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I gWould Know Expense ? Of O.T.A. Enforcement Among the questions directed to the Drury Ministry introduced into the Legislature yesterday was one from G. Eventurel. Prescott, asking for details of amounts spent on O.T.A. enforcement during 1920, 1921 and 1922. The same member asks'if it is the intention to amend the hairy Standards Act this ses- Mon. Mr. Evanturel also has a motion for a return of all correspondence relating to the removal from ottiee of Fortunat Gadleux. Baum. L'Orig- nal, Prescott county, and the ap- pointment of Albert Rochau. J. W. McLeod, Stormont, asks for a return showing the names of members ot the permanent staff of the Hydro-electric Commission who have been granted an increase in salary since January 1, 1923, and the amount of such Increases. Mr. McCrea elicited the informa- tion from the Attorney-General that on October 31, 1921. Govern- ment dispensaries had in stock $1,- 121,000 worth of liquor. and on October 31. 1922, $784,078. In 10 months ending October 31, 1922, Government receipts from liquor ales were $3,452,372. AMUSEMENT TAXES GOVERNMENT GETS RUN INTO MILLIONS tn three years. 1920, 1021 and 1022, the cities of Toronto, Hamil- ton, windsor and Ottawa. have con- tributed 'more than $2,500,000 to the Provincial Government in the form of amusement taxation. The amount rerpresents about half of the Provincial revenue from that Source. Of this big total Toronto alone paid over to the Government more than $1,800,000. In addition to Mr. McNamara's question. Cabinet Ministers disposed of a. dozen others before the orders yesterday. Hon. Mr. Biggs informed the House that $46,765 had been applied to the planting of trees along Provincial public highways, and that 12 1-2 per cent. of the trees had died, being replaced at an average cost of $1.28 ouch. In reply to H. P. Hill's query, Hon. Manning Doherty said that 20 townships had received grants under the Community Halls Act, the total being around $33,000. A question from the Conservative end of the House as to whether E. W. Backus accompanied the Premier to Ottawa in a private car on a certain occasion brought a negative answer. QUERIES ASKED IN HOUSE Provincial Treasurer Peter Smith brought down the amusement tax statistics relating to the four cities in the Legislature yesterday in re- ply to a question hy J. McNamara, Riverdale. He gave the details for each city for each of the three years. which are as follows: Nearly $2,000,000 Paid to Government by Toronto in Three Years Toronto-IMO, $602,749; 1921, $630,033; 1922, $599,743. Htutai1totv---1920, 3125.919; 1921, $127,393; 1922, $112,724. ottawa-IMO, .$67,245: 192], $70,238; 1022, $75,125. windsor-IMO, $22,354; 1921, $20,472; 1922, $17,572. SATURDAY,. FEBRUARY. 3,4323; Yesterday a. down new bills were, introduced for ttrgt reading at the Legislature} including one by H. H. Dewart, K.C.. Liberal member for Southwest Toronto, which would do away with the? necessity for a fiat from the Attorney-General before any action for damages can be brought against Hydro-electric rail- ways in Ontario. where personal in- juries are sustained owing to negli- gence on the part of employees of the corporation. .-' It would apply also to railways opeitt.ted by the Hydro Commission. - Another measure, an important one, Attorney-General Raney's Blue Sky law. was brought down for sec- ond reading about 4.15 p.m.. and, after desultory discussion among three or four of the dozen-odd re- maining members, Mr. Raney ad- journed the debate for fuller at- tendance. Hon. G. n. Ferguson discussed the bill briefly and fore- saw some difticulties in connection with the proposal to set up Com-i missioner of Securities. JM, duty, " would be to blacklist fraudulent;, flotations, ' It was Hon. Mr. Ferguson whol suggested that it was primarily ar measure for the attention of legal members, and, as there were only. three in the House at the moment----, himself, J. w. Curry, K.C., and Mr. 1taney---he thought it would be well: to lay it over. He thought the; House would be particularly inter-f ested to hear at some length thei views of J. W. Curry, K.C., who Dre. sided during the r cesa over the spe- cial committee 'i/tet' considered the Blue Sky Bill. Attorney-General Haney brought down his Commercial Agreements Act. better known as the. Anti-com- bine law, which has been thoroughly throshed out in Special Committee. and Premier Drury had a bill to give corporate existence to the Northern Ontario"Fire Relief Committee. In addition, K. K. Homuth. Waterloo, brought in an amendment to the Athletic Commission Act. giving that body power to investigate anything that might be brought to their at- tention by different organizations. . As has been previously explained. this year's Anti-combine bill would give the Attorney-General's Depart- ment the right to inquire into the books ot any alleged combine before actually instituting legal action. Regulation of Streams Discussed m Legislature The Legislature put in the usual short day at Queen's Park Friday afternoon. After the introduction of a number of new bills, answers to questions and second-reading dis- cussion of two measures, members began to drift away for late after- noon trains and the House had to adjourn at 4.30 far lack of a quorum. Members of Hon. Walter Rollo's bill to give the. Provincial Health Board juris- diction over streams used by manu- facturers encountered unexpected criticism, but it was finally given its second reading. From opposite the Government came the caution -that too stringent wgulation of these streams might impose serious handicaps upon manufacturers who had beep long accustomed to utilize them for the deposit of refuse. '4. k. 'oeiéit Proposed Bill to Do Away With " . This in}; .TO SECURE FIAT Ti) PROSECUTE HYDRO Gr the