The Omineca Miner

trails,

PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY AT. HAZELTON, THE CENTER OF THE

GREAT OMINECA DISTRICT OF British COLUMBIA.

tive regime, but we can take eredit for great improvements along this line,” :

A. R. Macdonald, Publisher and Proprietor.

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Legal notices inserted at B. C.

London, April 14:—A Berlin despatch to the Times says: ‘‘The

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SATURDAY,

APRIL 18, 1914,

No. 33,

maiden voyage to New York .on

Those who supported reciprocity sti!l harp on that pact which was to make Canada, according to Mr. Taft, ‘‘an adjunct of the They appear ta forget, says the Province, that the new tariff in the United States -has given Canada even er terms than the reciprocity pact, But because wheat and flour have not been placed on the free list these two items alone are apparently of sufficient magnitude to hide all the other ad vantages already gained by ‘‘watchful waiting,’ |

But the sort of criticism which becomes homorous is the grudg- ing recognition that the minisfer of finance has so framed the changes in the tariff that there are advantages given ta the farmers The latter are the only hope apparently of the Liberal The reduction of the duty on harvesters and reapers, which is greater than under reciprocity, is spoken of and an attempt to “put off’’ the delegations on that The drawhack of the new duty allowed to farmers on the wire used in the manufacture of fences, it is said, ‘‘will be so = manipulated that the farmer will get little or. no benefit.’ is one of those delightful generalizations in which the hysterical

United States.”

more opportunity under far bett

of the West, party in Canfida today.

asa ‘'sop,’”’ subject,

party press attains sueh distincti

However, while the budget is sure not to satisfy everybody it will probably satisfy the majority of the people, Mr. White is a careful manager of the public purse, and can not be stam peded into any violent courses for the auke of stilling

opposition.

on.

In a Speech at Vancouver last things were brighter we nearly (all bought land, sold it and made i little money and then invested.

Some of us invested a

week, Attorney-General Bowser submitted some surprising figures in the way of comparison of the public debt of the province of the city of

British Columbia, Vancouver and the city of Vic- turia,

He led up to the matter by re- ferring to the loan of ten millions recently floated by the govern- ment in London at an excellent ‘yate, and said that the Liberals had made the statement that the government had plunged the country in debt and squandered jts resources.

“The public debt of British Columbia today, including the ten millions just borrowed, is sixteen million dollars,’’ said Mr, Bowser, ‘With an estimated population of 525,000 this gives aper capita debt of $30. This may strike some people as big, but I would point out that the public debt of the city of Van- couver is twenty-one million dol- lars, Giving Vancouver a popu- lation of 125,000, the per capita debt for the city is $175. Victoria has a public debt of fourteen Mniliion dollars and with a popu- lation of 60,000 the per capita debt is $233. Thus the com- bined public debt of the cities of Vancouver and Victoriais thirty- five millions as against sixteen millions for the province.

“Now none of you will say that the cities of Vancouver and Victoria have been rash or im- provident- The moneys have -been expended in street improve- ments, lighting, sewerage, water ayatems and all those things that go to makeup an up-to-date city, and it has been a matter of good ‘business to have those improve- ments carried out.

“In the same way the govern- ment of this province has carried out improvements. Roads, trails, bridges, schools and other es- sentials have been made puasible by the expenditures, If we had wished to be improvident we

_could have have borrowed heavily when money was easy and squan-

comipleting our plans for a. pro- vineial university, ters are.. lasting monuments to

again, little too heavily and when the pinch came we had difficulties in meeting payments,

“In the circumstdnces the gov- ernment felt it would be unwise to press for payment against men who bad bought land, . For instance, we sold a number of lots at Point Grey and some of the payments are overdue, You ean understand that if we were to proceed against the men who are behind in their payments and force the issue we’ might cause l much hardship, The time is in- opportune for such a policy and

to get squared away again.”

