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' m uP * * * j en ut : peaiti ind $ (Renf | t A es\ ¥ike %0&""*& s ( j fx: '-':"v « i se in 'imp"fying t/he law. o ve portune purpo the prospector » p . facilitating the work of the proshC _ ¢ the investment of JAP and encouraging £ the| ital. _ An important feature 0 Gov-- mining policy is the decision of my rgpAb f erument to operate for tl3e ben?flt ol No . people of Ontario the nch'n?mel;:d i posits which have been. discoreren L l . s he G limit. The f what is known as the Gillies t » expressions of general approval by '"'(i"(;': this announcement was met-shm\e > an unmistakable way the minds of the | people on the subject. Eland i By providing that the veterans m:~' | grants may be commuted by & mm~ht} payment a serious obstacle to the set-- tlement of the unoccupied parts of the Province has been removed, _ 1 am glad | to learn also that another impediment ' to settlement has been disposed of by \ the surrender of 525,000 acres of land or about twenty--two townships granted . f by this Legislature as a subsidy to the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. the Electric Power Question. ' The two valuable reports on the ques-- tion of electrical power submitted by the Hydro--Electric Commission for your consideration have resulted in a meas ure which is designed to secure cheap power to all parts of the Province of ; Ontario, and this without injury to the i rights of bondholders and others who 3 have invested money in the develop-- ; ment of electrical energy. It is imnpos-- sible to overestimate the great advan-- tages that will accrue to all kinds of in-- idustries and the development that will 1 |ensue from the general application _ ol | electric power at reasonable rates. Un |ul] hands it is agreed that it means to | the Province of Ontario an industrial re-- f | volution. It is satisfactory to know that in a session in which so much import-- 'nnt work has been undertaken _ you thave been able to deal carefuily and | wisely with this most important ques-- f tion. (Healthy State of Finances. | _ with pleasure 1 observe the healthy | state of the public finances, which show » * ja substantial surplus for the past year. | In this connection the floating of the \ new loan on very favorable terms might 'be mentioned as indicating the undoubt-- ed credit of the Province. The liquida-- tion of half of the sum hborrowed by the industriecs at Sault Ste. Marie on the 'guarantee of the Province, and the ex-- tension of part of the guarantee for a further period, point to the eventual re-- moval of this obligation: i __I have to thank you for the liberal | appropriation you have made for the | public service, which will be expended -- | with a proper regard to economy and efficiency . In dismissing you from your duties I ' desire again to thank you for the great public service you have'rendered, and to ¥ join with you in expressing the hope that the blessing of Almighty God will continue to rest upon our country and our people. t In the absence of the Provincial Sec-- > | retary, Hon. Dr. Pyne declared the Leg-- | islature adjourned. and the ceremony was brought to a close. -- Bills Passed During Session. I 3 The full list of measures passed dur-- | j »@ the session, and their numbers and N * which they will have in the st ' 1906, are as follows:-- + _ The supply bil'« 'I E 4. suppler f ; * f } + i f | _; ' * & ' C ¢ ;' } h i s cof