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TX _ uns e 2 s was a ne.v po 1 party, Person ally he concerned more 'about the welfare of the Province --than that of any political party. ite lfl'-} fersed briefly to the rural scaools.. asking if the Provincial. Treasurer| could not '"earmark" two millions . for rural schools. He thought 'To--| ronto would be better off if 100,000 ; of its people were in rural districts.| He was prepared to take it as con--| vincing evidence of no patronge if ' the th--»e U.F.O. members who gave! . up their seats for Cabinet memhers| remained at their own farms. 'The| momber for North Perth svuagested | thai the Government might provide insurance against unemployn.ent and 'gick ness. Mr. May amused --the! House with a-- reference to "the |Q\,'.; ported ~willingness <of the Rarmer]| members to increase their own in--/ asimnity.'"' | The farmers in the past had been : exploited for political purposes, | just as the Labor men had, said Mr. HMHalcrow. He preticted that more lhabor legislation would be passed 'this vear than --any -- previous Gov-- ernment had passed. He was against | a flat rate for Mydro, and said that he differed from Premier Drury on the tariff qnv;liu", "I want to explain the beliefs of !:hw people of East HIamilton on the temperance question," said Mr. Hal-- 'rro\\'. He -- declared _ that "boot-- / | leggers" voted for prohibition and ' that distillers had been in favor of the O.T.A. He expressed the Opin20n' of his constituents that the referen---- dium vote was not an honest vote, and declared himself in favor of lighter grades of beer and wine. May Double the Tax for Park Purposes BSME WiIll 'be: brought in ; thei Legislature giving municipalities Ih"l power to increase the taxation for | park purposes to one mill on the dollar. instead of half a mill, as at i present. M. M. MacBride of Brant--| ford will introduce the bill. | ---- A deputation representing \'ariuus'; western Onitario cities -- was given | this assurance yesterday by Hon. H. C. Nixon, Provinciat Secretary. cce se itens ie ea en mt nevramimes