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-llilMltl.llBe"'""""-"'""""""" 'ir,.1lt1lglllR'i'14 to send 'was .n - ed. The f are the omcers ot the "semtirrtionr-.Prettidettt, Miss Dickson: Iriee-Pretridenut, Mrs. Bruce Harman. Lady Taylor; Hon.8ecretary-Treasurer. Miss Yarker: Executive Committee. Lady Thompson. Mrs. Monro Grier.Mrs. Hoilwey. Mrs. Stewart Gordon. Mrs. George Jarvis, Mrs. Leighton McCarthy, Miss Darling. Miss Dewar.Miss G. Boul- ton. Miss K. Homer Dixon, Miss Mac- dougail, Miss A. Osler. Miss Temple. Wants Loan on Gift Land. A prospective settler in New Ontario' writes the Colonization Bureau from New Brunswick. asking if the Govern-E ment will loan him $500 to stock the [free grant farm which he proposes to flecure in New Ontario. and on the se-; icurity of that land. Much as the Gov-' 'ernment prizes New Ontario land, no provision has been made for loans of this character. f There are now 67 petitions for pri-i vate bills before the House, including the following _ City of Toronto, asking power to ac- quire and operate the plant of the Con- sumers' Gas Company. , Western Hospital, Toronto, asking for bill enlarging power of directors. City of Ottawa, asking power to is- sue $50,000 debentures. also to reduce :number of Aldermen to two per ward. ( Town of Fort William, asking power to increase rate of interest on certain debentures from 4 per cent. to 4.h. per cent. i liondale. Bancroft & Ottawa Rail- way. asking "tension of time for com- pletion of road. . Village of Kinstsvlly?, asking incor-I poration as a town. Legislators at the Central. A goodly number of the members of the Legislature visited the Central Pris- on yesterday and were entertained at luncheon by Warden Gllmour. The re- maining members have been invited to visit the prison, and they will be enter- tamed by the Warden to-day. Many in- dustries are carried on in connection with the prison work, and a visit to this important institution is both at- tractive and instructive. . i