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e e M ie e CC * R bis ago t peee® Oe "h_._; 9e * "(~ P s Ss . 7.« m " P v A ® C "ee aiscussion, give the Tull Pen®C' 8 (i T moby Nafs wit be submiited of its witdom to the shaping of ho < d also a bill providing for he framing of pub-- oo o i i i ens a 11 P E& 'legislation and t * the payment of allowances in certain lic pelicy. . & cases to the mothers of dependent Increase School Grants. children. ' o ue d of the § '"Among other measures which [, ""The educational RS80® |_ "litions will be brought to your attention Province arising from the cond ing Iwill be bills to provide for the pre-- -- which prevailed prior to nndh urht ] paration of voters' lists, and _ to the war have received the thouUg i. amend the election laws, to amend ful consideration of the oN ernmeX; * the Succession Duty Act, to amend Pending a thorough inquiry into the the Corporations Tax Act, respect-- whole subject, you wWill be asked to ing the law of partnership and the provide for an increase in the grants sale of goods. to the rural schools, both in the '"Reports will be submitted to you countles and in the districts, Your as early as practicable regarding the approval will also be asked for mak-- work of the Hydro--electric Power ing such provision for the publica-- Commission, the Timiskaming & tion of school textbooks as shall Northern Ontario Railway Commis-- avoid increasing the cost of books sion, the Workmen's Compensation to the pupils. Measnrgi: Wiil" b: Co)\r?misslon, and other public under-- submitted to you providing for takingks carried on under the author-- revision of the public school 1law ity of this Legislature. f and for g revision of the Public Lib-- '"'The public accounts will be laid ' § raries Act so as ltostaift(:§d encoult;xllag:; :'i':]flgrembl'gu ?t the P)arli(:.qt possible if. e to these institutions. 8 + 1 also supplementary esti-- J !lra\?et been matured by the Depart-- mates for the current fiscal year, and ment of Agriculture for affording a | estimates for the ensuing year. greater stimulus to agricultural pro-- | '"In conclusion, I desire to com-- @uction in this Province, for im-- mend to your earnest consideration proving the quality of live stock, and the measures that will come before for fostering certain undertakings on |you and to express the hope that, f behalf of the farmer which cannot under the blessing and guidance of be accomplished by individual effort. 'Providcncr:. your deliberations will The Department proposes to tak!; j'i);?ln:g;"cl'm'n".:ll?u.; Ofian sections to bring the advantages 0 & classes i is Province." :.':rl;:ultuml education more directly ' bounttndemannn mm nnmremereneanennenmmmmet home to the people. In order to f * safeguard the interests of milk and » i cream shippers & bill will be intro--' duced to regulate the purchases of milk and cream. '"'There is reason to believe that g the application of a progressive and : | well--balanced road policy will ma-- 3 terially improve _ rural conditions §) throughout the Province and Wil -- : | facilitate the marketing of CroPs S with advantage alike to the producer | and the consumer. A number f)f amendments to the present laws will be submitted to yeu with a view tOo rendering such a policy effective. ; s Soldiers' Aid Commission, | w "Inasmuch as the original objects Oof the Soldlers' Aid Commission have in a large measure been served, and most of its remaining work has f been taken over by Federal organ-- ( izations, my Ministers propose to {10- i vote the labors of the Commission 1 4 hereafter mainly to the care of the $ dependents of soldiers, who have . t been left as a sacred charge upon P the community. Complaints having 1 been made as to the conditions pre-- 7 vailing in the Soldiers' Settlement 3 Colony at Kapuskasing, a Commis-- 1 sion has been appointed to investi-- § gate and suggest remedial action 3 and is now engaged in the work. "In view of the depletion of our ; forests, and the growing of a per--| manent supply of timber for our in-- | dustries, the Government proposes to | make better provision for refores-- | § tation, and to organize a more en-- ; ¢ ergetic and effective means of fire protection. | "It is proposed to recognize the , . * importance of the mining industry | by creating a Department of Mines, | i hus separating the administration! of mining lands and affairs -- from | 7 that of Lands and Forests, and ap-- ' pointing a Minister of Mines. A bill i 'effecting the separation and defining | the duties of the respective depart-- | ments will be submitted. Mining and | agricultural development, happlily, combine to forward the settlement of | * P ; newer parts of Ontario, and the en-- | : couragement of the search for min-I - eral deposits is an object of the first ' [ necessity for the welfare of the min--| v ing industry. A bill will be submit-- | ' ted amending the Mining Act by re-- | , ducing the fees for recording mining | ~ ? claims and providing other assist-- | \ ance to prospectors. Labor Legislation. | ~ | '"During the past year & National | Labor Conference was held in the' city of. Ottawa, and also an Inter-- | national Conference at Washington, | es . in accordance with the terms of the | * Peace Treaty, at both of which gath-- erings this Province was officially represented. As an outcome of the ¢ National Conference the Federal Government -- has arranged for a * ' meeting of representatives of the |\ pPominion and the various Provinces | to consider the unification of the ; f * labor laws of Canada. My Ministers : realize the importance of this work, ; both from the standpoint of the ; - $ 5 _ workers and the employers. Various & ce # f e & t ¢