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¥ . * uh March 1 | % Hepburn Plans to Lighten 'Contract P 'Burden ? aC oUWeCr UrUCn ; "They handed us over bound in _ prise has been subjected by the Fer-- chains .Lhat. they think cannot be | guson and Henry Administrations. broken!" | "Our first dutics are to the mu-- This sentonce, coud'ed with the ' nicipalities, the power users and the general tread of Aitorney--General taxpayers of the Province, and we Roebuck's legal ana.ysis of the are availing ourselves oi the first Gatineau power contract, seemed to opportunity to enlighten them as to lend color in tho Legislature yester-- | the serious state or aflairs and give day to a Queen's Park rumor that | those responsible an opportunity to the Hepburn Government has @ | defend their past deeds, if that is plan for relieving Ontario Hydro-- possible. Electric power consumers of the "All these power--purchase deals : crushing burden of "contract power." | were ratified by Order--in--Council. Premier Hepburn last night re-- _ you understand, and we propose to sisted :1 efforts to ascertain if the put the responsibility sqiarely where legality of any of the Hydro's deficit-- | it belongs." producing power contracts are to be | Declaring his intention to "sit as questioned. | judge" on the contract power dis-- We are going to lay all the facts | cussion, the Premier declared: before the people--tell the whole "When it is all over Cabinet will story," said the Premier to The Globe. ' decide quickly how best to proceed." "The Government's course of action | "After Mr. Roebuck has com-- will be determined after we have | pleted his disclosures," he said, "I completely disclosed the true situa-- | shall enunciate our policy to the tion and shown the mismanagemont | House, and just let a single mem-- and maladministration to which | ber of the Opposition vote against Ontario's great public--owned enter-- | it if he dare." *