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lands should be soid by publfe competi-- tion, and calling for surveys in order ; to determine the extent of the Provin--| cial pulpwood areas. After the debate had proceeded for soimne time the Pre-- mier moved its adjournment, when, strange to say, the Opposition called for the yeas and--nays. On a division the motion was carried by a majority of six. Hon. Mr. Dryden was absent without a pair, which accounted for & reduction of one in the Ministerial ma-- jority. The House spent the evening in Committee of Supply. , High Schools and Public Schools. Hon. Mr. Harcourt gave notice of two important bills last night. One of them is to amend the high schools act, and makes provision for High School Boards receiving legacies or donations for scholarships, etc. It also permits High Sehool Boards to grant retiring allowances to teachers who have been a long time in the service. The second hill is to amend the public schools act. It will enable Public School Boards to grant retiring allowancesfor old teach--} ers, and urban boards to give smull' sums for the purposes of a gymnasium,} etc. | Industrial Schools. | ; MARCH 30 . tehlorat with C A 9 JYXL _ 2V, The bill of the Attorney--General with| smummmmemmenememmmmermeameageneereemennccammentiiii n o commmenemngmemenmemonmmenmemenmns esnc s' v(ference to industrial schools I""";' vides for increasing the age within|} T r | T ' which the control of the institution| | M 1 may be exercised over those who are| | + 0 placed out, and who may, after they leave the institution, give evidence of; further control and oversight. | hb tacienom atsinanine o | The Great Pulp Industry. l + * * Hon. Mr. Davis moved the ratifica--| PR x B Ag"eement Wlth Spanlsh Rlbe tion of the agreement -- between Hl"; D~ d Commissioner of (¥vown Lands and lh'-' Company iscussed,. Spanish River Pulp & Paper Company.) In doing so, he said, they would ull! realize the importance of proper treat--| ment of the raw materials of the Pro-- vince so as to be of the greatest ad-- 5 y ky & OPPOSED B\ )Il{. \\ IIIT) I',\ s vantage to the general public. _ Prior to 1804 there had been no method of disposing of the pulp of our Province, except to the United States. In that year an arrangement was made with Opposition Leader Moves an Amend-- a body of American capitalists for the ment and Divides Legislature on ('.t-uslnu-'l'iun of a great mill at Sault Ste. Marie, which has resulted in the a Motion to Adjourn Debate. establishment of a great industry there. They had been granted permission to Nesatctr sc t sclect an area of 5UV square miles of spruce, in addition to the strips along rivers and bodies of water. The com-- The Government moved to get the pany had never, however,availed them-- ratification of the Legislature yester-- ns y "rr the privilege of taking the k A & area referred to. The Government day to the agreeme v : Spanis ut s r L se $ £ ent with the Spanisn realizing the increase in the value of River Pulp Company. It was ()]lp()f-'?lli pulpwood, had recently raised the im-- by Mr. Whitney, who complained that| post upon it from 20 cents to 40 cents there was not sufficient inl'nrm:uiunl per cord, but this would not affect the forth A 6 Sault Company until the expiration of iC o o7 a ~ » s s 4 y rorthcoming, although -- the ]'l"""ll their cight--year agreement in 1902. agreement was before each member There had been nearly two million dol-- and the Commissioner of Crown Lands i"m oxl"'n;h-tlh:n the Sault, or near-- R y one and a half millions more than had made : xh tive speech i +x= * * ad ma I¢ n'n'u haustive speech in ex was contemplated _ under the agree-- plunation of it. The Opposition leader ment. _ The number of men employed moved an amendment to the motion for there last <year was 700, or nearly whog 6 s twice the number originally contem-- ratification,. declaring that © & ® pulpwood | plated. -- The House had reason to con--