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Plans iqr s. Maritime Provinces m, n,” gnawing the location of and service faculties were d ncrs yesterday at a meet- the Maritime Aviation Ae- sociatinil. The two~day conference w.“ conclude today. President cf m, association Orville B. Puleifer M “Mill- presided.

Lt-Coi. W.W. Reid. director cf m. Prince Edward Island Travel Buyggu offered his assistance in dulgtiing and publishing an air m", 11¢ suggested that delegates mmiit maps to his office to be used in a Maritime layout.

pplygliifl were welcomed by ifttvot- it. Earle MacDonald. _. tithrr subjects discussed includ- ,d, M. agreement by all operators u, provide air craft free of charge “my for operating costs involved m, gtlilfiiillg parties in the event (.1 otto nf the members being forced down; 1hr rates charged for han- gar rentals at Department oi T-"ngpflrl fields, and the Federal travel tax being assessed on oper- ltors oil nil pasenger flights other m“; student instructional courses.

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$0 guilt in the government ttritstt-tbutlon bill was reported by stth-committeo chairman Ed- gnu iiiniret of Montreal-Outre- mont as having made "substant- “3 wltgrcss" but was not yet 10ml) to reveal its final attitude.

Ottinrio sub-committee chair- tnan W. l. Harris. Liberal mem- ber for Grey-Bruce said that thanks to the work done by John p, MncNlcoi. Progressive Conser- rativt» member for Toronto-Den- Wm nnd s member of the House m" commons redistribution com- mitten ttt 1933. agreement had bean reached 0n Tl‘ out oi the B tidings of the Province. He in- tintrtlod there would be a lively battle over the remaining i2

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Ono nf the Ontario seats to be loft untouched and regarded as s “sacrcd cow". is the seat 0! Olengltrry held by Prime Minis- n-r nlnckcntcic King. and with a p»; Enron of 18.732. the smallest riding tn Ontario.

liirtnbcrs of the Jmkcd sheepish when the chair- man road a telegram from the irust-"s 0i Yellowknife. N. W. Tu to ti: effect that they'd rather not i-alvl‘ representation in Par- iinttttt: at all than be treated as purl nz‘ Yukon territory.

Separated from the Yukon b!

ranges oi mountains. pie oi Yellowknife in Mac- l t territory are now governed n; t. body oi six trustees. iour rurlthtllrd by the Federal Gov- otttmutt and two chosen W 11'" llvCliflil. '

“l don't know." Mr. Power rs- mitted. "if this committee should iam- representation 0n "1056 p.,,,1.- it tilt-y don't wont it."

Lckihg at the map drawing ti~' the ttcw prospective riding oi YVKQH-MICIQEIIIIB is about one- ftftt the urea oi all Canada and 11...: .l'.l travel must be by air. 0.‘. Brooks. Progressive Conser- utzth» xncntbcr for ROllfli. "-13-- tttutitdi

-ttt.y'l1 have to have a mil- laolzttlv» to represent thorn."

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tons annually-will Con- |c'.i 000 acres oi coal lands in western Pennsylvania- 'i'i:c coal will pour into t mdW c! pint converters at an estim- 42rd tnte oi 20.000 tons daily. inn coal company's prime in- tercsi is in ptnnpinrg life into the liuillS t-f an industry which has

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Itttlitti P.‘ Russell, president oi the tlrvelopment company which is iitt central technical organis- ntlntt oi thc Standard Oil COIWP‘ tn»;- 1t New Jersey. said the oil mmytny tins two principal reas- ons tn: interest in the project.

'rh.~ first is that it would as- tutc the United States oi an cnn us potential reserve 0f Itqttti fuel. The second is ihlli tltt- tnwl ni‘ finding ollond its lirulithtion is mounting 11nd “iii ilrvbbiv continue _to rise."

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Hon. J.A. Campbell: "If 1 hay/Q to watt for another subctdy 1 will be dead e/ad mm." He was rur- Priifii Bi ll"? Oiwusition not letting ‘file Dvmimlfm Oiier go through as It “DOG. '

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Hon. Dr MacMilian said he noted the Island's per capita figure was based on the population Ior 1042. when it was roughly 90.000. The 1941 census gives the population at 96.047. The Bureau cf Statistics estimate for 104s lg 91,000, m4 it increases yearly to 94.000 in 194a The population figures for the Prairie Provinces are left blank in the agreement, because they have not yet been computed. "Why," he asked. "were they able to iix our population at 1942. and fix it at the lowest figure in the whole five year period I have cited?"

Hon. Mr Hughes fixed for all the vinces. The Prairie Provinces had o census taken- every five years. as against every ten years in the other Provinces.

