^Wednesday, March 6, 1968 Preston D. MacLure : Mr. Speaker , in rising to continue the Debate on the Draft Address , it will only take me a very few minutes, because this year we do not have too much to sum up in the Speech from the Throne. A few more words on the operation of the poultry industry in this Province. The poultry industry in this Province is being strangled by large operators in Cen¬ tral Canada that can obtain cheaper feed than we can here in the Maritime Prov¬ inces, and the Department of Agriculture should look into a cheaper method of moving this grain from to the Maritime Provinces. We are in dire fear of losing our subsidy on feed grain at the present time, which I think will be phased out in a very short time, and this is going to make it hard on agriculture as the years go on. Improvement in veterinary services will only come about by obtaining more veterinarians because the great load that is placed on the veterinaries of this Prov¬ ince at this time, and this can only come about by having more veterinarians taking up practice in the Province. This is a very expensive operation and must be paid for in the end, part of the costs must be paid by the farmers in the end. Leadership in 4- H Clubs . This has been a worthwhile project in the past years. 4-H has been a great movement for the young people and especially for the young farm people of this Province, and should be encouraged at all times. The dairy industry in this Province. The dairy industry will need more than a management course if it is to continue to exist. Over the next few years we must have greater participation by government in this industry. The dairy industry is fast becoming extinct, as other farm operations. Welfare. We are fast becoming a welfare province and this is fine if we are all to go to welfare but more money should be spent on improving the job situations in the Province. Only those that are in need of welfare and cannot work would receive welfare and jobs for those who can work so they would not have to receive welfare. Only those that are disabled and need to receive welfare. Grant to Vanier Institute. We would like, Mr. Speaker , to give grants to all worthwhile projects, but this is a very large project for a small Province. But what¬ ever we can do I know will be appreciated. But we must go into this with all caution when we give out great amount of grants from this small Province. Fire fighting equipment. Assistance to fire fighting brigades. This is becom¬ ing more and more a necessity as the homes and farm buildings are becoming of a greater cost at all times and we must have better assistance to fight fires. In this past winter, Mr. Speaker , we have seen in the paper quite a few times where fire fighting brigades have been unable to get to farmers homes because the lanes were not ploughed. This is a serious situation when a fire department comes along and are unable to get, in some instances, within a half mile of where the fire is. More attention should be paid if we are going to have better fire brigades that can get to the source of the fire. Golf course in Brudenell . Well, Mr. Speaker , this is a very important part of our plan in Kings County. A golf course in Brudenell . I would like also to see if we can have a golf course in the Western part of the Province also, because the "almighty tourist-dollar" seems harder and harder to get. We have a great many people looking for tourist dollars at all times, and if we can provide healthful re¬ creations we will find that it will relieve the pressure on the golf courses in the central part of the province. And I think we must do everything; I am sure if the weather had been promising in the season of 1967 probably part of our golf course would be ready at the present time. But due to the inclement weather and the wet weather in the season of 1967 it was very hard to get this work done. As the Do¬ minion Government pays fifty per cent of all those projects we should try and participate in more of them at all times. And there would be more people participat¬ ing in this sport if they did not have to travel long distances, because everyone doesn't have the time to go quite a distance and have to get back home to do the work. But if they would bring those facilities closer and closer to the people there would be more people taking part and it will be a paying operation in the long run. —139—