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~ e

" a All

(pounced titlittflrlsv

rfififorty‘ yedre a Iallili hadthe Royal Readers.

ljltilul VERY

B. 5

i REIIIEQIS SITIIATIIIN

A fhlepd that tlle (lovernnlenl. has not we work early enough In. the ewsou on tho roads tllat It was be-

<. ..

II nln co ,_a matter ‘which arm lfi my com- illarlsou of e ' lturos .for the years i921 and 5; and that is our Legialntlvecgfllltl- They have been increased by the present Gov; ernmellt. but. ljltbmit that in ev- erycase the fllfiliesees were justl-

fied and Ill thbfpniblic interest. They were nfnflpfor purposes

which could notbverynrell be de-

w ' *" = " ..~sv.-srosq*~ r .».."t“..°r.

§bls

be admitted that perhaps urs most "

serious handicap) undeffwblilll Province Is laboring blld has

med ‘ls this matter of transporta-

tloll. have suffered fro

been crippled on this uccuullt. til we get some relief ll do not very much ahead oi’ .us for future. economically or tiuanci

The Maritime Provinces . .th1ii...‘.illck .0!

transportation facll ties and have

earthworms I

on 51b The reply _w will tinted filth Ding _, ‘ "Ottawa. 10th of August. 1

tlllfl Honourable J. D. Stewart. lflb- ' ‘Premier of Prince Edward Island Charlottetown, P. ‘E. II. llenr Sin-d anl In receipt of your letter of’ the 3rd of August

Un- see the ally.

‘Edward Island.

2'1 received ls

culling my attention to the fact that you are informed that there is rum-running around Prince

I

925

art-r

when II a" “P , B dune through the summer whell nled. 'l‘hils yeah. ‘dating the past h, the“ provm-ceh h was {toppled Damian‘: 3:1; ggfitliflogfff;

whhuv blatlluseherhla: “h2g0 t useless. That n any rats can year. there ‘will an increase in than hhoh the y-Qcqtnmunflullfill of Edward Island and from repres- the l-usihe” in“ huflm! "p11" d‘ h", 11‘ . _= ° f" llilid 0f list year, because our grunt-ill ill? llllul-lllliill "I u" e. special conlmittee of the lll-uri- eutatltlue I have _had, lately, 1

Ila-v? l s“ “the . we" Mhflumh 15°“ A.” first m“ "l °"" hlml? i Del" iliid Dill"! 1t! Hflll-IBX- ll hi time Bounds of ’i‘ra.de that ‘a ~1 raffle understand the situation has im-

i-ohllllilll wo interests are very part hf that work was done not ecessary N!‘ we lb BliY ililll‘ expert. should. be appointed and provediconsidernbly. These rep-

‘irhylncos. or “any 8!, y Ind l was effwtive- (‘an thins more» til Hlfllfiiiflfl w timl- that he should he paid‘ by file guv- resentatlons are from residents

‘illuflll l“ corlrlxggnfilzl-‘Bdma paw -_ llllllil ‘WW5: ‘Wilmer °l lillilllll ornmeuts of tho three Maritime of your Island, men who 1mg

iionl "9" “ma, ymih,w.=,1hpz"h i‘. Y‘. ei lave “l.” been °“‘|°"""?"1“g ha”? m“ . ~ “Th”. l“ l‘ ‘lull’ illlll ‘Provinces. '.\:r. Cornell was there- made complaints to m9 and who “do” "phi, With mm‘ ‘hgppenfl a lalge proportion of the l8 so sucrefl 11g. insistent, that ithhhoh appointed; a hmh hmmghgly have wfutgu Qxpfggglnga the“. ,

oanl °°“‘*"~°“§: .1‘ ephoyhmea lhghwuy mmmy m‘ 'l’°"m“ll°lll‘°"'7 “elleall. f-“fll "l9 l" iii/ilk" fitted and qualified‘ for the poel- satisfaction. ‘

mien. of the illluumet l ‘ work. such as brglyeg, steel cui- that statemenfl'td_,,‘justlfy the ex-pen- “on. He h” already est iifiwork ' Yours ‘faithfully,

