_ MARCH 22. ' F-'Ei ED,.9 l We are now ‘offering the. - balance of our stock at up”. lally low prices consisting of_ BBAN suoars - mmnuuos on. csxa CORNMIAL cascxan com: r-"aan wnasr GLUTEN reap swan naafr rum- Also In stock all well known brands‘ or Blend 5nd 1h"; Wheat Flour (in h"; “g bbll.) Rolled Oats and Oat. meal, all of which we ‘are sell. ing at lowest prices, - BUY NOW ma‘ SAVE MONEY ll llricee on Flour and all Feeds are advancing. SPEClAb-WE HAVE on HAND s TONS scnumscn- EB. FEED, which we are sell. ing nt cost to clear. A. HORNE & 00. Wholesale and Retail ‘ihtttiliisl firs“ -8.00—1I;adies Aid meeting for sew. 8. . ir-Wteklv Prayer Service. BIRTHS MACDONALD - At I.ong Creek, , Mamh 15. 1983. to Mr. and Mrs, A]. bert E. MacDonald, a 50p; MsvlNNlS-At 16s Cumberland st. City. March 1a, 193a to m. and Mrs. William Maclnnis, a son. Wil- liam Edward. V ncll 8t Chandler. .1933 GEITRAL GUARDIAN IOIINO JI ICVIIIGOa. "OLEVO-CLEAN" for washing . everything. Ask about it at Fen- 8499-3-21-31. FORUM-Interscholastic chem. plonshlp game, 7.45. Skate after. " 8537-11 DON'T MISS ZION CHOIR concert Thursday evening, “Pet's New Housekeeper" is a scream. Come and enjoy a good laugh. 8540-11 FERRY DELAYED — The car ‘ferry was delayed one hour and fmy-five minutes yesterday after- noon in its crossing from Tormen. tine to Borden. The chief difficul- ty was experienced in the first part of the trip. The train from Bor- ,den arrived in the city at 9.06 p.m. CONDITION FAIlt-The condit- ion of the two young men, Wilfred Lawlor and George Ohappollc who sustained serious injuries during |the last week and who are now in the City Hospital is reported fair. The fomier received a shot gun wound in the leg and the latter was‘ injured by a threshing machine While the young men are not on the danger list. neither has shown any marked improvement. A very successful and enjoyable concert wss staged in Stanley Bridge Hall, by the boys of stan- ley Rink, on Monday evening, March 13th. A nicc crowd was present and very iuvl pleased with . the entertainment. The boys espec- ially want to thank Mr. Wallace DEATHS Farrish and daughter Hattie for their ' 1 '~ also Miss MACDONALD — At Long creek, March 1B, 1933, David MacDonald, infant son of Mr. and Mrs, Albert E. MacDonald. MAOPHAIL — At St. Catherines, March 21st, Mrs. Archie MacPhaii. Funeral Thursday at 2 p, m, HASZAltD-At the home of her brother, Mr. L. A. Haszard, on Mar. 2i, i933, Annie C. Haszard, in her ‘lith year. Funeral private. Please omit flowers. MCMURll-ER-At the Sacred Heart Bomo, March 21st, Bridget E, Hughes. dearly beloved wife of t! MtMurrer. flgcd s4 years. ral from A. A. Hennesaeys mineral 30mm Thursday morning at 0.45 to St. Dunstarrs Basilica, thence to R. C. Cemetery. Card of Thanks The family of the late Nicholas Jenkins. wish to thank all those who helped in any way to lighten the burden during the illness and death of their father. Card of Thanks The family of the late Winslow P. Bradshaw, wish to thank all the kind friends who helped so much during the illness and death of their dear father. 8528-8-22-11. Ill MEMOBIAM In loving memory of MRS. WILLIAM SELLER, Who Dield Two Years Ago. ' moan-is iaaa and fender to show we still remember. Husband and Family. ' I Ill ' MEMORIAM In loving memory of my father, ‘Alexander Cameron, who passed away, March 22nd, I928. And sometimes in the twilight shades apart; r " trees wiiiqilf- whisper heart to heart; My eyes grow dim with tenderness the while Thinking I see thee smile. Inserted by his Daughter, Mrs. L. J. MacDonald. 1V. D. MacLean. UNDERTAKIR EMBLAMEB Charlottetown and Nor-iii Wiiishire i I Illflo, Ill MOGDiBI-IU. Moms-Ila. March a1 Jrhe Duke of Abruul. cousin of King Victor Immanuel, died here it 3 l. m. today. The Duke. a famous explorer. films here three weeks ago to seek \'@°°Wl7'from an attack of arterlo sclerosis. l-ie died not long alter ‘re- “ivi of s Mien-am nom Admiral Blriannie, Minister oTMai-ine, tell-t l!!! him the heart". cf the Italian iwvv were with iizm is his light '01‘ mo. . - .. I. .. .. ...li.l'.‘.'