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VOL. XXVI i I.— PART I.

SECOND SESSION EIGHTH LEGISLATURE

OF THE

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SESSIOlSr 1896.

TOJtlONTO : PRINTED FOR LUD. K. CAMERON, QUEEN'S PRINTER.

BY WARWICK BROS. & RUTTER. 68 and 70 FRONT STREET WEST.

1896,

LIST OF SESSIONAL PAPERS.

ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY.

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Title.

Accounts, Public , , . . .

Actions and References, pending Agricultural College, Report . . . . Agriculture and Arts, Report. . . . Archasolociical, Report (part of). . Asylums, Report

Bee-Keepers' A.ssociation, Report . . . . Births, Marriages and Deaths, Report

Blind Institute, Report

Bonds and Securities

Burlington Beach, correspondence . .

Cattle Breeders' Association

Central Prison, Stock in Industrial Department. . .

do agreement re binder twine

do cost of machinery re binder twine, do ■ Massie charges

Childrens' Protection Act, Report

Crown Lands, Report

Dairymen and Creameries, Report

Deaf and Dumb Institute, Report ,

Division Courts, Report

Dominion Cattle Breeders' Association, Report

Dojde, Judge, Surrogate fees

Dysart, water lot

Education, Orders in Council in ISQ")

do Ottawa Separate Schools

do Report

do affiliation, School of Pedagogy

do publication of Writing Coursi- 71

do do Physical Science i 72

do do Readers

do Normal Schools in London

do children passing leaving examinations

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Remarks.

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58

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Elections, return from Kecords of . . . Elgin House of Industry Report . . . Elliott, Junior Judge, Surrogate fees

Entomological Society, Report

Estimate!-

Factories, Report

Farmers' Institutes, Report

Forestry, Report

Fruit, Experiment Stations " Growers', Report . . .

Game and Fish, Report Gaols, Common, Report

Hazelwood and Whalen, pulpwood agreement

Health, Report

Hospitals, Report

Immigration, Report

Industries, Bureau, Rejiort Insurance, Report

Jones, Judge, commutation

Legal Offices, Report

Library Report

License Commissioners, names, etc

Medical Council, prosecutions . Mosgrove, Judge, Surrogate fees

Municipal indebtedness

Murdock, William

Normal Schools in London ,

Ottawa Separate Schools, Report,

Printing and Binding, amounts paid for

Poultry and Pet Stock, Report

Public Accounts

Public Officers

Public Works, Report

No.

41 54

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29 25 40 21 20

33 12

74 8o 14

36 1(

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78 47

48 44

68 81

52

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3 63

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Pulpwood agreement • 74

Queen Victoria Niagara Falls Park, Repoit 32

Quiball, Police Magistrate i 53

Refuge, Houses of 13

Remarks.

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Printed.

Printed.

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Title.

Registrar's fees

Secretary and Registrar's Report

Sheep and Swine Breeders', Report :

Smith, John W., Bailiff in Peel

Statutes, distribution .^

Stephenson, lands flooded in ,

Tavern and Shop Licenses, Report

Titles, Report of Master of

Toronto General Trusts Company

Toi'onto University, Auditor's Report

do Discipline Report

do Finance Report

do positions on staff

do a])plications for professorships . . .

do affiliation with Oxford and Cam bridge

Upper Canada College, Report

No.

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62

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LIST OF SESSIONAL PAPERS.

Arranged in Numerical Order with their Titles ai full length ; the dates when Ordered and when presented to the Legislature ; the name of the Member ivho moved the same, and whether Ordered to he Printed or not. ,

No. 1.

No. 2.

No. 3,

No. 4,

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No.

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No.

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No.

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CONTENTS OP PART I.

Report of the Commission relating to the Ottawa Separate Schools. Presented to the Legislature i2th February, 1896 (Printed.)

Report of the Minister of Education of the year 1895, with the Statistics of 1894. Presented to the Legislature 27th February, 1896. {P7'inted.)

Public Accounts of the Province for the year 1895. Legislature 17th February, 1896. (Printed.)

Presented to the

Estimates for the Service of the Province until after Estimates of the year are tinally passed. Presented to the Legislature 18th Febru- ary. 1896, (Not 'printed.) Estimates for the year 1896. Presented to the Legislature 19th February, 1896. (Printed.) Estimates (supplementary) for the year 1896. Presented to the Legislature 1st April, 1896.' (Printed.)

