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The Huron News-Record, 1894-05-30, Page 4is Tho .Huron New$MReQQra. '.t i 40,SO,a reac.414.2k ur i+ar/;griCe,. WIODNXISDAY, Mnx,;3Qtb, 1SU COAL Oa. „Last year theDotuinion Government in dealing. with the coal oil question change 1 certain regulations, inspection duties and so forth, the result of which was that coal oil wits seduced a couple of cents per gallon. At the sane time the Canadian refiners' attention was called to the fact that their oil wits not being sold to the consumers in the various portions of the country at as low a price as it should be considering the price which they charged for it at their refineries. In consequence of this the Canadian refiners made it their business to see that retailers dealt squarely with the consumers, and in eases where they could not, succeed with local men we are tole, that special agencies were established for the pur- pose. Altogether the effect has beech iu most portions of the Dominion, that Canadian coal oil has been offered to consumer+ at prices very little over half the price which they charged bo - fore the matter was taken in hand. This year the Government have again shown their interest in the consumers' by reducing the duty from 7 1/5 cts. per Imperial gallon to 6 cts. per Imperial gallon. This will still further reduce the pried of oil. While discussing this question it is worth. while to say that the Conservative party did not at any time increase the duty upon oil. The duty of seven and sine -fifth cents per Imperial gallon was just the duty that -Sir Richard Cartwright left upon it in 1878. At one time indeed, under Grit rule, coal oil by excise and customs duty was taken to the extent of 15 cts. a gallon, and it was a remarkable thing that while coal oil, the industry in connection with which vias situated in the district represented by the Premier of the country, was highly protected, protection was refused to other indus- tries quite as deserving as this one. One thing also ought to be mentioned in this connection, namely, the Liberals in the House of Commons while they talked in order that their speeches might go before their constituents did not move any . resolutions whatever asking for a reduction of these duties. Perhaps there may he some truth in the opmiprsexpressed by a paper in the Town of Petrolea, pretty freely after the recent cut had been announced "that the industry had fared a good deal worse at the hands of the con- servative party than it would have fared at the hands of the Liberal party." In making the cut we refer to, as well as the other changes made last year, the Government have indicated to the oil people that 'no exorbitant price roust be charged. They are will- ing to give the refiners the advan- tages of a steady horne market, unless the refiners themselves abuse the pri- vileges given to them in the tariff. Ifs ichese privileges are abused they may depend upon it just as sure as Canada is Canada that these privileges will be withdrawn by the Conservative Government. It should be said how- ever that while we believe the Cana- dian refiners are doing their very best to give as cheap oil as possible to the consumers, the experience of the peo- ple of many parts of the United States where the Standard Oil monopoly ex- ists is an unfortunate one. Recently for instance we learn from the Boston Herald that a number of working men in New York have just appealed to the Attorney -General of the State to begin proceedings in the narne of the people to vacate the charter of the Standard Oil Company. The charge is briefly this, that they have created a monopoly for the restraint of trade and•for the prevention of competition in a necesc . sary of . life. It is declared that the people of the 'State have to pay three times the price for petroleum that the foreign purchaser pays to this same Standard Oil Company. Commenting upon this the Boston Herald adds, "that the Standard Oil Company has been absolutely remorseless in its methods of crushing its competitors, and in New York it is pursuing its monopolistic tactics in the old ways." It appears to us therefore that the Government is pursuing a wise policy, namely, the policy of reducing the duties in oil to as low a point as possible compatible with existence of our own Canadian kndustry, rather than to allow the destruction of that industry and the consequeht yielding up of the Canadian 'consumers to the tender mercies of a gigantic monopoly against whose impositions the people of the United States find themselves com- pelled have to invoke the aid of the Courts of Justice. So long as the owners of the Canadian industry deal fairly with the public, it is in the public interest in Canada to keep them here, if on no other ground at least upon the round of having within our own orders a competitor to the giant monopoly to which we refer. We have had this extraordinary spec- tacle : we have had on the one hand the Government of Sir Oliver Mowat appealing to the country for support because they were the friends of tem- perance; we have had them at the same time obtaining the sinews of war fit= liquor sellers.