_ Bernice Ferguson. Miss Florence limrris, Messrs Floyd Bremen, James Warren. George Clark and Preston Bennett. Mr. Andre Gallant showed in some extra good step-dancing with John Ivoliand at the harmoni- ca. A nice sum was realized to as- Some nice pies were brought by the ladies which the boys enjoyed buying and eating after the show. Mr. James Herriott was Hie auc- tion and can he sell! Mr. F. D. Bennett, deserves his portion of the praise for the time and as- sistance he so willingly gave. A HOUSE WARMING-A Pleas- ant evening was spent when friends gathered to welcome Mr. and Mrs. Harold Toombs in their new home. Many pleasing remarks were made about the lovely pieces of furniture Mr. Toombs had made gnd- he certainly deserves credit for. his work. After calling the house to order Mrs. Willard Nich- olson and Mrs. Blair Andrew pres- ented Mr. and Mrs. Toombs with alovelyteaandbeiwy set for which M1‘. Toombs, on behalf of his wife. made g very fitting reply and n5- sured each one that their home would be ever ready to welcome. All joined in singing For They Are Jolly Good Fellows. Mrs. Lewis Toombs was organist for the even- ing and a nice program was rend- ered. A dainty lunch was served by the ladies, Following is the address: Mr. and Mrs. Harold Toombs and family; we have gathered tonight to welcome you to W111‘ loi/Bly 119W house. We feel as an institute we cannot let this opportunity pass without showing in some way m" appreciation of you in our com- muuity. You have always been ready to help in every go0ci cause, and your fonncr home has always been a. welcome to us all. Please accept this small gilt not for its value. but as a remembrance of us all. Hoping you and your family may be spared many years to enjoy your new home. signed on behalf of Mayfield Institute. Ill. Wylld and Leta Andrew. PERSONAL S .Mr. William McIvor, of the 5.8. Charlottetown, Port Borden, spent Sunday visiting. friends in Emerald. Mr. D. B. Reid, of Moose Jaw, Basic, arrived in the city on Tues- day enroute to visit his parents and friends in Vernon River. Miss Mae Wisncr, accountant E82 and Poultry Association, un- derwent a successful operation in the City Hospital yesterday mom- ing. Her many friends hopc for her speedy recovery. ::Perslan Balm imparts a rare charm and distinction to thc woman who uses it.. ‘Fragrant as a flower, deliciously cool to the skin, it al- ways results in complexicns de- lightfully young and lovely. Indis- pensable to every dainty woman, As a powder base for oily-textured Iklnl or ll a beautifying lotion, it is unrivalled. Tones and stimulates the skin. liecommcndcd also to soft- Tllll cuisine u IIIIIINI for Queen's UIIIII Iowa of local interest but ad- "fllllll of I III": nature lnny be inserted at l cents a war-g 51mm, STANLEY BRIDGE CONCERT-l sist the boys in financing the rink.‘ Gives The Government at the present time is shoulderlng a great respon- sibiiity and they will have the as- sistance of the Opposition in find- ing a. way out of the financial dif- , ficulty, declared Mr. W. M. Lea, l leader ofthe Opposition, in speak- ing on the Budget in the Legisla- I ture last evening. At the same time he expressed disappointment “that p the leader of the House sees no way of reducing expenditure or of obtaining more revenue.” The time has come, Mr. Isa in- slsted, when the leader of the Gov- ernment must decide which of these courses he will adopt. The re-l sponsibility rested with him, not with the Opposition. As o solution to the Falconwood problem the Opposition leader re- commended the purchase of the old Prince Edward Island Hospital building, -rather than the rebuild- ing of a costly new institution at the present time. Mr. Lea came out as a strong op- ponent of any suggestion that Maritime Union would be helpful in solving our financial difficul- ~ ties. We would simply be uniting with Provinces worse off than our- selves, hesald. As for the argu- ment that we had no natural re- sources comparable to those in New Brunswick and Nova Scotis, he‘ cited the great possibilities in the fertility of our soil and the fuller development of our agricultural in- dustry. Mr. Lea resumed the debate when the l-fousc met after recess at B O'clock. He spoke for upwards of two hours and was followed by Hon. Thomns MacNutt, Minister of Ag-l riculture, who at 11 o'clock nd-l jourried the debate. ' In the brief time at his disposal, Mr. MacNutt dealt with the de- partmcnUs activities in encourag- ing horse breeding, boys’ and girls’ A clubs, sheep and swine production. and with thc success of the agri- k cultural