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was g ne into at length resolution. It is a 00m 11 matter and this bill slmP

zies out the resolution. I ""1" into it one Saturday afternoon when the resolution was hem! discussed. What is happening he" is that the 2s per wit w‘ °" furs is being reduced to l0 pet‘ cant, but an 8 per cent tax is belnl imposed on fur garments. The low heretofore has been that on iur- u‘ med garment: there has been an B per cent tax as well as "-1 l5 per cent tax on the furs. Here- after the tax will be l0 per cent on the furs and 8 per cent on the fur-trimmed garments,

The situation heretofore with regard to fur garments has been that there has been a twenty-five per cent tax on the fur going into the garment but no sales tax on the garment. Hereafter there will be a ten per cent tax on the fur going into the garment and an eight per cent tax on the i111!" ment, which will be somewhat less, but not much less, than the tax, exacted heretofore, That is the general effect-of this section.

Mr. Bracken: The purpose being what?

Mr. Ilsley: There has been much complaint by manufacturers of fur-trimmed garments that there was a discrimination against them. We have argued that there was not, certainly not as much as they alleged. Nevertheless this seems to be perfectly fair. There can be no argument as to the jus- tice of it so far as I can see. There is a comparatively low tax on the furs, ten per cent, and a tax of eight per cent on the completed garment. It seems to mark the end of the controversy at any rate that there had been between the manufacturer of fur-trimmed cloth garments and the depart- ment, and perhaps to a certain extent between the two branches of the fur-garment trade.

Mr, Bracken; This is thought to be more equitable, is it?

Mr. Ilsley: Yes. and it is quite a reduction too, a fairly su tan- tial reduction so far as the furs which go into fur-trimmed gar- ments are concerned.

Silver Fox Furs

Mr. Harris (Danforth): The min- ister indicated that this was a difficult and complicated subject; but coming from the land of Evangeline, where his province is now producing a great quantity of furs-during the last two de- cades the production oi.’ furs has increased by leaps and bounds - perhaps he is in a position to know more about the fur industry than those of us who come from other parts of- the country where the fur industry is not so important. l2 am thinking of the silver fox.

There is something more in this Rarely straightening out the twen-

an merely straightening out the twenty-five per cent excise tax ver- sus the eight per cent sales tax; and to give us a complete statement I think the minister should tell us how much iess revenue will flow into the treasury of Canada through reducing the excise tax from twenty-five to ten per cent, and also give us some idea what benefits will inure to those who are in the fox fur industry and. the fur industry generally. The benefit to them will be meas- ured on the one hand by the lesser revenue which goes into the treasury of Canada through this reduction of the excise tax from twenty-five to ten per cent. versus the addition of the eight per cent sales tax on the other hand, versus also clause 3 Which has an effect on the balance sheet on the other side.

But first will the minister give us an idea of how much less rev- enue will come into the treasuri

While I _am on my feet, might I make this observation? This is Just on; little industry Ln ‘toe Elli-l" eﬁﬂnﬂmy of Canada which has been singled out in this short session to receive some considera- tion. I am of the opinion, and the minister will agree with me. that nw-ny scores of industries of all binds. whether engaged in production of furs or somethin else. have been aaking for con-

ln their own particular e11. in thh short were not ex-

°t tax on

I 11TH‘ must Z

duct-ions at this time when leaving taxes alone on 0th digit? we felt we 00111:, d w we were WM we were not sail-ﬁled that the iit would so in the P lucer even if we reduced do not know that it will. mow who D8?! the tax. "tended the consumer to I hone that this

ethint aigggdone for the f-ur industry- “Heif A Loaf?’

liiR I close ing this one. Half a loaf is than no and I ant hopeful hat the primary producer of the urs will get the whole benefit of anything that is in this rather small item because, after all. the business is a small business or the reduction is small; but happily it goes down to that part‘ of the world which needs s. little as~ sistance in this dey and genero-

he Maritime/Pro

any little benefit going there. I hope it all goes to the primary producers in the fur industry in the Maritime Provinces.

MR. IIELEY: I think the in.- ciustry is spread pretty well over Canada. I am informed that it

MR. ADAMBON: Does this in- clude a. fur known as "mouwn". which is sheared sheep; that is.

' or ls this con- animnls? I

taimerv which makes this new fur known as "momma"; that is. sheared lambskin. It makes an e:- cellent fur. I am told.

MR. JAOKMAN: It is vary poo- ulsr in my district.

