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QRetired From Active Ministry

An application from Dr. John Pringlc, asking permission to re- tire from the active minis‘? of the United Church of Canada. was granted this month by the Sydney PrcSbYY-EYY-

Dr. Pringle, a colorful figure in tn, life of both thechurch and community, was ordained on No- vember 36th, 1879, and is finishing his fifty-fifth year in the ministry next November. Ha preached his first sermon sixty years ago.

During his many years of service in the church Dr. Pringle has min- istered in Georgetown, Ont, Port Arthur, Ont, Kildonan, Mnn., St. Andrew's, Sydney, ‘and in the Unit- ed States. -

Perhaps his greatest service to the church was performed in the mission fllcds of the Yukon and

'%oinpson Valleywhere for years

‘he carried on heroic pioneer work. lie also gave several years of ser- vice st the front during the Great War, when his minisNtry will long b9 remembered by ‘” ds of comrades. r- ‘

Dr. Pringle was given the high- est honor the Presbyterian church in Canada had at its disposal when ha was appointed Moderator of the General Assembly at its sting in Hamilton in 1920.

Permission to retire from the ao- tive ministry of the church was granted by a standing vote of the Presbytery-Sydney Post.

Dr. PrInBie is a native of Prince Edward Island.

BIRTHS

ROSS-At Plnette o1‘! March I7, 1933. to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Ross, I daughter, Evelyn Myrtle.

% ' DEATHS CFARLANE-At Lower Bedeque

Allril 2nd, Mrs. Malcolm MacFar- ‘W. "Bod a4 years. Flmcral Tues- ‘Illl’ at 2 p. m. at the home of her diillifhicr, Nlirs. Thomas Lang.

IIOOPER-At her home 159 Billion St, on Monday April 3rd, Margaret J- liidow of the late James M. 3°99“. Funeral notice later.

Card of Thanks

Mrs. James Murray and family Wish to thank all those who by m?" Wmpathy and assistance so greatly helped them in their recent rad bereavement. 9697-11-

i III MEMOIIIAII

In loving memo, of my dear "llfliwd. Mr. Slnpllen ceinpwn. "is dean-us this life March uie - b.1982.

m! mind your memory " , Weet and lender, fond and true. There ls not a dsy dear Steve That I do not think of you. Inserted w" his Wine

— D. MqcLean

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Provincial Legislature, March 30.

Evening session.

The House in committee on the Estimates (Interest $214,865) with Mr- Strong in the chair.

Mr, '1‘. A. Campbell maintained that the Government had not yet given the amount of bank over- draft paid off by the issuing of $1,- 250,000 bonds last year. Of that bond issue, he said, $00,000 was spent on Prince cf WalesCollege; Falconwowl rema'ned to be built and the overdraft at the Royal Bank and the Bank of Montreal still remains at over $400,000. It has been sad that there is a tide in the affairs of men which taken at the flood leads on to fortune. This

,Governmsnt, Mr. Campbell contin-

ued. not only "missed thefloodbut they embarked on the very ebb of the tide when their frail bark was scrapng on the rocks.” He cited from'The Guardian a statement that the Province of Nova Scotia had floated a $2,000,000 loan at the end of 1982. The price paid was 99.90 and the interest rate was 4 3-4 as compared with 6.12 which this Province paid for its million dollar issue lust a few months be- fore. He also criticised the Clovem- mgr", go,- not calling for tenders from local bondjiouses instead of going in ‘Toronto. If it was neces- ggyy to make a substantial reduc- tion in the overdraft the Govern- ment, he maintained, should have issued more short term loans at 5 1-3 per cent-

The item passed.

(A report of the discussion on the item of Legislation $16,950 appzsr- ed in Saturday's Guardian.)

On the item Legislative mills (041,650) Mr. LePagc asked if there was any increase.

Hon. Dr- Maclvfillan: "one in- crease of $500 for destitute child- ren and $6,000 to the Sanatorium."

Hon. Dr. Macmillan: “To pa! their debt of maintenance." The item carried.

UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF

Mr. IAPsge thought the Govern- ment would likely have to spend more than the estimated amount for unemployment relief. "This Province", he suggested, "misllii 8° to Ottawa like Alberta. pleading poverty, gm! perhaps the GOVGUI- ment would loan us some money too. If we could get an arrange- ment of that kind and probably de- fault on our interest, it might be worth considering."

flop. Dr. lvfaelvfillan explained that the Province is rcoelvllls $30,- ooo from Ottawa for unemployment relief. A

Mr. LePage: "I am offering no criticism. I was wondering whether we couldn't take advantsgb of fed- eral relief to a greater extent."

