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Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 3 Apr 1917, p. 3

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a; .1 T.1tttmatiopat Nickel , . ' J , . . .-" l b l l disclosing its whole 33%?" " me" [PM mm Mpte Emma x e l " it prom latter T. Mr.. gm . Carter (South. Welling- Fi Ll I x. . ton) "in there had been quite a. little " - "My suggestion would he that on change in the tune of the Goxem- ', " ' net profits between $10,000 and ment during the last two years. ' Two lig, I ",000,tr00 the tax should be live per years ago, when we urged the Gov- i,; ' cent.; on prottts over $5,000,000 and ernment to do what they 'hu,,??,,',' do- . I , under $10,000,000, ten per cent.; on ing the members of the f,el'thn"ltett t I profits over $10.000,000' and under shouted 'rats.'" Y/t §u8893'°d.ti'" ni L $15,000,000, fifteen per cent.. and on the report of the Nickel S"y'y?Y,.i,t fl" . .. profits above $15,000,000 3. year the' had been influenced yy the 1aP.1"yi'1-, I annual tux should be tat least twenty mom's opinions. A y',t?ii,r,t1,",.1,yp, x} lull I') per cent. That would make the- taxa- show that the D909]? .','J,TU,,',"' furor ot 'f,', tion at least five times At cuter than putting a tTeytyrfiv? pct CCHt. ff": 8ll - Fe. the taxation proposed by the Minis- the net m.rotitfs of 1"t.i1,:,fet1',,"i"a.tsi.poe ["c bir of Lands; Forests and Mires'. This [When their profits e.TCr3t?,Urct2 $2 " t gold mines of the Trnnmwml par taxes 3000'000' . _ fl. Pe . w. n . - at these. rates right along." l Continuing at Ily-t M fi,lyyi; Fie.S2eno , Mr Carter maintained that the de- 's, Shonld Buy the Plant. partmcnt should not have allowed, the f Mr. Rowen 'ton'civiia. said; "The nickel interests? "to slyi'),dlioonvel"t." {it [i: Government should commence in "I" these years. "TyiPf,r,i.,ei'y1t,, a a h i . r.". . - . _ t , " . nrescnt time is Just ooiirbling, at t ti . . "trr quire control of the lilCLPl industi It'!; 'iltiicrr in"tr- _ - s_.4. -r~'<il\la -". I I' of the Province by acquiring: and Lou» ' ".1131. '//, '1"u",/,1ot'h'1 "J" F '. kind Oi l I trolling a. refining plant. We should , ".". 'lut9Ctf, I . ' pursue steadily the policy su.tigestr'tl '_1'otidottrtv.: T'ntotii. Ownership. '. l * _niore than 27, years ago '1} this Iry.- ' Mt Musirmw I.\'orth Huron; com' , Vince b3: "It: ll'rltl' Sir '/l,ly.ttr.P,1o,?t'ctf hauled that much was due to private _ that is, liltelestmg the "yi.'.rTi.:"1.fioyr. 1'ttb't'rrvise for What had been accom- L. . ernment directly in .tht onuemlup '?' . plishml in this country. More money :. the industry. in this Pt'ovincr, iv.". was now-d in " system of municipal bl' should Stead"): from: toward " Prlsl- government than any other sphere of l'-, tion of ownership and control or (no activity in the Province. public , b; nickel industries i-l this Pruwmj'n ownership might be all right so far , tr- ' Suppose it cost. $100.0oo.1itju. as (in: . 115 pullill' utilities were uoncerned, but SF. Nickel Communal/n s'lip;v,ts.ci, and tho not for mining". ' t? Imperial 'Toiuerrmtront NF?» in1/ssreet,rvJ. Mr. "Willow 1'voudfoot 1Cientvei :3, l that is less than it tucsls my. lnmoriul Hui-on) did not think the Government ' ,. ', Government to curl-v on inn "or l'nl' was lining , high enough duty. He Its toirv days." ' thought the cttcttessitr1, ditty "as a, fair L ' . indication of the manner in which the tr Premier Hearst Defends 1'rorrnntrnrnt should " the our. ' L}. . I 3dr. c. l3. Jit:Heowst (Uniform) tie-S Pc" . New Rate of Taxation wrilwd Mr. Sum Homer's "radical"', ( ec: ("X ll'U li'latluil "Nuts Urs' ., rl' . ' ... ..'. _ . Br; Picnic: t.ltarstr1vho l'iif'v"'u.si.'Nd lligliouL. no: H. mow." "r'0"1'iaiTiii. l , Fi,. that the Niclj.1 '"ryitisitiio,n Ir."'! ithitili that would be the policy of the IE'" practically two WWW" "otr:li'2r"utiojr {party "So will}: led hy the leader of [ V E, and investigation oi' this ttitt"c'c1Ott, and the (opvositirvn." ' i ME' after ohtaiuing lrlvato intVstutiation l . _ e... . MF- which could not {in made public joct i'Mv. Dewart/s Hot Ct'iticisatt. l l Ef now. expressed tlw opinion that fire ' JIr. ii. ,liuriloy Dewart (Southwest 'ir.', per cent. was the outside- taxation 'Toronto) dose-Hind the bill as pitiable. 'iM, which the Governimi-nt should imposw ..