7 tEilTliAI. ruinous mu la reserved for Queen's 1 o! local interest but as; nature may "m-‘n! M4‘ 351'. word {trinity viva APRIL 2.12s?» 1m: oolu h, |n advance. _ __.__ CLEARING Ladies Jersey Dress- “ ‘my for $1.40. B. A. MoDonalds. ‘ 0127-4-28-11 QUEEN; COUNT! COURT- m, cm o: A. K. Robertson vs. an,“ macPhce, an notion cor debt e before nu Ilonor Judas 1y 1,, the Queens County Court. Judgment was given for non-suit, bgth sides to P“! 91°11‘ "I" WWI- ODDFELLOWB DANCE-A. larg- gly attended dance was held last “h; by the Oddieilowa 1n their “u, m commemoration of the [oundmg of the order. The dance .yps largely attended and was [reiltly enjoyed. The chsperonel were Mrs . William MbcEachern, u“ John Garnhum, and Mrs. 5nd l-mulc. Dixon’! Orchestra mpplicd the music. ring STOLEN-The car of s. lo- pal doctor was stolen st an early hour yesterday nlorning while the pwncl‘ was on a sick call. Police were informed and immediately instituted a search. The car was Iound in Victoria Park some hours hm plentlfully spotted with mud- p, had been driven about twenty cs during the time it was out ii possession oi the owner. Mr. Wm. Stordy is in the prov- incial capital attending the dairy rhort course. Royal Barge W May Be Used LONDON. April 26-46.?)- Three new bridges which have been placed across the upper reaches of the Thames will be formally open- ’ ed by the Prince of Wales in the early part of the Summer. They are at Hampton Court, ‘Pwickeu- him and Chiswlck.‘ A proposal is under amslderation that the Prince shall pass along SIJMMERSIIIE and Prince County -'l'lll column ll reserved for news f. interact but advertising s: - "n"! nature may be inserted in g 'u“ . '9" “flail! payable In gal. woussxsnrsa Wanted. Cap- llio woman to care for house and four children until end of J1me. 5W1? Martha Ann Tea Rpomg, Summer-side. 91304-2341 . W‘ —CON'DITION UNCHANGED- The condition cf Mr. Dimkln Palmer, who was severely hurt by a kick from his horse on Tuesday, remains about the same. Mrs, Palmer, who had been visiting her 3M"- Mfl- B911. in Moncton, has arrived home and is with her hus- band. B. —Mr. Fred Causlln of Howirm is visiting Amherst, N. 8., on bugi. ness. B. —Mr. ‘and Mrs. Bradford Cos- tain of West Devon, were visitor; to Summerside 0n Tuesday. a, MIN Barge. This vsmsl is rarely seen. Some Wars ago the King and Queen used it for a State progress clone the Thames, but the mm. tlorrhss never been repeated, The bridge at Hampton Court, which ls already in use, is close to the old iron-built structure. Desig- ned by Sir Edward Ltuyens the 11°" bridle is in three spans, the arches being of reinforced con- crete, which are faced partly with Portland stone and partly with brick. The brick tones admirably with that of the great Tudor Pal- ace a few hundred yards away, and llso with the brick of the old Court House, where Sir Christop- hcr Wren lived and died. Ono of the largest pictures to be shown in the Royal Academy which opens on May 1 is Sir John Lawry's painting of the admission of the Prince of Wales as Master 0f the Honorable Company oi Mas- ter Mariners, when he reoe’ved the grant of livery from the Lord May- or. No fewer than 4e portraits are irrthe picture. n stretch of the ‘rim-mes in the lllnard‘: Llnlrnent for piles, ‘GO-GO Advertising Rates- ‘ Central Guardian locals, Easter-clonal!- lo. per word; Events, 2c. per word; Classified, so. per word; In Memorials Notices, 10c. per Inch: Lists of Floral and Spiritual Offer- Inga, Cards, etc, do. per name; Letters c! Condolence, 70c. per inch; Notion of Thanks and Appreciation, 10c. pa: inch or 4c per word. Other ratcr Minimum Charge for any ccuil. w vv IIATIh-Zc per word. three la- aertlons for the price of two, strictly payable in advance. To Let _?___________._._ noon m par-mu: cumm- ian. ‘ 9l20-4-28-3i. runes - noon. APARTMENT. newly renovated. 320 Kent Street. 9123-4-28-31. TO RENT AT ROCKY POINT, Mc- Ehchernls Cottage and 2 others. Apply to A. McMahon, Rocky Point. 9071-4-26-31. Wanted NTED-BABY CARRIAGE; AP- ply Box 295, Sourls. 9091-4-21-31. WANTED-WILL PAY CASH FOB small house or cottage. Must be bargain. Write description and lowest price to Box "K." Guard- ian. 9085-4-27-2l. -____.