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company, he stated, had estimated that j 000, of which Ontario's share would bef f generation cost 7 per cent., transmis-- | $150,000,000, or $4,000,000 more in one jinception down to its present day activ-- sion 14 per cont., and primary and yesr' than the entire Ontario invest-- ities, and its desire to aid in the great secondary distribution cost 79 per cent. ment in the Provincial highways sys-- industrial development of Northern in the total cost of power. Inln Ontario by bringing new scientific Thus it was extremely important that transmission and distribution should be in the hands of one large Commission like the Hydro, so that the effect of every possible economy should be felt. Thus it was that powers which no pri-- vate corporation would or could have obtained were given the Hydro, so that it might make its enterprise suc-- cessful. Rural Power Problem. Swans Bd C WOE & RRMECRIFL At present the Hydro was stmcglmg\ with a problem which was not as easy of solution as might appear on the sur-- face. Many thought that electricity could be as easily distributed in rural But the situation was entirely different. It was a question of power used and needed. He ventured to believe that more power was used in the Parliament Builldings than was needed for all the telegraph and telephone companies in Ontario. One electric lamp would prob-- ably take more electricity than would be needed for the average rural tele-- phone line. The Government, he said, was doing its best to encourage the use of Hydro power in the rural districts. It contrib-- uted 50 per cent. of the cost of the pri-- i ie ns HRusimidin l . | Mr. bunilop said that $7,495,000 in | W be needed for the average rural tel€~|rovoenue had accrucd to the Treasury | Y phone line. during the past fiscal year from the | i The Government, he said, was doing |sale of liquor, and from the sale of | & its best to encourage the use of Hydro|permits and the imposition of fines in power in the rural districts. It contrib-- |regard thereto. Had the Liquor Com-- | C uted 50 per cent. of the cost of the pri-- mission been given more to selling ' F mary and secondary distribution lines. whiskey than controlling it, a greater This was as & bonus. Today there were revenue undoubtedly would have been | 6,640 miles of rural power lines, serving returned. But Ontario was not, he | © 43,251 customers. The estimated in-- contended, operaling its liquor act like '1' creases for this year were 1,862 miles the Province of Quebec, where sale was |© and 9,700 users 'The bonus paid to the sole thing in mind. The board }S date was $7,534,221. Almost 500,000 there was a selling institution, pure and | i customers were served by Hydro simple; here, he said, the board was' throughout Ontario today. an institution for control. [3 ' Province's in ent in the T. Mr. Dunlop contrasted the prices of | i&'lg).:). Rfllwzy' mmuu:.ooo.ooo. The various liquors in Ontario with prices C gross earnings of the railway last year Obtaining elsewhere in Canada to sup-- 'I had been $4,900,000. To date the rail-- port his claim that liquor was sold in |] way had repaid to the Treasury $13,-- this Province considerably cheaper than l' 788,000. The railway had opened up a in any other Province with a Liquor | ! great country, and would before long Control Act. With some vigor he de-- ; < give Old Ontario its own line to tide-- nied recent Opposition argument that 1 water at Hudson Bay. 350,230,000 WSrtr} ot;hbooze 1wasf ogn- [ g sumed annually by the people of On-- | raduay. ap ts e fhtk" mad paid tario. | "Such talk," he added, "is non-- . dividends to their shareholders of S°USC-- i $211,000,000. The gold production of Where the Money Goes. d the Province in the last ten years, most By way of explanation of his demg'. § of it in this district, had been $278,--| he claimed that of every dollar which | 000,600. Gold mines in the area had went into the purchase of a bottle of | ' paid dividends of $107,000,000. Scotch whiskey, at least 74 cents of it | The Agricultural Development Board] went to the Dominion Government for | lending money to the farmers at 51/] excise and to the Liquor Control Board | per cent. had outstanding loans of for the maintenance of its staff and $23,835,000 on Oct. 31, 1939, and o the operation of its services. Nor was the same date in 1930 had loans ofall the liquor that was bought here $29.442.000. an increase of $5,607,000| consumed by residents of the Province In the last year 2.764 loans had been of Ontario. The annual influx of tour-- 5 ists--represented from the liquor con-- made to the tolal of $6,803,000 on prop-- trol point of view by the purchase of erty valued at $22,930.000 $225,000 woarth of permits last year-- Improved Roads. would, undoubtedly, dispose of a con-- | Ontario had 5,732 miles of improved silcigmble amgluntiomcld, %:es:isa'.tltawlz: |roads, or two--thirds of all this type of e o ies celd b"u&p Ontario board 'roads n Canada. Concrete road mile-- of the liquor so A * it Cn ;of t age was 1,298, or seven--eighths of all might findrigs (;vay.tgcx:f)ssr € fef rti.sr {;' 'Canada's. The revenue from the 53':'"2113<t>?ccp€;: A%(')lst:;gl faw'?uto :h: north tem was $5,574,000 in license fees and' op ;, per cent.. had outstanding loans 0 $23,835,000 on Oct. 31, 1929, and 0 the same date in 1930 had