Thursday, May 18, 1967 cet into the broadcasting, you will say that I made an error. Now, this year it ia just over two million. Ton are down on agrfeultnm. Honourable Daniel J. MacDonald : I am not. Walter R. Shaw : Yon will be the president of Government that to being reduced Honourable Daniel J. MacDonald : No, I'm not Walter R. Shaw: District President Honourable Daniel J. MacDonald : I'm not. You are wrong. Walter R. Shaw : Now listen___ Honourable Daniel J. MacDonald : I ask, Mr. Speaker , may I be permitted to make a statement? Walter R. Shaw : No, you cant say it I have the floor. Some Member : Yes he can. Walter R. Shaw : Yon had a chance to say all yon wanted to and I didnt say a word, but here it to, the fourth time, 9M56,000.00; This year U to Just over two million. It is not hard to understand these figures. Now, I would like to, and I am going to keep within my time, Mr. Premier , I am going to be through here at eleven o'clock even if I stop in the middle of a abort word. Honourable Alexander B. Campbell ; Cot U short Walter R. Shaw : Now, I would Uka to say thia.... Honourable Alexander B. Campbell : How many lettersT Walter R. Shaw : I would like to say that I am concerned, Mr. Premier , Mem¬ bers of the Legislature, in the Government I am tremendously concerned about the plans of the present Government on this comprehensive plan that yon are talking about I dont think anyone knows anything about it I dont think that any Member of the House knows anything about it I dont; the Premier has admitted he doesnt, and a large amount of money waa put through the estimates for thia. I think that to a very, very dangerous experiment This thing has Just simply bean pulled out of northern New Brunswick . Honourable Alexander B. Campbell : No. Walter R. Shaw : Thafs alL Honourable Alexander B. Campbell : No. Walter R. Shaw : The man that to hero aa the architect of it haant a thing to offer us on it We have not any reports coming in from Acres. Who put it up7 I ask the men in the Departments of Agriculture if they knew anything about it, and they cant tell me. What is going on anyway? I will say this, Mr. Premier ; I think that we can take these plans and surveys and we can extract parts of these that can apply in some sections of the Province of Prince Edward Island to great advantage. But I dont believe in a broad survey, in the application of something that's going to move farmers off their land and take them into centers. Where are they going? Where are they going after that? It is alright for New Brunswick and Nova Scotia ; they have the industries that can absorb them. Have we got these industries? We haven't And when you take men off the farm, there to only one thing to be done with them when yon train them; you are training them to leave this Province. Now someone in here the other day said that it waa alright to sacrifice two thousand farmers. He mentioned that we would likely get down to two thousand five hundred farms on Prince Edward Island , which would be a drop of five thousand Honourable Alexander B. Campbell : If nothing to done. Walter R. Shaw : I dont agree to that principle at all. I think that with the development that is taking place, situated as we are right on the edge of the world