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'rt-r.-- _ P-- Aid-1; arty'" ' . h nsw'datsiggr T 'ulnittlt Li V " new as: all. "a" 62 IIl-zues in meat - , t.rialllgtl1ir: "seem-titanium fig: laden roads there wild: needed 08- i, eu'avould never come link "t t me. Tor tryrtaatm, is thrice-nil- "ro'i'dfJt.t8Ul,T1L' hush?" "id iii) ' district 810,614 was expended 'pttumeru-chut "the Government does not! on colonisation, roads last year, and of .need to resort to any Inch steps, be. this 06,390 went to the overseen and cause they have the eett.iititnee. of the about $3,700 to the men. The over- country. (Renewed Ministerial It." seems, he tho ht, must he very food plause.) Continuing, Mr. Lee dealt with friends of t'l,ll'T'lhr','lllt2 (Oppos tion the Government's timber policy. and com- applause.) He criticized expenditures pared the good prices which the p.r.eeett for immigration purposes. and said that Administration obtained for timlger when settlers did take up homesteads limits, " against those of Conservative they found the regulations such that Administrations in Ontario and at Ot-, they could not take more than enough town. He deprecated. the attacks on. timber to just build themselves a little Hon. Mr. Dryden's investment in a shanty. In concluding. he said he felt Dakota ranch " a sample of small it in his home that the (buservatives )olitics. For his own part e hoped that. would be successful at the next election, hit. Dryden and Mr. Crawford (West To- and a progressive Government, would ronto), who was also an investor in the take the place of the present sdministra~ f ranch, might find it good return for their "ion. i'?,t,v,,e,t?nt,i,ts One honti d'.'"g',tgh 2. ' l , Ho le, had, he rocee e , quo e. . . . , Mr. Lees Advice. l 'dlh"h; Smith inp support of a criticism ' y.r. Lee (East Kent), on rising to Inf the Education Departmenths method of deliver his first address in the House, (printing school books. That criticism, he was greeted with prolong: Ministerial 1thought, would carry about as much applause. He advised . Jump to Weight as Mr. Smith's "Guesses at the consult Dr. McKay as to that feeling in I Riddle of Existence," to which no one his bones, and he had no doubt that he I now paid any attention. He concluded would soon find that it was due to iwith a eitmmendatiort of the Govern- rheumatism and could be cured by the lment's policy of aiding the beet sugar usual remedies. (Minister applause and and other industries and the good roads laughter.) He combatted the statement movement, and by expressing the belief made by Dr. Jesusop to the effect that that the Government was stronger now settlers in new Ontario were than at any time during the past four deprived Jd "the right to take years, and would be returned to power. more " tim .r t an was actuall needed ' to build their log houses, and yread ex. The Opposition" Duty. tracts from various agreements with sev , Mr. Hoyle (North Ontario) combated oral companies and syndicates to show the claim that the policy ot the Opposi- _that the Government had uarded the Aunt on the succession duties would settlers' rights in this regard. Continu~ have reduced the income of the Province _ ting, he said he had heard a great deal by $1,500,000. He said no Opposition in iduring the debate " to alleged irregu. the British Empire had ever consented llarities in West Elgin. He was sure that to further taxation when the Govern- no one would charge the Government ment in its annual reports claimed a , Ewith having any part or knowledge of surplus of from $5,000,000 to $6,000,000. ' 1 them, or with any other desire than that (opposition applause.) It was the duty _ i such practices as ould be stamped out. of every OppOsition to resist fresh tax- I He wished, however, to call the. attention ation, and that had been their policy in I of the House to the fact that since 1867 1892, but they also admitted that when . law" had been Six eontested election additional taxation was necessary that . i suits in that riding, ,only one of which was a proper method of raising the l l had resulted in the unseating of a Lib. money. He contended that the tax on __". itrae--Mr. Donald Maenish-ihe others corporations had resulted in decreased . T 1 having resulted in the unsenting of sup. proiits to insurance policyholders. The i' 'porters of hon. gentlemen opposite. (Min- "immigration of justice had become 3 isterial applause.) very costly branch, and di' £03115}:- . ed disa intment t at e or- I The Question of Gerrymanders. 1r,e/'t'1l'ePl;ll not last yen. pasted i Reference had been made to redistribu- mg measure of law reform. He quoted |tion in new Ontario, and the statement from a report of a meeting of leading 'i I had been made that any gerrymander lawyers " Osgoode Hall that there were ', would be fought, if need be, all sum- too man County Judges. In Ontario . f mer. Hon. gentlemen opposite should County there were now three Judges do- _ lbs careful in speaking of gen manders ing the work formerly done by Judge l not to forget that o 1882, when their Dartnell, when there was twiee as much ' friends were in power in Ottawa. The litigation as there " now. Ontario Government would never dream of inflicting on the country anything "tp."ttr, that gerrymander. I I? Whitner-'rfiey might and it hard wor .