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cos. fn on alki Hon. ;\ To conclude. my colleagues and I eel that the people at the province are Eairly well acquainted with the record . 1 our eiforts in the public interest. No attack worthy of notice has been nade upon us for anything we have done or left undone. Our acts speak [or themselves. We realize that, being Lnviortal, we have- made mistakes, but e submit that our mistakes have been ew,`and I conclude by expressing our Iaarnest appreciation of the confidence heretofore` reposed in us, and with 9. [determination to deserve a continua- ltion or it in_.the future should the op- portunity `be given us. - " v -I remain, gentlemen, Your obedient servant, J .- P. WHITNEY. -...v -nu... aJ\:a.n|aAAa\ILA uuvvvsuu-Icub nusnun hy refused such request. In our opin~ ion the province has in this matter not "received the treatment to which it was undoubtedly entitled, and my col- ieagues and I are strongly of opinion i that, having regard to the very great importance of these questions, the people of the province should be given the opportunity of pronouncing without delay. ' (1) Asto the advisability of further rovincial appropriations if necessary 0 any scheme of development by rea- on of the anancial aid to be given y the Dominion Government, and also bf any statutory enactment which may e found to be necessary under the lrcaaistances aforementioned; (2) Whether the government of the province shall continue to urge upon the Dominion Government- the pay- ment of the said bonus or subsidy on `Recount of the `construction of the said . & N. 0. Railway, known as the Dntario Government Railway; and ~ ~\ (8). Whether a department of gov- rnment shall be created, with a cabi- `. et minister at its head, to take over d carry on the work heretofore done V Dnnvnn IVA...-ugl- I \ _ Bonus for T. &. N. 0. Railway j Further, under the rule and prao "ice of the Dominion Government be- ore. during and since the completion 3! the construction of the Ontario Government Railway, the Dominion Parliament `appropriated to railway: constructed by individuals and com panies a bonus or subsidy of $6,400 5 her mile, but, although requested more `than once to grant a similar subsidy fto the Ontario Government Railway, the late Dominion Government stead` Liv Ilnfuaan nsnnk nnnnn `ab 7.. --._ -_l- D Under these circumstances we havq ,zelt that, in the face of the facts at ; _`tated. financial aid should be afforded ; ;us by the Dominion Government in thc | w_ork of immigration and development Jgenerally, and our views in this re ispect have been put before the pub flic by`nl`e*on several occasions. ; It was, therefore, with much satls .-faction that my colleagues and I took .fnote of the announcement some timt .-ago by Mr. Borden, now the prim: _'minister of Canada, that if he cams ;lnto power he would favor the giving `pf financial aid by the Dominion tn ;the province in the work of immigrai ! ;tion to New Ontario; the construction Mot permanent -highways oin the pro- kvince, and for providing practical in.- struction in agriculture. We must be ?ready, therefore, to do whatever may `be necessary on our part in order that the moneys to be appropriated by the ; EDominion Government for these three {great purposes may be used to the gbest advantage. In this connection it . lis believed that any scheme of develop- ment, including the construction of ~ ighways, wholly or partially by mean: f such nancial aid or in conjunction th moneys appropriated by the pro- ; ince, will in all probability necessi. fitate the enactment of statutory provi~ ` Pious of a very important character in * Qvrder that such financial aid, together - it_h any additional appropriations by the legislative assembly, may be ap plied with the best results. Ea 55 01 `ton are increas ----. ..