courses conducted at Prince of Wales College. The House adjourned until 3 p.m. today. In his opening remarks Mr. Lea referred to thc beautiful bouquet of roses placed on his desk on Monday night, presumably by thc Government, which he appreciated, he said “more than a carload dump- cd on my casket." I-ie wished to commend the very frank manner in which the acting leader of the Government had “plac- ed his cards on the table." “But we all regretted to note that he did not have any proposal either to reduce the expenditure or increase the means of revenue." he added. Discounting all the fire insurance collected in the past year and deducting $244.00 for rebuilding Prince of Wales College. we will have an increase of liabilities of $312,000, he continued. But the Government had also collected in- surance for Prince of Wales College and Falconwood and placed it wrongly in general revenue. Having paid for Prince of Wales College, and expended the insurance, we have actually incurred ll. liability of some $400,000 for the past year. This Mr. Lea thought was “a pretty serious showing." Claims Greater Expenditure The Government had expended $144,000 more than the Liberals did in 1030 on capital expenditure, the Opposition leader maintained. He recalled promises made by the Con- servatives. to reduce expenditure. The Liberals on the contrary had gone to the people without promis- ing to reduce expenditure or to re- frain from imposing additional tax- ation. In doing so they were “play- ing foir.” Up to that time the country was prosperous and there was a crying demand for improveq mcuts 1n bridges, ferry service and other public works. All these ex-i pehditures were used by Conserva- tives as, evidence of Liberal extrav- agance. "I was amused to hear last night my hon. friend almost make my de- fensive speech regarding how hard it was to control expenditures," Mr. Lea continued. Now, however, the situation is different. There is the greatest necessity for retrenchment and economy and what could be esued justifiable expenditure from i020 to 1930 might today be termed reckless extravagance. en and make the hands flawlessly Ihitc. \ Mr. Lea declared he could find "no evidence st all" on the but of THE CHARLOTTETOWN _ GUARDIAN Assurance Of Co - operation uWith Government Opposition Leader Frankly Ad- mits Government Is Should- ering Great Responsibility At Present Time, But Insists It Should Take Initiative. the Government to reduce expendi- ture. On the contrary. they were actually increasing expenditures in a great many departments. The leader of the House had ad- mitted that he had no hope oi increasing revenues except through an indefinite promise by the Federal Premier that sometime in the future there might be an increase in fed- eral subsidy. While in Opposition, the Conser- vatives had claimed they could pay old age pensions out of what the Liberals were wasting. The present acting leader of the House had fre- quently denounced the Liberals for failing to obtain “a single cent" from Ottawa on our claims settle- ment, Mr. Lea taunted. In the Public Accounts, he con- tinued, there was an item of $30,000 marked revenue from domiciled companies-an item due to the ac- tion of the Liberals when in power of placing this legislation on the statute books. He contrasted this action with the failure of the first Stewart Government to pass a Suc- cession Duty Act. The Liberals. he said. had been defeated largely on the argument that the two Governments should be in line in order to obtain a sub- sldy increase from Ottawa. “When my hon. friend finds him- self face to face, as he was last night, with a. very "black future. when he has to confess that he sees no way of increasing the revenue, he should have thought back to the days when he went before the peo- ple of this Province promising them that taxes would riot be further re- duced—at a. time when our people were probably getting from $5,000,- 000 to $10,000,000 annually more than they are today. and when a great majority of them were more prosperous than they ever were be- fore.