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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1975-07-17, Page 6The ,HURON EXPOSITOR,, JULY 1 976 TOUR MV CA PARKS - Dave Grummett, Maitland Valley Conservation Authority's Senior Technician and Ian Deslaurier, the Authority's Resources Manager, discuss development in watershed parks with J. C. Kraut er from Brussels and Arden Barker from Mornington Twp. during a recent tour of the Conservation Areas Advisory Board. OMMB chairman predicts Bright future for milk Irourilffif vvatershd, Maitland Talley Conservation Authority nieMbers of the Conservative Areas Advisory Board recently completed their annual tour of the watershed. The Board's main objective was to tour the Conservation Areas to view development and discuss future plans. In Brussels, the Board viewed a parcel of land recently proposed for purchase and discussed plans for the Brussels Conservation Area Park where a general area clean-up has already commenced. A picnic shelter and changeroom facilities have been surveyed at the Galbraith Conservation Area, The Board also discussed a' Reforestation, program for 1976 and 1977. The Advisory Board members were gravely concerned that no action has been taken concerning repairs to' the Gorrie dam, because of the Conservation Authorities Branch's reluctance to approve the program. HoWever, progress has been made in general landscape maintenance. The tour discussed the development plans at the Pioneer Conservation Area in Bluevale and then travelled to the Falls where major development plans for facility and trout pond expansion were disucssed. Huron F of A moves to halt brucellosis 1 *ligkartt -10101 Volg Gtio Chartered AccoOntants Resident Partner ARTHUR. W. READ 6/3 Main Sti, Exeter Bus. 235-0120 Res. 238-8075 •o• 7. r I r Si, 38 3AIH0 1]]8 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET as at December 31, 1974 ASSETS Current Assets Cash Accounts Receivable Taxes receivable Capital outlay to be recovered in future years 1974 1973 $ $ 40,331 72,512 97,375 36,454 41,604 51,326 179,310 160,292 197,691 141,256 377,001 301,548 Auditor's Report Trust Funds STATEMENT OF CONTINUITY for the year ended December 31, 1974 Total Londesboro Cemetery Balance at the beginning of the year 1,756.34 1;756.34 Interest earned 134.38 134.38 134.38 134.38 BALANCE SHEET . as at December 31, 1974 Total S. LenAesbera Cemetery $ Investments, at cost (market value $ Canada 800.00 800.00 Municipal - own - other Huron & Erie Trust 1,400.00 1,400.00 2,200.00 2,200.00 Liabilities Due to Township of Hullett 599.73 599.73 599.73 599.73 Balance - capital - income 2,200.00 2,200.00 (599.73) (599.73) 1,600.27 1,600.27 2,200.00 2,200.00 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ' 1. Charges for net long 'term liabilities Total charges for the year for net long term liabilities were as follows: Principa I payments Interest 20,465 5,666 $26,131 The total charges shown above were paid from the revenue of the municipality and are included in expenditure, classified under the appropriate functional headings. 2. Basis of consolidation The Consolidated Balance Sheet reflects the assets and liabilities of the revenue fund and the capital fund of the municipality. Trust fund assets administered by the municipality, amounting to $2,200, and the assets and liabilities of the local boards have not been consolidated. 3. Net long term liabilities Total long term liabilities incurred by the municipality and outstanding at the end of the year amount to 418,691 Of the long term liabilities shown above, the responsibility for payment of principal and interest charges has been assumed by the Huron County Board of Education for a principal . amount of 221,000 Net long term liabilities at the end of the year $197,691 4. Capital outlay to be recovered in future years The capital outlay does not represent a burden on general municipal revenues, as it is to be recovered in future years from other sources: Special charges on benefiting landowners for tile drainage loans $197,691 290.45 , 290.45 Expenditure Cemetery maintenance Balance at the end of the year 290.45 290.45 1,600.27 1,600.27 Accumulated net revenue (deficit) at the beginning of the year 90,386 General Government 20,760 Huron County Federation of Agriculture last week adopted a. resolution to try to halt the spread of brucellosis, a growing problem in the area. The resolution was sponsored by Stan Zurbrigg of Howick township because of the number of cases of the high-contage.ous desease in nearby Wellington county. Five herds, he expl ained, had gone down with the disease on one milk route and there was the suspicion that the disease may have been spread by the m ilk truck. The resolution calls for foot baths for all personel visiting dairy barns and for a bath for trucks to pass their wheels through to disinfect them. A second resolution was passed asking Ontario Federation of GRANTON 226-2360 "The Ontario milk producer should have greater confidence to direct more of his attention to on-farm problems without having to worry quite so much as he has had to in years past about the problems of marketing." Those were the words of Ontario Milk Marketing Board chairman George McLaughlin speaking to the sixth annual Western Ontario Dairy Cattle Day at Medway High School at Arva, recently. McLaughlin continued, "We have a circumstance in the dairy industry where programs will permit producer milk prices to respond more quickly to producer cost changes and other changes in market conditions." The OMMB chairman suggest- ed that no pricing or marketing policies can provide or guarantee a satisfactory living standards for every dairy farmer, but they can make it possible for a majority of dairy families to have satisfact- ory living standards providing the dairy farmer himself takes steps to achieve the level of income which the policies are designed to provide. The Milk Board of the Canad- ian Dairy Commission through pricing formula programs have a major influence on the price• per unit. Through its quota, pricing and market expansion programs the board has a lesser but important influence on the total quantity 1,yligh, can be marketed. The. individual. producer has almost