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/ f % " * yz L sss ent long enough to thank the Fed-- Senate for passing the subsidy. e« 'arm Conditions. ..i ubject of agriculture Mr. E 3,2yt2201sa,rejd that the situation was ot so bad as had been represented. 'Small farms had been increased, in-- lvldual owners had been increased, | " land there was a corresponding in--| _ lereasge iy?eproduction. He maintained . _ Ithat the last census did not show that ' _ _ farming in Ontario was on the decline; i _ hat farmers were. now going into thel _' llive stock industry, and taking up | i.* }those branches that did not require so' ,;; much outside labor. ;;; jMore Questions for Government. ' "'*),' | Mr. J. G. Anderson (North Bruce) ',, will ask the Government on Monday _ whether any liquor was seized in the _ _ loac}l option territory of North Greyi _-- during the month preceding the bye-- _ "lelection on July 14 last summer, and _-- as to what was done with the liquor.' f Mr. T. K. Atkinson (North Norfolk)} | will ask for particulars regarding the 'cost and the nature of the labor em-- ployed in the consiruction -- of the prison farm at Guelph What were the results of the HBuro--. pean investigation of public ownership | of telephones made by the Hon. 1. B.| Lucas in 191%, will be asked of thel Provincial Treasurer by Mr. J. C. EKi-- liott (West Middlesex). ' Mr, H. Munro -- (Glengarry) will | query regarding the cost of the Tim--/ iskaming & Northern Ontario Railway, and the cost of the Elk Lake branch and other branches. Dr, Preston Remaing Whip, ,The Conservative members met in caucus for a short time yesterday -- morning. The sessilonal program was briefly discussed and Dr. Preston was *'congratulated on his elevation to Cab-- inet rank. It was decided that Dr. Preston should continue for a while the duties of Whip, as there was no 'reason why a member of the Cabinet not holding a portfollo should not dis-- charge the duties of that office. It is likely that a successor will be chosen later in the session.. Two men prominently mentioned are Mr. [(M. ¥Hilbher (South Huron) and Mr. C. t R. McKeown (Dufferin). } t 1 8