r artlllottigif their bud--mic rtevelorirnem Irlthntit re.-M1-lbrtef "has exploited at-erv 0oa.~—'Provinee. utijwefl as all those er TU¢8d'lYu NOV. 26. TTIC Guardian. PRIC 7

- 391;, The gutnmo ie, for in- in; t_. t-_i-,_,.i~.. . ... ,_.(-re mic ||l , is 1’ tat ill,‘ ptu\titi;.|l ;.agcti in e .icati..ii. .. are .__. .. . .______ - stance. has created the necd Ioritliat ilic t‘aii.iui.iii ‘d\(‘i';'.,t‘ I-:x- revenue In the words oi tllllt‘§. grossly underpaid; tiic ai\t'l‘aﬂ¢‘t'Iudlng lelchcral up to a reco|- each yet ‘ ‘ greatly improved highways. pcriciicc has iiitiicatetl that the the Province has taxed t‘\t'l'y- _\car!_\ remuneration of a first.-nltcdstandard level here would Lille other Provinces. Print‘-‘e fold! Ideﬂliltl brlles l-°‘l.3XI‘L‘lIlal a-,;rt-ciiicnis have notithing tangible and intangible. For class teacher was $2068 in I956.tc0st in the vicinity of ﬂllﬁ Edward Island has heel N" I carry heavy loads hanging.pruv-ided these means " liiistancc. at the last scssion of "The reriiuncratiuns of ieachers‘lhhUliiY- between rill!!! 000“ I34 II" '”

Idﬁll of IOCIII WEI!!!‘ il lhmhﬂ‘ IREALISTIC Al'PROA(‘H the Legislature the PI'0\lIIt'(' in-‘in academics and Iuhilii‘ “°ii98¢S: Emphui-‘ is ‘I30 P1599‘, ‘"1 In example and future holds more; Any proposed plan for pa)rnent C,-(._.,5,d' its g_.,5.,1,,,e lax ,0 H; are ...,,.,e,p.,,,d.ngiy madgqugge. increasing difficulty in maintain- Pi‘°bi9m| 0‘ ""5 kiiid in 5'°"°- of uiicondiliunzil grants. it is ui" cents. It will be found that the This situation is \'£‘I‘.Y UHi0l'l|li‘-|* ‘"3 "°‘*d5 b°"a“5° “I II“-' heavy Exiiiilll ‘€¢¢|'li Subfidiﬂ 3 "d gcd. should be adopted only al-inumber and tamer) .,f proviiirinl ate. as it prevents the it-'¢t'hingIii'3ii’i"i1ii<>t-‘Ii Pi”0dU"¢ Ind OWN’ "Venue {"0-'7‘ 1°‘-'3' >°“"°°5 ha” tcr pI‘0IO:s’.sl0n trom h8\lIlﬂ‘lI'lBI de- "°"i”‘°dii-I95 I0 "“'“'I"-‘i 9931795

pi-eciated purchasing pow:-I v the dollar Expenditure incrc

have far outstripped any in’ ' ial growth in revenue. with I v

a tlIOI’t)u‘.£ll I‘8~a\'.S'cS.\lIlt'IIl ofitaxcs in this Proviiice is lilIllsuﬂl- result that borrowings are In-

proved totally inadequate forjlhe [ﬂame m.(.d5 and ,.e_wuu.“Hy g”,m_ and that In “mus. "_ gm, of permanency and prestgthat once were moved by rail. creasing and debt charges a re $198 ifs‘-'t“l"'°'“°"'£_5e~ é:w:r“’1"::lof the various governments "Ev-‘cry branch of taxation our rates ige which is so necessary to the The Pi‘°ViM" DOW ha! I0 Issumc gradually reducing revenue. leav-

liiialiﬂﬂ Pi'v>t’nt and future dc-pare considerably higher, and’ our, mﬂnds ‘for fur _vcar periods! ,scaie of exeniptions COIISId9l'i"II)ly, ‘and then detcriiiining the annual.lower, than those pretailing payiiicnt to bc made to each gov- ‘ throughout the other Provinces. erniiieiit, sufficient to enable it! "On the other hand. h_v dint of.

successful operation of an educa- the "'"”'9 m‘”“°“3“('9 9°51 “(mar 5.5.1.", But I“, pmvimeiihe Trans-Canada Highway. in needs of the Province.

