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's, . . . l Another amendment approved was I 'i'Bill to Distribute Unearned' tone providing that tor the purposes % of' the apportionment of the grant i l SOhOOl surpluses Goes ithe Lieutenant-Governor-in-Councii I . may declare public and separate i 'r to Committee ' . . schools in villages and towns of not . i _ ------.r--_ over 2,000 inhabitants "rural" 3 IABUS ED . schools. At the request of the Min- _ E DANGER REMOV l _ I ister the population limit was raised 1 _---------.-- § - lfrom 1.500 to 2,000. 3 ' '. . . I A clause authorizing any school t Although subjected to criticism as :section of more than 500 population '1 a move likely to aggravate a. difficult I to conduct elections of trustees by sin . . . Hon. R.» 'secret ballot. was voted out. ' H lino" lather than Pure it d ts i , Hon. G. S. Henry secured the ad- , . iran, s school low amen men F't . dition of an amendment making itl. calculated . to straighten out thc, possible for a, township council to . vexed school grants question. wenii irorm a school are? "/', f..i.t,/J',f,'o,g'tti',' through committee of the whole igeg-l lVUtei instead of t e our- t 3 vote . l he resent 1 w. islature yesterday with two amend-I demanded bit_ Il a . merits. In response to requests Nomi Hon. G. H. Ferguson and J. R. . Cooke. Conservative. North Hasl- inttse, however. the Minister consent- ed to refer the whole school grants subject to the Special Committee on Education. of which t Marshall. _ Liberal. Lincoln. is the Chairman. FIX WORKING fli) fl Distribute All Money. The bill proposes to permit the Minister to redistribute among sep- M FEMALE LABOR araie schools not earning the special ' grant. the unabsorbed balance of the . portion allotted to the separate . schools of the Province. Under the .Conservaiive Government this bal- , . . . ', an... went hack into consolidated Strong Opposition Fails tor, Revenues. and the accumulated sum , of approximately 3100.000 is not?! in Bltmk Hon. Mr. Rollo S dispute and likely to be the su Ject . i of' litigation. Amendments l During Mr. Grant's regime. how- --------- ever. the amount left over each year ' , {has been redistributed among the CAPITAL S RIGHTS URGED f separate schools earning a grant. on. ------ 'lhe ground that. according to the I h . B. N. A. Act, all special grant moneys; n t e face of ttonsiderable oppo- imusl be distributed. I .sition from both Liberals and Cop- I The most important change made, iservatives, Hon. Walter Rollo's bill ii'esterday in Mr. Grant's measure to a, . ' iwas made at the instigation of Pre-, . 12.end the Minimum Turf Act i mier Drury. who. in conformity with: "as given its second reading in the i his announcement of a fortnight or Legislature last evening. Although 'so ago. moved to amend the c ausc invited b Hon. G. S. Henr - which permitted the Minister- of Edu- tici at y. a y to par tcation to distribute the unearned p e m le debate, not one i portion of grants according "to the; farmer member took part in the dis- ispecial circumstances of any partie- than)". j ular school. . Opposing the bill. Hon._G. How- Opento Poiitictu Ahuse. l 8rd Ferguson said that the powers I This clause was deletied. With the given to the board, which had PtN' , words "and any other c rcumstances . . ' , . _ which. according to the regulations. . acting fot only a year and a half, should affect such apportionments.' were too sweeping. Very Careful The Premier explained that the first measures should be taken in this clause left the 8111318 apportionment Province to develorrindutetry and in- l open to political a use. . ' . ' . . ' Premier Drury was also respons- rite capital, he said. and legislators 'ibie for the inclusion, among the. _ should he very wary of any mea- _ 'considerations governing the appor-r sures which might tend ..to discour- tionment of the. words. "the assess- age it 'ment of the section and in the case . of a separate school the assessment Not Enough Latitude. ,of the separate school supporters". The )rcsent bill he irlte original phrase. "and the amount tend . I li i , . declared. . ;ot the municipal or school assess-- ", ea to estab IStt practically a flat _ ' ; ments," had been previously de- ; irate for female labor throughout the t leted.R C k b itt d th ' i n: i Province and did not allow tnttr1cient J. . coo e nu ml e e oplno l la . . . I _ . that the Minister's solution would! titude to employ) ers In the smaller make the problem infinitely worse. centres. where the people desired to . Reminding the Government that last work all the time possible. Espe- year the unabsorbed surplus. daily was this true of industries ' amounted to $70,000, he estimated; which worked at full speed at cer- . this would Jean an Average distri-l, lain seasons. and then experienced button of $706. ttttved that an; T more quiet times. . initial grant of $706 would be teufy, Dealing with the section of the bill _ , fFient to stimulate further divisions} which states that the orders of the of separate school sections where board shall prevail in cases where ,1 otherwise they are public 6011901 . the maximum hours permitted are supporters, with all parties working lower than those mentioned in the harmoniously. He saw in it a pos- . Factory Act. Mr. Ferguson claimed, _ "siblity of weakening public school that prevailing statutes should not: , sections through such division.. :edoverridden by the orders of any- ' F i o y. "Until the board has had: tSurplllSCS Getting Smaller. more experience," he declared, "this ' n l Although agreeing to refer the measure should be allowed to stand: imatter to committee. Mr. Grant over." l asked that his amendment trol, "The Minitrter's statement that this d 'g through. explaining his desire.to . is the first bill introduced which di- . ii avoid a recurrence. ot the sity.at.ion rectly affects Labor," said F. Welling- ' . l which gave rise to so much t.ritic.iyrn ton Hay, Liberal Leader, "is most sig- IN." year. He thought that the situ- nificant, showing that the Labor con- b, _ atlon_ in any eve,1t, was gradually 'ditions in this Province "are not in righting itt.tel.f,. b3 the separate meed of any radical legislation. On _ l leh.oott f,"t',',hi,','l1n/',, tho, IT.', more Jf. ihehalt of the industries in the riding _ their allotmento Tryp grant un B., ywhich I represent I feel that I mutt:i ' T Sui-pluses were diminishing year byl oppose this bill." -i _ l year. 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