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f Febru ary 25 'l gong rang, or the whistle sounded, which side won or lost, but my elec-- tion battle was the longest tussle of my career. "When the final gong had sound-- ed, I thought my opponent was * _down for the count, but when I + turned around, he was up for the recount. It took the referees a long time to convince him that he had been counted out and must stay out." memmnnnenmmmmen en Points to Surplus. * 1 His address was held briefly to a COflOChOl'. n HQPbUffl $ survey of the Government's record. Tgam' Goes on It lauded the Treasury Depart-- # ment's budget surplus of more than O'HQNSIVQ $9,000,000 last year. The $20,000,000 t o loan floated last fall at the lowest DEBATE |S OPENED rates in the history of the Province gave a complete answer to charges | y that Ontario's credit had sufferedi * under Liberal rule. R u s s e ' l L '. b e r a | Deficits in the Department of| |s SQCOI'IdOf in {he Game and Fisheries have been turn-- % ed into an operating profit of $230,-- Leglslafure 000. Expenditures in the prisons | and reformatories branch have been | | reduced and efficiency promoted, | Administrative records of the Hep-- | _ he claimed. | burn Government were placed be-- . ""In t'ht}s :onfr;ec;lon. fthe segreg:-{ 10 Legislat rester-- on of first offenders from repeat-- g;';? n;: OE::,:':' "C",:;':'.,',':,'.' * 1;,ih.. | ers has been a worth--while im-- Bracondale) and Romeo Begin (Lib., rro(;'(;m(;l':t. """: onet_whlclfl may W;" « Russell) opened the way to major | cad to ° rec a'r\na 10n of many de. debate by moving and seconding the linquents, said Mr. Conacher. Address in Reply to the Speech from In his opinion, :'P_DOl]"m'-'nf of the Throne. | Hon. Harold J. Kirby, K.C., Eglin-- hm Rem A f rowaed | ton, a layman, to the health post, The public galleries were a;'(?w'r_!e |__ _ was a sound move. With competent as Mr. Conacher, admittedly kX medical advisers to deal with tech-- customed to more s!ronuoqs exer-- nical problems, it was important cise than is p"m':".'_'d "'? this that the Minister of Health should Cham.ber. presented his m.o.lon.. § be a man of proved business ability Delight was expressed visibly by to handle a department whose ex-- a section of school children, where penditures ran close to $9,000,000 rows of boys sat, wide--eyed, as they SHRUAIIY * Y~AyMES heard their hero of a hundred ice His one reference to the prob-- encounters. He asserted that the 5 _ A nz s policies inaugurated by Premier ilems of youth, which he had em Hepburn had not only proved of phasized in his election campaign. ¢ '"tremendous value to Ontario but | was made in comment bearing up-- had been endorsed in striking man-- | on relief. § ner in the October election. | "The joint Dominion--Provincial Mr. Begin, in his maiden speech, agreement for the training in vari-- drew -- from hx.s. mumc!pal experi-- ous activities of young men and ences grounds for lauding the Ad-- women will undoubtedly have a ministration's policies in placing a beneficial effect in the future, and (irnsnary check upon municipal it is encouraging to note how our spending, and Te improving the | young people are taking advantages s'i';'d'lfd,s of accounting in mu-- | of the opporturities thus afforded nicipalities. them _ for self--improvement," said Called Good Training. Mr. Conacher. The school in municipal affairs Investigation of closed _ estates conducted by the Western Univer. prought to the Treasury many mii-- sity had been of invaluable aid to llons of dollars which otherwise members of Councils and to offi-- would have been withheld, said the cials, he said. In another branch of speaker, and stricter enforcement education, that of home economics, _ Of the Corporation Tax Act brought he saw direct benefit to the people. | !" Millions more. He termed it "common--sense train-- _ Lauds Financial Record. ing. , | "There is no question but that Mr. Begin om_phasized the value | these vigorous measures helped ma-- of gold production to Ontario and terially to place the Province on asserted thgt_ the work of the On-- the most favorable financial foot-- tario Securities Commission had ing it has enjoyed for many years," added greatly to the stability of the he said. "The credit of Ontario to-- Province. day stands higher than it has ever Brawny and towering over his | done, because of a balanced Budget seat mates, the Big Train faced his |and sound financial policies and ad-- first trial in the Legislature arena ministration." with a sardonic reference, couched : | In the realm of labor, Mr. Con-- in terms of the playing field and [ fight ring, to his close decision in | acher claimed, the setting up of the the October election over Russell * Industry and Labor Board was one Nesbitt, K.C., former Conservative of the many progressive steps member for Bracondale. taken by the Government. The "Ip all the games in which I have Government, he said, was "taqmg participated," he said to the grin-- courageously the task of establish-- ning Government benches, which ing proper wages and working con-- but a moment before had roared ditions that would be fg.ir to, both out their welcome to the "rookie," employer and employee." He held f "we always knew when the final it was necessary to eliminate eut-- throat competition among employ-- ers within the Province. Co--opera-- tion in these matters from the Province of Quebec was proving of tremendous value, claimed Mr. Con-- » acher. The debate was adjourned after Premier Hepburn again indicated ~_ cleared Friday for the introduction 4 of bills, said to be non--contentious l in character. annmmpnemmmmemmmmmmemmenemenmmmmmemmmmmmmmemmmseees...------ *m«--«m= s