COIN TENTS OF PART II.

Report of the Commissioner of Crown Lands for the year 1895. Pre- sented to the Legislature 13th March. (Printed.)

Report of the Department of Immigration for the year 1895. Presented to the Legislature 20th March, 1896. (Printed..)

Report of the Inspector of Division Courts for the year 1895. Presented to the Legislature 20th March, 1896. (Printed.)

Report on the working of the Tavern and Shop Licenses Acts for the year 1895. Presented to the Legislature 12th February, 1896. (Printed.)

Report of the Commissioner of PubHc Works for the year iS'.'o. Pre- sented to the Legislature 20th February, 1896. (Print"jl)

Report of the Inspector of Insurance and Registrar of Friendly .Societies for the year 1895. Presented to the Legislature 12th February, 1896. (Printed.)

OONTENTS OP PART III.

No. 11.. Report upon the Lunatic and Idiot Asylums of the Province for the ' year ending 30th September, 1895. Presented to the Legislature

I 13th February, 1896. (Printed.)

No. 12. .jReport upon the Common Goals, Prisons and Refoimatories of the Pro- 1 vince for the year ending 30th September, 1895. Presented to the

I Legislature 2dth February, 1896. (Printed.)

No. 18. . Report upon the Houses of Refuge and Orphan and Magdalen As3'lums of the Province for the year ending 30th September, 1895. Pre- I sented to the Legislature, 12th February, 1896. (Printed.)

No. 14. . [Report upon the Hospitals of the Province for the year ending 30th i September, 1895. Presented to the Legislature 11th March, 1896. (Printed.)

No. 15. . iReport upon the Institution for the Education of the Blind, Brantford, for the year ending 30th September, 1895. Presented to the j Legislature 12th February, 1896. (Printed.)

No. 16. . Report upon the Institution for tlie Education of the Deaf and Dumb, j Belleville, for the yeai- ending 30th September, 1895. Presented to the Legislature 12th February, 1896. (Printed,.)

No. 17.. Report of the Work under the Children's Protection Act for the year ■ 1895. Presented to the Legislature 12th February, 1896. (Printed.)

I CONTENTS OF PART IV.

No. 18. . iReport of the Ontario Agricultural College and Experimental Farm and i Experimental Union for the year 1895. Presented to the Legisla- : ture 6th March, 1896. (Printed.)

Report of the Entomological Society of Ontario for the year 1895. Presented to the Legislature 23r(i March, 1896. (Printed.)

* Report of the Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario for the year 1895. Presented to the Legislature 11th March, 1896. (Printed.)

Report of the Fruit Experiment Stations of Ontario, for the year 1S95. Presented to the Legislature 11th March 1896. (Printed.)

CONTENTS OF PART V

No. 22,. Report of the Bee Keepers' Association of the Province for the year 1895. Presented to the Legislature 11th March, 1896. (Printed.)

No. 23 . . Report of the Poultry and Pet Stock Associations of the Province for the year 1895. Presented to the Legislature 11th March, 1896. (Printed.)

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No. 25,

No. 26

No. 27.

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Report of the Dairymens and Creameries' Associations of the Province for the year 1895. Pre.sented to the Leo^islature 11th March, 1896. (Printed.)

Report of the Superintendent of Farmers' Institutes of the Province I for the year 1895. Presented to the Legislature 11th March, 1896. (Printed.)

I Report of the Sheep and Swine Breeders' Associations of the Province ' for the year 1895. Presented to the Legislature 11th March, 1896.

(Printed.)

[Report of the Dominion Cattle Breeders' Association of the Province for the year 1895. Presented to the Legislature 31st March, 1896. (Printed.)

j CONTENTS OF PART VI.

i Report of the Agriculture and Arts Association for the year 1895. i Presented to the Lesfislature 31st March, 1896,

'Report of the Inspectors of Factories for the Province for the year 1895. Presented to the Legislature 11th March, 1896. (Printed.)

i Report upon the Registration of Births, Marriages and Deaths in the Province for the year 1894. Presented to the Legislature 12th February, 1896. {Printed.)

jReport of the Inspector of Legal Offices for the year 1895. Presented ' to the Legislature 20th March, 1896. (Printed.)

