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10 m i ul E 6» ; . one ocronarted cnat the member for k¢) // --_ \mand e¥eE rose in the House exced ~ . Mr rray remarked that the mem or i) <{/*7 y CRECOIY ever rose ousc except Auskoka had made some reference to the 4A w'" of »rInndering' somebody. Thon ha $ views expressed in 1869. But the circumstances /2 FZ J ;1 J :': n'ottmdoml tW}th making speeches, but ho of the case differed very materially now from | / fi' ntroduced the system hero of reading E * they wore then. 'Timber at that time / {'f'"flmlpelll c;lllorlulu and buinf éhnrzos upon t practically valueless, and limits were sold 4 "'°'"-h All that I'\o had said of Col. Cmnpgeu a mere song. A limit which had been sold H"' other day when he slandered him in the | ntly for one and a quarter millions would ) , C uio _ wWas ,'1','"""0'1 on what apperred in a | ve been bought then for ten thousand doi-- n f"'w"lmmir'f he practice of reading editorials \ Personaily he sympathised fully with i " /S das the information of the House was a settlers, but he thought that the practical f / n'-'"gfifo'lfl'Olle. and his hon. friend did not con. . 4 s effect of the Act as it was Proposed by the / / & no 'I"'"-"U editorials, but cven took anony-- '__] Minister to=be amended, would be beneflcial, "'0'&3 l°"°l'50 column and a half in length and The land was not entirely denuded of its timber "'.'\'1 tn';"l to the House. | & as had been represented. The lumberman left k ".(,:' o ";'l')f'.'""' letter I read was signed by a great deal of young wood, because he had no "of' i:l' 1 !'f"""' x k object in cutting it, and this wood was growing . si necll. l}:' h'"' y replied that, supposing it was y all the time the settler was on the land, and / ""b Pad I'l' °fi- member had no right to bring . he could use it when he fult disposed. 'They f afl %":'" 1 '°h I"l"."' and he could not blame ought to do all they could to encourage the | sl:)::d%(r{-« un; old in.g ihun{rcspuumhle_ for the settlement of the country; at the same time ' That.thero asaAanons But he was in ormed they ought to keep faith with the luinbermen. h0h cm?-mns AH ""'_'"5_'"0"? letter read by the Under L%ne present law the settler had a right M ele K d't an as well, and the statements it to all woods except nine. contuinc hud' been proved to be nbsolutely * 'Mr. Meredith--Not all. false, tbl(\,ll'h lliy 'Lol. Campbeli, Inspoctor Steven-- Mr. Murray--I understand so. The lumber-- :'?l':"eoevidusn wexv "'"g.""' other inspector who l man does not dispute the fact, The settler selis : lonk d('_-cl"-"l""":lbu_l" ing the matter. He made hard wood, hemlock and other wood, and the 16 lht'Mufik;nk' "'"f'""j"{"}-'"{ with reference lumberman as a rule does not interfere with Wwhich wa$ Gon '1"'{;',5['{;"' eYory sentence of him, so that the settlers had no great reason to Was for thi «entod '! r. Justice Miller. It complain. They were getting valuable assis:-- \\'Iwnovcl} 'Shl;:';::l,)" " l'Ml 'ho had stated that ance in the way of opening up tho country the purpose of al'\' go ~lil eman rosc, he rose for | with roads. ToL hm.g l; defey (,l';"lu ngf somebody who was Mr. Wood (Hastings), argued as a consistent Afler Mr. Marter Hrentlu M f -- advocate of the rights of seritiers that the Gov-- ity was the c({""r "'E','l'.l'"'"e",l that his author-- ernment ought to remove all grievances uuder malter was ullowofl lo. 1 (ip ~nada Uitizen the which that class was laboring, for after the Hon, Mrt. Hard .Lm',;" "T'."l. a lambermen disn;lxpuun-d and when the revenue remurfin n'nu.lc ,1'",1, ,"{f "'3 .le to some of the » M + i i » ¢ § * l from the timber limits was a thing of the past ment -- he _ ht m(;tudw ""i'l"e L_he amend they would have to look to the settler for ex-- meut 6f thoe debitto was ll?en C'l'&'!_fltl-&)mmenue- l penses of Government. 