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M _WEDXESDAY, "\fARCH 1. io1f, ¥, MARUH i, IIH1(. ] *yi. sR l .. tuik. ces * ahan' en CE mm e ytnail, raniaat (raA) . ' _ TO PROTECT FORESTS N 3 Fiogrs 3 :','_ Sie Psn ts ie .+ N"B ."- 5_"';_~? x9 _ N Y P # , % . f Vigorous Liberal Protests in _ Legislature Followed by it 3t m } "pay: Steps to Save Ontario's I 4 . > Timber Lands From Fire * » © s .. ; . --Busy Day in Provincial _--_ Parliament se wl 'The appointment of Mr. £, 1. Zavitz as Provincial Forester was | announced. _ i | Hon. G. Howard Ferguson's bil l to preserve the forests from de-- ' «truction by fire was given a sec-- | ond reading. The Minister of Lands, Forests || and Mines stated that in future | returned so_ldiers or men who vol-- . ; unteered for active service will have the preference-- when ap--. ° pointments in his department are _ _ being considered, ; These were the features of the pro-- ceedings in the Legislature yesterday. The announcements made by Hon.l Mr. -- Ferguson followed vigorousi ; speeches by Liberal members, led by, Mr. Charles M,. Bowman, IA4beral| Whip, in which the Government Wa.si urged to take steps for the proper | protection of Ontario's --timber re-' sources. -- Dairy Standards Act. ; | When the second reading of the' bill to amend the dairy standards act 'came up, Mr. CG. A. GiHMespie (WestI Pe#erboro') said he would like if they could make the measure more definitel in regard to its coming into effect. He was quite in sympathy with the; withholding of the bill for the time be-- ing for further educational work, but ~he felt that they should say it should come @nto force at some-- definite period. The bill was one of the most_! far--reaching and beneficial in the his--} tory of the dairy industry in Canada,l and he thought if they did not 'msertl asomeo definite time the feeling might} goet abroad that the bill would bel fmally withdrawn. f t Opinion Veering to Bil}. ; Premier-- Hearst replicd that that point could be considered in commit-- tee. He had triecd to make himself . clear on the introduction of the« bill that he thought the bill was right in principle and that it was the proper --system to adopt. Public opinion was ' changing very rapidly in favor:of: the ©bill.. It only required, he thought, & proper campaign of education. ¢ 1 The bill was given a second read-' ing. § > ; w Future of Municipal Bureau, f ' " | In. moving the second reading of| thse bureau of municipal affairs act, GHon. W.. D. McPherson said by . estab-- lishing such a bureau the usefulness} of appointing a director 'would bel demonstrated, 'and then it would be| seen whether or not it was desirable; to set out in & larger direction. ' «Mr. Bam Carter (South,. Welling-- ton) scored tax exemptions, saying that he had fought against this sys-- tem for thirty years. . It was. not fair competition. The municipalities were erying «eut=for© some expecrt help on b «ifferent matters. He asked the Pro-g vincial Secretary to take somée of the| *"may--be's" out of the bill 'and put in | something positive and definite. + 'Mr. J. C. Elliott (West Middlesex)' waid unless the man who was Di--; rector of tha Bureau was head and whoulders above the people in various municipalities who were going to fim for inrformation there would be very little advantage derived from it Mr. A. H. Musgrove (North Huron) opined that what the municipalities were most in need of just now was expert advice. . First Step in Important Branch. ~-- _ Honr. Mr.--MePherson welcomed the s suggestions which had been made.