.5 h(.ipiess m the “mam,” as no rludtng all bridges it crosses. ‘‘In the early days of (‘outed- addmunai p,.(mm.,al mun... of n_...\loi'e and more demands are be- eration." says the brief. "the Venue can be discovered wmch ing made each winter to keep Maritimes helped to build and

_ of mg little to meet the economic land. these steadily increasing ob-

ligations have resulted in an ever growing debt with its accompany- ing debt charges.

“The Tax Rental Agreements

VANCOUVI-IR. B. C. Robert charged with conspiracy to ac-,\'aiicou\cr Island in a chartered ._"5‘a“dfi'd'' 1" yield and "9Cl3i' I,’°l°w "'9 Ca“"d‘3“ "‘V°T3E€ -‘Hid alion. The school teachers of th¢'9s- T0 brihfl the Civil Sei'ViC¢ tex- soiiinicrs arrives at Vancouver cept bribes. He was ai'rested.scaplane. (AP Wirephote) WW0“ Siam ¢i0¢‘S ‘"01 Feaiiy ‘‘ “°“Id 3'50 9'01“! the Dr0v~‘ " (‘|l\' iail under RCMP escortvand brought to Vancouver froml ""mP°“5”¢ i°i' "'9 mequaiiiies “"95 ’ga‘“5‘ 3 5i”mP "1 PF0Vin-

Urges

icoiitiiiuctl from pagcili

trii'icatiun $2’-50.000 ‘$250000’: Pub 3 with the support sister slhilitics and provide a rcason. rccognize the differences in tax “a' “'"‘”".I°" "I 3" 3g"i""““' WHITE OWL 6'4"‘ ‘#5’ mi “S15 TA.4'sa%y lit‘ ttorks and other exPehdii“"°5- provinces. and after hearing our able national level of services EH0!‘ in fields other than income ‘I °°mml"iii)'. With few other re. iwsadaliqlttful L film WHITE OWL, IiI~'iiiiiiii'r' ii-"»"i5“'""° ‘O "‘“"i°iP3i‘ appeal. the Government of (‘an- without rt-sorting to an abnormal taxes. Also they do not allow for 3°"”""' T"? ''‘’-‘“i‘ I“ inﬁhiiill’ to "°"“i[‘€4ii"'”/

Ii|t‘~ Siliiivim ‘$550-000’? "°I““d ‘ ada will find the ways and mt-ans I burden of taxation." the steady decline in the PUi't-‘h85- pay for needed “'"i°°-‘ “F I” '°"°‘ '°°-H

iii ii“"'|’“."i““"i "Ila" “"3 1952lby special legislation if necessary,l The recurring diffictiltics en- ing power of the dollar. make adequaie 53i3i'.V Pl‘0Vi*i0n \

t.i\ rciilal agreement $228,000. li._n.\\a_\. uridges and fcrrics $4,- *.i3.ooo. t . .000I. 'l..t.il $l.‘i.l4.'i.000 t$ll.827.000i. RiIt('llEI) TAX LIMIT

\'.t' have reached what must lw icgardcd as the limits of tax-

isonal income per capita. the an- nual increase vtoud be some twenty to twenty-five pcr cc nt higher.

‘ e are fully confident that.

I to increase the

(‘liil and municipal. The financial problcm in such a system is to ensure "that cach level of gov- crniiiciil has sufficient funds. at all times. to carry out its respon-

prcscnt financial ,countcrcd by provincial govern-

arrangcmcnt by the amount re» lntcnts in financing their existing

que. t . ‘NOT ALONE

"We realize that tvc arc not alone in dealing with the problem of securing more adequate fiscal

lrcspoiistliilitics has bccn th

[cause of almost all the revisions made to the financial settlement :at (‘oiifcticratioii. I-Zach govern- ment should be able to meet its

may have produced a tax struc-

universal agreement," says the brief; "but they are not the fun- damental solution to the finan- cial problems of our federal form of government.

substantially ehand their prov- incial, social, and other services. and assisted in the development

financial benefits accniing to the Province of Prince Edward Is- land were not even sufficient to meet its material needs let alone provide for expansion of services and development proiecta." INIIERENT WEAKNESBES Among the weaknesses inher- ent in the present scheme of fed-

upon a per capita plan of com- pensation. The combination of a

of the per capita plan. Actually. a proper equalization adjustment would have to take into account the per capita income of a pro- vincc.

