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(ondon Press A W Comment On . . Mztcllell Case " Joeeently a news item from the V Yllondou (Eng) Morning Post in con- nection with the reimbursement of ex-arrrly officers defrauded by o Andrew Fraser Mitchell land -' ‘Anemone published lh The Guar- dian. Be following further mention o! the matter from the same news- fpaper will be of interest. ‘ “Pafl-iculars are nowto hand re- jgarding the compensation to be paid‘ certain British ex-oflicers who}. ‘lwero duped in the Prince Edward Is- . flind fox farm frauds. It will be re- membered that a. man who posed as ' ‘ a Government; agent sold many non- . “existent farms to unsuspecting ex- Servlce men. T'".l'he Government of Prince Ed- _;_-wlrd Island has now set aside the sum of 8,000 dollars (£1,600) for re- . _ imburserrlent of those who were dup- _ ed. ‘This money is to be raised by a. » can, and it is understood that the ' balance will be paid by the Federal Government itself." The london Weekly dealing with the refund to British oflicers says: "I am afraid that I cannot jolrl in the gushing compliments which have “been paid to the Government of ‘fiince Edward Island on its decision - Jo compensate the victims of the ' fraud which was perpetrated in its name about six years ago. The swin- dler was the duly appointed emigra- tion‘ agent of the province in Lon- fldomjnd» besides holding out very‘ ‘ Ill! Pfflcbects to intending settlers} flpocially with silver fox farming, he 1 falsely pretended he was authorized by the Government to sell small holdings at u price including the er- ‘tion of bungalows. - In this way he Cbtuined euros totalling nearly £4,000,

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ed, and as it is short and concise I will read it in order to show in some measure the inconvenience these people will suffer as a result of this ThLs petition is addressed to thé hon. minister, and reads as follows:

“The undersigned residents of Car- digan and vicinity, in the county of Kings, Prince Edward Island, having learned that your department pro- poses to close the customs otllce in the village of Cardigan, take the lib- erty oi making the following repre- santations in connection therewith.

“(1) This onlce has been an estab- lished institution since the province joined confideratlon, and is a. very great convenience to the people of a large and prosperous section of coun- try.

mostly from ex-ofllcers. Some com- muted pensions in order to provide the money of which they were de- frauded.

"At the instance of the Ofllcers‘ Association the agent was prosecuted and convicted at the London Ses- sions in March, 1924. The chairman of the sessions expressed the hope that the Government of Prince Ed- ward Island, though not legally lia- ble, would recognise its moral obli- gation to the victims, seeing that the frauds were rendered possible by the prisoners use of his official position. During 1924 the late Ivordl-Ialg, as president of the Officers’ Association, addressed several strong rcpncsenta- tlons to the Premier of Prince Ed- ward Island, but as was related in Truth at the time, no definite prom- lse of redress was forthcoming, and the matter has remained unsettled down to the present date.

“Now, we are told that the Gov- ernment of the Province, “completely ignoring the legalities behind which it could have found protection,” has (with the help of the Canadian Do- minion Government) generously re- solved to display its good will towards the Mother Country by refundlnB the money with interest. Better late than never, but the sufferers by U" lwm‘ dle would probably have been more grateful for what is 668011004 0-9 m“ Whandgomc gesture" if ltlhad not been so long delayed."

SILENT HONEYMOON

(British United Pres!) LONDON, June 1l.-A newly mer- ricd couple, wishing to be K110"! l! the ‘silent strangers,’ have set out from Johannesburg, South Afrlcm-on g ‘p; years‘ ‘honeymoon of silence. They plan to tour the world on push- cycles. speaking to nobody 6X00” each other.

When they come to hotels they will present a letter ‘stating that they are pledged to silence and asking for ae- commodotion and menu cards. Their funerary includes London, an Atlantic crossing, the United States of Amer- ica, the Pacific, Australia and Ania. "Keepink silence for all 98m le very difficult," said the husband in eninterview. “This hue never been dcmbetororuunxlnthehlemu tbeworldflrtutlswbywoaredoing ltwelhallmfcoursdlpeuktooooh other, but to no one eke.”

