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APRIL 1D % DREW PLEA opinion that any kind of a change| could be better than the system we . have. I cannot conceive that anl independent body of business 'men' * handling our resources could mis-- handle them as they have been mis-- handled in the past." The Port Arthur member re-- peated an earler offer that he would put up $25,000 of his own money to take up a committee of the House to investigate first l'.-Hl\d the condi-- tions at the Lake Head. N t o In speaking to his motion Colonel Drew said that it was done for the HOUSG 'S Prorogued purpose of putting the Province's * * most valuable continuing asset on a Af+er V°+m9 46-22 basis that would be the best for the # * __f years to come. In speaking of the AgamstommISSlOn minority report in (-('mnnvtmn with bevrmnpermmanmenmremmenmemmmand the timber investigation he said that the twelve recommendations ns COX BOLTS PARTY were accompanied by good grounds Wemprirreerertcostncmgreremriess | for their being presented and stated ueagx . ly> that all but the one embodied in Swiftly on the heels of a 46 "~ | his motion were such that it made Government rejection of a motliOn | no qifference what plan of admin-- by Conservative Loader Drew, ask-- istration is adopted. ing for a non--partisan commission : "' feel that a very great change administration of the Forests De--| | it the method of administration . is partment, the sixth session of the system is open to very serious cases itwentieth Legislature was . pro-- of abuse and there is a strong neces--| rogued last night shortly after 10 sity for drastic and radical changes.| @'clock. | | Conditions must be improved a great ' The mové to prorogue caught th¢ | [ geal if these resources are to "".: majority of the "";";;' by "'""'"'" "l'l protected for the future ;:f.-nmu-i it was anticipaler iat the sessio tions." would not conclude until the House He pointed out that there was con--| had debated a Government motlol, | gjgeraple similarity between the | standing in the name of Works MINn* | | pyoopric power situation before the | ister F. R. Oliver, urging the ap-- formation of the Hydro--Electric| pointment of a House committee to | --Commission and that which exists report on the feasibility of bringing today in connection with timber re--| in a Hydro flat rate system instead sources. As a result of the forma--| of a traditional rate at cost basis. tion of the Hydro--Electric Commis--| Government leaders late _:ifl the sion the system in Ontario is the} sitting, it was learned, decided to best method of controlling electric| defer action on the motion u:ml(a power that can be found in the| special session is called to ratity world. | the Dominion--Ontario St. Lawrence "We should be prepared to end power project. 'The ;»zup')\dll 1 this continual argument," he con-- | linked inseparably to the St. Law--| tinued, "as to which Government| . rence proposal, under whil h 1,100,000 was wrong and which was worse. All | horsepower will be developed uilti-- the Royal Commissions and .\;w-i mately, if and when it receives the clal committees which have consid--| assent of the major contracting ered this matter have agreed that| parties, the Dominion Parliament these extremely valuable areas must | and the Congress of United States, not be divorced from public con-- Provincial Secretary H. C. Nixon|: trol and should only be sold by open explained. compelition. R , en "Any Change Better." | Dlm:t; a [.':;l iod of just n\"c r--Six | . f ,.,_| months in 1937 eight private com--| Colonel Drew's motion SUPPIC*| punjes were given areas consisting mented the minority recommenda*} of a total of 15,000,000 acres of for--| tion in the timber mnvestigation lf'-l est lands by means of private no:o-' port tabled Tuesday in the House.| fjat;ons, That area is just under| The Conservative report asked f0f} the total forest area in the whole of | the appointment of an Ontarie Norway--one of the greatest forest| Forest Resources Commission, with resources countries of the world. mmilax_' powers to those '.;{ ::'n- Hydro Organized Like Hydro. ' Commission. Charles W. Cox (Lib-- ho C k k eral, Port Arthur), who in debate If a commission were appointed | on the motion declared "any kind of under the ablest business men in lhei a change would be better than the Province--with salaries !n;:h enough | sySstem we have," voted with th2 to attract the best business men-- | :« n Thes then we need not debate in this| Conservatives. ioh « in f s The final act of the House was a Loglalxllll{(_' about fire pmtcctlim.; j & P t to pay conservation and reforestation. The| unanimous vote on a motion ais commission would be a fact--finding | the full sessional indemnity to the body abt m n l o bom | hie, f 'mbEts on active dy able to secure all the mfnlma-{ wives of the two mem! m tion about the industry. The com--| sex'vxce...\lajm Colin Campbell, tlxn- mittee found that there was "Oi ister without portfolio, and LigUt: _ pentral co--ordinating body with in--| David A. Cronl. Liberal m« mber for formation at hand. The Department | Windsor--Walkerville. of Lands and Forests did not have[ T\xo.mcmbors from H_m far north-- it and we had to go elsewhere to K west ridings of Ontario expressed get it. disagreement yesterday with the "Such a commission would be or-- administration of Hon. Peter Hee-- _ ganized the same as the Hydro Com-- nan, Minister of Lands and Forests, . mission with operating, legal, pur-- who represents Kenora in the Leg-- chasing, technical and research de-- islature. R partments, and all contracts made Mr. Cox and Frank spence (Con., would have terms most favorable for Fort William), both spoke in sup-- the people of the Province." port of a motion presented by Op-- The Opposition Leader said he was | position Leader Drew. speaking as a confirmed optimist Colonel Drew's motion embodies _ as far as these resources are con-- thc first of _t"'('l."c recommenda= | _ cerned. Since 1913 the news pulp ex-- tions in the m.mon.ly.rcport of the ports from Canada had grown from committee which m\cstlg.at?d the | 256,661 tons to 2424,000 tons in 1938. timber sntuati.on m. the Province. | "I am thoroughly convinced that Mr. Cox, who h;s long °N'°§ed| within five or ten years we can in-- ::wlt?oxl)'rc:s e(r)ltt ";:i d'cp'?lruannin;tablhi; crease by five, ten or twenty times || * * | the products and exports of all | % ; those things which we make from || $