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'. MARCH 10 _ t t _ i ' l : Budgef s Government Grants fo Schools . 5 . . I d$500,000N ff' t Highlights ncrease ' ex ear 9 Following are highlights of the Public and separate schools of the)protcssiion attract thow possessed (Ontario Budget: Province will benefit by an increase of higher qualities of intellect, and . . . . . , . " . . of 8500,000 in Government grants this justified "a more generous at- Overall surplus of 82tJ,700,042 esti- over last ycar's record of S4,081,000, titude on the part of the Province mated for fiscal year ending March the largest sum ever paid in gen-'10 its elementary schools" Equality 31, 1943, made UP of $10,269,902 Iuf- twal legislative grants to elemen- I of opportunity for J/f/ii/li,,., an edu- plus on ordinary account and $10,- tary schools in the history of On-ication in au'/a/t.s, of the "Province [430239 on capital account. tag": . false was important and the trend i Reduction of $20,T50,Cy2 in £10m of 'i/iiov'i','tialo'1',r1,'.c,ly,, 'Iéflllgl-I{S:i(3f rural teacher-s 1.rfl/,1lo'1s' would Provincial debt and reduction of Sl,- . . i. ' r i I, H ... ". ttlt 3mm"??? Is long fin there Is a son- 1853457 in net Provincial debt yor.d?n's Budget address in the [ ous disparity in financial towards." i , . Legislature yesterday. Mr. Gordon's I Also, it interfered with the chance .' No now taxation. statement aroused applause from : of a country boy vnjoyin,r; the same , both sides of the House. (educational advantages as his "citv _ Overall surplus ol Sl0,682,807- "It behooves Us to see to it," said jcousin," Br :with $5,510,612 on ordinary mum," the Treasurer, "that, the childrcnj' "The existence of this condition " fand 515172.285 on capital account~ attending our schools are being pre-isaid Mr. Gordon, "justifies a grad- iestimated for "to," .1Citt "mtg"; pared adequately to assume the re- 1 ual increase in the financial aid for . {March 31, 1044. ':ipons.iuilir.ies of what we hope will [schools in poorer communities. , . . . be a happier mode of life-the abid- I found mainly in rural districts. ' Subtidie, paid to chi-cw and ho;.: ling compensation for the enormous! "For that reason the general lec- j producers and one-mill subsidy to isacrifice of life and treasure the war '; islative grants are apportioned (tn imunicipalitics to be continued. (wil) claim." Ea basis which recognizes the need _ 7- ' t The teaching orofession sh i ' ur. . . .'t A 9m?!" lo r'.,yl.c.r.lry' Sh,01)(),i0) Il', Inot be unduly hariidicapped ii)1ot/i1/eho1l"f.i, 3333i 20m,j,1"-':','oufur'711) forthcoming 1'ictoi) Lon. 1on.tpetition of other vocations of-iper cent of these grants, will find Liquor revenue $17,373,000. incite", ifering more substantial financial re- : them gradually increased as the re- ~of 87,275,000. [wards It was necessary that, thn'sourpos of the Province warrant. . I ---t------e--, _---------, 1..-,-,_.1,-.i- i Grants to public and ~cpaiatc i------§----------_§~-- iischools increase $500,000. i i , Judicial Board of Review to have ', Budget Summary . V power to reduce arrears of principai f , or interest or both on loans to farm. NM 5 2:! under Agricultural Ihtv'?itrpmcn't Followmg are Significant figures summarizing the financial position ':' . of Ontario for the fiscal year, ending with March 31, 1943, and some of , Seventy-two I"... a." of Forheia': tthe comparative figures for the coming fiscal year, which ends March iievenue for 1933-34 - $73."i'9fl,56'7 ---- 31, 1944: tstabilized thiough agreements with l.-, 'Pttw . n 'r. . 7 , . fFederal Government. (l'",,.'.,':':,),'.,::',,;,,,.;),:.. bcal ondinp, March 31, 1943 (10 months actual, two months Program of )OUlil Itctill,li,'g an" l Gross ordinary revenue -----5115,2,'o'3,r77 ,assistance to armed forces to be t Gross capital revenue .'""'-o.....o..e............ 32,487,628 greatly extended. ( Gross total revenue """.'.."e.o........e......e. 147,720,805 ; Gross ordinary expenditure 'o'"'................... 104,963,375 ' Medical seivicc lo recipients of i Gross capital expenditure 'o""...-................ 2.2,057,388 gold-age and blind pensions and ', Gross total expenditure ""'.-...Br............o.. 127,020,783 (mothers' allowances to be continued. _ Interim over-all surplus 'e'""..-.................. 20,700,042 ,,! New fiscal year, ending March 31, 1944 (estimated): l Net ordinary revenue .............................3102113025 Capital receipts '"'."""'.o..s...-e.e............ 34,356,394 Net ordinary expenditure .'.""'-o-omo............. 96.602,41.9 Capital payments """"".q'o....o..o...q........ 19,184,108 Total over-all surplus ""1,-'o--oe. 20,682,897 0 . 's i uor Revenues nfario L q $15,250,000 for Nexf Year Tho total net revenues ftom total net income would be $11,750,- liquor for the fiscal year ending iOOO' a decrease of s7,11P/l00.. It "as , March 31, 1944, will be t;15,?-50,00rat this stage that. Ontario began an increase in the amount estimated ;maklitg' ".pyesy.11ations to Ottawa prior to Dominion negotiations ofifor financial aid. 5.l3,.500,000. Piovincial Treasurer St.) The Provincial Treasurer detailed . Clair Gordon told the Legislatureiihe offer of the Dominion and de-. , yesterday during his Budget speech. i clared that the acceptance of this "This figute will be augmented I offer was "imperative to ensure con- if. necessary by the Dominion Gov-'tinuity of Provincial income in ernment in accordance with its these abnormal times."_ 'l'hi;,..Fed- guarantee to ensure the liquor eral guarantee of ProvinCial liquor . revenues of any Province on the revenues was contingent' on. the basis of such revenues received dur- Provinces raising the retail price ot ing the 12 months ending June 30, spirits by an amount at least suf- 1942," said Mr. Gordon. "In that ficient to absorb a two dollar per period Ontario liquor revenues were proof gallon increase in .th.e duty about $15,750,000." on spirits which the Dominion put . " Mr. Gordon revealed that had no into effect. . Dominion restrictions been imposed.; "With respect to the liquor board the total net revenue which would l operations for the 12 months which have been realized from liquor expires at the end of this month," during the tiscalyear ending March said Mr. Gordon, "it is estimated M, 1943. would have reached the that the Provincial Treasury will sum of $18,860,000. The revenueireceive $17,275,000, which is an in- totalled $17,275,000. With the re- l crease of 83,525,000 over the revenue strictions in effect for a full year.'of S13,750,000 received in the last starting April 1, 1943, the estimated viiscal year."