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T ii rriiiir tment Mr. A. Stuart»! We: of Glencoe. was instructed to I like an inquiry, and did so. Grant de- cllned to assist in the inquiry, but ad- mitted the charge. and on receipt of the report of the commissioner the de- Dartment cancelled the formers ma- triculation certificate and notified the Law Society of the facts. . . A Reduction Urged. _ Representatives of various life insur- ance companies doing business in On- tario waited upon Hon. It. Harcourt,! a. second time this morning and urged] a' reduction in the tax which is to be- imposed upon this class of companies. I The deputation consisted of Messrs. A. ' Bruce, Canada Life; J. K. Macdon-. aid, Confederation Life: George Weg- enast, Ontario Mutual ', Ira B, Thayer, l Travellers'; tmaples Hunter, Stand-i ard; H. Sutherland, Temperance & General. and Thomas Hilliard, Domin- ion. It was pointed out by the speak- ers on behalf of the deputation that the taxation levied on the basis of 1' lit-r cent. on the gross premiums was in some cases four times and in other cases nearly double that announced in the press. it was asserted that the rate of Interest which life companies were able to earn on their funds was decreasing. and that in all probability, the Dominion Government would re- quire them shortly to reserve their funds at a much lower interest, which t would necessitate a great augmentation j of the amount put by for the protection I of the public. The contention was also I set up that life companies were han- dicapped as compared with tire com- panies by reason of the fact that their contracts had a long time to run and could not be varied. Finally it was argued that the money put by for the policyholders belonged to them in the same way as' did deposits in the banks to depositors. They weve'the sav- ings ot men paid out in small sums for the protection of their families. and. therefore, should not be subject to a tax any more than moneys in the sur- Ings banks. Hon. Mr. Harcourt pro- mised that the representations made would be seriously considered. Chief Game Warden Tinsley received a letter from Passenger Agent Usher of the C. P. R., stating that in consequence of the exhibit made hy the C.P.ft. at the Sporting Exhibition at Madison Square Garden. New York, many Amer- l ican tourists had announced their inten- tion of going into the Lake Tomiscnm- ingue district this summer. Appointment at Central Prison. Mr. Darley, an employee at the Cent- ral Prison, has been appointed to su-- perintend the manufacture of binder twine and cordage at the prison at a salary of $1,500 per annum. The salary is to be paid partly by the Governmtnt and partly by the contractors. A tine quality of manllia is being turned out at the Central Prison now, and machin- ery has been installed for the manu- facture of cordage one inch in diameter. Other mac:hinery is expected in'a few days which will enable Cordage two inches in diameter to be turned out. American Tourists Coming. Mr. Romf bill to improve the laws re- specting High Schools has been printed and distributed. The bill provides for a new curriculum in the High Schools as follows _ ll DJIIIL. v..-.....v _ I that as a result of the circulation of the pamphlets on northern Ontario, 9.. large number of special enquiries reg sheeting the Wabigoon district new" Deen received. Mr. O'Byrne also re- ports that before the i.epiesentative:of the Ontario Tobacco Growers' Associa- tion left for home he disposed of all his samples to a large tobacco firm in A London, with whom he made arrange- f n cnts to send an expert to Ontario to '; inspect the tobacco in bulk, and to in- 5 rttuct the growers as to the properi mode of preparing and packing it for) the English market. The publicity} given to the production of tobacco in', Ontario has. Mr. O'Byrne reports, re-i sulted in creating a great dearer in-! terest among tobacco manufacturers! and merchants in the old country. and i many enquiries have been received at; his office upon the matter. If proper; steps are taken to prepare and pack the tobacco in such a way as to meet the requirements of the English trade there seems good reason to believe that a profitable market 'couid be found in the mother country for all the surplus etop the Ontario farmers can produce. A Smallpox Claim. Aid. Crane, Chairman of the local Hoard of Health, this morning inter- viewed Dr. Bryce in reference to the city's claim against the Provincial board. to be recouped for the expense incurred by the recent outbreak of smallpox. 10.--HI) In (ivory High ill-hon], subject lo the (auditions in subsection 2 here- inafter 'u"t forth and subjnct to the re- gulations of the F%ucation Department. instruction shall be given in the follow- l in; courses ot,trtttlUr:--t1) A treneral l course consisuin of advanced inctrue.. l lion in the 0rd a'rP.brsnetcs of an English educati . Q) A commerciLl course conslsun ofdtmrlrtreeplrttr and commercial transactions,business forms and usages. Stenography and type- writing may be taken at the option of the trustees. Cl) A science course consisting ohthe elements of physics and chemistry in their relation to the productive industries of the Province. (4) A course in agriculture consisting of the chemistry of the soil. the botany of the farm and garden. entomology and the elements of geology and miner- alogy and (5) an artlzan course, con- sisting of freehand. model and me- chanical drawing and decorative de- signs. (6) A teacher's course, consisting of such subjects not included in the pre- ceding coursws as may be prescribed by the Education Department for tem-hers' non-professional certificates. (7) A matriculation coursP, consisting of such subjects as may be prescribed for matriculation into the University of Toronto. ,, ' A report has been received it the Agricultural Department from Mr. P. O'Byrne. Ontario agent at Liverpool. .. a ...A ..:......InMnn nf High School ('urm'nlunn Advertising Ontario.' 120