Tax Changes Add 5 Million in Provincial Revenue
Premier Roblin announced in his budget Friday that provincial revenues will rise by 5 million due to a three cent per gallon gasoline tax increase, six cent diesel tax, and other fuel tax changes. Total 1961-62 revenues projected at 105,773,400 with a near 2 million operating surplus after current expenditures. The Highway Needs report calls for a major road program over the next two decades with road-use charges deemed insufficient. six cent rise applies to road-use motive fuel, with other fuel tax tweaks. Aeroplane fuel taxed at two cents per gallon. farm vehicles on farms retain full exemption.
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Premer Duff Roblin
Roblin
Hamiota Grits Choose 10 For Liberal Delegates
Ten delegates and two alternates were chosen at Oak River hall to represent the Hamiota Liberal Association at the Provincial Leadership Convention in Winnipeg this week. Delegates include Dick Dowson Kerr Fraser Walter Machinky Earl Dawson J. W. Smith T. A. Lind Mrs. J. Morrow Harry Thompson and others with alternates T A Gray and Joe Gerrard. F D Taylor announced the executive would meet soon after the convention to plan a follow up gathering with all Liberals in the constituency.
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Harmota Liberal Association
Winnipeg
Oak River
Dick Dowson
Bradwardine
Max McConnell
Hamiota
Kerr Fraser
Walter Mach 1Ky
Elphinstone
Earl Dawson
Rivers
William McCutcheon
Strathclair
J. W. Smith
Oakburn
T. A. Lind
Shoal Lake
J. Morrow
Harry Thompson
T. A. Gray
Joe Gerrard
Menzie
F D Taylor
Hamiota Liberals
Liberal Party
Mrs James E Irwin passes in Hamiota aged 75
Eliza Adelaide May Pearson died April 15 1961 in Hamiota Hospital in her 75th year born May 23 1886 at Hamiota Manitoba. She lived around Hamiota was a United Church member active in WMS WA W I and Grace Rebekah Lodge funeral held in Hamiota United Church Reverend R Clark sang The Beautiful Garden Of Prayer pallbearers named flower bearers listed interment in Hamiota Cemetery
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Eliza Adelaide May Pearson
Jaraes E. Irwin
Hamiota
Manitoba
R. Clark
W. W. Kirk
Garden of Prayer
Minnie Elliott
Violet Nicholls
Harnest Pearson
Gilbert Pear
Birdtail River School Division Meets at Shoal Lake
Minutes record April 11 1961 meeting with trustees and officials present. Discussions cover by law 2 61 authorizing 670000 debentures plus discount and sale expenses and by law 4 61 for 100000 borrowing, reading and voting steps for 2 61 3 61. calls for tenders for 25 ballot boxes and adjournment to April 19 1961.
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Shoal] Lake
Fulton
Selby
Stimpson
Gamey
Reynolds
Fraser
Hunter
Inspector Funk
Joan Hepworth
Department of Education
Hoffman
John Hepworth
Birdtail River
Local aid programs reach sixty million in Manitoba budget
Premier Duff Roblin unveiled a budget showing combined local aid programs nearing 60 million for 1961 62 with direct grants of 42 million, up from 1958 59 by over 9 million. Education remains the major focus with more than 26.5 million this year, welfare and local health and social aid expand, and municipal finances show increased assessment and taxable resources.
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Duff Roblin
Gammasan touted for flea beetle control in rape crops
Farm notes discuss Gammasan as a seed treatment containing lindane and captan to protect young rape plants from flea beetles during the critical growth period. Recommended rates vary with infestation. cost about 80 cents per acre. Also notes rising yellow mustard seed demand and contracted price near five cents per pound.
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University of Manitoba
Faculty of Agriculture
Allen
Canada Department of Agriculture
Manitoba
Dave Derksen
Special Crops Agronomist
Manitoba Department of Agriculture and Conservation
Winnipeg
Derksen
Canada’s pulpwood crop drives a billion in wealth
Foresters at the 43rd Woodlands Section meeting of the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association report this year’s pulpwood harvest reaches about thirteen million cords. The crop fuels Canada’s pulp and paper industry, with production supporting roughly one eighth of national income and shipping worldwide to reach mills by late summer or autumn.
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Canada
Montreal
Woodlands
Canadian Pulp and Paper Association
Paul E. Lambert
Anglo-Canadian Pulp & Paper Mills Ltd
Forestville
Que
H. S. D. Swan
Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada
Pointe Claire
J. L. Jorgensen
Canadian International Paper Co
Three Rivers
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Hamiota Grits
Newfoundland
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Alberta
B.C
Insurance Corporation
James E Irwin
Rebekah Lodge
Bert Thomson
Wilfred Johnston
Percy Davis
Vance Stewart
Jack Houck
Duncan Mathison
Gordon Adams
Jim Brooks
Melvin Pedlow
Frank Haight
Geo. Baxter
Lorne Caldwell
Lorne Dale
M. Deveson
Ag. Rep
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