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| | March 21 "But, as far as the Government is concerned, it has never been the idea that there should be any strings at-- | tached to relief distributed. That is [ : very definitely our opinion. It is news| | to me that there was any provision . that we should get back two--thirds of . "l what was spent," the Prime Minister l stated. Assessment Bill Amendment. l T. W. Jutten (Conservative, Ham-- Meae es | _ ilton dCentre). ti}r;n introducing the # _ amendment to e Assessment Act, Account of Elmira Proposalss rfiéerrf;d first to the proposal to pro-- * | vide further business tax on chain Bl'lngs Statement From stores. The old--time corner store had H given credit and had delivered the enry goods, he said. "There are thousands on relief now who would not be there | if the system of the corner store was POL'CY |S EXPLA'NED still in existence. They used to carry people over the winter until work gemmenn mm opxrxx'ti;l lg)\e in tlt'xietsprmg." As ks old--type corner butche cemeci,ali't atfasm:o?:e':m:%;:e c:l!:o store had given its clientele fresh are receiving relief should reimburse . MCAt Ne detlared. "'They bought the it for its expenditure, Premier George meat trom the wholesaler, who went S. Henry stated defi m'tcly in the Legis-- out in the market and bought the cat-- Isture yesterday, when S. C. Tweed tle. It was sold direct to the butcher, (Liberal, Waterk;o North) .told. of pro-- and there was no cold storage to hold . possis of the Eimira Council to compel the meat until the price suited." And recipients of relief to sign documents §3?,'e'; tf,"g,?;cefigs no& conftinel the%' & and meats, he said, ?lt;ggufilax:igrte%efipcgy the town for what _ put sold such articles as toys. j The It,ll;m ll;nmstf,er explained that Income Tax Collection. | it was the cy o s * l Tot io intetx')fzreywlthu:;ecx%'::e;inc%earle The bill also provided that income ities in the administering of Telief. tax could be collected the year after Certain ones, he agreed, had made it was earned. In Toronto at present certain rulings such as granting re-- it is earned one year, assessed the lief to no one who had a liquor permit next and collected the year following. or an automobile. While he said that Mr. Jutten stated another section the Government did not expect to te-- _ Lmiform Te OPooee Ves should _ be ceive back moneys spent in relief, he | Would prevent riekh mew mam*.,,L05 gave no indication as to whether or prevent rich men from moving * not such a proposal as that referred goxg&;;tyut;g atgxoultfgde rlgunicg)agitisé & * $ said. "Bu :'t)l e:'ould be allowed in the municipal-- _ the rate was fixed at 35 mills, it might be too high for one and too low for Second Reading Given. :;180"1::'1'- Pe{:onany. I lWould like to come x compulsory, so that u(;)g]\:{uirx:p?msge?atm': b%f:l';': u'tlg people could not move outside a city amend the Municipal and Assess-- to escape it. The smaller taxpayer ment Acts. These pills embody the ?'%'l'i l;fiet%oca;g fhfi burden gf those * . e averred. ietfii:limox:t(get t:rfen SDCCi:rlls i%lgngm Ancther amendment would be that 100k up mamen' is _to where properties were sold for taxes both acts. The first px'ovmezl <flox' the }f,'f :2;2 'en?,{°'}f,';?' a""';{'r?p bgufi?:io':,g reduction in the number of ermen f y + in Toronto, and the other an increase to pay the arrents. | 'in the assessment on chain stores Municipal Act Amendment. | ;32;:3' weg tfi:e&ufilflg& lc'eo.gxlnl?gtt:em The bill amending the Municipalt At."edthe opening of the sitting, Mr. A'ct. besides providing for the reduc-- Tweed rose and read from the Elmira tion of the number of Toronto Alder-- Signet the pro 1 to compel recip-- men, would also allow municipal elec-- ' ients of relicf to promiss repayment; ti'on.; totbe heldne\ery two years in-- nor would they be allowed to obtah'tl' :).i:?nedo ..?ngg';e'?;' tll\'gt' w.?:lfltc(imbee'itx; Trothe term on them had been paia . some manprecticafiy rim troy soar| 3 ar back in full, and the same with liquor and are returned. I hope the G%vgm-g permits. "All moneys advanced will ment will consider this in order to. g: ;i;t;aya?le at such interest as may _ help the poor taxpayer, who has go't'l s cgnvrr:tnfgbb{'eg?att?:?'wale tx(')ea& to pay the expenses of the elections. forwarded to J. A. Ellis, Secretary of -- Sent to Committee. the Uneimployment Relief Commission, In reference to the amendments to he said. Two--thirds of the amount the Assessment Act Premier Henry {;tur{}ed was tg go to the Goverment, _ said: "'Il'lhis ;lr;ll go to t'rxl'% cvmismmee Mr. Tweed read. for further cussion. ore con-- "I am quite sure that the Govern--,. siderable opposition to some items, ment does not approve of that|; and the committse should give it every arrangement, and I do not think sny care." one should have to sign any such With respect to the Municipal Act document." said Mr. Tweed. He then| <amendments, the Prime Minister read from the Kitchener Record of a _ stated there was provision for mu-- report of the Family Relief Board, | nicipalities to take votes of the rate-- | which stated that the question of pub-- | payers on a two--year term. "I re-- ' ' lishing the list of names of those on member, when I was in Council, of | relief had been discussod. No action 'having one submitted 35 years aQO-I had been taken, but it was to be It was then turned down. There 'm} brought up again at a later date. | some merit to it, ;kds scn tefionomy' Leadership, Not Dictation. measure, and it cou gken uo by the Councils. Preinier Henry said: "I would point out, in the first place, that, while an effort has been made by the Govern-- ment to give some leadership to the' municipalities in the matter of relief distribution, there has been nothing of dictation. Even the report of the Campbell Commission was merely a suggestion. The municipalities were free to use what they thought fit and . % suitable of it. I $ "They are left to their own discre-- ; tion, and that has been the habit| throughout the Province. In relation | to th> question itself, I would point| out another angle. I learned at the| * conference in Ottawa that many of | the farmers in the distressed areas in the West had refused to accept rellerl without the Province taking a note | back in promise of repayment. . As| there has been no direct relief to farm--» | + ers hore, there hu' not been that situ< | ation," he went on. | ies gis C