The Ontario Scrapbook Hansard

Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 1 Apr 1927, p. 1

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' , i _ t A . l - a , A , Y't l s l l l . -e l Announcement of Personnel of Board Held Greatest Interest for Public or all the legislation put through the Legislature during the 59-day session which ended last night, the new Liquor Control Act was of para- mount interest in so far as the gen- eral public was concerned. This, too, notwithstanding the fact that the Government, by various amend- ments to existing law, lived up to its election promises of reduced mu- nicipal income tax, and abolition of amusement tax on a certain class of entertainnieni ticket. The Liquor Control Act, to which ltogal assent has already been given by his Honor Lieutenant-Governor Hosts. and which now requires only pioclaination to make it operative, held the spotlight of the House for ---- ' l ts, ' - t,cverai weeks, and in that respect -r, L, , t' l I' _ tomnianded at least a week more i- 'caébu,. , l of debate and consideration than either the Speech from the Throne or the Budget. Featured Legislation. While this year's session ran: within a day or so of the length of the 1926 session. considerably more . legislation of a drastic type wasl put through than during the sitting) of the preceding year. Fdiiircii . legislation includes Hon. William]: Finlayson's reforestation bill, Hon.' John S. Martin's Fruit and vege-', tables Consignment Act, Hon. ------ George S. Henry's Act (not to be . . . I)ruoclntmetl this year) Regulating Minister Of Agriculture ls tho Operation of Public Commercial Aware f u . Vehicles, and Mr. Finlayson's Pro- 0 Serious vineial Parks Amendment Act. . . n The House's sitting was always Situation in a state of "spceding up." Pre- h... inier Ferguson, prior to the opening 'l ' 's, t . . . . of the session, predicted its finish 'ls, " .. m QM!" "WNW" tat-ed by hefui'e April 1. That prediction has ilio- .. Ill/if';") ot tly' I'vorince as been lived up to. The operations o.r..§.; to ,t'f} if" r1vi.t.Cvf:.v. of chicken of the Committees on Agriculture. J, s,,v_lli'/'r','/,.i' ' i,i).,1til:,s,,i,yf, in the Louis- Fish and Game and Private Bills Hurley". (ir' \wiiiuiré' John Fi. Martin, were never delayed unnecessarily. . . _ . :r' tr " '.,"i' Ctl ure. SV 'k f th se si W' s also ex- .\- 'i . . Ol 0 er s. on a. at . \ol tl,",,,,,),?",?,',,.,:':,):,',?,) Cnat he had a pedited in that there was no investi- mg"; d' r '/'i/?C,:"r.',n/tlf,."1oi'-' detailing nation of l'ulhlit: Act-loulnts; the Con;- (' _ . ' Hts or s o the Prov- mittee on _ unicipa iaw met on y Hi" In in" "Filthy of Kemptville. j . a few times; and the Committees on or 11;? "hf" "yn 24 individual cases, Railways, Elections and Privileges, ." llt '31"; it)" birds valued at be- T and Legal Bills but once each, ilk-"HI" _ ,,VJt) a"! Q l . ..' 'r' 7' 4",», Hub." in ('mhf Iago ofh'tlhmn i High Light of Session. . 4 'nw ' News hid the thieds been a "Etc 5 . The most dramatic moment of the in nth-l Ppre- l session, either inside the Legislative l'his, is getting to the point that Lham'her or out, was supplied by --.--. in!" to a" something" Fil id Premier Ferguson when he an- "my, w. H. Haney su ' {In he. nounced the personnel of his Liquor l sin-111;". "a". be sent ggtes ed "1"." Control Commission. Not even the 'tiiwi'iiwss and Volt. [///,',. to Crown long-looked-for introduction of the "l'im: p." . 1., Off agistrates. Control Bill itself could compare, in my] .\lr f'/l"li'nra1' been done," point of interest and enthusiasm, Tip, t"; i;tpl.n' . With the circumstances under which t16" .r, w" ft Continued to my that, the Prime Minister revealed to the Us] 'fihfi'd'fn had ii'sited 'Ottawa to , House and to the public at large the ts,,',' ' tunic could J)? some special I identity of' the three men who will tr,',.' I.', l,1//1.l of "if? Criminal Code to l administer the law that replaces the ytts \jtiiatlon, Tlt? delegation had _ Ontario Temperance Act on the 'r, ' "r",' "WWW Minister of JUStice,l Statute Books of the Province. it ..'-ll not tint a "hearty reorep-H Ilnyp'y . - , l ts)frITii,tu,' to the Consolidated nIIHHmIMl Act of 1923. said Mr. "Linux. County Councils were em- l"'~\f*i'cd to license persons purchas- in: fowl, and to compel such persons tune". p books and report to county "metals. He thought Kent County hzlil'acted in this matter. Wh. \_\?iile tho Minister said his deu 1afrr//i1 had the situation under ' , L"llr'hieration. he did not forecast 1111? action.

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