I Report of the Commissioners for the Queen Victoria Niagara Falls Park for the year 1895. Presented to the Legislature 5th March, 1896. (Printed.)

Report of the Ontario Game and Fi.sh Commission. Presented to the Legislature 28th February, 1896. (Printed.)

[Repoit of the Bureau of Mines for the year 1895. Pre.sented to the Legislature 31st March, 1896. (Printed.)

CONTENTS OF PART VIL

Report of the Board of Health for the year 1895. Presented to the Legislature 19th March, 1896. (Printed.)

Report of the Bureau of Industries for the year 1895 Pre.sented to the Legislature 11th March, 1896. (Printed.)

Auditor's Report to the Board of Trustees on Capital and Income Account of the University of Toronto. Pre.sented to the Legis- lature 12th February, 1896. (Printed )

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No. 88,

No. 39,

No. 40,

No. 41

No. 42,

No. 43,

No. 44,

No. 45,

No. 46,

Report of the Commissioners on the Discipline and other matters in the University of Toronto. Presented to the Legislature 12th Febru- ary, 1896. {Printed.)

Report of the Standing Committee on Finance of the Universit}" of Toronto. Presented to the Legislature 12th February, 1896.

{Printed.)

Report of the Clerk in charge of the Forestry Branch, Crown Lands Department. Presented to the Legislature 31st March, i896. {Printed.)

CONTENTS OF PART VIII.

Return from the Records of the several Elections to the Legislative As.sembly in the Electoral Districts of West Algoma ; the North Riding of the County of Brant, Kingston, South Wentworth and West Wellington, since the General Election of 1894, shewing : (1) The number of Votes polled for each Candidate in each Electoral District. (2) The majority whereby each successful Candidate was returned. (3) The total number of Votes polled in each District. (4) The total number of Votes remaining unpolled, (o) The number of names on the Voters' List in each District. (6; The nuip.ber of Ballot Papers sent out, and how disposed of in each Polling Sub -Division. (7) The number of Tendered Ballots .sent out. (8) The population of each District as shown by the last Census. Presented to the Legislature 13th February, 1896. {Printed.)

Copy of an Order in Council directing the payment out of the Surplus Surrogate fees of Si 1.5. to His Honour Judge Doyle. Presented to the Legislature, 12th February, 1896. {Not printed)

Copy of an Order in Council increasing the commutation paid to His Honour Judge Jones. Presented to the Legislature l-2th February, 1896. {Not printed.)

Copy of an Order in Council directing the payment out of the Surplus Surrogate fees of $-500 to His Honour Judge Mosgrove Presented to the Legislature 12th Februarj^ 1896. {Not printed.)

Report of the Principal of Upper Canada College shewing the present attendance of pupils and also the statement of the Bursar for the year ending 30th June, 189.5. Presented to the Legislature 12th February, 1896. {Not printed.)

I

Statement shewing distribution of Revised and Sessional Statutes for the year 1895. Presented to the Legislature 12th February, 1896. {Not printed.)

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No. 47

No. 48..

No. 49,

No. .50.

No. 51

No.

No. .->:;.

No. -H,

Return to an Order of the House of the Eleventh day of March, 1895, for a Eeturn shewing the names, occupations and post office addresses of the License Commissioners of the Province for the years 1891-92-93 and 1894. Presented to the Legislature 12th February, 1896. Mr. Ri/erson. [Not printed.)

Return to an Order of the House for the Third day of April, 1895, for a Return shewing the number of prosecutions instituted by agents or detectives of the Medical Council during the year 1894, for vio- lations of the Medical Act, shewing the names of such prosecutors, the names of those prosecuted, the particular offence with which they were charged, and the line or imprisonment imposed upon those persons convicted. Presented to the Legislature 12ih Feb- ruary, 1896, Mr. Gaven. {N'ot printed.)

Return to an Order of the House of the Third day of April, 1895, for a Return of copies of all applications for the purchase of the water lot in front of lot No. 15 in the Sth Concession of the Township of Dysart, in the County of Haliburton, and of all plans, petitions and correspondence relating to the issue of a patent of such water lot. Presented to the Legislature 12th February, 1896. Mr. Car- negie. (Not printed.)

