Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 6, 1964, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press Friday March 6, 1964 million error in calculations p by Roger Newman the Manitoba government a a million error in Cai curating Federal contributions t this year s work on the red rive flood Way new democratic party Leader a. R. Russ Paulley charged in the legislature thurs Day night. Or. Paulley in an angry am belligerent said there i a million discrepancy Between the province s estimate of federa flood Way Aid and the actual amount announced this Veek. The nip Leader said Provin Cial estimates place Federal air at million while Ottawa real contribution As carried in press reports will Only total million. Or. Paulley also accused the government of being illogical when it plans million Worth of flood Way projects this year As compared to Only Mil lion in 1963. In or. Paulley s View the Roblin administration s flood Way planning is poppy cock and government gobble minister grilled for More than an hour the irate nip Leader grilled Agri culture minister George Hutton who finally told or. Paulley to direct his questions to Premier Roblin at the first opportunity.1 or. Hutton s replies led or Schreyer nip broke head to suggest that when the minis Ter is cornered he always gets Premier Roble meanwhile was t Able to answer the charges As he was t in the House thursday night. In firing his blast or. Paul Ley wanted to know whether the government is going to curtain this year s flood Way work in View of the difference Between Manitoba s estimate and Otta Bosch behind strike by George Natanson Santo Domingo special tons a four Day Wildcat strike by bus and taxicab Drivers continued thursday despite a threat of military intervention. The transportation workers walked off their jobs monday demanding higher wages and an increase in tax rates. In a paid advertisement appearing in All dominican news papers today the government offered Drivers the right to import an automobile free of custom duty within a three month per Iod. At the same time the advertisement accused the communists of direct participation in the strike and agitating workers betray their people and coun sources close to the govern ment indicate that former presi Dent Juan Bosch who was Over thrown in september last year is financing the strike. They charge that More than has arrived Here from puerto Rico where or. Bosch presently resides in exile. Dominican armed forces have warned that if a settlement was not reached by Friday soldiers and police would be ordered to take Over All buses and taxis and provide free Public transportation. Two of the striking unions re cognized by the government have agreed to return to work but several Independent unions have voted to continue the strike. Downtown Santo Domingo is virtually deserted. The strike has already been punctuated with violence As police and striking Drivers have met in head on clashes. Thus far two persons have died and 90 University students have been arrested who report edly staged Street demonstrations in sympathy with the strik ers. Shop keepers complain Busi Ness has showed an alarming drop since monday. Fear of pos sible violence has kept Many people off the streets. Only a few heavily guarded buses Are in operation. Those that Are carry two Rifle bearing police who Are also armed with tear Gas bombs. Jeeps and other Small vehicles carry ing four to six soldiers patrol the streets constantly. The los Angeles times ., reds map out plan on fishing Moscow a american and soviet negotiators thurs Day reached formal agreement on what should be done to avoid fishing disputes in the Waters off Alaska the agreement now will be referred to the soviet and Governments study and pos sible concurrence. This was announced by one the negotiators Alaska governor William a. Egan. Be declined to reveal details Alaska fishermen have complained that russian trawlers sail through . Crab fishing areas ruining american gear. A s contribution. Or will. The government go ahead with planned expenditures irrespective of the amount of thes Federal the nip chieftain asked. Mr., Hutton in reply said it is impossible to understand flood Way financing without taking in to consideration the physical nature of the the minister added that the extent of the government s 1964 flood Way program will depend on weather conditions. Weather blamed we can Only estimate the Way we Hope things will said or. Hutton. Due to the weather there can be a tremendous variation but we have established this schedule and we have to stick with it you could imagine what would happen to this big project if we had to Stop work on or. Hutton s comments about the weather did t add up to or. Paulley who then levelled his second major charge about the general ineptness of the government s flood Way planning. The nip Leader wanted to know Why the government is planning to spend million on this year s flood Way work when Only million was expended last year. Despite favourable construction weather during the past season or. Paulley added the government had about four and a half million dollars left Over from its j963-g4 flood Way budget. With Only millions spent in a Good year what kind of a year does my Friend Antici Pate he will have to have in or Der to expend or. Paulley asked or. Hutton. Illogical planning this sort of planning is illogical and it s not based on fact my honorable Friend is attempting to blame the weather but there s been nothing in the weather to Stop the red River returning to the discrepancy Over Federal flood Way contributions or. Paulley said the million error will prevent the government from coming any where near the project s 1968 completion Date. The Federal government is supposed to be a partner in the flood Way or. Paulley said. Therefore when estimates Are prepared Manitoba ask its partner whether the joint program is going to be continued and in View of fed eral economies should t Mani Toba have ascertained How much Ottawa Money would be Forth carry Over or. Hutton interjected that or. Paulley had forgotten to Cal the carry Over from Federal Money which was t spent last year. The agriculture minister was t Able to divulge the amount of the carry Over but he said there had been talks at High Levels to ascertain that Ottawa would meet its commitments. When we get into High finance i m not like the Leader of the said or. Hutton. I Don t know what i m talking about and i admit it i Sug Gest or. Paulley should ask the provincial treasurer or. Roblin at the first this did t satisfy the nip Leader who said he was t impressed by High level talks up in the minister cornered of yes these Fellows in their Ivory towers thrashed everything out at Ottawa last or. Paulley sarcastically. And As a result the province Esti mates Federal flood Way contributions at millions while it will give Mil lion de Schreyer nip head joined the debate saying that or Hutton always gets in he s cornered. I said this last week and it has happened said or Schreyer. The broke head la also accused the government of Plant ing news stories so that land own ers along the flood Way would be Lieve that dry land Crossings would be built adjacent to their property. This impression has been Cre ated attempt to mislead people into parting with their charges Schreyer. 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