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LIGHT RAJLWAY PLAN LOCKED IN HOUSE Construction work in rural power districts exceeded by a substantial margin that of any previous year, some 1,044 miles of primary transmission lines being constructed. _ Electrical service was given to 6,277 additional consumers. The capital expenditure approved for rural constructicn work was $2,668,241, and the aggregate peak load in October reached 21,138 horse-- power. Arrangements have been made for the construction of 1,500 miles of additional lines during the present year. pany added two more generating sta-- ticns in Bala, and the purchase of the Hanover plant made the fifth gener-- ating station added." With other purchases, a total of ten generating stations were added to the list already operated by the Commis-- Rural Construction. Committee Rejects Proposal to Build Forty Miles of ; Light Gauge The second attempt of the Northern |along with th Mines Railway and Development Com-- | mendations re; pany of Toronto to secure legislative | sibility insurat authorization to the constructicn of @a | Full provisic 40--mile light--gaugs railway from nsar ltm-es is made Gold Pines to the heart of the Woman | Act amendme Lake--Confederation mining area WA@S | George S. Hen rejected yesterday by the Railway Com-- 'moved and se mittee of the Ontario Legislature. the Legislature The committee did not even discuss |wW. E. N. Sin the company's bill, clause by clausc, 'support. of the but killed it in the "principle" stage. According to J. R. L. Starr, K.C., one of the pro-- | when convince moters: Colonel Percey Rogers, another | Highways Dey stated sharcholder of the company, and | warrant the e a wartime builder of railways in France, | cation system, and G. Saltor, reprosenting the min-- |who have bee ing companiecs in the area through |of any statute which it was planned to build the linc,| of motor vehil were heard in support of the measure.}sponsible for Chief cpposition cams from Earl[been required Hutchison, Labor member for Kenora. |responsibility ¥The bill was motivated, according t0| operating rec 'both Mr. Starr and Colonel Rogers, bY them to be ex the desire to advance development in}purposes of I the North and to reduce the almost | surance, and, prohibitive freight haulage rates NOW |rating." obtaining between steel and the WOMAN | mpree Classes | Lake arca. o 3 $s "When a pS The affairs of the Reilway Commit-- tes were presided over vyesterday by Georgs Cakley, Conservative membor for Riverdale. Twoa other bills were ,considcrcd and approved, and now go \ on to the House. \ One extends by four more years the 'time in which the Mount McKay and PMARREL : EEL OPVRRTNAET O OE _""'""' ce So o e t vilaiavuci Vi ND UDULCOWILAHG 4 CWUT CR | Kakaboka Falls Railway Company Willl «@wpere a person has been classified 'be permitted to complete its line froml in Class A, he shall be charged and |Fort William to adjctaing townshIPS-- sna pay for motor vehicle liability in-- Th2 second bill authorizes the incorpo-i surance 10 per cent. in excess of the ration of the Timber Products Railway standard premium rate, and when classi-- and the building by the company O6f Al --__o_----o--oo--rmmoccen c ca--asasncell freight and logging line from a point fied in Class B, 25 per cent. in excess of | connecting with the Canadian National the standard premium rate, and when | Railways at Gilmour Siding, in Hastings classified in Class C, 50 per cent.' in ex-- PC C d id io dhoiafts im dsn uind oi ie * tal wins, Aap it dn omm o L + t | hi sn h0 en o C F i County, to serve the timber limits oper-- cess of the standard premium rate. ated by the concern in the Townshiue' "The names of persons who have of Tudor, Cashel, Abinger, Anglesc@ been classified for demerit rating under and Eifingham. l this section shall be published by the $ * Registrar within one week in the On-- 1tarlo Gazette." AUTOISTS GROUPED | IN THREE CLASSES BOND AFTER ACCIDENT REQUIRED OF DRIVER UNDER NEW AUTO LAW Details of Classification System Revealed in On-- tario Government Bill Amending Traffic Act-- "Demerit Rating" for Insurance Will Follow Conviction Classification of Ontario's automobile drivers--a procedure recommended re-- cently by Mr. Justice Hodgins in his interim report on the Royal Commis-- sion automobile insurance rates inquiry --and a procedure which the Govern-- ment is adopting--will come into effect along with the other Hodgins recom-- mendations regarding financial respon-- sibility insurance on Sept. 1, 1930. Full provision for these new depar-- tures is made in the Highways Traffic Act amendment bill, to which Hon. George S. Henry, Minister of Highways, moved and secured second reading in the Legislature yesterday. Liberal Leader W. E. N. Sinclair voiced his emphatic support of the principle of the measure. lbe given a still higher demerit rating, and that, if he is in Class C when he | commits the offense, his driver's license ' shall be suspended for not less than a . vear. According to the bill, the Government, when convinced that the records of the Highways Department are sufficient to warrant the establishment of a classifi-- cation system, shall classify