-_r .. ods paying tariff vofuiies, and in mg. der sections of the province the mounts received for municipal taxa. ed. `fT_J-._ LL--- 1" - i ; The only result of the additions to: ` ?our population in the newer districts 'as__f_ar as the government of the pro Ivince is concerned, is that the annuai igeenral provincial expenditure is in- fcreased, while the Dominion treasury Ireceives large sums annually by rem ton of the increased consumption oi `J . ...__t__ -, 1 once u . for similar purposes on a much large! scale, but so far with practically no gbenet to Ontario ,and this for more `tha_n one reason. ' ` vu um: vvuln ucncuuuuu uuuu tl;;`ifydro-Electric Power Commis- Notdhvlng For HI: Successor. 1.3%: Hugo Fortune. SIR JAMES WHITNEY E11111); 1 kind}: [IN ll SEAR PET ENDS ` --~. The annual meeting was held on Thursd.n_v, the feature of the evenin Ii 'uein;: tho optixnistio address of the retiring: Hositlent, Mr. Geo. Vikers ,l and tho Ii:-'cu.s. which followed, ' T119 :rtfe1)da11('e at this meeting was -not so large as the merits and the euterpx-so of the society `would: war-I rant, but what. was lacking in num-` bers was more than made up in en- tlnmiasrn and interest in the Work and plans` of the society. .._..w u.. cut` (`Ill sud nlexnbers. ' mc1'e:1.s:ed and its- more appmont in ment of tho hom In -H V ,v.\...\....... 1*!`-V "-` ..--..-~ -v--vav nu-0 ucvu` glllecl this time) has been ~:xrr_yin;_-' on :1 campaign of education by p2'u<'01t and example, and' the success of their efl"o1'ts along `thisline has lwen apparent to every citizen. `St1'e9ts, wl1m'e the boulevardrswere al- lowed to run willd, have been transfornwal into places `of beauty, lawns l1zxvo.l)oo11 improved, owers and shrubs lmvv been planted, and alto- ;.jetl1'm' the Town of Barrie has made much mare progresxs _along lines of il9Sl ll`ll<` lmmty under the stimulus of r:l1e llurtionltnral Society than has been apparent in other lines of_civic.' ;ul\'z:rwe11w11t. Aml the end is not in l` sigllt, we are thankful to say, for the ; Society is not only ourishing like}; I lthe proverbial g'1'0en bay tree, bultL is 1-lzmningz g1'e.':to1" things fo; the year l; to conw, practising in a. most prac- 1 `tical way the gospel of Nature Archi-q tocture which they preach. _ 1. Wu 1 - I u. ; us `l MC 'zam1o(t'V but note the 1)] `mu \,'n .n ...-...,-.... V- ....-u |][.`j\+ `_u,.__ ;.nbiiv-.<}:irit(3I citizens who-`have. cfon.:.; i. mti}' strivcn to extend the gospel~_of I-o:mtit`ul home s-urroundings .anZd' }.gi\'i- ixi1]'nm\'01110nt with tsu-c.h'1r}a~rked i -.';;(`l`C`S.\'. The membership has grqwn` i.,,,;`.1, _\'nm' in :1 most satisfactory. way," Hm : _vear s- list couta'inin'g the :`mm_x<- Of ( itiZ(3nS, the yea)` 13; . tho fourth 198, with this year itniiii nf 26.0 members`, showing that the intomst has not onlynobabated, but is (f0l1StlHtiy SpI`eading.an(]`j thein-' ` Iiuvm-n um! worth of the societyvevtexf a nm-om-in,c'. M r. Bennett! was re-elects :1 to the I resident sI chair for the _..u-om] your and was succeeded in this ~;.ositi0n by Mr. Geo. Vickers-, Who has` incc o.\'orci;~:ed a guiding hand over, Ehe'f01'tmies of the Society, relinquish- > V` in; the position for next year in " favor of Mr. J. A. Ma.cLa.ren. i |< During this six years the .'B,arrie Horticultural and Town Improvement Fociety (for the latter and more com- [_>rcheusi\'0 }.'1l't of their :trit-le- has been ..],]n.] 4l|vI';I\ll` 'l1:LV +:rnn.\ Inns. 1...... .)_ H, Bennett was the: '_l`St presvide_`n't7 Six 3'o:n'.s ugfo the Barri 7';n`:1l Society was 18l1l1v('!'h`8d.`.with5.T;_:T1i: 1.-itiu] membership of 32,WlittleH_-i=n'-` gm-u. lein;_r evinced` in thAing~s'.ho`rLt1. -~nitnr:`.I previotls to thaltl timejby ;th_" kiti-/.vn.- of Barrie as a.,who_1`g, ,Mr._' or the .