P - 1 _y ‘isnsroiyiaasteriiiortiissup- GGOIRIOIILIDGIDI- m m, ‘i non Pass In arm-as ‘haunt; "Iaareprotidioreportthat -ha\farssltina‘s county is ~moarnsdwahsvehadneevcb ‘mtfromreeklenor __fivsrs during the pruent lesson, ‘which speaks well for law sn- flloamantinourcounty." "l‘b$," conthiuad Mr. MisrKen- i‘ “PM” l“ w‘ asvsrtheisn. prewivuorreucivuuouueoii-tw the" vu wnliuuorbdwe nun "W" ‘i y. gym“ 8t. bePage: ‘That was microe- ' a Belt.‘ - ass occasion a truest had barn made to Premier Mavlllllao: "Is that tiis % while in 1a. that if s cerr ¢M°'°°~Wn§ W" VII ill promised tam case was ma held lip. witnes- WW elect-ion campaisn or m" res would swear the liquor, in The Mme of ex-Prcmiar sounder-a question was Liberal election liquor. sisa bad ham t d “w” ' hon. friehdl eu subscribed‘! no was tisa Ioinl to anions on cent. He was wing to rnak as difficult in [It liquor in or f pass through the eye of Llaral T ' w. McIntyre: “i think it was my hon. friend said that." Mr. Lea: "Can you quote from That "Sahara" Plelli The Liberals. hs maintained. had julfiiiad their election promises iwhich had been to give better Pro- hibition enforcement. "We wan ‘supposed to be the ones who were igoim tomake thb country as dry as the Mr. lea said’; but r Pairs.‘ imbue llnu. m. uioraee; “ls this a ar-llihfilezdstaafilalhaus uansotrstviiavshtsri. . iasaansalt- ‘- llgl-lwgllililtflfihllthlt Limssfsedsshaallsol monomer-mam l-OJI-P- holmlfltz” ‘flu mnmm yflgoampbeil trrfinaoamshllaauaera- Prellisr usainiiyi: "t'don‘t ex- roai m admitted that a mid the R- C- 11- P- I! 5 ‘W’! Plot that: ~ ~ (in. “up” o; prescriptions were ob- graat and efficient orgauisaion _i.i lit-h ttlfllfltlggyj.‘ drained an asaieiiimuiiiy thcliiuiiiy reaperurrbereiiori way dance otfiassaotisotsdssproof bootiageeranenouiduxetoanowrroiiiiiiiioiiwpuotheinreaiorosd of non-en! and then what the Prohibition Commission as it might ha. val. he thcusbh turns around reads that state- iu, 4m gum it. because tbs ‘ t feail the. insnt ss evidmu of aafasoament" lladlillsn "It has been the Prohibition Act ha: not 100 , "1 quay,“ i1; m ~ par-cant approval o! the P90919- ll 411W‘ mo: that the quantity an. Oampbsil: ‘lave you stowed Premier slaolltlian: "Bow is "l 111W! was undu- your to doctors whom you Go _ t interfering with it?’ "sill" is: use 51'5"»... been misusing them?" w. ca obell: “It is not a wt- h, ~mnr remember“ mum; my hi; speeches where he said that?" 3-. “a "m3" '97""“-" ‘m’ H“ such statement." Premier uacssillan: - 5%?“ W“? ‘ijfwffmf m. r. i, Campbell: "You never u and tiie rlwlsanda an on N- ,._: m‘ ‘ cord. The people know what they; filly ve a a cere e or M. L“. “o, mu,“ no.3. fabaing msds to enforce the law. I too have every faith in the admin- istration and tn the Royal Canad- hn lloimtied Police. f regret that any criticism of this splendid ur- rsnlmtion should come from any umber-pf this l-iouse, and especial- J from s. representative who says ‘ll has a good deal of knowledge of aw bresirinz nrid boctiepging in zhis Province." -,'<~ asked i! saint wt iser had been required to supply I i i he sit people of the PPOTHTKO last . nae. J I srr. “Page's lnainastion 4 , F85!!! {L23 9,9 ".~._,,," Taft“! pig‘. rural! gag?! ‘.. .. i. .59’. ‘IiZ-fislifisfilliifij’? i‘ "#5.? ‘ .- ’ -Oontrol: s." f} along time lsoking for a Fre- ‘lit!’ who was more sincee than ulty of dealing with boctiezun ’ 1g a buiidifl." It. Brown. chair- eaaibroimawhenadoctor ans ‘its views of the Sons of Tem- aerance, as expressed in the resol- itimis read by H011. Mr. MacKen- iie, Mr. hcPage refused to accept. '1 don't care," he raid. "whether hose inen get up and congratulate be Government or not. They had time axe to grind." Members; “Oh. 0h!" Mr. Lea: "They were iaopie." Ir. LePage: "let them come to Jharlotteiow-n and they would imp thcir bcquels‘ with regard t0 etting bootleggciz-i off, tic sud here might have been some such Illa ilridcr Libero. iidry‘. 