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INCINERATOR SUPER CEDES OPEN DUMP

Fishing industry enjoys good year

1964, loans totalling $43,475.

The estimated value of sea; The department under the products landed by Island fish- | Hon. Leo Rossiter conducted a ermen last year is estimated at | number of courses, during the $5,575,000. This compared with | year, to improve the efficiency $4,600,000 for 1963 officials re- | of fishermen. port. | The minister and deputy min-

The lobster catch in 1964 was | ister, Eugene Gorman, are look- up over 400,000 pounds and the |ing forward to the e-pansion

revenue up by over a million | Program now taking place in dollars. | industry

Lobster value ari poundage | Twenty draggers

for the 1964 season with the 1963 |W of Souris last figures in brackets follow: $4,-

operated year. Two

jothers are ‘under construction 210,008: ($3,156,000), and ‘7.808,- | 1" C uit Garden Foods at Geor-

820 pounds (7,376,000 pounds). | getown.

Osyters harvested totalled 2,-| 1 is estimated that close te 901,258 pounds valued at close | ¢4 000,000 is invested in boats to $370,697. This compared with | and equipment by Island fisher- other three million pounds land-| men who in numbers total near-

_ed im 1963 and an estimated | jy 3500. About 42 per cent of value of $365,000. ithe fishermen population is con-

Clams, scallops, quahogs, etc. | centrated in Kings County, 37 brought a harvest of 775,113 | per cent in Prince County and pounds valued at $88,887. }the remainder in Queens Coun-

Pelagic and estuarial fish | ‘Y-

(herring, mackerel) landed tot-|LOAN BOARD

alled 8,177,926.. pounds with a| Playing an important role ip landed value of $268,461. Ground-/|the development of the fisher- fish landed just passed the 21 | ies in the province is the Fisher- niullion pound mark. Value was | men's Loan Board. The board placed at $702,621. joperates under the authority of

The amount of Irish moss har- |the Re-establishment Assistance vested was down in both pound- | Act. age and value for a second year| During the fiscal year ending in a row. It was estimated at | March 31, 1964, two steel stern 7,123,340 pounds with a value of |trawlers were under construe- $108,131._In_1963, 10.5 million {tion by Bathurst Marine Lid. pounds was harvested and the |These were completed. in May value was $162,000. and July. The board also made

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were of steel construction. Three |

a wide selection of spring Suits and preenee

Dresses and suits, in the mood for a fash-

available to March 31, smal] The board makes fishermen only, for the pur- chase of boats and engines. These have been made on a 30 per .c.at basis. at an interest rate of four per cent. Terms are granted up to five yéats “tn the case of new shore boats and up to three years in the case of new engines. Loans are not granted on used engines. For boats built under the Canadian | Steamship Regulations, such as draggers, longer terms are granted. Since the act and reg- ulations were devised to assist needy fishermen. and were not

loans to

intended to displace normal banking relations. all applica- tions = carry the fishermen’s

statement that he is unable to build or purchase without this |f -ncial assistance from the Loan Board.

Members of the board include A. Walthen Gaudet. Charlotte- town, chairman; John O'Connor, Charlottetown. secretary: Jam- es E. Burden, Charlottetown; Harvey Hutt, Alberton; Arthur Bruce, east Baltic: Allistair Stewart, Georgetown: Joha McNeil!. Murray Harbour; ric Poirier, Mont C- el

Francis Campbell is inspector

,and_fieldman for the board, |

while John W. White is collect- or

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'COSTS INCREASING

Comimission probes ©

education system

The highlight in the education

field in the province durimg the past year is the report of a roy a com ssion which recommen ded the establishment of a “um versity of Prince Edward Is land’

During the summer of 1964 it became apparent that the old Canadian National Railway Sta tion situated at the h 4 of the Railway Wharf in Georgetown would have to be = dismantied

After a six-month study of higher educ the three-man commission delivered its report to the provincial government

The commission recommend ed that he of govern- ors of Prince of Wales Co! and Si Dunstan's after sulficient) study. of their own interests and their. pariicul- ar needs. proceed to initiate planning with the provincial gov- ernment in the setting up of an Island universiky which would have the two present mmstitutions as’ components

