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4 Mar 3. : rl"l'\.'\.NN'\'N'\INN'\.c | TISFIED _ / Nixon Queries Hemy _ | ; Nixon Queries Henry _ ; # # * e , (\.-\-n\-'\10\00\-i\l'\ni\o"\a'\ot\: Whcen Premier HMHenry told the Leg-- AMUT POWER SALES islature yesterday that the Govern-- ment hadn't paid anything to Peter Whits, K.C., for professional services weammanstietscmmmamemnnmuseusoewess in 1931, ho drew from Hon. Harry C. & * Nixon, Progressive Leader, the query wants to KnOW if Gatineau as to whether he (Mr. Henry) was going to ovcerlcook his (Mr. Nixon's) Power Sold Back crder paper inquiry as to what ' amounts, if any, had been paid by | at LOSS Government and Hydro Commission | as retainers to the law firm of Tilley, | o. w Johnston, Farmenter & Thompson, No QUEBEC COMMISSIONS whose senior partner, Mr. Tilley, is ~ acting at present as counsel to the Nee i mnmnan ns Middalston Royal Commission investi-- k s gation of HMydrc. | Answers to inquiries from the Op-- "Oh," answered the Premier, "your | position concerning the contracts be-- question will be answered in good | | iween Hydro and the Quebec power time." I | interests constituied the principal "I hops so," said Mr. Nixon. b | businsss at the short session of the "We aren't overlooking it," said Ontario Legislature yesterday. Preé-- Mr. Henry. '"We answered the easy mier Henry took the bulk of respon-- question first." ; sibility in answoring these questicys. "I thought sc," clicked Mr. Nixon. In answer to cn> by T. K. Slack (Progressive, Dufferin), the Prime f Minister explaincd that while one contract between the Hydro and the Gatineau was payable in United States funds, the sicond ccntract was pay-- able in Canadian currency. In answer to another question, the Primo Minis-- ter revealed that the bargain for % paying for Gatineau power in United N States funds had cost the Hydro an ~*% extra $161,225, owing to advorse ex-- C change rates. The reason for bar-- | gaining in a currency which should be either gold or United States funds in the contract for this power was to facilitate the floating of the com-- pany's bonds across the border, said the Premior. Catineau Power Sailes. When in answer to another qu°s-- tion: "Has all power delivered been sold to Ontario consumers?" the Pre-- mier said: "All power has bsen deliv-- ered to the Commission," he drew the A fire of Hon. Harry Nixon. ¥ "That is not the question," said Mr. Nixon. '"We want to know if all the power from Gatineau has been used by Ontario consumers, or if this power contracted for by the Mydro at $15 a horsepower is being sold back _to _ Gatineau at $9 a horsepower?" The |, 4 * Progressive Leader finally intimated that he would draft another question on this matter. The Prime Minister further declar-- ed that no commissions had bsen paid . _ or promissd in arranging the con-- tracts between the Hydro and Qusbec power interests. Other information suppliscd by the J Prime Minister in answer to questions by Opposition members, was that the ® Chairman of the Hydro Commission was paid $18,000 a year, and the other two members $10,000; that no fses f had been paid to Peter White, K.C., by the Governmesont last yeai, that G. I. Christie had been appointsd head \of the Ontario Agricultural College on Aug. 1, 1928, at $8,000 a year:; and, | finally, that C. A. Magrath and W. W. Pope, Chairman and Secretary of the Hydro Commission,. had signed the contract for power between the Hydro and Beauharnois j Private Bills Pass. Second rsading was given to seven mate members' bills, all cfi which been threshed out in committee. , They were the City of London: Hol-- land Landing; County of Carleton; Town of Renfrew; Ontario Shore Gas Company; London Y.W.C.A., and Mc-- Master University measures. In ad-- dition, the House considered the bill to amend the Insurance Act as per-- 4 taining to automobile insurance, but held it in committee stage for fur-- ltner consideration.