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With the cstomsinvestigation, stiil far fmm finis alreadystands. coriiricted of having c~o-operated w dopestersand thieves, and of having thus been N atiohal`Treasury, strangling; legitimate business; and low, thwarting the administraren of iustice. ; 1 Stolen automobiles, smuggled into Canada with the conniyance of Customs oiials, were sold for a pittance to friends of the King Government, and_ those found guilty were allowed not only to go unpunished but to continue their nefarious trade. 2 Sinuggled liouor selling was engaged in on at large scale by Customs oicials whose duty itw"a's`to protect the Treasury. 3 A Corrupt 'oi-`cials were unpunished and promoted- 5 Police o-lcers-rnembers of the incorruptible Royal Canadian Mounted-were withdrawn from the Quebec boundary line at the request of the smuggling ring. Honest traders had asked for increased `police protection, but the King Government preferred to g rant the request of those who were defrauding the public revenue. ' r _ Guilty knowledge even .in_ 1923. bf the frauds that were being 1 1 The peak of this corru practised has been proven against the King Government _ beyond the shadow of a doubt. Time and again, in 1924 and by the evidence to have been reached Just prior to the general 1925, the `Commercial Protective Associatio_n--an organization election of October, 1925, when, at the written r uest of of business men--placed._before Mr; King irrefutable `evidences ,- . Liberal candidates, Ministers of the Crown- called o the of it, that they had succeeded in tracing down at their own ' expense. With his Government hopelessly entangled with i A the law, kept convicted crooks out of jail, and sanctioned Canada's criminal .. element, Mr. King did` not--dared not-- Treasury" frauds as a means of securing the return of the King take any action to remedy the appalling conditions. i . ` Government to power. . - a Caldei wasa Liberal candidate in thelast election, and despite the further fact that the co ` almost daily for five months, thus affording `Liberal members amp ' ' on the part of previous ministries, not one word of proof, against the administration of the Customs Department under the Laurier, Borden and: Meighen Govern- ments, but only against its administration under Mr. William Lyon MacKenzie King! Has anything more disgraceful ever besmirched the pages of Canadian 1. , sf; ~ history ?_ Can a, proud e and} honourable nation, whose people fear God a 3` s and eschew evil, afford to condone. such. dishonesty, such corruption, " on the of its: leaders` and public servants ? i ` _-.. .. V- .uuununa.. auu the northrn portions of"`Huron, Wel- linztonand Ontari vcounties. ` The combined iggtalled capacity 0? thegenerating pin is serving this sys- tem will approximate 22,000 horsepow- er upon.the*comp`l,etiori of extensions to a _ I - I ' ; I ,,.,_ ,_v._-_--.. __ Georgian Bay. System During` the past year th formation of the Georgian Bay syste as origin- ally planned has been completed` by the inclusion of the Muskoka system. 'As now `constituted. the combinhd system serves that portion of. the province of Ontario which surrounds the southern end of Georgian_Ba.y and lies to. the orth of the territory -served by the Ni gara. system. Itincludes the district sur ounding Lake Simcoe and embrac- es all the counties of Bruce, Grey and \ northern portions `of"`Huron, lingtonsnd . combined In tanma ..........u.. .. Simcoe, the district of Muskoka.-"and ' czonaim BAY svsfn-:M onrmq H. 1;. 3. COMMN. ,_. v _-- --v - v lvdlvlh In its -la.