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, . (3) Any . J ' EXCIUSIVQ ii . . .- C _mnted under this section 31531? __ F 'c,' T' l only rtPaicniht'ttriris" during the Illlti L _ "tgt, thankeeper of "ch hotel . _ a cease under '. . . 'm.,'. ' '-',aietr's I, , . ', tht _'iatd EXEEI'T M l)llll Iffir a IHatsmsated Stop.~ '-'-r... "o-_-gr- - A , Mr. William \lclmiiald 7 _ I ": . {303411; "m----.--. Bruce) declared this was going back I a) local optionI in a. certain sense The I , 'overnment Siould take hold . _ . ' -' of th I 3""; an? make it universal ail We Government Amends Bill Along te -rov nce instead of a munici P . . , , I i" /l,Y, there prescribmg 'i'f1r'taltltd I Lines of Liberals 'otelltettpers have "elusive 2. l . . . T pq . ' ll 1 . _ t Why not make it Provincial? gl ts I crltlclsm 4. Mr. Magcau (Sturgeon Falls) ' I; thought they were muting;- in a direc- ', . -"--"---- l tion to hurt some established busi-l ( "it I . "I . l The sequel to the. vigorous criticism 4.3 er $5339? Jll'/liritid",lli,tl thIat in small.. I of the Opposition and the demand of t I H - . .V Th' lore . l . . _ . ? hotel was wanted, the 'rf,r7ie",mzij'/iluti' 1311,6de members ot the LegislatureI ' J he unanimous in saying thev desired tor tamer taxation of the mining I J. lo confine the sale " bf'l'érages to! Icompanies operating in the Province It that hotel. ' Ils seen in the reprinted bill to amend a Mr. Sam C'uptwr lSouth Wellington) the mining tax act which is now be- , agreed with the Government's pro- "We the Assembly. The tax on gold, I: Dosul, while Mr. McDonald repeated lsilver and other mines is put back to I all; ".6 thought it Wtt.s, " stop in the ":0an twice per cent. on excess of annual l if, direction. making it n municipal in: , Iprolits up to one million dollars. The g stead of ii Fromm-nil arr-(m3 A [contention of the Liberal members h yr. llurilnmn (West Lrttawah who Inns that gold nudes especially sh.ould I raised the matter ml a pi'crimi- r' jnot be taxed as high as nickel mines. . ~' Usalon. supported the Govern h 0.1.. l The proposed new tax on mines other T action to my". the hotels. "ll'""'; Ithan nickel is as follows; The Moratorium. I INew Tax I'ised, Tho n a I I. ' III . . ' f. Iln the case of a mine other than a ; I viie"nt.d tut ltOlilllll luncndment pro- lnickcl or nickel copper mine, three; l '.. I . " . per cent. on the exccss of annual: VS; t,c)eal)'i,'t.ytityy,t,cee l". "m." profits ot such mine about irif,0iil ii' or out in C no]; 0.! Illrm-eedmg m and 11p to $1,000,000, and on the CN- l i; I o it tot the Purpose cess anove $1,000,000, the same rates yt? of enforcing any contract or any act; tor nickel mines. "4 right ot'rtrHe1y arising out of "'fiii, my on nickel mines is the __', the same tor the breach thereof, same as in the original bill. " or arising out or any renewal or H l F new clause sets. forth the '5 ','xlrnt"/ot,1,p" saiIitl contract or the method b? which the Mine As- rtI tended Icon sillt' I "lf'""" al or ex.. scssor shall ascertain the annual pro- "t nal contraffaCt where the origr. tits of nickel or nickel copper com- .', the 27th lei,'. 