___________i__ WANTED - 0N , 0R BEFORE Juno lst, an apartment, of 3 or 4 rooms. Central. Write . Y. Guardian. alflil-d-zll-li. ~ Work Wanted Wonk WANTED n! manmu couple on farm. Apply Guardian. 9112-4-28-31. Male Help Wanted WANTED — A MAN FOR. FARM work. Apply Horace Vesaey, York. , aiii-s-aa-ii. cm WANTED-YOUNG MAN WANT- cd (Protestant) for farm work. Albert Weeks, Albany, R. R. noei-a-zv-al. 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Guardian Central Job Prlntery. Nov. 1-tf. roa sans - AUCTION roan- Flve, Bridge and Whist Score Cams. Guardian Central Job Prlntcry. Nov. l-tf. FOR. BALE - FIVE BUILDING lots on Mount Edward Road short distance from City limits $180.00 each. Apply Guardian. aua-a-za-al. FOR SALE — STRAWBERRY Plants. Variety Senators Dundap. ‘Price per 100 plants, sixty cents. Angus C. McAulay, ‘Iracadic Cross, P. E. Island. 9088-4-27-31. IX)!!- SALE-DWELLING HOUSE, store and two barns. Good busi- ness stand. Dwelling suitable fcrg Doctor. Apply J. W. Fyfe, Emer- ald sunction, P. E. I. 91184-2841. FARM FOR SALE AT ALBANY. One hundred acres in high state of " . Good buildings. Price right. Apply Chas. Mc- Gaughie, Albany, R. B. BllI-i-ZB-Ii. a FOR sALI - NEW» MODERN house, 6 rooms and bath. Hard- wood floors. full cement base- ment, large lot, splendid shade. Close in. Best buy in town at 88200- Quick action essential. Phgn’ Q11 v 0134-11, Employment Wanted WANTED-A POSITION 0N A farm. Apply Guardian. ' 9016-4-26-8i Power lo Grew I do not know truly what we are here for . . . unless lt is to seize up- on every fresh impression, develop every latent capacity: to grow as much as ever we have it in our power to gram-D. Grsyson. “i” at Guardian Office. 91134-3841. t GOVERNMENT (Continued from Page 1) THE Cl-IARLUFPETQWN, qp_}_\_iz_'p;5g_ Be PHOTOGRAPHED By CRASWELL Studio velopment and imp- ‘ of the growth and culture of oysters and other mcliuscsin the said areas. Following upon this agreement it was decided that before encourag- ing anyone to go into oyster farm- ing, the department would make an investigation to ascertain the methods by which success would be achieved. This investigation took three years and immediately there. after the contem ' * * method or encouraging oyster farming was launched. Mr. MacLEAN: Is the minister o: the opinion that the department is on the right track in lensing those areas? Does he not think he is treading on very dangerous ground? The moment he takes any public fishing area away from the public fishermen and gives it to private individuals, does he n01; think he is immediately courting trouble for his department and is dealing unfairly with the public fishermen? Hon. Mr. DURANLEAU: What the hvn- ‘ suggests has not been done by the department. Mr. MacLEAN: Does the minis- ter mean to say that no public areas have been leased? Hon. Mr. DURANLEAU: No pub- lic producing areas have been leased. "Friends on Both Sides", Mr. MacL-EAN: I can hardly agree with the minister in that re- gard because the leasing has been done in areas where the oysters are showing signs of coming back. If those areas are not now producing 111 large and paying quantities, what we hoped was that with the aovernments cooperation with na- ture on the oyster areas, the beds would be brought back for public fishing. I em placed in a very dif- ficult position in connection with this matter because a. division of opinion exists and I have good friends on both sides, more are some whobelisvc the ‘ ing is e11 right and I understand they have taken out leases. There are many others who believe the oyster fish- eries should‘ be retained for the public fishermen, and any money expended should be spent with that aim in view, namely, to bring back the areas for the public fishermen. If you follow this question a little furl-lief. there are other oyster areas in are province. I see mem- hers from other counties. oi my province present. They have oyster areas in their counties and I do not think they would for a moment approve of the wholesale leasing of those areas. It would not be fair to them or to the fishermen oi their M- “ ‘ for the depart- ment to do that. The department may be quite honest and sincere in this matter, but I am sorry I cannot agree that the minister, through his depart- ment, is pursuing the-right course in this regard. As I have stated, the moment