Again the existing plans fail to

An authority on public financ is quoted as saying that the re. lative improvement of the four Atlantic Provinces is less mark- cd under the new scheme of “eq- ualized tax potential" on a per capita measurement than would

to meet those demands. is in our‘

Ices to forecast tlicir budgetary ‘needs for live your periods. but 'it is the onl_v exact tneihod that ‘Will solve Prince Edward Island's ‘fiscal problems compatible with ipresent conditions and tax abil- it '.

"lf it is the policy of the pre‘ sent Federal Government to con-

should include lit a basic guar- anteed amount across the board before any fair and reasonable icontpensation for the rental of tax fields is calculated, and izi an adjustment grant. supplemen- ltary to the other two payments. ‘for ‘the less favourcd provinces Ito permit an equitable minimtim

mal years, the provincial servic-‘

es will not be permitted to fall

clal revenues resulting from low prices for their primary products. I DOMINANT FACTOR ' VA: a dominant factor in taxa‘ lion in Prince Edward Island thr bI'l(‘f stresses the natural (ma,

tor.i:ovt-rnmenl personnel, teach ers and othcrs who are now re. niuncratcd at rates much lower than those paid in Charlottetown h.V. the redcral Government and private industry.

Because of the size of the Pro;

the most drastic economies in,

he services. on a scale and at a: cost ridiculously low in propor- tion to those prevailing through- out the other Provinces, the Pro vince has not succeeded in attain- ing an even balance between its overall revenue and expenditure. For the last three years the Pm vinc has gone behind at the rate"

of their ‘natural resources. But. tinue to use the same method of of two million dollars a year. "in all the other provinces of ";“°"°"“'“"‘"' I W’ "~‘°°"”‘5 Unconditional srlms to the ’Pro- " top of this, we have been Canada, the cost of education is W I>|'0V¢. beyond doubt. that the vlnces, then we suggest that it assessed 81,141,000 by the Fed- shared between the

eral Government for an overpay- ment under the 1952 Tax Rental Agreement because the Federal Bureau of Statistics had overes- timated our population figures. This amount is repayable, month- ly. over the five fiscal years, starting last April. However, this temporary relief affords no sol-

eral assistance the brief notes slaiidaid of governmental service tition to our present DI‘()I)I9IIl\. It CIVIL SERVICE .A the t0ii0WIniZI lIt'_r0ss Lanada. just amounts to some ‘ .000 er It also points out that the ex- ___4 ~. Ta rental agrceinciits. past An adjustment grant would annum less in sorely-needed re— cassively low salary scale for. and present. have based give some assurance that. in nor

venue. EDUCATION

“Education illustrates the situ-

would improve the conditions re—

it_v at the local level is lcanest,‘_"_'9**““i1 p“”i0ii 0‘ the bildfld

and. accordingly the Provincial Government is forced to contriw time the greatest share of the; cost of education. However, this increased share by the Provin-‘N ctal Government does not com—: pensate for the deficiencies of, the local districts. 1

provincial government, the school district, municipal. county or local area. On the Island the main burden falls on the Provincial Govern-

ent." '

The brl aetimataa that more than two million dollars addition- al revenue is required to meet educational needs alone. i

provincial civil servants preclud- es expansion and efficient opera- tion of necessary public servic-

MR.W|Il'I'E AND MILOWI.

‘Don't you aqru, Mr Owl, titer this

For Peta’: sake, Mr Wki#I...I'n\ 0'! the ﬁg -bu! iF you “"1! Ojlk

road.-i open A good highway sys- tem

make this Canada the great

centre to the outside."

