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Draft Address Debate Launched

Georgetown. Member’s Lament

Over Present Farm And Fis -; y cry Prices A Feature Of Y "N, terdzi_y’s Speechmaking.

‘llizit llPllllllill "nevi-r rcmclnbcr lower price ic at present";

for eggs than they

.4,‘ that. the llntlllf) market "was not

nhat it ought l.» he" and that tur- nip |ll'lt't‘>, !lll\llli!\l1l"(ll]lg the llc- niand in iln: l iufcd States market” wcr- sn ion tn tior farmers as to‘ uai aut u lcunul government. iii- quiry, ncit- the realistic statements injcftctl into an otherwise some- what ai-aitctnit: discussion of the

on of the. Legislature. i "h among the speak-l

. cutge S-tviile, Fifth!

Uisiritl. oi .l\lllj;.\, whose gloomy re-

; vmv m‘ agizeuliurztl tirices after a

you" and a half of Liberal adminis-

irgitinn \\".'.> supplemented by _ an

glulillly survey of the situ-. ‘ * indus‘. .

nit; was devoted " of the Camp- ‘occasional pOlItlCS to, .c King gov-

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~'. l‘. FOLEY

ziddress con- mr on his clc- o lion. Mr. Le- . nimcut. as gov- ‘ vc at the Cor- ‘ cvcnt which

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t. was made to His on to the Crown,’ scntuncnts of the "(iLOll oi‘ Canada.

lL was comiucnd- ttlfitfllllltfld fmcm- fairly among all

i *d ilic importance .turc, particular- tug intcnsivc mined

. cranberry ivc scale had -~. worth in-

improvciiiciit was dcztlt .~ brrcthug. He uustt r of Agri- lhi .c (loos not

iutiorscd the efforts 13. fishermen by g ma. ..nl. loans. lit‘ ‘ ; lflitlitlill difficult-y of

.. in ruu n. (i<"tl‘lli1llt‘!l' ice, he sug- h-ii, could hr you fishcrmcix to

thvin 1o 1mm, crops its an of livelihood. ‘also cru-

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IVIR. I)()I"(ii\l.l) MACKINNON

Klllhfill, 1n seconding i, .t*.\'pr...:mi hope that i up uuidcd by , ' iruuur their ;, ttnvaid the r

the a ‘lt".‘l'lll(‘lllS of the , . ‘ . Never in sTzi - ll.l(l any athninlstivr’ :0 much in remedy- n Artful situation, he said. ‘ \olt“tl for uncmpfoy- rictly chcckctl by 'l‘hc. Prrmirt" and p. be congrat- lthtll}; a. total of unemployment ‘l (run yciir. Agriculture In - n lztlwi out of the Slough ‘ .n whim 1t. had, lang-

. 11W). as a result which in. :l Lo ;,U'.f‘l‘lllllClli2l'. poli-

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Ilc clwuuiiiiccd the late Conserva- tltn‘. |.',<>\(“.'l|ll‘fl\t for itillcctlug the gallon gasoline fins govern- .u 0rd as kccp- xtitu il-v Hht-riticn by n a two cents rebate. I'll: in...‘ ruultt not he done .. “:15. iilad to be as-

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DIR. GEO- A

He also commended the federal grant. of $25,000 for relief of nccdy fishermen, which had been suppe- mcntcd by on cqtiztl amount from the provincial trcastiry.

He suggested the appointtiicift- of an official to assist in govcrluncnt- ul efforts to market fish products,

The totuist industry, Mr. Mitc- Kinnon claimed, had been "corn-

plctcly overlooked" by the prcviotiw

administration. lIc praised the present government's efforts to cs- tablish a. National Park and en- larged on the advantages of the tourist industry.

The present federal representa- tlve Mr. luacKinnon credited ivith obtaining direct federal grants of $543,000 for the province -— an amount, he said, “greater than the total amount we received from the Bennett. government during its five year term of office." That, he add- ed, nus "clear of uncxnpoymcnt rc- lief."

