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SATURDAY MAY 4, 194G

We Pay In Taxes

In claiming that “special consideration" has been given to Prince Edward Island in the Pfoffcfcd $3,000,000 subsidy in lieu of income and corporation taxes, Finance Minister Ilsley is talking at variance \vith the facts published by his own Government. The Department of National Revenue has just issued a booklet on Taxation Statistics which contains, among other things, s statement of Federal tax col- lections by Provinces for the fiscal years 1942, i943, 1944 and I945. From Prince Ed- ward Island these tax collections for 1945 amounted to $2,970,042 — nearly s. million dollars more than the proposed minimum sub- sidy which Mr. Ilsley claims is 50 per cent greater per capita than the general average sub- Qidy offered. The figure for i945 collections includes $1,353,927 individual income tax and $630,623 corporation tax collections.

Premier Iones was certainly moderate in hie demands when he argued that the King Gov- ernment should raise its offer by at least a. mil- lion dollars. Even three millions would not be sufficient for our present-day fiscal needi; t0 be offered two millions and told it is being giv- en by way of “special consideration" is surely adding insult to injury.

It is interesting to note how these Federal tax collections have increased in recent years. In 1942 the amount collected from this Prov- ince was $912,841; in 1943,$1.7¢s.7s<>_:in 1944, $2,274,882; in‘ I945, as above noted, 1t had m- creasocl another seven hundredthousand dollars. {Ilse difference in these figures l5 of vital import- ance in calculating the effect of Federal sub- sidy proposals. An offer which would seem generous on the basis of the 1942 tax returns. ‘m. examph, migi‘ gagily prove ruinous to the Province on the basis of the I945 ¢0ll°°l_l°"§- 111g; 3991i“, of course, to alllthe Provinces and helps to explain why they are all so char)’ in accepting the Federal 0100053“-

Ig is Worth noting _ moreover, that d; $2,970,042 from Prince bdivard Island "l I945 does not by any means represent our total tax contributions to the Federal treasury; The banks, insurance companies and other big cor. porations ‘pay their taxes chiefly through their head offices in the Central Provinces, and it is these provinces which are credited with tllﬂ up; payments. It lS safe to say that our cont; tribution through these and other sources Woul easily amount to another million dollars.

Mr. King's Double Talk

Prime Alinistcr King has Plilnllsﬁd “ Ye‘ ﬂuciion in the personal income tax ‘and a scal- ing down of the corporation tax, if the Pro- vincial Premiers accept the Federal P1090555 at the Ottawa Conference. This sounds good l0 me taxpayer; Perhaps Mr. King's object was to manoeuvre the Premiers into the posltlﬂﬂ where he might, if it suits his purposﬁ, 800115?- them of blocking tax reductions. He told them that the Finance Minister has dclaycd P110379’ tion of his Budget pendingthe outcome 0f the Conference. Then came his ultimatum. If _no agreement is reached, he said, “the Qﬂllllrllﬂﬂ Government will have to use its constitutional powers to the full extent necessary to meet its heavy tiational and international obl1E3llQl15 and commitments." The lnlPllcallQ" l5 Plalll- If the Provinces don't yield to Federal _dc-

_ mands, there will be no tax reductions, possibly

sea. . This reminds the G705! Md M9“ that 95°’ l to the last election there was the spectacle of .Mr. King undertaking to reduce taxation while i}; the very same time he and members of hi! abinet were engaged m promotinil‘ a _5°°lal ‘security boom. ..But these twin promises did not ‘my with them the same-qualification as that last Monday. In almost the same breath.‘ lllf Minister announced the Governments '0n of applying an entirely new tax. 11ml‘! ’_ ' i ' ‘the income tax, to hell! CW" the of, _ social security program. The amour"- . Wax is variously estimated at from 3 to 5 ' ‘ nil will be applied to all incomes, re- , of whetheror not a boron»; liable

crwiortly half of the new-tempur- I Brwinceel if» the Forlfflhspﬂm’ it; way ~ will be required to impose s ‘r idrtaa on everybody 6y‘: at;