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“(ll The village of Cardigan is the customs and railway centre shipping port for a number of large and pop- ulous settlements, some of which are twelve to fifteen miles from the railway, and all of which will be ser- iously inconvenienced by the closing of this ofilce.

"(ill The entering and clearing of vessels is a matter of much import- ance, and while this does not bring in revenue, and we realize that the oillce may not _be profitable from that standpoint, we beg to submit that the service given tothe public g-sn- erally is so great as to more than jus- tify its maintenance ingview of the very small salary and expenses con- nected witnlt. _ _

“(h In stressing the urgency of this matter we wish to represent that the question of revenue should not be the department's only‘ guide in such cases. Accommodation to the public is being given in most branch- es of government service without re- gard to financial returns, and we be- lieve this is a case in which the needs of a large section of country should ba considered rather than the small economy which can be ef- fected by closing the ofiice.

“Therefore we earnestly pray that your department should give further consideration to this case, and trust you may see your way clear to meet our views, and the needs of’ this dis- trict, by maintaining the customs of- fice at Cardigan. ‘

Other Offices Closed

The some arguments could be ap- plied to several other districts where the ofnccs have been closed, notably at Murray Harbour, Murray River, and St. Peter's Bay, andvto a. lesser extent at Annandale. During the summer time there is a. considerable traffic from the United States to Prince Edward Island. Many of our people who have gone to that coun- try tn work return for a. visit to their friends, and of course the custom is to check their baggage through from Boston or New York, or whatever point they depart from. Take the case of Cardigan. A man writes to his friends at that point advising them that. he expects to arrive by a certain train, and he checks his bag- gage through. Perhaps his friends have to drive twelve or fifteen miles to meet him, and then it is discover- ed that they cannot get his baggage. What are they going to do about that? They will have to go beck home and make another trip to some

house in order to have the baggage examined. Considerable hardship will be caused through closing this oflice, when it could be averted by continu- ing to pay the small salary which was paid to the official at that point. The reason given is that the customs returns have en so small, but if the some prirlc ple were applied to other branches of the government service many offices would have to be cloned. It would be found neces- a‘. close moot of the poet offices if they were considered on a revenue bllll. '

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should. I think. convince the minis- ter that this matter should be re- considered and the ofllces which hill/B been closed reopened.

Minister and to the Commissioner of Customs regarding this matter. I made them as strong as I could, and I wish to repeat them hEW- The only expense at that port is the sal- ary of the ofllclal, because there is a government building which houses both the customs and the post ofllcc. That building has to be maintained. heated and lighted for the post 0i’- flce, regardless of whether or not the customs house is maintained. This customs office was established long before Confederation. Last ycar fif- ty-three foreign vessels entered and‘ cleared; there were two hundred and

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theimnttrr not for the customs depart- statement of the hon. mmeber forlmflll. bill» f0!‘ U", Marine 009M1-

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them have‘ been closed, and this has been l the only way that I know of.

i lences I have had since I have been l customs may I say in connection with in the ofiice. 1t u. not an easy matter I the slsnlns of an articlcd crew that

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I , through the post omce. i Mr. MacDonald: How would you get ‘articles for the crew in connection with a vessel over 100 tons?

Mr. Euler: My hon. friend is deal-

ing with a technical point that I do . of what he says.

these matters because it is a part of my business. There might be very serious inconvenience in that connec- tion

M}. Euler: In any event it is a

lrlent. , Mr. lllacllonald: The collector of customs always handled that. It is

Mr. Vcnloi: As an old collector of

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them that week. Bend for priq u‘; J. W. Boulter, secretary, Chgylgth, town. P. E. Island. lily-u

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ry on those duties, he should have. been retained, at u lower cost to the department, and to his personal ad- vantage.

Mr. Euler: I can only say what I said before, that it comu as s_sur- prise to me to hear that there is a man there drawing $150 a month, re- placing the man who had been drawing a salary of $660 a year, and

::As a vermlfuge an effective m. paratlon is Mot-her Graves‘ Worm Exterminator, and it can be Elven to

of injury to the constitution.

Ohe Man ’s Wife

was superannuated in‘ the ordinary 5y course. I think ray hon. friend must 3533535 wggg be in error. There is a mistake (mpg-um somewhere. We all make mistakes

and perhaps the mistake is here, but none of the officials know of any such man having been appointed. I promise my hon. friend that I will

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that time hung again so heavily on hcr hands.