you start handing over to private individuals the public fishing areas of any community, you are starting trouble. I do not know what the aim of the depart- ment 15; Perhaps it thinks the peo- ple who take out those leases will begin to develop the areas and the Department of Fisheries will not be obliged to spend the money ltoi-h- erwlse would. If that is the idea, it is false economy, because it will prove a source of trouble. It has been attempted before with disus- trous results to the fishing indus- try and we feel sure the same thins will happen again. I do not wish to emphasise this too strong. ly, but I might inform the minis- ter that very largely attended in. dignution meetings were herd in that district last summer, ‘Those " were attended by as many pen-rug WEBSTER-At Moi-ell, April 26, 1933, Mrs. J. Oliver Webster, aged 74 years. -.1 WILSON-At the P. E. Island Hos- pital on ‘Ihurldav. Apru 2'1, ma, John Wilson, funeral from his late residence in Alberton on Sunday, April 30th. service starting at 2 o'clock. Interment Alherton Ceme- tcfr. Card of Thanks Mr. Charles A. Carr wishes to thank neighbors and friends for kindness and sympathy shown in his recent bereavement 9l24-4-2B-li. N. D. MacLean ounces-Ana lull-Alt‘ Charlottetovn and North Wlltsllln Phone , l“ .-- mill as 500 or 600 people and 60mm"?- teu were formed which were auth- orized to act on behalf of the fish- crlllcll. They protested 880ml‘ m“ leasing; they sent petitions and protests to the department and still the latter continues to lease those areas. I would like to kIWW "W" the minister whether he intends t0 proceed with the leaslnz 91' ih° areas notwithstanding the fact that those protests have been re- ceived from such a "large body 0! the fishermen. Scores Iuccusiatelw! ‘ mm, Mr. MacDONALD (Kinstil One would think the hw- member for Prince, who lives nlondflide this area, would give the comrnittfic B ‘fairer picture of conditions than he has done Just now. He knows very well the areas about which he speaks are not Pmfluml? m“ areas which are lllciducm! l" m‘ being leased by the government; that‘ the agreement lmdcr which those areas are beinB 15"“ W" made about five years ago by the previous government with the then government of Prince Edward Is- land and that this government is only carrying out regulations c0“- tained in that agreement. I have ygi; m learn that the hon. member protested at that time against the agreement made by the W0 80V- ernments of which he was a suP- porter, but now he comes forward with these oblections. He also speaks about meetings havlna B6911 held there,,whlch I understand were largely engineered by himself for the purpose of embarrassing the department and the Kfivmmenl- Mr. MacLEAN; I have every re- spect for my hon. friend, but I would ask him to withdraw that statement because it ls not correct. Hon. Mr. MACDONALD (Kings: If my hon. friend says that it is not correct, I shall-withdraw it. The mam point, however, is this: the areas to which ho refers and which are being leased are not and would not be made productive. 0e!‘- tainly not in our time, if some per- son did not lease, cultivate and make them productive. Therefore in those sectionswhcre the effort is being made it is for the good of the industry, to revive and keep alive something which would oth- erwise rrot have been revived. Mr. Macllcclfs viewpoint- Mr. MacLEAN: l-‘teplyin .to the hon. member for Kings. I id not wish to Introduce a political view- point flrto this discussion. As I stated at the beginniflfl’. B5 mint’ of my political friends are in fav- our of leasing as are against it. Ho refers to the agreement which was entered into by the former govern- ment. May I tell the committee frankly that under the former gov- ernment and through my own in- strumentality, receiving assistance from scarcely anyone but the then. Minister of Fisheries, we had an appropriation placed in the estim- ates in order to bring back the famous Mslpeque oyster. It is well known the Malpequs oyster was the most famous oyster in the world and at present oysters are being sold on the markets in various cities as Malpeque oysters although they do not come from that sec- tion at all; they come from across ths border. The chairman asks why Canadian oysters