all persons who have been convicted of a violation of any statute relating to the operation of motor vehicles, or who have been re-- sponsible for accidents, or who have of motor vehicles, or who have been re-- Section 24 of this act; (b) Any of-- sponsible for accidents, or who have kense for which a penalty is provided been required to prove their financial in gection 25 of this act; (c) Exceeding responsibility under the act, or whose }pp speed limit fixed by Section 23 of operating record has otherwise shown tpig act, if any injury to any person or them to be extra--hazardous risks for the property occurs in connection there-- purposes of motor vehicle liability in-- with; (d) An accident having occurred, surance, and, as such, liable to "demerit failing to remain at or return to the rating." scene of the accident in violation of the Three Classes. provisions of Section 40 of this act; (e) "When a person becomes liable to de-- Driving a motor vehicle on a highway merit rating," says the bill, "he shall be without holding a driver's license re-- classified by the Registrar (J. P. Bickell, quired by this act;(f) Any criminal of-- Registrar of Motor Vehicles) in accor-- fense involving the use of a motor ve-- dance with the regulations in any one hicle; (g) Any offense against public of the three classes, to be known aS safety on highways as may be desig-- Classes A, B and C, in accordance with nated by the Lieutenant--Governor in the seriousness of his offense or the Council, shall be forthwith suspended character of his operating record. by the Minister, and shall remain so "Where a person has been classified suspended, and shall not, at any time in Class A, he shall be charged and thereafter, be renewed, nor shall any shall pay for motor vehicle liability in--|\ new driver's license, or owner's permit surance 10 per cent. in excess of the| be thereafter issued to such person until ist.andard premium rate, and when class_i_- he shall have given to the Registrar _..A_.;_.fl'-'.-,_..'_..___.n..'_'__n._am__: Arrrcsss » fied in Class B, 25 per cent. in excess of proof of his financial responsibility. tha ctandard nremium rate. and when Outside Ontario. "When a person becomes liable to de-- merit rating," says the bill, "he shall be classified by the Registrar (J. P. Bickell, Registrar of Motor Vehicles) in accor-- The bill provides also that insurers sha'l certify rates charged persons and furnish copies of policies, if required; provides penalties for charging im-- proper rates; provides that the Regis-- trar may reclassify drivers into lower class after twelve months; and pro-- vides that when any classified person commits an additional offense he can Accident Reporting. Alhe bill provides also for accident reporting, collection of statistics, and the establishment of ratings. It makes it incumbent upon every person in charge of a motor vehicle directly or indirectly involved in an accident--if the accident results in personal in-- juries or in damage to property exceed-- ing $50--to report the accident imme-- diately to the nearest Provincial or municipal police officer and furnish him with a written statement. The police officer approached is compelled to make a written statement to the Registrar, and the latter, in turn, can use various powers to get any additional information required, and to complete his records. Coroners dealing with automobile fatalities are required to report to the Registrar on forms especially provided them for such occasions. | "72 (1)--The driver's license and wwner's permit of every person who has Ibeen convicted of, or who has forfeited is bail, after having been arrested for any one of the following offenses or violations of law, namely: (a) Any of-- ense for which a penalty is provided n Section 24 of this act; (b) Any of-- ense for which a penalty is provided The Registrar must keep a record of licenses and permits suspended and cancelled; a record of unsatisfied judgments: a list of persons required to prove financial responsibility; the operating records of all drivers, and such further records as the Minister of Highways may from time to time direct. It is on such records, as previously stated, that the classification arrange-- ment will be based. Suspension of Licenses. Dealing specifically with Mr. Justice Hodgins's recommendations for finan-- cial responsibility of motorists, the bill, in part, stipulates: 2. Upon receipt by the Registrar 0; official notice that the holder of %: driver's license, or owner's permit under this act, has been convicted, or for-- feited his bail, in any other Province or State in respect of an offense, which, if committed in Ontario, would have \ been, in substance and effect, an of-- fense under, or a violation of the pro-- visions of law mentioned in the next preceding subsection, the Minister shall suspend every driver's license and own-- er's permit or permits, of such person issued pursuant to this act, until that person shall have given proof of finan-- clal responsibility in the same man-- ner as if the said conviction had been made or the bail forfeited in Ontario. "3. If any person to whom Subsection 1 applies, is not a resident of Ontario,