4A ,owl 6 * SS BY $2,487,58 & pal IEES f House Asked to Vote $35,-- C c """ D I I R'S 158,351 -- Decreases for D Nixon -- Would Prohibit -- or Departments aat e Officials From Remote MORE FOR EDUCATION C o n nection With -- wmemmoamcmase de i A decrease of $2,437,581 is shown Un rtakmgs w h 0s * in fhe Provincial Budget, for the fiscal Value Hydro Opera-- ndin . 31, 1934, as against % that of 1933, as tabled in the Ontario (enlsinare yesterdey" "ine Homse A tions Could Enhance sls Miodims m ie on is PROP w ,d95, voted for the cur-- rent year, / The largest decrease is SLASHES PROPOSED own under vo! or the Prime Min-- » ister's Department, under Hydro, de-- 'N TR'O S SALAR'ES velopments under the various power systems calling for $1,335,000 as against $3,244,450 for 1933. Drastic reductions in salaries paid The Department of Education shows: Ontario's Hydro--Electric Power Com-- an increase of $1,435,587, mainly . missioners, and specific prohibition made up of additional cost for public ; against such Commissioners being and separate schools and grants to | even remotely concerned with assets other institutions. or undertakings, the value of whicn A comparative table of the votes for ' are likely to be enhanced by Commis-- the +wo years, by departments, fol-- |sion operations, is proposed in a bill lows: 1954 1658 | presented to the Ontario Legislature Lieut.--Gov.'a office $ 7200 $ .645 Ees 2. Ainie ine. Sin s Yery p,fm,,,.f°','nc','ué,',',i' 314,305 357,000 | definitely connected with the present ' Hyaro) ......... 1A7LB3? 3,244.450 | Henry--Meighen--Hydro situation. Attorney--General . 2,352.730 -- 2.468.330 | The proposed legislation, cited by Insurance ........ 66.300 66125 | Mr. Nixon as "The Power Commission Education ........ 9.708,209 8.263%622 -- Act, 1933," sets out in four paragraphs %Jand;):p(li Porests 1,513.625 2292.515 its prohibitions against directorships, Mines NeSnuner |: ;'{}ggg 641450 -- business interest, or share or bond mame And Fish:.. SHHID 307j0) ownership with which Hydro inter-- F f Public Works .... BTLill 1006810 , Se MM clash, and then in a final NMighways :........ 532.675 eas 775 paragraph proposes its drastic salary-- ile;:,m stt 24940 17.245725$ . cuts for the Commissioners. aDOF : «isxrkcirre«ls 417596 5 Public Welfare ... 5,225.618 4'?.33;}) Requetions ?peclfled. f, Prov. Treasurer... _ 59%.215 583,700 The Progressive Leader would cut Auditor ........... _ 104,035 01325 -- the Chairman of the Hydro Commis-- Prov. Secretary... 1,109.335 1.285.130 -- sion from the present $18,000 per year :'grlculture «xi.«« on oid 2532159 -- stipend--less the deductions provided iscellaneous ... 200,000 566,000 at(;as year by the Sove{nmer}b--;lto 8110.- h on <in aar isn tnt n4ao per year. The salary 0 the Vice-- ?'I?h':ls '35_;"""8'351 $37.595,932 | Chairman of the Commission Mr. » wedan estimates wil!l be considered | Nixon would make $8,000 instead of esday or Thursday of this week. | $10,000; and the salary of the third | Commissioner he would reduce from $10,000 to $7,000. Hydro Chairman Robert Cooke had | no comment to offer The Globe after the Legislature rose yesterday when ' he was asked for Hydro's viewpoint on | the bill. With a non--committal smile | he read the provisions in their typed | form and indicated his preference for making his comments when the bill is moved in the House. Bill's Provisions. s \ The extended provisions of the bill : '~are as follows: "A Commissioner shall not: t' "(a) Be a member of the board of directors of any corporation whose' interests may be affected by acts of the Commission, or the value of | whose shares or securitiee may be de-- termined, enhanced or affected by acts of the Commission. * "(b) Have, purchase, take or be-- | come interested in any business or ; industry or in any firm or corporation whose interest may be eaffected by acts of the Commission. +5' fe the holder of shares, bonds, | | debentures or other securities of any corporation, the value of which may be in any way determined, affected * c;- enpanced by acts of the Commis-- sion. "(d) Be interested in any device, machine, appliance, patented process or article or any part thereof, which may be subject to regulation or af-- fected in any way by acts of the Commission." Subscctinn 1 of Section 6 of the Power Commission Act is repealed and the following substituted therefor: (1) The salary of the Chairman shall be $10,000 per annum, the salary of the Vice--Chairman shall be $8,000 ber * annum and the salary of the other Commissioner shall be $7,000 per annum, and the said sums shall be M deemed to be part of the administra-- tion expenses of the Commission." * #