The Ontario Scrapbook Hansard

Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 8 Mar 1934, p. 2

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of shops, other than garages and service stations, which sell motor oil. First Hon. Hm Nixon, Progressive i Leader, conside that "we're going a long u& with licensing," and ob-- jected to the House's practice of "ap-- Arthur Ellis (Conservative, Ottawa South), fixing a maximum fee for weighing of coal and coke, and bills from J. P. Moore (London North), en-- abling the blind to vote with a friend's ald, changing Library Board elections in certain municipalities and extend-- ing advance polls Second reading was given also to private bills of York Townsaip. PForest Hill, Teck Township and Chatham. gmvlng the principle of something ts disapproves, and sending the mat-- ter on to a committee." From the Government side, Hon. William Fin-- layson found himself in unwonted agreement with Mr. Nixon. "This is one of those irksome, amazing forms Another bill sent back to its spon-- sor 'was that of Dr. L. W. Freelo (Conservative, Middlesex South) ap-- mnc. said Dr. Freeie, to the par-- lar case of the Village of Belmont, which was situated in two counties and three townships. Hon. Harry Nixon, however, saw the measure as widely effective legislation, and it will come back in amended form. Measures which received second reading yesterday and were forwarded to committee included a bill from N ig C oaalc . TITECER OAAAE CCETC, cPraomiig EVLZIIQ of licensing which we shouldn't en-- courage," he said. Licensing laws, steadily cxtending under the annual flood of logislation, finally drew a protest in the Ontario Legislature yvesterday, when the House refused second reading to a bill from Goorge Oakley (Conservalive, To-- ronto--Riverdale) calling for licensingz OAKLEY BILL SENT _ 'opPosttioN QuERiES BACK TO SPONSOR' -- LAST ONTARIO LOAN Toronto Member _ Would License Shops Seil-- ing Oil Another Opposition query drew in-- formation from the Government yes-- terday about Ontario's recent $40,-- 0060,000 loan. Answering N. O. Hipel (Liberal, Waterloo South), Premier Henry said that the Advisory Committee, con-- sisting of A. J. L. Haskell, H. J. Coon and F. W. Kerr, first was consulted last Nov. 9. The propased issuance of the loan received continued atten-- tion during November and December, with the bond market under careful survey for a favorable moment of issue. Final plans were completed, gnd ilnéstructimn.s given to procsed, on 'Jan. 13. To a question from Liberal House Leader McQuibban about Timiskam-- ing and Northern Ontario Railway interest. Premier Henry replied that the T. and N. O. was a Provincial enterprise not operated for earning interest on investment, but to give service to the community and open up the country. Payments by the railway out of surplus earnings amounted to $850,000 in 1930, $850,-- 000 in 1931, $400,000 in 1932 and $50,-- 000 in 1933. The cost of the inter-- | est to the Province, calculated at 4 ; per ceont., would amount to $1,208,317 per annum. Gasoline tax revenue during the last fiscal year was $13,458,105, the Premier told D. M. Ross (Progressive, Oxford North). The sum of $829,048 was rebated to users of gasoline for other than highway purposes, For collecting the tax, commissions total-- ling $223,519 were allowed, at a rate of 166 per cent. T. A. Blakelock (Liberal, Halton) was told by the' Premier that no figures were avail-- able on unemployment at any par-- ticular date. The Halton member had asked figures for Jan. 1, 1934, and the same date in 1933. Henry Gives Hipe!l Desired Information--Other Questions March

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