Wedneeday, April 6, 1967 the altareUher road especially through the of Prince in the West Devon and . Pleasant area because these are bad hazardous pieces of road. In fact I nave bem called upon twice or more to preside over death on the highway on the area in the last few years, and I think he should pay particular attention to that ana where there are very dangerous curves. And of course in all areas this project wil be appreciated and should go forward. The First District received fairly good tenatnent under the former government in this regard and it was continued, of course, by the present administration to the O'Leary corner. We expect to see it proceed" frim there to West Devon and . Pleasant. A ouple of other items that the representatives of First Prince put themselves on reeopd *■ being strongly in favour of in their election propaganda was with respect to • causeway and a bridge from McNally's Point to Gordon's Wharf, and we are looking foiward to action for them in this respect. They also mentioned the all-weather road fio« Corner into O'Leary . Homurable Robert E. Campbell : You will get it boy, you will get it. L . (eorge Dewar: We will be expecting action before too long. The-e was one point that I thought I might mention that might be of assistance to the Minster of Highways. Actually I think it would be very generous on my part to bring tatepoint up. I think it is something that causes a very great deal of poor public relations nroughout the province, not only under the present Government but under the past government too, and one which I feel the Minister of Highways should look into a Mtte more closely. And that is with respect to expropriation of land for high¬ way parptses. I think that the Department of Highways does this in a very heavy- handed nunner and a great many people are antagonised by the.... Homurable George J. Ferguson : There hasn't been one, Sir, since I came on. L . (eorge Dewar: They're hasn't been one? Water R. Shaw : They're coming. L . (eorge Dewar: That is a very good record. I might go on to prove that that wasn't eorect, but I am not trying to say the honourable minister is not telling the truth. Hsiiirable George J. Ferguson : Well I feel I am telling you the truth; none to my knowldge. L . (eorge Dewar: Now, Mr. Speaker , with respect to this matter, when I was in Englani last summer I read in a newspaper there about building new highways. They esrtdnly go to a great deal more trouble to expropriate the land in a manner satisfaefsw to the people that own it. In fact I understood that sometimes it takes four or fhe years to get the right-of-way and to get the title to the right-of-way when they build a new road. Here the highways people go out in a very cavalier manner and go In to property, and of course, they have authority under the Act , I will admit that. Aeeoding to the Act it gives the Minister and his officials very great authority, but I tainl that authority should be used with more discretion than it is. It says that "The Minster or any other person by his order or under his direction may enter upon each lands and make a survey of the same, and a plan and description of such land shall be filed and registered in the Registry of Deeds for the County in which such tends lie." Without any consultation to the owner at all this can be done and it is don* I mow it is done. In fact I know of a particular instance in my own District where tiMland owner was outraged at what was done, and I agreed with him and he was n* importer of mine either. I went to bat for him with the Department of Highways but I couldn't get anywhere and I didnthink there was any need of the . HosMirsble George J. Ferguson : You never came to me, Sir. I* (eorge Dewar: No you were not responsible for this Mr. Minister . (Laughter) But it wa* taken up and I felt that there was an alternate method of doing it that would baa spared some good farmland and utilized land that wasnt of any very —117—