“ Mr. Lea. lauded the government- al economies practised in the scr- ious financial conditions prevailing in 1920. The Government of that day saw the wisdom of keeping out of debt as much as possible. This brought the speaker to the poll tax, imposed at that time, which he defended as the most equitable of taxation legislation. The defeat of the Bell Government impressed upon young politicians that if they dared to impose increased taxes they would be turned down by the people, and the responsibility for that rested with the party now in power. Tax lteducti There were those in the Liberal Government in 1923 who had- sug- gested reducing the taxes as a poi- itical measure. Mr. Lea. continued; but this policy thc then Govern- ment would not agree to. Hon. Dr. Maclvlillan: "You pro- posed a reduction of taxes." Mr. Lea: “I?" Hon. Dr. MacMillan: "Your lead- er." Mr. Lea: “Our leader, yes. The difference is that those charged with the responsibility would not accede to it. Wc went down with our colours flying. You dipped yours." I-ion. Dr. MacMillari: speaking for yourself or for Liberal party?" Mr. Lea: "I am making the charge that conditions were exact- ly the same in 1923 as in 1932." Hon. Mr. Sharp: “But you dis- associate yourself from the par- ty?" Mr. Lea: "I am not leading the party lately. I was not in the House at that time. My hon. friend knows that I was taking a. well- earned vacation, given to me by the mole!’ . A sum between $800,000 and $1,- 000,000 had been lost in taxes by reason of tho Conservatives "dip- ping their colors" 0n theiaxation question. Mr. Lea charged. “Are you the Bond Issues He then dealt with thc Govern- ment's bond issues last year. The charge that the Liberals should have reduced their overdraft before going out of office Mr. Ice. coun- tered with the complaint that the Lively Provincial Legislature. March 21. The House met at 4 p.m. Hon. Mr. Sharp tabled supple- mentary answer, in the form of in- voices, to a question by Mr. Le- Page re furnishings supplied to Prince of Wales College. Mr. W. A. Stewart presented a petition from John A. Pritchard and others for an Act to secure to Presbyterian Churches in Prince Edward Island the benefit of iu- 3 corporation. A bill in accord with‘ the petition was received and read.’ 0n motion of Mr. J. A. MacDon- ald tlic House went into commit- tee with Mr. Strong in the chair on second reading of an Act to incor- porute the congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer. The promoter explained that the On Amendment To Gas _'_l_‘ax Act MeasureAlteringTerms ofExemp- tion Clauses Passed After Discus- s_ion And Vote On Straight Party Lines._,__ Act proposes to vest certain lands in the Redemptorist Fathers, a. re-t ligious community of Catholic gPriests who have devoted them- selves to the care of a Catholic parish in the city known as the Holy Redeemer Parish.‘ The first board of directors of the corporate organization are to be Rev. Joseph McGrcel. Rev. Willidih J. Enrlght, Rev. Stephen l... Connolly, Rev. 'Gerald Murphy and Rev. Henry McGuire. The lands at present arc njustice. It was quite proper to of the proposed legislation the iii-L vested in the Rector, Rev. Joseph McGreel, as trustee. The bill was agreed to without there was a limit beyond which the SW98!‘ 811 thllio milking BPPUQBUO" mendment. Third reading was given to the allowing bills: An Act to amend the Souris In- orporation Act. An Act toincorporate thc Long Creek Public Hall Company. Gasoline Tax Amendment Orr motion of l-Ion. Dr._ MacMil- liin the House went into committee with‘ Mr. J. A. MacDonald inthe chair on second reading of an Act riot have the statutory power.” Mr. Isa: "You had the statutory power to reduce the overdraft to a reasonable amount." It had been the intention of the late Government, if re-elected, he said, "to immediately ask for bids or debentures." Hon. Dr. Madl/iillan: "You didn't do it of course, with an election on." Mr. Lea: "Just. what attitude would my hon. friend take ifsve‘ had done so?" Hon. Dr- Maclviillan: "Did I scare you out of doing your duty?" Mr. Lea: “Not at all. I was not paying a. bit of attention to you." Hon.