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es tu v 4d a. Y , Ce b \QT\'\ f € * '.,&;m-'*i" ' . C m h ie ':v. '%i:g,:" -"'P';'f'neplying to a question -- . F2 * i. ~». ~AI df'"' s Ne Techanoe o uataiie 1P I@nes ir to Alarms, the administration of , the Ga j J sdllfe-- » Tax Act of 1925, Hon. Ge 8. 3 Henry stated that no exemptions e >3 o had been granted under the act dur-- n ar 19 S Orest ing the past fiscal year; but refunds a ln S had heen made to motor-boati own-- ers, farmers, stationary engineers, * £ * ; o pressers and cleaners, lumbermen Acrial Fire--Fighters in P atrol A@nd aviators, and that during the & 5+ is past fiscal year the refunds amount--~ AMachme Falcon Flen' ed to $157,000. iss There had been 2,610 applications Elevcn Hours, Transported from farmers for refunds, and re-- funds to this class amounted to $30,-- T en Men. 1,950 Pounds of *7i. o Replying to W. A. Anderson (Lib-- FOO(I, Blankets. HOSC. eral, Peterboro' County) Hon. John 8. Martin stated that the total cost PumIJS, CCI"OCS and'Olhcr : 1 T to the Province of the Am'l('ultur.:n * * 6 Inquiry Committee appointed in Malenals With W'"Ch to 924 ns en $26,186. « 1924 had been $26 Quench Blaze in Valuable i Provincial Co--operation. _ S . Answering a query by A. P. Me-- fpruce whinney (Liberal, North Bruce) in connection with Government action following the work oi lth'l- t('ntl}n-\ MI[VISTER OF LANDS mittee, Mr. Martin state« }m ne n Government had been, and is at the REPOI{TS ON SERV[CE present time, in communication with other -- Provinces of the Dominion Whtinrocsommiilibentromnnieniece us with a view to bringing about closer £9te ear" andt Fiays co--operation in the furthering of the ) Every .\L.n.,. said Hon. William ' plans of the lJinperial Government Finlayson, Minister of Lands and for placing the products of Ontario Forests, in tre Legislature yester-- more advantageously hv(,-!m';- thq'-.'B'tvx':: day, "we have the same number of ish -.-<.n.~'1',nn-y-..v !.'uli. 1.\.'1-"-1«1 "t.'.]m:llu." fools starting fires in ths 'busfo nor in the public in (.-Qi; matter. -- | Now, we can't control the idiot wha s Delsnser niuveral; Husseil\--was throws a burning cigaret away, but A&. 1,.\.1,-.,_,-_3(:. 1.',. »c}u y k~"~11-1'ltimH we can spot a fire when it is still tolid that following 1('(")1]1!.1'¢.\ '(.""'; small and prevent it from spread-- of the -\S"l"",l'_"""l ]'"f"',";b..l Co. ng to township--size proportions. mittee to establish a Provincial clis How is it done? Ask the "Falcon," operative Council, co--operative o o for instance, says Mr. Finlayson. ' terprise had been studied and prog-- s ress was being made. Far From Beaten Path. # SeCerart On July 4, 1926, at 4 o'tlock in $346,944 on Beverages. , (Lib=." * the morning, forest patrol machine p In reply to J. H. .\Im:h'-:ll o 4.1."'] "Falcon," with Pilot Ruse, and Air | eral, Southwest Simcoe) t 1'«)\1!\gl<{ Engineer Cheeseman, spotted a fire Treasurer Monteith stated th:'lt '(h'H' { in valuable spruce timber in iunsur-- # ing the past fiscal year the (,.m(-!An- yeyed territory around Clearwate? ment had, under the Luxu'ry Tax ; Lake, far out of the beaten path of Act, collected on beverages $346,944. ' the forest fire ranger. What Fap-- He could not say exactly what it ' pened ? cost to collect this :lnl()Hn.t. because ¥ Well, the '.']"u]('un" flew direct to inspectors' work had not been \"""" |its base at Pine Ridge, 45 miles dis-- ' fined to coliections on beverages, but {tant, for assistance. It flew -- the i to the collection of revenue gener-- ; | course 138 times that day, putiing in ally under the act. Total expendi-- { more than 11 flying hours. To the tures for collection under the act |scene of the fire it transported ten amovnted to $23,090. |men, 1,950 pounds of food, innu-- fte )Iyrinl-," to. T. K.