`st issue the Bulletin, official publication of the A Ontario Hydro- Electric Power Commission, had the following regarding .the Georgian Bay System:- A '___V_g -- -A \ a customs investigation, from finished, the King Government stands. e,ea-operated with sand thieves, and thus` a party to defrauding the Treasury, business, debauching officials, high thwarting the adminisstrertien of justice, and bribing /the electorate! \_To cite butaifeewinstances--alreadyproven-- ` i it from its appalling reco1'd of malfeasance : smugglers, hootleggers, l we generating plants on the Muskoka river. During the year two new 2,000- horsepower units were installed and placed in operation at the South Falls 1 generating station. At Hanna Chute. about half a mile above the South Falls! * generating station, a third unit is be- ` under-construction designed to create -cies aggregate ing \installed at a concrete dam now a head-pond of ample magnitude for the South Falls development. This unit` will be operated by remote control from the main `station. The Muskoka division of the Georgian Bay` system is `connect- ed`with the Severn, Eugenia and Was- dells. divisions by means. of a trans- mission line between the South Falls development and. Waubaushene. l _ Thecommission in this system has a total capital investment of $5,069,-[ renewals, sinking fund and contingen-.i $988, 425.77. The actual] during the` year- was . "an the amounts of the 4 interim bills. and the municipal electric -` `utilities operated with a net" surplus of : 1 $62,916.49 after providing $43,987.02 for A dODl'Gc1&t10n.. Fifteen rnnninlnnlina an- cost of. power $1,396.40 less th vua,;u.0.'H7 .aIte!` providing $43,987.02 deprgiation. Flitteenq muynicipalities op-, I `the generating plants the Muskoka During Vdilr fxun nnnv On "large I ' noted; honest L1-gin a5n;{n'nx4_\u1ra\:n . .e.,vc._y uculg made at a point near a Cornwall. Service is given to ten mun- ; icipalities, six rural power districts and two companies. - The Commission in this system has - a. total capital investment of $1,040.- : 728.59. and accumulated reserves for renewals, sinking fund and contingen-A 3 cies aggregate $258,875.22. The actual cost of power during the year was .-3 $3,628.53 less than an amounts of the -.I interim bills and the municipal electric ll utilities operated with a net surplus of 3' $20,424.58 after providing $6,792.00 for e depreciation. Two municipalities in this :system had small deficits aggregating 5 $1,681.62. The. total revenue 0 of the ' _municipal electric uti ities in this sys~ ~`tem was $203,963.70. ` ` `U~ erated with small lossesxaggregating $1,581.62. The total revenue in this sys- temowas $927,752.38. \ St. Lawrence System The St. Lawrence system serves the district immediately to .the north of the St. Lawrence `river between Brockvllle and Cornwall ; thesupply of power for the _system being purchased from the Cedar Rapids Transmission Company, deltvery being made at point" lrcornwall. Service is given an 1-an mu..- 10 request Royal` Canadian Mounted Police because they were enforcing law, convicted crooks out sanctioned _ _ -- _-.,....., .. U111 uuvcrulrlcrlt` warehouses` in M0 supplied tn generous quantities to members of the ernrnent and to Government officials in` Ottawa, vention both of the Federal Law and the Prohibiti Ontario. . azuuuutlg to $35,000. Th previous to the last election. rnent; a.U1l.y U order I "I'\v\`1u .- bmembers df` ,`(}'('>;: icials in contra- Prohibition Law of vvvuuu Q 6I I III? Simple buckthorn .barl:. magnes- qum sulph. c. p. glycerlxre, etc.. as mix- ed in Adlerlka, helps `stomach trouble In TENn{1lnutes by-removing GAS. Brings out a surprising amount of old waste matter you never thought was In your system. Stops that full bloat- ed feeling and makes. you happy and cheerful. Excellen_t for Vcphronlcs qon- Itlpatlon. Adlerlka -works QUICK and delightfully Ell). Wm- - Hun--In-I so, 36_ King Street East. Toronto 2 newals. sinking fund and contingencies aggregate $121,346.13. The actual cost of power during the year was $21,735.20 greater than the amounts of the interim bills. Four municipalities had small sleficits for the past year aggregating $2,665.62. nemJ$`e3'3Ti" gndeases 7!! vva `ape. dolltmfull lruzzlat. . pun aaaasvvaavu It LU! tion. Adlerlki QUICK y esp, Wm. :. 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