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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14,. 1918. ' , . _ ed 'workrnen's compensation. Mr. . . V _ Rowen was the author or prohibi- _ . ' . tion,' Messrs. Carter and Dewart were "_". F responsible for the increased taxa- tion of nickel concerns. while Mr. William McDonald was the man who for years fought for votes for wo- men. The Government should now I o-----------. Igo " step farther, and make it gos- . . tsible tor women to sit as mem' era 1. C. Elliott of West Middlesex of the Lettislarture. I Says Government Methods Wants Accounts Simplified. -' Dealing with the financial state- I Are Anthuated ments, Mr. Elliott pressed tor " i ---_. much-needed reform in keeping the l T --..r"o.'."'"- accounts of the Province, so we can lBUDiGET SPEECH PRAISED tell at a glance where we stand." F One should be able quickly to sep- o,.,..:...,......-.-..-.- f Iaratc capital receipts and capital ', , . , ' _t.. F - expenditures from current receipts '- . The Budget debate in the "6.8.1713. (and current expenditures, said the WW wpsrresumcd yesterday (tet'- liii'e%",ii,' for West Middlesex. Mr. rhooniwith Mr. J. C. Elliott. Lilicral :McGarry'sb //Jte1e.c,eg'otfi',' rlvt'it,") t": 'i' " . , .. . . . sis- 'hlame, he e ieve ' or can .qna Ct '.iet.terr. for M ":" Middle-sex. pro . imcthods now in vogue, but "the evil iit'tt for reforms m the Governmeut's 'should be remedied." Mr. Elliott methods of accounting. T he West- pointed out that the three-milllcn- . m "Ontario Liberal complained $01312" incrflase'in reveguf was (auri- '...2 _.. . . - y ue o . 0 Increase ax pa JY wt the prtsent srstelt.2 "1.1.5 "1.", the International Nickel Company. ahated, and had been inherited o?, reluctantly imposed by the Govern-,' fsir. McGarry from the ancient past. mentt.i aftelrI hard faghrtling by "'51 Op-l I . ' . l Provincial posi on. e urge , owever, at a. (Ps did not. blame me .. , 1 wt method of accounting should be iii-l Treasurer. who had made "1° "fi". troduced whereby the depletion ofl Butltret speeclt 1 cver heard. but mineral and forest wealth of the' he thought the "evil should be 113-. Province would be provided for in 'tnedled."_ . tho accounts. "You cannot go on 7 Mr. Eliott opened with a fine H's: '('llttllig down the resources of the bum tithe Canadian forces overseas: . "Bronnce to the extent of 31;? mil- and'said that so far as the limits Od. lions of dollars annually_ without the assets of the Province would coming to. a serious situation event-) (permit, nothing should be left un- holly," said he, "and before the war done that could be effected to place is over we may. be. called upon to the soldiers and their relatives IU face a more serious financial situa- the position they wouldlhago Ree}; Ition than heretofore." as monev cou l o ' i , ' [ii';::,?;, 13:; 'been oo-war. Theh war le-to-datc Methods Needed. clouds seemed to he Just as eavy The Liberal member pleaded for .nOW as a year "30' 'but we must g.o (,.ei1iti-ii,io,'.-oiii1:i,1ti,ait1,,v", business methods" 'on to victory, 1yT,1.tt,1,1at the end 13 in the Provincial Treasurer's De- nearer than we thinic Mr. L.liott inartment, and gave the opinion that said .Mr. McOarry 13.5"] made, on tge capital and current expenditure previous day, the best address o [should not be confused as at present. Whiqh I ever "Staged from a Pro- l"Ot course, it the desire is to cnjoy vincial Treasurer. It reflected {yourseli'f' said he. "and go on with.- credit on the men who had control out knowing how your finances of the resources and assets of the actually are, then no better system Province that at a time of stress and can be adopted than the one now in strain such as the m'esentlthere were vogue." , resources upon w ich the coun ry il . cr Ic.., .. a , i, could draw, and the Treasurer Was me)i'fl,isn',',/'hte0 o1i,sCeursnsmoe1te."- timer: a _ _ ' ' A o " - l able to report such a handson?e.sur: iliott ventured the opinion that n' Nut. Mr. Elliott, however, claimed ,Minister of Agriculture should be! credit was due to the Liberal party appointed who mold give his whole: for suggesting most of the Gos ern- 'time to the department. Ditticuitiesl, ment's best sources of revenue. [facing the farmers were never so? Claiming Credit tot. Reforms. t,greal. as now, and efforts should hel e . . lmade to secure farm Iatooverv.) The Lineral party had introduced Chinese coolies . should no: he. succession duties. in.reased taxation lbrought hero. I of nickel mining companies. etc. . Reforms recently brought about in Needs of Agriculture. ! Ontario had also been fought for Mr. V. A. Sinclair of So; _ I by Liberals .before..the Government ford recited the [-1'a/'i/'dj,if'/t",i,i,at,ei,t saw fit to take action. Mr. Proud- penditures. and said they would he foot was the man who first advocat- lendorsed by CVCtWOHr". The placing t 10f tractors on the land last 59335,} ' Iby the Government had taught the iagricultural comnmnityr what thevl {could do for themselves. He believed] Itliat tractors would be operated for tilie benefit of the neighborhood tl) _ {private parties this season. But the initiative of the Government showed] . [what Were the host kind of tractors. tto he used. Mr. Sinclair believed) .something could "re done to assist inroduction by way' of at' land armv I suggesting a, uniform or It. badge: Women might be used to a greater! extent. Construction of Highways. i Discussing good roads. the speak-l er threw out the suggestion that :1f-I ter the war it might be wen to con-i tinue the war tax for a year or two the, T.oney to be Used for the con: sttmction of main highways, After I that the roads could be. kept up by n the income from motor licenses. Re-