—Meredith at Lon- don. JOHN JifctlfILLAN CALLED DOWN. John McMillan, M. P. for South Huron, is a great talker hi his own way_. In fact he is one of the many Grit members of parliament who can say too much in a given tirne without sticking to the truth. Mr. McMillan, when dealing with political matters, does not seem to have any regard for his early Bible tuition. He made an other of his famous lying speeches the otifnr day in the House. The Batter artd cheese dealers of Montreal discuss- ed the situation as follows:— "What shall we do in the matter ?" gtterfedthe chairman, and Mr. Alexand- et rose to reply. HQ was not in favor Of giving too much notoriety to Mc- Millan# $e iVer •and t=u.4-Qtherat *he UAW, about subjects. Of which they were in perfect ignorence, The trade itreef can stand on its Own merits. W. Grant said he was paned when he read the utterly false statements of Messrs. MMMilien and Scrim, as such speeches were liable to create distrust amongst the fanners. The language of these two gentlemen reminded him more of hotel, parlor, lingo than the utterances of members of Parliament:- (Cheers.) arliament(Cheers.) He protested strongly again- st Mr. McMillan's want of tact, want of knowledge and want of truth. Mr. Hodgson thought that we were paying Mr, McMillan too high a com- pliment in even noticing his vaporings. He is evidently running after notoriety, and, as for the factory wren, the mem- ber •for South Huron cannot injure us in their estimation. Mr. Campbell—"These speeches cast reflection on the 'commission men as well as the exporters." Mr. Vallaiucourt was most indignant at Messrs. McMillan and Scriver, and asked how these men could dare libel the business men of Montreal with un- punity. Mr. Grant observed that a deputa- tion should be sent to ask McMillan where he got the proof of such slanders, and after a few more speeches it was resolved to enlist the valuable services of the Hon. J. J. Durran, who is to be requested to ask the members for South Huron and Huhtingdon to mike their assertions more specific, and in- form the trade as to the exact nature of the frauds alluded to in their speech- es of the. 8th inst. The following extract will give our readers an idea how John McMillan has crawled in the Ottawa liar's hole and pulled the hole in after him:— "Solicitor General Curran has re- ceived a communication, from the Butter and Cheese Asociation of Montreal, which handled a great por- tion of the Canadian export dairy pro- duce, denying the statements made in the House by Mr. McMillan, M. P., that there were gross irregularities in the weighing of produce at Montreal. A copy of the letter was forwarded to the member for Huron with a request for such substantiation of the charges as he aright be able to give. Mr. Mc- Millan notified the Solicitor -General that, he declined. to accept any respon- sibility in the matter. He had made the charge on the statement of pat- rons of cheese factories and shippers, and would have nothing further to say about it." If we can save $ year by dispensing w tendance of members a in Ontario, and if the o of the Dominion can do t would not that be for the people of this country 70,000 or $80,000 a ith the annual at - t the Parliament ther provinces he same thing, he benefit of ?