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'Fcbmur\j 18 . [ T y t | UNEMP l_OYED When Government Intro-- duces Bill to Validate Ot-- | tawa Valley Pact Investigators Find Bureaus, smmonenommermmtmtmccmes Where Jobless Profes-- CONSERVATIVE DEMAND . sional Men Post $50 | «_ mmumpecmunmummes Special legislation to validate the \ + new power contract recently nego-- L'KEL' TO BE ABOUSHED tiated by the Ontario Hydro Com-- mission and the Ottawa Valley Racketeers EXplOif "White-- Power Company (Chats Falls) will v* be brought down by the Govern-- Collar WOl'.kel'S Un.ble ment at the present session of the to Obfam JObS Legislature, Premier Hepburn said dnmmmemmmemmmmmetce mm mm yesterday. 6 & s At the time of the bill's introduc-- Legislative action has been taken tion, if not before, the Government| by the Hepburn Government to abol-- will table a copy of the contract.| ish alleged rackets flourishing in This was asked for yesterday by| the private employment agency busi-- Opposition Leader George S. Henry, ness, it was learned at Queen's Park who later may request the produc--| yesterday. Hon. David Croll, Min-- | tion of all correspondence and other ister of Welfare--Labor, will prob. j documents concerned with the nego-- ably introduce a bill tomorrow in tiations. the Legislg'ure which will rggulatez Notice has been given the Legis-- the operation of these agencies. lature by Hon. Paul Leduc, Mines Investigation by Department of Minister, of an amendment to the Labor officials has disclosed glaring Income Tax Act which will remove exploitation of unemployed profes-- the exemption granted in respect of sional men who go to the private income from personal companies in agencies seeking positions. Before foreign countries. . Hitherto the anything is done for them the Province has exempted from taxa-- agency requires a $50 deposit. If tion the amount paid the Federal the applicant is fortunate enough to Government as tax on such income. get a job, he must pay the agency From now on it will levy on this another $50. But if no job results, part of the income. the original money is retained by This legislation, as intimated by the agency and the job seeker is out | Premier Hepburn, is aimed at of luck. _ f wealthy Ontario people who incor-- According _ to reports, many porate in the West Indies and other | thousands of dollars have been taken | lands for the express purpose, the| from unfortunate men of the "white-- | Prime Minister has charged, flt: collar" class. These private agencies escaping Ontario taxation. ] cater only to this class, as the Gov-- | @ ernment Employment Service makes ' * no provision for them. Eventual abolition of the privatet employment agency, of which there are two or three in Toronto, is seen. | A system of licensing will be adopt-- ed by the Department of Labor and | any unethical practice will result in cancellation of the license. ' &