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T" q .. " " Cl !Mg CTC 'lgeCaMel"'r _-- . we Cr',',' T . 'Ki',')';' , J» as", El tti r 19 P, _ .01"; a nu c acdim ti 3 ' _ Eis: _ _ _ -- .. m- "N ,..._ "y'tt sitting. while the estimate. wittd . * i - . . ' a. _ . be forthcoming early next week. '13 I ' I l A , .1 . V The resotution. of the Attorney- 9- , _ _ General providing for a minimum on . salary of $1.200 'to'Sh'eritt's' was putse Ill! El Bllflllfill through committee. Ie ' The Situation at Gowganda. ty " In response to inquiries by the 'tt Liberal leader Hon. Frank Cochrane tu. . stated that the Government had tak- 3d Attorney-General Deals With en Steps towards providing police pro- tection for the new mining camps of . :owganda and South Gowganda. Tardy Judgments. Constables had already been appoint- ti led for the district. A townsite had d; ------. been laid out at Gowganda and the "gale of lots advertised, the tenders to " i C. opened on March IO. No site "F00R YEARS IN ARREAR- "howew-r. has been laid out at South !(lowganda. A mining division had ______ - |bcen created and a Recorder appoint- 'ed. A Provincial inspection had been fi . , c ti Comment on lmzlulie. the Minister added). of the " a m n rig claims staked out etween tho Ei.niitter's aus IO Montreal River and the district of . . Algoma, and the Government had un- overdue Bench De0isions. der consideration the question of con- li/y,.',??,? the branch of the T. a N. O. w"""--"'"'""""""-"""- .Railway from Charlton to Elk Lake (and Gowganda. . . . D. I l'roiision tor Retiring ot 'II'.'"'.'""' (Liberals "Witching Legislation. s . "' . c--. I Judgcs to Finish 1'ltclr Work i, Several of the statutes consolidating Government Plans for Gowgatuitr-- 'lr','")?,'?.,')",",',' ",tiTi'"ithteh'i' committee, stage. . ' ' ... . n (ea n wit the act res 'ect vit- Libcrals Aid in Securing Necessary inesses agd evidence J,':" 'l-f),',,",,',?)?,-, changes in Statutes. lsccured consideration of two changes. 'Hon. A. G. MacKay pointed out ithat under the present wording got the clause. protecting a. witness . . ... ..- l " 'from incriminating himself he was It was a Milli"! of lawyers ant tee l- required to formally invoke its pro- niculitir-s yesterday. Tho protossional visions. "It means," said the Liberal members of the Legislature plodle leader, "that it the. man has come "l .. . . . 'ther dull. monoton- through a lawyer l hands and is post- tlt: 1r wtty, HI tt, ra . ed he gets protection. whereas if he 1rtl.S manner. through the statutory has no counsel he may be proceeded stops necessary to take the results of against Olfl his testitmpny. it; tlhlere J,' ' "c' Sstt tute a way o (oing l _ wou re " tho labors 9f ttru/rr' F, on the 't'tihird .scc all witnesses protected." lit-vision ('ommisqon to tly . l Hon. Mr. Foy said the point was. reading" stagc of Irlo.csotttlltg bugis- lworth fuller consideration. lation . Mr. D. J._McDougal (East Ottawa) ' . . rioutmment how- drew attention to an oversight in sec- Just prior to "lo ' i d (tion seven. making communications M'Pi'. the Attorncy-Gimvral subm tte (between husband and wife privileged, a measure to amend the judicature Ithrough which the intent was clouded. act the. hurried preparation and in- He suggested, inserting the wordsfto ' . l., lained. had illlln, otherwise the communications troduction of " hich, he exp . . ,of the wife to anyone else would be been made necessary by exigchIes {privileged Sir James Whitney. for occasioned try tho recent appoint- (tho Government, accepted. the amend- ment of Mr. Justice Anglin to the 'mcnt. Supreme Court. There was' in (TV l,Wattts Public School Statistics. isting statute Hon.. l . {0.2032313- l, MP. Ferguson (South Simcoei de- od. no prioslslon., m "I? a -..."". sires information from tho Ministry. rent-0 as had arisen. fox the deliiery