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i s ~ _ nor had s#R#id publication been authorized by the Government:; cost of the sittings of 'the O.T.A. Committee wera ,2, . _ _ mt . O.I Nineteen com appointed by tp November 11, 1; tribution of an E. Raney, K.C,., Bar Association 1920, had not be. ernment, nor h been authari~~ 3 '] satis The M quis of C , to t In the matter of queries regarding Civil Service appointments, the At-- tornerv--General stated, in reply to wir, ang, that J. B. Clark,. a.ppojnt- cad Registrar of Deeds for Kent enunty, was the person who resign-- ced to provide a seat for Hon. M. Moherty; that the emoluments of the olfice in the year 1919 were over $4,400, and that the Deputy Roegis-- 1| trar, Miss C. J, Burton, had given '] satisfaction in her position. The King's Printer, Mr. MclLeod, Liberal, was in-- quisitive regarding the qualifications of C. W. James, recently appointed to the office of King's Printer. The Provincial Treasurer stated that no qualifications had been cited in the recomimendation of Mr. James, and. that the new official would under--, take certain of the duties of Pur--, chasing Agent. Answers to included the -- Wellington Hay, Perth, had sey-- eral inquiries regarding Provincial loans placed since November 13, 1I918. The Provincial _ 'Treagurer cited the official indices of ten loans, 1otalling over $65,000,000, of which all but two had been sgsold by public tender,. The net prices received ranged from 90.41 (New -- York Tfunds) to 104.003, with -- interest rates running from 4.710 to 6.81 per cent, Police in other matters. His salary was $4,000 per aunum, and his supervision confined to the counties of Essex, Kent, Lambton, Eigin and Middlesex. From tue aate of his ap-- vointment, November 19, 1920, to the end of January, 1921, fines for in-- fringement of the O.T.A. to the total of $33,003 had been collected. His age at appointment was 44 years. Carrying of Firearms, F Answering Dr. Forbes Godfrey, lion. Mr. HKaney stated that there was no regulation under the O.T.A. whereby officers engaged in its en-- forcement were provided with fire-' arms or empowered to carry same. '"Detailed -- information _ regarding the appointmsent and activities of W. J. ILanniA, recently appointed -- In-- spector of Provincial Police for west-- «rn Ontario, was furnished by the Attorney--General. Inspector Lannin, the Minister stated, was responsible to the Board of License Commission-- ers in respect of O.T.A, offenses and to the Superintendent of Provincial The Ontarto Temperance Act was the basis of a number of inquiries, chiefly on the part of Messrs. Sin-- clair, Tolmie and Forbes Godfrey. More than two hours of the time Oof the Legislature yesterday was de-- voted to answering members' _ in-- quiries. Then the debate on the ad-- dress in reply to the Speech from the Throne was resumed by Sergt.-- Major J. McNamara, Soldier--lLabor rmember for Riverdale. D.T.A. COMES UNDER FIRE One Result From Investiga-- tion, of Past Trans-- actions $12,600 REFUND IN TIMBER DUES Swers to miscellaneous queries ded the following facts: etceen commissions had . been nted by the Government since mber 11, 1919; the costs of dis-- ion of an address by Hon. wW. mey, K.C., before the Canadian Association on September 2, had not been borne by the Gov-- ?ntt.h nor had said publication MI En vefan se m w 2 n SC N were not THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1921. ad been cited in the n of Mr. James, and official would under-- ° the duties of Pur-- yet known, nor Col. Cooper, N. W. Toronto, in-- quired of _the Attorney--General whether or not the action of Flem-- ing v. Spracklin et al., tried at the Sandwich Sessions last fall, was an ordinary civil action for damages. The Attorney--General replied in the affirmative. had evidence been taken on oath; the Government had authorized the printing of 5,000 copies of Public Service Bulletin, Vol. 4, No. 6, at a cost of $270.30, and there was no record that any of these had been sent to U.F.O. Clubs or any parti-- cular organization. + Spracklin Again. Hon. Beniah Bowman told Mr. Stover that the sum of $12,600 had been received up to December 3, 1920, '"in respect of timber ues owing to the Government from past transactions and arising out of the so--called timber probe." The speaker requested and re-- ceived absolute denial from W. J. Johnston, U.F.O. member for South Lanark, of a statement credited to him in a Brockville newspaper to the effect that four members of the Labor group were extreme radicals. Mr. Johnston declared that it was '"a very badly distorted report.'" If necessary, Sgt.--Major McNa-' mara declared, the nation in the present unemployment crisis should | conscript its surplus wealth to feed | its starving dGefenders in the late' The Premier stated, in reply to Mr. Thompson, that the report of the Commission on Hydro--radials would be laid before the House this session, if received in time. To Mr. Magladery he stated that construc-- tion work on the T. & N. 0. Railway from Cochrane north had not been started. About Motors. sgt.--Major McNamara----I will co-- operate with Labor, Farmer, Con-- servative or Liberal for the well-- being of this Province. war. A Word for Backus. sSgt.--Major McNamara closed with a criticism of the Backus deal. British rather than American capi-- tal, he thought, should have been enlisted in the development of On-- tario resources. 3 G. G. Halcrow, Labor, East Ham-- ilton--Does the honorable member intend to co--operate with the Labor group or does he intend to proceed as a lone member of the Legisla-- ture? For Good of Province. He referred to the O. T. A. as "Hon. Mr. Raney's dreaded mon-- ster," and urged that its enforce-- ment be not unfair. _ Major J. C. Tolmie moved ad-- journment of the debate. Rural education, he said, was of prime importance, yet suffered from certain -- handicaps under existing regulations. There were hardships because of inequality in rates and grants. | _ & _ J. G. Sandy, U.F.O. member for Gouth Victoria, commended individ-- ually the whole Drury Ministry. _ Requested, he said, to declare | privately his reasons for crossing' the House, he was man enough to do it publicly. '"The principles of | Labor I entirely support," he de-- | clared, '"but the policies of the| Independent Labor party I do not support in their entirety." Answering A. M. Rankin of Fron-- tenac, Hon. W. R. Rollo said nine motor cars had been purchased by the Provincial Board of Health for district nurses from M. and H. Jerome, Dundas, at a cost of $1,217 each. "It doesn't happen to be," retorted the Minister. McNamara Speaks Out. Resuming the debate on the ad-- dress in reply to the Speech from the Throne, J. McNamara, Soldier--La-- bor member for Riverdale, took the floor. Hon. F. C. Biggs told the member for Frontenac that the automobile markers were bought from J. L Wright & Company. "Of where?" asked H. H. Dewart. '"'That was not asked,'" replied the Minister. "Oh, I thought it must be Dundas," remarked Mr. Dewart.