'The law ought to be two uther verbal amendments were a One or changed in the interest of the seltler who to the bill. also made ought to be rcl;uvcd from some of the burdens Mr. Marter then moved his amondments. $ imposed upon iim. First he moved ns follows:-- Mr. --Arinstrony declared lhm when the Substitute for section 8 the following :--No change was madoe in the law of 1880 he opposed patent shall issue for lands lo--ated under thi it, HMe did not see how they could go back to Act or under tho regulations until th i onplas Hioaks atrs * e expira-- the old system so far as Muskoka and Parry tion of three years ;'rum the date of the loca-- Sound was concerned, without recouping the tion, nor unli{ the locatec or those claiming lumvermen for any loss they might sustain. under him or somo of them have porformed As a rule when the lumbermen . cut the foliowing settliement duties, viz.:--lHave the o timber, and if there were any clenred or caused to be cleared, and so pro-- rough stuif left the seritier would get pared for cultivation, at least ton ncres of the o the benetit o(.xt. It was true that some slight said land (whereof at 'least two ncres shall be advantages were given to the settlers, When cleared and prepared for cultivation annually the settler got his deod he got his refund, and during the three years nex! aftoer the date of this bill would certainly please a goo¢ many the location, to be computed from such date), bs increasing the un\oum' that they would get. and have built a houso thercon fit for habita. But he was inclined to do something more in tion, at loast 16 feet by 20 feet, and have as favor of the settler, and he was in hopes that such locatee or those claiming under him or the Commissioner would see his way to go a some of them actually and continually resided | L")"c further than he proposed at present to urpo'n and cultivated the s::ii(llnml for the term o. £ P s shat of three years next succecding tho date of the 1Jt being now six o'clock, the Chairman of location, and from thence up to the issuo of Commi{ttee left the chair. the prient, except that the locatee or those Upon the House resuming Mr. Bronson con-- Cluiminz under hiim shall be allowed ono tinued the debate,. Me submitted that the in-- month from tho date of the location to enter terests of the settier ought to be respected, but upon and occupy the land, and that absence there were other interests requiring considera-- from the land shall not be held to be a cessar-- tion. It was the duty of the Government to tion of residence, if the locatee be a resident of discourage settlement in the pine district the county or diswrict in which the laud is rather than the reverse, The pine districts situate, provided the land be cleared and pre-- were now more valuable to the country than if parod for cultivation as provided for in the they were agricult ural districts. He mention-- preceding provisions of this sectiou, ed that more pine land had been destroyed by The ameudment was put and lost. settlers' fires than had teen cut by the lumber-- Mr. Marter moved agair also--That the men, There was no man walkingx the streets right of the locateo to cut und uso pine trees of Torouto. no resident in any part of the Pro-- for the purpose of buildingz and fencing on vince, who had no rights as regards this tim-- lands located b{ him, shall extend to the whole ber. of the lands so located, whether they consist of Mr. Blythe spoke of the diffMéculties the more than one lot, or parts of two or more settiers in Muskoka -- had to _ contend lots, and whoethor the same form part of one or with, and remarked that the Government several looations, and so as to entitie such lo-- could not aftord to desert them, for there catee to cut the pine on any part of the lands were so poor they could not be taxed. lie locatcd by him for use on any part thereof. | thought the Government should refuse further This amenément was also put and lost. | settliement in the county,. and they were to Mr. Marier also moved that whenever the be blamed for having encouraged so many to quantity of pine timber growing on any locat-- go there already. edlot is less than fifty thousand feet, such Mr. Caldwell pointed out the advantages lot shall be withdrawn from license and tho that were allowed to the settler, the right to ; locaiee shal}, on obtaining his patent, be en-- \| cut and sell all timber except the pine, and titled to such timber. 