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lﬂ/lﬂﬁl b)’ 3w other.» by the Prov- ims- Tllfw-WS Weenies all iucomﬂ» Pll-"l I Doll tax on everybody» .o'_v"er sixoeen years of age would require a drastic slashing of other taxes before: net reduction could be achieved. This Mr. King must lpww perfectly well, but his aim now seems to be to coerce the Provinces into line by mislsading assurance of tax reduc- tions. Y

Our Aviation Leadership

In spite of the fact that in an air sense Can- ed for air success than to rest complacently

rent Monthly Letter of The Royal Bank of Canada. Far apart though such factors may seem, the success. of Canada in peacetime avia- tion depends upon good aircraft, low rates, pol- itical and economic stability, a. confident trend in business, reasonable taxation rates and en-

to build up business.

“It would be well,” the article continues, “to take nothing for granted. Given geographi- cal position; materials, factories and skilled men and women to build planes; natural resources and manufactured goodswith which to trade;

all aspects of flying; there remain as needs to place and keep Canada in the lead of aviation development, imaginative initiative and sustain- ed effort."

the article remarks, “The Dominion’s potential position among the world's aviation leaders has been recognized. When the Chicago Interna- tional Conference on Civil Aviation created the first inclusive international ‘organization to es- tablish air navigation standards and procedures, it selected Canada as the seat of the Provisional International Civil Aviation Strong efforts should be made by Dominion. provincial, civic, and other bodies, and by citi- zens generally, to make ,Montreal so acceptable to the 50o delegates meeting there this month that they will vote to make this Canadian metrop- olis the permanent seat of the organization. “PICAO has great potentialities, and Can-

and executing the policies. Already this organ-

technical standards, authorized regional route conferences, and laid the groundwork for an international code of flyingptechnique which will increase efficiency and reduce hazards. Optim- ists say to leave things alone, and order will

endeavour to introduce the order before chaos has a chance to envelop aviation. In this task,

Canada has taken a leading part."

PED|TOR|AL

NOTES-

The Prices Board employs 83 meat in- vestigators and inspectors. Their salaries, since meat rationing was imposed in 1945, totalled $103,948 and expenses were $30,468.

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In praising the role of the press in world affairs, Prime Minister Attlce slated, “the freedom of the press is a definite aid to the U. N. O." The Conference at Ottawa should bear this in mind.

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Senator Robinson has joined Senator Sin- clair in opposition to the Margarine Bill-a mcasure calculated to lower the public taste for nutriment and the farmers’ prospects for pro- ﬁt‘ 1U i i i

William I-lickling Prescott, American his- torian, born this date I796; specialized in the field of Spanish history; his Ferdinand and Isabella, had immense success, and was follow-

Peru; he also published Charles V After His Abdicalion, and was engaged on a Iiislory of Philip II at the time of his death.

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In boasting of having been returned to ‘pow- er without a lawyer in his following, Premier Jones neglected to tell the Ottawa Conference

in the Legislature, his legislation would have

been more or less a fiasco. u s a- a-

Conference, Premier Jones is living up to his reputation here of transacting government business by himself and his Finance Minister, without taking his other colleagues into consid- eration. That is the way of the dictator though the Premier does ‘no: seemluto realize it. U

Musical culture will suffer a distinct loaa by the departure of Mr. Walter McNutt for Winnipeg. Not since the late Professor Watkis have we had such an all round musician in our midst as we have had in Mr. McNutt, interest-

ments for our musicall betterment. t a n s:

