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FINE, YEAR IN JAIL -- CAPITAL OUTLAY FOR ODOR BOMBERS * OF ONTARIO HYDRO SUGGESTED IN BILL -- DOWNTWO--THRRDS Price Proposes Amendment Sequelling Recent Offenses in Theatres As a result of a number of offenses ®f this nature in Toronto recently, Aticrney--Gencral W. H. Price yester-- day introduced a bill in the Legis-- lature which would provide for a penaity of one year's imprisonment and a fine of not less than $500 or greater than $1,000, or an additional term of ninge months for persons con-- victed of throwing stonch bombs into theatres. READINGS ARE GIVEN FACTS TABLED IN House Provincial Police, in connection with th: Aitorney--General's Deopartment, have becen investigating such offenses for some tims. Theatres in this city, as well as in Hamilton and other cities, have been subjected to the out-- rago. The bill, which is in the form of an amendment to the Theatre and Cine-- matographic Act, would also make it a punishable offense to thoss upon whom stench bombs ars found in or ncar theatres. The bill was given its first reading. Robb Introduces Bill. To allow any university which maintains a nursing course to have its graduates registercd as nurses is the purposs of: a bill introduced by Hon. Dr. J. M. Robb, Minister of Health. Another bill, also introduced by Dr. Robb, would provide that rep-- resontatives may be celocted to the Ontario Medical Council from any corporation, university . or college which maintains a duly qualified course in medical science or art. Both bills were read for the first time. _ A bill to amend the E'lre Marshal's Act, sponsored by Col:nél Price, would aliow a Fire Marshal to pass rogu-- laticons dealing with fires and ex-- plosions, while ansther to amend the Surrogate Court Act would establish & time limit in which claimants might prosscute claims and avoid disbar-- ment under the statute of limitations. These were also given a first reading. E. J. Murphy (Conservative, St. Patrick's) sponsored a bill to repeal the Optometry Act passed in 1931. This act, which became effective in 1932, provided for the regulation of optometrists. _ 6. § _ Second reading was given to an | amendment to the Assessment Act, | which would provide that, in the case | of partners, the income earned during the lifetime of one partner, but not received by him prior to his death, should be deemed to have been re-- ceived and so assessed. The preservation of war memorials would be provided for by a bill intro-- duced by A. B. Smith (Conservative, Essex South). Mr. Smith believes that many of these memorials, which were erected subsequent to the Great War, have been left without adequate care, and his bill, which was given first reading, is to make certain that they should be kept properly. . e Bills, sponsored by George Oakley (Conservative, Riverdale) and W. A. Baird (Conservative, High Park) pro-- vide for amendments to the Munici-- pal and Assessment Acts. Both were accorded first readings. L The total capital expenditures for each of the last five years by Ontario Oct. 31, 1932, in that section was $44,.135,709.85. Hydro (exclusive of radials and mu-- nicipal plants) are as follows: Fiscal Capital Year Expenditures 1044 ............:11..:..1« $ mobb A16i54 The purchase of that company put the capital investment in the Niagara System far in excess of any of the cthers, and it is shown that the total expended for the three years ended Of the approximate $270,000.000 capital expenditure by Ontario Hydro, exclusive of radials, since its incop-- tion, $75,834,949.05 has been expended during the past five years. The year 1930 showed the largest outlay ($37-- 709,258.62), for in that period costs for the Dominion Power and Trans-- mission Company were charged up. Most in Niagara System. Fiscal Capital Year Expenditures 1028 ,......i«xr«srxrxris11«« J obo tI0i54 10280 ...«reccrrrxritrzcrir1:s IMddbsadkdd 1930 (including Dominion Power and Transmission Company) .............. 37,700,258.062 10901 .....««arsirrrrssrs:... 