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Fc-bmavj 1s e C o HOUSE GROUP NAMED _ (@uMRCRBYsHELDS IN TOBACCO PRICES 0 AON | Matter of Beck's Alleged Whole Crop Absorbed, Statement to Be But at Prices Ruinous Settled Monday o Grower, States Aus-- ® to Growers WITHDRAWAL IS ASKED tin B. Smith, Subcom-- ; f f | A question of privilege, aftermath mittee Chairman--Less or s 'Tharge made during frocsdys # debate by G. S. Shields (Conserva-- Man Production Cost live Woodbine), was raged by . Hon: * | Harry C. Nixon at the beginning of Rece:ved' H € Says vesterday's session of the Ontario § e acermeantrns e , Legislature. Reoferring to tzo Wood-- . bine member's cffer to prove his state-- PROFIT ON CIGARETS | -- ment that Sir Adam Beock had rofer-- rgdflt,oer. Nitxt;m as "the worst enemy | of Hydro," the Progressive Leader \ _ CALLED ENORMOUS ol Hvaro., 11%, Pfperessive Leader on substantiate this charge." « || . s s se ] e m Mr. Shields replied he had not had ! Spread botween the price paid Lr' time to unearth the information, tobacco in the leaf and tobacco from | -u:ift n;:e say," "}'hm'mb eontinued, & taller wil xamined by a * after carefully reviewing the Eh" 'mrt'-.hf ";: :)}C\ecoma'io L:gis- -- years in which I sat in this House vampengeronn ue with Sir Adam Beck and after con-- lature's Committee on Agnculture., sulting with cther members then pres-- This decision was reached at yester--| ent ht;x thebe!:louse. Iddo ncit;b recall sx%h 6 44 15 & charge being made against me." Ad-- day's commitice meeting, and Aunstin| dressing the Speaker, he said: "I ask 'B. Smith (Conservative, Essex South) | 7ou to rule that the honorable ment | was appointed Chairman of the sub-- ber should withdraw tve charge." | commitie« 4 |-- The member for Woodbine again Members of the group studying the| asked for time in which to locate the tobrzco siuation will inglude Hon. muthoritiss, supporting his "pe 1 Paul Poisscn (Conservative, Essex recollections." Mr. Nixon pr tso' mfor qy hy ons Spaitggs SA * tng" . P69 finality, stating that he did not wish |tive, Haldimand), A. C. Burt (Con-- to sit under the charge indefinitely. servative,. Norfolk), R. A. Baxtor (Lib-- It was finally agreed between . ths 'eral, Oxford South) and C. E. Raven meeker. the Progressive Leader and | (Conservative. Eigin West). . Shields that the matter should Named as subchairman yeserday by be settled cn Monday of next week. 'J. Eigar Jamiescn, committese Chair-- pniinendiuntnts Bbscavestindinsisecs n P n i 200. > man, Mr. Smith said after the sitting 'that thore was no overproduction of * tobace>. The whole crop was ab-- wiedhy * sonbed. but at prices ruinous to the grower. He instanced burley tobacco, % largely used by pipe--smokers. Pro-- duction price was 6 to 7 cemts pSY s pound, but growers had reseivad on'!y 2 to 4 conils. Average purchase price : of Ontario tcobacco was 15 con's A pound, but the retailer received for it from $1 up to $30, including taxes, he said. What he called "enormo>us" profiits on § cigarets were instanced by \1 ESmith, who pointed out that, whilo raw LO--= y baceo prices have maintained a steady downward trend, the only reduction in retail prices has boon forcsd by last year's cut in the excise tax. f The subsommittee will nrosont Its material to the Agricultural Commit« $ toe, and through thaf: body §) '.}:.e o nan ies o e : deral Government for use in the Fx;'fadg-';\uy;ng investigation. _ Further, Loans Act Amendmcnf § _ ns io aboimpt marseting a on Is Termed "Convenience aske o attemm» 6 -- ari i i tories abroad. 'The bill amending the Loans Act, ~ tario tobacco in their territories ab was presented for second reading atl . the close of yesterday's session of the | 4 Ontario Legislature. Premier Henry described it as "a convenience." It, -- will permit the Government to have bank overdrafits without the issuance # of Treasury notes. --One question, inquiring what re-- * muneration, gratuity and expenses L were allowed to members of the Soldiers' Air Commission during the past four years, was answered by Hon. * % W. G. Martin, Minister of Welfare.| * "No member of the Soldiers' Aid Com-- mission -- received remuneration or| & gratuity of any kind in any form," the Minister answered, and reported a; total expens> account of $929.25 dur-l ing the four years. o