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Walter R. Shaw: No, not ask you any questions.

Honourable George J. Ferguson: Oh that is quite all right, I don’t mind. As a matter of fact I was going over the speeches of last year and I notice that I would say probably eight or ten or twelve words and there was a uestion. I answered them and it made rather amusing reading — but only amusing. owever, I don’t . . . . .

Some Member: Going to pave the Jerry Road? Honourable George J. Ferguson: Well we will get to that. (Laughter)

Now, Mr. S aker, one of the first duties was to inquire, when I took over, how much money whicgehad been provided in the Budget for provincial paving remained. Mr. Speaker, I was astounded to find that the inadequate sum of $1,400,000.00, was all that was voted to provide for an expenditure in excess of $2,750,000.00 .....

Several Members: Terrible! Terrible!

Honourable George J. Ferguson: ..... for which contracts had been signed. This of course means that the former administration signed contracts for $1,347,000.00, more than they had money to pay for.

Honourable Robert E. Campbell: That was terrible. Terrible!

Honourable George J. Ferguson: Yes I can tell you, Mr. Premier, I am sure that I needn't tell you or any other member in this Assembly for I am sure that you will realize that the largest of this money was spent in First Kings.

Several Members: Oh, no!

19 Honourable George J. Ferguson: Between the period of May 30th and July 11th, 66.

Honourable Robert E. Campbell: Terrible! Terrible! Honourable George J. Ferguson: Now I presume this was to woo the lovely . . . .

1 ,Walter R. Shaw: Is that the subject of the Premier’s talk on “Front Page Chal- enge .

Honourable George J. Ferguson: However, the Leader of the Opposition in his address on the Speech from the Throne stated that in preparing their road paving program they endeavoured to treat each district equally. am sure, Mr. Speaker, that you will be interested in knowing the number of miles of provincial paving placed in each district between September 1969 and July 1966.

Some Member: What about Second Queen?

Honourable George J. Ferguson: I will give you them all, Sir. First Prince, $129 miie2s; Second Prince, 18.8; Third Prince, 26.8; Fourth Prince, 21.6; Fifth nee, .

L. George Dewar: What are the years again?

Honourable George J. Ferguson: Between September 1959 and July 1966.

L. George Dewar: Repeat the figures again, please.

Honourable George J. Ferguson: Yes. First Prince 19.9.

L. George Dewar: Is that for the seven years?

Honourable George J. Ferguson: Yes.

L. George Dewar: Well, the figure stated in the House the other day was 69.8. Walter R. Shaw: There is something wrong there.

Honourable George J. Ferguson: 69.8?

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