are not sold in time parliamentary restaurant. The reason they are not sold is that we are not producing them~ in quantities sufficient to supply the market. We did ask the Dominion govern- ment to establish oyster areas. Away back some fifteen or twenty years ago oyster areas were under the control cf the Dominion gov- ernment. At that time the local government in Prince Edward Is- land conceived the ldel that if they had the oyster areas they could lease them to private in- dividuals, and in that way bring great revenues to the province. The local IOVEIIIITIJi’, did take over those areas and began leasinB them. The result.wss that oysters were brought into that ares. in- discriminately from the southern United States, and disease became apparent on the beds, wiping out the total oyster production in that great area, The beds lay dormant a number of years. The local gov- ernment had not money to expend to bring them bsck to production. I was particularly interested be- cause the area was in a district near my home. I am not ashamed to tcll the committee that as a. family of boys, my brothers and I made good money out oi the oys- ter areal, and the farmers and fishermen of that community did the same thing, before the disease wiped out the industry. Then the Dominion government agreed to the over the oyster areas, and to capelid money towards bringing tron. aovs Ann orurns Through the curtcsy of Mr. R. W. Tufts, Chief Migratory Bird Oflicer for the Maritime Provinces, the Guardian is in a position to present a limited ' number of boys and others interested with the. booklet ‘Bird Houses and their 0c- cupants" by P. A. Traveller. Application should be made to “Agrlcola" care Charlotte- town Guardian. ._. them back to production. At this point I should like to take issue with the hon. memben for Kings when he states that those areas were taken over with the idea of leasing them, because under sec- tion 9 of the agreementrthere is provision that before leasingls un- dertaken the department at Ot- tawa must obtain the, approval of the provincial government at Char- lottetown. When the Liberal party was in power here the provincial government in Charlottetown nev- er gave its consent to leasing, nor was any policy of leasing decided upon. I! the former Minister of Fisheries were in his seat he could verify my statement, and the depu- ty minister can now verify it, that as a representative of the county in question, and the only one real- ly interested in the matter, I never save my consent to a policy of leasing. Further, leasing was never decided upon or announced as a policy of the department. Contender Policy Changed However, following a change oi government in Prince Edward Is- land and another change here the policy of leasing was decided upon. The federal department ilonsulted the provincial government. Adver- tisements for leases were inserted in newspapers and the leasing oi the areas was proceeded with. The hon. member for Kings states that no public areas which were pro- ducing wereleased. I ask him on what authority he makes that statement. I have been ,in close touch with the fishermen, and -I am mid that the public areas now beginning to produce are being leased. They have made, similar representations to the department. Therefore before any further leas- ss are issued I suggest very care- ful consideration should be given the matter. There are oyster areas in other rivers and bays. Why should Prince county be picked out and the areas leased, thereby tak- ing away from the fishermen the public rights afforded fishermen 1n other counties? If there is to be one policy for one part cf the province and another for another, well and good. I say however that such procedure would be quite un- fair. I do not wish to make this a political issue in any way. but I believe it is my duty in this com- mittee to defend the rights of the public fishermen, and that the money being expended by the 80v- ernment should be spent in the in- terests of public fishermen. The hon. member for Kings states that the public areas cannot bc brought back to production by ythc depart- ment, but that they can be brought back by private owners. I should like to know why that is so. Oys- tors for seed purposes can be ob- tained only