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Michigan and Ontarfo. ow 98 Mr. Carnegie (East Victoria) also [ the records of the department." Such f expressed the hope that the committee an investigation would, he had -- no . would be appointed; there was plenty of doubt, show that there was some good ' work for it to do, He could not agree cause for the refusal of the application. with the Commissioner of Crown Lands No man, young or old, need leave On-- in the statement that the treatment of tario in order to get lands. 'The Pro-- settlers coming to Ontario was as gen-- vince had unlimited quantitiee of it, erous as and perhaps more lHberal than and the Government was not compelled in any other country in the world. 'The under the regulations to ask permission | Btates of Michigan and Wisconsin were of any lumbermen to allow settlers to: |more liberal. It was true that in Mich{-- go in. But it was only courteous to 'gan they charged a small sum for ask lcensees of timber lands if they | their land, but he understood that they had objection to such settiement before 'gnvg the settler, when he became a 'thelr license expired, resident, the pine and mineral rights. | This was a great step in advance ng the The Opposition Leader, position taken in Ontario, and if the Mr, Whitney read letters from the \ Government would deal more liberally Crown Lands Department in answer to | with the settlers there would be a larg-- the request of the man referred to by ier pepulation in the country to--day. lvtl'r. ll"':ilbt;r. These letters stated that' the location sought was under license | The Tuberculin Test. | and that the licensees objected to it be--| Mr. Kidd (Carleton) contended that ing settled upon at the present time.| had such a standing committee existed Mr. Whitney thought this a strange at--| in the past there would have been legs titude for the department to a.'«.sumo.' trouble over the tuberculin tests. Great He also expressed surprise that in the | damage had been done in this respect discussion on the motlion no member| to the farmers and cattle--breeders of the Government had expressed al through the blundering of the Domin-- favorable opinion of the sugxgestion, | ion and Provincial Ministers of Agrt-- | cuiture He contended that the result The: Premier®Consents. | t1} ?.5 e':;fl:z::fllr;' :tpt::;?eaggptfidt::dbgmr; The-- Premier said that Mr. Whitney} that tuberculosis among cattle was! seemed greatly -- disappointed : because| very seneral in Canada, when the con-- 'the CGovernment acquiesced in the ap--| trary was the case. 7 pointment of the committee. The leader] of the Opposition had expected to have' | Michigan Lands. a.h xrcl}?ance, bxittthf;' acquler«;lence! of t the vernment took away the griev-- lco.rldosn.tom:izo?r:tt\:(;,nnguotéd "cl'"' re-- ance. 'The Minister of Agriculture and o r. Carnegie was the Commissioner of Crown Lands had, somewhat mistaken in regarda to nis he pointed out, agreed to the appoint--| compariscon of the treatment of aettlers' ment of the comimittee, and he hoped | in Michigen and Ontario. He showed| that it would be useful. It had not! that the State lands of Michigan «'on-' been shown that any loss had been in--| sisted of swamp, school and college | curred because that committee had not| lands. which had to be paid for by set-- existed in the past. The Government! tlers. and it the latter desired the pine would allow hon. gentlemen opposite to| on thery it also had to be paid for. take credit for this committee, (Ap--! i plause and laughter.) Jt was theirs, and | Benenta of' Co--operation. if it did any good the Government Mr. Monteith (South Perth) contend-- would be grateful. ed that just as the greatest good re-- Mr, MceLaughlin's (Stormont) motion | sulted from co--operation in any brnnch' for correspondence in connection with| of industry, so the greatest benefit] the appointment of license oommls-l might be expected to accrue thmuxh'l sloners in Stormont County was with-- the co--operation of an Agricultural and | drawn. | Colonization Committee with the De-- The House adjourned at 6.10. firtmems of Agriculture and Crown Notices of AMotion. Mr. Carscallen--That the discrimin-- Mr. Eilber's Complaint. ating tax on nicke) ore shipped out of Mr. Eiiber (South Huron) said that the country, as provided for in the men desiring to settle in some of the amendments to the mining act last sts-- townships of Parry Sound could not do sion, be enforced; he also asks that the so because they were blocked by the | (Government petition the Dominion Gov-- lumber companies,. He read a letter| ernment for. a prohibitory export duty from a man, who stated that he had on puipwood, and further requests co-- tried to get farms in one of the town--| ples of correspondence with reference ships for his sons, but had been told! :to breaches of the factory act. by the Crown Lands Department that| | Mr. Duff inquires if any investiga-- he must first get permission of some' | tion has been made into aileged irregu-- lumbermen. The writer further said |Iarmeu by ~Provincial Constable Het-- that there was no pine timber on the| \ fernan in Walkerton. land he desired to secure, and added | . Mr. Wardeli asks if Messrs. -- Geo. that one of the timber compantes in the Wheeler and W. T. R. Preston have district where he himself resided hnad pald anything during the past year on | stolen the timber belonging to himself| amounts which they owe to the Govern-- | and other settliers. ment, and if the former s su}l ez(z;lp:ol};-' . ; ym ed by the Government; also for details: Hon,. Mr. Davis Explains. as to persons who were granted per--; Hon. Mr, Davis considered it scarce-- mits during 1900 for the des'(ructlon of t ly fair to read such a letter without ingectivorous birds or birds' eg@s. ' riving an opportunity for a search of