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"; * . p 6 * _ * * ~ T _ ONTARIQ LECISLATURE. | * <© _ tWBD PARLIAMENT----SECOND SES§10L | -- pmersmead@pramcement THURSDAY, Feb, 8. 'The Speaker took the chais at three 'd'elook. * § PETITIONS, -- .. : The following petitions were presented :-- 'L-b.mt!-'. lm 12" m".fl'.:::?..fi.' 20 the Muniolpal Draloage Aot. f . Mr. Hay--Of the Townehip Counci! of Enplonmied sE veiis Asse a by--law granting aid to 8 -- and Huron Railway. Hon, Mr. Pardee--O! the County Council --Of Lambton, praying for cortain refcegy; ';:I'D Ts amondments Mr, Hay--Of the Township Councll of uns profine that as Ast may pur in l '"law gran! and Huron Raliway, * * BILLS JINTRODUUCED. Tho'tollowh'me:llll were introduced and read the first time :-- f Mr, Coutts--Rorpocting the drainage of certain lands, and to amend the Municipal Institublons Act. Mr, Hay--To make the provisions of the Ack respecting the property of the f religlous institutions of the Provinacs of Oa« %ario applicable to the Church of England in lhe said Province, Mr, Ferrls--To amend the Manicipal In: aktutions Act. j Mr, Mowat--Respecting the adminlstra--> bon of the estates of intestates dyiog with-- out known relatives in Ontarlo, Mr, Mowat--To provide for certain amend. ments to the Statutes of the Province as consolidated by the Commissioners appointed for that pury ose, | Mr, Mowat--To provide for certain amendments to the law. REYURNS, Mr. Wood presented a return reupeoting the m-;od Asyluo; als> a refurn of q93 --~*B hatwca, ibe Ooateails @ minion Governments relating to the Gransier of the River Trent, ar'n« DUES ON PINE TIMBER, ' Mr, PARDEE moved, *" That this House doth ratify the O--der in Councili redusing the lpo::,nn of dues imposed by Order in Council of 4th October, 1871, on pine timber baken from certain lands in the Muskoka ~ and Parry Souuad districts, which Order is o the following effsors, viz :--Upon conside-- ratlon of the R:port of the Honourable the Commimioner of Orown Lands, dated the 18th Ostober, 1876, tha Commistee of Coun:-- oll advise that suvj«os to the ratification of Bhis Order by resoi.uiion of the Loeglslative Assembly, in detsuls whereof it shall be inoperativo, the rats of dues im:-- !uod under the Order in Counoll of the th Ocbober, 1871, on pine timber taken from lands sold as timber berths on 23rd Novem: ber, 1871, or from lands the locatees or pur: ohazers of whish were allo wed by said Order In Council to sell the pins on the lands sold or located to them, be reducsd to the same rabe as is charged on plae cut under looense In other parts of the Province, such reduo: Hion to apply only to pine «imtber cut on the lands referred t» since 1st May, 1876, and in future till other=ise ordered." He explain-- ad that since 1869 the dues charged on pine® timber, on lands« unde»r loense, were 1} cants per rquare foot, or 75 cents per 1,000 feet of lumber for standard logs, Thexe nim which were aingie Cues, prevalled upon Bhe lards unfer Hoos:e except those sold in Bhe fall of 1871. At that time a sale of Blmber lands in the Maskoka distrlos, to the extent of 487,000 square milles, was effscted, :::I:l.! Ibé: case donblo'dnu"wou lm'mpoutl.b. sents per foos of 1qaare and 30 -- cents per standard _ log, He contended that by veducing the rate the revenue would be benefited. mo quantity of superilor timber, which not be cus at all under the double rate, becaure it wovrld znot pay the lamber. men ioddo 8c. ;onlfio:-o dongt be out under ues, The tleman proceeded m that the .xpmfl' gola n'tu Treoa: sury by the reduction would be $48,000. There were 328 000 acros of land under Hoense, and 86,©00 acres which the lumber: men had bought trom settlers, The Govern-- ment had received as much from the 86,000 aocres under slnpgle dues as they had from the 323,000 mores under double dues, and it would be clea:ly to the interests of the