—Meredith at London. THE TWO PLATFORMS UNLIKE. ARE The following from the Canada Farmers' Sun, the official organ of the Patrons of Industry, will prove of interest to the Clinton New Era; food for solid thought and hard nuts which our eotem. will not even attempt to crack to back up its lying assertions. The Patron Sun'seditorial we give in full:— "The Globe continues to reiterate its falsehoods from day to day. A few days ago. it said concerning the Pat- rons that "their platform is identical with that of the Liberal party in all its important demands." So far as the Legislature is concerned it is really en- tirely dissimilar. "Patrons want the public lands "re- served for the actual settler." Hon. A. S. Hardy, one of Mr. Mowat's ministers, introduced a hill at the late session whose purpose it was to give our public lands over into the hands of speculators. • "When ministers and members -of the Legislature, both Grit and Tory, can he influenced by speculators to do their bidding' in the House, there is neither "purity of administration," nor "absolute independence," existing as is demanded by Patrons. Rigid economy in every department of the public service can never he prac- tised so long as a solid phalanx of Grit ministers and members refuse to lessen the expenditure of $33,000 a year at the mansion of the Lieutenant -Govern- or. Patrons condemn extravagance; Liberals excuse it. " "Simplification of the laws" of the Province is an urgent demand made by Patrons, hut a Liberal Government has spent the greater portion of its time during nearly quarter of a century mys- tifying the people to a still greater ex- tent by adding to, subtracting from and amending a code of laws that the lawyers and judges of the land do not understand, and which cannot now be interpreted by the man who placed them upon the statute hooks. "If the Liberal and Patron platforms were alike, the appointment of a costly Royal Fees commission must surely be a very great blunder. That the "civil service reforms" demanded by Patrons is stubbornly opposed by Liberals is a fact that is proved by the endeavor through the toes conriuission to prove that the Patron demand is unreason- able and impracticable. "The Globe is no longer a record of truth, as it was once recognized to be by Scotehrnen. It is no longer their "bible," for sturdy Scots everywhere repudiate its open disregard for justice. Partisanship has blinded the once proud organ of Liberalism and brought it to the same level as los competitors for the favor of party politicians. "Considered either from aPronvincial or a Dominion standpoint, the Liberal and Patron platforms are not "identic- al," as has been asserted by the Globe. They are not even 'similar.They are diametrically opposed to each other in all their 'important demands.' " One of the difficulties which we in Ontario have to contend with is we make too many laws in these provin- cial Legislatures. The ink is hardly dry upon the statute book putting one law upon it before the Legislature meets and that statute is changed.— Meredith at London. Mr. Gerrow's Holmesville meeting was characteristic of the cold wave that is passing over the Mowat party. Probs, for the Mowat party predict a cold and chilly atmosphere for several weeks to come. 411ti' P;11'trftms. First, there is the Plan's duty to his 004; second, there isthe duty of luau to hie wife ; next to that comes the duty of naan to the country that gave hire birth,—Moredith at London.. The Grits are anxious to clairn that Mr. Darrow has saved thie Riding bar•'ls of phoney, but it will be a • herculean task to show or prove any- thing of the kind, The more truthful statement would be that the Mowat Government has Squandered barrels of the peoples stoney at the expense of the electors. The elector's of South Huron will have an idea of the success Mr. Weis. miller is meeting with where he is best known, A COMMITTEE meeting was called for organization in the Riding the other evening and ONE FIUNDRED AND TWENTY-EIGHT voters were pres- ent. If there ever was an indication of triumph, this goes to show. that South Huron's Conservative candidate will be the choice of the electors on the 26th of June. he section of the Prohibition rty," says The Canadian Farmers' un, "that have been hobnobbing with the Grits and trying to make them- selves believe that Mowat has com- mitted himself to thein should read the Globe a while. It is the most wishy•washy advocate of prohibition that can he found in the land, yet it is called the organ of the Liberal party, the new-found allies of the Grit Pro- hibitionists." Says the Peterboro' Review: "The Mowat ballot and the Tannuany system of coercion and wire -pulling of which it is the basis will defeat the Mowat Government. The fair-minded people will rebel against such methods for extorting a false verdict, and will place in power a Government that will reform the whole system, one that will give a secret ballot or as secestits a bal- lot can he, and one that will decentral- ize the license system and give its con- trol into