-in(i thought that there had been time 'ifl' on the niche) cornpnuies at the "my- 'lur an moulded measure. He calcu- (tji, ' out time. The 1r'ovuwrtititettt hud golu- tinted that taking the principle of tax- T if? farther than the Nickel l'omnzlssion 'ulion of the Mining Commission and. "if; recommended. and thr: legislation applying: 21 to the Hearst-Nesbitt. 'llti/ no" before the House provided for agreement, With tho income of the' T. 'l. higher tuXution than five-. ]:wl' mint. international Nickel (Jon'pany for the ' ft/ 7 when the net profits exceeded 33 - lye-211's l912-l3 as $4.8iHi,4t?, $6.386,-' t' 000,000 a your. Hr thoug'ht rim w- Vigil. 36.138.975 and .'iil.'7t'o','dli7 rem t port of the Nickel Commission u Fl:."- p'pm'xhw-lr " three per cent. basisi l ' ficient answer to the Crititicmr, of the ; 'wmild gum $732.86? tux. imduotlng' l f opposition leader. The, Imperial Hui. - g ,z'mm Hm four rcars" 1"t:nyf.y...t 01.34, E l ernment had gone into the question. i Elmo mun he, showed that 52:62.364 'iid te and they had secured a c'ontrollivg: :lHLlllNVL so in 1i"'.'i1ii,y.nco_ilTyi11. He , , hit' j, interest in one of the big nickel lillli- '/cliy. urgei'l thstt it" too 11uoflt fog! . FC, F l ing contpamios in the l'rorinwn and} lth" "1'T Plum?" on. In? proponet l ill.r',"" j'. that company was now establishing; like, ten. 1111.00.11 and I,',',",";',',.),-'.',)"',) 1'f/lh i B"vs_'i/, *4 its plant. Should the linDH'iail (imp: 'iizims tor Hour no yy,i,liy'j:'r',. animal 1 'Flirt'-' ll eminent wish to increase its interest 1 ~l""""1'.' thir "mil: 'iT/fi" "'21 3.851;: Kj:) . in the nickel industry the Untai'io WON-1'1 "l'? HCl Il 111i1/l1.0: "Luigi-15 l . Et f' Government would fully VO-Upei'nlt' lunwnm Uqso "I "he pe.r'o'f U Js '. r Ilt" ' with thorn. "We are anxious that all liliilkillg l grand total 013 roulnd "Sig: v'h' nickel mined in the fjtruiru, should 'iiniliion ""nayf'. He "'9" 1t tl _ Lri, be refined in the Province or in tho . ingui-a would we much "if: tlg'ewa'r: _ FX, Empire," said the Promivr. Sir iVil- 'ililiirirp: ot the Mamet-h. J: id be r ilttt liam claimed that the Mom: N"ichoi 1,fu.ctrl,-, arp,uod that iT/YI, le?,". P _ C . . - " l . .0 , he? Halli? basis as monel. and _ - F,, Company had not yet got inn-ii hull it.""), I'Y t l cynlrl had decreased in . il' 'C' , the amount of capital invested. fle- ilu? slrc'w.'1'U tnat 'L ia _ : . cent elnce l . E. . ferring to the five-year agreement (l,/1lr1"),'/",ilij.'" "(FAN "3 001 'V I ..' Q ', l of the International Nickel Company. our irt'olie. "Hi- I i bl?,',: I: which he made when he was Minister idly, yicCvea's Dioclahucr. 'i, C E; , of Lands, Forests and Mines, he said i Il ' Charles :\1'.('-rea, lSudbury) _ , . it. was not absolute or binding. Thr 'i,,,.,,,",',.),':,, "If" he had any connection, , _ F; , Company, for instance, would not. tlfhim It t, 13112.0th with the Inter-l l , have paid the $40,000 tax if they. 1m: (39391193 "41:12;- ("onn'mny- He claim- I _ Ei, [ closed down the mines. it; In): (54 .nniission'sm renort had of- : l tt ', Government After the Taxes. fectin'lx' disposed J" we German r . ' . Siitt'e _ Largo Iii-outs irom nickel "d _ . m " The Province had got $10,truo :1. ",'L,.'lm.301e|\~ in the- War. The Gov- f . i taxes in four years when it was only J),fiCi/l/tls' prouoaod taxation was fair, I , , - , entitled to $151,944. and the mine ' (1',,l1l1cl),"Cllc0i'. 'l I -- _ii" assessors still say the Province did i JU, -------"e"e"r"""'"'"r'"- I l' i; not lose one five-cent piece. under t j l l the agreement made. A Mg problem I , , " was to determine the value ot the ol"' a; ' i at the pity;' mouth, and what tho Gov- , d ernment was determined to do was to l , find a system of determining that. I ",,' , _", Value with a view to seeing that the , k ' Province was taxing PVery dollar that l it was entitled to tux. The (known " ' went had no object but to secure ' ' every dollar the Prminvo was on- . titled to. r; , ' _ Prizes Are Few. ' . ( Much money had been expanded in iminlng ventures in New Ontario, but ithe prizes secured were still mm- . paratively few. Some people had been _, lucky to make millions. while others . I have spent their lifetime and made nothing. There must be. prizes for a l few or they could not get the indus- l try developed. Also the Imperial Government must continue friendly with the United States. He hoped to hear in a few hours that that great ' country would be an ally ot ours.

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