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amen ASSESSMENT Mt, l. _ , o--.--------?'.. . (l. Inna: WILL BB, WWW-ER NOTW. i . ~we or A' RADICAL NATURE. i In. Mr: Hanna States osventtnent'tl ' ." _ Poo'on--0rgattiztttion of Legisla- L. tank lunieipal thmunittee--Whote- T ' _ sale Men in Ontario Taxed More _ .Heavily Than Those in Quebec. "Hon. Mr. Hanna, who was re-elected Chairman of the Legitrut,ure"s Municipal Committee .at its organization meeting,: held yesterday, said that, while some amendments to the assessment act would, .be made this session, the Governmen% 'depreeUed any radical changes. it was right to. go slowly, in any changes from what was arrived at in the consolidated ' assessment act. He urged the committee _to approve only of V measures which '.could be Justified on their merits, and} not to adopt remedies that would be nil-i workable. Jn this respect he cited the; Pe." of last session as to the width of! j sleigh runners. This measure was based! I on a compromise, which had resulted in! Q dissatisfaction all round. Mr. Hanna? 'argued for a reasonable attitude toward l._j the automobilists, in regard to whom leg-l I islation would come before the commit; tee. while the committee was in duty; j {bound to. do their best to remedy evils,', _. they should try to avoid a, condition ! iof affairs under which the use of au-i ' tomobiles would be made impossible. l 2 l Varied views were expressed by all number of those present in reference to; I (the assessment act. Mr. McNaught said g V the wholesale merchants and manufae- i' I 'turers of Toronto would send a deputa-i. tion to the Government to ask for',, changes. Wholesale men in Ontario, ' were taxed out of all proportion to the, q 'wtholesale men in Quebec. .' i Hon. Mr. Hanna remarked that al =meesure had been introduced to miss? I the property exemption from $700 to? t $1,000, and the income exemption from' I $400 to 8700; The former might be are-2 l ceptable, but not the latter. f i