12.0.1, m: he did not kfull‘ c. any. ricre rare none in his district. lie maln- aincd that he had proved his con- entiou that the Prohibition Com- nissioii was not 5.110618. He ciwd p instance in which he had up- ilied for a tiztc" of lcrivc for s vootlugcr who had scrvrd two nfliitbt of his sentence and paid s iortiori of his fine. and whose wife lss sick. The Prohibition Commis- ‘ion chairman Luz‘. requested him o put the lat-is u: “filing, and he rad done so. but the letter iiad ween allowed w into the iisiids If a ILWFT’ .. ziqcnf: ' louse, and . attempt h lade to use .. 1.7a... . ,llly. He had liinisei; .. . .0‘.- er in the House last YCiL-l‘. No one, to said. could accuse him of "sid- Isg in" with bootlr-ggers. 1300C“)! ad been‘ Liberal "Minority" Ben. Dr. MacDonald thought the m. member from Rustico had a-ken s gcfivd deal upon hims” ‘.0 by that tha doctors of the Prov- lfl were violating the li.. H‘ uid not think the boii. member a... as Slicers u; he claimed io be (‘ll the inhibition question. In support of iis statement Dr. Marvoniid read he following dialogue, from the wort of the legislative debstrs in 1. in which Mr. lielyige, then s umber of the Baundeis-Lea Gov- rnmeat, partizipated. “Dr. MaoMillan: Will my hon. hiendallov/metosskhim a question. "Hui. Mr. LaPage: ies, sir. "Doctor Maowillsn: If Govern- ment Control carries on s pleb- iscite, will you, as a member of v 1L; issued by "suspended or cancelled. He. claim- were, and bow those piadgas were implemented. As for ths argument with regard to convictions, ir. is quite as logical to sly that we had as many convictions last year you had in your good w. LePlIe: ‘With twice s; officers." Premier Mscmllan: "We had some 1.000 more searches last year than you had in any year of your term. Isn't that proof of sincere enfonement efforts?" Mr. McIntyre Asmwarad Mr. McIntyre: "Whore docs the Thu.- were, be continued, some doctors “very indignant" that they ‘iould not set more “scrips" under ‘Liberal rule. One dtsckn‘, who had |complainad to him on this scare’. |iator boasted to him that now the doctors were getting "all the Looks they want." Evidently the Commis- sion is not l nil tho doctors to their silottc; nurri i w. oeiir. ; ‘There is no allot- ‘ted number." ' w. us: "Not according to this doctor. Tbera was in our time." Premier llldlillan: "80 must have been referring to the books in the O‘lnary Ubrnry." (L-llighter.) With regard to the resolutions by p,” ‘Irmiwrflm Qrrwmlvu elven; find liquor than it did in your lag approval oi the Governments 1mm Th“ 1‘ m, “n” (“N”) tnforoement of the PfobibitiOn law. m“ Minty"; -y.|;_ m!» Mr- In combined W‘ the cw- Pmiiier uacariuao; “You oasi- ‘Ple w" "w relieved PM the Gov- not iiugii that off. My hon. friend. sccept any kind of enforcement." who gays the Royal finadiah ‘Ifllllltlfii did not introduce liquor Mount“; page, u; w “my” ,controi that they were prepared to worm)“; 5Q gbwiugiy worm. I Mr. Lea‘: Enforcement Views “mi;- He had never maintained. Mr. ML Mcmyy"; ~39 1“- 3; pm. Les continued. that Prohibition mbmnn 3 wncemfllg- could be enforced 100 per cent. "or even seventy-five per cent." Never- ihcles. there was u); much luiuor being sold now. The Commission is too lenient. They shOuld have a man there ‘with something of the calibre of the late Commission." T. A. Campbell said that pri- soners-"slx. or seven. or eight" in number-had been allowed t0 wnlk out oi the Pfinoe C<>ilniy Jail. Premier Macmillan: "Those words of rny hon. friend the ex-Minister 0i Public Works will go farther than he will ever be able to go." (Loud applause). Mr. McIntyre: “My hon friend is not allowed to refer to the Draft Address debate." Premier MllCMllillil "I can refer to it now that the Emile is in coin- mittee. We are not on ihe budget Premier MsoMlllan: "l-lowmanyfi“ adaresy ‘Mr. Gimpbcll said he did not Mn Alqnpwp- ~we “u an h“, know. but he understood a number a crack n y, ,h,.ng- had "walked nlll‘ under the. pres- ent sdniiiiisiraiior The criticism which the Conscr. Opposition lbed l0 make about bungling admin- istration of the law was now recoil- iiig on their own heads. In other Provinces under Govt. control. liquor means of permits. These permits. when