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| ET. Kenney’s Appeal _ _
= In Victoria for the North

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My. Speaker :

ae In rising to.-make my contribution
we tn this debnte may FE first ‘extend my
: cineritulations to the Honorable mem-
hers for Ontineca anid Burrard in the
successful manner in. which ‘they pre-
sented’ the government's case before
the electorate during the past year. It
ix very gratifying indeed to note that
the most important thing in these by-
elections is thatawe have demonstrated
that we have restored public confidence
in the practice of responsible govern-
neut, A confidence, Mr. Speaker, that
in past years has heen badly shaken
by the ine...clency and recklessness of
a previous government, And irrespec-
tive of the fact that overwhelming ma-
jeritios were not secired, and Irrespec-
tive of the fact that perhaps tt is not
sy fo Judge just exactly what the
people do want itn interpreted by their
voting. the fact does remain, that they
did express themselves definitely as to
an what they did not want, in so far as
: Sucigligm was concerned,

OMINECA.

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1 wax somewhat interested in the
‘saidress of the Honourable member for
supnaby a few days ago, and his re-
ference to Omineca, White Tam not
the representative of Omineen, yet ‘as
1 neyhbouring constituency it is diffi-
enit fo say where the interests of my |
riling stop and the interests of Ouin-

tion of the Honourable the Provincial
Secretary to a condition which prevails
In Connection with the treatment of

Mkerculosis iunongst the Indluins of
this provines,
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ment in this regard, I do feel that if
Ottawa is unwilling ov-anable to bring
down legislation whereby a reasonable
ningun wige and maximum hours
may be had, then at least they could
respect the labour laws of the province
in which they are working, During the
perlod which I speak of these ‘nen
were cimployed at the rate of 25 cents.
ber hour, and were required to work
from 14 to 16 hours per day. While

ates a real menace to the white pop-
mation. re ern Mesias weie'

MINING |

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stress: for grenter consideration for the.

mining industry in-.this. province, We
are-during ‘the present year passing
: t throngh: the 100th anniversary. of the
working Side by each with these men! beginning of mining in British Colum-
Were their regular section men, doing bia, which is rapidly becoming the big-
identically the same work, and were! gzest-and most important. industry. in
pid at the rate of 35 cents ber hour , our province. During the past 100 years
for vight hours, und one and one-half | British Columbia has produced one and
time for over-time, and double time | one-half billions of dollars in miner-
for Sundays and holidays, Hf it were
recognized that overtime and holidays! to the year this means that for every
Were worth more to their regular em-. working day during the past 100 yeacs
ployees, surely the same principle could! we have produced $50,000 worth of
have been applied to these extra gangs, new found wealth per day.. It has been
lt is an injustice that should be reme- , very encouraging. during the past, three
died and steps should be taken to see! yents to note. marked improvement
that the transient or casnal labourer | it the minining situation Duting the
should not. be exploited or discrimin-! yeur. of 1988 our production was $32.-

compelled to take whatever
offered in view. of the fact that work have every. reason to expect and ‘hope
is Sen ree, wo
is considerable credit due to the De-
partment of Mines for this increased
production, which has now given us
the enviable position of being the ser;
ond largest producer of minerals in the |
Dominion. - Notwithstanding the fact
‘that we have -produced one nnd one-.
half billions of dollars during the past
100 yeurs onr mineral resources as yet:
have scaveely been scratched. Low-
:ever, we cannot afford to rest on opr

INDIAN PEOPLE

es

I should also like to ent! the atten-

In’ a bulletin put out

the British . Columbia Board of

era begin, as we have a great deal in:
commun in the’ developing of our val-!
levs. The Honourable member for Bur-
niaby offered the sugeestions that he.
(id not think that the vast district of }
Omineet was ever intended by nature ]
tobe a farming country. He went om 1
io state the conditions that he con- ¢
tnetal in visiting. around camp fires at: !
three o'clock in the morning. Had he, ,
spent less time around camp fires at:
turee oelock in the morhing, and. more ,
time visiting : with -the -agriculturists .

