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MARCHJI. 15147 ;’"-'-i—-'-"_'.-— tax Alli!!!“

d psrtly m 3.11s nature d “registration. franchise. l- “ 0r other feel. whose wllw kwm-vedtotheProvirlcebythe (guts. of thl! 539953“? .3, is therefore resolved that it desirable u. fix and determine t of license. reglstntlon.

h: Ilflenslon ~

Government of Qulnda in View of’ the termination

the Wartime ‘Ilaatsltion A8119‘. mm. rind the consequent prospect 01.. return to the prewar dual sys- direct tsxotlorl. has reqlmt-

mherels tile

Of ammo Pmvlnoe to vflcite (‘refill-ll “M, 0g titration. muse-

fy- mcome taxes. eorposotiorl tenl. (aka. on securities and succession rlutlcs. ll-llil

isate l“ revenue to ‘mum grunt] from the Dominlosr qu-ensurl‘;

IIAM whereu

h“ proposed to oom- Province for the loss of

s buts of agree-

mi nos been 11080116194 beiilwm $1.6 mmlniou 0f Can“!!- ‘md ‘he G_.,._.,_.n;nent of several OmBdiB-fl S to provide for such s iii-

“ 11191-91011 Ifllolilbd lhllt l1 icnt that a Bill should be

-~ k .: rd lffirlliccrl m the burrow of Mil-h-

(‘filing m; Government of Prince r‘...~.{-.i island to enter into sue-ll 11111111111011! with _tl1e Government 01 (.,_,v.,...1.. llllll providing for the im- pienlvlltrltion 0i W931 ngreemml‘ m m. p". or m, Province, and that lhc Ilonouroble William illlcites have 19°" l° mlromce “pl. B111. and that such Bill be i11- lituit-ti “All ACT» l0 5mm“! Temp‘ “my. the Imposition of lllwme 1....“ (‘orporntlon ‘fluxes, Taxes on gmuities and Bllwfislm Dime‘- Thr- Hnlme waived its right to so kilo Flllllmlllfifl 0R1 Th5 “b0” 795* hutun,‘ m the understanding that n..- hills would contain full inter- mating and could be illlly 015C055’ pd flitting second reading. They .111 llktly be sivm W197“! W" oliicr business until It .

Other Business

Tlir House met Yrelemll? “m?” n. 1.». st 3.40 pm.

M1. Morlny Boll. on a1 surest-ion 0! PIWllPtK‘. 0W4"! ‘he lad" of ‘he Qppcsiilnn HS “Ming m“ ‘he Slulltucrsidt- tiff-mi! lliiml had bee“ ..\».....ur1utr~<l. 111m. Mr. Bell said- ind not lrtkfill‘ Pill" “nil “S” H“ hrou no more to do sh. ti? i° ‘he ivrrscui.

111-. hfflrlillllllrl. replying 1M"- ;;|](l his statement 11nd been the 11.. ,~ hnd been- taken to 9X11?“- Wutl. 1111.1 this he maintained WM llFTlfFlly vowed.

Billv wcrc introduced Mill "I"!

111111115 the tollowlrls Willi": lllirrilivlfs Assoclatiow Act; Al)- prctlticcsllip Act; Children's Act: Jllzllrnillrt- Art‘. Stflillie c! 11mm"

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1.11.5; Judgment and Bimini“: Mt; Intcstacy Act; Oouttllty Cour. Act; Registry Act; Evidence Act.

'11 luifession Ad? UL‘ t to incorpolute the Ken- Drivimg Park Association Act to member"! Ltd. were

siugioll lmlitcd. 11nd an 5 fill‘ tuld Stewart. giion first reading.

yrs... m. slewart tabled the N" 5x171 of legislative and Public Ub- rtllii’. i940.

11.11 fill‘. flushes 1110186 "if 1* nri .1 ‘.1c‘;.C MP for the ell- cndlll" 1dr 6.

Plflllltw mm. tabled a report on pun-w ln Petitccdlac local: Estuories._ P10111110! t V‘ ullswick. also n 8W0?!“

work at Provincial Labor- -_ Egcnersl field work. and p "u of public hesltl. tuber-story writ. amen 1947.

LONDON - (OP) - The srmvual 11nr1=nnl Welsh saolied fflllvfili ulticl. pus had 50 yours’ association 1111. s1. PotlYs excclvl l" Wilfmll’ httrtks. uas held at t-‘he Otliilfiillfll aanu- this your.

_,__...._- ISIRTHS. MARRIAGES. DEATHS 50c Per lnseri

" WQ-lllyfblllfé ti-thlu -At the Charlottetown ltoqutnl. March 14. 1947. to Mr- zttlti l-lrs. l-imlle Gallant, Oyster Bed

ldcc. n son.

