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Febru ary 17 ® TABLED lN HOUSE Says Policy of Direct Re-- lief Wrong, But Un-- avoidable Wants to Know Cost and How MUCh was Pald Urging each and every mem'ber of Tllley the Howuce, regard'ess of po'itical c:,m- plexion, to give thought and consid-- cration to uneimploymenit insu:ance, QUERIES ON FARM BOARD and to put its support of the schome on record, Hairy 1. Prico, newly clec.ed Conservative member for W.ost &pm. The opening opposition barrage igst;e;g'z;y :étetrtx;:on ::r(lifixe?slll;fi)loéol'é upon activities of tne Henry Govern-- 'I'hmm: at Quecn's Park. y ment was fired in the Legislature yes-- "While I do not wish to il?lro;i'llC? terday when Hon. Harry C. Nixon., a note of p:ssmcxltsxlnf 2hc t;uld. "91;_3 er, tabled questions fact must be faced that for three years ;r:grsfx:;etomdflydro lnqu(:ry and we have been fooling ourse.yss mjhhfi > belief that 'gosod timss were jus sought information on what, if any, around the corner!' In my opinin, legal services have been rendered by the policy of 'direct relie!' is wiong W. N. Tilley, K.C., or members of his --wrong but unavoidable, b>caus> we f'ul-;n to Gg\;rgmcgwl aggvt&e:s J:'ri?d' werio not prepared fjor the present Oliver (U.F.O., Grey uU q crisis." on matters concerning the Agriculiturai Ref:rence to his p:'('(i'(('."s.'orfi n thf\ Development Board. . sect, the late Hon. Lr. Forbes Go frey, made on Hydro-Beauhamob-Alrg Jr.. the passing of one of Ontarlo's mosi negotiations is seen in Mr. Nixon's de-- able citizens." and he lauded th»> ac. sire for ammunition. The P'°flf"s§""" of W. E. N. Sinclair, Liberal Leader Leader will speak on Tuesday :A en in the Legislature, in adding the cares the debate on the motion to adopt of Oshawa's mayoralty to his other "glene%peech freom the Throne is re-- multifaricus dutiss, ax;}d obscr;'cd. 12 $ c » is sarrifices such as this on the par A Mr. v'g;)x';"g f"i)esfi"':hgnto}&dzgs{og} of our leading public mon that help ns onl nb bech . How to keep the Ship of State on an even the Hydro Inquiry Commission? How keel, rather than destructive criu.-- m:l'lceh héscbefi; m o Couafelowi{l:é cism." Mr. Price also commended Enytjfing. been paidcotr:)ne:n;nbf the Attorney.Gen°ral W. H. Price for steer. Commissioners? If so, to whom, and g!g R ':'.'de and moderate course in dif-- what amount in each case? Has any-- cait Umes. laninarig s thing been paid to H.E.P.C. of Ontario Dr. A. C Burt (Conservative, Nor ' p folk), who seconded the motion, made in this connection, or have they sub-- i2 reference to the tobacco in-- milted any bill? Have all obligations special relere . o y dustry in Western Ontario. The been discharged in connection with > 4 K Gitln p magnitude of the enterprise was noted the inquiry Commissiosn? If not, how a hat th was much remains unpaid? when he told the House that there was Regarding Mr. Tilley's services, Mr. a $4,000,000 investmer_n in equipment Nixon asked: Has Mr. W. N. Tilley by the growers, exclusive of farms. He K.C.. or any: member of the firm of said 10,000 extra men were employed Tilley, Johnson, Thomson & Parmen-- in harvesting last year's crop. ter, barristers, or the firm itself, been retained by the T. & N.O. Railway Commission in any capacity since Jan. 1, 1926? If so, what were the occa-- sions and the total amounts of re-- tainers and fees paid by the Commis-- sion in each instance? Has any other ; culside branch of the public service,' other than H.E.P.C., retained Mr. Til--| ley since above date? If so, what were : the occasions and amounts in each | case? Mr. Oliver's questions follow the , recent appointmert of Hon. Finlay| Macdiarmid, former Ontario Conserva-- | tive Cabinet Minister, as Vice--Chair-- man, and of John Ellict, banker, to the Agricuitural Development Board. They follow: Who are the members| of the _ Agricultural Development Bcard? What was the date of ap-- pointment and salary in each case? Does each member come under the public service superannuation scheme? If so, what was the age of each mem-- ber when appointed? What was the total number of (a) permanent em-- ployees, (b) temporary and occasional employees, under the board during the last fiscal year? What was the total wage bill of the board during the last * fiscal year? .