‘ Dr. MacMillan: “Well, don't urge it as an excuse now." Mr. Lea: "I am not asking to be excused. I am saying what you would have said." ‘ Continuing, Mr. Lca declared there had never been such an ex- ample of reckless bungling as the Stewart Government had shown in its borrowing last year. ' Hon. Mr. sharp: "We were not borrow'ng; we were funding what you borrowed." Mr. Lea. maintained they should not have funded at 6.12 per cent when their predecessors were pay- ing 5. “Several hundred thousands of dollars" he maintained had been lost on that transaction “as com- pared with what m'ght have been borrowed afterwards." Moreover, he complained, tenders had riot been called. The Minister of Health had said the other night that the bank manager had insisted that the whole of the Bank overdraft be rc- duced- Mr. Lea was surprised at tlfs, as it was a most unreasonable request to make and one which the Government should have protested against. ‘The Minister of Health and Edu- cation, Mr. Lea admitted was "a most competent and energetic man in his department, b\it was a poor financier." I-le would not attempt to criti- cise the new Prince of Wales Col- lcgc. He would not say that there was extravagance, as he did not know enough about the subject. Mr. Lea. had heard a rumor that some $40,000 had already been ex- pended on tho Palconwocd plAllS. He wished to know if that was cor- rect. Hon. Dr. MaeMlian: "Not that much." Mr. Les: "Is 't $30000?" Conservatives had failed to bond the overdraft when flu-y them- selves came into power. a Hon. Dr. Maclvlillan: "It is get- tlnj: up to $30.03).“ Mi‘. ma: "That is a considerable lion. Dr. Mscltililsn: "We didi sum to expend jg you don't '9 .- Debate to amend the Gasoline Tax Act. 1926. I The bill repeals the exemption clauses of the Act and substitutes in lieu thereof the right "to a rc- bate of the tax or such part thc-rc- of as the Lieutenant Govemflr ill Council may from time to time deem advisable." It had been felt necessary for‘ some time to hold back a ccrwiu amount of the rebate for overhead expenses, the promoter explained- For that reason it was PT°P°5°1 11°" to rebate the tax in full. Moreover it is believed there have been some irregularities which the Govern- ment is desirous of straightening out. It was proposed to keep back two cents of the rebate. Mr. Alien asked if it was the ill- tention to proceed against parties who misrepresent, the amount of, their rebate. Hon. Dr. MacMillan replied that this matter was now under consid- eration. . Ml‘. Lea said he understood it was; now proposed to collect $200,000 under the Gasoline Tax Act. Unless tlicrc is a complete rebate to those who arc using gasoline for purely iroductive purposes it would be anl .ax motor vehicles a reasonable: amount for use of the roads but Government could not safely go‘. I-le realized however that there were grave doubts as to the bona fides of certain claims advanced for rebates. In this connection he cited incidents which had occurred under the Liberal administration. Mr. McIntyre thought exemp- tions should not have been made in the first . place but that at this particular time the imposition of the two cent tax would work a; great hardship on fishermen and head with thc work." He suggested that if the old P. E- I. Hospital is available and couid be utilized, thc Government should certainly con- sider purchasng it. The alterna- tive is that we must borrow’ $500,- 000 at least to construct :1 new building. * Scouts “Maritime thin.“ i-gu- merit Mr. Lea was prepared i.) admit that Public Health was of first im- portance to a community, Agricul- ture was next ln importance. The Province had sustained a great loss because we have not been I more rapidly promoting our agricultural industry. "We arc so parsimonious in our expenditures on the im- portaut things of life that it is very hard to impress the need of these things on the public mind." Mr. Lea then ‘referred to a cer- tain address delivered recently in the City to the effect that if our indebtedness is not reduced we would be driven shortly into Mari- time Union. In answer hc cited the financial condition in thc other Provinces. The argument, he poly- out. boiled down to thc contention that we were getting along so bad- ly that wc would showy be driven into union with Provinces that arc ten times worse off than we are. A further argument advanced in thc address referred to was that this Province had not the natural resources of the other Provinces, Mr. Len answered with the assertion that we have far bcttcr natural resources than either Nova Sculls or New Brunswick in the splendid fertility of our ovm soil if properly farmed in connection with livestock rais- ing. The opposition louder wanuly ric- fended