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i Corner Kirby Ave and Mountjoy St 1 P.0. BOX 974. â€" TIMMINS, ONT. Gordon Block BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, Barrister, Solicitor, etc. ROOM Z2 GORDON BLOCK TTMMINS wW. H. SEVERT Let us repair and waterproof that leaky roof before the rainy season. Parabestos RKoofing Paint, and Kantleek Roofing Cement For Sale Gordon H. Gauthier Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public, Mr. Gauthier will be‘ at Timmins P.0O. Box 1591 Phone 640 Officeâ€"Room 5, Gordon Block Chartered Accountant Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries of Public, etc. 21 Fourth Ave. Phone 625 50% Third Ave., corner Balsam St., Timmins, Ont. Drafts and Money Orders for all Countries at Lowest Possible Rate SINCLAIR=VALET William 0. Langdon OoFFICES REED BLOCK, TIMMINS and SOUTH PORCUPINE. Consulting Auditor Office Systems Installed Income Tax Adjuster Room 2, Marshallâ€"Ecclestone Block. Marshallâ€"Ecclestone Building, Timmins ~2â€"15 Platus Lewis Porcupine Steamship Agency ~â€" Barrister, Solicitor, Notary. 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We have a preparation you can use both internally and externally and we guarantee it. ° If it does not afford you relief on one or two trials, back the bottle and we will reâ€" fund your money. Don‘t let the "flu" _ get too far. Timmins Drug Co. 43 Third Ave. Absolutely Guarantéed Sfiipping Notes Percy Youlten has moved to the FROM NEW YORK FROM QUEBEC To Liverpool To. Southampton ..... Empress of Sceotland L3783 28 Main Ave. Timmins, Ont. To Liverppool (upstairs) p # o Liver To London To Liverpool ........ Montrose ...... Montcalm ....... Montelare ..... Metagama ..... MontrovaF Timmins. Montroval Marloch THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO â€"It develops that mining lands covered by the two deeds in the name of the one holder, one covering the surface and the other the mineral rights, is held to invalidate a taxâ€"sale of the mining rights, to quote the words of the ‘‘plainly that »Awhich the defendant township could not assess, could not be sold for taxes."" Reeve Post of the Township of Bucke Refers to Injustice Meted to Some Municipalities in the North in Regard to _ Sale of Properties for Unpaid Taxes. Believes the Northern Municipalities Should Get Together. The following open letter from Mr. W. J. Post, Reeve of Bucke TowWnship, will be of general interest. The quesâ€" tion he refers to does not affect Timâ€" mins to any extent, nor is it likely to do so. But it is of very special inâ€" terest to Whitney and Tisdale Townâ€" ships , and may have considerablé bearing on these neighbouring townâ€" ships. » Here is Mr. Post‘s :â€" North Cobalt, March 20, 1926. To Certain Mayors and Reeves of ‘Towns and Townships addressed. Situated in the Mining Districts of Suggests Organization of _ Councils in this North Land Greeting : Re. The matter of McCrae Mining Co., vs. Township of Bucke, et al. No doubt youigentlemen have noted in the public press despatches a news item noting the fact that the Court of Appeal has upset a taxâ€"salé held by the township of Bucke during the year 1920, and at the same time reâ€" versed a former decision of the lower Court by Chief Justice Mowat which sustained under See. 178 the action of the township. Tem‘iskaming‘. 1°% 300 P 30 No To B N Briefly, the plaintiff company in dispute had, refused or neglected to pay their taxes for several years, and the. defendant township, in pursuance with all requirements of the Assessâ€" ment ‘Act, duly sold part of the plainâ€" tiff‘s property for the accrued taxes and ceosts. â€"In due time a tax deed was issued and regaistered 1921, wll;cll deed purported to convey all rights, surface and minerals, to the purâ€" chaser. : Despite the fact that both minerals and surface rights were held by the same party, even under separâ€" ate entries, and that the officials of the township complied with all the provisions of the Act, and the sayâ€" ing clause supposed to be afforded tax sales in See. 178, the Company atâ€" tacked the sale through two court actions, losing the first but winning the appeal with a decision taxing all costs upon defendants. ‘This sets up a serious situation in mining municipalities where a large proportlon of the area is patented mining lands, and where mining xwhts are already, or can readily bc, separated from surface. Plainly See. 40, s.s. 5, establishes the ratio or minimum assess'ment valuation to be placed upon such acreage; assessment so placed earries with it the necessity of levying of rates, consideration of Sections 3, and 4, of the Assessment Act. All who are at all familiar with the average surface of such areas will understand that 75 p.c., of such surface area alone and without carryâ€" ing in tax sales the potential mineral value as well, will not and cannot sell for the three years‘ acerued taxes orâ€" dinarily levied, and therefore making the Assessment Act inapplicable to our areas. â€" More, it creates a dangerâ€" ous hazard to municipal solvency without sufficient overâ€"levying to disâ€" regard tlie assessment values after being foreed to enter them upon our rolls by the Act. In our instance the ‘collecting of some $136.00 in the best of good faith, has led to a liability for over $1,000. OO law costs in defending ourselves from an unfa'ir attack, unless we are sucâ€" cessful in â€"an appeal to the Supreme Courtâ€"which we contemplate because of the vital importance of the princiâ€" ple involved. The writer submitted the. reasons given for judgment by the Justices in the Court of Appeal, to the Minister of Mines, and received from the Minâ€" ister of Mines a note expressing acâ€" cord with the judgment handed down by the learned