THE OMINECA MINER, SATURDAY, asd 12, 1918

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*. Com

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Woes

POWERS OF THE |
LAND SETTLEMENT
BOARD DEFINED

This week we are reproducing

~ that part of the Land Settlement] ~

and Development Aet dealing
with the powers of the Land

Settlement Board, and next week

we shall set forth the details of
the act under whieh application
for loans may be made by farm-
ers. .The powers of the board
are ag follows:

{a) To take over from the
Crown, and to purchase from
or obtain by exchange with
private owners, lands with:-

_ in the province for agricul-
‘tural purposes.
(b) To survey, resurvey, sub-

_ divide, clear, fence, dyke,
drain, irrigate, plant, culti-
vate, and otherwise improve,
develop and use any lands
go acquired:

(ce) To erect suitable buildings
on such lands:

(d) To farm such lands when
necessary. or desirable, and
generally to do all things
necessary or incidental to
such farming: ~

(e}. To boild and- maintain
roads and “bridges: for the
improvement of such lands:

A£). To sell, lease,-or exchange

’- the said lands upon such
terms as may: be. agreed
upon. yp

- (g) To buy, sell, or t exchange

. all kinds of live stock and}.

every kind of merchandise |
which may be -of use of

benefit to the Board in any!

of its undertakings: +
(h) To enter into an agree-
- ment with any person ob-
taining.‘a loan under the
- provisions of this Act,
7 whereby the Board’ may
undertake to.make and ex-
ecute the improvements on
"the land for . which ‘such

(i) To manufacture explosives
_ for use in any of the under-
.* takings of the Board, or for
sale for the purpose of
clearing land for agricul-
tural -purposes, or for the
DO construction of public works,
‘The Board is possessed of all
the powers of and.is entitled to
act as,a Board of Commissioners,
appointed under the provisions
of the “Drainage, Dyking and
Irrigation Act, 1918,’ and also
has power of, and is entitled to
act as, a public irrigation cor-
poration under the “Water Act,
1914.”

Returned soldiers - purchasing
land from the Board shall each
be entitled to receive a rebate of
$500 on the purchase price. of any
lands coming into the possession
of the Board’ and. subsequently |
opened for settlement. ~

The Miner has received from
Major J. Eaes Ward, O. C. .6th
Field Co., Canadian Engineers,
Vancouver, B. C., in which he
states that the overseas - author-
ities urgently require a larger
number of men of various trades
for overseas service with the
‘Canadian Engineers and ack us
to insert the following:
_ “The Officer Commanding, 6th
Field Company, Canadian En-
gineers, North Vancouver, B.C.,
has received instructions to re-
eruit 500 -men of the following
trades:

Carpenters .. Bricklayers
Plumbers = = s_ | Tinsmiths
_ Blacksmiths - “Miners

"s. and Tannelers 7
’ ‘Tradesmen an d mechanics
should not miss this opportunity
to join a skilled’ branch of. the
army. Men drafted in the first
class (Class A) can be taken.
The number is limited, so early
application i ig necessary.
Write or apply Recruiting Office.
Hastings” and Homer ‘Streets,

.. loan. was made, .

‘Vancouver, B.C. or Drill Hall,
‘North Vancouver, ‘B,C. 7

25 Miles
“on To Hazelton

One gallon of  voline
has done it.

36 to 68 per
| ‘cent more

gasoline j ip -a frequent occur: -
“renee with the Ford ear.-
- Man (name on request)reporta
_ an average of 88 miles per gal-.
lon for 20,000. miles,
‘this is a record that few, if.
_ any othér makes of. care, ever
~ equalled.

_ of. owning and driving: a. Ford.
- You can average: 1000: miles. -
7 more. travel on Ford-size. tires.”
“The saving: on neil and repairs is proportiqnately. large... The
“namie | “Epta’, stands for lowest east and areatest service, -

a Fond Motot. Cat’ Co, { |

- mileage |

‘99 to 25 miles to a ialen of .

One

‘Surely.

lt demonstrates the economy

of Canada, Ltd)
ORD <ORTARIO:

LLOYD GEORGE'S. =
SPEECH PLEASES __.
ALLIED PEOPLES

The re-atatement of Britain’ 8
war aims made by Premier Lloyd
George before the trades union
delegates on Saturday has been
received with a chorus of approv- |"
al from the ‘people of the Entente
Allies... The aims number eleven
and show that the cause | “for! ,
which we fight cannot be but for
the benefit of civiliantion when
forced upon a beaten Germany.

