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Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 14 Mar 1890, p. 1

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THE ASSEMBLY 4 * Debate on the Poor School l Grant. % AN INCREASE WILL BE CONSIDERED Mr. Graham and the Agriculitural and Arts Association. THE GRANT WiILL STILL GO ON. ' @nsa®i® ccmucmeer | The Question of Two--Rowed Barley-- . Existing Accommodation at the University--Bills Advano ed a 8tage. March 14, 1890. The most Interesting question that came up to--day was that of increasing the grant to poor schools, and after the matter bad been pretty fully discussed, the House was evidently gratified when the Attorney--Gon-- eral said the Government would take into | consideration the question of increasing the l grant. There was a short, sharp discussion l on Mr. Graham's motion for the abolition of the grant to the Agricultural and Arts As-- sociation, and the motion was withdrawn. FIRST READINGS. The following bills were introduced and read a first time :-- Respecting the language of instruction in Public and Separate Schools--Mr. Craig. To amend the Municipal Act--Mr. Bishop. To amend the Act to regulate travelling on public highways--Mr. Metcalfe. To amend the Assessment Act -- Mr. Ingram. Concerning the Town of Niagara Falls-- The Attorney--General. THIRD READINGS. The following bills were read a third time and passed :-- Respecting che sinking fund of the Town of Palmerston--Mr. Ailan. To further facilitate proceedings under the Land Titles Act--The Attorney.Gen-- eral. To provide for holding Winter Assizes in the County of Carleton--The Attorney-- Generai. TWO--ROWED BARLEY, Mr. Snider asked :-- What steps have the Government taken for the purpose of ascertaining whether it is de-- sirable to encourage the growth of two--row barley for the English market!? And has the Government under consideration the advisa-- bility of importing and distributing two--row barley amongst the farmers in different see-- tions of the Province for seed ? Mr. Drury replied as follows :---- In the early part of February, 1899, a quanti-- ty of two--rowed barley grown in the neighbor-- hood of Oshawa was shipped to the agont of the Ontario Goverament at Liverpool with in-- structions to send samples ty a number of Enr- lish dealers with the request that they would report upon its suitability for the English mar-- ket. Some fifieen or twenty reports were re-- ceived from these parties, the general eifect of which was that the samples submitted lacked in plumpness, being some two or three pounds per bushel below the standard of weight re-- quired by the Koglish market, s From inquiries among those who have grown two--rowed barley for a number of years I as-- certained that they had been rarely able to ob-- tain a sample coming up to the requirements of the English market in point of weight, The inquiries made raised some doubt as to whether we could produce a quality of barley heavy enough to command | reimmuncrative prices in England, and the ma«t or}was deferred for further investigation, -- Similar inquiries made by the Dominion Government have ap-- parently satisfied thom that barley of the requi-- site quality can be produced in this country ; and inasmuch as the Dominion Governmeni are makins an importation of two--rowed bar-- ley for soed, it was shought that

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