Dr. MacMillan: .“Why the dif- feremt yardstick?"

Mr. Hughes: "It's the some yard-

stick. but they us, it twice as ot- tenff He rmirtttuined that ii this ‘Province had received the $2.100,- 000 on n per caplta basis we would have had to have a population o! 140.000. I Dr. MacMlIlan said the looatl rnewspspeis, representing the 0on- lsdun Press in the Province. had been ignored by Premier Jones in larmouncirtg the tax agreement fterms. He preferred to give the mews to g Bummer-side weekly, and ‘he had stated we were to get over $2,400,000-

Prernier Jones: .morq than that." a t Dr. MaoMillon: “I don't see any- ltjiing oi it in your official state- ‘mcnt. You soy Finance Minister Abbott estimates it at $2386.00! for 1047. And it may be less than that."

"What we are 090011“? mnmm‘ ed with." said D1‘. MacMillart, “is tom- unfuliilled claims against the Dominic-n. and there is no reason why this amendment should not go through s.s a Baitmlllfil"

m‘. George Seville maintained this was covered by ciwle 15 0! the agreement. which reeds: "Noth- tng contained in this comment sitsll be deemed to ve-IY 0i’ mm- instto my of the rights or Obi!!!‘ tions o! Prince Edward Island 0r

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totes-e entered into bet-ween thorn or to limit their authority to enter tn-to any fart-titer agreement in ad- ditton to or by way oi amemim Ii to this agreement."

Mt. R- R. Bell POi-lated out that ithis did not cover clatlnts for dam- ages under the terme of Confedera- -tlcn.

Mr. Hughes citod Conservative leaders at Ottawa utd in cisl Legislatures es static; that , is Province mg receiving p15’- .mem on- e $34.31 per cap a buil-

i‘ Mr Dougatld Mat-Kim thcwht the amendment was superfluous.

i MI. Bell: "Wlhv oppose it. -tfitcmh?"

Mr Hughes rrvalintsirted "we are igetting all the statutory subsidies foo ever got" and much more be- ‘sides.

t . Claims Bargain “Excdflcnt"

Premier Jones said if Mr. strong applied hi; calculation to the Othfl‘

rot/meg he would reduce them still iurther. He cited govenrvmcnt members in other Provinces l0 show that the island was being treated rmlch more generously- "The deal this Province gvi- is I41’ excellent one and we should like it without quibbiing." he "What do you wont. anyway?“

Mr. Bell: "We want the some as you wanted when you went u? lint."

Premier Jones: "We I0! ii" m“ s; much as every other Gov- ‘ernment since Confederation."

M,- gtrong; "And they are lak- ing ‘five time: as much from us."

HQHIICBJOIIQ tneinteixtcd that when he gave the news 0i the i1"! agreement to a "a 800d Libwii tpgpai" in Stumnerside. he didn't tkngo?! the Canadian Press war rop- q-eggniod by the two Charlottetown I papers.

l He said that when they were 0.’- fered thg $2.l00.000 at first it was .110; [my to gross national protiuc- tlcn, which is likely to increase a! ye...“ so by. no figured they had qbtainrd over $i.000.000 more till" w“ given under the wartime l8- qeemmt, and this was not cotmuns ‘up pa tax relief. There WON. M ,malntaincd. "plenty o! be!

iygn ins agreement without addlnd ‘others.

The vote was pgglflon amendment being ed as above stated-

thetn put. the OP" defeat-

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that the Communist bands in Gretta atop killing and abide b! constitutional means to express their views.

"That would bring pesos to Greece. ‘men American aid could b devoted to restoring product- ivity of the Greek people instead oi our wasting our generosity on military equipment."

floover, speaking beiore mem- bers c the Federation of I-Iei- lenic I ' " oi greater New York gathered to observe the iflth anniversary of the inde- pendence of Greece from ‘Purim’. did not mention directly Presi- dent Truman's Drcposd WW.- 000.0ti0 program oi aid to Greece and ‘Turkey. .

However. he rsnarked that "America has shown its constant lciicituds" for Greece "and lsss given generously both private and

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P"“P°== of the ssreement was to d“ “'3' Wm‘ dilDllcI-lo taxes. In i946 the Dominion Corporation l..- come tax was 40 per cent. They! reduced that to 30 per cent as from Jan. i this year in order‘ to give the corporations s chsncdto branch out. It was not the idol that the Provinces should take ad-l {Bill-Ike cf thig reduction by put- ttag on a 5 per cent provincial tax.

Hon. Mr. Hughes: "Had the. asreement been implemented actual Canada there would b; none o! title." I

M“ simlig quoted the Monetaryl Times wlthu-ogard to the l0 per cent IBCIUCIIOH in Dominion cor- Pflffliion taxes. "Now this Province 1S putting 6 per cent of it back?"

