Friday, April 14, 1M7 ad* lot the Fathers of Confederation in thia Province. But another item here is the cost of the aaeration of this great building. I feel that we cannot put a great amount of money fiit because we are one of the smallest and poorest in Canada . But under a*y conditions, we must keep this building in operation if at all possible. Mr. Speaker , the salary scale for the Civil Servants, now this is of great im¬ portance. They may be earning a little more than other people in the Province, but still again they are supposed to be highly qualified people, men and women both, of highly qualified people. Just the other day, I noticed an add in the Guardian for a, some kind of a milk processing foreman or other and the salary was, I think, the sal¬ ary was only three thousand two hundred and some dollars. I'm not just sure of thia because I did not take any figures down, I do not write any speeches. But I am just kind of Jrying to go over this in an orderly manner. Having some experience in the mm jjiK"miiiu business in the years gone by, quite some years ago, twenty-nine years since I lave been a qualified cheese maker and at that thne of course wages were very low but! think to-day for a position of this kind, what it was called for, I am not just sure what it was. But it was some milk-processing of some kind, probably some of you people fan enlighten me ... ■ftaourabk Daniel J. MacDoaald : Just recently? Preston D. MacLure : Just recently, probably last week. ||aM>urable Daniel J. MacDonald : It was an inspector. Preston D. MacLure : Inspector was it Well now I think this is one of the reas¬ ons thai this Civil Service should be brought up to date, (Applause) because for thia raaaon, I dont think you can get a qualified man for this. Because twenty-nine years ago the wages were very low, but I got the opportunity to become a qualified cheesemaker at that time, and it is no easy job. Anyone around will tell you that: all the farmers here know what it is to handle milk in warm weather or to have anything to do ffrftit; is a great amount of work. New, the next is borrowing facilities for , Municipalities, School Dist¬ ricts. IfWt I have quite a bit to do with a municipality and having had to do some ^mnrlJWi having something to do with the borrowing for the Municipality in the put ft ft quite a chore at times to get good borrowing facilities. We have been very {wtatpta in the past of having been able to borrow from the Municipality Loan, but this niaf be cut off in the future and I think any help towards borrowing help to contrat the borrowing for , Muicipalities and School Districts is a great ad¬ vantage to them. Tfce next is the Election Act . New in the Election Act , we probably have some irregaftifHies, we had quite a few in the past election, quite a few irregularities. Some of t*4ta tore due to people not just understanding that quite right I think. I wouldn't Ilka t# '_f*y that they are trying to be dishonest, but they just don't understand the Act . m Any improvement in this will be a great help and I am fully in agreement with ttaFVOting age being lowered to eighteen years. This is one great advantage that the yoMfr people have to-day over the people in our day, when they have better school¬ ing fadsraes, take greater interest in the Government of Canada and the Province in which they live, so I think to-day this is one of the steps forward in the Election Act New, the next is not quite so bright ARDA. Same Member : Who is he ? Pfcajston D. MacLure : Well he is not a very smart book, I will guarantee you that because he's been very lazy since the election. Because during the election cam¬ paign «3rthe television and radio, and the papers were full of "Put ARDA to Work for the Farmers ." Well now, in the last nine months he hasn't done much for the farmers, he'sb3fvery... •arable Alexander B. Campbell : Half a million dollars worth! fftestoa D. MacLure : WelL now half a million dollars, this wasn't the talk at eleeaftm time, Mr. Speaker , this wasn't the talk at election time. Mr. Speaker , it was inlWnsal mt dollars. Look what would be put in right away, no waiting at all; this would be the aaxt day after the Government took office that ARDA would pour millions of —187—