The latent resources of the Mari- times were such, he suggested, as to inspire confidence. The government should give leadership in develop- ing agriculture and. horticulture in such o. manner as to augment; our population.

The Liberal election manifesto, hc reminded his colleitgties, had

‘emphasized the need of DONE!‘ 001d

storage facilities. Mr. lvlacKinnon also stressed the possibilities of the canning indus-

try.

The frcscnt. was an opportune time to 1ircss for harbor improve- ments and other unemployment

' jirojccts of a. permanent nature, he

said.

Regarding the campaign for more luird mufaccd roadrz, he asked: "Vvliotlo they exprct would pay for this improvement?" Ilo in- ntanccd a rcc~cnt public meeting, zidvocating puvcd highways, a: which the stiftueistion of an fn- rrcuzwd gzzmolinc tax had been furn- cd down. "IJI they ilcmund tl iuiprovciiiciits," ho maintained, it, must be made clear t9 them that the credit. of the 1Jl‘0VlllCC will not be jeopardized."

MR. GEO. E. SAVILLE

Mr. Sitville, who followed Prem- ier Campbell in the debate, said the farmers of the province had a good deal of confidence in the Min- ister of Agriculurc. “He docs not do anything on u. very large scale

-lio ls not. what you would coll ll‘ dashing minister, but 1 think he isi

trying to do whatever i1; best mth- in thc limits of his drpartmcut to advance agriculture," l..- added.

The poultry industry, Mr. Savillc declared, wtus in 2t vc."y discourag- lllf; condition. “I never remember our farmers receiving a. lower prltc for eggs than they are t '.- present."

Fruit. growing, he l).lf.\'t'tt, would some day be developed into a big industry here.

The mtztto market jag’. now "is not. what lt. ought to be," and Mr. Savide thought farmers would be wcll lltlVlStffl not to incrcust: lllCll‘ acreage this ycnr. ’f‘hey would be mucl: riser to use more of H1315 llflilllufll‘ for grain and lllly.

Our farmers were also \cr_v dise- ll]l1;0llft(‘(l at the continued lnw price of tunnps. '.l'hc Dominion Dc- pariiueni. of Agriculturc,'hc thought. shtulti investigate the situation, and find out why our farmers, "in spite of the dcuiuurl lll the United States, have only been tiblc t0 rc- ccivc such a. snutl price for their turnips."

Irii-iiiiig to thc Ilshcry induslzy. Mr. Savule found tizat there, 0o was considerable Cfltk-u for dissatis-

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ltulion. lobsters were ll. good price but the catch in 1936 was only .31 per ccnt 0t the catch in 1931.’. 1i this decline coutinucs the incur-tr;

1 Mil soon crane to 021.1.

Mr. bitlVllle could not understand

= how, in view of the prices charged

for fish in Charlottetown, the price

. 1o the tislrznitn was so small as

that. which he hrzd bcrn recclvim; (luring the past lhrcc 0r four years.

He commended the members of the board atlmlnislcrhig credit to distressed fishermen. Like the mov- er of the address. he lczzrettcd the

lmv price of smells, which wotrtl.

make it. hard for the listierincn borrowing money for surlt ntLs to ivpay tho loan. 'l'hcsc pcoplc should be dealt; with lenicntly.

He commended the possibilities of scallop fishing; also the results of the U. S. trade treaty.

The Premier, he said." had been subjcct in press criticism for hi-z administration of the prohibition law. There had lxu-n some shale-

men's to the effect flint the Lfhij‘ » ercls promised 100 per cent en-t

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vices. If we undertake to expand

the public services, if we under-

take the construction of an ambi-

tious programme of provincial

highways or other public works,

then there is only one sound way ill) do it-uud that is to discover . lldflltlfllltll revenues which will provide at least tt proper sinking . fund t0 rctlrc in duc time the bor- .l'll\\'lllK.‘i necessary for the coli- l struction of those works. y "As; l said a year ago, those who i t-omc to the Government with pro-

posals for such schemes, must also be prepared to, propose to the F-ovcrnmcnt. some means of col- lecting new substantial revenues to cover tlic expenditures which they advocate.

