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1 . . ' 'I l I . : ' Rm 'Cm"s | ~ * ' | I . Wilininpieeiligerrmemsaronte ieravicccepe ! . # | nmmmmmmsmen unmmmme mmmemmn it } | 5§ "H Over Latter's, Members Plead for Time to \ | ores Henry | ; ; | & f Farmers' Consider Bills Before j | _ Critic ; Discussion \ | Road Policy | Kst > | | % |\ | es airmiith aogratenecenn's at | | ' ULL DEAD: AGRICULTURAL MEASURES ~POLITICS AND P | g Aeithatan '1' E Mn o | |_ Protests by the Conservative and | | _ Defending the Government's roads Tiberal Leaders that they were not " !Dolicy and expenditures in the On-- -- prepared to proceed with discussion | !tario Legislature -- yesterday, Hon. of a Government notics of motion f ;F C. Biggs declared that the pro-- regarding rural credits were accept-- li * | posed ~1,824--mile Provincial system ed by Premier Drury, and the notice ' c m r. ever wn and it s rar unti xt tWaale | | served every county, Ntfly to . stands over until next week. | ?\ | practically every city in organized "I haven't read the bills concern-- j | ; Ontario. A system which Sk"'t;d ed, nor ever the report on rm'av]i \ the shores of the lower lakes and the credits," Hon. Mr. Ferguson said. "I St. Lawrence, such as the old (,.orl; lthz'nk the matter should stand over." ! f e said cou JS > C ) a ernment proposed, he said, (Mr. H. H. Dewart, K.C., deemed not be representative of the poopl'e "rm- notice of motion too important of the Province, all of whom contri-- |an'item to proceed with ofi suchs | buted to the expense. f 6 short notice. i i . In vigorous tones he stated, m'm- The reason behind the appear--.| | sponse to criticisms advanced Wed-- | ance yesterday of -- Government | nesday night by Hon. George 8. [notice 'of motion was (_',\Tp]}iillf"l, h ' iovernment's roads ; by Premier Drury when he said: , Henry, that the Go ,Ll, ; accord T think it Gesirable that the policy was completely it / l House should hear the principles of | ' with the party platform. He "';ld |the bill explained by the Miz:islm-huft Cimkr aso actually p f (Agriculture. It is necessary that | ' » policy was actually word for | {glxrl}l' A . C 3 o n P- ine rith the platform, "and [ the Minister explain the measure be-- i | word in line wit C i pags fore he is forced to leave for Great | as far as my department is concern-- | Britain--not to desert his duty, hut! ied " he added, "we do not have any | in the interests of the Province." , !politios and I defy any member of |__ _ Second reading of Hon. Mr. Do-- I +hq i8 say there has been any herty's bill respecting Provincial ; o this House to b"-'. ere s l |auctionceers was given. Tlhie -- bill | | discrimination _ in s}ll)§1(lxes or m. provides for the granting of l'rn\'in-l | | designation of Provincial roads or | clal licenses to auctioncers specially | \| | service in any constituency in the qualified to sell pure--bred live stock | | Province." only by public auction. ' y The Minister of Agriculture ex-- Aighways Pay Their Way. a o , ty ai> c us | Mighways Pay Their Way plained his bill to amend the Dairy | The Minister computed from the Standards Act, the chief provision of! \ number of motor cars and motor which had to do with penalties for | & \ trucks in the Province that the ac-- 11'.a]si_fioarinn of the Babcock test and } b |tual saving in upkeep costs through | the inauguration of machinery to in-- [ k | * m IF y ) y » P 'poy n t P I | improved _ highways would more 'ure the proper enforceme« nt of the | than pay for a year's expenditure on ; Dairy Standards Act, which, the i c & p | road improvement. -- He based his Minister intimated, probably would | i road I 4 J 4C | . calculation on a saving of 12% per be proclaimed next April. The bill | | cent. in upkeep expenses on all the | was given S('C'({nd reading. . l \ motor vehicles in the Province. An-- | _Second readings were given ]'IUSJ f"'me" economic contention of the | providing lfinr changes of name in Minister's in favor of good roads LVZIC' cases o1 the \Vestlo'z'n Ontario | |wus that it would bring United %OU}'_'-' .\f'w!"!fltmn and the Eastern | I | States tourists to Ontario play-- t)m('()""-) ?;'\(')'\t'f""k and Poultry Show, | grounds in such numbers as would 1"'" g»"_t'"{" 1".'}1"!'!{_ Asso(zza_uon and & |pay very quickly for the whole Pro-- ie t",' n Ontario Winter Fair, respec-- ;\'inviul outlay. tl\'r'il)' as well as to a bill dealing ; with grants to agricultural societies ' j V !S(--.()ms II()I" "Ir' II('."-'" \--. | y meannanesmmmmmmenammes ] | _ _He denied the accuracy of Hon. | | Mr. Henry's statement that the de-- | f partment was paying 20 per cent. to s * | | municipalities operating under the f f statutory road system. And if the * | | efficiency of road work had fallen s | off slightly during the last few years | < it was a condition common to every | . iindusu'y and project. Nor was thei f , former Minister fair, he said, in tell-- | P ing the House that the department } had let for $1.35 per yard _ Yonge $ , street contracts an which the old e Government had received a tender 6 f' at 98 cents, because the terms of thel } : contract were not similar, and, in | : fact, the Government's deal with. f stone and gravel found, was cheaper. | f ' Other comparisons of Hon. Mr., < p [ Henry's he declared to be -equully' unfair. | . Answering Hon. Mr. Henry's con-- | A tention that the highways system | A o 3 should be administered by a com--| 4 mission, Hon. Mr. Biggs asked if hel E would recommend thée Toronto and | York Highways Commission. "It[ § 4 so," be said, "I am mighty sorry for | $ J the Province." l / "' ® d : 4