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Mr. Graham wondered if the work of the Children's Aid Societies could not be extended. The Department of Agriculture cull. ed for an expenditure of 349.726. Hon. Mr. Monteith explained that the in. creases were uniform and not large. Un. der colonization and foregtry the changes were not marked, except, that the forester was left out of this year's accounts. Mr. C. N. Smith said that the Ivo. men's Institutes in northern Ontario were holding successful Fairs. They had not been receiving help from the department. and he hoped that some- Hon. Mr. Hanna alluded to the ex- pansion of the work in centres outside of Toronto, and the aid the Government was giving them. a. base in mind in which a. woman who could ill-tuford it had been sorely tried by the threat of publicity if she did not make good to the municipality tho cost of maintaining in an asylum one of her relatives. She was paying, but " a. "orifice to herself. The Premier. replying to Mr. Hugh Clark (Centre. Bruce). said the changing of the name asylum to something which would not carry the stigma that name conveyed to many minds was worthy of consideration. Mr. Preston (Brant) praised the Gov. ernment for tho assistance given the local society at Brantford. The vote untied. A vote of $15,950 for miscr- items under the head of civil ment, including the expenses King's printers branch, passed. Agricultural Estimates. Hon. Mr. Hanna, in speaking to the vote of $146,670 for his department, de- fended at some length the more sys- tematic collections from relatives or guardians for the care of insane pati- ents. Care was taken as far as possible to avoid hardships, Mr. Graham thought that in some ro- spects, under the new act, this would depend on tht. Punithta1its. He had in the past. The vote carried. Support of Asylum Patients. Replying to Mr. Preston (Brant), he said that former Secretary of the Bureau of Labor had never intimated dissatisfaction, simply saying he was going to get a larger salary elsewhere. Two branch bureaus had been establish- ed. An effort was being made to frame questions which would result in obtaining from manufacturers the infor- mation necessary for the report without the friction which had been troublesome Mr. C. N. Smith asked as to the proposed means of making expenditure on colonization roads. Hon. Dr. Rmsmne answered that a. bin concerning this matter was in contemplation. The Premier said that nothing of an official nature had taken place between the two Governments. Mi. Graham asked if there was any truth in rumored negotiations with the Dominion Government re the fisheries. Hon. Mr. 'iSrllrhTii'ii thought his de- Partment should not be so much concern- ed about forestry tn older Ontario, as that belonged more naturally to the agri- cultural branch, where the former fores- tor was. If the university established a. chair of forestry students who took the. 001mm there could be given, a chance by the Lands, Forests and Mines Depart- ment to do practical work in the tHtttV mer time in the forest reserves. The for- estry question as applied to the vast timber resources of the newer parts of the country was one. of great importance. The Government was giving every atten- tion to it. and hoped that in a few years a policv which would do all that was hoped for it would be in practical oper- ation. irG-iijiration Jith the Government in tht1prttpet. enforeynyt.t; of the laws. Hon. Mr. Resume explained several minor increases in his department which called for a. vote of $50,100. Mr. Graham thought they ought to have good men for the fisheries service. "irhT"iiiiriUaroi Public Works paid a tribute to the Fish and Game Associa- tions and was imprcfssgd with their value Public Works Department. for miscellaneous of civil govern- oxpenses of the thougltt his de- -iiGCjir/.""'ii'iiitnes rgcognized the necessity. that wary possum farm lab. orer should be induced to come to thr. tario. thing would be doyeo, will"; wuulu w uvuv- . . Mr. Graham asked if Ontario was doing something to get its share of Do- minion immigrants. t. -- A--. .. - - A-_._:_...l 4. A Mr. Smyth (Algoma) asks if it is the intention of the Government to investi- gate complaints as to large. areas of un- patented lands being held in northern Ontario by speculators who have not complied with the. regulations under which the land was sold or located. If the Government intends having inspee- tion of and reports upon lands open or tr. hereafter he opened for settlement with the. view to preventing settlers from locating on land not for agricul- tural purposes. We also asks if the Government intends to introduce legis- lation eontirming bona Me settlers in the title to minerals on their lands, and to the timber where such was not sold to licensees by tho late Government. Mr. BowyeruBin to amend the liqior license act. Mr. Preston (Brant) protested that Ontario should not be used as a step- ping-stone to the west. The Govern- ment should have a very active pro- paganda. - Premier Whiime.v