Henlth
pveur we mre advised that the death

rates ainangst the Indians in British
Columbia from TB, is

AS a matter of record, this death rate

trouting

white patients of the hosni
informed by: the cordate
hospital. that re

in February of the present; ohrs at this stage, but should look fur
“ Wilys and means whereby we could ex-
ceed the figures already quoted ang
regain ‘the premier position of first
place’ which -to lost to Ontario in the
production of minerals’ in’ Canada.
There are vnrious ways and means iu
which his muy be.done. The, addi-
ional assistance given to prospectors
hy way of financial assistance, towards
building trails, ete,,. hus. helped mater-
jaily, as. it must he recognized. the
brospector is the key man to the whole
industry... Untortunately | the old-time
prospector is, rapidly disappearing from’

extremely high.

‘uns ten. times that of the. white popu-
ation, In the northern’ part -of “the
trav ince a- Very up-to-date. and well
“Appel hospital was constructed . a
CW years ago, with every facility for

_ this Tndian population for tu--
eTciulosis and segregating them from
bos IT am
superintendent. of the
sMhations recently ‘Is-

a

I would also briefly again like to,

ated against, from the fact that he is 600,000. In 1984 it rose to approxi- - .
amount bp! nately $42,000,000, and during 1936 we

i that it will exceed $50,000,000. There |..

(hisiie daylight: he ‘wonld not hive
mantle such an erronecus and unjust
dednetion, The centre of Qmineca is
fie geographical centre of the prov-
ines. aid I world like to point out for
his tiformation that starting at Smith-
evs, Which is the extreme eastern boun-'
diry of Skeena, and travelling east be-
yard Vanderhooft, 90% of which terri-
tory lies in the Omineca riding, that
ihis year they have on estimated crop:
of ono thonsand tons of timothy sced.
he Honourable member stated in’ his ’
remarks that the firmer sold his’ tim-
nthy seed tu the storekeeper at 10 cents
nq pound and that the storekeeper sold
it at £0 cots per pound. Accepting for
the moment his price to the storekeep-
ev of 10 cents per pound, you will read-
ily see that the value’of this one crop
dlone amounts tu some $200,000 for this
timothy seed production, which is not.

the scene of operations, and’ T qiestion
whether the younger generation is fill;
in¢y In the gaps to such an extent that!
we ity insure’ the continuity of pros-:
pectlig such as has been enjoyed in
the past. There are regulations which
shinid he made that would encourage
aud stimulate the prospector to greater

sued from Ottawa ta their Indian do-
purtnent agents instructs them ‘that it
is hovessayy to reduce expenditutes in
the treatment of such cases, They cite
three prior forms of treatment Or ser.
Vices that were extended which were
to be reduced. ‘They are: trachoma,
coinement,’ ind pulmonary tnherco-
losis, -The dovtors were allowed some
discretion in ordering the more: nd-
vanced cases to hospitals but ton thnch
loss extent than’ is nevessary to -Keep
tuberculosis in cheek. This province iS
sponding andnally hundreds’ of thuu-
suds of dollars to control and elim-
inate the frond which tuberculosis is
aking upon the- boepulution,. aid yet
the Dowinon government 1s curtailing
the treatment of tuberculosis amongst
the “Indian. population. Every: Indian
reservation is ain: incubator wherein
this dreudful disease: ig permitted to
proymagate and run. almost uncontrol-
led. We are all-well aware of the fact

-tions: limit -staking .of one claim, only
to each. individual, I. would suggest
that in the case of where a new strike
is made theft the prospector be. per- |:
mitted to steke as ‘‘imany' ‘claims. as
nay he required ‘to profitably. work
fhe property. It frequently. happens |.
that where the original claim is found
that the adjoining ground may: be: even
richer. than what has been located. In
order to secure this ground it is neces:
Bary for him to stuke in other people's
munes und use powers of attorney and
tuke out billy of gale.in’ order {to pro-
tect his ground. 1 think that this rez:
whition could be extended’ to good ad: |.