Justices, stating it folâ€" lowed long established practice. The writer recommended to the Minister that legislation be put into effect making all tax deeds to conyv ey the mining as well as surface rwhts, and. that the holder be placed in the same position as an encumbrancer, as provided in the Assessment Act in Sec. 171, with the privilege only upon receiving Treasurer‘s notice to reâ€" deem the lands from taxâ€"sales in order to retain his mining rights, which the Minister agreed to give consideration to but made no proâ€" mises. .To this npote the writer repâ€" lied> and included the two following paragraphs : ‘‘In view of the fact that. something‘like 50% of our Municipal Assessment Area is or can readily be made nonâ€"applicable as far as assessâ€" ment and levying is concerned, under this simple method of separating the mining rights from that of the surâ€" face, adding to our already existing difficulties of making the Assessment Act applicable to our municipality, and the fact that we are only one township in a district contaiming a great number of similar townships to suffer in consequence of such a judgâ€" ment, in order to protect our solvency and future welfare if protective steps are not taken, you can expect strong protests to follow my punitive expresâ€" sions. Thanking you for the interest you have shown and trusting your efâ€" forts will be directed towards bringing abont some relief in form of my previous suggestions, and if p0351b]e some form of municipal taxationâ€"say to the the extent of levies upon 25% of Assessment valudtionâ€"of buildings uponr mining properties now exemypt altogether from Municipal taxation."‘‘ It is much:tlre opinion of the writer that a great deal of good can be done if the heads of the councils of the towns and townships of . Timmins, Tisdale, Whitney, Teck, James, Cop balt and Coleman and our own townâ€" ship were to meet at an . early dateé and discuss this and other matters pertaining to mining municipalities, and to draft a strong statement for presentation ‘before the end ‘of the present setting of the Legislature at Toronto, If this suggestion meéets with your favour, the writer will be most pleased to receive the suggesâ€" tions as to subject matter, time and place for such a meeting, by return of place mail. I would also suggest that every one concerned and favouring the recomâ€" mendations made ,to the minister as stated lIgerein, in the meantime lose no time in making their personal feelings known to the Minister of Mines direct. closing, I would suggest for your consxderatlon the of organization of a Municipal Associaâ€"~ tion for Northern Municipalities, for it would seem that there is much in common in the north in the problems to be met with that are irrelevant to the usual problems maintaining in most of the Southern Munclpahtles. Burely there is matters that should be dealt ‘with having the combined inâ€" fluence of all the north organized and singly voicing their de51res in many dn'ectlons, that suffer for the want of intelligent representation to authority separated from our sphere of interest and influence. A.â€"M. Smithâ€"112, Donaldâ€"73, 134; (G. 123; â€"J. \Vattâ€"124 83 67, 113 B.â€"â€"*. Hillâ€"90, 109; L. Melntosh â€"115, 128 P Sherlqckâ€"lli S1; N. McLeod-â€"â€"7l, 72; K. Egan "117, 81 SCORES OF GIRLS‘ BOWLING TEAM FOR MARCH 25. D.â€"J. Morrisonâ€"102, 113; G. Rohâ€" insonâ€"93 61 ; C. MeceDonaldâ€"100, 140 ; I. Carruthersâ€"103, 37 ; J. Purvis 3 Miss M. Smith won first prize. Miss J. Morrison, second, for term ending March 25th. C.â€"B. Ralstonâ€"66, 135; B. Gowan â€"128, 68; M. Fergusonâ€"94, 121; 0. Ramsay, 78, 108; M. Morrisonâ€" â€". ‘*‘Local. Radio Reception is a misâ€" nomer, inasmuch as there has not been any good radio reception for several months past in North Ontario. True sometimes those who use carâ€"phones, or who have very strong ‘‘loudâ€"speakâ€" ers,"‘ have had reception yet it has been weak, and not to be compared with the reception our ditizens had a year ago. __ A citizen wrote ""K.D.K.A.,""‘ Pittsâ€" burg, stating the facts, an‘d asked for information. The answer was prompt, and is as followg:â€" RADIO RECEPTION HAS BEEN POOR IN NORTH LATELY Last week radio fans had soms fine programmes that came through here clearly.., Recently, however, ception in this district has not bém of the best. â€" This is generally‘ blamed on the weather, and the improved conditions last week would seem to support this theory. On Friday evenâ€" ing with the clear, piping atmosphere the reception was anusually good, and previous poor reception was emâ€" phasized by the excellence on Friday night. There was trouble also with the reception down at New Liskeard rveâ€" cently. The New Liskeard Speaker last week says:â€" Dear Radio_ Friend:â€"We regret very much‘ that you have not been able to get our station with as much success as you would have liked. It may be possible that part of your difficulty is due to the fact that there have been some very peculiar weathâ€" er conditions recently which seem to have upset all former ideas of broadâ€" casting. $ We trust that these difficulties will disappear and that you thay be able to get our programmes with satisfacâ€" tion. Yours very truly, (%., Dare Fleck, Programme Director, Station K.D. Respectfully submitted, W. J. P. \‘V. J.:POSt, Reeve Bucke Township. 181;~ F.â€" Meâ€" Everettâ€"100, ; V. 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Bring your furniture, etc., to the Auction Mart where it will be promptly sold off at good pricesâ€"and immediate settlement follows the sale. SIMMS, HOOKER DREW (Agents for Confederation Life Association). Houses and Lots for Sale on Terms. REAL ESTATE 40e a2n +230 00020000 000050700 t0 Thursday, April 1st, 1926 PHONE 112 Residence PHONE 135