“Take the question of‘ paved highways. where are we to go to get the additional revenue for an ambitious programme of paved liiglurayns sift-h as the public seem to demand? The seconder of the resolution tMr. MacKinuon) refer- red to a meeting which was held not. very far from Charlottetown, which in no ambiguous terms ad- vocated the paving of a large por- tion of hhglnvirv between the Cap- ital and the custom part of the Province. One of the speakers at the meeting made o. suggestion as to the means of providing the ne- cessary revenue, but the meeting turned down that proposal and made no alternative proposal for the raising of the necessary funds. Their attitude seemed to be that other parts of the province had received slmllnr expenditures and therefore they must. recclve them.

"Now it appears that while the province as a whole undoubtedly dt-rircs atlvontages from the puv- ' of highways, there are two s of taxpayers who are par- . rly bcncfittcd by such fni- provcmcnts. The first and most obvious cla is the motorists. The Suggestion has been made in many that. a nking fund should

forcement. 'l'.‘hls Mr. Sztvllle thought was ridiculous. "Any mun who would make such a promise wouldut be tit l0 be Premier, and anbctly who would bclicvc it»~—I don't know what you would cull him, because every old lady who would make a. jar of raspberry wine would be technically violating the Prohibition law, and how would you expect any government; to find out; aibou; that‘?

Mr. Savitle commended the "fair distribution of road grants" and approved of jmved roads if it can be proved that they will stand up to Island conditions. In King's County they needed a lot of paved roads. It. would be unthinkable to neglect Georgetown in any such programme, he maintained.

His constituency, Mr. sztville con- tinued, had only two and one-half miles of railways and the place where he lived — Aunundale——\vas fifteen mics from the railroad. The House could imagine, with clay roads what; the transportation con- ditions were.

He congratulated the Education- al lvllnistci- Ilou. M. A. McGulg- an) on the ‘lance given to pub- lic libraries and adult. education.

Tho Premier, he concluded, haxl made “an honest. and determined effort. to glve the people leader- ship."

HON. J. l’. DIUINTYRE

Congratulating Mr. LePage on his fortlicotning trip overseas as government. representative at the Coronation, lion. Mr. lvfclntyre, the next speaker, said it. was perhaps fortunate the lot lutd not. fallen upon him as he had read in the iaapcrs that; there was only 1B or l9 inches ailowcd to each person in the seating arrangements at West- minster‘ Abbey.

Discussing the present, Highway Act, he said it. lied been introduced last year for the purpose of econ- omy. Tlic previous act was ‘one which he had put. through in 1928. It (llvldrd the province lnto twenty- five road divisions. with some 4'12 road masters and 25 or 26 liightvay

practically litipossiblc to krci) con- trol of the department. under such a system. The road masters would "take upon thcntselvcs the expen- diture. of public moneys without any authority from the superin- tendents, the engineers or the de- partment." The Conservatives had retained this act with even more unsatisfactory results, Mr. McIntyre said, because they "doubled" the HiDPlHllillTCS of the preceding Lib- cral '.lttlllllllSll‘l\tl0ll during their term.

‘Mr. Mclutyrc referred to the “ot-onomy" and "bnhauced budget" planks in the. Liberal platform. l-Ie cnmmentled the Premier for the ‘cadcrshlp he had shown, and cited a1; cvlrlrncc of the government's sincerity in the matter of economy, that in his own department expen- diture for ordinary roads had been cut down to $200000 inst. year, as compared with $358000 spent the DYPYIOUS _\.'[‘Zll'.

