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,DREW CHARGES _ WILL CONTINUE | Inconsistency was chat ged -- last :'ilngl:]th\",(f:;):'t,-|!\l';.|l|'::'l:""[ .-"-\.::.'-',lX,'ll);'..'\;\'- 6 Premier Hepburn, on the plea of -- $ s@i * onservative Leader Drew that the He attacked an amendment to the Succession Duty Act which gave the time may arrive soon when the Treasurer "zll\;t)lll!c- discretion" in Ontario Organization of Resources determining whether any purpose, Committee may be called by Ot-- for \T'h.i('h exemption is given, is of tawa to co--operate in the national a religious, charitable or educational war effort 1: i i Character. last night withdrew a The provision was "vicious," he bill to repeal the act under which charged. and declared the principle m... committee was formed wholly inconsistent with that which # L certainly never recommended motivated the Government to give jes 1."8 act should be repealed," right of appeal against orders of the said Colonel Drew, who, with Hon. Securities Commission Albert Matithews, Lieutenant--Gov» Col. Drew stressed he was n o t '.."""' :1.nd Premier Hepburn, forms opposed to the collection of succes-- he nucious of Hit COnMIOe sion duties but to the arbitrars C ','.W "'-'.X' drafted during ie esd powers vested in the Treasurer by reat War, \\;a~ again brought into the A6t. C 0 | effect at th special -- Succession "There is no right of appeal from E');nv:'\ 'Ia'!.u. it'-\w«m nf' .\,-l.:('-mnp:. the absolute discretion of an elected ;, & ,' ',. ""M, and Colonel official," he said, as he moved that 4 "-" -.M sipmanitey '-" the Tious«® the words "absolute discretion," be 'II", ' ".,":m'"""'. hesJamg mel struck from the amendment. The ,'..:" .\," '-4 '. '.'."II"' 1 J .M\" lo e otion Was lost, requests of any kind -- whatsoever 'X!u!x. Ottawa ald the Premuet | He recalled how the commuttee I members went to Ottawa prior 10 the 1940 session and pledged full co--operation to the King Cabinet. l Help B 1 ' e ona Fide Grubstakin P : & Is Plea for Mine Prospectors Relaxation of the restrictions | into the bush " he said. in maintain-- | "which are preventing the financing | !NE that the regulations were plac--« of bona fide grubstaking" was Ns <'2 e prospector in the financing urged upon the Government las! C ',{L. P night by Conservative Leador Drew -Ll"h larar rapas e MIARUOEE * claimed Colonel Drew, should be left as the House sent the Ssecurities Act | with effective punisnmen' indet amendment, giving appeal rights the Criminal Code against orders of the Securities Com-- mission, through committee stage "I don't question the good faith and the anxiety to do a public serv-- ice of any member of the Commi sion," said Colonel Drew, firs! Commissioner under the Securities Act, 1930. "But we should no longe! ignore the strong pleas on the part % of prospectors and mining men fo: some relaxation of the regulations of the act. "The difficulties were not being caused by the wording of the act, Ordecr--in--Council. I feel that thers are too sevore restrictions placed upon the honest prospector who but by the regulations passed by wants to raise cnough money lo §0o *