FACE TEN WEDNESDAY: APRIL - 15 I’. M.—Cubo—-Social Hall. I‘. M.—Mid-week Service, Spec- lal W. M. S. Program- r 2% r; Ileartz Ball. no 1». i\I.—0II|:ilal poml—udics’ _ Parlor. ‘A riiiitp Ilriifzli Chart!) Bu d:-yge t S _(Contiu_u_eVd from__Pag_ account. If we look at it from an- other aspect. we find growlneiy in- creased expenditures on capitatio- ccunt. whicii have grown to such a proportion that in the lazt year particularly we got to the situation where we were borrowing money .1100 only for payment of these so- Icalled capital expenditures. but for tralifluartiian __...~_ _§.l’.he Gen ‘Ibis t-ulurnn II rcurvea for now- that it was actually received by the Province in full in the year 1935: and the but quenu: is that for that year it is already swallowed up in the expenditures. If that additioli- al subsidy of $150,000 hacl not been available last year, the liabilities would have been increased by over eleven hundred thousand dollars; so that although we are glad to have this 3150.300. we cannot put - at Io-al ininrent nul ntlvctrllulll "1 1‘; net ay nature may bu luau-led al I unto I uortl -r,m-uy pnylbln In udvrnu-c. CONFEDERATION LII’-‘B INSUR- ANGIE. L-ma-1-in-312 REF!’ IN MIN!) the Pageant- “Tile Romance of tile \.'c:rr" April 37111 and 23th. 1. 0. O. 1-‘. Hall. L-3684-4-i3-31. ‘IKE ‘Il{\'l-I YOIJR TICKETS now for "'l‘lic ltorirtilicc of the Year.’ P1‘i(‘(‘ litii cents. A limited numb- er tuliy for each rizghi. L-3684-4-13-31. I) r r if 1' ll E_l;A I'R0'I‘ECTION (‘I.!.‘~'l('.s‘ lit 3 p.ni. on 'I‘liur5dtiy at Rociiiortl Square ltlld Friday at West Kent School. L-3740 S LE—Socia1 Hall. Saturday. April L-3739 Ill'.\Il\I:\(}l-J Tl‘ilil'._\' Cliurch. 18th, 7 pin. i\l'.‘\'ll.l.\ll\’ .VIEETING—The Eitciztiig Auxlli-.rr'_v of Trinity Un- tied C.‘:itr'cii held its monthly meet- ing Ins: night. After some time tievctcti to a sliltiy of the early Chrisiitrii Church. the meeting coil- iinued HS >lllC:y of the activities of our Chiirt-ll in Angola, Africa. Y. P. I’. MEE'l'ING—Th.e Bap- tist. Y1 inn Peopl:-‘s Union held lar meeting last night. titioii Pt-riod was led by .\-rv...- t Campbell. The address w alie mt-irilisz was given by Miss the payment of the interest on our capital expenditures, present and past, and for the payment of sink- [illg funds,--whether not I am not going to discuss—but 1for such sinking .unds as were an- ;nually set it idc to l\?(l8f.'l11 the bor- irowiugs. I think it has already been .'made sufficiently clear to the bes- jislature and to the public that witll .such a policy of drifting. it is only ti question of time before it, leads to bankruptcy. “This situation impressed itsclf immediately on the incoming gov- ernment. The principles of sound financing demanded immediate and drastic retrenchment, which was at once 'undcrt-alien by the present government. And it will be seen frcnli‘ an examination of the Estimates which are to be submit- fed for the consideration of the House that we pilrpoc to rcdilce last year's ordinary deficit of $370,- 000 10 an ordinary deficit for thc current year of $70,330. aftter riiak- ing provision :or all interest and sinking funds. If we were to ex- clude provision for interest and sinking funds our present estiuiatcti budget would provide a surplus of $72,625. “We might look at the matter in still linot-her way. by cornpiiring the expenditures with tliose of 1932. I find in that year that the neces- sary prov'i»ion for interest linrl sink- ing funds arirouiitcd to $220,000. In 1936 the rict'cssz\l'_v 051111121105 to pro- li1'l"ll (‘..i‘ilict'k. Miss C1\l11)(’t.'i{ took .I_<, her sttliicct. “Thé Appreciation if Mil.=lc." l Il().\'. .\lll. .Vlt‘If\"I‘\'RE IN lIOS- I'l'l‘.\I.—Htiii. J. P. McIntyre.‘ Prince vtlrd Island's Minister of r , “TL; in hospital here sirffeliiig a severe attack . lie was admitted mili.slel' not lls colidliioii and ll(\s-‘ p: ;r. . ' repol'ted he ivtis. ‘irli'~‘.i li“i‘i' last. night. 'l‘lic_v said he \\'f“.lifl only." rcliialn a few days. l'l'.\'lIl{ \l. .\‘lCRV'l( lS—The flin- f".’.‘i til I 1 Reid was held from i 1' Iain ‘ll1'f‘. ..v '.llLEl'l‘iC‘0l‘i. The ll "rl*L‘ and the grave ‘fl bf.’ the Rev. Dr.‘ ‘ :.».rcd by the . Ja es’ Church f.r\ouritc 1i_vmlls.| re Messl‘.-'. Mau- - y. . Austin. William- \‘/:2‘ Ir. J. '. Cllilafzllall. Percy. \‘5|'i ‘.\ll(1 ()$f‘;Il' iVI‘:ll"~ilIlli. ~"l'—'"l‘i\n llllt‘l'lll{‘lli.\ lock l‘t‘ii'.l~l C."rii?l.t‘l'_v last‘ trir-.tl.i_v. that of Mr.s.i '. }3l*l‘c River. biiti ' lllulllllx lllncssf BEL !‘.‘i 10 Riclinloiitl s vide for iiiicz-est and sinking funds had incretiscci from $220,000 to $413,000. 'I‘lii.s menus. Mr. Speaker. that due clliircly to the ilici'eit.sctl debt of the province timing the past four years. we were faced with the necessity of providing d year 1936. for $193,000 interest and sinking funds over tutti gb3\'c wlirrt the Lf‘gl.\1£|'.lll'(‘ \\'fl-'4 asked to vote in the _\'C’dl.' 193;’. S!‘ Ithat if we could go bark 1'1 1032. if we had onlv to deal with Llw Proviiiees debt as it then cxislcrl. orlr present Budget. with the reori- omies and savings which we f\l‘(‘ cf- fecting. would show it .siu‘l11\1> 01 122.000; and the fact that \v.