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A T l 39- . '"uuau'taintue.?rortartnttttare-. I The relief alluded the counties by sdiooi law amendments in respect ot STATES DR the costs of secondary education. and g totmrnahipt'inrearteetoetrmntato, elementary schools was also cited, and; PROROG I reference made to the added economy; _ in empowering the closing ot schools; ------ with fewer than eight pupils and . - making arrangements elsewhere for . HIS Honor Sees Signs of 'tlt',,":,',',:,',,,',',',',',','?'. lglt . amen ments to h way legis- inmrove.rmyt) In Com. lation and to the Workmen's Com- _ mermal Outlook pensation Act were also mentioned in , 1 the Speech in which Dr. Bruce con- veyed his thanks to the members ot C E R E M 0 N Y IS SHORT, the Legislature for their endeavors _ - dining the session. " trust the bless- f ing and guidance of Providence will 1 "The untarnished record" ot the) advance the welfare and happiness Ontario Hydro-Electric Power Com-; t','f2,1, our people," his Honor con- 1ttt,"te. record which. " he 05'; Hon. t Ashmore Kidd, Speaker, and served. was sustained after many] Mrs. Kidd afterward received at tea searching Investigations-was a mat-' in the Bpealrer's Chamber., tet ot comment in the Optimisticaliy a,l'2guqrr was 'lt/ig','.'"',??:,'.',',',';.??;,,','-'.; ' worded speech trom the Throne de- oral. that in who wish to take ad- livered by his Honor Dr. Herbert A. vantage of tge provisions of the Bruce in the Legislative Chamber yes. Mortgagors an Purchasers' Relief terday afternoon when he prorogued Act, te,',','; 'tpe, liacqtulre the neces- the fourth session of the El hteenth sary arms o app ca on as soon as 3 possible and should be careful the tifgislature of the Province ot On- tstipulated fifteen days after the o. . The brief ceremony was accom- mggtlgy $1: ',",'L." not expire 2 panied by the traditional pomp: a Royal assent was iran this piece I troop ot RC.D.'s escorted his Honor. of math") by his Honor the with whom was " aide. Colonel H. Lieutenant-Governor in the course of M. Hilchie. from Bloor and Univer- 'the prorogation ceremony G a my Avenue, to the Parliament Build. statement later issued by Colonel ings. where Premier o. B. Henry Price the act's provisions were out- stood to receive the Lieutenant-ttov-;' lined in detail ernor. Ontario's first lady was seated l . beside the Premier's wife in the! Chamber. I Farmers Better on. 3 "it is encouraging to observe oer-g . tain signs ot improvement in the commercial outlook," Dr. Brucel stated. in the Speech from the. Throne. Agriculture was. he de- . clared. in a better position than it was a year previously, due to "the diminished surplus of products car- ried over. the upward trend of com- modity values and the success that? has attended the activities ot thel Marketing Board." His Honor felt the continued expansion of the gold mining industry was "a very helpful; ' factor in promoting the revival of! business." i He declared the work and dealings of the Hydro Commission had been. carried out In every way with great' skill and rectitude and on the high-; est possible principles and stated his; conviction that this "is a vindication of the public confidence long en-f . joyed by the f,"',',t'2"tei," j _ Reference was made to the re-, cently arranged redistribution in the . Legislature. reducing the number of ; . representatives from 112 to 90. and to legislation enacted during the ses- sion. then being omcialiy closed, tor mortgage relief. His Honor felt the t tunendmettta to the Election Act would result in speedier preparation of voters' lists and in reducing the time needed tor conducting an election. Emphasis on Finances. "No more important matter has en- . med your attention than the finances t of the Province." his Honor told On- tario's legislators. "The reduction ot the general expenditure and the cur- tailment of grants and emoluments will go a long way. I trust, toward meeting the unusual demands upon the Provincial resources and main- taining the sound finanttittl position ot Ontario." _ Dr. Bruce thought the Legislature had "provided a necessary measure of protection against a serious menace to g the community" in giving authority to F a judicial tribunal to prevent the pub- lication of humeral. obscene literature. and voiced his conviction the public