the Liberal road grave-lung policy on the ground of its vuluo to the farm producers. Those who are growing up into the heavy indebtedness incurred for roads, bridges and such buildings as Prince oi Wales College were also growing into increased benefits. lic said. The Liberals had iio apology to make for their expenditure on public works. Contending that "n Tory ixill al- ways ruu true to form," Ml‘. Lea criticised the present Minister of Public Works for doiug so by "get- ting good jobs for his supporters." He referred to an amount of $960 paid in salary to a new man put in charge of Falcoriwood Farm. This mun must be "a very competent man or a very‘ good Toi3v." ‘bate should not bc allowed but it g PAGE THREE "THE HOME OF GOOD FISH I Scallops c a r11 t htglibh}: - - - - ~ - - - ' Aug . . . . . . . 8 Lla.hfiéh......... 27c .é.,d..‘T°. ........ .. 10c . . . . . ._ L]? , _ _ , _ _ _ _ , _ _ _ __ addo k F'll i ' ‘ ' 1.1- .°.‘?.. 15c | _?..,TZ."§.‘.‘.°.‘.“.‘..“.'.‘? 15c i LAND FISH MARKET l Phone 1226 We Deliver 71 Queen St. 85l5-3-22-wf-2i farmers. Admittedly, there have the inconsistency of the Govern- bf-‘Bfl P901110 who put in false rc- ports and every effort should be mad" i0 Put a slop to this practice. The present time however was not opportune for the proposed ma“. use. Mr. Cox said he knew fishermen who did not make the price of their gasoline. False reports to collect re- was a big mistake to impose flic two cents tax on fishermen at the present time. w. LcPage suggested that the trouble was largely due to the fail- urc of officiaLs to properly admin- ister the oath to applicants for re- bate. He was opposed to the bill because it looked like trying to get some extra taxes and at present the Government is not doing much for the fishermen. He was opposed also to giving too much authority to the Lieutenant Governor in Council. Hon. Dr. MacMlllan agreed with the lust speaker in so for as thel failure m officials in some cases to ])i'0pt?l‘l_\‘ administer" the oath iviis concerned. Mr. Lnrobcc thought it was not 1m opportune time to increase thc burden on fishermen at present. Mr. McIntyre suggested instead troduction of a bill compelling J. P/s and other authorities to for rebate. Mr. J. A. Campbell: Do I under- stand that the gas tax will be eight cents instead of six? Dr. MacMillan: "Yes." Reduced Registration Fees Mr. J. A. Campbell thought it was very unfair that the farmers and fishermen should be compelled to pay 2 cents more gas tax and not at thc same time lower the registration fees. Hon. Dr. MacMilian: “Just wait long enough and you will see it done. We are cutting thc registra- tion fees from '70 cents to 50 cents on every I00. Mr. Allen believed that a few prosecutions should be taken against those filing false returns. It was, he insisted, very unfair to tax farmers and fishermen 2 cents a gallon who were not using the roads. Mr. Thane A. Campbell agreed with Mr. Allen that severe meas- ures should be taken against those who send lu false returns. It was unnecessary to enact legislation, as Mr. McIntyre suggested, to compel J. Pfis to administer the oath. This was already required under one statute. He was surprised that the present bill should be intro- duced by thc Government, as government by order in Council was strongly opposed by the Cou- scrvatives whcn in opposition. Moreover the measure was inoppor- tune at the present time and was contrary to the very spirit of the gasoline tax which was intended originally for the upkeep of the roads. This principle has been fol- lowed consistently by successive governments. Now it is proposed to collect the tax not only from those who enjoy the public highways but from the producers of tlic country whose use of gasoline entails no expenditure for upkeep of the highways. lion. Dr. MacMillan pointed out that when the Liberals took power by Lieutenant Governor in Council to change the rote of gasoline tax they refused to say whether they were going to increase it or not. That was not the attitude ‘of this Government. Mr. Lea: “We didn't say wr- wouldift increase it." Hon. Dr. MacMillnn: "No, but you declined to say whether you would or not." Mr. Lea: "As a matter of fnc: we did increase it." Mr. McIntyre: "And we decreas- cd it too. Wc did laoth." iLaughfcrl. Opposition Inconsistency Hon. Dr. MacMillan, continuing. said there was no reason ivhi" the expense of administering the ex- emption provisions should no; be paid for by those receiving this privilege. "But it does not matter,“ he added. "The Opposition will get up and damn us for increasing thc debt and when we endeavor to increase the rcvcnuc they will damn us anyway." Ml‘. Lea maintained that thc Op- (Continued on Pqe 1), months action in view of its criti-_ clsm of thc former Liberal Govern- ment. - ' Mr. Cox suggested inking the fax off the gasoline and rc-cnacting the Liberal poll-tax. Hon. Dr. Macyfillan: “Will you undertake to coiicca i: if we ap- - point you?