- are obliged to show a deficit of 570.330 is due entirely to the 1ll(‘1‘Cfl5f‘ in the public debt of the pl'0\'lll':C dur- ing the past four years. Cu pilal Expenditures far as capital cxpt-riditilres are coliccrilcd. the i?.s:illi-ate. for the present year‘ are cpliirarativcly tmall. And the g3ver'rinicril, wishes to warn the pcopfe of this Province that fill)’ petitions or requests which are uiticle to this ;zoi'ei'n- iiieni in i'uiui'c for iricre:i.scd ex- i).‘ll(1llill‘(‘. ozthcr by \v;i_v of cxp-.iu- sufficient or ui'iiit=_ the | additional 3 gr are of ai,,s2oil of public scriiccs or_l:t_v “"01" lot the e:ilst:'ilclioil of pilbllc wo-.'k.s.‘. ‘nlusr have another side to it—flici'; must show the }I0\'(‘lllllI’.‘l1i. soiiie ‘peat rble pl\'ipositl\".ii fol‘ l11‘0Cll1‘111§, lfhc iiicuey r-eqilrrcd to carry them‘ ’into effect. "Willi our debt men as if sl.lll(lS son. Roseberiw‘. R. H. Stavcrt, .ls'.:‘rl by Rev. D. (‘lf"fi the sCl".'1C‘.‘ :‘El ..i i\D‘.‘.l‘.‘. and at the 0.1 I-‘l".tl.r_\‘. that of Mrs.’ it this year .into the class of new subsidy or new revenue. ‘In this connection I would like to rectify an omission which I think has. been made in this House and throughout the Province. Last year lwhcn the Hon. Premier MacMll1tm ; and the cttcrricy General. l‘.'e lion. Mr. McPl:ee. retilrrled from Ottawa after presenting the Islands claims before the White Commission, Mr. MacPhce accord-:*d great praise in tlic Preluier i'..~r the undoubtedly L ‘_ cHAlu.o'r'rE'r0vyist <j..i_i_A l_2_l2lAN For Deficit Of An Unknown Amount am going to give the other side of the account and show just how those amounts were appropzfatgd, It is not going to balance exactly because at the and of the year there was an overdraft of $249,000. That 81,200,000 was used up in appmxim. ately the following way: "Bunk overdraft when we came iiitc power, $782,000. which was augmented by the provision of sink. ing fund amounting to $130,000. Accrued interest on debentures. 826.000. Unpaid bills, 381.000. Li- abilities on portions of contracts completed by the late Government. $89,000. Other liabilities, 38,000. Paid off treasury deposits to the public. 523.000. And finally the amount which we paid on the four projects which I specified at the beginning. $352,000. If these amounts are added up. they will fully ac- count for the $l.200,000 which we bovroived. \ "As I said. there was an addition- al amount of borrowing which we have recently r-mnpleted in the sum of 5500000. which is all readv and pren.'tred to part nfl‘ the debentures ' able uisuincr zu wliit-l.i he had pre- .~cntcd the -‘.(l'S claims at Oi-.' tawa; mid fir: Hon. Premier Mac-, Millan accorrictl great praise to the ‘ Horl. Mr. M:tcPh:‘c 1'or t.‘ic cxccl-I lencc of the brief which he had p:'c- ' scnted at Ottawa in connection willi ‘ the Island's claims. Members on , botii sides of the I-louse joined with i these gentlemen in supporting that 1 -well-lneritcd praise. Biff. accitleri- tally or ollierwise. a little tiinis-ioii “as made. and ptrssibly it woultl never have been f1l.xCf)\'(‘l'(.‘d if the Public Accounts of li"!5 had full been [)l'il1lC(i. At p. - 42 of the 1935 Accounts appear ' this item: ‘David L. Mathis ii. preparing‘. brief of Isliin:l claims. $400.‘ Now.,1 willie we are all glad to accortl to ‘Hon. Premier l\‘liicMil1.ali compli- Kmeiits on the excellence of ill.) pre- seiiffitiou of the Island's case. and to Hon. Ml‘. MlicPhec compliments on the excellence of the brief which he presented. I think it was all (‘.ll‘il.<~l01l or this H(lll.\(‘ not in join in l.ilf‘$l‘ i'(illl|)ilill(‘il1.\ the 11111111‘ 01 i the y0llllg1lHlt2'lli‘\- of this t‘l'.\‘ “ilfi; plr-iyetl such illl llll}l’)l'l'.illl p.irl Eu Dl‘(‘l)‘.-il‘llli: tliose i)l'l:‘l and I iv::.ll , to 1fft‘llli0l‘i tlii. iii:~l'.<\' fll tll;~ pro»- i(‘ili. lilnt‘ in (i!‘(i.'l‘ flriil Ml‘ M:l‘.lilc- ‘..soii‘s name may be jDill("('i in that 1 connection. “I wisli bi-it-fiv to fllllllilf‘ the manner in which otir zieee.ittil.~: arcl prepared flu.» yciir. “The nrdrii-try l'f‘\'I‘fll!" of the Prnvlriee for l.'l."..’i was fil7|3l'3.\lll“l'(‘- it one illlii it half uiillinii ti 1i1‘i|!"'~ The e.»lrnl:lit‘ri m'r‘til1:il'\ reicnile 1411' 1936 1:1 $l.ti‘:9.0l‘.0. an lllL'l'(‘El:‘.“ of some $1l~l.l.'00 The ordlliary e.\;peilrliLitrc:; for 1035 amounted to $i.S)00000. The (‘:lllll3l.E‘(i €XDf‘llfiilll1'f'S for 1930 are $1.709.000—:i decrease of ortilliitry e.\'nelfdltili'e.~: anlcttlit.li_: to $101.0 ‘-0: this liot\\'ith:t.1li(liriL' the fact liiill \\'I‘ have to provide llll atltiitiolizil auioilnt of interest and striking funds owing to the iilci-ease of lia- bilities of S 000. For sltiilcc in, 1113' the in .. lllld siiikilrt: lli‘."»\i>’iflll .l'll()ll11l€(i in f:'i'l:l.000.l The l‘i€f’f‘.\'s'2<l|',V irrtercsi. triid sinlrilig fund provision for 7036 litis. in- creased to $-113.000. an increase of over 540.000, so that when I say that the proposed experidililrc on ordiiiar_v aceaulit :-lmivs ti decrease inf 5191000 and : that is in spite of .’l llf‘i‘(‘.“tSf1l')' lll(‘I‘{‘." c of S/i00‘0 iii illi(‘1‘1’.s't and Hllkllli! funds. the iiatural eoiic1iis;oii i'rt‘rir illnsc two prcmise.s is that the budget of flir- ciirreiit year esiiiiiiltcs st l‘f‘(i1lCt'..0ll of (‘lll‘l'(‘lll ¢"\l)f‘llfl1!lll‘(‘ on the or- dill’! public .*‘l‘\‘l(‘CS niiloilniilig _.l.O00. .