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iONTARlO'S PROPERTY WORTH MILLIONS .LACKS INSURANCE Admission Made by Mon- 'teith, in Supplementary Estimates Discussion HiPEL POSES QUERIES Millions of dollars' worth ot property owned by the Province of Ontario is without insurance. Hon. J. D. Mon- teith. Minister of Public Works. ad- mitted in the Legislature yesterday while the supplementary estimates to: 1933 were being taken up. After the startling disclosures of the afternoon session m aspect to the Ontario Powor Senico Corporation bonds._ti_ic while the supplementary estimates for When the estimates ot the Attorney- 1933 were being taken up. After the General's Department were being startling disclosures of the afternoon taken up, w. E. n, Sinclair, Liberal session m tvspeet to the Ontario House Leader. rose to remark on a, Power Sonic" Corporation bonds. the statement made recently by Colonel Home got down to business. and in -Gcorge Drew. head ot the Ontario the evening session passed the mtuor Securities Commission, which referred portion of the t4,821,186 ot supple- to banks and bankers. The gist of mentary estimates. the report ot the address. as read by The information with respect to Mr. Sinclair. was that 'while the high lack of insurance on many of the cost of Governments were criticized in Provincial buildings was forthcoming the annual statements of banks, the when the Minister replied to a qucs- President ot one bank had sponsored tion of N. O. Hipel (Liberal. Waterloo notations which involved sumcient South; with respect to estimates oil money to tide several Governments 817.500 for the rebuilding of the barns! over a period of time. The information with respect to lack of insurance on many of the Provincial buildings was forthcoming when the Minister replied to . (mes. tion of N. O. Hipel (Liberal. Waterloo South; with restreet to estimates ot 817.500 for the rebuilding pt _the b91313 at l tire Gai/d" Kata Dr.' Monteith. New Block Not Insured. "No." admitted the Minister. stat-i in that perhaps the barns should be insured. In connection with the Department ', ot Education estimates. Mr. Baxter [claimed that school sections were en- ieourazed to increase school teachers' 'salarles' because of the Provincial grants. Now that these were being reduced. they either had to decrease the salaries thev had raised or in- crease the taxation. 1 Henry States Intention. , , "My intention is that before July l the present system of regulations, will I be revamped. There is now a tendency u E to increase the salaries. owing to the a grants. The realizations should be in l keeping with the policy of reduclm ex- I penditures ot the school sum. The t new regulations will be new to put into effect next fall." explaiaed Premier Henry. "Due to the pram , system of grants, in certain areas there is no Jrie%ragernent for the reduc- I tion of salaries." - - 'l-n-On'." u' kip, of "Is the new block of the Parliament Buildings insured?" asked B. C. Tweed (Liberal. North Waterloo). "No. and the Administration Build- ing at Gtelph is not insured. This building tthe main Parliament Build- ittttt is insured. It is not as fireproof as me other." stated the Minister. "You would not, advocate that farm- crs should not insure their bang?" ttteutioned I lord South) In count of Educati claimed th courage? t salaries. It Mon or batman. Ben. J. D. Monteith, Mi ister ot Public Works. took advantage of the opportunity to try to explain the ex- penditures en the "Sultan's palace," the now furniture tor the conservative members' smoking-room. He pointed our that the Drury GovemmenL had taken the lead in fitting up quarters for the members, and declared that this was a sound poucy. The present Government had metely ' (maimed. he said. One year committee room No. 1 trad been fitted up at a cost ot $3,372. while the next you "other committee room had been teturnistted at a oost of $2,705. This year the Con- tseryativtt PN 3:3 geturnished at u the 6am; Aoipitidestrored by t cost Bf 53.130. i. EM: (Liberal. Ox- 141 Days' Work Given. "This included the reaseoratieht ot the room. which provided 141 days' work, and this was purely a relief work," he siald. . . Mr. Sinclair asked about the cost of the mirrors. and Dr. Moment: said that the lowest in price had cost but $2.50 each. "Ycs, and the $2.50 one came into our lobby. There is always one ot the girls in front ot it, so it must be all right," observed the "3:93.11 insider. I551". vwxs-vu -.'- --i_ee- _.