abaised. are Tickets of Leave Premier MacMillan: "My hon. friend from Rustico has‘ mentioned the casc of a man on whose be- half hi‘ appealed for s ticket of leave. l never blamed him for that." Mr. LcPngc; "I know you didn't." Premier- MllcMlliifii “I believe he did the ‘iulit thing. We have those cases all ihe time. Twenty-three tickets of leave were issued last year, but not by the Govcrnmrnt. We turned those applications over to the inspector of the Police forsc and the Prohibition Commission, and until recommendations are made by the Commission and by lrisporior Fripps. n0 one gets a zickc’. oi lemc; and then it is only dcnc zificr the prisoner has served "Um" Mlfl-Vllillii “PM” =5 about lizili hi5 iimr. I do not think m? hm- ‘rkmd “T5- l Pxwcrlbflfithsi w: have had to re-commit any 1m °f “r5695 "b9 933m‘ B" “qwof this: ulia l: '~ had a Lclzct of uor_ at thc Corrimssiori siovrs. cven;;,_.l,c_ 3.10m, g 50;,‘ o; wm-sa Wiili zudortors cc-rtificatc. I70 yfillhkh‘. y: c o; 1m". “on. Luucd i-hllfrl iricre ls anything wrrzig withgwas i“. 7mm m m; "g3 Mr. .‘.'.':lii'.,.c' "They used t0 run lhll?" M?‘ ampbflz: "A" W" 15111!!! out iris: summer." my“ Premier hfuuulillsn: ‘Some of "Hm" M"Mm"‘7 "D° Yo“ them got out last summer. but it think that is an advance toward d“; m; do them very mum ‘0;¢_ Government Control, because wcll- Th“. w,” ‘u yv.gfresztd‘ m5 m" known b9°U°Fz"5- ‘m’ l" 51°F" got ‘iillOi-ilfif‘ penalty added ta the '9 m" Vwmed "i! 1"‘ b)‘ 801- Onc they had." (Applause). As I W18 P-'°§~"Y1P_l_1°lil "931 404W" 7°!‘ said. i: has bccn necessary to make beer. and stains it. are 110W Pm- lCCITl in the jails. and tickets of scribed. and ‘- t practice hss been 1e“, have been mud m mm; szccusxulii‘ f. Wd- D0 W" "link cases because the enforcement is cd that a similar system has been adopted by the Prohibition Corn- mission here. in distributing scrip: as freely as permits. and in having a blacklisted number of persons who are not allowed to obtain liq- uor from the Government stores, even if required for medical pun- poses. Stopping The Booiieggrrs l! <- ' the Government. adopt it and ‘; nmain in power? “Hon. Mr. LePoge: We lzava nothing one to d0 but 860,1. i_, if ‘Avinciel Police had done, for _ use appointment. he said. ths - ifberals had been severcLy critisia- d ‘ ‘ Lands Ila-Premier Saunders ’ ' Mr. 1m said ihe Province would i? b5 present. ur. Justice Saunders _:i the matter of prohibition m- ‘ moment. He inst-shred the dil- inom no Ntupzucd to “m; inma- ' ian of the liberal Prohibttt i Iommisslon. had positively refined ~ issue m“: than fifty wvvrta- .- per month to any doeur. 0n 5- y one occasion had {his rule tientstoattendtoandthat " CJLP. were not enforcing Pro- c v ‘bmon as“ emcwnqyo u m, om ance men and therefore they could not enforce Prohibition as well as the late Government airmail men a years ago.‘ rum. frind not know that under their (Zonal-anon the Jame hilzl’fg;flf. 31, gygn QM“ ‘m. gum; bzr of IIQDQW-l '¢-’¢ 8M1! ll to that erfeet. l hope he has saad the dorms as there are now?" tflldliehlwllflilflllmorettian thItwasnsttrlFxa-ietiie truth?‘ the‘: is a hr‘ thin so good that there is a waiting list 1:. Campbell; "L1 my hon. friend u, m 1° 1511;‘ asking me?" Premicr lilsoMillan: "I am ad- dressing the chairman of the com- mittee. (laughter). Liberal Enforcement Negligence Continuing, the Premier pointed m3" cunPi-‘ui "Y"! l°°b°d ‘i out that in one ear. under Liberal - prohibition enic sment, the re- Ptflm" 355M111": ‘I ""113 port of the Commission at the end.‘ that our commission is Just as well qualified to enforce the law as my bcn. ifimrs cos-mission. of the year showed that fifty iiismoii cases were "mu vendlnri‘ Mr. Les: “There was a lot of work being done then." Premier Maohlillsn: ‘The next year it was better still. There were ritzy-five cases not dealt with at the end of that year. ‘fake Lh» re- port or the Royal Canadian Mount- ed Police, and you will fir.d that their cases are all cleaned up, and the p3fll8S are either fined or lin- pr‘..<.