‘ ‘ :;m'_\' for 'vzrrying from 3.05 to 3.28. ".1'5“11' “'11-5’ $75 000. a soiircc of rev- \"ili(’il l11flillV'I‘ on Hie is‘ of June of this \'f‘i1l'. Thai $500000 was bor- ""‘\\'l’fi at all tictiral interest cost of 3.15. “So you will see. Mr. Speaker. that by cxeiclsiligz judicious care in the borrowings which it was neces- us to make. by placing these bonds on the market ill grad- ual, easy installriicnts. by watching the market and selliiig the bonds at times when coildlticiis were most favorable. we were able to refund this 51.700000 debt at very advan- tageous interest rates over a period of tcli years at actual interest costs I am confident that if we had plunged on the market with that whole amount at any one time. the inter- est rate which we could have secur- ed would have been much less fav- orable. and I am also confident that it required very judicious handling and very careful watching of mar- ket conditions. with the co-opcrn- li"ll of the vttrrolis bonding agencies l!l this Proilnce as iicll as in Mon- treal mid '1‘oroiiio. to obtain such furor-.iblc lll'iEl‘('Si rates on these 1)Ol‘l‘O\\'llli:S as we have made. Rcvcuue Increases To analyze very briefly the pro- rinsed revenue increases, which as I said are estimated at $114,000, I may sill‘ that this increase is chiefly lnudc up as follows: 'f':rxc.s. 337.000: not by the imposi- tion of new taxes bill by a fresh en- i|i‘:i\'our to collect a substantial por- firm of the outstanding arrears of ftixeso which have been piling up .\‘cal' after year. For that purpose life have armoiiited a special Taxa- tion Ciflccr whose duty it will be to study the details of those arrears 01 taxes and to work out some sys- tem of cliforcliig payment without. cl-eaiinlz undue hardship. Dtiiniciled (‘ompz1nje5_ $17000 of tin inci'etl.se. The estimated revenue from this source (luring the past H1111‘. Mi‘. Sr)ea.'<cl'. which I need not ”‘1“11‘d .\‘0ll was first obtained for the Province by the Liberal Gov- ernnicnt in 1930-31. and ever since has b_ee_n ll. gr-osviiigly important nnd beneficial .sourcc cl’ revenue to this Pi-ovliice. Sriccc.<..sioii Ditties. , an estimated lll(‘l'i‘il.“(‘ of 511.000. manner. We did not embIrk‘on any reckless orgy of expenditure, and I The estimated exponditum for this year is 8100.000. 5 reduction on that account of 010.000. In the coat of Legislation we are ‘ making a modest caving. If,‘ u we hope. we are able to reduce the length of the session from five or six weeks to two weeks. we shall effect a saving on that account of approximately 81.600. It is not I very large amount but every pos- sible saving helps. Public Work: Dept. "In the Department of Public Works there is an estimated de- crease of expenditure on the ordin- ary maintenance of roads. from $358,000 to 8300.000. I just wish to point out the alarming amount which was spent last year on the public lilgways of the Province. It was said when hard surface high- ways were mooted that they would reduce the neces aiy expenditure on ordilrary highways. But last. year there was no ordinary expenditure on the road from Charlottetown to Sumnicrslcle; that was all capital expclicliture, and in spite 0.‘ that fact the ordinary expenditure on the rnaintenance of public roads in the Province increased to the huge sum of $353,000. Thu year we pro- pose to cut that almost in two—a decrease of $158,000. On other ordinary public works of the l’l‘CVillf.".’. repairs to bridges, etc.. there is a further decrease of $44,000. making a total decrease in this account, lo $202,000. Be-ides these proposed savings l.ll(‘l'C are general savings all along‘ the line effected by such rueasures as the abolition of government cars. reduction In number of offic- izrls. and the ,.‘_1ustment of salar- ies to meet ill.‘ present striligen: economic muditlons.‘ Prohibition Enforcement "'I‘here is one litt'e item which concerns one of my own depart- ments which I think I might men- tioii--the abolition of the Prohibit- ion Conimlsioii. By this measure and the can eqitent taking of the Prohibition law enforcement under the direct supervision of the gov- ernment, we have effected a saving in salaries alone amounting to $5,- 250. And there are other substan- tial savings in rental, etc.. of $2.750 for a total estimated saving in the enforcement of the Prohibition Act of $8.000. "we should not have boasted of this saving if we felt that it was tirade .-it the expense of efficient cnfcrccnient. but we feel that the eficiency of the enforcement of tlic l5rohi‘bitioii Act has been greatly increased by the transfer of that branch to the direct super- vision of the Attorney General‘s (iepal'llllcllt. of the zoveiiiment. And just ill this colinectlon I must ex- press my personal appreciation of the attitude which the honourable nieinbers of this House have taken ill connection with the enforce- ment or the Prohibition Act. I may say that I have yet to have occa- sion to complain of any interfer- ence by any hon. member. or of any effort on the part of any hon. meinber. to procure any political or other iiitcrfercuce in the enforce- ment 0.’ the Prohibition Act. . i expenditure in 1930 was 0110.000. U.'i.\Dillll" l1lXDs_ .q Cl'€llFl‘ of $13,000, the prnic ipal ("nrnegie Library Grant (‘(‘Oll0nliE>, I “There are a great many things that I might say in connection with -the enforcement of the Prohibition Act. We have read a great mam’ ‘items in the iiewsli1Ii><*i's: letters in il (‘.