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1 ® i e °_ _ 0 Macch 25 -- j ¢ FISCAL He { ons nry QUINTUPLETS OPP éhaly vernment phaalck $ ONTAB!O'S most unusual piece % 9 s of legislation--the bill provid-- But Bill Gets Second On Abitibi Settlement ing permanent guardianship for * the Di Readmg' be:omeon:: :"i:'tl:lfl'::":nnhthe, | SWWth e mt ervarts emeges The action of the Ontario Govern-- assent yes gy yal While advocating passage of a bill mth;:lch the Ontario Hydro Liecutenant--Governor Dr. Herbert to have the fiscal year of the Province Ner Commission, in reach-- A. Bruce visited th lati end March 31, instead of Oct. 31, as _ 108 ® Settlement at $2,000,000 with k e Legislative at present which was given second the Dominion Construction Company mber and sanctioned this and reading in the House yesterday, Pre-- for work on the Abitibi power develop-- tight olher measures, miér Mitchell F. Hepburn, its sponsor, ment was highly commended in ,fie His Honor was greeted at the door frankly admitted that there were ar-- Ontario Legislature yesterday by the of the Chamber by Premier Mit-- guments on both sides But, he ex-- Hon. George S. Henry, Leader of the chell F. Hepburn and escorted to pressed the belief that the merits _ Opposition. éf the throne. 'The ceremony ~was would outweigh the disadvantages. "My remarks at this time will be brief. His Honor was questioned The change, he explained, would _ tather unique," declared Mr. Henry in regarding the nine bills by the Clerk bring the fiscal year of the Province rising, "for I do congratulate the pres-- of the Legislature, Alex. C. Lewis, in conformity with that of the Do« _ ent Government on reaching this fair and assent was voiced. 'The other minion, a change urged on all Prov» _ And reasonable settlement. It is an ac--| _ TiChSUICS inCluded: Amendments to ines in 1932 at a conference in Ottawa. complishment, and the Government is the Parks Act, Bills of Sale Act, In addition, the Premier stated, the to be highly commended." Division Courts Acts, Crown Wit-- change would enable the Province to Mr. Henry then explained that the nesses Act, Adoption Act, Deserted estimate closer on its financial re-- past Government and Hydro Commis-- Wives Act and the Statute of quirements -- estimating for about sion had negotiated numerous times in Vraluds, twelve months, instead of approxi-- an attempt to reach a settlement with 6 mately eighteen. as at present. the company, whose original claim was The chief objection of the Opposi-- mbout $3,300,000. 'The efforts, how-- tion was that with the change, public ever, he admitted, did not bear fruit. accounts and financial statements of "It is gratifying," he added, "that the Province would be about a year this contentious matter has been set-- old before the Legislature would have tled amicably. I regret, however, that a chance to scrutinize them. 'The Pre-- a settlement in the same manner could mier stated that supplementary state-- not have been reached in connection ments of accounts would be brought with the claims of the International in and the Legislature would be able Railway Company against the Niagara | to peruse a nine--months statement of Falls Parks Commission, but I am not | receipts and expenditures. Opposition blaming the present Government in | members did not regard this as satis« this. factory,. and Colonel W. H. Price (Con-- Replying to Mr. Henry, Premier Hep-- servative, Parkdale), suggested that burn said: "The Government would be the Premier lay the bill over for a year lacking in appreciation if it did not for further consideration. 'The Pre-- thank the Leader of the Opposition for mier declared he was not prepared to his words of commendation. We thor-- do this. oughly appreciate them. I might add f that we have secured a complete re-- lease from the Dominion Construc-- . tHton Company." TORIES OPPOSE BILL s ON COMMISSIONERS Opposition --members in the Ontario Legislature yesterday voiced consider-- able objection to a Government meas-- ure respecting the appointment of Commissioners for the taking of affhi-- * davits It was given second reading and sent to committee. Under the new bill the right of ap-- * pointing such Commissioners will be taken away from the Judges of the Supreme Court, and it was this par-- # ticular clause which aroused greatest protest. Sections of the bill, declared Colonel W. H. Price (Conservative, Parkdale), had merit, but he strongly disapproved of taking the right of appointment from Supreme Court Judges. He was supported in this by Leopold Macaulay (Conservative, South York). "Why was the clause inserted?" ask-- ed Mr. Macaulay. "In the first place," replied Attor-- ney--General Roobuck, "because Mr. Justice Middlaton requested it. The Supreme Court Judges are in no posi-- tion to make such appointments gen-- erally throughout the Province. "That is the opinion of one Justice --I would like to hear the opinion of others," remarked Mr. Macaulay. "The vright of such appointments should still reside in the courts The administra-- tion of justice should be clear of N politics." "Is the honorable member suggest-- ing that this is going to muddy the waters of the fountain 0f justice?" asked Mr. Roebuck.