Copies of Orders in Council relating to Educational matters approved of during the year 1895. Presented to the Legislature 13th Feb- ruary, 1896. '(Printed.)

I Return to an Order of the House of the Eleventh day of March, 1895.

I for a Return of copies of all letters received by the Minister of

I Education, and by other members of the Government, since the

! first day of January, 1891, recommending persons for positions on

the staff of University College, and of the School of Practical

Science. Pre.sented to the Legislature 17th February, 1896. Mr.

Whitney. (Not printed.)

i Return to an Order of the House of the House of the Twenty-seventh I day of March, 1895, for a Return of copies of all correspondence j between any member of the Government and any person or persons I referring to the establishment of a Normal School in the City Oi. j London, and a similar Return referriui; to the establishment of a

Normal School in the Town of Woodstock. Presented to the Legislature 17th February, 1896. Mr. Whitney. (Not printed.)

Return to an Order of the House of the Third day of April, 1895, for a Return of copies of all correspondence between the Municipality of Sudbury and any member ol the Government relating to W. A. Qui ball. Police Magistrate of Sudbury. Presented to the Legisla- ture 17th February, 1896. Mr. Whitney. (N'ot printed.)

Report of the Inspector of the Elgin House o^" Industry and Refuge, for the year 1895. Presented to the Legislature 1 8th February, 1896. (Not printed.)

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No. 55..

No. 56..

No. 57,

No. 58,

Report of the Master of Titles for the year 1895. Legislature 20th February, 1896. (Printed.)

Presented to the

Return to an Order of the House of the Tenth day of April, 1895, for a Return of copies of all correspondence, documents and writings, between any member of the Government, or any person or persons and the Government, in connection with the recent appointment of Ml'. John W. Smith, of the Town of Brampton, as Bailiff of the First Division Court of the County of Peel, and of the dismissal of Mr. George Broddy. Presented to the Legislature, 21st February, 1896. Mr. St. John. (Not printed.)

Statement of the affairs of the Toronto General Trusts Company for the year 1895. Presented to the Legislature, 25th February, 1896. {Not printed.)

Return to an Order of the House of the Tenth day of April, 1895. for a Return, shewing all actions and references pending before Local Masters which have been pending for more than six months, with the dates, when the matters were brought into the Master's office, the present condition of such matters, and the reasons why same are not disposed of. Mr. Middleton. Presented to the Leg- islature, 27th Februar)^, 1896. {Not printed.)

No. 59. .Detailed Statement of all Bonds and Securities recorded in the Provin cial Registrar's Office since the last return submitted to the Legis- lative As.sembly upon the eighth day of March, A.D. 1S95, made in accordance with the provisions of R.S.O., cap. 15. sec. 23. Pre- sented to the Legislature, 28th Februaiy, 1S96. (Not printed.)

No. 60..

No. 61

Return to an Order of the House of the Twenty-sixth day of February, 1896, for a Return of copies of all correspondence, papers and docu- ments, except that already brought down, between any member or officer of the Government, or any other person or persons, on the subject of claims for damages for the flooding of lands in the Town- ship of Stevenson by the Government dam at the outlet of Mary Lake. AIsd, copies of all reports made by any Departmental officer, or any other person, to the Government, or any Department thereof, on the subject of such claims, or the dama:4es occasioned by such works. ^Presented to the Legislature, 5th March, 1896. Mr. Lang ford. (Not printed.)

Return to an Order of the House of the Twenty-first day of February, 1896, for a Return shewing (I) the amount of stock on hand in each of the Industrial Departments of the Central Prison, at the stock taking on 30th September, 1894, and on 30th September, 1895. (2^ The amount of material purchase! for each of said departments during the year ending 30th September, 1895. (3) The amount of wages of all foremen and instructors employed in each of said shops during the year ending 3i3th September, 1895. (4) The number of days labour of prisoners detaile 1 to each of said shops during said year, shewing the total number detailed whether employed or not. (5) The amount received, and amount still

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No. 62.

No. 63

No. 64,

No. 65,

No. 67

No. 66..

owing for the produce of said industries sold during the year end- ing 30bli September, 189-5, and the amount received during the year ending 30th September, 1895, on account of sales previous to :30th September. 1894. Presented to the Legislature, .5th March 1896. Mr. Matheson. {Printed.)