DEATHS . _ >______________________. \rZ1~lRI’l‘~—Dled on March‘ 20. 1W7- ilturgc Leslie, infant son of Mr.

111d Mrs. George Nesbit. Hunter lT.\'<-1',

ORRO OF TRMIKS

‘ill-s. Archibald Livingston. Clyde River. and Epmily. wishes to thsnlt all those who sen-t. ‘sntafllfl Filmpatlly sin-ms their recent and bcreavement.

ti. 11-. Nlactsan

UNDERTAKER FMBALMER

Charlottetown snl North Wlltshlro

Phone lie ii

be trimmed by special‘

Speech From

The Jones Government's reliance m s further Dominion-Provincial ocntferflleo to implement it; resyn- Itflwtien nouns. u revealed‘ 1h m! Bbeeoh from the ‘Ilhrons, was "lltlyltd in the Legislstluo yester- thy by Hon. Dr. WJlP. MenMillln, lecdt of tho Opposition. in s. 0000b in whidh he pointed out that: the Government's position finan- chllv-sud, 111st of the Province- wes l. precarious one ' .

Dr. MocMlllsn spoke or two hours on the Draft Address yester- day. concluding shortly before s o'clock when the adjournment was moved by Premier Jones. The House tthen adjourned until l! plm. todsy. - “The question of firlarlcing is I10" to be dealt with." Dr. MscMillan said. "Notice has been Sivan by the Provincial Treasurer slbout the finsncisl su sngeme ‘ to be concluded between the Feder-

sl Government snd the Govern.- lment of this Province. But the questions of social security and public investment plans are not

settled st all. and cannot be settled except by s Dominion-Provincial conference. I thilnk everyone must agree that there is very little hope of sllc-h s. conference being called. even to begin to deal urinh ‘those important problems. so far as all the Provinces are concerned.

Al In The Air

“k1 no Province are they more important than in Prince Edward Island. We all hope thst this Gov- emmorlt will do all they can to further such s. conference, but the latest and most authoritative state- ment. has been made by the Prime Minister of Canada when he said the other day that he did not know when such s. conference would be held.

“Cmsequently these matters are all in the sir. If and when that conference is called. end if and when there is some success attain- ed, then this Government purposes to give assistance to provincial roads, buildings. agriculture, fisheries and forestry. as well as to the mentally ill. tuhospltuls, senators and to preventable diseases in general,

“Am I correct in interpreting this statement as meaning that there will be none of those improve- lments along health lines until the social security plans are agreed to at this problcmatical conference? If tthst is the case. then indeed our position- is a pitioble one."

I-‘nrlconwnod ‘Rvquluemenls Dr. MfiCiMllliill rccullcd llllfllr for

years Dr. Murc-lfson had been asking for necessary lmlprove- ments at F-alconlvood Hospital.

He requires s convalescent wing. n treatmcnt centre, 11nd profes- sional assistants. The mcntal hos- pital at Faiconwood is a first charge upon rho Government. of this Province. Wllll 500 or M10 patients. Dr. lvfurchlson is look- ing nflcr two or three timr-s thc nurrtbcr nny 0m‘ mnn is capable of dttending to.

Dr. Mac-Millnn llopcti the Gov- ernmcnt would consider seriously increasing tho grants to all the hospitals in tho Province to a large extent. He dwelt strongly on this po-lrlt. reviewing the dif- ficulties undcr vr-‘nlch tht- hos?"- als arc functioning. Ho also stressed tltnt tho Sllnntorlum will require increasingly large finan- cial aid.

Mr. Douguld MucKlnncn asked if it would be of any help i0 ill!‘ hospitals 1t every family in the Province availed thcmsclvcs of the Blue Cross organisation.

Dr. MdcMlllon replied in the affirmative. He commended thll organization and said it 11nd been particularly successful in tho Maritlmcs.

He described how the recent polio epidemic was dealt with through the cooperation f all concerned in public health activ- itirs. The after-effects of f-hl! tlPPHdPd dlacllst- meant many months of hospital care. and ‘here arc still some twenty-ii" ‘atients under‘ trcatment at the ‘nnatorlum.

