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1 l l 1 il So Say Some Municipalities o-c-others Seek Tribunal of Three SHOULD RATES BE FIXED? I The Drury Government will be guided in its regulation of western Ontario's natural gas supply by the result of a questionnaire now heing' circulated in all the ntnnit-ipalitiesi interested. If the returns show al majority opinion in favor of the re- moval of present Government con- trol over rates the Government will accept legislation along the lines of the Brackin Bill. All yesterday morning and most of the afternoon the Premier and the Minister of Mines. Hon. Harry! Mills. sat in conference. with it big! deputation from oxer 80 municipali- ties in western Unuuio. Hon. Mr. Drury stated the position of the Government in the matter. and made it plain that it would really be glad to get rid of tho pres- ent responsibility. if the municipali- ties interested wanted the. Govern- ment to remain in control of the physical field, leaving tho question of rates to be determined by the respec- tive rights of the parties under their franchises and contracts, the Gov. ernment would do so. Four questions were submitted to the members of tho deputation yes- _terdey: Are you in fmm- of the re. peal of the DTCSF'H Natural Gas Unn- scrvation Arr'. 1921'? Are you in favor of the present at», with an amendment abolishing the position of Natural Gas Referee? Are you in favor of a tribunal of three or more members to fix rates for natural" gas? Are you in favor ot the ii)l.ir1r, ernment maintaining control of the; gas flelda and the distribution of gas? NO mMPMMISE IN LOAN. First reading was given in the Legislature yesterday of a hill in- troduced by the Minister or Edu- cation to authorize the Board of Governors of l'ppei- (Emails Colleqc to borrow $100.000 for building: pur- poses. Mr. Grant explained that the hill in no hVal committed the l'ror- ince to an} liability in this expen- dittne. I - _--,.-----------------" -, t . q , $lnvlirrtlarke Bill R d for Third Stage t t ') In less than flvo, minutes. I i and with only minor changes, i the much-discussed Shevlin- l. Clarke Settlement Bill passed I committee stage in the Legisla- ture yesterday. The biggest change was in the title of the bill, which is now labelled l "An Act Respecting Certain Timber Licenses of the Shevlin- Clarke Company, Limited." The bill now stands, ready i for third reading. I,