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e hge 2+ k $os" m esn o ) SATURDAY, FEBRUARYT __" Aary 18 remier Drury Suggests De: ferring Contest in South-- east Toronto | Premier Drury told the Legislature asterday that it had been the prac-- ce not to holé by--elections durinS; ie session of the House, and he': aought it would be setting a bad} recedent, therefore, to hold a bYy-- |; lection for Southeast Toronto during | his session. | Hisz explanation followed a ques--| lion put to him by Joseph McNa-\ cara, Riverdale, who wanted to now if the statement made at a | peeting of the Board of Control otl "oronto. that there would be no by--| Jection during the session, was true. ; Mr. Drury said it was & physical | mpogsibility to have the election | eld before the House met, and he| nad@ found it to be the established practice to avoid by--elections dur-- ing sessions. I, however, a member irew the attention of the Speaker 'o the fact that there was a vacancy, ind the Speaker issued a warrant, * hen the Government would discuss with members of the Oppositions the :'visability of holding a contest. "I think holding a by--election dur-- n# the session is a bad precedent: o introduce," he said. If any mem-- --r wished to follow the course of mifring the Speaker, as prescribed s statui» and usage, the Govern--| wont would not stand in his way. t y en« * es s Public Service Charges| In answer to a question by H. H.| Dewart, K.C., Southwest Toronto, Hon. W. E. Raney, Attorney--Gen-- ; eral, stated to the House yesterday | that it was the intention of the Government to bring in legislation covering some of the recommenda-- /' tions of the Public Service Com-- mission. Hon. Mr. Rollo told Mr. Dewart that the proposal to increase the , number of members on the Work-- men's Compensation Board was un-- der consideration. |