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77£o/hz§ JD/V Laid. 274 Seeks Reincorporation _ of Relief Association of Order The Private Bills Committee of the Legislature yesterday reported Witl.mu.t' amsnament Colonel T. Ashmore Kidd's bill that seeks reincorporation of the Oddfellows' Relief Association }xnder the name of the Mutual Relief Life Insur-- mpany. R .négmcn?ittze approval of the measure was vigorously opposed by R. L. Honey-- ford, who claimed that the great ma-- jority of the 18,000 members of the as-- sociation really had no opportunity 0o opposing the decision of a special com-- mittee to drop the fraternal insurance idea for the mutual system. ; Proponents of the measure held that it was absolutely necessary that the as-- sociation branch out into a mutual § y. s co;r:upi\!vr;.s also explained that,. notwith-- etanding a reporting of the bill by the committee, the mutual insurance atr-- rangement could not bctcom}z 3?:?:::;'_' ithout a two--thirds vote 0" ce c t akg zilation membership. C";m";"':"\?):}al(lff s 4 ® \,' r L approved of the principle bj CO/"CSJa/ Fi/-2777 17 to 10. f Zlesfy (NEW BILL PROVIDES Zehbesdy: z«=-->z ; ;'\"\I'\"\l *# -'\Il\l.\ll\..\.-\: [ 'Highligh ' FOR HEAVIER LOADS (Highlights of Budget, | Budget highlights, as seen by Hon. i Dr. Joseph D. Monteith, Provincial | Treasurer, in his Legislature financial presentation yesterday, are as follows: T ts u> | _ Surplus of $228,000 in ordinary ac-- % f i count, 1928 'H'ghwaYS W|" Be Rated Capital expenditure under control. 6 A * D*' Instalment for 1928 debt retiremont 10-- *A' Class and 'B' Class or over $3.000,000 paia. evenue of $58,400,000, larzest in his-- fOl" TrUCkS tory of Province. ho We n e mdns Ec;onomy consistent | with growing services. MOMENT OF MERR'MENT Timiskaming & Northern Ontario | Railway pays its way: $1,300,000 in | T ttamxammas interest comes to Treasury. _ The Ontario Government is extend-- Ontario Savings Offices and Farm ing to big truck owners the opportunity Loan;s Bfloald 9':_1'?\: substantial surolus. of carrying heavier loads of truck ton-- I';f'f: d'bt_;"S]""fg'?tO.OQ-_ ) mefn ng Fage over certain roads of the Prov-- P0 ssets exceed liabilitics by $33.754..« nce, . It proposed to allow the gross load Oog'orccasz of surplus for 1929 of $198,-- | of weight carried on certain roadbeds Debt instal £ Har. AG5h ~s CA to be raised from the present eight tons $00.0 ([) staiment for 1929 of over $3,-- to ten tons. And to meet this situation »200,to be met as usual. of increased tonnage, it will split the h .\dan'l\']man]('(.\" of the sime strong roads into two groups, namely A class lmam:xa Policy of efficiency, economy, | and B. Class. lonest and businesslike administration . | Henry's Amendment. This Hon. George S. Henry, Minister s x of Highways, made known in the House * & vesterday, when he introduced _ a f amendment to the Highway Traffic Act embodying this new plan. He stated that the amendment involved several changes, but that this one was the most important. -- Premier Ferguson yesterday intro-- duced an amendment to the Parents' _ Maintenance Act, which "cures ain i oversight" in the present act. Under existing legislation dependent parents « may make application for support by their children, but such rights are not extended to parents in institutions. The amendment enables the head of an in-- stitution or trustee to make such ap-- plication on their behalf. A score of private bills were brought down yesterday, one in particular cre-- ating a moment of merriment in the House. k For City Manager. | % It came from J. F. Reid (Conserva--| tivec, West Windsor). and was "to au~-- | thorize the City of Windsor to appoint | * a City Manager." r "Carried!" shouted several members. "Does that do away with the mem-- ' > bers?" inquired J. A. Pinard (Liberal, | East Ottawa); and when some one f shouted "Yes," Mr. Pinard reiterated:! g "Carried."