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_ _ t wr t'"' 'F"". tF ' port-ant that the question should Del answered before the budget speech. ' Mr. Ross replied that he intended' to make his budget speech to-day, but, the question would be answered before the speech if possible. To a 'qiiestion by Mr. Whitney con-' cerning the retirement of Sheriff Dana of Leeds and Grenville, Mr. Gibson, replied as follows :--"Sheriif Danal resigned his ofhcc by letter, datedI March 18. I902. Reasons for such re-,' signation are set forth in the letterI of resignation. which. with the other) gapers connected with the matter, may) e brought down on the motion for? return of which notice has been givenu No application for reappointment 866111) to have been made, but Mini Daua's reappointment to fill the vac-t ancy was recommended to the Cowl eminent in the usual way. The SCC-. ond conimis,irm differed from the for-f mei- commission in omitting any pro-l vision on behalf of ex-Sheriff Smart'n the reaton being that ex-Sheriff Smart! appeared determined to insist iipon' payment of the full $i.200 a year, al-' though the net receipts of the oflice were either less than or hut slightly over that amount. The Government assumed no rewcmsibility in reizard to the quection of Mr. Dana's liabilitv' on the bond given to his Predecessor; _~__0_____ or the effect upon such liabilitv ofI TrEs" _ "i:cri/:y1i:."/,: _ttilg.,ea,i:rcyrt,tyy,1,t"i, l, "') r in o riwlnq l s were men firs , DAY, APRIL '22, 100ll, reading< H-- q t - _.-.---------"-"""""- Mi: Prertcrir-An act to amend the BUDGET SPEEUH TU.DAY municipal act. ' Mr. 1lpthtsm--An act in respect to ____.... the auditing of municipal and school PREMIER ROSS WILL occupy "gym-I:- n In t t d l , . a ., ' 1 ac o amen - AFTERNOON SESSION. ,sessnient act. the as ------------. i The Home adjourned at 3.30 o'clock. Legislature Held a Fifteettpinute, The Private Bilr1. Standing Orders Session Yesterday - Niagara land Railway Committees will meet this Power Agreement Not to be Sub.. momma. mitted to the House-The Dana' -'--------l---.t=T= ' Appointment. --------. The Legislature held a fifteen-min- ute session yesterday afternoon. Three first readings of bills and two answch to questions cicmplctcul thrs (18)" work. To-day', $€>>lHll "ill be lurk") ttdChl- pied by l'rctuirr RUN budget spcech. After the but reading> Mr. Whitney in the absence of Mr. Fro' a,ked uhethcr the Government, \IIICC i101 seswvu. had entered into any agree- ment with the tot-onto & Niagara Power Company or otheh to take water from the Niagara or Welland Rivers ior gent-rating power. and, it So, is it the intention of the Govern- ment to >Ubllllt any such agreement T to the Ltswslirture, at it, present bC'x-i awn. for ratification? Mr. RU" fflrilt'd "s iolhtsv, :-"AIr agreement har, been made between the hiagara l-'mrt-r ('ompanih and the Niagara litilb Park Comvivcsiouers, "hicu 'Tu',rtu'tllt'lll uill. l 11uderstand, appear in the annual report oi the ci'rmvsssir,iwr, to be laid on the table in a "cw days. it Is not the intention to submit such :igreeiiieiit to the Leg islature for ratification." in reply to Mr. Whitney's further question the Premier said that they were not required by statute tt submit the agreement to the Legislature for ratttlcatuua, .\lr. Whitncy .ilm a,kcrl whether any timber lit'cnw; had been granted by the Crown Lands Department since January Ict, 100.). to one Shannon. and Mas any such iiccu,e, afterwards trails. fern-d; if m, to whom? What localr I? was t'mert-d by it. and what wax t e extent of i: , What was paid for It by Shannon , What was paid for it. by the present holders? Wac, the l transaction a boiia tide one on the part l of Sl antioii. or did he repre~ent illluth- or person or perxm)' ? Mr. Ron replied that owing tn the absence T" .\lr. White, the Assistant Commissioner of (frown Ictuds, who had been obliged to attend the com. misston, he could not yet answer the question: He hoped to be able to answer it to-day, but Mr. White was" liable to be ahrent longer on account 1 of the illness of Mr. Bridgland. rr' Mr. Matheson said that it "as im,