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Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 14 Apr 1942, p. 1

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| h A * ugattiicess } * *# SEEKS 'I'o E ASE Bill Is Accorded # > Speedy Reading | The legislation which extends | the life of the Government for a periqd of one year was intro-- Premier Hepburn last night advis-- g:ceg 'Zt:gfni'fgéflamrfcye'l"" " . P: the Legislature he was hopeful Inylei' than th;rt§P2220|1:snat'l\1é that present regulation -- requiring l rha i s 3 farmers to pay the tax on :.'(:\.solinf' :';.l: ":"\'og:::"é"s' rel!adl'n'g. and L for their tractors, and then to apply sked 1 y'l fne'ai was ."_0' for a remission of the taxation, will «shket, 0 Cxpiaih the measure. be ended shortly. It will come up for second read-- Mr. HMHepburn said the Treasury ing Tuesday or Wednesday. Department was in consultation with the Oil Controller. "I am hopeful," & he said, "that 1 will be able to make an announcement shortly." ; The House adjourned at 11:25, Ch [ : with the understanding that upon ar reconvening on the estimates Hon ges Curb on Ads George S. Henry would speak, and at some length, upon Hydro. B k b 4 Prior to adjournment the House o e B e e e s passed estimates of $6,650,767 of the r n y r w r l Departments of Game and Fisheries, c Lands and Forests, Provincial Sec-- Ex--Premier George S. Henry com--| retary and Highways. . . s plained in the Legislature yesterday In debate on the highways' esti-- that the restriction & mates, George Doucett (Cons., Lan-- A 4 ons on liquor adver-- ark) pleaded with the Administra-- tising in Ontario were being cireum-- tion to give greater consideration in vented by brewing companies which its budget for municipal roads. The use large, illuminated signs to ad-- (li?fi;';:";u(:: :1[_»;({3(00"02? ::?1:\!"\\[:3 vertise their product, and also have spent last year. trade names prominently displayed on their delivery trucks. The dis-- cussion arose while the House was! in committee on Liquor Act amend-- j ments. } The Conservative member for East York also called attention to the fact that one brewery company en-- tered at fail fairs a carriage drawn ib'\ horses, and while the horses were now beyond their prime, the com-- pany still entered thenyr for compe-- tition in order to get the advertising. & _ Premier_HMepburn, in reply, said | no jurisdiction on the American con-- | tinent had such stringent advertis-- "ing restrictions with regard to liquor |as existed in Ontario. 'The Highway | Traffic Act required that all public 'vehicles carry the name of the own-- |er. he said. Many difficulties con-- fronted the liquor authorities, said e 'Ihe Premier, but he was satisfied | that there were no open breaches of the law. "If it will give the member for East York any satisfaction, I will ask the company to withdraw this offensive brewery waggon." said the Premier. "And if they do so he can take credit for it." The Premier explained that On-- f tario has no jurisdiction over liquor ¥ee advertising printed outside the Prov-- * ince. W,. J. Stewart (Con., Park-- dale) referred to wine advertising; in the telephone book, and the Pre-- * mier replied that the head office otl the telephone company was in Mont-l real, and there was nothing the Province could do about the matter. + R Ruled 'Working Days' ecess Rule ing Day So M.P.P.'s Get All $2,000 P o # # # S e § ay In the hope of winding up the tend the term of the Logialatmr hy . seventh session Oof the twentieth one year will not meet specific op-- Legislature by Wednesday night, position and will be ready for third Premier Hepburn yvesterday called reading on Wednesday. i a second night session for Tuesday. | By interpretation of the Ifegl.\la-. \ The House, sitting for four hours tive Assembly Act, it has been ruled cither on second readings or in com--|that, while the members will have mittee of the whole, advanced most | sat actually only twenty--one days by of the legislation on the order paper | Wednesday, the recess between Feb. Mondavy. 'The legislative committees | 18 and March 24, has been counted ('('n('lu(.ifld their deliberations also in as "working days." Therefors, ~ and, by the ordinary processes in officially, there has been no bar to * pm.-ndiu-o, the House advanced upon | the members receiving their full the usual closing feature, considera-- | indemnity of $2,000, the payment of tion of the estimates. ;\\'hi('h is predicated upon them sit-- It is conceded that the bill to ex--| ting more than thirty days.

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