mugs Ill" ll - , » l _ hfich will ‘be of lastlngtllture. ,_ ;, preparing a MM. oyth, m” ‘am; ‘ ‘ JACQUES B R

millet "l B . ' ‘k7,? The”? "Y!" be a flight lllcfeaxe he will make s. presentation itlefore _ U EAU‘

presenting ti) . ,. Hlflhwali "Ml {lllzilfalildlllsilli fzrahlt to tihe bblillll‘ the Board of lthilwny (Jolllmll-ISIOII- (qumfi w”)

inbuilt?» view to gettiulr as mucll Now whh regard h, our system lllfcfmbercd the‘: ab}... twewiczllmeelnl; u“ u" [he 5th or Alum new" A“ '1 would m“! t” know the name

possible ill the coul- uuumslglibblasurrlculs and eflllfiflifll‘ molvlvitli regard to school readers. So ‘l’ m. Provfn¢9 is concerned.

by our friellds that score.

m. m; . Pa)’: Vflrvmuch attention u, such tween the Children's Aid Society U, cqurse. our Swilerllltelllwlii iii criticism {mm jehuemeh who, of Charlottetown and that of. muchpoh will be one IIIBIIIDBPIOI when they had ‘the Oppoytunny‘ Prince County in the lprqportlon of he committee. I anrpieaaed to um absolutgly not...“ ¢,,,,,,,,.d, $750 and the. Sulumersfde is a

very ipromiilellt and ‘hi: iliillabuzr. Ml- Diwlieililli- 1"" flesh hhpuilltetl Superintendent of Ewc,hh,,, h, Nova booties He is, one oi the most brilliant gtudentst "h, has ever left [his pray-lace. and llo doubt he will bc one oi‘ the members of that culuuiuco from NovatSwtifl- ilt nluy brfssid that this proposi- lh... will mean the ‘aaddllofl iflii uiole expense on the people of this| ,,,.0,,.h,ch_ but this ie"not necessar- ily so slid will not be s0. The iwW Readers could be introduced into! the schools gradually. ill such u‘ “h, that‘ they will ant place any more expense 0n olllfipelllflg‘. Qllicized with sod. thc colurzuy, I expecfthit we H" fiigtlways that has Ilecn removed reduce the price .of schq0| Rflidfilluutl wc Iluvc just u ialily surface ox- hy making Jpflilil ar-Iiillflflllfillillloscil; (mnseipltiully a grout deal with some publishing b94158 l0 WP- luorc lubur is rcuillrell to kccp ply all the Readers neceuary for lluun 1n tromliiion. Mort-over, the the three Maritime Provlfltiflfi. Willi sMu-ilaril Ilas been raised ‘because over a million 0f Pllllllliflim- |'l'oi_ Lila ldlfilll“ of thc uutolnoblle that way we hope to get Ohflflpfl‘ and the increased uulubcr of cars Readers than we MW 195i)’. "WW bclug used. suitable to the Maritime Provinces ilalst your we lllaugilraicrl :| plys- and of higher flllifiiiibliil Valiie- tenl of patrol which lulu roccivoil from fulr lilllltIUlI pcoplo through- out thc Province u great deal of _ »‘.3_ comlucudatlon. It is still. o1‘ course, ‘Another ulutlcr whlfh I luiglli to eolnc degree, In the ilX|)8f‘lill8llt' mention is thc ostzolliislllllotlt,'_ol’ nl stage. 'l‘horl» will be imprnvc- Night Schools. Ill this Ive llll- nu-illts this yw-ail- illollg certain IIIIOH: rlsled by lllv lvvlllllvlll Krill; __, llvy whit-h will probably ho outlincd by have been started In a still! ‘Wily llly hon. frlolltl thc Minister of Pub and have increased this lithe-y llc Works, llut we huvc found this. cal be vrry successful” f9 pkphnlly that the (lnsuline Tlx is not ycl I am hopeful of further fiery flgv- sufficient! to provide -thl- proper orable l‘l‘i-III"S front “these night aluuunt ol‘ patrol that. is uocrossary. schools bccause illtlf-afifnfii thc loll-ll lulu- dealt with thc (lasollllc 'l‘a.\' porluuiiy to n class fduhtat (Lllllilllb Ilcfort- and ‘l do nut. think It is nec- get illul opportunity _ Kinny otherlessary to (IISCUSN ii on this occas- - way. We all knowgf boys IIIIIIIIUII or lo show how it is, perhaps. girls, tho y-oullg men and wolnoulthc IIHNI cquilublr- tax that. could who wcrc forced tllflfiflffluflclxflbtlll- UQ-llllllfllivll. Wc nrc in this Pro- sllllllltls owl" which ‘iirhey Iiiul IIILVIIIPI‘. levying a tux of two taunts a control lo li-zlvo schooiflirlforu tlloygtllluu. It is the lowest tax of that could not an education which il kind of any Province of Canada. ally way adequately fitted them fo M." purpose this year to raise that thc pcrlurluzlntzc of their IIIIIIIJs lnl-saiotoithrce cents ajallon. We had life. Those night SGIIOOhs afford alhbped ‘that we would, simultaneous- lIPCOIIII lnlporlunlty_ for. people of, lywith this, bevablc to reduce the nun kind, ivhcrti ‘they. run go onla tomoblie license fees. We are with thulr (u-dluhpy uvgtthtions tiur-"still hopeful of doing that. but it lug thcyday and, receive furtllcrlls not possible yet, to make the re-