from restricted areas where the beds show life and are now producinlz. {he government could lake the oysters off the re- stricted areas which have been set aside for breeding purposes, clean the areas, and protect them prop- erly, as well as private owners can. To say that private owners can bring back areas and that the de- partment cannot, is begging the question, because one has as good a chance to do so as has the other. Anticipates Criticism c minister should Kivn this ma tcr his personal and careful nt- tention; it is a mutter much too serious to be trlfled with. As the hon. member for Antigonish-Grlys- borough has said, one day we have one Minister of Fisheries and thc next my we have another. Despite the fact, that they are good men, they are busy with other work and are not giving the attention to the fishing industry that it merits. Tho deputy minister is doing his best, but he is nailed down to his desk, and receives very little assistance. Important matters are left to drift, and they are not given the care- ful conslcleration they should re- ceive. I wonder if any hon. member in the house would submit to the lcasin to private individuals of public fishing rights in the rivers and bays of his constituency? I venture to say there is no man in the house who would support any such policy, No doubt l’ shall receive n grout deal of criticism from some of my Iitriniiv Home fi-lliii-‘til FRIDAY 7.00-Cl1oir Rehearsal. gpgmyoung People's Department - Dcvotlonal - Classes -— Roc- rcation. personal friends. I feel it my ducy. however, to defend the rights oi hero to speak for themselves. Conimends Policy Mr. PRICE (vvestmorland, N.B.-: As I understand the matter, on; non-productive beds are being leas- cd at thc present time. I believe there has been no interference with private beds. Not one man out of fifty can make a. success out of barren beds. It has been tried in my constituency; men with money have spent thousands of dollars in an endeavour to make non-productive beds productive. and in every instance they have failed. This vote of $13,000 is for the culture and protection of oyster beds. I believe the department is trying to do something to advance the oyster industry. The experience in the past has been that only those beds which have been priv- ateiy owned have been successful, so far as production is concerned. In the county of Kent the Barnes Company some years ego were giv- en a. lease of certain beds, of which they have made a success. Outside of that, the beds open to the gen- eral public are much abused. I be- lieve the department is taking steps to improve that condition, and also to improve oyster culture. I have no doubt it is endeavouring to do its best, and I suggest this small vote ‘of $13,000 should receive the approval of the committee. Cites Mr. Ma's Attitude Mr. MYERS: In my view-the hon. member for Prince county has not given the committee a. fair pic- ture of the circumstances. We have been led to believe by the hon. member that the rights of public fishermen on public beds are being interfered with. ‘This is not the case as I understand it. The public beds are very extensive in the bay referred to, and they are still avail- able to the fishermen at large. And the Department of "Fisheries has been for a. number of years carry- ing on extensive and useful work there in clearing up the bottoms that formerly were productive but for a. number cf years have been non-productive by reason of that disease. The department has been sweeping, dragging, dredging and cleaning up these bottoms in thc interests of the fishermen at large, and has been very successful in bringing back the fishing on those public beds. It is non-producing, barren bottom and does not. form part, as I understand it, of the public fishing ground of the oys- ter fLshermen on that bay. It is being leased for the purpose of pro- ducing oysters in areas that did not produce oysters before. The former premier of Prince Edward Island, Hon. Mr. Lea, on October 26 of last year, before the Marl- time Board cf Trade in the city of Charlottetown, went into this ques- tion fully. I-Ic reviewed the action that had been taken by the former government in Ottawa, and the government over which he presid- cd as premier of Prince Edward