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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 09, 1908
Page
5
The Hon Linner Fisher minister of agriculture announced the introduction of a civil service bill. It follows the British competitive exam system under a permanent commission, aims to end patronage, and bases promotions and increases on chiefs recommendations with deputy and minister endorsement. The bill calls for reclassification and higher minimum salaries.
Ottawa plans a cash subsidy to the Canadian Northern Railway to complete the Hudson Bay route from The Pas to Port Churchill and to guarantee bond payments while securing rate control and running rights. No land grant will be issued, and the measure aims to open 1.0 million acres of new land.
John Oxenham’s Carette of Sark recounts a century old tale of privateering and smuggling on Sark Island. Hero Philip Carre pursues adventure by sea and land to win Carette the daughter of Le Marchant as mid-summer festivities and Riding Day tale unfolds. Paper 56: For sale at the Bagner Office.
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