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Wearily plodding through the Estimates in the early hours of IFriday morning, April 25. mem- bers.of the Opposition in the Pro- vincial Legislature must have felt like agreeing with thp 1-ion. John A. Campbell. member without portfolio in the Jones Government. that they should chuck the whole thing and go to bed; but they re- sisted this temptation and stuck grimly to their task until the last item had been passed and dawn was filtering through the historic windows.

Mr. Campbell's protest cam: after 3 a. m., when he declared:

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this would be a very unnecessary expenditure. This Province has four members of Parliament and four Senators at Ottawa receiv- ing $6,000 each. What do we necti to have a special representative for now?"

Mr. MacKinnon: "Motion!"

Mr. Chairman: "Carried? Car ried."

Mir. 1!. R. Bell: "Raiiroadou through!"

Under the item Department o! Reconstruction (secretary's salary and expenses $8.300) Premier Jones complimented the secre- tary. Mr. J. F. Connolly, on sav-

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"You can't change the Estimates anyway. Take the rest of them in

Mr. Campbell: "I move that the rest of the Estimates and the dif- ferent expenditures be taken as read. You are not going to change them. 1f we changed them—poli- tics is politics; it wouldn't be pol- icy for a Government to caucus them over and then get the 0p- position to change them. You have no authority over on that side at all, not a bit. (Laughton. You have got to take your medi- cine. After ‘the next election comes around. if you win, we are going to throw the whole thing into your hands. and I hope you won't bungle as you did before. When you are in next time here is one representative-i! I em in -that will give you full swing. and if you haven't got brains enough to manage your own af- fairs then i assure you that I

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and assistant Registrar ($1.100) of Deeds. Charlottetown office. 0D- positlon member, pointed out that these salaries were very low. The salary of the assistant reg- istrar at Summe bidu is $250 high- er than that of the same official in Charlottetown. whose work is heavier. In both cases the sal- aries compared unfavorably with those given to officials in the vendors’ stores.

Premier Jones said the regis- trars in Charlottetown made ex- tra. money by doing some over- time work. Mr. Hunter: "They are entitled to be paid extra for that. Their salaries are very low. and it looks like discrimination."

Hon. Mr. Campbell: "I brought this matter up in Council. and I claimed that those two men are salary. Mr. Murphy was doing the work for which his predecessor was getting 31.700. Mr. MacLcod is only get- ting $1.000.'a"man from my dis- trict who took a scholarship. I feel that those two men are not fairly treated. ‘Ihc Government now can dczil with them. even it_ they don't wish to change their estimates. I interceded for them and 1 did all I could to increase their salaries. and I didn't get too much support. 1 call it nar- row and contracted treatment."

ing thousands of dollars Government

prominently in my hon. friend's election campaign in 1048."

Book (report of Provincial missions at the Ottawa ence) there is an item of $71,000 asked for under electrical spower development."

fifteen-year programme."

in your platform. The Petitcodiac River was going to do it." -

of your own." ashamed of it."

it pretty quickly.“

$42,000. Premier Jones said it was intended to go ahead and have a high-class town. item ($96000). schools

cabin loan fund. $100,000. With

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a. block. Pass them over for handling of the airport housln: goodness sake and let us gét scheme. home." Hon. Mr. Hughes explained tir

The Chairman (Mr. Morley setup of the town plannin Bell): "Do you move that?" boards.

Mr. Bell said some wonderfu documents had been tabled connection with the Reconstruc tion Department, but what the amount to?

Premier Jones laid he did not appreciate the sarcastic

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Mr. Bell; “We have had reports

other years; they are put in.

the desk and forgotten." Premier Jones: 1119-" . Mr. ‘Bell: "By the Government

We have had electrification. and by Dr. IAtti-' mer." ‘

Premier Jones: longer and you will find out."

"By some peo- reports on rural "Wait a little

Public Utilities

will not take it on myself to Mr. Hunter called attention to instruct you." (Laughter). the fact that there was no provis-

Mr. Campbell's motion found no ion in the estimates for the Pub- ‘ aeconder. . lie Utilities commission.

Hon. Mr. Hughes: “They are Unfair Discrimination not a charge on the Govern- merit." 0n i110 M!!! M8189!!!’ ‘$1.500? Mr. Hunter: "They are a new

taxation body?" m". MaeKensie: any item for rural electrifica- tion." l l-lrm. Mr. Barbour: some material ordered."

"I don't see

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l Mr. MacKenzie: “This figured.

Mr. MacDonald: "In the Green sub- confer-

Hon. Mr. Hughes: "That is a

Mr. Bell: "But this was a plank

Mr. MacKenzie: "It is a baby Hon. Mir. Hughes: “We are not

Mr. MacKenzie: “You dropped .

Cold Storage

On the item Cold Storage plant.

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plant in 11c also referred for Vocational education assistance to rural ($50000). and Tourist

When Premier George Drew. at a Women's Canadian Club luncheon in Ottawa. referred to l-lcnry Wallace as “wuoily-hcadcd" and a pro- mulgator of "nonscnse“, all eyes turned to Mrs. Per Wiikman, wife of the Suredish ambassador to Canada nnd sister of Henry Wallace. Mrs. Wllkman blushed but said nothing. I

Mr. R. R. Bell: crease."