<'.llllfll£‘('l in- Before going into details or do. lthe ircwspapers. editorials in the crcasc(l c.\‘pcliriiiiire an d outlining {iieivspai-.er‘: lectures by Tr'mDeI'- must .-ance educators. and a great deal of _-mil. 81. l:rlc of Glazh-L :11 C'::al'lo‘.tct:.‘\vli. ‘ i :.t1ying the ! funeral ser- | ived by train» (‘\‘i‘lllllg. Rev. p.t.sior'. conducted the two filliertils were f~itt.r~ci for 1)<)Cil of the ii-lrl-cly known and Please Copy». R -\. R1-1l‘!<'.\'f‘ l’I£RI-‘0Rl\lANCE I.i;t~ of J(‘S1.l\ '_ portrayed by ' . . \*‘~nv pltrycrs on Good .-‘.-it.l.rv iii; ‘. a capacity house lit 1 illi'(31t.l(1.tI. ix.-.. repeated Ef1Sl(‘l'1 .\l4‘:'u ~'. lll‘.'lll D(’$l)lif‘ the inclem- '.\('1\'il‘if’i‘ there was a fair audi- i.. Rev Hugh Miller of C‘.iur:li led in rhc opening '1 beautiful scenery for u.is painted by Mr. George rig. f\’x°lSii‘i1 by .\Ir. Jack r~‘.tl It depicted the City of it-ni with the open country in ‘wrtililid. Mr. Harry Foster pianlst til both presenta- ~ '=lll'l',.} the Army in the ab- sence of the regular pianist. Mrs. R'.i‘pli Crockett. Personal" Mr. Ci()l’(iOll Dingwell. Marsh- : .'I'l'.‘ illi‘ pt‘l'iUl‘lll8llCC Mon- i ii tit we are fncsd with the 1l[iOll to mcct lniercst Cllfl1‘g(‘s of $270000. \\'‘.'.h an truiiiiril appropri- rtlioii to provide a in':(ic.st sinking fluid cf $142,000---ti proviiicc with ' otir limited rercliircs for this year. Mr. SpcllkCl'—i\ll(i zriirliially here- after faced with the necessity of appropriating for llltl‘l‘C5i. and sink- in; funds alone on the (101>1- 115 11- ncw stands. over 3413.000 1>?f0Fe 1‘ single cent, is available for £‘Xl3(‘l‘-‘ diliirc on public S(‘I‘VlCCS of any kind. _ --In View or that situation I cori- sider that no extensive capital ex- lpcnditiircs can be made until '3 substmitial ilicrcas-2 of revenue is ‘iivailublc. For ili.siaiit:c. we are P1111 .to dcludc 0lll'St‘l\'t':s into thinking ‘-,t1i:ri the Dominion Governiiiemz lhas paid for the so-called National :Hm,w..y between Charlottetowii ilalld Bordcri. 1 may point out that 'tiu ill‘ Borden liighwcty projtct alone this Pi'ovint:c‘s share of the lcost tip to last December amounted 1w the sum of 5495.000. exclusive 01 anything which the Dominion gov- crnnicnt paid. To provide interest and striking fttnds alone for this Icxpeiiditure will cost this Province ‘about 535.000 a year for the MR1- itwcnty years. I wonder will the lilgliwriy last as long as tnat?-—or Oi (Ill llllllufli 8l)Dl‘ODl'1-1 Held. was in the city Monday on tan annual expenditure for interest nuslncss. and sinking fund alone of approxi- i iiiaielv s7o0 per mile. without mak- l-xperrditurcs on the oi-diriar_v pub- ‘.lic services of the Province by huze . amounts. find we hope that next "5" town. W110 5110119 1-116 E05191 11011‘ year by further economics and still “’-lays in Souris. the guest of her lmorc careful fostering of rc\'cnuo's, Qrandmcther. Mrs. Angus Mccor-‘we Snail be able to obtain a com- mack. returned to Charlottetown pretely balanced budget. wsterday. , “As you are aware, ::)mEB ————— :posed amendments to ie I‘ S . Miss Dorothy Black left yester- North America Act are being dc- tiav momlng on return to the Liid- signed with a. view to nix‘-‘I111!!! lea’ College. Sackv,i‘lle1,dN. B.,1{i}tlIv:‘ng new _’|e]d5 or revenge to provinciaé spent the Easter o avs w er governments. But c gcvemmcn parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. 1!. Black, 01 gm, Provlncg nu decided that Street. for the present year it 18 1391-19*‘ 11°13 to invade these new fleldlof revenue cr ..\€ad been taken suddenly :11. --Miss Marjorie Doyle. Charlotte- » { i. R g u ‘r. ya: . and Mrs. Roy Whitehead and air con. Bruce. of Quebec. and grit Marlon Whitehead. of Chur- tatown, P. E. I., spent -the Ens- holldazzrvtth Mrs. Whitebudb Ml. um iiminary considerations and ditiona are more fully _clarified. Ottawa SIIIIIHI and Mrs. Andrew Ibo ' rfnooke.-Jloatrul um]. m flflg province oftcn , - hear or must use of the cheering .. V thorsght. thlt during the present I lllllll . ,.yg'¢ have an additional Mm Pm“ Mmmy ,0” yesm-duyiing my provision whatever for ernor-in-Council was autliorizctl at tnorniug for Boston in rcspclise to upkeep and iiiaiiitenalicc and rc- that time to borrow for Plllpfl-‘"5 01 ~ 1 nicssctiac from Boston stating that pairs. sinking fund rind o‘vt‘.rdi‘ni'i.‘ for niofhcr. Mrs. Charles Dalton. "we have already reduced the Com-l>19l11ltZ 1110"‘ 111113-10 ‘V0715 -“"1 until constitutional and other 111'!!- con- " the r r 1“ imam rm. 1 Bowl Borrowings "\‘."iliit‘ I am Sl‘."l‘.i(!l‘.£ of 1ll(‘l‘(‘.’!:.f‘(l intrrest and irlci'c:r.<ecl slrikint: fllll(1.~. I l‘il'l'.' a:».~ili‘c the lnciubcrzs of this l;(“!lSifl5lll‘f‘ and the public flint so far as iiilcrest llzis (‘O'.ll(' tinder C3lll!‘01. (llIl‘ill'.{ our rnontils or‘ office to date. we ll1\\'(‘ excrciscrl it Colltitllnt and jiitlicioirs care. We have not borrowed 2lli\' irlsncy Fit 0.12 or 6.14 pcrccllt. When we came into power we found '.h.it tli(‘1‘C was on overdraft of $7112 000 with a great amount of i.ill)iiiliCS and till- finished CCllLl“i1Cl..\. On this over- draft fhe G0\'(‘l‘lllllf‘1ll was paying the bank an intt-i'c~t rate of four and one-qu.irte:' p:irccn1. We cut- ered iiitn tit~c:ri‘.itltit»ii:. \vi:li the bank and in a sliort time we had the intere.s‘. rate l‘(‘(1llt‘€‘fl in four percent. Bu’. we did llnl i(‘f‘i like paying one cent of iiliiicctisstiiy in- terest. We f0l'll‘.