Ile was happy to say that he nouv had "control" OVCl‘ his depart- mcnl- and when the Public Ac- counts were llfflllflllll down they would shmv that the (lcpartment hart lived within its revenue.

lilo took objection to n Guardian editorial statement to the effect that. the Liberals had promised, ln 1.035. iml. to impose additional taxes. ll" cited the Conservative plntfonn of i911, maintaining that ft. was the Conservatives and not the Lib- eral.- who had broken their election pledges.

Mr. McIntyre was speaking on this subiect at. six o'clock, when he i_n_ovetl_tli_e_iidjonmment.

superintendents. Ho had found, it|

be provided by the addition of two centsa gallon to the Gasoline Tax. Whether that ts a proposal which wlll make an appeal to the mem- bers of this Legislature or hot. Ia: yet. have no means of knowing.

“There fa this to be said for it. however, as the seeonder of the Address has already intimated: that lf a proper system of hard- wrfaced roads could be provided. I haven't. the slightest doubtln the 1 world that every motorist ln the 2 province would save a great deal more ln the wear and tear of his car and other expenses. of operat- imi, than his additional contribut- ion to the revenue through such additional tax.

"Ten Cents A Gallon"

“Aftcr all, while ten centsa gal- lon seems like a. large tax, if we take the case of a. motorist start- ing out from Charlottetown mak- lllg the return trip to Summer-tilde over the present paved highway-a distance of forty miles, return-he will use approximately, in the summer, four gallons of gasoline. For forty cents he will have the privilege of driving over that high- way and back to Charlottetown. If there are fodr people in the car- nr let us say an average of three people in the car-ft. wlll come to ten or twelve or fifteen cents each, for the privilege of driving over that highway constructed at the cost of the taxpayers of the prov- lflCC.

"When we figure it out in that way, a tax of eight or even fifteen cents a gallon does not seem tobc exorbitant. But on the other hand there is this to be said, that ft’ this Legislature, approves of a. - Lion of that kind, I think it would be only falr to motorists of the province to make doubly clear to them that any moneys raised by such additional tax would be put into a specific fund and that the proceeds would be applied, and applied only. to the hardsuriaclng programme for which they were specifically int/ended to provide the revenue.

“I may say that my reimarks on this subject, at this stagemre pure-- ly preliminary. I am not announ- cing any policy on the part of the Govenuneut because the Govern- ment has not; yet formed any pol- icy on the question. I "am merely representing to them that before the Government of the day em- barks on a programme of that kind they must see their way clear tn put it on a sound business basis, which means that additional rev- enues of some sort must be pro- vlded.

Higher Property Tax‘!

“The second class of citizens who benefit most; directly by the construction of such highways is the man whose property adjoins the pavement. I do not. think there 1s any question about that. While he ls not: the only one, who benefits, still he has a great many advantages which the citizens tn the remoter parts do not enjoy. And if this policy of hardsurfacfng is to be conducted on an elaborate and systematic scale, then I think if: wlll be only fair, just and reas- onable that those whose property adjoins improved highways shall be considered to have received an enhancement in the value of their property, and shall be called upon to contribute a larger amount to the provincial treasury by way of property tax.

"Again, Mr. Speaker, I tun not stating this suggestion as a policy of the Government, because on that point, like on the other, the Government has not formed any policy. But I om sllnply putting it forward as a. topic which will come up for discussion in the course of your deliberations.

"We are in hopes that again this year we wlll be able to secure a reasonably substantial contribution from the - Dominion Government towards our unemployment; pro- jects. Last year we were fortun- ate 1n securing pretty substantial contributions» from the Dominion as aids to our provincial projects of relief, and otherwise. As al- ready mentioned, the Dominion contributed $25,000 towards our fund for the alleviation of dfs- tressed fishermen. ‘For direct re- llef during the year we received from the Dominion $30,230.42, an increase of some $17,000 over the previous year. This increase was obtained as a. result of negotiations WlllCll our Government instituted with the Department of Labor at Ottawa. We sticcecdcd in convin- cing the department that fn the previous years Prince Edward Is- land has not received its falr share of the Domlnfon contribut- ion tmirnrds provincial relief schemes.

