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NEW HAZELTON, B. C., NOVEMBER 21, 1994

a Budget Provides ‘Great Reduction

in Expenditures

Victoria; Nov. 20.—On Monday of this week, Hon. J. D. Mac- Lean, minister of finance, made

his first budget speech and it was ‘one of the most illuminating doc- uments ever presented to the

., Howse,

-Most important of the announce ments contained therein was that the estimated expenditures for the next fiscal year have “been reduced by $1,103,815, The sal: ary list has been cut by $142,477. The estimated revenue is given as only $19, 246-less than for the

‘current year,

Provisions have been made for sinking funds-on Pacific Great Eastern guaranteed stock out: standing, which will retire the debt in forty years. The assets of the province over liabilities are given by the minister as

$25,985, 000,

Assets in agricultural lands, buildings and merchantable tim- ber are shown as $700,000, 000, or $1,384 of every unit of population

in the province,

Hon. Mr. MacLean gives the net debt of the province as $31,- 622,402. He shows that a saving of $798,413 has-been effeeted by refunding: short-term 6 ) percent, bonds into long-term issues, ‘The debt redemption fund is $19,982, - 730, or $26 for every $100 of gross debt. Other provinces of Canada combined have only redemption

brovisions of $3.50 per $100,

’ The budget speech shows that direct taxation ‘on the taxpayers amounts to only 40 per cent. of the total revenue. The progress of British Columbia is shown in the statement that since 1914 there has been an increase in revenue of 189 per cent., and last year exceeded the estimates

[. by $858,632. . The cost of educa tion has doubled since 1917,

There will be no changes in

taxation this vear,

‘New Hazelton Bazaar

As the culmination of several

a weeks of hard work; the Ladies’

Aid of New Hazelton will hold its annual bazaar next Friday evening in the church. The ‘ability of the local ladies in the {, way of the domestic arts is well f known, and their display of fancy f and useful articles will bear out M the high reputation they have : Sarned for themselves in this res- @ pect in former years.’ There will | also be a candy booth and a grab- @ bag, as well asa C.G:LT, stall,

™ while light, ‘refreshments ‘will

@ also be dispensed.” * The bazaar

@ will afford an oppor tuijty. to,pur- @ chase high qualify, . . Christmas cifts at moderate: vtices, and m will well repay® ‘one ‘to. attend,

- A musical program m will be an 8 les

s g vided attraction, «

[Usk Family Lose Their Home ‘and _ Effects by Fire

” Usk Correspondent

Fire on Saturday last destroyed} An entertaining treat was af- the home of Mr. and Mrs. A.| forded the residents in Bethurem Falk, three miles below Usk, and wiped out all. their earthly pos- The blaze occurred during: the absence of Mrs. Falk, . who had gone to Vanarsdo! on|couver. A large attendance was an errand. She had left her son, Ingvald, at home, and he ‘found it necessary to go a short distance away fora pail of water.

Mining and Other Activities

About Dorreen

Mining and Farming As mining in this vicinity has. received an impetus, in that gev- eral properties with promising surface showings are to be devel- oped next season, mention may be made of the coincident great interest being taken in agricul- Of late there haye been many enquiries concerning land. for intensive farming and dairy- The bottom lands here ean- not be surpassed for fertility, while there are thousands of acres of up-land for grazing. These enquiries are significant of the fact that mining simultan- eous with farming affords a staple and convenient market,

A. Graham gave a very de- lightful dance last Saturday even- ing at U. G. Paine’s residence, Despite the bad weather, there was a good attendance,. and al) thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Sandy is some debonair host, Mrs. N. Brown, of Prince Ru- pert, is visiting her relatives,’ Mr. and Mrs. DeMareo. _ The Jones brothers are leaving shortly with their families for Vancouver, to be with their rela- tives during the festive season, George Graham, of Usk, was'a business visitor here recently. He took in the dance on Saturday night and acted the part of com- edian to the delight of many,

_ On| forth ““Tired-of Me’. Mra, At- his return he saw the house to| wood accompanied. Some diff- be a mass of flames, but made every effort to recover some of|then given, As an interlude the family effects, and in doing 80 sustained seyere burns about He was forced to zo in a half-dazed condition to the nearest neighbor, half a mile| way for a long time, distant, for attention, The plight of the unfortunate family'is extreme as a result of the total destruction of their Physical disability prevents Mr. and Mrs, Attwood, of Ter. Mr. Falk, who is a resident of |f2¢e. arrived on Saturday night, 17 years standing, from sufficient- ly contributing to their re-estab- | Mrs. McClarty, - is t. Their distress should open the well-sorings of ‘human |among the visitors of the week. kindness, and the many ‘charit- ably-inclined could find a most ‘stitable outlet ‘for their cdéntribu- | tions in this case. sought, but some benefit affair ‘would afferd means to reinstate G. F. MeLaugblin, the family to some of the degree |. . of comfort to which they are| R. H. Bourk has moved his

Charity is not

Bed « covering has already been provided, and some friends at . . Terrace have kindly sent some{ J: W. Smith, of Hanall, is

Those who took advantage of the recent cold snap to kill their beef animals did not weleome the

extreme change of heart on the -| Mrs. Smith this week, and will

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A Musical Treat

Hall on Saturday night by the evening’s addition to the loca} Edmund’s Orchestra .of A. Me- Nab, a talented violinist of Van-

kept in rapt attention by his splendid: rendition of “Sonata in B Flat’’, and an encore brought

cult imitations on the violin were

during the dancing, the perform- ance Was greatiy appreciated and the artist was conceded to be the best “‘cheer-up” happening this

Miss Dewar, of Copper River, was a week end yisitor attending the dance.

and were the guests of Dan. and

S. McNab, of Vancouver, was

Messrs, Amos and Simonds, of Terrace, were week-end visitors, At the : ‘Hotel Shackleton: C. J. Norrington, W. G. Vanderlip, Terrace; H. Wiseman, Pacific;

outfit of teams from the Canada].

