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., #3:; T Ai : V V V. , Tyres; "u""',', ' V V I I L" -' r,YTF"""' Pr', V v ""'W'S'T'W'w I _ . "ti ed in the Department . of unit. l . . . PART _ t if/the and Mines. The Commis- " 'sion is also given power of expropria- ', ' . tion for right-ot-way or for material ., ARI" Bilmlllt required, as is given under the pub- I lie works act. Where bridges are re- . (mired to he altered or repaired, the . l work may be done by the Commis- ---- , sion, and the municipality, which 5 would otherwise have: to Q, the weak _ I -' s l a to the omm ss on 0 Measure Will Affeot Real Es l a133,"? 'd,. work it woudid thave had}! ' . to do in any event, an t e excess tate TransaCtlons I shall be borne by the Commission as _ part of the cont of construction. ----- Functions of Commission. i The Commission is to determine POWERS OF THE JUDGE the width of the road. and may di- 1 rect the removal of timber on either 5. side, and all telegraph, telephone and __-....._ 5 electric light wires shall be erected l as it the Commission was a mumm- Money to be, Provided for Seed Grain] pal corporation; but nothing in this _ , . . i respect shall affect the right of the for Northern se""""'-"'"""""'"; Hydro-electric Power Commission to . . ' . . " 'vo..', use the roadway. Hamilton Highway Bill Makuli i When there is a dispute about old Ject a Government Venture. boundaries a new survey may he or- V ', dered by the Minister of Lands, -.--------- ' Forests and Mines. , I Debentures to the extent of 3600;; . . l 000 may be issued to defray the cost, , The new Premier has imrtlotent1'di,, to be guaranteed by the Province of his promise that the important items, Ontario, which shall be free from of Government legislation Were? succession duties, Provincial or ready. The Toronto-Hamilton high-I! municipal taxation. l way bill, the moratorium bill and a; share of the Municipalities. ' bill to amend the Northern Ontario. Five years is given the different ' development act to enable the Crov-' municipalities to raise 1t.'ytie,,n1,e,rs1.) otr' . . -- . <)- '; their contri Jution towai' c cos ot" ernment to prowde settlers With seed the road. and $143,000 shall be vaised grain were introduced. by a local improvement assessment on Character of the Bill. 1 the land abutting the roadway. . . l Toronto and Hamilton shall each Hon. I. B. Lucas oxplained that ths ' pay to the Commission annually for a moratorium bill followed the lines of. period of twenty years after tho Collie the announcement made last fait, pletion of the road a sum equal to . when the war broke out. The bill is' the Dr0i)?l'tinlll that 2ieit'Ji'i1),tyici',1.,i-,, . . , tributed iy tiese municipa i ics ears confined to real estate secured by to the total cost for the purpose ot' mortgage or agreement of sale. and; maintenance: the other municpulities will not apply to commercial paper or; llikewise, cxrlusive of the amount ox- personal debts. which is not consid-i lpended on bridge enlargement. cred desirable. "The act provides for: iFlfty Thousand for Seed. l l simple application to f Judge tnl 2 A new departure in Northern on.. chambers before proceedings can be: 'tario development was instituted in ',, taken to recover principal money.; the laegislatutt yesterday afternoon - For the recovery of interest. taxes,) when Hon. W. fl. Hearst introduced a. insurance and other money, proceed-l bill to amend the it": te.:,".:',,.,)),,"'.),',,) . . . l 5,0.00,0 0 was gran Ct Wt " r 'h' ag lugs can bi talten m court m 'thel gum-"ad construction and other pur- usual way, said the Attorney-Gen-r poses, to provide that $50,000 be set eral. The hill is so drafted that the. aside out of the fund for the pl rchase application must be made by that of seed grain to be distributed among ' - . tie ei's. mortgagee who desires to take pio- t1"i/ittt/rtisiitie,. made no remarks by ceedings, rather than the mortgagor wav of explanation. but the bill pro-' whose property is affected. The, (lies that the value of the seed ad-' Judge then has entire discretion, and' vaneed to the settler shall be a t,i.r.s.stt if in his opinion the inability to pay} charge Ir,r."2is i1y..1'uy1d.an/il films; ' . .. . ' rate un er e si t J ., not can be.attributed to the war, directly l the Minister shall be sufficient for the; _ or indirectly, he may then suspend public lands, registry or land titles,' the right of action, or impose such acts. ', conditions as he may deem desirable. wortcntett's Compensation. '; Retroactive Operation Ditticult. The principle of workmen's tu"."." The Attorney-General said that pensation is'io 1tin.itaftp/iriti1ettc1i,r;, . . . " r tttrt on "or , an or at' _ It'-', some difficulty was experienced ml misghtlhel act is amended so that al making the law retroactive to the wm-kmun injured may receive com-I date of the commencement of the pC-nsutitnl out of the 35.000.900 fund! War. To meet this situation the bill for such amount as the Minister in r ", prescribes that in any proceedings in- :charge may determine. t"is'. stituted before the outbreak of the F war but not completed by August 4, or any proceedings commenced subse- quent to that date. for which orders have been granted, the mortgagee must apply to the Judge for con- ttrmation of his title before it is valid, and in this way the case may be re- opened. "What about default in payment of interest?" asked Mr. Rowell. "Proceedings may go on," replied Mr. Lucas. . _ "But most mortgages provide that in default of payment of interest the whole principal may be declared duet" ; "The mortgagee may only take E proceedings for the interest." T The Highway Bill. l In View of the interest of the Prov- F ince in the Toronto-Hamilton high- g way the bill is made a Government ' measure, and was introduced by 1 Non. F. G. Macdiarmid, Minister ot g Public Works. The bill is made res troactive to the 17th of September, . on which date the Commission was appointed, and that appointment is confirmed. The Commission is made abody corporate, to serve without re- muneration, and general powers are . granted to survey. lay out, construct, complete, maintain, equip and repair a permanent roadway between tho . .two cities, according to a plan to be