Mr. Huziies: “Yes?

Mr- Sirens: "That is the rust admission that your bargdln is a Door one, and that you‘ have to put‘

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on additional taxes."

Mi" Hllkhes: “It is not an addi- tional tax. The total tax ll now ilvillfliiy 5 per cent lower."

MF- Sirvnsl “Lower grim what?"

Ml Hughes: “Than it would be if these taxes were m»

Mr. Saviile said this was one of, the taxes bhQ NOV; Scot]; Prgmfirg

not coming '

Another tax which the Dominionl had vacated was the s per cent gasoline tax which the Province; ‘could also impose ii they wishedl D

Mr-fitroas: “Are you in favor of that 3 cent tax being put on gasoline in this Province?"

Mr. Seville: “Yes. ii it was put °ii f0!‘ 1'05!!! I would support it."

Imposed by Province

Mr. Leslie Hunter said the Do-f miInion tax reduction oi i0 per‘ cent was effective January lat and it could have no connection with "19 imDosition o! this new provin-i ciai tax. "We are getting money. ‘from Ottawa and we are sticking this extra tax on too," he said. He predicted it. would have s, discour- taging effect on business and iri- dustry in the Province.

Mr. Hughes said the tax was b9- ing imposed by all the assentlngl Provinces.

Mr. Hunter: “Isn't it optional?"

Mr. Hughes: "No".

Mr. Bell said the whole purpose oi the agreement was to do away with dual taxation. This clause was‘ directly contrary to this prin- ciple.

Mr. Strong: "I would ask the member from Annandale. does he own a car?"

Mt‘. Saville: “No sir."

Mr. Strong: “But you are ready to tax the other fellow’: gasoline!"

Mr. Baville said he had hari oc- casion to hire a car.

Mr. strong: "At Government ex- pense, as a member of the Fisher- men's Loan Board?"

Mr. Saviiie said he had also done so at his own expense.

Mr. Philip Matheson asked i’! this tax would be collected by the Dominion Government.

Hon. Mr. Hughes: “Yes, and only one return made."

Mr. Matheson: “Is this in ad? dition to the new agreement?" i

Mr. H ghes: "It is not "a part‘ of that any shape or form."

Mr. 11,8. Bell: "How much will it bring ln?"

Mr. Hughes: "You have the cor- poration taxes there for a year or so. This would be s very entail iraction_oi it." '

Hon. Dr. MaoMiiian: “The Ped- erai Government collected $114,000 in corporation taxes in i046 at the rate of 40 pet" cent. In excess prof- its they collected $92,000. ‘

Mr. Hunter: "With the $2,100,000 you are getting from the Domin- ion will you have to return this l per cent provincial tax? Will they keep that?"

Mr. Hughes: “Yes".

Dr. MacMillan: "That. is where you are coming out at the short end o_i the stick."

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Mr. Huntpr: “In other words you are increasing provincial lux- ution in order to help make up this $2,100,000 that the Dominion Government ll giving you."

Mr. Hughes: "No."

Mr. Hunter: “Then We are go- ing to receive the $2,100,000 plus the 5 per cent tax?"

Mr. Hughes: "No."

Mr. Hunter: "What becomes of it?" Mr. Hughes: "With the nine

Provinces assenting and no Pro- vince dissenting there would be one corporation income tax a- cross Canada." I

Mr. R. R. Bell: "We had ttbt last year." .Mr. Hughes: “Certain Provin-

ccs dissenting, the practise was changed. Those Provinces dis- senting would have to go back to the fields they had vacated un- der the wartime tax agreement. Lnuttediately they went into the corporation tax i‘leid in their own Provinces. all equality in corpo- ration taxes across Canada would be washed out. You could get no . bl- uniform taxation s- croaa Canada. In order to avoid

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that condition the asssnting Pm. Vim?" but on a 5 percent tax which had the effect really oi reducing the Dominion rate by 5 Percent. That gives the dissent- ifll Provinces a field oi 6 per- cent which they can tax."

Mr‘. Matheson: "In other words; the Dominion penalized the as-l seating Provinces by ii percent in; order to help out the dissenting? Provinces." y .

Mr. Hunter: "I would ask a- Ilin. will the grant from the Do-' minion Government be increased to the extent oi the 5 percent corporation tax that is to be col. lected from this Province?"

Mr. Hughes: "No."

Mr. Hunter; "The-t is 1w."

‘noes’ and s ‘yes’ we received from the Minister." Mr. Hughes: ."The ‘noes‘ have it." .. Mr. Strong noted tttat Ontario, which has not come under the agreement. is imposing a ‘i per cent corporation tax. That goes to the Province. "Here you are helping out the Dominion Govq ernment by imposing this 5 per-. cent tax, and it is adding noth- iflill i0 your 82.000000 sutbsidy at a ."