loans 0 $29,442.000. an increase of $5,607,000 In the last year 2764 loans had been Ontario had 5,732 miles of improved} roads, or two--thirds of all this type of roads in Canada. Concrete road mile-- age was 1,298, or seven--eighths of all Canada's. The revenue from the sys-' tem was $5,574,000 in license fees and: $10,136,000 in gas taxes, a total of $16,304,000. . Highways kept free of| snow at all times totalled 2,221 miles.l Notwithstanding the severe storm cf} the last week--end, he said, there was| very little interruption in motor traf--} fic on main highways. Further revenue from the highways system came from the great annual influx of United States tourists, Last year 5,409,000 cars had entered Can-- ada from the United States. Of this nurber, 4,164,000 visited Ontario, or 75.92 per cent. Revenue from tourist purchases of liquor permits was $223,000, or one-- quarter of the total, while $72,000 was paid in hunting license fees and $209,-- 000 for fishing, a total of over $500,000. The total estimated revenue to Canada from the tourist business was $200,000,-- };;;w;l'agfi"tfié entire Ontario invest-- ities, and its desire to a'id in the great ment in the Provincial highways sys-- industrial development of Northern tem. Ontario by brmg'(ling A rfiw scientific §. \ methods to the aid of the people of '1."1x"m(eJ fi?eg?x of revenue was quite»t.he North. At the present time, he in-- as important as the close supervisionl timated, Hon. Thomas L. Keunedy, of expenses. Of succession duties of| Minister of Agriculture, was approach-- $11,229,000 levied last year, only $278,-- Ing the Foundation to secure its help 590 was cutstanding at the end of thelin dealing with many of the baifling fiscal year on Oct. 31, 1930. Of a g4,. problems with which the :?gncul'}lr:al '845,000 corporatiox; tax total, only $46,.| indusiry is confronted at the present | 000 been uncollected then. This| tMM°. |. w neraction At P ésshowlelgd tax collections for the Prov-'; 3 _(*{"tjé'gf dot';xel Ctsrrfie'n 'Ilbi;;d;e :&f ;'}: ' ince were closely watched. ':--?x(.'(:?: h?,l:..,;ht tha n:m;:'.prl Hnn..:n io The Workmen's Compensation Act, Mr. Dunlop said, was a model for the whole Dominion. Some 600,000 em-- ployees were insured under it. In 1929 .'dama,ge payments were $8,113,000 and |69,270 claims had been settled. The |cost of administration was only 4 1--4 per cent. The Government Savings Department had had a successful year. There were now over 80,000 depcsitors, with $23,-- 1707,000 to their credit, and the board \had a surplus of $186,000. \Liquor Sale Receipis. _ "It's far beyond possibility," Mr. Dunlop argued, "for the people of this Province to Grink $50,000,000 worth of Research Aclivities. At some length Mr. Dunilop dealt with the work of the Ontario Research Foundation. tracing its history from its |V[ arth \3 ! Getting down to the question of his forecact for the current fisca) year, Mr. 'Dunicp brought the crowded House 10 grigid attention with the statement that {the Government expectsd to increase 'its revenue from the sale of liquor by | $2,500,000. S EDVM i "And not from the consumplion Of liquor eithcer," he flung out, wihrcn Op-- position members of the House made as if to challenge his rematk. Higher Liquor Prices. "We havs asked the Chairman of the Liquor Control Board," said Mr. Dun-- Icp, "to so adjust his prices that with-- out encouraging the sale of liquor, or without enbhancing Ontario prices be-- yond the prices obtaining in other Prov-- inces, that thsy will increase our rev-- enue to the exicnt I have stated." "Are the prices going up?" askcda Charles A. Roberlson (Liberal, North Huron). "Most likely," replied the Treasurer. "It is also the intention of the Gov-- ernment," he went on to declare, "tol raiso $2,000,000 by imposing a tax ofi one--tenth of 1 per cont. on the capital stock of all corporations in the Prov-- ince of Ontario." _ There were several ways, stated Mr. Dunlop, in which the predicted deficit for 1920--31 could have been avoided, and one was neglect to carry out its policy of debt retirement. "If our debt retirement plan was deferred--and, by the way, we are the only Province with !a debt--retirement plan," said ne, "we | could have balanced our Budget for | this year. But continuity of payment !is the main factor in the success of lany such plan; it is the keystone of 'the arch. So we could not, and would 'not. forsake our policy to cover up any ' threatening deficit." | Ol@--Age Pensions. | The Government would carry its | present deficit into the new year with-- out inaugurating any new measures of 'revenue to take care of old--age pen-- [sions. which, had they been left out \01 our calculations, would aiso, he claimed, have given the Province aA of our CAICUIaALIONS, WJWAU -- d100, .A claimed, have given the Province @ balancsed Budget. | "Aron't you contemplating any re-- lief from old--age paensions?" asked Hon. Harry C. Nixon, Progressive Leader. P ube & 2P . Ne + cA VOCOEE NAE 1 e oe en Comic es c c o e q niet "We don't snticipate any this year," replied Mr. Dunlop. "We plan to keep it through the present era."' 7 EV 0 EeE No eiy . COniit 2t o ounee In respect of unemployment rolief, Mr. Dunlop announced that the Gove= ernument would carry it on capital ac-- sount and dispose of it in five yearly payments, commencing next year. ag up?" asked (Liberal, North umstion of