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ald, and there is a new i no contribution shall be taken direc ly or indirectly, and penalties are pro-- | vided in case of evasion of thisg, . _ Justice For All. : / s aodgl The Attorney--General drew atten-- tion to a new clause which at first blush, he said, might be rather start-- ling, but at gecond did not appear so startling. In the past the board had followed English decisions on vari-- ous points, but in cases which seem--. ed to work out unjustly the proposal was that the ~board henceforth shall decide upon the real merit and jus-- tice of the case and shall not follow strict legal precedent. He cited a. case of a trainman who had crossed from one crew to talk with another railwayman. and in coming back had been killed by an express train. A British decision held that in such a case the man was not in the course of his employment. In Ontario the board would in future decide such cases on their merits rather than by following precedent elsewhere. The | principle of equity and conscience | would prevail. a pension for the widow and certain allowances for the children. The al-- lowance was $5 a month for each child until the age of sixteen was at-- tained. Under the new proposal, where the widow dies, the allowance to the surviving children will be doubled. Another provision was that the same care would be taken of an adopted child as of an ordinary child of a workman who was killed. In the case of a child who came under the circumstances above mentioned _ and was over sixteen years of age, and was an invalid and unable to take care of himself® or herself, the age limit would be removed, and the con-- tribution would go on and be: con-- tinued as long as it could have been reasonably expected the deceased workman w®uld have contributed had ho survived. Includes Executive Officexs. 1 Mr. Sam Carter--Common sensge. Proposed Changes in Act. The Attorney--General intimated a number of other amendments. Sec-- tion 31 of the workmen's compensa-- tion act was one which fixes the scale of compensation where the injury turns out to be fatal. It provided for Another feature had reference to executive oflicers of companies. Un-- der the present law an employer may go on the payroll himself if he ac-- cepts all the hazards of the business and shall be -coverQLby the insur-- ance, but there was provision for the great number of cormpanies where the executive officers were really in the same position as employers. The amendment placed the executive of-- ficers of the company in the same position as an employer. -- Provision would, be made in the cases of--men who were residents of Ontario, were employed in Ontario, but temporarily crossed the boundary line to Quebec. Mr. Rowell said he was glad the \Government had-- come to the same view as the Opposition regarding first iaid'.pro\ristfin. . The 'Attorney--General had said it had been suggested many times from the Opposition sideo of the 'House, but the Liberals had not gtven 'the practical help. "I assume my hon. friend has got to the stage," said Mr. Rowell, dmid Liberal laughter, "when it is not sufflicient for us to give him a policy, but we must actual-- 'ly (frame it. We pointed out when In addition to paying the salaries of the Compensation Board the Gov-- ernment may, under the new act, con-- tribute $100,000 a year to the admin-- istration expenses. Matter of Rates. Replying to Mr. Rowelli, the Attor-- ney--General said he was not an ex-- pert, and could not answer with de-- finiteness the question as to whether the present rate of assessment would cover all the provisions in the amend-- ed act. The board hoped to reduce their rates in some respects this year, and while in the end medical aid might mean a higher amount than was anticipated, he hoped there would not be any substantial increase in the rate on that account. «; Mr. Hartley Dewart did not think the proposed reorganization -- of the department was favored by the ma-- jority of those who had the farming interests of the Province at heart. °_ | Mr. J. C. Elliott (West Middlesex) moved an amendment that the Lieu-- tenant--Governor in Council may ap-- point one Deputy Minister of Agri-- culture and such officers and clerks as may be deemed necessary, instead of one or more Deputy Ministers. The Government side, however, did _ not favor any change in the bill, and the amendment was rejected. C es i ing debate that the posgitions of Com-- missioner and Assistant Commissioner were advisory, and would not inter-- fere with the administrative work of the department.. "But," said. 'Mr. Rowell, "the clause just now before the House expressly gives the Com-- missioner the general supervision of the work of the department, The clause as it is in the bill is exactly as we on this side of the House repre-- sented the bill in the discussion. I was quite surprised on hearing my hon. friend's statement last evening." Mr. Rowell, the Liberal leader in the Legislature, scored a point at Premier Hearst's expense yesterday, when the bill to reorganize the Agri-- cultural Department was in commit-- tee. When the particular clause the Opposition leader had in mind was reached, he pointed out he understood the Preinier to say the previous ;é"vép'- ing. in the course of the second'read- ing debate that the pogsitions of Cam.-- '"'The draftsmanship is not my own, nor does it express what is in my mind," the Premier replied. "That section can stand in order that it be redrafted." l i f Hon, Mr. Lucas--We will give that consideration. 7 The bill was --read a first time. Take Up Death of Archibald Taylor. MKR. ROWELLI'S CRITICISM BRINXGS PREMIER HEARST TO RECON.-- sIDER MEASURE. Mr. Rowell put a question as to the McGarry act of last session, and Hon. Mr. Lucas replied no Comptroller had been appointed. _A special auditor was going over the Hydro accounts. pimantntints atettnt Iilinica d i d .sn 23 % 131 C red ful ones are seldom new. (Laugh-- ter.) It is an easy thing for an Op--. position to say something should be done, and when 'the CGovernment brings legislation down, assumes the responsibility, then say' '"We go one better, and we. are clever fellows be-- cause we suggested you go one bet-- ter." (Renewed laughter.) ' Mr. J. CG. Eilliott, referring to the amendment where the board would have wider powers to deal with cases on their merits and thus avoid in-- JjJustices, asked if this would be made retroactive and apply to cases which might came under the category aim-- ed at. MUST REDRAFT CLAUSE / IN AGRICULTURE BLL The House allowed Mr. Elliott's motion for a return of copies of all documents and correspondence pass-- ing between the Workmen's Compen sation Board, or any member, officer or employee thereof, the personal re-- presentatives of . Archibald Taylor (deceased), late of Sarnia, Ontario, or any person or persons acting on their behalf, and the Grand Trunk Railway Company or any employee or oflicer thereof. * d in easy thing for an (Yp-. say something should be when 'the (Government ation down, assumes the