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ols wit"t. notes, ~m . Emigrants From Europe. l I Dr. Vaux of Hamilton, . rly of 7 5 Mr. Hoyle wants to know : "How Brockville, has been appointed . ir-- many emigrants came from Europe and | man of the Provincial Board of Health settled in the Province of Ontario dur-- for the year 1900, succeeding Dr. ing the year 1899? How many located . lonald of Hamilton, who has resigned on farms purchased from the Crown ODr. Macdonald has been a member of Lands Department or elsewhere? How | the board since 1880, and was a most many, if any, sent out by the Ontario useful and valuable officer. agency in Europe located in other Pro-- -- Reports received by the Department vinces of the Dominion or the United f Crown Lands from northern Ontario States? How many families or emi-- go to show that the lumbermen are grants did Duncan Bole locate in Al-- 'making tne best of the snow, which lfgsrggwand Nipissing during the year 'came later than usual this year, and * that the expected cut of eight hundred Ottawa Wants a Commission. | millian feet will be ent out all right. A petition signed by Mavyor Pay ment' o e fomtary g:orAnrrtl:'ttee hosl fa ' id o+ leal. 4 o me Canadian Society of Authors had an _ :?pd'(',lty. Clerk Henderson has been, interview veste';day with -- Premier received from Ottawa by the Attorney--| Ross, the President of the society. It gtlw(::l':,xu:;;rkmg for the appointment °"| is said the subject of the interview l pe Oe t 10 enguire into the findn-- had to do with proposed amendments cilal affairs of the corporation. The to the copyright law. The Lendon recital sets forth that for the past two authors have agreed to certain amend-- years charges of misconduct and mal-- ments, and it is said these will be em-- fg?r:):;:ic:)nn hl:\e irr;l;t) 'If Ofl';(t:fir:hgtctl}\"t bodied in legislation to be passed by & j 0 w = | ic finances have been made in the the Dom'w Council, in the press, and otherwise. *~""~youwan Such charges have obtained wide pub-- THE PRIVATE BILLS. licityil not only in the city, but through-- l' out the whole country, to the great de-- riment and prejudice of Ottawa. A Explanations and Comments Upon committee of the Council has been con-- Some of the Measures Now Before ducting ifnvestlgations into the depart-- the Legislatare, ments of officers who are under sus-- | picion since 1898, and has reported |\_Mr. Auld has introduced a bill (No. from time to time, but without allay-- 21) to authorize the saie of certain "fl';a'cot;:::ll]if !::31('13?' qgliis?:;lt'?le'ng 'It_gf' lands by the Public School Board in the & Sss ion. * i x committee, which consists of Aldermen Township of Pelee, County of Essex. and some cf its members being charge! Under the public schools act power is ;'r'l":\ D:}:'tial!t.v f'n'*' it being susneet»' given to acquire lands for school pur-- a e committee or members S ts actuated by partisan. molives an. pose§, and when no longer so required spiteful and revengeful feelings against to dispose thereof, but the lands men-- the accused officers or some of them, it tioned in this bill do not fall within is impossible to produce a result such either provisions of this act, but re-- as will satisfy the public and set at quire the special legislation asked for rest finally the suspicion and discon-- to enable their being dealt with to the tent existing in the community. In the hest advantage. As far back is the public interest, therefore, and in order 20th day of July, 1839, lot 28 of Point that the truth may be brought to light, au Pelee Island, containing 100 acres of | it is asked that the matter should b» land, was devised by one William Mc»l Investigated by a competent independ-- Cormick to his executors in trust to {ent authority. If a commission of en-- apply the rents and profits thereof fori |quiry issues it is asked that the func-- the use and support of a school for thel tiors of the investigating committse benefit of the Island. 'This was done,| cease. and now, after many changes in a suit Liquor Men's Wants. Iot was sested in ths Tublic -- Schoe! "Therel is an agitation on lt'he part of tge Board,' subject to the original ktrusts quor interest for a number of amend-- attached thereto. Only one acre of the ments to the liquor license act. one hundred acres is occupied as a Probably the strongest effort will be school site, and, it having been agreed n;fide to secure andamendment t(;' pr(l)- on, expeTts advise that it would be vide that bona fide guests at hotels more advantageous to the schools if may purchase liquor after hours. Form-- the land was sold and the proceeds in-- erly the common' interpretation lot tt'lw vested and the income applicd from law was that this was allowable, but time to time towards general school ~ the courts held that liquor could only cxpenditure. The Legislature is asked be used by guests if purchased during to give the necessary power to enable the legal hours. Another a.mend;nen'1 the trustees to so dispose of the lot-- h asked for is that bars be not close except the one acre above mentioned-- during municipal bye--elections. It is with power to convey to the purchaser urged that such elections cover only a or purchasers thereof. They also ask ward and thirsty ones can easily walk power to invest the money realized to an adjoining ward and obtain their from such sale in authorized securities end. A thlnl'l amendment iskto permil and the interest applied for school pur-- rural as well as city hotelkeepers t oses. $ pay their license fee galt-yearly? These e Mr. Hill has a bill (No. 37) respect-- & ;:nt)lmt?l harG al([ brought ou't in at})ll!' ing the Davenport Methodist Church ' of which Mr. German has given no ce.l 3 % 4 We us A--____#