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22 PP O e e . . oi t A'm\ C --PROSPECTORS IN SCHOOL TAX | Composition of a commission for | | the study of methods of adjustment I of school taxation in Ontario will Out of the 20 recommendations | be announced as soon as possible ° made to the Government in connec--| 'after the completion of the Legis tion with prospecting, only three or| llature's session, Premier Drew told four require legislation, Mines Min-.I the House last night. ister Leslie M. Frost said in the: Premier Drew sa}d !he present Legislature yesterday tax set--up for education in the Prov-- * * ince is "complicated and almost '"We hope to introduce a securities without parallel." There are, he provision which we think will give said, 6,144 administrative units in effect to what everybody wants," ;t}r:e P;o_;/;rége.l He pointeddout alzo sa} . ®Krast. "p a t that of 7, elementary and second-- '.dld '\.I.x. Frost. "That is, tha~t pros-- ary schools in Ontario in 1942, 5.277 {pectors and miners be not tied up were one--roomed schools in which with a whole Jlot of regulations were pupils from 6 to 16 years Ofi :wl.ioh bar them from doing any-- age. "It is not humanly possible to 'thing, but at the same time that assure equality of education when they be given protection--to the 6,000 out of 7,000 are one or two-- 'iprospe(-tors and the public--against roomed schools," said the Premier. 'fx-aud." Speaking as Minister of Educa-- |\ _ _Mr. Frost emphasized the hazard. tion, Mr. Drew paid a warm tribute 'ous and speculative nature of min-- to the work of Dr. Althouse, new » iing. and doclared: "We cannot just Ontario education head. 'aim to protect people who want to ~~*"*nro ns A 'be foolish in their speculations by . tying up a whole industry." The report made by the commis-- sion inquiry involved not only taxa-- tion, but also the royalty tax and the amount which the municipalities received as their share of mining taxes, the Minister continued. Upon this question of mining taxation hinged a great deal on the future of Northern Ontario mining muni-- |cipalities, he aserted. The Ontario 'Government had made its submis-- sion to the Dominion Government. As far as the recommendations fmade by the commission regarding the Securitiese Act were concerned, the present act contained the neces-- sary framework for adopting these recommendations if the Government |saw fit, Mr. Frost explained. | \ _Much of the recommendations, \made to the Government by the| 'prospectors and developers and| agencies, did not require legislation.l The Minister said careful considera-- 'tion would be given to the whole! iproblem now that the press of Legis--| lature business . was about to be} |eased. |