MR. ILSLEY: That is covered by this item.

MR. ADAMSON: That would get the it? MR. Ilﬁlallit: Ya; that is fur.

Mr. Melissa's Oontention

MR. McLUR-E: I cannot yet understand this tax. I was the member who said the other night that we are paying a higher tax in this case than we were pay- ing before: and I used the ex- pression. referring to the payer of the tax, that the last state of that man was worse than the first. let us look at lt in the way I see it. Raw furs of a value of, say $200. go into a c garment. On gait $200 we pay ten per cent. or

MR. IIBIJIY: That is right. MR. McLURB: When those

$200 worth of furs are made into

a garment, that garment. from

the wholesale man to the retailer.

will be worth at least. putting it

1:43. t$500. On that $500 you place

ax.

hm. IIBLEY: Yes MR. MoLURE: That 840 is s. the same furs on which you have already collected 000. Therefore we are paying $00. in- stead of $50 payable under the old tax. ‘As I said the other day. the taxis raised over one per cent instead of being reduced at all. If I am wrong in that statement I should like to have the Minister of Finance tell mo.

MR. IL-SLEY: The honiugentle-

man is wrong A gadeootoo high s lump from $300 MR. lineman: It molds on

who made lt up.

MR. ILSLEY: His figures d6- pend on whether the spread is too great or not. and I am told that that is not a typical spread. and that the normal spread such that a combination of ten and eight works out to less than

$25. Tax Increased

MR. Mohlmli: W011. it cannot work out. because a nu-mrfaota st least 126 per cent for ufscturing. Take the raw product of a suit of clothm. The manufactured price of the suit is always over 100 per cent more. Let us consider one item. Supposing silver foxes are to be manufactured into a fur mat. ‘The manufacturer pays for the raw material. pita ten per cent: he has to pay that tax. or somebody has had to psy it if

- it is imposed. He cannot afford in

this chance in taxation? Minister's Statement

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lmt the coat on the market st 0Q th $500. to which the re-

You can figure it

you like, but if you give manufaotuirer a profit for work you lnve increased the tax instead of lowerim it

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l0 Der MR. sing. Again lse because any s e . dreming tax and a dlfﬂlﬂl ti!- That fur is takes‘ indthe raw amt’: to the dresser. e yo!‘ 01' W ever ou went to call him Then the frst tax goes ILSLEY:

cent. Is that not so? ILSLEY: No-elfter

n. MR, After it is dres- sed and dyed.

Still Raw Fur

MR. MoLURE: Yes; but it is still a raw fur. bQCaU-se they til-N it there to be dressed. Very well. it is of the some value; the value lms not increased. Bupwﬂlhl it was 8200 in the raw state and You took it to the dresser; when you wollfmitbaway from the dresser it wo a $2.30.

MR. ILBLEY: YE. certainly: there are dressing and d charges which enhance its value. and it is to the dressed and dyed

finished fur; it is a dressed

Then it goes to the msmﬂscturer as a dressed fur. and when it gou to him there is no tax until he has manufactured that fur. As I said before. he manufactures it into a $500 garment. and that makes your tax that much worse because you are toning on the 20 per cent as well. which would make it I2

nwre. Section agreed to-

In Memoriam MRS. wmtTaTmscm-rosu

There passed away to her eter- nal reward on Nov. 4th, 1046, Mrs. William Macintosh in year. A highly respected resident of Rose Valley. Although in sil- ing health for the last three years of which she was confined to bed for the last nine months, in all her painful illness she was never heard to murmum or complain. She bOIg her illness as well as her health trusting in her Redeemer. She leaves to mourn her passing her husband William one son James who with h... wife and little -son resided at home. also one daughter Katie, Mrs. Issac Stuart. Inkerman. Two daughters Pearle and Edith y-edeceased her fifteen years ago,

The funeral service was held on Tuesday, Nov. 0th. Her pastor, Mr. Harvey Bishop officiated as sisted by the Presbyterian stud. ent. Mr. Donald Nicholson of Hsrtsviile. The hymns sung were favorites of the deceased, The Loni Is My Shepherd, Unto The Hills Around Do I Lift My Innglng Eyesvand I'm Not Ashamed ‘n; 0W0 My Lord. The bearers were Mr. J. enzie. Mr. Raymond Newson, Mr. Angus lhcKinnon Mr. Roland Buchanan, m. Fred Buchanan and m. wu. liam Buchanan. Interment was in Bnrinston Cemetery.

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