The Wingham Advance-Times, 1955-03-30, Page 10Ten The Wingham Advance-Times, Wednesday, March 80, 1965
RjEPORT from
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by L. E. Cardiff, M. P.
Member for Huron
News Letter from Parliament
by L, E. Cardiff, Member for Huron
You will perhaps remember my last
report, touching on the International
River Bill, then before the House.
Since then the Bill came to a vote
and was carried, all parties in the
House voting for it except the Social
Credit party. The bill took the time
of the House for five days.
I was introduced in order to make
clear that the Dominion Government
is the final authority to give a license
for the construction of works which
will interfere with the flow of river
water across the international bound
ary between Canada and the United
States, and which will affect the use
of those on the other side of the
boundary. The Dominion says, in
other words, that while the use, and
the benefits of the use, of water on
this side of the boundary is a matter
entirely for the provincial govern
ments to control, the construction in
Canada of any works to affect the use
of the waters as they cross the border,
and on the other side of the border, is
entirely a matter for the Federal
Government to control under our con-
RONALD G. McCANN
Public Accountant
Office: Royal Bank Bldg.
Residence: Rattenbury St.
Phones 561 & 455
CLINTON - ONTARIO
stitution.
The British Columbia Government,
which is a Social Credit government,
now find themselves in this position
They have signed an agreement with
the Kaiser Corporation giving Kaiser
the right to construct a dam on the
Arrow Lakes in British Columbia for
storage purposes. The purpose- of the
dam was to control all the flow of
water in the Columbia River, and
enable the Bonnyville Power plants
on the United States side, to gener
ate more power. In this agreement
Kaiser undertook that B. C. would re
ceive a cash payment plus 20% of the
extra power generated at Bonnyville
as the result of the storage of water
in British Columbia. Since the passing
of this Bill the British Columbia
Government now find themselves in
rather an awkward position. Not only
do they find themselves in an awk
ward position that will take consider
able ironing out, but there is a lot of
money involved that the British Col
umbia Government feel belongs to
them.
I would like now to discuss with
you the situation as it exists with
respect to War Veterans’ Allowance.
The Bill has passed the second read
ing and is now sent to the Veterans’
Affairs Committee. It was sent here
by the Minister of Veterans’ Affairs,
the Hon. Hugues Lapointe. The Gov
ernment has announced some changes
in the Act. Under the revised schedule,
single veterans will receive $60.00 in
stead of the former $50.00 per month,
and married veterans $108.00 in place
of the former $90.00 per month. The
new permissable earning ceilings
move up from $720.00 to $840.00 for
single veterans, and from $1220 to
$1440, for married veterans. This is
far short of the amounts suggested
by the Canadian Legion.
They ask that the rates be increased
to $60.00 for single veterans and $120.-
00 for married veterans, with permis
sible earning ceiling at $1,000 for
single, and $2,000 for married veter
ans. Protests have come from all
quarters of the House asking the
Government to increase the allow
ance to the amount asked for by the
Canadian Legion, but thus far these
requests have been turned down by
the Government. However, protests
will still be made in Committee, with
Idle Tractors Raise
Cost of Operation
Idle tractors on the farm do not
have to be fed but there is a close
relationship between the number of
hours a tractor is used during the year
and the cost per hour of use,
w In a study of tractor costs on 124
one-tractor farms—83 in Ontario and
41 in Quebec, the Economics Division,
Department of Agriculture, Ottawa,
found the cost per hour of tractor use
varied from 83 cents when used 694
hours per year, to $2.14 when used
only 119 hours. Similar differences
were found for many of the tractor
operated machines such as ploughs,
seed drills, combines, forage harvest
ers and hay balers.
Cost per acre for most farm opera
tions on the 124 farms studied was
leas where tractors were used than
with horses, even with same size im
plements. Ploughing with a 2-furrow
plough and 3 horses, an average of
34 acres per year, cost $9.42 per acre,
With a 2-furrow, two plough tractor,
ploughing an average of 45 acres per
year, the cost was $3.02 per acre.
Mowipg hay the average horse
drawn mower on the Ontario farms
cut 31 acres at a cost of $2.58 per
acre. With a tractor, mowing on the
average 54 acres per year, the cost
was $1.64 per acre. On the Quebec
farms, horse mowers cut an average
of 40 acres at $2.42 per acre and the
tractors 77 acres at $1.18 per acre.
These records indicate that on small
farms a definite saving in machinery
costs can. be made by exchanging
work with neighbors. Where one
farmer owns a combine, another a
forage harvester, perhaps another a
hay baler, by exchanging work each
machine can be used double the num
ber of hours. It can be done on a
basis of exchanging work or by charg
ing regular custom rates for each
machine.
This information and details on the
cost of operation of other farm ma
chines is contained in publication 921,
Farm Mechanization in Ontario and
Quebec, prepared by the Economics
Di vision, and obtainable on request
from Information Service, Department
of Agriculture, Ottawa.
SET COMMITTEES
FOR POOL DRIVE
Committees have been set up in
Seaforth t;o handle the raising of
$40,000 for a new swimming popl, Dr.
J. O, Turnbull has been named cam
paign chairman.
Decision to build the new pool at
Lions Club Park was made three
weeks ago because of lowered water
supply in the natural pool; and main
tenance difficulties.
fi. ALAN WILLIAMS
Optometrist
Patrick St, Wingham
Phone 770
Evenings by appointmart.
Spring is approaching very quickly!
We have a Good Variety of
SEED GRAINS, CLOVERS & GRASSES
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FARMERS !
NOW IS THE TIME TO START
THINKING ABOUT YOUR
Farm Machinery
Needs
WE HAVE IN STOCK
MASSEY-HARRIS
Disc Harrows, Hydraulic Lift Cultivators,
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TRACTORS-ALL SIZES
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See what kind of a deal you can make!
USED MACHINERY
1—Used IHC Tractor Spreader
One year old.
Used Cultivators
Used Spring Tooth Harrows
1—IHC One-Way Disc, 6 ft.
CHARLES HODGINS
Your Massey-Harris Dealer
Wingham Phone 378
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the hope that consideration will still be
given. It may be all wishful thinking,
because once the Government has
taken a stand on any legislation it is
next to impossible to change their
mind, and so far as a vote is concern
ed, well, if the Opposition are unable
to change their thinking we have no
chance on a vote.
SASH
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