malntcnnnce of the highways. W have made an attempt to solve th illlllcilliy. and it presents serlou (IifflClllllet-l lye-gauge wg

dirt I'0lltl.>‘—l‘i)iI.dS

nlalter of fnct, the

0n the improved

The Night Schools

cduvaltiou in thc evenings whoulduction for this year. lIll-y would not bc otherwise om- .‘\.- you know. .\I 1'. Sllviiiulr. Iilrsc plgyt-(L luuioluullilc. llctrusc fccs arc ‘pledg-

Wiih rcli-rcllcli h l IIIIVI‘ ulroady lucntlonerlfllrat the i-xpelltlliilrl- in connection with that institution lust your was some thing ovvr $103000. Tile services were luleuilalicly kept up and some

lu-lliurirs. ‘Plley are pledged by ai statute of this Province, set apart‘ by law, and the Province clruuot brcak that stallutory compact with further repairs were made t0 thcthc purchasers of our bonds, We Iulllding, must kcep faith and we ulust.

The roof‘ nus repaired. and the keep that fuuil intact ‘until we building is now In vcry fair colldl-lkuoiv just what our conlniltllneuts lion, as well m. the hpuflng mppflr- -\'.'i|l be llunlly ln connection with‘ aius, tile sewerage and Willllt‘ cou- this highway lulprrlvclllcllt Svllivlllvl sections. Wo llclle to lo- alllu to Thc work is nearly flulshcd, but.‘ nufke [lcrhaps u lltllc Ilcile-r uhow~ not quill‘- Wlivn it la completed- lnl; during thc glrosont. your, In llllllllllll \\'|l'i'l| wo (‘till ilst-crtalu with; way of reduced cxipeutltlurp, ‘cerlnipty Just. what. our commltv}

Till‘ Utillltrtulent of Public wlorkgnlcnt Ivlll-Ilo, what money will he. ls pcrhallts the most important dc-vrliqulroftl nut of that fund to kcepl purtnlclli of thc (lovcnlultlul. as Ittlnlth with thc pcopllrwhosf:money ht llirovtly illliler thc oyo of thepvc have borrowcd.-—-theu if suffic- llubllc. ‘l will leave that lo be dealt lent margin Is left to funkc a rc-l with. however, by my hon, friend ductlou In the ilutomobie license bc llinister of Public works. foes. that reduction will bc matte.