Statement of Returns forwarded to'^the office of the Provincial Secre- tary, of all fees and emoluments received by the Registrars of Deeds, for the Province of Ontario, for the year 1895, made in accordance with the provisions of .56 Victoria, cap. 21, sections 117, 120 and 121, and .57 Victoria, cap. 9, sections 6 and 7, with which are con- trasted the gross amount of fees for the years 1803 and 1894. Pre- sented t. the Legislature, 6th March, 1896. {Printed.)

Copy of an Order of His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor in Council approved of the loth day of August, 189-5, approving of the Com- panies therein mentioned, as Security for Public Officers. Pre- .sented to the Legislature, 6th March, 1896. Not printed.

Copy of an Agreement, dated Third day of March, 1896, between the Minister ot Education and the Board of Education of the City of Hamilton, affiliating the Ontario School of Pedagogy with the Hamilton Collegiate Institute. Presant-ed to the Legislature 9th March, 1896. {Printed.)

Copy of an Agreement between the Inspector of Prisons and Public Charities and P. L. O'Connor, relative to the manufacture of binder twine at the Central Prison. Also, of Order in Council approved by His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor on the 1st day of October, 189-5, authorizing the said Agreement. Presented to the Legislature 11th March, 1896. {Printed.)

Copy of an Order in Council, approved by His Honour the Lieutenant- Governor the 10th day of March, 1^96, fixing the amount to be paid to His Honour Judge Elliott, Junior Judge of the County of Middlesex, out of the surplus Surrogate fees for the year 1895. Presented to the Legislature 13th March, 1896. {Not -printed.)

Return to an Order of the House of the Sixth day of March, 189G, for a Return shewing the cost of the machinery, the cost of repairino- and maintaining the same in order, and the cost of raw material used in connection with the manufacture of binJer twine in the Central Prison, giving the aggregate amounts for each year from the beginning of the said industry to date ; the amounts annually paid as commissions for the sale of the product ; the cost of packages, freight, salaries of extra officials and all other expendi- tures incurred in connection with or occasioned by the said manu- facture. The annual receipts from sales of binder twine during the said period, and the estimated value of the machinery, planr, material and stock on hand when the said industry was trans- ferred to its present managers. Presented to the Legislature 13th March, 1896. Mr. Haycock. {Printed.)

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No. 68,

No. 69,

No. 70.

No. 71...

Return to an Order of the House, of the Twenty fifth day of March,

1895, for a Return shewing the municipal indebtedness of the various municipalities of the Province on the *Ust December, 1894, under the following heads : —

1. Roads and l^ridges.

2. Railway bonuses.

3. Aid to manufactures by way of bonu-^.

4. Municipal waterworks.

5. Waterworks belonging to companies.

6. Gas and electricity.

7. High and Public Schools.

8. Sewers.

9. Other purposes.

10. Also shewing any debenture debt for local improvements, not above included. Presented to the Legislature 23rd March,

1896. Mr. Gibson (Huron.) (Printed.)

Return to an Order of the House, of the Fourth day of March, 1896, for a Return of copies of all correspondence, documents and writings between any Member of the Government, or between any person or persons and the Government, in connection with the recent charges made by James Massie, late Warden of the Central Prison, agaiust certain of the officials of the Prison. Also, for copies of the Commission, or other appointment, and the instructions given to the Commissioners who investigated the charges. Also, for a copy of all evidence taken before the Commissioners at the inves- tigation, and of the report made thereon by the Commissionei's. Presented to the Legislature 28rd March, 1896. Mr. Marier. (No t printed.)

Return to an Order of the House, of the Twenty-sixth day of February, 1896, for a Return of copies of all correspondence between any official of the Corporation of the City of Hamilton and the Department of Crown Lands, or any officer thereof, relatin:^ to any question affecting the rights of the City of Hamilton, or any person or persons, to certain portions of Burlington Beach ; also, for a copy of any instructions given to S. H. Jones, Esquire, P. L. S., as to defining the limits of any holding either leased to the City of Hamilton, or sold to any individual occupant ; also, for a copy of plan of survey made by Mr. Jones; also, for a copy of the original, as well as the subsidiary lease, granted to the City of Hamilton by the Department of Crown Lands. Presented to the Legislature 24th March, 1896. Mr. Dickenson. (Not printed.)

