those who real t " proceedln s. The Government has tt Mal 3 He denied that politics was brought upset tty of 'rvventar-six. l the meetings. The titat meeting he attend. l id was addressed by Prof. Rob. _ . l artson, h' now oil" the Dominion Experi- I . , . . " " . NTR0. mental 'arm,am at the variousmeetin s the MR. " MTTE "MILLMIES aSYONE Ill t ball could not contain those who wislfed to DUCK A ttF".s'oLtJTtON ("LUNG FOR attend. The subject of dairying was taken ms Expculox, up by llr. Palmer. and this important sub- [ I Fr. "as diet-tweed to the advantage of all i --------- ' pieient. lie spoke of the various butter. 5 ". l 30 1892 producing countries, and the likelihood of i IORONTU, Marc t o ' . Canadian butter at a not far distant date ' In the Legislative Assembly to-dsy the occupyinga high position in this respect. , following bills svererintroduee,d and received Addresses .on fruit and general farming , iirst reading ..-- were also given that were of a very helpful M ' R 'tin the sitting of character. lie referred. to the good inilu, Mr. . owl-- fall" "lg ences spread already by graduates of the I che High Court tn "rum ""8. 'o'opr Agricultural College,and defended the mem. I apeeting tho duty of sheriffs on arresting hers of the Government as sttceesmfuituimin. persons under civil process ; also to con. istrators of tho trust repoaed in them. He 'solidate the acts respecting compensation quoted from statistics to show that the pub. - . , . .. P lie schools had been liberally aided, and to workttusuin c"'.',',""""""': . . 1 ahewad that the character both of the Mr. tiuattoa-To amend the Munimpo instruction imparted and the buildings had Act. been greatly improved. Log school houses Mr. Gibson presented the following re. were passing away and substantialstone or I turns :--ltepurt of the Bureau of Mines; Midi huildingn were taking We" 1htt/ . f l ' Vi 'toria Nia era Falls i Then there was the establishment ot _ report 0 ll" 1Peen u g ', Mcclmnics' Institutes. with Well-equipped, Park LNrmmiMionerN. ' libraries. In 1891 there were 204 of these Mr. Misrter asked: "are the Government I institutes. with 22,202 members and 447,. i taken any steps to ascertain the damage 000 volumes, valued at 8334,00C. (AP. i done to the owners oi lands in the Iowa. plsuse.) ships of Brunel and 1?:t)rTp caused by YI r. Magwood said that the rural munici- I their lands Irving Hum ed? If '0. When. palitia. felt that the Minister of Education i and has there been any report made there. i did not pay enough attention to their pub- ', on? I lie schools. He was in sympathy With the i Mr. Harcourt said that an engineer "as objects of the Agricultural College, but he sent to that localit'in 1lclobcr, 1591. to in- declared that it "in not u citicient u it spcct the lands said to have been tiooded ought to he. and to make a' report. The comtnuaioner Mr. s'praguer was in sympgthy With the wishes to have a more complete investiga- object of the resolution. utumsly, that more tion made, and an engineer will be in!" ruct- gnouey ghould bo spent, on the education of srd to "like a teport "g'utt this .,ttttttnet'. ftuunera' suns, but the discussion had drift. Mr. Campbell (Alumna) asked: in it the in. ed away from the resolution and attacks teution of the Government to proceed till. were made unreasonably on the Govern. year with the building of a lock-up at tit. ment. No Province had done more for its i Joseph Llaud t " 50. where "M " been. farmers than Ontario had done. The i decided that said locbuposlrail be located , work done by the Grmers' insti. Mr. Harcourt said the matter Was still I totes showed that the Government was under the consideration of the Government. I moi-mg in the direction asked by the reso- Elll'._'ATIU-\- or Fait1ir.rvi' tutN.'i. I lution. The same remark applied to the Mr. Hudson resumed the adjourned de- Agricultural College. 2. would belnrifair bate on the motion rcspccting the education to ark for favors ttt the any t" legis ation. of farmers' sons. lie contrasted the condi. for class legislation. All the Y'f'IT, want. tion of the Country now and at. Confedera. ml was 3 Hur start and the "we (t"ttt tion, and declared that the farmers, on the tagua other classes were g'ettini, am the whole, were in " prosperous state. He tle. farmers had these benetits. t was not nied that the manufacturers had special l Correut .to say that farmers wt"' not getting, ' beneiiti. The encouragement given to mm. _ equal auvantagca from the institution ot i ltfnctuies resulted in establishing a homo higher learning. Prp_ltpy"itttd the "I market for the farmers, and in such kren i he" made onthe fyrnora institutesand de- competition that agricultural implements clared that th.tpoytity taken by the pre- could be bought as cheaply at the farmers' eideiit o.' the central Institute was lair and doors as anywhere in the United States. 7 reasonable. tio tar as the farmers were He was proud oi the educational institu. 1 concerned they had no reason to complain. tions oi the country, but at the same time i The 'lovernytirut had done fur" by the he thought the farmers did not receive the I farmers, and the farmers required notspecial i, educational advantages in the public schools l 1ovislstion. (Annhsmse..' which they were entitled to receive. He i an. Irotiwttt thy.ui.tht the standard ot thought the sLundard of rural schools ahouldi "Fun" to the high tschools t.shott.ld be beraiaed. I "laid r'),t',1, the class of education in the Mr. (ileniiinidg said this was an i . pub ic so ioois elevated. portant question and not easily arapplgil Mr. Clancy denied that any attempt had with. More attention, he considered been myle by his side of the House to should be paid to fariiiera, and this could antagonist: the J','.'),',',:,?,' and the secondary be done by giving greater assistance to the ttehoolts tf. the 'rovmee, but thought tnat public schools. The public schools, he the public 39110015 Were not roee,ivyr,,t,!1s said. only received at the rate of 81 per attention truirimportauee demanded. "in pupil, while the high schools were paid at 1ti.g.h schools art, doing a great deal of worn: the rate of 812 per head. Farmer-3' mm. Which ociht to be undertaken in the public totes also were a good medium for aidin schools. bt "id that tmsnty years Bgo the farmers, but he claimed there was too much I atyblio, "Puaur and Poor "hooU ""hnd