The hon. the Leader or the Qppo-lBilt until we can ascertain that $iilllll will perhaps rcpt-m, hlg-“(uuy fact I... is impossible to do ll. Next niout that there uovcr was suchlyeal" I hope that we will be slbie i0

Yllv roads Ill the Province as toduy. carry that viii.

llllll I may sily thin-e never yore,‘ I have zllrcauly nlclitlonod a re- sin-l. good roads but that does not d-llctlon or interest. Isl-at yBM‘ llill get the general public anywhere, Itiulvrest charac- was 366.000. some l: not helpful. '

in disc funds ahcad. Th4, know better than my hon. frlendor thyself whether there has been any Improvement In that rogird.‘ The

sl-‘illg the condition Ilf the this ls evidence oi‘ gildd flllallirllll;

es for the coming year will be practically the some We ‘do not anticipate nny increase ill interest I charges during the your.

of patrol: we have been cnlticlsed ‘In ‘Opposition on l do not think 1 need

‘lave m, have taken care of a great many precedent to who,“ we have culrlliltlliltltills ivbich were very serious the shores ofhthhhh, which we absohhe|y~d,hm._ and which would not have been tak-

ellt from ‘the conditions lu ally oth- m‘ "we o" “all that “met-Y er Province ill Canada. We have "l“’r‘lu"g' They have‘ “skell ml‘ l‘ which me sup, small Increase. and we feel it is posed ,0 m, Immune,“ bu, which justly due and that it cannot be hi1 V911’ fur from llerluaneni. As a ‘lumen “mm”

expenditure necessary to keep up those high- ways is very llluch more elaborate. very much greater, than was nec- essary on the old roads where u greater" part of the road was cov»

t0 Pitlcouyvoollfcu for the sinking fund and inter». est on highway improvement lIo-l

cvory stlludlpollit for carrying out lIllyI cxpcrinlcnt. guvc this lllilllfll’ very serious cou- sldcralltlll.

consideration clul clement must always bc taken

power we practically doubled the existing grunt. During the past year $1.000 was distributed be-

e new organization; they have been e functioning tor s. year and they

have done splendid . work.

3 They t

not been

Whcn we began making a grunt to thc Iled Cross. after taking over ille government, I think I cull without boasting that with tllc cx- ccption of tlle expenditures made by the former Conservative Gov- ernment It was the first expendi- lure of government money in this Province solely for public health. Uuo ucod only to roll-l" to the re- port of the Silpcl'll1tcll<lolli of Iddu- cation lo sec lllilfll, in thc report of thc ltcd Cross nurses, thc value of thc work that this soclcty is tllllllg thlouglulul. the IPTOVIIIIIO. lil over one IIIIIIIIPUII schools tllo (Jllliilfbll Iluvc Ilcou examined. and, that cxzuuulniion ‘points to llcfccts lllai luuy be checked in the early stages and the standard of pmhllc health immeasurably raised there- Izy. 'l‘llul. is u bclictit that we cannot Ilcglu to lueasurc.

II

4 Anti-Tuberculosis Society I . ‘ Another"proposition, perhaps one of still grcati-l- lllllpflflflllllfl- was manic for the consideration of the (IOVIYFIIIIIOIII quite recently. The .‘\nti-Jfubteri-ulalsie Society of (Jan- aalal is dcsirous oi‘ undzwrtalklng a. cnllrpaigll Ill some part of Canada, in an expcrlluental way, to cradl- chic tullel't:lllusis among our peo- plo,~~—solnctt1iug along tho hnnla fiuc us what ivas undertaken ill this Provilu-o (hiring tho past yeur Wllh respect to lcattle. , This will? be (lealt with more fully by a mom'- fbcl- of the (IDVQIQIIIIIQIQ; later on. and ‘lts nvlll explain ‘better than d can. thc greater importance and noel-sully of some such work from llle stuuqlylolllt of prevention of tuluvrcillosls in this Province comularetl with other Provinces. Surely, If we can expend a large

Ill

3g in

ilulnigralllts; but is it not more lm- portant to. save our own people and to raise tho standard of health in this Province, even than to bring

Province was that. if this Govsrn~ ‘ ment would provide an annual sum of $5,000, the Anti-Tuberculosis Society would provide $20,000 per year for the purpose of entering upon .a five years’ campaign for the eradication of tuberculosis. They were anxious to try it Ilcrc for the some reason that the Federal Dc- parilneni of Agriculture was anxious to establish a disease free" cattle flfeflr-JWCHIISG It was ull arcu suitable in size and in 5e0- grnphlcsl situation. and because it. ls evenly and stI-ll fuIrIy thickly populated; suitable, tn fact, from

Ca

The GOVUPIIIIIOIII.

