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129 C in mmy'l verslty 'of Toronto and University Col. . 'Nmm ;,mdm%nm" J M'i-ww lege, Toronto.". . In brief, the bill is a the method of dividing the money, some measure for ald to the university. The ' wanting acreage, some population, Minister--of Education made no expla--. othcrq equalized assessment, to be the ration of his bill in the House, as ow-- ) Countic to share eavatly. " The sercts ine to attangoment the evening sw tion Oof the roads to be lmp'roved should sion was devoted to the consideration : be left with the bodies who expended of the estimates,. _ He, however, ex-- [:the money, "rh'e committe6 'will meet plained the chief clauses of the measure | '_""» {'}h_ "fl:';:_l:'_:__:= to the members of the press, and will S atcke * 3 at an early date deal with it more Hncree rverennr ty e tenarieeges i beea e peieeie oi epmpmierpenn is fully in the House. Aid For Science Department. The most important clause of the bill is that relating to instruction in sclence.l which provides that for the purpose otl 7 + encouraging a study of the mineral, ' | ' fcrest and other resources of the Pro-- ' | | vince and supplying the demands ot ) | | expert knowleage in engineering and, f & manufactures, the Province will pay| from the consolidated revenues the' salaries of instructors in all the depart--| ments of chemistry, physics, mmeral-t exeermenmmr ie ogy and geology, and the cost of the | maintenance of these departments. These payments will be based upon the G 0 Tnm ak annual estimates of the university trus--. ve ent Undert es tees, and ttlle flrlst payment under the % new act will apply to the present finan-- Support of Science clal year of the university, which closes on June 30th. This expenditure--from Depal'tment. the funds of the Province will be over and above the annual grant of £7,000 to the university. Of this annual grant the scientific department-- heretofore received $1,600. . Mr. Harcourt is of | opinion that the additional grant under h | the clause referred to will for this year H '\RCOL' RT'S B I L | reach $20,000, and will of course grow £ k from year to year with the development of the university and the country. t dtidie uevnleorrectuanles Lands Set Apart. It is further enacted that the Lieuten-- ant--Governor in Council may sethaalge that portion of lands on the north side State CGdOB Authority tO,TNB- 'of College street -- (opposite the new tees. | | Technical School) and known as lots 7, | '8. 0 and 10, and now held in trust by | the Crown, to be used for the erection | ' 'of buildings for the mineralogy and | ksyemmucomme [zeoloxy departments of the university, ! 'and for the extension of the Echool of o > | Practical Science. TRIh ITY FEDER A TI ON. | : Financial Management. | | _A prominent feature of the bill is ! \that relating to money matters. The eieanaat | finances and property are kept quite | distinct from academic or educational | matters. A Board of Trustees will have Provision Made For Carrying it Out full power over the ;;;opertfy an(i':ncome e of the university. eretofore the sen-- «--Government Grant About $20,.--. ate has had this power but deputed it to 000 to Science Department This the Board of Trustees. <The board had Year. therefore no legalized existence under * .+' »Nupestemt the old act.. The present act legalizes> it, and places in its hands the fullest 7 responsibility as to the management of the property of the university. The J board will consist of nlnemnilembers. j 'four of whom will be ex--oflicio mem-- o \ In the Legislature last night Hon. \bers, namely, the Chancellor, Vice-- : Mr. Harcourt introduced one of the ,Clhaucel(llor.t ,f"';',_';'","";' og ttt}e l'mgf{y. 4 sity an e ncipal 0o nive 'moot important measures of the ses-- College. The latter official is a new ap-- sion, under the official tile of "An act pointment. There has never been a