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-" speaking during the Budget De- bate in the Provincial Legislature on April 4th, Mr. W. Chester S. MoLure, Conservative ‘member ior Charlottetown, who had not spoken during the ‘previous debate on the Draft Address, took this occasion of congratulating the mover and secondsr oi t-be reply to the ‘Speech drom the Throne. The representa- tive oi the rFirst District oi Prince (Mr. Tauton) made a wonderiul address. He had declared that he represented one oi the ‘best Dis- tricts in the Province, and Mr. Mc- Lnre had no doubt ‘that his Dis- trict was justly proud oi their re- ‘pmsentative.

The ‘member irom Dundas (Mr. Hun-tor) who seconded the Address, delivered a very pleasing speech. A returned soldier himseli, Mr. Hunter comes ‘irom a District not- ed for its men oi valor. He is a young ‘man in thepolitlcal ‘ileld, but has rplaysd a greater game than ‘politics since the outbreak oi war in 1814. Consequently his Dlst‘rict ‘has a right to be 1100M)’ DNild 0f ‘their representative. _

it was not the speaker's inten- tion ‘to ‘go over all the matters ‘re- ierred to ‘in ‘the Drait Address, ‘but simply to touch upon a iew points he had notcd during the course oi that discussion. He regretted that the Leader oi tho Opposition was not in his seat, as he bad some- thing ‘to say which would probably stir him, oven as he ‘had stirred that hon. gentleman last session. The whole tone oi the remarks oi the ‘Leader oi the Opposition was ‘tinged with pessimism. Everything seemed to be going wrong in ovory department, and it would appear that the entire country was going to ruin. Nothing satisfied M1". Saunders at all, either in the road work carried out, in the Depart- ment oi Agriculture, or in any oth- er department. However, the Min- ister oi Agriculture, in his able speech, had set the Leader oi the Opposition right in many, respects, and has probably given him quite an education along some lines.

The Leader oi the Opposition made some remarks about the roads in 1924. lt is to be regretted that be had met with so many mis- fortunes duriug the season, ‘but

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ers during 1924 was busy making a political survey oi the ‘Province. He had come into the honor oi leading a forlorn and disgruntled political party and probably he thought it best to get out into the country to see if there was any oi that ‘party leit. So he started out on a political "tour." He iound the roads, he declares, in a deplor- able condition. it might be well to look in-to the. reasons why Mr. Saunders iound everything so un- satlsiactory.

ln the first place, it was probab- ly the ‘first time in iour years that Mr. Saunders had had an oppor- tunity 0i’ finding out Just what kind oi ‘roads the ‘Bell Government had ‘been ‘building. It was evidently ‘the first time that he "took the bumps" left on the roads by his own party. It was not much won- der that ho ‘broke hali a dozen springs oi his car. At the sumo ‘time, he was minus a “main bump- er" because they had lost one oi the Counties when they were try- ing to a-malgamate polltically,und.

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Mr. Saunders h-ad touched on various matters relating to farming and hind reierred to one particular phase oi the industry in which the speaker was himseli somewhat in- ‘torested,—that oi ‘iur iarming. He went into ‘this in great detail. and his whole object seemed to ‘bo with reierence ‘to a certain lax- perimental Fox Station which is going to be established somewhere on the island. The grcat anxiety oi the Leader oi ‘tho Opposition was to have ‘that Station establish- ed in his own little district, or ztt any rate, quite ncar. Tho hon, gou-

Interests. whole. On the con revealed himself in the light of a email politician, in asking that It be placed In or near him own little District, In which he happens to be Particularly interested.

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the opinion spont ior educational work in con- nection with agriculture. would be better cxlpcntlcil in endcavoring t0 flnd markets. Our iurlncrs are am- competent onough to supply the products ll’ the markets arc avatilable. Ho was glad to know that the prosentMln- ister oi Agriculture is working to that cnd, and ill! could sec by the assistance given to the different co- markc-tlng associations Minister's intention

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ltcicrrlug again to fur farming, Mr. Mt-Lurv snld that in this Pro- vlnco We have woudonful possi- blllllca; ‘but even ut the present time, when business is good, un- Uwy were only allowed m g0 mmilcss the co-operativo system

marketing is again re-ostablishorl. we should people to go ‘further into the in- dusiry until definite results shown in the way oi‘ marketing the final ‘product, which is iurs. hopcd ‘that in the near future the co-opcrutivq achieved other farming activities, will again 11111lvri11kcn, this time upon n large schlo, r “p would also likc lo see some measure oi prntcrtlon othrr mluublu fur producing ani- mals. At. proscnt we urc just be- ginning to lcullzc tl1c Dlliiiilllllllii}!

