Tueaday, April 25, 1967

practically monopolized the time of the House and of this session with their bombastic efforts to whitewash the glarin mismanagement which has occured in the George- , town projects under the Tory a ministration.

And, Mr. Speaker, it is doubtless of more than passing interest to honourable members of this House that curious rumors circulate concerning the arrangements made at the Nova Scotian Hotel on March 7th. in Halifax between Jens Moe and the senior member for Second Kings. Every member of this honourable House no doubt wonders just what credence can be given to the reports that the hotel bill of the hon- ourable member from Second Kings was transferred to the account in the name of Mr. Moe who, it would appear, in turn, transferred both accounts for payment, to the

name of a company called Monstad — one of the companies in the intricate complex of corporate "Moery' .

And as if this were not enough, I return, once again, Mr. Speaker, to this whole “hullabullo” that seems to have centered around the alleged dealings of a certain member of the opposition with the oil interests under contract to supply fuel oil to the trawlers operated by Gulf Garden Foods. I can tell you, Mr. Speaker, — it is a small matter, indeed, to establish that, in but a brief period after the Liberal Government formally took over the administration of this province, a certain elected member of this House, who now sits in the opposition, was in negotiations with the oil company which was then under contract to supply fuel to the Gulf Garden Foods Ltd. trawlers, and, at his side. during most of not the least

important part of these negotiations, it is not unreasonable to assume, Mr. Jens Moe had his place.

And, further, Mr. Speaker, it is apparently as equally as simple a matter to establish that that same member of this House, now sitting in the opposition, was an employee of the oil company, and that the honourable member was paid by that company for the duties he performed for them in relation to their oil contract with Gulf Garden Foods Limited in Georgetown.

As to the matter of any contracts, in the negotiations of which that hon- ourable member of the opposition might have involved himself, or in discussions of which he may have been a most interested party, — and as to the exact nature of all matters concerning the fuel oil contracts involved in the supplying of the trawl- ers, and, indeed, as to the whole matter of just what and who Island Petroleum Company was, is, or might be or have become as to whether it was registered, and if so, where —. As to all of these matters, Mr. Speaker, I leave them now to those officials of this honourable House and its special committee, whose duties it is. under such circumstances, as they may deem appropriate in the face of the evidence placed before them, to investigate and report to this House on all matters, and on all other relevant and pertinent matters involving this whole fuel oil issue, at Georgetown.

One certainty there is, Mr. Speaker, and on this no one dare us the term “liar", inside or outside this honourable House, and that is, that the honourable senior member for Second Kings was on the payroll of the Shell Oil Company, which company was under contract with Gulf Garden Foods Limited to supply oil to the Gulf Garden Foods Limited trawlers, and that his ayments by that company began after the Liberal Government formally assumes the administration of the affairs of this province late last summer.

I wonder why the name of the Honourable member from Second Kings ap- pears on an affidavit executed with the Motor Vehicle Branch whereby that hon-

ourable member represents himself as being “the principal shareholder" of Island Petroleum Company Limited of Georgetown.

What is this company? What does it do? Who else is associated? What in- terest could it have in petroleum or oil at Georgetown?

I wonder whether the circumstances of this company could have anything to do with my being called a liar in this House?

Why would a vehicle, owned by Island Petroleum Company Limited, be transferred, — “with no money or other consideration involved", -— to one of the

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