(I that the Govern- ment at that lime .had -.ril:ll'n'lty to borrow only the surn of $300.0-'10.] Just think of it. Mr. Speaker". the outgoing governinenl. criibtirkiritz on an ordinary and capital programme which increased the public liabil- lties by 3952.000. and gnillfi out of power liavllig lllilfii‘ pi'ovl.stnn for only $200,030 refuiidiiig. with these facts in view. and corisidcrliig the necessity of saving every possible cent of interest. the (‘lovcmment called a special session of the Les!- islature which was held in the month of September. and the Gov- for refunding other fl(‘1.)!'lll.u1't‘S. a total amount not cxcecdilitz three million dollars. “I think probably this is the pro- per time to give all account of the. exercise which we have made of taht power. S_ilic.* assuming office on August 15 last the present Gov- ernment has borrower! or funded the sum r.‘ sl.'I00.000. This borrow- ing was made at various intervals beginning. ? think. in the month of August and finishing II. very short time ago. All the new borrowings were for fr term of ten years. which we found to be the most sought after and most satisfactory term. All the borrowings bore interest at a nominal rate of three per cent. and I shall just outline the details of the various loans and the actpal interest exists to the Province of every loan: "The first loan was borrowed im- der the authority which we posses- sed at the time we come into power. 0200.000 It ntareat coat of 3.05. $000,000 was in awed at an interest cost of 3.38. I150000 It In interest point out in the first place that we other literature on the subject dur- are faced with a ccr‘tairi number oft increased e\peli(Eifirr'es. I have al-,1 T911111‘ 1‘Cit=i'rcd to the estimated ile- C_(‘S51?I‘.V int-rcr.sc ill interest and 5111-101111 fund pmvi.sroii amoiliiiing to $40,000. O\\‘lllr: to the expiry of the Ctirncgic grant for Library de. iiioustriiiioir ill the Province,‘ the Goveriillicnt is forced 1,0 the alterli. alive of either flb'rtll(iOlllllg the ex- liel'lulcn1«. or coiitilluiiig it with gov- erllinerit nl‘-S.lSlal'lCC. The grant (ix- hires ill Julie of the present. year. and to continue the operation of this library system during the re- niiiilmig six months of the year the govcrnliieiit. purposes to ask im- Le;.i,lsllrttil'c for ll grant of the sum ‘*1 511-0011 W0 1001 that that amount will curry the Ll..lbl'ai'y .s_\'.stcnl along in ii sliiisfttcfory riitrniic-i' for six rnouths. During that period the gJ\'Cl'lllllCl‘iL fllld others who are in- fcre.s'.c(1 in the project will have an Dflliortuuity of estimating the future 1‘-E‘!-‘I’-9-*11.‘v‘ and requirements of the .\f?ll(‘nl(‘, and of .'~‘.’.‘(‘lllg how the thing can be worked out ullder gov. r-rilnieirt .'~‘ll].)(‘l‘\'l';i0ll. so I say for 11"‘ IIN‘-Wilt real we are budgeting for an t'.\'pell(litul'c on that account of 56.000. 4 (1 1 her Increases There is also an estimated in- crease iii ‘L.‘(lJCl’ldlllll‘(‘ on public health services owing to the expiry of the insilrniicc grant which we have been receiving during the past “V0 years. The cstimiiieri addition. at contribution which the Province will be required to make under that item is another 36,000. We 1lflVC also an’ iiicrc c, which is growing your after year, in the Provincc'.s share of Old Age Pen- sions. of 32.000. ‘'50 that before we can establish any decrease of expenditures at all, we have to provide for those in- creased expefiditures. amounting to approximately $54,000, "Now where are the pi'opo:~'l-rl ec- onomies to be made? Take the De- partmeut of Agriculture. 1 might, say at the outset that that is the one department of the public ser. vice in which we do not propose any decrease in the estimates of expend- iture. The reason for that is that the Minister of Agriculture insists, and he has persuaded us of the ad- visability of the scheme. that spec. inl attention niilst be given to the reinstating in this Province of the iivestnck industry and that panic. ular attention in this direction must 13'’ liven to the icestablialimeiit of di.sti'e.sscd farmers especially in the litres of poultry and hog raising. The Minister will outline the de. tails of his policy. I merely wish to point out that the great need of the agricultural industry ‘is the Itlanilntlng of the livestock industry and assistance to on distressed farmers. ' .. at. M Inllvsls coat <0 11.32. 3:50.000 at I r t t org ‘ t Aoootin . however. coat of 3.15. These itcma'‘wtii1:;uI . i but we find have lust mentioned a , . ‘mu! .=v.;q II of to an . an ' V. 4 " " -.31 '1 1"5- ‘Vs rn " int: the past few iiicnths. I think pomibly it uiiglit. be interesting and instructive to campfire what is 80- ing on in one of our neighbor pro- vinces. A report of the Nova Scotia Liquor Comrnissiou. recently tabled. showed that for the fourteen months period ending Nov. 30. 1935. tliere was fl surplus of 3671.000 compared with a surplus of $389.