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tleman seemed to ‘iorget that this Experimental Station is ior a large industry and ior a large country; it is to serve tho whole oi Can- ada. it would have been better pol- ltlcl had he shown hmself broad enough to allow that station to go where It was required in the beat industry a; a trary, he has

remarks made with reicrence to the agri- cultural work that hua been accom- plished, a considerable stride had been made in diiierent phases oi farming, which have proved profit- a-blo to this Province. could quite agree with the ‘mem‘ber irom Summersltie (Mr. McArthur) in speaking oi what should be done it is certainly in the best interests oi our farmers to find the very best markets ior their Personally, he was oi the moncy

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.our if this is done, the farm- crs will see to the production end oi the business themselves. in conjunction with the growing. oi seed potatoes the Government has given evcry assistance possible to the growers and the result has ‘been 11m last year a greatly in- crcnscd crop has been produced. The uniortunale market conditions prevailing made it impossible for ‘the growers to get as good n price as they had anticipated, Lure would stiggest. in this cou- ncctlon, thc Province of arriving nt some meth- od oi‘ taking rnrc of what he might call the by-prmluct oi potato-grow- ing; he reierred to the possibility establishment oi‘ a starch industry in connection with tho in- This should receive the consideration oi the farmers and He would like to have heard the member irom_ (Mr. Nit-Ewen) say somo-' Mr. McLure there is an excellent demand ‘for starch in Canada. Last season the Textile people oi‘ Can- zt great deal of starch. large (lliilllliliflfl oi’ which they had There is no‘ reason why, ln connection with tho seed potato growing industry, we could not hltvo an industry oi this klud ‘to take care oi u. valuable by- product.

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in the way oi marketing tie iurs oi the mink, beaver, coon, ‘stunk, er- mine, a-nd other ior-bearing ani- -mals. This is especially applicable to ’coon and skunk. These animals are still practically foreign to this Province, but our mink iurs have always been oi a ‘high standard. Muskrat furs have ‘been marketed successiully in late years. Last year some 10,000 skins were marketed, bu‘t every year they are becoming scarcer ior the reason that the an- imals are taken out oi season, eith- cr too early in the iall or ‘toolate in. the spring. Mr. McLure under- stood it was the intention oi the Government either to} establish a close season ior muskrats ‘ior two or three years, or ‘to induce the truppers ‘to make _tl1eir catches only in the prime season. Through this industry some $30,000 or $40,000 annually can be made, and it is a source oi revenue which will yield larger returns withproper care and development.

To show the possibilities along ‘this line, the speaker explained that in 1914 two pairs oi racoons were introduced into the Island. and irom the ‘breeding of ‘these two pairs, during_tbe present sea- sun some 400 or ‘500 skins were ‘marketed. They proved to ‘be oi a very high quality.

The Leader oi the Opposition dealt at some length with the ques- tion oi Taxation. The burden oi his whol song was about thatiam- one ‘Pollgfax, which he declared to. be the most equitable ever placed on the Statutesfi it was a iatal mistake, he argued, ever ‘to ‘have taken it oil’. Mr, McLure iailed to understand Mr. Saunders‘ vle\v- point on this subject. The Bell Government did not make a great deal oi‘ revenue out oi ‘the PollTax, because as a matter oi‘ iact they did not collect i‘t irom everybody, b11t only irom those irom whom it was easy ‘to collect He ‘could not see how the Leader oi the Opposi- tion can claim that it was a lair tax, neither could he see why it was o. iatal mistake ior ‘the present Government to take it oil. He would like to know from the Lead- cr of the Opposition when wheth- er he Intends, In hie next manllesto to re-eetabllsh this Tax. it would _seem that ll he ever gets returned ‘to power, that Poll Tax will be placed upon the people agalni it was too bad the Lender oi the Op-

cuuse he would undoubtedly let the House know at once what his intentions were in ‘this regard. (Laughton)

