PAGE 2, THE HERALO, Tuesday, August 9, 1977 VICTORIA wee? osition spokesmen say ee British Columbia overnment’s quarterly financial report shows that e Social Credit party is up its old political game’ of der-estimating " revenues and over-estimating eg. iberal leader Gordon Gibaen and Progressive mservative leader Scott allace told reporters Monday that the gov- ernment was over-taxing the province so it coul accumulate a surplus to buy off voters at election time. The report, released earlier Monday, showed B.C, had a surplus of $196 million for the first three months of this fiscal year, $101.3 million more than forecast. Finance Minister Wolfe told reporters the surplus was $179.9 million- more than the surpius for the same period, ending June 30, of 1976-77. Evan " ’ WOLFE REVEAL Budget figuring ju Wolfe warned, however, that the trend could not be expected to continue throughout the year, ‘“The current outlook for the ovince's budget for the ull year indicates a nominal overall surplus, when consideration is taken of the heavier expenditure pattern of the summer and early fall months,” Wolfe. sald in the: report, | _ Wallace said the situation was one he thought he had seen before. “We're back to the old Social Credit habit of over- taxing people, getting large revenues, then giveng them back to them at election time,’’ he said. “It’s the old con game, all over again. . . I’m just sick and tired of this... .guff.” Gibson said the unexpected surplus indicates that Premier Bill Bennett is going back to former Premier W. A. C. Bennett’s practice of building up large surplus to. be used as political candies at-election time. ition leader Dave. Barrett would not comment , on the report, saying the New Democratic Farty needed more time to conduct a thorough study. In releasing the report, Wolfe said revenue of $978.1. : million— $72.9 million more than anticipated—was mainly due to two sources. _ “Revenue from natural resources was $34 million higher than originally forecast, with-most of the - increase provided by petroleum and natural gas revenue, and receipts from the federal government were $23.7 mi than forecast, principally due to changes in... . arrangements and shared- cost programs since the date of the budget," the minister said. AIR. CONTROLLERS STRIKE Stranded passengers jam Canadian airports — TORONTO (CP) Hundreds of stranded travellers jammed both Toronto International Air- port terminals today, sitting wearily on their suitcases and not knowing when they would get home. Mike Gorman and his wife Sharon of Guelph, Ont., scheduled to’ arrive from Jamaica at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, finally. reached Toronto airport at 4.30 a.m. by_bus. , They were waiting for hours for relatives to pick them up, but Gorman, 22, said, ‘I guess we can count our blessings that we actually got here.” Thousands of travellers have been forced to make last-minute changes in their travel plans because of the strike by air traffic controllers which has halted all air traffic in Canada. Four tired travellers from Chatham, Ont., had been waiting in the Toronto airport six hours after being delayed 12 hours in Mexico and four hours when their fi ht was diverted to falo. “We're here at the airport _ BUT BEGIN UNIMPRESSED | Carter sees shifting ‘have been when we should be at work today, and to be honest, we don’t know when we'll get home," said Mike Tippin, About 150 passengers on Air Canada flight 105 to Vancouver walked out to the airport apron but stepped into five waiting buses, not ‘the L-1011 jet that should re, Brydon Parker, 9, the - Youngest person on the ‘ancouver flight, had to have identification to enter the US. “J don’t have.a driving li- . cence because I don’t have a car,” he explained to Air Canada ticket clerks. - He had been visiting his grandparents in Barrie, nt., and was returning to his home in Victoria, B.C. Alan Aoki, Vancouver ports manager, and his wife and sister plan to wait in Toronto until the strike ends, : “We are travelling on the new cross-Canada charter fare and we just cannot afford to pay the extra $140 each to fly home via Niagara Falls. and Seattle,” he said. A group of 44° Mexican boys, members of two soccer teams from Mexico City, were on their way home after two weeks of: games against Ontario. minor league teams. They tight Ay to Chicago to get a ome, but Sunday they travelled -by ‘bus Buffalo to pick. u American Airlines t. “We don’t mind,” said Antonio.Gurza, 9. “Niagara Falls was our favorite p ace to visit here and now we get another look at it.” . _ Departing air travellers had problems as charter buses were in-short suppl but Bert Smith of New York. City was unverturbed. “It doesn't bother me,” said Smith, who was on a North American tour promoting the sport of -cricket. an t “Li in New York, I've had it ali already this sum- mer,’’ said Smith. ‘A . blackout, looting, 104-degree temperatures, this cat Son of Sam—I mean, what more for an encore? A few hours more won't make a difference to me.” in PLO, Arab stands U.S. President Carter and State Secretary Cyrus Vance indicated Monday an encouraging change may be developing in the Palestinian stance on recog- nizing Israel. Israeli Premier Menahem Begin refused comment on the indication. n A spokesman for Vance said the United States would accept the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) as a participant at Geneva peace talks on the Middle East if the guerrilla group would go along with a resolution recognizing Israel’s right to exist. JUDGE SUPPORTS UNION INSURGENTS VANCOUVER (CP) — Mr, Justice R. P. Andergon of the British Columbia Supreme Court Monday rejected an injunction application by representatives of the Laborers’ International Union. to atop elected officers of union local 602 from regaining contro ruled that local union officials Mr. Justice Anderson of the local, had been deprived of an important office without bein, given the opportunity to properly defend themselves, an at the in ernational union ad failed to show an emergency situation existed when the local was was placed under trusteeship for alleged irregularities. ._ Urging both parties to sit down and settle their differ- ences, he said nothing would be gained through litigation or through a wer struggle. Local president Nick Kiniak said he was pleased with the decision and would like to