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wT 5 JOURNALS OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY VOL. XVI. JOURNALS 91603 OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO. FEOM DEC. 13ra, 1882, TO FEBRUARY IST, 1883 (BOTH DAYS INCLUSIVE). IN THE FORTY-SIXTH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF OUR SOVEREIGN LADY QUEEN VICTORIA. tfte Jaurtft fc^ian ot the fourth 3frfli$lature of (Ontario. SESSION 1882-3. PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. VOL. XYI. PROCLAMATION. PROCLAMATION. Canada, Province of JOHN BEVERLET ROBINSON [L.8.] Ontario. VICTORIA, by the Grace of GOD, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, QUEEN, Defender of the Faith, &c., dec., &c. To Our Faithful, the Members elected to serve in the Legislative Assembly of Oui Province of Ontario, and to every of you GREETING : 0. Mowat, ) "VYTHEREAS it is expedient for certain causes and considera- tions to convene the of Our said Attorney-General. J W Legislative Assembly Province, We do will that you and each of you, and all others in this behalf interested, on WEDNESDAY, the THIRTEENTH day of the month of DECEMBER next, at OUR CITY OF TORONTO, personally be and appear for the DESPATCH OP BUSINESS, to treat, act, do and conclude upon those things which in Our Legislature of the Province of Ontario by the Common Council of Our said Province may by the favour of God be ordained. HEREIN FAIL NOT. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent, and the Great Seal of Our said Province of Ontario to be hereunto . affixed : WITNESS, The Honourable JOHN BEVERLEY ROBINSON, LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR of Our Province of Ontario, at Our Government House, in Our City of Toronto, in Our said Province, this SEVEN- TEENTH day of NOVEMBER, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two, and in the forty-sixth year of Our Reign. By Command, CHARLES T. GILLMOR, Clerk of the Crown in Chancery. JOURNALS OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO. Wednesday, 13th December, 1882. 3 O'CLOCK P.M. This being the first day of the Fourth Session of the Fourth Legislature of Ontario for the Despatch of Business, pursuant to a Proclamation of His Honour the Honourable John Beverley Robinson, Lieutenant-Governor of the Province, and the House having met, His entered the taken his Honour House ; and, having seat on the Throne, was pleased to open the Session by the following gracious Speech : Mr. Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Legislative Assembly With much pleasure I welcome you once more to the capital of the Province, and to your important and responsible duties as Provincial Representatives of the people. I congratulate you on the prosperity which during the present year the Province has enjoyed, arising in part from the abundant harvest with which it has pleased Providence to bless the labours of a thrifty and industrious people. The progress of agriculture in the Province during the past twelve years is extremely gratifying. Important services have been rendered to this great industry by the work of the Agricultural College and Experimental Farm, by the investigations and the report of the Agricultural Commission, and by the other measures which have from time to time been adopted for this purpose by the Legislature. On the present occasion I desire to congratulate you especially on the important advantages which have already been secured by the Bureau of Industries, established in your last Session. The statistical and other information relating to the agricultural interests of the Province, collected by the Bureau, strikingly exhibits the magnitude and importance of these material resources. In the production of cereals, especially, it is now ascertained that Ontario holds a foremost place when compared with the most favoured regions of this continent. A system which, besides its other objects, provides for annually publishing carefully gathered statistics of the Farm, the Forest, and the Factory, is a valuable agency for exhibiting the growth and capabilities of the Province, and cannot fail to prove of essential service in attacting immigration and wealth from other lands. I notice with pleasure that during the present year there has been a marked increase over last year in the number of immigrants who have become permanent settlers in our Province. 13TH DECEMBER. 