Hon. Dr. MacMillan: "We file endcavorillg to reach unemploy- ment refef cases as much as p05‘ sible. 1n the country districts, the pmvincg pays one-half of the grant, and the Federal Govern- ment pays half. In the city We ‘T’ rangemcnt is different. ‘The city pays one-third. the Province one- mkd, u“; the Federal Government the remainina illlld-

11121409. said it was difficult w

determine descrvirll m“ 1°‘ 1°‘ lief. ‘ Hon. Dr. lhddlllan eenssflied- l-fe instanced a fact discovercd b!’ the offfcial inveutiveiins the 01d Age . nsicns, of five or six appli- cants for relief who had bank ac- counts.

Hon. Mr. MacPheeJI-llnlfid W‘ that an endeavor was beills ma“ to have the services o! "l! WW" inteadent of Old Ass R0119"! made available in obtaininl f!‘ liable infonuatlon ii to acollflmlll for unemployment relief.

The item passed, 9s did. also U!!! items for Paupers, ($32,000), PP"- mciai SecretafY-Tfiullle“ D" partilient, (110,050). and Provincial Auditors, neperanent. 01.40")» without nirther discussion-

Purcbaalng Agent

Mr. LePage said the office of Purchasing Agent Should be abol- lshed. Purchasing. he maintained should be dons by tender.

IB- Cox supported th's 8118865" tlcn.

Hon. Mir. llaellensle said, on the contrary. thstthe salary oi i-llil official deserved to be increased. s! he had saved ov:i- $10,000 in cou- nection with the cool bill for Fal-

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Mr. IiePsge: ‘whit was the $6,- ‘000 fir?"

Discussion On The Estimates

Reduction In Ordinary Expend- iture Of Over $66,600 Lasi Year Compared With Last Full. Year Of Liberal Rule, Shown By Hang-I. F. McPhee.

items passed Mr. MacKenzic noted that/one former official was re- ceiving a retiring allowance of $1,. 000. The Opposition had offered no obicctlon to that expenditure, llet they would object to the pur- chasing agent receiving the same amount of salary.

Mr. LePage: “I consider he is absolutely useless to the Province. There is no mason why each de- partment could not buy their own gaods." He moved that the Pur- chasing Agenvs salary be deleted.

Hon. Dr. MacMillan: "I may tell my hon, friend that we do not al- low any depanment to make their own purchases. A Minister has no power to make purchases of» over $25. It is the Purchasing Agent's work to see that the best bargain is obtained for the Province in every purchase made. We consider he has been doing mod work in this regard, and that he has been saving money to the Provlnce- He checks up all requistiicns. Iwhen we instituted this department we started to buv on requisition in order to keep check on indiscrimin- ate buying."

Mr. Cox asked If the Purchasing Agent did the buyingf and whether he accepted the best price in each case. ,

Hon. Dr. Maclvlillsn: "The re- quisition must come from him. But in b’g items like clothing for Fal- conwcod, that ls in the hands of the Ilalocnwood trustees. In the case of big orders tenders are al- ways coiled."

Hon. Mr. MacPhee took up Mr. Mc- Intyre! comparison of expenditure in the Public Works Department for the years 1930-the last full year of the Lea Government-and 1932, the first full year of the pre- sent adminlstration. In 1930 the sum of $325,486.35 was charged as ordinary expenditure. The expen-

~diture in 1932 was charged as

$311,679.08. STRIKING COMPARISON

In making the‘ comparison, how- ever, the Liberal Ex-Minister of Public Works (Mr. McIntyre) had charged road machines purchased in his capital expenditure. whereas the expenditure for road machines in 1932 had been includ- ed in charging up Conservative ordinary expenditures. This, Mr. MacPhee pointed out, was unfair. Deducting this item from the 1932 expenditure for ordinary purposes as Mr. McIntyre had done for the year 1930, he showed that the Cou- servnilve expenditure was $292,619.- 08: or a total saving of some $33,- 000 for the year 1932, as compared with 1930. "That," Ml‘. MllcPhcc said, is the "showing of the Public Works Department, where the in- fluence of the Purchasin! 689M. as well of course as of the Min- ister in charge of the department, has been exerted to curtail ex- pcnditure."

"In checking up the total oom- parativo service for thosc years 1930 and 1932," continued Mr. Mac- Phcc, "I find that even lncludlnl expenditure in connection with Old Age Pensions, wernsde a ssvllll over 1930 in ordinary expenditure of some $66,617.56, 1 am leaving 0'"- o! that the item of 328,000 of ex- penditure in the Public Health Dc- parlment, because it was not I pgfvlcg maintained in the year 1930. That is a. comparison to which T draw the attention of the lion. members opposite."