Copy of an Order in Council, approved by His Honour the Lieutenant- Governor, the 26th day of March, A.D. 1896, approving of the accompanying Agreement between the Canada Publishing Com- pany (Limited), Publishers, of the City of Toronto, and Her Majesty the Queen, jepresented by the Minister of Education for the Province, on behalf of the Educational Department of Ontario, respecting the publication of " The Public School Writing Course, Vertical System," comi)rising seven separate books, for use in the Public Schools of Ontario. Presented to the Legislature 26th March, 1 i96. (Printed.)

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No. 72. . I Copy of an Order in Council, approved by His Honour the Lieutenant- Governor, the 26th day o'f March, A.D. 1896, approving of the accompanying Agreement between The Copp Clark Company (Limited), Publisher.s of the City of Toronto, and Her Majesty the Queen, represented by the Minister of Education for the Province, on behalf of the Education Department of Ontario, respecting the publication of " The High School Physical Science, Part 2." °Pre- sented to the Legislature 26th \larcli, 1896. {Printed.)

No. 73

No. 74-

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N(i. 76

No. 77.

Copy of an Order in Council, approved by His Honour the Lieutenant- Governor, the 26th day of March, A,D. 1896, approving of the accompanying Agreement between The Copp, Clark Company (Limited), The Canada Publishing Company (Limited) and The W. J. Gaoe Company (Limited), Publishers, of the City of Toronto, and Her Majesty the Queen, represented by the Minister of Edu- , cation for the Province, on behalf of the Education Department I of Ontario, respecting the publication of Public School Readers, ! consisting of : — The First Reader, Parts 1 and 2 ; the Second Reader; the Third Reader; the Fourth Reader and the High j School Reader. Presented to the Legislature 26th March, 18y6. I {Printed.)

Return to an Order of the House of the Sixth day of March, 1896, for a Return of Copies of all agreements entered into between the Government and Hazelwood & Whalen, and the Government and G. P. Cleaner, James Whalen and others, respecting the cutting of pulp wood, or other timber, in the territory north of Lake Superior, together with copies of all correspondence in connection with the same. Presented to the Legislature 26th March, 1896. Mr. Matheson. {JS^ot printed.)

Return to an Order of the House of the First day of April, 1895, for a I Return of copies of all advertisements calling for applications for

professorships, associate professorships and lectureships in the University of Toronto and University College since the University Federation Act went into force ; also, copies of all applications for such advertised positions and of the testimonials in support thereof and in the possession of any Department of the Government ; also, copies of all correspondence relating to such vacancies between the Government and any person holding official positions in connection with the management of either of the above instioutions. Pre- sented to the Legislature 30th March, 1896. Mr. Rowland. {Not printed.)

Return to an Order of the House of the Eleventh day of March, 1896, for a Return shewing the amounts paid to Warwick Bros. & Rutter for printing and binding for the years 1894 and 1895, respectively, in terms of the agreement of 1898. Presented to the Legislature 30th March, 1896. Mr. Meacham. {^'ot printed.)

Report of the Secretary and Registrar of the Province for the year 1895. Presented to the Legislature 31st March, 1896. {Printed.)

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No. 78..

No. 79.

No 80.

No. 81 . .

Report of the Librarian upon the state of the Library, the Legislature 1st April, 1896. (Printed.)

Presented t)

Papers relating to the application of the Senate uf the University of Toronto to the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge for the grant of special affiliation privileges. Presented to the Legislature 7th April, 1896. (Printed.)

Return to an Order of the House of the Sixteenth day of March, 1896, for a Return shewing how many of the children in each City and County, who passed the leaving examination in 1895, are now attending the High Schools. Presented to the Legislature 7th April, 1896. Mr. Meachani. (Not printed.)

Return to an Order of the House of the Twenty-fifth day of March, 1896, for a Return of copies of all applications and correspondence in favour of and relating to the appointment of William Mur- dock as Farmer, or Assistant Farmer, at the London Asylum. Presented to the Legislature 7th April, 1896. Mr. Whitney. (Not printed.)

's,:eif OTiT

COMMISSION

RELATING TO THE

OTTAWA SEPARATE SCHOOLS.

TORONTO : WARWICK BROS. & RUTTER, PRINTERS, Etc., 68 and 70 FRONT ST. WEST.

1895.

