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be ""hfia"{";t,mg in the Ste e es -- w' hss _ Importan ' opt-- . '* "! ks s P f Amendments Aot which were adopt <. C (ODITil7 l ed were the extemslt:;:1 :tthe city cof y ie .o e : --RATE 1 I a for a year, s s s KA 1 LA 4 | tax mortgages °n°°t°ntr:h°t lg::ls,:.ry f i',':,'{"f; I.¢ [=y"'*s>>, f . so as to enable the itz Mss SR C CHM 2 s l up ' i Pn 't o Sn ESE suagle. Hon, G. Howard Ferguson in . _C. Ellio * f c tam . s * 5 l a ¥ s %se,i'i"u;'zea es "Pssed," proviaing «Reply Hints at Something ed, > P§ Savd »¢ natural gas be pass nHave £/f anr41; i | for those who k ngulr f seen prejudicially affected by vesent > Startling From Inquiry ;, | lation. y iss es T Te egh 9y le%sm' loet We was ';',f?,fi;'{;d ;E:! ='The policy adopted by the es i /as s & o f 11 on with | Houset tl:l:;t otictier"\%'ould be extenrl-i tario Government in Ge:.u.n,, f ""f"l p:iesefr:ergApr" 1. He had been ~in-f the situation regarding nickel in ..;m' ?or:ued that the Ranwa-'i'tiB°a"dp';i'! Province was criticized in the Legis~ | feather ns * s o + in mitane, conditions could be restored (lature last night by members of the | F n 54; ¢ lmitti:f;;l:lo after that date. It wa.s' Opposition. _ f § { ( - :geni tention of the Government, he | #In--introducing his motion .\.Ix.| said, To place an exper(tng\o::la:ie ;g Sam Carter of South Wellingion sal« : ' thorough1y Smdym;onto x'eéémfiendi the nickel --business is one that de--| | over the field aernment mands attention from 'the Province steps to the Gov k I and the Empire. Nickel now enters | en into every implement of war, Three j 'years ago some Opposition mem oe'rs, y had urged that the business shc:uld N . be completely controlled by the bm;-1 § ernment. Canada might not be able | * *' | to carry on any future war if ;-'ne¥ did not control her nickel outpu:.i ; C ue i t yos If it is .true, as reported, that the j I k British Government has invesied | f money in one of the refining co'.v'n-f | 'panies i0 _ insure -- its supply, nel + thought it was the wrong methnd.i es e a d I t lHe wanted to know more about the | « I A-- stock of the Canadian Copper Com-- S|r Wm' HearSt IS Grante 'pany. the net profits of which, hne' f said, were reéeported for one year to crease by Lenglature Frorn be $12,000,000. ns said he had been | told less than $12,000,000 was in--| $9,000 tO 3129000 vested in the company. I momeprn irivnavitomimerere trtrcmmmainn \ Surprise was expressed -- hy M:'.; s f \-e'~ter-i Hartley Dewart (Southwest Toron--.| | The Ontario Legislature ; n e 1 to) that the Government had n day afternoon adopted a l'e%]u"('"; troduced somse program at this increasing the Prime Minister's sal--| sion in regard to nickel. C © © 4 is | | ary from $9,000 to $12,000 a Dea'-ii That Port Colborne Plant. i $¥.. I Provincia 3 . } | Hon..Mr. McGarry, the s ' Hon. Mr. Ferguson, Minister of | 1 Treasurer, introduced a resolution | Lands, Forests and Mines, replied | F s ; ; for the position 'that construction work on the Port' creasing the salary for Tart] | h ¥ Minister in the Execu--| Colborne plant had been delayed oe-i of the First Minis y seluun.' cause of inability to get certain ma-' tive Council from $3,000 to feaen y d chinery. However, it is hoped that Exclusive of the salary for this of--; it will be in operation by June or ir Willlam Hearst's stipend isl July of this year. If it is so that some fice,osxr M A\'I('Ga.rrv said perhaps stock in the International Nickel $86,000,. Mr. Mc in ana uzh | Company is held by alien enemies, it neel lf)e{;? I;;fim