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grhar n 69 n 69 m s t eb in 49e 434 $ 49 m 49 49 m 49° 2 "B 0rd + 179 % i "By Order--in--Council' : L~'\"\"\"\l'\¢~r\¢-\cn\ c"\-bl Premier Ferguson's Election Act amendment, requiring a $200 de-- posit from candidates in future Provincial elections, will not be ef-- fective from prorogation of the present House, but will be pro-- claimed by Order--in--Council when, \ _ in the opinion of the Government, | _ sufficient public opinion has de-- | _ veloped behind it to warrant proc-- l lamation. | In a brief statement to the Leg-- | _ islature yesterday, the Prime Min-- | _ ister revealed that several deputa-- |\ _ tions from labor had interviewed him recently in regard to the legis-- lation. "They thought," he added, "that sufficient public opinion had not been developed. Eventually, we agreed that the clause would not be | _ proclaimed until the Legislature | _ had a chance to discuss it again, i next session." | mmcresmenee i en TOTAL APPLGATIONS | | FOR QOLD--AGE RELIEF | | | REVEALED AS 28214 ,214\ % \| Questions on Stock Cases| and Elections Also Ask-- ed in House HYDRO COST SUPPRESSED That 28,214 applications for old--age pensions had been made in Ontario since the Act came in force was the in-- formation given to the House yester-- day by Hon. Dr. Forbes Godfrey. Of these 27,004 applications were passed and pensions granted, he stated. These statements came to the House in reply to Opposition questions, as did the following information: No Names Given. Attorncy--General Price stated that the Department of National Revenue has sent additional reports to him since the Homer L. Gibson report. This added information was received on Jan. 31 last. To the question as to what firms were mentioncd, he replied: "As prosecutions of the principals of these firms and companies are still before the courts, their names need not be given." Hon. William Finlayson stated that wholesale houses and merchants were given an opportunity of quoting prices when the quantity of goods purchased by the Department of Northern Devel-- opment was larg» enough. He also stated that the Bakus interests devel-- oped an average of 14,000 horsepower at Fort Frances, and around 14,400 on the Seine River. Election Gfficials. The House was also informed that J. W. Millar, Acting Superintendent of Al-- gonquin Park, was a Deputy Returning Officer during the last Provincial elec-- tion. D. McKeekin, temporary rangetr of Algonquin, vas poll clerk, it was also stated, and the poll was held in \ Millar's office. The men were paid for | that service, but no money was given " {oi'dthe use of the office, the HMHouse was | told. |_ Premier Ferguson stated that at the ': close of the last fiscal year, 2,066 people were employed inside the Government, | land 4,901 outside. In reply to a question as to the | average cost of production of one horse-- power by the Ontario Hydro--Electric 'Commisslon, the Government replied | that it was not in the public interests to | give the information, as it might give | advantage to competitors. He said tha 652,621,833 kilowatt hours were pur--| chased last year. |