4 ‘ wala RY - the Provincial Government has de - needs of those eligible beneficiarie: va Mepmetinwe owe ae See ee . Pa - gp ee ee ee eee a a — i Bi cache oe OEE SNE DESCENT OS LAAN TEE DE SLOTS COMETS, MeL BAA fi ND : " eT hl - SIDNEY AND ISLANDS REVIFW AND SAANIOH | GASETTD, FHURBDAY, MAROH 18, 1920 a Be 9 e Soldiers’ Aid Commission 1 the Premier recruited in support of; his objection to the principle of the’ resolution. And in making his) re- quest to the Newcastle Imember for ita withdrawal because of ws in- equalities and impracticability, Mir. Oliver informed the House that some assistance would be given to tnose returned men who are suffering un- der the discoinfort of tax arrears Towards this end, therefore, it way | now be taken for granted that the scope of the Returned Soldiers’ Aid j Commission will be extended and tn’ future will comprehend all cases of | necessity among returned soldier: and their dependents, whether tne trouble be tax arrears or suen ordin ary and regretably frequent cases of misfortune as come within the pue- view of this provincial rehabitita Prdvinctal Government Has Becided to Extend Scope of Returned Soldiers’ Aid Commission. * Returmed soldiers and tbeir de- pendents in Britteh Golumbit = wil! learn wtih considerable interest that cided to extend the scope and oper- ation of the Returned Soldiers’ Alc Commission so as to comprehend the whose tax arrears may be tnreaien- ing to separate them from their pro perty by the ordinary process of dis tress. While there has been n definite provision of a atipulated o set character of assistance the Coir mission has performed an excellen' work and many returned men have been aided during the stage of wait ing for gratuity or other allowance from the Federal department. This new and specific develop ment, however, has heen more o less occasioned by the discussior which took place in the legislatur recently in connection with a resa lution sponsored by J. H. Haw thornthwaite, Socialist member fu Newcastle, which sought to plac upon the Government the onus fo: -perpetuating the obligation of man’ returned soldiers who are in arrear: with their municipal taxes. To b precise the terms of the resolutio: actually did condemn the Govern ment for working a hradship those veterans so circumstanced Likewise its design was directec upon a specific line of action anc ealled upon the Government to ex empt from taxation all property o returned men assessed under and u’ to a value of $2,000 for the period o the war, and to rebate those taxe that had heen paid within the sam period. While this suggestion on the par of the Newcastle member would na tulally appeal to many returned me} so placed as to come within it meaning, it was obvious at the out tion agency. Canada’s Pulpwood | Conservation Necessary in) View cf! Depletion of United States Forest Areas, The depletion of the forests 0 New York and the New England ' states has resulted in heavily in-i creased demands upon the forests of [opera ® | Eastern Canada, particularly in con nection with the export to the United . States of pulpwood, pulp and news ern ene eer ee print paper. In the Eastern states, the forests are practically all private —_—t ee ly owned, and, for the most part. the methods of logging have bee: : §. t . | We Have Ordered a Nice As- destructive. No adequate provision has been made for such restrictions upon logging methods as will) pro- vide for leaving cut-over areas in a condition to produce a second crop In Canada, on the other hand, the zreat bulk of the forest area is stil!’ in the ownership of the Crown, and is therefure subject to such re- strictive regulations as mtay be Im- posed by Governinent authority to: perpetuate the forest through wis: - sortment of Calendars for 1921 UL See enceimn ol SEE and willbe ina position to sup- eh OS te set that the spirit and intent o the suggestion were totally out oc use. . hod f1 : - harmony with the ability of the legis The destructive methods 0 8 F lature to acquiesce. In the first place ane so ae romowee e aoa ° : tely-owne ands in e nited’ : and as pointed out by the Premie va sees \ ply m h t d th W th ; during the discussion wntcn ensued States resulted in the Shine of the - ‘ erc an S an O ers 1 j the resolution in its entirety bristle centre of lumber produciton from | “\, : - with inequalities. And in the sec |‘2e New England states and New ., B ond place he power of exemption c York to the Lake states, thence ae - e 4 rebate in respect of municipal taxe the south. . ‘iow one Peete Ivor 7 { any num er esire e 4 does not rest with the Governmen west is repidly securing the ascend- { : s at all. Its function in this particula [2"°% | or . ne B H 3 regard is concerned solely with th» All this means ney anne a ° 3 ~ pe ts of Eastern Canada w t e e a