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| W" on tMIB. P :-.'-'A' " e n : * ..' - J asurer -- is *'t' ::ltoa them for Vn thi m?: the | mege'v in a time of stress and strain. ) how ::'lly the same principle as was | th ng contested was involved in 6 collection of that tax for the last | fifteen years," | Attacks M#. Rowell. ' t ' L * ts 'lc'lhe _Premler then -- assailed the la ercof the Opposition for the anguage he used in attacking the public accounts. The Liberal leader, said the Premier, had declared the , !nilethods were dishonest and unfair. ; e had objected to the credit of the . men in the insurance business being attacked, but he cared nothing for the financial credit of the Province if he could gain a party turn. What did the Auditor call attention to? asked Mr. Hearst. What were the words he put? Simply a nots. "No receipt or payment in connection with these items.'" There was no attempt to mislead with the figures, continued the speaker, who touched on the | entry referred to--$544,491 T. & N.j O. interest. He said the financial ; critic last year, the member for West | Bruce (Mr. Bowman), was frank | enough to concede that it was proper | to pay the current year's interest out / of the T. & N. O. subsidy. If last year it was proper to pay the cur-- rent yvear's interest out of that fund why nc common--sense to pay this year's current interest out of the present fund? He maintained it was a reasonable, proper and -- business-- ; like way to treat thnis money. Promises to Take Stock. | The Premier admitted this was a good time for financial stock--taking, not only for municipalities, not on'ly for private individuals, but for the CGovernments of this and other Pro-- vinces. That was one of the things they were engaged in, and to which they would devote their attention be-- tween now and next recess. The pub-- lic might rest assured the services of the Province would not be starved. . The good work they had been engag-- ; ed in for the last ten years would © proceed. $ No Division on Budget. 'There was no amendment to the Budget. Mr. Rowell stated it was not the intention of the Opposition to di-- vide the House unnecessarily, and if the Provincial Treasurer had been frank in presenting the financial statement the debate would have been over ere this. Following the i conclusion of the debate the House 'lpent some time with the supple-- mentary estimates. A number _ of items were passed. There was little discussion.