It's an ill wind that blows nobody good, and the present is no exception t0 the rule, for we now have reasonable prospects of the farm lands and roads being sufficiently dried by the 10th ‘for the Spring work to begin in earnest. A late Spring not unusually results in ‘an abundant harvest. . " ~ l i 1 U . As returned veterans are. never-tired telling us. we have not the faintest conception of what ‘the people ln the. old land have gone through, andcndored cheerfully, in the way of depriva- tion of comforts and necessities of existenw ind new again, reduction in the size of the Brit~ lsh loaf of bread from two pounds to -. l 3-4

ill the 1f

ada is at the middle of the world, more is need- ‘c

upon her natural advantages, déclares the cur- v thusiastic attempts by government and people

and many thousands of young man trained in m

Referring to the May meeting on aviation, ' Organization. °

ada. will wish to have her full share in framing i

ization has produced an impressive number of ‘

ed by Conquest of Mexico, and Conquest of m

In demanding secret sittings of the Ottawa ,

* Tlllﬁ CHARLOTTE

Nam ‘By m m,

smneth lke folbvtfxmunofiestloiunqly with complete lmaarclotss the wider-baking Daily Mail.

too

come out of chaos. It is the job of PICAO to

on. Here he will find a. link with his grand- father. the 31d Earl of Caledoin, who served. in Canada. as an officer in the Ooldstream Guards more than s. century ago. It, was frcm him that the Canadian lawn got lbs name. On the outskirts of the Norbhem Ireland village of the same name stands a. lofty mount- ain in memory of this other treat soldier. Aroimd this landmark Vis- count Alexander used to play as 8 boy little dreaming that one day be would become Governor Gener- nlod the country in which his gavmdfsiiihier served with distinction. The first settlers ln Caledon, On-

98-110. om ted fr th “two village. Jgpvlre Dtét. e M

Bum end brandy are proving suocmsful baits for catching New South Wales SODl-h coast rabbit-s. Thapggs who have been using liq- uos ts say that alcohols effect onarsbblitiselnuzst lnstantaneou. What is from. rum and brandy have proved a definite lure

. per-s spirituous be. as recent rise 1n the rabbit fur mar- . Poisoned rabbits yield good. elem fur, but em uselem for the table. ‘Ira-lined rs mean. but dam stims

that had it not been for the Opposition lawyers acoom

edin, and participating in, all sorts of move- w"

- will in all probabilities succeed in

ma“, lege just for want of somewhere to h, go need not expect to get a dlp-

_ be used ln addressing a group of

old Elxht-thlrty until twelve-thirty 1n

order to be s successful student. .

. ap- said: “Once the bunnies ge i-

'. PUBLIC,‘- FORUM w. sum- o opan u-

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in nuance or r. w. o.’

Bin-In regard to recent dis- cussions over Prince of Wales Ool- leze. I think one could safely sey those who are condemning‘ the tn- stltution. are those who eve not attended it, or those who dld not succeed in meeting the require- ments at the end of the term. An one who enters Prince of Wales Co leze with the intentions of suc- cessfully completing his course,

a tress lilting ‘

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completing the course, that is if he prepares hls homework regular- lY 8h pays attention in class, durlns the whole term and not just before exams. However. one who goes to Prince of Wales Col-

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lomn for having a good time and talklnx to hls neighbors during class. Nothing in this world is gained without some effort. And when s student graduates from Prince of Wales Qollege he hes a record that shows he has studied. and it will place him in s worth- while podtion.

Now. this word “bottleneck" is not formal Enxltsh and should not

teachers.

In regard to teacherraslarles, Prince of Wales College teachers - deserve all they receive. They are fully occupied in teaching from

the forenoon and many teachers have classes until five o'clock l-n the afternoon, and those who do not conduct afternoon classes are having review classes, or correct- in: one or more/of one hundred i“ and fifty class tests which are written weekly in some classes; are greparins difficult problems whic occur in next day's lessons. or are ready to help any student solve any difficulties he may have.

The teacher at Prince of Wales College has a very munotonong work. maybe teaching the same lesson five times in one morning, the school teacher teaches "e les- son about once a year. When one enters Prince of Wales College, he should be old enough to do some. thins for himself rather than hav- ing hls teacher forever telling him the things which he must do. in

I am Sir, etc. A. P. W. C. STUDENT.

MR. MQEWEN BEPLIE

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