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y pes 50 9 o Ne We s LC --R% y t ut o s o o) ~ o es es . MH +598 .. h;-_ m k. N% 1. & .%.*. / 3 e i e e _ w flns h onz d c0i oo wattlige i igee Girtieme ce n o. . . m pay more?" asked Mr." ueW 3 J ® v _ $XA Mr. Murray favored a rate of $1.60. The Minister asked how much was be-- h'm" Murray lumber camps. _ . » as you," confessed Mr. Mur-- /Iw.'"'r.o'nwwmc for leadership . n : from Government.'" * * _ Contin: on a discussion of um-l ber, he fl "In my honest opinion * 'the timber resources of the Province lg.ve been adminisiered in a slipshod manner for the last forty years." He «_ | suggested a Commission inquiry into , the situation. : _ Beg.nning to speask a few minutes before eleven last night, Mr. Spence agreed in praise of the Northwest part of the Province, but differed with | Earl Hutchinson (Labor, Kenora) ln' degard to the latter's criticism of | partisan activities. The member de-- | clared that the Government had play: ed no politics'in distributing aid, but hed treated all ridings generously, and those of the Northwest particu-- | larly so. | Praise for North. | Mr. mme spoke enthusiastically of ; the q ies of his district, citing the mineral wealth, acres of agriculitural | | ' _' land, and timber resources, "What this great Northwestern district needs to bring it into produci.on is trans-- portation, and capital," he declar»d, citing the need for completion of the transcontinental highway. The member suggcsted that the interests of Northwest Ontario, par-- ticularly in demand for market for timber, should not be overlooked, in view of poss.ble trade relations be-- tween Canada and the United States. = He cited the resolution calling for | a road from the Sault to Nip.gon, | and remarked that the C.P.R., the ; .t_n.nseonunent.a»l highway, and the i !oee'p wat?tx;way. all cfonservative' * achievements, were penefiti Fort ; William. e He suggested that the gap in the | transcontinental highway could be filled as unemployment rcl.ef work,. at a time when the work would do the most good and the cost would be lowest. The highway, he said, would open up great natural resources and provide an unparalicled scenic route. Greater activity in mining was pre-- dicted by Mr. Spence, who coupled * his prediction with praise of th> Gov-- ernment and Hon. Mr. McCrea, He also described the great potential mar-- ket for timber in the United States again referring to his intsrest in a trade agreement between Canada and ' the United States. » _ _ The member for Fort William re-- R marked an increasing interest in farming at the Head of the Lakes.. commenting that the young farmers'! movement was taking a strong hold. He also reported that settlers in the local "back to the land" movement were doing well. | Denving that the Premicr was a; lame duck. Mr. Spence asked why hs . | was not likened to a "cock of the walk," the momber urged the Prime Minister to go to the country as soon as possible, stating@ "that we are all |champ!rg a the bit." Trans--Canada Highway. f Arising just before midnight, Earl Hutchinson (Labor, Kenora) sought e to adjourn the debate, but Premior Henry thought, "We should go on a : little longer." } Mr. Hutchinson heartily agse*d with : Mr. Svence that wages en the Trans Canada Highway should be 25 cents | an hour. } ' He demanded that publis accounts shoulid be so kepot as to avoid any | suspicion of "ijuggling." and he re-f called an English court decision which | recently bore out his contention. Lim-- | ]| itation of the time allowed for de-l bate on the accounts was suspected | by the Labor w'smber as Government strategy to quiet criticism. ' Mr. Hutchinson, protesting reduc-- tion of wages, claimed that the Gov-- > ernment had 'dictated" a cut in laborers' pay to Northern municipal-- A balanced Budget was not a first essential if it was procured through a wage reductions, said Mr. Hutchinson. ; . | He regarded revelations at the Stevens Committee in Ottawa as "a sovere shock," with employers evading mini-- mum wage regulations and so increas-- | ing the public burden. Q