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Mar 9. 64 « »3 | We Live and Learn," Says Nixon, Noting Mc-- Crea Statement Smmoress omm mmmmemmmmmme t BILLS GIVEN READINGS The discussion which took place last Thursday across the foor of the Log-- islature between Hon. H. C. Nixon, Progressive Leader, and Hon. Chariecs o McCrea, Minister of Mines, as to the giving of the right to dovelop power in the original Sifton Georgian Bay Canal charter, granted by a C:onser-- vative Governmont, was sequelled at yestsrday's sittingz, when an explana-- tion was put forch by Mr. Nixon. * Quctinz a section of the orizinal act, '"To incorporate the Montreal, Ottawa and Gsorgian Bay Canal Company," which was assented to July 23, 1894, and amended in 1912, Mr. Nixon said that in both these in-- stances a Conservative Government was in power at Ottawa; the charter was rcepeatedly renewed by a Con-- servative Government, and finally abrogated in 1927 by a Liberal Gov-- ernment. "I made the mistake of taking the Minister and his statemont at face value, a mistake I will not repeat," Mr. Nixon commented. "Truly, Mr. Spoaker, at this game we live and learn." The bill of Hon. Dr. J. M. Robb, Minister of Health, to amend the s Cometery Art received its second reading, when Mr. Rob> stressed the thouzht that the nsarest crematoria to Toront> wers in Montreal and Buf-- _ falo. That cromation was becoming a more generaly popwar method of disposing of the remains of the de-- coased was, he said, plain, and he added that the terms of the act wore designed to remove the objection hitherto made, that death by foul * play could be concealed by rapid cremation. The Attorney--General's bill to amend the Telephone Act and that of Hon. W. G. Martin, Minister of Public Welfare, to amend the Child-- ren's Protection Act also went through second reading. Five private bills went through committee stage. The question of W. J. Bragg, Lib-- eral member for Durham, as to how many retail gasoline vendors were now in arrears in paying the gasoline tax to the CGovernment, and the total of those arrears, was answoered by Hon. Leopold Macaulay. He declared that twenty--four such vendors were | in arrears to the tune of $32,262.84. |