« SBlack..(Pro-- merable blankets, 300 feet of hose, "recéil\'o Dufferin}) who wanted to extra pumps, two canoes and other ; i;ml;\} \\"hat companies and munic!-- materials with which to prevent the alities Vp'iid rental for use of water spread of the conflagation. F pfilwm' -u;d what the rentals were, l urpthermore, Pilot Ruse also flew * i\)o 'q,ue;' Ferguson explained that his "boat" to Lac Seul to bring in ; t on the number was so 'greit it three extra fire--fighters. At 7 o'clock f o ull 14 mean & lengthy examination the same night the fire was out, with § : gf?l;-écml'd; to give the information.:« less than an acre of timber con-- ¢ He offered to order this, but the sumed. Noi i $ question was not pressed,. ePlanes Conquer Fires." ( ' second Readings. C mig," said -- Mr. I"inl.":,\'sop, is tw bc{" o 1 'oadi;us were given by the only one of a half--dozen stories of ' B nf"f"":f Iwi\'até.bill-\' respecting the (chis kind that I might relate. Our , f 'i')l{bfl fu}ll-uniltol' the corporation pianes, nowadays, not only spot 1 i , (fU) £ \'il'l'n.:e of Forest Hill; the fires, but they conquer them,." h: 2 t"' ¢ :l'inlrniIIS' the Town of} .()nturxo a(-cor(}u};: to figures sup-- 8 'I:(.)"r".k'.) sing; the City of Toronto, plied by the Minister, spends ap-- v h'];)lfi];lm}?gz{rd of" Management ~ of proximately $1,000,000 yearly on her f The House of Refuge of the Thun-- fmffi o gea o | " i s it worth it s " av Di .tl-i 't. TA s A C¥ ar 8 #s l "oidhes the . proceediigs -- opened; Well, in 1926, there were 106,009 o e f te t'}~o list of private less acres of timber destroyed -- by k members :1dd'ed tu. g i"':qsurps fire than there were in 1925, although + bilis with seven new £ * the Province reported 1.1045 fires-- ; only 50 fewer than the previous year R There's a reason for that, unques-- 3 * > tionably. "And the 'Falcon,' for instance, * * can tell you," says Mr. Finlayson.. B \ \__ Speaker Chastizes Legislat £ Violating Rules of Cond I For Violating Rules of Conduct 1 | e t e ts , \ ' Members of the Ontario Legisla--| Further, said he, there had been ( ' ture had their attention drawWn yes--| a series of interruptions, during ad-- ' terday to violations of rules of con--| dresses, which were not in order, A duct of the House. ; member, said he, was entitled to ask 3 During the debate several broach':S'la question _ "But then," he added, f eccurred, with new members chiefly }"he must resume his seat and it is being the principals. On those oc-- |optional with the speaker to make f casions the Speaker refrained from |answer or not." ' | \ embarrassing the neophytes. _ Yes-- Members, he emphasized, 'tould terday, in a few chosen words, he| not retort with a statement when diplon':atically set things right. his question was answered. » He noted that certain members| _ Premier Ferguson pointed out that « Jhad, in the course of discussion, re--' a member could speak to correct a ferred to their fellows by name. This, misunderstanding of a statement,. | & said he, was a direct violation of the "I hope," said the Speaker, sum-- | rules, aseach legislator must be ad--| ming up his sketch of the rules, & j dressed "the honorable member for| "that these violations will not occut | ~--and then the riding he represents." 'again." '. | s 4 he | t M