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Purther. strong protest was made against what is considered the high-- handed attitude of the Government and Liquor Board in withholding in-- formation declared to be in the public interest. this House a return showing: 4. (a) What were the gross sales in the fol-- lowing liquor stores during the last fiscal year: Woodstock, Brantford, Paris? (b) What was the total cost of local administration in each ins.ance?" unless <he board immediately aban-- dons its present attitude and oompues with the orders of this Assembly." An attempt to conceal info:mation af political interest is alleged by the Progressive group in the House. Ac-- cozlrng to them, no fewer than three defeated Concervative candidates are on the staff of one of the liquor stores in question. Oust the Liquor Board for flouting the Legislature's order, urges Progres-- sive Leader Harry Nixon in a no.ice of motion tabled yesterday in the On-- tario Legislature. Mr. Nixon's con-- tention is t'hat the House carried unanimously a call for gross sales and costs of three liquor stores, and that this information was refused. The Nixon mo.ion follows: "In the opinion of this House, Com-- missioner McClenaghan and Commis-- sioner McNamara of the Ontario Liquor Board should forthwith be dis-- missed from office for holding in con-- tempt the authority of this House, and in refusing to comply with the orders of this Assembly, passed unanimously on Thursday, April 13, 1933, Votes and Proceedings No. 355, namely: "On motion of Mr. Medd, seconded by Mr. Ross, ordered that there be laid before INFORMATION ISs REFUSED Should Be Dismissed, He Claims in Notice of Motion BY LIQUOR BOARD, _ s spraAKER RULES "yoy ons " 6 SE PLOUTED _ cHarcEWITDRAWN Febru ar~ 20 The member for Woodbins then claimed that h's remarks had been | corroborated by information from a fermer member and an employee. "Name the employee," the L/b~ral whes Sl:l(:e:i'iw' but Mr. Shields 1:;1- antly ned to do so. . Speak " Kidd ruled the charge, in its personal reference to Mr. Nixon, withdrawn, and the member for Woodbine bowed to the Speaker, re-- | marking: "Your rul'ngs have been | always fair." 'QUOTED BECK CLAIM Before introducing the clippings of Sir Adam's address, Mr. Shiclds argued that the prino'ple of Cabinet solidarity entailed responsibility on each Minister for charges directed against the Government. In answer, the Progressive Leacter pointed out that Mr. Shields's orig nal charges had named h'm personally, and re-- newed his request for a ruling. A little later he stated that he would be satisfied only "if he withdraws the definite charge that I was singled out by Sir Adam." A Speaker's ruling at the boginning of yesterday's session of the Legis-- lature brought withdrawal of the charge against Hon. Harry C. Nixon recently made by George S. Shields (Conservative, Woodbinc) alleging that S$r Adam Bock had labelled the Progressve Leader "the worst enemy of Hydro." Although the member for Woodbin»> offered proof that Sir Adam Bock had charged that Drury Govern-- mont members had desired "to scuttle the Hydro ship," he was requested to withdraw his charge when hr was un-- able to show that these remarks had ocen personally directed at Mr. Nixon. Shields Drops Personal Ref-- erence to Nixon in House