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/ e mmepetenictare \\ 7 wWEDNESDAY, MARCH ~28, 1917. * rea % on 54 "M__ s h we g*t Winister of Education "Cannot w 8 i » | ' : Say" if They're Satisfactory A uorney--General Outlines Purpose of __ Bill----Policy of Agricultural Cred-- _--_ its----Dr, Creciman's New Duties in Department. f Whiat seemed a-- simple question rapabice of an adequate answer off-- hi@nd, relating to teaching in bilingual schools, failed to bring exact informa-- tion 'when 'hddressed to Hon. Dr. 1f?yne, Minister of Education, in the Legislature yesterday. Whe» the House was dealing with the estimates Mr, Thomas Marshall (Lincoln) ask-- ed if prosent conditions were satis-- Yactory. The Minister replied that there had been an improvement. This did not satisfy the Liberal member, who persisted with the query: "Are ILhey satisfactory ?" Dr. Pyne's reply way: *L cannot say." Mr. --Marshall thereupon asked what the inspectors' reports were, and the Minister of ¥iducation answered that he hadn't the information, but he would get it for the hon. member. Deputation Got No Satisfaction. Anothsr interesting matter. was vaised by the member for Lincoin re-- garding the appointment of a Ser-- @sant--Major as drill instructor -- at '_ Hamilton High School. 1 appeared that the Sergeant had been appoint-- ed by the School Board, but that & regulation which called for special qualifications stood in his way. Mr. Alian Studholime (East HMHamil-- ton) stated that a deputation -- had come from Hamilton to Toronto on ihe. sybject, but had failed to obtain satisfaction. Hon. Dr. Pyne said the matter was under consideration. Loans for Agricultural Purposes, When the bill respecting loans for &Bricuitural purposes was in com--| mitte¢, Hon.Mr. Lucas said the geon-- | eral: policy was one of assisting in : inereased farm> production. It "'asi mot primarily a financial measure. | The policy of agricultural eredits had | heen caccepted in practically all the | Provinces, althougli some _ of the | aystems were on a different basis. The l bill which was being discussed was | elong fairly conservative lines. ! In reply to Mr. Thomas Marshall | (Tineoln), the Attorney--General said | the township first © bassed a by--law | saying it wanted to come under the : ¥arm ,loan proposition. The general | by--law wouid . be | passed by the |i C'ouncii which would authorize pro-' eccdings under the act. 'Theon the. indwidual farmer who desired a loan must© make on a prescribed form his application, showing the@ purposes of nis land, une-lial( of _which must be | for permanent improvements and the | other half may be for such purposes as may be set out and approved by; regulstions. If the Council approves of g';)e application it is passed on toi the Provintial Treasurer. Then, wh_en--' the improvements are made.. and the. money is expended in whatever .wn.'yl is approved of,.and when --an official certifies that the work is done for | whichkh the money is being borrowed.', the township will:-- pass a by--law ana levy'a rate against the man's . farm | for--tho"repayment of the loan cover--_ ing a. long period of years, the--inter--. est and principal repayable each year., Any: attempt to advance money 'be-- @qre the expenditure --was made .by--