Legislative Assembly L. George Dewar : There was an expenditure last year of $6,010,249.00 and this year you are estimating an expenditure of $6,772380.00 which is $800,000.94 less than you spent last year. Honourable M. Lome Bonnell : Oh; I can answer that for you. L. George Dewar : Simple arithmetic. Hoaourable M. Lone Beanell: But you see you people only estimated three million eight, we are estimating five million seven. L. George Dewar : Oh yes; but you spent over six million. Now expiate that one if you can. Now you are going to spend less and going to do more. This can't be done. Walter R. Shaw : Now, Mr. Speaker , I think we should definitely let this gentle¬ man go on with his address without so much interruption. It is continuous and I don't think it is fair. L. George Dewar : Well, I think it is hard for the gentlemen across to stand the arithmetic that is going on in the Budget and therefore they need to ask questions, but . . . Honourable Alexander B. Campbell : You are doing a masterful job, sir; carry on. Walter R. Shaw : He is doing a good job. Hoaourable M. Lome Boanell : We won't interrupt you any more. L. George Dewar : Very good. Thank you. Hoaourable M. Lome Bonnell : I didn't know the Leader of the Opposition felt so bad about being interrupted, but since he does I will not say another word. Walter R. Shaw : Well, I dont do it myself! (Laughter) Honourable M. Lome Bonaell : I know you don't, you set such a good example. Walter R. Shaw : Tou get up, I will keep a running fire every minute of the time you stand to object to it. L. George Dewar : Very good, Mr. Speaker , Mr. Speaker , I have the floor and we have in capital highways another under-expenditure of $700,000.00 and total capi¬ tal under-estimated by $400,000.00. Let us examine the highway expenditures a Utile more fully, and I am concerned about the way this appropriation is being unseated, because on Provincial highways you are estimating $1,200,000.00 less expenditure than last year on Provincial highways. Now I think this is not good, I think the people that deserve consideration are those people that have no paved roads to live on Pro¬ vincial Highways, travel through the mud in the spring and the fall, and wear their cars out, and lose time, unable to get out unless they go on a tractor or something like that. We find that the expenditure on this type of highway is $1,200,000.00 less than last year. That is not an adequate figure Mr. Provincial Treasurer, and if ti»e Minister of Highways was here I would repeat it again, but then there is a tremen¬ dous increase in the amount that is budgeted for the Trans whkh is almost a million mare, and $1,600,000.00 more on these AJDJt. roads. These are roads that are already paved, roads which are fairly passable all the year There is no doubt that many parts of the Province would like to have an all-' road, but I dont think that programme should be allowed to take money away from the Program which it no doubt is doing, because you have S.4 million more of an estimate for this type of highway and 12 million less on Provincial paving. The is the one that most needs doing on the Island as far as an all-weather road is concerned. It is in a serious situation and I know that in this large sum of money which is voted that there will be full consideration given to look¬ ing after the . Now, I am going to skip most of the departmental estimates, I am just