\'o('i9t_\' and the moving spirit"- zn `the o1';.-"zu11'/.af;1f)n of this band `_'9f_'l ,-_:`I\.] ,.. .. ...L`.. L'__-; Are Recommgndations of Retiring! President Vickers of the Hort] . Society v-- Annual" Meetilig _ V` 7 and Election of 0ffic`e r_s.\_' _A ..._.._--_- =rHvRsDAY Two Thnusand%Yards N:nv ,\*Gs.[ - In I.engthsJof5to Yards` at Sale =P1`iCS E ~ .. - . u--vs vuv renewed interest Mr. Vickers, in a`fe'wV closing re- marks, commented on the achieve-. meats and success of-the Society, and spoke optimistically` of the. putlook 7 -7--c -' -v----uov-- E `In electixig our oicersv we should `elect members, who will work,-and: we should increase our membership by as many as possible, aixd- do all we can to promote thevinteresats of our (Town. - And let our" slogan be -Beautifyu `R91-win A_'nd oui' 'Barrie.. I These `are only suggestions which may be worth consideration and are open for this meeting to considerrj 7 ,1 A0 I .It mightalso not be amiss-zif this meeting appoiuteds. a Committee. Ibo confer with the_Mayor orothers in charge of the proposed improvements [on Itlhe Post Oice Square, with at view to ttohe making and planting of ower rbeds. ` ' I Another idea which might aid ma- ,t-erially towards impifevement would- ;be for the members to advocate am} iagitate for the constructio.n ofeluster {lightsnlong the water front", say from 'Car]ey s Boat House at intervals of 100 yards to the `foot-of Mary ,St., else I. along Dunlap St. from Mulcaster St. [to the Five Points. Tihis of course ~would not be nndertak the Society :but the members: v_vou-l'd be acting in accord; with our principles" `in encouraging the idea whenever` op- portunity oered`. i 5 ` en directly by .I.be?lieve it is' possible to make -amicable arrangements for the securing- of the property for this purpose and which when `completed might well: be named theBarrie~ Horticultural Gar-. dens. The Gardens could be well lighted in the evenings and an appeal to the citizens to help defray the ex- pense of cre-a ting.Asuch' a beauty spot would no doubt _1vneet_vwith'"a hearty response from all good citizens: A _-L`I_ --, One a_ttractiv.e_plan. of procedure ..to help make Barrie more A beautiful` would be to :acquire the property.immediate-- Hy west of the Creamery, consisting of velots with water fronts, -- This property which hitherto has been evin- a state of neglect could very easily be ma.de a` -beauty spot of no. small ad- vantage to the Town from an ad- vertising ; point - of view,` besides being converted into-.a.._re~stfu1 place for the aged , invalid-s and. citizens: generelgly-. It is possible the Grand Trunk could be induced to lend its aidi in lling in "to the track level and by the con- certed e"orts' of the memgbers of our Society the task of planting shrubs ~ and .owers,.building ausmall pavilion ; with conveniences and perhaps instal-l ling a. couple of fountains, would be an easy one. ' ` I , , , . . - V --vvaauo I A number of ideas haiieo occurred that might be- viiell for our Soc-iey`to i take? into consigieratioai `the coming year 'andrAw-hich might tend towards" cizvic _` ad`-vanceanent. . . ` A ' _ I l\ .. There is still furthir WOl.'k be done to.induce' bhose_.who are lax in the care of boulevards to follow the example {of tidiness,-. set by a. large `number of our citizens. .ou'rSoc_i`ety the Cou'n'_c`il _inaugura'td-- vuw . UV: UCIIBut' i Ai`oli1ow*i:gg: "tl_i'4:>.`i-41~:ca<'Io11'xt_x.1.-n of the sysvteim -of `the control 191. parks by` commission and at? 'bhe",.p.o1l_syth_ee1ec- '=t.o1,_'_ate spoke most _eni`ph atical]y `iii the ehdorsation cfthe-ir.actioi1 .re+sulting.in movement thavt: has and will prove. a benet 170 the Town. Already ~ fthe 'gores `have been improved} _ and t-h'e; L _.parks' become more popular, a.nd the : ,plans which the `Commission afe hav- ing preparedj for_ the next Vse'ason .s- work will` add inuclr to beautifying the _Town.