Federal Projects

"But the most substantial and most important. contribution of the Dominion Government last year towards unemployment projects was the grants towards public works of a more or less permanent nature. The total amounts contributed by the Domlnfon Government for the year 1936 were $258,711.29. The obtaining of that mount and it! application were the result of continued negotiations between members of the Govemment of this province and the Department of Labour and other departments of the Dominion Government. It required a good deal of urging, a good deal of ingenuity, chellfsay? to present. our claims and to de- vise a programme which met with the approval of the Dominion de-

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Dominion contributions ‘fn this manner. __ “Reference has already been

made in the course of the debate to‘ some of the items of construct- ion under these projects-complet- ion o! the highway from Hunter River to Rustlco; the nub-gradient of a. co " mblQ mileage of th: trunk roads of the province; the building of an excellent; brldgc across the West River; and possi- bly most important of all was the method of distribution. In previous years, particularly ln 1935,the ben- efits of the Dominion contribution to unemployme it relief were con- fined to three or four districts fn the centre of the province. In 1938 the benefits of these projects were distributed not only through every electoral district but through- out every polling division. As the secondor of the resolution has said, pOllT-lOS were eliminated from the administration of employment un- der these schemes, and ft was fm- pressed not only by the provincial administration itself but by the supervision of a representative of the Dominion Department of Lab- our, and by all who had anything to do with the schemes, that their primary object was to glve em- ployment tn those who were in need.

"I think the results will have very well justffied themselves, be- cause apart. from the city of Char- lottetown, which has special prob- lems of its own, the relief and tinemployment situation. through- out the province, I feel, has been greatly fmproved during the course of the past. year.

ntmt Relief

"The Government realizes the

eeesslty of curtailing the dole- the payment of that. demoralizing subsidized idleness-and lt. is our present Intention that the coming month or two wlll be the last dur- lng which any regular system of direct relief will be canted on in this province. That is going to be n. dlfllcult. thing to carry out, be- cause it is not. easy to allow people to starve. But I simply make this announcement in advance in or- der that ft may be widely known, that. ft wlll not be the policy of the Government to continue indefin- itely the system of direct relief which la grown to such a colossal extent.

"We have during the pastwlnter endeavored to eliminate this prob- lem and reduce the payments as far as possible. We have not. succeed ’ altogether, but. I think there has been a considerable fm- provement. Our policy for the future wlll be to eliminate alto- gether the regular payment of dir- ect relief which has grown up and come to be counted upon. ‘Plmt is the objectionable feature of the whole thing. 1f persons through no fault of their own get lnto dls- tress, then the mutton of the Government comes and we very often have to assist. But what the Govemment and the people of the province object to is the ex- penditure which has been growing so that direct. relief is regarded as a permanent institution, the pay- ment of which people are entitled to as a right, and which they will receive from year to year as a matter of course/‘The Government wishes at this time to issue a very decided warning that this ls not to be the case."

Continuing, the Premier referred to the possibilities of the proposed National Park from the tourist standpoint, Indirectly, he said, no class of people would benefit. to a greater extent. by increased tour- ist trade than our farm and fisher producers. He also referred to the proposed establishment of a motor ferry between Wood Islands and Nova Sootfa.

He also referred to the Road Act. under which last year the number of officials was reduced from some500 to about 140. "When the Public Accounts are tabled I believe the members of the House wlll perceive a great advantage ln the direction of economy which has accrued from the adoption of this new road system in which the larger unit of the polling dlvlslon has been substituted for the small- er unlt formerly ln vogue," he sald. "Not only economy has re- sulfled but a greater fairness. Un- der the old system tho district which raised the greatest clamour —the district which had some- times the most extravagant offic- fals-iwas the district which ob- tained the greatest share of the appropriation. But under the pre- sent system with a controllable number of officials ft has been possible to make a. much fairer and more competent distribution of the money voted."

