B.C. LUMBER WORKER :

Release of the report by Chief J
ustice Sloan on th
4 forest industry brought favorable Coe ans from IW. "A sue -
 cials with respect to some of its atures, and ane declared
a intention to are further recommendations to the Proyin-

The 888-page report, es
ing almost three years on
the part of the Connissioner, is

@ That small eres be given
aid to remain in bus
h

packed with the latest data on a

complex eeere niall bea cite the Gare. pur-

deals exhaustively with such e E. He ed gy tubes
fores Island

phases as ‘st management,
forest protection, forest manage-
ment licences, forest taxation, re-
Se

we
$108,000, 0 and. gente it ne
sublieg ee circle,

search, integration, conservation, |. @ That Esion be made for
ROME, service, ae Provincia ial Ad Council,
with Ee pace n fon the Dis-

‘ost Important sae try | trict Council of the IWA. oe

The importance: of the industry
is ere: by the Connisiner
ge ntribute

@ That ee paneer li-
cences be limited t

@ That no new licences be
iSsued for five years, apart io
the 2 now in for

@ That the Bie of for
service workers RS increased ais
improy nities

ut outer tui for young
men ing ¢: e sei

who welcomed, the, Votin American 1erru ers journeying to the Banff ‘Semin after a
chatting with visitors from Costa Rica and Peru.

PERCY BENGOUGH, President-Emeritus, Canadia:

trade unionists
brief stay in Vancouver.

«(Neglect of Low-Income
‘Builder in NHA Housing

Goa ents

Morris
When geese
where he

approximately 908 000,000, idan

d under the terms of the
Federal tax-rental agreement. It
ay

He Eby,
a eeiatiaton ‘hat re iiyad Fact ia
gauces z ne approximately $55) any opportunity to read it, and
Biueemiually of direct taxation | ..5 eu to rely on news-
"can be attributed directly or in-| yore repo ens aquses (ei ump
directly to the forest industri e ie
Dir Revenieapetrant| /rtncuce nrobes Havored The bi tump in housing this year has been blamed on }cent rather tha ecause
aah sium, Bee Sead greed with the recommen- ig : ot Sect ae Jantarpae Rebs Se Are
e " deat teen public Bro jobe be con-|2 variety of interests, but facts a x ‘
taxes, and like amount to ea ee 1 feat 6 nO aren’t the high Bias for hous!
Bios eeucinenog= uc acs per: jodie ly i e forest | figures Sp i OY building activity, but the spring
: b 000, “lindustry. The epoel: conve! t af A year should see a big up-
gin rae Beings) a1 about $1,800) se remaining timber stands in the | fabor fore person with a modest income pi eae eee peweee aes
000. the aggregat deal Fv ge Nenad: prant ‘nito a-public io cise a home for his ii in
round fig ures it can be said that a a Selo uy nt te consequently, in the number
he f Be tributes to working circle also met with his prilelS/ ceiving: Canadavover last gt is ing | 374
Misiorest industry contri of| approval, but he would offer no se (000 workers, moxeyand ioreaty) thes a nthe
ere mae totccasury ey : speci comment on the price suggested. N n it be attributed to any niddleeneante Tpeteke Net only he SA ncaa
i irectly and He said a Vhile we're on
| AE erie tas the subject of thorough study by families, it should be pointed out| Al! lender loans in Canada at the
rectly, about $85,000,00 aye ; i : end of th ve Pacts a
the Union, and that a fuller state- family formations have in) 1907 as down
The Baral: is $200,000,000, for| ment would then be released to its sed sharply in ue first quarter | 1°) year to $95.6 aati Th ste
Be members. thie eae first _thiee | iT sesnice company sloane Taal
Am the major recommenda- of 1957 saw 11,700 family Eran ran er 'y loa:
tions 2 Betained in the report of 01 ions, as against Beech. in the pan
interest to lumber workers were same period of 1956. The Domin-|
he followit 3 6 ‘ert H R W EK | ion Bureau of Statistics aeeribtes eee Revelation
That the system of forest fom Hi oh Her é Bute the: reslereree
matagement licensing be over- tes lonny Z, ailure of the NHA as paren
hauled. ge rate, the gr
ee We eeaton totals.

"

a hat inconsistencies in grant-

i
ing ae licences be ended.

it the Jogging. indus!
iven tax relief by ending ie
tax on a rest land outside fores'

management licences.

be
%
1%

Printers of

The B.C.
LUMBER WORKER

UW BON

LIMITED

SOR, Ont. (CPA) —
Chemical and Ato!

nadian

rewarditie\s6tHonr weekvelfec:

tive in Canada, January 1,
59.

convention held at the
one “award Hotel and attend:

policy, acennting to Roy Jamha,

union spokesma:

otal;
awhile’ cost per square oot was up
3.9 per cent over a year ago,
a as many mhaaies are
hi

vO
anding unsold this year
seas Fie 1956 eure ona sthevile
not being sold because the
issercincone wage-carner jus!
can’t get the mortgage money
necessary.
NHA Too High
The National ousing Act,
which was designed to help the

2

To get back to the National

10
luding NHA’

c
loans
valt

ent in valu

over ie year!

ie end of the first five
f 1957, the situation
cally improved although

the NH# N loans were down 47 per

constituted, to aid the low income
Re ome builder.

1953, borsowers with in-
comes in tl $3,000 _ to $5,000
bracket meals up two thirds of
NHA’s market.

=

1954 the $3-$4 thousand

sr ou was down 25 per ee Pa ue
$4-$5 fhousead grou

| snl, Rae the $5 fhaisatl aia

showed a large increase.

22.5 per cent

e $4-$5 thousand

auaek'

The bong,

7th AVE, & MAIN STREET

] IWA DISTRICT OFFICERS
Dive PLYMOUTHS
Pom JOHNSTON MOTORS

Low and Luxurious
bil owe

| SPECIAL FINANCE ees Se oes For IWA MEMBERS
_ JOHNSTON MOTOR CO. LTD.

(Right next door to B.C, District Counll No, »

REY MGUIM ‘57

group lessened a4 but the $5-$6
bra

et made up 24 per
t of t NH. loan market,
This year, 1957, the $3-$4 thou-
sand income gi was down to
an almost insignificant 8.5
jousand dropp
le

955, increased to 4,1 pt

Revision Urgent
sear the “Nata Housing
30 that the
gia to elp—
and in-
ator vi balla

VANCOUVER 10,