12,000,030.00 1908 ....scrercerirrreses««s -- GOresdad oo Figure Is $4,572,548, as Against $12,860,830 in Year 1931 Capital expenditures by the Hydro-- Electric Power Commission in its various systems throughout Ontario took a slump last year to a total of $4,572,548.65, as against a capital out-- lay of $12,860,830.89 in 1931, it was revealed in the Ontario Legislature yesterday by Hon. J. R. Cooke, Hydro Commission Chairman, when answer-- ing an inquiry tabled by F. W. Elliott (Liberal, Bruce North). The total c the systems 1 years follows: Niagara System: 1'30 a se # e a m e s a # 8 1931 & s 0 w 6# e w# e# # ® c 1932 s a e s e a a 6# # 6# i 1930 1931 1932 Eastern Ontario System 1031 ....«««sre«ucrarrirrss T00 / ... .«««rrxisersrkrkkinsss Thunder Bay System: 1900 i.«rx«siit«xkrrxrr'ssis TOOE ¥er«s«rrrtiksssssss IOOd :s ..e.«rrrri¥krsr«s s and Patricia: TOSd A«srerrs 100L ....++«s 19028 ...2ew. Miscellaneous : 1000 \isssra«ri«s 1931 # 6 8 6 % 66 6 a # # 19:& se es sekseess Tom # #@% 'Total reorgian Bay Total Total Northern Totu w w e# #e t e# a a e w ® Manitoulin District: Total a 0 a 6 6 6 0 60 60 6 8 6 6 6 8# 'TOtAIS ...............:$55,142,030.16 s 8 6 e 6 6 6 a 6 6 8 e 8 a 6 8 6 8# n 6# March s« 0 4 a a 6 4 8# % capital outlavy on each of for each of the past thrée Districts System,. Sudbury, Abitibi ... $44,135,709.85 ... $1,267.457.189 ... _ 2,427.957.08 i¥ 112,310.78 ... $3.807,725.02 s*+11« $16,119.01 Capital Expenditures $75,834,049.05 . $1.900.914.11 $31.520.093.64 8.702.646.51 3,912.969.70 .$2.018,990.83 $1,630,.632.01 262.T78 .50 125,580.32 $2,320 385.31 760.567 .08 14,375.12 $3,155,327.51 .. 93,500.48 . . $108,851.23 . $10,843.33 20-- 4,507.42 ©59,847.14 702.374.33 238.692.64 GOVERNMENT QUERIED ON RELIEF SUPPLIES COOKE SAYS $10,000 PAD T0 TLLEY Figm An inquiry of the Ministry con-- cerning the handling of clothing and supplies by the Government Relief Committee was tabled in the Ontario Legislature yesterday by T. K. Slack (Progressive, Dufferin). The several questions included therein are as fol-- lows: Is the Provincial Government buying or handling clothing, boots and shoes, etc., for relief purposes? If not, to whom has the Government delegated this activity? Where is the buying office and warehouse located? Who is in charge of the buying office and warehouse? What are the sal-- aries paid to each individual em-- ployee? What companies or indi-- viduals produce these goods, and where are the factories located? What is the amount of purchases to date from each of the above individuals or factorics? Is the sales tax in-- cluded in the prices quoted to the Government? If not included, how is it taken care of? What assurance has the Government that the mini-- mum wage is recognized, and such scals paid in the factories in which this relisf merchandise is made? Are these accounts being guaranteed by the Government? W. N. Tilley, K.C., members of his firm or the firm itself, have been paid $10,000 by the Government or Hydro in connection with the Abitibi Power Development deal, Hon. J. R. Cooke, Hydro Chairman, told the Ontario Legislature yesterday. The account is not yei closed, Mr. Cooke said further. The information came by way of reply to an inquiry tabled by Hon. Harry C. Nixon, Progressive Leader. Norman Hipel (Liberal, Waterloo South) was told by Attorney--General Price there were sixteen gasoline ven-- dors in Ontario who were in arrears for gasoline tax. The amount involyv-- ed was $41,487.90, and was past due from two months to one year, Colonel Price said. Much of the indebtedness was covered by bonds, but some was owinzg by bankrupt firms. Hon. Dr. J. D. Monteith, Minister of Public Works, answering a query of William Newman (Liberal, Victoria North), stated the furnishing of the offices in the East Block had cost nothing because the equipment had been moved from offices previously occfupied by the Government and staff. W. J. Mackay (Liberal, Bruce South) received a reply from Colonel Price to the effect that normal school teachers' salaries had not been reduc-- ed during 1930, 1931 or 1932, but the answer continued they were subject to an assessment similar to other civil service employees, which ranged from 2 to 25 per cent. of their pay. Nixon Given Information in House by Hydro Chairman