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COMPANY WILL PAY AND END LITIGATION Announcement in the Legislature yesterday of the Drury Government's settlement with the Shevlin--Clarke Lumber Company did not pass with-- out vigorous criticism from Hon.| Howard Ferguson, Conservativc[ Leader. He maintained that the\ Government should not have made such a settlement, and said that\ every reputable lawyer admitted thatl the judgment given by the courts could not stand in a court of appeal. The report of the Timber Commis-- sion, proceeded Mr. Ferguson, said that the Shevlin--Clarke Company, on overrun alone, owed three times what the Government had settled lfor. He said he had always taken the view that, if any timber operator Gives Legislature Terms : of Settlement With Shev-- lin--Clarke Firm > He objected to having the matter taken from the courts, said Mr, Per-- guson. How often had ' members seen the Attosxney--General shake his ifinger menacingly across the House | to tell him (Mr. Ferguson ) what was going to happen to people he had dealt with. $ " DVALL Hides were a drug on the market, said Mr. Ferguson, and some of them were of a valueless character. '"But I say to my honorable friend that, if there is any way he can buckle on his own hide and retain it, he had ' better do it, because when the people . of this Province have their say, not l.only will the hide of the Attorney-- General be on the {ence--" was guilty of fraud or owed the Province one single cent, no one was more anxious to see it paid than he Hides Drug on Market. Here the Attorney--General was overcome by amusement and laugh-- ed heartily. "I was thinking of hides," he explained to Mr,. Fergu-- '"Not at Kemptville," interpolated Mr. Raney. "---- but the ashes of the Attorney-- General will be thrown to the four winds," went on Mr. Ferguson. '"The only good turn the Attorney--General ever did me was to come down to my riding and speak against me." _ "-fi: Fé;g;{srv);\wsé'fd the recent by-- election was fought on the issue of "Ferguson," and the result was that Grenville gave twice ine the winner that it had e any other time. Accepts Logice Judgment. The termvs of the settlement be-' tween the Shevlin--Clarke Company and the Government, as announced by Mr. Raney, are as follows: . The company agrees to be bound by the ijudgment of Mr. Justice Logie, and to withdraw the appeal entered against that judgment. The company is given _ an extension of three years beyond the time within which, under its license, it must cut the remaining timber on berths 45 and 49. Under certain conditions this may be extended an additional | two years. l Wl npu i is M > Ns m Th d stt NA MEY 0 Eies en EnE itc COEC 1 These terms were contained in a \letter from Sir Thomas White, acting for the company, to Hon. W. E. Raney, on February 28. Mr. Raney's reply, dated March 2, accepted the offer of settlement, and the Attor-- (ney---General said yesterday that the neceseary Jegislation would be 'brought before the House today. The other actions ( (General against the be dismissed without pany paying, in full « claims by the Gove C GEXtt : Sp NPsO VC The other actions of the Attorney-- (General against the company are to be dismissed without costs, the com-- pany paying, in full settlement of all claims by the Government against it, other than under the judgment of Mr. Justice Logie, the sum of $250,-- All licenses of the COHIPZ be confirmed by legislation. Pass Special Bill. povaree ce nnamemean en 0 gave twice the majority to r that it had ever given at of the company are to The amount of $170,000 for tim--, ber, at a price fixed by the court, out last year and now owing, is to be paid within one month of the date of the passing of the bill before the | House. The other sum of $250,000 is to be paid within two months of the passing of the bill. It is fur-- ther agreed that the company, will not be required to cut any particular amount each year on berths 45 and 49. The company is to give a cash deposit of $50,000 and, approved bonds for $450,000, for carrying out its part of the contract. Anxious to Settle. § The letter from Sir Thomas White, l which Mr. Raney read to the Legis-- lature, said, among other things: "I. think it proper to call your atten-- tion to the fact that the oflicers of the Sheviin--Clarke Co. have, to my knowledge, been desirous through-- out these negcotiations to pay in full any amounts properly due to the Government in respect of timber cut upon berths forming the subject of the accounting action. They greatly regret that, on account of the loose-- ness of the system under which the record of its logging operations was kept by their company, an account-- Ing with the Government should have become necessary. With regard to the action respecting berths 45 and 49, in which the judgment of Hon. Mr. Justice Logie was rendered, they acted in the belief that they had full right and authority to con-- duct cutting operations." Only one action of the Attorney-- General against the company camse to trial, the, action before Mr. Jus-- tice Logie. The other two actions are settled without trial. Mr. Raney said yesterday that Mr. Justice Logie's judgment, by setting a much high-- er figure as the fair price of timber taken from berths 45 and 49, in-- volved sums aggregating a million ar 1 a quarter dollars. Would Remove Right _ To Dispense With Jury Leslie Oke,--East Lambton, intro-- duced a bill into the Legislature yesterday providing that in actions involving price and value of products of the farm, forest and mine, the cases shall be tried by jury unless with the consent of counsel of both parties to the action. At the present time jury trials are only obligatory in certain specified types of criminal cases. This bill will remove from the trial Judge the right to dispense with the jury, unless by the consent of all parties to the action. Am 1 a Member? * Asks Dr. Godfrey Dr.~ Forbes Godfrey, West York, --repeated> yesterday in the Legislature his question of the day before as to the Gov-- ernment's' intentions regarding the vacancy in Southeast To-- ronto. -- The first day he asked the Premijer, and . received no answer. Yesterday, Mr. Drury not 'being present at the time, he asked the Attorney--Gen-- eral. The -- Attorney--General made no answer_either. '"Apparently 1 am notl &4A member: of this House," said Dr. Godfrey. "I~ will ask again..' .. &0 }% > Mr. -- Rancey euggested that, as the question originally had been asked of the Premier, Dr. Godfrey should ask the Pre-- mier again "tomorrow." T will," said Dr. Godfrey. T 'am nof &A