- * j ,f -I The grant bfV$V75;00. from'.`the_ `Conn-`j cil wivbh "an add_it"'ional-4 _`am_ount-.-1h_as- been paid ou"ine`f`prizese-A: `_f`Q't` -`general irppiovemept; Ttheg e`E;ec't_ of Virhich" has; been the -aw a`ken.ing of? a keeper in- : terest _eon 'th`ef*pa.rtf of ..itizen'.s' in con- Istruting boulevards and otherwise improving the econditionof the s*t:reets._l \ 1:1..n ___:.. ., takh; ink : /11; Igai-d"ns4,' lawns and bou1e va_rds. - ' _' ' ` A1iditdrs -- Ff arr and R. J, Fletcher. -- ' . . R Directors--Mrs..Cavena, Miss A. J.; Scott, J. J. -Brown, R. Bidwell, G.` Vickers, A. Carson, W. Patterson, A. M. Hunter, P. Love. ' . Delegates mo .0. H. S.--J. H. `Bennett: and Geo. Vickers. _The 6th Annual Convention of the Ontario Horticultural` Society will be held in the City Hall, Toronto, ' on {Thursday and` Friday, October .16th and 17th, at which Messrs. J. H. Ben Society '79,` representa.tives. nett. and Geo. Vickers -wil_zl be the? In the Government repo'rt1of' the horticultural societies of the province Barrie stands. ninth in the list- of" sixty-four given, -as. follows: Toronto, Ottawa, St. Catharines, \ Windsor, Hamilton, London, Kingston,`St'rath-' roy, Barrie. Thisvisamost enviable re- I cord when one considers that the Bar- 'rie. Society has outdistanced` many of the Towns where societies have been .. ';.....L....... R-.. _ vI-'_-. ...... ..vn now uuuuu pv\.'1Uv1co uavc UUCLI in `existence for a longer period, not`- ably Ga1_-t _ and Guelp . - AA`: T -` The "election ; of officers resultedvasi! ifpllows: Pres<., J. -A. MacLaren; Vice-i ,President, .Miss Campbell; 2nd Vice-.1 i'Pres., H. E. Jory; Sec y.-Treas., T.`T.* }Young. L T :I`he'~fact that the society give in premiums much more than the price of the annual subscription is- not gen- last year the premiums, of which sthe . members had their choice of several different `kinds, being valued_ at from `$1.50 to $1.75. `Mr. Bennett in moving the `adoption of the `report, pointed out that the members of the society. are receiving more than they are pay- ; ing in , and yet there is a balance on hand, a state of aifairs which is only made possible by the liberality of the Government grant and the excellent .managemen`~t2 by the officers of the] I association. _ erally known, but such is the case,| ;.bl1i1gliI1g...aV._ I`/he!` G.T.R. win as;siis_t; _ in , t_he'work of beautifying t-hisispot and when fc.om`p1.etedrthi-su square willpre-, sent a mos-t imposing: entrance to the town. The representative `for `South Simcoe has` been`a.pproached with a View to; getting an ~increas7ed- grant _ for the completion [of `this work.` . . I Mr. J;f.A.` Mac.Laren, the secretary-, I. J. treasurer, preenterlr his `report, show- ing a balance of $151.61 for rhhe year ending Oct. 31st. Among "the chief. sources of revenue were the Gove-rn- A ment grant of $237, town grant of $75; .membership. fees $269, and dona- tions of" $51. The total `expenditure amounted to 336776.07, made up as fol- lows: Prizes for Flower Show $178,` prize-s for lawn"(;ompetition,,c-tc., $922,! purchase of premiums $245.22. `The membership showed-a. gain of 25 over 1910. Wet weather militated against the attendance at the annual show, the receipts from this'source being only _ $19.55, but notwithstanding this and * the fact that the prlaes were larger : than in former years, the balanc'e`wa's lsligthly increased. 1` rxnaliczavr 7 ness... THE NORTHERN ADVANCEV ._ The main line ot the Ontario Gov-I ,ernment Railway has been, completed: .