tll\}?r:?ste:o orfn :hgl hasilong ago been establishgd by & need' 0 { independent. He British _ authorities that arrange-- Province being s aAnYOhe. in | ments have been made to control questioned if the'rfz_ w e{lelc responsi-l 7 the output of the company. The On-- the country, Ca"-'m'fh office. who tario Government, said the Minister, bilities attached tO. tt? $12000 & is not in the habit of disclosing its | f did not receive mmel r'asn se?séional plans until it knew whersof it spoke. & year. The l?l'fim e ount up to i An investigation has been carried on, angvz'gaace brings the am and something startling may yet be ser. Allan Studholme (Easft ?if"é" j anlr\li?.m(c':z(xl:'cer then-- expressed his" | illtfion) S;Iid :}:?\zg"'{lfi;safi :L";'Se tigxle.?he! "i'illingncss to withdraw the resoluvl e. e | 4 j ;eocple should be asked to approve { ttons | the worthiness of the Prime MiIx}iséeia:: f] |Hull or Ontario. ' # increase in salary. s | V?ftl.llital.lrg n:'a(edec;% trip for his heulth!l Mr. G. c. Hurdman (West Otta-- | rould be quite willing to gh-e;t wa) said he understood _ that thel 10y ersonally > piilish--American | Nickel Company $1 y * t had pretty well concluded negotia.-- Mr. Proudfoot Approves. :( 'itionl_sI fi)t hesta}blishing their refinery iti Leader said he + | in ull, having made a better ar-- | The Opposition Lead T; ta nave]!" rangement for power and labor, and ; thought the resolution would s J h 7 Sek . the situation ana everything else passed without comment. Expen es | ha.V gone up and Salaries genera"y' were a.bOUt equal. J C been increased. One officer of The Minister of Lands, Forests and , tl?e"'eHydro-electric Commission, who |! ;\{E;':rs th':id. the fcotzlrlmpagy already y & in the Mouse, recseives|i views o e Goverment. :lls;)oggtsa ]';]eax' And 'the «Chairmah 01,{. The nickel lands these people control | the Workmen's Compensation Boara |! are held by the Booth--O'Brien in-- | receives $10,000. _ He objected to|' f terests, who got them years ago, and | placing the Prime Minister in ~sueh || the Government has no control over | a position that any member could | them. However, the company hasl | make the suggestion _ that came || shown great anxiety to establish ' * r pepresenta . |-- within the Province of Ontario. He | * from the East Hamilton represent dded th | tive. He thought the Prime Minister |: & ei lat he was hopeful of suc-- was entitled to the increased salary ceeding in having the company build for no other reason than that the in Ontario; 5 y work was worth it: He also apprO\l'-l + "----fi_fl | z2 tC "ork as Minister of Agr T .o FREE MAIL FOR sOLDIERS, Hon. Mr. McGarry also introdu«:e_d' Representations will be madé to ~resolutions expressing the unquali-- the authorities at Ottawa by the On-- fied SatianCtlon of the IIOUSe at' the | tario Governrnent as to the ne'ed of services of . Sergeant--at--arms 1. J. 1 ; enacting a 3w to send mail matter 'Glackmeyer and Clerk of the House | ; ifree to boys overseas. Sir William A. H. Sydere. _ Both officials have | > Hearst gave this undertaking to Mr. held office since Confederation. William McDonald (North Bruce) in They were aiso granted an honor. the Legislature vesterday, when the arium of $1.000 each. f latter introduced his motion to have A en mm mmmemmmameree. f | the Ontario Government memorialize + 'the Government® with that object in f view. ~_Mr.McDonald said he intend-- ; ed the resolution to strengthen the l hand of the Dominion Government. -- .He~wn,:gux'px-j;qd.t.ha.t action hadn't 4 | beentaken long 'ago. _ -- ic ttoag I t