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ALLEGATION IN ONTARIO EX-PRIME MINISTER INVOLVED. 4300 DOLLARS TO DETECTIVES. “GET SOMETHING ON LIBERALS.” By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright Rec. 7.50 p.m. Toronto, Oct. 16. Mr. T. Stewart Lyon, chairman of the Ontario Hydro-Electric Power Commission, said to-night that the commissioners had adopted a resolution that action be entered against the Rt. Hon, Arthur Meighen (a former Prime Minister) and Mr. T. A. Maguire, former commissioners, and two former officials for the return of money “illegally diverted from the funds of the commission.” The text of documents found in the commission’s files, Mr. Lyon said, revealed that the former commission hired detectives to “get something on the Liberal Party of Ontario.” The expenses of the detective and operatives and fees totalled 4300 dollars. J
The action for the recovery of the money, Mr. Lyon said, would be against the chief engineer, Mr. Fred A. Gaby, and the hydro solicitor, Mr. Isaac B. Lucas, in addition to Messrs. Meighen and Maguire.
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Taranaki Daily News, 18 October 1934, Page 7
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