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Eg?ssue certain debentures in aid of the ingston, Smith's Falls & Ottawa Rail-- way company. An act to incorporate the Hamilton Radical Electric Street Railway company. An act to amend the act respecting compensation . to workmen in certain cases. An act for the prevention of CruUeil) °0 and better protection of children. An act to further facilitate the enforc>-- ment of the just rights of wage--earners and sub--contractors. _ An Act respecting the office of county crown attorney in the county of York and city of Toronto. _ * y An act respecting securities in the sur-- rogate courts. * An act to further provide against the extermination of the plant called gin-- serg. An act to amend the voters' lists act. An act to establish the office of land titles for the district of Rainy River. An act to amend the Toronto medical _ _An act to extend the time for the vesting of estates in heirs and devisses. titles An act. An An act to amend the liquor license act. An act to amend the pharmacy act. An act respecting the Sarnia Consum-- ers' Gas company. An act to amend the act respecting the limitation of certain actions. An act to amend the agriculture and arts act. » An act to establish the Algonquin Na-- tioral park of Ontario. An act to prevent fraud in the sale of milk. Western C An act relating to the erection of the\ ew provincial buildings. 5 ) an act to consolidate and amend the, 'acts relating to game and fur--bearing l anim2ls. An act respecting the registration of in-- struments relating to lands. An act to make further provisions in regard to voters' lists in cities. An act to amend the public health act. An act to amend the judicature act. An act respecting the enforcement of jadges' orders in matters not in court. An act respecting the debt otf the town of Sault Ste, Marie to her majesty as re-- presenting this province. An act respecting houses of refuge for females. An act to amend the act to impose a tax on dogs and for the protection of sheep. An act for the relief of loan companies incorporated out of Ontario. An act respecting polling places in the electoral districts of Algoma West and of Algoma East. An act as to costs in appeals on prose-- cutions. An act to enable the electors of the province to pronounce upon the desira-- bility of prohibiting the importation, manufacture and sale as a beverage of intoxicating liquors. An act respecting the erection of the new provincial lunatic asylum at Brock-- new ville, An act respecting agricultural societies in Nipissing, Parry Sound and Manitou-- lin, An act respecting certain duties, la-- bilities and fees of sheriffs, An act to amend the high schools act. An act to amend an act relating to the Central prison, An act respecting building societies,. An act for the better protection of free libraries. An act for the better prevention of cer-- tain diseases affecting fruit trees. An act for the better prevention of fraudulent statements by companies and others. An act respecting the judges of the su-- preme court in Ontario. _ An act respecting certain grants to the Industrial School association of Toronto. An act to amend the industrial schools act. An act respecting sales for taxes in the free grant territory. An act to amend the jurors' act. 'The municipal amendment act, 1893. The assessment amendment act, 1893. An act respecting aid to certain rail-- wayvs. act to incorpol:an the Strathroy & prevention _qt_ cruelty to " His honor the Meutenant--governor doth thank her majesty's dutiful and loyal subjects, accept their benevolence and as-- sent to this bill in her majesty's name." sSPEKCH FROM THEK THRONE. The lieutenant--governor then delivered the following speech :-- "Mr. Speaker and gentlemen of the legis-- lative assembly : "In relieving you from further atten-- dance upon your degislative duties, I am glad to be able to congratulate you upon the advantages which have already becn experienced from the completion of the new parliament buildings. While they have | greatly contributed to your comfort and ' convenience in the discharge of your leg-- islative duties, they have also proved themsclves to be perfeotly adapted to all the other requiremenis of the public ser-- vice. It is very satisfactory to know that buildings so substantial and commodious An 'act for granting to her majesty | certain sums of money to defray the ex-- | penses of civil government for the year 1893, and for other purposes therein men-- tioned. To these bills the royal assent was an-- nounced by Col. Clarke, the clerk of the legislative assembly, in the following words ;-- * " In her majesty's name, his honor the lieutenant--governor doth assent to these bills." The speaker then said :-- May it please your honor : We, her majesty's most dutifuil and faithful subjects, the legislative assem-- bly of the province of Ontario, in session assembled, approach your honor at the close of our labors with sentiments of unfeigned devotion and loyalty to her majesty's person and government, and humbly beg to present for your honotr's acceptance a bill dntituled '"An act for granting to her majesty certain sums of money to defray the expenses of civil government for the year 1893, and for other purposes therein mentioned," thus placing at the disposal of the crown the meahs by which 'the government:--can be made efficient for the service and wel-- fare of the province. To this bill the royal assent was an-- ouncd by the clerk of the legislative as-- sembly in the follbwing words :-- «t CURHET " I desre to express my appreciation of th» diligence and zeal: with which you addressed vourseives to the work of the session. Although called together at' a season of the year when the demands of . private business: are most urgent, you have shown no desire ecither to hasten lecislation unduly or to postpone the CON--. sideration of measures Amportant to the ' province. "I recognize with pleasure your prudence and forethought in providing for the @S-- tablishment of a large national park, * Lo. bas Canue in '+ha hive b a cost. province. "I recognize with pleasure your prudence and forethought in providing for the os-- tablishment of a large national park, about 12,000 square miles in area, in the northern part of the province, and in thereby securing for all time a forest res-- ervation of untold value to the country, and includgded to it a reserve for such ani-- mals as it is desirable to protect. The Mm&®®® "* "" .. nv which the park is to be ervation of unloid Ydl""~ **~ and includgded to it a reserve | mals as it is desirable to pT name Algonquin,by which the known, will form & connecti © _ 3 ai« #utn and THUL ce C--U CX S Lial WithH there is such & substantial public opinion in favor of prohibition as would ensure its enforcement in the case of legislation be-- ing adopted. I shall watch with interest the course of events with respect to both these questions. " 1 have assented with great pleasure to the bill which you have passed for the prevention of eruelty to and better pro-- tection of children, as & means of rescu-- ing from & possible or probable or.minal ESn CC been erected 1t comparatively so low P