non-political hands." Mr. Horsnian, Sir Oliver's Patron opponent, is making things lively for the Premier in North Oxford. Mr. Horsnian was a former Reformer and is a farmer. In addressing the electors at East Zorra last week the Patron candidate charged Sir Oliver Mowat with pledging himself four years ago to retire from Oxford and give a local man a chance; with fleecing the electors of Many thousands of dollars; and with being generally, untrue to the people. And all this comes froth a former Re- former. p• Three hundred and seventy head of Canadian cattle, the first shipment to England this season; have passed in- spection as perfectly sound. This will IA good news for cattle shippers, as it will re-establish Canadian cattle as healthy and admit of the restoration of the export trade to its former position of importance. The outbreak of tuber- culosis at the Guelph farm, an educa- ional institution where one would think it would be impossible for disease to develop, has done ouch to discredit Canadian cattle, but, after the elections remove Mr. Dryden, we nay look for a better state of things. The London, Eng., Times publishes a letter from Sir Charles. Tupper, Cana- dian High ject of pleur diary cattle. Commissioners on the sub- 0-piieuurouia anon, Cana - He says :—"I have learn- ed from the B oard of Agriculture that of pletsro-pnemnonia 'n Scotland in 1893. I ada's contention has only by the absence from Canada, inuous decrease of rita,in despite the Canadian cattle present restric- GRANT) CONSERVATIVE RA WEISMILLER AT HENS, Seatorth Son. The meeting of Mr. Weism supporters in Henson on Tuesday most enthusiastic, the Coxwerth being ;well filled by the represen tive men of the riding. Mr. John Torrance, president of th Conservative Association _ of South Huron, occupied the chair, and deliver- ed a stirring address of welcome point- ing out bright prospects for the Con- servative: cause: He called upon Mr. D. Weismiller, the Conservative candi- date for South Huron, who was receiv- ed with ringing cheers. He said—"The' Mowat administration were before the electors asking a renewal of cnnfidence. In former years they mystified the electors with such cries as Provincial rights, the disputed territory, etc., which carried them into power. In this contest they had to face the electorate upon their extravagance and maladministration. He dealt with Mowat's mythieal surplus, ruinous timber policy, fee abuses, mismanage- ment ot agricultural department and abolition of government house. This government house in 1872 cost $1,800,- 000, and under Mowat administration, 1802, cost the enormoussum of $1,000,000, all for the purpose of "lending dignity to the Ontario legislature," as Mr. Ross stated. In order to reduce this enormous expenditure Mr. Meredith and his supporters propose to abolish it altogether as was done in New Bruns- wick. The people of the country were taxed to death to support a useless lot of officials in connection with this government house. An instance—the gardner draws a salary . of $1,900 per annum and nothing to do during the winter months. The policy of the Opposition was to reduce the expendi- ture and husband our resources in order to avert direct taxation, which his opponent, Mr. McLean, had sanc- tioned and advocated in his paper. The Sandfleld McDonald government had five Cabinet Ministers and Mr. Mowat increased it to eight. He receives a salary of $7,000 and. each of his ministers $4,000 per annum. On- tario with a pepulation of 2:000,000 has eight Cabinet Ministers, while the U.S. with 05,000,000 has only nine Ministers. LY FOR LL. was hall ta- Fake this with the, great, fee. teed :arrlay of sheriffs, t egistrars, eco my• ur'owi ettorniee,. sit ls• no. wonder that tb4 fernier- and artisan. are crying out under the burden- of taxation.. Let the people of Ontario begin the reduction of governlental.expenditure at hone MCI then press the matter at Ottawa also. If the people of Ontario give Mr. Mowat another lease of power they will only endorse this ruinous policy told no changes will be elected. Give Mr. Meredith a chance to carry out these reforms and if he does not re• deem his pledges to the province, vote against his government at the next opportunity. Algoma and succeeded in turning a re-. form majority of over 1(100 to a majority of 01. The people of that northern district know full well the ruinous policy of the Mowat government in reference to their timber and minerals and they rejected his candidate. He was pleased at the energy, courage and ability displayed by Mr. Weismiller and thofight outside help was unneces- sary in his case as he could hold his own with the best of the old campaig- ners. Mr. Weismiller's speech dis- played the fact that he had given great attention and study to Ontario poli- tics and was satisfied there was not a man outside of the members of the , house who understood the actions of the . Mowat administration and the policy of the opposition in so complete a manner. Why were there 80 many conflicting elements in this election ? 