- 000 for the previous twelve month: Well. some will say that is B. izood sign for the revenues of the Pro- '.L“iC(‘. They have managed to elim- ’lnn:e the bootlegger and get all the revenue into the government. But if we turn to the very lntei'estiI1K report of the officer of the R.o)'31 Canadian Mounted Police cam- mandlng Division, Inspector J- P. Blakcney. at page 17 of his re- l_\of(._ we read: ‘It is regretted to [state that there are ample grounds to justify the conclusion that lvhfi chief market of the bootleggers and- rum-ruiuiers is not the dive where liquor is illegally sold by the glass or bottle. but rather the homes of substantial rind prominent citizens where it is delivered direct in km! or gallon lots. A check on tile amount, of contraband liquor that is known to have been landed on the Nova scotia coast during the year has been made and compari- son of this nmount with the volume of btisiuess estimated in bootleg joints loaves no room for doubt biit tha; csttiblished citizens. siichas business and professional men. con- stitute the smugglers best market.‘ "I am afraid. Mr. speaker. that if we were to analyze that report by comparing it with conditions in this Province. we would find that the greatest obstacle in the way of enforcement o‘ the Prohibition Act is not the dive where the down- and-cut gets a glass or fraction of a bottle of liquor. but the ‘estab- llshed clti7cn.' And if I were to propose a la k for Temperance edu- cators it would be rather this: that if the public sentiment of the es- tabilshcd citizen of the Province could be got behind the enforce- ment of the rrohibition Act. then the police would have very little difflculty in looking after the (lives. Not “Complete-lg" Balanced "Just to 'recapitulatA: As I stated some time ago, we have been tin- able to produce for the current year a thoroughly balanced budget. We have made clashing reductions in expenditures all along the line. we have produced a budget which provides for in surplus on all ordlii. ary accounts except the large amount of sinking Iunds which are now required; and we have pro- ducted in budget which reduces the A} Pnlconwood Institution the total deficit on ordinary account in ‘I in hope: thltxwlf-11 o current veal’. Wfilh careful huabandlnl of our revenues. with even more dras- tio zneaaulu of economy. we shall be able in 1981 to produce it com- pletely balanced budget. It is the duty of the electors and taxpfiyefl or this province to stand behind the guvomment which they have elect-i ed and to su t in in our efforts to achieve ti: obooctivo. The Import-umfto Public “And in that connection I think it is pertinent that I should at this time ma-kc, a. public statement re- garding a matter which I consider would be of great importance in ying on the buaineu of the government of the Province. The key-note of‘ the budget which we are pivlvaring is coo and ef- ficiency of administration. And in order to obtain economy of ex- penditure and efficiency in admin- istration we must first secure ec- onomy and efficiency in the use of the time of government officials. from the members of the govern- ment down to the humbieat in the public service. During the first few weeks I was greatly alarmed by the manner in which the people of the Province--a large proportion of the people of the Province, expected the 1iu.siness of the country to be operated. Government in the eyes of a large portion of the public seemed -to be a continual raid on the office of the Premier, on the office of the Minister of Public Works. and on the offices of the other members of the Government. From 9 o'clock in the morning till six and seven and eight o'clock at night, day after day. week after week. the Plerrtler—and I think this is true also of other members of the Govemrncnt—was in a con- stant state of seige by those who were rushing—hecticly rushing in, seeking this or that little local ap- pointment, or this or that little exemption or favour. If the local poll committee in some remote dia- trict happeiled to have made some mistake in recommending. a mail as a tax collector. or the represent- ative of a certain district didn't secure a mail a position on a trac- tor or road machine. or if the rep- resentative of Charlottetown didn't get a man sufficient work on the repairs to the Provincial Building, or if the officers of the Department of Public Works didn't appoint the right man for a Job on the Rustioo Highway, or if a thousand and one little things went wrong in remote communities of any constituency, it was considered legitimate for the party who alleged himself to be aggrieved to rush in and camp in the Premier's office. And as I say this went on hour after hour. day after day. Patience sorely Tried “Finally I oould—-long after six o'clock I could force my way out of the office. some of them would approach and say, ‘well, you have had 9. busy day today.‘ It seemed to me. Mr. Speaker, that it was the very antitliesls of a busy day. There was no time for conference with my colleagues ill the government; no time for meetings of the Treas- ury Board; no time even to read important correspondence which came in. very often on important subjects in connection with the re- lations betweenthis Province and the Dominion; no time, I say, to read correspondence much less to IHSWEI‘ 1!; no time for the very necessary and cwential consulta- tion with the deputies and officers of the various departments; con- tinual consultations with people who wanted jobs or exemptions or little favours. ' "So far as the Attorney Gen- 6‘-'a1‘s dermrtmem was concerned. 