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"l-ll-HI"-'""", " - ' _ _ l to ptovtd? increased been pointed out"? II. to which we h1il!.gt,,tlhfl'll', tor students. room for are now giving consideration. but the 28 ht 60 to 80 more of whom II badly questions raised are so numerous and ' d _ . complex. and the whole subject ot In- t. Cl, .. . ' . qulry so large. that We have found it Ci, "I j' f Npttees ot "°".°"' tt were 'iiiije,l,idJfiii,',1'teaV%'ittn'p'ie/'11'i, '. . s"., s o mo on e _ "iii?:!).',-';'--,'.,?.':':',,', notice t Bill t,"'ts't"'g',"ht,, 'o) 'i'iiiis'tiiit annual: . yiii n Wednesday he: -- o .e so moor u an - io"giitt the rtte'g",',"T'Q "ii t 2teh1 tegi"tuu2gitett1tdrtiou'rtt . - ---on We nos " he! - n cos u o e ee on o iu'l'.'t,'2,'d','doafl municipal act. of Appeal in re Bell Telephone_ Corn- . MfuPrelton wants to know if ittte the pony and City of Hamilton. 27, Ont., lintention of the Government to in- App. 361. in which " was held that erase the number ot factory limped"! in assessing the piles, wires, etc., of a [r, its employ. telephone company. they can- .,Mr.' eunuch-On Wednesday next not; under section 28 or the 1 T" "I"" . _ _ assessment not, be valued justly 1001.. _ _. 1000. Inc. Dec. according dot titre actunif value; . "." . . . . .. having regar o e purpose or w l c $80333 '/'ita',t,fo1 tt1,430 ' GOO it is used, but must be valued as ma- 132.7 ". 0 01160 . . terials which. " taken in payment at 454.699 "3-64 ". 4 ... . . a just debt front a solvent debtor,would 775.122 750.048 26,07 . . . . .. have to be removed and taken away by 839.258 829.092 _ 1.0.164 3-3-03 the creditor. 4,826 7.125 ...... " . ' "'i" _ C . 202.842 205,725 "iiiii 2.883 S i 80:13 Iron Assessment. f ' 1 - 185.207 .t-r uro- . ect on F l has been in force shoe "F!" . l. l' . f . l . the you}; "1% tTeil',','",',,', lpzrticular at- _ s,s_.ik - " _. ...... tention avng peen cal e to its true 'ir'trts tr2,040 Hos meaning; hind.t when' toriginally pass». ed, t e " sla ure pro a ly had not in' 31.990 16.2}?! J51)?" ...... view any property of the description'; 218.833 . 160,666 07-917 . ...... In question. Assessments of such f "t . property had, prior to the 12,%0ttr:urt'4s1tt0' ...... 1,860 above mentioned decision. been [en- itl'dllltivs 12,322 _:_2.trt8 '_..... 'i'i.t1,f, {matted at Ith'u comet of re-; .t' . i.'...-. - 3925 pro uc ng an rep ac n; t e propertyl "l',tflt? 1433.59 . Itdioo . ' in situ, and we are of opinion that the l .23 22 : , s . fit'kti" _ , . iiiiiii latter principle of valuation " the fairs '4 .. 1 l .3 -v" ....... -' or. Eminentcounsol. who 1Tr'e"ie'ft'e'il 173m . _ 177.7580 ...... 4,49t before us some of the larger companies I tioi6i10.., '0,000 ..~.... m..... operating public franchiaespwas con-i Billt a t ti flit d strained to 1make the admission {hatl - or epro ec ono can ro- " le 'scrap ron' case, as as een peat, i: the us; 'lf, 'e,"a',o,,"/,'d'i, boat-r3 3"??le ltermled, i: one '2tlu'1oot',", l, an en nos. an e exam no on an n e aw 3 no n a an 8 ac oryl "con-int of persons in charge of them. state." Since that decision the prin- i , . ------- ciple it established has been success- l t ' fully invoked by other companies. who l ASSESSMENT .COMIIIIIION. are-relieved oft; large share of taxa- [ _ _ ' - I ting ci2f,') theyl sgould jaztly boar, ', . an 1: prev ous y orne w out com- 1 ""t,'t,ttl',C, 'left."',','.".',,",","'," L,','.', plnlnt, .but which has now been cast. '9 , n "V " upon other ratepayers of the munici-i gut"! " CON-""0'9m panties "toneerned. Being of opinion 1 ster- that the injustice should be removed In the Provincial Legislature ye l our Premier Ross laid on the table an "4120"! 'Ill',",.: we have drafted and 'ld; . pen to t 5 report a bill to effect t at 'SS,',',', 'rl',',") at that IT,,',".:',',',',',::,",,",', , Wobjort. the passing of which we re- . on. - n etteet the report con emns spl-ctfully recommend as a remedy un- the 1'rerao iron" assessment. so-clllsd, [tit we can complete a report upon all and a draft bill is appended. the adop- 1i,iist"i,itii'rt, dsgbmllégd {8033- Pt re- 2-. . porsae an. . .an earn //,o,'lit' which. " is contended. would !tht-. signatures ot James Maclennan. rem IDNRM evils. The Premier lHugh MacMahon. T. H. MacPherson. tttmelt m. Ftvett notice of u bill to "c. w. McKay, A. Pratt, D. R. Wilkie, .smend the assesement net, which will M. J. Butler. be introduced to-morrow. and in which The Suggested Bill. tt " likely some ot the stronseu The appended bill is as follows '.--- I'ture or the commissioners' draft Bub-section one. of section 28 fl'. in; bill will be incl " . assessment act is hereby repeaie ' an l'covon 604 cudedb The rf?trt, which, the following sub-sections are substio _ Dates. stills by setting: tuted therefor: 28 (1) Except in the ','f,'2'i, the powers under which the com. ', 'itit,/1 mineral lsgds hereinlafter pr?- m oners acted, and recite v e or, rea an persona proper y that mun, pox-gong had 't',ceiet,N/i',',,/t,cdt Shall be assessed at its actual value. L',',','),,'., the month of December, whose (2) In assessinx land having any mm u given in full. The oom- buildings thereon the value of the land ' (ment ot the commissioners on the evi- und buildings shall be ascertained sop- l, deuce taken is as followsz-Many oratoly. and shall be set down separ-' anomalies end inequalities in taxation ately irguratg"tth),w2v,ee, ot mt" fig": and defects i ' ment ro ' an e assessmen s a P n the existing law have the sum of such values. The value. of - _ _ _------------.