We appreciate ' fully

_ ' _ h l _ nrc very important to the people Illinlser of Customs M. Ottawa. "m, "W “olllil b9 ll° furl-hill‘ ‘ll’ llm- T" “l” n mdmmes Home of t-be Province, which will nulke WOIIIG like to read the correspond- lmlill?‘ "Wmulv" llllllll "Jill"; m“ ""8" The emmmr for better conditions, ‘but. in the once.

of which the finan-

uio account. However. It has fin-

time. for sale in this Province ale prac- tically nil. so that we can estimate for the future practically nothing from that quot-cc.

the general ‘(fullness

pro \’i'll very

activity ill the movement estate, and that the revenue from that sourrc wlil again flu-reuse.

perhaps 1 llllgdll (foal at lllItl-St . and that is the question of Prohi-

submlt that such the Opposition ls very unfair. my opinion in no ‘Province in Ca - ada ls there a better enfcrceme of the ‘Prohibition law than in Jth Province at the present time. ‘have been chitrged witlrtlruggiug llllldll llliil this into politics, but ,theI

there. sioh has done Its belt. the officials charged with the enforcement of the Act have don! their best; but they have been lflghtlng agalnst un- lurmcuntabie odds. They have at- tempted to keep out the tide with a pltchfork, because owing to the laxity of our ‘Customs regulations in this Province, ‘as elsewherrln liquor ‘hhs been allowed to like water into the ‘Provllnce and has‘ made conditions such that they are ab- solutely beyond the control of our Inspectors, even If we had hund- red: of officials to carry out the law. ‘Seeing conditions as) I sow them thc scarcity of revenue and the ill that respect during thc past

we “llglll “ch "lwzooo m“ ma" ‘he 7e“ bduc’ ‘n thc difficulty of meeting nlld deal- year. I fclt lt was my du-ty to draw us wpfiii‘ a great deal 0f eloquence ill f0!‘ the llousc to any Wlilllller thg with ull thcec matters which the matter to the attention of’ he

Dear SIr.—

eminent counsel has been appoint- ed to assist him. Estimates, as I said. h; our propor- tion of tho expanse for this work I am ltfrclll it will be somewhat be- tI~c urti- lnale was given by the special colu- ulittee of the Muritlule Boards ofi Trade, and we are paying on thoi proposition of one-eleventh of the‘. 'I‘rov-

'l‘he. $701) in

ow our proportion. Iilil-

otnl population of these

lnces.

Depleted Sources of

Vlllih reference to fBVllilllfL/l men tloncd before that sources of revenue oil the Province have been shrinking of late years. Take for That source oi‘. revenue is down to

say . ‘ < t . ""'lt‘.f‘f..l.:l.:‘.:;.2"*.::n:::t .~= “---i~ a »‘=-»»

some of

lllbtfllll39 ' public ‘luzl

The l'(!\'l'.lllIil from our UITICP oi‘ ltt-g- istry of llccds bus ilecr to thctact that thc market. for farm lauds IIILS not ‘been active. ‘Phat of m t coursc reflects tlgillll on our colldl- llllll‘ WY -'l . ‘t d in onto tax while all Lions (luring thc hast few yours-f siliiliv liivlwflehiiiis veal" from sev- “Mm y an ° ‘ |,,,_,.|,,,,5,,, era sources. -st year we amend- whdhhhhh “h. ed Itbto hot providhlg for itaxatlhon and we ou ..l e nsurunce = ompnn es. T at trust that this improved condition Fill“ iiii liiciealie l-lil will be reflected ill an lucreasedlflllllldltlili" £119 flifiil- lliw- Then ill

of ma. rcgnr‘ access cu ‘year we will have thc benefit of the

0i‘ owcver, last ‘fall ulatcrla lly

Prohibition

There ls a mutt-er with

the hon. ‘Loudv-r oi thc Ibpqlosltiolfllfl"? llii‘ " especially with regard to I-uforco- he“? l‘ V

out of the Prohibition Act.