After considerable cross-fife d‘!- cusslon, in which Mr. Lea fndorsed Mr. IcPages contention that the Purchss’ ig Agent was unnecessary. the Opposition amendment to s- 50115}; this, nffce was put and was defeated on a straight party vote. 0-14. The item passed on the same division.

old Age Pensions

Hon. Dr. MaoMillln, in renlv to a question. said the Government did not anticipate my legal e1- penscs in’ connetcion with old I89 pensions. The estimated expendi-

ture for pensions is 975.800: for superintendent's salary, $1,000; for Commissioners at M00 each. $1.100; for office equlvmclii. i-ent. ow. $1,500. An office has been obtained in the Eastern ‘rrust Company of- flee. The item passed. 1

The items Telegrams T0160). Gasoline rebate. ($30,000) W!" "l" ried. ,

0n the item Meter Vehicle ex- penses, room-Mr. Les asked u it

was correct that no extra penniii

THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

for other members of the family was being furnished with cs1‘ 10¢- istrations this year.‘

Hon. Dr. Macmillan said no free permit WIS being furnished, but SD extra. one could be obtained for l dollar.

Mr. Lea. said that in thfs case. the reduction in registration fees that the Government was making would figure out at 15 cents in- stead of 30. '

Hon. Dr. MacMillan: “They are reduced from 75 to 50 cents; but we are not going to make a pres- enl. of $4,000 of free permits this year."

Mr. McIntyre suggested that the highway superintendents. number- ing twenty-five should be l " by one-half.

Hon. Mr. Sharp cited the reduc- tion of 30 per cent on road ms.- chine operators’ wages.

Mr. Lea: "Is it possible that he is going to make these men pay for some of the overdraft that they incurred."

Mr. sharp: “These men were getting between $3 and $4 a day. They were overpaid in comparison with other services."

Contlnlng, Mr. Sharp said the estimates for bridges were $25,000 this year, as compared with $27,000 last year and $47,000 for 1930. "So that we are gradually making a reduction in this amount. In so far as the Opposition suggestion of a reduction in highway super- intendents is concerned, I wonder if the Err-Minister of Public Works takes into acwunt that during the last year of their regime statute labour was introduced and that ‘est year we collected in taxes worked out on theroads, $45,000. That work needs some supervision. We have tax collectors who can receive absolutely no salaries from the department of Public Works. but their duty is to take the appli- cations of those who desire to com- mute their taxes and pass them on to the highway superintendent, mil the highway superintendent allots the work in that district. The highway superintendent. has a. lot of work on his hands, which has been increased under this system of going back to statute labour."

Mr. LePage thought the Deputy Minister of Public Works should be in an office where he could devote all his time supervising the work. An extra man should be appoint- ed to deal with people looking for jobs, etc.

m. McIntyre maintained there should be a curtailment in road expenditure if the big mulling; are not to be operated in widening roads. '

HW- MY- 511E111. in answer to questions, said the (marlottetown. Bonshsiw ferry was operating un- der a bonus.

Replying to other statements, he instanced the amount of scraping done on the roads last year. Mr. Mill-litre had suggested that the by-election last sepcembpy 1mg something to do with road work in Prince County. “Perhaps my hon. friend will agree that when elec- tions are run there is generally an excess of expenditure in the Public Works Department. In 103i. under my hon. friend's administration, We find a very excessive expenditure in public works in the First Dis- trict of Prince. which amounted to some $88,000. This year we are only expending $52,000 in the whole of Prince County.

MORRIS BRIDGE CONTRACT

Mr. '1‘. A. Camp‘; all said it should be compulsory. when s lowest tender is received from a compet- ent contractor, that that tender be accepted. He criticised the cost of construction work on the Morris Bridge last year.

Hon. Mr. MhcKenzlc explained that the Morris Bridge was one of the most difficult projects to con- struct, due to the fact that there we! a muddy bottom. Under the Liberals $6,810.45 had been spent in repairing this bridge, and not one crcasotcd pile had been used. The Bell Government spent in the vicinity of $4.000. In 1028 the Lib- erals again spent $l,421.79 and in i930 an additional amountof $1388.66 The 1930 tender was $900, and in addition the man they employ- ed received 9388.06 for “extras " The bridge was repaired in such an unsatisfactory manner that the Bovemment man would not take his truok across it. When the Conservatives came into power Mr MacKensie and his colleague (Mr. Wismom) determined that if this bridge had to be repaired it would

bridge inspected by an official who had been a road supervisor under the Liberal Government, and he ad- vised that the bridge would have to be raised 1 1-2 feet. The bridge was reconstructed accordingly. The 01091150. Mr. Mackenzie bclleved, was fully justified. It is now "a real bridge." The people are high- ly satisfied with it, "and if the Liberals do not get in for tr-irty years. they will find It still illerc."

(Applause). It’. llslhtyla said It. llsolsn-

be done properly. They had thci

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Of N. Y. State May Be Guest

(Canadian Press) ' IIENTVILJE, N. S., April 2.-'— Derby-hatted Al Smith, former Governor of New York State, may be a guest of honor at the Apple Blossom Festival here in June.

