THE OMINECA MINER, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1915

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The Omineca Miner

PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY AT HAZmLTON, THE CENTER OF THE
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Vou. IV. No. 25

STOCKTAKING ©
Season is at hand and we find several odds and ends

in Winter Goods, inchiding Gloves, Hosiery, Toques, .
etc., which we are willing to sell at special discounts.

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1915.

In bringing in the measures proposed in the budget address to
meet the extraordinary expenditures of the Dominion due to the
war, the Hon. Mr, White is facing the most difficult situation that
has ever confronted a Canadian Minister of Finanee, and hia en-
deavors doubtless have been to distribute the burden of taxation as
equally as is possible, without fear and without favor, This fresh
taxation will bring home to our whole Canadian community, as per-'
haps ‘nothing would, the fact that we are partners, not onlookers
in this great struggle.

The Hon. William §, Fielding, who was Finance Minister in the
Laurier cabinet during the greater part of ita existence, writing
editorially in the ‘Journal of Commerce,’ says:

“Increased taxation is not at any time welcome and therefore
Mr. White’s budget is not likely to be rezarded ag a thing of joy.
But taxes which at another period might evoke sharp criticism may
be accepted under present conditions with something like equan-
imity,

“If there are any disposed to criticize his methods, they wauld.
do well to reflect whether any better, any more convenient way
could have been taken. The exemptions that have been made show
the minister had a commendable desire to avoid, as far as possible,
the placing of additional burdens on those taxable to bear the
measure, Some of the minor taxes may prove more irritating than
profitable, but they are not unjust. The addition of five per cent
to the tariff'on British goods, and seven and a half per cent on
other grades, is the main feature of the budget. If the question
were one of permanent fiscal policy, the additional taxes wouid, of
course, be open to grave objection. But they ‘are imposed to meet

FERC CPO CTO CTL COCOS PTET

We aim to anticipate the wants of our cus-
fomers and are receiving goods accordingly

“On last heated Car we received a large shipment
of Oranges, Grapefruit, Bananas, Onions, Etc.

BEST BRANDof NEW ZEALAND BUTTER
RECEIVED IN REGULAR SHIPMENTS

temporary conditions,

“Altogether, Mr, White seems to have made the bestofa bad
situation. It will be much easier to find fault with his proposals
than to offer anything better as a temporary and convenient money-

raising scheme.’?

PROPOSED NEW TAXES

Upon the note circulation of
all banks, one per cent; upon the
gross income derived: in Canada
of every trust and loan company,
one per cent; upon net premiums
of insurance companies, other
than life, fraternal;. benefit and
marine insurance, one ‘per cent;

“upon every cable and telegraph
‘company in Canada, one cent per
message for which fifteen cents
is charged, tax to be collected
from sender; upon railway or
steamship tickets purchased in
Canada, for any point in Can-
ada,
Indian Colonies or the United
States, five centa for every tieket
costing a dollar up to five dollars,
and five cents for each additional
’ five dollars; upon every berth in
a sleeping car, ten cents; upon
- every seat ina parlor car, five
cents, the railway or steamship

company selling the tickets to

collect. the taxes from “the pur-
. chaser; upon every person, firm
or company carrying passengers
by vessels outside ‘of Canada,
Newfoundland, the British West
Indies. and the ‘United - States,
one dollar for each, passenger
buying a ticket up to ten, dollars,

-three dollars over, thirty, dollars,

Newfoundland, the West.

five doliars over fifty dollars.

In . addition, the following
stamp taxes to be imposed: Upon
all cheques, reeeipts to banks by
depositors, and upon bills of ex-
change, two cents; upon all ex-
press and post office money or-
ders, one cent upon letter and
postal cards posted in Canada,
upon bills of lading, two cents;
upon proprietary or patent medi-
cines and perfumery, one cent
for bottle or package costing teri
cents or less, and one cent for
every additional ten cents. The
wine taxes fare five cents

ling wine sold in Canada, and
five ‘cents for additional quart,

and twenty-five cents for addi-
tional pint. The wine tax to be-

other levies to ba fixed later,
most wipes out the free list,

tent ad valorem to ‘the general
and intermediate ‘tariffa and 6
per cent ad valorem to the Brit-
igh preferential tariff on all art-
icles hitherto dutiableor on the
free list and whether raw mater

per quart or leas, upon non-spark-

twenty-five cents for each pint
of champagneand sparkling wine

come éffectual at once and the
The ‘tariff _inerease, which al-

consists of an addition of 74 per

General

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By reason of trade] }

products,
agreements with Franee and the

British West Indies, certain items |
are excluded from general in-|]
Exceptions include tea, | f-

crease,
wheat, flour, anthracite coal,

fish from Newfoundland, salt for |§
curing fish, lines, twines,’ nets|§
and hooks for the fisheries, reap-|[
ers, mowers, binders, harvesters, | ¥
binder twine, traction ditching if
machines, sugar, tobacco (dealt |i
with last August). news printing | §
paper, newspaper printing press- | f#

es, typesetting and typecasting
machines and a number of other
items of lesser consequence.
The treaty with France makes
necessary the exception of silk
fabrics,
broideries and certain other
goods, os

The. contents of Rod and Gun
for. February include Sentries of
the Wild by Mortimer Batten;
A Brush with Polar Bears in the
Hudson Straits of Northern Can-
ada; The One-Eared Wolf by
H. C. Haddon; Rolo.the Pup va.

Alberta; The National Transcon- ||[;.

tinental Gameland of ‘Northern
‘a r YE Québec. _ There are many-other |
ial or finished or. partly “finished | interesting featurés, ‘|

Vancouver, Victoria and Seattle |

am, every Friday. . Steamer '‘Prince John" leaves
Prince . Rupert, “7 p.m. Sunday, Feb,. 14, 28, and
March 14, 28. Reservationa and through

tickets may be obtained from-any G. T. P, Agent oy from Train Agent.
G.T P Railway- Westbound train leaves Hazelton at 11.07 G, ti,

““Churadaya and Sundays, connecting with above.. u .

steamers for the south.

Eastbound train leaves Hazelton at 6.41 p.m. Wednesdays.and Satur. B -

days, for Edmonton, Winnipeg, ete, connecting with trains for St, Paul,
Chiengo, ote. ‘or Toronto, Montreal; Buffalo, ete,, use the
GRAND TRUNK SYSTEM, the

For full information regarding the above services, also through tickets,
reservations, ete, apply to Local Agent, or to Lt
ALBERT DAVIDSON, ‘GENER

Agoncy for all Atlantic Steamship Lincs

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Steamer ‘Prince George’’ leavea Prince Rupert at9:

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Lands For Sale |

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