Is- land; he referred to what was be- ing done and said that it was in the best interests oi’ the fishermen at large. Fishing For Votes The hon. member for Prince (Mr. MacLean) says that as far as he is concerned he has never yet given his open consent, to the leasing of these bottoms. I know the hon. member for Prince county fairly well, and sometimes the idea oc- curs to me that he is more inter- ested in fishing for votes than in fishing for oysters. Somn hon. MEMBERS: Order. Mr. MYERS: If that is out of order I withdraw it, but it is said anyhow. The hon. member has a. faculty of always withholding his consent to anything and every- thing, and then when the govern- ment finally takcs action, if he can Just get a little sympathy from some fisherman or farmer or any- body, he is quitc willing to take the opposite side to that which the government has taken and try to curry favour with a few oi his constituents. Thai, has been his rc- cord in politics since I knew him first. Mr. DUFF (Azlligonish-Guys- boro: "Speak for yourself, John.“ Mr. MYERS: Novel" you mind. If I were the hon. member for Prince countyI would be more than proud to stand up and back the Depart- ment of Fisheries for the noble ef- forts they are making on behalf of his constituents and his county to restore that important industry, and I would do anything and cv- erything I could to strengthen the hands of the department. I will say that if the hon. tncmlar-i" docs not appreciate that $13,000 that we are those public fishermen who are not mos runes‘ BIG line Gent Sale Continues Until SATURDAY smut entirely in Prince county, then we will make s. recommendation to the Department of Fisheries that for the time being we give Prince coun- ty the go-by, for we, are mighty willing to spend it in Kings and Queens. "Not Quite" Mr. MacLEAN: I think my good friend from Queens is measuring other peoples com in his own half bushel. I am not quite as smooth as my hon. friend is and not so able to fish for votes as he is. I wish to tell my hon. friend in the first place that we are not object- lng to the spending of this money. Mr. MYERS: What are you ob- jecting to? Mr. MacLcsn: We are objecting to the leasing of the areas. My good friend is an inland farmer, and I would tell him to stick to his potatoes and leave things alone that he doesn't know about. Mr. MYERS: I do not know that you are much of a fisherman." Mr. IvIacLEAN: My hon. friend is not entitled to talk about the oyster industry in the county of Prince. He is s. good-natured gen- tleman from an inland district, and we must pardon him if he has not a full grasp of the situation as it appears to us who are right on the ground and know. The difficulty is that these areas are being leased to people, whose farms front on the rivers and bays. Naturally the ‘oys- ters are coming back in the heads of the rivers and bays, in shallow water near the shore. The deputy minister knows perfectly well that where the areas are. being taken is not out in the big bays and rivers but along the shore fronts of the different, people who reside along these fronts. ‘These are the places where, the fishermen tell me, the oysters are coming back. Nothing would please me better than if un- der this private ownership e great industry could be built up, but my hon. friend from Queens knows very well that it was attempted be- fore, and he knows that an indus- try that was worth millions of dol- lars to the province of Prince Ed- ward Island was wiped out of ex- istence through that policy. Why should we go blindly into the same trap again, just when the disease has run its course? Scientists told us at the time that this disease had been introduced from some unknown source and that it would likely run its course in seven or eight or ten years. They were right in that, because after it had killed out everything in the way of shell- fish in those bays and rivers the oysters began to come back, and, as I have said, they are coming back st the heads of the rivers and bays: There is no one more inter- ested in this than I am; I am wlll- ing to accept any good, construc- tive suggestlons, but I do not want to be classed as one who is en- deavouring to do an injury to the oyster industry or anyone interest- ed in it. What