Mr. Morley Bell: move an increase mates."

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in a position to do that."

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Hon. Mr. Campbell: “I am not

Mr. R. R. Bell: “These men ‘be-

rcspcct to the latter fund. he pre- sumed this will be administered properly by a board which the Government will have to set up.

0n the item travelling school van ($4,000) he explained that it was intended to get a trailer and have it hauled by a farm tractor.

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tween them are handling the reg- istry office for two counties. Queen's and King's. They get $2.050 between them and in Sum- mcrside the samc officials get

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Cites Vendors‘

Mr. lluntcr: "1 fecl that this is a matter that should not be let go by too easily. In the vendors‘ shop in Charlottetown you have

"'l‘he idea would be to go to ono school district for one week. and give them one week's lessons thrcc weeks lessons at home. then travel to another district."

Hunter directed attention to tho dilapidated condition of town wharf. ernrncnt wharf at Poplar Point is not usable because the water is‘ too shallow. The river. he added. Is filling up and should be dredg-

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Mr. Hunter: "Oh. no."

Mr. MacDonald asked for in- formation regarding several items under highway construction in King's County, and Mr. Barbour replied.

FISCAL NEED

Dr. MacMillan said the Pre- mier was quoted last night r; telling the Opposition that their emphasis on the’ question of fis- cal need was out of date. anri that the great idea now in Do- minion-Provincial relations. ls conceived by Prime Minister Mar:- kenzie King. was to tax tho oi: corporations with headquarters in the wealthy provinces. and dis- tribute this money amongfall the Provinces. "I wonder what the Premier meant by that." said Dr. MacMillan. “When we take up the Green Book here and read of my hon. friend's presentation of island claims before the Federal Government. we find his ivholc argument is based on the question 0f_ fiscal need. He quotes auth- ority after authority. going back r01‘ 1110M’ years to prove that. this was our basic claim ever since Confederation. Why the about. face attitude now? By time statement he rcpudiatcs his own ("Zliments to the Government of Canada. I ncvcr" heard 0r sum illogical reasoning. He admits "m "hmild have 80h another million dollars on the basis of fiscal need.

That is the only argument on which he will ever get any mes- sure of justice.

"Again. in windinB up his speech last night. he said that this statistical table presented by the Provincial Treasurer at Ot- tawa was the greatest rule that u-as ever prepared. I always had the opinion that this rule (hold- ing up a half-foot standard rule) was the greatest rule. because when you put it. down it measures six inches exactly. and there is no argument about it. The trou- ble with my hon. friend's ‘rule’ is that they won't adopt it."

Premier's Reply

Premier Jones: "I wouldn't say too much about that formula. If this Government should happen to go out, the Opposition would have that to guide them so they could make a proper presentation in Ottawa. instead of going there for fiscal need and saying ‘we are 110"!‘ bvggurs.‘ In that document you will find the full explanation of why this Province needs a hand-out, because we have only half the revenue that other Pro- vinecs enjoy; because our per cap- ita income is far below that of Canada. That is all sdt out in that table. so that anyone can understand."

Dr. MacMillan: "The Premier rcpudiates his own brief, then?"

Premier Jones: “I will venture to say that this document which Mr. Hughes prepared. and which

Mr. Massey set out in tabular form. was one of the most valu- able submitted at the Confer- ence."

Mr. Hunter: "I would ask with regard to this tax agreement: ac- cording to the census of 194i, our population was 05.000. I cannot understand why in the first place we were not allowed the $15 per capita on our actual population according to that census. We seem to have lost $75000 right there. Those other items are. separate from the $15 per capita. I cannot understand why, in the event of an increase in our popu- lation. our subsidy should not in- It

crease in proportion. seerm that we were discriminated against. -

Hon. Mr. Hughes: "If the pop- ulatlon rises sufficiently we get it too.”

Mr. Hunter: "That is not pro- vided for."

Mr. Hughes maintained that it was. The argument continued at some length. Mr. Hunter insisting that there was no such guaran- tee.

The Estimates were adopted at 4.20 a. m. and the House thcn plodded wearily through the Ap- propriation Bill before adjourn- ing for prorogation seven hours later.

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four clerks drawing $1.200 each. $100 more than your assistant registrar gets. 1 think the Govern- ment should explain it." . Hon. Mr. Campbell: “Would iii he proper for me to make a mo-I lent" 1 Ron. Dr. MacMihan: "A few years ago the registrar of deeds in Charlottetown got a higher salary than the Deputy Prothono- tary in the Court House. Now the positions are reversed, l think the Government should look intrf the matter."

Mr. R. R. Bell: ‘This all comes under the administration of Jus- tice. I think the Minister of that Department should play fair with his employees."

Mr. Hunter: "We are placed in this unfortunate position: the Attorney General is not in the House to answer for his Depart- ment.'In such a case as that I think there should be somebody in the Government to speak for him."

Mr. MacKenzle: “This Dagny. ment last year exceeded its esti- mates for revenue. Why not give the officials there at least a liv- ing wage?"

Mr. Hunter: "No one can speak for the Attorney General. it seems We have that situation now."

There was no answer from Gov- ernment benches. The chairman then put the motion and the item carried.

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