sit down with representatives of the international to discuss the situation. He said he hoped to restore full services to the membership as s00n a6 po: The international union app last week after a group of ssib 1 le. ied for the court injunction al 602 members, including Kiniak and secretary Ron McClurg, crowded into the local's offices and took it over from trustee Stacey Warner on Tuesday. Warner had been appointed by the Washington-based international after union headquarters received allegations about election irregularites. n Because of the allegations, the local's long-delayed elections were again set back. Every other trade union in the province's construction industry has signed its 1977 agreement except the _ laborers. The United States would. drop its demand that the P change its charter. _ which calls for dismantling of the Jewish state, Vance's apokesman said in Saudi Arabia where Vance is on a - Middle East tour. Sources close to the Israeli government said the PLO manoeuvre might be a small trick, giving the - impression: of moderation while refusing explicitly to accept Israel's right to exist, Negotiating efforts centred on Security Council Resolution 242, which was approved Nov. 22, 1967. It called for Israeli withdrawal from territories occupied dur 1967, Middle East’ war, a solution to the refugee problem and the recognition of every state’s right to live in peace within secure borders. The principles, confirmed in a second resolution after a Middle East war in 1973 were accepted by Israel and its Arab neigh served as the basis for U.S. efforts at reconvening the Middle East peace talks, n A PLO spokesman sald in Beirut that his organization is bound by policy not to recognize Israel or accept Resolution 242 but that changes might be rec- ommended to the Palestinian National Council by the central council, the policy-making body which is scheduled to meet Aug. i¢ in Damascus. to . the June, - bors and have © t poli Budgetary. for the quarter was $762.1 million, $28.4 million ‘Jess than the original forecast, he said, \ . The nonbudgetary surplus was $49 million, bas Wolfe said. =, Wolfe did not explain why the report, the first of the current fiseal year, was released before the. final report for the. last . fiseal year was’ made public. He said, however, that the report for fiscal year 1976-77 would be released later this rm omparisa ith the first m1; ms with the three months of the previous year show personal income and sales taxes contributing two thirds of the revenue’ increase of $242.2 million. He. said the increase in sales tax revenue was due to. the inclusion of collections at the five. per cent. rate in 1976 revenue. The current seven per cent "vate was set by the govern- ment last year. IMMEDIATELY ERRACE, rors vote : cn : a. wo pgp arg ban Te . t | : a omen, Se ge LP aes al hei Po, ces a Monday thru Friday en _..° ’ Papers must be delivered before Tam. =< ame 1: ne ° ro 7 ; A, 2 a ee on. _ revenue of $54 million and expenditure of §5 million, that ‘of $13 milllion for the first’ Wolfe said the unaudited opera resulta of Crown corporations and agencies “showed those reporting improvements to he slightly ter than those reporting increased losses or lower profits.” : 7 The ed a net Com re income. fi $1.05 million for | the six months ended June 30, compared with $891,000 for the same period in 1976. The B.C, Ferry Corporation reported net . income of $880,000 for the three months ended June 30, com with a loss of $2.3 on for. the same period the previous year. Wolfe explained, however, the corporation actually had a ‘net loss’ of about $3 million for the period. He said ‘that the government subsidized the corporation with a grant of about $10.8 million, but about $7 million of that was to cover capital expenditures. : .C. Hydro had a net loss C "year, com B.C. Cellulose: ‘three months of this fiscal ed with $6.6 _ million last year. a “Wolfe said this year’s igures are “unrepresentative of finan: cial year’s outcome as the od approaches the low point in o year’s revenue cycle,” a B.C. Railway had a net loss of $25.1 million for the first six months of this fiscal ‘year, compared with $27.7 million last -year. The nagurance Corporation of B.C.’s automobile insurance fundnhad income of $11.3 million for the three months ended May 31, 1977, compared with $9.6 million last year. - (tr Icbe's general insurance ations had income of' profi él ‘ CARRIERS: 1. Aust be willing to give subscribers the best possible service, 2, Must be reliable and honest. You will collect each month. 3. Must be eager to Increase the number of customers on your route. Fill out coupon and drop it in at the Herald office today, to the Attention of ~ JACK JEANNEAU : 1 ‘voluntary wage ® OTTAWA (CP) — Federal ecforts to win organi labor's: restraint are. ered by vernment tacties to end the current. air traffic controllers’ ‘strike, the Canada ned th ata Wi 0 e -CLC President Joe Morris said [that recalling er. effect on our’ people's consideration 0 ernment proposals with regard to termination of wage'and price controls. The government " } get business and support for voluntary restraint.as a pre-condition for ending the anti-inflation program before’ its scheduled expiry at the end of 1978.. The GLC is meeting later : with this - week . representatives of loyers and with its 114 ted unions to decide. affil ‘support ~ for ‘restrict t to legislate an. end to thet controllers’ strike - - 4g bound to have a serious gov- | has been. during "OTTAWA UNDERMINES _ VOLUNTARY RESTRAINT | ita response to the wen compas to ed federal ‘ops. a In hie’ statement, Morris said the CLC had warned the avernment previously that mposing controls would collective : “Wage controls have abr- ogated the free collective bargeining system,”’ he seid. “We run the risk of a stage where there will be no settlements between labor and man- agement without government intervention.” He also criticized Transport Minister Otto Lang for his comments uring the weekend that the fovernment may restrict he right to strike for workers in industries where a shutdown damages the *. Morris said that “not only ‘would such legislation grievously diminish the Fights of public employees, t also might infringe upon the rights of yonkers in the private sector.” \ to be made. Here’ Se ee ee ee ee ee ee eee ~ a : sol. - - wo - ’ - 7 pes ., ~