‘ion

boards ee

University

university would = grant but Prince Wales and St. Dunstans Uni would remain — indivi-

enuities” within the propos

rhe degrees College versity dual

of

dents tend (o stay in school long- and teachers are getting bet- Inflation since 1940 of educa

el ter salaries as doubled the cost mn” In this province here has been a considerable increase in

costs, be LT don't think we = are spending out of proportion for education " TIMES CHANGE. -

The minister pointed out tha

in 1900. some 40 per cent of the provincial budget was spent on education, thersame percentage was spem in 1925, bur by 1950 it had dropped to 10 per cent. It rose to 16 ver cent in 1964 and in the next fiscal vear will be an estimated 22 per cent

While there has been a large

and a new station opened on an- éd university increase in spending on educa- other location This was neces The commission pretty well jjon he said there has also sitated by the construction of ‘ef! it up to the government! (0 been a large increase in the the new Gulf Gardens ood appropriate money for the cost pending of other government Plant at the Railway Wharf of the new educational institu- departments site Vion Welfare costs from 1959 to In mid-summer a crew of WAY PAVED 1964 had increased by 222 per CNR workmen began the reno. The ‘wav was paved. at the cent health by 280 per cent, vation of the former Bunk last session of the Legisiature “fle spending on education in- House Building in preparation for Prince of Wales to become a Creased by 250 per cent | for converting It to a suitable university by passing the Prince Some people may say that Station House ulverts to con- of Wales Colleze Act 1964. This >Pending on education is exces- nect the new site with Grafton act elevates the college a ve but in) comparison with Street were laid and a very con- university other provinces we are modest, siderable amount of fill was In the current fiscal vear. the Conservative and economical hauled on the location and grad- department of education is According to Dr. Dewar. the ing done spending a record amount on Cost of educating a studept in The building was completely education his province ts $131 annually renovated. Work was carried Dr George Dewar. depa hile it is $173) in new Bruns out on the sills and foundation, ment minister, said in the 1964 Wick. $280 in Ontario and $348 and in the interior partitios 65 fiscal year approxrmately '"% Alberta were re-arranged and the! neces- $6,000,000 has been budgeted on REGION ATPHIGHS sary office facilities nstalled education This is almost $!} \ tremendous expansion has ~Painting and other work was 000,000 higher than the previous taken place in the regional high jcarried out year,” he said school system of the province Eventually the old Station Dr. Dewar pointed out thac Dr. Dewar said. He ‘said “in House was torn down and the educational costg continue to 1961 there were 1000) students newly renovated building came, rise. “The number of students in these schools. in 1962, there nto use to serve the public is imcreasing.”” he said, stu. were 2,000, in 1963. there were - - - - epee —eoreng ne a a

3,000. and in the 1964 there were | 4,000

There are now 15 regional high school unus in the province

Vand the latest to be constructed

was the Charlottetown Rural Re- gional High School, on the site of the Provincial Vocational In- stitute. near Charlottetown _A similar régional system for

Since 1939 we have bring the latest

of our merchandise

approval. We thank y

ronage over

to you in the future.

KENNE

Queen St.

d‘stricts

Fashionable Styling Since 1939

been proud to fashions to the ladies of Prince Edward Island. As one of the oldest ladies’ wear stores on the Island, we feel that the quality and the price

meets with your

the past 26

hope we will continue to be of service

Ladies Wear

the elementary schools of the! TO MEET IN MONTREAL

province is expec d to be deve-) “% 4 \ over the next few years NEW DELHI ‘ Reuters)\—The

Dr. Dewar indicated a few international Chamber of Com- weeks ago that he il] introduce | merce will hold its 2ist congress” legislation at the current se8-\in Montreal in May, 1967, it an-

ion of the legislature, designed | 4 to pave the way for consolida- | 20unced Saturday The - cham,

ion of some elementary school ore five-day international con- gress ended here Friday

ou for this pat-

years, and

DY’S

Ch'town

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The Charlottetown Driving Park races the largest number of events, eleven in one week which is a record number of race meets in one week under U.S.T.A, Jurisdiction.

Old Home Week Aug. 16 to 21 Charlottetown Driving Park

of

YEARS

of continued progress In The promotion of livestock & race horses

Provincial Exhibition

CHARLOTTETOWN

~ ibe art

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Prince Edward Is KNOWN AS THE

Kentucky of

Canada

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