‘ Mr. Cox: “No. I won't; but would collect some of iL-"just much as you will collect that gal.‘ tax." ' Hon. Ml‘. Arscnault refuted flu Opposltioifs contention that tlu fishermen and farmers are not rc- cciving any benefit from the high ilvays. Was there any reason wh; they should not contribute a coupli of cents a gallon 1'1 "iiwv of tli fact that ihey use the roads fo hauling their products, etc? Mr. McIntyre replied that 1h fishermen were not using the road: when they went out on the higl seas. Moreover, when farmers am fishermen usr-d the roads they pair automobile gasoline tax llic szini. as other P601310. Mr. Thane A. Campbell main tnincd it was "an additionally‘ un fair principle" l0 penalize an hon est farmer or fisherman simply be cause some of his follows were no so honest. The proper DTDCEdilft was to charge the cost of clerics work to those whose rclums mus be "investigated. WE fl.‘ Purpose oi‘ Bill Hon. Mr. McPhee said the mem- ber Irom 2nd Kings (Mr. Mcintgvrel had suggested that we should nevi er have made exemptions. The leader of the Opposition had obi jected because» the Conservative: opposed the Liberal efforts to to: by Order in Council. This Act however, does not propose to is; by Order iii Council. The House, i: it passes the bill, removes the ex emption and restores the tax; 1h! Order in Council will restore the exemption and remove the tax That was the difference. It was no‘. intended to tax farmers and fish- ermen who do not use the roads. I. was simply intended to give bacl everything to the farmers and fish- ermen except the cost of adminis-Y tel-ing thc exemptions. Mr. LePoge figured that the ex tra taxes under thc amendment would amount to $10,000. Mr. Dennis thought the Ad might have been “all right four o! five years ago when the people could afford to pay it." Today if: imposition will be a grave injustice he claimed. The farmers are already being taxed. not on their profits but their investment. The busi- ness man, Mr. Dennis maintained was only taxed on his profits and if he had no profits he paid no tax Mr. Strong pointed out that this was incorrect; the business lllan is taxed on his personal property. Mr. Dennis maintained that flu bill should be withdrawn. Mr. Allcusaid if collections wcri made on a percentage basis rev- enue might be obtained by reduc- ing thc amount paid collectors. Hi cited tariffs on agricultural equip- mcnt which he claimed constitutes a tux on those commodities. Mi’. J. Howard McDonald 1111a‘.- yzcd the disagreement between Op- position mcmbcrs iii their various criticisms. It looked like an organ- ized effort l0 oppose the bill "just so as to get their names in the ' papers." Ilc (llll business with farm- ers and fislicrmcn mid knew that many of them hail no objection tc paying the iux jli‘0]7l)5(‘(1. Tho dcbuic \\‘ilS continued by Mr Thane A. Campbell. lion. ltfi", Mc- Phcc, Mr. Cox, Mi". Dennis and lion. hir. l\l‘.\(‘ll.\\ll‘.. Clnusv ‘(Liv (iiiTlCd on a standing vote, tiu- iiz~riiiicrs ilividing on straight ])l\l'i_\' liiics, 14-12. Clnuso 'l‘\\'0 passed without (lzvj. sioii. I On the motion lo adopt the com- iniiici-Z- i-cpcrt Mr. Allen moved as fill ll pits-mi‘ but referred back to com- illliifif for thc pilrposc of striking out Soc. l. This was ruled out of order but was accepted by the Speaker after All‘. Alien had changed his amendment to read “be not now adopted. but referred back," cfc. Mr. Allen's amendment was dc- fcated on a standing vole, 12-15, and the motion of agreement to the bill carrlczl On the sols." lllYihYlll it bring 6 pm. the House look recess until 8 o'clock. position had the right to point out 1 -- L a s e 0 4 o W i l "mlmcnt iliiii xiii‘ bill “be not l a J