Mr. Hughes: “There is no con- nection with the $2,100,000 att all." ,

Mr. Strong: "There is this con-i

‘vantcd to "tam f” the Prwime"; nectlon, that ii Ontario didn't‘ the New Method Cleaners nn Mott»

impose any tax you would be talc-I ing B percent more out ‘oi the corporations in this Province than; they are paying in Ontario. When: you take this money out, vtherel does it go?" |

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Mr. Hughes: “It becomes part oi the consolidated revenue oi Canada." , Mr. Strong: “And out of that revelnue they pay you the ".100,

Mr. Hughes: "Yes."

Mr. Strong: “Therefore they are better off by Epercent of thisi tax."

Mr. Hughes; “No."

Mr. Strong: "You don't want] to lee it. that is all. , credit on one side and a dis-t bureement on the other."

Mr. Hunter: "As a result ofi this new setup the corporations‘, in Prince Edward Island are go- ing to pay an extra b percenhi Isn't it reasonable to deduce that from the agreement?" _ I

Mr. Hughes: “You can make». that computation tf- you wish.‘ but there is no connection be-l tween the two." -

Hon. lidir. Barbour asked lit there was anyone better able to pay taxes than the corporations. The Dominion Government is to be commended for getting after, these big corporations during the W81‘-

Mr. R R. Bell: "is there anyi big corporation in Prince Edward Island?"

Mr. Barbour said there were, three or iour firms here which‘ paid half a million dollars in] taxes daring the war. Hs criti-; clscd Mr. Strong's reference to‘ car taxation. "I would suggest that he give up his car ii he doesn't want to pay the taxes." lte said.

Mr. Strong: "My hon. friend's car is probably paid for by the Government."

Mr. Barbour: "Yes."

Mr. Strong: ‘Tax frecl Bo far as these big corporations are con- cerned. who pays their taxes? They pass them on to every man and woman in the country. The

farmers pay their share; makel no mistake about that." ’ Premier Jones; “When the

Provinces did not all agree we hsd to do something. The reason that the agreeing Provinces hag‘ this I percent tax nominally put on is not that more taxes are spptlied, but merely to enable the Provinces to estimate Iwhat the corporations are paying in each Province. I! all the Provinces had come in the Federal tax would have been uniform across Gan , and probably it would have been 35 percent instead of 30 as it is now. 'i‘hat 5 percent is only to give us a check on the corporations."

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Mr. Strong: "But why should we be penalized because some oi the other Provinces didn't come in? Supposing you got corporat- ion ‘taxes to the amount of $2.- l00.000 from t-his Province. then your whole subsidy from Ottrnva ii r this agreement would be paid by this Province. In other words it would be wiped out."

Mr. Dougald ltiicKtnttott cX-, prelsed surprise that “there is any man in this House so thick- headed that he can't understand the Minister's explanation." He‘, accused the Opposition members ' of "misconstruing" common-sense statements for political purposes.

Mr. Strong took exception to this ‘remark. The hon. member“ had no right to impute motives,‘ i‘nor are there any men in this House that have a monopoly on the common» sense of the ccun-" try." .

Mr. MacKlnnon: “We can all understand it an this side of the; House. We must have s different mentality thsn‘the members on that aide. I obiect as a farmer to having the busines of the! House held up by a di _ussion of this kind."

Mr. Hunter: "As e farmer I object tc this extra B percent tax which is sting to effect every farmer and helm-man in the

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country. it will sfieet a great

many small industries. This tax is going to go on our cheese fac- tories and creameriea-any fact- cry that is incorporated will be subject to it."

Premier Jones cited cheese and milk bonuses the Dominion was

nevlns- _ Hr. Bell: ‘Today the corporat- ion income tax ll S0 percent.

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CENTRAL iiilAlililAli Z Speech By Premier Sugggggfu] first Day A In Red Cross» Drive

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CIVIC TAXESw-Thc first in. sit-um?!" c113’ of Llhariottt-towti taxes is due and payable on March

land Premier Walter Jones re-

Crowe c! Sydney stated. Mr. Crowe said

CIVIC TAXES — Ii’ first install- tion" was taken to press

ment City of Charlottetown taxes "W"!

is not paid on c-r before March 31, which he said had quoted Premier day‘; "calm, M $5030 5o _the»n all remaining installments bo-l Jones as threatening to “outlawfwith a. reported surn'0f.$5 000 col-

lted thS' -.'.-_i The Cape Breton Command. Mr. rifittee band; pawn] hanks um i