Mr. Bowser devoted the open- ing portion of his‘ speech to the| setting forth of what he termed a series of monuments to. the good faith and able administra- tion of the McBride government, “Whatever our opponents may

ted that we have left some im- pression on British Columbia and! built monuments which will ex- ist for alltime. It was the Me- Bride government which brought in the era of prosperity and it is

initiated the railway policy which is bringing in many transconti- nental roads. There is the P. G. E. linking up with Fort George, andthe G, T. P. There is -the Canadian Northern and the Ket- tle Valley and V. V. & EB: roads, . which will all serve to link up Vancouver with the interior. _

‘These are monuments in rail- road development and: you can

said the minister. .

“Other monumentg to the efii- ciency of the administration will be found in the schools,. We have established’ good public

That

It shows that

we are giving the peaple time B

say about us, it must be admit- [te

the McBride government which 29-81

not efface them, talk as you wil],'’ | M-87

London

May 14, instead of June 4, as originally intended. It is shown that the earlier sailing is intend- ed to anticipate the first cruise of the Cunarder Aguitania, which leaves Liverpool on May 30,

burg-American line, is the big-

being 5,000 greater than the Im- perator. The Vaterland is 919 feet long, has a breadth of 89 feet, a depth of 63 feet and 55,- (000 gross tonnage.

has a breadth sf 97 feet, a depth of 92.6 feet and 47,000 gross ton- nage.

Department of Agriculture Live Stock ack Branch

eral Agricultural Information. _ Write or Call: H. E. WALKER, B. S.A,

Provincial Agriculturist |

NOTICE TO CONTRAS STORS

KetsumGaLum SoHOOL

SEALED TENDERS, © superseribed ‘Tender for Kitsumpallum -School,'? i will be received by the Hon. the Mints- ‘ter of Public Workaup to noon of Wed:. nesday, the 8th day of April, 1914, for the erection and completion of a large one-room school at Kitsumgallum, in the Skeena Electoral District.

Plans, specifications, contract, and forms of tender may be seen on and af- ter the l?th day of March, 1914, at the office of Mr.- J. H. "MeMullin, Government Agent, Prince Rupert; Mr. S. H, Hosking, Government Agent, Hazelton; Mr, ‘WL J. Goodwin, Secre- tary to School Board, Kitaumgallum, ; or the Department of Public

Some of them, of: course, | were built before the. Conserva- ||P

steamer Vaterland will take herj|é first trial May 1, and start on her :

The Vaterland, of the Ham-|{@

gest of all steamers, her tonnage] ii

The Aquitania is 910 feet long, lif

Live Stock, Field Gr Crops and gen-

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NOTARY ‘PUBLIC .

and Hazelton, B,C.

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BARRISTER and SOLICITOR

Room 11,Postoffice Blag., Prince Rupert

Works, Parliament Buildinga, Victoria,

Intending tenderers can, for the sum of ten dollars ($10), obtain one copy of plans and specification by applying to the undersigned. This gum will be re- funded when the pl are, aed in order. sel must be accompanied ie necept d bank cheque or certificate

deposit on a chartered bank of Can-

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ada, made pay ayable to the Hon, ‘the Min- ister of Public Works, for a sum equal to 10 per cent. of tender, which shall be forfeited if the party tendering decline to enter inte-contract when called upon to do so, or if he fail to complete the work ‘contracted for. The cheques or certificates of deposit of unsuccessful |’ tenderers will be returned to themupon | the execution of the contract, Tenders will not be considered unless made out on the forma supplied, signed with the actual signature o: the tender- er, and enclosed in the envelopes fur- nishe The lowest or any tender not neces- sarily accepted, : E. GRIFFITH,

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J. Public Works Engineer. Department of Publie Works, Vietoyia, B.C., March 11, 1913.

LAND NOTICE Hazelton Land District, District of - Gasaiars

Take notice thet I, Charles A. Laney, of Prince Rupert, B C., occupation engineer, intends to apply | for permis- ; Bion to purchase the fo owing described anda:

Commencing at a post planted 40 chains west of south-east corner of Lot 833, Cassiar District, thence west 20 chains, south 40 chaina, east 20 chains, north 40 chaina, to point of. comrence- ment, “tar 80 qeres more or less.

Dated, March ‘1 pols .

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