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. O "Who else?" he was asked, but objection came from Mr. Curry and u Hon. G. H. Ferguson raised thel other committee members and Mr. 'QUPStlon of whether licenses should Lennon did not press the point. In- (be issued by the Provincial Treat, spector Hammond could not say .. lurer. even where there was no pro: why various men, concerning whom hibitory by-law. Hon. Thos. Craw- he had reported. had been retained ford pressed the point, as did R. R l in the department. An,inouiry con- Hall, F. Wellington Hay, Liberall ' teerninR Courrinn and others was cav-' Leader, tho held out strongly for l ried on by Mel'fiitcheon over an rx-, ,gecogmt'ion of municipal desires, and tended period and the department by J. G. 'Lethbrldge, t.r.F.o. mem- kept posted. Finally n, report was er for Tyy Middlesex, and It. Is".,", presented to the department. . Denyes, U.F,.O. member for H J' w [ iings. ast Report Showed Corruption. r Ji w. curry, ICC. (Southeast To- "Did that report disclose any cor- ' 01,1 O), t'wst undertook to move an ruption on the part of them men?" 1Ptrylmon.t Jyrovidintr.,tor the ap- asked Mr. Lennox. A.---Ycs,1thinlt ' tTlvIR', 113511" of the municipality , _ on. FP. f . . ' it did. . . it by nointilnm Crawford smothered Was any action stir taken on, affected reveg out -t1hat the matter _ T' .---No, si '. ! " J . .nue an thtitre'ifi,'"t1'te1'i',' me; who "lire impli-l dealt with by motion coggd 2:31:33: cated as a result of these reports still 5 member. Huh. Mr. Smith finally kept in the employ of the Govern-l .a.d/opted the 'suggestion," and the lnwnt?" A.----' only know of two hill, with Its amendments, was thi- l wk " we gone-Court-ian and Cross. ally BPrlt back for redraft to in- "Then no one. was discharged from , elude tho proposed alterations. June to October, although these re- ports were going in almost daily?" B, A.--Not to my knowledge. _ Mr. Lennox also dealt with the ownership and manner of acquisi-l tion of a certain motor cat utilized, by 'McCutcheon in the performance l of his duties. Mr. Hammond stated , that McCutcheon was to have been given a motor car for his services. A payment was made on the car for him and the expense accounts con-; tained various amounts for "car' hire." Mr. Hammond's explanation . _ was that the arrangement was for _ \_ MECutcheon to spread the $230 over ll h the accounts in this way. For four . lmonths' operations, it seemed, Mc- ort Grey Wlan Seeks to Eaurtcheon received $1,125 and the, Keep Highway Entranceg At the end of the hearing Mr. Len- Unblocked nox brought out an odd item in the accounts, "Paid bribe to Fred Tae... i-e-e-e-e-__--------'-'-.'------ . tevre, $10." which, it appeared, was paid to a Provincial police constable AMEND FT. WILLIAM BILL at North Bay by an operator to pre- ----r-_-..-.----- vent his arrest on a charge of carry- -. .. , Cur C in: a weapon. The department had I? .requn ed " gloat a." "f m- . laidacharge in the matter. ! planning, even on the. pan or the _ Minister of Highways, lit-"ore I). J. Taylor, U.F.O. member for North Grey, consented yesterday in ilw Legislature to allow his hill. prr)rid- ing for an amendment to the 1lir:lr- _' -__ . way Improvement A ct. to stand to C';' T UESDAY, MAY 2, tor further' consideration. l-'innlly. _----------.---.--. when it was pointed out that lliv measure would still he on the ol'llu" paper, Mr. Taylor consented. . ' _ l The bill provides that whore. M - l reason of the ll'tying out, 't,tire'tr'i_'- tion or improvement of any rum? _ l under the provisions of the m't. ills; _ means of access to and egress: from . E the lands of any person is izilw'll 7 away, or is interfered it, it shrill bo _ . the duty of the corporation of Hi:- -..--------- trounty, as part of the cost of laying . . . :out, construction or imprtrvenrent of Munioipal Consent Must Pre- such road, to construct ("it. My Ottt a suitable means of {it'L'L'bs to and cede Issuance of PH)" egress from such land in place of the . . . . r' one, either natural or artificial, so vinoial License , interfered with or taken away. Bitttts Is Afraid of n. - ' t 'tsu Hon. F. C. Biggs. Minister of Members on all sides of the Legis Highways, objected to the bill as 1ature---Liberal, Conservative and . being possibly too drastic. ff it U.1P.O.---found themselves in accord passed as it stood, he said, it might l . the make the county pay for all such yesterday in opposing one ot entrances, and he thought that tho Provincial Treasurers amendments county even would be liable Got" all to the act respecting operation ot damages arising out of such en- lpool and billiard rooms and bowling trances. "i think this bill should .. . . , ak i have very careful consider,rttion, (alleys. Objection "as ..ta en a and, perhaps. some amendment," 'committee to the authority it was said Mr. Biggs. Proposed to vest in the.departrttent, Some objection was taken also in the granting ot poolroom licenses, from Opposition benches to the bill, irrespective ot the desires of muni- and the suggestion was made lllztt . eipalitietrexcept where prohibition amendments of this nature might is expressed by by-law. Finally, come in the 1211 being introduced by, Hon. Mr. Smith Adopted the augges- the Minister imsel . _ . , ' tion that the issuance of Provincial Hon. H. C. Nixon, Provincial bic- license be subject to the approval. rotary, raised the legality of the of the municipality in which, the, measure, as it might mean spending licensee proposes to do business. money out of the funds or we con- Upon a previous appearance, (sto-l uolidated revenues. Eventually Mr. liection was taken to the measure on ' sum suggested that the bill stand ithe grounds that it interfered with and he would discuss it will) Mr. municipal rights, and the Provincial Taylor and try and urnivc at some 'Treasurer amended it to Ptttfge,t,.r. ugrearnent, Mr. Taylor said in did that if at any time after the POV- not feel like doing this unless ill) rt'- llince) issliiied tnlivcrl'"intfl,itgrle%T ceived assurances st/ttcy/lit/j,),'",'? or ow " a ey, a un c a n- would the done. Finally c consent- lc" passed tl prohibltory by-law, the _ ed to the bill standing over when it ' drawn. . The concession, however, tor that it would still be on the order i did not, in the opinion of numerous . Ila-901'- l members. go far enough in the dir- ection of giving the municipalities" [ con'trol. l 1