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whiech provldeq reasonal kre C and checks for munic s which THURSDAY. MARCH 15 ie Syeng on -- ns oonenatiet Soium w M the ground that the munijcipalities . must be allowed, to a certain--extent, to al MC ; be the judges of their own policy in a matter of this kind, and that it might l be a proper thing to allow bonuses ln' some cases, with suitable satetuards.{- He suggested that it might be possible T , to arrive at a modus vivendi between' | ' the act of 1888, which contained some l | commendable provisions, and the pol-'s * Icy which the Private Bills Committce had been pursuing ever since the re--| peal of that act. On the suggestion ot! the Premier the Gebate on the resolu-- . tion wae adjourned. .' Mr. Pattullo's Resolution Dis-- The Cold--storage Bill. § + L # C Hon. Mr. Dryden introduced. a bill cussed in egis-- to provide for the establishment of co-- operative cold--storage stations. This lature. was, he said, only part of the legisia~ tion which the Government proposed to 2 bring in regarding cold storage. 'The bill proposed to encourage througnout en the Province the establishment of cold-- storage stations by municipalities by R granting them assistance to an extent I T 'VV O R Ir S not exceeding one--fifth the total cost, H O 'V A. * until the latter reached $2,500, so that no grant could exceed $500. The en-- couragement given to cheese factories idiousiensiielketnengeany had been found to work admirably. The bill further provided that the buildings erected would ibe inspected + by an officer of the Public Works De-- The Premier Suggests a Half-- partment. i_The Premier added that in a few way COUI'SG. days he hoped to bring down a bill authorizing municipalities to issue de-- bentures for the erection of cold--stor-- age stations. One or more municipali-- smmenKtecemmemsececeus ties eould unite for the erection of such * stations either within their boundaries n;' efsewhere. The Government would k i «T also make provision that a grant should THE COLD STORA(JE BILL | be paid out of the consolidated revenue to the extent of one--fifth the cost of the station, provided that grant did ymumpesesccmm not exceed $500. ' ; Questions Answoered. Frovision For Government Aid to ; _ Hon. Mr. Stratton informed Mr. Establish Refrigeration--Text . of Joynt that the Lieutenant--Governor in C * Council may relieve any company in-- Bills Introduced Yesterday. corporated before the, 13th of April, } 1897 (and no company has been in-- corporated _ since), -- from compliance qoi pigrbenmeqritice with any provision of the Ontario com-- paniecs act, as may be deemed expedi-- gnt.h upo'nt good grounds for granting re yos-- uch relief being shown. 'The depart-- The session of the Legislatu'lo )Q" ment had received no application for terday afternoon was productive of an relief from the provisions of the act. Interesting discussion on Mr. Pattullo's Hon. Mr. Stratton informed Mr. Mc-- resolution that the House viewed with »}fiigght"" tlimatqthore ";ero (;"z) license a ectors in Stormont an 'ornwall. disfavor the continued tendency on the They were border counties, and border part of municipalities to bonus manu-- counties required more official supervi-- facturers. In moving the resolution, Sl(fil thagdthurli)e d:lfi?ererjltly situated. A on. r. ryden, in reply to Mr. Mr. Pattullo made :n .exge:dlngly clcaxf' C--tmegic. said eleven students attend-- and pointed speech, in the course o ed 'the Western Dairy School during which he endeavored to show that in the session of 1898--9, and twenty--nine many cases money thus spent was :'t'*& ear:tt;'-"gft":_es':_ hfar tgls sessioln. lM:tlle s m er % aovaee ® ® e 'harged a nominal fee thrown away. Mr. Whitney a-d""'d'lf'fl of one dollar for registration; female the return to the legislation of 1888, students registered free of charge. For éh,'_ ot(;vo years the fees received were w 4. %