<.ned. iAppiause). l :-“l think you clear. You said our mimm were not true Temper- Mi. lea: "It Ia: the slrrerity." Premier tladlillsn: "Here it is." llI-lflfimflfll LC.M.P.SeiI||res all ievv Ir- w: ‘We-I. “The es-Mlnister of Public Works," continued the Premier, ‘claimed in his meech on ths Draft Addreis that the Mounted Police were seizing very llttls liq- they we" A Madlillan: "Does my the report for is of the R. c. m’- 151 1Q £15m‘ m7}- ..\f. P. There were 110 prohibition if they were abis :0 get cheap PRIIR law-bani "Web. h9istililred, amounting to ass gallons smuggled ;.q~- 1 -~ 833i. 1- was the m"! hov- AM it m quite m! ,1: liquor.“ case a few you! ago?" for him to have fo-md cut. :2 he M; “duty”; "H; y” “an” u; up» - p," ca“ "j; me 4rd!" Bflv- Moo-awe)- Jflil one scout the customs and eacive." how rrian- -_>-\,1_¢ wars zines in book a month is ‘Q1211. lh‘ some w. u-Page: “That is another this Provunre for telling intoxicat- II “=41? BI I! administration. thing altogether. 1i. iieionp to ot- lug beer?" - tawa." Hen. hlr. Zvia-Phee: "My hon. l. llr.lna:'1‘hcn the donor that Premier ( Awllt). flllil’. "if my him. friends were en- ldfil XIQLXLIII: "X81113 Ir. liehge’: Am ‘B! is It." continued ths Pre- and iii gallons under the hcisa Act. But why should i many he Piohbltion lsw was not being en- 30Y°¢d at the present time. He had been accused last year a gum; in his duty because he did no; "g as an informer and give informa- tion to the Police in regard to ca. es he hid cited in the Rouge; mwflly after he had returned ltcme, I Nmmbie tragedy occurred be- winch of theuuiack of enforcement. 5e i ""81" owwrtiw oars by Ottawa for the R. O. M. P. services would benefit the Province pen‘; if given as s subsidy. The n, c. M- P. bad been called a standing army. but in his district it was an pointmerit of Magistrates. Under army that was lying dorm, A; g dance that had been held. he said. istrave was appointed for one par- "1 “flllbty teddies" and collected said he was go g toseil them to syear andbinfeol. Mot-lessen. Near his own home. 13:; (231119 511d. a man was rnak- get his fees; he ROI 10¢! wrfilhfl‘ the cost of the department man? 5U’- Gfillaflir "We don't have to receive a total of $1.950. 50 U" which were not then included iii "Port it. The Police have a chart amounts are practically "d "W! hi" "If! house marked though we now have the services of "g mquggu u m on that chart. There is no necessity three siipendiriry. Mhslsirltfl in for anybody slviris them tiie iritor- piaoe of one. who was ensured @111; much expense in connection with motion. It is the duty of the R. C. for the trial of Prohibition cases. gwwn pypucugoy; 1nd M. P. to enforce the Act." ' cussion had wsniderod far afield He would like t0 discuss this matter of vices ins‘. year than with as he uiidcr normal conditions. I have m“ ‘mom; o; b“, u, “y 50mm; little heat as possible. The icnson referred to the regrettable 1111188! o; m; giquor," why, for a time. in Charlottetown of 1nd Bumincrside. a situation arose which disabled him from sttendinl mgny dqcmn pro there on the 1a- such as was referred to by the Op- to lks duties. position was easily explainui. The lsrgc criminal docket at the be- bootieggers began attempting to sell ginning of thc year. we had to some membm he “m. Md m‘. bear obtained through doctor's pre- employ counsel scriptions from the Vendors‘ stores. one very because the supply of smuggled liq- Crown Prosecutor for Prince Coun- mod“) the liquor. "l niver yet saw H01’ became no longer azaiiabie. Prohibition enforcement official rapacity, of meeting those Wvbie." Iii this connection 21C cit- Prosecutors l0 prosecute all rd cirscs where it was shouri ihat, one afwr the other. "bootiezgers. friends had '11: who mu been engaged in the ous- ocular purl- c» He w I 1w 1"’- aaoo siioiiio be struck out of um ‘iriess for years. were being driven yer-Mr. H;;_~Vi00.'i—ll1d he receiv- mm out and forced into more reputable ed a salary of $2.500 a RBI?’ occupations. story)‘ Hon. Mr MacPhee: "I know that position h" engaged himself in, “$52,” m 1931 n, w" 353503; m" mo’ have