1 made out a strong case for the iumberman This amendment also was put and lost» who paid the Gov «rmnmlnl. lun(csnm[-s of mm.nlry THE MUNICIPAL ACT. ' for the pine. If they did away with necessity p i Committ th | enfi itmesu'.laimeat! > ! junetion with allowing the seitler to have the provement clauses of the Municipal Act. | \ timber, they would have a eystem af plunder There was A bricf discussion on a few of tho [ | going on that in a few years would leaye noth-- clauses, which were slightly amended. The | ing to the Government. Jt was absurd to taik Sill as reported to the l.iouu and the third g | of preserving a certain portion of the timber al fxed for to--day. ; | for the settler, because nothinz in the world ; reading fixed fo ay. t | would prevent him from disposing of it PROTECTION OF EXECUTORS, | | (Ministerial cheers.) Between the honest set-- The bill introduced by the Attorney--General \ | tier and the lumberman there wasuo grievance for the protoction of persons acting as execu-- | at all. tors or adiministrators was passed through h K GMr. Marter, in reply, said he did not mean to Committoo and reported to the House .!vuhout i : state that the settier had a grievance against amendment. ; | the Government. 'The reason why he had not JUVENILE OFFENDERS. brought this matter forward earlier was that The Attorney--General moved for leave to in-- | | he expected the Minister for Crown Lands troduce a bill respecting the custody dof ';luvl;._ t s mnders. The motion was carried and the would have taken steps to have such an OD. ;.;}llf afigl;xit;:lulccd and read the first time. lectionable eugrctment removed from the nexmmipsanIp Stutute book. If ts matter was used&as an KENNEBEC TOWNSHIP, § electionecring ery by him, it cortainly was used On the motion of Mr. llurt]y the bill to con-- As an clectioncering cery by the lteform c-'l'lllli' firm and establish a certain survey of'.llw date in the constituency--Mr. Cockburn.. They Township of Kennebec, in the County of Fron-- stood together in this matter, Mr. Marter tenac, particulars of which have already been then again at some length discussed the published in TiR GLoBk, was read the second | nullurc of the amendments he p.wl)O'-iicdi time. and combatied the arguments that ha o exe exary 4 been advanced against them. Me displayed a | THE TAX EXEMPTION BILI& . J good deal of warinth in resenting the mannor Tion. A. M. Ross moved the second reading of f the Commissioner of Crown Lands had treated his bill respecting exomptions from municipal him when he had on some former occasions assessments, 'The Treasurer woent briefly over risen to address the House. Whon ho spoke the points he had enumerated at the first read> the other day of the Dulmage matter, and ing of the bill, when the explanation of the bill again of the trouble respecting Polico Magis-- was given. 'The principal propositions of the trate Spencer, of Muskoka, the Minister took bill are, it will be remembered, to provide for great umbrage at what he said, and used lan-- the taxation of educational lands and Church gurge that he (Mr. Marter) dia not intend to lands, except in the case of educational institu-- submit to. _In each of these cases he was justi-- | tions that ure aided by tho Stare; to provide fiod in saying what be did, and he bad, he for the removal of the exomption on regsidences said, as much right togive expression to his und on salaries up to $1,000, at prosent enjoyed views as the Commissioner had. Me certainly by clergy and ministers, and to allow the Coun-- thought it was beneath the dignity of the | cil of a municipality adopting a business tax Minisser to make those personal altacks in (similar to that in vogue at Montreal) in the this Mouse. HMe ventured «io say that in this case of persons carrying on a mercantilo busi-- House and in the country his character would ncss, in place of the present mode of assess-- stand equal to the Ministor's own. Me ment, which frequently causes a good deal of did not know why the Minister should injustice to a man who carries a hceavyy stock havo singled chim out for those personal at-- in is own name as against a man who does tacks, He and the Minister both came from an equally big business with a stock on the same county, and ho (Mr. Marter) was as which he owes perhaps eighty per cent, and well respocted there as tho Minister,. Ho thcreby esenpes the taxation on mors than the wonld tell him that for the future if ho said remaining 20 por cent. thase things ho would not go without reply. C Mr. H. i¢. Clarko_«disoussed the bill at con-- Hon. Mr. HMardy administored a severe re-- ; ;/ \ siderable length.. He nceused the Treasurer of buke to Mr. Marter for having brought , simply Louch'fnz the fringe of the matter, ana maiters befure the House upon no better | ~not going deeply enough into it. He approved