And then, just as she had attained a little contentment again, Richard announced suddenly that he was go- ing away.

Mr. MacDonald: That was the con- dition two weeks ago. "

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fifty-three coastwise entrances and clearances, or over three hundred in all. Some of these are large foreign steamers which carry away our pot- atoes ln the fall for delivery to the southern states. I have received in- formation that the postmaster is to be authorized to enter and clear the

to close a port. In practically every g the" L‘ a I” 000F880. and it 08H lhstuhce strong objection ls raised to easily be amused for the chief c01- the closing of a. port, p0 mutter how i lcctcr to so tlfthc outlwrt or sub- small it may be: there is an element ' D0"- lmd Sign On the Crow. The com-

of local pride involved, also the mat- l mission he would EH would be $11!’- ficient to pay the expenses.

ter of convenience, and of course] Mr. MacDonald: That is what I

somebody will be inconvenienced . am trying to get at. I want to know

foreign vessels, while the coastwisc‘ vessels are to be allowed to trade back and forth without being subject t0 entrance and clearance. Even thought it has been thought desirable to close this office, the department has

cleavoured to reduce that to a min- imum. I might state to the com-l mlttee the course upon which we proceeded. Perhaps a year and a half ago, when we had time to get down to this particular phase cl the

‘thlhh we are also entitled to know‘

‘ times as much sent to take his place

"For how long?" asked Yvonne. _

“For three months," he answered. avoiding her hurt and questlonin] eyes. “

(Mr. A. E. MacLean, M. P, for Prince, agreed with Mr. MacDonald, with respect to the‘ port of George- town, it. being the winter port cf the Province. "If, however, arrangements have been made through the Post Ofllce department whereby vessels

Why does RICHARD say nothing about tolling Yvonne. with him? Cu she reconcile herself‘ "to being leli

when a port ls closed. We have en- what arrangement is bcing made, be- cause something will b: neccmury. I

why the man at Georgetown was dis- missed and a. mlln drawing three

ience will result to the people," he

alone? The next Installment rm "l! real beginning of Yrlnnis struggle against her desire to dance.

can be cleared so that no inconven-

said, "lt may be all right: but other- wise we would like to see the ports

left open. We have received very “Came o’ Mmm" NO one m

say with certainty exactly whey, cnus- '

a man down there who is ccsttng thc department possibly over $2.000 Per

was only receiving $860 per year. How long this expensive officer will be kept there is a. problem, because at the present time there is no post- master and there may not be one ap- pointed for many months. Surely if it. is necessary to maintain a man there it would be far better to retain the man receiving a salary of $660

year, while the man they dismissed ma. Wm] the

=becn dealt with. As I say, we have

for the time being, and how long that condition will continue. I stress the point for the reason that the col- lector of customs had been there eighteen years, and being a man with a family and receiving only $660 a year, he has not. been able to save any money. It was a full-time job [and he was not able to take on any ‘other work. ‘Now he is let out with- Eout notice. Surely it is unfair to let

work, we called in the inspectors of the various districts and they got toge- commissioners and of-

ficials of the department at Ottawa. They sat ‘down at a table with amup showing the various ports and they discussed very freely what ports might be closed without injury to public business. A large selection was made and as yet they have not all

other place where there is o customs

closed some 230 ports. The matter of revenue has not been in all cases the deciding factor, although it has been in some. The matter of entries and the matter of convenience are involved. We have been more dispos- ed to leave open the ports on the border than those smaller ports in- land. But the matter of revenue is important. For instance, take the case of Cardigan, one of the points mentioned by my hon. friend from Prince Edward Island. Thoimport‘ duties amounted to $324.54 and the salary paid, $360. We are not trying to single out any particular province. In Nova Scotia there were more than I00 ports and outports where the re- venues were smaller than the ex- pense of maintaining the ports. The amount cf expenditure and revenue is not necessarily the deciding fac- tor, ~but it should have u. very im- portsnt bearing on the matter. ‘rho closing of the ports was one of the things recommended both by the pur- llament y committee of inquiry and by the royal commission inquiring into the customs.