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added. Attorney--G+neral Price conceded that this was a far--reaching provision. It! would be wise to have that and otherl changes very thoroughly discussed. He repeated that it was revised and ap-- proved by the con{ference on uniformity of legislation. +~"If we can meet the other Provinces, I think we should," he _ _ After he had explained these and other changes that would promote uniformity in the law in the various Provinces, the Attorney--General was questioned by Wilfrid Heighington (Conservative, Toronto--St. David) as to how far the Government was pre-- pared to go in the policy of uniformity. "Many members of the legal profes-- sion," he said, "are anxious to know how far the Government is willing to go in altering our Ontario body of law which has grown up through years for the sake of uniformity." The British North America Act, Mr. Heighington continued, had recognized diversity in local conditions and interests. Section 37 of the bill, he felt, might embarrass Judges trying cases under its terms. This section provides that "the act shall be so interpreted and construed as *%o effect its general purpose of making uniform the law of those Provinces which enact it." In explaining the bill, which was given second reading, Attorney--Gsneral Price stated that like the bill to make uniform the act respecting book debts, it had been sent on by the Conference on Uniformity of Canadian Legislation. '"The House cshould incorporate ir this bill a reasonable limit of fees for administration in order to protect the survivers," said Mr. Elliott. Mr. Elliott urged that more reason: able limits should be placed on the fees chargeable for administrative serv-- ices. In an estate valued at $20,000 tw work of administration might be only three or four hours, but present regula-- tions allsowed fses up to $1.000. The two main changes in the law contained in the bill relate to a "holo-- graph" will in the handwriting of the testator and the rights of an illegiti-- mate child undor the will of a mother,. A new section provides that a holo-- graph will may be made without any requirement as to the presence of or attestation by witnesses. The other new section provides that every illegiti-- mate child of a woman shall be entitled to take under a testamentary gift the same benefit he would have been en-- titled to if logitimate, unless a con-- trary intention appears by the will. That present laws permit excessive charges by solicitors and executors fo: services in administering estates, wa! the céeclaration of F. W. Ellictt (Lib-- eral, Bruce North), during discussion # the Legislature yesterday of Attorney-- General Price's bill to make uniform the act respecting wills. EXCESSIVE CHARGES rarM committer _ NEW UFE INSURANCE ROR ADMINUISTRATION Enporses grants SSUED IN PROVINCE O ESTATES CLAIMED -- rorsegp cuAninc TOTALS HAL--BLLO HOLOCRAPH MADE LEGAL North Bruce Member Urges Reasonable Limit of Fees Edgar Jamicson (Conservative, South-- west Simcoe) was the unanimous choice of the committee as its Chairman for the sessional deliberations. A select committee will be named to-- day to plan the main committee's pro-- gram for the session and to select the representation, from Eastern and West-- ern Ontario, which will be heard as witnesses on Thursday, Feb. 26, in a general, wide--open discussion of the dairying industry and its many prob-- lems. P According to the annual report of R. INQUIRY BEGINS TODAY F.Aixhton Foster, Supcrintendent of In-- w _ _z zl _ surance, which was released for publi-- The Agriculture and Colonization Cation at Queen's Park yesterday, new Committee of the Legislature, in its first ligfe insurance business issued in On-- meeting of the present session yYeSte'~ tarjo during 1929 amounted to $493,-- day, endarsed the joint proposal of the 000,000, an increase of approximately Ontar.o and Dominion Governments to 11 per cent. over 1928. Total business supply grants to encourage the erection in force in the Province at the close of and operation of power seed--cleaning 1ggg was $2,542,528,235. plants in Ontario, but only after Mark 'The amount of mortuary certificates Vaughan (Conservative, Welland) had in force at the end of 1929 was $108,-- urged a resolution asking legislation 506,054, which represents a decrease of to compel all farmers "to put nothing more than $12,500,000, of which ap-- else but pure seed into their Grilis.""" Iunuimatalo eA rnamian' ... 3 . "110f_ 2P" had, he said, to carry on business, and stated that if the whole purpose of thc §eed-cle_a,nmg plant proposal, shortly to be mads effective in Ontario, was to raise better crops, then the farmer whc "owed some obligation to himself, sur>-- ly," should be forced to see that th« seed he planted was solely "grade¢ stuff." "If we could get every farmer in this Province to clean his stuff first, in his own fanning mill, or elsewhere," said Mr. Vaughan, "we would be growing grain in our fields, and not part-- weed crops." Speaking from his thirty years' ex-- &'M perience as a seed merchant, M whic Vaughan lamented the stiff grading year regulations under which the merchan! man: Fifty Farmers Required to Support Application for Plant .20 t5°000,000, an increase of approximately 3 10 11 per cent. over 1928. Total business t10n in force in the Province at the close of ing 1929 was $2,542,528,235. a"X 'The amount of mortuary certificates Rad in force at the end of 1929 was $108,-- '"" 506,054, which represents a decrease of nE more than $12,500,000, of which ap-- proximately $10,500,000 was business of °*--the Oddfellows' Relief Association, M' which was reincorporated during the S year as a mutual life insurance com-- 'Superintendent of Insurance Releases Annual Report eent. over 1928. Net premiums written by the 104 companies licensed to write automobile insurance during the year amounted to aver $8,000,000, which is an increase A 32.5 per cent. over the previous year. Net premiums earned increased by ap-- proximately the same percentage. Tosses incurred amounted to $4,313,383, whl_ch is an increase of about 20 per Nipigon Village is one of the few Head--of--the--Lakes places that entered no appeal for relief aid this year, and it is due, Queen's Park stated, to the fact that the cutting of 10,000 cords of pulpwood by the Clarke people under a local employment arrangement did away with the necessity of appealing to the Government. With this scheme completed, the timber people put in a bid for the Osamin limit as a means of extending the emvloyment arrange-- ment, and the Lands and Forests De-- partment has now accepted their offer. Employment Oof seventy--five men is compelled by sale terms, but as pre-- viously stated, 100 will be hired. The limit in question is some four square miles in size. Provisions under which it has been sold--one of the very few timber sales made by the Govern-- ment in the past year--require opera-- tions to be commenced immediately, the timber taken off to be hauled to Osamin, and there manufactured into use in a mill which the Clarke Com-- pany, under further agreement, will build for the purpose. The jackpine-- cut will be converted into ties to fill a contract for the Canadian National Rallways at Osamin. NIPIGON VILLAGERS ASSURED OF WORK