An invitation has already bflell sent to Senator Harry F. Byrd. 91 Virginia, and the Central Commit- tee of the festival is now movins 3° include the ex-Govemor and onc- time presidential candldaie in the United States.

zie's criticism of the work under the Liberals on the Morris Bridge was "not worth a pinch of snuff." The same engineers, he insisted. had supervised the work under both governments. Ho aslzcd what the work cost under the Conserva- tives.

Hon. Mr. MscKensie: "$9,000."

Mr. Maclntyre: "I am not going to criticise that cost, because I don't mow. If the engineers made that estimate I suppose it is all right. I know the figure my hon. friend gives is correct."

Mr. Lea: "Is it finished?"

Hon. Mr. MacKenzle: “Yes.”

Mr. Les: "But is it graded?"

Hon. Mr. MacKenzie: "f might nay for the information of the hon. member that the grading is done."

Hon. Mr. MacPheer "I think the hon. member from Springfield and the ex-Mlnlsler of Public Works (Mr. McIntyre) have completely answered the suggestion that fliers was anything at all irregular in connection with the work on that bridge under this administration."

Capital Expenditure

On the item of Capital ilbrpen- diture, (886,000), Mr. '1‘. A. Camp- bell said he did not see any item for the balance on Prince of Wales College. He understood there was about $111,000 remaining to be paid.

Hon. Dr. MscMlllsn said Prince of Wales College and Falconwood would be provided for in the sup- plcmentary estimates.

Mr. Campbell maintained the item should be in the main Esti- mates.

In the dying hours of the discus- sion there was a lively argument between Mr. LePage and Mr. Be- thune on purchase of rights of way. Mr. IePagc defended Liberal pur- chews mentioned in the Budget debate. Mr. Bethune did not take exception to the prices paid, but said that the eve of a provincial election was not the proper time to have made these purchases.

Mr. McIntyre referred to the it- em of $25000 for gravelllng. ‘Iliere should be a more equal distribution this year. The Conservatives, he said, had claimed that this was not permanent work, yet they are con- tlnuing the programme under cap. ital account. l-Ic was surprised to see the total estimates higher this year than for 1932.

Hon. Mr. Mscliean: “My hon. friend knows, of course, what. mak- es the estimates higher this year."

Mr. McIntyre: “There is, $90,000 for Old Age Pensions."

A dispute arose between Mr. Cox and Mr. Bethune on the question of tenders for hardware, which the chairman ruled out of order.

When tho Speaker had resumed the chair, and before the committee YeDorted, Mr. Lea. movcdseoonded by MF- Mfillli-Yre, that the Intimates be referred back to the committee to be amended by s general rcduc. tlon 0f salaries on the scale al- ready proposed. The amendment was defeated on a straight party vote.

Mr. T. A. Campbell moved, sec- onded by Mr. Cox, that the Fati- mates be referred back to commit- tee to be amended by making pm- vision for the balance paid or to be paid in 1933 on the cost of Prince of Wales College and also for the amounts already incurred for architects fees, water main, and other items preparatory to the Tfilvllfillllctlon cf Falconwood Hos- pita].

After discussion on whether M": Camprclrs motion was in ordcr. the 8l>flakcr put the amendment to a vote, and it was lost on the same “til-Wm llilliy d-Wlsion. The origin- el motion to adopt the report was "l9" Passed. and on motion of Hon. Dr. Macmfillan the Appropri- ation Bill was read a first time, The House then adloumed.

"SCHOOL BOY," 60 MOST PROGRESSIVE

OANSO, N. S, April 3—(C.P.)- Alexander Keefe was declared to be the most progressive studcr‘. of the recently closed government llitht school at Dover. Mr. Keefe, who is 60 years of age. passed with high marks examinations in read- ing, writing. arithmetic, history and bookreping. Tire class. which consired of 37 pupils, ranging in age from 1i t) s) yers. was coll- ducted by Duncan chishoim, An- tisonish. -

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There was a large congregation and made a mess of things. 1.43:; n5

present in St. Peter's Cathedral yesterday morning for flic ll o'clock sung Eucharist. 1t being Passion Sunday the Litany of the Passion (Hymn Book No. 7B8) was sung in procession at the opening of the service.

Th; Rev. Canon Malone complet- ed his course of Lenten sermons on the Holy Eucharist and dealt with the last Rubric of the service, com- monly called the Black Rubric. which was reinserted in 111i,- Prayer Book in 1662, but with the words "real and essential presence" changed to "corporal presence," thus defending the real presence 1n the Sacrament of Holy Communion.

At evensong there was another large congregation present, when Canon Malone dealt with the Church of England and the Papal claims.

The commemorations this week are Monday-Richard, Bishop cf Chlchester in 1253, and Tuesday. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, Doctor in 397.