-to-Cochrane on the G. T. P. Railway, 1: ` klistance of 253 miles. and the Porcu-! }p1ne [branch it is expected will heal completed to` Matagami Rivexf before? ,;;the end or the present year, when the _. -railway, with brgnchea, -willehave about miles in .opef17g,tlon. " Surveys for a` ggggsihle ex_ten`s.ionj oi: the -line.. ha'.ve-. ` -9...: gun; ;u:u.nn.; Luv UAIJUIII-IIUIIL [.1161] y the provincial secretary of treating ,, e prisoners as not unworthy of trust, {rather than , ordinary convicts. ; The board t parole lnetltuted by the rovlnclal secretary has proved. to,be unqualied Ieueceu, and great good .11 already resulted from` the opera- |'t_1on` or at._ T A Ir. v v nuvvo 5 I; The commissioner appointed to col` [meet information regarding legislation` infecting the compensation for injurieal no workmen and to report a bill in that` ,behait has made good progress with, thevery important matter he has in fcherge. ' V ` The erection of the new Central Pri- n buildings at Guelph has been com- ymenced . A `large part` of the work ha! ibeen done by the-prisoners and the re- ignite fully justify the experiment tried Ir {kn an-nrlnnlai `gaunt-.. `n L..-_L.l..- `anus? sus_5ws; xuulvvllu P _' Great success has attended the work ;done by district representatives in agriculture attacheof to a number oi gour collegiate institutes and high schools. In several instances munici- g psi councils have increased their re- ` lmuneration and there _is a general de lmand forthem from all sections otthe lgprovince. ' `mg Ag-g-.I_..I_..A- -----l-l~ I ~ A 'course xii for public :`_achoo~l teachers has been 0 established 1 an the~Agrlcu1turo.l College at Guelph. ! .- The amount to be paid. to the Univer- Iislty of Toronto this year wilhreach to `:'about the sum 0!! 3488.000. ' "VI-na nvnnennlv nan-A-gal-L-) ALI- _-_._ In vinuw ls! fUUUpVUV,c The amount of revenue collected by _,e_o.ch department at the government `$1113 largely increased. n ' I1-.....4 nnnnnn -g L-.. _LA.-_.I`-_I 41, , __,,I7 3 uuavuu uuw wuua. VI. f'l00pVVVu ._ The,amount appropriated this year Mo: the construction of colonization h roads is $582,000. ` I V _ [ Mn nvunnuqmb A` -.-._.-A _-II-_L-_I I, , " ' `- : The amount payable towards the K salaries of teachers in public schools has been increased until this year such laid will amount to about $476,000. " 1 _ ,. , . - - - -111. 1...... ;...-~ iii; 3; `EF` I , , -.-..-- --uvu-v V-uvpvvvu . `Ws -bare devlsevtvl a. system for indus- I trial tralnlng in the urban schools lib- } orally aided by money grants. 1 l A { Put the provincial nances on a sound and stable footing. doubled the provincial revenue. and put upon the !statute book a large amount of impor- ` tent and constructive legislation . Education and Agricul_ture. l I x Since then we have gone on endea- _voring to discharge our `duties with i an eye solely to the best interests oi i-the `people, and, among the results oi tour policy and our administration oi following: the nances 01' the province are the ' Revised the public, school system, created a consultative council, to which the teachers elect representa- ;tives, and -provided for large grants in aid or payment of teachers` salaries. Honestly and successfully enforced. lrthe Liquor License Law. ' Extended the government railway. Brought-the Hydro-Electric, scheme Iorward and in sight of copmletion. , Increased the expenditure for the lconstruction of colonization roads and jgencouraged the development or New } 1 [ Ontario. V {- Iiauced `the price of school books py one-half and destroyed -the school book ring. '> Imp'osd taxation upon the L 'rail~ `ways, one-half of which goes to the `tnunlcipalitles. _ `_. - - . - - '-v _; `Put an end to thengrantlng of sixth!- i dies to railways. - ' c*r;t&"';"'A:1way and munlcipd board. _.__-_- ux-.- -. run `III!-I339: . Reconstructed . the administration and financial resources of the provin- cial university. ' ` Revised the mining laws and taken Ircabinet ministerfrom New Ontario. 