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MORE HYDRO POWER FOR ONTARIO'S NEEDS. IS GOVERNMENT AIM Speech From Throne Indi. cates Hastening of St. .) Lawrence Scheme , Ontario's stock boomed yesterday at the Parliament Buildings m fitting accompaniment to the booming of guns which signalled the advance of the Sixteenth Legislature beyond an threshold of another year et was opportunities. PLANS FOR OTTAWA RIVER Avoiding mention of the Ontayas Temperance Act, and referring but briefly to Provincial tinancets--an.. other line of approach along which Opposition forces are expected to direct their attacks this session- tho Ferguson Administration. in its pronouncement through the Speech from the Throne directed public at- tention unmistakably to the greet worth of the country in respect or agricultural and industrial values, and intimated just as clearly its in- tention to prosecute those develop- ment arrangements designed to meet beat the growing needs of the Prov- ince. Views on Power Development. Speclal mention is made of Hydro elicits. The Speech says: "The de.. velopment of power at Queenston having been carried to a successful completion during the past year. other sources of supply are now be. ing considered to meet the growing needs of the Province. My Ministers are pressing tor the recognition ot the right of the Province to pro- ceed with the initial development ot the St. Lawrence River. Meanwhile. they are hopeful that an amicable, arrangement will be effected shortly with our sister Province of Quebec whereby the waters of-the Ottawa. River along the interprovinclal boundary will be rendered available federveyopment." The Government expresws has re- gret at the death of Sir Adam Beck. Mention is also made of the death of the Queen Mother and the seven. lost, sustained by the Empire. marked by the increased production of the past year. Ontario is main- iaining and improving its prom- inent poaition among the gold-pro- ducing communities. Wc are new: aupplying nine-tenths of the world's requirements of nickel. our sliver fields are yielding largo and protlt. able returns. while new and valu.. able deposits of ore are being die- covered. It is significant that, not- Dealing with growth in New lytt- tario. the Speech continues: "Ar. armaments now being completed wili'ensure extensive industrial de- velopmenta in our Northern districts. it has been considered wise in utiiiiz. ing'our forest resources to adopt ap- proved methods of conservation it, order that this great source 04' natural wealth may. as far as 1r.'ac- .lcabio. be perpetuated. Advance in Mining Industry. "A mother vance by t withstanding this extensive develop- ment. only a relatively small portion ot the vast minerallzcd areas of this Province has been exyplored." eech 'i" r important stepin the minim: industry Th:one. WeAmsAam $.6th?) at ls Drawing attention to "m proved condition of ugr;ou1tur¢ Speech declares: "in the Intert agriculture. Mans are under c eration for stimulating immig mainly from the British Isle: age the bringing out n',' n able tor farm work. incl tention in being downed t keting of our ugrivultum It is stated that the Government . win later introduce for consideration the report of the Atrrieurtural Tn-. nuiry Committee. cantainlug sugges- tions for the odvantagootm' disposa' of the principal farm products. {Commion of Ffttattcrr. I As for the [Mn-invite! tinaneetr f ' is said that nuteworthy.progress haw lhoon made toward improved mandi- gtlons. und that the Government r , now "within meatiurahlo distance of Irestoring the balance between ordi- nary rcvenur and ohrtrsnditurc." ; Educational muHm's are ulsu mer,- tioned. The Govctutmt'tot will ngah ("rem attention to the suggestion fur Who tormatior, of Tmumhip Schnu Bow-1a in an :mnnm In {urumlatt- some means of rmluviug the vent of education to the mm] tunpzuor. it t unnounn-Hl. . Attention ts drawn to the ritv.r:iv; of accounting melhmls in the Pro Uncut! secretary's Department. tho work and policies, of that down? intent. the Highways Department. {and the Departmem of Health. "Vinny Proposed Amendments. cial efforts will he mmlt' to encour- age the bringing out 0' "oats adam- able fur farm wocii. luvs-casing at remihn is being cit-hum! to the mar- keting of our usrricrslturu'. pruducls. It is r otognizerl that thrs mulmcnnnve of high unll'orm quality is one of thr main essentiaie. With this in vie1s legislation will be introduced for the further improvement of our dairy products. The action of the Gov- ornment in reducing the rate of In- terest on farm loans has proved of creatodvontagq to borrowers." There is no lorccast ot stunhm legislation in the Speech. most of tbe Government bins promised havirg come before the Statute RevisiOa Commission during the yea'r. Thr heralded measures are: Bills to im- prove the quality ot dairy products. to amend the Workmon's Compon- ualion Act: to antond the Land Tax Act; to amend the Minimum Wage Act; respecting the development of Northern and Northwestern Ontario: tn revise and "or.sortslate the Eire- tion Act and the vyt'rrs" Lists Art: and for other purposes. ' non to "me tnt- of turrioulture," the "in the Interosis of s are under eonsld- dating immigration. Rritish isles. Spe- MI