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Couin F o mc enfeeseee mssb iisiimeniesue ue rrrerecinti hguremes C @ I * ive--Year Gasoline Tax Reaches $100,009,046 |CHANGES ASKED | s | A reduction in the number of Slightly over $100,000,000 was col-- | Division Courts and restrictions on lected by the Province in gasoline | the travelling of judges to Division taxes Iqr the five flsca! years ending ; Courts are provided in an amend-- March 31, 1940, according to a reply' ment to the Division Courts Act, handed down in the Legislature yes--| introduced before the Legislature terday to a question by Hon. Leopold | | yesterday by Attorney--General Con-- Macaulay (Con., York South). Start--| ant. f * ing with an income of $16,001,013 for Generally, the amendments move the year ending March 31, 1936, the in the direction of meeting recom-- % \ amount steadily grew until last year mendations of the Legislature's it was $27,428,149. Total for the five administration of Justice Commit-- years was $100,009,046. tee, said the Attorney--General, and \__Mon. George S. Henry (Con., York 'are designed also to meet the situ-- |East) was informed that the 74.15 ation arising from a Federal order | miles of the Queen Elizabeth Way, 'that. after April 1, the travelling from the west limits of Toronto to expenses of judges will no longer | the north limits of Niagara Falls, be paid by the Dominion. 'h;m cost $13,247,0M4.86 to date. | The bill limits the travelling of lb'h;hll_\' over two million dollars was | \ jJudges to their own counties unless | used to purchase property, $2,461,--| | permission is gained in advance or| 47.15 for bridges and other large| | cireumstances, like the illness of a structures, while small structures, ;n('ighhnl ng judge, arise. The bill grading, drainage, lighting and pav-- jalso enables Queen's Park to pass | ing cost $8,662,105.33. !x'ngufimio.x requiring a Division In reply to W. D. Black (Con., Court clerk to notify a judge in | Addington) it was stated that F. A. event no cases are listed for the k O'Connor, former director of pur-- sitting. | chasing in the Department of Health, was requested to resign be-- cause his services were no longer re-- | quired. His salary was $5,000 per l.u';u, but he received no superannu-- ASks qona'nt l?ro,be * !u:ion or leave of absence. No suc-- Samar]tan $ F[ne | cessor has been appointed and J. G. 4 o | Morrison is now do'ng the work for-- Investigation by Attorney--General merly done by Mr. O'Connor. Conant of the conviction and $20 , According to an answer given fine imposed by Magistrate J. E. Mc-- [Hon. T. L. Kennedy (Con., Peel) Ilveen upon a Mimico truck owner there are approximately 54,778 acres because he hauled a neighbor's fur-- of mining land in the Province niture without a moving 1'1('(-n>v, was t A under lease, and another 883,120 requested yvesterday in the Legisla-- acres are staked hut not patented. ture by Col. T. L. Kennedy, Cons., During the last fiscal year some 815,-- Peel. ; y £ 956 acres were patented, while 8,397 The defendant, said C'.""".f'l Ken-- claims were cancelled during the nedy, pleaded fmat ho did it "as a __|year for failure to perform work, "C.'f";""_'-' atk fl','"",l., Decause his .nuu-roncwal of licenses, or because ne.'f\'\l}c)(;:,i\:,':f)m.l\.";ndf'x?(:n('\liui;,'X.'. help | of no applications for patents. each other, and if this man is to be victimized for hauling this furniture when he was helping a neighbor, then I think it is time the act % should be changed," said the Peel member. Lure of Hockey Delays Debate | * | In Legislature ; The lure of the Stanley Cup '!| series proved stronger than bud-- | get debate attractions in the | Legislature yesterday when, by agreement of the House, the night session slated for Tuesday was deferred until Wednesday. Premier Hepburn announced the Tuesday night session direct-- ly after the House opened and revealed that Hon. George S. Henry, whose addresses more often than not pl'()\'id(' excite» ment, as well as interest, would lead the speakers' parade. Mr. Henry, however, pointed out that many members undoubted-- 3 ly would wish to attend the hockey game. Before adjournment, the Pre-- mier announced that the party Whips had held a conference, and, as a result, the night ses-- sion would be deferred. A sec-- ond night session will be held Thursday when, it is planned, the budget debate will be con-- cluded. _