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of another Deputy Minister in addition to the present one. The deputies will be known as the Deputy Minister of Lands and Forests and the Deputy Minster of Mines, respectively. The former will be Mr. Aubrey White, deputy of the de-- partment as now constituted, and the latter Mr. T. W. Gibson, the present Director of the Bureau of Mines. Hon. Mr. Hendrie gave notice of a bill for the appointment of a railway and municipal board. 'The creation of such a body has several times been hint-- ed at by various Ministérs in' discus-- gions respecting railway. matters, and particularly during the conference pre-- sided over by Hon,. Mr. Hendrie, at which the Government sought to ascertain views of a helpful nature in respect to the revision and consolidation of the yarious railway acts. Jt is rumored (that the board. or commission, will con-- isist of three persons, a man expert in municipal affairs, a railway engincer and 'a lawyer. Hon. Mr. Hendrie also gave' notice of the consolidation mentioned, which is entitled "An act respecting steam, electric and street railways." It is expected the bill will be so compre-- 'hensive as to cover every application for railway charters, without the neces-- sity of resorting to special charters, and with provision for the refexrence to the board mentioned of disputes arising be-- tween municipalities and any other bod-- ies and the companies as to the inter-- pretation of its clauses, Both bills are expected to be brought down soon. , Some First Readings. The following bills were read a first time ;. Ar act respecting prospectuses issued by companies--Mr. W. H. Hoyle. _ This bill was introduced last year and with-- drawn, and, having been much enlarged and consolidated, will this session --re-- ceive the imprimatur of the Govern-- ment. Under the bill, all the informa-- tion which is usually .only to be had on application at the head office of a company will be available on perusal of the prospectus. The bill will apply not only to Ontario incorporations, but to any company seeking to sell its shares in the Province. Capital contributed by promoters, discounts paid to agents, and other information valuable to investors, will be required in prospectuses. _ Any During the brief sesgion of the Legis-- lature yesterday afternoon the first of the Government measures promised in the speech from the throne was intro-- duced, and notice was given of two others of importance. The bill brought down was Hon. Mr. Cochrane's measure, previously outlined, changing the name of the Lands and Mines Department to the Department of Lands. Forests and Mines, and providing for the appointment An Amendment to the Liquor License Act Proposed by Mr. Crawford--Pe-- - tition for the Establishment of _ Agricultural Schools. 'SEVERAL FIRST READINGS. 'Notice Given of an Important Government Measure. Mr. Hoyle's Bill Regarding Com-- I pany Prospectuses. 1 fax_ --niisrepresentation will be punished by m1 fine or imprisonment, and shares bought under misrepresentation may be -- can-- RAILWAY BOARD. 8 An act to amend the liquor license ~ J ioi) 03.zA he Mss Thamase rawfard endrie, at which to ascertain e in respect to dation of the It is rumored * The Speaker announced the receipt of 't-ho certificate of the election for Xorth "Toronto of Mr. MceNaught, who, it is lexpected. will be introduced to the House 'on Wednesday afternoon, _ Hon. Mr. Monteith presented a peti-- 'tion asking for the establishment of a : branch of the Agricultural College at a central point in the united counties of Stormont, Dundas and Gengarry, _ No doubt many such requests will be re-- ceived,. since the recent announcement that the Government has not lost sight of its policy when in Opposition, of es-- tablishing -- half a dozen agricultural schools in the Province, an«"tbat in the future .the question wi'l be taken up and definitely dealt with. There is no thought, it is understood. of making any advance along this line this session, ow-- ing to the many other large measures which the Government is desirons e __atting through. Labelling Patent Medicines. Request For Agricultural School. Mr. Crawford also introduced a bill to amend the high school act, another sur-- vival from last year. The bill remedies the practice objected to by the city, un-- der which pupils from Toronto Junction nttend high school in Toronto on pay-- !ment of 80 per cent. of the cost, when the city has not sufficient accommodation for its own pupils. An act to amend the liquor license act, introduced by Mr. Thomas cCrawford, repeals that portion of the act of 1899 which prevents an increase in license fees payable to municipalities. Section 2 of the proposed new act enables a city, without submittingy them to the ratepayers, to pass by--laws fixing the fees for tavern or shop licenses at such sum as the Council decides. A third section provides for the cancellation of licenses on a third conviction. Mr. A. C. Pratt, South Norfolk, has taken up the question of _ labelling patent medicines, and will bring in a bill to compel the companies to print the formula on the outside of the wrap-- per of their preparations. It is stated that many of these medicines contain injurious ingredients and the bill aims at placing the purchaser in possession of the knowledge of exactly what he is buying. /