no money w nfly and in sph- of the‘ wary raid w In mi. oie first mu Conservative lines, and are obliged io go to jail. film. legal counsel was I am not claiming that all of this specially. is due to the enforcement. I know Crown Prosecutors who are engag- ‘mount egflmglgd (o; 13g], yggf y" that part of it is due to the depres- ed not only in Prohibition cases sion. I wish. once in this debate. but in the prosecution of all the “_o°0_M-;_u¢1n;y" hm been mig- thst we could discuss this vexed criminal cum in the Magistrates “gm Wm, may-q w m; mgby@’| question oi Prohibition frsnky, and courts." without an attempt to make i: a Wllticai matter. l would like to do had been claimed there was no sx- “no; m mum", 3410;, m4 q so. l am quite willing. u I said. to admit the fact that part of the improved conditions is due to the prosecutions. This was not correct. fart that money is not as plentiful, Menu-er. under the Belfadminis- r0 that the work of the Police would be much more difficult. But tions of the Act had been my hon. friends from Murray Har- bor andrltustico to suggest there was greater freedom from il- licit traffic in liquor tinder their fort to practice economy in the sd- s“, h“ been tglflgd," zeglirie. It is absolutely absurd. and ministration of Justice it is uselem for them to make those statements because know that there is not the same quantity ot illegal plaille). with regard to bootleggers. Do you thing for a moment that there men would go to the Government stor- es sn-i pay the Governmrnt price for beer. I-nd inks the Sllliili prof- it-l they could get in retailing that, friend lh-‘Tli k lion. Mr. pirated to give informal: that could be said further my question. The Government‘: he maintained. had not given any an- ause for amount of besfimported liar aliesedly_medical poi-pone. Dhilainu uespoiisiiiiiity ta Assist Law Oflieerv MP. Gallant (first Prince) said cams from a district when the were found 1MB! manufacturing Ii-lll-a". and he had sold twelve of A lifernber: UPIP: Non-Partisan Discussion Hon. Mr. Mac-Pile: said the dis- Mi‘. 1A3: "HO. ho!" Hon. Mr. Madfiiee: "My tely I have the experience. in my Mr. lnPage: "That is an old do submit that it is useless for that the public liquor. ~A,p- Smlller Bottle‘ Profit.- "l have referred." continued the ttorney General. "to the situation mow that I do not . s with me.“ " "Was there one?" Mr. nali-‘liee: ‘I haven't “Y ‘i can name Phcc: ‘l will be my boil. friend the ri tomorrow." _ M_ crown * ‘P-"v ' "*- i; ‘GUARDIAN I rice was formerly chars“ Provincial Police and thtir mm- ses for that year-QHMUI-wss not paid out of the PWWMW TV" enue directly, but out of the re- ceipts oi the Provincial Commis- slon, whereas the oorraspendiiik gmount is now part of our lati- inates. lf we add that amount t0 the btal expenditure oi the depart- ment for that u’. we find illi- tlie total exp: iture in 10:0 in me Department 0f Justice was ov- u- 5741,00 as against the $67-13 which appears in the Btimites this year." (Applause). Magistrates‘ has The Attorney General ihen dealt with references made to the a?‘ the Liberal Government. one mag- ticular purposc- -the Prohibition l little boy. who Magistrate. and he received $1,500 Imndmue m we cases widen" Hon. Mr. MacPhee: “Hs received 1 remember seeing stipendisry Magistrates we have, equal. (Applause). "Reference has aLso been made. conuiiued Mr. iihcPhee. "to the Crorm prosecutor; It is tnic that ibere were mON expenses for outside legal ser- ilicre would the than Attorney General. Therc was also a there. Moreover. important officer. the zy. unfortunately became ill during the busiest part oi the year. In lion. spite of these difficulties. however. ‘n looked we"), Mum). ‘gym m3)- friehd may laugh. but zhcse are the the expenditure of the Deparmerit so; hemp actual facts. The leadcr of the Op- was krpt well below the correspond- DOUiUOH cannot believe it. Perhaps he in sincere when ho goes through that form of mirth. but unfortun- zng your of their regime. i930. flown Prosecutors ihc txown cases before the Magistrate. .