M e ies enrmeeenmathantat | i Wittitsemmsicononenricccmes rpemernath 'Not Taking Liberals Into | Government, He As-- sures House 'FERGUSON AFTER RETURNS Premier Drury, speaking in the Legislature yesterday, branded as false the report in a Toronto even-- ing paper which declared that F. | Wellington Hay, Liberal Leader, and l one other member of the Liberal party were going to enter the Gov-- ernment. HMHe was asked about the | story by Joseph McNamara. MRiver-- | date. | "I would advise my honorable lfriend to read some other work of ffiction." said the Premier. "I have heard nothing of it, nor have I thought anything of it." "*Will you?" asked Mr. Hay. The Premier laughingly replied that was something he might con--| sider in the future. Hon. Howard | Ferguson observed that it would not be surprising if such a report were true. :t Intends to Have Returns. : | Mr. Ferguson put up a vigorous| | case for the production of certain , ! returns for which he had asked last | session. He served notice on the |Government that he intended to have theé returns, and that nothing created more delay in the House than the negligence of the Govern -- ment in disobeying the orders of * the House. There was some misunderstanding |about the documents required in the discussion yvesterday. First it was said that one of the returns had been lost and a new one was being | prepared, and then it was found that | this particular return. dealing with " the Hurdman scale, was not lost, but | was being copied out, and would be ready in about a week. On --the | understanding that it was to be pro-- ,duced by a week from Tuesday, the debate on the subject ended. {__ The Premier announced that the | Budget debate would continue next | Tuesday, when the Attorney--Genera)l . | will resume his speech, .' , _ Hon. George Henry read a Press !Qespatch quoting a man in Sault| | Ste. Marie who was reported as say--| | ing that a former prisoner at Bur--| | wash had told him they were "ex-' 'perts there at making moonshino."' Cost of Road Repairs. ; After a considerable discussion, | the bill of Hon. F. C. Biggs, pro--' viding, among other things, for the| capitalization of motor license funds, was held over, as the time came to adjourn and the Premier wished to make his announcement regarding ; the Royal Commission to investi-- gate .C.mppawuv. There was some opposition to the bill, and several questions were put to the Minister regarding the cost of 'maintaining roa;js. Mr. Biggs said the cost of maintenance depended almost alto-- gether on the amount of permanent top on the roads, and claimed that ,aftgr two years of development the maintenance charges of the high--| ways would not be very high. He! +thought a million and a half would be required each year for muinten-' iance after the fall of 1924. | N Wnn mnneronmipttnddenmemrcngs 1 #