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- , . lll ' 2H3 FINDS M ORDER , 18 TOTAL OBTAINED ' ensue Mlillti)ilB' na NEW TAXATION Attorney " General M a k e s . Answer to John A. ------ " e g . . . Currie 3 Query Provmolal Treasurer Sub- 'm---------- . Although Attorney-Genera) told mits MUCh Data to John AeCurrie, S.E. Toronto, in the Answer Questions Legislature yesterday that he recol- 'lected no Order-in-Council of the w N T Provincial Cabinet ordering Sunday EALTH 0F DETAIL GIVE , closing of poolrooms and the spring- ----- ing of all traps for animals over the Increases in Provincial revenues Sabbath Day, he later on despatched resulting from new or increased a note to Mr. Currie saying: "I Sources of taxation sanction- find there is an Order-in-Count) ed by tho Drury Gopy,,e,- ing the hours of closing of pool- ment since January l, 1920, rooms. I suppose it was on the _ amount to a grand total of $13,364,- . recommendation of the Treasurer." 68t'rAM.,accordirur to voluminous do- . Mr. Currie brought the matter up tails on the subject .tabled in the before the orders of the day "k. iiegislature yesterday by Provincial ing the Attorney-General it he had Treasurer Smith, in answer to ques-' noticed news items in the Press to tions by w. E. N. Sinclair. K.C., the effect that all trappers must Liberal member for South Ontario. lgfgemui': Billbthe' traps bover Standay. Mr. Sinclair asks three questions urday 'r'/ii"t"lt,'g"iri? 32y 'ifltg, Sgt; of the Treasury: first, what new or Currie ridiculed the idea of compel- increased sources of Provincial rev- ling trapper: to go out over their enue have. been resorted to by the ;g'h¢:le trap; "le 22ily,' night, so Government since January l, 1020; tt no an ma tt m tt t e caught on second. what increases of Provincial the Sabbath, and put in a plea tor revenue were secured in each of the the clubs, whose very existence, he years; and, third. what is the total maid, was threatened by Sunday- amount of increased Provincial rev- 'cloaing. enue secured since January l, 1920, Hon. Mr. Raney--at that time not by reason of such new or increased recollecting the order-said that sources of revenue due to new or Mr. Currie's mention of the matter increased taxation resorted to by the was the first he had heard of it, and Government? aha: R"" had been. no Order-in- - . F ounc . he" Rmcnuc (lr/y,','?.??:: M No reference is made to clubs in in reply to numbei one, .Hon. . r. the Government Order-in-council Smith details the new and increased {compelling Sunday closing of billiard taxation enactments ot the Drury rooms and bowling al'leys accordin government: increase in bank tax, in. announcement made by Attorney? hie Insurance companies. race; General Raney in the Legislature last tracks. stock transfers. amusemen night concerning the matter brou ht tax. sleeping and parlor car tax, land up earlier in the day by J l C g1 transfer tax, imposts on billiard Southeast Toronto . . urn e, rooms, lunvling alleys, liquor export The other 'irGit'er-ehat of the companies, etc. . t b . . t Then he details the incregsed rev- 'ate.'..'.';'),',,-.',,?))-,? {gar the Sabbath enue for the three years, 1 20, 1921 d al ' h . ry . s promised to and 1922. under several headings: did wit fully before the orders of The increased revenue from such . e day Wednesday. new and increased forms of taxa- --------------. tion for the one year. 1920, is given as follows: Banks, 8383.757; insur- ancc companies, $149,800; race- trucks, daily tos, $630,000; 5 per . cont. tax, $2,212,220; Pullman fy!', $5,813; stock transfers. 825.596; " land transfers, $521,115; billiard- rooms, $69,906; export liquor, $7.500. . ' T Besides all these Home of In- T crease-s there is that of succession duties, which were increased, and the estimated increase in 1922 rev-, antics by reason of the Drury Gov- . ernnmnt's policy, is given as $2,- 160.981. . hives Yolimilnons Data. .2 . Them, subdividlng the various de-; tmx'iments, the Treasurer goes on to) ,. deal with increased revenues de-g slvwi from departmental imposts: Department of Mines, $34,892 in- t reuse in l922; Department of Lands 9nd Forests, which increased Crown . .imlmi' din-.4 and prices of summer "Issol't lands, for a total increased ;"'\'(:lili(' slime 1920 of $1,185,314, ot chit-h timber dues comprise prac- tically the whole portion; in the 'Hepartmcnt ot Highways. through increases in garage licenses and registration fees, the 1022 increase was $18,687; Departments of Game and Fisheries. Secretary and Regis- _ war, and Department of Insur- mice, also'contribute small amounts through increases in various fees. . And, according to the concluding para graph in the Treasurer's lengthy vvesentation, "the total amount of increased Provincial revenue secured since January 1, 1920, by reason of such new or Increased sources of . revenue due to new or increased taxation resorted to by the Govern- ment tall departments), 313,364,. 666.64." ._-t_ .- --.-. -