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'had been as great or greater 1mm gdurinx the preceding years since ',Confesdtsrnt.iory and that there was now about $250,000 to be turned over to the Provincial Treasurer. In the case of escheated estates, the hitornev-Genera) explained. the estates were held by the Province for ten years. when, after the expir- ation of that time, if no claimants appeared, they passed into the Pro- vincial Treasury. By the new bill, he said, a great many small estates, which under present conditions disappeared by reason of maladministratiun, would be saved for the Crown. By the new bill all the duties under the Chari- ties' Accounting Act, as well as the administration of the estates of per- sons in asylums, would be trans- terred to the Public Trustee. . an '_.',' ".- "4.ng PUBLIC TRUSTEE BY NEW ACT Official to be Appointed to Take Care of Escheated Estates Yesterday witernoon Hon. I. 5. Lucas, Attorney-General, introduced a bill in the Legislature to provide for the establishment of a Public Trustee for escheated estates. 11011. Mr. Lucas explained that during the past four or tive years the increaee in these had been so great as to war- rant their being handled by a special official. In this cried, he said, the amount of mone€ reverting to the Crown through escheated estates had been as great or greater than during the preceding years since Confederation, and that there was now about $250,000 to be turned over to the Provincial Treasurer. In the case of escheated estates, _ _ .. ----- f-N,s...rsr.rt1 aynlnined, the Mr. George C. Hurdman of West Ottawa appealed for further con- sideration tor the private agencies. Some discussion arose as the re- sult of the presentation of the bill is the Legislature yesterday provid- ing for the regulation and licensing of! employment agencies. Hon. F. G. Macdiarmid in moving the second residing explained that the Depart- ment of Public Works had consider- ed the abolition ot private agencies, but had decided not to take such an extreme step. It was the inten- tion of the bill, he said, to regulate existing agencies, and if necessary to abolish. by the refusal of licenses. those that were found to be unre- liable. The department had estab- lished a number of agencies throughout the Province, which, when they were linked up with the Dominion-wide chain of agencies, would provide better facilities for serving both men and employers than the present system. Ottawa Members Appeal for Consideration of Private Agencies CRITICISM OF EMPLOYMENT BILL He felt that they might be allowed to continue their Operations. even where Government bureaus were es- tablished. He was sustained in this contention by Mr. J. A. Pinard of East Ottawa. Mr. Allan Studholm spoke strongly in favor of the hill as being fair to both employer and employee. The one point in the bill on which the public might have doubts, said Hon. Mr. Lucas, provided for " trustee who might receive private trusts and act for any per-sun who named him. But as the Cmvm would be responsible for his actions he could not he compelled to accept any trusts which it might not be suit- l" ai/i-asain" one by the pay- meat of certain fees out of the es- tates to he determined by order in £35310; Vibe Government to handle. It was proposed to make the offiee ('an "ll, -iiikptnttoAar, MARCH L' on which It . q 15, 1919. _ LIBERALS HOLD LONG CAUCUS Liberal members of the LegiMa- ture held a long caucus yesterday morning, lasting until after one o'clock. A discussion of the ProVin- ciat Trunk Highway occupied most, of the time, the details of the scheme, being thrushed out at considerable!' length, and a committee appointed; to bring in a report. Other issues) which occupied the attention of." the members were not disclosed. As! a result of the prolonged. caucus sea-l aion the House was late in opening! and but little, business was transact-l ed. A number of private bills were' introduced, among which was om" respecting the city of Toronto.'! moved by lion. Thomas Crawford; and seconded by Mr. G. II. Gooder-! ham. ' I Mr. Wellington Hay. North Perth. also questioned the Government as to what was the total amount rc- cechd by the Province during the year 1917-18 in respect to fees for the issuing of letters patent, licenses, etc., from loan and trust companies. and what the total fees received dur.. ing that year amounted to from these companies for all purposes. Mr. William McDonald, North Bruce, introduced a bill to amend the Municipal Act. for first readi'ng. This measure provides for the en- couraging of the building of work.. ingmcn's houses within any munici- pality by the exemption of such houses as the Council shall' see m from municipal taxation in whole or in part: also, that no such law shall be passed without a two-thirds Vote ot the Council of the municipality and that no such byilaw shall re: null-n, tho ocean! A: AE., . . The Government was questioned by Mr. J. F. Lowe, Peel, as to what had been the total cost of the Ham- ilton Highway to date; is it com- pleted. and if not, what additional cosy will complete it? Premier Hearst pointed out to the deputation the position of the Gov- ernment with regard to the main- tenance of the Provincial force, hut promised that every consideration would be given the request. quire the assent ot Col. Grasett. in presenting the re- quest, reviewed the history of the benefit fund from its inception in 1882, pointing out the basis on which it was established and main- tained by municipal grant and through direct assessment on the gross salaries of the force, but the basis upon which the fund had been established had not taken into ac- count the heavy demands that would be made upon it by the war. The grant made by the city, it was shown, had been $10,000 in 1910. when the strength of the force. was 300, and this had not been increas» ed. although the force now number- ed more than 500 men. Chief Grasett Explains the Need to Premier Hearst Premier Sir William Hearst yes- terday received a deputation from the Toronto police force, introduce ed by Chief Gruett. which asked that the Province lend assistance to the Police Benefit Fund to the ex- tent of $10,000. POLICE ASK Alll FOR THEIR FUND the eiediiG,