59 Victoria. Sessional Papers (No. 1). A. 1H96

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

PAGE.

Commission 5

Inspector White's reports 6-18

(a) To French Section, 1892 6

(6) On text-books, 1894 8

(c) To French Section, 1894 13

Organization of Commission 19

Daily work of Commissioners 19

Schools examined 20

Mode of examination 20

Results of the inspection 21-37

(«) Standing of Pupils 21

(b) Teaching and teachers 32

(c) The charges against Inspector White 33

(d) Inspector White's official statements _ 34

Appendix 38-51

(a) Age of ])upils and marks obtained ... 38

{b) Specimen of questions given 40

(c) Instructions of the Education Department with respect to teaching English

to Junior French Classes 48

o9 Victoria. Sessional Papers (No. I). A. 1896

COMMISSION.

Whereas the Board of Separate School Trustees for the City of Ottawa has asked for a Commission to examine and report upon the condition of the Separate Schools in the City of Ottawa, and also to enquire into the charges made against Mr. Inspector White by the Rev. Mr. Flamien representing the Christian Brothers ;

And whereas it is desirable in the public interest that such Commission should be issued ;

Therefore, know all ys to whom these presents shall come, that I, George William Ross, Minister of Education, have hereby appointed the Rev. J. T. Foley, the holder o^ a Provincial Certificate as a Public School teacher ; D. Chenay, Principal of the Training School for French and English teachers in the County of Prescott, and William Scott, B.A , Vice-Principal of the Toronto Normal School, Commissioners to visit the Separate Schools of the City of Ottawa for the purpose of making full and careful inquiry by per- sonal inspection, and any other way they may deem expedient, into the methods of teach- ing in the said schools, the training of pupils in the various subjects prescribed in the course of study, the text books used by the pupils and the extent to which the English language is taught in the schools where the French language prevails.

The said Commissioners are also authorized and directed to enquire into all matters referred to in the official statements of Inspector White, hereto annexed ; and in conduct- ing the said enquiry the said Commissioners are hereby empowered to exercise such juris- diction during their personal inspection of the schools and otherwise, as is conferred upon Public School Inspectors under regulation 80 of the Education Department.

GEO. W. ROSS,

Minister of Education.

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OFFICIAL STATEMENTS OF INSPECTOR WHITE.

The following are the official statements of Mr. Inspector White referred to in the Commission.

OTTAWA SEPARATE SCHOOLS— FRENCH SECTION.

Special Report, J. F. White, Inspector Separate Schools.

1. There are too frequent changes of teachers. Where a teacher is succeeding well with a class there should be no change from year to year.

2. In the lowest classes there are many pupils of rather advanced age for such divisions. This is said to be owing to a lack of accommodation, so that pupils have to wait till they are six or seven before they can be admitted. It was said that many children from St. Joseph's parish and from Primrose Hill are unable to gain admittance to school,

3. The Board should sanction some uniform limit table so that the same grade of the different schools, whether for boys or for girls, should do similar work. At present there is no attempt to secure such uniformity.

4. During each school term there should be written examinations on all, or on the most important, subjects of the course, uniform for the same grade of boys' and girls* classes. These would test the progress of the several classes, and should be made the basis of promotion, in part.

5. To avoid misunderstandings, the control of such examinations should not be left to the teachers, but confided to some committee appointed by the trustees.

6. By the Regulations of the Education Department, English is to be taught in every class and to all the pupils in the class. There is considerable room for improvement in this [latter] respect.

7. In the girls' classes there is fair provision f«r English teaching by having the three Sisters now in charge of the subject devote their whole time to it. But in the boys' classes the provision is quite inadequate. La Salle and St. Jean Baptiste schools, with a total staff of seventeen, have no English teacher. There is one in Brebeuf ; but, being teacher of the highest department, he has not time enough to devote to English teaching. Few of the regular teachers of these classes have a wide enough acquaintance with English to teach it properly. In these circumstances I advise the engagement of at least three Brothers whose whole time may be devoted to the proper teaching of Eng- lish in the above mentioned schools.

8. In many cases the pupils have too many text-books, — entailing a needless expense on parents and not encouraging good teaching. I would advise the Board to get from each teacher under its control a list of the books used in his or her department, and strike ofi such as are unnecessary, giving proper notice of their discontinuance. If the list is submitted to me I shall be glad to assist in this work.

