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176 To the Haliburton. Whitney & Mat-- tawa Railway, between Haliburton and Whitney, a distance not exceeding thir-- ty miles, a cash subsidy of $3,000 a mile--$90,000, To the Ontario, Hudson Bay & West-- ern Railway, between MissinAbie Sta-- tion on the Canadian Pacific Railway and tidewater on the mouth of Moose River on James Bay, a distance not exceding two hundred and forty miles, a cash subsidy of $2,000 a mile--$480,000., To the James Bay Railway, from a point at or near Sudbury to a point at or near Lake Abittibi, a distance not exceeding one hundred and seventy-- five miles, a cash subsidy of $2,000 a mile--$350,000, grant of 5,000 acres per mile of rail-- way constructed is proposed to be xlvexi out of the lands through which the railway may pass. A similar sub-- sidy of $2,000 a mile, or $350,000 in al!, together with a land grant, is pro-- posed to be given to the James Bay Railway, which, starting at a point near Sudbury, is to be pushed forward in the direction of Lake Abittibi, and will form an easterly trunk line to Hudson Bay. This line is expected to open up a very large tract of valuable agricultural land in the vicinity of Lakes Temiscamingue and Abittibi. Other important railway grants are set forth in the resolutions, which are as follows:-- River in James Bay, This wiil form the westerly route to the great inland sea. In addition to the cash subsidy a Parliament Buildings, March 27. The Government will to--morrow di-- rect attention of the House to its pro-- posals for pushing railway communi-- cations into the north country along two important lines. It is proposed to grant a subsidy of $480,000 for a line of railway connecting with the C.P.R. at Missanabie Station, and reaching tidewater at the mouth of the Moose vernment Measures and Private way, from its junction with the Port Bills Advanced a Stage -- House Arthur, Duluth & Western Railway to May Adjourn on Thursday. Fort Frances, a distance not exceeding two hundred and five miles, a cash sub-- sidy of $1,000 a mile, and from Fort eiigeeninsnenemmess Frances to the mouth of Rainy River, a distance not exceeding gseventy--five Parliament Buildings, March 27. ;';":3609' cash subsidy of $4,000 a mile-- 05,000, The Resolutions. To the Ontario & Rainy River Rail-- Resolved, that there shall be set apart for the use of the Sault Ste. Marie & Hudson Bay Raillway and the James Bay Railway out of the lands of the Crown through which they may pass 5,000 acres to the mile of each of the sald railways for the portions above mentioned, such areas to be selected in blocks of--5,000 acres on each side of the line alternately by taking the neces-- sary number of lots as the townships are surveyed or outlined, or by taking the proportionate grant for each ten miles of railway (or 50,000 acres) in blocks on alternate sides of the line, such blocks to have a frontage on the line of ten mileg each, or in such other | way as may be agreed upon by the said company and the Lieutenant--Gov-- error in Council. ! No High School Legislation. i It is altogether unlikely there wil} bc! any legislation this session with regard' to high schools. Although the Minister of Education has brought down a measure relating to high school mat-- ters, he will not press it, but will defer the changes he proposes for the further consideration of the trustees and teach-- ers of the Province. on the liquor lHcense bill. In amend-- ment Mr. Marter moved the six months' boist. and in support of his motion made a three--hour speech. He dealt exhaustively with the financial history 7° SB m e 1 d 3 & A At this afternoon's session of the Legislature Hon. Mr. Hardy, in the ab-- sence of Mr. HArcourt, who was indis-- poset_i, moved the House into committee To the Ontario, Belmont & Northern Railway, from the northern terminus thereof in the direction of the Town-- ships of Belmont and Lake, a distance not exceeding seven miles, at the rate of $23,200 a mile--$22,400. s To the Central Ontario Railway from Ormsby or Coe Hill to a point, at or near Bancroft, a distance not exceeding twenty--one miles, a cash subsidy of $3,000 a mile--$63000. * To the Central Counties Railway from Glen Robertson to Vankléek Hill, a distance not exceeding fourteen miles, a cash subsidy of $2,000 a mile--$28,000. the Province during the regime of In the House.