Opening Remarks

In his opening remarks the Pre- mier extended the “congratulat- forw" of the House to the new British Sovereign, and made com- plimentary reference both to the King and his Royal Consort.

He also congratulated the mover and seeonder of the Address, and Hon. Mr. LePage on his appoint- ment. an Government representat- lve 0o the coronation.

Improvement ln farm conditions he attributed lnrlely to the trade pollclea o! the present. Federal Government. It was the inten- tion o! the provincial government, he nld, to take advantage of this lmpr fn market conditions by developing ,.l'0d\lClil0fl, particu- larly fn the direction o! livestock enddalrylng.

He also referred to the economic aurvey now fn progress wlthavlew to developing more flntahed pro- GIXM. W“!!! he had every confl- dence that. great benefit-a would result from this investigation.

Brie! reference was made by the Premier to the method of relieving dlltressed flahennen by loans from funds contributed Jointly by the f~deml and provincial administra- "ana. In a board under the choir- "nnahfp of the Executive Council president. At first, lu ma. than

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formed, to build a $20,000 one storey annex on the west side of the present building to house the fmome tax office. The present ln- eome office would then be avail- able for the Post Office officials. Such a budding, severhlpeople had complained, would throw out of proportion the whole design of the Post Office building and ruln the appearance of the Queen Square.

50th. Annlveraary of Bond

The observance of the 50th anniver- sary of the establishment of the Charlottetown Board of Trade was discussed briefly. Suggestions were that: a. dinner be held addressed by some prominent. outside speaker. Hon. C. A. Dunning would be the speaker lf he was available, the meeting decided.

The 50th annlverrary wlll be on Aprll 26th.

The entertainment committee under the chairmanship of Mr- G. H. Buntafn with the president, Mr. Bell, and the vice-president,‘ Mr. Beleher, added was left ln charge of arrangements.

Mr. Buntaiu l; fn Bermuda at the present time but; the c0mmlt< tee wlll carry on under another chairman until his return.

Rates on Faxes Reduced

The Board was informed tn a letter from Mr. Rand Malheson, miuiager of the Maritime Trans- portatlon Commlszfon, that. the shipping rates on live foxes had been reduced by the railways from double first ClBmS to one and a halt first. class fare. The changed sched- u‘e went into effect the first of March.

Replying to the recent resolution posed by the Board urging action in the provision of rubsldy and the granting of contract for the Pic- wu-Charlottaetown service Hon. Mr. Dunning informed the Board that. 8.5 he had already stated no action would be taken before the return to Canada of Hon. W. D. Euler at the end of this month.

After receipt of the letter Mr. Bell sold he had been informed by Mr. Peardon of the Fax-north Steamship Co., Plctou, that. infor- mation on the mainland was to the effect that the Hochelaga had been granted the service for another year.

Mr- Bell sold he had communl- l

cated with I-Ion. Mr. Dunning per- sonally urglng that, whatever ship was given the contract, the service start the first; of May.

A serial letter to the Board from the Chamber of Commerce offer- ing -prlze'1 for essays and asking co-opeiatlon was left without act- ion other than the decision that the Pre~ldent and secretary should interview the heads of the insti- tutions interested to ascertain lf their po-operatlon would be fcrth- coming. Students eligible were from public or private Canadian High Schools and collcglates, in their junior or senior matriculation year or the equivalent.

Four prizes were offered of one hundred; seventy-five; flfty, and twenty-five dollars.

was a tendency tn certain direct.- fons to make "a racket" out of the system, but examples were made of "one or two parties" with ben- eficial results. A close investigat- ion, he thought, would show that “on the whole the fund has been well administered." Negotiations are now under way to renew the agreement with the Dominion Government during the coming year, possibly fn “a slightly modi- fied or improved form."