\iy hon. man for that par- ‘It is the duty of Mr. Lea: "Not for that particu- lsr purpose." Hon. Mi’. MiwPhee: "That i8 the em pioyed Now we have three Continuing, Mr. MsoPhee said it penditure under the Bell Govern- ment for counsel in Prohibition tra.ion one of the moat vital sec- declared ultra wires. ’I‘l-ie Attorney General Iihmitied. in view of the foregoing facts. that there was evidence of a sincere ef- in ibis Province. The engagement oi Crown Prosecutors, he pointed out. is of- ten not s matter of choice but of necessity and he believed the le- gal members on both sida of the House would agree that it. is more economical in the long run to have counsel permanently employed. than i0 engage counsel from time to time. as they may be required. Drnnkennew in Slide Mr. T. A. Campbell admitted that the argument respecting theamount oi seizures of liquor may be used "both ivaysiv-it may be evidence of more liquor in the country, or of more rigid LuYOTCOITIQQt- Under the present Government, however. there had been a large amount of serious crime vvhirh has coma before the Courts, and which cdisld Isa traced directly to the influenm of intoxi- cating liquor. There had. he main- tained. been no sue evidence un- hon. friends forget." he said. that part of the administration of Jus- to the Prohibition enforcement. Take the year i980, for exsnrpis. The coat of cut off ths supply of script" MT. Ollipbsll: "H"! lay P79." cutions been laid?" Premier iladillllsn: “N0? w. Campbell: "But the Govern- ment has taken on itself the fanc- tion of deciding whether applicants for liquor require liquor or not." Premier Maotsillan: “The Gom- niission. you mean? That is their function." Mr. Campbell: ‘That is the func- tion which has been delegated by the Prohibition Act to the medical men. The Prohibition commission has no jurisdiction to prescribe. That is the doctor's prerogative." A Member: "Iherefore the doctor should get sli the script he wants?" Mr. Campbell: (after s pause). "Therefore be shouldn't." (Mulli- ten lf the r1091! of scrip! liu been curtailed in cues where they have rcen abused, Mr. Campbell added, Lie could not see any need of a iruscrlbcd list at the vendors‘ stor- u. Mr. Dearth Corrected Mr. Dennis said he noted the ex- Depsrtment cl Justios is greater now than furor, ' m. '1‘. A. Campbell: “He didn't my. m ma. (under uberii: rulchjcgmpbell quoted a Halifax news- was; I only $21,065.41. d that Hon, ivir. MacPhee explain: "W! l9 "-10 lbieoe and they were a certain amount of fees in sdd-ii- the hon. member was falling into‘ the R. c. M. P. has not been re- 591118 operated for illicit purposes. ion, benuse "Did Y0" "Port that them in the reports. NOW the Yhfflfl were a number of items now chat!- aii error. lii the year i814 there cd in the Department of Justice. this department. Ha cited Coron- unwit- Mr. Dennis claimed there was too assistant prosecutors. Tbs Government, he thought. had been making some yobs "for their friends." Moreover. he was. surprised at the amount oi liquor which the Commission bad imported. It would take "an ever- lasting lot of prescriptions’ to pass out Mr. J. Howard MacDonald: "How land?‘ Mr. Dennis: “l don't ting it, and that they were sick and a ca-rload of sick tourists some to this Province,“ he remarked "they Prince County Jail Mr. McIntyre said he notod in- creased expenditure in the Prince County Jail. An assistant jsilor was now being employed, nso the matrons salary was higher in that ‘institution. He would move lhat Hon. Mr. Sharp pointed bu: that the maintenance cost of the Prince County Jail had not increased. In 1930, the maintenance cost was year. it had bNn reduced to DI.