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. ANNOUNCED BY PREMIER JONES SATURDAY NCIGHT

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'1‘. ljand and Road Taxes will not be levied ilftel‘ ‘Elle Cl11'1‘91ll3 yea?-

2. The Jones Government, at the Dominion-Provincial Conference, press- ed for, and is still pressing for. Old Age Pensions to lle lilalll at 399 651 Without a means test nnrl without a property lien. This would have been in effect at the present time but for the oppositionlof the representatives of two other provinces. ..

f}. In l-lealth and Social Security, joint plans of the llnnininn zlnd ‘rho Province include an extensive program. bleantinle. tlle Provinr-ial Gov- ernment will provide a large extensive hostel Pl “sash (“We lllll- “m” nearly completed; a nurses’ home atFaICOHWOOCl HORllliQI; all Occlmqlblll‘ al therapy centre at Falconwood; a male attendants’ home at Paleon- wood: and other eyfoiwqivQ glllrlitinns to farm l\11ilrlinﬂ‘<.——9ll under con- struction and Pelllsrln from linilrliiirrs omennmi Pv-Avn ‘Vow Asqnts tor‘s residence at Falconwookl xvill he built. The Sanatorium and He“ltli Department will be improved and extended. A Sanitary enuinooi- ‘will he employed. The n-rants to hospitals will include apnrrwerl l1lll‘slll°"ll"““°°- The work formerlv done by the Pnlief Committee will WWW mm" l“"l°" the Social Security Board and will include applications from the perman- ently crippled.

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'4. The grants to P0t?»l‘l Storage Warehouses will he continued o“ the‘ basis of 75 per cent of the cost, one-half of vihich will be vncovei-ekl from the Federal Government, 'l‘his grant is available to cooperative companies on application.

5. A Students’ Residence on land adiacent to Prince of Vllﬂles pﬂllptrp “m1 be built. It is planned to provide housing. recreation. gymnasium. -"‘“’l board for 300 students. This building will be begun when timing assist- ance becomes available.

'6. 'A‘ lllinistry of Industry and Natural Rescnirges will he set 11p at once-'- Legislation was enacted in 1947. The new Qepartment will include Fisher- ies, Fishermelijs Egan Boagjd. Recoirti-nctioii, Tqjjigist Bureau. Plmnins‘. Forestry, Trade, Rejriggatign, and various new items not now under any specific department. Labour may go in this Department also

'7. Thenew Ministelin charge of Kabob}; shall haze as his llflmﬁalﬁtvé duty the preparation of Legislation in the line of Minimum Nllaee TTMVS. W oi-lowieiis Compensation 'A'ct', andthg establishment of a Labour Rela- tions Board, or a similar body to regulate and assist Lalidur Relations

8. Extension of Trade, to Newfoundland arid the Maritimes esneciallvf will be further encouraged. Trucli and air traffic will be especially pro? moted. The new Maritime Board wi'l he annrcsclied to secure enconra ore- ment for all-year traffic and improv ement of the ferry services. 'A sche~ duled ferry for automobiles will be promoted. ‘

9. The promotion of farm livestocli will continue and improve. To this end the Prince Edward Island Exhilftion will be stroiwlv supported. as we_:l_l_,as the Maritime Winter Fair and the Royal Kcricultural Fair. ‘Flie :;;_:3t_.c_to_ b1.'_eo_rl_e_1§ will be continued. Veterinary assistance will be secured.

10. If the present Conference at Ottawa does not result in improved prices for hogs, dairy. and poultry products, or a lowering in the prices of live stock feeds, the Provincial Government will take adequate action to meet the emergency.

ll. Field crops and “est -4! will be encouraged and a program to eradi- cate wild mustard will be inaugurated immediately. Veterinary and technical assistance in agriculture will be extended.

12. There will be further assistance to municipalities in planning and engineering‘, as well as in snow clearance and dust abatement.

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13f The Physical Fitness Program will be further ertended to all parts

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14. The recentlv prepared Plan for a Drydock in the Charlottetown area will be vigorously promoted. The plans now submitted to Ottawa will be promoted to secure immediate action.

15. Regional Composite High Schoo‘s, as outlined in the Reconstruction Report, will be begun as soon as reva ‘nation of property is complete and suitable teachers trained. '

16. A Plebiscitn on the Prohibition Act. will be held on the last Monday in June next, 1948. i

v17. The Road Building Program will be evtenrled each vear as more mechanics and trained men become available. More roads will be kept open in winter. A modern highway from Charlottetown and Summerside to Borden will be completed as soon as possible. Wide. gravelled hie-h- ways will be extended into all import ant areas for bosses. market-ill" ‘-‘“’l school. purposes. All road-sides on narrower roads ivill he cleared and the roads graded as nuickly as possible. Some roads will be paved.

18. There will be a New Bridge built over the West River at a point to b6 determined to insure comnlehs coveraxre of the illlrw Diva.- MA ‘Dnﬁhi-ﬁ" Point areas at all seasons by lwsses and trucks. The Borden Road “will Cornwall to Charlottetown will be shortened and Built on a hi "l1 standard with a New Bridge over the North River at a point to be determined.

19. A study of the Official Report on Electricity will lhsnivp T-ecisla/rion‘ to further control electrical‘ energy, production, and distribution in our Province, and possibly authorize Gra nts-in-Aid to assure a ouicl» evtem sion of electricity into Rural areas, as soon as trained men, and materi- als, are available. l

20. The Women's Institutes will remain the same non-sectarian. non‘- Doliﬁillal 110d)’ as at Present. with the assistance of the’ Government in the matter of supervisors and offices. Gr ants will be increased and thev mav be placed under another Government Ministry. As previously indicated, they my nominate their own supervisors. Another Household Science

Sillorvioorwillbcadded.

21. More extensive refrigeration space will receive encouragement, Re- frlgerﬂﬁvn l8 rﬂqllirod for fish, berries and meats, which reouire rmicli

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freezing; and ordinary refrigeration for butter, poultry, fruits, blueber- .

ries. fox meat, cheese. and for berries, meats, and fish which have been quick-frozen. ' ‘ '

22. A' Technical School forcitizens other than Veterans will onerah: in 1948. Classes in Household Science, Agriculture. Mechanics, Fisheries. and Youth Training will be provided at the Technical School and at the classroom building and laboratory at the Experimental Farm.

23. 'A‘ Forest Nursery and a_Farm Improvement Service will be provid- ed on an efficient basis.

24. Risheries will be encouraged in every possible way, Fisheries are a chime of the Federal Government, but it is honed fr» owl "ssistannn by the continuance ‘of Fishermenb Loans, by supporting the local fisher- men’! Organization, by promoting the use of larger boats ‘as recommend- ed by the Atlantic Herring Fisheries Commission, by encouraging the Prwelling Ofﬁlh 811d the marketing of the product, Flsneciallv the pro-

motion and establishment of bait freezers and cold storage and ice stor-

age will be encouraged and assisted.

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