sole control over the quantity which is marketed from his own farm. He has more control over his costs per unit or production than most producers realize. He may not control the pur- chase prices of his inputs very much as an individual but he has 1 I our Wheat Growers. almost sole control over the use and maintenance of his equip- ment, the productivity of his herd, the employment of crop improvement practices, the util- ization of labour and investment of his capital. Because of producer pressure, the OMMB has added to its areas of interest and concern, programs which can assist dairy farms to reduce their let', unit costs of production as another opportunity to improve their living standards. Through OMMB quota prog- rams. producers should have confidence that the market for milk for various purposes will be clearly indentified and that our domestic market prices will be protected from the direct down- ward price presSures which, herto fore, have resulted when milk produced in excess of our d mes- tic needs. ' Such excess milk in future will attract the over-quotas export levy to cover the difference between our prices and the world dairy products prices this milk has to be sold. The increase in the levy paid by industrial milk producers increas- ed from 45 cents to 90 cents per cwt., is just another example of primary producers being forced to accept the major cost of inflation. Blake Sanford, Coordinator for Region 3 (Ontario) ' National Farmers Union said that milk producers are hopping mad over the increase. The Federal government announced in April a 5 year long-term dairy policy that set a target price of $11.02 per cwt. to the producers for indust- rial milk and set the export levy at 45 cents per cwt. The export levy In his closing statement McLaughlin predicted a good future for dairy farmers, saying. "The Ontario' Milk Marketing Board is the milk producers' own organization. make no mistake about that. To the extent it has influence in these areas I have mentioned it will be used on behalf of milk producers. "If its track record to date is any basis for optimism, those of you who are milk producers look to have as bright a future over the next five to ten years as any farmer in this province at least. YOu will put in more hours and will perhaps invest more money, but your Board is determined that with your help on your own farm, those extra hours and higher investments will be worth it. It believes as well that in achieving these things we and you will be serving the consumer better." Instrumental in organizing the Dairy Day were Crediton area farmer Eric Finkbeiner and Doug Jamieson of the staff ,of the Centralia College of Agricultural Technology. is the amount that producers pay for exporting surplus dairy prod- ucts - mainly skim milk powder. It has in the past, been the policy of the Canadian Dairy Commission to hold back the levy from subsidy payments due to producers, but under the new policy the levy is deducted from the producer's income by the Ontario Milk Marketing Board before the monthly payment cheque is issued. The target price of $11.02 has not been achieved in any province and the additional 45 cent levy will futher reduce producers' returns. Agriculture to look into liability clauses in utility contracts to try to limit the liability of farmers to wilful damaee. The resolution resulted when farmers involved in hydro power lines found they were liable for damages to hydro towers on their property and began to worry that they might be held responsible for losses caused if they knocked over the tower. and cut off power to a large portion of the popula- tion. Insurance companies con- tacted, including Lloy ds of Lon- don were uncertain enough of the legalities involved that they re- fused to quote a cost for insurance to cover such a possiblity. The resolution extended the investig- ation not only to hydro lines but to other utilities. , - 41,668 17,671 7,148 126,074 738 99 2,177 27 23,157 59,957 101,446 1,818 340,312 250,212 103,234 35,584 389,030 90,386 18,533 21,373 39,906 Protection to persons and property Transportation services Environmental services Conservation of health Recreation and community services Community planning and development Financial expenses Region or county - share of expenditure Education Other REVENUE. Taxation Contributions from other governments Other Accumulated net revenue [deficit] at the end of the year Analysed as follows: General revenue Special areas LIABILITIES Current liabilities Accounts payable and accrued liabilities Other current liabilities 56,840 33,955 22,885 Net long term liabilities Reserves and reserve funds Accumulated net revenue (deficit) and unapplied capital receipts 14,931 279,825 806 141 5,148 60,561 69,153 110,665 1,394 563,384 254,7 10 216,297 39,461 510,468 37,470 4 0 0 1 We now are buy- ing WHEAT at our fast new elevator intake. We have the quickest and most modern un- loading facilities available for Milk producers mad, NFU says WE WANT YOUR NEW CROP WHEAT Don't forget to use GRAIN PROTECTANT for your farm stored grain. Available from us„ MITCHELL 348-8433 HENSALL 262-2627 Township of Hullett To The Members of Council , and Ratepayers of the Corporation of the Township of Hullett I have examined the 1974 financial statements of the Corporation of the Township of Hullet and its local boards, which are listed on, the attached Index. My examination included a general review of the accounting procedures and such tests of accounting records and other supporting evidence as I considered necessary in the circumstances. In my opinion these financial statements present fairly the financial position of the Corporation of the Township of Hullett and its local boards as at December 31st, 1974, and the results of their operations for the year Wen ended, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted for Ontario municipalities applied on a basis consistent with that of the preceding year. (Signed) A.M.Harper City Goderich, Ontario Date June 20, 1975 licence Number 195. STATEMENT OF REVENUE-AND EXPENDITURE for the year ended December 31, 1974 C • '1974. " '1973 $ . $ 37,420 90,229 50 157 37,470 90,386 197,691 - 141,256 85,000 30,000 37,470 90,386 377,00'1 301.548 0 41 0 (