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P e e e e o e e en en rees APW' 6 f A Fall S I ' d. cat d * & k wes The first full session of the 22nd Legislature of Ontario prorogued late yesterday, after 25 days of work--packed sittings which produc-- ed one of the largest volumes oi new and amended legislation in » Provincial history. And highlight of the closing hours was the in-- direct announcement by Premier George Drew that there would be % a fall session this year. Two wholly new departments (Re-- form Institutions and Travel and Publicity). a record highways pro-- gram with an expenditure of more , thain $46 million, complete revision of liquor sales, widening of Provin-- i 'cial Police work along lines involv-- ing a new--type war--proved frequen-- 'c_\' modulation radio system, con k tinuance of edwxcational grants to relieve home--owners' taxes, radical-- 'tv new health plans such as free medical examinations of all expect-- ant mothers--these are some of the . measures gi\-pn appl-o\al b}' the Mr. .Bla('k"'e]l gave furlher in-- House. And prorogation was taken _ formation on plans he had out-- on the eve of the continuing Do.] [lined the previous day for Provin-- minion--Provincial Conference's next |_ Cia! police expansion. These, he meeting--with an estimated Pro--| . said, involved installation of a vincial deficit from 1946--47 finane. three--way war--proved radio system 'ing of $21 millions, to be resolved _ WhiCh would knit together the from ordinary revenues following whole pol'nc'e system, permitting not decisions reached as a result of that only station to car fwo--way com-- conference. munication -- but. car--to--gar . com-- s $' munication. The setup, be believed, }:D"lt"'th Them All § . would not be complete(? by the | _A clean record of having . dealt vear's end, but would be wholly in j§\'1111 every motion brogght before operation shortly after that time. it was made at the session. In ail,! Further Police Problems 176 pieces of legislation, apart from elige c mntade 'motions, _ resolutions, . etc., . were CC.F. Leader, W. J. Grummett, 'dealt with--including 44 private asked the Attorney--General to look | ?hi]ls. every one of which was given into a phase of municipal--Provincial | . |full consideration -- and none -- of police relations which he {felt was| '\which _ received the -- often--given important._ He suppqrtec} .the plans | "brush--off" of being left completely under which municipalities could | "in abevance." Three ()ppositio}'. turn over to the Ontario police the | '(CCF) measures were accepted by dut_les of iaw enforcement, but he| the Government and embraced ir believed that some of them felt the § legislation approved, and one majoi expense was too great, not as to 'motion (Liberal) was accepted salary reqr'rements for officers but h w * % w + » * % The House met early yesterday as to certain stipulated require to pass through second reading and ments, such as jails and similat committee stages several non--con-- factors. which the little towns could tentious Government bills. not afford. 4 Attorney--General | Leslie Black-- During the afternoon session, the well paid ftribute to professional House gave third reading to the members of the civil service when blalanced of the {eg'SIZ'tlEI? sttxll 0{' he explained that departmental the order paper An ult salary increases, noticeable in the Governor Albert Matthews visited estimates, were because offers had tlllethChat}:berIan%.ga\'i Royalt.:ss:;'\:c been made to the experts "both by d° C *;L Bs onnm;;tgdorgrgla tlhg oy the Dominion Government and pri-- Nes ,]e C s 3 i i vate business" that far exceeded ficiency shown during the session. their salaries "even with the inr-- and made one comrr.xent' .respect}ng creases." In response, Farquhar labor legxs}qtton, a fiery issue with Oliver, Liberal Leader. rose to com-- the Opdpositlon g;'oups' whfen he r(el- f slai marked that absence of amend-- ment that no-- complaint would s & a : ments to labor legislation had been come from his group, which appre-- oc vus * ciated the services and loyalty of b.ecause of the. co_ntmumg o\e'r- the employees to Ontario. riding Federal wartime labor laws.