'Was it because of the purity of the Mowat government ? Why had the farmers com billed themselves and adopted a platform in opposition to Mr. Mowat. Was it because of the purity of the Mowat government, ? Certainly not. Mr. Mowat opposed them in Bruce and Lauibton, but their candidates. were elected. Showing that the fasmers of this country were determined to take the reins of goverv- ment into their own hands. The Patrons of Industry and the Meredith policy converge to the same centre— the reduction in the cost of govern- ment, thereby unloading the burden of taxation from landed property. He next dealt with Mowat's cutting of townships and villages in two, to se- cure the return of his own supporters as in the case of Goderich township, part of it being in. South Huron and part in West Huron. The government had taken the greater part of the license fund to their own use which formerly went to thd use of the munici- pality in which it was collected. Mr. Ross had spent $60,000 on the Upper Canada College without the consent of parliament and Mr. Mowat passed a bill exonerating him, and his followers voted it through with but one single exception. The government had near- ly denuded Algoma of its timber, being about twenty miles from the height of land at the present moment. When they reach that point the timber will have to be taken to IludSon bay. Instead of the govern- ment making it necessary that; the timber should be manufactured ' Canada, givieg employment to our own citizens, they permit it to be taken to the United States to be sawn into lumber there. Here are two instances to *show the recklessness of the Govern- ment in dealing .wfth the Crown limits. In 1872, when Mr. Blake was Premier, one limit of 22 square miles was sold for $22,080. In the year 1893, aftera large quantity of timber had been taken off this same limit was resold for $550,000. Another limit that sold for $3060 in 1872 changed hands in 1887 for $90,000, or nearly 30 times the amount of the first sale. 'These limits were sold ori- ginally to speculators, who held them and subsequently sold them out at these enormous advances. Instead of going to the people the big profits went into the pockets of speculators. The Mowat administration had not en- couraged the development of the mines of Algoma and not one ton of iron ore was manufactured in Ontario to -day. The wealth of any country is in its minerals. After 22 years the govez n - went sends out a commisSion to learn if the fee system is all light. Mowat appointed his son sheriff of Toronto, and after deducting all expenses hi connection With this office he received' thesneat sum of '$8,416 in 1802: This is the pew for one year according to the fee system, with not more than Lao hours work a day. There are hundreds of competent men who would do the Ross, formerly of Huron, now crown attorney for Ontario with fees to tho amount of $4000 a year, Mr. Peter Ryan, a registrar for part of Toronto, $6,000, per annum. Is it a difficult matter to determine that the fee sys- tem is iniquitous? (No I No!) Ho next dealt with Mowat's mythical surplus. John Sandileld MacDonald left behind him a surplus of upwards of $3,000,000, and in addition to that large sum he left the Crown lands and a large amount of money coming from the Crown lands sold previous to Con- federation. What is the position of the treasury to -day ? Every dollar of that $3,000,000 has been swept away. nd having spent all these moneys, the Province of Ontario has, according to the Treasurer himself, a liability of upwards of $2,250,000 in the shape of ter- minable annuities and railway charges. He finished a stirring address by urging all lovers of their country to stand by their candidate and carry him to Mr. Jackson delivered a telling speech in which he arraigned the government for the iniquitous manner which they of Mowat who sold whiskey and a few groceries in Toronto was given the contract for 1000 blankets. yet