i had revenue from a sparsely settled that the Indinn reserves in so. far as’ vantage in the interest of mining oper-
agricultural country. me sanitary conditions are concerned aid ations, coo ps

wed abet such py condtion.; Phese «In-
(ans are not confined to their resery-
tions alone, but they are: Spreading
throughout the provinee in ‘various
lines of industry. You will ‘find then
in large numbers in the fishing and.
cionery Industries, and here ‘the: sant-
tation is many cases is not all that
may: be desired, owing to the ‘small
cabins which are allocated to thei ‘for
homes. . You will find them in'the nin | ‘

ing and’ in the Immbering ‘industridg; ; Ut most fissuredly one success would
aud every other industry fii which we
ire interested, It will be’ yeadily geen
thet by neglecting to ‘treat’ such ‘eases

Tt is alse difficult for a prospector
to Dring his property “ite 9 -state ‘ot
procuetion whereby it is attraetive or |-
Interesting to mining companies, ‘Here
again the governient might; profitrbly.
enter Inte a: sort’ of partnership. with
the prospector: and make advances, up-
on the mining engineer's recommenda-
tion, that would: speed. up the. deyel-
opnent of this, prospector’s elaim. ”

He endeavoured to make political
capital out of the fact that the newly
elected member for Burrard had only
“Gt of the votes of that riding, when
he himself had sbut 39% of the votes

First I would like to draw the atten-
tien of the Honourable Minister of La-
bour to the ignoring ‘of our labour lays
hy the Dominion government, in so far
as thelr operations of the Canadian
National Railway are concerned in this
province. During. the past, summer. ap-
proximately 100 niles of this railroad
was put out of operation for a- period
of some five or-six weeks along the
Mkeenn River, during which extrnr
giunges s were, engaged .to..agsist inthe
of his awn riding. Co

1 understand:thit there is to be some
further or continued negotiations with
Ottuva with a. view, of. a closer” co-
operation by the province with the Do-

recommend that the government: would |
‘Bive greater assistance in ‘so. far ‘ad

the isolated parts-of the province, .ow-|
ing to’the: high: transportation charges,
powder is: ninost: ‘out; of the, reach: of
the prospector, and, without which ‘he
cui mike litle or uogprogresa, 12 the
government jyould, heir, a. greater pro-
{portion of fhe, cost of, this necessary

seat over the province thig disease
Witeh fas reached ‘alarming’ propor.
tions, that an ease of tuber.

efforts. Kor instanee,- present. reeula- |"

Undoubtedly. there would be losses, |. 9

‘pay. for many’ failares. T would’ also] f

in’ the enrly staxus there ig being’) {Be Use Gf" powder ig ‘concerned.::"In |, :

als. On the basis’ of 300 working days ia

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, he Provinee,) ;

ae - "Elementary Ge
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umbia ~

The value of mine produc

at $48;821,2389,
7 18a Lo
For anthoritative Tufarmation wzega

“ment in the Province apply, tu,

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fr
woe

ine production for the year 1935 is estimated
OF), an increase of $6,515,942.00 over thé yalue ot

Wing, mining. develop-

{1 The Depaktment f;Mings:

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minion Government. I have & number,

Ho vernmen ave B nun sowder it’ would "speed up the’ produc:
of suggestions to offer the Honourable po L Ip Che. pr ;

of minernls in so far: as‘déveldp-
ing from’'the  ptospéct ‘stages 'era-
cerned. We hive-heard the: suggestlon
1 from Ottawa, which is’ being:adopted
by this «province; that.apon: theyre.

tion :

this connection, “|. we ; ;

Ministers: of various departments in
me cone f ‘fest: of: the ‘Ind
LABOUR LAWS::: ii

2 | the interest

_ oe “jis dnnperative:
reconstruction ‘of ‘the, Tne. ‘Onr: mini- |i
tum wage and maximufi. hours regu- |

ers, that young:men; be, sent, qut
| the older: prospectors: and.that,th
: | er prospectors. be, subsidized ;
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omniendation of our géologicul; enging {"
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