I want is to bring the oyster industry back for the public fishermen, and I do not think that once the whole shore ares. right around the rivers and bays is leas- ed there will bc much chance for the public oyster fisherman to make s living. I am not, going to labour this any further; I leave it with the Acting Minister of Fisheries and his depu- ty. 1 think that in the interests of all concerned no more leases should be granted until the matter is lock- od into thoroughly. I would invite my hon. friend from Queens to come up there and meet the fish- ermen. I would invite him and his colleagues and the hon. member for Kings to go out there on the patrol boat and see the areas that have been leased, sec the work that has been carried on, and ii they will just give the word there will be a meeting called that will be attend- cd by thousands of people so that they can gct the viewpoint of the fishcrmcn right on the ground. voting. that is being spent almost‘ Ross Drug 60., Ltd. Charlottetown P. E. I. Oyster Production I‘. oblems Mr. MYERS: I do not wish to prolong the debate on this ques- tion. My hon. friend thinks that I do not know an oyster from a po- tato. That ls hardly true. I hap- pened to be a member of the local government in Prince Edward Is- land from 1912 to 1916 when th( oyster areas were taken over iron the federal government by the pro- vincial government. 'I‘hey wen taken over at that time for the ex- press purpose of attempting ti plant oysters on what was then barren bottom. At that time the active beds were producing oyster: in great quantities and they were not interfered with in any way. Ia order to plant these bottoms and build up the industry, areas that were known i0 be ba ren were leased to fishermen mostly,_ and men who are known as farmer- fishermen~men who engage . in both occupations-who are adjac- ent to the areas leased. For some reason or other small seed oyster! were imported from the state of Rhoda Island and planted on these barren bottoms. Shortly after that some disease visited these oysto! beds. Some of the scientists-I dc not know whether or not they are very great scientists-blamed that disease upon the imported oysters from Rhode Island, but I am not able to subscribe to that theory. though I am not a. scientist. I a plain, ordinary lnlandcr, as hon. friend from Prince calls dhcrsgh my farm does ‘couch Northumberland straits. To mind this is the question: If disease was imported with those seed oysters from Rhode Island why were there any live oysters left there; why were they not dead of the disease before we brought them here? I want to tell the com- mittee that around the shores of Prince Edward Island we have farmers dig mussel mud for fer- tilizer. These beds are known to be sixty feet deep in places, and to went into long pants, and will con- tinue as long as the sun rises and sets. So I could never subscribe to the theory that the disease was import- cd from Rhodo- Island or anywhere else. It did happen, however, that n very valuable type oi oyster, the Malpeqtle oyster, was wiped out. and we all regret that very much. Int nfe say, however-and I have this information from the Depart- ment of Pishcrlcs—that hi1 the oys- ters did not die; apparently some were immune to the disease and survlvedthc epidemic. These are now restocking the beds, with the aid that is being given by the Dc- partlncnt of Fisheries. It is the same old story: I am not a medical man, but I have been told that if a wave c1" epidemic of typhoid or diphtheria swoops through a settle- ment p113 here and thcrc will hot. contract that disease; appar- ently they are immune to it. This the oysters. As I said before the Department of Fisheries is making every effort, in aid of the fisher- men at large to restock the public’ bcds, but it is the barren bottoms that are being leased to these fish- ermen and farmer fishermen in order to rebuild a grout industry in Prince county. Item agreed to. Our domestic affections are the most salutary basis of all good Gov- ernmcnt. — Bottles _ Wanted Pints and Qunrts. Phone 1107 i} _ —9!_0!-L|-27M mussel mud beds from which we my mind that proves that these per- iodical waves of disease or epidem-J‘ ics have been going on since Adsnt seems to have bccn the case with