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OTTAWA, (CP) — Auditor-Gen- eral Watdon Sellar’ in his latest

Parliament's fi —ncial watchdog untarily after 25- years’ Service Hmirst-take—a-

1957-58 accounts. The public ac- , Counts were tabled late Friday in Commons by Finance Min- “ister Fleming.

Mr. Sellar's report Says the i armed forces pension account | _ Bow is $326,000,000 in the red.

ONE WONDERS

“One may wonder,” he says.

“whether Parliament contem- | plates that section 49 of the

(pension) act may be used to

grant a life pension of $964 an-

nually to a 30-year-old. man in of irregularities uncovered by good health.”

The treasury board had ac-

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1. In some electora: districts in last March’s federal election ‘he authority possessed by dep- aty returning officers to appoint apecial constables Was used ‘ex- tensively.”’ In one Ontario elect- oral district constables were ap- Pointed at 211 of 247 pc.ing sta- tions. In one case, a constable was listed as an invalid on the electors’ list. A number of other constables were women.

2. In the June, 1957, election, ballots printed far exceeded the number of electors in a few rid- ings Im one constituency with 14,700 electors 23,500 ballots were

3. An expenditure of $29,140 was incurred to transport by chartered plane 113 members of a Newfoundland militia unit to Camp Petawawa, Ont., and re

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Cases Of Irregularities

tae, The men were in camp less than a Week aad the RCAF could have done ‘the’ job _ for $7,009 less. :

4. A senior-officer who left the armed—forces: to become lievisn-

, rernor of a province _ was eas a full $10,900- ae -pension—atthoush the pensien—ects

says an-officer“who-—retires—vol-}-

20-per-eent reduction; in pension. In “ = a the — fence depart treasury © boa Pocdantk dee the officer was being retired ccm- pulsorily, making him eligible for full pension.

“The audit concern is whether it is appropriate to regard ap- pointment to a civil position as cause to invoke ‘retired compul- sorily’ provisions in the Defence Services Pension Act,”’ Mr. Sellar says. ; ;

Though Mr. Sellar never iden

jtifies persons’ or firms by name,

the only senior arrned forces of- ficer who became lieutenant-gov- ernor of a province on Jan. 15, 1958, the effective date mentioned by Mr. Sellar, was Maj.4Gen. E. C. (Johnny) Plow, former

‘chief of the army's Eastern Com-

mand and now lieutenant-gover- nor of Nova Scotia.

5. The transport department paid $3,079,000—excluding $372,060 in architects’ fees—for the car ferry Lord Selkirk, running be- tween Wood Island, P.E.]., and Caribou, N.S., though the origi- nal estimate was $1,086,000 and no firm price was negotiated with the builder.

6. Some war pensions have been Continued although the pensioner later obtains full-time employ- ment. In 1945, a widowed mother was refused a pension because she was earning $12 a week. When employment ceased, she Was granted a pension of $25 a month. This pension has con-

tinued though the woman now,

makes $180 a month.

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Both the Liberals and Progres- sive Conservatives held office during the period covered by Mr. Sellar’s report. The last ‘iscal year started April 1, 1957. The ‘Liberal government went. out of office. Jume 21, 1957, when‘ the Conservatives. took..over.__

United ‘Church —

‘Minister Dies-

GRAND-MERE, Que. (CP) — Funeral services were held here Friday for Rev. William Walter Conrad, retired United Church minister who once worked as a

died Tuesday.

Born in Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Mr. Conrad was educated at Acadia and Dalhousie Univer- sities and later at Edinburgh University, Seotland.

He began his ministry of more than 56 years at Harrington Har- bor, Labrador with Dr. Grenfell. Later he held pastorates in Nova

tario. He is survived by his widow, a son and daughter.

teacher in Labrador with the late | Dr. Wilfrid,.Grenfell. Mr. Conrad |

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Questioned On Coal Problem. .

Comtois said Friday that even: if the federal government pro- vided further aid for Nova Scotia coal marketing it would not ap- ply until the opening of the navi- gation season next spring.

But_no decision has yet been

especially for children!

Plan Projects : For Montreal.

MONTREAL (CP)—The newly- formed Greater Montreal De- velopment .Corporation has an- nounced that foundation work is to begin this week on the first of several building projects, an ll-storey office building at Sher- brooke and Bishop Streets.

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