__.,-. C. A. Robertson (Liberal. Huron North) wanted to know why there were so many patrolmen on the high" ways, and thought a. saving could be made in this respect. Attorney-Gen- oral Price replied that this force had been reduced by thirty during the past year. and that no additions were be- ing made. "During the vacatwn season. peo- ple ask that otBeerqt be sent to the summer resorts. etc.. and this makes it difficult, to reduce the number any more," ha said. - "Tnere are plenty of them up my way. and we dont need them," ob served Mr. Robertson. Sinclair's Comment. While admitting that even Premier Bennett made mistakes, Mr. Sinclair wondered it this was the proper duty or such an otlieer to make such speeches. or whether he should con- tine himself to the work of his de- partment. " had not heard of it, but I will look into it," Colonel Price promised. Banter Engages Members. Some good-natured banter was en- gaged in when the item ot $113,700 tor the completion of the Girls' Training School at Gait was in- troduced. Mr. Sinclair wanted to know what progress was being made with the building. " re- member it, was promised during a. by- election in the constituency, in which it, is situated," observed Mr. Sinclair. "I was there and consequently I take some credit for it, being erected." "It was built. and the member from Waterloo South is here," observed Premier Henry, referring to the fact that although the school was one ot the election promises, a Liberal mem- ber had carried the by-election. . Hon. W. o. Martin, Minister ot Public Welfare, said that it would be opened in the autumn. "That would be fitting. I remember it was in the tall that the by-electlon took place." remarked Mr. Sinclair. "And judging trom what is going around. it _might be a good time." He was referring to the possibility of an election. and the fact that the opening ceremonies might provide another occasion for political adyanbage. An amusing incident cropped up "non tho appropriation for school fairs was being considered. T. P. Mur- ray tLiberal. Renfrew South) said that, the trouble with the fairs was that soft balls were given for prizes instead of hard balls. Mr. Murray. who Was a hardball player of some note. stated that there was "alto- tP'ther too much soft. ball and not enough hard ball.", -- _ . . Hon. Dr. J. M. Robb, in explain- ing an amount in the Health De- partment supp1ementaries, said that the $61,000 was for the purchase of radium. One-half a gram was al. ready purchased. angl IPs being {set in the operation of the emanation plant and at the radium institutes in Toronto and Kingston. It would be necessary to purchase another one- half gram. he thought. Apr" ' BILL MAKES CHANGE IN AUTO INSURANCE Takes From Policy-Holder Modified Collision Coverage A bill to amend the Insurance Act. introduced by Attorney-General w. H. Price in the Legislature yesterday. takes trom the policyholder ot auto- mobile insurance the mottttted collision coverage which, by reason of the so- file,",'. "omnibus clause," was formerly g . . The explanatory note attached to Section 18 ot the amended bill states as follows: "This amendment pro- poses to restore an exception trom Iftt. bility under the standard form of motor-vehicle liability policies formerly contained in the policies of most com- parties, and apparently overlooked when the final draft ot the so-called Uniform Automobile Insurance Act was approved last session. In the absence of such an exception from liability, and by reason of the statu- tory "omnibus clause," a policyholder is, in erect, afforded a modified "col.- lision" coverage. _ _ _ _ _ "The amendment should come into ettect on a date to be agreed upon with all other Provinces. All Provinces, ex- cept Quebec, have adopted, or are in the course ot adopting, the new Uni- form Act." The bill also provides minor amend- ments to the licensing provisions of the act, designed to eliminate the ref- erence to licenses issued under the In- surance Act of Canada. and provides penalties for those carrying on business without a license. It also provides for the consolidation of actions to collect insurance moneys. even it there are several different contracts. And an insurance company may at any time apply for a payment of insurance moneys into court. It also makes clear the right of mutual fire insurance companies transacting business on a premium plan to enter into general agreements with each other for rein- surance under a cash plan. 7 - _ A bill introduced by Hon. W. G. Martin. Minister of Public Welfare, is an amendment to the Mothers' Allow- ances Act. to provide for a reduction in the numbers of members on the Mothers' Allowances Commission. They may be reduced from the statutory number of five by the Lieutenant- Governor-in-Council.