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Mr. Finlayson stated, however, that the Province's road pdlicy in the North was ever expanding. Last year it was possible, he said, to drive as far as Kapuskasing. This year he had hopes, he said, of seeing the country opened up as far as Hearst. Hon. William Finlayson, Minister of Lands and Forests, made it plain tc the Legislature yesterday that the On-- tario Government did not consider the question of the trans--Canada highways in this Province "a purely Provincial matter," and that work on this high-- way would not be proceeded with until such time as the Dominion Government would undertake "its share of the burden. "This road," said Mr. Finlayson, "is @a national undertaking, and therefore we are hesitating and not going on until the Dominion Government accepts its share of the responsibility." TRANS--CANADA ROAD $ NATIONAL AFFAR and Beamsville, service also curtailed. The motor car and private bus com-- panies were the factors which decreased the patromage on those lines, but they earned fat profits in their time. The private bus companies have all been taken over by the company, and where curtailed radial service is still given this is supplemented with busses. Street--Car System. So Claims Finlayson, Refer-- ring to Delay in Work ; The company recently rehabilitated the street--car system here, and pur-- chased many new cars after the drop fare was increased to 7 cents, or four' tickets for 25 cents. The fare on city busses is 10 cents, three tickets for 25' cents, with transfer privileges, plus 5 cents, from street car to busses. Lately the company asked for another increase in street--car fares, and negotiations were under way with civic officials, several of whom favored the city pur-- chasing the system. A motion to that effect is to be introduced by Ald. Pol« lock at the next meeting of the City Council. City officials expressed their approval tonight of Hydro taking over the D.P & T., and rather favored Hydro letting the city operate the street railway. | § Appointment by the Ontario Govern-- ment some time this year of a spe-- cial committee to inquire into the varied }problems affecting the conservation of 'the wild game of the Province was forecast yesterday by Hon. Charles Mc-- Crea, Minister of Mines, at the closing sitting of the Fish and Game Commit-- _tee of the Legislature. Suggests Following Lon-- don's E x a m ple as i {&vC Haid tie ldea in mind for | Wolves are now appearing in agri-- some time," Mr. McCrea declared, "and, | cultural districts where they have not while I have not yet consulted the | been seen for years The increased Cabinet in regard to it, I believe it to bounty, said Mr. McCrea, will serve as be a very workable proposition." 'an extra inducement to farmers an:l | settlers to drive the marauders out. Oulside Selectio.n. | It will be paid, however, only where Mr. McCrea intimated that such a | some municipal official certifies that cpmmlttee would be selected frqm out-- | pelts on which application for bounty side the personnel of the Legislature, | is made were taken in the territory in and woukl be given ample scope in | which the kill is claimed. 'This getion, which to deal with such matters, of in-- explained the Minister, is being taken terest to public and Government alike, as a safeguard against the importation as the wolf menace; the use of dogs in of skins from the Province of Quebec the hunting of deer; general enforce-- and the State of Minnesota, where a ment of the law and regulations, and $15 bounty is in effect. the establishment of new open seasons & mntragemmmmmne for various classes of animals. Mr. McCrea intimated that such a committee would be selected from out-- side the personnel of the Legislature, and would be given ample scope in which to deal with such matters, of in-- terest to public and Government alike, as the wolf menace; the use of dogs in the hunting of deer; general enforce-- ment of the law and regulations, and the establishment of new open seasons for various classes of animals. sSPECIAL COMMITTEE \ TO PROBE PROBLEMS OF CONSERVING GAME "I have had the idea in mind for some time," Mr. McCrea declared, "and, while I have not yet consulted the Cabinet in regard to it, I believe it to DAILY BAG LIMIT FOR DUCKS REDUCED McCrea Forecasts Appoint-- ment This Year--W olf Bounty Increased to $25 in Municipalities Border-- ing on Unorganized Ter-- ritory Opposition members questioned the vote of $350,000 for Western might do well to make a grant to the University of Toronto was ex-- pressed in the Ontario Legislature yesterday aftiernoon by Premier Ferguson. U. of T. Brings Benefit in Local Expenditures Estimated at $5,000,000 a Year Mdnk 7_7'H\ AL Thought that the City of Toronto FAVORED BY PREMIER University at London, Ont., an in-- crease of $50,000 over last year. Hon. Mr. Ferguson observed that, while the Government gives a grant as well to the university here, the City of London contributes $55,000 to the university there. He de-- clared that he had figured out that . the fact that a university was in < Toronto meant that the City of To-- | ronto benefited in expenditures from that university to the extent of $5,000,000 a year. It was sug-- gosted that Toronto might well, un-- der the circumstances, make a grant to the university. The Premier referred to the de-- velopment that has been made in the last 25 years. He observed that the Woestern University was seeking relief from congestion, as also was Queen's and other edu-- cational centres. In speaking to the expenditures of the Department of Education Mr. Ferguson suggested that the people of the Province did not fully understand the enormcus advances wiad> in educational affairs One wigit, said he, analyze to advan-- lage the statistics concerning all educational developments, particu-- larly those in regard to vocational, terhuicai and night schools. Any committee appointed, he mu-' mated, would pursue its inquiries along lines similar to those taken by the Mac-- diarmid Committee in its study of the game--fish situation, and whose report is now in Mr. McCrea's hands. Recommendations of the committee which will be incorporated in this year's game laws ,will establish a close season for foxes from March 1 to Oct. 31, and will allow dogs to be used in hunting foxes only during the open season for deer. The daily bag limit for wild ducks, both north and south of the French River, will be reduced from 25 to 15; and the seasonal kill will be reduced from 200 to 150 birds. Of great importance was the an-- nouncement from Hon. Mr. McCrea that the Government will increase the present wolf bounty of $15, for both brush and timber wolves, to $25 in municipalities bordering on unorganiz-- ed territory. Many of these munici-- palities are losing sheep and suffering financially in various ways from the inroads of the wolves. Check on Pelts.