- 351150. Ln i933 it was “.6U.I. 1118 $3,500. The estimate this year is salary. In both the Prince and Queen! County jails there is a matron; and the matron‘: salary in both cases is exactly the same. IKC-M-P-Tfliflll‘ m. LePage asked how many Mounted Police there were in the Province, and how many oi them were nntivu of the Province. Premier Madlillan: ‘That sn- Mr. T. A. Campbell: "so police: 13 islanders." ' Mr. LePage maintained it was a "slight" on the people of the PIO- vince that at least 7i per cent of the R. C. M. P. iorre were not na- tives. That was the reason they were “not as efficient as they should be." More Island boys should beJ-rained along this line. “We shouldn't have in import 1'! for- eigners to administer our laws," be said Hon. Mr. MaoPhee pointed out that natives of the Province are ai- so eiripioyvd in the n. c- is, P. lp other Provinces. There is room for argument as to the wisdom of having a force made upoilocal man It has been claimed that thda who are not residents of the Province will have less occasion to be influ- enced in discharging their dutim. On ths other hand. natives are of course more familiar with the Province. Perhaps a happy medium will be arrived st in this celibac- der uberai Millie. atlear. while ticn, in order to retain a reason- hs, Mr. l‘ was “ r able of is‘ ‘ General. dunmienide Poiila Court figures. he mid. showed II convic- Javenils Delinquents tioos for drunksnnq in too ytera of Liberal rule. whuaaa in the last m, “m; ; m, m. mm.- twoyearsthsrehadbaauNlcua-initiveniie " iii? gested that the tourists were get- p wssiiitotiiwmiitenim ter of interfering. It is a matter O! conviction that must I0 with the Prohibition Act if it is to be thorough " The Conservative press. be 0011' tinned, had protested to bs shook- ed at the Opposition criticism of tho R. C. M. P. The Liberals. bow- sver, hsd been "the pioneers oi police organization" in the Province in regard to ths enforcement of all laws. ‘We had tried." he said. "t0 cream out of nothing s force with some systematic efficiency. and what eiiooiuagoment did we get?" conriuipiiinmi“; ..'i'.‘2.i."........"" -- -~ nus ‘VIII-Tbs t “Hi1 WI lililt II Inst sliifllllli Iflue firs in Zvim h wfiwaaltrestm fire “will livnliliwi by use of tile chemk: LIAVI-IOI T010111» r. riiiiayioq. n, huniim. Ill!’ of the local branch o; (h; ‘Mmliéflfilllll lor several you.’ ‘mlllili. leave m“ momiit far Toronto, when Mr Pirilaysosi assumes the POsitioii oi argui- or one of the manches liflflen ‘an inciswruu vr-zsrur - The louse met yuterdsy Sula am. A petition was read from 5-,»). vere Deafioehsa asking for an m for the incorporation cf thi- Allin-m] ‘AIIDQTMJYIUA-"ilibifillfli. niinsirii r u." ~ n acco d with Wu introduced '...T.'.'°",‘,’§f,"; The Conservative clarion cry had been that the Provincial Police force was being uud 101‘ part-ii!!! political purposes, that party heel- ers weie appointed who had n0 qualifications whatever. ‘mi; riot- withstanding that the Liberals had posed an order-in-oouucil to the cffect that no man could bc a?‘ pointed or dismissed without the approval of ths chief officer of the force. ‘The present Gaisrnment. without consulting the Police Cun- missioner. and in some cases, he, believed. in direct contradiction to the Commissioner's recommends Lion-I, had discharged s great mill! officers. One of these discharged men bad subaeqiieéitly Qobeliéu a?‘ ed the "I! “B guiiginersiga as Chief 0! POW-W "Y- i paper to the effect that ti!!! you!‘ man was limit’ much "W7" in Bummerside. n the advent of ceived moi unqualified anvmval hi’ ‘m, peQple‘ the Government, he contended. have only ""11""? w blame. tor they B14 Pil-"Wd ‘m’ unreasonable criticism‘ in the 1111i place. Mk. C llbbellfi lllllllifll fir. f‘ “ ‘l admitted there had been a reduction of expenditure effected by the amowrmeat M the Mounted Police. ' Provincial Government is concern- ed.‘ Be maintained. however. that am “was not the queltwh- The annual coat to ‘i: ljflthlh‘ CV61‘ I w part of ths central adminisga- out of the taxpayers‘ norms m Novalootia they have a i0!