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BE, TORONTO, TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1909. school teachers and other education- shall be abolished. and that wher- ists outside the University. The. gift ever by any statute or rule or other- applied only to Toronto Univex'ity and wise any act or thing is required to (r'ttiversity College, and the Province be done by a Local Master tho same 'assumed no legal or moral liability. shall be performed by the County pr, I' Sir James Whitney said he agreed District Judge or a Junior Judge with- theartily with what the Liberal leader . out extra salary or fees. (b) That had said respecting public school whenever and as often as a court or teachers. "The gift is offered to cer- Judge refers any question to any Itain persons," the Premier observed, County or District Judge in his capa- g"and it would not be proper or in city of Official Referee for inquiry ;good taste for us to suggest it should and report the said Judge shall make lb" given to others." such inquiry andf report( w)itlr}(')1utt 1123' , " extra salary or PPS. c a e !(hcapcn and Expedite Procedure. collection of revenue by the Province I Hon. A. G. MacKay, with the, through tho sale of law stamps shall object of supplementing the Govern- be discontinued. (2) That hence- ment's scheme of law reform, has forth a very substantial reduction s given notice of a hill to amend the should be made in the fees payable to Surrogate Courts act. The object of examiners for taking and transcribing the bill is to choapon and expedite examinations for discovery and other the winding up of estates of ttl'iii,Cl examinations in actions, and to court ed perSons. At present if an execu-r stenographcrs for tho making" ot tor or administrator disputes a claim: copies of evidence taken at trials. l against an estate the claimant may . . . T.-, .. " delay six months before bringing ac- Mr. M; Dougals Questions. tion. and in certain cases they wait Mr. D. J. McDougal (East Ottawa). _ much longer. Mr. MacKay contends has given notice oCthe following Log- e that tho result in practice is that, in islath'c questions of the Attorney- , many cases. illegal claims are al- General. (1) Was the Attorney-Gen- lOWed in whole or in part by the eat-I oral informed of the killing of Silas E. center or administrator in order that! Tavlor. an employee of and in the the Peta!!! may he. speedily wound up.' vards of the Grand Trunk Railway at In dealing with such dubious claims Maduwaska on November 27 last I' a Surrogate Court Judge in passing (2) Was an application made by the the Rccottntn of an executor or ad- friends of the deceased for an inquest? miniatrator can at present only allow Gl) What was the result of this appli.. ,or disallow tho payment, but cannot l {adjudicate on the merits of the claim. cation I' (4) What was the reason for l .If the Judge disallows the. payment, the decision given ? (5). wedlp' I then the ex. ntor or administrator case investigated by the Railway Com- I must pay bat the amount to the mission of Canada"? (6) Did the "s estate out of his own pocket. In Railway Commission ask the Attor- 1905 an attempt was made to rem- ney-General to order an inquest? IT) edy this condition, hut the courts held What action has been taken, or is in- ' that a Surrogate Court Judge can- tended to be taken by the Attorney- not. on an audit, try tho merits of lGeneral with reference to this re- claims. The object of Mr. MacKay's l,quest ? bill is to reform the procedure and l ----.-" allow a Surrogate Judge. on short no- l tice, to cite tho parties to appear be- - fore him and may then adludltyyte, summarily on all claims up to $500, or direct trial of an issue. if he so decide. Mr. MacKay does not propose any change in the present law to ' send disputed claims above 8600 to the High Court. ' . More Liberal Law Reform. l - Another law reform measure. thei abolition of tho office of Local Mas- ter of the High Court in all but four counties. is fathered by Hon. Mr. MacKay and is set forth in the 'following resolution. which he will 1move on Wednsssrlay '.--- I . I "Resolved, that this House. is of 1opinion (I) that the necessary legis-l ' _ lation should be introduced to pro-\ vide (a) that except as to the counties of York, Wentworth, Carle- ton and Middlesex the office of Local Master of the High Court'of JusticfiWM-wm I I. I'll-II" a=iiiitrarai -_- _ - ht' -",-T -*' W - t . _--. E!" ii "nav: Ei-