There was also n word for bent "ctims of tuberculosis. 11hr“ 39y are being nsslstcd jointly bi’

-~ Department of Education and

c Rod Cross during their 1on8

rlud of trcatmfirll-

‘flle Health ‘h:

"So liar 1'1 assistance to public lpglth is concerned we need not ma“ (m. My Dominion-Provin-

inl conference to 11c called." D1‘- "ftlcMlillnn said” "Coming "l" ‘he excheducr of i-llls Govern- ‘lent for the last six yPBFll h" 1mm 5 great. amount of none?- "ollectvd through tho health tsx. rhut tax is drsiznaltd by #1111111" rm- gppclfl] pllrbrlSvi. and it. should ‘tr so spent. Thorn should be a convalescent ward at Fnlconwood. n medical trcatmt-nt cchtrc there “m1 more assistance tn tho hos- pitals. and 1t should be paid Wt or this tax.

"If you look st counts that have led you will find that for the year ending March 3i. 1M6 the" was derived from the lltnllh W‘ the sum of $170000 Th“ mml" would do s lot to rl-metly llellml conditions in this Province. M14 when we get. the Public Accounts 1w.’ "n": .22.: you will It i T" ' m1; gourco will be over $50M!!-

"Qlnce the health tax was im- pouq t" 194.1, five hundred thou- sand dollars has been collected.

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Too Late To Claslfy , ITTsITs-lsafponos. 01m 1 be seen‘ st Diamond Taxi.

the Public“ Ac- just been tub-

The Throne

‘We W! lesttimste place wfssre lily of this money was spent was in the extrs-snlurel treatment of tuberculosis; and not more than 050.000 hes been expended in that; Well. In other words. one-tenth of this talnhss been properly Went. and tlhe remaining nine- tentll has been used improperly as ordinary revenue.

“The next paragraph m the Enoch gives some‘ hope that in- creased grants are to be made irrlrrledliately to the hospitals," Dr. Mladlvltllsn said. "I hops this wll-ll IJPOVB t0 be the case. In Ontario I notice that they are giving e Very 1518c Per caplts per diem grant to sll hospitals. Nova 8co- tia follows that method too. and it is the only proper plan.

“Again it is emphasized in the Speech that ‘when puibllc invest-l meat. and public security meas- ures are arranged with the Gov- ernment of Canada, it is anticip-

ated that improvements to roads. buildings, agriculture, vocational education. fisheries. health and. social security will expand con-i slderably.’ In other words. the future welfare of this Province rests on the success of a Domlln- ion-Provincial conference which has not. yet been called. You can figure out for yourselves just how much hope there is in that. I have no fault to find’ with the Government's proposals in this connection; the question is when are they going to materialize!"

Premier Jones: "We didn't. do too bad on the fiscal arrange- merits."

ZDr. Macllvltilllan: "I sm not go- ing to discuss that yet; but off- hand I would say that you did very badly."

The Airpodt Road

Dr. Macmillan commended the menfscr from Brackley Point (Mr. Cullen) on his outspoken criticism of the condition of the roads in his district. especially the one lending to the airport. The reply of the lvlinlster ofP-ub- llc Works (Hon. Mir. Barbour) was that bhis was not the onlty bad road 1n the Province.

"I am sure," said Dr. MAcMlll- lllfl. “that wr- alivugree with the Minister on that point. The yard- stick would probably multiply them by hundreds. ‘Ilhe mam/oer

from Bracklcy Point said there‘: In fact I

must b0 some dispute be-twt-en tflc Provincial pltrtmenis to account for such a

tiisgraccful slain of affairs: 11nd

the rPply of the Minister of Pub-l

H“ wmlks w“ m“ ‘hen “as Ml but I would like tn have foundl‘ was being done. l

disagreement between the two Governments that. he knew of.

"I think the hon. mcmibcr from Bracklcy Point is right. because

between our

done to tllr- Western Road from Sumrnerside to Mount. Pleasant during the wur years. Wc did not. recc-ivc just treatment in that mailer. I am not blaming the Minister";- it is only another ovi- dcncc of the injustice- that has been handed to Prince Edward Island in every particular.

“In ‘this instance I think the Government should see whose duty lt is to h-ave this piece of pavcmcnt put in shtlpc. because visitors must receive an awful

m.

Mr. Eugene Cullen: "l was out the Brncklcy Point road an hour ngo and there was a mun work- ing on the road."

Mr. Strong: "You got action." (Laughitcrl. -

Dr. MndMlllan said he approved of the proposed legislation to give Ill-c Public Utilities Commission more authority. There rcm-alned. hc said. the question of damages lo the citizens who had incurred heavy losses by reason of the recent electric power breakdowns. He did not. slpprove of the plan followcd by lhc Maritime Elec- tric Company of extending their lines all the time. This was just making the position of those who have been using electric power for years more precarious.

Premier Jones; "more should be a limitation.” '

Dr. MacMlllsn: "I agvrec with the Premier on th-at point."

