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courage the -hmite- dealt with. Some m&.uunue- were not in the W the larger:cities and towns, which had street railways, electric lighting, etc.. and desired . to obtain them. It might be to their interest if the Legislature should deal with their cases as deserving of special condi-- tions. It was t.houfht better, how-- ever, that the consid:ration of the re-- commendations of thep assessment com-- mission's report be Je{erred until the 'completed report was received. Cor-- porations were entlt.l'ed to a fair am-- \ ount of justice with 'other people, and the Legislature would not be doing its| duty in interfering with the rights of any class of the comtnunity. He repu-- diated most--strongly .the assertion that the Government was under any obli-- gation, or in the hands or control of the corporations, dire{::tly or indirectly. The bill was reported and the House adjourned at 7.10. Unclaimed Balances. + % The Legal Committee yesterday con-- sidered Mr. Carscallen's bill requiring building societies and loan corporations to return lists of all dividends and de-- posits in respect. of which no. trans-- action has taken place or interest paid for five years. Mr. Beverley Jones ap-- peared on behalf of the loan corpora-- tions and urged that they object to the bill on the ground that it was mak-- ing the business of their clients public property. The Attorney--General pro-- posed that instead of the act being passed the desired régult could be at-- tained by a regulation of the depart-- ment requiring loan corporations to make similar returns to the Registrar, who would notify the depositors of their rights.. On the question being put to the committee it was determined that \the suggestion of the Attorney--Gen-- ieral was the better of the two. Revrmmmeninensensennmenemecmemmnmmeni®