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'"; L UV POWER [ S s i 5 ;Z' j -':-i -- 'a ? '_4.,' _;, ' 'T < nan tram f & ND Alf} | IF kz 4 AIM V ' s s * * AKHMt 1 e . : cA iL ; 7 . l s A 6? o C '1 MWKNT P | © woammrmaventsne m mmmmnmmate oc | | Ms '"Implements Promise Made, fmikains~s -- II # * 99 s * # # | During Elections," AttOr-- . quality of Service to 'Be' 4 4 * ney--General Explains Regulated According to WILL BE DEVISED LATER Local Needs _ _ | * Advise QUERIES BY-- MEMBERS'_ Hon. Mr. Raney Is Advisec Mc 36# || 1 Decision Rests Solely With y i o n i iiiring iotels wi e broug own during |:| 3) Government _ this session of the Legislature, Prée-- c fabsakmixiumes \ mier Ferguson said yesterday after-- | _ Legislation empowering the Fer: nogon,. This legislation will not fol-- guson Government to take a refers Jow closely the report of the Hote's " endum on the Ontario Temperanct ©Commission, it is understood, but | lc Act was brought down for first read: will fix some standard of service tOl ing in the Legislature yesterday be lived up to by the hotels. It is| " afternoon. Attorney--General Nickle': expected the measure will make' : explanation of the measure was lis. careful differentiation between | ;) tened to with intense interest by hotels in large centres and hotels in | *\ the meimmbers. rural and gmall communities, so| "'%. 4 that impossible or unreasonable de-- T"' Implement Promise." & mands of service to patrons will not * "This is a bill," he said, "to im hbe imposed upon the hoteikeeper in .| plement the promise made by the Small places. ;| Government during the last eliec< Shevlin--Clarke Settlement. }|tion to provide machinery, if andé Answering a question in the Legis-- : when the Government though{ ""l"f'u}';e &'951("'!]1['{);.) as}é(edt w lfion£ ";. % 5. Raney .F.0., Eas ellington), : necessary, to submit such questions as to payments made to the Shevlin-- '| to the people, by way of plebiscite Clarke Company under the settle-- ,| as the Government might deem ada-- mMent reacked two years ago. Hon. ; visable." James W. Lyons, Minister of Lands : ' a nemne # and Forests, replied that the follow-- f ingo?:t' W. E. Raney oDoes the bill ing payments had been made: . MAY L e the questions? « h¥ 95 + Aax . (ir S a 3. 1922%, $250,000; May 31, 192%, c r. Nickle--No. $173,117.68; December 27, 1922 + Mr. Raney--The questions and th § TS7T432; Oclober®18. L9n l j uk tep ©€) $131,874.32%; October 13, 1923, $9.-- T rbrernn, fi2"""hing are left to the! 6#'.32; August 14, 1923, $80,430.80;| i rnment ? $X August 30, 1923, $26,365.35; August mM';'.. Ferguson--This is just the 27, 1923, $26,365.35; September 7. ac nnt:r). 1923, $7,859.96. The company was 3{:'- Raney--Just an empowering not now indebted to the Province, bill? _ ___-- under the terms of the settlement. Mr. Nickle--Just an empowering | Mr. Lyons said. No alteration had bill. been ma'de in the terms of the settle. Mr. Raney--Leaving everything in ment, and ro change had been sug-- the hands of the Government? gested by the company. , Mr. Nickle--Yes. ; s Who Made Promises? R Llnu'aclgr of Bill. Another question 'by Mr. Raney The bill introduced to the Legis. esked if any member of the Govern-- lature _ by the Attorney--General ment, before the election, made a : | would repeal Section 147 of the On-- Promise or statement to the effect tario Temperance Act and substitute that, if a Conservative Government | &A new Section 147 with nine sub-- were elected, there would be a refer-- sections. The two important sub. endum or plebiscite on the liquor sections are as follows: question, and, if so, what member or '"The Lieutenant--Governor-- may members of the Government made from time to time direct that there such statements or promises, and shall be submitted to the electors of when or where. Premier Ferguson * | Ontario qualified to vote at elections replied that every member of the '|to the Assembly any question or Government gave assurance that, if questions as to the enactment of the Government were elected, and a *| legislation repealing or amending substantial public opinion warranted , '| this act, or as to prohibiting, regu-- it, a plebiscite would be held, but lating, controlling or otherwise deal. that the Government would enforce .|ing with the selling, keeping for the act. Mr. Raney challenged the| sale, having in possession or trans-- reply as not being a direct answer to| 1| portation of liquor in Ontario." the question, and the Speaker is to | ' "T h e Lieutenant -- Governor--in-- make a ruling on the challenge. Council by his proclamation may fix E. Proulx (Liberal, Prescott) ask-- the terms under which any such ed what were the duties of one'J. L. question or questions shall be sub-- Hartt. The reply was that he is an, mitted." Inspector of Crown Timber. Agents, The other sections deal with the and has the supervision of timber :| polling. Section 8 of the act says operations. ; | | that the act shall come into force on J. A. Currie (Conservative, South-l the day on which it receives Royal east Toronto), asked if the late Gov--| assent. ernment or this Gofvet';!r.nentf re-- ~ ceived any petition or petitions from Hales Makes Explanation. the electors asking that a referen-- Before proceeding with the orders dum be taken on the liquor law, and of the day Attorney--General Nickle when such petition was received, and | read to the House a statement from, what the Government was §oing to James Hales, K.C., Chairman of the ao about it.. The Premier replied Ontario License Board, by way of} that such a petition was pz'e.xsentedi explanation of reports of his Lon-- to the late Government in the ralli don, Ont., speech before the Min-- of 1921, contdining approximately | isterial Association. 150,000 signatures. The policy of | In his report to Mr. Nickle, Mr. the present Government had already | Hales explained that in appearing in been announced, the }'remler said. | London he was accepting an invita-- Hon. Dougall Carmichael (U.F.O, | tion of the Ministerial Association to Centre Grey), asked foreparticulars ) address them. He believed there of the resignation of Mr. Hutchxson. might have been 18 members who District e se s rtin. \?mllcoe heard his address on that occasion. COUPtY: HOn. J. 5. e hint ho reac But, instead of casting any reflec. Of Agriculture, replied that no rea~ |tions on members of the medical or. SON We &!Ven in the. letlter +4 upit !| other profession, Mr. Hales tat ignation, but that complains were as that, on the cont'rary he hadflated to lack of co--operation from him. ing but words of warm i 2Ofg,| There was no charge that N: Hut-- th praise for' onnison had acted in a partisan way e good work done by the majority |. 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