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1 «* p #5 : Mar. 2 iL | revenue is short of meeting the total | . | cost of power by $44,814.76, which will be met by additional billing | against the municipalities of Fort| ! William and Port Arthur. ' | + "It is interesting to note that since | these generating plants first came in--| ; | to operation, the properties have pro-- vided reserves for renswals, contin-- 'gencies and sinking fund, amounting | to almost $2,600,000. Re Georgian Bay System. 14 < | "I_trz ltl_1e Georgian Bay System, the smm mm ' capital investment now totals approx-- | * | imately $7.565,000, "*"~*~. Adds to Expense of Admin-- | "'The total cost to the Commission | -- it f | for the power supplicd to the mu-- |Strat|0n, Says Attor-- | | nicipalities, rural power districts and | | other | customers -- of _ this -- system, ney--General ' 'amounted to $1,005,814.29, which ,amc;mlt _inclutdcs the interest on the o ts | capital invested and the customar provision for renewals, obsolescence): ESTIMATES CONS!DEREDI contingencies and sinking fund. | maue--a«cmecemmmnzune gg'_'g';l:)gcsvczn;f g?ceived amounted toi H d o 8938,442.96, which figure is less than e 3#01 cost to the extent of $47'37l.33.' ydro Det.)ate Expected TO i11s increase was occasioned by the costtof additions to plant and ey;luip- ay, with Gove_rnment ment necessary to take care of the requ'rements of this system. on Decfenswe Rural Services. "In the sphere of rural clectrical That Grand Juries might very woll | t\xearlw]g(x:o gthe r?port, says lt;hat subgtaxix- be done away with in this Province, > rogress has again been made in p s Ontario in this important, figid. Prac-- was the 'staxtling statement made to l , tically all rural electrical service is| the Legislature, late last night, by now given through rural power dis-- Attorney--General William H. Price, tricts which are cperated directly by| during House discussion of his de-- the Commission. There is now some-- partmental estimates for the fiscal thing over $15,507,000 invested in| year of 1932--33. the rural power district systems. To-- "I've often thought," he said, "we ward this rural electrical work the could get along without the Grand (')r}itax_'xo Governn}cnt, bursuant to its| Jury system entirely. It adds to the El'o;wl'r qfqpromot.ng the basic indus--| expense of county law administration 1{"" of agriculture, has, in the form| without any commensurate return. of 'grants--in--aid,' contributed 50 per| This would cut down expenses alonz cent. of the costs of transmission lines some lines to a certain extent. We | and equipment, or about $7,677,000.| | have, I will admit, a lot of machinery | About'8.197 miles of transmission that is largely ornamental. But it lines _have tz:'en constructed to date, is not what we set up. It has beenl C,f which 1,470 miles were constructed | | on the statute books for many years." during the past year, \'\hxch is a testi-- The Attorney--Gsneral's statement %fif),tr::lfbc aTc'k:}g" :eige;ifi\xalu;ogg was inspired by remarks of Charles A. thax 55.000 customers supplied in th Robertson (Liberal, North Huron), C te) Sooees Mitifal i0 Suppieq in LRC who expressed the belief that Grand ; nf.lal pewer mstxtlckts. agd ttl;]e amountl, Juries were called upon to make in-- of power now taken by these rura & be 5 con:umers, in the peak period of Au,' \estigatior}§ that were "absolutely un-- gust, mounted to the total of 34,1081 _ "Tue Government" He added horsepower. "should step in in this situation and | | exercise a little more authosity." | | _ At 12 o'clock midnight the House | | was engaged in consideration of the | | main estimates, and there was every | | indication that it would not adjoumi until the great majority of the $37,-- 000,000 in votes had baen approved. Today the House will meet at 11 a.m., sit again in the afternoon, and still again at night, if that is neces-- » sary, to wind up the 1932 sessional business. Prorogation, as announced Tuesday, is set for Tuesday next. Fireworks may sputter in the Legis-- lature again today, when Opposition members, with Dr. George A. McQuib-- ban, Liberal Whip, in the van, will take the Government again on Hydro ' matters, using the Taylor--McQuibban * s 'amendment as the loophole through $ *) which to loose their verbal shaits upon the Henry Administration. This resolution calls, in effect, for all power purchases, contracts and agreements to be first confirmed by e act of the House before becominz legal, valid and binding. It was rumored early this morn-- ing that Dr. McQuibban's address will run at least an hour and will be by way of direct reply to the statements made by Hon. Charles McCrea when that Minister spoke on Hydro during the debate address. Premier Henry is also rumored as ready for the lists. * The House adjourned at 1.05 this (Thursday) morning after voting all the main estimates, with the excep-- | tion of a $5,000 vote in connection | with the Prime Minister's Department. * &