3 fj_._L-__ _ ....._..v- ---....-.v. .uvnau avvvv \IuLlllUa I i, Restored the old law relating to ',county councils, ` I `Shortlystated, we-had, in a little `more than three years: I Abollshed the numbered ballot. Taken the first step t9wo,r(_1s"'"the creation of agricultural schools by ap- pointing district representatives in agriculture. and largely increased the [expenditure for agricultural purposes. 'l)-..-_..L..._ -A.-.: AI, -_ __.v _ -vro-nvvo have elapsed since you entrusted the government of the province to my colleagues and myself, and in June, `1908, you signied, by an overwhelm- } ing majority, your approval of the re- cord we had made up to that time. ' nu. -__4u . ?fGentlem.en: Nearly'- seven` years I-7 Sir Jameg. Whitney, Prime Minister 8: Ontario,_in announcing that the date of the elections would be December 11th, issued the following statement to the Electors of the Province: [A Mmaslm or POWER! iihe `Hydro-Electric Commission toiiie i_* . isuperseded by a New Cabinet | Minister % A WhattheA Government Has vDt)ne Since Entrusted % A ~ to Power jS#RJAnnwESWHITrfE"Y7 A In THE mamas. anon vvwu I-unwu U; llulylllc But there areother reasons why my ; colleagues and I desire to consult the electorate-`reasons of great "and vital ` importance. having regard to the de- lvelanment of the province and the prosperity of its people. New Ontario The `question of the further open-' [ing up and development of New--or _Norther_n-`- Ontario, is obviously of. ;g`:eat1mpomnce and should: be dealt 5 ;_withewithou_t`dela.y ; In this grestswork` development the _'gove_rnm`ent -has `been hsI!idi8DD_'.ejdf,Ain the spast; Ordi- ns. "ac. _ _rnpnen't (max-VI) vv uw Avyvabcu Wlbul. H 1831'. Under our. system the practice fav-pl lore a dissolution before the expiration 1 of the life ofp the legislative assembly I by eiuxion of time, and the facts as 1 stated are ample justiiication for a dissolution now, and, in face of the 2 public notice given by mesome weeks J ago, it cannot be urged that anyone has `been taken by surprise. I nu} {Hahn nun nlunn handguns-an ....|._ _..._ DIVI IV KY IVY} A large expenditure---$15,000 or more--would have been incurred by holding by-elections to fill these `vacancies. and the expenditure would [have to be repeated within "9. year. I TTIIIIAII l\III` anal-as-n.I-Is- -n.....u..- 1-.. ....._v----., - The life of the existing assembly already exceeds in length the life of its predecessor. and there are eleven vacant seats in the house caused by the death of the esteemed .late member for West Victoria, Mr. Fox; by the resignations of eight other members --seven of whom have been elected to the House of Commons--and by the re- signation of Hon. Frank Cochrane, who has accepted the portfolio ot railways and canals in the new government oi! Canada,- and by whose departure the government, the Legislative Assembly, and the Province have alike suffered a seiziousloss. . Reasons for Dissolution `The- above is a hurried resume of some of, the results achieved under the auspices of the government, the benefits `resulting from which the pro- vince is now enjoying, and I now come to the question of dissolution of the legislative assembly. IIIL , `DA A I lawn: The Central Prison -and Lunatic [Asylum properties have been sold for the sum of $1;025,000; the succession duties for the current year have pass-V ed `the million-dollar mark, while the revenue as a whole has continued to increase. and this year will be consid- erably over $9,000,000, as compared with a little less than one-halt that sum in 1904. A . I 3' Immigrants to the number of nearly ? (8,000 were brought into the province- iby the department of colonization andi located in the year 1910, and the g- O ures for the current year, when avail-- able. will show