this man never sold dry goods and knew nothing of wooll n goods. He turned the order over to a dry goods merch- ant at $2 a piece and re -sold the blan- kets at $3, and pocketed a cool $1000 on the transactton. He urged upon those present to retort Mr. Weismiller, who possessed ;good usiness ability and understood. the requirements of the people. Dr. Bethune followed In his usual in- imitable style showing the maladminis- tration of the finances. He was a Scotehman and believed in economy and honest government and- condemn- ed the white -washing of Apjohn, Dow- ling, Bronson and others. He believed that with good management direct taxation could he averted, although Mr. MoWat had foreshadowed it in several recent speeches. The meeting closed with cheers for the Queen, Meredith and Weismiller. I venture to say that I voice the senti- ment of every one In the hearing of my voice, if free trade in iron with the United States can be obtained only by the sacrifice of our commerical and national independence we will never obtain it.—Meredith at London. ash Goods. as Almost every desoriptjou of hot Weather Wash. GoOds at this Japonica Cloths, us- lins, Pine Apple Tissu Delainett'es, Fine Gin hams, Light Ground Prints, India Linens, Victoria Lawn. All the above are here with. us and are Fast Colors and Good Washers. GILROY & WISEMAN. ST SELLERS.. - We are offieing this weelc the BEST 250. PERFUME ever brought into Clinton, and can give you the follewiug odors in GLASS STOPPER - EASTER 'LILLIES, FRESIA, ROSE GERANIUM, JOCKEY CLUB, WHITE ROSE, OR ANGE BLOSSOM, CHERRY BLOSSOM. HTGHLAND BELLS, WOODVIOLET, VIOLETS, MARY STUART, LILAC BLOSSOM, FRANGIPAN NI. Just to hq,nd 3 BARRELS ST. LEON WATER. Clow Prices in 5 gallon lots or by the Barrel. J. H. COIVIBE, CHEMIST AND- DRUCCIST, PHYSICIANS' SUPPPIES, ETC., ETC. N. B.—We carry the Largest Steck in tha County, THE PORTER'S HILL SCHOOL GRANT. To the Editor of The News -Record. rest reports about my withholding the January grant from the Porter's Hill schobl I desire to place before the pubs lie a brief statement of the facts. . The Porter's Hill section contains 6,503 acres; some of the children have to walk more than 3 miles to school; the school tax for 1893 and for 1802 was h mills; number orchildren of school age, 115; average attendance fos 1892 was 56.5, for 1893 was 56.9, and for the lst quarter of 1804 was 61.8. Compare these figures with S. S. No. 6, Colborne, W96 acres and rate of 3 5-10 miles, No. 7, Colborne, 2;167 acres and rate 2 1-10 mills, No. 9, Colborne, 2,294 acres and rate 3 3-10 mills. Total acreage of Nos. 6, 7 and 9, Colborne, is 6,457 acres, of Porter's Hills section, 6,503 acres. No. 5, Stephen, has 3,250 acres and pays 5 mills. No. 6, Stanley, has 3,890 acres a nd pays 3.9 mills. No. I, W. Wa,wanosh, has 4,600 acres and pays 4.3 mills. No. 6, Usborne, has 5,300 acres and pays 3 mills. . No. 8, Hay, has 5,300 acres and pays 3.8 mills. No. 10, Hay, has 2,800 acres and pays 4.4 mills. These six schools had, assistant teach- ers in 1893. The school house at Port- er's Hill svas built with two rooms, having a cloak -room between them. The cloak-romn has been put in with the larger room by removing the par- tition. The large room is now 30x26 feet with 13 ft. ceiling, which gives seating space for 40 pupils. The small room is 26x16 ft. with 13 ft. ceiling, giving seating space for 21 pupils. `This makes in the whole building breath - in g space for61 Th e small room is notusedas there is only one teacher. All the children are crowded into the 40 pupil room. The desks are placed against the walls and close to the big box stove. The window sills are level with the tops of the desks and several pupils, including delicate girls, are forced to sit within one foot of the window panes. The windows are single and so open that the wind comes through and blows the leaves of the books of those seated next the win- dows, others have to sit within 3ft of stIhme. huge stove. In sumnier those at the windows have to sit in the broiling On page 53 of the Public Schools Act of 1891 there is the following :—"It shell be the duty of every county In- spector to withhold his order for the amount app9rtioned from the Legisla- tive or Municipal grant to any school section when the trustees fail to com- ply with the School Act, or regulations of the Educational Department." Regulation 2 (2) says that when the average attendance for the previous year exceeds fifty there shall be two reruns and two