11€V€1” 3- day passed but there were mlmerous People in. taking up it long time pleading for cxem tions from . prosecutions; exem trons from sentences imposed on them or for tickets of leave. Then if a Maillslffllc happened to cancel I man's license because he was driv- ing in an intoxicat:d manner. he immediately rushed to the Deputy Provincial Secretary‘; office. and if the ‘Deputy P:cvinc1a1 Secretary ‘11¢1111'v live him any satisfaction he rushed to he Premier. so I say that for the lrst few weeks or even months of my term of office I found that the continuation of the business of the province was being hampered every day by up; 1005, and improper method of carrying 011- Why. even on Suliclays,—lf 1 hadn't made a strict rule and car. rled it out to the point of :‘udeness, I would have had a steady stream of visitors seven days of the week instead of six. "I mention these facts beg,-nu,” I consider it is a. mum; of gm... importance. If it is worth while for this Province to have a Gov- ernment at all. then it is worth while for that Government to be able to carry on the affairs of the Provnce in an orderly and system- atic inanner. The Premlef or gm Province in particular should be free for constant consultation with his colleagues and the government for constant consultations with the representatives of the various du- tricts when they come to town on government business, for ‘ tions’witb the ‘rt-easui-y non-a, mg with the officials of the various departments. If he spends all his time, as he carelessly niighrdo, in these interview: which in a. great min? cases have no semblance to 11111101‘?-Int business. then I say that he is not carrying out up duty which is imposed on him by his appointment to office. “Drastic Meuuru" “It required somewhat drastic measures to improve this situation. I Very often had to be strict even '0 1116 Point of rudoneu in utm- lna interviews when there were more pressing mutton of govern- ment bualnau on hand. Perhaps people of that kind have found by experience that the" more they bother me about those son of 13111108. the lean satisfaction they let. Anyway. in order that the pub- lic ally not he dluppoinud I wlnttlconuclciatieiialy to man can 3 ginglo year from 08 0,000 to I70.- statement, and I feel that it la very important in the interest of economy and efficiency of govern- ment. I do not wish to be inla- understood by zivins the IIIIPNN‘ ion that I an indifferent to these smaller concerns of individuals. They an important. but there ,1: a lyatematic and manner in which they should be settled. They should be settled. ' Mr. speaker. if possible. by 1‘6PI!6eIltl- tives of the districts with the ad- vice of the local poll committees which are appointed to advise them. The Premier nor any other member of the Government should not baoxpccfadto1ntorvenoinmIt- mg of a local kind to which I have reference. “As I. rep auntative of the Pint District of Prince 1 naturally f an obligation to that district‘ in working out their -problem: I100! with my colleague, but I wish to make this public statement that I do not intend to give interviews to applicants for positions who do not belong to my own district. 'That applies also to thou who have some little complaint of I purely local interest tomake.l'tep- resentations of that kind must come to the government through the representatives of the district; and people who come to town ex- pecting to see the Premier' and members of the government on consultation: of that kind will be merely wasting their time. I do not make that statement from any attitude of indifference but mere- ly on account of the experience I have had. and feeling the necess- ity of conserving the time and et- forts of the membe s of the gov- ernment and of the officials of the public service for those more-for those items of a more public nat- ure which so urgently demand at- tention from day to day. In view of that fact I wish to stress the necessity of y of expendi- ture and of time. “I purpose at this stage to de- part from the usual custom of lengthy addresses on the motion for Committee on Supply, and I will now ask you. Mr. speaker. to call on the hon. member from Rustico, to second the motion." (The debate was contnued by Hon. Mr. LePage, Mic. Saviile and Mr. Mustard. the latter, at 10.30 p. in. moving the adjournment, when the House adjourned to meet at 3 o'clock this afternoon). LEGISLATURE vrslllnlv Provincial Legislature. April 14. The House met at 3.15 pm. The Premier laid on the table a copy of the Estimates for the cur- rent year. Hon. Mr. Macauigan tabled the annual report of the Deparimint of Public Works and Highways for the year ending Dec. 31. 