SLIM LINE — I958

A D M I R A L TELEVISION

aeiuii under present ctinditions "arrangements. Other provinces, oun icsptiiisibilities without tin- be expeL.¢ed_ because under the Vih(‘9 the Proviiicial Gov-emlmgm‘

mill ftirtlier direct assessment in spite of competent and (‘t'0II-‘(‘Illt‘ strain. "Prince Edward Iar lax rem‘-,1 agreements mes‘, pl.o_ finds ii-Wit ('<'iFi‘.\IIiLZ 011- HUI 0hi.\‘ \\tIllI(I causc intolerable hurricns omic provincial purposes. find land \£i)‘\ the hricl. "has a_d- vinccs were receiving a higher m.°W" f”"°""“5- bi” 3i50 man) -

iipoii our pcope ‘ Premier Ma- ithemselvcs like ourselves .t itible V0(‘iI‘t‘(l for years the rccognit- per capita payment man must which elsewhere would be hand-

l|it‘\III\ stated in his brief. “ill to maintain the standard of gov- ion of this princip e. an we a- other pm,.mc,s.-- other amhm.i_ ied by municipalities, Cited in

l'ri-viiicc of Prince Edward Is- l.'lll(l is to prosper and assume its lilllllllll place in this great Can- .iil.‘i of ours It must receive ad- tltlltlllill federal assistance gener- nth cnough to assist her in main-

ernmcnt r v i c e is normal throughout Canada. Where such conditions prevail. thcy too should be corrected by a special grant.

"Of all our ‘national policies‘.

gain appeal in the Government of t -v zarla to mcasure our needs. otir to). potential. and tax abil- ity. as the predominant factors ‘ fintiiicial arrangcmcnts be- twccii thc Government of Canada

ties are quoted as emphasizing the unfairness of the system, par- ticularly with regard to the pop- ulation factor as a sufficient in- dcx to iiccessitous condition.

this connection is maintenance of h05lJitals ior mental illnesses and for tubcrcolosis, health clinics, iescarch |aboi':itoi'ics and a town planning office. "The government,

CHRISTMAS "24 MONTHS TO PAY" DON'T FORGET

I I up the n _ me cannot divcrt too large a portion Pancake and Sausage Supper Nov. 28 In aid of tiiiiiiiiiz services which modern in a century which Lauricr pre- and the Province. b”c{°r..we saigeinii Sremsrzyfo U‘, of 115 re.-enut. 1,, nm,,i(.ipa1 pm._ ,. P. E. I. Hospital

l'|'illl|l‘Cm€nI§ deman . dlcted would be Canada's. this E(“‘l)l\(|)M|(“Il:JAgIl.ITf\l t l ‘di‘ap'pmval Of‘ any ﬁnanacal ar_ poses m...alN. H”, mban p0pma_ Youre imjk Haiti WHITE OWL

’. -- - w - t'bt t - . t r (isuring Bt'0I‘ ias ' , - , .. _ , . , I , l lnlc, l?ll(Il’(lI{fI0ItIl;?‘ (I,TlI]IllIl(;fl(“(II:Il8fI'oSr l)Ir(‘)eII8‘lo:I1‘lIVo:I'T]d un:llr(?f(t)IIi‘l‘ I)€(‘IrI‘0lII: ccoiioniic incqualitv of rangemcnt that Its ‘based dpurcly 23211920111?‘ ‘Jr; 1'10? “"1" l°('j‘°' Ms Sam?“ NI +0 Smgfy ﬁe" bgéy‘ ‘ , ' - ' , ' . .. » . . " * ' ' -' - ‘ ‘ it (I ant I c- aniiually, which is based on our as well as local prosperity. which the provtiiccs. l‘IIllInClaI .iriani,e- 0" ”‘90i'°“‘3i 9‘ “‘ ‘“‘°“5 993"

lll‘t‘tl\ and fiscal ability. is not

all our governments must surely

only fair, equitable and rcason— de

alilc we find that. by employ- in: thc Province-‘s tax potential

sire. SUMMARY OF BRIEF The brief notes that Canada. as

mciits which have cnablcd the wealthier provinces to meet their iobliizations have usually no‘ bcen sufficient to relieve the string-

im capita and a ‘tax collcctibil- a federal state. has three levels cncy of thosc tutti morc limited i|\' i.it-tor‘ in relation to the per-iof government-—national. provin-imcans. New and costly respon-

cd to meet only one purpose. and not the actual financial require- merits of provincial governments. The Maritime Provinces necd — equate levels of education. health

and welfare services. and econo-

the rural community. To main-

pends sq much on the welfare of} tain this balance is a difficult

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