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existing laws,. But the Government: has had difficulty in finding a basis | on which a larger share of school | taxes may be paid which would not ; gs! 'White. IV & destabe that m | an authoritative declaration of the legal ; rights of the parties should be se-- | cured as soon as possible. With this | object the Government has decided | to subm't to the highest courts, in ; accordance with the law governing such procedure, a series of questions to determine finally the ground on which a settlement could be based. This mode avoids any lengthy litiga-- public at an early date." of claims, and countecr--claims, put forward respectively by the supporters of separate schools and the friends of public schools. Thers has also been wide discussion ofi the subject on the publ'c platform and in the press. From this eviderce one fact stands out quite clearly, namely, a definite divergence of view upon what are the legal rights of separate schools and public schools under the present divi-- sion of school taxation. The Gov-- emmers has g'ven careful consider-- ation to the argumert of separate school supporters that, apart from ths legal aspect, they are entitled to a larger share than falls to them under which would not take into account the questionn of legal rights." Just before the Loegislature session closed yestercday, Premir Henry made the important announcement that a serics of questions on the subject would be submitted for judicial ruling. Premier Henry's statement follows: "I wish to announc> to the House the decision of the Government rc-- speciing the taxation of companics in support of Roman Catholic sepa-- rate schools This question is not new, and has been under discussion during many years, but more recently the Government has had the advan-- tage of considerirg formal statements Rigins of Separaie School Boards to & greater share in school taxes will be decided by the highest courts, since "the Government have had difficulty in finding a basis on which a larger share of school tax:s may be paid which would not take into account the question of legal rights." Just TEXT OF QUERIES TO BE DISCLOSED Court to Determine Exact Legal Rights Of Separate School Which Settlement Can Be Based remier Henry An-- nounces That Series of Questions Will Be Sub-- mitted to _ Ascertain Firmer Ground on' made Mc\rclq 20 . GOVERNMENT FINDS LIQUOR EL DORADO OPEN BOTTLING PLANT? McQuibban Says Finance Padding Claims Are Vindicated Argumert by Dr. George A. Mc-- Quibban, Liberal House Leader, that thr> Government had been unduly withdrawing funds from the Liquor Board, reackh:d the Legislature yes-- terday afternoon, with the claim that the Treasury had "found an El Dorado" to diminish its Gefi'cits and increase its surpliuses. Reviewing Liquor Board finances fcor 1932 and 1933, Dr. McQuibban observed that thr Liquor Board had established a surpius in the early years of its operation, but subsequently the Government had "taken that and a good deal mo:>." Alleging padding of Provincial financial showings, the Opposition Leader said: "I've demon-- strated to the Leg'slature and to the Province at large that the allegations I mac» are vindicated, and that the Government did not present a true statement so far as Liquor Board withdrawals are concerned." f In reply, A'torney--General Price mpeated the statements lhe had made to Wednesday's committee meeting, stating that the Government was en-- titled to all Liquor Board funds, and, if the cash dropped so low that gcods on the shelves constituted the sole assets, a loan could always be arranged from the banks,. -- -- _ S. C. Tweed (Liberal, Waterloo North) asked about the bottling plant which, he said, had at one time been planned in Ontario. The Quebec Board hard liquor profits, the Lib-- eral member sa.d, could be explained by its practice of making wholesale impcrtations and bottling the liquor locally. He had even heard, Mr. Twesed said, that some Ontario liquor came through thsse Quebec channels leaving some profit in the hands of the Quebec Board. To this the At-- torncy--General offered an absolute denm'al, but t did not answer the quory about the fate of the proposed that was coupled with a clause pro-- viding that "there be paid to Matthew \Currey the sum of $1,000 as an honcorarium on his retirement from the civil service." HOUSE CONGRATULATES MATTHEW CURREY Moaitnhnew Currey, for thirty--four years private secretary to the At-- torncy--Generals of C@niaric and for sixty years, since his appo'ntment in the days of Sir Oliver Mowat, a Pro-- vincial civil servant, was congratu-- lated in a formal resolution passed by the Ontario Legislatur: yesterday ttling plant. P eaky The committee report was carried. "If there is anything that a Prov-- ince can be proud of, it is the faithful service of a civil servant throughout many years," Hon. W. H. Price, mover of the resolution, stated. Dr. George McQuibban, Liberal Houses Leader, and Hon. Harry C. Nixon, Progressive Leador, associated themselves with the motion, the latter testifying that he had received equally civil and courteous treatment from Mr. Currey when a member of an Administration and when in Opposition.