3?: made prior to parties. This provides that he Sham _ I was made for Drll, 1916, and ascertain the rnavlcet value of. the '3 , "Pose ("TECH or .tr .reSPcCt ot or tine metal or other product suitableI I I the PUrchasy f?Sin.d1rectly out uf. tor direct use in industries or arts! , ' ises in 'll'lti,.ef1 ta) any Prem- without further treatment, and deduct I , I cause was at 'l for which a It.. from that the actual cost of market; 5 _ ' force f te he said date in tho the metal OI' other product and OT I ' . tiller'y 3:1. avern, brewery or dis- catch process by which it is Tttined_or I 'r/i hotel tl'hri'de,e,t'j, (b) if"), licensed treated, ns, established to his sau - I: business iTvoonrtfrii',t,a"etj,' doing faction by the mine people. I IF, , 10; C -----t-e---e---" ---rt=zrrarzrurtiU=,LT2CC.r-2= --------- T, il' tl,'ydi,.sui,.t,tii,tiat,1fc't',, ('&l>ita1(st)ocku;: ---.r._- ---_' "-7. l l l" Very or distill " ' 4 _ er , .. . . I 53:13:32 having its head oféicgoin Mll% GUVE 1 I , . J' ng on a business,, t p, . s in . - k I lest-'2 1,trtthhe, said date; mentor; , o . C Board of Lie - 7 I fi'yJnmej,i,iiiris,.' for Ontario rigid: f, app cation to the. h _----------------' 7 , - . card .. V Me' - _ fire: I???) such notice to all par- 353511311 or' MINES' ANxoUNCTN ' The boa-aboard may direct. MENT--PUTURF" ORE TO BE . I Plleatton 'i'L",. Ct/'/rr,1r//e'7gugi1raiti1,,p,; ' REFINE!) IN CANADA. prohibit rcstrlC' or u . . r1 " 3 T . ', _ L mit In such lnhhner as . _ l _ . _ . . I I reasonabl: iat,gyss, when) Just and I How Mr. F'erguson. in mormgthe i, I Droceedlng and 11183:? imlflocstio: .9]: i second reading of his bill to amend l germs upon any party as fi 'd)?,', i the public lands act in the Legisla- I fl'ifi'Y just, . . V I c""t- I ture lust night, said the discoveryI lr, ) 'shall i', 8.?"1033, it Is further provided /, the electrolytic process of treatlntr l ti u F'?', ctt'ect during the continual nickel was made by the Nickel Cont-), in; ot the present, war and for "i- mission. It was extremely important "l/rife',',',,' of Pine months thereafter that the Province should provide a, iFi', tl in the meantime a session. of customs smelter. ' :3"? tt.rfslature is held, and in that The Minister then referred to a. arise this act shall cease to have 09:: letter he wrote on .lanuaryI 13th. 1916, if?" the espiration of thirty days to Bonar Law. "The British Govern- I 10m the close of sueh session . t merit realize now more than eger tthhi: . _ . i . . ' t o "temission or Fine. ' ;' g,5ttc.ati/r'J/tdtrt,n11titdaniL that in I "3' "matter raised by Mr. Hamel.i some way they mum Wye-some whee: l Dewar! the other night is met 'by 111" Interest in the production andIre 1} .followmg provision: 9 ing bf nickel W that they ma) Ra"? f .. , _ _ ~ome control in time of necess y, will??? , fine, venrhy or tor- :stid Mr. Ferguson. "They have in- t i- ' his been or is hereafter lerested themselves in a nickel cor- l (Pltt.terf hut-suant to authority \ iriiiG that is now establishing itself 'i',tt?,t,ailt1.tt! this act SO to G, :3; outside the town of Sudbury." I c.s,1f,.i) Il'emtsmon shall constitute' Mr. Rowell asked Mr: Ferguson if f 'h',.,.))?, amendment. of the said his bill compelled existing nickel com- ("of"lctlon. alid thereupon the re- panies to retine the are in cana'da" ' I CbUld ofsuch conviction shall there.. - The Minister replied that the bill I _y be deemed to have been and to . . only involved lands hereafter-patent- I be cancelled and avoided as " rd or disposed of. They could mot _ 8331110 had never been made. This I ' remedy the sins ot" the past without section shall be deemed to be and ~osorting to coutiscation or expropria- _ It: have been effective on and _ lion. . _ __ ' "39".,the 27th day of 'Aprll. l "The bill simply relates to grams 0.? 1916. - . t 'and hereafter made or $5905.34 of. e-Tr-er-er-tr-ttret-tttrt-err I observed Mr.'Rowell. "and Egalth's tonneetion it is 1ttrestiI,tr, tor-note . {hat the report of the nickelcom'; - mission states that the Tole chinahle nickel lands in the Province have al-.:, ready been granted." , l; I -------T-'r'"--""'"""