H . .3 -. . - . .. , vhich e gan Home that he would ask for, of ri'snncd Judgmomt in Cavs , . tl , her of P blic Schc l i c-l ad heard alone or joint- i it mun ? uo IC ._.t. JO nspe- 1 the Judge ha ' .tors in organized counties of Ontario,) ly with othor Judges. !the number of schools under inspec-z To Finish Their Work." (tors, the amount of money paid toi, _ r. , t he submit- fem-h inspectors. the amount of money; Lndcr the Nyyylpfy lf'. ' F, d a paid by the county as required by thel tod the Attor.er-GeryTy piano-i fact. the total amount of expenses by, srsctiott prPvitllr.ur. that "here 1-8 ;counties. and the average amount ot' :lgidge Mist"; 1r,1,f1"grUieiis"uT,Ct1e Esalary and expenses paid each lnspec- é o 'c l '- ' l _ " . _ . l Utodrt "J, Catha or to the Court ot I" by both county and Gm crnment. Appeal for Ontario. aud any action, "tecognitiott for Old Policemen. t cause or matter which has been fully E - . . . i. heard by such Judge. either alone or ', Under the private Legislative bill of: jointly with other Judges, stands for (Major J. J. Craig (East weyi.ntrt.yy.i' judgment, he may give judgment ii) is .prOposcd to give municipalities. therein as if he were still a Judge of itho right to s'urTranrltyate policemen the court. and any such judgment tafter 25.years of continuous service; shall be of the same force and val- "The measure, which will be intro-1 idity as if he. were, still such Judge, duced to-day. makes tho basis 'fl provided that such judgment of the gratuity one-half of the previous sal-', Judge be delivered within six weeks ary. The granting of superannua- after his resignation or appointment tion is not made compulsory, but gives to the Supreme Court of Canada or to the power. . . tho Court of Appeal." Mr. Craig submitted a similar mea- , . sure at last session. but it subsequently Judgment Delayed Four Yeats. (was withdrawn. on the Government's" Incident to the matter under con- request. fo. be more fully looked into; sideration the Attorney-General stated II; is anticipated that it will pass this that, in his opinion. the time had! 'time. l come when some steps should be 'Vatural Gas Explosions. l taken by statute to minimize the an-l " ; noyance and discomfort sometimes I Mr. IV. Fl. Brewster (Brant) has a. experienced by the long delay of ibill under which he proposes to make; judgmerts. Einsurance companies liable for daniwl 'U am informed." observed Mr. 'atros caused by natural gas explosipns. ', For. "that in certain cases Judgments .When the present statute was framed ' have been delayed for a period of inatural gas was apparently not con-t tour yours. We must remedy. so tar" 'tcmplated. 1splosions from .r'oal oil as is in our power. such an unfor- (and other similar commodities alone] innate condition. It must be made 'being specified. Mr. ' ftrewsterl impossible." Estates ho has received ' re-l . . - ';quests and complaints from Hamilton i Six Months Arrears Limit. and London regarding the oversight: Tho Attorno.v-General accordingly am the act and proposes to remedy it. ' proposes a section under which six ' s la. . months is determined as the maxi- /ro Amend Separate whool Act. l mum period any judgment may be i Mr. D. Racine, the member for nus-- delayed. " judgment is in arrears for men. is promoting a bill in the Iaetritr- a longer period, the Government pro- fiature to amend the separate schools; posed to provide that any party to eaet. The. purpose of the. measure is: the action, having served one month's to provide that where lands have been i notice of his intention upon the 1L'CiG on account of indebtedness': other party and the senior Registrar {incurred on behalf of a separate' _of the High Court, may secure its (school the sale of the lands shall not :siimmary trial by an appellate court lure" the liability. ' v __ t --r_l.l--.__