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March i, IA/ood/Shortage Danger Is Real, Declares Drew A shortage of commercial wood necessity of most careful supervi- has become a real danger in some slon. Under non-political direction l . . . . V as would be given by a commissmn. 4, :rcas of Ontario. Premier George long-range plans could he made. he GROUP To M) Drew told the Legislature yt'stcr- said. The forest t't?tiourCes commis- ea}: Continuing his adjourned siofi to he set up by the Govern- mldress 1tt the Throne Speech dc- ment would be divorced from poli- bate. the Premier told of his GOV"tics and would be given full admin- crnment's intention to create a lc istrative powers, the Premier said. est resourtfs commission lo " e-, "Sound forestry practice demands _ ', guard the forests under long-range,that we have the same stands of The Drew quemmem intSOduc'i plans. timber 20, 50 or 100 years from ed m the Legislative yes er ay al Proper cutting methods wouldiow," continued Premier Drew. hill'toset up an advisorlyl gimmctzttee prevent ghost. towns in the Provr'"Our forest resources are not for "3,3555" yr, Ontario y ro ng. ince. similar to some of the run-'tliis generation alone, but for fu- P/ss/on. Introduced by .Hydm Iff!: clown communities in mining areasiture generations as well." Chairman G. H: ChNlies, the bill where the mines were exhausted," One of the first acts of his Gov. proposes a council of.flve members thc Premier said. Timber cuttingiovnment upon taking office was to appoin.ted, by .the Fieyteer.tt-oyr- operations with lavish' disregard oflbring back to the Crown 13 million ernor-in-Couneil to hold office for tho futuro had made a shortage oC,acres of forest land, the Premier two years or 1oryer within the commercial wood a real danger. he'told the House. These contracts pleasure ot .the Lieutenant-Gover- declared. . had been cancelled because the nor, The chairman. to be ctyen by Pointing to the record of Scandi- agreements were not fulfilled. the members, will mid ottie for', ttavian countries in connection with "This area has been brought back one year. Members will receive 3' forest operations, the Premier said under control of the Government per diem allowance and expenses. there was no reason why Ontario and will be administered for the 2,1siti/gg'tl'ers are excluded from should not be just as successful as people of the whole Province," the 'app . '. . Sweden. Norway and Finland in Premier declared. Labor Minister Charles Daley m- prescrving and properly oxploitingi, The reopening of Ontario House troduced an amendm?" 3° the fnrrsst wealth. A great era of ex- and the aims the Government hopes Amytntie.eship A.t'.t pionding fy pension in the use of wood products:" will achieve were dealt with by qualification f.'ertitiytel. PM")? '" "as dawning, he stressed. and it im-ithe Premier in his concluding re- a Tntl.al office ot. all PF?".""€'A posed upon the Government the marks. regulations and th.e.i.r. publication lt provided for in a bill presented by Attorney-General Leslie Blackwell. . . Drew Legislation . Sets Speed Mark Ontario to Have ' , A speed record for passage of Sparkman Act lt'gbiailon was chalked up by 1 Legislation patterned along the Drew Government in the I the lines of the Sparkman Act iirrt "cck of the Legislature ', in the United States, which pro- session which ended yesterday. tects the financial status of Sew-n Government bills were men and women in the active given third and final leading service forces, will be introduced and now await Royal As.,eni. in the Legislature by the Gov- Thi, i, the most rapid action in ernment. It Will implement the recent Provincial history for Drew Government's pledge to, passage of measure:, so early in afford legal protection to men the session and women from Ontario whose military service prevents them from meeting financial obliga- lions incurred prior to enlist.. ment. It was the view of the On- tario Government that a na- tional act should be passed by Parliament in this connection, but the Dominion authorities did not see the matter in this light. Consequently the Drew . Government will bring in a bill to accomplish tly desired ob. I jective.