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Mr. Little, Conservative member for Cardwell, moved a resolution in the Legislature yesterday.in favor of ex-- pressing in some tangible form On-- tario's appreciation of the gallantry of its sons in South Africa. His idea was that a free grant of agricuitural land in New Ontario should be made to the soldiers, thus following the example set Opposition Argue That it Has Been Used For Political Purposes--Gov-- ernment Receives Deputations, RENFREW REG!STRARSHIP Legislature Would Like to Re-- cognize it. NADLAN VALOR. in the case of the campaign in the Ncrthwest. The Premier, while ap-- preciating the purpose'of the resolution and expressing full sympathy with it, pcinted out that to give land which was free to all at present would not be any particular consideration. -- The Govern-- ment had already placed a substantial amount in the estimates for patriotic urposes, and were considering what 'ui'th'er action they might take by way 'of recognizing Canadian gallantry. In view of that fact, he suggested the withdrawal of the resolution, and after some discussion this was done. ' Recognition For Valor. Mr. Little's resolution was thus word-- ed :--*"That in the opinion of this House the time has come when some-- thing should be done in a tangible form to mark our appreciation of the valor and courage displayed by our brave soldiers now engaged in behalf of the empire in the war in South Africa." He said that a great deal had already been done for the members of the Canadian contingents who were bringing such honor to Canada in South Africa. An amount had been raised for the relief of those dependent on the Canadian soldiers, which, although not yet as large as he had expected to see it, showed the warm appreciation of Cana-- dians of the heroismof their soldiers. But while something had been done for , those dependent on them, nothing had so far been accomplished for the: soldiers themselves. The country had a great deal of land in the newer por-- tions of Ontario about which a great deal had been heard. This land was well adapted for the best kind of agri-- culture, and the Legislature would be carrying out a gengrous act and no-- thing more than it should do in giving 10 gach of the young men composingy the Canadian regiment a free grant of. 200 acres of land in any one of these sections of New .Ontario. What was wanted in these districts was popula-- tion, and every one of these young men who could be induced to settle in that country would be worth a dozen of the class of settlers who were being import-- | ed into Manitoba. _ It would be a gen--| erous and a wise act of the Govern--| ment to turn over farms to the return--| ing soldiers. i Government Not Unmindful. | The Premicr, in reply, said that the ertire House appreciated -- the kindly motives which actuated the hon. gen-- tlcman in bringing the matter up. -- The hon. gentleman was already aware that considerable had already been done. The sum of $1,000 had been given to the Red Cross Fund, which would be devoted to the relief of Canadian soldiers ; there was an item in the es-- timates of $10,000 for the "Patriotic Fund," and a further item of $4,000 for the payment of the salaries of civil servants who were members of the con-- tingents and whose places would be re-- lained for them if they cared to accept them on their return. What more could be done had been a matter which had engaged the attention of the Govern-- ment, which had deliberated upon some