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e $'P,'f,i"f,'Mmft. '" a? ttElllNlntttttti"t, . .. 'eiihri'lT,ttige, -'. ._-.m~eec 7. [jMri2t with the tie 'tsr- ex . (C' of th Tunney limit Association for the establishment ' We?» on. an. l It the ;and maintenance by the association of commission was. therefore. incorrect. sanitoria for the treatment of 'con- Continuing. he- declared that a few sumptives. giving this association the weeks ago he had been refused access same powers and privileges afforded by to the books of the Crown Lands De- the municipal sanltoria act of last scs- partment on applying to the Commis- sion. V sioncr of Crown Lands. Were they _ The bill was reported as amended. afraid 2, IT'," Asee ff,',',',te."g he . should no see a a e er of the ', i Ttchneal Behool Bill. House he claimed he wasmentitled to I Hon. Mr. Harcourt'. measure re- have access to those books. Items not i specting technical schools was with.. I 01086 corporation. In eoneNdind Mr. 'l 'dnwn, The mengure provided tor the Miscampbell said It WtMt evident' the '),' i,etyitlet',tt, of technical schools by handwriting wt" on the wall. (Op- 'v', .High School Boards, and set forth the I position applause.) V; 'regriations which should govern such A Flippant Criticism. i lac on. , 7 Hon. Mr. Davis, in reply. dealt with *3 Conditions ot Railway AM. the closing part of Mr,' Mttretuttpbeu'ts l The House went into committee on remarks. The hon. gentleman (Mr. T Hon. Mr. Latchi'ord's bill providing for Miscampbell) seemed to throw great cash aid for certain railways. doubt upon the financial report ot the Col. Matheson (South Lanark) and Province. The men selected to make Mr. Kidd (Carleton) pointed out that the investigation and report were men the line from Bolton Creek to the Lan- of ability and standing. and it was ark iron mines was in reality a link in remarkable to find anyone dealing with another line between Toronto and Ot.. their work In so ttippant a manner. The tawa, and suggested that the aid he ex- i hon. gentleman had charged that the tended for a greater mileage of the line. commissioners had not examined every Hon. Mr. Latehford introduced verb- l item in the departments, but had de-l la) amendments to make it clear that) puted this work to other persons This 1 'the Government shall have power at l will the usual method followed In such; " any time after ten years to acquire or i "I". But it did not follow that the' expropriate any or all ot the lines aid- I commissioners were any the loss re- ed under the bill ', also enacting that 'sponslble for the correctness ot the re- there should be no secret special rates, 'port. He dealt with the manner in rebates. drawbacks or concessions to ,which the accounts were auditEd. and avored shippers, nor any act that will l _ . t an items were careful y affect free competition on any of the 2'e'ro,1"i',fLY and examined by the lines so aided. Another clause requires i Provincial Auditor. who was, as they l the various lines to carry roadmaking (tsit knew. . most capable, emcieut andi material for Improving the local roads, honest omcial. I at the actual cost ot handling and car- Continuing, Mr. Davis spoke of the ruute. charge that he had refused Mr. Mia-I The bill was reported " amended. icamptre11 access to the books ioi the; " ide artment. He considered r t sur- Cutting of Small Pine, 'l2'llu'l that the hon. gentleman had On the motion to go Into Committee considered it necessary to make such a of Supply Mr. Miscampbell (East Sim- statement on the ttoor of the House. coe) moved the following amendment: The hon. gentleman had come to him "That this House regrets that proviso (Mr. Davis) and asked to see a'certain ion has not been made for the prevent- account in the ledger, On being asked 1 ing.of the cutting for sawlog purpcecs what particular account he wished to of small pine logs of less than ten see he. had refused to give the name inches at the small end." of the person or ttrm, or any other In- Speaking to the resolution. Mr. Mis- formation a; to what he desired in} campbell said there was an increase connection with that account. Mr.l in growth in pine. The largest por- Davis had then suggested that the tie-1 ', tion ot the Provincial revenue from 'sired information he sought for in, the! 1 my on. department came from Crown w'y ot . requedt for . return. rhlll lands. To-day we cut our pine down Mr. Miscampbeil had also refuted tol ta. six inches or less. What did the do. Under dt circumstances Mal Government receive' on these small Davis had c plied with what he trees ? On loss sixteen feet ions and believed to be the usual Parliamentary six inches in diameter. dues on only procedure by refusing to allow the four feet of lumber; seven inches. nine hon. gentleman, who seemed ashamed feet: eight inches. sixteen feet; nine to ttive any particulars. to go throush inches. twenty-five feet. Many lum- the books. The insinuation that mem- bermen said " did not PM! them to cut bers of the Government were using those small trees. Notwithstanding the their positions to advance their own verbal reports given in the House. they interests was emphatically denied by had not received a detailed statement the speaker, who stated that the whole 'of the explorations of last yeast He aim of the Government was to worki declared it was a physical Impossibil- _ for and advance the Interests ot the' ity tor the exploration parties to esti- , people. He concluded hy referring to 'mate the pine at three billion feet. as the step! taken by the Government to 5they had done, in the time at their dis- r' preserve the timber wealth of the ,posal. i country in the way of reforestry. tire- i Refused Access to Books. l remains and other ways. Mr. Miscampbell then referred to the ( lreport of the Financial Commission. the a members ot which had sub-let their; _