Products to across the river from Usk,

preparing to move down with

part of the weather man, prices for meat do not permit |’ much leeway for spoilage.

OVERHEARD AROUND

NEW HAZELTON

W. 8. Cooper, of Cedarvale, was & visitor in the district dur- ing the end of last week, and on Saturday went east to Prince |:

_Jobn Salt went to Prince Ru- pert last Friday,

Mrs, 8. H. Senkpiel i is.a patient at the Hospital, recovering from & severe attack of ‘influenza. |

Mike George is making arrange- ments to take out ties and cedar poles and piling from the tract of. timber- he has acquired south- east of town,

THY ‘hews of the death of Rob. |; ertsA. (Bob) Ritchie, elder son of | ; Mr, "god. Mrs. J. Fred. Ritchie, of Priace Rupert, was received with deep.regret by. many ‘friends ':in ‘the; sinterlor,” where he was ‘well / ‘Deceased passed | away. ork of lobar pneumonia, ing his return frome a a visit

‘Late F.C. WADE, K.C.

Agent-Géeneral for B.C. at Lon- don, who died last week, Report has it that he will be succeeded by Hot John Hart, former minis- ter of finance i in. British Columbia.

“While tropical conditions do not obtain, yet very little frost has been evident since the spell ‘of |: zero weather . broke over a week ARO,” ~ ‘Phe temperature finds fa- ‘vor with many,. but one looks. up|: °j

occupy the house recently vacated by F. A. Stewart, who has mov- ed into his new residence on n the corner of Lot 26.

— Woodcock

1 Spent Enjoyable Evening

A very enjoyable whist drive and dance was held in the school- house last Saturday evening. Friends were present from Kit- wangaand Cedarvale. The prizes were donated by J. Simster, and were won by as follows: Ladies’ first prize, Mrs, Ed, _ Hodkin; Gentlemen’s first, C.° ' Neilson; Consolation, J. Fowler, Refresh-| ments were served at midnight,

after which dancing! eontinued until an early hour. _

~ Mrs. J.- Borsuk and Paut spent Tuesday visiting: with ‘friends i in Cedarvale, _

R.. MacKay: of; Prince Rupert paid a brief visit to > ha ranch h laa week, . Sap gE bee ge) P

‘at: the; ‘clouds: and: down at, ‘the ¢

ndon, England. °" snd and: shudders.

Dr. Wrinch Tell : of His District:

(Continued from last week). . Speaking in regard to the min- ing industry of the province, Dr. Wrinch pointed out that whereas two years ago the reyenue from this source amounted to $28,000, | the returns for the past year were $41,000 and would probably exceed $50,000 this year. - noted the decreasing number of accidents in the mines as the result of safety legislation, and spoke of the laws passed to pre- vent overstatement of faets in- mine promotion literature, ‘We note from reports publish- ed from time to time that the great salmon fisheries of the Fraser River are being depleted. The Skeena River, however, has come to the forefront now as one of the biggest salmon fishing streams-on the continent and, perhaps, in the world, .-.

The “Banana Belt”

“Let us pass, then, to another division of matters under discus- sion—What the covernment may do in the future, ment, I feel, should not only take care of our natural resources, but should help the people to bring ‘these resources’ to markat. me touch for a few moments on the resources of the Skeena dis- I believe that in that dis- trict, “there are all the resources. found in other parts of the prov- Indeed, so varied is the agriculture Possible in that dis. trict that I haye heard it ealled the ‘banana belt’. have not seen that fruit growing in our district, the range of our agricultural possibilities is enor-

The govern-

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“Tn minerals, too, our resources cover a wide range, found both in placer form and - quartz. Wehavealso silver, cop- per, zinc. lead and coal. not yet been found, but our’ en- | thusiasts tell us that the surface indications indicate oil ‘beneath; . “Our timber resources, too, are — We have pulp timber, ties and other forest products. »

“Dairving finds ideal condition in our district. The growth of crops there is succulent and vig- orous and ideal forage is produc- Dairying thus will. be one of our leading industries in the future. Fruit, too, grows admir- - The small fruit industry is developing rapidly and we. are now shipping our berries to the Edmonton market and. supplying... jour own fruit requirements,

“Conditions in my,: riding: are. excellent. for the production :of: "! beef and mutton, - out our stock ‘in the apring;' and after grazing on the’ opea ‘rat re. : } about our farrtis’ the ‘animals ‘are eng-| fat by. the ‘tite: they -are ready ast for: slaughtering. 0

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