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' Sham"- dispatch cue of Hon. Mr. I In: cheese and but Hon. Mr. Davis' t w Wu... .._.., ___, an. of Mon. Mr. Dryden's bill respect- " about and-butter associations, and Hon. Mr. David bill requiring a visit to public institutions from the inspec- tor only once a. year. The Revenue Bill. The House went into committee on the revenue bill for the purpose of making a. number of verbal changes. Mr. Matheson thought that the Mu- tual Reserve Association of New York would be put on the same basis as friendly societies, the Foresters, for example. , k Gaul-yaw. Hon. Mr. Hardy polnted'out that the two societies were not similar. The Foresters' society was a friendly organ- lntlon. while the other cont'ern men- tioned was one which went into specu- lative business for_profit. . , . Mr. Matheson-The whole principle of this bill is not to tax on the ability to pay, but along lines ot least resist. ance. (Hear, hear.) - The bill was reported with amend- meats. Hon. Mr. Davis introduced a bill to amend teh act regulating mining cor- potations. The House went into committee on the Attorney-General's bill to amend. tho etatu-te law which has already been explained. The bill was reported. The Registration Adt. Hon. Mr. Gibson's bill to amend the registry act was given a second read- ing. The most important provision is one which declares that no Instrument shall be registrable unless It contains a description of the lands conveyed, with the exception of wills, probates, letters of administration and powers of attor- ney, which may be registered in the general registry office. Shooting of Deer. Mr. Gibson moved the second reading of a bill to amend the game law act. The most important provision. he said. was that repealing the prohibition in the present low against the shooting of deer in the water. The view he had, and it was shared in by the Game Com- missioners, was that as long as the bounding of deer was allowed it would be inexpedienlt to continue in the law the provision against shooting in the water. There were also sections in the bill permitting game to be kept In cold storage during the'close season. providing for the licensing of guides, and requiring carrying companies not only to have coupons attached to the game they transported. but to have the articles boxed up in such a way that the contents could be seen. . Mr. Reid (Addington) approved of the decision to allow deer to be shot in the water, but expressed himself strongly agalgst the practice of clubbing deer to dent . Mr. McLaughlin was very.much op- posed to shooting deer in the water. It was a. provision that would be in the interest of pot-hunters. . "iE'EoaneE Lui the same law oughtl not to apply to all sections of the Pro-1 vince. A law that would be benefleia1) Statute Law Changes. _ was tshirwn In the E tht eastern ' would not suit 1 Ontario. I "A blast furnace has been completed at Deseronto this year for the Produc- tion of charcoal iron, and all the char- coal fuel to be used is made in the Pro- vince, which gives employment to a large number of men. A second char- coal furnace is to.be erected this year at the Town of Midland, which will be- gin with a capacity of 60 tons pig metal per day. It will employ not less than 200 men. Payment out of the iron min- ing fund will be made to these two fur- l naces. as provided in the bill. The l, {lamiltoq furpace has earned from the _ fund during ttieita-triraryidrTii't,iiii m-V mm out of the Province} llllii2rr,gtttiri the northern sections of l ""110. 1 Mt. Kidd suggested that a number of: good men be appointed at small salaries I to protect the game. There was no: doubt that in certain sections of the Province deer were slaughtered indis-_ criminately before the open, season be-' gen. The law was not enforced, be- cause there was no one to look after it. The bill was read a second time. Charcoal Iron Smelting. Hon. Mr. Gibson moved the House in- to committee on the resolutions grant- ing aid to blast furnaces which use charcoal made in Ontario as fuel for smelting ores. He explained the Gov- ernment's policy In regard to encourag- I ing charcoal iron smelting at some; length, and also spoke of the rearrange I ment which the bill amending the mines act would effect in the prices and rent- als ' mining lands. Mr. Gibson in opengg said that the Government's propositions were most important, and, he had very little doubt, would com- mend themselves to members on both sides of the House. He reminded the House of the encouragement whichhad already been granted to blast furnaces, and claimed that the assistance render- ed was Just suf'dclent to obtain In On-' turio the establishment of that import- ant industry. He then proceeded to give statistics showing the develop-, ment which blast furnaces had already, made in the Province. l. The Hamilton Industry. "The blast furnace at Hamilton," said Mr. Gibson, "was started in 1896, and in the three years, 1896-97-98, it has produced 100,566 net tons of " metal,, valued at $1,172,696. It employs about) If!" men. and the amount of wages paid for labor in the three years has been $148,475. Last year it produced 48,253 tons of pig metal, valued at $530,788, and it paid for labor $61,475. The fol- lowing statistics will give some idea of the extent of the operations carried Ores smelted. net tons ............ Ontario ore, net tons ............ Pitt metal pro- duct, net tons.. Value of pig metal ..........1 Wages paid for labor ...........1 Number ot men employed ...... "Coke fuel is u these works. Charcoal Iron. ..... 51,138 37,492 77,024 net ..... 15,270 2,770 20,968 pro- ms.. 28,302 24,011 48,253 pig . ._. ..$353,780 $288,128 $530,788 for ' _ . . -. - .. ...t 47,000 t 40,000 t 61,475 .... 125 130 130 is used," I may say, "at 1896. 1897. 1898. 173