Long Distance Services

Continuing. ‘he said that an intolerable situation existed with regal-ti to the telephone and tele- graph services in this Province. because on Sundays there is only one period betwcen hellf-fpast one and three o'clock when one can get a long-distance message through. "What." he asked. "s- bout those pectple who are twenty or thirty miles from a doctor?" He lnstsnced the Mill-ray Har- bour snd East Point. districts in this connection.

I-lon. Mr. Barbour: "Or West. Ospe." Dr. MacMillan: "'I‘here should

be no trouble getting there be- cause there was s good road built to West cope during the lest b!- elcction. It should last for years.” (Lauoflt ert.

"We have no control over the telegraph company. but we should have some over telephones." Dr. Macmillan continued. ‘The trou- Mn is. just as soon as you put in Sunday hours they will raise their rates." -

Premier Jones: “Would you be willing to emorctprlsts them?"

Dr. MscMlllnn: "Sure; but you

srs going to have s11 awful job

and Federal de- t

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;struck by a fearful

it ls not tile first time lllii. thorn;

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shock, physically and psychciog-l 1mm“ every “me ‘my pass Overl boats of half i-he size I askt-d ‘tln engineer at Ottawa the other‘

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when you begin to deal with the ramifications of the th- ptlone Intern. You will and ur or nvs systems interlocked. You will have to travel snny beyond the Pstitcodise in New Rum- Wlflk. on the-owl Osntrsl Osnsds and perhnrl even down to the, United Btstes. before you can get‘ control. But the general welfare! of the people of this Province-i should come first. The telephone company is n mesh eotnpsny; they don't pay their employees higih sslsries but they seiss ev- ery opportunity to increase their rates."

He noted that there was very little about rural electrification in the ‘libs-one Speech thds year. "Lest year and the year before one would imagine that this de-l vetlopment was right around the! comer.- Is it ossible that it is} fading out too? Is it going to pass into the realm of unfinished proposals or day-dreams on the part of the leader of’ Vile Gov- ernment?"

New-Old Appointment

A new depart-merit of govern- ment. Dr. Msclvlfillsn noted. was in contemplation. The chief 0b- jcct was evidently to get s salary for some of the unsalarled mem-: bell-s of the Executive.

"I understand." he addedflthst f-here has been an appointment made rocenfiy by this Govern- ment. of a man who was femi- crly dismissed by this Ctovgrn- ment. I understand that the public reports and public flC-I counts are in such s mixcd-upt condition that even the Minis- ters cannot understand them, and’. that the appointment of this new man isfor the purpose of interpreting the public reports to the Ministers themselves. and.- incldentltllly. to have them broad- cast throughout the country as pmpagrlnda."

Dr. MacMlllan wondered wha-t‘ tho new department would be! called. He suggested. as an ap- propriate name, that of “Propa- ganda Department." ~

lie comm-ended the proposal oil assisting those engaged 1n cater- ing tn tourists. and in this con-

nection rnfcrrcd l0 disgraceful conditions at Borden and Wood Islands. Whcrc travellers "almost

have to carry portable out-houses with them because they can't gel. accommodation at ciiher place."

Premier Jones: “The railway is rcsponsible.“

Dr. Mztclilil-ltln: "T110 i"rill\\'<'l_l/ has a responsibility. of course. I am not blaming the Govcrnmcnt but I am pointing out that this disgraceful condition should llzlvc ‘John rrmedlcd :1 long time ago.

"From a health standpoint lllvrri have been vcry dtlmntzlng reports} on those conditions. bothi at Borden and at Wood Islnnds.‘ am told that one of

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"Hi5" PllRllEPfl l" fl Sllllflfiv llrfiifh- I to have tubcrculosis X-rny tcsts. >C‘1g1'l<tll€i n1."- rslcd that this Province would be Many “p”. evading m?“ .9515’ lMtdmm 334. A PM!“ (c; B g9; c’ Pllldflmilc 0i" and some were undoubtedly car- 22."

poliomyclitls. I am not going to

rtm CHARLOTTETOWN cusltnlay

Leader 0f Opposition t Analyzes Statements In

Med for facilities.

adequate btood beak Isluedtosr

He elleled regret that. the oh Board of Dduostlon, consist. ing of the Executive Council. had been replaced by s Board which sated merely in s11 sdvls- Ofy capacity under the Minister.

Ho strongly criticised the abol- ition O1! Lllln from the ourrlcul. in the smaller schools. This ms a direct blow st the one-room school. from which s l-srgs pro. nortion of our most brilllsrlt students have comm.