We llavf

ess men, and they arc

done to interfere with the effective enforcement of the Act by thlsiiGov- ernnlcut; and the proof is that dur- ing the past year the numberof

But the difficulty does ‘The Prohibition Comml

nada, intoxicating

fl ow

(‘A-ptplnuse.)

~ Charlottetown. I’. b}. August 3rd, 192:3.

the of the man who expressed to t

around these shores during

I a m Icroseope I (iflaughte r) As

,matt.cr of fact as fsnas I could as- Revlcnue certain there were no cruiser; on -

blinlster his satisfaction with tfhe conditions along the coast of this Province at any time during tile past summer! ll would certainly like to meet him! Alnd I would like to see the fleet of cruisers they had lalt summer. I do not believe any one could find them with a apyglsss or‘

he

HELPFUL BANKING SERVICE

FACILITATING the exchange of money and commodities by the judicious use of credit is one of the primary functions of the Bank-of Montreal-an activity which brings it into close and helpful contact with

the eastern shore of this Province. I was down thore myself and made special inquiries. and no attempt. so fur as I could discover. was made to patrol that coast. That statement contained in thc letter | have quoted is absolutely Incorrect. That in the condition with which

the understanding, clear

ds. by way of subsidy fromthe Federal Government money sufficient

input upon the Prohibtlon Com~ .'.'L'."J‘.’?..Z'.‘.E’,‘S.'. °.°..“.".'2"l?.'.-I‘. ...'.".' will“ we in“ will? is l is h camfld U’, is“ “mp, o“: Province we have to supply a “ca. propaganda; Hrhhuqe); p greater proportion of our revenue

' '1‘ ‘ " by direct taxation than ally other

- - < ' t f (Pnztla. Uni tbrcc Prov- _._h,h,,“.,~,,g Anticipated Increase in Fievcnuc p“ o d ‘ y

_|iuces impose all income tax. and we - ' "t to start. it. Wo have Iicicrrlug again to TcVDPlIPll, l‘ were the m5 ‘ ' - - ‘ . l w“ are expect,“ a laud tux, “B havP o. persona

sistent reason of all is that gem’ oral reason of equity and fair play. This Province, like the other Prov- lnces. entered Confederation upon and un- equivocal, that we would receive

t0 carry on our public services with- out resorting. to. direct. taxation.

criticism fro

i

u Commission, composed uf fair minded. pivbllc spirited bus- (leallng with the lunttor just Ill that. way. 'l'.ho sumo officials, tho same Inspec- amount of money to get our cattle tol'ii.“"u'll<> formerly curried ollt the

not Ile

, Proved safeby million; 5.... prescribed b)’ Pliyslclllll? f°l'_

“l? illiliivs has been from y hon. -_._._____

Pllllll

Lumbago ' Rheumatism

Colds Headache, 4 Neuritis _ Pain Neuraigia h, , Toothache

ooss NOT AFFECT HEART l l ' r i "Bayer" acka e has ‘as?’ h, woven dllaecudglh: I."‘.'."i..I.Z.'i'."..'l’S’I$-»~ui-

. ally been llcclded- ‘by thc Govenl-

lucnt to stubmit this matlor to the ‘

llousc. ulul'lt is included GIHOIIS lilo lC-stinlatos. I may say that this $5,000 is inclusive 0f the $2500'f0r lho Itwl Cross which is already granted.

Another legislative grant anode bv this (lovcrnment was the itcln of $1.000 nludc to the Tourist As- sociation. We believe that this has been a splendid Investment rrf null‘ llc money. and I do not. think that even my hon. friend the Ilxlnxier of the (Juposition will disagree with that statement." Tho result hos mu already In the increased num- lmr of tourists during the out two Why-spin which tho Tourlet A“ "' lion hit... hcen operating. and the outlook is iprolnislng for a still fur- lhcr lncrouso- which will luean larger additional sums of money spent. among our people by these vlsitorgto our shores. '