agreed and hoped Mr. Preston would bring his inffuenee to bear upon his political friends at Ot. tawa to bring this about. The vote payed, _ - _ - _ J. J. Foy said that, in the general ad. ministration of justice in the countiPs there was an increase of 815,000. In the new districts opened up by the rail. roads more Magistrates were required, accounting for an increase. The vote passed. Notices of Motion. The following notices of motion were aim "T - _ For legislation $224500 was voted, Mr. Graham smilingly saying that on this he refused to acvppt the Government's challenge to name an item which could be objected to. ' Crown Lands Charges. The charges on Crown lands totalling $525,800 were passed. They were divided as followstr-Expeatditures on ae. count, outside service and surveys, $363,- 900; expenditure on account of mining dctveldpmertt,, $142.3M; expenditure on account of parks, $19,600. In speaking to these Hon. Mr. Cochrane mentioned the vote of $25.000 for tho p11?)0§0, as foreshadowed in The Globe. o estalr lishing a Government. sampling plant at or near Cobalt, where ores will be sampled at nominal cost. tht refund account of Crown land charges votes The administration of justice called [or an Expenditure of $612,394.29. Hon. were passed, under various -heads of $18500, $243.32 and $2,429.07. the Mr. W. n. McPhersmi. for the street railway enmpany, claimed that no rea- son for urgency had been advanced. "We have the right to the profits of our own proporty," said Mr. McPher- son. He claimed that they had one of lthe. best balanced railroads in Ontario. This was a. matter that did not affect, Berlin alone. Other corporations were affected. Tho road gave cheaper fares than in Toronto. The '0etrifioat.ion of the road in 1896 was done at large ex- ipenditurp. It cost $90000 to change the equipment. Since then they had not , made 3 per cent. on their money, though ', they had been making a. fair profit when ': the road was a horse, line. They claimed lthat under the low they were able to i secure". an extension of the franchise for .5 five years. The right of a, municipality to control its pool": franchises is involved in a pri- vote hill respecting the town of Berlin. according to Mr. H. L. Drayton, who ropwsemed the interests of that plane before the. Private Bills Committee of the Legislature yesterday. 'Borlin deo sires to pay into court. the amount of tho arbitrators' award. $75,200, and as- sume control of the Bolin * Waterloo Street. Railway. which it is taking over. The railway Company claims that the arbitrators did not take into ac- count the value of the franchise. Court proceedings "tore instituted, and the taking over of the road has been delay- od. There should he no doubt, about the meaning oi an 4horario statute, said Mr. Drayton. and ho asked the committee to iitpport their own legislation. a. tutr.' square iGue 'euhmitted to the eleotors of Berlin? They shoitld.hear from the electors. Mr. Harmurf olainwd that the com- mittee should safeguard the rights of the litigants, and claimed there should be some consideration for men whose enterprise, had carried the system through its lean years. md there been Away back in 1818 an acre of land was set. aside in the \illage of Water. ford for the joint use of the Church of England and the Presbyterian Society. A frame church was built, in which the Presbyterian and Anglican bodies wor- shipped. The church disappeared in time. Up to 1872 the plot had been used as a cemetery. when it was abuno doned. ln 1903 the bodies were. re- moved to another plot. Long years since the Presbyterian Society had ceased to have ita existence. In the Private Bills Committee of the Lavish!- ture Trinity Church of Waterford. through the medium of a private bill. asked to have the title of the'lnnd vested in the rector and'church wardens in order that they could build a. church on the. site. The bill was reported, the fiesbyterian interests having no otsjee. TL, C writing expenditure for 11 Falls in: venom. QUESTION 'SETTLED BY PRIVATE BILLS COMMITTEE. Title of Historic Acre of Land in Village of Waterford Granted to Trinity Church-Railway. Opposed Idea of Giving Up the Road. City Solicitor Seellen recounted tho difficulties in forcing the arbitration upon the company. The' award had been received on December .'tl and a. br-law could not be submitted then. tied. there being a. division of the com- mittee on the vote. Harcourt. Kohler, May, Munro. Preston (Durham) Pres- ton (Brant) voted against. Clause 3 was ammded to make it. nec- essary for the ratepayers to vote their approval of the, e5penditutyt of $75200. This action of the committee does not invalidate the legal proceedings before the courts, which may decide that the system has been undervalued by the arbitrators. An to the. right of the town to take over the system, however, the matter is finally settled in fovor of the town. 'The first Name of the bill, fo vali- date the arbitration and to put Berlin into possession of the road upon the payment of $75200 into court, was car