Premier Jones mslntlslned tl-lst the course hed not been sbel-

ished. but was merely made q»!

tionel.

Dr. Moolilillun: “Irt is s retro. grade step. When we come beck into power the course will be restored."

with "URN to rncsbionsl training. he wished to know how "W"? were talking this course.

whether the school is likely to

close in‘ the near future, and what the building had cost. “We were told.” he seldflithst 1t would not cost more than $0.000, but l m 11v the Public Accounts that the expenditure is over smacoo to date."

Dr. MscMillah commended m, activities of the Department 0g Reconstruction in making not). able war equipment to public in. stltutions and to war veterans and farmers. Also the success ‘of the Department in taking over ‘h? hwslns project at Maple Hlllls. Unfortunately this project is to be abandon": by gppt, 1,

and he Wflndercd “that 970.1510“?

could be msdc living there.

Referring to the campaign for pasteurization of milk. Dr. Mac. Mlillan said that in a disease frog ares such as Prlncr- Edwtartl Is. land the dangcr of crmhlminag- ion was much 1P5! than in other places. In certain cases pustcur. izntlon ls absnlutcly neccssary. "1 would not like to put through a Provincial Act making pasteuriz- ation of milk imperative. how- OVPT." he Sllild. "There are some "l"!!! l Govvrnnlcnt should not, iftillslaitc on ahrnd of public opin- inn. Front a medical srrllidpoin’. ll Sou are dealing with sick r111‘- ilrPll. You order rlnstcllrizcd milk as a mattrw 9f mum.

"While tllc milk situation coll- Pflllll’ is very good throughout the country. I do not like the condition that exists in this City." D1‘. MacMlllan added, "Since the death of Dr. Clrokcn I do not think tllerr- has boon filly Bdvquaic inspection of milk. That is a condition which should b:- remcdlt-d as soon as possible."

for those now

_ Tuberculosis Tests 139811118 further 111th health matters. he urged that the ‘Govcrrmcnt. make ii conlqoltlsoryv

lricrs of the disease. This tended

say whether that is true or not..t1o nullify all ths- gqnd workwmch

out on what facts ticatiou was based."

this prognos-

New Clu- Forry

1 an ‘Hcalth Act.

HP suggvstcd that the matter be remedial by nmcndmcnt to the Public

Hon. Mr. Barbour: "What would

yyou suggest to do uliih 111cm af-

gsrlwzlrlltlfilgrcmrtlllslcr of Public‘ The new kwbrpaker Amgwdt" works and the Dopaflmenti according tn the Throm- Spot-cit. n‘ Transport at Ottawa. I recall Wm 3° 1m” “W!” "paflv '" ‘ ‘ . 1947." D1‘. MncMilltln nucstinned‘

him “mmlammg "t ‘m’ damag”. thtls statement. “This is the third

month of 194-7. so it cannot be so very early in any case." he. said.

He agreed with the Premier that as a rcsvlt of inexcusable delay in providing this nccessary. service. our farmers have suffered‘ millions of dollars in tranmor-i These losses since‘ 194i would umcunt to the cost of a st-cond boa-L,

“I am not st sll impressed with wh-llt tlir- new hnat ls going to,h<= llkc." Dr. MncMillon said. "We would have hecn very mum br-t-. ter- oi'f if they h-sd given us two

day. in the Department oi’ 'I‘ran-1 sport. uhcthcr the new carferry; would be nblc tn dock with the present. piers. rind he acid he did, not know. Does anyone know‘ whether she will be able to dock- either st Tormsntine or Ber-l en’! .

"lf she docs not. when are wel going to have docking facilities fol accommodate this big ship? When: they set out to build en ice- brcrlker. ruby didn't they start at the same tilmt: to provide suit- trble piers? The job is only half. tlonc. and the fstrmers of thlsl Province will go on paying the: bill for damages."

Dr. MllcMlllnn referred in this

decision of’ the Board of Tran- sport commissioners regarding truck rstcs on the Borden-Tor- menllne ferry. He scored the Federal Minister of Transport for not assuming responsibility in this matter. and recalled how. ttvcllvc years ago. he as Premier fled obtained an adjustment in ferry rates from thr- then Rall- way Minister. the lnte Hon. Mr. Manion. . Hc llrgcd tho present Govern- mt-nt to take this matter up st Ottawa. and insist on plsclng re- sponsibility u-hicre it. belonged. Prt-micr Jones: "I could try for it just before the election. How would that do?" Dr. MooMlllsn: hon. friend will agree that the rates ere an imposition. and that the Federal responsible party. "It has always been tention." he added. “he difficulties will never be tighter!