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l Regarding William Reid, who was killed by a falling tree while working | with the bush gang, and, who, Haley's ' affidavit stated, was sick and confused | at the time, the report states that ; nothing irregular could be established. | His only iliness at the time consisted of a toothache, the inquiry revealed; and, furthermore, despite Haley's : charge to the contrary, the man was | given all possible medical aid after the accident. . "Attitude Inexcusable." ' _ Then come the more serious aspects of the report.: John Collins arrived |at Burwash on May 30 last. He brought with him a report of a jail 48\:11000 that he had "suspicious chest -- and heart conditions," with further observation and diagnosis by the re-- Htoum.tory doctor recommended. The Mortally Sick Men Allowed to Work, House Told--Former Medical Officer Rapped Another phase of the report, which was prepared after an investigation at Burwash by C. F. Neelands, Deputy Provincial Sccretary, and Medical Director J. B. Heaslip, M.D., of the Provincial Secretary's Department. dgescribes how another inmate with a hear; condition was put on heavy work with a construc-- tion gang. He collapsed and died. These are the most striking of a long list of complaints investigated by Mr. Neclands and Ur,. Heasiin, and represent the only cases which, in the opinion of the investigating ef-- ficials, merited remedial or punitive action. And since Dr. Maiowney, the reformatory physician concerned in both cases, had been removed as a result of other complaints before the How one prisoner in an advanced tubercular condition, and with a heart ailment, was put at work, and | his illness improerly treated until | his death occurred under cir-- | cumstances described as "incxcusable" I is related in the report. Inquiry was ordered, no other action Oof importance has resulted from the Lawrence's Complaint. Mr. Neeland's inquiry resulted from & complaint produced in the Legisla-- ture several weeks ago by Sam Law-- rence, C.C.F. member for Hamilton East, in the form of an affidavit sign-- ed by Robert Haley, a former prisoner Aat Burwash. Yesterday's report was tabled by Mr. Nixon as a reply to that complaint. Haley himself, the report points out. has vanished, and was consequently not available for the hearing at Bur-- wash or for personal interview. But a total of twenty--eight prisoners testi-- f1ed, under oath, at the hearing held by Mr. Neelands and Dr. Heaslip, and statements were taken from fifty--one others in interviews. In addition iwelve officers testified, as well as Dr Malowney, who was recalled to the reformatory for the hearing. Haley's own personal complaint was investigated as far as his absence per-- mitted, and it was established, the re-- port states, that, although Haley was suffering from a tubercular condition while at Burwash, he was obliged to do work for which he was unfit. "Haley, undoubtedly, had legitimate reasons for complaint," the report ad-- ERIOUS instances of carelessness on the part of Dr. S C. V. Malowney, who was removed as Senior Medical Officer of Burwash Reformatory some months ago by Hon. H. C. Nixor,. Provincial Secretary, are revealed in a report on the recent inquiry into conditions at Burwash, tabled in the Legis!sture yesterday by Mr. Nixon. arelessness Seen ELECTIONS ACT In Treatment of _ CHANGE MOOTED Burwash Prisoners The inmate was put at work cut-- ting and clipping grass and ~other light work, and he died of a lung hemorrhage on Oct. 16. | _ _ "The handling of this inmate's case | was bad," states Mr. Neelands's re-- | port. "Only a very cursory examina-- . tion was made on his admission by Dr. Malowney:; no attention apparent-- ly was paid to the jail surgeon's rec-- ommendations, and no check--up of his chest condition was made before his fatal illness. HMHe was listed for light work and should not have been at any work at all, In view of the excellent attention which he gave hundreds of other prisoners, the at-- litude of Dr. Malowney is very diffi-- cult to explain and I believe is in-- excusable. . . . He saw Collins oc-- casionally, but only prescribed cough | medicine. . . . No diet was prescribed." "Dr., Malowney," it states, "general.ly speaking, did excellent work, but was undoubtedly careless in :ome re-- spects." It points out that ne was relieved of his position carly in the winter when the departmen' learned of "carelessness and lack of discipline in the medicar department." Mr. Neelands, before leaving Burwash, in-- structed all officials that they must fully and wisely Oobserve the findings 0' medical cfficers in regard io the fitness for work of individual inmates. The report concludes with a word of praiss for the Superintendent, T. M. Gourlay. in UAiSs Case, as in others listed in the report, Coroner J. 8. McKessock's verdict delivered at the inquest is quoted, and merely states that death was due to natural causes. Complaints Exaggerated. Next is the case ot Nick Vratarich, admitted to Burwash on Aug. 1 last. The junior medical officer listed him as having a heart condition, and recommended "general work." In-- stead, he was placed with a construc« tion gang, shovelling sand and con« crete and using a wheelbarrow. on Aug. 5 he developed a temperature and a chest pain, but was given only milk of magnesia and bismuth mix«= ture. On Sept. 3 he collapsed, and died in the reformatory hospital the next day of hemorrhagic pancreatitis, or rupture of the pancreas. "I accept Dr. Heaslip's conclusions that Vratarich certainly should not have been placed at such hard labor, but it did not cause the hemorrhagic pancreatitis," states Mr. Neelands's report. The vast majority of »ther com-- plaints listed in Haley's affidavit were found to be either unfounded or ex-- aggera'ed, and the administration of Burwash doctor examined him and listed him as having "tachycardiac and chronic pulmonary condition." He was marked as "fit for light work." No afternoon temperature readings, as is customary in such cases were taken, and no X--ray of the chest secured. the reformatory, the treatment of the inmates, the conditions in the special punishment cells and other par.s of the institution are given a clean bill in the report. March 11 An unproclaimed Ontario act re-- quiring candidates in a Provincial elec-- tion to put up deposits with their nominations is understood to be slated for repeal under an amendment to the EFlections Act which was put on the order paper by Hon. David Croll at Queen's Park yesterday. The "deposits" amendment to the Elections Act was passed several ses-- sions ago. A rider stated it should come into force when proclaimed by the Licutenant -- Governor--in--Council. Proclamation was first delayed and then never put through, and the amendment still stands on the books. Its clauses closely followed the Do-- minion law and required deposits, and stipulated forfeiture if a candidate polled below a minimum vote. Provincial Election De-- posits Rule May Go It is reported that a Hepburn Gov-- ernmont dGecision to throw the bill "out of the window" was arrived at recently at Queen's Park. Early ac-- tion for its ropeal is expected at the Legislature. Thirq readings were given a num-- ber of important bills at the Legisla-- ture yesterday. Among th:m were: Attorney--General Roebuck's bills to appoint a ninth York County Judge; to amend the Coroners Act so as to provide for a Chief Coroner in each county; to amend the Summary Con-- victions Act, so as to change the pro-- cedure of appeal from certain Jlower courts, and to amend the Judicature Act; Welfare Minister Croll's amend-- ment to the Municipa Act supple-- menting the income tax bill; ine amendment to the Embalmers And Funeral Directors Act. MEASURES GIVEN THIRD READINGS Bill to Appoint County Judge Passes £"LR Attorney--General Arthur Roe-- buck was uttered in the Legislature yesterday by Premier Mitchell Hep-- burn during the debate on the Gove-- ernment's Hydro policies. Leopold Macaulay, former Min-- ister of Highways, said: "The other day when the Prime Minister was chopping off J. Lewis Duncan's head, I was wondering if his arm wasn't going to swing a foot further out and chop off his Attorney--Gen-- eral with one fell swoop." "I'd rather chop off the arm than do that," he said. Mr. Hepburn was out of his seat Roebuck Given Premier's Tribute SsPONTANEOUS tribute to