an increase. What is practically a new wing of the Parliament buildings, which will 9 ` . , provide a large increase of much-need Ted oice accommodations, is -`nearly finished, as is also the new and addi- Etional wing to the north of and adjoin- ing the main building. A very desirable site for a new gov- prnment house has been purchased and `contracts 101' the foundation and the stone work have been let; the site of the present Government- House has. been sold and the purchase money will ' [suillce to pay the cost of the new site and new building, leaving a consider- able sum for maintenance of the lat- ter. In . u -- - -000,000, and the revenue from mining Mining Revenue, . In 1904 the value of our mineral out- imt was something over $11,000,000. ;while in 1910 it was more than $39.49 pources has increased from an averhge 9! over $70,000 per annum to an aver- age of over $771,000 per annum. 'I`_.....l.____ -rvuln, vuualxuau, auu U13 (501138-SIUQS 0! the Hydro-Electric Commission, Hon. J. S.'I-Iendrie and Mr. W. K. McNaught, ! -M.P.P. To their continuous and unsel-, fish labprs may ,be ascribed a large part of `the credit for the success oi; this great enterprise, and I doubt ii! our history shows a similar instance of de- votion to public interest without fee or i `reward. I may say also that, in our `opinion, the time has come when, hav- ing regard to the conduct of public ' business under our system, the Hydro- L 'Electric.Pow.er Commission should be` _discontinued and a new department of government created which should take ' charge of this great work, and the head of which should be a cabinet minister. For several reasons this change is de- sirable. n...u a.v;v;cu\;c LU UApl'Up1`lullUn. I cannot dismiss this subject with- out referring to the very patriotic and }unselsh exertions of Hon. Adam t Beck, chairman, and his colleagugs of ithn Hvrn-mlnnfn (Vnn..~.I....I.... 1'1`-- _ `MK The-'PqovveriiQuestion. The great vscheme for the utilization -..fot"electrig ` power "has; .after_ many "_viciss_itud_es and in the face of -bitter and relentless opposition, been accom- -plished and is-now in operation and `practically within reach of the farmers and other residents irrvtlrevillages and rural districts, and I am glad to say that the cost ofconstruction has been ;.$85,000.less than the estimatedvgost. It, should not be forgotten that this policyof the government contemplates the furnishing of electric power at cost ,.to all sections of the province, but ested individuals to hamper and pre- vent the carrying out of the intentions .' of the government in the central and! eastern parts of the province`: So far] have"; these efforts gone that in all` probability we shall be compelled to i- use the powers given us by statute` with reference to expropriation. I I llnrif rliurnlaa blah. ....1...I--;. ._.1LI ggreatieffojrts have-been made by inter-'; `into with; the Grand Trunk Ral1wey.for running-" rights of its trains over the line ,in consideration of which the company assumes an equitable share (it the general maintenance of the road andkpaysethe sum' of _$300,000 per 9.n~ num asrenta-1 for such running rights; this sum. representingvone-half of the interest on the total cost of construc- tion of the railway. ' I - Mme. "Morozo, the owner of one of the largest cotton`: mills in Russia, has -:.;lIe..d, r;ee tly gt the-age oteighty-tour, #40 ` . Of "".Bw:=.-:e'e;`f I ' x Mr. Abduliah Elias, of Brooklands House. Brooklands, merchant, and Princess Street. Manchester, who leit $500,000. directed that should his wife sgsin marry within fifteen years ot his decoase she be given 26 cents.` Testatorv desired, to be buried .in the Jewish cemetery `at Didsbury. and directed thst no ` fewer - than forty; [coaches should attend his funeral. A Barrio." "