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e l e o o o o ie e e s C C e e t t 0 e e e VC A')r\' 2. Former Member Was to Get Contracts The Ontario Legislature Public Ac-- counts Committee, investigating tic buying by the Timiskaming & North-- ern Ontario Railway, was told yes-- k terday by Edgar Gagne, one man who sold ties, that Harry Morel, former Conservative member of the Legisla-- | -- ture ftor Nipissing, was to receive an¢-- l third of his company's dividend to obtain contracts. It was shown in cross--examination by Colonel W. H. Price that Morel Examined by Attorney--General Ros-- buck,. Gagne said Morel was a direc-- ACT AMENDED tor of the g:mpany since incorpora-- k tion. He d no share, but was to * # (oceive one--tnird of the dividend, Bill Extends Medical Serv-- "and in return for this one--third of | i isi the dividend what was Mr. Morel to | 1ce Pl'OVlSlOl\S do?" the Attorney--General asked. on dn onoeg '"He was to get the contract." , A bill was introduced in the Jn-- "So the service he did was to get | tario Legislature yesterday by W. P. a contract for ties from the T. & N. | Schwenger (Lib., Hamilton Centre) O. Railway, is that right?" Mr. Roce. | amending the Workmen's Compensa-- Duck asked. | , tion Act to extond the provision for '"Yes," | emgll%ymg medical service. Cheques were produced showing the e intention _ is," said _ Mr. company received more than $260,-- Schwenger, '"to permit the board in 000 for ties over a period of years. proper cases to engage the service of Gagne said he made no money on giruglrss healers just the same as now the deal, due to heavy expenses. it employs physicians." | If there had been any losses. he stated. he was to absorb them. But if there were profits, he was to re | ceive two--thirds, and Morel one--| third. % | #* "Morel never drew any money?" | Colonel Price asked. ..No.in John Law, an official of the Pro-- vincial Secretary's Department, pro-- duced company |-- returns showing Gagne was President of the company, with Morel as director. Walter Cul-- lens was Secretary--Treasurer. The | poard was changed in 1931 to malke Morel, first elected in 1908. accord-- | @ t l ts ing to records produced, had been a C S mewber for seven years. He was v;c;;' 'm ervan in the House from 1919 to 1923. A $ Later elected again, he resigned inl verage I ,466 election. _ | ONTAmo civil -- servants--from | Deputy Ministers to char-- | women, and including game ward-- \ _ ens, cooks, statisticians and jail guards--get an average pay of $1,-- | 466.19, The average civil servant -- salary was revealed yesterday by Premier Hepburn.