1985. The following bills were intro- duced and read a first time: An Act to Amend the Insurance Act (Premier Campbell). An Act to Amend an Act respect- ing the registration of documents (Premier Campbell). An Act to regulate summary proceedings (Premier Campbell). An Act respecting slot machines (Premier Campbell). An Act respecting a National Park (Premier Campbell). The Peddlers‘ Act tflon. Mr, Mc- Ouigan). An Act to Amend an Act to in- Corporate the Prince Edward Is- land Dfl11'Yl'!u.n's Association (Hon. Mr. Dennis). On motion of Hon. Mr. DOPage the report was received and adopt- ed of the committee on printing and binding journals, TAX ACT AMENDMENTS on motion of Premie: Campbell the following bills ‘wen: inti ’uced and lead a first time. All Act l0 Amend the Incomg :2? Personal Property Taxation An Act to Amend the succession Duty Act. 1925. On motion of Hon. Mr. LePago the House went into committee with Mr. Wright in the chair on an Act to vent certain lands in Township No. 31 in the trustees or the United Church of Canada It Princetown Road for cemetery Purposes. The preamble states that the trustees of the United Church at Princetown Rnld havo been in Pouuuion of tho said land: for up. ""016 of 70 ye-rs; that quit claim deed: had been prepared and ex. ecutod by most of the putlu in. “fulfil that one of the said deeds had to be sent to the United sum to be executed and this and 5.. 03100 1051.: and that it now becomes expedient to vent the aid lands in the church trultees. The bill was aarocd to with minor amendment. On motion of-P1.-mior Campbell the Home went into committee with Mr. Stewart in the chair on In Act to incorporate Northumbeh land Trust Company. The prumbwatctos that the Company was incor ated by lot- gxa-us potent bearing on Sept. 8. The bill authorilu the Company to do buainou u an incorporated trust company with head office at Charlottetown. and with the unfal rights and privileges; autbocind capital |t00k to be 0100.000 divided into 1.000 choice of 0100 each. It was agreed to with minor amendments. Punter Campbell tabled the an- nual report of the tvuatlu and medical superintendent of Paleon- wood Hospital and Infirmary. Inuntriiln IAIIIIICIOII on motion of Mr. lblcy. the 11 gave committee Nldlnfl (Mr. 0 artirithoaluiriontwoblllc (Nos. 10 and 80) to amend thl satgtmcraido Incorporation Act 1. Bill No.10 empower: the aura- uurudoivvgnootmciito borrow APRIL 15. 1936 zitiil cffi. PPRESENI FINE P R0 G R AM The annual Zion C. G. I. T. con, ‘ cert held last evening in the church hall :10: ogh: big: order reflecting "941 031 v claims an . ltructors alike. d m The program was well balanced and exceptionally well executed The “Flower Quartette" presented" by girls of the Kanatas group ..5_ a by a number of juniors was especinllv pleasing. . .'rbo various group leaders under whose effort: the concert was my. riod out are as follows: Mrs. G. C woboui-. Mrs. A. 'r. Vlnniconibe MIG. Neil Mathooon, Mrs_ J_ M‘ Macradyau. Mia Alice Partridge-_. Mrs. A. T. Vinnioombe acted 35 accompanist for the evening. Rev. 0. O. Webster acted chairman. The following was the pI'0g1';1m: Opening chorus. Huntsmanks Clio- rus. all C. G. I. T. girls. Soprano solo, Morena sump.-1, Drill. by eight Intermediate git-ls. Guitar trio. Eleanor land Marion Macuod and Inez Rodd. Duet. by Sylvia. Partridge and Hope Dingwell. Flower Quartette. 4 girls of K:|[]- iaotrgs Group assiated by seven um. Pantomime. His Dream. Goimhl Senior Group. reader Ma1‘f:are[ Webster. Interrnission—8ale of candy, Junior Chorus. Gone is the w:n- RS ter. Solo. Claire MacMi1lan. Dramatization. Beautiful 'I'lilrigs. Reading. Margaret webster Playette, C. G. I. T. Visit a King. dcm. Kanatas Group. Solo. olive Partridge. Camp Fire Scene. all C. C. 1 girls. God Save the King. Another “Eligib1e" T Prlncell Aiexandrinv Louis: of Denrna in, third daughter of Prime Harald, who 1: eligible to be a bride of King Edward VIII. of EIl1:l:lntl. She was born at JI€[¢I‘Ib0I'[1Ills on December 12th, 1914. POLAND Mas‘ 5WASTIl(.\.\' WA.R8AW—Wearing oi siuisfika. armband: has been forbidden to Polish mat; on the ground ilt.tt it is the emblem of another stlic. The Polish rlazi party is sin.l.: WANT A LORD MAYOR JOHANNEBBURO —— Amendtiicirt may be asked to local g0Vc1'Illl1(‘111 ordinances to provide that the Mayor of this city he styled ill tut- ure “Lord Mayor." wives raounu: INDIAN "runes. cilia.-wlitie in jail for failure to DIY alimony to iii.» iirsl wife, an Osage Indian l'1‘t‘f‘i\'l‘( word his second spouse soushl ~~"I" crate maintenance. ELECTRIC BELLS If your electric door bell i~ :1‘- ttng a'b1t week you can i‘_ .‘ remedy that by buying ' nl - ammoniac. threepeiir. would be ample. then mixiii: this with some water (about trim 1111115 to hall 5 pound) and filling up 111? battery jar with the solution AMIIIJOAN GAIIDENEIIS . .-111' VISID TO STUDY EM-1-1~‘11 METHODS ‘ Many Vttlutii-Ir dou. NGW 301* "II I The lingliah have a garden iivrit tags which expresses itself in I manner which Americans mtahl well emulate. and "The Ncii tiff’ den" by aloiimi Budell «cu-it-is Scribner‘; acm: 82.00) is -1 11"‘ book for comparing the F.1l_'ll511' rnurs methods with our viii 1‘ rhould be avidly road by Amt-min gardeners. d It is I complete garden book 1"“ its discussions of vegetablw -111 fruits. co lrnnortant 3 iii“ Ilncllch nrdoria. Yul] be rig: 1:‘ :"",“" pain it porticu cry of 1’ _ with many plaotngnphlc W1 ‘*1’ gr-ammatio examples shown. foil: or them in color. in uikinrt 1’ 1”“ inc imtructlotu from it. W ',‘,‘,. lflllllh Olhftlh Ihollld be (‘OIl.~l 11;” ca. A fun book for it mam ’ to buy and kofip. 890,000 to complete the ercciin!nCo°11 :laioomolI;mllwl'l|d7o g:iI1t'm[5”;m,Z or portnanu ti Itruotioa work: and 010.000 1°‘ general permanent wtrxk 11‘ «mi. _ , ., I111 No. 30 [ivu authmtli clone a notion of Denver 5 u,_ Iunuumido. for hllh I<=1‘°°‘ 1’ pom. bout biill won weed is Ihott dioculion. ,, At 5 o'clock the House 10°“ «cc to inlet 0%‘! pm. and