The Gasoline Tax

Tho Leader oi the Opposition condemned the Gasoline Tux ‘as be- ing absolutely uniair. Mr. McLure again was unable to iollow his reasoning. The Gasoline Tax is intended to be imposed on the very peopl who are deriving the most benefit-irom the ‘highways, and it is supposed that these peo- ple who will pay ‘the tax can well aiiord to do s0. ii they can aiiord to run automobiles, ‘whether ior political purposes or ior pleasure, ‘the Gasoline Tax should ‘be a ‘iair and equitable one. The farmers and fishermen who ‘use gasoline in the course oi their regular work are exempt irom ‘the tax, which falls

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cnly upon those who are In a poni- tlon to pay It. The conclusion Mr, McLure would draw ironytho crit- icism oi the Leader oi tho Opposi- tion is that the hln. gentleman was not so much concerned about the poor mar) having to pay a Poll Tax as about the man of wealth who is now paying the Gasoline Tax. (Ap- misuse.)

With rtegurd to tho educational sysicm oi tho Province, Mr. Mc- Lure believed ‘that we have one oi‘ thc best systems in Canada. At tho samo time, however, it is costing u, great deal or money.‘ lie had novcr raised any objection, person- ally either in private or public lite, to our educational system. ‘but he had always had the idea that it _wne costing ougreat deal more than probably this small Province can aiTord. it ls, oi course, a matter oi the greatest importance; ‘but it may be that, somotimcs, people are inclined to over-estimate tho value oi school education. in the train- ing of the young what we should have in mind is a practical educa- tion, so that instead of educating‘ our children away itom their na- tive Province wc wiil have them remain with us, ln this ‘connec- tion, it was pier =ing in note that the Government has installed in Prince oi Waits rfollcg: a new edu- catlonal course civins: to the yonns pgQpIB an opportunity to acquire training along practical commer- cial lines. Tim (iwernment is de- serving oi co-nmcndntlon oi all the people ior p ouldlng thiscourse which will b1: oi grcat berillilt t0 ‘ the students who nrc not desirous ' or taking up some professional ‘ career.

A great edumtlonnl problem tac- lng the Government oi this o- vlnce, lilr..McLure believed. ill be the working out or a system oi‘ consolidation oi ‘the Blllllifll‘ schools. That will he oi lnestim- able benefit, not only l0 "l! ‘WPIII but to the Province generally, as the coat oi education will be-great- ly reduced, without impairing the elflclelloy of the tenchina ml-

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lic Wlorks Department and the high- ways ‘projects have been ‘gone into iully ‘by other speakers. The i-m- proved highways works has added a. great deal to the debt oi the Province, but it is a movement which has spread ‘throughout ‘the world in recent years. it has made ior better roads and ‘better travel- ling conditions generally. Mr. Mc- Lure was pleased to note, in the Speech ‘irom the Throne, that it was the inten‘tion oi the Minister oi tPublic Works to gravel the highways leading to Charlotte- town and the larger towns. Last year on one oi the roads in the District which the speaker had the honor to represent, ‘the Minister oi Public Works tried an experiment. He had part of ‘that road grav-elled. This spring and during the wet weather oi last iall the road was in periect condition. indeed, the experiment has ‘been so satls act- ory that the Minister has ielt jus- tliled in continuing i‘t ‘this year,and it is now his intention to gravel other roads in the same manner. Mr. Mciluro wished to _compll- ment the Minister oi Public Works upon the splendid work he has done since assuming ofilce. lion. Mr. McDonald is the first Minister ‘this Province has had who has gone thoroughly into ‘the problems oi road making, road ‘building end road maintenance. He has ‘been accused oi following the Bell Gov- ernment road ‘policy; but l-i this is the case, the Public Accounts show this dlflerence in the roads ‘built under the two administrations: that in 1924 ‘the roads were better built and were in a ‘better condi- tion when the fall weather came than in any other year; and they were also built at less cost per mile to the Province, if the pre- sent Minister oi ‘Public Works is following the road policy oi his predecessor, as claimed by ‘the Op- position, he has certainly improved the ‘method oi carrying on the work. _(Applause.)

| Bonds.