administration of the law as i [ ‘Ores O t t ll ll 5 ; Sag. ra : % stands and the power to do what th. xploited to the limit of their ca ' i ur represen a Ive Wl Ca on (xg resolution asked rests’ exclusivel pacity. If destructive methods are 8 with the municipalities. Until the followed, coupled with madequait ; oe Municipal Act is changea, therefore te Poo teten, as ne me et the ; * the Province—and by that is mear nite tates, ou See me : th l the Legislature—-should not inte: | idly become exhausted, and our ‘ you as soon aS e samp es ar- 4 fere save and except upon the re ‘reat forest industries much gracdu- ; quest of a majority of the muntetpa)’ ly decline, with obvious loss to al | ‘ ; ties. Statistics issued from time t | ‘Ublic and private Interests. - . time have gone to show that near! If, on the other hand, our forests 1 H Id y ur d O . ninety per cent of tax arrears in | ‘Te Managed on correct principles 1 AR i rive. 0 0 or er. ur volve the municipalities or the o1 vith a view to their reproduction fol- iff | ganized sections of the province ance | OW INE cutting, a handsome increas | if i in ‘consequence the issue embodier J ® the development of forest: indus: é ‘ . . consequence the te a ean ' prices will be reasonable, and municipal and not governmental ac | (2 #@ Permanent basis. Generally \§ i \ speaking, however, this basis of con itructive regulation does not now xist, and fundamental tnformation a largely lacking, upon which ac tion at this time. Emphasis is unnecessary tn poin' ing out the difficulties in which mar of the municipalities in toe provir eat SP ee you may have any number of ; vet yolte i ae by. Ny find themselves todav. while ta | [eh peltey of silviculture saould b | 8 Premier took the stand op oe floe vy y he of the Honse that were ot een pes This situation is particularly in [fg " jortan! as to the pulp vood foreds! i Fe ‘<2 sible for the Iccislature to follew the course prescribud by the reselutioi the adTitlonal burden that would b placed upon the municipalities woul: *, them printed to your order - ff Eastern Canada. The perman e PH ‘nea of our pulp and paper indus ry will necessarily be governed only + nN GS provoke financial calamity in man JY Che capacity of the conntty mat ” ; CaKes. crow successive crops of timber of re % - eye! 4 Ee These are general argument he paclinaned species, UPON OUP Vas a tS againat the wisdom of the resolutian Peas of non agricultural lands, Ni H Reeognizing this situ®tion, as in aers There is ao phase, however, while reports have it has escaped the ma jority of returned soldters and th general publle It in the frecuatet that such ao proposal would creat were ft to become operative Wie mier Olfver illustrated the cage oo the returned soldter who mish 4 now recognized also by the pulys ‘* ind paper industry dtsely, the Cem Wission of Conservalion dias, daring he past three years, been engoved Tpono a general investipacion of the ‘conditions governing the reprods. ion and rate of growth of (he purp chance to porsess ao dwelling as vood spectes of iastesm Canis neased at $2.00, and upen which al vrime tie past sunomen. Crea teed his taxes were pald Under th ydies have been qratntamredd. ute’ proposal submitted this anan, prob he dmumediate superviston ef brooe ably quite well off, would be oe. titled to a refund of all faxes pale by him during the whole pertod c the war Moreover, In the case o t) Hflowe The practical value of this. Li work to the pulp and paper courpany ex dk reecgned by the Laurentiad “ourpany, Limited, and tae Tdtorden Pulp and Paper Company, In Que ec, the Abitthi Power and Picpes ‘Company, do Ontario, and the Bata arst Lumber Company in New [Bruna wilek All of these conmppantos have, contributed materialfiy, tn oa finanerad way, toward co operation with) tae the soldler or dependent In posses. ion of a house assessed at, say. F2 600, upen which three or four vears tuxea might be in arrears with i possthlo mortgage encumbrance 6 three fourths tts value. would ge no benefit whatsoever under the plar of rellef proposed although Chis tas COrmmitsaton dn the proseeumtton Cf ia or dependent might be very much | vestigative work upon thets Emits nore In need of the aastarance than] oe operation has also been matntoin \ . the man whose five veare of taxes pd with the New Brutawtek leone would be reniatted Nor would anes verviee dn the comduct of biyvesties accommodation aeccure to the sel dve wotk ja that prov hice (hyde, Alera twuidow who fs ma virtual cay Leenv itt dn GC otswed vatten es payer through the medium of her monthly rental flatd for the house What ta the amiiark Chote st : she doer not own rom the clowdea! live bevate ' dhese are the anumaties white p oratn, dear) ? * ? se woe “ ° os —— ilananaeinedle ann an anand pn Seen Ge aye ween . . / : .