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9e 4 y C A * * A V C ues , "the sum of $172,000, ; mg?:;. ty any company, gained Dis y the use of the Doyle posed Without Tenders. rule above the original scale. f "If this company goes on getting Good Roads Adv out pulpwood at the rate of 80,000 | c% Orate: | ' s cords a season, as I understand they | Edgar Watson, U. F. 0. member| did last year," he said, "then there | for North Victoria, was the last} won't be much pulpwood left with | speaker of the evening session, and,' j which to make paper in 1928, by i he urged the necessity of a continued | which time the Government . says | expenditure upon roadways in that| + > they must make paper." Hon. Mr. ' portion of the Province in which hisl Ferguson also drew to the attention constituency lay. Some of the area ; of the House the fact that 40 square in question, he admitted, never miles had been given to the com-- should have been opened up for' pany without tenders being called sett'ement; now, however, the peo-- | for. Henceforth, therefore, he snid,) ple were there, as a resuit of (G | no Miniister of this Government ernmental actit')n years ago rov-' could get up on the public hustings Fs go, and it | -- C & was the duty of the Government to ;:glge'ir;gqf')""';? "tl";"' '}ISDOS&IS of day to protect their interests e 3 8 w ou enders. 64 P * " f Premier Drury, in explaining th(" "]p':t "\};);J]d' rs];utggest. to the Govern-- / bill, outlined the agreement entered | of belt ]incf()or? ;:))!(i:l):(l:'th(:f flomd"--' Slfn)r" into between the Government and | i $ * P & road, that | J the company, by which the company l "'%u]d rt'*nder accessible the mag-l guaranteed the Province against the Ti;p\nr resort areas of Haliburton," | 1' loss of any portion of the half mil-- | h"" h' Watson. ; 1 ' lion dollars it was putting in. It | , ,Th"' belt--line might leave the | P was hoped, he said, that the new | (:n\ornmont }nghway system _ in | town would not only become an in-- | Central Ontario and connect up | ' dustrial town, but would become with the Bobcaygeon road on to the centre of a farming community, | Dorset and Baysville, thence to forming a centre for-- educational l Bracebridge and back to the Provin-- and social activities. f cial system. It would not cost a M great dP(l], and it would open up 't;urvtouriflt' use the finest area. go fa,-i as o('enpri is concerned, in Ontario...I Member for North Vlctorlai Extols Beauty of His / Hon. G. H. Ferguson So De-- Native Heath ' clares in Public Ac-- GOOD ROADS WILL DO IT} sounts BUf | meiiimmormsermercnmomprnpcrmntmiens A f | HARDING ALSO SHADOWED Resumption of the debate on thei , shhrmmneoefhscinn it cttremcomatey . Budget last night gave the membersi % of the Legislature the lightest sit--| Before the Public Accounts Com-- i ting of the present session. Mr.i mitteo of the Legislature yesterday '.Inhn Joynt of North Huron, who Hon. Howard Ferguson resumed hP { was to resume the discussion of Hon. ' examination of R. T. Harding, late ll'eter Smith's agenda, was absent ' Government counsel in the timber f | through illness, and Mr. A. W. Gray | inquiry.. The former Minister -- of g i of Leeds had to step into the breaach.! ! Lands attempted to go minutely into s | He was followed by Mr. Magcau' | the disbursements of Mr. Hardling 4 iLiberal, of Sturgeon Falls, and Rev. f during his direction of the inquiry, l Edgar Watson, U. F. 0. member for 'but announced his inability to pro-- i# 'Nonh Victoria. The debate was | ceed because of insufficient ~details _' | adjourned by H. H. Dewart, south-- fprovided by the witness regarding west Toronto, at 11 o'clock. | his accounts. m Free school Books. Following a brief probe of cer-- A. W. Gray, Leeds, on taking up 'tuin items of expenditure, the Con-- ' the d?ba'l(? in lieu OfiMl'- Joynt, Welllt | servative Leader read a letter writ-- ~ on record as approving the principle | ten last Thursday by Provincial l ree s | > & y by the Provincia l ;:fu f:;: };:x;::'(;m':pfg;ié)u::::hsczofiiI | Auditor, in which that official tabu-- $ sh(ln;l'd' be given a complete m:"tJ l'of | lated some 75 items of the Harding A books as hig own pfope':'ty T 'accounts, which, he declare_d. fl'rlle' & The first Liberal speaker, Z. : (:()}xld'rxot.pass because of insu I io 8 Mageau of Sturgeon Falls, made dc'pcylot mt_ormauon. LF a t ve' $ brief introductory reference to the j._ _ "I think you afe goingt (0 thd e s Ontario Temperance Act, which, he )Omu(r)\?sn pt.;utul;llf: iIY'erg\'eitl:("rilifl hl':fi | said, was not a good measure; any acco as C C # § .. act involving so rgany infringements, | tor," Hon. Mr. Ferguson remarked, 4 he thought, could not possibly be j ?x:a'.ly, to ?ho witness, who asked a ; called a good act. further adjournment of one week in | R Referring to a personal experience order to bring before the committeo ; he had in Essex county, the mem-- his bookkeeper and hqr set of books.:: A ® ber for Sturgeon Falls told of being A feature of the evidence was thel | stopped on the road. appearance of "Exhibit A"--the let--| 3 ' ter of credit given to Mr. Harding| ; Wild Experiences. by the Provincial Treasurer amviude- _ ; '"We w oi ead in our car," posited by the former with the 'Man-- ~ said efi'f'ifl;:ff" 't'lwr:en, bang! ager of the Home Bank of Canada| bang! bnng'__and we stopped. A | as &A gual'antt'e against 8(1"8"('('5 '()nl £ constable told us he was looking for | account. This letter, asked for ldst' : 'booze.' I had some money on me,| Wednesday by Hon. Mr. Ferguson,| and I want to tell you, had it been{ proved_ to be a credit of 310.000,t ¥ up in our country, I would not have | not _320},1(_)00, ?S'stated by ll:ir. Hard--' f ' stopped. I'd have kept on 'goiqg.' ing in his evidence a week ago. | ; Now Mr. speaker, my point is this: | Pavimme fommisstoners. | & An act that has to be administered c t iyment to C s s k se at the point of the revolver is not |\ _ Directing attention to an item in | .. a good act." the statement of expendit.uye placed | 3a l\ér.1 Mlafeau gave thtcl: H:x):eseanfil' before thetco:;mi;tgféuv;ktucgts};gvgggi | technical lecture upon the us® | a payment, 3 6. 44 | e 1 WO"kil:S of the "Doyle rule," based | each to Commissioners Hiddell and | * '* upon his long experience as a lum-- 'Latchfox'd. Hon,. Mr. hFerigusontasked! 1 & i the time o ay -- *% 1 :)neg(wlsjr:;l]k(?;hib;l&lte. b\t;te n?im{m:::-j ' x;htHirem}!ifdxrl'ma:)twn about the !:xe}w! i*} 24 / 6 » | » i uy'.,} stood by many who made mention |Judges Aa,Y of it. | _ Witness------Yes. "I do not belong to the gang that |\ -- Hon. Mri Ferguson--You knewt was protected by the late Minister about it wlu;; yoix pald the Judges?l of Lands, Forests and Mines, and I \__ Witness--No; I------ ; 4 am proud of it," declared the mem-- Hon. Mr. Ferguson--Yes, you did.]| ber for Sturgeon Falls He would And you talked it over with them. 4 defy anyone, he went on, to show | You weren't going to t®ke any that, in a year's operations, _ hll_!l _chances, and you issued the cheques