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, 60;! I ill ( tll', F Mr. Gmhtm 1 taken by the' I The, ("funny " i cide nuestions l (but upon a mt i Dr. Itridgland asked that the pro- l,ylsi.yss,of the bill applying to Manl- Houiin island tsith respect to uniting the sch-mi districts and conveying the [children to school be applied to the district of Muskoka. Hon. Mr. Hardy.. replying to Mr. Ward), pointed out that it Mould be better to have independent und'prac- ttical mcn to' determine the que stion of the boundaries of school sections rath- er than the County Judge. These men "cud personally inspect the localities and take into consideration every tea- tttro of the local conditions. He 'ceur- ed to lie-en away from thy law as much as possible in the settlement of these questions. _ 'r':2llm'srr3ti-rf1utottred -ttte position: 1t,1it'tr.'ttt, the Minister of Education., a; ". untr Judge is a good man to de- I gm" Questions of equity, Justice or law, {it upon a matter requiring practical, expcttence, such as arranging the schooi districts. the County Judge was as a rule less equipped than any other Clans of men. The derision of a com- nth-sinner such a: the bill provided for woutd satisfy the people of the Island mutrl1 better than tho County Judge could hnpn to. . ie) Maiheson denounced this as an- f,'llyi,'i/ti/y,f in the whole svstem of con- yi'l1'i','tci'f,',',' of power in the. Minister ot Dursu'ai Tingle" was being steadily Without. ".' could not do anything an th running to Toronto. It was ',,Q_ or instance of the onc-rmun power 1"Cl' Was destroying the efficiency of he education ol' this Province. . Mr. \V'nltney contended that the Ccunty Judge' was the only man who could put his foot down and 'settle the disputes between contending factions satisfactorily. Mr. Hoyle wanted to divide the Island into three sun-Hons. with thrrm boards. who would settle the wholo tquestion and save tho cost of the rum- mission. _ i tzullu us. ... V", V - _ - a] for this purposo. Smoking works, of which he hoped to sie many estab- lished throughout tho country, were ex- ceptionul industries, in which the in- vestment of capital shihtizaraousr, and; should bi, encouraged. 'The bonus sys- tem was perhaps necessary in respect to this class of argument. He was op- posed to the resolution and amend- nwnt. but was quite wining to endorse a resolution that ti1e_House is unearth-3 promisingly opposed to any system which enables one municipality to bid, against another.' or to foster or build; up an industry in its own city at the; o'xponso of non-assenting taxpayers. ! Mr. Conmee contended that whenl tv.o-thirds of the ratepayers in a mun-l, icipality apprmfd a bonus the by-law' snruld stand. The resolution aimed to take away from the municipalities that right to tax themselves which they ought, to his mind. to possess. The hon. members were fighting now against a condition of affairs which might have existed in the past. but which could not now exist under the law as it stands. The hon. members who were supporting the resolution appeared to be afraid of themselves, and wanted to Ho up the House. He appealed to the mover of the amendment. Mr. Morrison. West Hastings, disap- proved of the resolution. because" it de- prived the property-owners of the op- portunity of improving and benefiting their property by encouraging the es- tublishment of industries. ' T Ivjas 1oybtfyl wpéth'or any resolution passed by the House' would be binding unless;~ trsttalliyred Into legislation." An Hon, In) HER-1y pointed out that it 110