In brief, the terms as enun-
ciated by. the- Premier, are;

1. The recovery of Alsace-
Lorraine for France.

2. The. restoration of Serbia,
Montenegro, and the occupied

mania; with reparation for their
injuries.

3. The restoration of the pali-|
tical, territorial, * and economic
national conditions in Arabia,
independence ' of ‘Belgium, and
reparation for injuries done her,

4, The union of Italians. with
those of her own race and, tongue,

5. The - establishment of. the
independence of Poland, ;

. 6& The internationalization and
‘neutralization of the waterways
between the Mediterranean’ and |
the Black Sea.: ;- pore

7, The- recognition of separate
Armenia; ~ Mesopotamia, Syria)
and Palestines: 0 oes: 5
- 8, The. establishment. . of the|

9. The bringing into existence
of | @ great international organi-
zation as a means of settling. i in-
ternational disputes, *".””
10. Provision that the basis of
any territorial settiement must,
be government with the consent
of the governed, oy”

‘lL. A just and esting: peace. |

forth before, but coming Bt) ‘they |tt

do ‘amid. the peace. agitation: and B

pro-German propaganda, . ‘they
pose which, dominates the. British

them: to- victory, : a -

_ British Navy" s Great Record

‘and more effective today thatr
three’ years ARO. | ‘Its tonnage i io

194.

aviators from 700 to 41, 000. :

tion not only. of 12, ,000, 000- ‘men,

of fuel, and. 180, 00, 000 tons of

parts’ of France, Ttaly, and Rou- |

; : {more fighting. .

equality of right among nations, |
| both small and great.

These. aims have been - set |,

show the steadfastness of pur- ; :

||peopte which will. ‘finally’. lead

The. navy of England i is greater i.

[i917 Was. ‘W'per cent’ more than | F: wee
the tonnage of 2, 400,000 tons dn} Be tee
“Its personnel has” grown |

from 146, 000 men to'890, 000, ite | fo
IEE
‘|isWeeps'the “German”. ocean. day: fees
‘Tjand night and performs its duties, a
’|| without a stain qn‘humanity, © [t|.E-
has: “safeguarded: t @ transporta- .

but of 2,000, 000 horses, 25, 00, 0000 t:
‘tons of explosives;61, ( 000, 000 tons E

‘The Decline of. the Hark

matiy that her ‘Gnaneial condition |?
is sound, the market. value of the
mark would belie the’ statement:
In. normal times the mark. was
worth 24 cents; _ At the end of
1915. it was ata discount of 20 per
cent, ‘“A-year later it had drop-
ped to 30per cent: Tn June last
it had declined 44 per ‘cent, and
in “August was only worth 12
cents, while later, in September,
its discount was advanced. to 54
per’: cent, -

which. shows that those who. are
ina position to know Germany
best believe her- to be but, half
solvent.

‘Farmers 1s anf Soldiers

An Alberta: farmer was recent:
ly heard to say: “No: more, swine
growing for me. ,
head last year and I. could have
sold the grain for,.more than I
got for the hogs, bec. -uge of the
buyers’ strike. I. got: ‘caught

' But-suppoge the soldier r reason-

brai_ last. week cand. ‘got "hurt. [>

act ‘on. that kind’ of « reasoning
would: be-taken‘out and’ shot, be-
cause he “ig” expected to forget
himself. and to - ‘suffer, and, - Af

“In. spite. of.the: ‘protests ‘of Ger- |

Germady’ 8 neighbors, '
who ean best judge of her finan:

cial ‘standing, will only accept the |:
mark at a 50 per.cent reduction, ;

1 raised forty}. }

once, and I know 7 when I've ia
y/-enovgh.”

ed the game way and. said: “No}:
so was. in. Can-| > .

T've. been. hit: ones: “and : snow] >
| whed I’ve got enough.” *
- The soldier who- uinidertook. ‘to 7

‘heed be die’ for his country." The '
| farmer in question felt” no- duty ;
resting upon him, yet’ ‘his. ‘philo- ¥-
sophy acted upon in a large way | 7

is just “as likely : to. ‘cause us to =. UptoDate Drag. ‘Stores, a _

"High Prices For Adse- — .
Speaking of: ‘advertising, here: .
is what! some: publishers enarge ©

for Space: Ladies" ‘Home Journal, °
$8 a line, or $104. “per inch, and
$6,000 for a full page each i issue; -
the back cover sella for $10, 000.”

space is always filled,

at. thess prices. —-Ex: ©

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in Telkwa from

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‘Financial ‘and. Commercial
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Froviacal ‘Asyen, “Anita
Chemist, -
New: ‘Hazelton, B, Cy

fei - sie : . ot
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Hazelton! 2.10%. 3

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