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MINIMUM WAGE . |QUESTION ON LOAN FOR MEN AND BOYS . _ REPEATED BY HPEL WGHT lN SESSION Waterioo j $ o»_uth' Liberal. Men and boys must recseive the minimum wage set for women in any industry covered by the Ontario Minimun:; Wage Act, according to logis-- lation which Hon. Dr. J. M. Rob\, Minister of Labor, will introduce in the House this week. Announcement to this effect followed presentation yesterday of tic Minimum Wag: Board's report, in which such legisla-- tion was strongly recommended. _ Frequent complaints recently have been received against the practics of ruplacing women workers, whose wage is fixed by law. with men and boys paid a lower rate. The new legislatio.: would provide "still furthcr protection of the women workers of the Province by inclusion of men and boys in any orders issued by the board." More Chcerful Qutlook. In reviewing a difficult ycear, the hoard's report said 1933 had shovn the accumulated effects of three| voars' dep:ression. .The cutloo Ior! 1934 was considerably more chcer(ul.' end the board felt that the wage situ--| etion wouid be considerably less acute ; Trom now on. During the year under ; veview, 2500 adjustments had been, made, covering 1,000 firms, and $9,.-- 497 in arrears of wages had been col-l Other legislation recommended by the board will affect the hours for which rates are fixed undeor the board's Robb to Urge Same Rate as for Women Under Act BOARD'S REPORT GIVEN créaers, and the length of tims for which arrears of wages may be col-- lected. While no official statemen: was issued on this proposa'!,. there havre beon many protests concerning reduction in girls' hours bensath th: l>vel fixad for payment of the mini-- mum wage. . Cost of Living. Minimum wage lovels, the board -- gaid, are dotermined by the cost of l'iving, and in this regard it issud a budfi':or an average Toronto worker, tota $12.50 per week, or $650 a} zcar. and including: Boerd and lodg--' ng, $364; clothing, $115.05; and sungries, $171. The board noted that most employ--| ers were ready to co--operate, but| added: "It must be frankly confessed' that some empioyers apparently are mnot prepared to practice what they proach." During the year the board . made a thoroush canvass of condi-- tions in canning factories. budget' 1. totalling vcear, an ing. $3 ebruary 2 Purther sections of the questions ask the amount of pulpwood purchased outside of the Province and imported by the Abitib: Company. for consump-- tion at Iroquois Falls; the amount of pulpwood purchased by certain com-- panies from settlers; and the details of agreements known as the Sturgeon Falls, Clergue and Espanola contracts. count of waste or damage, and what penalties have been imposed, and are interested in particular in the four square miles in the southwest portion of Osborne Township, in the Nipis-- sing Dis.rict. The Opposition has also directed a series of questions at the operations of <the Lands and Forests Department. ESponsored by C. A. Robortson, Liberal Whip; Dr. L. J. Simpson (Liberal, Simcoe Centre), and William Newman (Liberal, Victoria North), these queries ask whother, in the case of "cut--over" Crown lands, cut between September, 1927, and September, 1933, there have been any operations which have not met with <he Minister's approval. The Liberals are also inquiring what amounts have been collected on ac-- N. Sinclair, K.C. (Liberal, Ontarip South). Mr. Sinclair is asking how many K.C. eligibles have fulfilled all provisions laid down as patent re-- quirements. Mr. Hipel is also asking what Pro-- vincial funds have been spent for un-- employment relief works and direct relief during the last four fiscal years. Succerding clauses of the query ask what amount was paid from the ordi-- nary revenue; what was borrowed and charged to the capital account, and all details of the latter financing. The King's Counsel problem is still being brought to the fore by W. E. Waterloo S outh Liberal Seeks Definite Answer Concerning Allotment Dissatisfaction with a Government answer to his former question has led N. 0. Hipel (Liberal, Waterloo South) to again ask wlhat amount of the recent $40,)00.900 loan was allotted to or purchased by the Bank of Mon-- trea'l, the Bank of Nova Lcotia and P., W. Korr & Company. The repeated query is the aftermath to a point of order taissd by Mr. Hipel aitr the Premicr had said of a similar section of his former question: "The Govern-- ment has no particulars on which to base a regly to this question, the mat-- ter for obvius reasons not being one for public info:mation." QOTHER INQUIRIES MADE