teachers. This school has two rooms, but two of the trustees refuse to employ two teachers. Aver- age for 1892 was 56.5, for 1893 was 56.9. Regulations 2 (3) says there shall be at least 250 cubic feet of air space for each pupil. The 40 pupil room in which I found 69 pupils trying to work, is 30x20 feet with 13 ft. ceiling. Regulation 2 (4) says there shall be separate entrances and suitable cloak rooms for boys and girls. There were originally two entrances, but, one is now nailed up and desks placed against Regulation 2 (5) says there should be a uniform temperature throughout the room of at least 07 degrees during the whole day. Can this be the case when the heads of some pupils are within one toot bf the window panes and of others within 3 feet of the stove ? Regulation (7) says there should be complete change of atmosphere three times every. hour. On April 13th 60 pupils sat in this 40 -pupil room for mo e than two hours, the only ventila- tion being that caused by a girl seated at one of the windows 'putting her book under it for a short time. Regulation 3 (1) says that not more than two pupils shall be allowed to sit at one desk. At one desk I found three girls, .aged 5, 6 and 12 years, the desk being 27 inches high and seat . 13 inches high. At another desk 284 inches high and seat 16 inches high, were three girls 8, 0 and 10 years of age. Soine of the children are seated at sti aight-backed plank desks and cannot touch the floor with their • feet. See Regulation 3 (6) for height, of school seats and desks. Highest desks for pupils 13 `to 16 years, 26 inches and seats 16 inches. Regulation 3 (3) says the deske,.- should be AT LEAST 3 feet from the walls and 5 feet from the teacher's plat- form. Eighteen double desks are against the wall -0 on each side. Desks are placed within 9 inches of the teacher's platform. There are 11 closes in the school, in- cluding the H. S. entrance and Public School leaving classes. Some of the children have to walk over 3 nines to the school and then get very little teaching. I found children who had at- tended school for more than a year and bad not done as much as is done in most schools in eix weeks. On Jan. 6, 1893, I notified the trus- tees that the average attendance for 1892 was"56.5 and that it was necessary to engage an assistant at once. Again on the 17th October, 1893, T wrote that the. school law requires two teach- ers, so you have no option in the 'Mat- ter. On Jan. Oth, 1804, after being authorized by the Minister of Educa- tion, I wrote that I could not give my , order for the municipal grant "until the trnstees comply with Regulation 2 (2) in the matter of providing an assist- ant for their school." The County Council has also approved of my action in this matter, as may be seen by the minutes of the January session. With the above facts before them, I ask the teachers, the students, the parents and the medical men of Huron if I was not justified in what I have done. Have I not acted in the interest of the children of Porter's Hill section, and in the best interests of education ? Is it right that TWO men, one of whom is a bachelor, shall be allowed to defy the law and permanently injure 60 or 70 children, both physically arid mentally, in order that they may save a few cents and he able to say that their school tax is the lowest in the tounty. With an assistant their tax would be below the average. I am satisfied that I have only done my duty in this matter. I have never before found it necessary to stop the grant to any school. I am pleased that the great majority of trustees and parents are willing to provide for the education, health and comfort of their Public School Inspector, Goderich, May 23, 1894. Tuck ers /n th Mrs. N. Cosens many friends well be sorry to hear that she has again been on the sick list. Mrs. I3irden of Chicago is visiting' Mrs. Geo. Crich. Mr. N. Crich, Mr. W. Townsend and the Misses Nott spent Sunday with friends in Colborne. Mr. A. Cosens of the Toronto Univer- sity is home on his surmises vacation. A number of the sports from here spent the 24th in Seaforth. Mrs. W. Townsend has leased her farm for a term of years to her son Amos, at an annual rental of $200. Mrs. Townsend will take up her resid- ence in °lints -in in the cottage opposite the Rattenbury St. Church. Mr. M. Y. McLean addressed his be- loved followers in School No. 4 on Mons day evening. The Bank of England will be 200 yea rs "old next July, and the event will, per- haps be celebreted in some way.