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_ 3 . . i t ) * M m ~Dr. MceQueen: _ "We are making mil-- Pnd deciared that the"-- Agricultural lionaire _ manufacturers," he said. 'and dec '","('} iph was a conspicuous K 4 "There should be a better form of co--. C°"Z§§ :,ts a'l'f ?mportant adjunct to 3# » * operation. :fi:c work of the department. t | Lack of Efficiency. { Mr. J. W. J°§?°" (Weg:h I;I:; ; | The Education Department, con-- | ings) favored t Houi% wéonserva- | tinued Dr. McQueen, had increased its classical illusions about tl'? Augean administrative offices with new posi-- tive Hercules cleaning tfi Agricul-- tions costing over $17,000 without the 'stables. He commended the allow slightest corresponding increase in ef-- | tural practice _ of sum(riner on the ficiency,. '"There is too much concen-- . which had been worke l:p cars | tration in the city of Toronto in the 'Conservative party for thir ylly w Department of Education with regard 'rendering it mellow and . fertile ho to the affairs of the public schools,"' wise legislation. By the time heh C continued Dr. McQueen. The pupils departed to other spheres perhaps were asked to come up to a standard, the Liberal Opposition would be in _ and yet the schools were equipped a position to assume office wit?} as s with unqualified teachers--or as the much success as had distinguished ; department puts it, Del']miit teac};lers;l. the present Administration. n mmntee '"We have too many regulations whic dzvnot apply to the public schools. It Too Much Red Tape. would not be idolatry to worship these ; Mr. W. BE. Sinclair, who defeated Ttegulations, fO}: U;)O.V do notbflpplytfio Charles Calder if North Ontar:{(), fol-- | anything in the heavens above, e a brief address. e con-- , eaxyth beneath or the) wate;g,hunder thie }ior:'é?ld fi;figelt to a criticisim c;f thfe | arth,* (Laughter. e -- curti-- £ atio of educationa af-- | ; :u]um is too cumbersome, and the ;';};';'ms"}}férg was. he declared, too ! < subjects are beyond the mastery of much red tape, and that the manage-- | ecighty--five orh?laety perdt(;en]t. of 'It'}}:e ment of the schools now was nof h&b : upils," Dr. McQueen added. "The | 16 it was when some o e f fio,',', and girls are being asked to xgng;g;ls :)tf t"hz; House were attendin_g{ study too much." | school. '"The people," he continued, | Public ¥eatth. C ® a Characterizing the annual appropri-- tgeg)rc?llle r:q%ney they are paying." ; ation of $40,000 for public health as Mr. A. C. Pratt of South Norfolk I "skimpy," Dr. McQueen went on to f had a slam for Model schools. He criticize the action of the Government insisted that the wiping out of the | in spending more money every year Model schools. as far as was possible, $ in the promotion of the live stock in-- was one of the best things the Gov-- ] dustr? than in the conservation -- of etnment had done: 'He did mnot at. human life. He commended Dr. tempt to explain why the Government | Forbes Godfrey (West York) for his had since restored | seven of these f introduction of the measure to pro-- M'odel schools. -- He objected to criti-- < hibit the marriage of idiots, and de-- ism of the Government's ungenerous clared that "the day is coming when ;tt?Zu(le to the agricultural interests, « the Government of the I'ruvincg of maintaining that the farmers of On-- Ontario--as well as some of the States tario were never more prosperous. of the Union--will have to turn at--=| tention to such a question as that." | Reforestation. Fight Against Tuberculosis, | Colonel Aufiin}slon (éf ?e(;;txgelr:torf?t]\lé * Pointing out the effect of the rav-- urgeggit\"moofnadtopeting Oa policy of re-- 3 oo ine morenitoiy . OO NHoousen ?e(egfation He told of the wiping said the mortality last year in Onta-- OI;eOf Ontario's great hardwood for-- ns ooo . SNbprbulosis . was 1.497, 2:ts' until now more hardwood wgs E which represented a mortality rate| ; . en ed than was cut in the f of eighty--seven and one--half -- per \ 'I':fi'g'finf:fpg;fgany. s cent. of reported cases, as against a 3 '"There is good reason why this : a mortality of eight and one--half per \ should be Sone into and furmcr; f cent. in other diseases. He instanced i steps taken," bhe said in conclusion. | $ t one village which, through lack of The Committee on Standing Ul'ders,] ' 1:regl'la'tlon, had not been without met in the morning, and after.e'lcict-, : | chronic tuberculosis for many years. ing Mr. T. H. Lennox as Chairman, @ [ Infectious diseases were quarantined proceeded to approve of a large num-- | and isolated, and no matter what con-- ber of private bills. A number of o siderations were involved _ tubercul-- them were introduced during the ses-- " osis should be similarly treated. sion of the House. @ Continuing, Dr. McQueen advocated What demonstration orchards has compulsory notificatton in the case the Government instituted at the pre-- S of tuberculosis, and the establishment sent time? will be asked by Mr. J. G. > of sanitaria in every county, the cost Anderson (Centre Bruce) on MQnda.\'l of which should be charged to the next. Will thie o;'lchaf;ds be contmued, t. municipalities. this year, and where? & Admitting tNMat the _ Provincial Mr. J. C. Elliott (West Middlesex) j 3 Board of Health was doing the best is still anxious about the participa--| § work that could be expected of such tion of Provincial employees in t}}e' a body, he urged the Government to South Renfrew bye--election, and ""1 E: remedy the system and appoint Coun-- ask when l?Oth Brownley and Harry F ty Health Officers and Sanitary -- In-- Moss were in the emp}oy of t{le Gov-- ' spectors in Municipalities, In con-- ernment since January 1, 1')9'0f').d fonds R clusion he urged the Government to Mr. Mayberry of &"{Uth <(k)()§f t';l"? '""place upon the statutes such enact-- informed by Hon. Jd"."f" pu * 3 ments that shall make the citizen-- the Government had arrived E.tt no un-- ' ' n r 3 i ith the Dominion Gov-- s | ship of this Province the central unit, derstanding wit ¢ rAdi y around which will be clustered a | ernment with reference to providing $ + i struction in agriculture or ,noble Canadian confederacy." | g:'.?rclttlscafloli'n:uch purpose Give Municipalities New Power, ! Sumnsaasemmmmnecaneamnn mm mamenmnammmemccmane 3 k Mr. R. J. McCormick (East Lamb-- t s a ton) was also Sévere on the educa-- 6 tional policy of the Government. He § censured the Minister of Education for closing the Model schools, and : declared that children were being /4 sent out for education every -- day C ; with incompetent teachers to in-, s' struct them. He objected to the en-- j \@ ' croachment of the Legislature on the . ' functions of the municipalities. --"We & ' do not leave enough to the munici-- J 1 pal Councils," he said. "They know ' | their own business better than we. : ) | dao." He urged that the townships # ' | be divided into wards, and Councillors 3 [ elected by that system. "The Liber-- 4 'als have a platform," Mr. McCor-- d i mick went on, "but the gentlemen ; L § opposite adopt our planks as we bring + them out," he said amid laughter. i The member for East Peterborough ; (Mr. J. Thompson) ventured the opin-- ion that the Opposition had not made s one concrete suggestion during the f debate, and said they had taken the 5 ' planks of their platform from the Government policy. The agricultural A policy of the Government had result-- 4 _ed in an enormous increase in the f value of the farm products of the s "'.'