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ddturgdy es 974 Now for the Voting BILLS INTRODUCED, --quEREs ANsWERDD \Interest Allowed at 4 Per | Cent. on Rural Hydro ' Surpluses NO NEW SETTLERS IN 1928 In a three--quarter--hour session of the Ontario Legislature yesterday after-- noon, several new bills were introduced, second reading was given to four measures before the House and the Government replied to half a dozen questions on administration which were raised by the Opposition. Hon. George 8. Henry stated in reply 'to a Liberal query that 228.5 miles of kighways were built by ths department in 1928 and that the cost of the dif-- ferent classes of highways was as fol-- lows: cement concrete, $24,575; asphalt concrete, $35,100; asphalt macadam, $26,348; bituminous macadam, $45,591, and macadam, $14,591. Interest on Surplus. t the bridge over Hogg's Hollow is $801,7103% to aate and the County of York and City of Toronto had each supplied 20 per cent. of the cost. : The Hydro Power Commission does not issue sinking funds debentures to cover user's portion of cost of con-- structing rural lines. _ us The Government gave further infor-- mation as follows: _ e . o If a surplus occurs in a rural district served by the Hydro Power Commission and held by them from year to year, the intorest is allowed theron, and the rate is 4 per cent. _ No settlers have been transferred from unsuitable locations in Old On-- tario to Northern Ontaric during 1928 under the scheme propounded by Hon. William Finlayson in 1927, because the previous moves were a test of further settlement. Second Readings. Bills given sccond reading included the amendment to the Planning and Development Act, the amendment to the Mortgage Act, and Hon. Mr. Fin-- layson's amendment to the Assessment Act. _ Hon. Harry Nixon _ (Progressive Brantford) introduced his amendment to the Election Act. $ The total cost including approaches The final move to make this measure an actuality brought a special trip to the House by his Honor Lieutenant--Governor Ross. The House halted its activities to await the arrival of his Honor. He walked in at 3.25 pm. and gave the Royal assent to the measure. The amendment to the Munici-- pal Act which allows for the Controllership by--election in To-- ronto on Feb. 23 came out of the Ontario Legislature yesterday afternoon. J@tv rday-- Febredry--?14 PREMIER AND PRIGE DENY APPOINTMENT Surrogate Court Post Hon. Joseph Thompson Rumored Premier Ferguson, Attorney--General Price and Hon. Joseph E. Thompson-- all of them--claimed yesterday that there was nothing in the story that Mr. Thompson had been appointed Clerk of the Surrogate Court of York County in succession to the late Arthur Wallis. "Nothing to it at all," was Premier Ferguson's comment. h ts 6 NeR Eo NeRTNCUEE NE eR ts "v¥You can say that there is abso-- tutely no truth in such a rumor," Col Price declared. "It has never even been discussed by myself or any one of the Government. Mr. Thompson Was talking with the Prime Minister last evening, but that matter was not even touched upon. It is not fair to Mr. Thompson that such stories should cir-- culate when there is no truth in them." Mr. Thompson himself said: "Theé position has not been offered to me. Nor have I asked for it. I have no par-- ticulars about it and I haven't given it any consideration. The first I knew 'of the matter was when I read in C1 ine nual the papers."' for