The Ontario Scrapbook Hansard

Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 29 Jan 1937, p. 2

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J&\»\ub.fls 29 Legislature Recesses Tod & To Feb. 16; Hepburn Back Then The Ontario Legislature will the Lieutenant--Governor of the recess today until Feb. 16. Pre-- Province, Hon. Dr. Herbert A. * mier Hepburn will be back in Bruce will visit the Chamber to Toronto by that time, ready to give the legislation Royal assent. participate in the debate on the Two of the bills which become Address in Reply to the Speech operative only on proclamation from the Throne, which will be by Order--in--Council, will not be called immediately the House re-- made effective in any event, it assembles, is understood, until after cer-- The Conservative Opposition tain new agreements for further agreed late yesterday to expedite Quebec power, which are now re-- the passage of the Government's portedly in the process of negoti-- three power bills through their ation, are reached by the Govern-- final stages first thing this after-- ment and Hydro with the Ottawa noon, and between 4 and 5 o'clock Valley Power Company. / C tives Ask Dat Tackling the Hydro situation l as to the total horsepower export-- e ed or sold to persons or corpora-- frox'n another flngle, th? Cons?r | tions in the United States by vative Opposition has filed with | Hydro during 1935 and 1936. He the Clerk of the Legislature a I also asks whether the Hydro offi-- motion calling for a return of all | cials WJIO gere "suspended dby the s | presen ommissions and em-- lut.(.:rs'. memom:anda. nb en | ployed on a day--to--day basis" have surveys, reports and minutes of been made permanent. Hon. W the Provincial Power Commission De slack Al:ldin (0n, asks what L meetings relating to or involved <:t «Byt's t vomgdce .h a s f526801 to W. F. system or systems were charge in the payment o » . for the carrying charges on the _ RKyan of Stone & Webster Engi-- frequency changer at the Chats * ncermgCorporat:on;t'he payment ! Falls plant and what was the ' of $16,571.67 to Lewis Duncan, | yearly charge and how allocated. K.C.; and the payment of $3,-- | ip a Murphy, Beaches, wants to 582.11 to the law firm of McRuer, | know when R. S. Robertson, K.C., Mason, Cameron & Brewin. The : was engaged by Hydro or the Gov-- motion is sponsored by Hon. | ernment, how much has been paid George H. Challies, Provincial | for his services to date, and how Secretary in the Henry Adminiss | much is still to be paid. tration. | In what company or companies * The first Order Paper questions | was the insurance policy on the filed by the Opposition so far this | fire--destroyed Wahnipitae Hydro | session deal almost exclusively ' plant carried? William Duck-- ' with Hydro matters. Arthur Ellis, | worth, Dovercourt, asks. What | South Ottawa, asks information | was the amount of the insurance?

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