1882. I have much gratification in stating that the lumber trade, which always constitutes an important factor in the general welfare and prosperity of the Province, has, alike as a source of Provincial Revenue and of profitable industry, been in a satisfactory condition during the year. The year's receipts from timber and from Crown Lands' sales will probably exceed a million of dollars. I regret that the Federal authorities continue to dispute the title of the Province to its northerly and westerly portions, notwithstanding the unanimous award of the Arbitrators which was made and published more than four years ago. Some recent correspondence has taken place on the subject with the Federal Government, and will be laid before you. The Reports of the Provincial Officers on the condition of the disputed local of territory, and on the occurrences the year, will also be submitted for your information. I commend to your earnest attention the question of the territorial integrity of the Province. Your are already aware that the Act which was deemed necessary for protecting the public interest in rivers, streams and creeks, has again been disallowed by the Federal Government. The recent decision of the Supreme Court of Canada, as to the present state of the law, renders some legislation indispensable in the interest as well of the and all business that public, as of lumbermen others, whose requires they should have the use of our rivers and streams.- The subject demands your renewed attention, both in connection with the disallowance of the two Acts heretofore passed, and as involving the of the Province. legislative autonomy The Revised Acts respecting Municipal Institutions, and respecting Jurors and Juries, having from time to time received important additions and improvements, Bills consolidating the various Acts on these subjects will be submitted for your approval. Bills also for consolidating the Public and High School Laws will probably be laid before you. I rejoice to state that our Educational Institutions continue efficient and progressive, and that the scholastic advantages of the Province keep pace with its rapid material development. In pursuance of the policy of passing general laws, wherever practicable, for matters which otherwise would have to be provided for by private Acts, there will be submitted for your consideration : a Bill for the construction of Street Railways in Cities and a Bill to facilitate the erection of Gas Works and a Bill to Towns ; by Municipalities ; provide Public Parks where desired by the Ratepayers concerned and their Municipal Representatives. Among the other measures which are to be submitted for your consideration are : a Bill to defects in the Election Laws a Bill to the Law of Insurance supply ; relating ; Bill for the of Steam Boilers a Bill Private for the a Inspection ; respecting Asylums Insane and a Bill for the of and the Law of ; simplifying practice Conveyancing Property. The Reports of the several Departments of the Public Service for the year 1882 will will be laid before your. Amongst these will be the first Annual Report of the Provin- cial Board of Health. I congratulate you upon the advantages which have already attended the creation and of this Board from its appointment ; and, operations during the year, I venture to hope that the Board is destined to prove an efficient instrument in promoting the health, comfort and well-being of the people. The Report of the License Department will show the operation of the License Laws during the year. I am glad to observe a determination on the part of our people to resist all attempts to relax the laws for restricting the traffic in intoxicating liquors. The Public Accounts of receipts and expenditures in 1882 will be laid before you. The Estimates for 1 883 will be presented for your approval, and will be found to be framed with every regard for economy consistent with the efficiency of the public service. I trust that the labours of this Session may be marked, as those of past Sessions have been, by wisdom and prudence, and may serve to further promote the prosperity and happiness of our people. His Honour was then pleased to retire. 46 Vic. 13TH DECEMBEE. PRAYERS. Mr. Speaker informed the House, That he had received the following notifications of vacancies which had occurred during the recess, in the representation of the Electoral of Districts of : the South Riding of the County Bruce, the South Riding of the County of Essex, the County of Glengarry, the West Riding of the County of Hastings, Muskoka and Parry Sound, the North Riding of the County of Renfrew, the East Riding of the County of Simcoe, and the South Riding of the County of Waterloo, and, That he had issued his Warrants to the Clerk for new Writs for the Election of Members to serve in this present Legislature for the said Electoral Districts. To the Honourable Charles Clarke, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. I, Rupert Hearse Wells, of the City of Toronto, in the County of York, Barrister-at- Law, and Member of Legislative Assembly for the Electoral Division of the South Riding of Bruce, do hereby declare my intention to resign my seat in the said Legislative Assem- bly, as the Representative of the said Electoral Division, and I do hereby resign my seat as such Representative. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Walkerton, in the said County of Bruce, this sixth day of June, A.D.

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