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Satuve:laertnarcu a? ti. Deputation Asks Premuer to Consider Revenue Needs of Munioipalities, Claiming tin-it :miuseuu-n. Lanna ' and motor line-um; fees interfere With sources of municipal revenue. rep- resen'mriws of twrnty-fire cities and towns walled upon Premier i"ergtr- . son and tin (whim-t rrerstoiliy to ask that the l'rmmm- shut't: these ." levies. Ctrieitletnit,itrr, of the, request was promised by the Prime Minister. who did not. h-nuw'rr, hold nut. mur-h hope of rumplmnm with it , "The mm of pullv'f- sutIosrririiov, of theatres and rave "Tithe. fully f-ntit'e- . ly upon the municipulititvi. while the Government voile-Ms tho "tt',lusi'cltiCmt tax upon these." stated Acting City Clerk J. W. Sinners. who noted as secretary of the deputation. "Simi- larly, the greater >hnre of the cost of maintaining good roads. tails upon them, although again the Govern- ' ment derives a considerable sum frbrn the tax on gasoline and from motor license fees." Should the Province be able to remit a uer- centage of these. the difference in revenue might be made up,b_v a new tax on tires, he "ingested. "When we feel that we can aban- don some of the courtres of revenuei we will do it "heevfutly." Mr. Fer l guson replied. "The day hasn't; . come yet, hut i ask you to, be anti-j mistlc and hopeful."