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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Oct 16, 1925
Page
5
The speech reviews the old platform and planks, discussing Asiatic and Japanese matters, soldier settlement costs, freight rates, and protective policies. It notes economic improvements, calls for targeted industry support, and praises tariff changes for logging machinery while addressing foreshore leases and local political activity. Local injuries, transfers, and social plans are also mentioned.
Voters show strong support for the current member with expectations of a landslide win. The piece notes heightened attention and general belief the incumbent will dominate the contest.
Mr and Mrs Dan MacMillan and Mr and Mrs J MacMillan of Nanai mo spent last weekend in Cumberland. Mr Thomas Banks left for Victoria with Mrs Banks serving as Cumberland School Board delegate to the British Columbia School Trustees convention. David Richards returned from a two week Seattle vacation. Mrs Charles Clark of White Rock visited Mrs Charles Brown. Mrs Amos Lobley of Comox Lake is hospitalized in Cumberland Hospital. Mrs Harry Devlin and two sons returned from a month in Nanaimo and Vancouver. Mrs Devlin was accompanied home by her mother Mrs Jones of Nanaimo.
Pre emptions allow British subjects over 18 and aliens asserting future British status to claim vacant Crown lands for farming under five year occupancy with $10 per acre improvements. Details in Bulletin No 1 How to Pre empt Land. Purchases require minimum prices 6 and 32.50 per acre for arable and grazing lands. Leases set for mill sites timber land under stumpage rules. Grazing districts manage ranges with annual permits and associations for range management. Free permits may aid settlers travelers up to ten head.
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