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' Febru ar y 18-- in I I f DEFICIT ANNOUNCED, Annual _ Report --of -- Uni-- Legislature . & A bulky sheaf, the twenty--sixth Minor Amendments to Legis-- annual, report | of, _ the . University . of lation Brought Into ture yesterday by Provincial Secre. tary G. H. Challies. It stated the House deficit of $217,310 shown up to June ; 30 last had been met by the uni-- mmarnmaeus versity, having been charged to the A twenty--minute session of the On-- special contingent fund created some k . from favorable balances: tario Legislature yesterday saw four '&:"r e:lfxo e Ano 5 amendments to present acts brought | $355.191 t(:)" 133 und's extent from down, all of which indicated minor ' The m:t g!'::)in'u thed "the. 'con i eina) apecin! comminen Wnn mpt -- uinued mrowth Of ine physical piant ormal special committees whic ve of the -- universit despite advers 'not been called in years were named: ecnditions, but polyxit : pt tha verse ' one on the management of the library, gram -- of 'expanslon 14 doure . f edmol;, and the other to direct expenditures impossible to Keep AbfcaS r(l)fdx.na (e for 'I'b':t pumtooei&te H f ht tenance and operation problems. mist interesling o ?81 The deficit of $217,310 was due to legislation is perhaps contain n the receipts being $2,707,519 and the reference to a clause in the Execu-- expenditures $2,924,829 for the |tion Act. Hitherto under this legisla-- _ enged June J0 last year tion a farmer's team of horses and . harness were not exempt from seizure < for-- debt. The change will make it possible for the farmer to keep his horses and necessary harness with 'ot.her already--exempted articles and stock. The introduction of the amendment \to the Execution Act brought out the first cross--floor barb from Hon. Harry t C. Nixon, Progressive Leader, who wanted to know, amid laughter from + members, if it meant execution of ridings and a six--year term for the Government. An amendment to the Sale and Chattel Mortgage Act providing ex-- |tension of time for registration after the statutory period had elapsed brought the assurance from the Gov-- ernment that there was to be no moratorium on chattel mortgages. ' Several Mining Act changes were introduced to clear up details in sec-- tions pertaining to holdings and fees charges. A clause in the Mechanics' Lien Act will be changed to provide for easier methods in bringing an ac-- ticn to trial. Several reports, many of them already made public, includ-- ing the Hydro Royal Commission re--. port and the University of Toronto report, were tabled by Hon. George H. | Challies, Provincial Secretary. j The House adjourned until Mon-- 'day, when another session of intro--' duction of bills and amendments will proceed. |