A great deal has been said with reierence to the Provincial Tebt and to the bonds which this Gov- ernment purchased last year. The member ‘irom Summerslde gave ex- pression to a great many innuen- does concerning the ‘bond ‘transac- ‘tion, ‘but ‘he did not give quite the wvhols story. The necessity iorthe purchase oi the bonds was caused by the mismanagement oi the Bell Government in not leaving suflici- on-t security ior the sinking funds. They had been making a practice oi leaving I. O. U.'s in ‘place oi these ‘bonds, and this was discov- ered only aiter the Stewart Gov- ernment. in accordance with their pro-election ‘promise ‘to the ‘people, had gone into the ‘financial situa - tion oi the Province. Then they procured ‘the proper security to the investors by purchasing $180,000 worth oi bonds, and the transac- tion was a proper and ‘business-ilk one. -

Some oi the members oi the 0p- posltlon have intimated that these bonds were not ‘bought at a proper price; that ‘they could have been purchased ior much less. However. there has been no evidence to show ‘tha-t ‘that could ‘be done. To- day these ‘bonds have improved in price. They are sate, excellent bonds and suitable in every way to provide tor the sinking funds oi the Province.

There has been some attack ‘made upon the people irom whom those ‘bonds were purchased. Tho speak- er did not ‘think it became any member of the House to cast any slur or lnslnuatlon upon pcoplo who have come to ‘the Province-to make a livelihood, and who are entitled to fair treatment. 1i s man has been living and doing business in tile Province ‘ior ten years or ‘more, why should he be reierred to as an outsider, or a foreigner? We are all looking ior good citizens and good immigrants, but it we are go- ing ‘to treat them ln a mannersucli as that. it will hardly" be an in- ducement to them ‘to remain herd. With reference to the financial situation oi the ‘Province Mr. Mc- Lurq pointed out that it must he admitted, even ‘by the Leader oi the Opposition that the Stewart Government hdve endeavored in every way sible to present a ‘plain statement oi the public ac- counts, eo that anyone readins them will‘ know ‘just what the revenue and expenditure has "ireeu. The people will see by these ac- counts tbnt ‘the present administra- tion have been giving ellcient eer- vice, and they will take at its worth the statement oi the Leader oi the Opposition that ‘there are ‘thousands or dollars of additional indebtedness. The Header oi the Opposition had every opportunity to reier to the iPublic Accounts and he was himself a ‘member oi the Public Accounts Committee. out o! all the expendlttlrh made hylht Government, Mr. Oaunderi has not been‘ able to point to" one article which oelald have been purchased at e lower price. it Val necessary ior Mr. McLure to go iptom lot it facts and Mum; ‘the proof‘ a

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rgferred w s, ‘mistake made in the advance copies oi the External Audit, and he condemned the new system oi bookwlteeplas infill/HUM! by ‘this Government ior that reason. Yet Mr, Saunders must haveknown perioctly well, while he was mak- ing this criticism, that the new lye- on‘ had nothing whiteverbto do wlthjhe error in int year's l9-

only come into eifect during the present year. However, ‘his main. idea no. doubt “was ‘to create some

1n conclusion; Mr. McLure said he did notwishiurther to lake up the timeol ‘the House, the public questions ' having been already dealt wlthfiveryoapa-bly by brevi- ous speakers. He’ resumed his seat amid warmgapplausp.

Elastic ceded .. _ For This Season

LONDON, Mo! ‘fl. - Already ‘many new. features have ‘been

crowded into the" ioclai calendar ior the season, ‘and dance hostess- es who-have, not already fixed their dates dud sent out their invita- tionl will ‘be Mating the bltterest

thing ‘that ‘the ‘Kin: an ‘plotted no his health on his recent, erulpeJor ‘between Julie ISthH-hhedlte oi the third court. and 11113-4 he has not s single day-without some trluoblie engagement, or social iuno- t u: " l‘ ‘