' Provincial Finances

"You all remember." sold the Premier, “the clear-cut mandate which was given to the present Government to exercise the most drastic economics necessary to provide the balancing of revenue and expenditure. You remember that. ln the course of last year's session we were alarmed and chr- tled nt the revelations made in the Public Accounts’ of the pre- ceding four years. particularly those of the year 1935, fn which the llabllltles of the province had been increased by 8952.000, while on eunent account alone a deficit had been accumulated of $310,000. It was with B. feeling of courage that the legislature last year took, the bold stop of cstlmntfng for a reduction of the deficit to only $70,000. When the Public Accounts are tabled for the past year I think members of the House will discover that they were jmtlficdln making that bold eflort~that the Government to whom they en- trusted the‘ administration of tho finances during the year have car- ried on the business of adminis- tration with every possible econo- my. and that the results have been, ln that. direction, as antis- factory as could possibly be entic- lpated.

"That. does not. mean by any means," the Premier added, "that our problem; are solved. A re- duction of expenditures tn balance the budget of our preamt public services ta the thing which we found to be absolutely necessary. Unfortunately there are u. great. many charges over which the Cov- cmmcnt has very little control. which go on lncreutng, naturally and necessarily, from year to year.

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Notice Of Introduc- tion Of Various Government Meas- ures Given In House Yesterday.

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The House met at 8 p. m.

0n motion of Premier Campbell, the following bills were introduced and read a. first time:

An Act to amend the Legal Pro- fession Act.

An Ant to amend an Act Respect- ing Sherlifs.

The County Court Act.

Notice appears of the following other government bills to be intro. ducted: An Act to amend m, Prince Edward Island Old Age Pension Act. 1931: An Act to c. mend the Vital Statistics Act; An Act. to amend the Legal Profession Act; An Act respecting the Public, Service 0f Prince. Edward Island: An Act to amend the Succession Duty Act; An Act. to amend the Highway 'I‘rafflc Act. 1936; Au Act to Amend the Land AcPsesiuvit Act, 1934; An Act; to iimrnd Tie Income and Personal Prcqcrty ‘Faxaflon Act; An Act to amend the Chancery Act, 1910; An Act tu Amend the Election Act. I022; Also notice of’ petition for an Act to incorporate “The Viking mama. lion" and an Act to incorporate "North American Property Corpor- ation."

The Draft Address was tlieu moved by Mr. E. P. Foley, sec- onded by Mr. Daugnld MaeKinuon, and discussed by Premier Camp- bell. Mr. George Saville, and Hon. J. P. lVl/slntyre. the last weike! moving the adjournment at 6 o'- clook. The House adjourned un- tfl 10.30 am. Wednesday.

Girl Guide News

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Two recruits, Reta Brown and ls- abel MacDonald were enrolled at o recent meeting.

On the afternoon of Saturday, March 13th. ,1 most sticcessftil hike was held when Norma Thompson and Laure Jeanne Arsenault laid n flue trail which the other mom- bers of the party had a great time following.

At a Court of Honour Mecllug held on March 12th, Rcsallc Kig- glns pasted "Posture", and plan: were made for the concert to M held by the Guides mid Brownie: at Queen Square Hull on Friday. Aprll 9th. All the members o! the Company and Pack at" 110W busy selling tickets as well ;.S prac- tfsing for the programme.

THE BESSBOROUGH SHIELD

The result of the Inter-company competition for the Eessbcrcugb Shield ls nvw announced. The 1st Melville Company wlll be awarded the shield for their 1930 nature l08<

Congratulations to the Guides of Melville!

Th‘; beautiful mahogany shield was donated to the Provincial Council in 19:5 by Her Excellmr the countess of Bessborouah t" b‘ competed for annually by _ all Guide Companfes tn the Province The entries sent- fn for 1935 were not considered by the juduEs w 1* up t0 the required standard and the shield was not awarded the first yenr. '

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outside Europe, with the idea O1 obtaining action. perhaps World‘ wide, to smother the inherent. dan- ger or the Spanish conflict spread-

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