9. The De la Salle series of English readers should be changed as being quite unsuitable for the purpose for which they are now used. Should they be continued in the schools after September next, it would be my duty to report publicly against them.

10. Such books as "Devoir du Chretien," " Cours d'Histoire," and " Les Manu- scrits," though thoroughly Catholic in tone and of use in their place, are not suitable books from which to teach Reading, and should be changed. So also should the Latin Psalms. The school law requires the trustees of urban schools to have pupils supplied with uniform books.

11. In general the pupils of the junior classes are weak, and far below the standard. Instead of beginning Writing, Drawing and Arithmetic in the lowest class, they have sometimes been delayed till the pupil has reached the second or third teacher. The yearly returns for 1890 — the latest to hand — show that 500 children in the Ottawa Separate Schools are not learning Writing or Drawing, and a good number not taking Arithmetic.

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12. The writing of French is delayed too long, and the result is, as shown by the written exercises given to me, that a very small proportion of the pupils leave school with the ability to speak and write French correctly. As soon as a child is able to write, and this should be learned pretty fairly in the first year, he should be led to express his thoughts in writing. With proper teaching, no French child should leave school, after an attendance of almost six years, without being able to express himself in speaking without serious mistakes, and without being able to write correctly at least an ordinary friendly or business letter. At present this is far from being the case.

13. There should be a new building for Ste. Anne's as soon as possible. Guiguea school is not very convenient or comfortable, and the classes in the second flat seem to be in danger in case of any panic. The same is true of St. Jean Baptiste school, where the accommodation of two narrow stairways is altogether inadequate should any alarm occur.

14. There should be some endeavor to improve the lighting and ventilation of such schools as La Salle and St. Jean Baptiste, where in some rooms the provisions are very inadequate.

15. There should be sufficient closet accommodation, and suitable and regular pro- vision for disinfecting, especially in summer. In La Salle this requires immediate attention.

16. The hours for assembling and dismissing classes should be the same for all schools, viz., 9 to 12 a.m.; 1.30 to 4 p.m. The attendance of pupils at 8 15 a m. cannot be exacted, though tried in some schools. There is a good deal of dilatoriness at present.

17. The percentage of attendance is declining. In 1888 it was 60; in 1889, 58; in 1890, 56. This matter is most important and should receive careful attention.

January, 1892.

(Copy).

Toronto, 26th May, 1894.

Dear Sir, — The promised report on text-books was made over a month ago^and sent to the Department to be posted. On receiving your letter on my return home I found that through some oversight it had not been forwarded to you. Regretting *the delay, I remain.

Your obedient servant,

(Signed) J. F. White, G. W. Seguin,

Ottawa.

(Copy).

Toronto, April 25th, 1894.

Dear Sir, — I have the honour to send you herewith a report on the text-books used in the schools under the control of your committee. While the criticisms deal chiefly with the defects of the books it must in fairness be said that many of them have very good points as well, but mention has been made only of matters that, in my opinion, need im- provement.

The first pages are a copy of a report on the De la Salle English Readers made some time ago by a committee named by the Ottawa Separate School Board. The remainder of the report is my own.

Your obedient servant,

(Signed) J. F. White. G. W. Seguin, Esq.,

Chairman French Committee,

Separate School Board,

Ottawa.

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Extract from Report of a Committee Appointed by the Ottawa School Board to Examine Readers and Other TextBooks.

" Beginning with the primary books of the De la Salle series we found that the pic- ture-and-word method was deficient both in arrangement and in the selection of the words, which were in many cases too difficult and unfamiliar. In the reader proper the lesaons are not well graded and the selection of subjects is poor. Such subjects as " Providence," "Obedience," the "Theatre" and " The Church" are unsuitable for pupils beginning to read. The sentences as a rule are without connection and logical sequence, and would prevent any- thing like naturalness in reading. The want of unity and of a leading thought in each lesson at once destroys the interest of the pupil. There are few pictures to please the little fellows, and the lessons are not based on the pictures, as in the best primary read- ers, but consist of such disjointed statements as these : " What way is far 1 I ask a tent. Spare the hen. Spare men the task. Ask a man. May was home, etc.

"The printing, paper and illustrations are wretched and the plan of binding together the first and second parts is not a good one as