“ o! at leasteflftanumbsrfaroutof y-upoftkfll to the number main- tained in this Province. “Refills? Mr. McIntyre said he entertained the R. while in opposition. twins the Government in office. But what was the reason for maintaining this "standing army" of Mounted Police- men in the Province. We have no ga-ngstnrs here. Mr. Lies: "Regardless d insinua- tiona" Mr. iidclntyre said ths R. 0. M. P. when first established had a good record but now they wars lust com- rnon man. Ha rsfarrvd to an incid- ent, which took place at a concert at Wstervale. in Port liiliustus dis- triet. WI trict.” llr. McIntyre: “Well. Wsiervills, parhsps. There was water in it, anyway. And there was acme rum in it I-le went on to describe the circumstances d the police saarchingforamanwho hadbeen intoxicated at a concert, and who had hidden himself in the straw, in a barn. They had searched ths house and bar-n, and had “walked ovar the straw where he was hiding" without "getting their They had titan returned late at night and again in- sisted on searching the house. and had broken a door, hind threatened to search the room when the man's wife and family were in bed, and had acted in an ungentlemanly manner. Finally. after they had failed to rapture their man. the lat» ter had himself told somebody to telephone the pollee when he was. s: that they could oorne out and get in. Didn't Mean DPInkal Drivers! r Macsllllaii: ‘There is no in ths Port Augustus dis- dmnken driving under the Provin- cit!“ Police?" ‘ . : "I there was a ?m'at speak ii 5 i’ “gm firsttime.'l1ioPi-ei-.. the recon of the ‘lfi-“Qgjfi mimioriers of Public Utiliii... T‘. House resumed committee on Slip- ply. the estimates for agricuiiu" being taken up. At l o'clock ad. ioummsnt was made tiii a pm Monday after grime pfovess h“ m; made in the agrigulwr“ Brideh- To-Be S h o w e r ed Mrs. W. J- Drake Oiiiertained at her home on Grafton Street lsrt night in honor of Miss Violet Muc- craek takes place next week. About thirty school chums and other [tr] friends o! the bridc-to-be gathered to t der her a mboellanaotis show- er. e Weddilil March was ptayec by Miss Annie Maclnnnan, as Mm MaoCarinsll entered the livin| room which was decorated in pint sntLwliita. Mrs. A. K. Mai-Pris opened the numerous presents ant Mil Margaret MacArthur read the sccomliayllll verses. Miss MacCan- neli gracefully axpramad bar ap- waciation after which all ioined in singing “For she's a Jolly Good hllcw." Delicious refreshments were served by the hasten and the remainder of the evuiing pleasant- ly spent in game; and conversation iaai notwithstanding car- remarks that bad been made the Government aideot ths . Hehadonlygmsasc faras ssy thatao far as enforcing Pro- bition was concerned the R. C. M. P. were s failure. At North Rustico. he said, they had left a special oon- stlblo all summer. fishermen With their boats were bringing in a con- siderabls amount of liquor. lAter in tho_surrimer a man by the name of Edwards washrmight down. Mr. lePage would like to know what these men did-during the summrr months He noticed by the records that they had five or six convictions for u: keniieas. m cited an incid- ent at North itustico to which he had referred in ths Draft Address debate. wherein he alleged the polio: could not see liquor baliig smuslled and the other fellow had no inter- est in the world in anfceirig Pro- hibition because he would take a gals of whiskey any time he could t." Ill’. Allen: “What was his name?‘ Mr. lisPage: "lactate." Mr. LePaga Cram-halite! non. Mr. MlcKlhlid: ‘Cari m. hon. member give ul the name o0 the officer enforcing the law under late Liberal Government. at Mr. IaPaga: “l can't tall you." Hon. llr. iLacKerisie: "I can. Did you have a man named Woolner? ‘ Mr. LePage: "No." , mfnon. Mr. llaclsolis: “You hsd lie-Page: "Ha was in Char- lnttetown." Hon. Mr. Mackenzie: “He was mi duty in Rustico." , Mr. : "If he werit their then he was on duty from Char- lottetown." Hon. in’. MacKenzie: "can you tell me how marry convictions this man got in Rustioof" Mr. lePage: "N9." Hon. Mr. tlaclnnsis “Did he c"! gst ma?" Ir. lsPasa: "l but know wiiei- hsr ha did or not." (Laughter). “Hr ma: was stationed Qt North Rus- Boa. illolllilio: "I saw him m . agile-p wuirrbn orisriom- . llr. : ‘Would h! information lg saw linuvf “i ass-cad. f believe. drum - that tbsra wars twenty-five eon- - 1- .111" b" vietionsfc-tiiatoflaaesintbsflsuliavasaha! 4o usshsiaa and Prison County